Perfect World: Start by traveling to the Wuwang Mansion

Chapter 288 Traveling to the Borderlands

The Chaos Stone, which was already glowing red-hot, suddenly developed strange runes on its dark surface as the Yin and Yang energies were injected into it.

The chaotic energy surged out rapidly, and the hard outer shell slowly melted.

Shi Qingyun pointed his fingertip at the void, and Dao patterns slowly appeared in mid-air before shooting into the Chaos Stone.

Under his control, the Yin and Yang energies transformed into a giant hammer, which, with a flash of cold light, smashed through the void and struck the Chaos Stone.

It was pounded with a series of trembling sounds.

"clang--"

"clang--"

The sound of metal clashing was incessant, and the sounds of Dao echoed in the void. Under the bombardment of this sound wave, even with Meng Tianzheng suppressing it, the space trembled.

Sparks flew out, tracing graceful arcs.

Time passed slowly. In the small courtyard where Meng Tianzheng was, Shi Qingyun looked at the long sword that was flashing with cold light in the void.

The Yin-Yang Dao diagram beneath his feet shot out instantly and imprinted itself on the longsword.

The sword trembled slightly, and the sword intent that emanated from it instantly sliced ​​through the void.

One side of the sword is bathed in the radiant light of the sun, illuminating all things with vitality; the other side is imbued with the eerie glow of the moon, exuding an aura of destruction.

The entire body exudes chaotic energy, which obscures the Dao diagrams imprinted on it, making it appear even more mysterious and profound.

The Yin-Yang Laws ceased their output, and the Dao Fire in the void dissipated into the air with a wave of Meng Tianzheng's sleeve.

Shi Qingyun slowly caught the spirit-filled longsword. The moment he held it, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if it were a part of his own body.

He lightly ran his fingertip across the blade, leaving a red mark on his finger.

As if he had just thought of something, he directly transferred the medicinal field in the Starry Space into the longsword.

"As long as the Chaos Grass continues to absorb Chaos Qi, it will also continuously increase the quality of the longsword, achieving three benefits at once."

He brandished his longsword, feeling immense joy. This sword not only carried his Dao, but also perfectly aligned with the Dao of Yin and Yang.

"The sword has been forged; it is time to draw its blade and draw blood."

Meng Tianzheng's voice drifted over, and Shi Qingyun's expression turned serious as she began to speculate.

"Please give your instructions, Elder."

Then Meng Tianzheng slowly spoke:

"The borderlands have become quite turbulent recently, so let's go there and gain some experience."

"It's time for you to face all of this."

Shi Qingyun nodded. It was during the subsequent conversation that he learned he was among the first group to go, and that more academy disciples would follow.

Watching Shi Qingyun's departing figure, Meng Tianzheng's eyes held both expectation and reluctance.

"The heavens are about to collapse, can we turn the tide?"

"Our hopes rest on you."

Recalling the Elder's instructions, Shi Qingyun felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

He didn't know what he would encounter on his journey to the remote borderlands, so he could only take it one step at a time.

As soon as they returned to their cave, they saw the witch tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard, her bright smile even more beautiful than the flowers themselves.

The witch sensed his presence and put down what she was doing.

Without a word, the two embraced and kissed amidst the sea of ​​flowers, with butterflies carrying colorful blossoms fluttering around them.

Silent all night.

The next morning, the witch was personally sorting through Shi Qingyun's belongings, exuding an aura of reluctance.

After Shi Qingyun finished dressing, he put his arm around her waist and said gently:
"I'll go and check things out first. If anything goes wrong, I'll run away first. I won't forget."

Seeing his playful antics, the witch's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and she nestled in his arms, saying:

"I will come to find you right away."

"You must wait for me!"

The two embraced in silence, quietly savoring the time before their parting.

Time flies and ages us all; the sorrow of parting is the hardest to bear.

On the majestic and imposing warship stood a group of academy disciples with solemn expressions, fully armed and ready to go.

Apart from Shi Qingyun, these people entered the academy before the witch and others, and were among the first to set off for the borderlands.

Shi Qingyun stood in front of the boat, his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes exuding an aura that rose even without wind, his blood-red robes fluttering in the wind.

"Gentlemen, I shall take my leave now."

