As soon as the waves rose, Mengqi became alert.
Although he and Jiang Hengchuan had been extra careful when they first came up to prevent an ambush, they had shifted their focus to erasing their traces and finding a secret hiding place after confirming that there was no one there. Their focus was no longer on hiding their breath and body.
Who knew that the people Qiu Fei saw were hiding underground like zombies, their breaths almost non-existent. Even though Jiang Hengchuan had achieved Oneness of Heaven and Men and Qiu Fei had all kinds of secret techniques, he could only sense the surface of the soil. He could not penetrate deep enough to detect them. However, they could rely on the slight vibrations of the ground to discover that someone had come and hidden themselves!
They did not make a move because they were not strong enough. They were waiting for Qiu Fei, a Half-step Exterior Scenery master, to arrive before launching their attack!
Mengqi and Jiang Hengchuan looked at each other. They could not care less about exposing themselves. They made a prompt decision and retreated.
Just as the two of them moved, the three people in front of them had already made their move. Qiu Fei swung his Eyebrows Cudgel, miraculously crossing the distance of dozens of feet and heading straight for Jiang Hengchuan.
The wind condensed, blowing the weeds to the ground or uprooting them. The layers of wind seemed to form a wind wall of equal thickness, sealing off all of Jiang Hengchuan's escape routes. He could only block the Eyebrows Cudgel head-on.
In Qiu Fei's mind, Jiang Hengchuan, who was in the state of Oneness of Heaven and Men, was obviously more important than Mengqi. Therefore, he did not hold back.
A poor Half-step Exterior Scenery master's Heaven-Earth Anomaly did not coordinate well with his body. He could only use it to slightly disturb the enemy or inflict additional damage. However, a normal Half-step Exterior Scenery master's Inner World and Outer World were in harmony. Their movements and genuine Qi were enhanced with the help of the Heaven-Earth Anomaly, forming a good coordination between the two.
Just like what Qiu Fei was doing now, the fierce wind did not aimlessly disturb him. Instead, it formed a wind wall that made up for the flaws in his movements, forcing Jiang Hengchuan to be unable to dodge.
The Eyebrows Cudgel swung down. Unlike other long cudgels, which were powerful and heavy, it danced lightly as if it was following the wind. All of its inner force and genuine Qi were restrained, waiting for the moment to explode.
Amidst the whistling wind, Jiang Hengchuan looked happy and content. He ignored the oppressive wind wall, as if he was a member of the wind and a part of the environment, moving with the wind like a thin piece of paper.
At the same time, he struck out with his right palm, his five fingers forming different seals. Each seal contained a certain Dharma and Logos, ever-changing and difficult to comprehend.
Clenching his fist, he pointed out a finger leisurely. It was as if it was a constant amidst the endless changes. The world was impermanent, and there were many changes, but impermanence itself was always there!
This was "One"!
Facing Qiu Fei, who was a Half-step Exterior Scenery master, Jiang Hengchuan gave it his all from the beginning!
There were two Life-changing Sect disciples with pointy hats and corpse-like faces. One was dressed in black and the other in white, just like the legendary Black and White Impermanence of the Nine Serenities. However, they looked exactly the same, as if they were replicas.
Both of them wore pointy hats and had faces like corpses. One was in black, the other in white. They were like the legendary Black and White Impermanence of the Nine Serenities. However, they looked exactly the same.
The black-robed disciple took a step forward. He placed his left palm across his chest and lightly struck with his right, cooperating with the white-robed disciple. It was as if the attack was supposed to be like this. Without either one of them, it would be incomplete!
The two palm winds collided, forming a vortex in the air. It sucked in all the vitality and Yang Qi in the surroundings. The Yin Qi was dense and the cold wind trembled.
In the face of this attack, Mengqi felt that almost all of their flaws had been covered by each other. There were only a few that he couldn't tell if they were traps or not.
The chilly wind was everywhere, and the momentum of the palm was everywhere. It was as if every blade of grass and every rock in the surroundings had turned into a sharp killing weapon. If one was not careful, they would shoot out or trip him up.
