I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1186 What My Heart Desires

Yuan Ruxi gently pushed the sword guard three inches with his thumb, and everyone heard the sound of reading aloud.

"Only when the year grows cold do we know that the pine and cypress are the last to wither."

"If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening."

"If the name is not correct, then the words will not be proper; if the words are not proper, then things will not be accomplished."

……

The sound of students reading aloud could be heard continuously.

Everyone instinctively looked around, but saw no one. However, the sound of reading grew clearer and clearer in their ears.

Zheng Yiren was horrified, gripping the railing with both hands as he looked at Yuan Ruxi in the distance: "The manifestation of intent... the manifestation of intent! He's even reached the third level! This swordsmanship..."

Everyone stared in horror at the back of the scholar with his white hair fluttering as he stood there.

Li Yefeng's expression froze for a moment. Seeing the younger man's bloodshot eyes and calm demeanor, he felt a sudden tremor in his heart.

The sound of reading aloud grew clearer and clearer in his ears.

Looking around, one suddenly sees countless books covering the sky and earth, with hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of words appearing continuously in front of one's eyes, forming sentences and words.

Without any order or pattern, all the words flowed continuously. Every collision between words inevitably formed phrases and sentences, and then sword energy appeared, transforming into a great river at Yuan Ruxi's feet, beside him, and in the sky like the vast autumn river.

Water vapor permeated the area around the river, and illusory figures seemed to appear, each holding a scroll in their hand and reciting in unison, surrounding Li Yefeng like a prison, trapping him in the very center.

The extraordinary phenomenon was magnificent!

Everyone was stunned.

A wonder of the world, where books and swordsmanship are combined!

Everyone held their breath, watching the scene before them, the white-robed scholar amidst the extraordinary sight.

Li Yefeng's breathing became rapid, and when he looked left and right at the sky, his eyes revealed panic.

Swish!
A word called "stop" drifted past him.

When Li Yefeng looked down, he saw his right arm, which was lying on the ground at some point.

Looking at the shoulder, a strangely clean cut had appeared out of nowhere, and between the flesh and blood, another character, '戈', could be seen.

Cease hostilities.

Li Yefeng was horrified. He saw more and more characters in the sky, and more and more flowing sword energy, forming a swirling dragon pool, flying around unpredictably.

Li Yefeng clenched his other hand and punched Yuan Ruxi in front of him.

But blood slowly trickled down the corner of the scholar's lips, and blood flowed from his eyes, nose, and nasal passages, yet he remained calm and smiled as he looked at Li Yefeng.

The sword in his hand trembled slightly, and cracks appeared on its blade. But because of this, a single character seemed to break free from the sword's restraints and escape from the cracks.

Seeing this, Li Yefeng tried to pull back his fist and dodge.

The sword flashed instantly.

That single character suddenly converged into a single line, and in the instant it swept across the earth, it transformed into an ink dragon, instantly piercing through Li Yefeng's chest, its sword energy rolling like a dragon.

Li Yefeng suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked at his one-armed body. His entire arm was completely split open, and a bloody hole was clearly visible in his chest.

Snapped!
Li Yefeng then knelt down.

But Yuan Ruxi didn't look at Li Yefeng; instead, she looked up at the sky and took a small step forward.

The sound of recitation was clear and continuous, and the words of the sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought, as well as the poems that were unparalleled in the world, were all available.

Each recitation revealed written words that merged into the great river of sword energy.

Yuan Ruxi raised the sword in his hand, looked up at the sea of ​​words in the sky, his lips curled up, and more blood flowed out.

"He's going to pass through the triple level!!"

One of the younger Grandmasters of the Yuanyin Sect, feeling the overwhelming and majestic sword energy, and even more so the subtle transformation of Yuan Ruxi's own will, excitedly crushed the wooden railing in front of him and shouted out.

Moreover, it wasn't just him who felt this way; all the other Grandmasters at the Limitless Realm around him sensed it as well.

I don't know what triplet means.
But I could still sense Yuan Ruxi's presence right now.

It is ethereal and intangible, visible to the naked eye, yet its existence cannot be felt, while at the same time, one can clearly sense its terrifying power beyond description.

"No." Ximen Xuexian, her usual coldness gone, now showed the same excitement in her eyes, but she shook her head. "Not the third level, but if I could overcome that, I'd be infinitely close to the third level."

Even Xie Xie, Zheng Yiren, Hao Fang, and the others all had solemn expressions and excited eyes.

Only Yu Taohua seemed to know something; she chuckled softly and cursed, "You bastard!"

Then he gave a wry smile: "Is this all you can do? Humph, hahahahahaha!! Yuan Ruxi! Feeling good now?!"

