All That Remained Was the East Wind (Continued)

The Beast King Anye only dared to harass the outer perimeter, not daring to rush into the center of the Glazed Temple. After all, he had personally witnessed the power of the Netherworld Insect Princess and the fact that the leader of the Heavenly Martial Alliance had killed the powerful Netherworld Insect Princess three times in a row. He was so frightened that he knew that even if he were reborn after death, he would not be able to take revenge.

It was precisely because of his fear of Si Ming that he dared not rush into Glazed Temple, even though he knew that Si Ming was still injured. If Si Ming were to forcefully activate the Thousand Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa Formation against him while he was still injured, he would truly be walking into a trap.

The resurrected Beast King is in a state of death; if he dies again, his soul will truly be scattered. His immortality, which claimed that "only blood relatives can truly kill the King of Monsters," is no longer present. This time, if he dies, he is truly dead, with no chance to start over.

He valued his life more than regaining the Power of Sacred and Evil, and therefore was unwilling to take any risks.

"Alliance Leader, are you ready?"

"No problem, let's begin."

Si Ming took the Anuruddha Aniruddha Heavenly Eye from Faji, placed it between his eyebrows, and used his True Qi to activate the Buddhist Power within it. At the same time, he held the saintess's hair ribbon in his other hand, drawing upon the spiritual imprint within it to unite it with the Aniruddha Heavenly Eye and create resonance.

In a moment, Si Ming felt his spiritual consciousness being pulled by some invisible force, traveling at the speed of light. The surrounding scenery was stretched and blurred, and the feeling was very subtle.

Before he could fully appreciate it, he discovered that the surrounding scenery had returned to its normal size, and his spiritual sense had already reached its destination.

Splash—

That was the sound of the waterfall plunging into the lake. Si Ming raised his gaze and saw a Torrent rushing down, which, under the sunlight, looked like a colorful ribbon suspended in the air, with pearls flying everywhere. When it hit the water, it was like a giant dragon spitting foam, and the splashing water droplets were like fairies dancing. Only the waterfall was singing between heaven and earth.

Where are they?

The moment the question arose, Si Ming found his target. The other person made no attempt to conceal themselves, but their aura blended seamlessly with nature, making it impossible to detect anything unusual. It was only when he subconsciously looked in that direction that he discovered the other person.

That's right, the saintess is cultivating under the waterfall, using a method extremely common in shonen manga—the kind of cultivation that utilizes the waterfall's flow—but not the kind where she punches the waterfall to make it flow backward. Instead, she uses the waterfall to purify her mind.

She sat cross-legged on a rock, letting the waterfall wash over her head, the Sacred Sword lying horizontally in her hands, and most importantly, she was completely naked.

This is quite normal. The Holy Maiden would never have imagined that someone would travel thousands of miles from the Barbarian Continent to the Sea Continent to chat with her. If any lecherous rogue dared to spy on her, she would simply kill him with One Sword strike. Besides, there are maids guarding the perimeter.

This kind of waterfall meditation is basically done without clothes, since wet clothes sticking to the body are very uncomfortable and seem redundant—you might as well wear a swimsuit.

Characters in comics or TV shows are always dressed, partly to avoid crossing the line and depicting scenes that are considered 18+, and partly because being wet is more alluring. The clothes clinging to the body are used to depict the curves of female characters, and this half-concealed appearance is more attractive.

But in reality, no one does that, or rather, those who do are doing it in the hopes of being spied on.

All of the above were thoughts that burst forth from Si Ming when he saw the saintess's naked body. After all, food and sex are human nature, and this is something that cannot be stopped.

The goddess perished in a secluded realm, where a great river flows from the hot springs; crimson fires blaze beneath the earth, while white smoke rises from the sands. Boiling pearls leap from the bright moon, and the clear mirror reflects the empty sky; the cleansing air here is tranquil, and the rising sun plays with the murmuring streams...

Even knowing the other person's real age is not young, even if there are many suspicious points about the other person, nothing can stop an artist's pursuit of beauty. This is a male instinct.

It turns out, she's the type of person who looks slimmer in clothes...

Upon noticing a certain area, Si Ming couldn't help but sigh inwardly, while simultaneously cursing under his breath: How come I've encountered such a scene both times I've used Aniruddha Heavenly Eye? Could it be that Aniruddha Heavenly Eye is also known as a spying device?

Seemingly sensing the presence of others, Tu Wangyue opened her eyes, but finding nothing in her surroundings, she couldn't help but look puzzled.

Since time was limited, Si Ming didn't bother to remind the other party to get dressed, and said directly, "Your Excellency, Si Ming. I am currently in the Barbarian Continent and am trying to contact you through a Law Treasure. Can you hear my voice?"

He ultimately didn't dare say, "I was watching you shower right in front of you," and subconsciously pretended that they were only communicating through voice, like making a phone call.

Tu Wangyue didn't dwell on the details; she quickly realized what was happening and gave the most appropriate response at the moment. "I can hear you. Can you hear my voice?"

"Can."

