9 CHAPTER 10

The spirit caves were labyrinthine and deep, hundreds of turning paths and

thousands of steps turning backwards without wind or moonlight, though there

was a faraway and almost unnoticeable feeling of coolness. Large and small

limestone rocks emerged from the landscape, revealing many beds of natural

rock. At the center, there was even a pool of clear reflective water that seemed to

reveal another world.

This was only one among many caves, but Shen Qingqiu was very satisfied

and didn't plan to look for another spot.

Shen Qingqiu wanted to achieve a new understanding in his techniques. He

sat on the stone bed and began to cultivate.

However, perhaps Old Man Heaven didn't want him to cultivate honestly and

well. He hadn't meditated for long when he heard a strange noise.

It was the sound of someone wheezing painfully.

Not only did it sound strange to his keen ears, his body's spiritual power

seemed to also experience a strange and almost violent burst of energy

fluctuations.

Fine. Shen Qingqiu knew something had happened. In these spiritual caves,

naturally there had to be other people who gained entry to cultivate in seclusion

aside from him. Not only were there other people cultivating here as well... it

seemed someone had cultivated into qi deviation.

1 This was a critical moment.

I! Only! Want! To! Cultivate! In! Seclusion! And! Increase! Martial! Power!

Couldn't he do this? Couldn't! He!

Shen Qingqiu opened his eyes suddenly and decided to investigate. He

followed the noise and the fluctuations in spiritual power. Walking in that

direction along seven turns and eight bends, the disruption grew larger and

larger.

Finally, he entered another spiritual cave. Once he entered, he saw a whiteclothed back facing him and a sword fallen on the ground.

The interior of the cave was filled with traces of spiritual power-filled sword

slashes and fresh blood as though from a murder scene involving a sword. Even

the white-clothed person's body had bloody marks on it.

Looks like this qi deviation is quite tragic!

Shen Qingqiu pondered over whether lending the other person some of his

own high level spiritual power would be helpful or more likely to harm him to

death. At that moment, he glanced at the sword fallen on the ground.

The sword was currently slim in shape, probably because its owner's spiritual

power was running rampant. Its whole body emitted a harsh silver light, a

strange dark incantation and engravings inscribed along the blade.

Seeing this sword, Shen Qingqiu knew at once which sword this was and

whose it was.

Damn!

If he sought a good death, he shouldn't be meeting this person!

If earlier he still thought of helping out, right now he had the thought to run

for his life. But it was already too late. That white-clothed person suddenly

turned around; he'd already found him out!

Shen Qingqiu was in no mood to applaud this 'handsome man!' This

handsome man's two eyes were blood red, his forehead bulging with blue veins,

intent on making him kneel!

He flapped his sleeves and ran for it. That man hit a palm onto the stone wall,

stone shards flew everywhere; the long, fallen sword on the ground flew up and

just happened to block Shen Qingqiu's route of retreat through the limestone

entrance. The white-clothed man who'd lost all reason advanced like a gunshot.

Shen Qingqiu saw it was too late to run and toughened his scalp for the

upcoming fight. He gathered spiritual power in his right hand, staking everything

on that one hit and slapped his palm onto his opponent's chest.

If this person was really like what was said about him in rumors, he had a

vitality comparable to that of the protagonist and this hit certainly wouldn't be of

any damn use. Not only would it not be of any damn use, perhaps Shen Qingqiu

would even be knocked flying three zhang

3 out while coughing up blood.

However, it turned out to have an effect after all. The one who was knocked

flying three chi

4 out while coughing up blood wasn't Shen Qingqiu, but his

opponent!

At that instant, Shen Qingqiu raised his right hand and looked at the whiteclothed person he'd personally knocked down by the palm strike. He deeply felt:

how can this brother be such a dick!

Actually, though someone who had cultivated into qi deviation was very

frightening, they were also very fragile. If your luck was good, chances were that

your single strike would be the one to break their last standing straw of support.

Shen Qingqiu's expression was tangled as he watched him painfully move

into a half-kneeling position on the ground. He tried to forcefully stand up but

could only fall onto his knees again. Finally, Shen Qingqiu could only sigh and

walk over, putting his hand on his back.

