Chapter 911: Chapter 910: The Dual-Slaying Sword

Zhi Xuan Daoist’s gaze turned sharp, but he wouldn’t cause trouble at such a moment.

It’s not that he believed the Sword Cultivator would inevitably succeed. To him, the attempts of over a hundred people had already encompassed all aspects of Cultivation Daoist; there couldn’t be any novel methods, especially for the Sword Cultivator with relatively singular skills.

Their abilities are reflected in combat, yet they have never been adept at these mysterious and profound aspects. If even the Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect have no solutions, it means that no one has a way.

He needed Yue Duo to take action, but he believed she should align with the others rather than deliberately holding back; in the history of Cultivation, such hidden withholding should be the Daoist’s right. When do the Sword Cultivators get to sit back and wait like this?

Does it make the Sword Sect leaders of the pack?

He then turned to Hou Niao, “You also won’t take action?”

Hou Niao replied indifferently, “Whatever Senior Sister says is what I say.”

Zhi Xuan gave him a deep look, said nothing, and turned to leave.

“Senior Sister?” Hou Niao softly called out, looking at the pondering Yue Duo.

Yue Duo sighed, “It’s not that I don’t want to take action, I just don’t accept his attitude; do you know why he came?”

Hou Niao was taken aback, “To make the Sword Sect lose face here together with the Daoist Sect?”

Yue Duo sneered, “You underestimate him; his real purpose in coming was to provoke me to a deadly strike! He knows that Qingkong Sword Vein has such methods.”

Hou Niao frowned, “I believe every Daoist has such methods! Why should it be us who go all out, risking our lives while others just taste lightly? In the end, they benefit?”

Yue Duo quietly looked at him, “Because they know the Sword Cultivator’s core nature. They know that once a Sword Cultivator Disciple receives a task, they won’t back down regardless of what they encounter. They know a Sword Cultivator can sacrifice their life without hesitation for the Daoist.

His purpose here is to tell me that if I take action and succeed, even if my life is no more, the Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect will preserve the Jinxiu Sword Vein’s legacy.”

Hou Niao scoffed, “The Sword Sect needs others’ protection? Then shelter under the Daoist Sect’s influence to be thugs? Or live without desire, mixing without purpose, waiting to die?”

Yue Duo smiled, “He knows I would, because the Sword Sect has you! That’s the real reason he came here to say these few words.”

“But we’ve seen through it, won’t take action, what can he do? And I don’t think using those self-sacrificial deadly methods will solve the problem; even if both of us, even if everyone here risks their lives to mutual destruction, it might not restrain the pestle.

Senior Sister, he’s playing on your weakness, you wouldn’t truly think this way, would you?”

Yue Duo said languidly, “Qingkong Sword Cultivators do not obey others’ commands. No one can force me to do what I don’t want to do; no one can stop me from doing what I decide to do. Zhi Xuan is smart, he’s guessed my thought, because with you, I can afford to take risks.

Others cannot achieve it; if others risk their lives for a deadly strike, then they cannot complete the Daoist task.

So among the hundred-odd people present, only I am qualified; you see them, this is the Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect, actually they have long been clear, this is not Zhi Xuan’s lone idea, it includes the majority.

This is the Cultivation World; remember this, Xiao Niao, the ones you deal with in the future are these people, even if they cannot surpass you in strength, countless ways will force you to face death.”

Hou Niao felt a bit saddened; this was a deadlock. Senior Sister wanted to complete the task, it required breaking through the pestle; without Hou Niao, they wouldn’t be able to force her, as everyone was solitary, no one willing to sacrifice themselves to fulfill others.

But he appeared here, and the Sword Sect had two candidates, so losing one was still within an acceptable range; this was what these righteous-faced people thought. They relied on the character of Sword Cultivator Disciples who never compromised, never easily abandon.

“If there has to be someone to complete the deadly strike, it should be me, right? After all, I brought Senior Sister and you here, I started all this, so naturally, I must end it.”

Yue Duo extended her hand, ruffling his head, sensing Hou Niao’s reluctance, yet still firmly ruffled a few times, her expression gentle,

“You haven’t yet encountered the life and death of the Killing Vein, you’re far from it!”

Gradually becoming solemn, “Since you have the heart to become a Xiao Mountain Sword Lineage disciple, remember this: in our philosophy, the Ancestral Master always stands at the forefront, the Master always stands before the Disciple, Senior Brother and Senior Sister always stand before Junior Brother and Junior Sister, this is the principle.”

Hou Niao understood; Senior Sister likely had long made up her mind. The reason for waiting until the end was to give herself the greatest chance, waiting for the pestle to be at its weakest.

The reason Zhi Xuan Daoist came was just for a promise; all of this was planned by her long ago, not forced by others; of course, the presence of these people could not be excluded from putting more pressure on her.

But he wouldn’t be a good boy; in his hundred years of cultivation, he’s always been self-reliant, no one can control him, including Senior Sister Yue Duo.

“We actually have other solutions, don’t need deadly strikes, and with better grasp.”

Yue Duo shook her head lightly, “One person is enough for the life and death of a deadly strike; two people is overkill.”

Hou Niao mysteriously smiled, “It’s not overkill, but I can complete the Purple Mansion strike!”

Yue Duo was stunned, “Didn’t you say…”

“I just had no security, and I didn’t want to reveal this secret openly; but I will definitely do it because I don’t want to spend my life as a mouse in spatial crevices. Since Senior Sister intends as well, shall we cooperate once?”

“How to cooperate?”

“Later I will enter meditation; Senior Sister, you must protect me from disturbances. With meditation, I will spiritually enter the Purple Mansion, completing a fatal strike on the pestle in the Purple Mansion; I think that mysterious power originates from this; once I crack it, Senior Sister you won’t need any life and death strike, just put all effort into the Unification Sword.”

Yue Duo showed doubt, “Really? You cannot deceive me with this matter!”

Hou Niao sighed, “Really, or how could I have come here? With no Space Treasure, and no Space Daoist Method, did I really randomly stumble upon this?”

Yue Duo thought it’s true, knowing that her Junior Brother has many secrets, who knew he could self-immerse in Purple Mansion,

“Do you have experience fighting in the Purple Mansion?”

Hou Niao smiled bitterly, “Over a hundred years of experience, enough? Here’s the deal: later, Senior Sister you pretend to make a move, but wait for me a little; I don’t know how long the fight inside will last, but I estimate if it’s against the pestle, it will be short; once there’s a stalemate, it means no hope.”