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Chapter 202

The rain felt like a cloudy mist that had enveloped the entire area . Pei Zi Yun landed on the ground and stood before a forest with a river flowing by the side . Pei Zi Yun felt extremely distracted for some strange reason .





According to the original owner’s memories, he recalled being attacked by Dark Altar Sect as well . However this attack was supposed to happen several years later . Paradise had been overwhelmed by the enemy . The Sect Leader was killed in battle, and Song Zhi took over his position as the Sect Leader . In just a short span of four years, everyone Pei Zi Yun knew from within the sect had disappeared and were replaced by Dark Altar Sect disciples . It was almost like a subsidiary of Dark Altar Sect .

And now, the disaster had finally been averted .

However, it wasn’t completely over yet . At that time, he shouted out, "System!"

A white plum blossom appeared in his sight and gradually became bigger until it transformed into a white, semi transparent information interface . It bore with it faint light perception against the forested background which he stood before . The numbers and figures appeared before him .

"Yin Master : Level 1 (3 . 5% Completed)

"Dao Techniques, 39 Variations : Advanced

"Sword Techniques : Master (23 . 1% Completed)

"Divine Powers : Stars Transformation Level 3 (Maximum)

‘The last time I checked, my sword techniques were at 19 . 1% . Now that I’ve fully mastered and understood the Shen Family’s Thirty Seven Techniques, I’ve gained an additional 4% . ’

‘The realms of an advanced swordsman is too difficult to reach . ’

‘But it seems like Stars Transposition has reached its peak, and won’t be able to increase further . The remaining prestige points which I’ve acquired have been directed towards my Yin Master’s mastery and increasing it . ’

‘It’s a pity . If I had more time, reaching Yin Master’s level 3 wouldn’t be difficult at all . ’

After calming himself down, Pei Zi Yun squeezed into the thick bushes and his shadow vanished from view .

Earthen Altar

The rain had gotten smaller and tiny droplets of rain fell onto the earthen altar . An entire group of swordsmen stood still and alert . They were completely drenched from the rain earlier . Even the Elders no longer carried umbrellas with them . The Elders were completely focused on maintaining the earthen altar .





The earthen altar was emitting bright rays of light, which would occasionally flash out in a blinding beam . There were two tiles, one was jade and the other was gold . They represented the Yin and Yang, and were rotating furiously .

Every Elder present was dripping buckets of sweat and they were all in deep concentration . The Senior Elder was right in the middle, and their faces were all pale from exertion . They had to maintain the spell which would allow the Earth Immortal’s clone to manifest .

Not far away in a cave, a middle-aged Daoist with an entire head full of white hair was speaking to another Daoist who had just been sent to spy on the situation at Free Cloud Sect . He whispered in a ragged voice, "Impossible, check it out again!"

The Daoist knew that checking the situation once more would be futile, as the outcome would still be the same . But he acknowledged, "Yes!"

At this point the cave underwent some changes as the Daoist used his powers to spy . It was a broad cave, with many lanterns and candles flickering in the middle . These candles were extinguished immediately, causing the entire cave to descend into pitch darkness . The Daoist then conjured a spell and pointed at the ground, causing all the candles to light up once more . Once his spell expired, the lights were extinguished .

"They're all dead?"

"Even Elder Liu is dead?" The middle aged Daoist started trembling, his face was pale and devoid of any color . He then ordered the Daoist, "Summon the fallen spirits . Ask them what exactly happened!"

The Daoist’s face started to quiver as well as he replied in fear, "Summoning spirits isn't difficult at all . But only Elders have the authority to do that . "

The Daoist then mustered some courage as he exhaled, "Senior brother, you should ask the Elder for permission . If he agrees, I will then conjure the spell . "

The middle-aged Daoist paused for several moments in hesitation . He knew the reason fully well himself . Summoning spirits with the Fate Lantern wasn't difficult at all . It's just that the realms of the dead have many of their own secrets . If people were to frequently ask them for things unknown to the living, it could spoil the grand scheme of things . He finally sighed after mumbling to himself, "The Elders are all so deep in concentration, trying to maintain the spell . If I wish to ask them for permission, I would have to interrupt them . Based on the situation now, looks like I have no choice to ask the Elders . "

He then sighed and was about to leave the cave . All of a sudden, his heart lurched and he halted .

At this point, a single reflective sword ray could be seen darting towards him . This middle aged Daoist had quick reflexes as well and opened his mouth to shout . At the same time, the ring on his finger exploded in a white beam of defensive light .

