The Eternal Soaring Sword

Chapter 24 - Three Battles

Seeing Zhao Jiuge walking away, Zheng Jie's face changed between green and white. His eyes lethargy—he lost. He was filled with confidence at first, but he suddenly lost in just one move. He suddenly felt that there was no place for him in this world.

The expressions of the dozens of guards around everything changed — they felt inferior. They feel shy but also a little respect. After all, strength was expected. Mo Longjie still had a smile on his face. Although he had never seen Zhao Jiuge fight, it seemed like he knew what the outcome would be. He looked at the other elders meaningfully before quietly walking away. Old Mo still had a friendly smile on his face as he followed Mo Longjie.

The expressions of the other elders changed after Mo Longjie's gaze passed through them. They remained silent before looking at Zheng Jie and sighed as they left.

Today, Mo Shouyi had a rare day of rest and was extremely shocked. He had always known from their first meeting that Zhao Jiuge was strong, but he never expected Zhao Jiuge to defeat Zheng Jie, who was also in the late stages of the Blood Movement Realm, in one fell swoop. His eyes were filled with admiration.

Only Mo Linger happily got up as she told her brother, Mo Shouyi, about Zhao Jiuge's strength. Because of his excitement, his face was red to his neck. Facing her excited sister, Mo Shouyi rolled her eyes and left, but Mo Linger followed. Zheng Jie was the only person left, but then he walked towards his room, discouraged, as he never gave up so easily. The only indication that a fight has taken place here is a splash of blood on the ground. 

Inside his room, Zhao Jiuge sat cross-legged on the bed.

Zhao Jiuge did not feel the excitement of winning that battle before, but instead felt the importance of more power. He thought about the battle and bet in a month and sighed. Then a fighting spirit filled his eyes and he started cultivating for the battle next month. His eyes shone and he took out a jade bottle. He was ready to make a breakthrough!

He took out a Blue Spirit Pill that emitted a light blue punch and inhaled its aroma. Zhao Jiuge felt refreshed and his scent turned into spiritual energy that was refined into spirit power. Zhao Jiuge looked at the Blue Spirit Pill but did not directly devour it. He decided to cultivate a little first and then use it.

He calmed his mind and withdrew his emotions as he closed his eyes. He felt a fluctuation of spirit power in his body, which was at the final stage of the Blood Movement Realm, but he had yet to break through it. Zhao Jiuge decided to use the Blue Spirit Pill to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm and nurture the golden dragon. Otherwise, he would absolutely not be confident about the battle in a month. After all, beside the Sanskrit Divine Body, he had nothing and no fighting experience. Zhao Jiuge decided that after he settled the matter, it was time to leave Dong Yang City.

As Zhao Jiuge was cultivating, ripples spread in the surrounding air and spiritual energy flowed into his body. His body continued to purify spiritual energy into spirit power, gradually making it purer. Most of the spirit power went into his dantian to feed the golden dragon, and only the intelligent parts flowed through it, nourishing his own body. 

The golden dragon lazily absorbed the spirit power like before, but now it was much bigger. Zhao Jiuge felt his body strength change. The laughing Buddha was still sitting on his dantian with his eyes closed like Zhao Jiuge, and the golden dragon was coiled under his feet. After cultivating for a few days, Zhao Jiuge opened his eyes and was ready to take the Blue Spirit Pill.

The Blue Spirit Pill in his hand gave off a cold feeling. The light was not dazzling, but Zhao Jiuge knew that it contained a large amount of spiritual energy. It would not be easy to consume it, but he had prepared for it the past few days. He let out a long sigh and then stuffed the Blue Spirit Pill into his mouth without hesitation.

The moment the Blue Spirit Pill entered his mouth, it turned into a sweet and fragrant liquid that flowed into his body. Immediately, he felt a cold pain that pierced his bones. Fine crackling sounds could be heard in his veins and blood. If one looked closely, they would see that his blood was showing signs of freezing and there were even fragments of ice. Zhao Jiuge quickly accelerated the Sanskrit Heart Sutra to absorb the Blue Spirit Pill.

As he panicked, the laughing buddha who always closed his eyes suddenly opened his eyes and then closed them. It was so fast that Zhao Jiuge did not know if it was an illusion or not. The lazy golden dragon suddenly flew up and opened its mouth to absorb a large amount of this cold spiritual energy.

As the golden dragon absorbed the icy spiritual energy, the blood that froze slowly began to move and Zhao Jiuge quietly felt relieved as he accelerated the absorption of spiritual energy. Just like this, more than half a month passed. During this time, Zhao Jiuge did not move at all, and if not for a slight breath, you would have thought something was amiss.

During this time, Zhao Jiuge was like a rock. He let time pass without any sign of impatience. His eyes were still closed and his mind was focused on the spiritual energy waves within his body.

Time slowly passed and the remaining pill effects slowly disappeared. As the last part of the Blue Spirit Pill was absorbed, the invisible pressure of the Spirit Transformation Realm spread throughout the entire Mo mansion. Zhao Jiuge suddenly opened his eyes, and his gaze was extremely deep. Light ripples spread across his skin, and although his physical appearance did not change, his temperament became even more refined. He was no longer the skinny young man from the mountain village.

Zhao Jiuge wasn't the only person cultivating with the door closed. As the pressure spread, Mo Longjie, who was also cultivating, half opened his eyes. A smile appeared on his originally heavy expression. He finally confirmed that he was not wrong. Then he thought about how he did not have much time and quickly calmed himself down to return to his cultivation state.

Zhao Jiuge observed the golden dragon on his body and realized that it had grown several fold. After absorbing all the spirit power he wanted, he lazily closed his eyes to rest. Zhao Jiuge looked at his own body which was filled with spirit power. Now there was a layer of light around his body. He had a smile on his face like a child being given candy.

He could not wait, so he pushed open the door. Then he walked out of Mo's house. Dong Yang City was still as crowded as before. However, the moment he left Mo's house, he felt tracked down again. He looked around and could not find anything, so he ended up forgetting about it. He rushed out of the city and headed towards the mountain. As he left the city, the feeling disappeared.

As the one month boundary drew near, the atmosphere of the entire Dong Yang City became tense. The battle between the Mo and Xiao families would not only affect them. All the small families and rogue cultivators would be affected, so they were all waiting for that day to arrive.

A few days passed and the third day of the battle finally arrived.

“Head of Family, Jiuge's son has been gone for seven or eight days and still hasn't returned. Could he have escaped?” At this moment, Old Mo no longer smiled like before, but had a serious expression. Today was the day of the battle against the Xiao family, but there was no trace of Zhao Jiuge.

Mo Longjie's expression relaxed and he smiled faintly. “No, the boy is not that kind of person. Let's go first and leave someone to wait for him. As soon as he returns, they'll take him to the suburbs.” Then Mo Longjie left with the people from the Mo family. Other than Mo Longjie, everyone had heavy expressions. Anything can happen today, and they have all made preparations for the worst possible.