My enemies became my companions

Chapter 721 Falza (Two Chapters Combined)

Chen Yi rode the Lord of Resentment, and endless resentment from ignorance gathered around him, creating a boundless and illusory scene. The ruler of this world of ignorance harbored a natural resentment and anger towards the Bright Venerable and the Bright Palace. His roar grew louder and louder, and a deep torrent surged like a dragon.

The Pure Saintess once again flew her fingers, the light intertwining and changing, and suddenly a scene of a great tide crashing against the shore appeared in her hands. The tide surged and raged, and the dragon, as if walking on the sea, reached the end and leaped into it. It was swallowed up by the endless silver-gray sea in an instant, and the wind and waves calmed down in an instant.

With the two sides locked in combat, Xu Qi couldn't be left standing aside. He strode forward and, without much hesitation, threw a punch at each of the two sides.

All of them were punches that overpowered all techniques with sheer force.

The powerful force of the fist swept over them, and the once calm sea, which had swallowed the dragon, suddenly became a raging torrent, with a huge tornado rising up. The dragon that had been trapped inside was able to escape the sea, stirring up wind and rain, as if it were the work of the heavens.

The Holy Maiden of Purity's face was contorted with worry, and Chen Yi was not faring any better. When Xu Qi, the True Celestial, delivered a punch, the ignorant resentment surrounding the Lord of Resentment was crushed like trees in a storm.

Chen Yi's feet sank slightly, and he felt his blood and qi surging throughout his body. The aftershocks of the fist's energy pierced through layers of resentment and struck him directly, causing his sleeves to flutter loudly.

His face was furrowed, and he subtly drew out his sword intent, after which the Kang sword emitted a clear and melodious dragon's roar.

But the sword tip trembled slightly, actually gathering the scattered resentment back together.

The black mist, shattered by the fist's energy, did not dissipate but instead transformed into countless fine sword threads, seeping into the cracks in Xu Qi's punch like spring rain nourishing the earth.

Xu Qi shook his hand and smiled curiously.

He clearly felt that the intent of his punch was being eroded and disintegrated by some kind of subtle force. The wisps of sword intent, like a bone-deep infection, were tracing back along the trajectory of his punch.

Reaching out, Xu Qi caught a wisp of lingering sword intent, and in an instant, he understood its profound meaning.
Such exquisite application of sword intent transcends the realm of ordinary swordsmanship.

It is neither a sword for killing nor a sword for saving lives. He has fought against those who have established their own schools of swordsmanship, and their sword intent is completely different from this one.

A flower is a world, a leaf is a Bodhi tree... that's somewhat of a sentiment.

Xu Qi sighed inwardly, wondering if another figure like Wei Gang might emerge in the world. Perhaps that was too high a goal; it would be good if he could become someone like Wu Buyu.

The painting of the surging tide barely managed to dissipate the fist energy and the dragon, teetering on the brink of collapse. The Pure Saintess gathered it together, and seeing Xu Qi and the Lord of Resentment momentarily drawn to each other, she knew the opportunity was fleeting and would not miss it.

With a gentle wave of her hand, the Ming Palace shone brightly. Countless Dao traces flowed from the palace gates, forming a twelve-petaled golden lotus in the void. As the lotus petals swirled, they completely gathered and pushed back the sword threads activated by Chen Yi and the remaining fist energy of Xu Qi!

This clever trick, like a deer hanging its horns, actually utilized the combined strength of two people.

Wherever the golden lotus passed, fine ripples spread through the void, as if it could not bear the power of the fusion of these three forces.

Chen Yi's brows furrowed, but he showed no panic; instead, he suddenly unleashed his sword intent.

The Demon Lord of Resentment raised its massive body, and Chen Yi shielded it in front of him.

The golden lotus, carrying the energy of three directions, spun around, distorting even light and shadow in its path. It slammed into the massive body of the Vengeful Demon Lord, unleashing a violent sound like water and fire merging.

After the golden lotus struck, it did not dissipate, but instead circled around the Lord of Resentment and turned towards Xu Qi.

Seeing the Golden Lotus sweeping over him, Xu Qi not only did not retreat, but instead stepped forward to meet her, his fists forming a circle in front of his chest.

The top three on the martial arts rankings are known in the martial arts world as the "Three Heavenly Masters".

These metaphors are not the sentient beings in the heavens as described in Buddhism, nor are they the celestial immortals as described in Taoism. The martial arts world has never used so many scriptures and allusions; celestial beings are simply celestial beings.

The difference between them and earthly martial artists is that of celestial beings. By chance, they have come to be in line with the goal of "merging martial intent with the Great Dao and achieving harmony between heaven and man" in order to reach the first rank. If one were to delve deeper, the mystery would be beyond words. Whether it is an immortal or a bodhisattva, none of them are even a match for a first-rank martial artist.

The reason is simple: you immortals and bodhisattvas are merely floating duckweed residing on the Great Dao, while I am one with heaven and earth.

This was the level Wu Buyu had reached before his defeat at the hands of Xu Qi.

And Xu Qi
We need to aim higher.

