Chapter 158: Please Young Master Kill (Two-in-One)
Just as force is mutual, some situations are also mutual.
When one decides to kill another, the other might also intend to retaliate and kill. Before life and death, it doesn't matter who the bandit is. After life and death, whoever dies is the bandit.
Because Ji You could also say that on the day he established his Worldly Family in Feng Province, considering the frequent banditry in Feng Province, he went alone into the mountains to suppress bandits...
This is the current situation in Feng Province, a clear-cut game.
Motivation is not important; the outcome can decide everything.
Under the twilight, the evening sky was like a blazing inferno, magnificent and grand. Ji You plucked a Spiritual Sword into his hand.
Like an arrow released from a bow, he rushed up the mountain peak, his entire body's Qi surging. The strong winds swept up fallen leaves, and he charged forward like a Killing God towards the Tong Xuan Realm cultivators ahead.
Buzz!
A clear sword chant echoed brightly on the mountain peak, and the heaviest Sword Dao slashed directly forward.
Three Tong Xuan Realm cultivators with graying hair swarmed forward, roaring with eyes wide in fury, raising three wide sabers, all their Spiritual Qi converging at this moment.
If they had held back earlier because they thought there was still a Rongdao Realm Immortal Villa Master behind them, now knowing that Ji You had Killing Intent, they could only go all out.
Clang!
A burst of sparks flew everywhere.
The Spiritual Sword attacked like a mountain collapse and a sea roar, its sword light overlapping like waves.
The three Tong Xuan Realm cultivators were violently knocked back, their wrists instantly throbbing with pain: "This sword cannot be taken head-on. While he is retracting his sword, catch him off guard!"
As their words fell, the five Tong Xuan Realm cultivators closely following immediately attacked from the sides, their sabers, spears, swords, and halberds bringing rolling sand and dust waves.
Ji You's eyes glowed with golden light, his golden pupils like two sun wheels.
With a 'Canglang' sound, the sword body cut through the wind.
Under the evening sky, Ji You released the long sword in his hand and swung his arm to take another Dao Sword. The sharp Sword Dao directly attacked forward.
A dull cracking sound filled the air, and the weapons of the five Tong Xuan Realm cultivators all shattered.
Among them, the 'Willow Color New' that cut through the wind advanced unstoppably, slashing the three Tong Xuan Realm cultivators, causing blood to splatter. They were directly sent flying, like kites with broken strings, plummeting into a pile of rocks, staining the rocky slope with blood.
The other two, perhaps because their weapons were of higher quality or they were a step slower than the first three, did not die here, but their hand bones were completely shattered, and they directly smashed into the mountain rocks.
"He's not retracting his sword—he's not retracting his sword!"
"!"
Ji You raised the corner of his mouth, his white robe dotted with blood, like blooming winter plum blossoms.
Then he soared into the sky, raising his sword to the heavens as a sword chant soared, and the condensed, heavy Sword Dao once again heavily pressed down. The eighteen Tong Xuan Realm cultivators only now realized that as he wielded his sword, there were six other swords flying up and down around him.
And whenever someone attacked from the side, Ji You was not the first to react; instead, one of the six swords would directly move to the position for an attack, striking as soon as it landed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The swarming crowd was directly cut down onto the cliff, and amidst the strong mountain winds, blood splattered like flowers.
From the foot of the mountain to the slope, Ji You walked through the mountains, and wherever his Sword Dao struck, there were precise casualties.
Those who attacked in groups were all heavily suppressed by 'Xiao Chong Shan', with the seriously injured crashing to their deaths on the cliff, and the lightly injured having their hand bones shattered. Those who assassinated alone were all directly killed by the sharp 'Willow Color New'.
Seven people suffered internal injuries from the first seven sword strikes. The two who had their chests directly cut open earlier, plus the two whose hand bones were shattered by the Sword Intent, meant that in just a brief moment, only six of the eighteen Tong Xuan Realm cultivators remained.
