Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 153

Except for Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, whom she could never defeat, Jijin Sword Sovereign had no other losses.
Last time, when she couldn’t achieve a decisive victory against the third eye, Jingting Dao Lord used a whisk to beat the eye back repeatedly, leaving it powerless to retaliate and unable to maniacally chant ‘Jijin Sword Sovereign’ again.
From this, it was evident how deceitful the Heavenly Tome was, and how much false destiny it had instilled into those vile protagonists, allowing those three vile creatures to defeat Jingting Dao Lord.
Without external interference, those three vile creatures, even combined, wouldn’t even be qualified to contend with Jingting Dao Lord.
How could a cultivation world tyrant who suffocated an entire era be so easily overthrown by a ragtag army? It only showed how shameless the Heavenly Tome was in promoting its vile protagonists, treating the cultivation world like a vegetable patch to be wantonly harvested.
Everyone was a stepping stone for the vile protagonists to ascend, their free will erased, to dedicate themselves entirely until death for the vile protagonists.
And then there were the damned Heavenly Demon Clan, no different from rats in a gutter, daring not to face the light, only capable of concocting schemes from the shadows.
It made one feel as if they’d been tainted by something filthy, something hard to shake off.
Li Jin’an narrowed her eyes, seemingly seeing through Wu Zhaoxing to the struggling and frustrated figures of Xie Huaixue, Jingting Dao Lord, Chixin Sword Lord, and others in the Heavenly Tome’s plot. The anger in her heart, never extinguished, burned fiercely, guiding her sword as if by divine aid.
If the Heavenly Tome wanted to promote the vile protagonists, then she would simply eliminate them, one by one.
She never believed in fate.
If there was injustice, she would raise her sword and carve out a bright and clear future.
Li Jin’an’s eyes gleamed with brilliance. Her fingers re-gripped the Blazing Radiance Sword, feeling her heart connected with her soulbound sword. Her fighting spirit surged, emanating an aura of heroism.
It was as if she had returned to her childhood, to the first time she held a sword. Chixin Sword Lord chirped ceaselessly in her ear, but it was all just noise to her; she heard nothing, her eyes and heart solely focused on the wooden sword in her hand.
Then the verbose Chixin Sword Lord watched as the tiny figure swung the sword, her gaze focused, reaching a state of ‘no self, no sword.’ A unique rhythm emanated from her. From a distance, the small child, almost as tall as the wooden sword, seemed to merge with it.
The sword is me, I am the sword.
Undivided.
This was clearly the unity of person and sword!
An ordinary sword cultivator wishing to achieve the unity of person and sword realm would inevitably need to undergo prolonged sword practice and enlightenment, successively passing through three stages: having a sword in hand but no sword in heart, having a sword in hand and a sword in heart, and having no sword in hand and no sword in heart, before possibly comprehending the unity of person and sword realm.
And even then, it was only a possibility.
Yet, Li Jin’an had achieved a realm that ordinary sword cultivators might never witness in their lifetime the very first time she held a sword. She was a born sword cultivator; the Way of the Sword would ultimately be glorified because of her.
The Sword Sect trembled. The previous Sword Sect Master was greatly displeased with Chixin Sword Lord’s wide grin. Of course, she was later very glad she hadn’t bypassed Chixin Sword Lord to establish Li Jin’an as the Sword Sect’s Young Sect Master. Otherwise, the Sword Sect might have been ruined by that prodigal daughter before her own retirement, and even the Sword Mausoleum might have had to be mortgaged for compensation.
At this moment, Li Jin’an’s entire being was consumed by the sword in her hand. Her sword heart was perfectly clear, her heart, will, and spiritual energy complemented each other, merging into one, their sharp edges connected, once again achieving the unity of person and sword realm.
Where her heart desired, her sword pointed.
Where her will led, her sword moved.
Sword energy surged forth, sword intent sharp and formidable.
Kill!
Unlike her youth, when the child first held a sword and understood nothing but that she had found her greatest love, to the point she wouldn’t abandon the sword even if it meant selling her verbose master, the current Jijin Sword Sovereign’s understanding of the Way of the Sword, her sword heart, and her sword techniques had all reached their peak. The power of her unity of person and sword was unleashed to its fullest.
