Chapter 26

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Chapter 26: He Killed Himself

The three people who first entered the dark room all collapsed on the ground together.

Yu Qinghong, who had never been seen before, sat pale against the wall. Qian Lishen was unresponsive in the corner, life or death uncertain. Even Jiang Si, known as the strongest among the young generation, was now weakly wiping the blood overflowing from his lips. Looking at their conditions, they seemed to have no strength left to fight again.

He whispered, "Martial Sister Wen, the person guarding the formation is terrifyingly strong. The three of us just fought together and couldn’t last three moves against him. Even my skillful Jiang Eighteen Blades couldn’t withstand the power of his wooden sword with a single strike."

Jiang Si vomited another pool of blood, his face becoming even paler and his voice weaker. "I did not underestimate Martial Sister Wen, but this person’s realm is truly profound and unfathomable. They are not someone you or I can defeat. Fortunately, as long as we do not attack first, they won’t harm us. So you might as well wait here with us until Qianzhen Tower opens by itself tomorrow."

Wen Yun politely thanked Martial Brother Jiang, saying "Thank you for the reminder."

She stood still and gazed steadily ahead at the figure.

The person had their back to everyone, shrouded in a mysterious swirl of snow, hiding their face from view.

But after spending months together with Wen Yun, how could she not recognize him?

The figure was unmistakably Ye Shubai!

"Do I have to defeat him to pass the test?"

Wen Yun murmured softly, her gaze instinctively shifting to Ye Shubai standing beside her.

His expression remained calm, seemingly unfazed by the sudden appearance of another version of himself. He calmly advised Wen Yun, "Go ahead, be careful."

Did they really want Wen Yun to fight that person?

Wen Yun repeated, "Are you sure you want to attack him?"

Ye Shubai nodded, his voice icy, "If you can do it, then go and kill him."

Wen Yun was puzzled, "If I were using magic, it should be easier…"

Ye Shubai calmly said, "That’s not a real person, just an illusion created by Sword Intent Transformation. Magic won’t harm him, defeat him with your sword."

After a brief moment of surprise, Wen Yun quickly regained her composure. She gritted her teeth, tightened her fire hemlock wand in her hand, took a small step back, and then slightly bowed.

The slender girl turned into a silver light and leaped towards the white figure with her sword drawn.

A knife cultivator uses aggressive power, while a sword cultivator follows a swift and agile path.

Wen Yun was already a skilled swordsman, and after ten days of intense training in sword formations, she was now even faster in her sword attacks!

Jiang Si watched in shock as she leaped towards the man in white. Her plain wooden sword struck like lightning, landing three swift blows that he couldn’t even catch her afterimages.

However, the other person was faster than Wen Yun.

He effortlessly blocked all of Wen Yun’s attacks with a simple sword swing, then suddenly she felt immense pressure as he raised his hand, feeling the terrifying sword technique for the first time!

The opponent also wielded a wooden sword, casually swinging it as if countless sword blades were thrusting towards her, leaving no escape in the space!

Wen Yun gritted her teeth, grabbed a handful of magic scrolls and threw them. Although they couldn’t harm the opponent, the intense magical explosion created a slight opening for her. Wen Yun cast a spell of agility on herself, swiftly dodging the incoming sword strikes.

It was too frightening, this guy’s single sword was even more terrifying than the ten thousand swords in the previous sword array!

Just then, a familiar voice rang out again.

"Qian, stab."

"Dui, block."

"Gen, counterattack."

Wen Yun’s body moved instinctively after hearing Ye Shubai’s voice, following their practiced teamwork in the sword array. She skillfully dodged every move, even turning defense into offense, gradually launching a counterattack!

Following Ye Shubai’s command, before the opponent even drew their sword, she had already leaped to a safe position!

This scene, seen by the somewhat alert Jiang Si and Yu Qinghong, was as shocking as a thunderclap in broad daylight.

"She predicted his sword strike!"

Jiang Si’s eyes widened in disbelief as he watched the scene before him.

None of them could withstand three moves against the man in white, but now Wen Yun had successfully avoided over ten rounds with him, appearing more and more at ease!

It was terrifying – she had no spiritual power boost, yet her sword skills reached such a formidable level.

Who was this unknown Martial Sister Wen? Mastering the Light Array to such a mysterious extent, and now displaying such extraordinary swordsmanship – why had they never heard of her before?!

Yu Qinghong frowned, holding his chest, gazing at Wen Yun with a complex expression.

Wen Yun was completely absorbed in the battle.

She cast numerous enhancement spells on herself, boosting her speed and strength dramatically.

After dodging the opponent’s attack once again, Ye Shubai, who was originally standing behind her, suddenly flew over and calmly gave the final instruction –

"Aim for the heart, kill."

Wen Yun’s hand immediately stabbed towards the opponent’s chest, but just half a meter away from him, she finally saw his face through the blurry snow mist.

A pale, bloodless, exquisite face, with lifeless eyes devoid of any sparkle, cold as ice.

At the moment Wen Yun’s sword pierced his chest, another identical face showed from behind him, with Ye Shubai’s bright magic wand already piercing through his chest.

She pressed her lips tightly, locking eyes with Ye Shubai.

This scene was too eerie, as if…

He killed himself with his own hands.

Jiang Si and Yu Qinghong could not see Ye Shubai, in their eyes, it was Wen Yun who pierced the heart of the guardian with her sword, using her amazing sword skills to pass through this challenge forcefully and completely!