At this moment, Sword Intent clashed.
Luoping Mountain, the Deputy Immortal Villa Master of Poyue Immortal Villa, seeing that person passing through the mountain forest, felt cold sweat trickling down his face and into his neck.
He was forty-nine years old this year, at the Tong Xuan Early Stage.
Just now, he was entrusted by the various Immortal Villa Masters to negotiate peace. His impression of Ji You was merely a junior in the same Realm, thinking he was young and energetic, but his indifferent attitude was indeed a bit too arrogant.
But at this moment, he saw that 'junior in the same Realm' like a lone wolf that had come to kill, and only then did he realize the source of that arrogance was the opponent's strength.
This was simply not the Tong Xuan Realm they knew!
Luoping Mountain retreated with his saber, his eyes filled with panic.
The common saying goes that one knows their destiny at fifty, but until tonight, he never knew what his future destiny would be. But now, he knew.
"Ji You, I am willing to leave Feng Province!"
His response was a booming sound, as brilliant Sword Qi blossomed throughout the mountains.
At this moment, seven Dao Swords once again rose into the sky, then abruptly descended, shaking the mountains. Countless figures flew backward from among the mountains.
Those Disciples from other Sects in the other three provinces, as well as the Worldly Family Young Masters who were very interested in Feng Province, were all dumbfounded.
They knew that Tong Xuan Realm cultivators who entered the Inner Courtyard of an Immortal Sect were much stronger than those who painstakingly cultivated to Tong Xuan Realm in Immortal Villas, but they never expected the difference to be this great.
This was simply a one-sided slaughter of those in the same Realm.
At this moment, Ji You swung his sleeve and drew his sword, and a swath of heads fell to the ground, black, white, and red mixing into a single mess.
"Young Master Ji—"
"?"
Ji You turned to look, and saw a Lingjian Mountain Disciple walk out from among the onlookers.
"The dispute over tribute has actually existed for thousands of years. It's normal for you to have more and I to have less, but I know that what Young Master Ji seeks is different, and a peace talk is impossible. However, if you truly kill everyone and even cut off their heads, it might anger the Families behind them."
Ji You wiped the blood from his sword on a corpse: "You look familiar?"
"My name is Huang Lan. In the spring of Taiwu 2, I was saved by you in Qi Ridge."
Ji You put away his sword and looked at the increasingly dark mountain forest: "Feng Province's current situation no longer allows for compromise. If they are to leave, they must leave completely."
"That Luoping Mountain just now begged for mercy and was willing to leave Feng Province. If this matter spreads, it will surely be criticized, and the Luo Family lineage originally belongs to Tianshu Academy."
"But there are also suffering people outside Feng Province. Where would he go? It's better for him to die obediently. Those born into Worldly Families with extremely poor cultivation talent are the ones with the most distracting thoughts and desires in their hearts, because they cannot Ascend.
They are even more eager to lord over this world. They cannot change."
Ji You cut off the opponent's head: "It's alright, Tianshu Academy will understand."
Someone spoke up: "Tianshu Academy."
"What?"
"Not Tianshuzhai, it's Tianshu Academy."
"Oh right, it's still Tianshu Academy now."
Ji You muttered: "Tianshu Academy will understand. If they don't understand, I'll switch to Lingjian Mountain."
Hearing such blunt words, the people around couldn't help but exchange glances, their expressions complex, and only then did they recall the rumor about him after the late spring of the first year.
That rumor said that Ji You had never thought highly of the Seven Great Immortal Sects, but had only reluctantly joined Tianshu Academy to save a little girl.
Huang Lan felt slightly pleased upon hearing this, then cupped his hands: "Please Young Master kill!"
Ji You suddenly rushed out of the mountain slope, Spiritual Qi surging under his feet, heading towards the deepest part of the mountain range.
Inside Night City Mountain, there was a stream, flowing windingly under the night sky, emitting a gurgling sound.