"I'll make this clear." Shen Qingqiu didn't care if he was listening or not,

saying it for himself: "I'm not familiar with this move; if I really make you dead,

I still tried my best so you shouldn't blame me."

It was unknown how much time had passed. Shen Qingqiu felt the spiritual

power inside the man return to a calm and natural state. Only then could he lay

down his worries and retract his hand.

The white-clothed man's head drooped down, not quite conscious yet.

To tell the truth, Shen Qingqiu had already guessed this man's identity, but

the system's alert confirmed it for him.

Congratulations! The system's notice: Changed the scene 'Liu Qingge's

death,' the death and hatred values for the villain 'Shen Qingqiu' have

decreased, B Points: +200!

Sure enough. This was his fellow sect brother, also yet another victim who

wrongly died under the original Shen Qingqiu's hands.

Cang Qiong Mountain sect, Twelve Peaks' Bai Zhan Peak's Peak Lord, Liu

Qingge.

Liu Qingge was a very NB

6 character.

Each one of Cang Qiong's Twelve Peaks had their own merits and distinctive

features. For instance, Qiong Ding Peak led everyone and oversaw general

affairs; Shen Qingqiu's Qing Jing Peak was the favorite of intellectual and

literary youths; Wan Jian Peak since ancient times had produced famous

swordmasters; what Ku Xing Peak

7 did was obvious by its name, even if you

whipped Shen Qingqiu he wouldn't want to go there...

Among the Twelve Peaks, Xian Shu Peak

is an incredibly coveted existence.

Because this Peak only accepts female disciples. Also, there were very high

standards for accepted disciples, the beautiful women like clouds. WS

readers

in an endless stream wrote YY reviews and let a hundred flowers bloom freely,

expressing all kinds of styles. Among them were "The Overbearing Xian Shu

Fell In Love With Me," "My Days While Possessing Xian Shu Peak"; these

kinds of works were considered masterpieces of lasciviousness. Their popularity

could even compare to that of the original work.

But the Peak the youths loved the most, revered most, and would like to enter

most: it would definitely be the Bai Zhan Peak commanded by Liu Qingge!

This was Cang Qiong Mountain sect's great war division, also the one with

the greatest fighting strength.

The history of Bai Zhan Peak was filled with innumerable outstanding figures,

victorious in hundreds of battles, full of undefeated myths, positively hotblooded and bold!

Therefore, Shen Yuan was quite fascinated by this character. Men always

admired the strong. Even though the original work didn't describe his

appearance, Shen Qingqiu's image of Liu Qingge was that of a sharp man's face.

A god of war!

Shen Qingqiu lowered his head and looked at that face like a beautiful

woman's, feeling the image he held in his mind shatter.

The invincible Bai Zhan Peak's Lord, why did he have to grow this kind of

elegant young prince's face?

But thinking it over, Liu Qingge was the big brother of one of the female

leads, the peerless beauty Liu Mingyan. The quality of the male protagonist's

wives was as strong as steel; the strength of genetics was also very great, very

scientific!

Ever-victorious, his character rampantly arrogant, plus a good appearance; no

wonder the author wrote him into an early death.

Aside from the protagonist, who dared be so arrogant? You'd die in minutes!

Damn, he didn't think deeply about this earlier. Would rescuing this person

affect Luo Binghe's coolness?

This flashy character didn't show up much. Other than being used to display a

warlike prowess enough to make people piss their pants, he had one other

important reason for existing: to set off the scumbag Shen Qingqiu.

Liu Qingge and Shen Qingqiu were brothers in the same sect but had discord

between them.

This was also why Shen Qingqiu wanted to run away earlier. They never got

along well to begin with. Adding qi deviation to the equation: either he chased

Shen Qingqiu and killed him or like the original Shen Qingqiu, Shen Qingqiu

was the one to kill him.

Though it was unknown what deep hatred was between them, the fact that the

original Shen Qingqiu was Liu Qingge's murderer was a hard truth. Once this

event was exposed, it was also the (number one) reason pushing towards Shen

Qingqiu's loss of standing and reputation. The original Shen Qingqiu said "in his

cultivation I saw a divergent path, that was the only reason I could steel my heart

and kill my junior apprentice-brother." Thinking on it now, he had probably

made his move here...

