The Sword Emperor's arrival drew a line. Fan Wujiang's heart sank and his face turned pale.
He was no match for either Ji Fengming or Yue Cangqiong, let alone both of them. However, in such a desperate situation, he had the courage to fight for his life.
"I must live longer than Wei Wushuang!"
Fan Wujiang's Qi and blood surged as he muttered in his heart. He stretched out his five fingers and five flames appeared on his fingertips: white, green, red, black, and yellow.
Then, he suddenly clenched his five fingers, and a scorching heat wave rolled out. The fire spread from his fingertips to his arms. Fan Wujiang's body actually split into five, each of them burning with five-colored flames. The upper body was a human, and the lower body was a snake.
Tongues of fire swallowed and spat, turning the grass and trees into ashes. Five silhouettes waved the fire chains, dragging scorched marks behind them. They followed different trajectories and flew toward Yue Cangqiong according to the positions of the five elements and five directions.
"What a Five-colored Mystical Flame!" Ji Fengming praised Fan Wujiang in her heart when she saw him break through his limits. Obviously, Fan Wujiang knew that Yue Cangqiong's golden sword gleam belonged to the metal element and was extremely sharp. Therefore, he used the Five-colored Mystical Flame to weaken the power of the golden sword gleam.
"If his Taoist Heart had not been destroyed, Uncle-Master Fan's achievements would have been even greater!" Although she was impressed, Ji Fengming had no doubt about the final outcome.
Yue Cang Qiong's body did not move, but his eyes flashed. In an instant, thousands of golden rays flashed and countless thin sword qi appeared out of thin air. They intertwined and weaved into a dazzling and dangerous dazzling net.
The god-like flame clone was pierced by thousands of holes and cut into pieces at the moment of brilliance. In the end, it disappeared into thin air …
Even though the five elements restrained each other, it was difficult to make up for the difference in strength. The golden, green, black, and yellow flame clones were destroyed by the Sword Qi while the red flame clone was cut into pieces. The Sword Qi kept taking away the flames and forcefully cut the half-human, half-snake Dharmakaya back to Fan Wujiang's original form. The next moment, a stream of hot blood splattered out. Fan Wujiang was pierced by the Sword Qi and fell to the ground.
Then, he turned into a ball of flame …
"Oh? There are still changes? " Ji Fengming raised her eyebrows and saw that the blood that spurted out from Fan Wujiang's body just now had splattered to the side and behind Yue Cang Qiong. The hot blood landed on the tip of the grass and the grass instantly ignited. The fire grew bigger and bigger, and the burning flame actually condensed into Fan Wujiang's appearance. Without any hesitation, he flew towards the boundary that was only a few steps away.
Fan Wujiang knew from the beginning that he was no match for Yue Cang Qiong, and he had no intention to fight with him. He only wanted to break through the line drawn by Yue Cang Qiong and escape. He used the Five-colored Mystical Fire not only to weaken the power of the golden sword ray, but also to make use of its characteristic of burning a prairie.
"I've escaped! I survived! " In the blink of an eye, Fan Wujiang had already flown several feet away from the boundary, but Yue Cang Qiong did not react at all.
His heart was filled with the ecstasy of surviving a disaster. Yue Cang Qiong was a grandmaster, and he would not go back on his words in front of the younger generation. Although he had used up seventy percent of his life to use the Fire Escape Technique, as long as he was alive, as long as he was still breathing, he still had a chance to embrace immortality!
He was so excited that he shouted, but his body lost balance and fell to the ground, and at the same time, he felt a sharp pain coming from his waist.
Fan Wu Jiang turned his head to look and saw a scene that made him lose his soul. Only the upper half of his body had rushed over, and the lower half of his body was still several feet away from the boundary line. There was a neat cut on his waist, which was level with the boundary line on the ground.
Then, he screamed, a heart-wrenching scream.
"Sword Qi Mark, Life and Death Boundary Line! Senior Sword Emperor, your cultivation is still unfathomable. This time, I've troubled you again. "In the midst of the scream, Ji Fengming walked forward and thanked Yue Cang Qiong.
"I'm just finishing what I didn't finish last time. I like to finish well from beginning to end." Yue Cang Qiong replied casually, then asked, "What's the content on the paper crane?"
Ji Fengming answered, "It really is Morning Sun Peak."
"So you're following the plan? But I have to remind you, the Six Paths of Evil Annihilation may not be so easily misled. "
"Interfering with the Six Paths of Evil Annihilation's judgment, whether it succeeds or not, there's no harm." As Ji Fengming spoke, she had already walked to Fan Wujiang's side. Fan Wujiang's scream had also subsided, turning into a weak wheeze.
Ji Fengming looked at the boundary line on the ground, then at Fan Wujiang who was still breathing, and sighed.