Yuan Ruxi turned around, looked at the lush peach blossoms in the town, and smiled calmly, "Peach Blossom, how was my sword strike?"

Yu Taohua raised her hand and gave Yuan Ruxi a thumbs up: "Handsome!"

Yuan Ruxi laughed, her eyes bloodshot, and even more blood flowed down her cheeks. She looked down at where Su Wan'er was, and with her other hand she raised the long sword in her hand, pointing the tip of the sword towards the endless sea of ​​literature in the sky, towards the path formed by the fusion of sword energy and words.

He watched his disciple struggle wildly in Chu Min's arms, tears streaming down his face as he screamed and howled.

"Wan'er, can you see the road?"

Su Wan'er was desperate and wanted to rush over regardless of everything, but Chu Min held her tightly, so she could only struggle and call out "Master".

But at present
Hearing her master's voice, she nodded vigorously, her eyes brimming with tears: "I see him, I see him, Master, I see him!"

Yuan Ruxi said softly, "Let's go."

One word fell.

Chu Min seemed to sense something and let go.

Su Wan'er immediately ran towards Yuan Ruxi's location, but after only two steps, she fell down because she was running too fast. However, after getting up, the little girl cried and continued to run quickly.

Yuan Ruxi's face was pale as she watched her disciple's figure become double, but she smiled gently and said, "Slow down, the road is right under your feet, walk slowly."

Su Wan'er ignored him and ran to Yuan Ruxi's side, tears streaming down her face. Especially seeing Yuan Ruxi bleeding from all seven orifices, her fingers gripping the sword riddled with countless cracks and dripping blood, she was completely at a loss. "Master! Master! Master!"

I don't know what to do.
He turned his head to look at Yu Taohua, and then looked at his master.

But just as the little girl was completely panicked, Yuan Ruxi placed her hand on Su Wan'er's head and asked softly, "Have you forgotten the principle of 'stillness is the master of restlessness' that I taught you?"

Su Wan'er looked up and shook her head hurriedly, but tears still streamed down her face, and she looked anxious; you could feel it.
I could feel my master's aura getting weaker and weaker.

Yuan Ruxi remained warm and gentle: "Let's go."

Su Wan'er looked at her master and then at the long river of sword energy inscribed with words before her.

Yuan Ruxi said, "Master is following behind you."

Su Wan'er wiped away her tears and snot, nodded, and stepped onto the river of sword energy, but tears flowed again.

Because of Master
Sword energy marks appeared on Master's arms, and many more cracks appeared on the Xishui Sword.

Su Wan'er wanted to turn around and look.

Yuan Ruxi said, "Don't turn back, keep walking."

Su Wan'er froze for a moment, biting her lower lip hard to stop herself from crying, and continued walking forward.

But after taking only a few steps, he looked up.

Suddenly, several members of the demonic path rushed into the strange phenomenon, each wielding a blade with a chilling glint.

"Kill the scholar, kill the girl!" someone roared from the demonic path.

Yuan Ruxi raised her eyes, and the cracked Xishui Sword in her hand trembled slightly. Several sword energies transformed into black dragons, their scales and claws flying, rushing straight towards the group of people. The sword energy rolled like dragons and was annihilated with a wave of her hand.

With this sword strike, Yuan Ruxi bled even more.

"He can't hold on! Hurry, kill him! Killing a potential triple-level swordsman is something to brag about for a lifetime!"

The demonic forces swarmed in!

Yuan Ruxi, his white robes stained with blood, looked at his disciple with gentle eyes and softly recited: "All things obtain their own harmony to live, and their own nourishment to grow; their deeds are unseen, yet their merits are evident."

The sword trailed a trail of inky mist, which was neither mist nor fog, but rather formed mist from individual characters.

However, as Yuan Ruxi raised his sword, blood splattered from his sword-wielding arm, a result of the sword's energy.
The moment he raised his sword, several demonic cultivators who had rushed forward were all killed.

Everyone knows how it came to be, but no one knows its formlessness.

"It is divine intervention, a work of Heaven! Only a sage does not seek to know Heaven! Wan'er, with the sword in your hand, Heaven and God are at your command, no one can stop you, keep going!"

Yuan Ruxi raised the Xishui Sword and brought it down.

In the midst of the strange phenomenon, the phantom figures holding scrolls suddenly unfolded the scrolls, and words appeared in an instant!
The sword energy completely collapsed, and countless twisted and rising sword energies exploded like a thunderclap. The words were no longer restrained, crushing the earth and shattering everything.

The crimson clouds of dusk split open in an instant, as if a sword had cleaved the sky!
Dozens of demonic cultivators who charged forward were instantly turned into a rain of blood.

