Chapter 119: Reunion

  Xiao Bai's eyebrows furrowed tightly, he hadn't expected that Gong Sun Yi actually had such a treasure. This armguard could withstand his full-powered strike without suffering any damage, it was clear that its grade was extremely high.

  "But what's the big deal? I, Xiao, don't believe I can't break through your shell."

  Xiao Bai's arrogant and domineering aura burst forth.

  This immortal is usually humble and unassuming, but on the path of cultivation, his strength and talent are rare to match. With a proud and natural demeanor, in front of his own disciples, even a small family patriarch would be at a loss, what face would he have left to teach and pass on the way?

  Xiao Baiyi's heart and mind stirred, countless faint silver mountain and river energies condensed outside his body. This was the heavenly momentum Xiao Baiyi had comprehended during his understanding of the sword intent. The faint silver color slowly rotated like a nebula, then suddenly all the nebulas rapidly converged and hid within his body. His entire strength condensed onto the tip of his sword, his mind moved, and his spiritual sword shot out. With a whooshing sound, the long sword swiftly flew towards Gong Sun like a flowing light.

  Gongsun Yi had not yet caught his breath when he saw the killing intent, and was so shocked that he raised his left arm again. A powerful force like a giant hammer passed through his left arm and into his chest, almost causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. He stumbled backward in haste.

  That armguard's pattern burst forth with a dazzling radiance and actually managed to block this sword once again.

  "Huh?"

  Xiao Baiyi furrowed his brow again, gritting his teeth in determination. With so many years of cultivation, he refused to believe that even a pair of arm guards could withstand him. Three parts of his sword intent merged with his divine thoughts, and with a raised hand, he pointed and shouted: "Go!"

  The sword intent carried the power of heaven and earth, and the purple light that merged with the sword intent suddenly increased in radiance by several degrees. The sword tail quivered, and in an instant, it shot towards Gong Sun again, this time its sharpness far surpassing the previous one.

  These few swords came slowly, but all were between lightning and flint, Gong Sun Yi didn't even have a chance to breathe, the sword shadow in front of him arrived again.

  His arm guard became his only talisman, energy flowing and the light on his arm guard shone brightly once more. With a loud shout, he blocked Purple Haze's attack, and Xiao Baiyi's sword returned unscathed for the second time. This time, however, the power of the sword intent on Purple Haze was too astonishing. Gong Sun felt as if his entire arm was about to be torn apart, and his heart was filled with shock and anger. Knowing that continuing to fight would bring no good fortune, he suppressed his anger and shouted at Xiao Baiyi:

  "Xiao Bai Yi, you can stop now. I admit defeat, but you also cannot do anything to me. This Teng Long Hu Zhang is the treasure of my Gongsun family, and you are unable to break it. Hmph, this grudge, my Gongsun family will remember it. We'll have a good fight next time we meet."

  Gongsun Yiru suppressed his anger and waited for the right moment to speak, preparing to retreat quickly. Li Qushan won't be caught today, he'll make a move later.

  The person opposite him raised his eyebrows, and Gong Sun's tortoiseshell also made him angry, coldly shouting:

  "Next time? I'm not as patient as some people."

  Zi Mang flashed out again like lightning.

  Gongsun's face turned red with rage as he gritted his teeth: "Xiao Baiyi, do you think I'm really afraid of you? Even if we keep fighting, what can you do to me?"

  The energy shifted to the armguard and surged forward again, the mysterious flow of light swirling within. The purple sword stabbed at the armguard with incredible speed, but the armguard was unscathed. Gong Sun was about to sneer when he suddenly felt a burst of light before his eyes, and a loud crackling sound exploded in his unguarded state, spreading from the armguard throughout his entire body.

  Xiao Baiyi suddenly activated the Tribulation Thunder Technique in Ziyue's Purple Sword, causing a massive explosion within Gong Sun's body. In an instant, Gong Sun felt his internal energy surge like a stormy sea, his entire body numb and aching, almost losing consciousness. His body flew backward, crashing into the mountain wall like shattered rocks. He struggled to stand up, his face charred black, his hair standing on end.

  Li Ruo and his father's eyes lit up at the back, seeing Gong Sun being beaten so miserably, they felt extremely relieved in their hearts. Although it wasn't them who took revenge personally, it was still a great relief for their long-held grudges.

  Xiao Baiyi smiled and beckoned with his hand, recalling the Ling Sword. The Zi Mang sword was a mid-grade spiritual artifact that contained a strand of calamity lightning. When used by this Upper Immortal, it was far beyond what Li Ran's knife could compare to. The power of the mid-grade spiritual artifact made Gong Sunyi's arm guard unable to defend against it.

  Gongsun looked over at the opposite side, his eyes blazing with anger, and saw Xiao Baiyi raise his hand. The purple sword came again, and suddenly a beam of light shot up from his body, meeting the flying sword in mid-air. A deafening clash of metal rang out, and smoke and dust filled the valley.

