Chapter 243 Desperate Situation and Genius

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Li Wuxiang saw Zhao Yu already talking to Kong Jingci. When the two talked on the way to Dajie Mountain, Zhao Yu seemed a little uncomfortable, and now it was Kong Jingci who was uncomfortable.

Li Wuxiang didn't even need to guess what she was thinking - her master had just offended him, and now she was sent here like a hostage.

However, the actual situation might make her feel even worse. However, since she was a cultivator, Li Wuxiang felt that there was no need to worry too much about her thoughts. The Sword Sect looked down on the thirty-six sects' skills, but they also had to overcome the test of character when they practiced, so he decided to speak frankly.

He walked into the courtyard, and they both stood up from the stone bench. As soon as Zhao Yu opened his mouth and called out "Master", Li Wuxiang waved his hand and said, "Listen to me first. You have to listen to this too, since you can't go anywhere anyway."

Then he looked at Kong Jingci: "Junior Sister Kong, I think your master might come tonight."

Kong Jingci was stunned: "My master... Sect Master, then... if my master comes... you said on the way that you can understand her thoughts, then if she comes to talk to you tonight-"

"I'm afraid she'll come tonight not to have a good talk with me, but to take my life."

Kong Jingci only uttered one sound: "Ah?"

Zhao Yu looked at Kong Jingci, then at Li Wuxiang, took a step away from her and then stopped, his expression confused, as if he was unsure whether he should immediately draw a line between himself and Kong Jingci and sever ties with her, or continue to stand in front of Li Wuxiang.

"Aren't you curious about how I was able to knock Mou Zhenyuan down to the Nascent Soul stage just now?"

Kong Jingci blinked, and this expression made Li Wuxiang feel a little sympathetic - if he were in this situation, he really wouldn't know what to say.

He just smiled and said, "The one who made the move just now was my master, Jiang Jie."

"what?"

"My master has become an immortal and is now in Lingshan. But after becoming an immortal, he is not as happy and carefree as others think. You know, just like those great emperors cannot come to the world of the living directly, my master is also not convenient now." Li Wuxiang said seriously, "So he took action in Lingshan just now, but he is not free tonight. He told me that your master and Mou Zhenyuan may also find that he can't come to the world of the living to help me, so they will take action again tonight."

Kong Jingci seemed to have finally calmed down. He closed his mouth and said nothing, just listening to what Li Wuxiang said.

"So, tonight, I, the Nascent Soul, may have to face off against your master, the Yang Spirit. There should be others to help. Junior Sister Kong, who do you want to help? Me, or your master?"

Kong Jingci's eyelashes trembled: "I..."

Li Wuxiang let out a sigh of relief in his heart - he just wanted to become a Yuanying tonight, and he never thought that Kong Jingci would help him. But this hesitation, this word "I", was enough.

He smiled and said, "Oh, I shouldn't ask that. Master is like a father and a mother, and there is no reason in the world for children to deal with their parents. I know you are caught in the middle and it is difficult for you to do anything, but there is one thing I need to explain to you so that you can make a decision."

He walked to the stone bench next to the two of them and sat down, thinking for a while: "On the way back, I didn't finish what I said - I said that people in high positions will change their character. In terms of human relationships, some people will become smooth, some people will become cruel, anyway, most people only have their eyes on power and profit."

"Things like this will make people become extreme, and once a person becomes extreme, their horizons will become narrow. You and I both understand that your master is doing this for the good of the Suhua Sect, but she may have gotten things wrong because of this problem of perspective - hey, you don't think that I am overestimating myself by evaluating your master like this, do you?"

Kong Jingci was finally able to speak properly at this time: "...Sect Master, you are also a top figure in this world. Given time... you will... you will... Alas, you are not qualified to say these words, Sect Master."

"What I'm going to say next is not pleasant to hear." Li Wuxiang straightened up and stared at Kong Jingci. "Your master wants to kill me tonight, which is a way to death. As a disciple, you should save her since you still remember the incense and the relationship."

"I'm not saying I can deal with her, but I'm saying that if she comes tonight, I might be dead. But you have to know... Forget it, I'll tell you. Anyway, I'll say this at the alliance meeting in a few days -"

"My master, Sect Leader Jiang, faked his death. Why did he fake his death? Because all of you Thirty-Six Sects have been living in peace for so many years. Our Sword Sect has been fighting too hard against the Xuan Sect, and Sect Leader Jiang knows that sooner or later, our fate will end. And he is going to become an immortal, so he made this plan. Announce to the outside world that once he dies, the Xuan Sect will leave the diocese. At this time, all of you Thirty-Six Sects will realize that no one will take the lead, and it will be over sooner or later."

