Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 176

A very familiar voice, a very familiar tone, as if something that made one see stars came rushing forward.
Everyone, including Jingting Dao Lord, subconsciously looked at Little Li, whose butt was still on the chair, and felt slightly relieved. At least it wasn’t Jijin Sword Sovereign again, wildly rushing in the opposite direction of what the world defined as beautiful.
Then they saw Jijin Sword Sovereign, exactly the same but more relaxed and unrestrained, eyes and brows filled with smug arrogance, leaping down from the air!
At this moment, everyone present, whether from the Sword Sect, Dao Sect, or other sects, subconsciously had a thought flash through their minds—
Is the hatred that strong?!
Jijin Sword Sovereign hated Qingxiao Immortal Venerable so much that she would violate laws to split out another self just to fight Qingxiao Immortal Venerable???
If their eyes and divine sense weren’t blind or obscured, the two Jijin Sword Sovereigns present were clearly both original bodies.
Logically, upon encountering such a situation, everyone should have immediately verified the authenticity of the two Jijin Sword Sovereigns. However, as soon as the new Jijin Sword Sovereign appeared, they knew she wasn’t a fake.
That punchable and annoying manner of looking down on everyone and only fitting Qingxiao Immortal Venerable in her eyes was not something an ordinary person could master.
Of course, the old Jijin Sword Sovereign wasn’t fake either; both Jijin Sword Sovereigns were genuine. It was just that one’s aura was outwardly manifested, while the other’s was restrained, making her look a little more stable. Other than that, there was no difference, not even in the crooked angle of the jade pendant at their waists.
The crowd was puzzled but greatly shocked.
Had Qingxiao Immortal Venerable driven Jijin Sword Sovereign crazy, or had Jijin Sword Sovereign driven the Heavenly Dao crazy, or had they themselves gone crazy? Was this also something that just casually appeared out of nowhere?
They deeply suspected whether they had fallen under an illusion.
Otherwise, why were so many strange things happening at what should have been an unremarkable disciple-acceptance ceremony?!
At the same time, the world of Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu truly collapsed.
Ancestral Master above! Knowing that one master was enough to discipline them to the point of utter helplessness, if another came, wouldn’t they just snap and die on Qingxiao Peak?! Don’t ask why it wasn’t dying on Jijin Peak; if you ask, it’s because each of them had an ancestral arch-nemesis on Qingxiao Peak, and a master at home urging them to improve and bring glory. They wouldn’t dare die at home, so they could only hang themselves on Qingxiao Peak, using this roundabout way to defile Qingxiao Peak’s prestige and bring glory to Jijin Peak.
At this moment, who still cared about Wu Zhaoxing, kneeling on the ground, her arm trembling as she held the tea for respecting Master? Not even Xie Huaixue could. Her gaze trembled as she looked at Li Jin’an’s frivolous yet smugly triumphant eyes. In an instant, she understood something and gently let out a breath.
However, the new Jijin Sword Sovereign was not disturbed at all. She firmly remembered that at this moment, Xie Huaixue’s cold poison was acting up, forcing her to go to the cold pond in the back mountain to suppress it, and then she would tempestuously barge in…
So Li Jin’an intended to strike quickly, not thinking of teasing Xie Huaixue in front of Little Li.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to; after all, watching another version of herself stomp her feet and bristle with fury would definitely be interesting, especially since Little Li had just obtained the Heavenly Tome and was seething with anger; she would absolutely explode at the slightest provocation. Anyway, it wasn’t her who would explode, and she couldn’t stay in this time-space for long. As for the many people present who would definitely be unlucky because of it… what did that have to do with her? Not adding fuel to the fire was already her being kind-hearted enough.
But compared to playing tricks on another version of herself, she felt more heartache for Xie Huaixue. Plus, with two Li Jin’ans appearing in the same space, the laws were even more against her, wanting to squeeze her out immediately. She could only abandon this tempting idea.
Li Jin’an didn’t even glance. She extended a hand and pressed down from a distance on Little Li, who was about to erupt and charge at her with a drawn sword, pinning her to the chair, unable to move or even curse. Only then did she raise her gaze and give Xie Huaixue a look, saying with a half-smile, “Immortal Venerable, are you truly not going to drink this tea for respecting Master?”
Didn’t she know what her own thoughts were?! Above heaven and below earth, there could only be one Li Jin’an. Aside from herself, all others were fakes. Anyway, fight first, talk later. No other meaning, just that it’d be even better if she could beat another version of herself to death. Jijin Sword Sovereign was good in this regard: malicious to others, and no less so to herself.