  Zi Mang chopped down the long sword in front of him, and as the dust settled, Gong Sun's figure transformed into a green rainbow, flashing by like the wind. In an instant, he had escaped to a distant place, not even taking his sword with him. He shouted from afar: "Xiao Baiyi, I'll remember you!"

  The sound faded away, and the figure disappeared at incredible speed between heaven and earth.

  There is no absolute power advantage, and if a Dan Tianjiao wants to escape, it's really impossible to intercept. However, seeing Gong Sunyi escape in such a disheveled state, Li Ruo's heart also felt more relieved.

  Gongsun Yi fled rapidly, Xiao Baiyi shook his head and put away the purple sword. The flying sand and rolling rocks in the valley slowly came to a stop. Li Ran, supporting his father with his knife, walked out, overjoyed.

  It succeeded, the plan to rescue his father finally completely succeeded. Less than a year after rebirth, he prevented the tragic fate of his brother and father from happening, cleanly and efficiently completing two major events in his heart, Li Ran was overjoyed, most importantly, he saw the possibility of reversing heaven and changing one's destiny, rewriting life anew.

  Li Ruo Dao hastily walked with his father to Xiao Bai Yi and introduced, "Dad, this is my master, Dan Sheng Upper Immortal, the elder of the thirteen peaks of Xuan Ji Mountain."

  Li Qushan bowed respectfully and gratefully: "Thank you, Immortal, for saving my life."

  Xiao Bai Yi gazed at Li Ruo with a doting expression, shaking his head and smiling: "Ruo's nature is so pure and emotional, how could I, as his master, not do my best to help him? From now on, we'll need to work together to guide him."

  Li Ruo heard the thick warmth of Master's words, felt a warmth in his heart, and looked towards the direction where Gong Sun escaped. He thought of the reason why his father was trapped, knew that the Liu Yun Sword had always been a heart disease for his father, turned his head to comfort him lightly: "Dad, this time we are safe, the Liu Yun Sword is still in the Gong family and has not been returned, you don't need to worry, I will think of a way to get it back sooner or later."

  Li Qushan's temples were slightly gray, his face was haggard, he suddenly shook his head faintly and said slowly: "Ran Jian, after such a long period of hardship and suffering, I suddenly realized a truth. No matter how profound the sword technique is, it is created by humans. If you don't have great talent, you won't be able to learn that kind of sword technique. And if you do have great talent, even without that kind of sword technique, you can still sense the trend of heaven and earth and create one."

  I once made a daring raid on the Gongsun family at night, and my heart was already somewhat inferior. After thinking about it, I realized that a set of sword techniques is actually not that important for cultivators."

  Li Ruo's knife and Xiao Baiyi simultaneously rose and fell in unison.

  Who would have thought that this haggard-looking man could have such a broad and tolerant heart, and that his words would contain such profound and far-reaching truths?

  Li Ruo had not deeply understood his father when he was young, but today after hearing these words, he couldn't help but look at him with new eyes. It wasn't until he gained insight into the unique heavy tide sword technique under the waterfall that Li Ruo also came to realize these things, and by then, he had already reached the realm of Four-Part Sword Intent.

  Li Qushan turned his head towards Li Rengdao: "Rengdao, how's Xiaoxiao?"

  When asking this question, the voice was trembling slightly, fearing to hear unbearable news. Li Ruo's knife nodded forcefully: "Xiao Xu is now living in Yu Shu's house in Lin Feng City, everything is fine."

  Li Qushan's heart surged instantly, gazing at Li Rengdao, nodding heavily: "Rengdao, you've had a tough time over the past year."

  Lin Feng City, at home, a tall and sturdy Iron Tiger stood in the courtyard, with an angry face. Iron Tiger was only eight years old, but he was already much taller than Yuan Fu.

  Tiehu's father was like an iron tower, standing there half a head taller than Yuan Tu in the distance, with an expression on his face that was not to be trifled with.

  "What's your plan for this, Yuan Tu?"

  Yuantu accompanied by a smile, handed over a few taels of silver: "Tiege, this is the compensation for Xiaohu's medical expenses." Tiehu's father said angrily: "Yuantu, I'm not blaming you, but you have to take good care of your son Xiaoxiang, look at how he beat up Xiaohu..."

  He pulled over the tall and sturdy Iron Tiger, pulling his arm over, all of which were blood, the thick bones were twisted, Iron Tiger's face was painful and wronged, the muscles on his face twitching.

  Yu Yuan Tu accompanied Xiao with a smile: "Yes, yes, Tie Ge, this child Xiao Xu is not light or heavy, Xiao Hu is so sturdy, and was beaten like this. After a while, I will teach him a good lesson."

  The father and son left with a huff.

  Yuanyutu's face turned red with anger as he spun around and shouted towards the door: "Xiaoxiao, come out here!"

  A thin and short child hesitantly slipped out of the door, a whole head shorter than Tiehu's child.

  Yuanyutu was both angry and furious, coldly shouting: "Xiaoxiao, look at what you've done to Tietou! Why can't you get along and have fun together? You hit people with such heavy hands, come here..."