Jiang Si couldn’t contain his excitement and shouted, "Martial Sister Wen! Amazing!"

Yu Qinghong’s eyes also lit up.

Wen Yun looked at the illusion with mixed emotions, the wound he was stabbed in did not bleed, the person seemed to melt away like ice and snow, gradually disappearing from this world.

"Ding—"

A small piece of white jade fragment fell to the ground.

Wen Yun was about to pick it up, but suddenly saw Yu Qinghong, who was originally sitting and playing the zither, struggling to stand up and walking towards them.

His gaze lingered on the jade fragment for a moment before looking at Wen Yun, a smile appearing on his pale face, "Martial Sister Wen, I’ve heard of you, I’m Yu Qinghong."

Wen Yun smiled and greeted, "Nice to meet you, Senior Yu."

Yu Qinghong pretended to cough and covered his mouth briefly, a bit of blood appeared on his pale lips. He elegantly took out a handkerchief and wiped it clean.

He said, "Martial Sister Wen broke through this formation, so the top spot rightfully belongs to you. However, I have a favor to ask."

Wen Yun calmly replied, "Please tell me."

"My zither was destroyed just now, and the jade ornament that my late mother gave me was hanging on it, now turned into fragments. I see that this piece of jade looks quite similar to mine. I only wish to retrieve my beloved possession."

He bowed respectfully, saying earnestly, "Please, Martial Sister Wen, give it up."

Since Wen Yun broke the formation, whatever dropped belonged to her. Yu Qinghong had a very nice attitude, using emotions to appeal to a young girl like Wen Yun, she couldn’t refuse…

"What a pity."

Wen Yun bent down to pick up the piece of broken white jade, saying earnestly, "I feel a connection with it. It may become my beloved possession in the future, so I can’t give it up."

Yu Qinghong’s face turned stiff.

Seeing Wen Yun about to leave, he quickly said, "Martial Sister Wen, I’m willing to exchange ten thousand top-grade spiritual jade… No, a hundred thousand top-grade spiritual jade for it!"

Wen Yun stopped in her tracks, a smile on her face, tossed the spiritual jade in her hand to Yu Qinghong and said, "In that case, why not give it to Senior Brother Yu?"

Yu Qinghong took the broken jade without mocking Wen Yun for being greedy. He simply took out a space bag and threw it over, saying, "Thank you for your generosity, Martial Sister Wen. Here are a hundred thousand top-grade spiritual jade, please keep it safe!"

Wen Yun took the space bag with a smile, without any panic.

With a final breaking sound, the Qianzhen Tower slowly emitted a faint light, carrying all the participants trapped on the first floor, as well as the unconscious Qian Lishen on the tenth floor, to a platform.

At this moment, the powerful figures from various sects, who had been calm, flew over not towards Wen Yun but towards Yu Qinghong.

"Qinghong brat, that belongs to my Blizzard Island, you can’t take it away."

Qianzhenzi smiled on the surface, but his gaze and tone turned cold as he unleashed the peak pressure of the Transmigration period towards Yu Qinghong.

At that moment, the elder from the Yu family’s Transmigration Stage stepped in, smiling kindly to diffuse the situation, "Qianzhenzi, the younger generation may not understand, please don’t take offense."

Yu Qinghong, already badly injured, felt his spirit shatter under Qianzhenzi’s pressure, causing the white jade in his hand to slip and fall weakly to the ground.

The appearance of the jade shards caused a stir among the esteemed figures, their expressions becoming complex and filled with… greed.

Quickly, Qianzhenzi stashed the white jade away, relaxing his furrowed brow and giving a slight reminder to the others—

"Don’t forget our agreement from years past."

The crowd, who had been almost unable to contain their curiosity, reluctantly redirected their attention, yet their gazes continued to linger on Qianzhenzi’s bag, nearly burning a hole through it.

Wen Yun secretly watched them as well.

Seeing Qianzhenzi casually put away the white jade without suspicion, she breathed a small sigh of relief, then glanced discreetly at Ye Shubai beside her.

Surprisingly, none of the powerful individuals from the Transmigration Realm noticed that the white jade had been switched.

Wen Yun had seen similar jade before and vaguely sensed that it was extremely important to Ye Shubai.

So even though she lived a humble life, she would not sell this jade to Yu Qinghong.

The truth is… the real piece of jade had actually been absorbed by Ye Shubai from the start.

He somehow managed to switch the real jade with a fake one, fooling everyone, including powerful individuals like those at the Transmigration Stage.

As for Wen Yun, she never put this jade in her bag, and had just sold it for money, with Jiang Si as a witness.

Even when Qianzhenzi noticed something was wrong, he only suspected Yu Qinghong, not her.

But…

Wen Yun still puzzled, quietly asked, "What is that jade exactly?"

"The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator can condense a Nascent Soul avatar, then at the Soul Changing Stage, the Nascent Soul in the dantian turns into gold, and at the Transmigration Stage, it transforms from gold to jade. If the jade nascent soul is strong enough, there is hope to withstand the tribulation and ascend during the day."

He paused for a moment and said softly, "Those two fragments are the pieces of a Transmigration Stage cultivator’s jade nascent soul."

Wen Yun was puzzled, "Is there a difference?"

Ye Shubai nodded and replied, "The one I put down belongs to a demon cultivator’s jade nascent soul. Although it’s just some trash, there are no clues visible from the outside."

After speaking, he took out a handful of white jade fragments.

"These are all pieces of a demon cultivator’s jade nascent soul. If you want to play with them, you can have them all."