Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1269: Calm Lake and Broken Moon

Chapter 1269: Chapter 1269: Calm Lake and Broken Moon

Although he was not present, just one sentence made the atmosphere within the Demon Slayer Department grow tense and charged.

Everyone had their own tactics in mind, yet no one dared to speak them out loud.

For Su Chengyu, however, his heart was even more complicated, a multitude of questions flashed through his mind, but not one found an answer.

Why had Yang Chengyin chosen this critical moment to speak up?

Had he been secretly paying attention to this life-and-death battle, wanting to probe my identity?

Or had he already noticed, merely seeking to confirm something?

But if that were all, why intervene on my behalf at this time to trouble the people of the Ancient Clan?

Could it be that he truly wanted me to join the Demon Slayer Department and serve under him?

Su Chengyu didn’t know.

Before coming to the Capital City, his understanding of Yang Chengyin, the Demon Slayer Department Head, was virtually nonexistent.

After arriving in the Capital City, however, he had heard quite a few stories about Yang Chengyin.

He learned of the man’s deeds from Zhuang Yihan and grasped his personality through Bei Tang Ru Meng.

For someone as calculating and strategic as Yang Chengyin, Su Chengyu was certain that every move he made was deliberate.

This old fox could do nothing, yet any action he took was sure to carry deep meaning.

No, there were no answers.

Countless threads of thought converged, but Su Chengyu couldn’t piece together even an ambiguous answer.

His understanding of Yang Chengyin was still too limited, his brain unable to judge the man’s thoughts and intentions based solely on the fragmented information he had about Yang Chengyin.

Despite feeling utterly discontent and reluctant in his heart, Su Chengyu had no choice but to temporarily push these doubts to the back of his mind and turn his focus to Su Zi of the Su Clan.

After all, she was the main character of the current situation, at least on the surface.

At the moment, Su Zi’s face was extremely grim, for she had dared to set foot in the Demon Slayer Department alone only because of her absolute confidence in her clan’s backing.

The relationship between the Nine Ancient Tribes and the Xia Nation Royal Family had always been good for a hundred years. Early on, due to Su Linyuan’s involvement, the Su Clan held some grudges against Xia Nation, but as Su Linyuan vanished without a trace—or even lost his life—within Xia Nation, the relationship between the Su Clan and Xia Nation had long since eased.

Su Zi had dared to walk on the edge of the rules to assist Su Pingping, betting that even if an incident occurred, the Demon Slayer Department would not choose to completely fall out with her.

But she had clearly underestimated Ye Qingci’s concern for Su Chengyu, as well as the assertiveness of the Demon Slayer Department.

Now that Yang Chengyin had spoken, knowing she had no way out, Su Zi took a deep breath and stepped forward, "Ye Qingci! After this sword strike, regardless of the outcome, shall we let bygones be bygones?"

"Naturally."

Ye Qingci calmly responded, gently caressing the Sky-splitting Sword in her hand.

Su Zi looked at the Divine Artifact that also had some connections with the Su Clan and frowned slightly, but finally she said, "Good! Make your move."

They did not ascend to the Martial Arts Field, for just one sword strike required no grand stage, and evidently, neither wished to further escalate the issue.

The two of them just stood there, facing off with intense auras.

The others tactfully took a step back and focused their attention on this surprising conflict that had erupted.

Zhuang Yihan gazed at Ye Qingci in the air, his eyes carrying a hint of obsession, "As expected of Ye Qingci, even when facing the Ancient Clan, her demeanor is decisively superior."

Yang Junmo, witnessing this infatuated expression, couldn’t help rolling his eyes; even if Ye Qingci had said she would not use Earth Immortal Techniques, she was still a genuine Land Immortal.

Isn’t it only natural to suppress the opponent’s momentum when facing a Hollow Vacuum?

No one doubted that as soon as Ye Qingci drew his sword, Su Zi would have no choice but to defend passively, and the key point was whether Su Zi could withstand that sword.

"Senior, what do you think?"

In a secluded corner of the audience, Zhao Shijue opened his mouth softly towards the old man beside him.

The old man gently stroked his beard and said calmly, "At best, serious injuries, and at worst, someone really could die."

Zhao Shijue frowned and looked towards Ye Qingci in the sky, "Would Ye Qingci really dare to kill Su Zi?"

After all, Ye Qingci was from the Demon Hunting Office of Xia Nation, and even if it was a mutually agreed private duel, if he really killed a member of the Su Clan, he would inevitably face great trouble.

From Zhao Shijue’s viewpoint, no matter what, Ye Qingci wouldn’t truly kill Su Zi, and furthermore... to forcefully stand out here for Su Chengyu was already an unreasonable act.

He simply couldn’t understand how a mere Loose Cultivator from the mountains and forests could provoke an incident between the Xia Nation and an Ancient Clan.

"If it were me, I wouldn’t kill. But as for Ye Qingci..."

The elder’s gaze fell on Ye Qingci and he remained silent.

Zhao Shijue’s thoughts grew heavy, saying no more, but his gaze towards Su Chengyu at his side gained a few more degrees of antipathy.

On the Long family’s side, the Housekeeper of the Long family began to speak, "Second on the Beauty Ranking, facing the tenth, I never thought that in my old age I would witness such a grand scene. Young Master, have you seen Su Zi’s true appearance clearly? How does it compare to Ye Qingci?"

"Mediocre."

After a pause, Long Xuan turned his head to look at Ye Qingci and said softly, "Also mediocre."

The indifferent tone lacked any trace of emotional change; to him, it seemed that in this world, everyone’s appearance could only be described as mediocre.

The Housekeeper of the Long family smiled silently, knowing that his young master already had someone in his heart, even though he didn’t know who it was, but he believed that as long as his young master desired to, who couldn’t he win over?

This person, who before Ye Qingci’s sensational debut had always been the brightest star of his generation, how could he possibly be trapped by love?

"The sword has been drawn."

The moment Long Xuan finished speaking, Ye Qingci finally made a move.

The Sky-splitting Sword flew out beside him, and under the empowerment of the True Dragon Technique, a purple-gold True Dragon clung to the blade, opening its mouth and swooping towards Su Zi with a roar.

Long Xuan, while watching this scene, slightly furrowed his brow; in just a short few days, he could feel that Ye Qingci had made yet another step forward in his cultivation.

Back when they were both at the Nascent Soul stage, Ye Qingci’s understanding of the True Dragon Technique and Phoenix Divine Art was already no less than his own, except that he did not possess the Kylin Treasure Technique that he had acquired in the Kunwu Realm.

But now, Ye Qingci’s mastery over the True Dragon Technique had thoroughly surpassed him!

"Smooth Lake, Broken Moon, Jade Spring, Chasing Heart!"

Against all expectations, facing the enormous pressure of Ye Qingci’s oncoming attack, Su Zi chose to take the same risky initiatory action as Su Chengyu, striking first.

A silent lake appeared under Su Zi’s feet, and with a light leap, Su Zi’s agile figure flew across several yards, rushing straight at Ye Qingci.

"Overestimating your abilities. If Su Chengyu had acted like you, he would have died countless times by now!"

Ye Qingci spoke coldly, and suddenly the Sky-splitting Sword disappeared from everyone’s sight in the sky.

The moment Su Zi sensed something was wrong and furrowed his brow, the phenomenon caused by his mana instantly shook, and a crack appeared on the surface of the calm lake.

The sound of glass breaking suddenly rang out, and the phenomenon that Su Zi had unfolded shattered into countless fragments in an instant.

The piercing golden light, hidden within the body of the purple-gold giant dragon, roared as it completely engulfed Su Zi’s figure!