"Pu!" The sword ran through the protective barrier without any issues, and stabbed right through his chest and exited from his back . The middle aged Daoist screamed out in pain which became a muffled choke as blood spewed out from his mouth .

The Daoist behind the middle aged Daoist was stunned as he hurriedly screamed out, "Assailant!"

Apart from the Daoist, there were another two fighters escorting them . At this point, the fighters drew their sword menacingly . Pei Zi Yun struck even faster than anyone could attack . The three of them felt an intense blinding light sear in their eyes from the gleam of Pei Zi Yun’s sword . All of them simultaneously felt as if they were the intended target of the assailant . Some of them moved forward to attack in their blinded state, while the other defended himself .





However, Pei Zi Yun’s shadow vanished from view . The next time he reappeared, the Daoist gave a loud groan and collapsed to the ground, fresh blood flying in all directions .

"You!" The pair of fighter felt tricked and they charged towards Pei Zi Yun, they attacked at the same time with wind and lightning on their blades .

Pei Zi Yun moved so quickly that his shadow was indistinguishable from his actual body, his sword advanced through the air threateningly . A loud "zhng" echoed out before he disappeared once again .

‘A military strategist would have to understand the Dao, as the ways of war teach the same principles . ’ Pei Zi Yun’s breathing was somewhat ragged, his face had turned deathly pale . His physical formed materialized .

‘I didn’t expect to use such a crafty skill from the novels I read all those years ago . ’

‘At the critical juncture of life and death, when I was being dangerously attacked by the three of them at the same time, I exhibited a skill I didn’t know I possessed . I fused my sword techniques with my spiritual energy . This then emitted a bright light, which caused all three of them to think that each of them were my primary target . ’

When someone was pushed to a corner and was at the juncture of life and death, he would defend and protect himself . Hence, the three of them broke formation and did what they felt they had to do in order to save themselves . In that very precise moment, Pei Zi Yun was able to take out the Daoist .


The winds and thunder vibrated in his ear, and the killing had ended . The pair of men were on the ground, their lives had been snuffed out . One of them was leaking out his internal organs, as blood pooled around him . His body was still twitching in a deathly reaction, and his hand was still gripped on the hilt of his sword . His face was contorted in pain, and his mouth was open as if he had screamed to death . The other received a pierce into the heart and died very quickly .

‘Military strategies and sword fighting strategies are the same . ’

‘No wonder the Japanese Samurais referred to their swords as "the war solution" . That makes sense . ’

‘In order to reach the advanced stage of swordsmanship, the knowledge of military and fighting strategies are crucial . ’ Pei Zi Yun had some blood on his face and he wiped it clean with his sleeve before wiping his bloody sword, ‘There aren’t many enemies left . ’

A thin layer of white light scattered away . This was the sound shield which Pei Zi Yun had placed to prevent any shouts from being overheard by the group of Elders at the Earthen Altar . Pei Zi Yun knew that his shield wouldn’t be able to extend throughout the entire cave . Thankfully he realized that all he had to do was place the shield at the mouth of the cave .

‘I can't sense any danger . ’ Pei Zi Yun sneaked a peek and thought . There were four Elders around the the Earthen Altar which he had noticed earlier . Their attention were completely devoted to maintaining the spell and weren't the least distracted by anything happening outside . There were four swordsmen around, protecting them .

After thinking for some time, Pei Zi Yun managed to find a clean set of Daoist robes lying around . He hurriedly changed into those robes before walking calmly towards the Earthen Altar .

The rain was still falling, albeit much lighter . It was somewhat hazy . The four swordsmen had been standing around for almost the entire day, but were still on high alert . They cast their glances around their surroundings, and knew that some of their men were within the caves .





They looked around, and saw that it was someone who looked like their own people . The swordsmen thus didn’t pay much attention to it . Only when the person seemed to be approaching them did they turn their heads once again to look . They then realized that he looked foreign to them .

"Who’s that?" The second he spat those words out, he saw the gleam of a blade and felt a certain chilliness touch his throat . At the next second, he fell over and died . The swordsmen to his left and right were alarmed as they drew their swords and dashed over .

"Go to hell!" An Elder who was still maintaining the spell didn’t even have time to react . His head was decapitated swiftly as blood splashed all around .

"Zhng zhng zhng"

The pair of swordsmen attacked relentlessly . Pei Zi Yun had to dodge, roll and somersault in order to avoid their blows . With a loud crack, Pei ZI Yun sliced off the top part of his scalp mercilessly . He opened his mouth wide in shock, before a loud scream of pain could be heard . The next moment saw white and red brain matter spilling out before he fell and died .

