“Hiss—”
“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts...”
In the clearing, Jiang Ye suddenly clutched his head and cried out.
Before his eyes was the familiar campfire and the aroma of roasted meat.
He bared his teeth and muttered inwardly. Damn it, having his arms explode and then his entire body blow up had hurt so much he almost shed tears.
But he was a guy! How could he show weakness in front of the enemy?! In the end, he had forced himself to tough it out through sheer willpower!
Hearing the commotion, the surrounding senior brothers and sisters stopped what they were doing and looked over in unison.
Looking at the crowd who had just died miserable deaths now sitting before him alive and well, Jiang Ye felt an indescribable sensation well up in his heart.
In his mind, Bai Zhirou was sobbing softly, clearly still unable to step out of the shadow of the recent party wipe.
Jiang Ye rubbed the space between his brows.
He reined in his emotions, pressed two fingers to the bridge of his nose, and casually struck Conan's classic glasses-pushing pose:
“I have already seen the future... There is only one truth... Someone is causing trouble behind the scenes!”
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
It was broad daylight, and they hadn't seen her drink any alcohol, so how was she this drunk?
Jiang Ye waved his hand. “There's no time to explain. Get in the car—no, let's go!”
The disciples: “?”
...
Daniu Village.
Gu Changqing had changed into a dusty, simple short-sleeved outfit.
Carrying an empty basket on a shoulder pole, he casually strolled past the village chief's grand brick house.
Upon reaching the end of the village, he slipped into an abandoned empty house with a quick flash of movement.
Inside, Bai Zhirou was leaning against the corner, looking nervous.
Gu Changqing casually set up a soundproofing barrier and looked at her with a peculiar expression:
“There really is a cultivator's aura hidden inside the village chief's house. Junior Sister Bai... how on earth did you know?”
Bai Zhirou was taken aback.
She couldn't very well say she had heard it with her own ears from that old pervert named Sima Zhao in the previous run, could she?
Her eyes darted around. After stammering for a long while, she squeezed out two words:
“I guessed.”
Gu Changqing: “...”
Squeak.
Just as he was left speechless, the wooden door of the village chief's house creaked open.
A lean man dressed in coarse linen clothes stepped out.
Pretending to look around casually, he lowered his head and headed straight toward the back mountain.
Gu Changqing and Bai Zhirou exchanged a look.
Slap! They slapped two concealment talismans onto themselves and followed him from a distance.
Along the mountain path, Gu Changqing ultimately couldn't hold back and sent a secret voice transmission:
“Junior Sister Bai, are you sure we don't need to call everyone to flank them? With just the two of us, we might easily find ourselves at a disadvantage.”
Bai Zhirou shook her head and transmitted back:
“Too many people will easily alert the enemy. Just us is enough.”
In her heart, she silently added another sentence.
Actually, Senior alone is enough.
Half a ke later, Jiang Ye, who had been yawning in boredom in her mind, finally saw the figure of “Sima Chrysanthemum.”
Bai Zhirou's delicate body trembled slightly.
Jiang Ye logged in instantly!
Taking control of the body, he casually sent a voice transmission to Gu Changqing beside him:
“Wait for me here. I'm going to scout the situation.”
Before Gu Changqing could reply, Jiang Ye patted down his coarse cloth coat and walked straight out.
At this moment, though the young girl wore coarse linen clothes, they could not hide her curvaceous figure.
Below, several Yin-Yang Sect cultivators on sentry duty immediately spotted this village girl who had delivered herself right to them.
Their eyes instantly lit up with a green glint, and they couldn't help but lick their dry lips.
“Hey, you, come over here.”
One of the Yin-Yang Sect disciples beckoned with a sinister laugh.
This shout immediately drew the gazes of all the evil cultivators.
The young girl kept her head lowered deeply. Though they couldn't see her face clearly, her exquisite figure certainly made their hearts stir.
Sitting cross-legged in the center, Golden Core Elder Sima Zhao, who was presiding over the situation, did not speak to stop them.
After all, he was the boss, so he would definitely get first pick for something like this.
Jiang Ye walked over to them slowly, appearing highly hesitant.
Only ten steps remained.
Swoosh!
The young girl's timid figure instantly vanished from where she stood!
Sima Zhao and Sima Gui suddenly snapped back to their senses!
