Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 114

At the same time, Xie Huaixue also swung her sword in another direction, helping Li Jin’an block the second incoming demonic arrow.
Their synergy had already reached its peak.
Li Jin’an looked up, casting a death glare at the leading Nascent Divinity stage demon outside the city.
Interrupting her while she was teasing Xie Huaixue was simply a crime worthy of ten thousand deaths.
The demon with tentacles on its head showed no fear. It grinned wildly in extreme excitement, its eyes crimson, and licked its lips with a drooling tongue. It seemed to have recognized Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue and was utterly eager to turn them into its own battle merits.
Originally, it had been extremely displeased. Other Nascent Divinity stage demons were attacking major cities, and even with a demon marshal overseeing them, their merits wouldn’t be small. Yet it had been assigned to this obscure small city, cleaning up after the previous idiot. Who knew it would encounter the leading figures of the young generation from the Dao Sect and Sword Sect here?
Just imagining how many benefits it would gain from killing the two of them, and how much turmoil it would cause for the Dao Sect and Sword Sect, made it tremble with excitement.
Even if the Demon Lord came, he wouldn’t be able to snatch this merit!
Li Jin’an scoffed, “Looks like we’re being treated as a feast.”
The city also reacted. The City Lord and Jiang Fengmian were the first to arrive, their gazes solemn as they looked at the endless demonic army outside the city.
“Although this old man is quite ashamed to say this, I must trouble you Daoists to protect Cloud Ascent City once more. A great kindness such as this needs no verbal thanks.” The City Lord bowed deeply and spoke solemnly.
The other cultivators on the city wall followed suit, bowing respectfully.
This posture wasn’t to flatter the three of them; it was simply that Cloud Ascent City’s native cultivators were few and far between. The strongest among them was the City Lord, who was only at the late Golden Core stage. Had he been stronger, he wouldn’t have been assigned to this desolate backwater, only to unluckily encounter a large-scale demonic invasion.
The situation was critical, so Li Jin’an didn’t bother with courtesies. She waved her hand dismissively. “Resisting demons is the responsibility of us cultivators; there’s no need for thanks. After the demons are repelled, you should still invite people from the Divine Mechanisms Sect to set up a city-protecting grand formation.”
She had never fought such a crude and shabby battle. There wasn’t even a defensive formation, just a flimsy wall. If the demons outside flew high enough, they could directly fly into the city, pouring in like dumplings.
The City Lord gave an embarrassed laugh. “Yes, yes, this old man will never take any more chances now.”
Originally, they had no money and couldn’t afford to invite those arrogant fellows from the Divine Mechanisms Sect. Moreover, Cloud Ascent City had nothing of value and wasn’t strategically important. For a long time, even demonic invasions wouldn’t choose Cloud Ascent City. Who would have thought that when one finally came, it would be such a massive one?
“Oh, right,” Li Jin’an suddenly remembered something and quickly said, “I recall seeing someone from the Lingjing Sect earlier. They were wearing green robes, had flowers in their hair, and were holding a recording stone. Tell them to stop hiding furtively and come out to work, or else I’ll hang them on the city wall as a shield.”
“Yes, this old man will immediately send someone to invite this Daoist from the Lingjing Sect.”
Li Jin’an turned her head and met Xie Huaixue’s somewhat curious gaze. She shrugged. “Her concealment skills aren’t good; I caught her by the pigtail.”
Jiang Fengmian exclaimed from the side, “Daoist Li is truly amazing! I only manage to spot them after the danger has passed.”
When it came to joining in on the fun and avoiding danger, even the Dao Sect and Sword Sect cultivators couldn’t compare to those of the Lingjing Sect. They truly loved a good show, and they were truly adept at hiding when danger arose. Not only could the demonic forces not find them, even their fellow sect members might not be able to.
Although this conduct had been criticized for a long time, with many people lambasting the Lingjing Sect for lacking the pride of cultivators, only evading trouble, and being unworthy of being one of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, they still went their own way, doing as they pleased. They held secrets of the cultivation world’s major sects and high-level cultivators, writing them into storybooks and disseminating them, stirring up trouble and fanning the flames from behind the scenes.
