A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 503: A Slash in the Air

Zhao Yifu sat on a big rock in the dense forest. At his feet was a pile of wild fruits, red, yellow, white and green, piled together in a ball, in different sizes. He was going to rely on these things to kill the boring time of the day.

He was originally a subordinate of Yang Sixuan, the chief of the Zongzheng Judgment Bureau. Because he made a mistake while on a mission outside, he was exiled to Tiewei Mountain to guard the pagoda forest.

In the blink of an eye, he had already spent more than four months in these lonely days. If he could just hold on for another month or so, the six-month punishment would be over.

"I am a cultivator in the Cyclone Realm, and I have to run to such a remote place to guard Tallin. It's really a waste of my talents!"

While sighing, Zhao Yifu picked up a bright red berry, took a bite of it, and juice burst out in his big mouth with plump lips.

He was born with a high upturned upper lip, which looked a bit ugly. At this moment, a lot of juice was splashed on the upturned lip. He was about to raise his sleeve to wipe it, but suddenly his eyes froze, and his originally indifferent gaze instantly became sharp.

He was responsible for guarding the southeastern part of Tallinn. Although he was sitting on a large rock in the dense forest and was surrounded only by dead branches and leaves, his spiritual sense had already been fully released, covering the southeastern area centered on him.

At the moment when the berries burst in his mouth, he used his spiritual sense to explore and "saw" a figure walking out from the valley outside the dense forest and slowly coming towards the dense forest.

He was responsible for guarding the southeast of Tallinn. The dense forests surrounding Tallinn were already forbidden areas, and no outsiders were allowed to enter.

Zhao Yifu's spiritual consciousness instantly focused on that figure.

Duan Rong was already sitting in the valley when the sky was just getting light. He had also arranged for Fan Hongjiao, Ximen Kankan, and Shen Mizhi to hide nearby, each with their own arrangements.

Duan Rong was sitting on a tree stump in the valley, picking the dried mushrooms growing on the side of the stump out of boredom. Just then, he heard the sound of bronze bells coming faintly from the tower forest.

He threw away the dried mushroom he was fiddling with, stood up, clapped his hands, and slowly walked out of the valley, facing the rising dawn, and slowly walked towards the edge of the dense forest.

When he was still more than ten feet away from the edge of the dense forest, Duan Rong felt a divine consciousness sweeping towards him. The divine consciousness gathered and enveloped him, penetrating his dantian.

"Bah!"

In the dense forest, Zhao Yifu bit off half of a berry, and it fell onto the rugged rock at his feet, splashing a pool of bright red.

The person who came was actually a strong man in the cyclone realm!
Zhao Yifu's expression instantly became more solemn, and he flashed away.

Duan Rong had just reached the edge of the dense forest when suddenly a figure blocked his way.

The two looked at each other.

Zhao Yifu looked unfriendly and suspicious, and asked, "Who are you?"

Duan Rong chuckled and said, "Hello, Senior Brother. I am a disciple of Yunfu Peak Elder Zhu He. I am Duan Rong. I have nothing to do today, so I wandered around in this mountain. I saw the beautiful scenery here, so I wanted to take a look."

Duan Rong directly gave his real name. He came to kidnap Xiao Yu from the pagoda forest, and he had no intention of hiding it. Xiao Yu was his wife, and the sect could find out easily, so why bother playing tricks?

Seeing the visitor announce his family background and identity, Zhao Yifu's expression relaxed slightly. In addition, Duan Rong was a cultivator in the Cyclone Realm, so Zhao Yifu's attitude immediately improved.

"Oh, Senior Brother, this dense forest is a forbidden area of the sect. You cannot visit it casually. Senior Brother, please leave now."

"Really?" Duan Rong pretended to be surprised and said, "This dense forest is a forbidden area for the sect?!"

"That's right!" Zhao Yifu looked at Duan Rong and said with certainty.

"Okay, okay." Duan Rong said with a smile, "Then I won't go into this dense forest."

As Duan Rong spoke, he strolled leisurely along the edge of the dense forest. Zhao Yifu stood there, looking somewhat helpless.

According to the rules, the forest is a forbidden area, and people can walk outside the forest. Duan Rong was trying to take advantage of the situation, and he couldn't do anything about it. If it was just an ordinary person, he would have driven him away long ago. But this person had good cultivation and a very humble attitude. Zhao Yifu couldn't say anything for a while, so he could only stand there, staring at Duan Rong who was walking on the edge of the forest.

Duan Rong was about three feet away from Zhao Yifu when he suddenly stopped and turned to Zhao Yifu with a grin. It was so brilliant!

