Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 232 The Unstoppable Second Sword, Mirror Lake
"Cough cough!!"

A soft cough rang out. Looking at the bamboo forest that had been leveled by the sword energy, Donghuang Taiyi remained silent for a long time before speaking slowly.

"Let's go back to Mount Li!"

Shunjun and Xiangfuren exchanged a glance, about to speak, when Donghuang Taiyi's voice rang out again.

"If he strikes a second time, I will not be able to stop him, and there will only be one outcome: you will all die by his sword."

Donghuang Taiyi's voice was calm and ordinary, but Shunjun and Xiangfuren's hearts skipped a beat.

Life and death are not trivial matters for anyone, and this is no different for them. Based on what they saw today, they knew in their hearts that Donghuang Taiyi's words were not meant as a threat.

Recalling the sword light that had illuminated the entire bamboo forest, they felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread. Apart from the small patch of ground behind Donghuang Taiyi, there wasn't a single bamboo standing tall.

The sword energy surged like a mighty river flowing eastward, unstoppable. Wherever it passed, it was devastating, invincible, and unbreakable. They could hardly imagine that the person who wielded the sword was a young cultivator rather than a swordsman.

"The vast blue sky and the boundless heavens and earth stand alone at the forefront of the tide. Time has left its mark, etching the words of time and recording the vicissitudes of life. A hundred years pass in the blink of an eye, and who still remembers the hymns buried deep in our memories?"

Donghuang Taiyi's voice carries a special charm, as if it has recorded the vicissitudes of time.

Shunjun and Xiangfuren hesitated for a moment, then gently cupped their hands in greeting.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to return to Mount Li."

Time flew by, and half a day passed in the blink of an eye. Following the intelligence sent back by their scouts, Wei Zhuang and Hong Lian arrived at the bamboo forest where they had been before.

Looking at the ruins left behind, Wei Zhuang's eyes were extremely solemn. From the traces of the surrounding grass and trees, he could roughly tell when the fight took place. However, after such a long time, the sword intent left behind remained solid and did not dissipate.

"You seem surprised?"

Seeing Wei Zhuang standing silently to the side, Honglian asked him a question out of curiosity.

"A great battle took place here, and the level of those who fought was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. If I'm not mistaken, this was a bamboo forest before, but now..."

The wind blew by, making Wei Zhuang's white hair fly wildly, but the man didn't care at all, his gaze lingering on the nearby open space.

"Oh?"

Honglian was about to lean against a bamboo stalk when her expression changed, and she jumped back as if she had been pricked by a needle.

"Everything here retains that person's sword intent. For swordsmen, this place will become a sacred place for cultivation, but for ordinary people, it is a dangerous place, and may even become a graveyard."

Honglian turned her head to look at the bamboo behind her. The bamboo was lush and green, and there was nothing different about it. But she was sure that the stinging pain she had felt earlier was not her imagination. It seemed that Wei Zhuang was right.

"Can you guess who made the move?"

Honglian withdrew her gaze and turned to look at the somewhat strange bamboo forest. Most of the bamboo forest had been leveled, with only a small clump of bamboo standing there.

Wei Zhuang's eyes flickered uncertainly. After a while, he said again, "I can't be sure, but one thing is certain: the person who made the move is extremely strong, much stronger than me. I'm very curious when such a powerful swordsman appeared in the world."

"A swordsman?"

Honglian was somewhat surprised. All those who wield swords in the world are swordsmen, but it seems that no new faces have joined the Quicksand's intelligence network.

Just as Gai Nie, who came from Guigu, still ranked first in swordsmanship, his understanding of the sword far surpassed that of others.

"Is that Gai Nie?"

Honglian asked uncertainly.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhuang gave a cold laugh.

“He can’t reach that level. If he had that strength, he wouldn’t have been injured in the previous battle, and the Wolf King would never have been able to escape from him.”

"The one who drew the sword was someone else. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a terrifyingly powerful Grandmaster. But the sword intent he left behind was too strong. In the past few years, I have never heard of a Grandmaster in the martial arts world who uses a sword."

At this point, Wei Zhuang paused, as if he had remembered something, but then he shook his head unconsciously. Although that person was a grandmaster, his fundamental method of fighting was not swordsmanship, but Daoist magic.

