422: Chapter 27 Taoist, Sword Cultivator, and Monk_2 422: Chapter 27 Taoist, Sword Cultivator, and Monk_2 Perhaps it was because he had not truly “bloodbathed” yet, but most of the opponents he had encountered had underestimated Xie Zhen’s strength.
Xie Xuanyi had thought that the world now was the same as in the past, where people always overestimated themselves and belittled others.
But now, it seemed that a decade later, some changes had finally occurred in the world.
At least, True Master Jun Shan was smarter than he had imagined.
“I have taught Li Chen, I know him too well.”
A familiar wistfulness shone in Jun Shan’s eyes.
This time, when he thought of Li Chen, his expression and thoughts were not much different from when he thought of Qi Yu.
For him.
Li Chen and Qi Yu were extremely similar specks of dust amidst the tumultuous waves of the mortal world, even if one had reached Yin God Perfection and the other only Grotto Heaven.
Jun Shan had lived two lives.
In his two lifetimes, the shadows of “Li Chen” and “Qi Yu” had almost overlapped.
In his first life, he was the co-master of both Tai Shang House and Yuqing Pavilion.
Li Chen served him, attended to him, revered him…
and thus gained fate’s favor, eventually stepping up as the Pavilion Master of Tai Shang House.
Yin God Perfection?
It was indeed a realm revered by tens of thousands, seemingly only a thin line away from Yang God.
Yet Jun Shan knew well that even giving Li Chen another sixty years, this Pavilion Master of Tai Shang House wouldn’t likely break through that bottleneck.
Some people were destined never to reach Yang God.
But Xie Zhen was different.
“This life, if I want to restore my Yang God cultivation, I need at most twenty years.”
True Master Jun Shan spoke softly, “I have a premonition that your time to reach Yang God…
may be even shorter than mine.
So, to kill or not to kill Li Chen, it depends only on whether you want to or not.”
Twenty years…
It probably won’t take that long.
Xie Xuanyi slightly lowered his eyebrows, his previous life’s cultivation had only taken over twenty years and had it not been for that campaign in North Sea, he would have achieved Yang God long ago.
This life, naturally, would be even quicker.
And stronger!
“Susu…”
Inside the private room, the candlelight flickered without any wind, Deng Baiyi’s expression was one of shocked surprise as she glanced at the black-robed youth beside her, silently sipping a small amount of wine to absorb the shock in her heart.
Tonight was really full of “unexpected” surprises.
Firstly, she didn’t expect True Master Jun Shan to bring her directly to Ying City to meet Xie Zhen.
Secondly, what surprised her even more was—
True Master Jun Shan was asking Xie Zhen not to kill Li Chen?!
That was absurd.
Asking a Grotto Heaven not to kill a Yin God Perfection?
What was even more absurd was…
she actually found Jun Shan’s request quite reasonable.
Although Deng Baiyi was worried that Xie Zhen would run into trouble, she had a vague feeling that if this farce continued, Xie Zhen would surely stand in the end.
It was an inexplicable, ridiculous confidence.
“Senior.”
Out of respect, Xie Xuanyi still called Jun Shan “Senior.”
The candlelight divided the table into two halves.
Xie Xuanyi lifted his wine cup, gently sipped it, and spoke unhurriedly, “So Senior, you chose tonight to turn big troubles into small and small troubles into nothing.”
“Yes.”
True Master Jun Shan also raised his wine cup, took a small sip, “I can foresee the future of this farce…
Li Chen is stubborn; there’s a lot he can’t see through.
If we keep fighting, it would not be good for either the Taoist or the Sword Palace.”
“A lot Li Chen can’t see through?” Xie Xuanyi asked with a smile, probing.
True Master Jun Shan narrowed his eyes.
He stared at the young man across from him, speaking meaningfully, “This lotus flower is quite beautiful, it’s just a pity one petal was used.
I heard that Prince of Chiling City was seriously injured in the Northern Hunting Secret Realm, that is truly an astonishing piece of news.”
The events that happened within the Northern Hunting Secret Realm were highly classified.
Many details that people like Xie Xuanyi and Lu Yuzhen wouldn’t share, others couldn’t possibly know.
Jun Shan’s remark carried a profound meaning.
Worthy of being a Reincarnated True Person.
This lotus flower, the Prince of Chiling City couldn’t foresee.
But Jun Shan did.
The presence of this lotus flower meant that Li Chen’s actions would likely evolve into a slaughter between the Sword Dao and Taoist.
In other words.
Actually, it would be a showdown between Zhao Chunyang and the carefree child.
The Great Chu dynasty would be more than happy to witness this scene, the Holy Empress and Qin Ancestor had long wanted to curb the two Major Sects.
“Senior…
You are more formidable than I thought,” Xie Xuanyi sincerely admired.
“The swordsmanship of Yuqing Pavilion, originates from Da Sui Sword Palace,” True Master Jun Shan shook his head, not showing any pleased expression, but seriously explained, “My master told me, it is the best swordsmanship in the world, just a pity it’s not complete.
The other half of this swordsmanship resides in Yuping Peak of Da Sui Sword Palace.”
Xie Xuanyi listened quietly.
“So…
the swordsmanship lineage of Yuping Peak, half of it actually also belongs to Yuqing Pavilion.”
Jun Shan smiled, “Zhao Chunyang is a culmination of a millennium of Sword Dao cultivation, I can’t compare to him, naturally I can’t see through his ultimate path.
But one petal of Sword Intent hidden in this lotus, I can clearly recognize.”
“I see.”
Xie Xuanyi twiddled his wine cup, examined it for a moment, and slowly said, “Regarding the matter at North Suburb Villa, actually, I want to explain a bit.
Senior should know…
some people, they must be killed, Fang Hang and Qi Yu belong to that type.
In their world, there’s no reconciliation, only life or death, so I could only ask them to die.”
“You don’t need to explain.”
Jun Shan spoke calmly, “I too killed many people in my previous life.”
“Actually, Li Chen is also that kind of person.”
Xie Xuanyi sighed, “If Senior can make him let go of his Killing Intent, I might not kill him.”
“He will.”
Jun Shan simply looked up, his gaze penetrating the array patterns, silently watching the sky, and quietly repeated it once more.