"I await the arrival of my fellow Daoists in this desolate border region, so that we may join together to strike the enemy."

People who were familiar with Shi Qingyun, such as Shi Hao and Cao Yusheng, also bid him farewell.

Shi Qingyun looked at the witch standing in the crowd, gazing at her tenderly. After embracing her, he flew away and disappeared with the warship.

As he landed on the warship, some cultivators who knew Shi Qingyun's name cast admiring glances at him.

Zhan Shuyu, who was talking incessantly to Di Chuan, saw Shi Qingyun in the crowd, and his eyes immediately lit up.

He immediately ran to the other person's side and excitedly said to him:
"Brother Shi, I never expected to go out with you this time!"

Shi Qingyun looked at Zhan Shuyu in front of her and Di Chuan walking behind her, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Brother Zhan, Brother Di, it's been a long time. I never expected to meet you here."

Zhan Shuyu waved his hand and said to him:

"Didn't the two of us go out to gain experience after breaking through to the Void Path?"

"I didn't come back just because the academy summoned me."

"Most of the academy disciples here are similar to us."

"This trip to the borderlands must turn the world upside down!"

Looking at Zhan Shuyu, who was full of passion and eager to conquer the world, Di Chuan felt the strange gazes around him and couldn't help but lower his head.

Shi Qingyun's forehead was covered in black lines as he walked aside with Di Chuan to exchange Taoist techniques.

The presence of Zhan Shuyu and Di Chuan added a touch of fun to this otherwise dull and tense trip to the borderlands.

Time passed slowly as the three discussed philosophy and chatted.

With a tremendous roar, the warship that had been hiding in the void slowly emerged from the void.

What comes into view is a majestic pass stretching for countless miles, with its walls gleaming with a chilling light, seemingly reaching the heavens and the earth.

Even before getting close, one can feel a profound sense of awe and wonder.

The once massive and towering warships appeared to shrink to the size of an ant as they drew nearer.

Only upon closer inspection did one notice the forbidden power surging within the city walls.

Brown bloodstains, from an unknown era, clung to the city wall, exuding an aura of overwhelming killing intent.

A dense array of formations was laid out on it, and the consequences of triggering it were self-evident. Seeing such a magnificent sight, even Zhan Shuyu, who had been chattering incessantly along the way, quietly followed behind the two, his eyes wide as he watched everything before him.

Shi Qingyun naturally felt the weight and solemnity emanating from the building before him, and looking at everything in front of him, he felt an indescribable sense of awe.

Although I had some expectations beforehand, seeing it up close still left me in awe.

It lay there, suppressing this land, like a pillar of heaven separating chaos.

Shi Qingyun and the other academy disciples stared at the scene before them, unable to recover for a long time. Their minds and bodies were being cleansed by it, and their expressions involuntarily became solemn.

Just as the warships in the academy approached, a figure was seen flying out from behind the massive city wall.

It didn't exude any aura and landed steadily on everyone's heads, but everyone seemed to sense some deadly danger and quickly regained their composure.

She raised her head and looked at the man.

Feeling the heavy killing intent emanating from the cultivator, their bodies trembled involuntarily, as if a celestial blade had fallen from the heavens and slammed down on them.

Some people with weak wills had already turned pale, their knees were slightly bent, and their bodies were trembling in the wind.

As divine power surged, he pointed his finger at the void, and a Yin-Yang Dao diagram rose from beneath Shi Qingyun's feet, enveloping Zhan Shuyu and the other two.

chi chi-

Accompanied by a teeth-grinding friction and a twisting sound, a Yin-Yang diagram firmly resisted this terrifying pressure.

Time passed slowly, and some of the cultivators patrolling the city walls also stood on the walls to watch the excitement.

"Lord Fu is truly strict; he can be so ruthless even to his own disciples."

"These are old traditions. This is a battlefield, not child's play. If you can't even withstand this little bit of killing intent, are you just going to wait to die when the enemy comes?"

"There are still some good prospects. This killing intent is almost as strong as killing me, yet there are still people who can withstand it."

"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of a prodigy from the academy, truly formidable!"

"..."

On that huge open space, only Shi Qingyun and his two companions stood in the center of the crowd.