Shen Qingqiu killed the female lead's only relative. Of course Luo Binghe

would take revenge for his wife.

Come to speak of it, the hatred towards the character Shen Qingqiu was really

not of an average intensity!

Shen Qingqiu was still worrying about his future when Liu Qingge finished

vomiting blood and finally turned around.

Liu Qingge opened his eyes and immediately saw Shen Qingqiu sitting

nearby, looking busy. Tilting his head, no matter how he looked Shen Qingqiu

didn't seem to have good intentions. His instincts ringing, he silently tried to sit

up. However, he'd suffered an impact on his internal organs and was still

scrambled up inside. Blood sprayed out again.

Nearby, Shen Qingqiu coolly said: "Ai, don't be so excited. You're still Bai

Zhan Peak's Lord, how can you come to look so terrible. Do you have the face

to look like this? Come, come, wipe." As he spoke, he passed over a

handkerchief.

Liu Qingge spoke as he vomited blood: "Shen... what kind of thing are you

up to now..."

Shen Qingqiu saw how difficult it was for him and laid a palm on his back.

Originally, Liu Qingge thought he wanted to harm him but was unable to dodge;

only when the palm connected did he feel a stream of clear and smooth spiritual

power channeling into him, straightening out his meridians and his spiritual

power. At this, Liu Qingge was even more aghast at Shen Qingqiu than he had

been earlier.

Shen Qingqiu had a hand on his back while speaking to him: "Junior

apprentice-brother Liu, this senior brother has recently gained some insights

while in seclusion recently. Thinking of past events, this senior brother feels a

little ashamed."

Liu Qingge seemed to vomit even more severely.

Shen Qingqiu pondered: "How about this, leave past events in the past. From

now on, let's join hands in respect and be a pair of model apprentice-brothers.

What do you think, junior brother?"

Since he hadn't killed Liu Qingge, that hatred in the plot had been avoided.

Why couldn't he be even more thorough and just establish good relations with

Liu Qingge, perhaps even making him become his back-up?!

Liu Qingge: "...Are you serious?"

Shen Qingqiu: "Serious. I cannot be more serious. Look at this senior

brother's two eyes, are you moved?"

Shen Qingqiu always felt that after unfreezing the OOC function, he had no

more worries and had proceeded without turning back...

Liu Qingge's face was ugly as he looked into Shen Qingqiu's eyes for a

moment, as he wished. Finally, he seemed to be driven beyond the limits of

endurance and said: "You, walk farther away."

Shen Qingqiu expressed understanding.

After all, they had been in mutual disgust for so many years. A good

impression couldn't be brushed up so suddenly and could only come along

slowly.

He nodded his head and was as good as his word. As he walked along, he

waved back without turning his head and said: "If junior brother encounters

some trouble while practicing, there's no need to be shy, you can call this senior

brother to come help. All us brothers are close and have to take care of each

other."

Liu Qingge thought that if he had to listen to two more words from him, he

would start vomiting blood again. His gaze was terrible.

Shen Qingqiu shut his mouth and left. Liu Qingge was left alone inside the

spirit cave.

They were two people who didn't get along well. When they were less

familiar with each other, Shen Qingqiu was the person who Liu Qingge found

the most disgusting. Both extremely abhorred each other.

This kind of hatred wasn't like an argument between a loving but quarrelsome

couple. It was the kind of like-minded hatred that turned to violence. What was

strange was that Shen Qingqiu didn't take the opportunity to drop stones on

someone stranded in a well,

10 not to mention helped him?!

However, with the truth placed in front of him, Liu Qingge's expression

twisted slightly.

He knew from memory that his cultivation had gone out of control earlier. But

now his spiritual flow was smooth and he definitely could not have broken

through the frenzy by himself. There must have been outside help.

Could it be that Shen Qingqiu had truly helped him?

Once he thought that there truly was this kind of possibility, Liu Qingge felt

as disgusted as though he'd eaten shit.

—End Chapter 9—

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