XIAO SHUXIANG'S
227 - The Hidden Pillar
The disappearance of Xiao Shuxiang's little blue flame made his friend who got the fire jerk, one of which was Shao Nu.
He sensed the flames belonging to his Senior Xiao were no longer in his body anymore. Even so, he's still fine.
It seemed, Shaou Nu had already broken free from the curse seal that the Scarlet Shadow Elder had implanted on him.
BLAARS!
The huge sound coming from both directions sounded extremely frightening. The roar of thunder, the rush of rain accompanied by the slightly strong wind became a friend for the citizens of the Cold Cloud city as well as the disciples of the Butterfly Sect and the Silver Bamboo Sect to go to the Flower Dew City.
This trip was not a problem for the citizens of Cold Cloud City as they had trained, as well as the cultivators.
Most of the disciples who were with the citizens of this city were junior disciples, invisible to the Patriarch and GrandElder of the two sects, it was because they were at the border of the imperial territory and were fighting right now.
One of the citizens of Cold Cloud City was Mo Huai. He was still careless despite having practiced martial arts. The proof now, he fell down with a body trembling in fear.
Hun Fung, the Butterfly Sect disciple helped him stand up. He was quite jolted because this young man had a light and petite body like a girl. When Mo Huai's muscles were not formed.. This can make him ashamed as a man.
"You must be careful, don't be so timid.."
"I was never afraid of death. Previously, I had already gone to Demonic Beast Island with Young Master Xiao, Brother Jing, and his friends. So, this isn't the first time I've faced danger.."
Mo Huai's face was pale, he could see the lightning bolts that always went hand in hand with strange rumbling sounds, the ground he was treading on even occasionally shook.
Hun Fung could feel the coldness of this young man's hand, it was very noticeable that Mo Huai was shivering but still kept his voice from shaking.
".. I am not afraid of dying at the hands of a warrior or a cultivator, I will certainly fight them as best I can. But, if I die from being hit by a lightning strike, wouldn't my training all this time be in vain? I don't want to die like that.."
Mo Huai instead cried, he realized he was not martial talented despite having put in a lot of effort to learn. He realized that he was just a very weak ordinary human being, he should not live in the world of power-hungry people.
".. If this is a novel, I'm just a figurant. A wind then.. Just a pile of street dust.."
"Calm down, you don't think like that.. The rain must've made you drunk,"
Hun Fung embraced Mo Huai and helped him walk, the current conditions would obviously make anyone think like Mo Huai.
If there is this kind of battle, it is the humans who are more victims.
BLAARS!
The battle between the upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow with Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi was fierce. Many Demonic Beasts who seemed to be running around saved themselves.
The disciples of the Sky Sword Sect who were still in the Empire of the Rising Sun continued to search for living humans in every place and the ruins of buildings.
They do so while trying to avoid stray attacks that do not belong to anyone.
Meanwhile, Qi Xuan teamed up with Ling Qing Zhu to attack Huan Ran. Both are quite difficult because Huan Ran's fighting style feels foreign and so fast.
A BAAAM!
Qi Xuan dodged Huan Ran's shawl by jumping back several times, while Ling Qing Zhu used the trees as a shield from the undead attack controlled by Huan Ran's strands of hair.
THE TRAANG!
Huan Ran's scarves and hair were hard and sharp. It sounded like a clash of swords as Qi Xuan's weapon hit the shawl, Ling Qing Zhu did as well.
"Sister?! What the hell is going on with you? Why are you doing this?!"
Huan Mei tried to talk to her brother, her right eye was closed. It already did not hurt anymore, probably because the pill Qi Xuan had given him was extremely nutritious.
Huan Ran in such a cold tone said that nothing happened to her. He asked what his sister was thinking while grinning.
"Sister..? Are you really my brother?"
"Don't talk to him, Mei'Er. He's not your brother anymore,"
Qi Xuan asked Huan Mei to leave immediately, he said that someone who had already injured his sister deliberately did not deserve to be considered as a 'Sister'.
While continuing to stare warily at Huan Ran, he poured Qi into his sword.
A gust of wind mixed with rainwater instantly surrounded Qi Xuan, moving swiftly to form a swallow whose wings expanded perfectly right behind the young man.
