Chapter 59: Cliff of Repentance ( words)

Feng Qingyang had just suffered a loss, so he was particularly cautious this time. Not only did he concentrate all his energy on the tree branch, he also secretly played a trick –

He did not give a warning before attacking like he did the first time, but instead attacked first and then gave a warning.

Once the order is reversed, it may seem like only a slight difference, but it is very likely to change the outcome and determine the winner.

Shi Potian didn’t pay any attention to these details.

All his mind was focused on Feng Qingyang, and his five senses and six consciousnesses were extremely sharp with the help of Zixia’s true qi.

Almost at the moment Feng Qingyang raised his hand, Shi Potian captured Feng Qingyang’s movement, determined the direction from which the branch was coming, and swung his sword to cut it off.

With the blessing of terrifying true energy, the sword wind whistled, the power was astonishing, and the speed was also extremely fast. With one sword strike, he was the first to arrive.

In comparison, the branch in Feng Qingyang’s hand seemed unremarkable. Both its speed and power were far inferior to Shi Potian’s sword.

Feng Qingyang seemed to have no time to react and still maintained the simplest and most basic move of straight stabbing.

Seeing that the sword was about to chop the branch, Shi Potianxia subconsciously withdrew some of his true energy.

Feng Qingyang instantly noticed Shi Potian’s little trick and flew into a rage. It was not entirely because Shi Potian looked down on him, but more because he was worried that Shi Potian would not be able to make up for his shortcomings.

It was already merciful enough that he swung the sword but only cut the branches instead of killing people. The sword even stopped itself from swinging halfway!

Feng Qingyang just felt that he had lived for so many years and had gained new insights as he grew older.

With your personality, why would you practice martial arts? Why would you want to hang out in the underworld?
I might as well find a temple in a deserted mountain and become a monk!
No! wrong!

In this shitty world, even among monks there are few who are so kind!
They should just take down the clay sculptures in the temple and let him sit on them!
A fierce look flashed in Feng Qingyang’s eyes, and he decided to teach Shi Potian a lesson. His true energy was no longer just used to protect the branches from damage, but burst out from the front of the branch, condensing into a half-inch long white sword light.

At this moment, the sword and the branch intersected together.

However, there was no collision, not even any contact!

The branch in Feng Qingyang’s hand was like a weightless goose feather. It floated backwards, and with an indescribable agility comparable to that of a living creature, it avoided the long sword in Shi Potian’s hand and continued to stab towards Shi Potian’s right shoulder well point.

Shi Potian felt something wrong with the touch from the sword and realized that his sword had missed. He quickly dodged sideways, but the branch was like a leech on his tarsal bone, chasing him relentlessly.

Seeing that the branch was about to pierce him again, Shi Potian suddenly had an idea. He remembered the skill of controlling the sword with Qi that he had practiced in the afternoon, and he violently surged his Qi from front to back.

With a “whoosh” sound, the sword in his hand suddenly flew backwards and hit the branch in Feng Qingyang’s hand.

This move was so bizarre and unexpected that even Feng Qingyang had not expected it.

However, Feng Qingyang reacted very quickly. He knew very well that Shi Potian had great internal strength. If the sword hit the branch, it would surely break, and he would lose.

Feng Qingyang immediately retracted the branch, avoiding the sword handle that was flying back, and then attacked again.

It was also a branch that stabbed out, but it was completely different from the previous one. It was nimble and swift, like an antelope hanging its horns, and it pierced Shi Potian’s right shoulder well point at an extremely clever and incredible angle.

Shi Potian saw it very clearly and tried to reach out to grab the branch, but he missed.

“Boy, you have to know that there are always people better than you. Do you really think you can do whatever you want with your inner strength? If I were your enemy, you would have already…”

Stab it!

The clothes on Shi Potian’s right shoulder were torn, and the branch pierced his shoulder well acupoint again.

But Feng Qingyang’s voice suddenly stopped.

At the same time, the branches broke into ashes with a bang.

Feng Qingyang stared at Shi Potian’s shoulder, his eyes full of surprise and astonishment.

The branches broke as he expected.