Little Li cursed very dirtily with her expression.
The others fell even more silent.
The new Jijin Sword Sovereign looked so fierce. What if she casually dealt with them too? Better to wait and see, and let Qingxiao Immortal Venerable probe first.
Only Jingting Dao Lord, who had also reacted, leaned back in her chair in a relaxed posture, her peach blossom eyes sparkling brightly as she watched the good show unfold below.
Knowing that her side would win a great victory made the fun even better to watch. The feeling of knowing the outcome of a plan schemed for hundreds of years right at the start was quite wonderful.
Xie Huaixue still didn’t look at the prospective disciple kneeling on the ground. Across Wu Zhaoxing, who was in the middle, she looked directly into Li Jin’an’s eyes and asked in a clear voice, “Sword Sovereign, what insights do you have?”
A smile flashed in Li Jin’an’s eyes. She shook her head regretfully and sighed, “If she doesn’t drink it now, I fear she’ll never have the chance to drink it again.”
It was so good to have a Dao companion who could cooperate with her at any time. No matter how inexplicable or wild Li Jin’an’s actions were, Xie Huaixue could handle them, never letting Li Jin’an’s whimsical ideas fall to the ground.
“Hm?” Xie Huaixue seemed puzzled.
The two tacitly understood each other.
Wu Zhaoxing, still kneeling on the ground, felt an immense crisis the moment Li Jin’an landed. Like needles in her back, her hair stood on end, and her entire body stiffened to the extreme, as if she had encountered an unbeatable natural enemy. Her thoughts momentarily stalled due to the overwhelming threat, and she strove to suppress the urge to turn and run.
Wu Zhaoxing forced herself to calm down and steadied the hand holding the tea for respecting Master.
This was just a shell. Her main body was still in the Demon Realm. Even if all her efforts in the Dao Sect went to waste, it didn’t matter. At most, it would just be a pity, as such good status and talent were hard to find. But compared to her life, if it was lost, then it was lost. At worst, she would just re-strategize how to approach Qingxiao Immortal Venerable.
As if sensing her thoughts, Li Jin’an finally shifted her gaze from Xie Huaixue and disdainfully landed it on Wu Zhaoxing. “Tea from the daughter of the Demon Lord? Aren’t you afraid of harming your fortune by drinking it?”
“Right, Wu Zhaoxing?”
“What, are you surprised?”
After the words “Wu Zhaoxing” were uttered, Wu Zhaoxing lost any hope of a fluke.
Although she didn’t know how Jijin Sword Sovereign had learned that name, this place was absolutely not to be stayed in.
Just like Ming Xuan and the great demon remnant soul in the previous two time-spaces, Wu Zhaoxing made a decision immediately—to abandon this hard-earned body and not give the cultivation world’s righteous path a chance to interrogate her.
She wanted to self-destruct! A very smart decision, but a bit too presumptuous. She was completely treating Li Jin’an, Xie Huaixue, and Jingting Dao Lord as idiots.
Speaking of which, the three evil creatures themselves and the people around them aren’t fools. When encountering the ill-intentioned Li Jin’an, they can always make the right choices, cherishing their own lives and never hesitating when it’s time to abandon something.
Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, what they do is useless. The reason for their demise isn’t Li Jin’an’s encirclement and interception; it’s merely because they aren’t strong enough.
“Impudent.”
It was a reprimand that wasn’t truly angry.
It was Jingting Dao Lord, who sat at the very top. She wasn’t angry, nor did she release any coercion or aura; she merely lightly glanced over.
All of Wu Zhaoxing’s movements stopped involuntarily. She was levitated from a distance, flying into the air and landing under Jingting Dao Lord’s palm.
Jingting Dao Lord precisely located Wuzhaoxing’s spiritual soul within the body and directly extracted it.
An ear-splitting scream, unlike anything a living being could emit, echoed through the sect’s main hall.
Everyone present realized something was amiss, but trusting that the Dao Sect wouldn’t silence them all, they continued to watch without a change in expression.
The exceptions were Qi Lingzi and the two others, who immediately sealed off their hearing, pitying their own ears, and Lanci and Zhong Fei, whose faces had turned pale.
Like Wuzhaoxing, they had felt an immense threat the moment Li Jin’an appeared, as if something was draining from their bodies and something detrimental was quietly happening to them, yet they were powerless to stop it.