There were many people in the world who died coincidentally for various reasons. For example, stepping on a stone and falling backward was not a big problem. However, there was a sharp stone at the back of one's head. This was the meaning of life and death.
At the invitation of the King of Hell, every little thing could be a fatal cause!
Their joint attack was exquisite. They complemented each other and performed the Gist of Trueness.
"These are the core disciples of the Life-changing Sect!" This thought came to Mengqi's mind. He raised Heaven Inflicted Pain and the silver lightning surged.
In a short moment, he had made a decision. Instead of using the Buddha's Lamp, he decided to activate Heaven Inflicted Pain. After all, thunderbolts were the nemesis of evil things!
He struck nine times in a row. Heaven Inflicted Pain seemed to turn into a residual shadow. It swept away the Yin Qi and compressed the airflow. There was an explosion like thunder from the Ninth Heaven. It was fierce, domineering, and could kill evil things!
Even without the Purple Thunder Force, the nine strands of Knife Qi turned into Electric Snakes. They entwined layer by layer like a Thunder Light Dragon and slashed toward the two disciples of the Life-changing Sect.
The Knife Qi cut through the sky with continuous rumbling and flashes of lightning. The surrounding weeds and the soil on the ground felt its power and were all charred as if they had been bombarded by Heavenly Thunder.
The charred quickly spread to the Black and White Ghosts. All the Yin Qi, cold wind, and impermanence were swept away.
Worried that the other side had reinforcements and that the Swordsman of Ning Province was nearby, Mengqi decided to end the battle quickly from the beginning. As long as there was an opening, he would immediately run away. He did not think about how to use the Nine Strategies Beyond the Swords and the Outline of Heavenly Knife to break the Life-changing Sect. He directly used force to suppress it with the Yang of Thunder!
The Knife Qi was condensed and overbearing. The lightning was dazzling and the Yang of Yin. Once hit, evil things would die without a whole corpse!
In the crackling sound, the Thunder Knife Qi crisscrossed and the palm momentum was completely broken. The corpse-like faces of the two disciples of the Life-changing Sect showed natural fear for the first time.
However, this move was extraordinary after all. It still weakened and slowed down the attack of the Knife Qi. The White Ghosts used Thousand Pounds Falling and quickly fell to the side of the Black Ghosts. Their palms faced each other and drew a half arc.
This move was very strange. It actually produced the meaning of Yang and the move was also fierce and overbearing. However, if one carefully sensed it, they would find that there was a little extreme Yin Qi of death hidden in the Yang and Qi. The core of the hard move was the change of softness!
In contrast, the Black Ghosts also drew a half arc with the back of his hands and the back of his palms. The Yin Qi rose again and the Death Qi was deep. The move was like soft water and pervasive. However, at the core, there was the accumulation of Yang and the changes were fierce!
The moves of the two were once again connected into one. The surrounding airflow moved with it and formed a circular air mass. The left side hid death in the life and the right side hid life in the death. They were constantly changing. The cycle of life and death was full of impermanence.
This move actually performed a Tai Chi of life and death!
This was similar to Mengqi's Triple Combination of Yin and Yang, which is Yin and which is Yang? The idea was similar. Life and death were rooted in each other. However, the subtlety of the move and the touch of Dharma and Logos were far better than Mengqi's own creation. After all, it was also one of the unique moves of the Life-and-Death Fugacity Sect.
Mengqi's Triple Combination of Yin and Yang contained Yin and Yang. When the moves of the two sides met, it would be based on the situation of the opponent. If the opponent had already suffered a loss, there was no lack of ways to deal with it. For example, the genuine Qi of the Life-and-Death Fugacity Sect could be half hidden and half hidden. No matter how they dealt with it, it was unpredictable!
Fortunately, they were defending!
Crackle! The Knife Lightning Snake, with the power of heaven's punishment, scorched the ground and smashed the stones. It fiercely slashed on the Tai Chi of life and death.
The Tai Chi rotated and turned from life to death. It dissolved the most terrifying Thunder Qi of the Knife Qi. Then, from death to life, the genuine Qi and airflow exploded.
Boom!