The two elderly men who were in the lead tried to resist, but they were instantly defeated!
Everything vanished into nothingness, leaving only traces of blood and sword energy.

"Yu Taohua! You're still blocking us!?" Fang Hua looked at Yu Taohua, who was preventing them from rushing over to save people, with a face full of resentment.

Yu Taohua's eyes were sharp as she looked at the scholar's back and chuckled softly, "My brother, he's really handsome."

Ximen Xuexian murmured, "He gave up his cultivation to pave the way for that child?"

"Give up the Triple Realm? Is there such a person? If he were to go on his own, the Triple Realm would be right in front of him, or even if he didn't reach it, he would still be comparable to Yu Taohua, Yan Yunxiao and others! Is he willing to give it up?! He has spent decades walking this path, enduring so much suffering and being looked down upon by so many people, is he really willing to let it go?" someone immediately questioned!
Even Zheng Yiren and Hao Fang, among others, looked at each other, not to mention giving up the third chance, let alone the second or the first.
Are you willing?

Another elder of the Shenxiao Sect looked down at the juniors who had broken through to the next level, his expression solemn. He then turned to look at Yuan Ruxi, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "Sowing seeds of intention is the way of the ancient virtuous. But is it worth it?" The old Taoist looked up at Yuan Ruxi's back, and then at the little girl who was still walking forward.

Fang Hua looked at Yuan Ruxi and said, "Brother Ruxi."

"It is what my heart desires, and though I die nine times, I will not regret it." Lian Xie looked at Yuan Ruxi and said, "What merit do I, Lian Xie, have? I felt great just seeing the only sword immortal, Li Yunxian. Today, I see you, Yuan Ruxi. With you, Yuan Ruxi, in the world, how delightful it is!"

In his words, he even clasped his hands in thanks and bowed deeply to Yuan Ruxi.

A romantic swordplay.

A sword's brilliance.

seen it myself.

With this sword strike...
Looking up at Su Wan'er, he thanked her as if he were looking at the future.

What a fine Yuan Ruxi! What a fine Yuan Ruxi!!
The little girl stopped in the rain of blood, choked back tears, and turned back.

The scholar was covered in blood, and only the hilt of his sword remained in his hand. His arm was a gruesome sight, with blood flowing from his nostrils.

But the scholar's expression remained gentle; he was a refined gentleman, as smooth and elegant as jade.

He saw his disciple turn around.

In a daze, I seemed to see a young woman, leading a donkey in one hand and a big yellow dog in the other. In a fleeting glance, all the swordsmen in the world bowed their heads.

Yuan Ruxi asked softly, "Have you memorized it?"

Su Wan'er nodded vigorously: "I've got it."

The scholar laughed, but then he spat out a mouthful of blood, lost his balance, and fell forward, murmuring, "Don't cry, don't cry, your master is here."

……

“Master, your disciple is unfilial and wishes to take another path.”

More than a decade ago, the gentleman who had become famous throughout the world returned to his secluded sect.

Xishui Valley was once a top-tier sect in the martial arts world, but after a battle with the underworld, the sect declined and closed itself off. For decades, it recuperated and never returned to the martial arts world.

The current Valley Master looked at his disciple kneeling on the ground and said, "You've practiced swordsmanship for over a decade, rising at the crowing of the rooster and resting under the moon. You've broken countless swords and cut down countless bamboo stalks. Are you willing to give them up?"

The young man lowered his head: "I'm willing!"

But before he could finish speaking, an elder rebuked him from the side: "You're willing to do that! Did you even ask us?! We taught you all so that we could revive our sect, and now you, Yuan Ruxi, are going to waste your cultivation to walk some nonexistent path! How can you face us?!"

Another elder spoke coldly: "Our Valley is small, but our Buddha is great! It's our Xishui Yougu that has held you back, Mr. Jade Gentleman! But remember, if you cripple yourself, it means you are voluntarily leaving Xishui Yougu and will have nothing to do with us anymore! Are you willing?"

The young man said, "I don't want to."

The elder immediately rebuked, "If you don't want to, then enter the Absolute Realm! With your strength and state of mind, entering the Absolute Realm is a certainty! You're only twenty-seven years old and you're already trying to enter the Absolute Realm? Do you know what you alone can bring to my Migration Valley!"

The young man knelt down, bowed his head, and remained silent.

The Valley Master looked at his disciple: "Then cripple yourself and leave. From now on, have no further connection with him, act like strangers, and never come back here."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the Valley Master, "Senior Brother!"

The Valley Master looked at Yuan Ruxi, and with a wave of his hand, Yuan Ruxi's body flew backward until she was outside the courtyard.

On that day, Yu Junzi withdrew from the martial world, his strength dropping from the peak of the ninth rank to the sixth rank.

