Chapter 1335
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Su Xuanye remembered that Ye Wushuang had once mentioned that Qing Shiyu possessed a Pure Yuan Spirit Body, with boundless potential. Yet he never expected her progress to be so astonishing! When Qing Shiyu touched him just now, he felt the surge of Return-to-Origin Qi within her. Moreover, it wasn’t the strength of an early Return-to-Origin Realm cultivator. This was ample proof that Qing Shiyu had stepped into the Return-to-Origin Realm, and it was far more than just the first, second, or third level.
Half a year! Just half a year!
Qing Shiyu looked at Sheng Xuanfang and said coldly, “Who exactly are you vowing to fight to the death with? Five hundred years ago, the Shengdan Sect, the Tianji Mansion, together with the traitor Liu Chuantian of the Ye Clan in the Qingyun Empire, destroyed the Ye Clan, killing thousands of its members. They even captured survivors, imprisoning and torturing them for hundreds of years, all for the devouring bloodline of the Ye Clan. Not to mention that Ye Wushuang killed your geniuses, he would be justified in wiping out both of your sects entirely!”
Qing Shiyu was truly agitated and anxious. Since she last separated from Ye Wushuang in the Glazed Cavern, and now that everyone else had emerged from the Forbidden Realm while Ye Wushuang hadn’t, and considering that the Forbidden Realm was about to collapse, if Ye Wushuang couldn’t get out this time… she might never see him again. Sheng Xuanfang’s words completely ignited the anger within her.
Half a year ago, Qing Shiyu would have lacked the confidence and status to say such things. But now, she had it.
At this moment, Elder Sheng Xuanfang of the Shengdan Sect turned livid. He had endured it when Su Xuanye publicly exposed the underhanded deeds of the Shengdan Sect and the Tianji Mansion earlier. After all, Su Xuanye was the number one swordsman in Qingzhou, with unfathomable strength. But what was this girl, barely sixteen or seventeen years old, in his eyes? Just a core disciple of Spirit Sword Mountain, who only became one because of Ye Wushuang’s influence and was accepted as a disciple by Mountain Master Si Yin.
“Little girl, you need to have evidence for your words,” sneered Elder Lan Ruyi beside Sheng Xuanfang. “You’re young, yet you spout such outrageous nonsense. It seems Spirit Sword Mountain really needs to discipline its disciples.”
Su Xuanye, Yan Ling and the others were naturally angered by these words and were about to retort, but Qing Shiyu was quicker. She took another step forward, looked at Lan Ruyi indifferently and said, “I reckon you’re an old hag who’s lived for over a thousand years. Don’t you know that people need dignity, just as trees need bark? Your Shengdan Sect has no shame, so why should others give you any?”
This stunned Su Xuanye, Yan Ling, Mu Yeyun, Rong Siyan, Shi Wuhen and the other mountain masters. They had interacted with Qing Shiyu and knew that she had a special relationship with Ye Wushuang. But since she entered Spirit Sword Mountain, she had been quietly cultivating, always following Ye Wushuang and rarely speaking. They never expected that when she did speak, she was sharp-tongued and unyielding!
Not only were the mountain masters of Spirit Sword Mountain shocked, but the top figures from other factions were also left in a daze. Had the disciples of Spirit Sword Mountain become so audacious?
However, Su Jinyue, Li Wenbo, Li Wenqing and the others felt extremely satisfied with Qing Shiyu’s words. These younger generations knew why Ye Wushuang had a grudge against the Shengdan Sect and the Tianji Mansion. Those people were truly despicable. And… did they really think Qing Shiyu was still the same person as before? Over the past half year, she had grown rapidly, not just in strength.
Not far away, Mu Junli stared at Qing Shiyu standing in front of the Spirit Sword Mountain group in disbelief. “Is… is this really Shiyu?” he stammered.
Mu Qiqi replied firmly, “It’s her! But a different her!” After entering the Forbidden Realm, Mu Qiqi met Qing Shiyu not long after and traveled with her. Qing Shiyu’s cultivation breakthrough was incredibly fast, so fast that it was despairing. And it wasn’t just her cultivation level that improved; her killing intent and state of mind also advanced.
“Ever since Shihua died and Shiyu got together with Ye Wushuang, I feel she’s been changing constantly… But this change isn’t necessarily a bad thing. People have to grow. If she had remained just the Princess Shiyu of the Qingyun Empire, she would have died countless times already,” Mu Qiqi exhaled. She had also changed, but compared to Qing Shiyu, her changes were negligible.
Mu Junli then said, “It’s not just her attitude that surprises me. I’m more amazed at… how she has so much confidence.”
Mu Qiqi laughed, “If you and Shiyu were to have a life-and-death battle, Father, you might not be her match.”
What!!! These words left Mu Junli completely stunned. Had Qing Shiyu really grown to such an extent? For a moment, Mu Junli felt dazed again. Had it really only been half a year?
On the other side, Lan Ruyi, the new seventh elder of the Shengdan Sect, turned pale with anger at Qing Shiyu’s words and said coldly, “If Spirit Sword Mountain won’t teach you a lesson, I’ll do it on behalf of Mountain Master Si Yin and teach you, an arrogant girl, a lesson!”
Su Xuanye, Yan Ling and the others immediately stepped forward, but Qing Shiyu leaped into the air. Standing aloft, she looked at Lan Ruyi indifferently and said, “In that case, I’ll fight you!”
As these words fell, a deathly silence enveloped the entire field. Qing Shiyu was actually going to… fight Lan Ruyi?
