Chapter 166: What Do You Mean by ‘Formerly’?
“What happened?”
“If you can go back, then go back.”
Two voices sounded simultaneously. Lin Qingyue met Ye Jingxian’s eyes and saw a familiar look on his face.
“Da Shixiong, what happened?”
Ye Jingxian didn’t speak. Instead, he looked at the exclusive Guicang Peak jade token at Lin Qingyue’s waist, and then his gaze fell on the bell on his wrist.
Just when Lin Qingyue thought he wouldn’t speak, he suddenly said, “Demons have emerged, chaos is everywhere. Go back, Shidi.”
Lin Qingyue remained silent, simply observing him discreetly.
Ye Jingxian seemed to have recovered enough. He stood up from the ground and prepared to leave with his sword. Lin Qingyue held Bai Dou and followed behind him.
The person in front stopped and turned around. “No need to follow me. Go back.”
Go back, go back. Where was he supposed to go back to? Lin Qingyue, who had arrived here inexplicably, held Bai Dou and frowned slightly.
“I don’t know how to go back either. I can only follow Da Shixiong for now.”
After speaking, he stared earnestly into Ye Jingxian’s eyes, wanting to see if he could get some useful information.
“If there is anything you want to know, you can ask me directly. No need for this.”
Hearing this, Lin Qingyue took two steps forward with Bai Dou. “Does Da Shixiong still know me?”
“I suddenly appeared; don’t you find it strange?”
Ye Jingxian: “That has nothing to do with me. I’m not curious.”
Lin Qingyue: …
“If not for the aura on your body and the Guicang Peak jade token, you would have lost your life the moment you approached.”
Lin Qingyue was slightly stunned. He looked at his waist. Da Shixiong was still Da Shixiong, but since he needed the Guicang Peak token and the bell he gave to recognize people, there was only one situation.
Three Lives Mirror Ruins. Past, present, and future.
This was Ye Jingxian’s future—the future of the Ye Jingxian in the original novel, and also the future of the current Ye Jingxian.
“Da Shixiong, what exactly happened? Where are you going? What about Shizun and Second Shijie?”
Ye Jingxian stared at him for a long while without answering. As if thinking seriously, he finally said, “Follow me.”
Lin Qingyue, having learned nothing, could only follow behind him. Wherever he went, Lin Qingyue went.
Along the way, whenever Ye Jingxian saw a demon, he would strike.
Gradually, Lin Qingyue also realized something was wrong. It wasn’t just as simple as demons.
After some people were invaded by demon Qi, they became half-human, half-demon, eventually demonizing completely and turning into man-eating monsters.
The chaos Ye Jingxian spoke of was even more severe than he had imagined.
Every time Ye Jingxian drew his sword, Lin Qingyue would draw his as well. Seeing the familiar moves, he knew he hadn’t guessed wrong.
He had come to his Da Shixiong’s future. Whether it was the Mayfly Flower Spirit’s doing remained unknown.
Seeing Lin Qingyue’s pile of swords, Ye Jingxian was slightly surprised, followed by a flash of regret in his eyes.
“This sword style suits you very well.”
Hearing him mention sword style, Lin Qingyue suddenly remembered a question. “Da Shixiong, what about Ming Shixiong?”
Ye Jingxian: “Who?”
Lin Qingyue: “Ming Yu. Sword Dao Peak’s Ming Yu. The Ming Shixiong who cultivated together with Da Shixiong.”
Ye Jingxian didn’t speak for a long time, only whispering softly, “Has it changed that much?”
“What?” Lin Qingyue didn’t hear clearly. “Da Shixiong, what did you just say?”
He was desperate to know if Ming Yu had ever appeared here. “Shixiong, was there?”
Ye Jingxian looked at him. “No. From beginning to end, there has never been a person named Ming Yu.”
“What about the other peaks? The outer sect?” Lin Qingyue continued to ask.
“I remember all the junior brothers and sisters of the sect. There wasn’t one.”
Hearing this, Lin Qingyue was certain in his heart that Ming Yu was his Brother Yu.
But why didn’t he remember him? Why was he at Sword Dao Peak? Something must have happened in between.
“Da Shixiong.” Lin Qingyue wanted to ask more, but a group of people surrounded them.
No, to be precise, it was a group of half-demons.
They had just slain a group of demons. Before they could even leave this village, another pile of strange things arrived.
Lin Qingyue was surprised that there were so many half-demons. He was beside Ye Jingxian, but when the half-demons saw him, they just glanced at him and didn’t care much.
Their target was only Ye Jingxian. “As expected of the formerly number one genius of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. Truly extraordinary. So many rounds, and you still won’t die.”
Suddenly, Lin Qingyue’s pupils constricted. He turned his head in disbelief. “What do they mean? What do they mean by ‘formerly’?”
“Hahahahahaha, where did this fish that slipped through the net come from? Not even knowing this.”
Seeing them focus their gazes on Lin Qingyue, Ye Jingxian blocked him directly. His sword was already drawn, his whole body radiating an aura and coldness that made Lin Qingyue shudder.
This was the first time he had seen a Da Shixiong like this. There was no gentleness in his eyes for him. Yet, when these people came menacingly with ill intentions, he still blocked in front of him as always.
Shua—!
Ten thousand swords launched at once. Lin Qingyue sacrificed all his swords, aiming them at these half-human, half-demon creatures.
He attacked swiftly, wasting no words. In the time it took to say a sentence, he could kill a half-demon.
His speed was too fast. A half-demon with lower cultivation was killed, and they finally got serious.
“Da Shixiong, you handle the ones with high cultivation, I’ll handle the low ones. Kill as many as we can; if we can’t win, we run.”
The leading half-demon was a ground rat spirit. Demon Qi overflowed from his body. Lin Qingyue’s eyes flashed with astonishment; a combination of half-demon and demon, yet he hadn’t lost his reason and turned into a monster.
The opponent’s cultivation was even half a stage higher than Ye Jingxian’s.
Tribulation Crossing cultivation was already the highest in the cultivation world. No one could break through further. Once they reached the end of their lifespan, they would return to dust.
The current Ye Jingxian was at the Tribulation Crossing stage. How could the opponent be half a stage higher than him?
“It’s just false cultivation. Nothing to fear.”
Ye Jingxian’s voice rang out. Lin Qingyue looked at him. “Is that so?”
“The one who truly broke through above the Tribulation Crossing stage is not him. Shidi, no need to worry.”
Lin Qingyue could only deal with the small fry with his sword. He sensibly retreated to the side, taking out talismans and pills with Bai Dou—taking out whatever he had. As long as Ye Jingxian attacked, he would attack along with him. Dealing damage from behind his back—if he didn’t kill a few, he’d be useless.
This battle relied mainly on Ye Jingxian. However, what Lin Qingyue didn’t expect was that Ye Jingxian got injured. Dealing with these people was somewhat strenuous, especially as more and more rat spirits appeared. He knew the opponent had come prepared.
His mind was filled only with ‘why’.
“Da Shixiong, let’s go.”
There was no shame in being unable to win; losing one’s life wasn’t worth it.
“Can’t leave.”
“Why?” Lin Qingyue didn’t understand. If he lost his life, he would have nothing.
“Forward from here is a defensive array point. There are cultivators inside. It’s safe there; you go ahead.”
He didn’t explain, only telling Lin Qingyue to go to the defensive array point ahead. Lin Qingyue keenly sensed something was wrong.
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