This time, his fist was no longer fierce and unparalleled. Instead, he swept his hand around, like a silkworm spinning silk, to catch all the scattered sword intent and lotus petals.

The three forces flowed and collided in his palm, producing a clear, ringing sound like glass striking glass.

The serene saintess's eyes flickered slightly, and her fair hands formed a seal in front of her. The light projected from the bright palace became even more solid, and a layer of gold edge was even added to the chaotic energy in Xu Qi's palm.

Chen Yi pondered for a moment, wanting to take advantage of the situation to make a move. After all, who knew if Xu Qi would attack him after he killed the Pure Saintess? But a thought flashed through his mind and he stopped abruptly.

We cannot allow the fisherman to reap the benefits.

Otherwise, being too clever for one's own good will backfire.

In a split second, the ball of energy in Xu Qi's palm suddenly trembled violently, the three forces tearing at each other and on the verge of going out of control. But he calmly took a deep breath, his chest bulging like a bellows, and his energy was drawn into his body like a water dragon sucking up water.

The virtuous saintess finally changed her expression again.

Xu Qi's entire body radiated countless golden rays from his pores, making him appear as blazing as the sun.

He slowly extended his palm.
The situation changed suddenly.

It was as if a blazing sun had been pushed in.

The Lord of Resentment let out a painful roar, and countless resentments melted away like ice and snow under the force of this palm strike.

Chen Yi drew his sword repeatedly, and thousands of sword shadows appeared in the ripples, displaying behind him like a peacock spreading its tail. The sword shadows swayed violently, but remained solid and did not disperse.

The moment the sword tip met the palm strike, time seemed to pause, and then a visible ripple spread out, leaving even the space itself with tiny cracks.

The Holy Maiden of Purity retreated several steps, and the radiance of the Bright Palace formed multiple barriers in front of her, but the aftershocks still caused the radiance to flicker.

Even with the Vengeful Demon Lord as a human shield, Chen Yi returned to the third rank and unleashed his sword intent to the near limit. However, he was still quite far from the first rank and even further from being the number one in the world. He could only use the opponent's strength against them and use his sword intent to draw out the Vengeful Demon Lord's boundless ignorance, polishing away that palm strike bit by bit like polishing jade.

Xu Qi slowly withdrew his palm, his eyes filled with increasing surprise. He hadn't felt this way in many years.
He immediately stopped looking at the serene saintess and instead focused his gaze on Chen Yi.

"Is there a sword?"

Chen Yi's hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and the web between his thumb and forefinger was already cracked.

But a smile crept onto his lips: "Why don't we kill her first?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Qi slowly turned his head, as if he had finally picked up the important business he needed to attend to.

The Pure Saintess looked at the two people in the arena and knew that the situation today was no longer under her control.

Xu Qi walked step by step in the sky, his figure moving slowly like an ordinary person.

However, in the blink of an eye, streaks of azure rainbows appeared across the sky. The afterimages in the heavens slowly dissipated.

The intent of the fist was no longer scattered, but concentrated into a single line, pointing directly at the Pure Saintess. This punch returned to its original simplicity, without any change in the wind or clouds, only the void silently annihilated where his fist passed.

The Holy Maiden of Purity finally changed her expression, hurriedly supporting the Bright Palace with both hands. All the radiance around her body was gathered into the palace, and the majestic palace suddenly became more real. The bells on the eaves rang without wind, emitting a cleansing sound that cleansed the soul.

She actually intended to use the Ming Palace itself to directly confront the fist of the True Celestial.

At that moment, Chen Yi made his move.

He did not attack the Pure Saintess, but instead lightly turned the tip of his sword and touched the head of the Vengeful Demon Lord.

The extremely restrained brilliance on the Houkang Sword completely disappeared, and the sword body became as transparent as glass. Countless fine sword threads flowed out from the tip of the sword and seeped into the Demon Lord's huge body like a spider web.

The Lord of Resentment let out a roar that was both painful and joyful. The resentment churning around him suddenly froze, and in the next instant, it transformed into billions of dark, ethereal swords!
"go."

Chen Yi let out a soft shout, and the billions of ethereal swords did not shoot towards the Pure Saintess, but instead, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, they all disappeared into the trajectory of Xu Qi's condensed fist energy!

Xu Qi's fist intent was originally grand and vast, but now, with the infusion of this endless and ignorant sword intent, it has produced a mysterious change. A layer of hazy light spreads out from the edge of the fist's energy, and wherever it passes, time slows down and cause and effect become disordered.

The Holy Maiden of Purity exerted all her strength, pushing her radiance and control over the Bright Palace to the extreme. The majestic palace resounded with a great bell-like sound, attempting to resist this attack.

Clang—Click!

First came a deafening roar that shook the very soul, followed by a clear and chilling cracking sound!
On the radiant surface of the Ming Palace, where the fist force struck head-on, a clear crack suddenly spread out, like a fine piece of porcelain being struck hard, rapidly extending from one side of the palace door to the dome! The palace's radiance flickered violently, and its previously overwhelming pressure suddenly began to weaken uncontrollably.

