Super Combat Soldier
Chapter 413 - 412: 【The Smart Side of Dongfang Meng】

Chapter 413: Chapter 412: 【The Smart Side of Dongfang Meng】

"Junior Sister, how you’ve made your Senior Sister suffer in search of you!"

Li Qiushui entered, her eyes filled with a murderous look as she coldly gazed at Dongfang Meng. At this moment, for a merciless woman like Li Qiushui, within the ice cellar, in her quest to obtain the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, she had been caught in a tight spot by Ye Tianchen. Reluctant to harm the potential gains, she did not immediately kill her Junior Sister Dongfang Meng and Ye Tianchen, allowing them to escape. She almost lost them completely. After painstakingly sneaking back into the Ancient Tomb Sect, her plans to find the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture were nearly thwarted. This time, Li Qiushui was resolute, certainly determined to act on her murderous intents. Even if she couldn’t obtain the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, she would not let Dongfang Meng off lightly. Killing Dongfang Meng would at least allow her to continue searching within the Ancient Tomb Sect unhindered. Why leave endless troubles behind? If Dongfang Meng really managed to perfect the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, it might be Li Qiushui herself who would have to flee in the end.

Upon seeing Li Qiushui enter, Dongfang Meng furrowed her brows. She knew that her Senior Sister would definitely not consider the feelings between sect sisters. Nonetheless, she still wanted to buy time. She needed to achieve Perfect Completion of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, not necessarily to increase her power or to surpass Senior Sister Li Qiushui, but because she was genuinely worried about Ye Tianchen’s safety.

"Senior Sister, we have no grudges between us; you merely desire the Cultivation Skill of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. Can’t we talk it over?" Dongfang Meng shifted her expression slightly and spoke.

Li Qiushui glanced at Dongfang Meng. Although she knew Dongfang Meng was deliberately stalling by sitting cross-legged, cultivating her Inner Strength, she still stopped her actions and approached Dongfang Meng without attacking. Being able to personally hear the spells of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture from her Junior Sister would be ideal. Although the chances were slim, considering the improvement in her Junior Sister’s Cultivation Realm, being able to battle her for hundreds of turns was not an issue. She was not entirely confident she could kill her outright, or else, with her ruthless nature, Li Qiushui would have already made her move. Did she really believe Li Qiushui would consider their shared Sect sisterhood?

"Talk? Are you ready to recite the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture’s spell now?" Li Qiushui asked with a cold sneer.

"Senior Sister, you know the rules of our Ancient Tomb Sect. Whoever practices the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture must be the Sect Leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect. Of course, I have no intentions to be the Sect Leader. I merely wish to fulfill our Master’s final wish—to choose a Martial Arts Supreme and reduce the bloodshed in our Ancient Martial Sect. I’m willing to let you be the Sect Leader, and I’m also willing to be your right hand, Senior Sister!" Dongfang Meng earnestly said to Li Qiushui.

"Really?" Li Qiushui was taken aback, not expecting Dongfang Meng to propose her becoming Sect Leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect. For a ruthless woman like Li Qiushui, status and power were of great importance. She had wanted to be the Sect Leader before her betrayal of the Ancient Tomb Sect, but unfortunately, Dongfang Meng’s master had discovered Li Qiushui’s ruthless nature and decisively expelled her from the Ancient Tomb Sect. The prospect of becoming the Sect Leader once again did indeed tempt Li Qiushui.

"Senior Sister, as you might know, I am not originally from the Ancient Martial Sect. Our Dongfang family has always opposed my stay at the Ancient Tomb Sect, hoping I would return to assist with family matters. Your cultivation and prestige are superior to mine; it’s only natural for you to be the Sect Leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect!" Dongfang Meng earnestly assured Li Qiushui.

Hearing Dongfang Meng’s words, Li Qiushui looked at her doubtfully but was somewhat guarded. However, Dongfang Meng’s words did indeed tempt her. After being expelled from the Ancient Tomb Sect, Li Qiushui had always been alone, sometimes hunting others, sometimes being hunted by stronger parties. How wonderful it would be to become the Sect Leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect, to recruit disciples, and command at her will?

"Junior Sister, if you really think so, your Senior Sister is delighted. By the way, where is that pretty boy?" Li Qiushui cautiously asked, fearing that Ye Tianchen might launch a surprise attack from somewhere.

"I don’t know where he is. We got separated after we came down together!" Dongfang Meng lied. Of course, she couldn’t let Li Qiushui know that Ye Tianchen was locked inside the stone coffin, or that would be dangerous!

"Oh, since you respect your Senior Sister as Sect Leader, how about you hand over the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture’s spell now? As Sect Leader, it is only natural for me, tasked with managing our highest cultivation technique, to possess it, right?" Li Qiushui immediately began exercising her authority as the Sect Leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Dongfang Meng was stunned for a moment and stood up from the ground. She realized there could be no more delays, as Senior Sister Li Qiushui was smart and exceedingly ruthless. Li Qiushui’s constant demand for the spell of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, even temporarily mollified by the position of Sect Leader, absolutely could not hold her back any longer. Dongfang Meng had to be ready for a fight at any moment.

