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Chapter 569 Victory or Loss
The punches were powerful and fierce, as if they were about to split the heavens and the earth, and they were unstoppable.

The flying sword was sharp and fierce, transforming into a straight silver chain that slashed down.

Both sides attacked almost simultaneously, each giving their all and fighting for their lives.

The entire hall seemed to fall silent for a moment.

The sounds of flying insects, the scolding of Qingxia and her disciples, the chanting of Wangmu Khenpo, and the roar of Master Chongxu all disappeared.

But the silence lasted less than a breath.

The outcome would be decided in the next moment.

Although he no longer possessed the earth-shattering power he had just displayed, Zhou You's face turned as pale as a corpse, and he immediately vomited a mouthful of black, foul blood.

But before the blood even hit the ground, he immediately untied the wine gourd from his waist, poured the remaining blood energy into it, threw in a burning talisman, and then gulped down a few mouthfuls.

The wine burned his stomach, but it also managed to keep his shattered internal organs afloat. Only then did Zhou You raise his head.

What was revealed was a smiling face.

The giant was also looking at him. He seemed to want to laugh, but just as he tugged at the corners of his mouth, what he revealed was a fragmented face.

Countless bloody cracks appeared on his face, each one not very deep, but like a painting about to shatter, impossible to piece back together no matter what.

Even so, the giant still laughed heartily.

"Good, good, good!! I never thought that after all these years, I would actually be able to pick up the Primordial Heaven-Reaching Sword again. Thank you so much this time for letting me have such a good time before I die!!"

Zhou You waved his hand to retrieve the Duanxie, which had been completely exhausted. He remained silent for a few seconds, and then laughed out loud.

"You flatter me. I also have to thank you, brother. If I hadn't fought with you, it would have taken me countless years to complete this flying sword."

The two looked at each other, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

Some people are like that; although they are rivals and have never met, they are actually like friends who have known each other for many years.

The giant was decisive. Although he still had the ability to resist, he did not intend to resist after losing. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground and waved to Zhou You.

"bring here."

"what?"

"The liquor—oh right, not the stuff you're holding. I've never liked strong liquor. It's the Drunken Immortal Brew that Qingxia gave you. And you didn't tell me you gave it back to her."

Zhou You remained silent, but shook his head with a wry smile, took out a small bottle of his treasured wine, and tossed it to the giant.

The giant took it without any hesitation, untied the cap, tilted his head back, and drank it all down like a cow chewing on a peony.

After finishing his business, he wiped his mouth and laughed.

"Alright, having fine wine to accompany you before death isn't too bad. Go ahead and do it."

Looking at the giant's relieved face, Zhou You sighed softly and then raised his own ten-thousand-ren-high sword.

Ultimately, this is a life-or-death struggle. If I were to let it go, not to mention the unpredictable changes that might follow, it would be extremely disrespectful to the giants themselves.

however.

at this time.

Suddenly, an indigo arm stretched out from mid-air, grabbed the giant's collar, and lifted him up.

Several breaths later, Zhou You finally came to his senses.

—It is Chakrasamvara.

Wasn't Khenpo Wangmu being held back by Master Chongxu? How could he have time to lend a helping hand here?
Zhou You suddenly turned his head and saw that on the battlefield not far away, all the dozens of Buddhist treasures on Wangmu Khenpo's body had been shattered, and even the heavenly staff connected to his life had turned into dust, eventually condensing into a magnificent golden Dharma realm.

Master Chongxu also frowned, his hand seals changing repeatedly, dozens of different demon-infected plants pressing down on Wangmu Khenpo—but for a time he could not make any progress.

Okay, I knew you were a complete waste of space.

Zhou You lamented his terrible teammate, picked up his sword, and wanted to finish him off.

But who would have thought.

The person who reacted most strongly to Wangmu's aid was not him, but the giant.

He mustered his last bit of strength, trying to break free from the giant indigo hand, while cursing loudly.

"Damn it, Wangmu, who the hell sent you to save me? I lost, I lost, it's not like I can't accept defeat. I'll just get myself killed cleanly, and I'll be a hero again in twenty years. You better put me down right now."

But Khenpo Wangmo completely ignored him.

As he continued to turn the last remaining prayer beads, the golden light in the Dharma realm became increasingly dazzling, to the point that his body was coated with a layer of gold.

Then, with great effort, he raised his head and spoke to the giant.