Zhao Yifu looked at Duan Rong's harmless smile. He thought Duan Rong was finally leaving and was just saying hello to him, so he smiled back. But the next moment, Zhao Yifu's smile froze on his face.

Because Duan Rong's smile suddenly disappeared, his figure flashed, and he jumped into the dense forest like a ghost.

"Damn it! Are you kidding me?!"

In Zhao Yifu's opinion, Duan Rong was teasing him on purpose. In fact, Duan Rong had been to this dense forest before, but the guards didn't show up at all, because Duan Rong was only at the Yuanqi realm at that time, and in their eyes, he was not good enough, so they didn't care about him at all.

As soon as Duan Rong tried to step into the dense forest, they kicked him out.

But at this time, Duan Rong had already achieved the cyclone realm. His cultivation was enough to attract Zhao Yifu's attention.

Duan Rong walked slowly towards him, intending to lure him out, then find an excuse to distance himself from him, and then suddenly attack him, so as to buy as much time as possible to cross the dense forest and kidnap Xiao Yu.

The moment Zhao Yifu jumped into the dense forest, Duan Rong had already arrived at the large bluestone where he had just sat, his vital energy floating, stepping over Wuchen.

Leaping around in the dense forest, Duan Rong's figure was as slippery as a loach.

As he was about to pass through the dense forest, he saw the afterimage of Tallin in the gaps between the shadows of the trees, but at this moment, Zhao Yifu was about to catch up with him.

Although Duan Rong is a cultivator in the cyclone realm, he has not yet achieved the first level of the cyclone realm. In terms of cultivation realm alone, Zhao Yifu is still superior to him, which can be reflected in his body movement speed.

In terms of speed, Zhao Yifu is actually faster than Duan Rong.

If Duan Rong had not suddenly attacked and suddenly turned into the dense forest, he would have stopped Duan Rong in the center of the forest.

The moment Duan Rong jumped out of the dense forest, Zhao Yifu also jumped out.

Xiao Yu finally saw that the dark shadow had already jumped out of the dense forest.

It’s Duan Rong!
This was a scene she never dared to dream of.

Tears immediately burst out of her eyes. She had already forgotten everything around her. In her eyes, there was only Duan Rong's figure. Mountains, dense forests, and pagodas no longer existed. Xiao Yu ran and shouted, "Duan Rong!..."

Duan Rong's figure was still in mid-air, flying in the air. He saw Xiao Yu in the crowd at a glance and couldn't help but smile at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu's cries were like the beating of a drum in her heart. Only she could feel the surge of her vitality at this moment...

As long as Duan Rong could come, she would have no regrets in dying.

Duan Rong saw Xiao Yu running towards him, but he did not go to meet her. In mid-air, he suddenly activated his mind, and the three flowers on top of his head opened and closed, controlling the reversal of the airflow around him.

He suddenly twisted his waist and raised his arm, pulled out the frost-patterned phosphorus crystal knife from his waist. With a flash of white light, he slashed at Zhao Yifu who was chasing him from behind.

Duan Rong's mid-air turn and slash happened suddenly, but his movement had a natural and graceful rhythm that moved Zhao Yifu's heart.

When he saw Duan Rong's agility, he estimated that this kid's cultivation level was slightly lower than his own, so he was confident that he could intercept Duan Rong.

But at this moment, seeing this flying turn and slash, it was like a swallow skimming the water, combining sharpness and grace. This kid's understanding of martial arts was obviously far higher than his.

Zhao Yifu is also a cyclone realm expert who has comprehended the rudiments of artistic conception. He still has this vision.

He was quite surprised. How come his understanding of martial arts was so profound even though his cultivation was not as good as his?
It is no wonder that Zhao Yifu was surprised. For any cultivator in the cyclone realm, the comprehension of artistic conception is the foundation, because the more mature and formed the artistic conception is, the more the mental power can use the artistic conception to control the surge of the cyclone and prevent the airflow from collapsing.

Therefore, as the artistic conception matures and takes shape, the cyclone in the Dantian will become larger and larger and more condensed, which is why there are four levels of cyclone realms.

The most difficult thing to comprehend and improve is the artistic conception. As for the condensation of the corresponding cyclone, it is just a matter of hard work and will come naturally.

But the so-called artistic conception barrier does not exist for Duan Rong. His practice is naturally not something that a normal cultivator like Zhao Yifu can understand.

Although Zhao Yifu had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he saw Duan Rong slashing at him with his sword, so he also swung his sword diagonally and met his head. Zhao Yifu slashed with his sword, and the sword light suddenly appeared!
Just as Zhao Yifu's sword light suddenly appeared, a sword light also burst out from Duan Rong's blade!
The aggression is like fire, as if it is real!
"What!?"

