Faced with Long Fei Ye's shock, the old man in Kenzō replied firmly, "It's not that you can save her, but that you must!"
"How?" Long Fei Ye asked hastily.
The old man in Kenzō didn't reply, but looked Cold as he scrutinized Long Fei Ye. Since when did this brat care so much about Yao Yao? He must be up to no good.
Long Fei Ye sensed his master's suspicion and said directly, "This disciple isn't interested in Duanmu Yao's injuries. This disciple has a friend whose dantian is also badly damaged. He can't gather qi and his martial arts are crippled. If there's a way to treat him, please give me some pointers, Master. "
The old man in Kenzō rejected him. "There's no way to save him. Give up on that thought."
"But Duanmu Yao …"
Long Fei Ye wanted to ask more, but the old man in Kenzō cut him off unhappily. "Take care of yourself."
Long Fei Ye immediately shut his mouth, his eyes cold. He was Cold by nature, so all he said was a few words to his respected master.
The old man in Kenzō pulled Long Fei Ye over to take his pulse and asked, "You used the Lustbite energy again to kill Lady Leng Yue, didn't you?"
Long Fei Ye's revenge on Lady Leng Yue and his gift of the City of Daughters to Han Yunxi had long shaken Cloud Realm's martial arts circles. Even now, the entire martial arts community was still talking about it. Naturally, the old man in Kenzō was paying attention.
Long Fei Ye didn't reply, but the old man in Kenzō realized something was wrong after taking his pulse. He asked in shock, "Your internal injuries are all healed? How is that possible? "
Long Fei Ye had written a letter saying that he'd suffered a backlash from the Lustbite energy when he broke the seal on his own for the first time in Medicine Requesting Cave. That was why he couldn't treat Duanmu Yao's injuries. Moreover, he must have broken the seal again to deal with Lady Leng Yue, or he wouldn't have been able to kill Lady Leng Yue in three moves.
His old injuries hadn't healed, and now there were new ones. His internal injuries should be severe!
How long had it been? How could he have recovered completely?
But judging from his pulse, not only was this kid completely healed, his internal energy seemed to have improved a lot.
Before Long Fei Ye could answer, the old man suddenly threw a punch at him. Long Fei Ye's lips curled into a smile and immediately countered the old man's punch.
Fist against fist, the master and disciple began to compete. Soon, the old Kenzō sensed Long Fei Ye's powerful Inner Qi. He was shocked and instantly released a powerful force to test Long Fei Ye. He did not expect Long Fei Ye to withstand it!
The Kenzō elder is in disbelief and exerts more force. This time, Long Fei Ye is unable to withstand it, but he only takes a few steps back and did not let go.
The old man Kenzō was the first to let go. He was shocked. "When did you reach the seventh rank?"
Celestial Sword Kenzō only had one set of Inner Qi cultivation methods, the Nirvana Heart Arts. However, the Nirvana Heart Arts had nine ranks, from one to nine. Each rank differed greatly from the other, and the higher the rank, the greater the gap. Different ranks of Inner Qi allowed one to cultivate different sword skills and wield different treasured swords.
Even the disciples of the branch factions at the foot of Celestial Mountain were only at the fifth rank of Nirvana Heart Arts. Of the four elders of Celestial Mountain, the Second and Third Elders of the Sword and Scripture Depositories, and Granny You of the Abstinence Courtyard were all at the sixth rank. Only Cang Qiuzi was at the seventh rank.
Being at the seventh rank was already very impressive. After all, no one besides the old Kenzō elder in Tianshan Kenzō's history had ever surpassed the seventh rank. The old man Kenzō was one of Tianshan Kenzō's miracles. He'd reached the eighth rank of the Nirvana Heart Arts in his lifetime.
The old man Kenzō had only reached the seventh rank when he was 30 years old, and the eighth when he was almost 60. Cang Qiuzi had only reached the seventh rank five years ago. Long Fei Ye, on the other hand, was only in his twenties!
Compared to the old man Kenzō, Long Fei Ye was even more of a miracle.
"A year ago," Long Fei Ye replied. Actually, if Cang Qiuzi hadn't injured him, he would have advanced even faster.
"When did you reach the sixth rank? It only took you a year to reach the seventh rank? "
Long Fei Ye had only reached the fifth rank during his last closed door cultivation at the peak of Celestial Mountain. Even the cool-headed old man Kenzō couldn't hide his astonishment.
Cang Qiuzi had spent a full 15 years to reach the seventh rank! Long Fei Ye had only needed a year?
Long Fei Ye gave the old man Kenzō an even more shocking answer. "There's no sixth rank. This disciple advanced from the fifth rank to the seventh rank. That's why it took less than a month for me to recover from the internal injuries I sustained at the Medicine Requesting Cave. I didn't use the Lustbite energy to kill Leng Yue. "
"Who helped you?" the old man Kenzō asked anxiously.
Long Fei Ye might be able to break through in a short period of time if he worked hard, but he didn't believe Long Fei Ye could do it without outside help!
"Besides master's internal energy, there shouldn't be anyone else in this world who can help this disciple, right?" Long Fei Ye retorted.
That's right!
Only an eighth rank expert like the old man Kenzō could help a fifth rank expert reach the seventh rank. Thus, no one had helped Long Fei Ye. It was all Long Fei Ye's own hard work.
The old man Kenzō looked at Long Fei Ye and gave a start. In the end, he broke into a bitter smile. "Fortune makes fools of men! Fortune makes fools of men! "
"Why does master say such things?" Long Fei Ye felt a little uneasy.
