Chapter 935, Third Senior Brother
Chapter 935, Third Senior Brother
Translator: Jon
Translation Checker: Silavin
That was why such a unique way of earning battle points was born, and it was acknowledged by the Divine Ocean Realm Masters from both sides.
Divine Ocean Realm Masters had the right to give certain amounts of battle points to the winners.
When Lu Ye first arrived at Blue Flame Mountain Pass, Nian Yuexian would give him all sorts of trivial tasks. When he completed a task, Nian Yuexian would give him some battle points as a reward. Since she was able to do that, the Divine Ocean Realm Masters over here could do that as well. Moreover, they had a valid reason to give out the battle points, which was unlike Nian Yuexian, whose way of giving battle points to Lu Ye was dubious.
Naturally, the Heavens were fine with such an arrangement.
Also, cultivators had never been law-abiding citizens. They loved to fight. Given such a venue, they could expend their energy while improving their combat skills. It was like killing two birds with one stone.
“Why don’t I see any cultivators in the Eight-Order Real Lake Realm and above?” Lu Ye asked.
Tong Shuyao replied with a smile, “You’re pretty observant, Junior Brother. Indeed, no cultivators in the Eighth-Order Real Lake Realm and above will take part in the fights. Even Seventh-Order Masters are rarely seen. That’s mainly because their military titles allow them to earn decent monthly salaries, so they’re not interested in the rewards here. Also, they’re ready to ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm. If they’re injured or killed in such a fight, it’s not worth it. Both sides don’t want to see it happen either.”
Lu Ye nodded. Pretending to be nonchalant, he asked, “Which one of these two people is from our side?”
“The Combat Cultivator who uses a spear. I remember that his name is Mu Tianxing. He’s fairly powerful.”
As a Fourth-Order Real Lake Realm Master, Mu Tianxing was indeed fairly powerful.
“Who’s that guy from the Grand Sky Coalition? He’s only a Third-Order Master. Despite being weaker than Mu Tianxing, he’s a match for him. It’s apparent that he has a stronger heritage.”
“Indeed.” Tong Shuyao nodded in agreement. “Perhaps he’s from a top Sect.”
Suddenly, someone said, “You’re so intelligent, Senior Sister Tong. That person is from Blue Emperor City, which is a Tier-Two Sect within the Grand Sky Coalition. It’s considered a top Sect.”
Usually, the participants would introduce themselves before exchanging moves. The person who had spoken earlier knew who the saber user was because he had been here for a longer time.
A surprised Lu Ye asked, “What’s his name?”
The cultivator ignored Lu Ye, pretending that he didn’t hear him.
A displeased Tong Shuyao snapped. “Junior Brother Taibai is asking you a question. Are you deaf?”
Since she had said so, the cultivator could only reply reluctantly, “I remember that his name is Xiao Xinghe.”
[Xiao Xinghe!] Lu Ye was shocked.
Finally, he realised why he found that person familiar and why his moves gave him a strong sense of familiarity. That was because Xiao Xinghe of Blue Emperor City was his Third Senior Brother!
Following the downfall of the Crimson Blood Sect back then, many of their disciples were either killed or dismissed. Only the Sect Master and a small number of people remained.
At that time, Shui Yuan was the oldest and most mature, so she stayed in the Crimson Blood Sect. She and the Sect Master worked together to protect Mount Ao.
On the other hand, Xiao Xinghe was sent to Blue Emperor City, which was an ally.
Li Baxian was taken away by Feng Wujiang’s Wife. Among the disciples of the Crimson Blood Sect in this generation, Lu Ye was closest to Shui Yuan, and Li Baxian came second. That was because Li Baxian’s Spiritual Points were damaged back then, so he was stuck on the Spirit Creek Battlefield for more than ten years, which was how Lu Ye came into contact with him.
However, Lu Ye had never seen Xiao Xinghe before, though he had met his Son, Xiao Changhe.
He found him familiar because the Father and Son shared many similarities, and his moves gave him a strong sense of familiarity because Xiao Xinghe had compiled his insights on the Way of Blades and stored the information inside a jade slip before asking Xiao Changhe to pass it to Lu Ye.
It could be said that Lu Ye had built a solid foundation in the Way of Blades thanks to Xiao Xinghe.
When he was on the Cloud River Battlefield, he had thought about looking for Xiao Xinghe. Unfortunately, they didn’t have a way to contact each other, which was why he felt helpless.
He didn’t expect to come across Xiao Xinghe whom he had never met before here. Moreover, the latter was already a Third-Order Real Lake Realm Master.
The Crimson Blood Sect’s disciples of this generation were talented. Shui Yuan was one such example as she was already a Divine Ocean Realm Master.
Although Li Baxian had been stuck on the Spirit Creek Battlefield for over ten years, he had accumulated a lot of heritage. That was why his cultivation improved quickly.
Initially, Lu Ye thought Xiao Xinghe had an average aptitude. After all, when he headed to the Blue Emperor City’s Outpost on the Spirit Creek Battlefield back then, Xiao Xinghe had just entered the Cloud River Battlefield.
At that time, his Son Xiao Changhe was already a cultivator. During a conversation with Shui Yuan, Lu Ye found out that Xiao Xinghe’s aptitude was better than that of Li Baxian. Although he appeared tough, he was actually a sensitive and caring person. When he was young, he fell in love with a commoner and promised to spend the rest of his life with her, which was why his cultivation was affected, and he was even chased out of Blue Emperor City.