Even if the third eye could predict Li Jin’an’s moves to evade, everything was illusory before absolute power.
It might evade this time, but what about the next, and the time after that?
Once trapped in Li Jin’an’s attack rhythm, Wu Zhaoxing, controlled by the third eye, couldn’t escape. She could only allow Li Jin’an to treat her as a practice dummy, as waves of sword energy surged in, relentless and continuous, all locking onto ‘Wu Zhaoxing’s’ body.
It was like the furious ocean, raising monstrous waves that lunged with bared fangs and brandished claws. The sword energy was like a tide, completely devouring ‘Wu Zhaoxing.’
The third eye was beaten into a frantic scramble. Its superficial cultivation at the late stage of Mahayana was utterly useless at this moment. What good was foresight if it couldn’t be evaded?
This moment was just like that moment.
Jingting Dao Lord’s whisk and Jijin Sword Sovereign’s Blazing Radiance Sword were both equally insurmountable existences for the third eye.
Wu Zhaoxing’s normal eyes were ash-gray, while the third eye between her brows flickered, finally sensing the troublesome nature of Jijin Sword Sovereign.
The third eye had always looked down on figures like Wu Zhaoxing, Jijin Sword Sovereign, Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, Jingting Dao Lord, and Chixin Sword Lord. They were merely characters in a book. What if they were protagonists? They were still pitiable wretches, unaware of being manipulated, just pawns and puppets.
When it was struck by Jingting Dao Lord’s whisk, though incredible, it was still within an acceptable range. After all, even a Jingting Dao Lord, who had been overthrown and was still injured in the Heavenly Tome, diligently opposed Lan Ci, Zhong Fei, and Wu Zhaoxing, proving incredibly resilient and causing the three protagonists much trouble. This showed how formidable and difficult to deal with an uninjured Jingting Dao Lord truly was.
But Jijin Sword Sovereign was different. In the Heavenly Tome, she wasn’t even a background character; she had no presence whatsoever. The only time she was mentioned was as a “former acquaintance.”
The third eye could guess that Li Jin’an, like them, had read the Heavenly Tome and knew the original plot progression. It could understand her intercepting Qingxiao Immortal Venerable and becoming her dao companion, but it couldn’t comprehend her fighting like this!
To its knowledge, none of the opportunities for the three protagonists—Lan Ci, Zhong Fei, and Wu Zhaoxing—in the Heavenly Tome were related to the Way of the Sword.
Was this a normal Unity Perfection stage?
What Unity stage cultivator could suppress a late-stage Mahayana cultivator?!
The Heavenly Dao must have intervened!
The reason it didn’t use its true form, instead using the image of a third eye embedded in Wu Zhaoxing’s brow, was precisely to evade the Heavenly Dao’s gaze. Otherwise, if its true form appeared, the Heavenly Dao would likely strike it with a bolt of divine lightning before Jingting Dao Lord and Jijin Sword Sovereign even needed to act.
All things in the world abide by rules, and the Heavenly Dao is no exception.
If no one broke the rules, the Heavenly Dao couldn’t arbitrarily punish. Just like when Li Jin’an tried to transfer Lan Ci’s destiny, if divine lightning truly struck her, it wouldn’t be unjust. Even evil cultivators know to use concealment arrays for sacrifices, unlike her, doing it so openly, as if afraid others wouldn’t know she was committing misdeeds.
And the Heavenly Demon Clan hid so deeply not just because they enjoyed scheming from the shadows, but also to evade the Heavenly Dao’s encirclement and interception.
This time, the third eye didn’t eagerly leap out. Instead, it controlled Wu Zhaoxing’s body, making her recite incantations.
That move, precisely targeting a cultivator’s spiritual sea, came again.
An area attack.
Cultivators far away in Fufeng Domain couldn’t help but clutch their heads in pain.
Because it didn’t chant ‘Jijin Sword Sovereign,’ Li Jin’an wasn’t as uncomfortable as last time. In her state of unity of person and sword, she wasn’t disturbed in the slightest. Her goal was resolute: kill Wu Zhaoxing.
