Chapter 516 - 526: Miraculous 2 Inches

"This sword mark..." White Deer Pill Monarch looked at the sword mark and fell into deep thought.

Xia Qianhe and Chen Baili watched the White Deer Pill Monarch with nervous expressions, their hearts thumping wildly.

It was as if time had stood still.

Suddenly!

"Genius! This is sheer genius!" The White Deer Pill Monarch seemed to have realized something, grabbing Xia Qianhe’s arm in astonishment. "Who? Who was it that delivered this brilliant two-inch sword mark?"

Xia Qianhe was slightly taken aback and subconsciously replied, "A... a disciple of the Celestial Profound Sect."

The White Deer Pill Monarch put away his silver needles and exclaimed in admiration, "This disciple is incredible. To think of such an ingenious solution... even I didn’t think of it. Don’t you worry. Your son is fine. He’ll wake up within ten days."

"How could this be? How is that possible?" Wu Shuangying seemed dazed, muttering to herself under her breath.

Xia Qianhe stammered, "So, you’re saying that stabbing his Qi Sea Acupoint actually saved my son’s life?"

The White Deer Pill Monarch nodded. "That’s right. It certainly saved your son’s life. If not for that brilliant two-inch strike, you might really be preparing for his funeral right now."

BOOM!

The White Deer Pill Monarch’s words were like a clap of thunder, exploding in the ears of Xia Qianhe, Chen Baili, and Wu Shuangying.

’So Wen Qingye wasn’t the murderer of our sect’s disciple, but his savior?’

This completely overturned their understanding of the situation.

Xia Qianhe couldn’t help but mutter to himself, "Does this mean... I’ve wrongly accused Wen Qingye of the Celestial Profound Sect?"

"Alright, since there’s nothing else for me here, I’ll be leaving. I still need to go to Shifang Mountain to find the Blood Sun Fruit."

The White Deer Pill Monarch put away his silver needles and departed leisurely with his two young attendants.

The Three Realms Hall fell into a deep silence.

Suddenly! The air in the great hall turned cold.

Xia Qianhe’s body blurred. He moved like a gust of wind, suddenly appearing before Wu Shuangying and clamping his hand directly around her neck.

"Sect... Sect... Leader..."

A look of terror filled Wu Shuangying’s eyes as she spoke in broken fragments.

Seeing this, Chen Baili quickly asked, "Sect Leader, what are you doing?"

Xia Qianhe stared coldly at Wu Shuangying. "Don’t think I don’t know about the things you’ve done. I simply chose not to pursue them. But now, you have crossed my bottom line."

Wu Shuangying’s eyes were wide with disbelief. She felt a surge of icy Primordial Qi rush into her body, rampaging through her system and utterly destroying all her vital energy.

THUD!

Chen Baili stared in astonishment at Wu Shuangying’s body on the ground. It was a long moment before he recovered his senses, his eyes turning to Xia Qianhe in confusion.

"She sold out to the Taiyi Pavilion a long time ago. She was just a spy, pay her no mind." Xia Qianhe’s tone then shifted. He sighed and said, "I’m leaving the Sect’s internal affairs to you and Elder Zihou. I must personally make a trip to the Flowing Cloud Sect, and then to the Celestial Profound Sect to personally atone for my error."

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Eight days had passed since the battle between Wen Qingye and Cai Tianyuan. As time went on, the aftershocks of their duel were gradually fading.

Wen Qingye was still in the Ancestral Hall, absorbing the True Essence Pill and madly cultivating. Meanwhile, outside the Celestial Profound Sect, a thrilling duel was about to take place, one that was anticipated just as eagerly as the match between Wen Qingye and Cai Tianyuan.

A duel had been arranged on the Three Pristine Platform between Lu Wushuang, a disciple of Cloud Conceal Peak, and Chu Bufan, a disciple of Chaotian Peak!

A duel between two of the Celestial Profound Sect’s True Disciples!

In an instant, all of the Celestial Profound Seven Peaks were in an uproar once again.

