Chapter 20
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Feng Yun Wuji had encountered this individual on several occasions; his residence was in close proximity to You Wuxie’s lair. Yet, it wasn’t the man’s face that Feng Yun Wuji recognized, but rather the familiar essence of his spiritual awareness. Among the myriad of spiritual presences that filled the skies above Youming Peak daily, his was the one that frequented Feng Yun Wuji the most.
“How should I address you?” Feng Yun Wuji inquired, tilting his head and offering a smile to the man.
“Hasn’t your mentor informed you? You little whelp, I am known as the Soul Chopper,” the man replied with a grin, extending his hand and making a subtle rolling motion. “Hand it over, and I shall spare your life.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Don’t feign ignorance with me. That old ghost You Wuxie ventured out this time, wasn’t it in pursuit of the fabled Xuanming Scroll? Surrender it, and I will grant you a path to survival. Now that the old ghost has perished, there is no one left to shield you.” The Soul Chopper’s expression shifted to a menacing snarl.
“Are you certain you are speaking to me?” Feng Yun Wuji’s smile faded, replaced by a cold demeanor.
The man offered no further words, only a fierce glare towards Feng Yun Wuji with an outstretched palm.
In an instant, without a moment’s hesitation, Feng Yun Wuji stomped his right foot on the ground and charged at the Soul Chopper like a bolt of lightning. Grasping the void with his right hand, an ice crystal longsword materialized, thrusting towards the Soul Chopper’s chest.
“You!…” The Soul Chopper was a mix of shocked and enraged, having never anticipated such a sudden attack from Feng Yun Wuji. But he was unaware that once Feng Yun Wuji identifies an adversary, he wastes no time in idle chatter. Despite the abruptness, the Soul Chopper’s formidable cultivation of millions of years was evident. He swiftly positioned his right hand to block the path of the ice crystal longsword.
Boom! The ice crystal longsword exploded into a shower of ice fragments, yet the Soul Chopper was also sent flying, tumbling backward through the air. Seizing the advantage, Feng Yun Wuji conjured another ice crystal longsword that appeared in his hand, propelling himself towards the Soul Chopper for another strike.
“How dare you!” The Soul Chopper roared in fury, quickly steadying himself and immediately striking out with a palm, conjuring a massive ice palm that materialized out of thin air and blasted towards Feng Yun Wuji.
The ice crystal longsword played a melody of clashing sounds against his body! Feng Yun Wuji unleashed thousands of attacks in an instant, carving out a gap within the enormous palm that spanned ten feet. Then, with the agility of a snake, he slithered through the palm wind, aiming for the Soul Chopper’s eyes.
Feng Yun Wuji was no novice in the ancient world. Due to insufficient cultivation, many exquisite techniques were out of reach. However, with the full cultivation bestowed by You Wuxie, Feng Yun Wuji now stood on par with most individuals of this world, and even surpassed some, particularly in terms of his techniques.
As Feng Yun Wuji’s ice crystal longsword was about to pierce the Soul Chopper’s eyes, two fingers suddenly appeared in his vision, as if they had existed since time immemorial, gently clamping down on the ice crystal longsword, halting its advance.
The Soul Chopper’s expression turned cold, and with a lightning-fast motion, he brushed his hand on the ice crystal longsword. A shrill wail emanated from the palm of the Soul Chopper’s hand, accompanied by a black mist seeping from his right hand and surging towards the hilt of the ice crystal longsword.
Instinctively, Feng Yun Wuji sensed something sinister about the black mist. Before it could spread to him, he made a decisive move, snapping off the ice crystal longsword with a crack of his fingers, severing it at the hilt. But the Soul Chopper was already seething with rage, watching as Feng Yun Wuji retreated, unwilling to let him escape so easily. He folded the longsword he was holding with his left hand and flicked it out.
The bewitched sword, now dyed black, hissed as it shot towards Feng Yun Wuji.
Feng Yun Wuji took a deep breath, his robe violently billowing, and then, to the Soul Chopper’s astonished gaze, his chest slowly deflated, fluttering like a piece of paper in the wind. The broken sword that should have struck his head actually grazed his protruding chest and embedded itself into a nearby ice peak, where it exploded.
