Chapter 775 - 419: Little River Bend
Chapter 775: Chapter 419: Little River Bend
This is an illusion space evolved from the Heaven-Transforming Earth-Striking Technique, which Chu Qing used to adjust the One Sword Separates Two Worlds.
He held the sword with a single hand, the blade placed across his palm, a streak of red light glinting from the tip.
Suddenly, he turned his body, the long sword striking swiftly.
Roar, roar!!
The torrential sword edge spread in an instant, shattering the ground into fragments, the surrounding skies almost turning into emptiness.
Yet in a mere instant, everything returned to its original form.
Chu Qing slightly perceived, confirmed that there was no irreversible damage to himself, and touched his chin, thoughtfully:
"Three-tenths of the force produces such a result. I’ve used Heaven-Transforming Earth-Striking Technique and Sitting God and Entering the Light to deduce, although it’s within the Illusion Mirror, the actual power shouldn’t be any different."
"My condition is also identical... indeed, I can withstand the backlash from this sword technique."
He then stood silently with the sword, opened his eyes after a long pause.
A slight sword glint appeared in his eyes. At the same time, the sword edge rose with the flow, the sharpness gleamed, almost invisible, vanishing in an instant.
After retrieving the sword, Chu Qing shielded his eyes from the sunlight, but he couldn’t tell where this sword had gone.
Only the sudden rise of dust from the ground, reaching over three zhang high, akin to a massive sword curtain, stretched over the earth.
Although it wasn’t as extraordinary as the previous sword, the power within was no less potent.
This attempt, he eliminated the starting posture, skipped the step of holding the sword across the palm, turned the edge to stab instead of slash.
The sharpness was focused on one point, and merged with the speed of Ah Fei’s Swift Sword.
Therefore, this single point of sharpness was like thunder and lightning, traversing a thousand miles in a moment.
Compared to before, not only did this sword’s power increase, there was almost no starting point, moving with the flow, leaving no time for the opponent to prepare and seize the opportunity, the speed of sharpness made it hard for the opponent to have a chance to block.
At first, it was thought to be clear-cut, but when realizing it, it was already too late.
"But... it can still be improved."
Chu Qing stood still again, the divine light shining above, aiding his thought process.
The spiritual world remained unmoving, yet externally, stars shifted.
In the blink of an eye, the night had passed, at dawn, Chu Qing felt naturally, opened his eyes feeling slightly weary.
This night, he continuously researched the One Sword Separates Two Worlds with Sitting God and Entering the Light and Heaven-Transforming Earth-Striking Technique, alternated multiple times, but always felt unsatisfied.
This sword technique’s power is absolutely strong, but the heart method itself is crude, the core concept is to fuse one’s True Qi into one place, then trigger with the sword.
However, such a simple and brutal method, although it endowed the sword technique with formidable power, is far from peak.
To elevate this sword to peak status, more Mysteries of Martial Arts need to be integrated, essence extracted, and continually forged.
Yet he still had things to handle, the trip to Profound Mystery Sect came to an end here.
After changing clothes and freshening up, he went to find Wu Qianhuan and Gentle.
After having breakfast, he took them and left Profound Mystery Sect.
Zuo Zhongtang realized belatedly, catching up after Chu Qing almost reached Mechanical City.
"If the Alliance Leader is leaving, why not inform the subordinates, so they can come to bid farewell."
Zuo Zhongtang now looked vastly different from when first meeting at Immortal Cloud Mountain.
Although he was troubled by emotions back then, he was still quite dashing, now it seemed like enormous pressure had worn him down, lacking the vigor of youth, exhibiting evident weariness.
Seeing his appearance, Chu Qing shook his head helplessly, softly saying:
"Zuo Zhongtang, if you can’t handle Profound Mystery Sect, you can speak directly to me.
"There is no necessity for you to be the Sect Leader with such a talented sect."
Zuo Zhongtang’s face turned pale, quickly clasped his fists saying:
"It’s my incompetence."
"That’s not what I want to hear."
Chu Qing turned away:
"Profound Mystery Sect’s centuries-old foundation hasn’t come easily, think carefully how you can hold up this sect, hold up this world.
"If next time I see you, and you’re still useless... only knowing to indulge in love and complaints.
"Then Profound Mystery Sect may change leadership."
Zuo Zhongtang hearing this didn’t feel fear but rather relief.
On the surface, Chu Qing was leaving, Zuo Zhongtang rushed over and got reprimanded, but it seemed quite a loss.
Yet in reality, because of his arrival, Chu Qing gave him another chance.
Otherwise, Profound Mystery Sect likely wouldn’t withstand until the next meeting with Chu Qing.
Thinking of this, Zuo Zhongtang straightened his back.
These days Cheng Xiao talked to him a lot, also knowing that night, Chu Qing called Cheng Xiao over to remove her Life and Death Talisman.
By then, what Chu Qing held over Zuo Zhongtang was only Zuo Huaifeng.
But this didn’t give birth to a rebellious heart, anyone who witnessed Chu Qing’s battle at Immortal Cloud Mountain against the General would find it hard to have intentions of rebellion.
Removing Cheng Xiao’s Life and Death Talisman, was Chu Qing’s way to ease his mind slightly.
On that day at Immortal Cloud Mountain, Chu Qing didn’t kill Zuo Huaifeng, so in the future, he wouldn’t easily kill him either...
As long as he obeyed orders and managed Profound Mystery Sect well, perhaps there would be a day when father and son reunite.
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Small River Bend.
The river babbled, the stream meandered.
In the early spring season, plum blossoms fell everywhere, the air filled with the scent of flowers and wine.
The plum wine of Small River Bend was renowned for ages.
According to the locals, for plum wine to taste good, it requires the water from Small River Bend and the plum blossoms nurtured by its land.