The moment he stabbed Shi Potian, he loosened his hand to avoid being hit by the recoil of his true energy.

but……

The stab was meant to break the skin and draw blood, but it only left a small red mark on Shi Potian’s shoulder.

His sword light was unable to break through Shi Potian’s protective Qi!

wrong!

This is not the protective qi!
Feng Qingyang suddenly thought of something and asked in a cold voice, “Boy, when I pierced your left shoulder well point, did you also restrain your true energy?”

Shi Potian nodded and said, “Yes. Old uncle, your sword was too fast. I only had time to collect 30% of my internal strength. Fortunately, you are a strong martial artist. If it was Uncle Ding and the others, it would be terrible.”

I only had time to collect 30%…

Fortunately, you are good at martial arts…

Feng Qingyang’s eyes twitched.

Where did Yue Buqun pick up such a freak?

Maybe his Qi Sect’s ancestral tomb is on fire?
Feng Qingyang also figured out why his sword failed to hurt Shi Potian.

The protective true qi is excellent in defense against blunt weapons and true qi, but is slightly inferior in defense against sharp weapons.

But, the protective qi is different!

Once the protective qi is cultivated, the true qi can form a protective shield around the body. As long as the qi is not broken, foreign objects will not be able to get close to the body, let alone hurt people.

According to legend, Bodhidharma and Zhang Sanfeng were considered living gods because they had cultivated the protective qi.

Although Shi Potian has not yet cultivated the protective qi, he is already in the stage of transforming the protective true qi into the protective qi.

He just wanted to teach Shi Potian a lesson and did not use his full strength. It was reasonable that the sword light could not break through Shi Potian’s protective Qi!
Shi Potian looked at Feng Qingyang with admiration and said, “Old uncle, your swordsmanship is amazing, better than Uncle Ding, Uncle Lu…even better than my master!”

The first time he was stabbed by the sword, he could say that he was unprepared in a hurry, but the second time he was very accurate and his eyes could clearly see Feng Qingyang’s movements, but in the end he was still stabbed by Feng Qingyang on the right shoulder well point with the branch.

This sword technique can be said to be miraculous!
Feng Qingyang was not at all happy about being praised.

What does even mean?
How can a fool like Yue Buqun be compared with me?

Feng Qingyang saw that Shi Potian really respected and admired Yue Buqun, so he didn’t say it out loud. He just said, “Your swordsmanship isn’t very good, but you’re not completely stupid. The move of making the sword fly back just now was quite good and quite interesting.”

Shi Potian was overjoyed to hear Feng Qingyang’s praise, and quickly said, “Old man, that’s the Qi Sect’s way of controlling the sword with Qi.”

Feng Qingyang was stunned: “Using Qi to control the sword?”

Shi Potian nodded repeatedly: “Yes, use the true qi instead of the body to control the sword to perform sword skills. Old man, think about it, this way, only we Qi Zong can fight others, and others will never be able to hit us, isn’t it very powerful?”

Feng Qingyang: “???”

Shi Potian sighed and said, “It’s a pity that I haven’t learned it yet. Now I can only control the long sword to perform the most basic stabbing, chopping and picking, and I can’t use sword skills. I was practicing it this afternoon, and I accidentally cut down all these trees. I’m sorry, old man.”

Feng Qingyang understood this time, but he found it even more incredible. He said, “Show me the sword-controlling technique you practiced this afternoon.”

Shi Potian was very pleased when he heard this. Feng Qingyang’s swordsmanship was so advanced that he would surely be able to give him some pointers. He hurriedly said, “Okay. Old man, come and help me figure out what I should do next.”

Shi Potian placed the sword flat on his palm, his inner energy surging.

The long sword flew out with a whoosh sound, and then turned into a streak of white light. It pierced through dozens of trees one after another, and finally half of the sword was stuck in a tree, making a buzzing sound, just like Feng Qingyang’s head.

Shi Potian did not stop. He stepped forward and drew out his sword. He then demonstrated the basic sword moves using the method of “controlling the sword with Qi”. Then he returned to Feng Qingyang and raised the biggest problem he had encountered.