“Scoundrel, who threw the sword?!” A ferocious-looking man rose from the ice peak, standing in the void and shouting, “Return my cave!”
As Feng Yun Wuji evaded the Soul Chopper’s bizarre sword with a willow catkin-like technique, an object was thrown from his chest and caught by the furious man.
“Xuanming Scroll?” The man read subconsciously.
The Soul Chopper’s face changed, looking at the man in the void, anxiously saying, “Moon Demon, that’s not your thing, give it back to me.”
Feng Yun Wuji’s face also changed, feeling his chest, the book left by You Wuxie was gone. Where the touch reached, it was smooth; the long robe that originally covered his body had already disappeared, leaving only a trace of corrosion. Even Feng Yun Wuji did not notice.
Feng Yun Wuji looked at the Soul Chopper, his gaze suddenly very unguarded. That strange fog, just by brushing past, had not even touched his clothes but corroded a large hole. If it really hit, what would it be like?
As for the book, Feng Yun Wuji didn’t care much. The Xuanming Scroll only had the lower volume, and its power was greatly reduced. Moreover, Feng Yun Wuji had already memorized the content of the book, so he didn’t care much about the loss of the book.
Feng Yun Wuji didn’t care, but it didn’t mean others didn’t. As soon as the words ‘Xuanming Scroll’ came out, the man immediately regretted it. Looking around, he saw figures appearing around, with dozens of people pressing towards Feng Yun Wuji and the others.
Feng Yun Wuji immediately felt the pressure increase, and under the gaze of so many people, the aura of suppression was heavy, even though his cultivation had increased explosively, it was still hard to bear.
“What do you want to do? This Xuanming Scroll was obtained by me first, who dares to rob me.” Moon Demon tightly held the Xuanming Secret Scroll, shoving it into his arms.
Bang! Bang!
Two muffled sounds, an old man with cold eyes, long beard, and a green jade ring on the thumb of his right hand, about sixty years old, pushed away two people in front of him and walked out, saying coldly, “Moon Demon, you can’t digest this thing, hand it over.”
“Hum, Yin Yang Scattered Man, do you want to rob by force?” Moon Demon glared at the old man.
“What do you think?” Yin Yang Scattered Man raised a finger, a black light flashing at the tip.
Moon Demon’s pupils shrank, staring at the black light, and said, “Yin Yang Scattered Man, if you really dare to make a move, you and I will never die when we meet in the future.”
“Are you threatening me?” Yin Yang Scattered Man’s face changed, and he said with resentment, “Just you, dare to challenge us.”
As soon as Yin Yang Scattered Man finished speaking, seven people of different shapes, including fat, short, tall, and thin, came out behind him.
“Seven to one, what do you think? What qualifications do you have to talk to me about conditions.”
“Is that so?” A light and clear voice floated out, and everyone’s faces changed. Who had the courage to challenge at this time. Yin Yang Scattered Man was already difficult to deal with, and with seven more evil experts, no one dared to provoke easily.
Everyone looked around, and Feng Yun Wuji’s eyes fell from the sound, knowing that it came from below. He looked down and saw a handsome man in his thirties wearing a white robe, with a snow-white long sword hanging from his waist, slowly walking up to the air.
Although the man was only one person, his demeanor overshadowed everyone’s momentum. In this world, it seemed that there was only this one person, this one sword. Even the clouds in the sky that never dispersed all year round seemed to turn pale.
At the moment when this person appeared, the originally arrogant Yin Yang Scattered Man became very ugly when the man broke through the ice and snow, strolled in the void, and walked towards them, turning his full cultivation, ready to make a move at any time.
“Ximen, Ximen Chui Xue…!” People exclaimed in surprise.
The man raised his head, with snow-white long hair, and a pair of eyes as cold as ice, which was not deliberate, but a coldness that penetrated to the bone marrow.”Do you want to make a move against me?”Yin Yang Scattered Man shivered all over and subconsciously took a step back….