Some Core Disciples who were in secluded cultivation emerged one after another. All True Disciples currently within the Celestial Profound Sect were stirred into action.

This included True Disciple Du Qianqian of Purple Bamboo Peak and True Disciple Wang Hao of Absolute Peak, who had not appeared for the battle between Wen Qingye and Cai Tianyuan.

This time, however, the Peak Masters of the Seven Peaks did not appear. Only a few Elders and Stewards were hidden in the distance from the Three Pristine Platform, watching quietly.

"Who do you think is stronger, Lu Wushuang or this Chu Bufan?"

"If you ask me, I think Chu Bufan is a bit stronger. You know, he reached the Life and Death Realm Second Layer half a year ago. Who knows if his cultivation has broken through to the Life and Death Realm Third Layer Heaven by now."

"That’s not necessarily true. I think Lu Wushuang has cultivated not only our Celestial Profound Sect’s Dao of Profound Destruction but also the Sword Dao. His strength far exceeds that of ordinary people at the same realm."

Lu Wushuang and Chu Bufan were Core Disciples from an older generation, with Bone Ages of over twenty-five. Their cultivation was already comparable to some of the experts from the senior generation.

The entire Three Pristine Platform was a sea of people. Everyone was whispering amongst themselves, their eyes fixed on the two figures in the sky ahead.

Chu Bufan laughed loudly. "This battle is finally here! I’ve been waiting for a long time!"

His heroic and valiant presence, along with his forthright aura that soared to the heavens, proved he was worthy of being Chaotian Peak’s number one True Disciple.

"SHING!"

"Everything is as you wished. Take this!" Lu Wushuang shouted, the sword in his hand streaking across the sky like a bolt of white silk.

"Hah!"

Chu Bufan thrust out his palm. Billowing Primordial Qi howled forth as a massive Hand Seal descended from the sky. It was as if the sky itself was being pressed down by this palm, turning pitch black.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sky looked like an erupting volcano as waves of Primordial Qi continuously spread out towards the surrounding area of the Three Pristine Platform.

The members of the Celestial Profound Sect all raised their heads, their eyes glued to the two figures battling in the sky.

"So strong! Is this the power of a Life and Death Realm expert?"

"Between Lu Wushuang’s Sword Dao and Chu Bufan’s power, who is truly a cut above?"

"Heaven’s favored son, Chu Bufan, and the peerless sword, Lu Wushuang. Their reputations are well-deserved. Truly worthy of being ranked fifteenth and thirteenth on the Cyan Cloud List."

The two of them exchanged blows above the Three Pristine Platform. The ferocity and dominance of their techniques were by no means inferior to the match between Wen Qingye and Cai Tianyuan; if anything, they surpassed it.

After all, both of them had cultivation at the Life and Death Realm Second Layer. The gap between the Life and Death Realm and the Destruction Realm was as vast as heaven and earth. Reaching the Life and Death Realm was the true mark of an expert in the entire Eastern Profound Domain.

BOOM!

Another head-on collision, and both of them retreated simultaneously.

Chu Bufan laughed loudly. "Your Sword Dao is impressive, but your progress is far too slow!"

"Is that so? Chu Bufan, ever since I witnessed Wen Qingye’s Sword Dao eight days ago, I have had an epiphany."

Lu Wushuang looked at Chu Bufan before him and sneered, "Today, I’ll let you see just how sharp my Peerless Sword truly is!"

WHOOSH!

The next moment, Lu Wushuang swept his sword forward. A heaven-shocking Sword Aura, as swift as a fleeting shadow, rushed ferociously towards Chu Bufan.

A breakthrough!

Lu Wushuang had finally broken through his own barrier in swordsmanship.

Du Qianqian stared at Lu Wushuang in astonishment and said, "Is that... the peak of the second layer of Tunnel Swordsmanship?"

"Is the victor already decided?" Wang Hao’s eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled. "Chu Bufan encountering a Lu Wushuang who has just had a breakthrough in his swordsmanship... this should be interesting."