For a long time An Zheng stood at the gate of the Martial Arts Academy, his thin figure like a lonely tree.
He pushed open the door to the Martial Arts Academy. Old Huo stood up and pulled him up.
Zhen Zhuangbi stood in the shadows for a long time before daring to come out. He then walked over to Qiu Changchen"s headless corpse and scolded him. He was very vicious.
Then Zhen Zhuangbi saw the An Zheng walking towards the inst.i.tute step by step. He was a bit nervous, and he looked down at the things in his hands with more confidence. That was something that Mu Changyan had left behind. It was said that it came from Yan, and it was a very extraordinary item. Zhen Zhuangbi had seen Mu Changyan use it before. Previously, he had borrowed from Qiu Changchen several times, but Qiu Changchen simply refused to do so. At this moment, An Zheng walked over step by step. That small figure moved over like a mountain, pressing on Zhen Zhuangbi"s chest.
""What... are you trying to do!""
Zhen Zhuangbi shouted out hoa.r.s.ely.
""KILL YOU.""
""Princ.i.p.al Qiu told me that those people can"t act when they are here because I am not a match for them,"" said An Zheng.
Zhen Zhuangbi held the treasure, but she still took a step back, ""You think you"re threatening me right now?""
An Zheng stopped halfway and walked back.
Zhen Zhuangbi heaved a sigh of relief, ""I knew you wouldn"t dare. From now on, you won"t have a good life without Qiu Changchen"s protector. I"m going to sell all of you out of the mountain to be a slave and sell the girl to the brothel. ""
An Zheng walked back to the Martial Arts Academy, and then rang the bell.
Du Shoushou was still asleep. Everyone stood up, not knowing what had happened.
Du was the last one to react, even Xiao Qidao was faster.
An Zheng stood in the doorway, looking at them, his face slightly grave.
Gu Qianye pushed open the window. She was wearing a nightgown and looked a little fragile. She was curious about what the clock in the middle of the night had been about.
""There"s something I might ask you.""
After a moment of silence, An Zheng said, ""According to the plan, we will go to the Great Yan"s capital city three years later, because Xiao Qidao"s mother has given an explanation, not allowing us to go early. But now I must consult you. After tonight, we may be leaving the Phantom of the Halls. Go to Great Yan and go to Fanggu City. If you don"t feel ready, then I will give up on this idea.
Qu Liuxi was sleepy, but she could feel the seriousness in his voice. ""I"m listening to you, but I also want to see Xiao Qidao"s meaning.""
Xiao Qidao nodded, ""Although I don"t know what An Zheng is going to do, I listen to you. No matter what decision you has, I will follow. ""
Old Huo grabbed An Zheng , ""You can"t.""
An Zheng said, ""I can … I didn"t agree with Princ.i.p.al Qiu. But before he died, he even mentioned something to me to join the Great Yan Military"s martial arts division. I hadn"t thought of it before, but now I had to think about it. Aunt Ye obviously didn"t want the people of the Yan Country to know about the ident.i.ty of Xiao Qidao. But since Princ.i.p.al Qiu is dead, the Yan Country will send people to investigate it. Perhaps they will find out about it, perhaps they won"t. ""
His voice was very slow, ""But for the sake of Xiao Qidao, I must also leave. It"s just that it"s not necessarily the city of Fanggu.""
Everyone didn"t know why until they heard that Princ.i.p.al Qiu was dead.
""Now you think about it,"" said An Zheng.
""If I come back, I want to hear your results. If I don"t come back, Fatty... take them away. ""
""What are you going to do?!""
Du Shoushou shouted.
An Zheng waved his hand, the bronze bell floated in the air.
""Kill or be killed.""
He walked out of the gate of the Martial Arts Academy once more. The cat Shan Ye seemed to sense his master"s thoughts. He flew over from afar and landed on the shoulder of An Zheng. A person and a cat walked towards the Book Academy.
""Bring them into the heaven defying seal.""