"So, you will want to unite as one - just like now. I am not lying to you. Aren't you curious why we left but left the East Emperor Seal behind? Aren't you curious why Senior Sister Mei and the others took their disciples to the west but preserved most of their strength? And under the Nether Nine Abyss, why did Cui Daocheng, the current leader of the Sword Sect, give up his own cultivation and release the souls of the Sword Sect's past generations? Because we are swordsmen - for what we believe is right, we are not afraid to sacrifice our lives."

"As for me, I said I came from Peach Blossom Spring. In fact, Sect Leader Jiang had been to Peach Blossom Spring a long time ago and accepted me as his disciple there. No one else in the sect knows about this." Li Wuxiang pointed at himself, "Do you know how old I am this year?"

His words just now made Kong Jingci stunned on the spot, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time. When he asked this question again, she subconsciously said: "You... with your qualifications, you... are in your thirties? No, in your forties?"

Li Wuxiang smiled and said, "Look at my appearance. How old do I look like?"

Kong Jingci hesitated for a while: "You... look like you are about seventeen or eighteen, but you may be in your early twenties."

"Then I am in my early twenties. I am twenty-one this year. Not the twenty-one of the thirty-six sects who have reached the stage of Qi Refining and are eternally youthful, but only twenty-one years have passed since I was born, and this year I have become an infant."

Kong Jingci was stunned on the spot, and Zhao Yu helped her to speak out - "Ah?!"

"So you can understand how rare it is to have a talent like mine. My master spent more than 200 years searching for someone like me. So think about it again, if I die tonight, what will happen to my master?"

"Then... then can't you ask Master Jiang for help again? You became an infant at the age of twenty-one!? Since Master Jiang has become an immortal... then how old were you when you started practicing? " Kong Jingci began to speak incoherently, feeling that his head was completely dizzy.

Li Wuxiang was silent for a moment, and waited until she calmed down before he said seriously, "My master practiced the Great Tribulation Sword Sutra. When he found me, he had already discovered that the Great Tribulation Sword Sutra that was handed down from generation to generation might have errors and omissions. He thought that it was the work of those Golden Immortal Emperors after Taiyi was suppressed three thousand years ago."

"So what he passed on to me was the Minor Tribulation Sword Sutra. I don't know if you know this, but to practice the Minor Tribulation Sword Sutra, one must go through the Human Tribulation, and this Human Tribulation will never stop. I became an infant too quickly, so the Human Tribulation came especially fiercely, which was considered unacceptable to heaven and earth."

"According to my master, if I can produce the Yang Spirit, I can jump out of the Three Realms and be out of the Five Elements, and overcome this human calamity. So, it's not a question of whether my master wants to help me or not, but I have to overcome the calamity, and he can't interfere in this matter anymore, otherwise it will ruin my practice."

"If I can't get through this calamity tonight, it's my own fault. But Junior Sister Kong, you have to understand one thing. My business is my business, and your master's business is your master's business. If I were to cause the calamity to her, she would be entangled in karma - and this karma is my master's anger."

"For your master's sake, she will have to die if I die. For the sake of your Suhua Sect, if she dies, your Suhua Sect will never recover. For the sake of the Thirty-Six Sects, if Mou Zhenyuan is ruined, the Suhua Sect will be ruined - and there are still some sects that want to join the Xuanjiao, and this Great Tribulation Alliance will also be ruined." Li Wuxiang was silent for a moment, "So do you understand? My life is related to the overall situation of the world!"

Zhao Yu stared at Li Wuxiang and didn't dare to say a word.

Kong Jingci was also in a daze. After a long while, he said, "Sect Master... Then, what do you want me to do? I'll go tell my master and persuade her not to commit suicide?" Li Wuxiang shook his head, "If we talk about the most difficult things in the world, one of them is to convince others and change their minds. You don't need to waste time with your master. I want you to do another thing——"

"I think it won't be long before the area around where I live is sealed off, so I can't get away. But you can. Go find other sects - you know, those who might want to watch the fun, those who might have grudges against the Juque Sect or your Suhua Sect, anyway, those who dare to stir up trouble tonight. Tell them that the Juque Sect and your Suhua Sect are coming to destroy me tonight - in this way, with these people present, maybe your master won't take action in public because the Sword Sect is the orthodox of the Taiyi Sect."

If you want to open a window, you have to lift the roof first. Kong Jingci gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! For... Master, and Suhua Sect, my... Master will understand in the future."

Li Wuxiang bowed, and Kong Jingci subconsciously turned his body: "Okay, Junior Sister, please go now."