Around the three of them, some were forced to lie on the ground by the pressure, while others were still resisting, their faces flushed.

Beads of sweat rolled down Shi Qingyun's forehead, and a radiant glow rose from his body as he firmly resisted the killing intent.

Suspended in the void, Fusheng slowly swept his eyes over the crowd below, a look of satisfaction appearing on his handsome face beneath his gray hair.

"I am an old man, living a fleeting life."

"The Second Elder of the Academy is also a guardian of the borderlands."

As Fusheng finished speaking, the murderous intent that had just been suppressed, which had caused numerous cracks in the void, vanished without a trace.

Those who were lying on the ground secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With divine power coursing through their bodies, they struggled to stand up.

Shi Qingyun also breathed a sigh of relief. The Yin-Yang Dao Diagram above the three of them disappeared completely, and they were immediately greeted with grateful gazes from Zhan Shuyu and the other.

Although the two knew that this was the Second Elder's way of putting down the arrogance in everyone's hearts, they still didn't want to be in such a sorry state.

While the many cultivators were still exchanging bewildered glances, the Second Elder spoke again:

"You can't even withstand this little bit of killing intent? You are the worst disciples I've ever seen among previous academy graduates!"

"I know that you are either geniuses or prodigies in the academy, but once you come to this battlefield, no one will care about your identity."

"Among the countless white bones in the desolate borderlands, what is most abundant is pride and genius!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd below wanted to refute it but couldn't find any reason to do so.

They thought that coming to the borderlands for training was just an ordinary experience, but after hearing what the Second Elder said, their arrogance subsided a bit.

The cultivator standing on the city wall looked at the academy disciple whose face showed dissatisfaction, and seemed to see his own past self reflected in them.

"This familiar line has been used for so many years, can't you come up with something new?"

"Hey! Isn't that how everyone gets through it?"

"Honest advice is hard to hear, and I hope they never understand the meaning behind Floating Life's words."

"As usual, it's our turn next!"

"Haha, I'm actually looking forward to it."

Fu Sheng remained completely unmoved, ignoring the discontent of the crowd below.

"You only possess the realm cultivation level; your combat strength is far inferior to that of ordinary city-guarding soldiers in the borderlands!"

"If you don't believe me, you can challenge them. If you can win against them within the same realm, then you're truly impressive."

The crowd, who were already dissatisfied, suddenly erupted in uproar. Even Zhan Shuyu couldn't help but complain that the Second Elder was looking down on people.

However, Shi Qingyun believed this statement to some extent.

Before coming here, weren't those city-guarding cultivators also prodigies?

"Back to base!"

"You will have a month to adapt, after which you will begin to follow the veterans and patrol the borderlands."

After saying that, the Second Elder's figure disappeared into the air.

Shi Qingyun followed a handsome-looking cultivator and began to undergo the inspection and receive his identity token.

Shi Qingyun looked at the many disciples around him, all of whom were eyeing the handsome young man with predatory intent, and was somewhat speechless.

However, the young man seemed oblivious to the hostile gazes of the people behind him, and led the way with a warm expression.

Before they even entered the city, some people couldn't wait any longer.

Suddenly, a man with an arrogant expression, dressed in a golden robe, leaped out from the crowd and spoke to the boy.

"Hey! Kid, you heard what the Second Elder said just now, didn't you?"

"I'm Jin Junyou, come and see what you've got up to!"

Upon hearing this, the young man's expression remained warm, as if he had anticipated this situation.

"Oh, that's not a good idea."

"If I kill you here, it won't count as dying on the battlefield!"

The words were spoken softly, but the domineering tone was so heavy that Jin Junyou was taken aback.

I never expected this guy to talk to me like that.

After regaining his senses, he flew into a rage, and two swords appeared in his hands, flashing with cold light as he swung them at the boy.

However, as the young man looked at Jin Junyou, who was attacking in anger, his smile grew even brighter.

"The chicken that was killed jumped out so quickly."

Shi Qingyun shook his head, and the two people beside him didn't understand what he meant at first, but they understood why he said that the next moment.

As soon as Jin Junyou rushed over, the young man stomped heavily on the ground, and a killing intent that materialized from his body spread out.

A red mist began to spread around them.

(End of this chapter)