But this was not the most terrifying thing for the Pure Saintess. Her body trembled violently, and the formless light source body became blurry and distorted, as if it might disintegrate at any moment.

Her "Mingzun" realm, achieved through the power of the Ming Palace, was like a rootless duckweed. Now that her foundation was damaged, the backlash immediately struck.

The Pure Saintess forcefully raised her power, extracting the remaining brilliance of the Bright Palace and unleashing a dazzling light once more, like the last glimmer of a dying star. A powerful repulsive force spread outwards, actually shaking away both Xu Qi's remaining fist energy and the dark torrent that the Vengeful Demon Lord was waiting for.

Xu Qi's figure paused slightly, and he drifted back dozens of feet. With a flick of his green robe, he dispelled the shock.

Just as her old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet arisen, and her mind and spirit had a slight crack due to the influence of the Ming Palace,

Xu Qi's retreat suddenly stopped, as if he had stepped onto an invisible wall. The next moment, he suddenly turned back!
Another punch.

It almost covered the entire field.

It was as if he had transformed the entire world around him into the force of his fist, intending to completely smash and destroy the swaying Ming Palace, the pure saintess within, and the entire space itself!
The Pure Saintess had barely managed to deflect the combined attack, and before she could catch her breath, the earth-shattering force of the fist came crashing down again.

She knew that Xu Qi had never given his all from the beginning.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, just as she was fully focused on dealing with Xu Qi's imposing and domineering second punch, endless darkness quietly descended behind her.

The Lord of Resentment's enormous body had already torn through the void at some point. Taking advantage of the gap in her mind when she was repelling the attack, it was filled with boundless, ignorant resentment. Like a primordial beast that had been lurking for a long time, it opened its huge maw to devour the world and lunged at her!

With a punch from the True Celestial covering the entire field in front and the malevolent malice of the Vengeful Demon Lord devouring heaven and earth behind, the Pure Saintess's "eyes" could no longer maintain their composure.

Her Mingzun realm was only in its initial stage and was inherently unstable. She had already done her best to barely manage to be on par with a True Celestial, and behind her was the Vengeful Demon Lord.

The virtuous saint made a decision in an instant.

At this critical moment, instead of trying to fight back against the attack from both sides, she made an extremely risky move.

She seemed to drain the Ming Palace of its brilliance as if she were killing the fish, leaving the already cracked palace to tremble and moan in the aftershocks of Xu Qi's fist strike, its light growing ever dimmer.

Immediately, she clasped her hands together and slowly separated them, as if drawing back a grand curtain between heaven and earth.

Wow!

As if the Milky Way had reversed, a river of time far larger and more turbulent than before was torn apart from nothingness by her, using the Ming Palace as a guide!
The long river surges and roars, carrying countless fragments of the past and future.

Such a vast and boundless river of time, once stepped into it, even Xu Qi would be unable to go against the current to find her trace.

The pure and holy maiden stepped into it.

Chen Yi's pupils contracted slightly. Even though he drew his sword, he couldn't catch up. The waves rippled out from the open River of Time, causing the Demon Lord of Resentment to become blocked.

Does this mean we'll just have to watch her disappear into the river of time?
He gritted his teeth.

If only we could have a little more time.

Just one breath, just one breath will suffice...

To make your wishes come true, but how can you make your wishes come true?

She is now in charge of the Ming Palace.
Who can hold her back in the long river of time?!

"The bones of the dark demons fortified this prison, the winds of greed and the rains of delusion eroded my soul, yet the light of the spirit remains undying, hidden within the seed of Mount Sumeru... Now, with a pure tongue, I recite the mantra for breaking through obstacles: 'Yesta! Yesta!'"

In the long river of time, as heaven and earth ripple like waves, suddenly the sound of chanting scriptures ripples continuously, at first as subtle as a drifting leaf, and then growing louder and wider.

Chen Yi suddenly stopped, his pupils contracted slightly, and he suddenly remembered someone.

A person he could barely remember, a person who had disappeared almost inexplicably, and before that person vanished mysteriously, he seemed to be calling out to the Venerable One.

In an instant, without any hesitation, he drew out the last glimmer of light remaining in the Hou Kang sword with his fingertips.
"Keep her here, Wumeng!"

"I beseech the twelve messengers of light to guide the pure winds and steer the ship of light! Wield the sword of wisdom to sever the chains of darkness! Open the gate of compassion to welcome you home!"

"Falza! Farza!"

Just as the Pure Saintess had taken a half-step into the River of Time, she suddenly stopped. In the blink of an eye, a black dot appeared in the endless River of Time, which then grew larger and larger, getting closer and closer, until it was like a black thunderbolt rushing straight towards her.

Guided by a sliver of the Ming Palace's radiance, it seemed to have traveled from the other side of the river of time.

Just a moment.

As if in harmony with heaven and earth, this bolt of lightning struck the Pure Saintess.

Chen Yi stepped on the head of the Lord of Resentment and rose up on the back of Boundless Ignorance.

A sword pierced straight through.

(End of this chapter)