A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 337 The Battle is Finally Settled
"Chief Yu, Shangguan Yun has been defeated. It's not too late to abandon the darkness and embrace the light."

Despite being shocked by Ni Qingfeng's calm words, Yu Rang remained composed and said to Ni Qingfeng, "The victor is king and the loser is villain. Although the Hall Master has been defeated, I have been deeply indebted to the Hall Master and will never surrender willingly. I know that I am no match for the Daoist Master, and I can only repay the Hall Master's kindness with my death."

After Yu Rang finished speaking, he resolutely kissed his throat with a knife. Immediately, a spray of blood splattered, and Yu Rang died instantly. Shen Henian sighed, shook his head, and looked at Ni Qingfeng.

"Junior brother, what about Senior Brother Sect Leader?"

"Our sect leader is unharmed and should be supporting the others now. Shangguan Yun has been defeated, so it's time for us to wrap things up."

Ni Qingfeng nodded to Shen Henian, then his figure darted around, turned around and returned to the treetop, bringing Shangguan Yun and Mugu down with him. He then ran towards another battlefield, and Shen Henian immediately followed. Only the lingering stench of blood remained on the ground for a long time.

Bi Yusheng's eyes hardened as he watched Jiang Che and his two companions attack again. He had originally intended to minimize bloodshed, thus holding back in his attacks. However, Jiang Che and his companions pressed forward relentlessly. On his way to support Shen Henian, they even used the Thunderbolt Fire Thunder. If he hadn't dodged in time, he would have suffered a great loss. Now, he couldn't care less about such things and launched a barrage of hidden weapons and arrows. Although they had little effect on Jiang Che and his companions, the elite disciples surrounding them suffered greatly. Several of them were caught off guard and had their throats slit by hidden weapons.

"The renowned Mr. Bi has now resorted to this vicious hidden weapon, which truly makes us look at him with new eyes."

Jiang Che slashed through Bi Yusheng's attacking finger strike with a single stroke, dodged to the side, and unleashed a barrage of hidden weapons. He heard several muffled groans from behind, turned around, and saw several people clutching their necks and collapsing to the ground. He couldn't help but mock Bi Yusheng.

"Heh, as a martial artist, Bi Yusheng naturally prioritizes his own safety above all else. Every move you make is a life-or-death struggle. What's wrong with me using some methods to protect myself? At least it's more orthodox than your wicked and immoral Fire Thunder."

Bi Yusheng swept away Commander Qiu's Plum Blossom Sword with a folding fan. The force that penetrated the sword's blade sent Commander Qiu staggering back two steps. Commander Wang, fearing that Bi Yusheng would seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack, flicked his wrist, sending a streak of cold light slashing diagonally. Bi Yusheng, however, showed disdain. He closed his folding fan, poured in a stream of true energy, and flung it outward. A ball of green light transformed into a crescent-shaped blade that met the attack head-on. The streak of cold light collided with the green light blade, resulting in a deafening explosion. Bi Yusheng remained completely still, while Commander Wang's face flushed red, his hands trembled, and he staggered back several steps. Even after regaining his footing, his hand holding the sword continued to tremble uncontrollably.

"What a domineering double force."

Commander Wang took a deep breath, slowly calming his agitated inner energy. Just after Bi Yusheng repelled Qiu and Wang in succession, Jiang Che attacked again. He mastered the "Thousand Absolute Slash" sword technique to perfection. Wherever the sword light passed, the void trembled. A sword aura that was determined to cut through everything slowly condensed, and its target was Bi Yusheng.

"Thousand Absolute Slash, Eighth Level".

As Bi Yusheng watched Jiang Che's incoming blade light, he was immediately enveloped by a faint, strange aura. His expression turned slightly solemn as he looked at the seemingly ordinary move.

The essence of the Thousand Absolute Slashes is even slightly higher than Commander Qiu's Cold Plum Sword Technique. The reason is that this martial art is easy to learn but difficult to master. Many people can reach the seventh level by the age of twenty or thirty, but very few can reach the eighth level, let alone the highest ninth level.