Book Academy told Old Huo and threw back the key to the heaven defying seal. Old Huo caught it and bring everyone into the seal. Only Gu Qianye remained at the window. After a moment of stunned silence, she jumped out of the window and ran to the door.
An Zheng took a deep breath and mumbled to himself, ""I"m a little stupid, you still have your revenge.""
""But it"s me.""
As he walked, he tore a hole in his finger and applied it to the Blood Bead Handle. He held a red phoenix hairpin in his right hand, bronze bell in his left.
On the other side of the book academy, Zhen Zhuangbi"s expression turned ugly. He held a sword in his hand and a very ordinary looking blade. Mu Changyan said that Great Yan was famous for her sword nine and this one ranked seventh.
The sword"s name was called Disconnecting.
""You"re looking for death.""
Zhen Zhuangbi said, ""He dared to challenge me with his cultivation of the Lifelike realm. Originally, I thought that if I were to kill you, I would be ridiculed if I were to kill you. You can"t blame me if you come here to die yourself. ""
An Zheng walked to the gate of the Book Academy and looked at the disciples that had gathered around him. ""You can go, or you"ll be killed tonight.""
Some of them were afraid, while others laughed coldly.
""Do you really think you are amazing? After all, princ.i.p.al"ve already stepped into the Xumi years ago, even one thousand of you can"t defeat him. ""
""Arrogant b.a.s.t.a.r.d, kneel down and beg for mercy. Princ.i.p.al might give you a chance to beg for life.""
Zhen Zhuangbi weighed the Sword in his hand and was rea.s.sured. ""Have you thought this through? Although your bell is very strong, as long as I can block one of your bells, you will be able to instantly kill you. ""
An Zheng took another deep breath and asked himself if he had been impulsive. Then he gave himself a definite answer... yes, it was. In this world, no one had ever challenged cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage with a lifelike grade three. The difference between a lifelike third rank and a spatial realm was like a drop of water and a huge lake. It was a stone and a mountain.
If he could casually challenge it, then what was the point of levels?
However, An Zheng knew that he was impulsive and rational. If he didn"t take the initiative to attack, Zhen Zhuangbi would also act. Zhen couldn"t allow them to continue living, so it wasn"t just for Qiu Changchen, but for everyone, for himself.
This wasn"t a challenge; this was a death wish.
""You idiot!""
Gu Qianye cried out in a low voice as he clutched at something in his hand. She had never used this item since she had inherited the position of chief. It was small, and it hung from her neck, hidden in her clothes.
An Zheng knew that Zhen Zhuangbi had been right, that he only had one chance to attack. If the bronze bell was able to kill Zhen, it would be the best. If not, Zhen would definitely kill him.
The gap between their strength was simply too great.
This was a battle that had to be fought. From the moment Qiu Changchen died, there was no way out.
""Little b.a.s.t.a.r.d, even though you are an idiot, your name may be circulated for a long time after you die. The number one idiot in the world is actually challenging me with a lifelike third grade. ""
Zhen Zhuangbi laughed out loud, ""Now that I have the Sword in my hand, your bell might not be able to block it.""
In the heaven defying seal, Old Huo was already on the verge of collapse.
""You don"t have to be too nervous. An Zheng may not lose.""
Old Huo knew that his explanation was feeble, and Qu Liuxi and the others wouldn"t believe it. However, in Old Huo"s heart, he really believed that … yes, An Zheng was a child. His cultivation was only at the third level of lifelike, but he had luck in the struggle. Until now, Old Huo couldn"t understand the luck that he had been carrying. A cultivator, a novice in the world of cultivation … But he had a lot of good things.
It was too strange, and it didn"t make sense to him that it was too strange. Things that had reached the Purple Pine had their own intelligence. They would normally not be obtained by the novices of the cultivation world. Even if they did, they wouldn"t recognize it.
