I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 564 Resolving Heartache (Bonus Chapter for Cumulative Donations)

Jiang Yurong's sword has no trace of human warmth, only pure killing intent forged from the battlefield of the demonic tide.

Freeze life, annihilate the soul.

She remained silent, her gaze icy and chilling. Her movements were like a phantom, each sword strike precisely aimed at Jiang Yi's weak points, as if she were a sophisticated machine designed solely for slaughter.

Jiang Yi's heart tightened, her fingers rubbing the strings of the Qinghui zither until they almost bled. The "Tiangang Subduing Demons Melody" surged like a raging torrent, the sword energy of the Tiangang Stars and the icy death intent fiercely clashing.

Facing Yu Qianlang, Jiang Yi remained calm and composed, sitting still in place.

However, facing Jiang Yurong, Jiang Yi was not even sure if the invisible energy around her could withstand a wave of sword attacks from her. To be on the safe side, Jiang Yi could only play the zither while using the Phantom Escape technique to move around.

Zhaoming's sword trembled and hummed wildly in the scabbard behind her, its fierce fighting spirit almost bursting out of the scabbard, the hilt constantly striking the scabbard.

"go back!"

Jiang Yi's divine will was as firm as iron, and he suppressed Zhao Ming fiercely.

Jiang Yurong's attack ignited a nameless rage within her, and her stubbornness flared up, making her determined to win by her own strength.

The universe revolves!

Jiang Yi suppressed his surging blood and qi, and suddenly changed his fingering, transforming the rapid piano notes into a grand melody of endless vitality.

This is precisely one of the moves in the "Heavenly Gang Subduing Demon Sword Manual" that echoes the cyclical nature of the stars in the heavens. The scattered starlight sword energy in the air was suddenly stirred by the sound of the zither, no longer collapsing in disorder, but instead forming a cyclical sword flow that embraces itself, just like the rotation of the stars in the heavens!

The azure sword light that had been pressing forward relentlessly pierced into the swirling starlight sword vortex, instantly sinking into a quagmire. The icy, deathly sharpness was constantly worn down and dissolved by the ceaseless flow of sword energy.

Yu Qianlang's eyes lit up as he exclaimed in admiration, "What a clever method! Instead of directly confronting the sword intent, they use the 'life and breath circulation' of the vast starry sky to dismantle the 'killing all things' of the annihilating death intent. They truly deserve to be mother and daughter; they are both geniuses in swordsmanship!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qianling glared at Yu Qianlang in annoyance, thinking to herself, "You're still my son, why don't you learn formation techniques from me and instead go astray into swordsmanship!"

The fierce battle at sea continued. Jiang Yi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Seizing the moment when Jiang Yurong's sword momentum was hindered, he angrily swept his ten fingers across Qinghui.

A star has fallen from the heavens!

With a deafening sound, the core of the Zhou Tian Sword Flow suddenly contracted and condensed, unleashing a killing aura even stronger than that of the Ten Thousand Evils Subdued.

A single point of extremely concentrated starlight, like a world-burning meteor falling from the heavens, dragged along the blazing tail of flames that scorched all demons, and with the force of thunder, it fiercely countered along the trajectory of Jiang Yurong's sword light!

A hint of surprise finally flashed across Jiang Yurong's eternally cold eyes, only to be overwhelmed by the terrifying power of the falling meteor!
Boom! ! !

The dazzling starlight collided violently with the azure ice, instantly overturning the frozen sea surface.

A massive void, shimmering with starlight and ice shards, appeared on the sea surface. A violent shockwave whipped up a ring-shaped wave tens of meters high, startling Yu Qianlang and the others watching from afar, who retreated repeatedly and released their protective aura.

Jiang Yurong's figure was sent flying backward by the force of the meteor shower. The deathly chill surrounding her fluctuated violently, and a trace of very faint blood escaped from the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Yi's chest heaved as he sat suspended above the churning waves, stroking the slightly humming Qinghui zither, his murderous gaze fixed on Jiang Yurong.

Just now, she was truly filled with murderous intent.

The raging waves and starlight gradually subsided.

Jiang Yurong steadied herself and hovered dozens of feet away.