Jiang Che usually keeps a low profile, and his martial arts skills in the hall are only average. However, now that he has used the eighth level of the Thousand Absolute Slash, in Bi Yusheng's opinion, his martial arts skills are no less than either of the Sun and Moon Twin Fiends.

Seeing the blade approaching, Bi Yusheng shouted and waved his folding fan repeatedly. Suddenly, a series of gusts of wind rose from the ground and quickly coalesced into a swirling tornado. The surrounding area was filled with a tearing force, and grass and rocks were swept up by the gale and scattered in a few breaths, turning into grains of sand and merging into the tornado.

This move is Bi Yusheng's strongest move, called "Wind Howl". It is based on the true energy in his body to create a tornado that connects the sky and the earth. Anyone who is sucked in will be torn to pieces by the wind within half an hour unless they can break free with overwhelming strength. This is the first time Bi Yusheng has used it since he mastered it.

Jiang Che's expression changed drastically when he saw Bi Yusheng use this move, but his eyes sharpened. Instead of restraining his sword, he added more force, intending to cut the tornado in one strike.

Just as Qiu and Wang were secretly amazed by Jiang Che's strength, they were shocked to see He Biyu use such a powerful move. They were immediately alarmed and felt the suction pulling them. They hurriedly stuck their weapons into the ground and tried their best to stabilize themselves.

Fortunately, Bi Yusheng's move was not aimed at Qiu and Wang, otherwise, with Bi Yusheng's skill, he could have killed them in just a few breaths.

The tornado roared and swept across the sky, its sharp blade sweeping across the land like an unstoppable army. A flash of white light appeared in mid-air, and the tornado was cut in half. The blade of light also disappeared. Qiu and Wang noticed this and felt the suction around them weaken. They were overjoyed, but Jiang Che's expression changed slightly. The tornado that had been cut in half split into two. One tornado attacked Jiang Che, and the other attacked Qiu and Wang.

Jiang Che moved his body the instant the tornado split apart. In the blink of an eye, he had leaped several feet away as the tornado attacked. Although the tornado was swift, it would take at least a few breaths for it to catch up with Jiang Che. Seeing this, Bi Yusheng ignored Jiang Che and let the tornado chase after him. He then used all his strength to activate another tornado, which quickly attacked Qiu Wanwang and the other two.

Qiu and Wang, already slightly injured by Biyu, were now being targeted by this powerful tornado. Their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly grabbed their weapons and fled. However, Biyu sneered and waved her folding fan forward. The swift tornado accelerated even further, and in an instant, it was already about ten feet away from Qiu and Wang. A powerful suction force pulled them up and threw them into the air. After a single rotation, the two cried out in alarm as they were swept into the tornado.

The protective aura that Qiu and Wang had erected was torn apart by the wind before it could even hold them off for half a breath. Two screams came from the tornado. Then Bi Yusheng sighed and swept his folding fan again. The tornado suddenly stopped and then dissipated. Two mangled corpses fell from the sky, and two twisted weapons clattered to the ground.

"The Cold Plum Sword Technique has been lost forever."

Bi Yusheng shook his head slightly, and just as he was about to go after Jiang Che, he suddenly had a thought. He saw a familiar figure flying from the distant horizon, carrying a person in his hand. It was Jiang Che, who had escaped earlier.

"Sect Leader Xue."

Bi Yusheng hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and Xue Wanshan returned the greeting. Then he threw Jiang Che on the ground and looked at Jiang Che's indignant expression, but Bi Yusheng ignored him.

"Mr. Bi, how are the others?"

On his way here, Xue Wanshan happened to see Jiang Che running away. When Jiang Che saw that it was Xue Wanshan, he immediately tried to turn around, but Xue Wanshan took him down in one move.

"Sect Leader Lin, Sect Master Shuiyue is dead. The Black and White Duo are fighting with six other people. We don't know how the battle is going. Sect Master Hou and Shi Huan are temporarily unharmed. Only Daoist Shen is in a bad situation. I was about to go to their aid when I was stopped here by Jiang Che and the other two."

