417: Chapter 25 Reincarnators 417: Chapter 25 Reincarnators An hour earlier, above the Imperial City, the storm roared and lightning flashed.
A streak of light shot forth from above the southern gate of the Imperial City, merging into the clouds, with thunder and brilliant lightning flashing all around it.
Several miles later,
This streak of light gradually came to a stop.
Ahead of it, the vast expanse of dark clouds was cleaved open by Sword Qi, forming a huge rift across the mountains, with countless Sword Qi swirling and converging to block the path of the light.
“Master Li, tonight’s storm is severe; you should not have ventured out,”
A clear, cold voice resounded from above the sky.
The Floating Cloud Sword Formation resonated with the lightning,
“I, Li Chen, already knew that traveling tonight would not be smooth,”
The light dissipated.
Li Chen held his horsetail whisk, his voice calm.
He gazed at the swirling Sword Qi in the distant sky, chuckling, “Little girl, do you dare to block my path alone without summoning Qi Lie?”
“Blocking you does not require Senior Brother Qi to take action,”
A woman in a black robe, riding a flying sword, appeared from within the clouds.
“Such arrogance!”
Anger flashed in the eyes of the Pavilion Master of Tai Shang House, “Having risen to the rank of Yin God just three to five years ago, you dare to be reckless in front of this Taoist.
Today, I shall teach you, an impertinent junior, a lesson on behalf of the elders of the Sword Palace!”
With that statement,
Li Chen lifted his sleeve.
Countless bolts of lightning fell from above the mountains.
The Tai Shang House excelled in the Thunder Technique.
Cultivators, absorbing Primordial Energy for self-augmentation, acted against nature.
However, the cultivation method of the Taoist sect emphasizes the natural way of the Dao, striving for “Unity of Heaven and Man” as much as possible.
Thus, the Thunder Technique of Tai Shang House, praised by its disciples as the “Heavenly Method,” grows in power when met with heavy rain, utilizing the natural forces of heaven and earth!
“Rumble, rumble.”
Tremendous sounds of thunder descended from heaven and earth.
Under Li Chen’s waving sleeve,
Great pillars of lightning, thick enough for several people to embrace, fell one after another!
Huang Su’s Floating Cloud Sword Formation dominated the heavens, cutting off any escape route.
Now, Li Chen’s Thunder Technique was enveloping Huang Su completely…
This was not an attempt to break through the Sword Formation in a rush to leave.
On the contrary,
This signified the preparation for a thorough comparison of skills!
“You…”
Huang Su, surrounded by the Floating Cloud Sword Formation, furrowed her brows, looking at the formidable Thunder Pool with a hint of confusion.
In theory,
Li Chen should have been eager to kill Xie Zhen, and now being blocked by her, he should primarily aim to break through the Sword Array.
But now, it seems Li Chen was in no rush.
“Do you think I am in a hurry?”
Li Chen’s voice carried a mocking tone, his hands behind his back as he indifferently gazed down at the young girl within the sword formation.
So young, too young.
“Interesting…
so the great Pavilion Master of Tai Shang House leaves the city in the middle of the night just to see whose techniques are stronger?”
Huang Su scoffed coldly.
“That statement is inappropriate.
The relationship between the Taoist sect and the Sword Palace has always been cordial.
After all, you are several generations junior to me; how could I use lethal moves against you?”
Li Chen chuckled softly.
He leisurely said, “Tonight, you and I met by chance on the outskirts of the Imperial City, inspired to compare our skills briefly.
It harms neither the harmony of heaven nor breaks any laws.”
“As for Xie Zhen, his personality is flamboyant, his methods vile.
Even if I do not act…”
Li Chen confidently played a verbal gambit, “others will handle him.”
Huang Su furrowed her lovely brows.
She always felt that tonight’s events seemed to be unfolding in an unexpected direction.
…
…
The rain at Moss Ridge started to grow heavier.
Sitting under an ancient tree’s shade, Duan Zhao stared blankly at the figure of a young child darting through the distance.
That figure, draped in a Daoist robe, exuded an aura…
which felt familiar yet perplexing to Duan Zhao.
He shifted his focus.
Looking at Miao Zhen.
Then at the young mountain master.
And then at the Daoist-robed child.
The aura from these three felt as deep as the ocean, unfathomable.
Some things in this world were just so coincidental.
Three “Reincarnators,” meeting on a rainy night at Moss Ridge, exchanged no pleasantries but, upon making eye contact, effortlessly sent out a strand of Divine Thought each, briefly establishing a barrier of just a hundred meters around the mountain top.
The Southern Border Evil Cultivators had all perished, leaving only four people on top of Moss Ridge.
The barrier was established.
To prevent the fourth person from hearing the conversation.
“…”
Duan Zhao rubbed his eyes and then his ears, suddenly realizing that he couldn’t see clearly the three figures nearby.
Nor could he hear any sounds.
Only the pitter-patter of rain was audible.
“Jun Mountain.”
The young monk holding the Ming Sha Treasure Staff straightforwardly identified the third visitor’s identity.
“After so many years, you are still, as always…”
Miao Zhen slowly started, pausing briefly, seemingly contemplating how to describe.
Thinking for a long while.
Miao Zhen very seriously uttered a word not befitting of someone from the Buddhist sect.
“…shameless.”
Xie Xuanyi fell silent upon hearing this.
Shameless?
Although he could tell that Miao Zhen did not mean to demean with those words,
that indeed was a precise description.
The angle, timing, and force of that last sword strike was extremely tricky.
If he responded even slightly carelessly, he would have been torn apart…
and, subsequently, the only unfortunate person would be Miao Zhen, who had come from Fan Yin Temple to Great Chu Imperial City via East Crossing.
However,
For such a tricky and fierce sword strike,
Xie Xuanyi did not feel “killing intent” in the Sword Qi.
It seemed that True Master Jun Shan, in striking, did not truly intend to kill.
Otherwise…
That strike would have been executed with a Lifebound Flying Sword, faster by a moment, longer by three feet!
Even with the Rule of Destruction,
It would be very difficult to contend.