Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1246 - 1246 75 A Hero Has Nothing to Do with

Chapter 1246: Chapter 75: A Hero Has Nothing to Do with Strength!_2 Chapter 1246: Chapter 75: A Hero Has Nothing to Do with Strength!_2 “Do as you say, practice brings true knowledge,” Dong Canglan immediately summoned a Cloud Top disciple for the experiment.

The trial proved successful, smoothly eliminating the target.

Of course, an ordinary Cloud Top disciple was much, much slower compared to Dong Xiaoyan and other peak practitioners.

If Dong Xiaoyan could incinerate a hundred Evil Spirits with a wave of her hand, then a Cloud Top disciple would need at least a breath’s time to eliminate a single Evil Spirit!

For practitioners above Cloud Top, a breath’s time could mean death hundreds of times over!

Yet, in normal daily life, a breath’s time is almost negligible—so brief!

An exhilarating and delightful discovery was that as long as one fully activated the True Spirit fire, these Evil Spirits and malevolent thoughts could not possess one at all!

Encased in the True Spirit fire, the Evil Spirits and malevolent thoughts had no escape, and the presence protected could not be infiltrated by them!

Safe!

Utterly safe!

“Fantastic! This is truly wonderful!”

Dong Canglan laughed joyously to the sky, unable to hide his elation.

“Ha ha ha… my son-in-law captured the Evil Spirits, and it was my daughter who decoded them! Lively, lively…”

The crowd was similarly inspired, limitless in their jubilation.

But hearing this statement and seeing his smugness, they suddenly felt as uneasy as swallowing a fly.

So you mean to say… all the credit is yours?

“Unfilial!”

“Utterly shameless!”

“A daughter wed is like water spilled—a gain for others, not for you. How can you claim their accomplishments? What grand audacity!”

“Face? Face? Do you still have any shame left?”

Dong Pingjiang, discontent, said, “Canglan, mind your words. You are the leader of a palace; you ought to preserve your dignity. Such behavior… what example does it set! Even if you’re shameless, we of the Cloud Palace need to maintain ours, so restrain yourself!”

Dong Canglan quickly shut his mouth, then, smiling again, said, “My daughter, my son-in-law, why shouldn’t I be happy? Without me, there would be no daughter, and without my daughter, how would such a fine son-in-law exist!”

This was undeniably logical.

The elders, looking askance, scoffed, “Pah!”

Dong Canglan, smugly, “Your jealousy is useless; the truth is before you. Whether you envy or resent it, even if you hate it, you have to endure!”

He stood up, “I shall go to Qing Ming and call for a full assembly! This must be convened under the auspices of the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace!”

The crowd was uniformly exhilarated.

Dong Xiaoyan blinked, saying, “Wait… How could this be convened under the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace? That’s nonsensical! Capturing the Evil Spirits was my husband’s doing; finding the fundamental way to eradicate them was my effort as his wife. This great achievement belongs solely to our family. What does it have to do with the Cloud Palace? This point is crucial, Dad. You’re actually claiming undue credit here. This isn’t right! I’ve been racking my brain for days to come up with this solution. I must go back and discuss this with my husband.”

Dong Canglan’s nose twisted in irritation: “You didn’t rack your brain for anything! If it weren’t for your mother angering you, would you have thought of using fire? No, that wasn’t even your idea; it was a casual move. I know you better than anyone, no common Cloud Top practitioner ever uses the unremarkably powerful True Spirit fire out of nothing—it’s only because you often get bored that you lose your temper. That this True Fire obliterated the Evil Spirits was merely a coincidence!”

Dong Xiaoyan insisted, “Regardless of the process, the outcome is what matters. This achievement belongs to my family. Why should it suddenly belong to the Cloud Palace? Is that reasonable? Where’s the justice in that? People act, heaven watches—justice resides in the human heart, one must have some conscience!”

Dong Canglan’s entire face darkened.

He was admonished by his own daughter, left speechless, without any defense, confounded and frustrated.

“Ku ku ku…”

All around were muffled chuckles from the onlookers.

As Dong Xiaoyan continued to argue uncompromisingly, Dong Canglan, unable to bear it any longer, sent her out.