Ji You landed from the mountain slope at this moment, swinging his sleeve to throw the seven Spiritual Swords into the water, constantly washing the blood-stained sword bodies until they were sparkling clean.
Then he found a clean stone to sit on and began to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into his body, the golden light in his eyes reflecting shimmering waves in the water.
Slicing eighteen Tong Xuan Realm cultivators with his sword was not dangerous for him, but it was extremely draining.
Especially using 'Xiao Chong Shan' with seven swords multiple times brought a sense of fatigue.
It should be known that when he fought Chu River, he only used 'Seven Chong Mountain' twice from beginning to end.
It was the same when he broke through the Sword Forest.
But those eighteen Tong Xuan Realm cultivators were just the beginning. What truly needed vigilance were the five Rongdao Realm cultivators who were currently in the mountain forest.
Here, Spiritual Qi surged vigorously, and Ji You slowly closed his eyes.
Perhaps the Sword Qi just now was too fierce, scaring away the birds, insects, and beasts from this place, leaving the surroundings deadly silent, with only the increasingly strong smell of blood carried by the mountain wind.
A long while later, Ji You slowly opened his eyes, hooking his fingers, trying to grasp the bloody wind before him.
But at this moment, he suddenly heard the roar of Spiritual Qi erupting in the distant mountain forest, shaking the mountains.
So Ji You couldn't help but look up, gazing towards the denser mountain forest.
And just as he turned his head, a strong Killing Intent suddenly approached rapidly, causing his shoulder blades to quickly tense. As his pupils constricted, he suddenly darted west.
Boom!
In an instant, a furious Saber Qi suddenly landed from under the night sky.
The bluestone Ji You had been sitting on was split in half by a single saber strike, then turned to dust amidst the lingering vibrations.
At this moment, two figures walked out from under the night sky.
A long-haired old man holding a narrow, straight-bladed ring-hilted saber, only five feet tall, was the Immortal Villa Master of Risheng Immortal Villa.
On his right side, on a half-slope, there was another old man holding a steel whip, taller than the Risheng Immortal Villa Master, with sunken cheeks.
His eyes were small like slits, and he was the Immortal Villa Master of Taizhen Immortal Villa.
Both were at the Rongdao Early Stage, their bodies emanating strong Killing Intent.
Currently in Feng Province, even powerful Immortal Villas only had five or six Tong Xuan Realm cultivators. Tonight, all of them had been dispatched to guard the entrance of Night City Mountain, blocking Ji You from entering Feng Province.
In their view, this matter involved the qingyun immortal rules, the common people's tribute, and Tianshu Academy, entailing a great deal of Karma. It could be said that one move affects the whole situation.
If they could avoid personally taking action, it would naturally be better.
And using eighteen Tong Xuan Realm cultivators to deal with one Tong Xuan Realm cultivator was indeed considered sufficient importance even across the entire world.
But at this moment, Ji You, with blood splattered on his robe, had arrived here, indicating that those Tong Xuan Realm Elders and offerings were likely in dire straits.
They had anticipated some losses, but they never expected the losses to be so significant. Now, their faces were filled with anger, and they were heartbroken.
There was a world of difference between Immortal Sects and Immortal Villas, this was true, but how could the gap be so huge within the same Realm?
When those Tong Xuan Realm cultivators were speaking arrogantly earlier, some onlookers said that they had stayed too long in Feng Province, a land without Worldly Families or Immortal Sects, and did not understand the value of an Immortal Sect's Inner Courtyard, also ignoring the differences between them.
But many of these Immortal Villa Masters also came from Immortal Sects. They knew in their hearts, when had an Immortal Sect ever produced such a figure?
However.
It ends here.
The Risheng Immortal Villa Master held his saber with both hands, while the Taizhen Immortal Villa Master raised his steel whip high.
From the moment this Young Master left Yuyang County, to entering the city, and finally entering the mountain, he had been pressing relentlessly. Now that their Immortal Villa had suffered huge losses, it was a matter of life and death.
Cangji!
