"Qianqian, go on ahead. I still have something to take care of here. Get some rest. Staying up all night is bad for a girl's skin." I deliberately tried to send Zhao Qian away.
"All right. Brother Tian, be careful." Zhao Qian glanced at Li Poxiao. She knew perfectly well that he had come with hostile intentions, but she obediently left anyway.
"Old Demon Xia, you act without considering the consequences, doing whatever pleases you. I have repeatedly investigated your scheme to kill through another's hands, and I can tolerate it no longer. Today, you and I will fight to the death at Clearwater Ravine!" Li Poxiao said coldly.
I sneered. "Li Poxiao, since when did you become so fussy? You've even learned to investigate and verify things. Heh, I'm not afraid to admit it. I was behind that scheme. But which of those nine people was innocent? Which of them didn't have a few innocent lives on their hands?"
"Stop making excuses for yourself, Old Demon Xia! Come to Clearwater Ravine now, and we'll settle this in battle. I know the Taiqing Sect will take your side today! If you're a real man, will you make this a fight to the death?" Li Poxiao demanded, frowning.
"Fine. It seems you can't wait to fight me now that you've attained Dao Enlightenment. Let's see whether your three swords are stronger than my two! Today, we'll settle this with sword techniques!" Li Poxiao practiced the Heaven and Earth Sword Dao, while I used the Nine Swords sword style. It was time to test what I had learned.
My attempts to attain Dao Enlightenment had yielded nothing, leaving a constant frustration bottled up inside me. A clash of sword arts could always bring my fighting spirit to its peak. I had experienced