The whip swept along the spiritual energy in the air, strength increasing even more than before. Faintly, even the sound of thunder could be heard in the wind.
Jian Yi watched wide eyed as this whip came flying over, however, the expression on his face was calm and indifferent, as if he were completely unconcerned. This wasn’t some false bravado, but coming from the bottom of his heart. He really didn’t care at all.
Not until right at the last second, a figure suddenly moved in front of him and protected him within their arms.
Jian Yi’s pupils constricted as an inexplicable terror abruptly surged in his heart: “Shixiong!”
“You……” Chu Lian was also startled.
Naturally, this figure can only be Wen Xuan. No matter how much Jian Yi wanted to push him out of the way, no matter how much Chu Lian wanted to pull back the spiritual whip, it was all too late. The tip of the whip already landed, striking Wen Xuan’s back with precision.
Wen Xuan made a pained groan as both of his knees bent. Instantly, he was unable to even stand.
The spiritual whip landed on his back, like a bucket of scalding hot oil was poured all over him. Pain. And the pain was spreading continuously. The spiritual energy that was swept along by the whip invaded into his split open flesh, wrecking havoc inside his body and tormenting his meridians.
Nevertheless, he still hugged Jian Yi’s around the shoulders tightly, protecting the other completely from harm.
“Shixiong!” Jian Yi hastily supported Wen Xuan, although he really didn’t know where to place his hands, scared into a panic: “Shixiong, you, you……”
Wen Xuan didn’t say anything. He clenched his teeth and got ready to endure even more pain. A hit from a fully enraged nascent soul cultivator shouldn’t be this simple.
However, after waiting for a moment, he didn’t feel any follow up, as if the attack really ended just like that. Wen Xuan finally held still Jian Yi’s frantic arms, shook his head and gave a comforting smile.
Then, he used magic to heal the open injury on his back. Turning around to look, he saw Chu Lian standing there. Both of the other’s eyes looked unblinkingly over here at the two people embracing closely together, staring at the terrifying injury on Wen Xuan’s back. Chu Lian’s face color was so gloomy it could condense into water.
It wasn’t until the broken skin knitted back together into a smooth unblemished surface under the use of the healing magic– this was originally used to comfort Jian Yi, that Chu Lian’s face color also very apparently eased.
With careful examination, Wen Xuan saw the strand of blood seeping down the corner of Chu Lian’s mouth.
Wen Xuan was stunned briefly before he understood. No wonder, even though that spiritual whip had such great force when it struck him, the aftermath came and went just as quick. It was because Chu Lian had already forcibly recalled most of his attack, and ended up suffering the backlash himself.
As for the other person present, Sect Leader Jizi Ang– It wasn’t until Wen Xuan turned his gaze over to the other’s direction, that Jizi Ang finally adopted a worried expression on his face.
Wen Xuan couldn’t help but sigh. He blocked this hit completely on impulse. However, after receiving this blow, it really allowed him to see things a lot more clearly.
There’s no need to talk anymore about the sincere admiration Jian Yi had towards him. Also putting aside the reaction of the Sect Leader, Jizi Ang. His shifu, Chu Lian……
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This kind of Daoist Master Chu, however, accepted Wen Xuan as his only disciple.
That’s right. Although Chu Lian disliked Wen Xuan, and he never concealed this dislike, in the end, he was still Wen Xuan’s shifu. He must have some kind of feeling towards Wen Xuan, or else, why would he have accepted Wen Xuan as his disciple back then?
“Shifu,” Wen Xuan suppressed his voice and asked: “You actually… still care about me, right?”
Hearing these words, Chu Lian instantly had an disgusted expression like he ate something bad.
Seeing this expression, on the contrary, Wen Xuan smiled as if he received some kind of definitive answer from that response.
To the side, Jian Yi clenched onto Wen Xuan’s arm, still a face full of lingering fear. Wen Xuan took Jian Yi’s hand, as if he was trying to obtain some kind of strength from the palm of this youth’s hand, a strength that could give him the courage to believe in the decision he was about to make.
Without destruction, there can be no construction. Without destruction, there can be no construction.
“Shifu,” He said to Chu Lian again: “Jian shidi is a disciple who just joined the sect this year. Although he has offended you, it’s because he didn’t know any better. There’s no reason to take his life for this.”