Zhao Yifu's face changed drastically!
Duan Rong's sword light was several levels higher than his. It was almost the same as the sword light of the cultivators who had reached the Great Perfection of the Cyclone Realm that he had seen before!

The form that seems to be real, with its constantly flickering and jumping power, shows the power of a mature state of mind!

"Mature state of mind? How is this possible!?"

In contrast, the blade in Zhao Yifu's hand shrank like a dying fire...

The two swords had already met in mid-air. In terms of cultivation, Duan Rong was indeed slightly inferior to Zhao Yifu, but as soon as the two types of sword auras touched each other, Zhao Yifu's sword almost slipped out of his hand, and he flew backwards, his aura disordered...

Duan Rong's artistic conception, after being devoured and integrated, as well as stimulated by the artistic conception's origin contained in Gu Daoling's painting, had already become extremely powerful.

Zhao Yifu's power in the battle shocked himself.

He clearly saw Zhao Yifu's sword light, which was extinguished instantly as soon as it touched him. His artistic conception and vitality instantly penetrated through the weapon and entered Zhao Yifu's meridians...

This is definitely not what should happen when monks of the same level fight each other.

But this was the critical moment. Duan Rong thought carefully. He slashed Zhao Yifu back with a sword, then turned around in mid-air and flew towards Xiao Yu like a big bird.

In Tallinn, under the gazes of countless people, Xiao Yu was shouting when she was suddenly picked up by Duan Rong and flew into the air!

Zhao Yifu looked at Duan Rong with an unpleasant expression as he flew out of the tower forest holding a woman. His right arm had its meridians invaded by Duan Rong's vital energy, and he was unable to use his strength for a while.

Zhao Yifu suddenly gathered the energy in his dantian and let out a long roar towards the sky.

The roar, fueled by the vital energy, shook the whole area!
There was a figure in the northwest, southwest and northeast of Tallinn, rushing over after hearing the sound.

Duan Rong was holding Xiao Yu in front, Zhao Yifu was chasing closely behind, and there were three figures roaring out from the dense forest.

While Zhao Yifu was moving his body to chase after him, he used his Qi to force out the chaotic Qi in the meridians of his right arm.

Duan Rong's cultivation was slightly inferior to Zhao Yifu. He used the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head to stimulate the airflow, and his speed of riding the wind was slower than Zhao Yifu. In addition, he was holding Xiao Yu, and he was about to be caught up by Zhao Yifu.

Xiao Yu lay in Duan Rong's arms with tears in her eyes, her eyes never leaving Duan Rong. From Duan Rong's shoulder, she caught a glimpse of the person chasing her. That person's speed was obviously faster than Duan Rong, and the distance between them was shortening. Moreover, not far behind him, there were three figures rushing towards him.

Xiao Yu's eyes were filled with sorrow. She didn't look at the people chasing after her. She retracted her gaze and fixed it on Duan Rong. "Duan Rong, thank you for coming. It's enough for us to just meet. You don't have to really take me out of Tallinn. If you do that, you will be punished. Let me go back. That person is coming after me. Duan Rong, I am already very satisfied that you came here. It's enough!"

Duan Rong held Xiao Yu in his arms and looked towards a mountain peak in the mist. That was where he wanted to take Xiao Yu. Hearing this, he said, "Don't be afraid, Xiao Yu! I will take you home!"

"Go home?" Xiao Yu trembled all over. She hugged Duan Rong tightly and said in a trembling voice: "But... the sect..."

Duan Rong said: "Believe me, everything will pass."

Xiao Yu stared at Duan Rong in a daze. Duan Rong's eyes were bright and firm, and those eyes seemed to give her endless courage. Although she saw the figure behind her chasing after her, she trusted Duan Rong very much at this moment.

She just knew that Duan Rong would definitely take her home.

"Duan Rong, I don't want to die in the tower, take me away!" Xiao Yu buried her head in Duan Rong's arms. She didn't look at the figure chasing her behind her, nor did she look at everything around her. She gave her life to Duan Rong.

Duan Rong smiled and said, "You won't die in the tower. You haven't given birth to a child for me yet."

At this time, Zhao Yifu, who was chasing him from behind, was only a few feet away from them. The chaotic energy in Zhao Yifu's arm had been forced out. He had already made up his mind. If he caught up with Duan Rong, he would only fight with him, and would never fight him head-on. He just needed to delay Duan Rong for a while and wait for the three people behind him to arrive. They were four to one, and even if this kid had a strong state of mind, he could still be exhausted to death.