The next second, Qi Xuan lunged along with the swallow and made Huan Ran pushed back seven meters.
The girl with the mole on the lower end of her left eye was lucky because both ends of her shawl seemed to have great sensitivity.
Soon the scarf surrounded Huan Ran, although the owner was still pushed back but did not fall.
Qi Xuan at the beginning of his fight with Huan Ran, he felt that the girl had been controlled. However, after hearing the remark from big brother Huan this May.. He finally found out, Huan Ran was apparently one of the upper pillar members of Scarlet Shadow.
Huan Ran has a mission from the Scarlet Shadow Elders to take his sister's eyes, for the sake of his desire to revive his father and mother. Hearing this clearly made Huan Mei and Qi Xuan shocked, as well as Ling Qing Zhu.
"Are you crazy? Huan Mei is your real sister. Be aware, the dead cannot be revived,"
"Sister, why haven't you forgotten about it. Mom and Dad are gone for a long time, you have to let them go.."
Huan Mei's left eye let out tears, while her closed right eye drained blood. She could not believe her brother could get to this.
Not a day did Huan Mei live without remembering her father and mother, even though she herself did not have many memories with them.
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Instead of hearing the advice of Qi Xuan and his own sister, Huan Ran instead attacked them.
The ten corpses of cultivators were controlled with strands of his hair. Huan Mei fought against five people, while the others fought with Ling Qing Zhu.
THE TRAANG!
THE TRAANG!
Qi Xuan himself had to fight with Huan Ran's sharp scarf. He could hear the cold words of his fellow-civilian who seemed to hate him so much.
The cause of this hatred was the selection of Qi Xuan as the heir of the sword technique belonging to the Lotus Flower Sect. Qi Xuan briefly became GrandElder's most beloved disciple.
".. You and all your arrogance will die here..!"
Huan Ran let out an aura that he had been suppressing all this time, a Killer Aura that was so dense.
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Huan Mei was unable to survive the aura, she spewed blood. Ling Qing Zhu and Qi Xuan immediately walked up to him, the combined Swordsman Aura of the three was able to compensate for Huan Ran's.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a burden to you guys.."
The smallest Aura Huan Mei, she blamed herself for being too weak to deal with her brother.
Ling Qing Zhu touched Huan Mei's shoulder and rubbed her gently, herself snapping as Huan Ran slid ten more corpses towards them.
Soon Ling Qing Zhu pulled Huan Mei and jumped back, while Qi Xuan held back the attack for his two comrades to survive.
A BAAAM!
"Huan Ran, stop right now. What you're doing is so wrong,"
"Know what you are! You who never lose anything, know what you're about me..!"
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Qi Xuan could see it, there was a black shadow that was similar to an extremely long haired human head. The shadow floated right behind Huan Ran, but slowly disappeared.
Huan Ran clenched his hands, saying he had destroyed the Demon Wolf Sect but he was still unable to kill the sect's GrandElder.
But when he finds out his father and mother can be revived.. He no longer thought about the Demon Wolf Sect.
".. My dear sister, you must come and obey this brother of yours. You won't die just from losing two eyes, so come closer.."
"No..! Brother Huan Ran is no longer the brother I know, you are.. You're a bad girl..!"
Huan Mei hugged Ling Qing Zhu, she did not know who this long white-haired girl was, yet she felt safe when she was with him.
Ling Qing Zhu had obviously not said much since earlier, he actually wanted to persuade Huan Ran not to get caught up in grudges as well as resentment.
Ling Qing Zhu wanted to say that he knew the girl's feelings. He knew what it was like to lose a precious person, let alone be cruelly killed right before his own eyes.
It felt like a world covered in eternal darkness, plied with thousands of endless swords. And worst of all, we still have to live with all that pain.
Ling Qing Zhu clearly wanted to reveal it, yet could not. He is better able to communicate through the eyes than with sound.
Not because he was shy, but because he had a habit of sparing to talk. And Ling Qing Zhu knew, he had a voice that was lacking in emotion. Instead of persuading Huan Ran, he would likely make this fight even more runny.
Speaking of runny-down circumstances.. Now it happened at the place where Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi were.