The Li Jin’an of yesteryear naturally didn’t have the keen eye to spot the well-hidden Lingjing Sect cultivator. But then again, after the demonic forces retreated, that rascal jumped out herself, waving a recording stone and filming her and Xie Huaixue incessantly.
Sometimes, Li Jin’an felt utterly helpless about this gossipy cultivation world. Was there some necessity for everyone to record every interaction between her and Xie Huaixue with recording stones? Why did everyone do this?!
At this moment, the cultivators in Cloud Ascent City still capable of fighting leaped down the city walls, charging towards the continuously surging demonic army. Both sides’ high-tier combatants remained in place, awaiting orders.
Compared to Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue’s calm composure, Jiang Fengmian appeared quite anxious. The opposing demonic soldiers included one mid-Nascent Divinity stage, one early-Nascent Divinity stage, five Nascent Soul stage, and over twenty Golden Core stage cultivators. As for the remaining small fry, she could indeed slay several with one sword strike, but the problem was there were too many—an endless horde. Even if they stood still and let them kill, they couldn’t finish them all.
What made Jiang Fengmian even more speechless was that she was pacing frantically, while the other two beside her were still gazing at each other.
Seriously, what was so captivating? Could they really become exceptionally beautiful on the battlefield?
Could these two get any more ridiculous?
The demons outside were already attacking!
Jiang Fengmian silently squeezed between the two, intently staring at one, then the other.
Li Jin’an broke character. “…What are you doing?”
“Seeking your secrets.”
“What?” Xie Huaixue snapped back, looking at Jiang Fengmian with some surprise.
Li Jin’an also widened her eyes, staring at Jiang Fengmian in disbelief. She couldn’t quite grasp when Jiang Fengmian had become so sharp. Was this still her old friend, who constantly gave off an aura of hardship?
Jiang Fengmian didn’t understand why they reacted so strongly. She instinctively took a step back and honestly explained, “I thought that by looking at each other like that, you could discern each other’s weaknesses and thus defeat them.”
Li Jin’an breathed a sigh of relief, then felt speechless again. She narrowed her eyes. “You’re still thinking of defeating us?”
“Just thinking about it.”
This utterly indifferent and leisurely posture, as if on a spring outing, was too arrogant, directly infuriating the mid-Nascent Divinity stage demon across from them. It raised its hand, drew its demonic bow to full tension, aimed an arrow condensed from demonic energy at Li Jin’an’s glabella, then fiercely released it.
Li Jin’an on the city wall smiled, casting a reassuring glance towards Xie Huaixue. She swung her right arm, effortlessly severing the demonic arrow. Then she looked up, giving the tens of thousands of demons opposite her a cold, disdainful smile, both provocative and dismissive.
Without a single word, that air of untamed arrogance spontaneously arose.
It was unclear why, but wherever Li Jin’an was, the frequency and intensity of battles far surpassed other places. It was said that her enemies, upon seeing her provocatively infuriating demeanor, would instantly be enraged, grinding their teeth in hatred, their combat power doubling instantly, erupting with boundless potential.
Fortunately, Li Jin’an possessed a knack for being infuriatingly unhittable. She only feared the fight wouldn’t be thrilling enough; the stronger the enemy, the more excited she became.
The Li Jin’an of that year became famous in Cloud Ascent City. With Xie Huaixue’s cooperation, she fearlessly slew a Nascent Divinity stage demon, a cultivation realm higher than her own, leading Cloud Ascent City to hold out until the Sword Sect reinforcements arrived. From then on, her prestige in Cloud Ascent City was immense, commanding widespread support, and her legend continued to be told there for a long time.
Everything was good, except that after returning to the Sword Sect, she was unconscious for half a month, then spent two or three months groaning and recuperating in bed, constantly subjected to Chixin Sword Lord’s passive-aggressive remarks.