“Hah. You still have the leisure time to discuss this logic with me right now?” Chu Lian’s cold smile returned: “I gave you a choice just now. Have you made your decision?”
“Of course.” Wen Xuan said.
Chu Lian had an unexpected look. Pressing his lips together, he looked rather interested and waited for Wen Xuan to continue speaking.
Wen Xuan spoke very slowly. Of course, although this hard to reach yuan gathering stage had a huge defect, it’s still one that he used a long time and much effort to obtain. Now that he had to abandon it, it was a rather challenging choice. Nevertheless, in the end, he still managed to say: “This disciple… is willing to return to foundation building.”
Chu Lian chuckled, the expression on his face finally eased some more.
“But this disciple does not plan to die of old age in the foundation building stage.” Wen Xuan continued to say: “Returning to foundation building… is only for the sake of advancing even further in the future.”
“You……” Chu Lian’s cheek twitched.
Before he got angry, Wen Xuan already used a hand to pinch his own wrist. At this time, Wen Xuan gazed directly into Chu Lian’s eyes.
Seizing the meridian on his wrist, Wen Xuan gave a vicious pull. Instantly, his entire body shook. Blood seeped out from the corner of Wen Xuan’s mouth.
After this tug, the spiritual energy in his body became chaotic, dissipating in ripples from him. Little by little, he slid downward from the yuan gathering stage into foundation building.
Not even needing Chu Lian’s help, he destroyed his own yuan foundation.
Jizi Ang, who was watching this from the side, couldn’t hold back from clenching his fist. The veins on his forehead looked like they were about to explode from his anger.
Meanwhile, all this time, Wen Xuan continued looking into Chu Lian’s eyes, just looking directly, unwaveringly.
This was a kind of subtle gesture. Wen Xuan didn’t actually say anything. The movement of his hand even carried a strong and unyielding feel. However, this gaze, in reality, was a very obvious plea. He was using this kind of unique strength to plead for something that no longer needed to be said.
The reason why he made this kind decision, on one hand, was because he trusted Jian Yi’s judgment. On the other hand, was also because of his trust in Chu Lian. He wanted to believe that in the end, Chu Lian would respond to his plea.
Yet through this gaze of Wen Xuan, Chu Lian only felt like he was being looked at by another person. The inquiry from before also echoed in his head, unceasingly asking his heart.
—If Ye ShengGe saw the current situation, do you think he’d be happy?
“Haha.” In the end, Chu Lian only laughed coldly. Patted his sleeves lightly, he turned towards the direction of his abode to leave, as if he was no longer willing to spare even another glance at this disciple of his who was obediently dropping back into the foundation building stage.
Wen Xuan’s gaze dimmed. He let go of his own wrist, the strength in his entire body weakened uncontrollably. Just at this moment, he abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Shixiong!” Jian Yi couldn’t help but cry in alarm.
Chu Lian heard this shout and turned his head back. He saw Wen Xuan’s face abnormally flushed, blood pouring out, mouthful by mouthful. Mere seconds later, Wen Xuan’s eyes closed and he fell unconscious at the scene.
Jian Yi was terrified. He hastily squeezed Wen Xuan’s hands, racking his brain on what he could possibly do.
Meanwhile, Chu Lian rushed over in an instant and violently shoved Jian Yi to the side, grabbing onto Wen Xuan’s wrist. As soon as he touched it, he understood what was happening.
It was all because the attack from that spiritual whip before was too strong. Although the injury healed outwardly, the spiritual energy from the whip still remained inside the body. Meanwhile, just at this moment, Wen Xuan destroyed his own yuan foundation and caused his own spiritual energy to become chaotic. The two different spiritual energies running amok inside his body was the cause of this result before their eyes.
Chu Lian really wanted to curse ‘you fool’, but he couldn’t even spare the time to curse. Right now, Wen Xuan was in an extremely dangerous state. If not dealt with correctly, he could lose his life here.
Chu Lian could only swiftly pick up Wen Xuan and fly towards the peak of the mountain like his ass was on fire.
Jian Ji wanted to follow after, but he couldn’t even touch the corner of Chu Lian's robes.