"Master thought you were injured, so I sent you to the Abstinence Courtyard to reflect on your mistakes. That way, Cang Qiuzi won't suspect you," the old man Kenzō sighed with emotion. "I never expected you … heheh. Aye … forget it, forget it! "
The old man Kenzō took Long Fei Ye's hand and used two fingers to test his internal energy. After a while, he sighed again. "You're an early seventh rank, but you can't defeat Cang Qiuzi. He's a mid seventh rank now, so master can't help you."
Every rank of the Nirvana Heart Arts was divided into three levels. The gap between each level was huge, and many people couldn't compare to it in their entire lives.
Long Fei Ye didn't take the matter to heart. A complicated look flickered past his eyes before he said, "Master, you've nurtured a tiger for so many years. Are you finally going to make a move?"
It was precisely because his master hadn't been involved that Cang Qiuzi had been able to win over the Scripture and Sword Depositories and even various other factions in the martial arts circles.
Long Fei Ye could tell that his master was afraid of forcing Cang Qiuzi into a corner and causing internal strife. He could also tell that his master had sent him to the Abstinence Courtyard on purpose. But now he realized that his master was really planning to deal with Cang Qiuzi.
The old man Kenzō bowed his head and drank his tea in silence. Only the incense in the room could be heard.
Long Fei Ye waited patiently without asking any questions. His intuition told him that the situation on Celestial Mountain was far worse than he imagined. Otherwise, his master wouldn't be so quiet, nor would he miss the chance to spare Cang Qiuzi today.
After a long time, the old man Kenzō finally revealed a shocking secret. "Cang Qiuzi has been in frequent contact with the Heretical Sword Sect these days. As soon as there's internal strife, he'll lead the wolf into the house!"
"What gall!" Long Fei Ye said coldly.
The Heretical Sword Sect was also a branch of Tianshan Kenzō. A hundred years ago, they were expelled for cultivating Tianshan Kenzō's forbidden arts. Even now, they were enemies of Tianshan Kenzō and the orthodox martial arts circles.
The members of the Heretical Sword Sect were cold, merciless, and bloodthirsty. As soon as Cang Qiuzi lured them to Celestial Mountain, the peaceful Celestial Mountain would be plunged into a reign of terror.
The old man Kenzō was too lazy to care what Cang Qiuzi did inside Celestial Mountain. Tianshan Kenzō was the master of the world's most powerful martial arts and the leader of the martial arts circles. Fighting for power and scheming against each other was inevitable. As long as Cang Qiuzi didn't go overboard, the old man would turn a blind eye.
But if Cang Qiuzi was bold enough to lure the Heretical Sword Sect to Celestial Mountain, the old man couldn't ignore him.
"Master, how are you planning to help your disciple deal with Cang Qiuzi? Long Fei Ye probed.
"Master was planning to send you to the Abstinence Courtyard to treat your wounds and use the chance to pass on internal energy to you so you can reach the late seventh rank. But now …" the old man Kenzō felt helpless.
His disciple had created a miracle and advanced two levels in a row. He should be happy, but he couldn't bring himself to do so.
If Long Feiye's internal energy was still at the sixth level, he could give him his own and help him advance to the later stages of the seventh level. That way, Long Feiye would definitely win against Cang Qiuzi's mid seventh level.
But now Long Fei Ye had advanced to the seventh rank on his own and wouldn't be affected by external forces. Even if he used up all of his internal energy, he wouldn't be able to help. If Long Fei Ye fought with Cang Qiuzi, he'd lose for sure!
Long Fei Ye looked at the old man Kenzō in silence.
He finally understood why his master wanted to abdicate. Once his master passed on internal energy to him to help him advance, it meant his master's internal energy would drop by at least one level. Then he'd lose his status as the martial arts circles' number one expert.
Actually, his master's martial arts were enough to kill Cang Qiuzi with ease. But if Cang Qiuzi was executed, the Heretical Sword Sect would have even more reason to attack the mountain, the Lockheart Courtyard disciples would have more reason to rebel, and the Sword and Scripture Depositories elders would have more reason to denounce him for his inaction.
Ever since Tianshan Kenzō was founded, there had never been any internal strife, much less any scandals. His master didn't want that, so he chose to sacrifice his own internal energy so he could participate in the ranking matches.
Aside from the sect leader, all disciples of Celestial Mountain were allowed to participate in the ranking matches. Once they did, they were responsible for their own life and death. Even if he killed Cang Qiuzi during the matches, no one would dare to say a word.
Once he killed Cang Qiuzi, his master would give him the position of sect leader. Everything would be perfectly justified and logical. Who would dare complain?
The old man Kenzō knew he'd lost the hearts of his disciples, so he pushed Long Fei Ye forward. He wanted to use the most peaceful method possible to resolve the hidden dangers of Celestial Mountain.
Long Fei Ye understood.
It was the same idea as his goal for this trip.
Long Fei Ye wanted to use the ranking matches to kill Cang Qiuzi, stabilize the hearts of the various factions, and intimidate the disciples of the two Depositories and Courtyards.
A fair fight was the wisest choice. He didn't have time or energy to waste on Celestial Mountain. After all, he belonged to the imperial court, not the jianghu.
Long Fei Ye rose to his feet and bowed with hands clasped in front. "Master, you can help your disciple. Please undo this disciple's Lustbite Seal. This disciple can only win the ranking matches. Defeat is not an option! "
Lustbite Seal …
The old man Kenzō was alarmed. "Impossible, you're seeking death!"
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