“Old man, the biggest problem I’m facing now is that my Qi is under my control when it’s inside my body, but once it leaves my body and goes into the sword, it won’t obey my control. Your swordsmanship is so powerful, do you know what I should do?”

Feng Qingyang: “…” If I knew, I would not be a swordsman, but a sword immortal!
Feng Qingyang saw Shi Potian’s serious look of seeking advice, and said unhappily, “Did Yue Buqun teach you these things? Did he show you how to use his breath as a sword and take someone’s head from a distance of a hundred miles?”

Shi Potian opened his eyes wide: “Breathing out breath to become a sword? Taking someone’s head from a hundred miles away? Is our Qi Sect’s ability to control swords with Qi so powerful?”

Feng Qingyang: “???” Could this kid be taking it seriously?

Feng Qingyang said hurriedly: “I am talking about the sword immortals in the strange stories. They have nothing to do with your Qi Sect. Your Qi Sect’s use of Qi to control the sword is not what you understand.”

Shi Potian asked: “What does that mean?”

Feng Qingyang said: “Controlling the sword with Qi means…” He was suddenly stuck. He was a member of the Sword Sect, and he was explaining “Controlling the sword with Qi” to the disciples of the Qi Sect. What the hell was this!

When Feng Qingyang thought of this, he suddenly became angry and even took his anger out on Shi Potian, saying sarcastically, “To control the sword with Qi means to use the true Qi to control the sword to perform sword skills, then why do you Qi Sect members still need to use swords? Can’t you just send out the true Qi directly?”

After saying that, he turned around and used his Qinggong skills to head towards the Cliff of Repentance, but he was too lazy to even eat.

While Shi Potian was stunned, Feng Qingyang had already walked several dozen feet away. He hurriedly caught up with him and asked, “Old man, why are you angry again? Did I say something wrong?”

Feng Qingyang had a gloomy face and ignored Shi Potian. He just sped up, trying to get rid of Shi Potian.

However, Shi Potian’s lightness skills were not inferior to his, and his internal strength was even better than his. The two of them ran madly for dozens of miles in the mountains, one in front and the other behind. Instead, Feng Qingyang was so tired that sweat broke out on his forehead.

This made Feng Qingyang even more irritated and angry.

He was not angry with Shi Potian, but with himself.

He was annoyed that he was too stupid back then. He was tricked into going to Jiangnan and married a prostitute who mistook her for a lady from a wealthy family. Not only did he lose face, but he also missed the battle of sword and qi, which led to the defeat of the Sword Sect and the death of all the Qi Sect members.

He was annoyed by his indecisiveness and soft-heartedness. When the Qi Sect’s people threatened him with the Huashan Sect’s inheritance, he could not bear to avenge his fellow brothers and sisters. In the end, he could only imprison himself in the back mountain of Huashan and constantly punished himself to ease the guilt in his heart.

He was also annoyed that he didn’t pass on the Dugu Nine Swords earlier. Now that he has not much time left and is very old, he becomes out of breath after using his light Kung Fu to walk only a few dozen miles along a mountain road.

It’s so hard to meet a good talent, and he happens to be a disciple of Qi Sect, who is completely devoted to Yue Buqun!

His life has been such a failure!

Feng Qingyang said coldly: “Why are you following me? Go back to your Zhengqi Hall, be a filial son and grandson of your Qi Sect, and practice your Qi-controlling sword. I don’t want to see you now.”

Shi Potian was not angry either.

In his eyes, Feng Qingyang was very similar to Xie Yanke, and there was also a feeling of sympathy, although this sympathy was mostly felt by himself.

Shi Potian asked cautiously: “Then I’ll come to see you tomorrow?”

Feng Qingyang was startled, but he didn’t expect Shi Potian to say such a thing. Seeing the worry in Shi Potian’s eyes, he couldn’t vent his anger. He turned around and said, “Your legs are on your own. How can I stop you?”

When Shi Potian heard this, he smiled and said, “Old man, I will come to see you tomorrow.” He slowed down his pace a little and Feng Qingyang disappeared.

Only then did Shi Potian realize that the direction Feng Qingyang was heading was actually the direction of the Jade Maiden Peak of Mount Huashan.