Even though it’s said that ‘once a daughter is grown, she’s less inclined to stay close,’ openly defying one’s father to this extent, without sparing any dignity, was truly unprecedented!

“Alright, alright, you bully a lone woman, defenseless by herself. I shall go find Feng Yin! Let’s reason this out between our two families!”

She stomped off, frustrated and aggrieved.

Ultimately, of course, the assembly was convened by the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace—how could Feng Yin possibly quarrel over this trivial matter with his father-in-law?

Let alone, he scarcely had time now, needing to preside, introduce, and explain… he was utterly exhausted.

Naturally, it was better to avoid trouble where possible and lessen it when it can’t be avoided.

The real focus was practicing the blade and managing public provisions… sharing the sweetness and drenching each other in benefits.

While they were meeting, Feng Yin stood alone in the void.

He envisioned in his mind, again and again, that towering figure standing in the open sky.

There he stood in the air, yet loftier than the heavens, solider than the earth!

Here I stand, alone sufficient to blockade heroes from all under heaven!

The universe of stars, none can make him retreat so much as half a step!

With a blade stretching across the sky, when it fell, everyone was but a ghost beneath the blade, no hero under heaven dared to face it!

Feng Yin closed his eyes, envisioning, imagining.

What was the state of mind of that person who had fought the entire world?

Even though he was unbeatable, he still had enemies of correspondingly matched levels.

The existence that could stand as his enemy would definitely not be weak; even if slightly weaker than him, they must still be of the same tier.

Yet, there he stood, able to dismiss thousands of troops effortlessly, unmatched across the world!

Feng Yin could feel it, that very aura, even enemies of the same cultivation level, upon seeing this person, would feel deep inside: perhaps this is an adversary I cannot contend with.

And the derived meaning of this thought was—

I am right here, and I am invincible!

You, none shall pass!

None are my match!

That was an utter confidence.

Not only did he believe it, but the enemies also believed it, without a doubt!

“Is this truly confidence, arrogance, madness, or craziness?”

Feng Yin drew his sword, trying to strike that person’s posture.

Shoulders back.

Head held high.

Sword in hand.

Eyes forward.

Deep and steadfast as a mountain!

“What are you thinking at this moment? Where does this aura, that even infects your enemies, come from?”

Feng Yin murmured to himself.

He stood mid-air, standing for two whole hours, immobile, until Dong Xiaoyan and Feng Ying came looking for him, still so.

Dong Xiaoyan and Feng Ying leaped straight to Cloud Top, and at a glance, they saw Feng Yin standing solidly with his sword, seemingly poised for something.

The high winds blew his robe and hair, his appearance indescribably heroic and majestic.

Dong Xiaoyan and Feng Ying both felt their hearts racing, unable to move forward for a moment.

Standing in the distance, they watched intently for a while.

They felt there was an indescribable charm to Feng Yin now.

Until Feng Yin noticed them, turned around, and asked, “You’ve come all this way, why not come over and talk? What are you staring foolishly at?”

Dong Xiaoyan came over gleefully, her eyes sparkling, “Hubby, you were absolutely stunning just now!”

“Stunning?”

Feng Yin was somewhat puzzled.

What did I do?

Dong Xiaoyan giggled, content and proud, “Just now, your stance with the sword, it really had an air of ‘no hero under heaven dares to confront,’ that heroic spirit, I enjoyed watching it so much.”

Feng Yin suddenly started, then frowned, and as if realizing something, said, “Heroic spirit?”

“Yes,” Dong Xiaoyan replied matter-of-factly, “It’s the heroic spirit of ‘single-handedly undefeated against the entire world,’ unrelated to strength. But precisely because it’s unrelated to strength, it’s all the more mesmerizing!”

Dong Xiaoyan gleefully said, “So handsome! Absolutely stunning!”

Feng Yin was momentarily dumbfounded.

Only one phrase echoed in his mind.

The heroic spirit of single-handedly undefeated against the entire world!

Unrelated to strength!

Unrelated to strength??

Feng Yin felt as if struck by lightning, stunned in place!

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