Saving Two Great Masters

The blue-clad sword master and the white-clad saber wielder fought for nearly a quarter of an hour, causing a commotion as though heaven and earth were collapsing.

At least within a hundred-meter radius, it was no different from the end of the world.

Although Han Fei watched with great interest, he found it difficult to make out their movements.

He took a deep breath and circulated the Power of Heavenly Dao. A small Taiji symbol appeared on his forehead.

In an instant, the two men's movements slowed down, at least several times slower. Only then could Han Fei finally see their moves clearly. At the same time, he could clearly see the power they used, the methods by which they circulated it, and even all the meridians in their bodies.

He could almost see which meridians the spiritual energy traveled through, which acupoints it passed, and the circulation methods they used. At that moment, Han Fei's eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything.

"Huh? What kind of power is this? It isn't spiritual power or inner force. I've never seen this kind of energy before."

Both of their weapons carried a special kind of energy, one different from spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy could be seen with the naked eye, but this power was invisible. Yet within that invisibility lay sharpness, making their moves even more ferocious.

Chiyou said, "This is the Power of Will. When used with a sword, it is called Sword Intent; when used with a saber, it is called Blade Intent. It is the entry-level stage of attaining the Dao. Comprehending Sword Intent allows your thoughts to slowly merge with your sword. You understand the sword's thoughts, and the sword understands your intentions. That is what Sword Intent is."

Han Fei said, "Wouldn't it be easier to understand if you just called it unity of man and sword?"

Yellow Emperor said, "True unity of man and sword is still far beyond this. Sword Intent is merely the entry level for sword users. To put it bluntly, you still don't understand what a sword truly is. Of course, comprehending Sword Intent is easy, but reaching the unity of man and sword you mentioned is difficult. In your current state, you probably have no hope of it."

Han Fei refused to accept that. "Why is there no hope? What am I lacking?"

Yellow Emperor smiled. "For unity of man and sword, the sword you use must at least be a Houtian Spirit Treasure. Your sword has no Weapon Spirit, so how can you become one with it? Do you think you have reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, where no sword surpasses having a sword?"

Han Fei said, "..."

Hongjun said, "Group leader, get farther away from them."

Han Fei said, "Huh?"

Just then, a violent crash rang out above the plain, and a raging shockwave slammed into the ground.

Han Fei was less than a hundred meters from where the two were fighting. The spiritual energy explosion caused by their clash spread outward, and Han Fei happened to be at the edge of the Spiritual Energy Shock.

With a boom, Han Fei was sent flying more than ten meters. He hit the ground and immediately lost consciousness.

Late at night, Han Fei gradually woke up. He suddenly sat upright and looked around. He was still where he had been knocked unconscious.

Fortunately, the battle between the two great masters during the day had frightened away every demonic beast in the vicinity. They had all scattered and fled.

He shook his head, and his awareness gradually returned. "Where are those two masters?"

Chiyou said, "Dead."

Han Fei froze. "What?"

Chiyou said, "Even if they aren't dead, they won't pose much of a threat for the time being. I suggest you go over and slaughter both of them. As you said, robbery is the fastest way to get rich."

The other Ancient Gods said nothing. After all, which of them had not long grown accustomed to life and death?

Han Fei stood and walked to the edge of the plain, where he saw a massive crater that was truly shocking.

The crater was four or five meters deep and twenty or thirty meters across. Both great masters lay unconscious within it.

Clearly, their final move had inflicted severe internal injuries on both of them and knocked them unconscious on the spot.

Chiyou said, "Take your sword and give each of them one strike. That'll settle it. Don't hesitate!"

Han Fei took a deep breath and shook his head. "No. I won't show mercy to those who intend to kill me, but how can I kill people who have never wanted to harm me or who have nothing to do with me? I'm not cold-blooded."

Chiyou said, "The thoughts of a woman."

Han Fei nodded. "Perhaps."

As he spoke, he entered the crater alone. Looking at the two men with half their bodies buried in the soil, Han Fei activated the Power of Heavenly Dao and examined their injuries.

The spiritual energy within their bodies was in terrifying disarray. They had clearly pushed each other to the absolute limit.

He sheathed his broken sword, then took out several pills and fed them to each man.

Blood Recovery Pills, Spirit Recovery Pills, and healing medicine.

Han Fei had no idea whether pills meant for low-level Martial Artists like himself would have any effect on these two great masters.

The white-clad man, who had taken the medicine first, was the first to awaken. Seeing Han Fei feeding medicine to the blue-clad man, he weakly said, "Little brother, help me kill him. He belongs to the evil Asura Hall. Kill him."

