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Chapter 570 - 509: Not Giving It All, Hard to Break the Emotional Tribulation

Chapter 570: Chapter 509: Not Giving It All, Hard to Break the Emotional Tribulation

"Gulp!"

As drifting strands of hair appeared before him and he felt the coldness at his brow, Xiao Selang’s heart hung in his throat, his body hair bristling, his Adam’s apple uncontrollably quivering, and large beads of cold sweat instantly surged from his forehead.

"I’ve lost!"

In his horror, a voice rang out inside Xiao Selang’s heart.

"No! How could I possibly lose to him??"

Xiao Selang seemed unable to accept this reality, roaring as he looked at Ye Fan. Due to his excessive movement, his brow hit the sharp edge of the Xuanye Flying Blade, cutting open a gash from which blood flowed freely.

"Little... Little Wolf, don’t act rashly!"

Witnessing this scene, Elder Meng, soaring down on a Golden Eagle from the sky, suddenly snapped back to reality with his face still bearing deep shock.

No doubt...

It was shock!

Because... he was well aware that if Ye Fan could use the Xuanye Flying Blade to cut Xiao Selang’s hair and stop it at his brow, then it would have been a simple matter for Ye Fan to kill Xiao Selang just moments ago!

Moreover, in Elder Meng’s view, the ability of Ye Fan to stop the swift Xuanye Flying Blade precisely at Xiao Selang’s brow in the last moment was ten times, a hundred times more difficult than piercing Xiao Selang’s head with it; it had reached a level of perfect control, completely at Ye Fan’s whim!

Hearing Elder Meng’s warning and staring at Ye Fan’s expressionless face, as blood continuously flowed down his forehead, Xiao Selang was forced to accept a grim reality—if Ye Fan hadn’t shown mercy just now, he would now be a dead man!

"His control has reached such a level, truly inconceivable."

Meanwhile, up in the sky, Bodhi Wu Yin, equally stunned by Ye Fan’s display of power, silently marveled to himself.

After his silent reflection, Bodhi Wu Yin saw Elder Meng riding the Golden Eagle toward Ye Fan, his brow slightly furrowed in readiness to intervene at any moment.

"It seems you all really want to go for broke!"

On the ground, Ye Fan looked up at Elder Meng flying toward him on the Golden Eagle, his eyes narrowing into slits, a terrifying intent to kill emerging from him.

Hm?

Feeling the terrifying killing intent radiating from Ye Fan, even Xiao Selang, hardened by extensive trials and life-or-death experiences, felt a bone-chilling fear, his body rigid, daring not to move at all.

"Ye Fan, don’t be reckless!"

At the same time, Elder Meng’s complexion changed, and he quickly communicated through his mind with the Golden Eagle to stop and hover in mid-air.

"If I had been reckless, he would already be dead."

Ye Fan replied expressionlessly, having refrained from killing just now, firstly because Elder Meng had previously cautioned him not to take his life, and secondly, he did not want to completely sever ties with Elder Meng and Xiao Selang.

After all, once ties were severed, it would be a battle to the death. Even if he could manage to kill them and the Golden Eagle as per the original plan by a stroke of luck, he would still suffer the Tian Shan Sword Sect’s relentless retaliation—without Chu Xuanji by his side, if the Tian Shan Sword Sect pursued him to the ends of the earth, he alone would face insurmountable odds!

"You..."

As Ye Fan’s words echoed in his ears, Xiao Selang’s face turned red with anger, wanting to retort but unable to refute the truth.

Meanwhile, Elder Meng, with furrowed brows, said, "If you don’t want to cause trouble, why did you hold the flying knife against Little Wolf’s brow?"

"I just wanted to see if you would all honor the agreement."

Ye Fan responded grimly, ready to fight to the death if Elder Meng insisted on attacking him.

"As per the agreement, Little Wolf has lost, you may take the Snow Ginseng, and let Little Wolf go." After a moment’s hesitation, Elder Meng decided to let Ye Fan leave.

Hearing Elder Meng’s words, Xiao Selang looked distressed, his mouth slightly agape as he wanted to say something, but feeling the coldness at his brow, he wisely swallowed back his words.

"I hope you don’t change your mind, otherwise, I guarantee, even if I die in Tian Shan, you will all be buried with me!" Ye Fan said coldly.

As his words fell, Ye Fan moved his mind, and the Xuanye Flying Blade whistled back into his sleeve.

"Swoosh—"

Having retracted the Xuanye Flying Blade, Ye Fan left quickly without delay.

Seeing this, Elder Meng hurriedly dove down on the Golden Eagle, landing beside Xiao Selang.

"Elder Meng, are we really just letting him go?"

Xiao Selang did not wipe the blood off his face but watched Ye Fan leaving with a look of reluctance, his fists clenched tightly.

"His strength is far greater than what I anticipated, just his Flying Knife Assassination poses a threat to me!" Elder Meng said, his expression grave.

"What... What?"

Astounded at hearing Elder Meng’s words, Xiao Selang was incredibly shocked. Although he acknowledged his loss to Ye Fan, in his view, if Elder Meng took action, he could easily kill Ye Fan.

"Little Wolf, didn’t you feel that he never used his full strength during your fight?" Elder Meng countered.

Without responding, Xiao Selang recalled and realized that during their fight, the speed and power of Ye Fan’s Xuanye Flying Blade had continually increased, seemingly without end, to the point that it even easily broke through his trump card—the Wind Sword!

"Even if he did not use all his power, with Elder Meng’s strength, it should not be a problem to kill him! Besides, there is the Golden Eagle!"

