After a moment of silence, Yin San said with a smile, "Is that what he meant? Or is he too lazy to care about you? Besides, do you know who I am? "
Zhao Layue said, "It's just a guess."
She was so smart. After the shock, she guarded her Taoist Heart and got close to the truth.
Yin San said, "You are indeed a hotpot lover. Then why didn't you let me have a bite of the food in the hotpot in Cloudy Town when it was almost overcooked?"
He had admitted his identity.
Even though she had guessed who he was, Zhao Layue remained silent for a long time after confirming the truth.
Many years had passed, but she couldn't forget the name.
Yin San.
Taiping Zhenren.
"According to the time when I entered the sect, I should call you Grandmaster, but now I should call you Senior Master …"
Looking at the young monk leaning on the branch, Zhao Layue said after a moment of silence, "I might have to commit treason today."
"It doesn't matter. You have done this more than once anyway."
Yin San said with a smile, "But are you sure you can keep me here? Don't you think it's strange that the little emperor hasn't found you after such a long time? "
From Jing Jiu throwing Zhao Layue to the Chenhua Palace to the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect's palm strike, the Emperor's sudden appearance, Zhuo Rusui raising his head, and the sword coming from Aoyama … many things had happened, but actually it only took a few seconds.
Zhao Layue didn't know that the Emperor had come to the Guocheng Temple, but she believed that Jing Jiu must have hidden something. Now that Yin San pointed it out, her expression changed slightly.
Did something happen to Jing Jiu?
Looking at Yin San on the tree, she felt helpless, and then she felt a strong sense of regret.
She shouldn't have listened to him years ago and broken through the state directly. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been unable to catch up with him.
What should she do next? She couldn't defeat or catch up with the Grandmaster. Should she give up and go back to the Guocheng Temple to see what had happened? Should she go back to the Shenmo Peak and enter the middle state of Free Travel?
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The Tranquil Garden had turned into a ruin. Only the small stone tower remained intact. Zhuo Rusui, who was in a coma, was hugging the small stone tower tightly like a bear, sleeping soundly.
Monk Dachang sat in a corner of the ruins, regulating his breath and healing his wounds. Monk Duhai bowed respectfully to the Divine Emperor.
The Emperor nodded in acknowledgment and closed his eyes to regulate his Qi-circulation. The head-on clash with the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect had caused him some minor injuries.
Monk Duhai walked to the front of Jing Jiu and lamented, "I didn't expect these two demons to have been hiding in the temple for so many years. I'm ashamed."
Jing Jiu said, "I wasn't sure it was him before."
Yin San had been the abbot of the Guocheng Temple for many years in the past. Naturally, it was difficult for anyone to discover him hiding here. As such, Jing Jiu had no objection to Monk Duhai; but he didn't expect that it was the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect who had followed Yin San to hide in the Guocheng Temple. If Monk Duhai hadn't pointed him out in advance, Jing Jiu wouldn't have been able to find the position of the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect among the monks performing the rituals outside the Tranquil Garden.
Monk Duhai asked gravely, "Where is he?"
Jing Jiu looked at the Divine Emperor who was in the middle of regulating his breathing, thinking that his Big Brother wouldn't be able to leave today as long as Layue stalled him for a while.
Sensing Jing Jiu's gaze, the Divine Emperor opened his eyes and nodded to indicate that he was alright, and was about to leave the Guocheng Temple.
Monk Duhai was fully aware that the Divine Emperor was on his way to pursue Taiping Zhenren, so he said hesitantly, "The Chief Monk and the Elder of the Instruction Hall are coming out from behind closed doors. Please wait for a while, Your Majesty."
It sounded like his idea was not wrong. That person was, after all, the most formidable figure in the Cultivation world of Chaotian in the last one thousand years. Even though his Cultivation state hadn't recovered yet, it was not safe to send the Divine Emperor alone.
Yet, the Divine Emperor didn't pay any attention to him. His feet left the ground, and the hot fire wings came out. He arrived in the high sky, ready to fly away.
Monk Duhai sighed softly, knowing that the time was up.
The Divine Emperor arrived in the high sky, looking down at the ground with the golden flames burning in his eyes. He followed the traces left by the Thoughtless Sword and looked at the distance.
He believed in Jing Jiu's calculation and judgment. No matter how formidable Taiping Zhenren was, he couldn't get rid of Zhao Layue in a short time.
All of a sudden, he had a strange feeling in his heart. He spun around abruptly and looked at the Guocheng Temple.
It was quiet in the Guocheng Temple.
To put it more precisely, it was quiet in the Tranquil Garden.
The monks putting out the fire hadn't gotten close to those buildings yet.
The Elder of the Instruction Hall hadn't been notified yet, and it was believed that the Chief Monk had done the same.