In the void.
Li Jin’an’s robes fluttered. Her eyes were sharp as blades. Her fingertips lightly pressed together, and she slashed forward. The Blazing Radiance Sword moved with her.
Crimson sword energy erupted, cutting and separating, like countless non-intersecting parallel long lines spread across the entire sky, twisting towards Wu Zhaoxing to annihilate her.
The scene was exceptionally magnificent and aesthetically pleasing.
Her red robes billowed. Her eyes were captivating, and as she raised and lowered them, they exuded a unique, breathtaking beauty. She was flamboyantly beautiful, yet it didn’t diminish her majesty. Her entire being radiated killing intent.
Like a demon lord descended from heaven, truly a powerful deity on earth!
—This was the inspiration Li Jin’an gained in the temporal distortion.
After suffering so much, she had to gain some insight, otherwise, wouldn’t all that suffering have been for nothing?
Jiang Fengmian, Sword Lord Xiaoxiang, Jun Xing Sword Master, and others, who were fighting against the Demon Lords and Demon Commanders, were quite distracted. While their hands fought, their eyes kept drifting towards the void.
The Demon Lords and Demon Commanders opposite them weren’t angry; their bodies were filled with demonic energy, yet they were lifeless and grim. Their eyes, like Wu Zhaoxing’s when controlled by the third eye, were ash-gray. Jiang Fengmian and the others felt as if these beings had died once and been resurrected with secret arts, like ancient zombies painted with fresh lacquer. Consequently, the fighting was very dull.
Because unless they killed the demons actually controlling the secret arts, these ancient zombies could be patched up and thrown back onto the battlefield no matter how many times they died.
They appeared to still be on the battlefield, but in reality, private spiritual messages flew wildly between them. They didn’t care who they sent them to or if they got a reply; they just needed to get their words out.
“Compared to Jijin Sword Sovereign, we’re really just making up the numbers.”
“What else? The most important battlefield isn’t even here with us anyway.”
“Who said we were with you? Don’t try to claim kinship. This is our sword cultivators’ battlefield.”
Some sword cultivators were still quite annoying even in public spiritual messages.
“…Are you bored? I still have two Void Refinement stage demons here. Do you want them? I can share them with you,” the Elder of the Divine Mechanism Sect said grumpily.
“I respectfully decline.”
In such matters, even sword cultivators could find the right idiom in a moment of urgency.
After a moment of silence, the Divine Mechanism Sect Elder’s spiritual message cracked, and she didn’t even use honorifics, directly calling out certain sword cultivator’s full name, “Ji Wuxu! What are you doing! Don’t come over here!”
Ji Wuxu was precisely the elder of the Sword Sect stationed in Fufeng Domain. It was probably the sword cultivators’ unique ability to provoke enemies at work; even against lifeless ancient zombies, she alone had attracted one Unity stage and three Void Refinement stage demons. She couldn’t really hold them off anymore and was stealthily flying towards the Divine Mechanism Sect Elder, trying to divert trouble, but was caught red-handed.
“We’re old friends for so many years, why be so distant? Let’s bear it together.”
Sword cultivators always seemed to inherently possess the skill of being shameless.
“Who’s your friend? Don’t come over! I can’t hold them off!!”
If sword cultivators could be obedient, they wouldn’t be sword cultivators.
The Divine Mechanism Sect Elder had no choice but to lead her demonic opponents towards the Elder of Spring Rejuvenation Valley. Ji Wuxu followed close behind.
In an instant, another battlefield at Three Realms Mountain turned into utter chaos.
Whether the Elder of Spring Rejuvenation Valley, who was skilled in poison, would poison the demons was unknown, but she definitely wanted to poison those two.
“Wait! Stop messing around, quick, look, Jijin Sword Sovereign has broken through!!”
Everyone looked over simultaneously.
Divine light shimmered around Li Jin’an. Her surging aura billowed, and her momentum continuously soared, reaching its peak in just a few breaths.
The surrounding sky shifted accordingly.
At such a crucial and uninterruptible juncture, Li Jin’an casually raised her brows, smiled flamboyantly, and forcefully swung her sword.