After confirming with each other, Si Ming quickly recited the prepared statement, which had been polished by the Si Clan sisters and used the most concise and unambiguous language to explain the predicament they encountered in the Barbarian Continent.

"I'm out of options now and can only pin my hopes on the legendary Mohist School Sacred Sword. I wonder if the Sacred Sword has the power to break this deadlock?"

"You guessed right, the Sacred Sword can indeed resolve your predicament."

To Si Ming's surprise, Tu Wangyue made no attempt to conceal the secret, frankly informing him that the Sacred Sword possessed the characteristics of "Stronger Against the Strong" and "Sword Dao Returns to Truth," and providing an explanation.

"... The characteristic of Stronger Against the Strong opponents can compensate for the gap in your Foundation. However, you must remember one thing: this characteristic is not something you can acquire simply by wielding a sword. You must activate a sword formation called 'Six Heavens Forbidden Sword.' This sword formation has six attributes: Slay Immortals, Drowning Buddhas and Destroying Zen, Burning Confucianism and Destroying Morality, Slaying Demons and Ghosts, Slaughtering Monsters and Warding Evil, and Slay Witches and Seal Gods. Only by selecting the exact corresponding attribute can it take effect; otherwise, you can only unleash the characteristic of 'Returning to the Sword Dao Returns to Truth.'"

The Divine Ability of the Mohist School Sacred Sword was beyond Si Ming's imagination; in his view, it was as unreasonable as cheating in a game.

Overjoyed, he didn't take advantage of the situation to trick the other party into coming. Instead, he said frankly, "Since that's the case, I don't need to invite anyone else. You alone are enough, Senior. However, there's one thing I must tell you: the World Extinction Consciousness might be wary of this and try to prevent the plan from being implemented. For example, it might accelerate the collapse of the time tunnel when you pass through it, burying you in the void turbulence. Therefore, this trip will be somewhat risky. You can confidently consider whether you want to come."

"I see. Then I have a perfect solution. I don't need to go there myself. I can simply send the Sacred Sword into the spacetime tunnel from the other end. The Sacred Sword has the ability to create space, so even if the spacetime tunnel collapses, it won't stop it. Several years ago, I used the Sacred Sword's Sword Qi to send Murong Qing to the Barbarian Continent."

At this moment, Si Ming truly believed that the Holy Maiden was a saint of high moral character, with the world in her heart and without any selfishness, and that his doubts about her were all due to misunderstandings caused by preconceived notions.

If the other party had ulterior motives, how could they possibly be willing to lend such a divine artifact as the Sacred Sword to someone else? Aren't they afraid of never getting it back?

Time was of the essence. Si Ming sensed that the Buddhist Power in Aniruddha Heavenly Eye was about to be exhausted, so he couldn't even bother praising him and quickly asked the most crucial question, "Can anyone use the Sacred Sword, or are certain conditions required?"

"Only when fighting for the common people can the sword formation be activated, and the stronger the will, the more characteristics will be activated. If it is for personal gain, the Sacred Sword can only be used as an ordinary divine weapon. This is the only limitation. You may have lacked this in the past, but I believe you can definitely activate the sword formation now." Tu Wangyue did not hold back his praise.

"I understand. The Law Treasure's energy is about to run out, and this intercontinental communication will soon be suspended. I'll repeat the time and location of the time tunnel opening once more; please remember it, senior..."

After verifying the agreed time and place, Si Ming felt a moment of dizziness, and the scene of stretched objects reappeared, but in the opposite direction from before. When the scene returned to normal, he had already returned to Glazed Temple.

Yu Shuying noticed the change in the aura and asked, "How is it? Is the Sacred Sword working?"

"Yes, and it's more useful than I imagined."

Si Ming recounted the information the Holy Maiden had given him. When everyone heard that the Sacred Sword could ignore the difference in strength between each other, ensuring that the wielder was stronger, faster, and more Cultivation Body than the opponent, they reacted in the same way as Si Ming had before—both surprised and delighted. As for the other characteristic of being able to use all the Swordsmanship techniques in the world, it seemed insignificant in comparison.

Ying Zhou clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "No wonder the Grandmaster could defeat all the masters in the world with just his sword back then. No matter what kind of opponent he encountered, he could always be stronger than them, and he could use any sword move without any restrictions. Even an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts could become an invincible master with the Sacred Sword."

Xia Guanxue retorted, "Then you underestimate martial arts too much. Lacking combat experience, even if you completely overwhelm your opponent, you can easily be defeated. Aren't there countless examples in history of the weak defeating the strong? Besides, this sword has a very obvious flaw: it's not suitable for group battles. Even if your abilities are stronger than your opponent's, the stamina you expend won't magically recover. Back then, the Grandmaster was able to defeat all the masters in the world and achieve the myth of invincibility, not only because of the Sacred Sword, but also because he himself was the strongest person in the world."

Ying Zhou rolled his eyes and said irritably, "You're just deliberately being argumentative. I was just giving a random example to express my feelings, did you have to go on and on like this?"

The others ignored their argument, as they were already used to it.