Chapter 465: Chen Jie's Inheritance - 465
When Zhu Yi's feet touched the bridge, it began to retract at an incredible speed. Zhu Yi had never moved so fast in his life.
Before he could fully understand his current speed, he was already in front of the Golden Palace.
The Golden Palace was huge, and nobody was near Zhu Yi. He looked at the floor below his feet. It seemed to be made of the same material as the Golden Palace, if it could be called a material. Whether it was looking at or feeling the golden light, it did not seem solid. It was as if wind had solidified into a form that Zhu Yi could stand on.
He began to walk forward. He saw golden light all around him, forming long paths, trees, grass, flowers, everything that one would expect to see when just outside of a palace. The only difference was that everything was made of a golden light.
Before long, Zhu Yi arrived at a wall of the Palace.
"Can I enter?" Zhu Yi asked.
He was speaking to himself, but Zhou Fan answered. "There should be a way to enter from here. Try touching the wall."
Zhu Yi followed Zhou Fan's suggestion. As his hand touched the wall, it suddenly formed an archway. Inside was completely covered by fog, but the fog was golden as well.
Zhu Yi walked into the fog. He was unable to even see his hands as he moved. As he walked deeper and deeper, the golden fog around him began to change. Before he realized it, he was on empty, barren land. The sky above was red and in front of him stood a man holding a sword.
The man had long black hair and long facial hair. His eyes gave off a feeling that he was ancient. Zhu Yi understood that this was his trial.
The man in front of Zhu Yi took a step. As soon as his foot touched the ground, his figure blurred.
Zhu Yi immediately turned around, his sword intent bursting out of his body. His sword clashed with the man's sword, but the man's figure blurred again.
Zhu Yi turned around and slashed out. His sword was met with the man's. The man did a 180 before disappearing.
When he appeared, his sword was directly in front of Zhu Yi's face. Zhu Yi felt a grave sense of danger. Already, he was about to lose. Luckily, his master had taught him a Time Qi technique.
Although the sword had been less than an inch from Zhu Yi's face and was moving at an incredible speed, the man's sword suddenly stopped.
Zhu Yi's figure had essentially teleported, or rather, skipped time. His sword was now directly in front of the man's chest and he pushed forward.
With this, instant completion used much less Qi. If he had used instant completion to both move and attack, he would have been drained of Qi. This way, he had some to spare.
Although the man was fast, he was unable to react to Zhu Yi's move. His heart was pierced.
With a confused look on his face, the man's body turned into specks of golden light, as did the surroundings.
Zhu Yi expected to complete the inheritance like that, but he was wrong. Nothing happened afterwards. Eventually, Zhu Yi continued walking forward.
"Master. What was his cultivation level?" Zhu Yi asked.
If not for the time Qi technique, he would have lost. He may have even died.
"Same as you." Zhu Yi stopped walking and looked at his shoulder in shock. He did not believe it.
"Isn't your sword technique the greatest? How could he defeat me like that?" Zhu Yi asked in shock.
"First of all, the sword technique is the greatest, not you. You're still an amatuer with the technique. Secondly, he was using a movement technique to completely outclass you. You have no counter for that. Finally, he was much older than you. His years of experience allowed him to completely outclass you." Zhou Fan explained.
Zhu Yi understood, but he could not hide his shock at all. No matter what, the man could have only been 300 years old at most. To be able to not only compete with his Masters passed down sword arts but completely outclass him, the man must have been a genius.
"I can tell what you're thinking. Don't overestimate yourself. In the wider universe, there are billions of people younger than you that can kill you with a flick of a finger. Hell, back in the old days, I watched over a kid named Anna who reached the soul formation realm when she was younger than you. Things are different now, but still."
Zhu Yi was shocked again. His master had revealed insane information. It went against everything that Zhu Yi knew.
That girl must have been a genius of unknown proportions.
Zhu Yi was curious. "Master, what happened to that girl in the end?"
Zhou Fan was silent for a moment. "She perished with her greatest enemy. Don't worry about it too much. It's ancient history."
Zhu Yi nodded and refocused. He was still in Chen Jie's inheritance.
As he moved deeper into the golden fog, the surroundings changed once again. Zhu Yi found himself sitting cross legged on the ground with thousands of others. Ahead, there was a woman speaking to all of them. Everything about the scene was peaceful and gave off a feeling of education.
Suddenly, the sky darkened and a black finger descended. The woman's head snapped up.
"Arrogant!"
She lifted her hand, and a palm rose from the ground. A giant black finger descended from the skies and a giant golden palm rose to match it. The clash shook the sky, shattering space, and forced Zhu Yi to fly back while spitting blood. Luckily, most of the force had been contained within the clash.
Still, to Zhu Yi, this scene shocked him to the core. He had never imagined that he would see space shatter.
Suddenly, an unknown black Qi swirled around his body. Zhu Yi felt as if death itself was grasping him.