Just like those grandmasters who have already made their mark in the martial arts world, Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin-Yang School, uses Yin-Yang techniques to deal with enemies, which is a type of magic.

Bei Mingzi of the Daoist Tianzong sect is a practitioner of Daoist magic.

As for swordsmanship, there is indeed one person, their master, Mr. Guigu. However, the sword intent remaining here is not the sword intent of the Vertical and Horizontal Swordsmanship, but a different kind of sword intent that has never been seen before.

If the Ghost Valley Sword Intent is a way to dominate the world, then the sword intent before us is more like the way of an emperor, its domineering and generous nature surpassing the Horizontal Sword Technique.

Honglian crossed her arms over her chest, a strange glint flashing in her eyes.

"He also used a sword. When he faced Bai Yifei, the sword light was like clouds and waterfalls, which caused a sensation in the entire Xinzheng."

Wei Zhuang frowned. He naturally knew who Hong Lian was talking about, but to some extent, he didn't think it was that person.

“Every swordsman has a different swordsmanship, so the sword intent they leave behind is also different. Generally speaking, each person has only one sword intent that belongs to them.”

"This sword is majestic and righteous, like a king inspecting his territory. Its intent is transcendent, and it even has an invincible meaning. It comes from the Taoist school, which emphasizes non-action and following the natural order. It would never give birth to such a sword intent."

Honglian stood there, pondered for a while, and couldn't help but sigh.

Wei Zhuang is right. That person may have the ability to do all this, but neither his temperament nor his artistic conception matches the sword intent he spoke of.

"And this place too~~"

As he spoke, Wei Zhuang's gaze became somewhat wistful.

To be able to become the opponent of a Grandmaster, one must also be a Grandmaster. The fact that the opponent was able to block such a terrifying sword strike also shows that the opponent's strength is not weak either.

The only remaining clump of bamboo on the open ground is evidence. If that person hadn't blocked that incredibly terrifying sword strike, this place should have been completely destroyed, instead of leaving such a small clump of bamboo.

"His opponent is no ordinary person either. With such combat power, unless they are at the same level, they simply cannot withstand this sword."

Honglian was a little surprised.

"You mean the two Grandmaster-level experts are fighting here?"

There are only a handful of grandmasters in the martial arts world, and now this swordsman has suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It's hard to say whether this is good or bad for them, and it's also hard to say whether it's good or bad for the martial arts world.

Wei Zhuang didn't reply. After receiving the intelligence, he came here with Hong Lian, but what he found here made him unable to calm down.

The martial world, which had finally calmed down, now seems poised for another upheaval, perhaps even greater than before. He has a feeling that this current storm will throw the entire martial world into chaos, and may even shake the current empire.

On the other side, a carriage slowly arrived at a secluded path, and a little girl came carrying a lantern.

Looking at the people in front of her, the young girl said, "Sister Rong is treating a patient and can't get away, so she asked me to come and pick up you seniors."

The little girl was lively and well-behaved, and naturally loved by everyone.

Upon seeing this person, Xiang Liang greeted him with a smile.

"It's been a few days since I last saw Miss Yue'er, and she's become even more beautiful. I just wonder which little bastard will end up with her."

Hearing Xiang Liang say this, Yue'er wasn't angry, and covered her mouth with a smile.

She had dealt with the Xiang clan several times before, and she knew what kind of people they were. What Xiang Liang said was just a joke and he meant no harm. Therefore, she didn't need to get angry with them.

"Uncle, we've arrived!"

Tianming stared at Yue'er in a daze. Compared to the other beauty in the carriage, he suddenly felt that this little girl was much cuter.

Then, as if remembering something, he whispered to Gai Nie beside him, but at that moment, Gai Nie was unconscious and unable to answer.

"Shaoyu, now that we're here, let's hurry up and leave!"

"There might be pursuers behind us!!"

Along the way, they had experienced several ambushes. Even though Tianming was a carefree person, he still felt it was very dangerous. Now that he saw someone coming to pick him up, he couldn't help but say softly.

Shao Yu chuckled upon hearing Tianming's words.

"Tianming, when did you become so timid? But there's one thing you can rest assured about!"

"After arriving at Mirror Lake, no one dared to make a move."

