Chapter 419: Chapter 173: “One must use their own life to uphold the teacher’s prestige.”_2
“Many even gave their lives.”
“We were willing to serve the State Preceptor without expecting anything in return, but after he achieved fame and success, if he doesn’t come back to look at us even once, how can we old brothers know what steps we’d ultimately taken over the years?”
“Just like you, due to a single command from the State Preceptor, you stayed in that cold place near the Boundless Icefield in Fat City for thirty years. How bitter it was, only you know in your heart.”
“And the State Preceptor never let us old brothers down.”
“So, I believe the State Preceptor would surely come back, and when he steps into Da Xia again—”
“All living creatures in the Xuantian Continent will be sincerely singing his praises.”
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“Let’s go.”
The Flying Fish City Lord patted the Fat City Lord’s shoulder with emotion and smiled, “Let’s see if any heavenly pride can bring forth some good poetry tonight. Although I don’t expect it to be on par with the State Preceptor, even one-tenth of that would be quite remarkable.”
…
In Da Xia Country, within the Caotian Sect.
After Zhao Dezhu left, the Great Elder took the position of the Sect Master. Although the loss of a Golden Core Peak Supreme Elder significantly weakened the sect’s strength, thankfully other forces were more or less in the same situation, and everyone was back at the same starting line.
However, a few forces were quite cunning, allowing their Golden Core Peak Supreme Elders not to go with the Chao Tian Sect to the Xuantian Continent, staying in Da Xia Country prepared to be a big fish in a small pond. As soon as the Chao Tian Sect’s group had left, these groups rushed out, ready to take over the territories of other sects and completely occupy Da Xia Country!
But…
Four Golden Core Peak cultivators suddenly appeared in Da Xia Country, bloodily suppressing these people.
Not all cultivators went with Chen Qiu to the Xuantian Continent.
Da Xia Country also had more than just those eight cultivators.
Even without these cultivators, with the array plates and talismans amassed over the years, Da Xia Country was stable enough to maintain its position.
Meanwhile—
At the Caotian Sect, in the back mountain.
Zhao Yishi was sitting glumly in the forest, merely sitting there, his head was taller than eight out of ten tree tops. After the Sect Master left, the Caotian Sect completely abandoned him.
Cultivation resources were entirely cut off.
There wasn’t even a proper meal provided anymore; he could only hunt fierce beasts in the forest himself.
He wasn’t in the mood for pretensions anymore.
With a full stomach, one can think of desires, but without even a full meal, where would the mood come from.
Sitting here all day, he didn’t know what else to do, only feeling that life was somewhat mundane. He missed the Sect Master.
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In Da Xia Country, inside the Imperial Palace.
The Seventh Prince, with a cold expression, held his sword and stood in Green Stone Square, looking towards a Fifth Layer Golden Core sparring partner and spoke indifferently, “I hope you don’t hold back, otherwise… you really would die.”
“Your Highness, be careful.”
After taking a deep breath, the sparring partner burst forth with Spiritual Energy that clung to his outer body and with a fierce yell, he swung his right fist towards the Seventh Prince.
He was a Body Cultivator.
If this full-force punch were to truly hit the Seventh Prince, it could directly shatter the Seventh Prince’s Protective Spirit Qi and send him flying!
However—
Just as he reached the Seventh Prince and his fist was about to hit the prince’s face, he saw the Prince’s overwhelming Spiritual Energy and rich Sword Intent surge into the sword in his hand and lightly stab towards his abdomen.
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“Puchi.”
Massive blood sprayed out from his abdomen.
And his full-force punch, due to the severe injury, lost most of its power as it hit the Seventh Prince’s shoulder; the Prince surprisingly did not activate the Protective Spirit Qi and took the punch solidly!
“Boom!”
The Seventh Prince was instantly blasted several meters away, heavily crashing on the Green Stone Square, and scraping a mottled trail of blood.
“You…”
Feeling the rich Sword Intent wreaking havoc in his Dantian, causing his Life Force to rapidly deplete, the Fifth Layer Golden Core sparring partner covered his abdomen with both hands, yet unable to stop the blood from streaming between his fingers, looked up incredulously at the blasted Seventh Prince and tremblingly said.
“Your Highness, you actually didn’t activate Protective Spirit Qi and directed all Spiritual Energy and Sword Intent into that strike. If I hadn’t lost a lot of power due to the hit, this punch would have killed you!”
“Cough cough…”
As the blasted Seventh Prince staggered up from the ground, he took out a Healing Pill and looked at the rapidly dying sparring partner indifferently.
“My master once taught me.”
“Sword Cultivators, don’t rely on Protective Spirit Qi.”
“Only those Sword Cultivators who lack the confidence to kill the enemy with one move would use Protective Spirit Qi.”
“One move decides life or death, it’s either you die or I die.”
“This, is what it means to be a Sword Cultivator!”
After speaking, he waved his hand with a cold face, “Someone, take him away for treatment.”
Soon, a group of Imperial Guards clad in black armor rushed up and pulled the severely injured sparring partner away; the whole process was smooth and precise, something they had experienced many times over the days.
The Seventh Prince stood with his sword, looking up at the distant stars in the sky, after a long, silent reverie, he finally looked down at the droplets of blood trickling from the sword tip and muttered softly.
“Master.”
“You once told me that when I can defeat the Nascent Soul Sword Cultivation Puppet by myself, I can go out to find you.”
“Wait for me, Master. In at most ten years, I will come out soon.”
“I will let everyone in the world know that I am a Sword Cultivator personally trained by you, second to none!”
“With my life, I will uphold my master’s might.”