The young alchemist had the opposite personality to Ling Qing Zhu. This young man is too expressive and sometimes gives off speech that provokes emotion.
THE TRAANG!
Even Lan Guan Zhi himself was barely able to control his composure. Ever since Xiao Shuxiang helped him, that second also the flow of the battle became even faster.
BLAARS!
Xiao Shuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, his face just looked pale as his proud butt was almost hit by the flick of one of the fierce attacks belonging to the upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow.
"Shouxing?! My relationship with Lan Zhi was just a casual friendship. You don't get mad like this, I never cheated on you. Lan Zhi, help me make her understand.."
Xiao Shuxiang was so serious as to say it, he even nudged Lan Guan Zhi and continued to persuade his friend.
On one side, the upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow did not emit any sound let alone changed expression. Even the walls are much better.
This expression was clearly like a dead heart. And perhaps that was why Xiao Shuxiang considered the upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow jealous of her closeness to Lan Guan Zhi.
"He's not your sword spirit,"
"But their faces are so similar, I wanted to hug them,"
Lan Guan Zhi glimpsed at the nanar towards Xiao Shuxiang who was hovering beside him. He then asked if Shouxing was a woman, but the answer from his friend made his eyes darken.
"He had a 'Heavenly Pillar' full of majesty,"
Xiao Shuxiang clucked in awe as he rubbed his chin, the next second he got a loud pinch from Lan Guan Zhi.
"Shameful. Just die there,"
After saying that, Lan Guan Zhi immediately lunged at the top pillar of the Scarlet Shadow. This time his speed increased from before. He can make his opponent take a defensive position and unable to counter-attack.
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Xiao Shuxiang had only heard his friend speak that loudly for the first time. It seemed like the Eastern Continent was about to face a great disaster, as the person who was considered a mountain of majesty had just spoken harshly to him.
"Is he jealous? Am I that charming until it's fought over by many people? Wow, Xiao Shuxiang.. You're amazing,"
!!
While praising himself, Xiao Shuxiang's hearing caught a strange explosive sound. As he looked, he could see the mark in the air. It was a fireworks explosion belonging to the Peacock Stork Association.
It was fitting for Xiao Shuxiang to feel uneasy from earlier, chaos not only occurred in the Empire of the Rising Sun, but also in other Empires.
Xiao Shuxiang again concentrated, he exhaled and began to form the seal of the Moving Mirror in the air.
He then stared at the nimble fight between Lan Guan Zhi and the upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow.
Ying xiong trembled, this time his four little blue flames also enveloped the sword and mingled with Xiao Shuxiang's Qi.
In a single breath, Xiao Shuxiang darted into the mirror and instantly disappeared. He appeared at a very precise time and gave a powerful attack on the upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow that was followed by a fierce attack from Lan Guan Zhi.
BLAARS!
Judging from above, there were already countless number of sharp mountains in the Black Stream region, the Empire of the Rising Sun that disappeared.
Some of the previously fertile hills and mountains in other regions were also no longer what they had been. More carefully, there have been many cracks in the ground and fallen trees.
There was no need to ask about the standing buildings, even Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi now had no idea of the name of this badly damaged city beneath them.
The upper pillar of the Scarlet Shadow had a crack on its face, but it instantly recovered. He then darted back to avenge the attacks of the two young men.
BLAARS!
Xiao Shuxiang and Lang Guan Zhi felt the Moon Slash Sword was not yet fully perfect. It's a good opportunity to attack without letting the opponent increase the power of that Sky Heirloom back.
Their wish was indeed so, but when Xiao Shuxiang used his moving mirror again, he instead appeared in the middle of the fight between Huan Ran and Qi Xuan and Ling Qing Zhu.
BLAARS!
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Qi Xuan, Ling Qing Zhu, and Huan Mei were shocked when suddenly an attack hit Huan Ran and made the girl bounce very far away.
The corpses that were previously Huan Ran puppets instantly became dust when they were hit by Xiao Shuxiang's attack. He himself suffered serious injuries, even his left arm disappeared.
This attack was too shocking. And can only be realized when it has been hit by an attack.