  Xiao Xuan walked over with a wronged expression: "Dad, Tie Hu is bullying people, he wants to hit Wang Jia's Xiao Liu."

  Yu Yuan's anger intensified, and he shouted: "Then you can't be so ruthless either! Have you forgotten what your brother said to you when he left? Come here!"

  One pull dragged Xiaoxiao over, raised his hand to hit, just saw Xiaoxiao raising her small face, an unyielding expression, Yuan Tu's heart softened, and he hugged Xiaoxiao tightly in his arms, letting out a deep sigh.

  He was just a foster father, and Xiaohui didn't listen to him much. If his older brother were around, this kid wouldn't dare behave like that. Alas, a seven-year-old child already had the strength of three layers of Jingyuan Qi, what would happen in the future? If he wasn't taught properly, next time this kid took someone's life with just one finger, how could those other children withstand it?

  Yu Yuan's heart was extremely complicated.

  Xiao Xu lay in Yuantu's arms, suddenly sobbing softly and saying in a low voice: "I miss my brother, I miss my dad."

  Yuantu heard this, his heart ached greatly. He thought of Li Nuo's lone child wandering helplessly outside, attempting to rescue his father from the powerful Gong Sun family, and his heart felt a wave of sorrow.

  How difficult it is for a child to bear such a burden, how bitter must be the heart of that child.

  Stroking Xiaoxiao's hair, Yuantu said in a low voice: "Brother will come to see you soon."

  "And Dad."

  Yu Yuan Tu's face twisted into a bitter smile, and he slowly shook his head. He looked up towards the distance, when suddenly he heard the sound of rapid footsteps. Li Ran Dao's figure turned into the gate and entered his line of sight in an instant.

  "Burning Sword?"

  Yu Yuan Tu was both shocked and delighted, shouting loudly. Xiao Xu lifted his head from his adoptive father's arms, his small face blooming with joy, and rushed over: "Brother, you've finally come to see me."

  Li Ran Dao laughed and lifted Xiao Xu up with one hand, spun him around in a circle, and put him down on the ground, saying mysteriously: "Xiao Xu, look who else has come?"

  Yu Yuan Tu had never seen Li Ruo Dao so happy and excited in this period of time, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, looked up to see a tall figure smiling as he walked in from the door, wasn't it his old friend Li Qu Shan?

  Xiao Xu was stunned, and it wasn't until his brother poked him that he came to his senses. He burst out laughing and ran over, jumping up and throwing himself into Li Qushan's arms: "Dad, you're finally back! I've missed you so much."

  Li Qushan tightly hugged his little son, with hot tears in his eyes. In the distance, a woman led three children out at some point and stood behind Yuantu, the whole family also had tears in their eyes, looking at this happy family in front of them, their hearts surged with emotion.

  Li Qushan has actually returned, he has actually escaped from the Mystic Stone Valley to come and pick up his son. The Yuantou family is overjoyed as if in a dream, looking at Li Rengdiao with a smile all over his face. Yuantou suddenly feels that he can no longer look at this young man with the eyes of a child, for this young man has achieved an almost impossible miracle.

  The two families gathered together, with endless conversations. Li Ruo Dao recounted the most important events of his past year, and everyone was amazed. As for his sudden and rapid growth in strength, they thought that Li Ruo Dao had a master who was an Immortal Dan Master, and no one doubted it. They never thought that the Immortal had not even begun to teach Li Ruo Dao anything yet.

  In the evening, the woman prepared a big table of wine and dishes. The two families gathered together, chatting and laughing, enjoying themselves immensely.

  Li Ruo Dao looked at Yu Yuan Tu and said, "Uncle Yu, next step I plan to take my father and brother to settle down in Xuanji City at the foot of Xuanji Mountain, and we won't return to Wanghe Village. My brother has been relying on you for so long, I'm extremely grateful."

  The woman listened, and with a heart-wrenching expression, she pulled Xiaohui over to her. For nearly a year now, she had regarded this child as her own. Suddenly hearing that they would have to part ways, she felt reluctant to let go. She exchanged a glance with Yuantu, who nodded in bitter resignation. The woman spoke up:

  "Ran Jian, last time you and Uncle Xiang encountered great danger. We don't want to stay in Lin Feng City either, we also want to move elsewhere. Is it allowed for outsiders to live in Xuan Ji City? Would it be okay if our whole family moves there?"

  Xiao Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and he had already understood many things. He knew that as long as his brother nodded, the two families would never have to be apart again. His small eyes stared unwaveringly at Li Ruo Dao.

  Yu Yuan Tu and his wife were also worried, as they had heard that the people being resettled in Xuanji City were all relatives of disciples who practiced in the mountains, and they were just outsiders...

  Just thinking of this, Li Ran's knife was overjoyed and nodded: "That's great, our two families will all go over, I'll talk to my fellow apprentices in the city, it's completely no problem."

  Li Qushan and Yu Yuan Tu, the three of them were greatly relieved in their hearts. Xiao Xu excitedly jumped up: "It's great! From now on, neither of my two dads will leave me!"