Having a chance to do it again, she naturally couldn’t lose to her past self.
Li Jin’an tipped her toes, leaping down. Her red robes billowed, and the accompanying powerful gale toppled the demonic soldiers surging towards the city wall.
Unbridled and eccentric.
Xie Huaixue followed closely, engaging the early-Nascent Divinity stage demon and two Nascent Soul stage demons, doing her best to alleviate pressure on Li Jin’an.
Jiang Fengmian shook her head, utterly puzzled by their enthusiasm for demons, but not daring to idle, she also flew down to the battlefield.
Being able to cultivate to the perfected Void Refinement stage a thousand years later, not falling too far behind Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue, indicated that Jiang Fengmian was also a genius. Even facing three fierce demons of the same cultivation stage and several Golden Core stage ones, she handled them with ease, even finding an opportunity to slay a Nascent Soul stage demon.
Just as she was feeling a little smug, an extremely loud roar echoed through the void.
It was the sound of self-detonation!
Jiang Fengmian abruptly looked up.
Li Jin’an, clad in red robes, her lips stained with blood, held a sharp sword. Her phoenix eyes sharp, she descended from above, caught by Xie Huaixue.
The two stood side-by-side, one in red, one in white, strikingly conspicuous on the demonic energy-shrouded battlefield, like two intertwined stars in the night.
The one who self-detonated was the mid-Nascent Divinity stage demonic army leader!
Injuries unhealed, yet she forced a demon of a cultivation realm higher than her own to self-detonate!
“By the Ancestors!”
Jiang Fengmian suddenly widened her eyes and quickly made a decision: when Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue started gazing at each other again, no matter how obnoxious she seemed, she had to squeeze in!
At worst, she’d get a few glares, but she could slay enemies beyond her level!
Li Jin’an slightly turned her head, glancing at Xie Huaixue from the corner of her eye. Her lips curved, and she feigned composure as she said, “A slight movement, and heaven and earth collapse.”
Xie Huaixue ignored her smugness, fed her a medicinal pill, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood foam from the corner of her mouth.
The smug look on Li Jin’an’s face fell, and she honestly allowed Xie Huaixue to wipe away the blood.
There was nothing for it. No matter how vast the combat experience of the Jijin Sword Sovereign was a thousand years later, or how masterful her control over spiritual energy had become, her body was still stuck at the mid-Nascent Soul stage in this era. She had overexerted herself by using techniques that didn’t belong to this stage.
Thus, the outward appearance was Li Jin’an with a faint smile, blood continuously oozing from the corner of her mouth.
Even so, every living being on the entire battlefield became eerily silent, as if throttled. The Nascent Soul stage demons still battling Jiang Fengmian retreated repeatedly, fearing Jiang Fengmian was as terrifying as Li Jin’an.
Both allies and enemies alike stared in utter shock at the red-clad sword cultivator in the center of the battlefield.
No demon dared to trespass into the territory of these two without authorization.
No one knew what exactly had happened in the void. The only certainty was that the skilled archer, a mid-Nascent Divinity stage demon, had been forced into a corner and, in a short span of time, had no choice but to self-detonate in an attempt to take Li Jin’an down with it.
Li Jin’an hadn’t died; she was even conversing cheerfully with Xie Huaixue. Everyone knew what this implied.
Demons were fearless in death, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t feel fear and dread under absolute martial suppression.
That early-Nascent Divinity stage demon already harbored thoughts of fleeing.
Li Jin’an’s thoughts weren’t on the demons. Suddenly, she felt an intense palpitation in her heart. Her body swayed, and she had to lean on her Blazing Radiance Sword to keep from falling.
Her heart pounded violently, as if she had suddenly comprehended something. She quickly looked up at Xie Huaixue.
Xie Huaixue put away her handkerchief, then placed her hand on Li Jin’an’s hand, which was clutching her chest. She encircled Li Jin’an’s wrist, rubbing it soothingly, and smiled faintly. “At the next heartbeat, Elder Sister will take An An away from here.”