"Uncle Master Fan, actually, you didn't have a chance from the beginning." Ji Fengming squatted down and touched his angry eyes, but raised her finger, and the paper crane on his fingertip flew up again.
"Since you want to send this paper crane to the Six Paths of Evil Annihilation, I will fulfill your last wish. But I need to tell you that the real location of the Master is, of course, not the Morning Sun Peak that I told you, but at …"
Fan Wujiang, who was dying, tried hard to hear the name of the place Ji Fengming said, but his consciousness was already blurred, and he could not hear it clearly.
The loss of blood, the loss of body temperature, the long-lost but familiar cold seemed to send the remnants of Fan Wujiang's consciousness back to the peak of Kunlun Mountain, and he recalled the cold morning when he first met that person …
When he first appeared at the Kunlun Mountain Gate, the accumulated snow on his hair and eyebrows formed a layer of ice shell, his face was frozen blue, and his swollen fingers curled into an unnatural shape. If he did not quickly massage to promote blood circulation, he would not be able to straighten them for the rest of his life. And his feet were even more miserable. His shoes were cut by the mountain rocks, and the blood that flowed out was frozen, and then condensed into knives to cut his feet.
Fan Wujiang, who was guarding the mountain gate, could imagine that every step in this situation was like torture, and he really did not know how he climbed up Kunlun Mountain step by step.
That was the only time Fan Wujiang saw him in such a miserable state. Based on his miserable appearance at first, no one would have thought that he would become one of the "Two Talents of Haotian Taoism", who was famous for being elegant and handsome.
Fan Wujiang even felt pity for him as he watched him stagger towards him.
As a necessary training to become an inner disciple, Fan Wujiang had been guarding the mountain gate for several years. He knew that there was a saying at the foot of the mountain that there were immortals living on Kunlun Mountain, and he had seen more than one or two people climbing up the mountain to seek immortals as their masters. But it was the first time he saw someone as young as him. This youth, at most, was fourteen or fifteen years old.
Those who could climb up Kunlun Mountain were people with good perseverance and luck. If he also had natural spiritual bones and immortal roots, he would be a good seedling for cultivation, and it would be easy for him to be accepted by the elders of Wanxiang Heavenly Palace.
According to past experience, Fan Wujiang could already foresee that in a while, this youth would be like others, mistaking him for an immortal, kneeling in front of him, respectfully calling him an immortal master, and begging to learn from him.
Of course, Fan Wujiang did not have the qualifications to become a disciple. Seeing him walk in front of him, Fan Wujiang decided to support him before he kneeled down, so that he would kowtow two times less, and then help him inform the elders of the sect. Otherwise, he was afraid that his body would not be able to take it, and he would not be able to get up after kneeling down.
But when he was ready to support him, he heard a voice, "Excuse me, you, are blocking my way."
Fan Wujiang was stunned, and found that he was standing straight in front of him, looking over. Only when their gazes met did Fan Wujiang notice his eyes.
Fan Wujiang had never seen such a pure gaze. There was no panic, surprise, reverence, or fear of other immortal seekers, it was as clean as the white snow on Kunlun Mountain.
He just looked forward, and just walked forward.
It was as if this majestic Wanxiang Heavenly Palace, the destination that countless immortal seekers dreamed of, was just a scenery on the road ahead.
And in the eyes of this youth, he, the "immortal guide" who was respected and worshipped by ordinary people, did not exist at all.
Fan Wujiang should have reprimanded him for his rudeness, and told him that this was Wanxiang Heavenly Palace, the place closest to the sky, and that he was not allowed to trespass.
But he found that he had already instinctively made way, as if he was ashamed of himself, and felt that blocking this pure sight was a sin. His body involuntarily moved to the side, letting the youth pass.
The youth walked straight, swaying. Only then did Fan Wujiang react, and turned around to stop him.
But someone had already appeared in front of the youth, it was the sect leader of Wanxiang Heavenly Palace!
Fan Wujiang did not know why the sect leader suddenly came, and immediately bowed, and then secretly looked up.
He saw that the sect leader, who was usually serious in speech and manner, was now looking at the youth with a smile. The wrinkles on his face were like flowers blooming. "Child, this is Wanxiang Heavenly Palace, a place where we cultivate, you can't just barge in."
The youth finally stopped, and looked around, saying, "So this is not a town, elder, please don't blame me, I barged in by mistake."
The sect leader was stunned, and then laughed, "Barged in by mistake? Haha, how interesting? If you don't know this is Wanxiang Heavenly Palace, then why did you climb to the peak of Kunlun Mountain? "
The youth answered, "I heard the herdsmen at the foot of the mountain say that every time the wind and snow on Kunlun Mountain is at its peak, in the white flying snow, one can vaguely see the majestic palaces and pavilions, standing at the peak of Kunlun Mountain. I was curious, so I came to take a look."