But it was too late. A blood-red greatsword the size of a door slammed down fiercely!
Bang!!
A dull thud resounded, like a watermelon being smashed to pieces!
The greatsword smashed solidly against Sima Gui's skull! The protective Treasure Tool at his waist flared for a mere fraction of a second before shattering with a bang.
His entire body flew backward like a cannonball, slamming hard into the rocky wall behind him.
Sima Zhao's pupils dilated as he retreated frantically!
At the critical moment of life and death, he did not hesitate to activate the peak Earth-grade secret technique, 【Yin-Yang Ultimate Bliss Illusion Realm】!
In an instant, a strangely fragrant pink mist enveloped the entire area once again!
Sima Zhao's heart settled slightly. He sensed that this young girl only had mid stage Foundation Establishment strength. As long as she was hit by this illusion, she would definitely be unable to extricate herself.
However, before the mist could even spawn those disgusting, muscular men,
a brilliant bloody light erupted in Jiang Ye's eyes. The Grand Achievement 【Killing Sword Intent】 was directly activated, and the crimson domain of slaughter instantly tore the pink mist to shreds!
Leaving only a blood-red afterimage in his wake, Jiang Ye had already appeared right in front of Sima Zhao.
Immediately after, an extremely condensed, blood-red “crescent moon slash” was unleashed!
Sima Zhao's pupils trembled with shock as he fearfully summoned a defensive Treasure Tool.
But in a mere instant, both the magic treasure and his entire body were split in half in mid-air.
The blood-red crescent moon slash continued unabated, slamming heavily into the mountain with another thunderous rumble.
Rubble crumbled and collapsed.
The surrounding Yin-Yang Sect disciples, who were scared out of their wits, stared blankly at the scene before them. They absolutely could not believe that their high-and-mighty Elder had been instantly killed just like that.
Jiang Ye didn't even spare them a glance. He simply delivered a few clean, vertical slaps with his sword, sending this group of small fry to enjoy their lives in the 2D world.
Right at that moment, cracked blood veins appeared on the young girl's fair skin once more.
But very quickly, the Seven-Color Sword Heart throbbed frantically, intervening forcefully and barely managing to bring the two back into a state of balance.
“How reliable!”
Jiang Ye couldn't help but praise in his heart.
It was only after he had finished resolving everything that Gu Changqing finally arrived.
Looking at the "censored pixels" scattered all over the ground, his hand holding the sword trembled, and he found himself momentarily speechless.
You call this scouting for information? You literally just beat them to death!
“Oh?”
As if he had discovered something interesting, Jiang Ye walked toward the distant rock wall with his sword in hand.
He saw that Sima Gui, who had been sent flying at the very beginning, was actually not quite dead yet.
Although heavily injured, he had already stumbled to his feet and was preparing to escape amidst the chaos.
Jiang Ye casually raised his greatsword, but suddenly remembered something, and a mischievous expression crept onto his face.
Immediately after,
Swoosh!
With a casual flick of his toe, a fire poker on the ground shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, piercing Sima Gui's backdoor with extreme precision!
“Awooo—!!”
With a scream, Sima Gui was once again pierced from end to end, drawing his final breath on the spot.
“Yes! This time I didn't get the spear dirty.”
Jiang Ye lightly pumped his fist.
As a warm current surged into his body, his cultivation once again reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment without any suspense.
After the two of them carefully tidied up the pile of "censored pixels" and the spatial rings on their bodies, they turned and walked down the mountain.
During this time, in order to save on "internet fees," Jiang Ye decisively logged off again.
The moment he logged off, the Grand Achievement 【Killing Sword Intent】 attached to his body vanished completely as well.
Jiang Ye couldn't help but feel puzzled. He had Xiao Bai, who had retaken control of the body, test it out, only to find to his dejection:
Xiao Bai was actually unable to use the 【Killing Sword Intent】!
Bai Zhirou couldn't help but ask in her mind, “Senior... why is that?”
Jiang Ye thought about it and replied:
“These sword intents, saber intents, spear intents, and whatnot... at the end of the day, they can be understood as the manifestation of a person's mental will.”
“As for an intent that belongs to you, you probably have to comprehend it yourself.”
Looking at her palm, Bai Zhirou murmured softly, “An intent... of my own?”
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