Without any superfluous words, the Risheng Immortal Villa Master twisted his saber, its cold light splashing, the saber body blooming like moonlight in the mountain forest.
It came whistling!
Ji You had been standing in the mountain forest just now, holding his sword with one hand, and at this moment, he suddenly shot out like an arrow released from a bow.
With a clang, the iron saber fell, and the air waves in the forest exploded.
The strong saber light illuminated all directions, and Ji You felt a sharp Qi. He immediately held his sword horizontally to block, and was directly knocked back a hundred steps, his iron sword trembling wildly.
As expected of the Rongdao Realm...
Both the force and speed were more threatening than all eighteen Tongxuan combined.
They were all from small Worldly Families, without the inherited secret arts of cultivation like the Chu Family, but there was actually an augmentation of Law power when they struck with their sabers.
Ji You drew his sword and directly approached, only to see the Taizhen Immortal Villa Master suddenly flash out from the side, Killing Intent following him.
Assassination?!
With a rumble, the lightning Law manifested on the steel whip, carrying immense force, and smashed forward fiercely.
But just as the Taizhen Immortal Villa Master's steel whip came sweeping, about to touch Ji You's chest, a surge of Qi suddenly deflected the landing point of his steel whip, as if pushing back his whip body. Although the force was not strong, it instantly made him miss the opportune moment.
"?!"
At this moment, an inexplicable Qi flowed around Ji You's body. He immediately reached out to grab another sword, and the surging Sword Qi suddenly rose.
The Taizhen Immortal Villa Master suddenly opened his eyes slightly, and then heard a humming sound from the night sky. He immediately braced his sword.
With a rumble!
Xiao Chong Shan pressed in, combined with the Sky-Encompassing Circular Slash, the surging sword waves swept forward, like a half-moon.
The Taizhen Immortal Villa Master held up his steel whip and blocked with a clang. His body immediately sank, and cracking sounds constantly came from under his feet, as the bluestones by the stream were continuously shattered.
"This sword—so heavy!"
Steel whips are different from swords; they are inherently blunt and rely entirely on force to strike people. The Taizhen Immortal Villa Master had been comprehending the Dao of force for over forty years in the Rongdao Realm.
Yet, he never expected to feel the mighty power of mountains assaulting him from the Sword Dao of a Sword Cultivator today.
Under the night sky, sparks from colliding metal constantly flew.
Those spectators who had watched Ji You's Sword Dao earlier had now followed, their Spiritual Qi whistling under their feet as they moved through the dense forest, their eyes fixed on the battlefield.
A Tongxuan Middle Stage cultivator fighting two Rongdao Initial Stage cultivators alone—this was simply an unmissable sight.
In their eyes, the two Rongdao cultivators cooperated perfectly, their iron sabers and steel whips constantly pressing in, forcing Ji You to continuously retreat.
But even so, the several Sword Qi strikes Ji You unleashed during his retreat were still breathtaking.
The Villa Master holding the steel whip let out an exclamation of "so heavy" after taking one strike head-on, and after that, the two of them never again directly took his Xiao Chong Shan.
What made everyone open their eyes wide was that every time the Risheng Immortal Villa Master struck with his saber, the point of impact seemed to be deflected.
This deflection was very slight at first, so much so that Ji You had to continuously shift and deflect, but then the gap began to widen.
At first, everyone thought it was some special combat technique, but then they noticed that the expressions of the two Villa Masters became increasingly solemn.
"So strong, but—"
"But it's still not a solution."
"That's right, Ji You's ultimate goal is not to kill people, nor to escape, but to reach Feng Province. If he can't effectively counterattack, he will never reach Feng Province."
A group of Disciples from other Sects followed Ji You, constantly retreating westward, from the low mountains with scattered households in front to the bottom of the valley.
They then leaped onto the hillside, but someone suddenly stopped there.
Those following behind were unable to dodge in time and directly collided into a pile.
After a moment of chaos, those behind looked up and saw two fighting figures in front.