Chapter 466: Sword Princess - 466
Zhou Fan spoke with urgency. "Death Qi. Use instant completion with a movement technique to escape."
Zhu Yi instantly understood and did just that. The Death Qi fell and Zhu Yi was unharmed, but from afar, the clash was still ongoing.
Thousands of hooded creatures wielding scythes flew to the ground and fought countless cultivators. One of them flew towards Zhu Yi.
"Core formation! Run away!" Zhou Fan shouted.
Zhu Yi's face paled and he ran as fast as he could. Unfortunately, it was futile against a being that could fly.
"What kind of inheritance is this!? Who the hell could possibly pass this?!" Zhu Yi shouted as he ran faster.
Even Zhou Fan was shocked by the contents of this inheritance, much less Zhu Yi. Perhaps in the wider universe, there were some people who could pass it, but they were very few.
A scythe covered in death Qi flew down in front of Zhu Yi. He used sword wave in an attempt to deflect it, but it was futile.
Five more sword waves followed before Zhu Yi pushed the scythe back.
"Giving up is possible." Zhou Fan reminded.
Zhu Yi nodded and focused.
In front of him, the hooded figure landed on the ground. Death Qi burst from him and an aura of death filled Zhu Yi's surroundings. He understood that he could not win. This was not just an average core formation realm cultivator. Even among those at his level, he would be a top elite. Luckily, he was only at the first level. Otherwise, Zhu Yi would already be dead.
The figure took a step, and Zhu Yi immediately wanted to give up. The aura of death pressed down on him. Zhu Yi gritted his teeth and stood his ground.
He had killed people and was not a good person. It could be said that he was cruel. From Zhou Fan's words, he had heard a saying.
"Cruel to others and cruel to oneself."
Zhu Yi was cruel to others, and in order to be more than an evil person, he had to be cruel to himself as well. This was a part of his philosophy that dictated his life.
He held his sword ready to attack. The figure slowly walked over, the aura of death growing every step.
It entered attacking range, and Zhu Yi pulled his sword out of his sheath. Suddenly, everything around him turned into golden light. He had completed the trial. Zhu Yi fell down sweating.
He was lucky that it was a trial that tested the will to fight even in the face of death. Otherwise, he may have died there.
"Perhaps I was wrong about you. You actually seem like a good disciple right now." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi gave him a thumbs up and walked deeper into the golden light.
He walked, and before he realized it, he was in another area. This time, he was in space. Zhu Yi was shocked. He panicked for a moment before realizing that he was in a contained area.
Looking around, the walls were only slightly visible and could be seen through, leading to his misunderstanding.
He seemed to be in a cube. Across from him was a girl wearing a blindfold and holding a thin sword.
Outside of the cube, he heard a voice.
Paying attention to the outside, he saw a few people, all of them old, watching them.
"How many moves can this brat last?"
"I bet 3. He seems confident."
"He won't survive one."
"I think he can survive 4."
The old people seemed to bet on his survival. Zhu Yi questioned the trial in his head. Why did it always create scenarios? At first, he thought that it was experiences of Chen Jie, but Chen Jie was never in space as a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator. It was hard to make sense of.
"Enough talking. You two. Fight." An old man said.
As soon as he spoke, the girl moved. She took a step… and Zhu Yi lost track of her. He could not sense or hear her at all. It was as if she had disappeared.
All his thoughts were completed in an instant as Zhou Fan spoke. "Behind."
Zhu Yi tucked and rolled to the side. He heard no sound and sensed nothing, but from the corner of his eye, a thin sword silently moved before disappearing again.
Zhou Fan seemed to read Zhu Yi's mind as he spoke. "She has the same cultivation as you."
Zhu Yi was shocked, but had to focus on the battle. He swung his sword and managed to block the sword that moved from behind him.
He rolled and turned around, but a sword came from behind him again. He could not understand the fight at all. He dodged and attempted to block, but as time passed, he was gaining injuries, all while never seeing the girl.
The old people from the side seemed surprised.
"He can fight well, but he's still a punching bag."
"Who could fight back against the sword princess?"
"Nobody said someone could. It is merely surprising that someone can live this long. Though he'll die soon."
Zhu Yi heard the words and agreed. If not for his trump card, he would not even be able to retaliate.
He still had nearly all of his Qi and decided to bet it all on two uses of instant completion. He once again thanked his master for the incredible technique.
As the sword came from behind, Zhu Yi used a movement technique. Instant completion.
It was as if he teleported. He saw the back of the girl. He swung his sword, using his remaining Qi. It was a simple swing. Instant completion.
The girl was cut in half. Off to the side, an elder shouted in rage.
"You dare!"
The world collapsed, but before it could affect Zhu Yi, everything turned into golden light once again.
This time, Zhu Yi layed on the floor. He had many minor injuries from the fight and almost no Qi. Luckily, the girl's sword was light.
He had not even been able to see her. He could barely react. If not for instant completion, he didn't even have the qualifications to fight that girl. And she was in the same realm as him.
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