After so much time had passed, Bi Yusheng had given up hope on Shen Henian's side. Zhongxintang had sent out all the best fighters this time, and it was already extremely difficult for him to fight three against one. If he hadn't used the Wind Howling move, he didn't know how long the entanglement would have lasted.

Shen Henian's skill level was far inferior to his own, and under the siege of numerous enemies, his chances of survival were extremely slim.

To everyone's surprise, Xue Wanshan chuckled and pointed forward with his whisk, saying, "Mr. Bi, look."

Bi Yusheng was puzzled and turned around to look back. To his surprise, he found two figures walking through the air. The one in front was Ni Qingfeng, who was carrying two people in his hands.

"So it's Master Ni who has arrived. No wonder Sect Leader Xue wasn't worried at all. I guess I was just a bit short-sighted."

Bi Yusheng thought to himself that Shangguan Yun and Ni Qingfeng were of similar skill. Even if Shangguan Yun was no match for Ni Qingfeng, he should at least be able to hold him back. In this way, Zhongxin Hall could take advantage of its numbers and keep these people here.

But now it seems that Master Ni's skill far exceeds his imagination, otherwise he wouldn't be so calm. As Ni Qingfeng and the other person get closer and closer, Bi Yusheng's eyes narrowed. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the ones Ni Qingfeng had already grabbed were Shangguan Yun and Mugu. "Sect Leader, Master Bi."

Ni Qingfeng landed, placed Shangguan Yun and the other person on the ground, took a few steps forward, and bowed to Xue Wanshan and Bi Yusheng. Bi Yusheng hurriedly returned the bow, while Xue Wanshan flicked his whisk and gave a kowtow.

"Junior brother is well, that's good."

Shen Henian, standing to the side, also bowed deeply. After exchanging pleasantries, Bi Yusheng looked at Shangguan Yun and the other person behind him and asked, "Master Ni, what about Shangguan Yun...?"

In Bi Yusheng's perception, Shangguan Yun's breath was as faint as a wisp of smoke, as if he might die at any moment. However, his life force seemed to be very resilient. Whenever his breath weakened, he would regain some of his vitality. This cycle repeated itself, which made him somewhat puzzled.

Xue Wanshan also looked at the unconscious Shangguan Yun. This anger should be his junior brother's method, but he had never seen him use it before. It contained a lot of Taoist Yin-Yang transformation mechanism.

"It's no exaggeration to say that Junior Brother's cultivation has reached the heavens. It's a pity that he can't stay in this world for long. Otherwise, with Junior Brother's guidance, the Tianshan Sect could become the number one sect in the martial arts world in less than ten years."

Xue Wanshan naturally harbored ambitions, especially after witnessing Shangguan Yun's fate. He longed to transform the Tianshan Sect into a dominant force in his lifetime, so that even if the younger generation of disciples were mediocre, the sect could withstand several defeats.

"The Dragon Ball has backfired, and his life is in danger. I deliberately left a trace of true energy in his body to maintain his last bit of life. He should pay the price for his wrongdoing. Senior brother, this matter should be settled."

Ni Qingfeng looked at Xue Wanshan, who nodded heavily upon hearing this.

"Chief Chamu should be on his way to Zhongxin Hall now. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Let's stay in this city for a few more days and return to Tianshan after Chief Chamu arrives."

Xue Wanshan had received the message before his departure and specially asked Li Dengping to send a message to Cha Mulong, telling him to go directly to Zhongxin Hall. This was a backup plan. However, he did not expect that Ni Qingfeng's strength far exceeded his expectations. In one night, he defeated Shangguan Yun and almost all of Zhongxin Hall's elites were wiped out.

"Senior brother, Sect Leader Hou, the Black and White Heroes, and that Shi Huan too!"

When Shen Henian mentioned Shi Huan, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. This traitor probably still didn't know what was happening at that moment.

