Demon Sword Immortal

"If you just abandon your beliefs, no one will stop you from doing so!"

"Everyone else can settle their remaining tuition fees and leave, but only you, Jiang Haojing!"

"Grandpa always reduces your fees and has your second uncle tutor you privately. How did you build such a solid foundation?"

"Ask yourself honestly, you rely on the temple for everything you need, and you still have the nerve to come and ask for a refund?"

"Do you really think the little money you paid is enough to train you?"

Bai Maoxu was also furious: "Jiang Haojing, you're being a bit shameless!"

Xu Shu remained silent, but his expression grew increasingly grim, and his knuckles turned white as he gripped the wooden sword tightly.

"What a joke." Jiang Haoqing remained unmoved. "A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. If I had never entered the Dao, it would be fine, but now that I have successfully entered the Dao, what can the Divine Cry Sword Dao give me if I continue to stay here?"

"I didn't mean to be so definitive..."

"Don't you think about it? If there's no sword-forging technique in the training ground, what would attract me to stay?"

"Moreover."

She looked around as if she had grasped the truth.

"The remaining tuition fees will be settled when you leave the school; this is a written rule."

"I was merely following the rules and demanding what was rightfully mine..."

She didn't speak because she heard a whooshing sound behind her.

Under what circumstances was someone ambushed?

Confident in his newfound knowledge, Jiang Haojing didn't take the attacker seriously. He simply raised his wooden sword to block behind his head, intending to show Bai Leying how powerful he was.

But she completely underestimated the strength of the newcomer.

The sheathed wooden sword was easily parried... Jiang Haojing turned around and was punched in the face by Bai Xiang.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Expelled from the School!

What…?

Hit in the face, Jiang Haojing was completely dazed. She staggered back a few steps before feeling a sharp pain in her nose and tears inevitably streamed down her face.

"You...you're just dreaming?"

Through her tears, she could barely make out the person in front of her.

Wearing a white, black-trimmed antique-style long dress, the hem of which went past her knees, revealing black stockings on her legs, and wooden clogs tied with red ropes... How dare she ambush her dressed like that?

"Didn't you want rules?" Bai Xiang ignored the shock in Jiang Haojing's heart and the surrounding crowd, casually tossed the package containing the dirty socks to Bai Zhuqing, and drew his wooden sword in front of everyone.

"One of the rules of the dojo is that those who want to leave the dojo must have a match with the headmaster. Only those who can withstand three moves can settle their tuition fees."

There is indeed such a rule.

Not only does Shenming have it, but many sword styles also have it.

Generally speaking, even if there is a significant gap between you and the top performer, this step is usually just a token gesture.

But this time it was all for naught.

That's not as simple as just saying it.

"If you can't even withstand three moves."

She glanced coldly at the people next to her.

"Then it's not that you're backing down."

"Instead, I, as the chief acting Dao Master, am expelling you all from the Daoist temple."

What the hell?

Jiang Haojing and the other disciples who wanted to leave the sect were stunned.

Yes, there is such a rule, but you're overthinking it... Are you sure you want to activate this power?

Jiang Haojing usually lived at the dojo, so she knew Bai Xiang's capabilities all too well. Hearing this, she let out a cold laugh: "That's true... but isn't there another one after that?"

"If the top student loses the challenge, it won't just be a refund of tuition fees; it will be doubled on top of the full amount!"

Upon hearing "double the return," the expressions of the retreating disciples who had gathered around immediately changed.

Judging from their matching black training uniforms, they are all students in the "intermediate class." The intermediate class is designed for students from ordinary families, meaning their backgrounds are relatively unremarkable.

A few individuals leaving the path can be attributed to individual aspirations, but for so many of them to come together, especially with "true disciple" Jiang Haojing leading the way, anyone with a brain can see that there are external forces instigating this.

This is a very disgraceful thing. If their families weren't really in dire straits and the other party hadn't given them so much, they wouldn't have come to the temple to ask for money after making such a move as abandoning their faith.

But... it seems this matter can't be resolved peacefully anyway, and we'll inevitably offend the Divine Cry Dojo, so why not make as much money as possible before we leave?

"Senior Sister Bai Xiang." Finally, someone couldn't resist the temptation and raised his sword, cupping his fists towards Bai Xiang from afar. "I challenge you here, Senior Sister. May I ask if you accept?"

"I accept," Bai Xiang replied almost immediately.

"And let's not waste time on each one."

"I will accept all of your challenges."

"That's what you said!"

Jiang Haojing's face lit up with joy, and she drew her sword, pointing it at Bai Xiang: "What are you waiting for! Attack together!"

She wasn't stupid. At first, she didn't realize what was going on, but when Bai Xiang spoke, she wondered what gave her the confidence. Gradually, she remembered that she seemed to have had her sword easily deflected by Bai Xiang.

Then this mediocre "senior sister" should have also entered the Dao.

Jiang Haojing isn't one to overestimate her abilities; in this situation, she would probably need to think twice before challenging Bai Xiang alone.

The original plan was to incite the others to scout ahead, but who would have thought that this foolish senior sister would be so arrogant! She actually claimed that she would take on them all by herself at the same time!

That's a rare and wonderful opportunity!

Even though she had to retreat to see Bai Shengju, Jiang Haojing was still somewhat afraid of the old man. At least when facing Bai Shengju, there were some things she dared not say, and she wouldn't be as presumptuous as she had been just now.

There will inevitably be some back and forth about retiring and settling tuition fees.

But now it’s different!

Bai Xiang herself said she accepted the challenge, and she really was the head of the dojo!