Having had to accept that Ye Fan had not used all his strength in their fight, Xiao Selang was filled with humiliation, and the hatred in his eyes intensified.

"Little Wolf, you should remember, he has said before that Chu Xuanji knew he was coming to Mount Tian. If he suddenly died, Chu Xuanji would definitely investigate this matter, and even if he couldn’t find any clues, he would ultimately blame our Tian Shan Sword Sect — offending Chu Xuanji over a single Snow Ginseng isn’t wise!"

Although he said this, Meng Bai knew that things had progressed to more than just an issue over a Snow Ginseng, it was about the honor of the entire Tian Shan Sword Sect.

"Elder Meng, I don’t care about the Snow Ginseng. The key is I can’t swallow this anger!"

Xiao Selang looked displeased; he couldn’t imagine how the Hua Xia Cultivation World and the whole Tian Shan Sword Sect would view him if word got out that he was easily defeated by Ye Fan.

"Little Wolf, a moment of patience will calm the winds and take a step back to broaden the skies."

Meng Bai frowned and said, "Though he is stronger than you now, it doesn’t mean he will always be stronger. As long as you consolidate your realm and comprehend the Heavenly Sword Seventh Form, defeating him will not be difficult. If you defeat him in the Qing bang competition, won’t this grievance be resolved?"

This time,

Xiao Selang did not speak.

He knew that Meng Bai was just trying to offer some consolation and even... in his view, even if he fully consolidated his Half-step Gang Qi realm and comprehended the Heavenly Sword Seventh Form, he would still be no match for Ye Fan.

After all, even Meng Bai, who was the dominant force in the Half-step Gang Qi realm, had said that Ye Fan could pose a threat to him!

Of course, he also knew that Meng Bai was placating him because he feared Chu Xuanji, who stood behind Ye Fan!

"How can his Flying Knife Assassination have such great power?"

After abandoning the idea of killing Ye Fan, Xiao Selang couldn’t help but voice the doubt in his mind.

"There are two reasons. First, his flying knife is likely a Mid-level Magical Artifact of the Telekinesis type, very suitable for control-type Magicians. Second, his Mind Power quality is much stronger than that of other Magicians at the same realm, hence why he can manipulate the flying knife so freely," Meng Bai thoughtfully explained.

"So, with his abilities, does he have a hope of reaching the top three in the Qing bang competition?" Xiao Selang’s face turned ashen.

"That’s impossible! With his abilities, even entering the top five would be difficult. Although his Flying Knife Assassination is powerful, due to his low Martial Arts Realm, his movement speed is too slow, and his defense too weak. Once an opponent attacks from the start with the fastest speed, getting close to him, his defeat is certain! That means, if you hadn’t been careless at the start and instead fought with all your might using the Heavenly Sword Sixth Form—Wind Sword, he would have also been in a dire state," said Meng Bai, shaking his head decisively.

"If nothing unusual happens, this year’s Qing bang competition top three will likely be Emperor Bai, Leng Feng, and some hidden demon."

Emperor Bai.

Hearing this name, Xiao Selang fell silent.

Even without the setback from Ye Fan just now, he knew that Emperor Bai was an existence he looked up to.

Moreover, Emperor Bai was the paragon that all younger generation cultivators aspired to!

Because.

His master, Cang Bo, had once told him: at the Qing bang competition two years ago, although Emperor Bai was at the Innate Great Perfection realm, he had the strength to instantly kill cultivators in the Half-step Gang Qi realm, he just- hadn’t shown his full strength!

"This Meng Bai is still rather wise."

In the sky, Bodhi Wuyin saw Meng Bai and Xiao Selang give up on killing Ye Fan, muttered to himself quietly, and silently left.

"Master, what happened? Why did the Tian Shan Sword Sect employ the Half-demon Golden Eagle?"

A moment later, having returned to the snowy mountain, Bodhi Wuyin approached as Su Liu Li stopped her Meditation Cultivation and opened her eyes, curiously asking.

"A cultivator picked a Snow Ginseng within the grounds of the Tian Shan Sword Sect and nearly injured a disciple. Elder Meng Bai rode the Golden Eagle to pursue that cultivator," Bodhi Wuyin explained but didn’t dare say that the cultivator was Ye Fan.

As the saying goes, whatever you fear will come to pass. Bodhi Wuyin didn’t mention it, yet Su Liu Li took the initiative to ask: "Master, which Sect does that cultivator belong to? To dare provoke the Tian Shan Sword Sect?"

"I don’t know."

Bodhi Wuyin shook his head gently, but suddenly a strange thought emerged in his mind: Would Ye Fan find his way here?

As soon as the thought arose, Bodhi Wuyin hesitated whether to take Su Liu Li and temporarily leave Mount Tian.

It was only for a moment, but Bodhi Wuyin gave up on the idea.

Because.

She knew very well that some things are destined, and forcibly changing them is useless — Ye Fan and Su Liu Li’s emotional tribulation could only be resolved by themselves. If the emotional tribulation isn’t broken now, even if they don’t meet this time, they are bound to meet eventually!

"What Cultivation Technique has he made Ye Fan practice, and why is Ye Fan’s Mind Power quality high even though he is just at the Innate Great Perfection, yet surpasses that of Half-step Gang Qi Magicians?"

Having made her decision, Bodhi Wuyin thought of Ye Fan’s previously displayed formidable combat power and couldn’t help but quietly ask herself.

Without an answer, Chu Xuanji’s figure emerged in Bodhi Wuyin’s mind, causing ripples of disturbance in her normally unflustered heart as her thoughts drifted back to decades ago.

Not only Su Liu Li’s emotional tribulation was unresolved,

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