"We’re under attack . Wake up Elders . " A swordsman managed to shout out as the remaining three Elders raised their eyebrows and came to their senses .

Pei Zi Yun charged straight for an Elder . A swordsman saw what was happening and knew his intent . He dove forward recklessly and turned towards Pei Zi Yun to shield the Elder .

"Pu" The longsword stabbed right into his chest and exited from his back . The swordsman gave out a long shriek as his eyes opened wide in shock . Blood spurted out from his wound like a fountain .

"If you wish to attack your enemy to save someone, you must first save yourself . " In fact this swordsman was rather skillful . But when it came to doing smart moves, he revealed his weakness and thus was killed for it .

Pei Zi Yun turned his body nimbly and was about to strike the next Elder . But suddenly, the Elder looked at him and pointed at him .

Pei Zi Yun instantly howled in pain as he was forced to retreat three steps . While he was being forced back, he threw his sword toward the altar .

"Pow!" The longsword crashed into a tile, which was floating above the altar . This tile was the King Lu’s tile . A loud thud ensued from the tile, before the shadow of a tiny dragon emerged from it . It gave a loud shriek of agony before the entire tile cracked apart .

The remaining three Elders seemed like they had all been struck by lightning . They trembled violently and spat out mouthfuls of blood . An Elder then hissed, "Senior Elder, hurry and retreat from the spell!"

The pair of Elders and a swordsman were left . Pei Zi Yun wiped out blood from his own lips and felt his hands and feet go weak . It was almost as if he had no more strength left as he sighed, "What a pity . "

He had been involved in numerous battles and skirmishes . Although he already ate something light, his energy was more or less exhausted . His enemy was no better off at this point after withdrawing from the spell so abruptly, causing damage to their internal organs .

"If only I had half the energy I used to have, I would kill them all . " Pei Zi Yun thought as he turned away and rolled on the ground while picking up his sword .

Right at that time, something strange happened .

Paradise

"Boom!" A red colored tiny dragon roared out, as it shivered and paused in mid air for several seconds before exploding into fragments . The Free Cloud Sect’s True Sovereign was holding onto an imperial edict, which glowed brightly at this point .

"I’ve won on earth as well . The King Lu’s tile which you borrowed has already been destroyed . Die now!" The True Sovereign shouted out loudly as the black energy which was wrapped around him disappeared .

"Damn it!" Seeing such a scene unfold before him, the Earth Spirit looked up before pointing out . Another loud explosion rang out, as a ball of fiery fire rose high up into the sky .

This Paradise had been severely weakened after being through such a devastating battle . The ball of fiery fire descended higher and higher in Paradise before finally disappearing into the darkness .

"True Sovereign, why did you let it go?" Someone asked .

"Paradise has been damaged enough . If we carried on fighting, even if we killed his clone, our Paradise might be completely destroyed . " The True Sovereign sighed . Red energy was leaking out from his body . Every time a sliver of red energy was expelled from his body it coalesced around Paradise, stabilizing it . His body started to decrease in size, "I’ve been hurt considerably as well . I have to meditate for some time in order to preserve the health of Paradise . "

"We had to battle up to this point, and the whole Free Cloud Sect has expanded all its might . " The True Sovereign then summoned a ball of flame, "The current Sect Leader won’t be able to hold out for much longer as well . "

Earthen Altar

These changes took place faster than they were described . Pei Zi Yun picked up his sword, as the earthen altar behind him started to disintegrate . The Senior Elder spat out a mouthful of blood as he started retreating .

Soon after, the entire altar exploded, causing a pair of Elders to spit blood out as well . Pei Zi Yun dashed straight for them . Since the pair of Elders were dealing with the backlash from the destruction of the altar, they didn’t have enough time to react and were killed immediately .

"No"! The remaining swordsman witnessed this scene and almost went berserk . So many Elders had died before him . Even if he were to return to the sect, he would be put to death . He thus dashed across without a care for his safety .

"Pu" Their shadows entwined with each other, as another line of blood appeared on his face . He stumbled several steps forward before collapsing to the ground .

"Hehe!" Seeing the Senior Elder scurrying far into the distance, Pei Zi Yun laughed out . Mid laughter, he spat out blood too .

‘You knew that my energy was completely exhausted?’ The rain splashed down upon Pei Zi Yun as the skies turned dark . Pei Zi Yun turned around and walked away, as the darkness of the night enveloped him . All the killing scenes he had witnessed earlier was almost like a bad dream he just had .





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