"The mountain lord knows your temperament, so before coming here he specifically asked me to bring this back to you no matter what happened. The benefits of the Five Aggregates Temple are not necessary, but Wanfa Mountain cannot afford to lose you as the deputy steward. I have agreed, so I must keep my promise."

After saying that, he looked at Master Chongxu again.

This time, it was a completely bitter smile.

"Chongxu, this humble monk... no, this old monk is truly impressed this time. Who would have thought you had such a powerful trump card up your sleeve? Well then, this old monk concedes defeat. We'll meet again sometime in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Vajra of Bliss shattered, but based on this, a crack appeared behind both Wangmu Khenpo and the giant. They fell into the crack and then disappeared again in the blink of an eye.

Only Master Chongxu remained, his face cold, and he spat.

"Goodbye? Hmph, the next time we meet will be the day you bald monks die."

After watching the two guys run away, Master Chongxu showed no intention of rushing to their aid elsewhere, but instead looked at Zhou You.

This time, his eyes held undisguised vigilance and malice.

But his words were still rather bland, almost the same as before.

"apprentice."

Zhou You replied as usual.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"You've really kept it well hidden—that Chen Luo is quite a notorious figure, yet you almost killed him in a one-on-one fight. While his arrogance certainly played a part, where did he get that strength from?"

In an instant, tensions rose between master and disciple.

It seems that as long as Zhou You doesn't give a clear explanation, Master Chongxu will immediately disregard everything and turn his gun on him to kill him.

However, Zhou You simply spread his hands and smiled helplessly.

“Master, if I were truly hiding my abilities so well, I wouldn’t have needed to go to such lengths against my senior brother—no, I mean my former senior brother—and even risk my life. You’ve witnessed my growth so far. If I truly possessed such strength, how could I have kept a single flaw hidden?”

Master Chongxu simply stared at him coldly.

"Then where did you get all these skills from?"

—The fighting was in full swing everywhere, so he didn't hear the conversation between Zhou You and the giant.

To this, the person simply smiled and explained, "It's just a remnant of an immortal that I acquired before. There's a magical artifact inside that allows me to borrow the power of an immortal a few times, but since there's a limit to the number of times it can be used, I've always kept it as a trump card."

The answer seemed reasonable, but it was actually quite deceptive. With the shrewdness of Master Chongxu, he would never have been fooled—yet the old fellow actually nodded in agreement, and then suddenly spoke.

"Are you sure you're not a member of Rashomon?"

Zhou You was taken aback.

—How did this get involved with that side of the coin again?
However, seeing his expression, Master Chongxu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

however.

at this time.

Another unexpected event occurred on the other side.

With the giant and Wangmu Kanbu seriously injured and fleeing, Master Chongxu's sect should have had the upper hand, so he ignored the other two sides and planned to deal with Zhou You first.

But.
Yun Zhongzi was indeed fine, but Ming Xiangu's situation took an unexpected turn.

Qingxia watched the two people leave, immediately realizing that she had no chance of winning—but she did not give up, and instead glanced at her own disciple.

Xuanji immediately understood, and then, in full view of everyone, she quickly removed all her clothes.

No, if you can't beat them, you can't beat them. Are you trying to seduce them?
Unfortunately, the idea only flashed through everyone's minds for a moment.

Just as the clothes hit the ground, what was revealed was not the pure white body she had imagined, but a monstrous shell covered with countless eyes!

Ming Xiangu paused for a moment, then fell silent in astonishment.

"The Demonic Strategy of Following Heaven, Qingxia, how could you!!!"

Unfortunately, she didn't finish her sentence.

In that instant, countless eyes on Xuanji's body opened simultaneously—and wherever their gaze fell, the countless Gu worms turned to ashes in an instant!

Without this obstacle, Qingxia immediately grabbed the hairpin with her other hand, then suddenly accelerated and rushed to Mingxiangu's front, before thrusting it into her Fengchi acupoint!
She had known Ming Xiangu for many years and treated her like a sister. She even helped Ming Xiangu find the materials for her advancement. So naturally, she knew where the other woman's weakness lay.

As the hairpin pierced the wound, no blood flowed out. After a while, only a huge Gu worm struggled to emerge from it—but it was only halfway out that Qingxia gently grasped it and crushed it to pieces.

Meanwhile, Ming Xiangu's body, which had only just begun to recover, also lost its vitality.

—Everything happened in the blink of an eye, so much so that no one could save them even if they wanted to.