But he didn’t think much about it. There are many peaks on the back mountain of Huashan, and there is more than one mountain in the direction of Yunv Peak.

Shi Potian thought for a moment, turned back to the wooden house, moved all the trees he had cut down to one place, and picked up the broken branches and leaves on the ground.

It was not until the evening that Shi Potian set out to return to Yunu Peak.

As a result, as soon as I arrived outside the gate of Huashan Sect, I noticed that there seemed to be some movement towards the top of the mountain.

Circulating the Zixia Qi and looking carefully, he saw several figures constantly crossing each other on the cliff at the top of the mountain, and the sound of weapons clashing was endless.

Someone could be heard shouting faintly: “Yue Buqun, this Huashan doesn’t belong to your Huashan Sect! What’s wrong with us coming here to enjoy the scenery? Get out of the way! Otherwise, don’t blame us for being rude!”

Shi Potian thought of what his master had said before, that there were bad guys coming to Huashan to cause trouble. Without saying a word, he used his lightness skills and rushed to the cliff in just a moment.

In the setting sun, eight men in gray were fighting with Yue Buqun.

It looked like they were besieging Yue Buqun, but in fact, it was Yue Buqun who was holding the eight of them tightly with his sword, making it impossible for them to escape.

If these eight men had not practiced the art of combined attack, and had not cooperated well with each other and covered each other, they would have been killed by Yue Buqun’s sword long ago.

But even so, the situation was gradually tilting towards Yue Buqun.

The appearance of Shi Potian instantly turned the tilt into an overwhelming situation.

“Chong’er, you’re here.”

As soon as Yue Buqun uttered the word “Chong’er”, the faces of the eight men changed suddenly. Their combined attack technique, which had already revealed many flaws due to their anxiety, could no longer be maintained.

Yue Buqun seized the opportunity instantly, took a step forward, swung his sword, and with a flash of sword light, he knocked one of them to the ground.

And with this one person gone, the remaining few are no match at all.

when!when!when!when!
Only the sound of weapons clashing was heard, followed by the sound of swords cutting flesh, and in an instant two more people fell to the ground injured.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Yue Buqun was about to kill one of them with his “Pine Welcoming Guests” move, when the man suddenly lowered his shoulders and slid forward, stabbing Yue Buqun’s lower body with his spear.

This move was extremely ugly, just like a casual swing by a child, but it directly targeted the weakness of “Pine Welcoming Guests”, forcing Yue Buqun to withdraw his sword and step back.

The man didn’t seem to expect this to happen. He was stunned for a moment, then his face showed ecstasy, and he murmured: “It’s actually true… It’s really…”

Yue Buqun had profound inner strength. After hearing what the man said, he asked, “What is true?”

The man laughed wildly and said, “Yue Buqun, I’m not afraid of you anymore! I’m not afraid of your Huashan swordsmanship anymore!”

Yue Buqun frowned slightly, not knowing what was going on. He simply swung his sword forward again and used the “Golden Goose Flying Across the Sky” from the Huashan sword technique.

The man stared at Yue Buqun, and at the moment when Yue Buqun made a move, he suddenly fell to the ground, stabbed Yue Buqun’s waist with the long sword in his hand, and shouted: “Go to hell!”

This move is equally weird and ugly, but it directly targets the flaws of “Golden Goose Flying Across the Sky”.

Yue Buqun’s face darkened. The first time could be considered a coincidence, but the second time could only be considered a problem.

Combined with what he just heard, the man in front of him obviously mastered the method of breaking the Huashan sword technique.

However, Yue Buqun did not change his tactics. He just changed his footwork and raised it half an inch. With a bang, he kicked the spear away and then swung out with a sword.

The man was lying on the ground, unable to even dodge. His hair along with half of his scalp was chopped off. He was bleeding and screaming in pain. The ferocious and fierce look he had just shown disappeared in an instant.

The remaining four no longer had the courage to resist.

One man fled in panic, regardless of everything, but before he took a few steps, he was stabbed in the back by the dagger kicked up by Yue Buqun.

The other three were so frightened that they fell to their knees on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Yue Buqun ignored them and walked up to the big man, picked him up and asked, “Where did you learn those two moves from?”

(End of this chapter)