He followed a few steps, but was forced to stop. Tightly clenching his fist, his heart filled with unwillingness and discontent. However, moments later, his mood turned around and in the end, he laughed out loud.
“In any case… the result… has been changed once again.” He said quietly, with a smile.
When he turned back, he saw Jizi Ang still in the same spot, looking at him with ill intentions.
Jizi Ang’s face color was black. The scheme that he planned for so long, all fruitless, just like this. He was practically about to go insane from his anger. Good thing there’s still a Jian Yi here, for him to retaliate on and relieve some of the fury in his heart.
“You just joined the inner school today and are already so audacious, so disrespectful to your elders. A death penalty is not necessary, but did you think you’d escape live punishment?”
Jian Yi looked at him with a smile: “Sect Leader can punish as you wish.”
At this moment, on Daiyun Peak, Chu Lian already kicked down the entrance door to his own abode and placed Wen Xuan onto the bed.
After a long moment of flustered care, Wen Xuan’s state finally stabilized. However, he remained unconscious and unarousable.
“Who are you trying to scare here?” Chu Lian cursed loudly at Wen Xuan: “Do you think you can obtain your wish like this? Do you think my decision can be swayed just because of this? Don’t think you’re clever! Stop dreaming! You can go die of old age at the end of foundation building! Advancing one step further? Don’t even think about it!”
Chu Lian cursed nonstop like this, one sentence after another. However, because Wen Xuan remained unconscious the entire time, he didn’t hear a single word.
By the time Chu Lian discovered that this action was rather ridiculous, an hour had already passed.
Chu Lian finally calmed down, falling silent and wordless as he looked at Wen Xuan’s closed eyes. Now that the cursing stopped, he actually felt somewhat helpless and didn’t know what to do.
He stood beside Wen Xuan’s bed for a long time, looking at the face that looked slightly similar to an old friend. After a while, he laughed bitterly: “ShengGe…… did I really make the wrong decision?” This question, naturally, had no one to answer it.
Suddenly, the tip of Chu Lian’s ears twitched. He looked out the window. Someone else arrived at Daiyun Peak, he could feel it.
This time it was two cultivators of the younger generation. Jizi Ang’s two disciples, Zhang Xiaoqing and Shi Buhui. They disobeyed their own shifu’s instructions and climbed up to the mountain peak with ashen white faces to kneel down in front of Chu Lian.
“Chu shibo, we don’t know how Wen shixiong angered you…… but please forgive him this once. Wen shixiong has always respected you deeply. He definitely didn’t do it on purpose.”
The news of Wen Xuan dropping back into the foundation building stage already spread across the entire Water Cloud Sect, yet no one knew why. They only knew it was on Chu Lian’s order.
“Wen shixiong has always been very hardworking,” Zhang Xiaoqing was naturally also very scared of Chu Lian, but at a time like this, even though she was trembling all over, she still said these words loud and clearly: “He finally reached yuan gathering after all this time and effort. Even if he did something wrong, does it have to be this kind of punishment? Please give him another chance, shibo!”
Chu Lian pressed his lips into a line. Originally, he didn’t plan to bother with her. However, even more people came over. They were all disciples that the Water Cloud Sect accepted in the last dozen years.
Many of these people didn’t dare to head up the mountain so they knelt at the foot of the mountain.
The elders of the sect were all busy looking after their own hide. Yet the youngsters gathered and came over voluntarily. They knelt at the foot of Daiyun Peak, a field of black as far as the eye can see. All of these disciples were using their own method to plead for Chu Lian’s forgiveness in Wen Xuan’s stead.
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I’m in tears 😢that was beautiful.
All’s well that end well. Thank you for the chapter
That’s the kind of environment I’d want in my friend group.
I don’t have a friend group.
Thanks for the hard work~~
I have just one friend after trying for so long, I have been shunned, taken on as a second class friend (its horrible knowing you are the spare just when someone in the group cant make it or just because they allow you there), I have also been betrayed to the friend I give myself for and tried to be what I wanted from a friend, now thank God I have one friend, hopefully it will be real this time
So it’s the sect leader who is scum n the shifu who is hiding things. Other than that luo n his lackeys the disciple care a lot.
was this the time ML as talking about when he said he would know the name of that disciple “because if at least one person had stood up that time”
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