At this moment, Zhao Yifu suddenly discovered that a graceful figure in a red dress suddenly emerged in the mist beside him.

Duan Rong was not nervous at all about Zhao Yifu's approach. He knew that Fan Hongjiao would choose the best time to show up. Sure enough, when Zhao Yifu was about to catch up with him, Fan Hongjiao suddenly flashed out from the mist.

She stood in mid-air, in the air, with her feet on the clouds, and deliberately shouted with a look of surprise: "Hey, Junior Brother, why are you here? What are you doing?"

Duan Rong naturally knew that she was acting, so he smiled and shouted back, "Senior sister, help me! Those people behind me want to kill me! Senior sister, save me quickly!"

Duan Rong's scream was so panicked and miserable that Zhao Yifu behind him was stunned. After half a second, he realized that the person Duan Rong was talking about who wanted to kill him was talking about him!
Fan Hongjiao raised her eyebrows and shouted, "Who is so blind as to dare to kill my junior brother? Do you think that Yunfu Peak can be bullied?"

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, he turned into a red cloud and came roaring over.

Zhao Yifu saw the red cloud coming towards him, as fast as a ghost, and he wanted to explain. "No, don't listen to him..."

But Fan Hongjiao had already kicked him in the chest, sending him flying backwards.

In mid-air, Fan Hongjiao kicked Zhao Yifu away, then he shook his right hand and grasped a python whip in his hand. He swung the whip and rolled towards the other three people who were chasing after him.

Duan Rong held Xiao Yu in his arms as he headed towards the misty mountain. He glanced at Fan Hongjiao from the corner of his eye and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Sister Da Xiong, you are so amazing!"

Although Fan Hongjiao was powerful, she was besieged by four Cyclone Realm warriors and it was a little difficult for her to deal with them for a while. However, her whip shadow flashed, and none of the four could escape from the battle circle.

But some people wanted to escape from the battle circle and chase after Duan Rong, but they were immediately called back by her long whip and had to get involved in the fight again.

"Fan Hongjiao, you actually allowed Junior Brother to kidnap someone from Tallin. Do you know what crime this is?!"

People like Fan Hongjiao naturally have quite a reputation in Taiyi Sect. The four people guarding the tower forest actually all recognize her.

Fan Hongjiao said, "Bullshit! If you want to kill my junior brother, you have to get past me first!" Fan Hongjiao just kept pretending to be crazy and stupid, pretending to be ignorant.

They all understood what Fan Hongjiao said, because the two people just shouted loudly and they heard it.

"What are you talking about! Do you believe that kid's nonsense?"

"Didn't you see that he was holding someone in his arms? That was Tallinne's disciple!?"

"Really?" Fan Hongjiao pretended to be in a trance and glanced behind her, and saw that Duan Rong had already fallen towards the top of the mountain. According to the agreement, her mission had been completed at this time.

"Nonsense! Otherwise, why would we chase him when we were guarding Talin? And why would we want to kill him for no reason? We just want to capture him and report back to the sect! Fan Hongjiao, your junior brother is using you as a pawn!?"

"Is that so? That's a real misunderstanding!" Fan Hongjiao suddenly retreated, made way, and said with a smile, "Those four, I was reckless! Then go and catch my foolish junior brother. You just kidnapped someone and went to that mountain."

Fan Hongjiao said this, pointing to the mountaintop shrouded in mist.

Although the four of them were entangled by Fan Hongjiao and could not escape, they had been watching Duan Rong's movements. Naturally, they knew that Duan Rong had gone to that mountain. There was no need for Fan Hongjiao to tell them.

The four of them snorted coldly and chased after Duan Rong with unfriendly looks.

Before Zhao Yifu left, he glanced at Fan Hongjiao's incomparable chest and muttered quietly, "She's really big-breasted and brainless!"

"What did you say?!" Fan Hongjiao had sharp senses and heard everything clearly. She whipped Zhao Yifu and shouted angrily, "Say it again! Believe it or not, I will strip you naked and leave your body on Yunfu Peak!"

"I don't dare! I don't dare! I was wrong!" Zhao Yifu was held by Fan Hongjiao's waist and immediately bowed to apologize. "I have big breasts and no brains, it's me..."

"Get out!" Fan Hongjiao put away the red whip, his figure flashed, turned into a red cloud, and disappeared among the mist.

"What a vicious woman!" Zhao Yifu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He turned around and saw that the three people had approached the mountain where Duan Rong fell.

(End of this chapter)