Seeing the body collapse, Qingxia stopped attacking. Instead, she turned her gaze to Zhou You, gave the innocent-looking man a deep look, and then spoke to Chongxu.

"Senior brother, I have indeed lost this time."

Upon hearing this, Chongxu stopped what he was doing, looked at Qingxia with a slightly complicated expression, and finally spoke slowly.

“Indeed, junior sister, you’ve planned for so long, even bringing Wanfa Mountain and the Tantric Sect under your protection. Yet you still lost. But as fellow disciples, I won’t pursue the matter too much. As long as you’re willing to give up the struggle for sect leader, I, Chongxu, swear to the ancestral court that you will still be the sect leader, and even when I die, you will still have the opportunity to inherit the Five Elements Temple.”

But when faced with Chongxu Shangren's persuasion to surrender, Qingxia suddenly burst out laughing.

"Senior brother, you know that I have never liked competing for fame and fortune since I was a child. I only want to live a peaceful life. But do you know why I would compete with you for the position of sect leader?"

".Why?"

“Because… Senior Brother, you were going to destroy the Five Elements Temple.” Qingxia sighed. “Senior Brother, your scheme was far too grand, so grand that if it were discovered, it would bring annihilation to the entire temple. No matter how strict the rules of the Five Elements Temple are, no matter how harsh they are on me, it is still the place where I grew up. I absolutely cannot watch you destroy it. Unfortunately, in the end, you still failed at the last minute, defeated by that guy who had foreseen it all along.”

"—I, Qingxia, am very vengeful, so I say."

She curved her deep red lips into a smile that was both incredibly beautiful and fiercely menacing.

"Tongtian Sword, Ling Yuan, I will never let you go—remember that, forever."

Upon hearing this, Zhou You looked like he'd been shot while lying in the middle of something.

—No, sis, the one who's your enemy is Chongxu. The love-hate relationship between you and your fellow disciples was also caused by Chongxu. Even the one vying for your position is Chongxu himself. I'm just a henchman. Are you hating the wrong person?
Unfortunately, the other party didn't give Zhou You a chance to explain at all, pulling Xuanji, whose eyeballs were shattered and who was now naked again, back a step.

Then, their figures suddenly blurred and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Master Chongxu didn't stop him; he just stared at Qingxia's table, lost in thought.

Then, he softly uttered a few words.

"Brigitte, you will eventually understand my good intentions."

Wangmu Khenpo has left, the deputy head of Wanfamen has also left, and even Qingxia and her companion have fled.

After losing all their pillars of support, the rest of the cleanup became simple.

Those who are willing to surrender should be controlled first, then knocked unconscious and thrown aside—after all, these are disciples of the Five Elements Temple or related people, and once subdued, they will still belong to our side—those who refuse to surrender and intend to fight to the death should be strangled on the spot, leaving no trouble behind.

After cleaning up the last eunuch, Zhou You wiped the blood from his face and looked around.

The once bustling ancestral hall was now completely silent.

Although the Qingxia sect has been completely wiped out, the Qingxu sect is not faring much better—including Yun Zhongzi's side, seven or eight out of ten disciples have already left.

It will take at least ten years to recover.

Surprisingly, Li Chengfei also survived. Although he had many wounds, big and small, he was still able to breathe and was leaning against a pillar with Lin Yunshao taking care of him.

Looking around and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Zhou You took a few steps discreetly and came to the side of the two people.

Upon seeing him, Li Chengfei disregarded his injuries and hurriedly tried to get up to greet him according to custom.

Zhou You waved his hand, casually stopping him, and then suddenly asked.

"Hey Lao Cheng."

"Senior brother, as I said, my surname is Li."

"Oh, by the way, Lao Li, what are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengfei immediately spoke with great enthusiasm.

"Senior brother, since our sect has won, we will naturally become the direct descendants of the sect. If I accumulate more merits in the future, perhaps in ten years or so, I can even secure the position of sect leader. At that time, I will have brought glory to our ancestors."

Looking at Li Chengfei, who was envisioning the future, Zhou You lowered his head and said with a hint of pity.

"I'm really sorry to interrupt your fantasy, but I have something to tell you."

"Senior brother, you are the greatest contributor this time. Please feel free to give us any instructions."

"You two should run away now."

".What?"

Zhou You repeated it again.

"You two, now you should..."

"We're getting ready to run away."

(End of this chapter)