The Tai Chi of life and death and the Thunder Qi of the Knife exploded at the same time. Scorched marks appeared on the ground and soil flew up into the air.
The Normalizing Finger pointed out and hit the head of the Eye-eyebrows Cudgel. The fingers were slender and the cudgel was thick and heavy, but it was frozen together like a still scenery.
The sound of the wind dissipated and the genuine Qi inside returned to one. Everything returned to normal!
Jiang Hengchuan took advantage of this and withdrew his right hand. His left palm struck out. The palm momentum was like rolling waves and the palm energy was like an earth dragon turning over. The ground shook with an unstoppable force.
Qiu Fei had no choice but to defend with his cudgel.
Bang!
The palm and cudgel clashed. Jiang Hengchuan took advantage of the momentum to fly out of Qiu Fei's attack range.
On the other side, the two disciples of the Life-and-Death Fugacity Sect roared at the same time after blocking the "Heaven Inflicted Pain" attack. They wanted to attack again, but they saw that Mengqi had already retreated. He ran along the edge of the hill toward the Jin River. His speed was extremely fast, like a phantom or a demon.
Mengqi and Jiang Hengchuan ran separately, followed by Qiu Fei and the Life-and-Death Fugacity Sect disciple. The two circled around and gradually ran together.
Qiu Fei's face was as dark as water. He chased with all his might and gradually closed the distance between them.
Just then, Mengqi and Jiang Hengchuan looked at each other and tacitly slapped each other with their palms.
Normally, it was impossible to borrow strength from each other. However, Mengqi had the Immortal Pressing Art and Jiang Hengchuan could more or less guess its uniqueness. After all, they had fought each other before.
The two palms collided with a dull sound. The two used the palm energy to separate again. They sped up and dove into the Jin River at the same time.
Qiu Fei was a step slower and could only watch. He did not dare to enter the water because his opponents all had methods that could threaten his life. If he entered the water, he would not be able to use his various Kung Fu and Half-step Exterior Scenery skills. It was very dangerous!
The Jin River flowed slowly. Qiu Fei's eyes were filled with hatred.
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Back in the small courtyard, Mengqi used his inner force to dry the water. From the situation just now, he could roughly guess why the "Swordsman of Ning Province" did not appear.
He had lost control once and the two Nine Acupores Core Disciples did not dare to use it in front of him again after regaining control.
Back then, it was probably because of his miraculous performance and the Supernatural Power of Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth that the two disciples of the Life-changing Sect and Qiu Fei did not show up and directly left with the Swordsman of Ning Province.
"Qiu Fei colluded with the Nine Evil Paths. We must report this to the Six Fan School and mobilize the righteous forces of the martial arts world to deal with him." Mengqi planned to take advantage of the situation without revealing his identity.
Jiang Hengchuan agreed. "That's right."
At dawn, the two rushed to the Six Fan School and happened to run into Green-ribbon Arrester Dai Fei.
"Qiu Fei of the Qiu Family of Yangxia is dead," Dai Fei said directly when he saw the two.
An idea suddenly came to Mengqi: faking his death to escape without implicating his family!
If that was the case, Qiu Fei was quite decisive and ruthless. He did not try to deny it with a fluke mentality.
After Jiang Hengchuan told him what happened last night, Dai Fei also had a similar opinion. He frowned and said, "The Qiu Family has a strong background. If Qiu Fei faked his death, it would be difficult to implicate them. Alas, let's go to the scene first."
Qiu Fei's body was a pile of meat paste. It looked like he was killed by the "Swordsman of Ning Province". Dai Fei took some of the flesh and blood and took it back to test his bloodline.
The clues were cut off again. The chess game in Maoling seemed to be still under the control of the person behind the scenes. However, Mengqi was not impatient. He quietly left the city, found a secret place and crushed the Samsara Charm.
This was the agreed three-month deadline. After exploring Zhenwu's Decoy Grave, he would ask Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu, who were nearby, to sneak into Maoling. It would be best if the little foodie could bring a strong guard with her. Then, he would see if the person behind the scenes and Wang Siyuan could predict it.
Humph, the chess game would definitely be beyond your control!