One was Cao Jinsong, who had left earlier, and the other was Pei Ruyi.
Cao Jinsong directly slashed with a single sword, fighting against the two Rongdao Middle Stage Villa Masters of Qiyun Immortal Villa and Changqing Immortal Villa, holding his own with his Rongdao Upper Stage cultivation.
And Pei Ruyi was clashing head-on with the Fuyan Immortal Villa Master, a Rongdao Initial Stage cultivator against the Rongdao Middle Stage old woman. Although she couldn't advance an inch, she was not in danger.
Clang!
Sabers and swords collided, and the violent airflow directly shattered all the cypress trees on the mountain. The Qi raged wildly through the mountains.
The Fuyan Immortal Villa Master held a broad saber, and as she stepped, mountain rocks cracked. The saber light, like a white glow, swept through the air and crashed down, directly striking Pei Ruyi.
Fairy Ruyi's pupils suddenly constricted. She swept her sword and retreated sideways, only to see the saber light that had struck empty air directly cleave the cliff, and with a loud bang, the mountain rocks instantly tumbled down.
"Two against one here, three against two there?"
"Neither in numbers nor Realm do we have an advantage!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone suddenly saw two incredibly heavy Spiritual Swords suddenly emerge from Pei Ruyi's side as she moved.
This scene was as if swords grew from her armpits, directly striking the old woman's face.
The Fuyan Immortal Villa Master's eyes suddenly constricted: "So fast!"
Clang!
The sword strike directly sliced off her hair ornament, and Pei Ruyi followed closely, her furious sword slashing horizontally, directly cleaving the opponent's shoulder.
At the same time, Cao Jinsong, who had already initiated his straight sword stance, suddenly retracted his sword, then gathered immense Spiritual Qi in his hand.
The two Villa Masters of Qiyun Immortal Villa and Changqing Immortal Villa suddenly saw an opportunity flash and immediately pressed forward. They did not expect two sharp Sword Qi strikes to directly attack their faces, and they immediately dodged.
At this moment, Cao Jinsong's Dao sword directly struck out, and a spray of blood splattered.
At this moment, the Changqing Immortal Villa Master fell into a pile of rubble. When he got up again, blood continuously overflowed from his chest, and the wound had penetrated deep into his bones. Pei Ruyi had already retrieved her sword, and a surging Qi directly attacked from the rear, while Cao Jinsong followed closely. As the two swords rang out in unison, the Taizhen Immortal Villa Master was directly knocked back ten zhang, his Qi and blood churning.
The five Villa Masters looked at each other at this moment, their eyes revealing expressions of disbelief.
Earlier, Risheng and Taizhen had teamed up against Ji You, gaining the upper hand and forcing him to retreat steadily.
And the Fuyan Immortal Villa Master, with her Realm advantage, suppressed Pei Ruyi, resulting in a back-and-forth battle, even subtly gaining the upper hand.
They couldn't understand why they suddenly encountered this situation now. The opponent had no additional helpers, yet two of their own had suddenly been injured.
"Seven swords for one person, assisting Tianshu Academy in counterattacking Lingjian Mountain and Asked the Dao Sect. So this is how they take advantage."
At this moment, the old woman stood up, looking at Ji You, whose eyes were surging with golden light, her expression cold.
Being in Feng Province, their information was not well-informed. Even if they had heard about Ji You's affairs in Qi Ridge, they didn't know the key details. Only now did they realize the origin of those four swords just now.
"Taizhen, you handle these Flying Swords. I'll hold back this woman. Changqing, Qiyun, you two continue to hold back that big-chested fatty."
Cao Jinsong: "—?"
The Fuyan old woman turned to look at the Risheng Immortal Villa Master: "Risheng, go kill Ji You!"
The difference in Realm cannot be compensated by clever tricks, especially the higher the Realm, the more so.
When Ji You was not yet famous, he often won by sneak attacks with his sword, but in this battle full of Rongdao cultivators, there would obviously not be a second time.
