A man stands before the heavens, his sword emerges from the Emei Mountains.

Chapter 94 Turning the Tables and Grabbing the Sparrow's Tail

A summer breeze swept across Dongting Lake, and cotton-like white clouds floated in the blue sky. Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the clouds, casting its rays onto the two large ships.

Miejue held the Heaven-Slaying Sword in her right hand and a whisk in her left.

Chen Yu had never seen Miejue use a whisk as a weapon before, so he guessed that she was in seclusion on Mount Emei, tempering her muscles and improving her internal and external strength. Holding the whisk symbolized brushing away worldly ties, adding to her extraordinary temperament. When fighting, her intention and energy were in harmony, and she used the whisk to both soft and hard, opening and closing tightly, and could do everything from chopping, wrapping, pulling, shaking and sweeping.

Chen Yu had witnessed the scene in Hanyang where the Extinction Envoy used his whisk to draw blood from a large man in black, leaving a blurred mark.

Extinction and Wei Yixiao stood several dozen feet apart, staring at each other. The Green-Winged Bat King crossed its arms, exuding a fierce and fearless aura. Tang Yang also crossed his arms, not taking Extinction, Chen Yu, and the others seriously.

Bai Xilou's eyes were filled with resentment and venom, and his gaze towards Chen Yu was like a knife.

"Wei Yixiao, come and fight!" Miejue shouted sternly.

"Extinction, come if you want, I'm not afraid of you."

"Boatman, speed up," Jingxu said after leading the girls playing on the deck into the room.

The boatman had business dealings with the Ji family of Hanyang and listened to their advice, instructing his crew to raise the auxiliary sail to increase the wind catchment area and improve speed.

Seeing this, Tang Yang sneered and said to Wei Yi, "Bat King, should we arrange for someone to dive and drill through that ship?"

Wei Yixiao said coldly, "That kid Chen Yu is a master at maneuvering boats, and his swimming skills are definitely not bad. He may not succeed. We have plenty of time to play with Chen Yu slowly. Do you expect Miejue and the Five Poisons Sect to fight to the death?"

"Bat King is brilliant." Tang Yang laughed and said to the disciples of the Flood Flag on the large ship, "You will increase your speed by the same amount as the Emei Sect's large ship."

"Rest assured, flag bearer. Change to a second sail."

With a loud bang, more than a dozen members of the Flood Flag resounded, and amidst the rustling of the canvas, a secondary sail rose and fluttered. Then, as it swayed in the wind, the flame pattern on the white flag appeared to be burning fiercely in the blue sky.

The Ming Cult's Five Elements Flags each have their own flags, as do the Heavenly Eagle Cult. However, when large ships sail on rivers, they usually lower their flags to avoid becoming targets of the Tartar navy. Now, the Flood Flag has openly raised its sails, which is a provocation.

Extinction looked at the flame-shaped flag, his face turning ashen.

"Master, this is a provocation. The opponent is the Demonic Sect's Flood Flag, which is difficult to catch. We must not lose our composure."

Extinction's bones crackled and popped as he slowly exhaled, "My disciple is right."

"We still need to guard against Wei Yixiao's sneak attack at night." As Chen Yu said this, he couldn't help but think of Jingxu who was on the ship. In the world of Yitian, Jingxu was killed by Wei Yixiao in the Western Regions.

"I will guard the ship tonight." Miejue withdrew her gaze from Wei Yixiao, who was dozens of feet away, and turned to walk towards the room.

Chen Yu stood at the bow of the ship with his sword in hand. He first took out an iron finger guard from his bosom and put it on his index finger, then found a five or six-zhang-long sail rope and prepared it at the bow.

After a soft "Huh," Wei Yixiao chuckled in a low voice, "Extinction has a fiery temper; she should be arguing with me. Chen Yu must have whispered something in her ear."

Bai Xilou couldn't help but say, "This kid is cunning and ruthless, and his cultivation is now very profound."

Wei Yixiao suddenly said, "I forgot to ask you, is the Emei Sect locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Five Poisons Sect?"

Bai Xilou cursed himself for his loose tongue; why did he have to interrupt? "Reporting to the Bat King, Xilou does not know."

Wei Yixiao looked at the other person with a sinister smile.

Bai Xilou recalled how Wei Yixiao had rescued him, and then heard the chilling scene of the Five Poisons Sect leader later drinking blood. He hurriedly said, "Xilou really doesn't know. Even Vice Sect Leader Xia might not know. They were all acting on the sect leader's orders. However, it all started with Chen Yu. In the beginning, Hall Master Cheng of Changning was ordered to capture Chen Yu, but that kid was lucky. He encountered the old nun Miejue in the Xiang River and went to Mount Emei to learn martial arts."

Wei Yixiao saw through everything and knew that Bai Xilou's words were true. He muttered to himself, "Could this kid have some secret?"

"We'll catch him and question him tonight," Tang Yang said.

Wei Yixiao looked at Chen Yu standing at the bow of the large ship in the distance and chuckled softly.

The two large ships, one in front of the other, maintained a distance of several tens of feet at all times.

Extinction's voice came from inside the room, "Yu'er, you're right. Wei Yixiao is trying to provoke his master, make him lose his composure, and bring him back to his room."

"Alright." Chen Yu instructed a disciple to keep an eye on the large ship, then turned and went to his room.

Space on the riverboat was limited, and Bu Hui and the others were all inside. Chen Yu went in and sat down, and Jing Xu said, "Master, why don't you tell us about the Demonic Sect?"

Chen Yu immediately picked up the teapot and poured tea.