Yun Liuguang caught Ning Zhufeng’s body, used a magic artifact to lock her life force within, and handed the poor young girl to Elder Yin of Gusheng Peak. Save her if possible, even if only a breath remains; she can be frozen on a ten-thousand-year cold ice bed.
Over there, Li Jin’an immediately pulled out a formation plate and brazenly began setting up a formation right in the Dao Sect’s most solemn main hall. She even gestured to Jingting Dao Lord to stop playing with Wuzhaoxing’s wisp of remnant soul and hurry up to get to business.
Jingting Dao Lord, who had walked down, looked at the extremely familiar formation and cast a disdainful glance at Li Jin’an.
Li Jin’an ignored this. So what if I can’t engrave formations? If I were that omnipotent, why would I need Xie Huaixue and Jingting Dao Lord!
This was clearly her giving them a chance to show off.
Indeed, Xie Huaixue and Jingting Dao Lord had engraved a total of six formation plates and one time-reversal formation. The two of them had originally intended to explain the principles behind them beforehand, but Li Jin’an firmly refused; she only wanted to enjoy the benefits.
Just tell me how to do it; don’t say things a sword cultivator can’t understand at all.
Fortunately, Xie Huaixue and Jingting Dao Lord were supreme experts of the Mahayana stage, possessing treasures bestowed by Dao Venerable and enjoying preferential treatment from the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, an ordinary person couldn’t possibly withstand Li Jin’an, this gold-swallowing beast.
The extra formation plates were specifically for dealing with Wuzhaoxing, whose spiritual soul was far away in the Demon Realm.
That wisp of remnant soul was placed into the formation.
The formation activated.
Li Jin’an, Xie Huaixue, and Jingting Dao Lord simultaneously acted, controlling the formation.
Little Li, still confined to her chair, seemed to have guessed something, yet also nothing at all. Her expression was dark and gloomy, and a violent aura surged around her. Not far from her, Sword Lord Xiaoxiang and Sword Lord Junxing were restless and trembling.
Before long, that wisp of remnant soul was incinerated into nothingness, replaced by Wuzhaoxing’s spiritual soul, which had been pulled over by an irresistible force.
It doesn’t matter if her main body is far away in the Demon Realm; completely obliterating her spiritual soul is enough.
Li Jin’an’s expression was indifferent as she crushed Wuzhaoxing’s spiritual soul without hesitation.
The restraints on Little Li vanished, and she felt completely refreshed. Only then did she notice that the Heavenly Tome in her sea of consciousness had suddenly disintegrated, and the confusion in her heart was enough to flood the sect’s main hall.
The Heavenly Tome appeared just ten days ago and was already utterly destroyed? That’s too useless, isn’t it?
But she liked it.
This moment was the beginning of acquiring the Heavenly Tome, and also the end of eradicating it.
It began here, and it ended here.
Li Jin’an looked at the indignant Little Li and the clear-eyed Xie Huaixue, then clicked her tongue with a smile. She had wanted to do this back when she was squatting in the space-time rift, watching Little Li tutting around freely.
The timeline could not be changed; whether the Heavenly Tome existed or not, it wouldn’t affect the fact that Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue from any timeline would become entangled.
It was destined by fate, and also a testament to human will conquering heaven.
Their love would remain ever new, and they would feel like old friends upon meeting.
She had to go back to her own Xie Huaixue now.
Before leaving, Li Jin’an, facing the hall full of people with various expressions, asked Little Li, “As someone with more experience, do you want me to give you some life advice?”
Little Li answered decisively, “No!”
We’re both Lis; who doesn’t know the other’s tricks?
Little Li took one look at this newly arrived version of herself and knew she definitely harbored ill intentions!
“I knew you wanted it,” Li Jin’an said happily.
The onlookers were speechless and collectively felt relieved. Jijin Sword Sovereign doesn’t even spare herself; would she ever spare them?
“That is to say—”
“Finding a Dao companion is something better done sooner rather than later. You’ll have plenty of times running to Qingxiao Peak in the future; don’t doubt it.”
Li Jin’an didn’t look at Little Li’s expression of utter shock, leaving just that one sentence before running off, skillfully waiting for the space-time rift to squeeze her out.
Suddenly, the entire space-time became still. Little Li’s question about Xie Huaixue’s refusal became stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered.
Li Jin’an couldn’t go home; instead, she was stranded in this space-time.
She abruptly looked at her sea of consciousness.