Monk Duhai looked at Jing Jiu in Silence.
Jing Jiu looked at him in Silence.
They stared at each other for only a moment.
Jing Jiu realized that Monk Duhai was the person chosen by his Big Brother.
This person was a good choice; he could even be said to be perfect.
Monk Duhai grew up in the Guocheng Temple. And he was merely a young acolyte when the incident in the Tranquil Garden occurred, so he had nothing to do with those monks at the time.
Over the years, he had represented the Guocheng Temple in traveling all over the world. He could be seen in Zhaoge City, Aoyama and Cloud-Dream Mountain, but he appeared most often in White Town. He had followed the Broadsword King and fought in the snowland for many years, even delaying his Zen cultivation. So he had a high reputation.
And he was the most trusted person of the Zen Master.
Unexpectedly, Monk Duhai helped him locate the position of the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect. He used the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect as a bait to lure out the two most powerful trump cards of Jing Jiu: the Divine Emperor and the Sword Formation of Aoyama.
Meanwhile, Monk Duhai gained his trust and stood in front of Jing Jiu, ready to strike the final blow.
It was the Palm of the World.
Smelling the faint scent of sandalwood in the ruins, Jing Jiu knew that Monk Duhai was about to employ the Sacrifice Method.
Few magic methods could kill Jing Jiu directly, save for the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect, like the Sacrifice Method.
Even the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect couldn't kill Jing Jiu with one stroke.
Jing Jiu was well aware of this fact.
It seemed that Yin San was also aware of this fact.
The expression in Monk Duhai's eyes was very calm.
He wasn't worried that Jing Jiu would use that eerie movement to escape; it was because once the Palm of the World was employed, the entire world would be under his control.
No matter where he went, he couldn't escape from his palm.
Jing Jiu was also very calm, because he knew that he couldn't escape. As such, it was meaningless to scream or show a frightened expression in his eyes.
Monk Duhai put his palms together, as if he was bowing to Jing Jiu.
The heaven and earth were combined.
At the last moment, Jing Jiu put down the Sword of the Universe and raised his right hand.
It was the tip of his sword.
He wanted to try and see if he could break through this combined heaven and earth by relying on his own power.
It was at this moment that his left hand suddenly vibrated.
The strand of fairy awareness that had been destroyed by him seemed to have sensed the crisis he was in, and it started to break through outward forcefully!
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There was a loud bang.
The Tranquil Garden, which had been turned into ruins, once again generated terrifying air waves.
Zhuo Rusui, who was holding the small stone pagoda, was sent flying into the pond that had been boiled dry. He woke up in a daze, wondering what had happened.
An angry roar came from the sky.
A pair of fiery wings tore the air apart and crashed into the Tranquil Garden.
Then came another boom, and the air waves surged wildly.
The monks fell to the ground one after another.
Zhuo Rusui, who had just woken up, was knocked unconscious again.
As the smoke and dust settled, Monk Dachang and the others arrived in the Tranquil Garden.
Jing Jiu was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, his clothes in tatters, and his right arm deformed. It was hard to tell whether he was dead or alive.
Even so, his left hand was still holding the Fairy Book tightly.
A sigh full of regret and frustration seemed to be heard in the depths of everyone's Spiritual Sense at the same time.
Monk Duhai's condition was even more miserable. His face was pale and devoid of blood, and his monk robe was stained with blood.
He had employed the Sacrifice Method and was struck by the Emperor's furious attack, so his meridians were all broken. If the Emperor hadn't asked him to stay for questioning, he would have been dead by now.
Monk Dachang and the others suddenly felt the temperature in the ruins rising sharply, and the pressure increased along with it. They retreated hastily.
The two fiery wings landed outside the ruins and formed a circle.
The Emperor walked to the back of Jing Jiu and started treating his wounds. "Except for Zen Master, anyone who steps into the circle will die," he said in a deep voice.
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No one could be seen on the big banyan tree. Zhao Layue and Yin San had gone to another mountain dozens of miles away. Just like before, no matter how fast the Thoughtless Sword was, she couldn't catch up with Yin San. However, Yin San didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave. He would even turn around and walk in the air, talking to her calmly.
It was then that Zhao Layue heard two consecutive loud explosions coming from the direction of the Guocheng Temple. She halted her sword in the air and turned around to look in the direction of the explosions.
She knew something had happened to Jing Jiu. Her face turned extremely pale, and she regretted once again that she hadn't broken through the state directly. She gradually lowered her head.
Yin San drifted to the front of her and said, "As I said, you can't catch up with me, and nobody will come to help you."
Looking down at the wild mountain, Zhao Layue said, "I don't believe you can calculate everything."
"I taught him everything. I know what he will think, so at least I can calculate everything about him."