"The Black and White Heroes are fine, but as for Sect Leader Hou, Mr. Bi, I'd like to trouble you to accompany me to offer some assistance."

Xue Wanshan pondered for a long time. Shen Henian was seriously injured, and Ni Qingfeng disdained to take action against those people. After thinking it over, only Biyusheng was left. Upon hearing this, the latter immediately clasped her hands in a salute and said solemnly, "This is the right thing to do."

"Fourth Junior Brother, you and Second Junior Brother should rest for a while."

Ni Qingfeng and Shen Henian both nodded upon hearing this. Xue Wanshan called out to Bi Yusheng, and the two immediately rushed towards the location of Master Hou and Shi Huan.

After Xue Wanshan and his companion left, Ni Qingfeng walked slowly to a blue stone and looked at the rising sun in the distance. He was filled with emotion. He had been in this world for seven years and had successfully opened up a cave heaven on his original body. He could feel the rejection of this world more and more. Perhaps he would have to leave in less than half a year.

"Junior brother, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing the somewhat forlorn look in Ni Qingfeng's eyes, Shen Henian couldn't help but ask.

"Time flies, youth fades, and a hundred years pass. Who can remember what is happening now?"

"I don't know about the others, but your name will be forever recorded in the sect's annals. As long as the Tianshan lineage continues, you will be revered by future generations."

Shen Henian's words were resounding. What an honor it is for a sect to produce a master of innate talent! Being listed in the sect register is only one aspect. If conditions permit in the future, a statue should be specially made for him, and his life story should be carefully recorded so that it can be passed down to future generations.

Ni Qingfeng chuckled and shook his head upon hearing this, leaving Shen Henian completely bewildered. Seeing that Ni Qingfeng remained silent, Shen Henian sat down on the ground and began meditating to heal his injuries.

Shen Henian didn't know how much time had passed when he felt a warm sensation on his body. He opened his eyes and realized that the sun had risen, and Xue Wanshan and others were discussing matters not far away.

Shen Henian hurriedly got up and walked over. He saw several corpses placed in front of them: Lin Xiu, the leader of Shangjing Sect; Shui Yue, the leader of Yuewu Sect; Shi Huan of Lanying Sect; and Chen Zhong.

"Although Shi Huan is dead, he still has disciples remaining in Tianshan. Sect Leader Xue, what should be done with those disciples?"

The old sect leader Hou glared at Shi Huan on the ground. This treacherous villain had taken him hostage when he was off guard. If it weren't for Sect Leader Xue's timely intervention, he would probably have been buried with him. Therefore, he had a deep loathing for the Blue Shadow Sect.

"Investigate the situation thoroughly. Those who are guilty will not be let off lightly, while the innocent will be allowed to leave. What will become of the Blue Shadow Sect is up to their own fate."

"Sect Leader Lin, the matter of what happened to Sect Master Shuiyue should be left to their sect to handle. However, these two sacrificed themselves for the Dao, and our Tianshan Sect will not ignore it. We should discuss the specifics after we return to Tianshan."

After Xue Wanshan finished speaking, everyone agreed. Xue Wanshan saw Shen Henian walk over and nodded to him. Then he took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, uncorked it, and felt a chilling aura sweep over him. Lu Aotian was startled and looked at the small porcelain bottle in surprise.

"Sect Leader Xue, what is this?"

Bi Yusheng and the others also turned their gazes over. They had seen ice before, but this porcelain bottle was much colder than ice, so it must be a rare object.

Upon hearing this, Xue Wanshan said, "This is the Ice Soul Pill, which was refined by Junior Brother Ni. In addition to removing fire poison, it also has the effect of keeping the body from decaying for ten years. The bodies of the two sect leaders cannot be lost, so I have no choice but to use this."

"I admire Master Xue's demeanor."

Bi Yusheng now truly admires Xue Wanshan. Using such a treasure on a dead person cannot be considered a waste, but if it were placed on him, he would at least have to think twice. In comparison, Xue Wanshan's noble character is evident.

(End of this chapter)