Xiang Yu made no attempt to conceal his words, and everyone else present heard them as well. Instead of refuting him, they all breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quietly.

"Nobody dares to make a move?"

"why is that?"

Upon hearing this, Tianming was taken aback. This was his first time visiting Mirror Lake, and in his eyes, it was just a lake. Why did no one dare to make a move? Was it because there was some kind of giant lake monster or something else?
It has to be said that children are a bit strange, and they often have some wild and whimsical ideas.

"Don't worry, your brother won't lie to you. You can ask Uncle Liang and the others if you don't believe me!"

Xiang Yu patted Tianming on the shoulder, winked and smiled as he spoke.

Seeing this, Tianming was also a little confused. What was going on? So he looked at Xiang Liang, who had not yet dismounted.

"Uncle, is what Shaoyu said true?"

The Xiang clan members actually had a good impression of Tianming. Although he was young, he had a chivalrous spirit and would not abandon his companions in times of danger, which was exactly what they, as people of the martial arts world, admired.

"It's true. Even if Wei Zhuang from the Quicksand gang came, he wouldn't dare to make a move here!"

"However, this is a long story, and I can tell you about it in detail on the way."

Yue'er led the way, and the members of the Xiang clan dismounted one after another and followed. Xiang Liang then assigned two men to carry Gai Nie on a stretcher.

Before long, the group arrived at the lake. Tianming's eyes widened as he looked at the crystal-clear water. He had rarely seen such clear lake water.

"What clean lake water!"

After saying this, the little guy looked up into the distance and saw that the lake was vast and misty, with no end in sight.

The sheer size of it gave him a slight shock.

"Shaoyu, is this lake called Mirror Lake?"

Sitting on the small boat, Xiang Yu nodded slightly.

"Yes, the water here is very clean, and because it is calm and still all year round, it is as calm as a mirror, so everyone calls this lake Mirror Lake."

"However, Mirror Lake is not actually famous for this. Mirror Lake is famous because there is an extremely skilled doctor here. Her medical skills are superb, she saves lives and heals the wounded, and she is respected by everyone. Mirror Lake is famous because of that doctor."

"Legend has it that several years ago, the Grandmaster of the Taoist Heavenly Sect gave the Medical Manor a golden signboard, which made those martial arts practitioners even more afraid to cause trouble here."

This was Tianming's first time here, and he didn't quite understand what Xiang Yu was saying, but in order to make himself seem like a fool, he didn't ask any more questions.

Xiang Yu, who was standing to the side, was taken aback when he saw that Tianming did not ask any questions. However, he had not intended to say much about these things anyway, and seeing this scene, he was happy to relax.

The little girl standing at the bow of the boat, upon hearing Xiang Yu's words, proudly explained, "Back then, Master Qingxu left behind a large blue stone that he carved himself, which intimidated many people. He even made a move here, making this place a forbidden spot for people in the martial arts world to fight."

Upon hearing this, Tianming nodded in agreement. He had been in the martial arts world for some time now and had a certain understanding of those people there.

Getting those people to obey is not easy, it's even more tiring than fighting someone. But can a stone really intimidate those lawless martial arts practitioners?
"That stone is still outside the door. When you get to the entrance of the medical clinic, you can take a look and you'll know whether what I said is true or false!"

Upon hearing this, Tianming quickly waved his hand.

"What Yue'er said is all true, there's no need to look anymore."

Seeing that it was dawn, the moon smiled again.

Shao Yu shook his head helplessly. He could tell that this kid seemed to have feelings for Yue'er, but some things just couldn't be forced.

"Alright kid, that stone is right in front of the medical clinic. Even if we don't want to see it, we can't. Once we see it, we'll have it without saying a few more words!"

Yan Lingji stretched out her hand, her five fingers tracing the surface of the water, subtly creating ripples that spread outwards.

Jinghu Medical Clinic was a place she had visited once before with Qingxu. That time, it was because a woman named Nianduan had passed away. According to Qingxu, the doctor was a master who practiced the art of medicine.

Unfortunately, he fell ill from overwork and eventually passed away. Later, Qingxu left the little girl a set of exercises, a health-preserving exercise he created based on Taoist techniques.

"In just a few short years, that girl has become a legendary healer."

"Does the older sister know Sister Rong?"

(End of this chapter)