ALL NOVEL Chapter 48 - Slaying with One Sword, Within Three Steps
That was a seventh-level Nascent Soul realm beast! And it had several Nascent Soul realm kin protecting it, yet Master easily defeated it?
It felt like watching a mortal battlefield where a general charges into the enemy ranks and takes the opposing commander’s head!
Yuan Kouxuan exclaimed, “Master, didn’t you say you no longer practice the sword?”
Xue Jinli was astonished, “Is this really the power of someone at the Core Formation realm?!”
Situ Qingqing thought, “Master is so powerful, yet I can keep up with him for half an hour. I’m really impressive!”
…
In the distance, several passing cultivators witnessed this scene, their eyes widening in disbelief.
“Oh my goodness, he killed a seventh-level Nascent Soul realm Thunderfire Eagle with a single sword strike!”
“If that’s a person, I’ll eat my hat!”
“So strong! Under that sword light, the Thunderfire Eagle was as fragile as paper!”
“There must be a Divine Transformation cultivator on that spirit boat!”
“Even if not, at least someone at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense!”
“Why would such a powerful figure come to this remote place? Could it be for the Azure Cloud Secret Realm?”
“Isn’t the Azure Cloud Secret Realm already closed?”
“…”
…
In the cabin.
Liu Beifeng was a bit dazed. What just happened?
‘Master pulled out a large sword from somewhere and defeated the Nascent Soul realm Thunderfire Eagle leader!’
‘Isn’t Master only at the Core Formation realm?!’
Xu Yang sheathed his sword and instructed, “Kouxuan, I’ll leave the rest to you all.”
“Yes, Master,” Yuan Kouxuan responded.
Xu Yang then looked at Liu Beifeng and said calmly, “Disciple, let’s continue.”
“Continue what?” Liu Beifeng asked blankly.
“Well… weren’t you feeling confused about your Dao? I was helping you find your way. Did you forget?” Xu Yang smiled.
“Oh, right, I remember now. My heart is…” Liu Beifeng suddenly found it hard to express herself.
She wanted to protect Purple Cloud Peak, to protect her lovely senior sisters, to protect her respected master. But does such a master need her protection?
Xu Yang asked, “Where is it?”
“It’s with Purple Cloud Peak, with my senior sisters, with Master…” Liu Beifeng’s voice was very soft.
“Beifeng, speak up. Don’t be afraid. No matter where your heart lies, I will help you achieve it!” Xu Yang encouraged.
Since Master said so, Liu Beifeng took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and said loudly:
“Master, I want to protect you!”
Xu Yang’s ears buzzed from the sudden loudness.
Outside, Yuan Kouxuan and the others, who were dealing with the remaining Thunderfire Eagles, heard the commotion inside the cabin, and their expressions changed.
Yuan Kouxuan thought, ‘Such boldness!’
Situ Qingqing thought, ‘Another one trying to compete with me for Master!’
Xue Jinli thought, ‘Beifeng, you’re so courageous!’
“And my senior sisters, and everything on Purple Cloud Peak—I want to protect them all!” Liu Beifeng’s voice softened but remained determined.
Xu Yang sighed in relief. He had almost thought his new disciple was being reckless, but now the misunderstanding was cleared.
“Master, can I… can I really protect you?” Liu Beifeng asked cautiously.
“Why not?” Xu Yang’s gaze was warm, his smile gentle. “Disciple, do you think that with me and your senior sisters on Purple Cloud Peak, there might not be a chance for you to protect us?”
“Yes,” Liu Beifeng lowered her head, her expression unreadable.
Xu Yang gently patted her head and said seriously, “Disciple, it’s not that complicated. Just think about one thing: If Purple Cloud Peak were invaded by strong enemies, what would you do?”
“I would fight with all my might. Even if it means sacrificing myself, as long as I can protect Purple Cloud Peak!” Liu Beifeng replied without hesitation.
Compared to her strict family, Purple Cloud Peak felt more like a home—a warm and loving place she would never allow anyone to harm. To destroy it, they would have to step over her dead body!
“Disciple, that is your Dao!”
“Remember, on the Dao of protection, you must not be swayed by fame, tempted by profit, influenced by strength, or feared by life and death.”
“Even if the road ahead is full of thorns and dangers, you must be fearless, draw the sword in your heart, break the shackles, and protect everything you wish to protect!”
Xu Yang taught earnestly.
He was curious to see how Liu Beifeng, known in the original work as the “Blood Fiend Witch,” would develop if she walked a completely different path.
Liu Beifeng’s eyes lit up; she seemed to have found her way!
“Master, I understand now!”
She looked up, her eyes no longer confused but filled with determination.
“Understand what?”
“Understand the Dao of protection!”
Liu Beifeng’s eyes sparkled.
“Then let me ask you: If you never harm the old, the weak, women, or children, but the enemy happens to be old, weak, women, and children, what would you do?”
“Uh… then I won’t use the saber. I can use a spear—within three steps, it’s accurate and fast!” Liu Beifeng patted the storage pouch at her waist, where she kept her life-bound spirit spear.
“Good. Off you go!”
Xu Yang waved his hand, signaling for Liu Beifeng to leave the cabin.
In the Heavenly Secrets Mountains, beasts roamed freely, including powerful demons at the Divine Transformation realm, making it a dangerous place.
At this moment, in a certain valley.
“How long are you going to follow me?” A woman in white, wearing a veiled hat, stood atop a tree branch, looking down displeased at a black-robed young man below.
“Miss, what are you saying? The road is open to all; we each walk our own way. You have no evidence to say I’m following you—isn’t that unreasonable?” The black-robed youth’s eyes flashed with embarrassment, but he maintained his composure.
He was a scion of the Mystic Heaven Sect from the Eastern Wastelands. Facing a bottleneck in his cultivation, he came to the Northern Province, hoping to find an opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
The reason he was following the woman was due to a treasure he had obtained in his youth, which could reveal the aura of opportunity on others. When he inadvertently used it on the woman, her aura nearly blinded him. He knew she must have great secrets, so he secretly followed her all the way here, but didn’t expect to be discovered so soon.
The woman in white said nothing but waved her sleeve, sending a jade slip shooting toward the black-robed youth.
Confused, the youth caught the jade slip, cautiously neutralizing the force with his own energy, and then probed it with his spiritual sense. He found it was a recording jade, documenting his entire process of following her.