What kind of sword intent is this?
Naturally, it was the Winter Hiding Sword Intent, representing a world of ice and snow and containing endless cold!
Among the Four Seasons Sword Intent, each type of sword intent was a transformation of heaven and earth.
The changing of the four seasons and the passage of time were immutable rules of heaven and earth.
Whether mountains, rivers, plants, or beasts, none could reverse these rules.
Thus, when Tang Feng’s Mountain and River Sword Intent faced the Winter Hiding Sword Intent, it was instantly frozen into ice sculptures, and finally, as the snowflakes drifted down, it vanished into the infinite cold.
A deathly silence fell. The entire training field and viewing platforms were quiet enough to hear heartbeats, so silent that a falling pin could be heard.
After a long while, in the Snow Garment Sect’s section, both elders and disciples murmured in a daze, “Senior Brother Tang has fallen?”
And that fat elder, whose face had been full of smiles, widened his eyes in disbelief. “How is this possible?”
He was an elder of Bright Moon Sword Sect, and he knew Tang Feng’s strength better than anyone.
Tang Feng was among the top three heaven’s prides of the sect!
But now?
The Mountain and River Sword Intent had shattered, and the man himself had exploded into ice sculptures, completely dead.
And the one who had caused all this was merely a disciple from a third-rate power like Purple Cloud Sect?
He could already imagine the kind of upheaval this news would cause once it reached the sect.
“Death Pact. Snow Garment Sect’s Tang Feng has fallen. Purple Cloud Sect’s Deng Tianyu is victorious.”
“In this first round of the Six Sect Martial Tournament, Purple Cloud Sect earns three points, Snow Garment Sect two points, Cosmos Sect one point. The remaining three sects earn no points.”
In midair, the Cosmos Sect elder took a deep look at the one from Purple Cloud Sect on the battle platform and announced.
At this moment, everyone’s gazes toward Deng Tianyu were extraordinarily complicated.
Some contained killing intent, some carried wariness, and others held various inexplicable meanings.
Deng Tianyu ignored them and returned directly to Purple Cloud Sect’s area.
He was well aware that by killing Tang Feng, even with a Death Pact in place, Bright Moon Sword Sect and Purple Cloud Sect would be locked in an irreconcilable feud.
But so what?
When Bright Moon Sword Sect meddled in the Six Sect Martial Tournament and Tang Feng used the Dao discussion to make an example of Purple Cloud Sect, the two sides were already destined to be enemies.
Since that was the case, why spare Tang Feng?
A Purple Cloud Sect elder, his expression heavy, said quietly, “Though Tang Feng was the one who proposed the Death Pact this time, Bright Moon Sword Sect will certainly not let this go.”
Another elder also showed a worried expression. “Bright Moon Sword Sect cares deeply about face. They likely won’t act openly, but if they act in the shadows, that will be troublesome.”
Xu Qing’s expression remained calm and unconcerned. “Purple Cloud Sect is no longer what it once was. If Bright Moon Sword Sect wants to make a move, they’ll have to think twice.”
Before coming, she had already spoken with Ning Wan. Bright Moon Sword Sect might interfere during the Six Sect Martial Tournament as preparation for devouring the six sects in the future.
And the first sect they wanted to swallow was highly likely to be Purple Cloud Sect!
Because Purple Cloud Sect’s previous results in the Six Sect Martial Tournament had always been fifth or sixth place. Its strength was not great.
Although its various aspects had been strengthened after cooperating with Spirit Treasure Pavilion, counting the time, it had barely been a year at most.
Regarding this, their own Sect Leader’s answer was: don’t worry about anything, just do what needs to be done!
Xu Qing had a vague understanding of Ning Wan’s strength. After receiving these words, she set aside her worries.
Naturally, Deng Tianyu also knew this, which was why he had no reservations.
Just then, Li Shishi spoke up. “Senior Brother, let’s go exchange for our spirit stones!”
“Alright!” Deng Tianyu smiled and walked out of the viewing platform with her.
He hadn’t yet tried adding insult to injury. He could give it a shot.
The two quickly found the fat elder who had opened the betting pool.
When the elder saw the receipt, the corner of his mouth twitched.
He had thought it was a sure win, but in the end, they had lost.
With ten-to-one odds, counting the 100,000 spirit stones wagered, they had to return another 1,000,000 spirit stones.
And most critically, the person standing before him had just killed Tang Feng, and now here he was to collect the spirit stones.
What was this?
Adding insult to injury?
Killing intent surged in the fat elder’s heart, his face dark as he handed over a Cosmos Bag. “The spirit stones are all inside.”
Deng Tianyu accepted it, politely expressed his thanks, and turned to leave with Li Shishi.
Faintly, the fat elder heard a mutter: “I wonder if they’ll open betting for the second round.”
Instantly, his face flushed red with anger, his internal organs aching, but he couldn’t vent his fury.
Shortly after Deng Tianyu and Li Shishi left, another tall, veiled woman arrived. “I’d like to exchange for spirit stones, please.”
The fat elder’s expression stiffened. “Could you allow a few days?”
“I’ll give you three days. I trust Bright Moon Sword Sect won’t go back on its word.”
Qing’er glanced at him and turned to leave.
She had the receipt in hand, and with so many powers present as witnesses, even Bright Moon Sword Sect couldn’t renege even if they wanted to.
The fat elder felt utterly terrible.
If no one had witnessed it, he would not only have reneged but also silenced the witnesses.
That was three million spirit stones!
This betting pool had been authorized by the sect. Many elders had stakes in it, even the Sect Leader had a share.
Well, now everyone had a share.
But not a share of profits—a share of losses.
Thinking of this, he quickly opened his transmission jade slip to relay this “good news” back and request more spirit stones be sent.
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As the day’s matches passed, night soon fell.
At this time, in the courtyard where Spirit Treasure Pavilion resided, inside a secluded and elegant room, candlelight flickered in the bath chamber.
On the screen hung an ink-colored palace dress and a woman’s intimate garments.
Hazy steam curled, and a figure, mature and voluptuous, without a stitch of clothing, had a figure of striking curves. On the pale green water’s surface, the outline of full, large snowy-white mounds could be faintly seen, exuding ripe and alluring charm.
Opposite her, a handsome youth and this ripe, charming noblewoman had their hands pressed together, true essence intertwining and spinning.
After guiding and refining the baleful yang energy, Deng Tianyu and Aunt Rong began cultivating the first volume of the Extreme Yin Spirit Fusion Art, just as usual.
Through these days of cultivation, the originally wisp-thin strand of Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang Spirit Nimbus had completely solidified.
Even Deng Tianyu was somewhat stunned. He hadn’t expected it to be so fast.
But this exactly confirmed what was written: whether one could cultivate the Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang Spirit Nimbus depended entirely on personal fortune and innate talent.
Clearly, in both aspects, he and Aunt Rong were quite good.
As his thoughts wandered, Deng Tianyu opened his eyes and said, “Aunt Rong, should we try to see if we can open the second volume?”
According to what was stated in the Extreme Yin Spirit Fusion Art, the first and second volumes were both preludes. Only after reaching the third volume could it be considered true dual cultivation.
Qu Qirong nodded and retrieved the jade slip from her storage ring.
Then, the two exchanged a glance and simultaneously reached out to inject their Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang Spirit Nimbus.
“Buzz!”
In the next instant, the jade slip trembled, and brilliant rays of light interwove and swirled.
Deng Tianyu and Qu Qirong watched this change intently.
Before long, the light faded, and cracks began appearing on the jade slip.
Under their astonished gazes, the jade slip shattered and condensed into a jade illustrated manual.