"Senior Sister, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you the Cultivation Skill of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, it’s really for your own good!" Dongfang Meng sighed and said.

"Oh? For my good?" Li Qiushui asked, frowning.

"After the eldest senior sister left the Ancient Tomb Sect, our master became ill for more than a month. She told me it’s not that she refused to impart the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture to the eldest senior sister. With the eldest senior sister’s talent and comprehension, there was no one more suitable in our entire sect to cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. However, eldest senior sister, you had cultivated the Bone Melting Palm and had cultivated it deeply, so you could no longer cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture!" Dongfang Meng spoke up.

"What do you mean? Once you’ve cultivated the Bone Melting Palm, you can’t cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture? Why haven’t I ever heard master mention this?" Li Qiushui clearly didn’t believe it and was very puzzled as well.

"Senior sister, the Bone Melting Palm is a palm technique that extremely cold and of ultimate yin nature, which I need not say more, as you understand better than I. The Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, on the other hand, absorbs the purest spiritual energy from heaven and earth, slowly refining it within the dantian, representing the righteous qi of the heavens and earth. Now that you, senior sister, have trained the Bone Melting Palm to the Ninth Level, it is irrevocably ingrained, and wanting to cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture would be...," Dongfang Meng shook her head as she spoke.

At that moment, Li Qiushui fiercely furrowed her brows, a cold smirk appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she turned and walked behind Dongfang Meng, speaking indifferently, "Since master has given her verdict, then you go down and ask her..."

Swish!

Li Qiushui unexpectedly made her move, striking toward Dongfang Meng’s back with a palm. But Dongfang Meng, who had always been wary of her senior sister’s ruthless methods, was prepared; how could she possibly let her guard down and be caught by surprise? So, when Li Qiushui’s palm aimed at her back, Dongfang Meng turned swiftly and also struck out with her palm.

Bang!

A muffled sound erupted as Dongfang Meng and Li Qiushui clashed palm against palm, neither retreating even half a step. Li Qiushui couldn’t help but feel secretly alarmed, realizing the profound and extensive nature of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. Although the junior sister Dongfang Meng had only just practiced the final layer and had not yet achieved Great Perfection, she already possessed the strength to fight her evenly. Before this, Li Qiushui was confident she could take her down within ten moves. Now she was determined to obtain the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture.

The two extremely powerful women engaged in direct combat. Before this encounter, Dongfang Meng’s cultivation had been a notch lower, since Li Qiushui’s cultivation was on par with Qing Chengyue’s, and her practice of the Bone Melting Palm was both ruthless and lethal. Anyone slightly careless would dissolve into pus and blood, bearing caution at all times. However, having practiced the complete Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, although not yet having achieved Perfect Completion, Dongfang Meng was now strong enough to clash directly with Li Qiushui.

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

In a battle between experts, it had come down to a contest of raw power rather than complicated techniques. After several rounds of intense fighting, Li Qiushui and Dongfang Meng stood firm, their palms colliding four times, rooted to the spot as they engaged in a duel of inner strength. The violent force of their inner strength spread out, and within the small stone chamber, even the sound of the wind could be heard. Aside from the two stone coffins, even the stone bed and stone stools shattered into dust from the force emitted by Li Qiushui, a testament to the formidable power of their inner strength.

In such a duel, neither Li Qiushui nor Dongfang Meng dared to let go, for the intense power of their inner strength was not something easily borne. If they did not release their inner strength simultaneously, inevitably the other party would suffer severe injuries or even death. Thus, such a duel had to determine a victor; otherwise, it would not end.

Li Qiushui and Dongfang Meng both lacked confidence and were rapidly circulating the inner strength within their dantians, each vowing to push the other back. However, their strengths were evenly matched, and a victor could not be decided in a short time. They were both trapped, neither daring to make a careless move, as any slight mistake could result in severe injury or even death.

"Little junior sister, after you performed dual cultivation with that pretty-boy, your skills have indeed improved tremendously, haven’t they ? How’s the taste of a man?" Li Qiushui asked Dongfang Meng with a lewd smile, looking at her.

"Indeed, it’s quite good, and I’d like to try it again!" Dongfang Meng’s face flushed, knowing that Li Qiushui was intentionally trying to humiliate her to distract her, indicating that Li Qiushui was not confident she could kill her. Although Dongfang Meng was known as an ice maiden, she was no fool and also acted nonchalantly as she responded.

Li Qiushui fiercely furrowed her brows, lewdly smiling as she spoke, "Junior sister, you truly are extraordinary, so open-minded. I remember when I, your senior sister, first made love with a man, it took me a long while to come around, but you, junior sister, are far more remarkable. You’ll likely need a man at all times in the future!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)