Miejue took a small sip: "It's alright to talk about it. The rise of this Demonic Cult can be traced back to the reign of Emperor Huizong of the previous dynasty. At that time, Fang La, a member of the Demonic Cult, organized an uprising, gathering a million followers. With great momentum, he captured places like Qiantang, but was later suppressed by the imperial court. Although the Demonic Cult uprising at that time caused countless people to suffer, it was ultimately due to the corrupt and incompetent imperial court, which was both lenient towards the outside world and cruel to the inside, harming loyal and good people. So it can be explained. Later, the leaders of the Demonic Cult became Yu Wupo and Zhang Sanqiang, both of whom, like Fang La, failed in their uprisings. The lives of these generations of Demonic Cult leaders were quite remarkable."

Extinction's expression sombered. "Decades ago, after the death of the new leader, Yang Dingtian, the Demonic Sect lost its leader and was less restrained. Suddenly, its demonic flames raged, and wicked individuals multiplied like fish in a river. The Left and Right Light Messengers, the Four Dharma Kings, the Five Wanderers, and the flag bearers of the Five Banners (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth) all coveted the position of leader, turning on each other. The Demonic Sect declined from this point onward. However, the remaining members became even more bizarre and vicious. Xie Xun committed countless blood crimes and was a prominent figure in the martial world. Those who died at Xie Xun's hands..."

There were no fewer than a hundred of them, and most of them were upright and honest heroes who helped their communities. Yang Xiao, the Left Envoy of the Brightness Guard, was skilled in psychological manipulation and his methods were ruthless.

Miejue's voice suddenly became stern, "Your senior uncle Gu Hongzi was defeated by Yang Xiao in a martial arts contest, was mocked by him, and died from severe injuries and heart failure. You all remember this: when you encounter members of the Demonic Sect, you must be prepared to die. Do not try to take chances or be afraid."

"We remember, Master and Sect Leader," more than ten disciples in the room said in unison.

Chen Yu thought to himself that the Ming Cult leader above Yang Dingtian was Zhang Sanqiang.

Despite being squeezed in the crowd, Bu Hui somehow remembered the infamous names of Wei Yixiao, Xie Xun, and Yang Xiao.

As dusk fell, Miejue instructed the boatman to lower the sails, and the flood flag ahead also lowered its secondary sails, maintaining a distance of several dozen feet between the two boats.

Soon after, night fell.

The clear, bright lake water and the pale moonlight reflected each other, creating a scene resembling a jade field. Chen Yu walked to the bow of the boat.

"Is there any movement from the Demonic Sect's large ship?"

"Reporting to Senior Brother, everything is normal."

"Take a break, I'll keep watch."

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"Thank you, senior brother." The female disciple, who hadn't even blinked, replied with gratitude and turned to walk towards the room.

Light footsteps came from behind. Chen Yu turned around and saw a girl with beautiful features and dark eyes. He instantly remembered that in Hanyang, this girl was the first to climb out of the cabin of the large ship hired by the big man in black.

"Hero, have some tea."

Thank you.

"Don't be so polite." The girl offered Chen Yu tea, then turned and headed towards the kitchen. "I'm going to help the boatman cook."

"What's the little girl's name?"

No regrets.

Chen Yu's mind went blank for a moment. He quickly turned around. In the foreground, there was no regret. In the distance, in the darkness of the night, a figure in green silently flew down from the barre of the mast.

There is a cassia tree in the moon, but without wings, it cannot ascend to the heavens.

The bright moon shone down, and the figure in green, shining through the moonlight, looked at first glance like a giant bat that had flown down from a laurel tree.

In the blink of an eye, as fast as a flint.

One moment Wei Yixiao was bathed in the dazzling silver light, and the next, in the blink of an eye, he appeared above Chen Yu, and then disappeared into the distance from Chen Yu's line of sight.

"ah"

Bu Hui cried out in surprise. Wei Yixiao used his left hand in a tiger-like stance and his right hand in a leopard-like stance to grab Chen Yu's shoulders. He was so fast that Chen Yu didn't even have time to draw his sword, and he used most of the martial arts skills he possessed.

Chen Yu shifted his body to one side, his palms extended slightly forward as his waist turned slightly to the left, his legs bent and he squatted down, his right foot pivoted on the heel with his toes pointing outward, his whole body relaxed and his internal energy flowing through him, his right palm plucked down and his left arm swung out in one smooth motion, the sudden burst of energy from the Tai Chi "Turning Over to Grasp the Sparrow's Tail" made Wei Yixiao, who was close to Chen Yu, shake like a pot lid being hit by boiling water.

Chen Yu's body jerked, his waist turned to the left, and his hands moved in an arc forward, executing the move "Wild Horse Parts Its Mane" with fluid grace. His right arm swung like a baton, striking Wei Yixiao in the abdomen.

Even though Wei Yixiao was well-informed, he had never heard of such a fighting style. An ominous feeling instantly spread through him. He guided his qi with his mind, and in that split second, his body rose with the force of the movement. With a whoosh, he used the force to leap backward, floating ten feet away like a phantom. He grabbed Bu Hui and flipped his body towards the mast.

Chen Yu flicked the thick sail rope with his toes, half-spun his body, threw the spear past his elbow, and unleashed a Meteor Hammer Technique called "Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon" from his elbow. The rope was like a whip, powerful and sharp, like an angry arrow released from a bow, piercing the air and heading straight for several feet to entangle Bu Hui's waist.

Chen Yu pulled hard, and the window below Wei Yixiao shattered into pieces. Miejue's gray robes fluttered violently like surging clouds, and the Heaven-Slaying Sword was drawn, its momentum like a silver bottle suddenly pouring out, shining brightly, chasing after Wei Yixiao.