Kong Jingci did not hesitate and moved immediately - he did not go through the door, but jumped directly from the top of the wall.

Zhao Yu was the only one left in the courtyard. She opened her mouth and said, "Master... Isn't the Lesser Tribulation Sword Sutra you taught me?"

"Ah."

"Then I..."

"Don't think too much, calm down." Li Wuxiang answered her casually, and immediately said, "Hide in the house at night."

"Then can't I help you, Master, to scout the enemy?"

Li Wuxiang smiled bitterly, "What the hell, I don't know if Kong Jingci can get the job done. Listen, if I'm dead, just tell them you're a disciple of Ranshan, you can ask for help, right? You should still be able to save your life. Don't say anything now, I still need to think of a solution."

Zhao Yu immediately shut up, but after a while he said, "Yes!"

Seeing her like this, Li Wuxiang suddenly felt that it was great to have a master. It would be great if he had a master like himself. Senior Sister Mei actually counted as one. Although Zeng Jianqiu introduced him to the sect, Senior Sister Mei was more like his real master. Alas.

He walked back into the room, sat down quietly in a chair, and waited.

The external evil cannot be asked for. Judging from the words Li Guichen wrote to him just now, whether it is Kong Xuan or anyone else, they will not be stupid enough to go to Lingshan to deal with him tonight. Second, the external evil cannot be asked to descend into the world - this step must wait until the Great Tribulation Alliance is fully prepared.

The other big leg now is the Ninth Young Master. In this case, if he is willing, Li Wuxiang really doesn't mind asking him to come to his own Golden Chancellor. The Golden Chancellor is also refined with the Ninth Young Master's former body. There is a risk that if he comes, he will not leave and will take over his body. The two have only met once and talked twice, but Li Wuxiang feels that although the Ninth Young Master is moody, he is trustworthy.

Now he doesn't want to escape, but wants to get things done while standing, so he has to take a risk.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Li Wuxiang's mind was throbbing, and he immediately caught it and asked, "Zhao Qi?"

"Ah? How are you now?!"

"Isn't it a bit late to ask now? I asked Waixie to help me with it."

"Ah? Ah, okay, that's good, it's good as long as it's done!"

When Li Wuxiang heard Zhao Qi's tone, he felt something was wrong: "You just went to ask the Ninth Master for help...what did he say?"

"Hey, my master, hey, he said he doesn't want to care. He said he wants to care about everything, wouldn't that be annoying? Haha, just wait, I'll go back and tell my master that my friend is very capable - he handled it himself!"

"He won't help me?"

"Why do you care about him? Your business has already been--"

"It's not over yet. I guess at least one more Yang Shen is going to kill me tonight."

Zhao Qi was silent for a moment before he spoke again: "You scared me! I just thought you were done for this time, haha, I forgot, you can run if you want! Wouldn't it be over if you come to me? My master said he won't help, but if you hide here with me, if some damned Yang God comes over, my master will definitely take action!"

"I can't run either."

"Ah? Why?"

Li Wuxiang thought about it and sighed: "Just think of me as an idol."

"WTF?"

"It means being famous. It's like when you were alone on Ran Mountain. Although you were alone, Ran Mountain was still one of the Thirty-Six Sects. Even if the power was not much, it was still there. But if one day a casual cultivator came to your door and found that he could easily beat you up, then the whole Ran Mountain would be torn down by the martial arts world the next day."

"Which casual cultivator can beat... Oh, okay, I understand what you mean." Zhao Qi also sighed, "Then... OK, don't panic, let's do it like last time, I will be your Yin God."

Li Wuxiang felt a warm feeling in his heart.

"Forget it. I guess you, as a Yin God, can defeat the Yang Gods of the thirty-six sects with just one move. I've just experienced the power of Mou Zhenyuan's Yang God. I'll think of a way from the perspective of 'momentum'." Li Wuxiang clenched his fists and suddenly laughed, "Actually, I think it's quite interesting. Sometimes you are trapped in a room with three walls and a door, and a dozen people blocking you outside. You are out of ammunition and food, but you just feel that you can survive. You know, I feel the same way now."

……

The afterglow of the setting sun scattered out from behind the Dajie Mountain, illuminating the sky with a red sunset glow, while the sun was blocked by the towering peaks.

A man in tight clothes, his body almost covered with bandages, stood on a small mound in the dense forest and looked in the direction of Dajie Mountain. He retreated back into the forest with the sword at his waist and spoke -

"Master, the Great Tribulation Mountain is ahead. There are not many people near this road. Brothers, do you want to take a rest and go up at night, or set off now?"

(End of this chapter)

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