Unfortunately, his Wife wasn’t healthy. After giving birth to Xiao Changhe, she fell ill. Although Xiao Xinghe had been taking good care of her over the years, she eventually passed away.
It wasn’t until her funeral was over that Xiao Xinghe returned to Blue Emperor City and knelt on the floor for seven days. Only then was he accepted back into the Sect.
When Lu Ye heard these tales back then, he felt sorry for them. Shui Yuan had gone over to treat Xiao Xinghe’s Wife, but it was a congenital illness. She could’ve lived for a longer time if she didn’t give birth to a child. However, her health worsened after she gave birth to Xiao Changhe. Even Shui Yuan was powerless to help.
Although Lu Ye had heard a lot about Xiao Xinghe, it wasn’t until he saw him in person that he confirmed the latter indeed had a better aptitude than Li Baxian. It was proven by how fast Xiao Xinghe could increase his power.
Despite the undulating emotions in his heart, Lu Ye still appeared calm and collected.
Even though it was his first time seeing Xiao Xinghe, he had a natural affinity for him.
Back then, when Xiao Xinghe found out that Lu Ye was a saber user as well, he compiled his insights on the Way of Blades and asked his Son to pass the jade slip to Lu Ye.
Strictly speaking, Lu Ye’s Combo and Flash were based on Xiao Xinghe’s insights.
Presently, the two of them were in an intense fight. Their Spiritual Powers surged as the lights of their weapons flickered.
After watching for a bit, Lu Ye realised something. It definitely wasn’t Xiao Xinghe’s first fight as there were wounds on his body that weren’t caused by a spear.
He had participated in one or more matches. Anyway, the fact that he was still there showed that he had won the previous matches.
Despite that, he was still a match for an opponent who was one Minor Realm above him. What was more, he was even in an advantageous position.
If this went on, it wouldn’t be hard for him to win the match. Those from Thousand Demon Ridge realised that as well, so they donned solemn expressions.
Letting the opponent earn some battle points didn’t matter to them, but with so many spectators around, it would be embarrassing if someone from their side was defeated. Since there was rarely any war here, the cultivators were concerned about the outcomes of such fights.
Mu Tianxing realised he was in a disadvantageous position as well, so he seemed determined to defeat the other party while ignoring his own safety. He bombarded his opponent with a storm of attacks with his spear.
Seeing that, Xiao Xinghe stopped being aggressive and became defensive instead. Lu Ye nodded, agreeing that this was the best way to deal with the opponent.
Mu Tianxing was running out of patience as he activated his Spiritual Power and forcefully pushed out his spear. Seizing the chance, Xiao Xinghe moved backwards to dodge the attack, but he almost crashed into the Grand Sky Coalition cultivators behind him.
Under normal circumstances, the spectators would move away so that the two of them could continue fighting.
However, for some reason, those Grand Sky Coalition cultivators remained standing there. One of them even stepped forward to let Xiao Xinghe crash into him.
He immediately landed a slap on Xiao Xinghe’s shoulder and snapped. “Be careful!”
Xiao Xinghe had never expected that someone from his side would secretly undermine him at such a critical moment. Although the slap felt light, it caused his Spiritual Power to descend into chaos.
Mu Tianxing’s eyes brightened as he pushed his spear towards Xiao Xinghe’s heart. It seemed that he was going to kill the other party with this attack.
Lu Ye immediately wrapped his hand around the hilt, but before he could make a move, Xiao Xinghe stepped aside as the spear penetrated his shoulder. At the same time, he wielded his saber.
Mu Tianxing’s head was sent flying away as blood spurted out of his wound. The headless corpse fell from the sky.
Xiao Xinghe panted as he turned his head slowly and glared at the Grand Sky Coalition cultivator who had landed a slap on him. His gaze was filled with murderous intent while he remained silent.
The Grand Sky Coalition cultivator was fair-skinned and handsome. His expensive clothes showed that he came from an extraordinary background. Faced with Xiao Xinghe’s stare, he remained composed. He only activated his Spiritual Power to protect himself. “What do you want to do? You’d better think it through.”
His aura showed that he was a Seventh-Order Real Lake Realm Master. In this place, only Tong Shuyao was a match for him.
“What’s going on over there?” Lu Ye asked while squinting.
Although what had happened earlier was almost imperceptible, these Real Lake Realm Masters could see everything clearly. They wondered why there seemed to be a conflict among the Grand Sky Coalition cultivators, but they were pleased to see that.
After all, a person from their side was killed by Xiao Xinghe, so they felt humiliated.
Under normal circumstances, rarely anyone would be killed in such a fight. That was because both parties were equally powerful. Once one of them realised he would be defeated, he would throw in the towel.
Mu Tianxing was negligent earlier. He became complacent because he thought he would surely win, but he was killed by Xiao Xinghe instead.
That way, Xiao Xinghe not only earned some battle points but could also get Mu Tianxing’s Storage Bag.
“I have no idea. I rarely come here.” Tong Shuyao shook her head. She then turned to look at the Thousand Demon Ridge cultivator who had spoken earlier. “What’s going on with them?”
The cultivator replied, “Xiao Xinghe seems unpopular over there. Perhaps he has offended someone.”
“Who is it?” Lu Ye asked.
“I have no idea. Anyway, Xiao Xinghe would frequently show up here as of late. It seems that he’s in need of battle points.”