At that moment, the blue-clad man tilted his head back and laughed weakly. "Haha, evil? What is righteous, and what is evil? Bai Ruoyan, can you truly tell the difference yourself?"

Han Fei said, "I don't understand this Asura Hall or these evil sects. To me, both of you are seniors. Since neither of you can do anything to the other, why not just let it go?"

As he spoke, Han Fei hoisted the blue-clad man onto his shoulder and prepared to leave the crater.

The white-clad man called Bai Ruoyan asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Han Fei said softly, "To keep the two of you from fighting again, I should separate you. Senior Bai, stay here for a while. I'll send him away first, then come back to take you away."

Han Fei carried the blue-clad man all the way west.

To be honest, Han Fei's actions completely baffled both great masters.

Along the way, the blue-clad man could not hold back his laughter. "Little brother, I truly don't understand what you're doing here. Whose side are you on? Are you from Asura Hall?"

Han Fei shook his head. "I am a disciple of the Tianyuan Divine Sect."

The blue-clad man laughed even harder. "Then do you know who that man was just now? He is an expert of your Tianyuan Divine Sect, Bai Ruoyan, known as the Tianyuan Prodigal."

Han Fei was stunned. He had indeed heard of the Tianyuan Prodigal. Bai Ruoyan was the former sect master's son and Sect Master Qi Xiaotian's junior brother. However, he had disappeared for many years. It was said that he had been gathering information about evil sects outside.

Seeing Han Fei remain silent, the blue-clad master asked with interest, "Well? Do you still plan to save me?"

Han Fei said, "Even if everything you said is true, so what? Even if you are a bad person, you have never done anything bad to me. Whatever evil you did was before I saved you. At least so far, I haven't sensed any killing intent from you."

The blue-clad man helplessly shook his head. "I've lived for over a hundred years, and this is the first time I've met someone like you. Kid, I really like your temperament. But do you know what consequences you will face when you return to your sect after saving me?"

Han Fei shook his head. "I haven't thought about it, and I have no interest in doing so. You may not believe me, but I have always done things according to my own thoughts. Everything is the same."

The blue-clad man praised him. "That way of living suits you. You look to be only around twenty, but what you say truly doesn't sound like it comes from someone your age."

Following the river downstream, Han Fei threw the blue-clad man down by the riverbank. Under Fuxi's guidance, he set up a few simple Formation Arrays before preparing to leave.

The blue-clad man said, "Little brother, may I know your name?"

Han Fei paused but did not turn around. "I don't think that's necessary. This is the first time we've met today, and we may never have another chance to meet. It's better if we remain strangers."

The blue-clad man smiled. "What? What are you afraid of?"

Although he knew the blue-clad man was trying to provoke him, Han Fei hesitated for a moment before softly saying, "Han Fei."

The blue-clad man watched Han Fei's retreating figure, a faint smile appearing on his face. "What an interesting young man."

He circulated spiritual energy through his chest and began recovering from his injuries. He had to regain the ability to move on his own before he could open his Storage Ring and take out the healing medicine inside.

On the other side, Bai Ruoyan was doing the same thing. However, before he regained the ability to move, Han Fei returned.

Bai Ruoyan angrily said, "Are you also from Asura Hall? If so, just kill me."

Han Fei said nothing. Like before, he hoisted Bai Ruoyan onto his shoulder and left.

An hour later, Han Fei set Bai Ruoyan down beneath a cliff.

Along the way, Bai Ruoyan asked Han Fei many questions, but Han Fei answered none of them. He was considering whether he should reveal the truth to Bai Ruoyan.

After setting Bai Ruoyan down, Han Fei said softly, "Disciple Han Fei, a Core Disciple of Class Eighty-Eight of the Inner Court."

Bai Ruoyan was stunned. "You're from the Tianyuan Divine Sect?"

Then Bai Ruoyan immediately flew into a rage. "Are you an idiot? Blue Demon is one of the ten great masters of Asura Hall, yet you actually let him go. Do you know how many disciples of our Tianyuan Divine Sect he will kill?"

Instead of answering, Han Fei asked, "If I hadn't appeared, what would have happened to the two of you? Could you have killed him?"

Bai Ruoyan said, "You..."

That was right. If Han Fei had not been there, what would have happened to him and Blue Demon? They likely would have both died. Or perhaps whoever had the better luck and recovered first would have stabbed the other to death.

Han Fei shook his head. "Senior Bai, being too obsessed with certain things will make you lose yourself. The two of you were almost evenly matched in strength, and the only possible outcome was that you would both perish. So by stopping the two of you, I saved him, but I also saved you. If you wish to punish this disciple, I will accept the punishment when I return to the sect."

With that, Han Fei rose and left, leaving behind a rather bewildered Bai Ruoyan.