The young man knelt before the secluded valley of the migrating water for three days, without eating or drinking, and then left, turning to walk down that road.

Towering mountains, sects and schools.

The young man knocked on the door and entered, but left severely injured.

Jokes from the martial arts world are not to be trifled with.

Close friends and relatives have doubts, and only one person supports you, yet they cannot help you, nor do they need to help you.

Knowing that the future was fraught with peril, with dark clouds looming and a storm brewing.

The towering mountain before us is like an insurmountable chasm, inspiring awe and deterring us from even attempting to climb it, leaving only a chilling fear in our hearts.

But I was unwilling and resentful to squander all my ambition. Once I started, there was no turning back. Since I had made my choice, I faced it head-on without hesitation. I never slacked off and walked every day, slowly but not running.

Everything goes wrong, all my efforts are in vain, I feel powerless and helpless, and the world laughs at me. But let me rest for a while, and then I will stand up again with a clear conscience. Even if the world and everyone else laugh at me as a useless person, I will still move forward.

落子
No regrets.

……

'Wan'er, what are you writing?'

"Those people from that sect just laughed at you. I'll remember it, and when I grow up, I'll take them down. Ouch, Master, why are you hitting me?"

"Wait a moment, copy 'The mind should arise nowhere' ten times."

"Oh, but Master, you were upset by Uncle Peach Blossom, shouldn't you hold a grudge?"

'Hehe, then I'll copy it ten times with you.'

'Hey!'

……

'Wan'er, you were just laughed at by those children. Don't you feel bad?'

'I've read about the concept of social hierarchy in books. But I think it's wrong.'

Something's not right.

'All beings are equal. Just because I am dressed in fine clothes while they are dressed in rags, does that mean I am superior to them? There is no such distinction.'

"So, you hit those people who were laughing at you and those kids?"

'Master, I was wrong.'

"You're not wrong. A wise person knows when to yield and when to advance. But your move was indeed a bit too heavy."

'Should we apologize later?'

"No need for that. We don't have enough money on us to pay the compensation."

'So you left your coat with them and let them pawn it?'

……

On the vast battlefield, blood flowed like rivers, and corpses littered the ground.

Only one little girl was holding Yuan Ruxi.

The little girl's eyes were filled with tears, but it didn't seem like she had just been crying. She bit her lower lip hard to stop herself from crying, but she didn't seem to care about the blood on her body. She just shook her master in her arms.

Because Master said, 'Don't cry.'

So she didn't cry!

but.
Yuan Ruxi remained completely still.

The little girl bit her lower lip, wanting to say, "Wake up!"

But she was afraid to speak, and then she couldn't hold back her tears and cried.

I was at a loss, with no one around.

Su Wan'er could only cling tightly to her master.

别死
Don't die!
Master, please don't die!
Dozens of figures rushed out from the demonic path, heading straight for Wan'er and Yuan Ruxi.

Su Wan'er could see it, but she held onto her master tightly and refused to let go. She looked up but showed no fear whatsoever.

He hurriedly tried to stand up, hug his master, and leave as quickly as possible.

However, one person at the pinnacle of demonic cultivation was extremely fast and had already closed in in an instant.

Swish!
A sword descended from the sky!

Instead, they directly pierced through the demon's head, pinning it to the ground!

Another figure stood beside Su Wan'er, one foot on the hilt of a sword, looking up at the demonic cultivators charging towards them.
To be precise, it was all those hundreds of people from the demonic path who smirked and said, "I want to ask you guys, isn't my brother handsome!"

All the members of the demonic path were stunned when they saw this person finally make a move.

Several elderly people descended from the sky and looked at Yu Taohua.

Seeing that no one answered, Yu Taohua's expression turned cold, her black eyes gleaming with frost: "Hmm?!"

A question was posed.
The sound of the sword rang out was heard by everyone, as if the entire martial arts world had heard it!
From the town, where the demonic cultivators resided, countless azure swords burst forth from their sheaths, swirling wildly across the sky before landing on the battlefield!
Sword energy clashed, and lightning crackled.

Countless sword energies transformed into a giant dragon, rolling across the dragon wall and crushing the earth!
Amidst the crisscrossing sword energy, Yu Taohua's fingers twitched slightly.

The rusty iron sword at the boundary marker was drawn from its sheath!

The iron sword is named "Sword Qi"!
Yu Taohua took a step forward, holding her sword in one hand, and asked the three words "people of the demonic path".

'Answer?'

……

PS: You can probably guess the meaning of the rest from the literal meaning of the words. But I'd like to explain the phrase "亦余心之所善，虽九死其犹未悔". It means that for the ideals that you cherish in your heart, you will never regret dying many times.

(End of this chapter)