"Who's there?!"
The Demonic Sect assassins had been fully focused on preparing their assassination plan.
But—
The sudden voice nearly scared them half to death.
They swiftly turned around and looked toward its source.
They saw—
A Green-robed Youth standing beneath the moon.
He was tall and slender, with long black hair falling over his shoulders. His robes billowed in the wind, and he looked graceful and otherworldly, peerlessly elegant.
"Whoosh!"
The Green-robed Youth lowered his gaze slightly.
He looked down at the Demonic Sect assassins. A sharp Sword Intent flashed in his deep eyes, which were utterly devoid of emotion, like those of a cold, indifferent swordsman.
"Quit your tricks!"
"Attack together!"
The Demonic Sect assassins exchanged glances.
They summoned their magical artifacts at the same time and charged at Ye Changfeng.
"Heh—"
Ye Changfeng gave a faint smile.
He casually plucked several emerald-green bamboo leaves from a nearby stalk.
Then he circulated his Shangqing Mana.
With a light flick—
"Whoosh!"
The bamboo leaves tore through the air in an instant.
They seemed to transform into sharp swords.
Three Demonic Sect assassins were slain on the spot.
Only the last Demonic Sect assassin remained, standing stock-still.
"You..."
The Demonic Sect assassin stared at Ye Changfeng in terror.
He had killed several elite members of the Holy Sect with nothing but a few bamboo leaves?
This man was definitely a Shangqing Master!
The soft moonlight let him make out Ye Changfeng's face.
He was an exceptionally young man.
His green robes looked dashing, his presence transcendent, and sharp Sword Intent glimmered in his deep eyes. He looked like a Peerless Sword Cultivator.
That age...
That level of cultivation...
Those green robes...
"He is..." A look of fear flashed in the sole surviving Demonic Sect assassin's eyes. He couldn't help thinking of the man revealed by the Heavenly Curtain. That man wore green robes too, and was hailed as the Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven!
"The Azure Cloud Sect Leader!"
Ye Changfeng looked impassively at the lone survivor.
He said calmly, "I ask, you answer."
At that,
The Demonic Sect assassin nodded shakily.
"What are you doing, sneaking into the Qingyun Sect?"
"K-killing Qingyun's talented disciples."
"Were there assassins on the other Six Meridians too?"
"Not on Heaven-Reaching Peak."
Ye Changfeng nodded slightly. "Which Demonic Sect faction organized this assassination?"
"Poison God of the Myriad Poisons Sect organized it. The Ghost King Sect and Longevity Hall were also involved..."
The man answered, trembling.
At that,
Ye Changfeng raised an eyebrow.
He silently committed the names of the three factions to memory.
Once he had finished questioning him,
Ye Changfeng lowered his eyes to the Demonic Sect assassin before him and said calmly, "Will you do it yourself, or shall I help you?"
There was no way he could let the man go.
The bastard had come to kill him, and he still expected to be spared?
Not a chance.
At that,
The surviving Demonic Sect assassin trembled slightly.
He knew he wasn't going to make it out alive, and that his opponent wouldn't let him go.
With that thought,
He lowered his head in silence.
He didn't say a word.
But his intent was clear.
Seeing this,
Ye Changfeng didn't hesitate.
He plucked a bamboo leaf and killed the man without a second thought.
When he was done,
Ye Changfeng gazed into the distance.
He looked in the direction of Little Bamboo Peak.
"Assassins..."
Ye Changfeng murmured softly.
A moment later,
He raced toward Little Bamboo Peak without hesitation.
Great Bamboo Peak was no longer in danger anyway.
But—
His future wife was in danger!
Lu Xueqi's cultivation might be impressive—Ninth Layer of Jade Purity, with the Tianya Divine Sword—but her combat experience was surely no match for the Demonic Sect's elite disciples.
If they caught her—
Her life could be in danger!
With that thought,
Ye Changfeng picked up speed.
Fortunately, Little Bamboo Peak wasn't far from Great Bamboo Peak, and he knew the way...
What?
You're asking how he knew the way?
Ahem!
Don't ask what you shouldn't!
Little Bamboo Peak,
Moon Gazing Platform.
The hazy moonlight filtered through the clouds.
Ethereal mist drifted around the mountaintop.
A Cold and Aloof Girl was practicing with her sword. The mischievous moonlight shone around her, while dreamlike mist swallowed her slender figure. Only a glimpse of her white skirt shimmered within—
"Whoosh!"
Blue Sword Light flashed as the sword swung.
The girl wore a white dress, her long hair falling over her shoulders. Her clear, lovely face was utterly serious, and her cold eyes seemed to merge with Tianya. Sword Intent rippled around her slender figure.
Ever since the Heavenly Curtain had revealed information about the future,
Lu Xueqi had grown ever more diligent in her cultivation. She'd noticed that her master and many of her senior sisters often looked at her with anticipation.
It weighed on her...
She knew.
Her master and the others hoped she would grow stronger.
Strong enough to become the Lu Xueqi revealed by the Heavenly Curtain.
A cultivation level at the Peak of Supreme Purity! The Number One Female Sword Immortal Under Heaven!
Lu Xueqi didn't want to disappoint her master.
So she trained hard every day.
Even late at night, she still refused to put down Tianya...
"Huff!"
Lu Xueqi finished another round of practice.
She breathed lightly, Tianya held in her arms, and leaned against the pavilion all alone. She silently raised her clear eyes to gaze at the bright moon in the heavens...
For some reason,
She suddenly thought of the Azure Cloud Sect Leader revealed by the Heavenly Curtain.
These past few days,
She had often thought of him.
She was constantly curious about who he really was.
After all,
He was her future husband.
He would become the Azure Cloud Sect Leader, the sole leader of the Righteous Path, and the Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven. What girl wouldn't dream of marrying a man like that?
Young men admired pretty girls, and young girls dreamed of romance.
That was only natural.
Lu Xueqi recalled how, back in Yuqing Hall, the sect leader's uncle had asked her about "him." She hadn't known the answer to a single question.
But she had still answered him earnestly.
Of course,
The answer she had given most earnestly
Was probably, "Sect Leader Uncle, he isn't Senior Brother Xiao Yicai!"
True Lord Daoxuan had smiled and nodded right away.
Yes.
"He" wasn't Xiao Yicai.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have questioned Lu Xueqi about him.
During that conversation in Yuqing Hall, Lu Xueqi had sensed that True Lord Daoxuan's tone was very gentle. Even the many Qingyun elders had smiled kindly at her...
Lu Xueqi knew.
It was all because of "him."
So who was "he," exactly?
Beneath the moonlight,
The Cold and Aloof Girl held Tianya in her arms.
She blinked her clear eyes softly, the mischievous moonlight reflected in them. A strand of hair brushed past her lovely face as the evening breeze stirred the ends of her hair...
Boundless curiosity filled Lu Xueqi's eyes.
And,
A trace of anticipation, too.
But just then—
"Whoosh!"
Several dark figures suddenly darted out of the dreamlike mist.
Deadly attacks shot toward Lu Xueqi in an instant.
These were—killing blows.
One careless move,
And her life would be at stake.
Lu Xueqi's lovely face turned pale.
But she still summoned the Tianya Divine Sword at once.
"Clang—"
A clear sword cry rang through the heavens.
A streak of azure Sword Light bloomed amid the dreamlike clouds and mist.
The Number One Female Sword Immortal Under Heaven's bearing?
Just as it should be!
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