The red phoenix hairpin, the bracelet of blood, the scales, the binding cloth, the bronze bell, the value added together, a small country couldn"t afford to buy anything.
At the entrance of the book academy, beside Qiu Changchen"s corpse.
An Zheng took a deep breath for the third time and bowed to Qiu Changchen"s corpse, ""Thank you for your previous care. I did not agree to your request, but I will.""
He straightened up and looked at Zhen Zhuangbi.
Zhen Zhuangbi felt a bit scary in his heart. He had been mocking An Zheng all this time, but he was not confident. His words were not so much sarcasm and contention, as if they were giving him a boost. An Zheng was clearly only a third-grade refresher, what was he afraid of? What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of?
Yes.
Afraid.
Zhen Zhuangbi involuntarily took in a deep breath, as if learning to An Zheng.
Then he attacked.
He lost one arm, and it affected the cultivators a great deal. His blood gas was heavily injured, and his cultivation level had been greatly depleted when he fought with Ancient Evil. So … in truth, he wasn"t sure that he could block a single strike from the bronze bell, even if he had the Broken Sword in his hand.
Zhen Zhuangbi made a move as her sword light shone with a cold light.
In the darkness, a bolt of lightning lit up.
There was a faint roar of dragons in the sky.
The sword came over in a flash, An Zheng had no time to defend. His reaction had been quick, but the gap was still a distance.
The fourth level of the Realm of the Xumi, Zhen Zhuangbi, wanted to kill a grade-3 Ascending Realm cultivator. It was as easy as flipping the palm.
When the sword arrived, one would die.
An Zheng wanted to defend, but when he did, the sword had already arrived.
Just as the sword was about to pierce into the heart, a bead appeared on his Blood Expanse Bead. That third bead … Fish in the north.
The fish scales appeared and blocked the sword.
But it blocked the sword and was unable to stop the strength of the sword. The scales were struck back against the sword, and it slammed into the chest of An Zheng. His body almost collapsed in an instant. If it wasn"t for the fact that the fish scales had absorbed most of the energy, his body would have been a mess. This wasn"t a battle of the same level. An knew that he was still too confident, that he couldn"t win.
Yes, he can"t.
But he didn"t fight by himself.
Sometimes, luck was this strange. For oneself, it"s luck. For the enemy, it"s anger.
If Zhen Zhuangbi lived for one more second, he would definitely die for anger.
But he didn"t. He died fast.
The scales blocked off the Sword, Zhen Zhuangbi was startled. She was enraged and urged all of her cultivation base to try and kill An Zheng. The bronze bell was enveloping An Zheng within, and the power was blocked once again. Zhen Zhuangbi was enraged. He exerted all his strength, and then he saw a pair of eyes that were like the sea of stars.
Shan Ye suddenly let out a roar towards the sky. Not a meow, but a lion"s roar.
The shadow of a huge white lion appeared, and the white lion"s claws fiercely pressed on Zhen"s face. Zhen Zhuangbi cried out and was pressed on the ground. Shan Ye picked up the red phoenix hairpin that had fallen from the ground and leapt up. The giant white lion phantom pressed Zhen Zhengbi. The cat with a red phoenix hairpin in its mouth as it charged over.
The red phoenix hairpin pierced down.
The cat"s strength was lost, and it was soft on the body of ZhenZhuangbi.
All of the surrounding Academy disciples were stupefied. Everyone was frozen in place. No one dared to move. They didn"t even know what had just happened. They were waiting for An Zheng"s death, but they saw a white cat that stabbed Zhen Masbee.
A cat? Not yet grown up.
Before Shan Ye fainted, he called out softly, as if he was calling his old friend. The shadow of the white lion disappeared, but the shroud appeared … The shroud that had fought with the Nine Cycles of the Reincarnation Eye once side swept outwards, cutting off Zhen Zhuangbi"s head. Then, a hurricane surged up from the shroud, sending all of the disciples flying away. They didn"t know how many people had died, and some had broken their legs and arms.