Yin San calmly said, "Even if the young Emperor uses his magical power to rush over, he still can't do anything to me, because the people of the Bai family are seven hundred miles to the north."
With her head still lowered, Zhao Layue asked, "Shouldn't you be worried that the people of the Bai family will find you?"
Yin San smiled and said, "I am just an ant right now, and it's hard for me to be seen."
Zhao Layue raised her head, and a determined expression appeared on her face as she said, "I am also an ant, and I can bite you to death."
Yin San said indifferently, "First, you have to be able to catch up with me."
"But you are not faster than me. Otherwise, you would have left long ago. Why are you still here talking so much nonsense with me?"
Zhao Layue stared at him and said, "You pretended to be so casual on purpose. Earlier, you even flew back to my side, as if you could leave at any time. You just wanted to trick me into giving up. Unfortunately, as I said, you are too pretentious."
Yin San's eyes turned slightly cold, and then he noticed that the little girl's eyes were so clear that there was no room for falsehood.
What he said was, of course, a lie.
No matter whether it was the Emperor or the people of the Bai family, if they discovered his whereabouts, he would be dead for sure.
But it was very easy for him to solve this situation. He only needed a very short period of time to hide in the forest by using the Art of Escape.
Without any aura to rely on, even the figures in the peak of the Heavenly Arrival State couldn't find him.
The problem was … from the Cheng Hua Palace until now, Zhao Layue had been following him. The nearest distance was only a few feet, and the furthest was no more than a thousand feet. He couldn't get out of her sight, so he couldn't use his Dao without interference.
She pursued him so hard, but why didn't she give him any time?
Of course, the person who didn't give him any time was not Zhao Layue, but Jing Jiu.
As brothers, everything they did was meaningful.
Jing Jiu threw Zhao Layue to the Cheng Hua Palace not only because he wanted her to avoid the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect, but also because he wanted her to follow Yin San.
But just because of this little girl?
Yin San found Jing Jiu's idea ridiculous, so he laughed.
The trees in the wild mountain rustled by the cold wind, covering the laughter.
Yin San's smile gradually disappeared, and he turned around and flew toward the depths of the wild mountain. Zhao Layue followed him. Soon, the two of them came to another wild mountain. This place was gradually getting farther away from the seashore, and the wind was much weaker. The treetops swayed gently. There shouldn't be any sound of waves, but the rustling sound continued.
This sound didn't come from the forest in the wild mountain, but from Zhao Layue's body.
It sounded like the wind was blowing through the forest, but it was actually the clear spring flowing over the rocks.
The sword source flowed ceaselessly in her meridians, faster and faster.
It was like a stream flowing ceaselessly in a steep valley. Even if it was smashed into pieces by the rocks, it still kept moving forward.
Yin San flew like a big bird. He turned around to look at her and asked, "Do you want to break through in battle? Do you want to die?"
Zhao Layue didn't pay attention to him. She continued to move her sword source, widening her meridians and purifying the Sword Pill at the same time. Countless dense sword wills overflowed from her body, and the trees along the way fell down noiselessly. Even the cloth that tied her black hair was cut, and her black hair danced wildly in the wind.
This wasn't a good sign. It meant that she was about to lose control of the Sword Pill, so her sword wills overflowed on their own and slashed everywhere.
No matter which cultivation sect she was in, no matter what method she cultivated, breaking through the realm was always the most dangerous moment. Most cultivators would choose to go into seclusion, consume enough medicinal pills, prepare enough crystals, and even invite a teacher to protect them before they would choose to break through the realm. In the past, Zhao Layue's breakthroughs had been very smooth. Other than the medicinal pills provided by Jing Jiu, she didn't need any external help. But at the very least, she needed a quiet abode that wouldn't be disturbed.
At this moment, she was controlling her sword, and she could fight with Yin San at any time, but she chose to break through the realm!
"You will die," Yin San said as he stared into her eyes.
Zhao Layue continued to ignore him. She forcefully absorbed the sword wills into her body and started to fuse them with the Sword Pill for the second time.
Just as Yin San had said, breaking through the realm in the midst of fierce winds and high-speed flying was indeed a matter of seeking death.
Her sword awareness was slightly unstable, and the Thoughtless Sword started to sway, almost crashing into a cliff.
Zhao Layue looked at Yin San who had pulled away from her. Her eyes were calm and determined, without any fear or intention of retreating. She just felt that the black hair that occasionally danced in front of her was slightly annoying. With a thought, her sword wills left her body and materialized.
With a few swishing sounds, the fluttering black hair was cut by the sword wills. They floated far away with the wind and then gradually dispersed.
Her waterfall-like black hair turned back into messy short hair.
Her pale face and black and white eyes became clearer.
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