With so many people hearing this and bearing witness to it, as long as Bai Xiang can be defeated, there will be no more obstacles to their retreat from the path!

And it can extract double the money! Wouldn't that exceed the target?

If Liu Daozhu knew that I had handled things so perfectly, would he take me to see the visualization diagram?

Witnessing a group of black-clad apprentices with bloodshot eyes rushing forward, Jiang Haojing's mind was filled with the promise that Liu Mengqing, the Dao Master of the 'Riding the Wind Sword Path,' had made to her.

"what!"

Then a scream shattered his fantasy.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Haojing's face showed horror.

But it was all in vain... Despite wearing shoes that made movement difficult, she was able to handle the attacks of at least twenty wooden swords around her with ease, and basically one person was knocked down within two moves!

The person who screamed earlier was the one whose sword was swept away by her, leaving his body wide open. She then kicked him in the stomach, knocking down two more people. The three of them rolled around in a heap.

It seems like Sister Xiang'er is really angry!

Bai Zhuqing watched with immense excitement, wishing her eyes were cameras so she could record every scene of Bai Xiang going berserk and beating people!

"Die! Die!"

"Crack!"

"what--"

Under pressure, some people brandished their swords, aiming at Bai Xiang's vitals. Bai Xiang didn't hold back either, either piercing through with the tip of his sword to send them flying, or using brute force to sweep his legs hard, striking their supporting legs on the front of their knees, causing several more bent legs to break.

'Noisy Spring Breeze'!

'I only regret that summer is too short!'

She mastered the Bai family's ancestral Divine Cry Sword Technique with ease, combining it with her perfectly trained skin flexibility and incredibly strong muscles! The result was that no one could land a sword on her, and no one could block a single strike from her!

"Clang, clang—"

With her white hair flying wildly, Bai Xiang moved through the crowd like a ghost. Wherever she passed, there were screams of agony or people flying backward. The sounds of swords clashing and wooden swords hitting the ground were continuous. In an instant, she had broken through the encirclement and pounced on Jiang Haojing!

How could it be so fast?

Jiang Haojing was so frightened that she turned to the side to avoid it.

Putting herself in Bai Xiang's shoes, she realized she couldn't achieve the same terrifying results as Bai Xiang, and already knew she was no match for Bai Xiang, so she didn't dare to face her head-on with her sword.

"waste."

But given her quick reflexes, her movements were full of flaws in Bai Xiang's eyes.

After cursing, Bai Xiang aimed his sword at the direction Jiang Haojing was dodging and struck her right wrist, which was holding the sword. She cried out "Ah!" as her wrist deformed and the wooden sword flew out of control.

"you……"

Jiang Haojing was horrified. Just as she was about to speak, she was punched in the face again while she was in mid-air, and a broken tooth came out of her crooked mouth.

She fainted.

My mind was completely blank, and I couldn't think of any way to retaliate.

Bai Xiang's strength was enough to directly blast a demon's skull apart. Even if he held back, it was still something that Jiang Haojing, who was only at the first stage of the Qi Refining Realm, could not withstand.

Even with the enemy collapsing, Bai Xiang showed no sign of stopping.

She grabbed Jiang Haojing by the collar and, amidst the gazes of the disciples who were either cowering or lying on the ground, dragged her like a dead dog to the front gate, then tossed her down.

"boom!"

Jiang Haojing was so frightened that she struggled to protect the back of her head. Her whole body slammed hard onto the steps, and she slid down a short distance.

"you……!"

Amidst the excruciating pain, she couldn't understand how Bai Xiang dared to treat her like this.

Is she trying to kill someone?!

Originally, Jiang Haojing wanted to question Bai Xiang, but when she looked up, she met the gaze of someone standing on the high platform looking down at her.

White hair flowing freely, ancient costume and long sword.

The sunset glow fell on Bai Xiang's face from the right, obscuring most of her face in shadow.

"remember."

She looked down at the long steps like that.

"It was Shinmei Hakusou who expelled you from the sect."

Chapter Thirty-Six: Conditions You Can't Refuse (Please add to your favorites and keep reading!)

"you……!"

Wounded, defeated, and humiliated, Jiang Haojing, disheveled and with bloodshot eyes, fainted in a fit of anger, lying like a corpse in the middle of the long steps.

A screeching sound of brakes rang out, and four black cars arrived at some unknown time, parking in a fan shape below the long steps. From these cars, disciples of the dojo dressed in black and green training uniforms stepped out.

Bai Xiang watched quietly as these people emerged from the car one by one, his gaze sweeping over the colors of their clothes and the wooden swords they carried, before finally settling on the last beautiful woman to get out of the car.

The beautiful woman looked to be in her early thirties, with a voluptuous figure. She wore a dress similar to a cheongsam, with a slit that went all the way to her waist. Her long legs were covered in flesh-colored stockings, and her hair was styled in a bun at the back of her head, with a small fan inserted in a very flirtatious manner.

"Oh?"

Raising her head, the beautiful woman caught sight of Jiang Haojing lying on top of her and showed a slightly surprised expression.

Then she looked up again, caught sight of Bai Xiang, and then looked at Jiang Haojing, her bright red lips slightly parted.

"It wasn't Bai Lianzhou who made the move." She smiled and raised her voice slightly, "You must be the chief disciple of Shenming Dojo... the child whose name was bestowed upon you by Master Hua'an, right?"

"Who are you?" Bai Xiang didn't intend to answer her question.

"Who I am is not a question you have the right to ask..." The beautiful woman's smile grew even brighter. "If you were sensible enough, you should go and call your grandfather out right now."

"Because what we're about to discuss is related to whether you can continue living here."