Chapter 2242 - 2240: Bai Xiaofei

Chapter 2242: Chapter 2240: Bai Xiaofei

Bai Xiaofei!

A young martial arts expert of the Northern State Territory, acclaimed to potentially become the fifth among the top young martial artists following Yu Jianzi, Dao Yu, Zhao Tianqi, and Bai Wuji. Characterized by an odd but easygoing demeanor, he lacks a heavy heart for slaughtering. The elders have mentioned that if Bai Xiaofei had a stronger desire for victory and a heavier vicious aura, the Northern State Territory wouldn’t have just four top young martial artists already, but five!

Princess Zi Xuan is familiar with Bai Xiaofei because he has always been a suitor of hers, persistently visiting the Flying Flower Zen Temple every day, trying all sorts of ways to approach her and win her heart. However, Princess Zi Xuan shows no interest in Bai Xiaofei, who she views as unserious and somewhat like a pretty boy. If not, perhaps over these years, the two might have come together, and Bai Xiaofei would not still be pursuing her!

When Ye Tianchen was afflicted by the evil Buddhist Sect power from the West State, dying, Princess Zi Xuan brought him back to the Northern State Territory. Just arriving at the foot of the mountain of the Flying Flower Zen Temple’s heritage site, they were blocked by Bai Xiaofei, which also showed his affection for Princess Zi Xuan. Unbeknownst to her, during her time away, her mentor Sang Qing showed increasingly obvious signs of passing. In this situation, many martial artists of the Northern State Territory, including powerful heritages, began besieging the Flying Flower Zen Temple to eliminate a heritage, gain their advantage, and seize the Immortal Origin Liquid, their ultimate goal!

Yet, Bai Xiaofei’s Immortal Farm is also one of the strong heritages in the Northern State Territory. Although Bai Xiaofei is a standout among the young generation of Immortal Farm, he is not a controller and cannot decide the actions of a heritage. The Supreme Elder of Immortal Farm issued an order to siege the Flying Flower Zen Temple and seize the Immortal Origin Liquid!

In this situation, Bai Xiaofei neither attacked the Flying Flower Zen Temple nor robbed the Immortal Origin Liquid. Instead, he anxiously waited below the Zen temple’s heritage site, knowing Princess Zi Xuan would surely return, hoping to stop her from venturing back to the temple to protect her. This sort of affection within the cruel, bloody martial arts world, where interests command all and power reigns supreme, is truly rare and moving!

Yet, to Bai Xiaofei’s surprise, Princess Zi Xuan did not heed his advice and returned to the Flying Flower Zen Temple regardless, now taking over as the Sect Leader to swear to protect the temple and her fellow sisters. Bai Xiaofei originally did not intend to come out, but cannot defy his master’s command!

"Zi Xuan, give up, I will definitely protect you and won’t let anyone else harm you!" Bai Xiaofei frowned at Princess Zi Xuan and said.

"Give up? What do you want me to give up? Give up the place where I grew up? Give up the place that raised me? Give up my own home? Sorry, I can’t do it!" Princess Zi Xuan asked with a bitter smile.

"But... but this place is already surrounded; the Northern State Territory’s other heritages and martial artists have been waiting for this opportunity for many years; they will absolutely not let go until they get the Immortal Origin Liquid and destroy Flying Flower Zen Temple’s heritage!" Bai Xiaofei said with some heartache.

"I know, that’s why you’re here too, right? You’ve joined them, haven’t you?" Princess Zi Xuan forced a smile and asked.

"I... I didn’t want to come, but... I can’t defy my master’s command, our Immortal Farm also wants to get a share in extinguishing your Flying Flower Zen Temple heritage!" Bai Xiaofei said helplessly looking at Princess Zi Xuan.

"I understand, I get it, strike then, fight me, as long as you win and kill me, naturally no one will stop you!" Princess Zi Xuan said calmly looking at Bai Xiaofei.

"Zi Xuan, why don’t you understand? The fall of Flying Flower Zen Temple is a trend, a fate; if it were the case with any other heritage today, I believe everyone could see it clearly. Every heritage has its day; it can’t stand indestructible forever. Don’t be obsessed, don’t sacrifice in vain!" Bai Xiaofei advised Princess Zi Xuan.

Princess Zi Xuan glanced at Bai Xiaofei, then at the heritage site of her Flying Flower Zen Temple beneath her feet, and smiled, saying, "I am different from you, I can’t be so unconcerned. My mentor has already passed for the protection of Flying Flower Zen Temple’s heritage, and now I have become the Sect Leader. If I stand by and watch you annihilate the Flying Flower Zen Temple and flatten this place, what’s the point of living? What would I be but an empty shell?"

