Chapter 28: Wind Clears Dust

  Ling Jing shook his head and said, "Brother Tian, why do you say this? A few months ago at the Returning Goose Tower, you could have taken my master's life, but in the end, you showed mercy to us. Today, although I won by luck, I absolutely do not want to harm your life."

  Although he didn't condone Tanba Koganei's evil deeds, he considered himself a person who distinguished between gratitude and resentment. On that day, Tanba Koganei could have easily taken his life, but during the duel, he held back several times, which allowed him to survive the first main storyline.

  Now that Tian Boguang's life is in his own hands, he only wants to repay his kindness today. If he sees him doing evil again in the future, he will draw his sword and kill him without any hesitation or guilt.

  Linghu Chong heard Ling Jing say this, and also said: "Tian brother, today my junior brother is unwilling to harm you, it has already gone against the master's orders. I only hope that you can turn over a new leaf as soon as possible and not do things that are shameful."

  Tian Boguang looked up at the sky and laughed, saying: "You don't want to kill me, but I will die because of you." His words were filled with desolation. He said again, "Forget it, forget it, Tian Boguang is not as skilled as others, so he will go down the mountain now. Two friends take care of yourselves."

  Two people saw Tian Boguang go down the mountain, standing on the cliff edge, looking at his somewhat late back, Linghu Chong couldn't help but sigh: "Little Shidi, do you think Tian Boguang will really die like this?"

  He had heard Tian Boguang mention several times that if he couldn't get the two of them down the mountain, they would lose their lives. Now seeing him return without success, he didn't know whether he could survive this ordeal or not.

  Ling Jing furrowed his brow and sank into thought for a moment. In the original plot, although Tian Boguang did not invite Linghu Chong to move, Niezhen monk unexpectedly let him go, and later even accepted Tian Boguang as an apprentice.

  He is just a crazy and eccentric monk, his behavior is unpredictable, Tian Boguang joined him as a disciple, probably also an unavoidable thing, but this guy finally did have a change of heart, reformed himself, not bad for a good fellow.

  But he couldn't say these things directly to Linghu Cong, so for the time being, he just smiled and said: "Tian Boguang has committed many evils. Now that we let him go, it's already a big violation of Master and Mistress' intentions. As for whether he can survive or not, it depends on his own luck."

  Linghu Chong nodded and finally didn't say anything more.

  After that, the two returned to their respective caves and practiced on their own. Linghu Chong sat cross-legged in meditation, while Lin Pingzi sat on a stone bed on the other side, feeling puzzled in his heart.

  Because in the original plot, Linghu Chong and Tian Boguang had just fought, when Feng Qingyang suddenly appeared. However, this person was bound by an oath from many years ago and could not fight with anyone, so he couldn't personally deal with Tian Boguang. Therefore, he passed on the ultimate martial art "Dugu Nine Swords" to Linghu Chong, which allowed him to defeat Tian Boguang with his superior swordsmanship.

  It's just that now I've been dealing with Tian Boguang for so long, but still haven't seen any sign of Feng Qingyang, how can my heart not feel depressed.

  He sat on the stone bed, his eyebrows furrowed in concern. He knew that with his current abilities, although he was already considered a top-notch expert, in this world's storyline, those who could play a leading role were basically all the most elite experts.

  And even if Yue Buqun has now reached the strength of a first-rate master, he still needs to hide his light and bide his time, secretly making plans. With his own internal power having just barely reached third-rate level, even adding his superb swordsmanship on top, at most he could only contend with ordinary second-rate masters. If he truly wants to occupy a place in this martial world, it's likely there is still a very long road ahead that needs to be walked.

  But in this world, "Dugu Nine Swords" and "Evil-Repelling Sword Spectrum" are the biggest bugs. In the original plot, when Linghu Chong lost all his internal energy, he could still defeat many masters with the help of "Dugu Nine Swords". Lin Pingzhi was originally just a mediocre martial artist, at most a second-rate master, but after learning the "Evil-Repelling Sword Spectrum", even Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng joining forces couldn't be his match.

  It's just that Ling Jing would never learn the "Bixie Sword Spectrum", so now the only way to quickly improve his strength is to go and learn Feng Qingyang's "Dugu Nine Swords".

  He sat on the stone bed, meditating and practicing his skills, while carefully listening to the movements outside the cave. However, in his heart, he was also very uncertain whether Feng Qingyang would suddenly appear on this cliff as in the original story.

  He sat for a long time, until the third watch of the night, when Linghu Chong on the other end had already fallen asleep due to exhaustion. Only he, because his heart was preoccupied with Feng Qingyang's affairs, forced himself to stay awake and carefully paid attention to any movements on the cliff.

  As time slowly passed, but still without the arrival of Feng Qingyang, Ling Jing couldn't help but secretly wonder, thinking to herself, could it be that her own appearance had changed the original plot, so even Feng Qingyang wouldn't appear?

  For a moment, he was truly disappointed. Although he had the system in hand and would eventually learn the ultimate martial arts, he didn't know how many main lines he needed to go through to accumulate enough talent points. Now that he had finally found a shortcut to learn the ultimate martial arts ahead of time, the plot change made it uncertain again, which was truly frustrating.

  He let out a sigh and sat back down, carefully thinking to himself, wondering if he had missed something or if there was something that made Feng Qingyang dissatisfied, which would cause this important plot character to not have appeared until now.

  Just then, he suddenly heard a faint breaking sound in his ear, and immediately saw a black shadow flashing by at the entrance of the cave. He was shocked and quickly got up to chase out of the cave.

  After exiting the cave, only a tall and thin man in a green robe was seen standing outside the cave about ten feet away, with his back to himself, unable to see his face.

  However, Ling Jing knew that this green-robed person must be Feng Qingyang without a doubt. Although he was extremely excited in his heart, he didn't dare to show any expression on his face and only asked: "Who are you?"

  That man heard the words and slowly turned around, only to see that he was depressed, his face as pale as gold paper, a silver beard floating gently in the wind. Ling Jing saw his appearance and immediately became even more certain in her heart, this person's looks were exactly the same as the description in the original story.

  The man in the green robe turned around, but did not immediately respond. Instead, he looked Ling Jing up and down before saying calmly, "As a disciple of Huashan, why do you secretly learn other schools' martial arts without telling your master? Don't you know that this alone can be considered deceiving one's master and betraying one's ancestors?"

  Ling Jing was startled in her heart, but she didn't expect Feng Qingyang to ask about this matter as soon as he saw her. She thought that although Feng Qingyang was a master of the Sword Sect, he was also a direct descendant of Huashan, and if she answered incorrectly, not only would she fail to learn martial arts, but her life might also be in danger. After a moment's hesitation, she replied: "Senior, are you referring to the martial arts on the stone wall in that cave?"

  He saw the man in green robe nodding, and he smiled slightly, saying: "The martial arts on that stone wall were originally created by the ten great elders of the Demon Sect. Although I have learned the martial arts above, it is not stolen from the other four major sword schools, but rather a legitimate learning. Even if someone investigates in the future, I will be guilt-free."

  That man in the green robe heard this but did not show any change in his expression, and said: "Then why are you hiding from your master? Do you know that there are many lost skills of Huashan Sect on that stone wall?"

  Ling Jing nodded, but his face turned somewhat hesitant, and he replied: "My master is only afraid... only afraid that the martial arts on this stone wall will be too much to avoid."