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Xiao Shuxiang was also shocked, but not because of his attack, but rather the victim of his target. How can Shouxing be a girl?!
"He's not.."
"Brother Xiao?"
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Xiao Shuxiang gasped when he heard Qi Xuan's voice, his head suddenly aching from having misplaced.
He was about to throw the Dragon Breath Pill at Huan Ran and apologized for wrongly attacking, but his intention came to a halt when he sensed a strange aura enveloping the girl.
!!
"That smell? The smell of hate. This girl, she has a grudge against whom until the aroma is very concentrated.. It's amazing,"
Xiao Shuxiang took out the God Eye Pill and ate it. He could see the blood flow on Huan Ran's body going smoothly, as well as the flow of Qi and the quality of his dantian.
But what surprised him was that this girl had a double heart. Not only that, but the scarf and every single strand on the cloth that Huan Ran was wearing looked like the stomach of an animal, looked pulsating and also had veins.
"Wait, that thing is similar to belonging to one of the lower pillars,"
Xiao Shuxiang so remembered his fight back when he was on Demonic Beast Island. He then jumped back and stood beside Qi Xuan, Huan Mei, as well as Ling Qing Zhu.
His friend looked injured, it seemed like the pill he had given Qi Xuan had been used up. He then gave the new pill to his three colleagues.
Qi Xuan explained what happened, he was grateful that Xiao Shuxiang could come unexpectedly like this.
"You don't thank me. That one was very dangerous, lucky that you weren't the ones who were hit by the attack earlier,"
Xiao Shuxiang gently rubbed his chest, he should be more careful in using the Moving Mirror.
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These four young cultivators were shocked when they heard Huan Ran's cry. They saw the girl's body tremble and began to emit pitch-black smoke on the mouth, nose, ears, eyes, as well as arms that Xiao Shuxiang had slashed before.
BLAARS!
The entire body of the human corpse and the Demonic Beast also experienced the same thing. That pitch-black smoke continued to rise into the air and drifted to one place.
Huan Ra's body immediately became a wisp of blackish-purple flesh and decayed as black smoke fully escaped from his body.
Xiao Shuxiang and Qi Xuan were able to catch a glimpse of the smoke forming the head of a long-haired woman with one of her eyes colored red, appearing to be smiling widely towards them.
Although Xiao Shuxiang attacked him, the smoke was apparently unable to be destroyed. It was definitely one of the top pillars that possessed Huan Ran's body.
"Sister..!"
Huan Mei wanted to run towards her brother's lump of meat but she fell down. He was very surprised and asked the whereabouts of Huan Ran to his friends. It was impossible if her brother really became a lump of meat.
"Yinng xiong is a sword that has a deadly poison. I can't control when Yinng xiong takes out the poison, so your brother.. He's right there,"
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"Sister Xiao.."
Xiao Shuxiang helped Huan Mei up and hugged the young girl. He said that Huan Ran was not a good brother and was not worthy of mourning.
".. He's your real brother, but has he ever treated you like a real brother? Has he ever given you a kindness that doesn't make you pay for it? You know better about this,"
Huan Mei was clearly holding back her cries, she asked when this battle would end, she was really scared.
"May'Er, you must not be weak. The chaos that exists.. It looks like it's really about to start,"
Qi Xuan and Xiao Shuxiang stared at a purplish light that seemed to descend from the sky, right at the location of the fight between Lan Guan Zhi and the top pillar of the Scarlet Shadow.
Xiao Shuxiang asked Huan Mei to rest, this girl would obviously not be able to endure and was likely just a burden. Instantly Huan Mei disappeared and made Qi Xuan as well as Ling Qing Zhu surprised.
"Calm down, Huan Mei is in a safe place. You two, how?"
"I will fight to the end,"
Xiao Shuxiang smiled and patted Qi Xuan's shoulder gently, he then looked at Ling Qing Zhu who turned out to be nodding softly at him.
"Alright, please save the humans who might still be in this Empire. Gather them together at one point, I'll leave it to you,"
"Be careful, Brother Xiao,"
After supplying the two friends with pills, Xiao Shuxiang immediately shot up and used the Moving Mirror to get to Lan Guan Zhi's place faster.
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