CBGC - ch129.3

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"It's because my skills are inferior," Yan Yuqing bends down to pick up the broken sword and slowly rubs the blade with his hand, seemingly unaware of the blood drawn by the edge of the sword. "The Obliteration Sword Tower’s Haoran Zhenqi Sword technique is inherently antagonistic to the Killing Sword. This time, it is only natural that your sword would actively destroy mine."

In the next moment, Yan Yuqing suddenly looks up and smiles at Su Tingyun. His skin is a tanned bronze color, actually quite dark, but when he smiles, it reveals his white teeth, "I will continue to comprehend the sword intent at the bottom of the pool. When you come back, we can spar again."

The swords of the practitioners for the Killing Sword technique can be changed at any time, unlike the that of the Haoran Zhenqi Sword technique, which requires the sword to be nurtured continuously. So, although Yan Yuqing has suffered some internal injuries due to the broken sword, they're nothing serious. After he finishes speaking, he carries the broken sword and enters the Cleansing Sword Lake. Su Tingyun watches his figure and feels that something is off, but she can’t pinpoint what it is.

The evening sunlight envelopes him, casting a long, swaying shadow. The lingering image of the broken sword in his hand leaves Su Tingyun feeling somewhat regretful.

He gradually sinks into the water, and for some reason, Su Tingyun feels a hint of uneasiness welling up in her heart. The broken sword in Little Uncle's hand reminds her of the broken broadsword that seals the area at the bottom of the lake. However, when she probes the place with her divine sense, she doesn't detect any abnormalities.

Unable to stay in Xi Guang's body any longer due to the repelling force, Su Tingyun returns back to the soul bell. Big Bai dutifully sweeps Xi Guang's body into her stomach like a trash bin. She then hops around on the Obliteration Sword Island, greeting everyone and chit-chatting for a while.

Later on, everyone takes to hiding in their respective rooms, refusing to come out. But Big Bai manages to squeeze into the various residences and continues to greet people.

"Have you eaten today? Have you been practicing? Why are you so weak?"

Entering Bai Chengyu's place, they catch him changing clothes, and Big Bai says, "Oh hey, you look so ugly..."

Little Bai, "Even uglier than Du Xizhi."

Su Tingyun: "…"

One wasn’t able speak for tens of thousands of years, while the other could only repeat other people's words for decades. Now that they can finally speak, they seem determined to make up for all the lost time. She can’t stop them at all.

The children are too naughty, and she can’t control them anymore.

She'll stay in the soul bell for about two days, then she’ll proceed to the Snow Peak in the best mental state. Usually, she would rest easy in the soul bell, but Su Tingyun has a slight uneasiness in her heart. So she keeps a close eye on Little Uncle's movements at the bottom of the Cleansing Sword Lake. She sees Little Uncle casually drawing a sword from the bottom of the pool, and enter the sword formation to cultivate, as usual. Countless flying swords attack him, leaving countless bloody wounds on his body.

It’s as if every sword at the bottom of the pool has Little Uncle's blood on it.

Although everything seems fine, Su Tingyun still can’t rest assured. She asks Big Bai to find their master, but this results in Big Bai directly swallowing Zhan Yu. Zhan Yu looks around curiously and even tells Big Bai to go out and fetch a cushion before coming back in.

"Master, are the Killing Sword and the Haoran Zhenqi Sword Techniques antagonistic to each other?" Why does the Obliteration Sword Tower, as a single sect, have such extreme sword techniques? 

"Nonsense, they simply counterbalance each other," Zhan Yu retorts, taking a sip of his tea, "The Killing Sword technique is characterized by heavy killing intent and powerful offensive power, while the Haoran Zhenqi Sword Technique can restrain the killing intent. When we cultivate together, the Killing Sword technique protects the Haoran Zhenqi, and the Haoran Zhenqi helps dissolve the murderous intent of the Killing Sword technique. Although they are opposing sword techniques, we complement each other and are indispensable to one another."

After saying so, Zhan Yu chuckles, "Don't underestimate our ancestors."

In the early stages of cultivating the Haoran Zhenqi Sword Technique, they focus on nurturing the sword, as the cultivators' strength are too weak. Without the protection of the Killing Sword, they can't grow at all. Similarly, while the Killing Sword technique is powerful, its heavy murderous intent is prone to breeding inner demons. It requires the assistance of the Haoran Zhenqi, which embodies the righteous qi of the world, to dissolve this killing intent. Moreover, the Killing faction often entrusts their swords to the Haoran Zhenqi faction for nurturing. The relationship between the two techniques is inseparable, relying on and supporting each other. It is by no means a hostile relationship.

Having received a definite answer, Su Tingyun breathes a sigh of relief. However, she repeats what Little Uncle had said, and after listening, Zhan Yu mutters to himself for a moment, "I’ve been helping him to dissolve his sword's killing intent all this time. Recently, he’s been cultivating diligently, and perhaps I haven't kept up with him. I will pay more attention."

Zhan Yu’s expression turns serious, "I'll go find him later."

As soon as they’re done talking, Big Bai spits him out. Zhan Yu stands outside and knocks on Big Bai like a door, "Let me come in and sit for a while, the spiritual energy inside is so abundant!"

Big Bai turns into a 'C': "Shut up, or I'll eat you again."

"Then hurry up and eat me!" Zhan Yu opens his arms. Xiao Budian next to him, who’s been wanting to enter as well, nods repeatedly, "And me too, me too!"

At last, it's Big Bai's turn to be annoyed by this great master-disciple duo.

Big Bai lets out an angry chirp, forgetting that she could speak.