"So he's an idiot. Looking at his refined speech, he doesn't look like one. Yes, his brain must have been frozen when he climbed up the mountain." Fan Wujiang thought, and his anger dissipated, feeling that he shouldn't bother with an idiot.
The sect leader widened his eyes and asked, "Just to take a look, you almost lost half your life!"
The youth said seriously, "But isn't life supposed to be used like this? Humans could grow from an ignorant baby into an adult who understood the world because they had traveled to new places, seen new sceneries, and understood new things. From never seeing to already seeing, from not knowing to already knowing, the cycle repeats, connecting them all together is life. Otherwise, if you just hide in swaddling clothes, ignorant for the rest of your life, even if you live to a hundred years old, can you really say that you've lived? "
The sect leader looked him up and down, "Who taught you these strange words?"
"I read some books and thought of them myself." The youth lowered his head, and said with some awkwardness, "Is it very strange? The people at the foot of the mountain also say that I'm strange. "
The sect leader didn't answer, and asked again, "I can show you around here, but after seeing this place, what do you plan to do?"
"Go down the mountain, and see other places. I still have many places I want to see," the youth said matter-of-factly.
"Then have you thought, the world is so big, how much can you see in your entire life?"
The youth was stumped, and he was silent, not answering.
"Are you willing to stay and learn Dao from me?" The sect leader suddenly said.
Fan Wujiang's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
"'Dao'?" The youth frowned, and asked, "I often see this word in books, but I don't know what it means. Can you tell me, what is Dao?" This time it was the sect leader's turn to be stumped.
He used the horsetail whisk to rub his white hair, and thought for a long time before saying, "How do I say this, Dao cannot be seen or touched, but it is everywhere. It is in everything, and it guides everything, from a blade of grass to the entire sky, it has its own Dao. For example, the sun sets from the east to the west, and water flows from high to low. This is the Dao of the sun and water. If you want to see the world, using your feet is a way, but it is a stupid way. The world is too big, and you won't be able to see it in a few lifetimes. But if you understand the Dao of the world, even if you don't take a step, you can understand the entire world. So, do you want to learn Dao?"
Fan Wujiang was confused, but the youth's eyes lit up. For the first time, there was a light of desire. "I want, I want to discover the orbit of the stars, I want to see the direction of the flow of time, I want to understand the rules of success and failure, I want to know the meaning of birth and death, I want to learn Dao, can you teach me?"
"I can't, but I am willing to lead you in learning." The Sect Leader rubbed the youth's head, revealing a gratified smile. "Child, what is your name? Do you have a name?"
"My surname is Wei, I have a nickname. I haven't tied my hair, so I don't have a name."
"Then I will give you a name. In the future, you will be my last disciple. I will call you Wushuang, the unparalleled Wei Wushuang!" After the Sect Leader said this, he laughed happily, as if he wanted to announce to the world that he had picked up an uncarved gem.
Amidst the laughter, Fan Wujiang suddenly came to a realization.
"No, it shouldn't be like this!"
The Sect Leader, who had never accepted a disciple, planned to accept a last disciple before going into seclusion. He had long heard of this.
There were not many disciples who met the requirements, and he was one of them. After secretly comparing, other than Li Wuqi, no one could compete with him for this spot.
And all the elders seemed to have tacitly agreed that the last disciple of the Sect Leader would be chosen between the two of them.
But now, a youth, who was not sure if he was smart or stupid, had snatched away the glory that should have belonged to him.
Fan Wujiang couldn't tolerate it. He wanted to do what he should have done a long time ago. He wanted to stop the youth, expel him from the Wanxiang Heavenly Palace, and not allow him to take another step!
But when he stretched out his hand, the youth was already in the clouds, which he couldn't touch.
And he, fell into the abyss …
- = - = -
When Ji Fengming returned to the Celestial Master Cave, Mu Zixuan was waiting for him inside. He was sitting cross-legged on a futon, with a sand table used for deduction in front of him. The mountains and rivers were clearly shown in the sand table, and the whole Mount Qingcheng seemed to be concentrated in it. It seemed that he was thinking about the battle strategy while protecting Chu Bainiu.
Ji Fengming asked, "Where's Divine Doctor Chu?"
Mu Zixuan raised her finger to shush him, then pointed to the wide room at the end of the twisted stone path, and said softly, "He's still inside. Don't be loud, this old bull has a bad temper."
Then, Mu Zixuan asked, "How's the sect?"
"It's been cleaned up."
"What about the fake news?"
"It's also been released." Ji Fengming seemed to feel that she didn't explain in detail enough, so she added, "Whether it's against the Six Realms of Evil Destruction or the Sword Emperor."
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