She didn't attack again, and gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

The sea breeze howled, rustling the tattered hems of the mother and daughter's clothes. After a few breaths of deathly silence, Jiang Yurong's cold, hard lips twitched slightly upwards, a fleeting yet undeniable movement.

"good."

Before the words were even finished, the figure had already transformed into a dim stream of light and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant, leaving only the turbulent sea and the lingering chill.

Jiang Yi stared blankly in the direction where Jiang Yurong had disappeared, a myriad of emotions surging within her, which ultimately dissipated into a long sigh and vanished in the sea breeze.

In the distance, Su Lingxian looked at Yu Qianlang's lost expression and comforted him, "Heroes and heroines are as numerous as carp crossing a river. How do you know that Jiang Heying has nothing she can't overcome? For you sword cultivators, isn't having a powerful opponent a blessing?"

Yu Qianlang lowered his gaze from Jiang Yi, nodded, and grasped the hand that Su Lingxian extended.

As the waves gradually subsided, the group returned to the reef island. Jiang Yi then felt an excruciating pain in her fingers and quickly called Qing Xiao out to help treat them.

Hua Gu also ran out and blew cool air on her swollen fingers.

"Blowing on it will make it stop hurting."

The strings of the Qinghuiqin are not ordinary, so the injured fingers will not recover so easily.

Long Ri watched Hua Gu blowing air from the side, her eyes gradually softening. "Your little Hua Gu is so cute and sensible. I finally understand why Senior Sister Dan Xi always wanted to raise a little daughter. It's a pity that Shang Shi Xu is also a brat."

“Then you can take one more,” Jiang Yi said.

Long Ri shook his head, "No, no, taking on an apprentice is quite troublesome. Once you take one on, it's a responsibility that you have to take care of to the end. I'm always worried that if I'm not by their side, what if the apprentice is not strong enough and gets into danger? It keeps me on my toes."

Hearing Long Ri say this, Jiang Yi's eyes darkened slightly.

Long Ri didn't think too much about it and simply asked out of curiosity, "What's going on between you and your mother? You're acting like strangers."

Jiang Yi smiled faintly, "It's nothing. We just have different views and different pursuits. Let's just live our own lives peacefully."

Long Ri was somewhat surprised, "Just because of this? I thought you had some serious trouble."

"In all the world, if there is discord among relatives, does it all have some kind of hardship? The cultivators of your generation have different upbringing and experiences than cultivators of my age, so the concepts they have formed are also different."

"When differences come together and neither side is willing to compromise, discord naturally arises. If discord cannot be resolved, then let each other go and not make things difficult for each other. There is no need to get too hung up on right and wrong or winning and losing."

Long Ri nodded. "I can actually see that your mother used to think she wouldn't live long and hoped you would have enough strength to protect yourself, so she was particularly strict with you. Now that her demonic transformation problem has been resolved and you have grown strong enough, perhaps the knot between you can be untied."

Jiang Yi shook her head slightly, "I've already grown up."

"what?"

Long Ri didn't quite understand Jiang Yi's meaning, and Jiang Yi didn't explain anything further.

Meanwhile, there were no people on the island.

Jiang Yurong sat by the sea, gazing at the azure sky and sea, and took out the long-extinguished soul lamp from her storage bracelet. (Jiang Yurong's Daoist partner, Jiang Yi's biological father)

“She has already achieved the strength to stand on her own. I no longer need to worry about anything for her, nor do I have the ability to interfere in anything she does. Ultimately, she must walk this path of cultivation on her own. From now on, you and she will each go on your own paths, and I should also return to my own path.”

After saying that, Jiang Yurong threw the soul lamp in her hand into the sea without hesitation.

　That's all, see you tomorrow!
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　　I don't know how to change this part. The last part is Jiang Yurong's words to her deceased Daoist partner. After all, he was an unimportant man, and I'm too lazy to give him a name or go on and on about the backstory. You just need to know that Jiang Yurong is saying goodbye to her past experiences, her roles as a mother and her Daoist partner. There are no hidden plots. This chapter has already reiterated that not all family discord requires a hidden reason. Just like some parents are not good to their children, it doesn't prevent them from being excellent in their own fields and being seen as good people by outsiders. The matter between Jiang Yurong and Jiang Yi is now over, with no other hidden stories.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)