If one person is assigned to deal with the Flying Swords alone, and the remaining few are still in opposition, then a Rongdao Initial Stage cultivator killing a Tongxuan Middle Stage cultivator is naturally not a problem.
Hum!
As the old woman raised her sword, all directions moved!
As arranged, the five Villa Masters performed their respective duties. Taizhen focused on the Flying Swords, blocking in the very center, while the others separately held back the big-chested fatty and the woman.
Ji You looked at the Risheng Immortal Villa Master at this moment: "You're alone."
"?"
The Risheng Immortal Villa Master thought, 'You're good at stealing lines,' then brandished his saber and struck with immense force.
Ji You immediately drew his sword, its edge meeting the iron saber fiercely, sparks flying between the saber light and sword shadows.
Change sword! Change sword! Change sword!
Aside from the four Spiritual Swords sent out to confuse the enemy, Ji You had three more Spiritual Swords to rotate. Then, with a clang, he directly struck the Risheng Immortal Villa Master. Amidst continuous slashes, he suddenly raised his hand to grab a sword, and a heavy and swift Sword Intent suddenly surged.
His chaotic, slashing sword waves were all powerful normal attacks fueled by the surging Spiritual Qi. Amidst the dazzling display, only two swords were actually alternating.
And the third sword carried the Sword Intent of Xiao Chong Shan.
Boom!
The Risheng Immortal Villa Master was directly knocked back three steps, feeling the pain in his arm, and instantly became highly alert: "I can only fight you to a draw?!"
He had previously teamed up with Taizhen against him, and the back-and-forth fighting had been enjoyable and satisfying, but he had never noticed this before.
"No, you're going to die."
"Tongxuan is the foundation of Rongdao, but your talent is insufficient. It seems you haven't integrated Laws, and naturally, you don't have various Laws accompanying you.
To me, you are merely a slightly stronger Tong Xuan Realm cultivator, far inferior to Gongshu Chou."
The Risheng Immortal Villa Master roared and brandished his saber, slashing forward: "Even if I haven't integrated Dao Laws into my body, do you really think a Tong Xuan Realm cultivator can kill a Rongdao like me?!"
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Ji You suddenly raised his sword at this moment, and a massive Sword Qi instantly soared into the air, the fierce wind rising with his aura violently tearing at the treetops.
"Xiao Chong Shan, Willow Color New, Gui Qu Lai, and Si Wu Xie are only four swords, but they are my four swords of a lifetime, and they integrate all my knowledge of the Sword Dao."
"I have pursued the Sword Dao my entire life, constantly researching what kind of sword is the strongest."
"I wanted the sword to be heavier, so I created Xiao Chong Shan."
"I wanted it to be sharper, so I created Willow Color New."
"Later, I wanted it to be faster, so I created Gui Qu Lai."
"But in the end, I found that the sword is a gentleman's weapon. Besides being heavy, sharp, and fast, it also needs to be clean."
"Ji boy, you are not a Disciple of my Lingjian Mountain, so I will not teach you."
"But in the end, I will personally use Si Wu Xie to cut you out. Whether you can learn this cleanest sword depends on yourself."
"This sword requires you to truly have a clear Sword Heart, with nothing outside your mind."
"Only such a clean sword can cut through everything."
With a loud bang, everyone in the mountain forest suddenly froze.
Under the bright moonlight, or rather, under the Sword Dao, the Risheng Immortal Villa Master flew horizontally, blood gushing like a spring.
At this moment, the old woman who called herself Fairy Fuyan's eyes were wide open, and Pei Ruyi suddenly remembered the conversation after the Autumn Tournament.
"If Chu River perseveres to the second round, and still has trump cards, do you have a chance of winning?"
"Yes."
"Really?"
"I also have some trump cards I haven't used."
Ji You retrieved his sword, smiling as he looked at the old woman: "It's your turn next. Are you looking forward to it?"
Cao Jinsong roared: "Let me handle this old hag!"