"But..." Bai Xiaofei didn’t expect Princess Zi Xuan to be so stubborn and brave.

"Don’t say it, since you have already stepped forward, you represent Immortal Farm to fight me, don’t hold back, come on!" Princess Zi Xuan interrupted Bai Xiaofei and said.

"I... Zi Xuan, you might not know; besides me, there are martial artists from various heritages’ young generations and old figures who came here, all dressed in nightwear. They intend to leave nothing behind for Flying Flower Zen Temple!" Bai Xiaofei thought for a moment and said.

"I know, to destroy a heritage, they have to kill everyone in it, uproot it entirely, that’s their consistent method!" Princess Zi Xuan said calmly.

"What I mean is... those sisters from the Flying Flower Zen Temple couldn’t escape. Several ancestors had already set up a formation, trapping everyone here, and a massacre is about to begin!" Bai Xiaofei said with a heavy heart.

"What? You..." Princess Zi Xuan was taken aback and looked around. She hadn’t expected the legacies from the Northern State Territory to be so ruthless!

It’s important to know that the reason Princess Zi Xuan stayed in the Flying Flower Zen Temple instead of leaving was to hold back the martial artists invading the temple. Her greatest aim was to give more time for her escaping sisters. This was an anticipating the worst-case scenario; even if the legacy site of the Flying Flower Zen Temple was destroyed, not all the disciples would die. As long as some disciples survived, rebuilding a legacy site wouldn’t be difficult!

However, Princess Zi Xuan never imagined her plan had already been seen through by those other sinister old generations of legacies. Many of these old-timers had long been prepared, aiming to acquire the Immortal Origin Liquid while also annihilating the entire legacy of the Flying Flower Zen Temple, killing all its disciples. Hence, they secretly set up a powerful formation. It seemed like Princess Zi Xuan was watching her legacy sisters flee to the outside, but in reality, none of them escaped. The formation laid by those cruel old figures of the Northern State Territory was not easy to break, and they were determined to kill all the female disciples of the Flying Flower Zen Temple!

"Xiaofei, now is not the time for idle talk! Kill her and seize the Immortal Origin Liquid; otherwise, there will be no place for you in the sect!" A stern voice reprimanded Princess Zi Xuan harshly.

Bai Xiaofei glanced at Princess Zi Xuan, a weapon appearing in his right hand. Though called a knife, it somewhat resembled a sword; it was a treasure looking both like a knife and a sword. He was still hesitant; he liked Princess Zi Xuan and had pursued her for many years without winning her heart. But such love wouldn’t just vanish. Naturally, he didn’t want to fight Princess Zi Xuan, yet defying the sect’s orders was impossible. This order came directly from the Supreme Elder of the Immortal Farm. If Bai Xiaofei didn’t act, he’d be expelled from the sect, and his cultivation would be abolished. This was because the Supreme Elder of the Immortal Farm was aware of Bai Xiaofei’s feelings for Princess Zi Xuan, but when it concerned the interests of the entire legacy, personal feelings had to be put aside, even leading to slaughter!

"Zi Xuan, I..." Bai Xiaofei wanted to say something, but was interrupted once again by Princess Zi Xuan!

"Don’t hold back. I’ve never been moved by you, so there’s no need for you to hesitate. Give it your all in this battle, and don’t let me, Princess Zi Xuan, look down on you!" Princess Zi Xuan said loudly.

Whoosh!

Princess Zi Xuan struck first, raising the Cheng Ying Sword in her hand and striking out a sword qi towards Bai Xiaofei. The sword qi was strong, not like she was joking, but genuinely aiming for Bai Xiaofei’s life, startling him because he didn’t expect such fierce intent from Princess Zi Xuan!

Clang!

Bai Xiaofei raised his treasure to block the sword qi of the Cheng Ying Sword, but as he did, Princess Zi Xuan already flew up, swinging the Cheng Ying Sword directly into a clash of treasures, resulting in a crisp sound!

"Zi Xuan!" Bai Xiaofei called out with heartache, seeing Princess Zi Xuan full of wounds.

"If you don’t fight back, I will kill you!" Princess Zi Xuan said through gritted teeth.

Swoosh!

Another sword qi slashed from the Cheng Ying Sword in Princess Zi Xuan’s hand, aiming for Bai Xiaofei’s head. This attack was faster, the sword qi more powerful, causing Bai Xiaofei to instinctively retreat and dodge, tightly gripping his treasure!

Clang!

The treasures in their hands clashed again, and Bai Xiaofei quietly looked at Princess Zi Xuan, saying: "Come with me; there’s still a slim chance!"