novelraw Chapter 291 : Are You Sick
Chapter 291 : Are You Sick
The disciples, utterly unprepared to be slaughtered by their own people, were both angry and frightened. Most of them were at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, with only a few direct disciples barely breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage, and even then, only at the early Divine Transformation stage.
A single early Unity stage cultivator could easily handle dozens of early Divine Transformation stage cultivators.
The outcome of the battle was obvious.
The situation quickly descended into chaos, but Chu Sang didn't rashly intervene. This trial ground was meant to test these disciples. Though the Xuanyuan family's betrayal was unexpected, it inadvertently became part of the trial. Unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn't interfere.
The disciples on this side were inferior in cultivation level to the Xuanyuan family, but they had the advantage of numbers. There were also several highly talented Divine Transformation disciples holding the line. Victory wasn't entirely impossible.
What remained to be seen was whether these disciples could unleash their potential.
As Chu Sang was deep in thought, she suddenly sensed something and abruptly looked up towards a certain direction in the distance, her eyes cold.
That feeling just now...
It felt like being locked onto and observed from the shadows, that uncomfortable feeling of being treated as prey in someone's bag...
But when she looked over, there was no one there. Could it have been her imagination?
A cultivator's sixth sense isn't something to be taken lightly. Chu Sang didn't dismiss that sudden intuition as imagination. Instead, she stepped forward and carefully inspected the surroundings. Mo Qingchen, having just dealt with a Divine Transformation disciple, turned his head to see her leaving. "Where are you going?"
Chu Sang didn't answer him, silently walking in a certain direction. In fact, even she didn't know where she was going, just following that intuition. Mo Qingchen, uneasy about her leaving the group alone, followed her.
The two arrived at a quiet mountain valley cave. As soon as they entered, Mo Qingchen's footsteps paused. He sensed something familiar. While he was still in a daze, he saw Chu Sang's figure quickly turn a corner and disappear. He hurriedly followed.
Half an hour later, the two stopped in front of a jumble of stone tablets. The runes carved on the stones weren't unfamiliar to Chu Sang; they were identical to the ones she saw when she fell off the cliff years ago. The only difference was that back then, she didn't know about the existence of upper gods. Now, looking at them, these runes were extremely similar to the divine patterns on the faces of the upper gods.
Were these left by those upper gods?
Why?
As she was pondering the reason for these runes being left behind, a sword wind attacked from behind. She reflexively swung her sword to block. Chu Sang had thought it was something launching a sneak attack from the shadows, but upon closer look, it was actually Mo Qingchen? She had been focused on the stone wall earlier and hadn't noticed this guy sneaking up on her from behind???
"Are you sick?"
She couldn't help but curse out loud.
"......"
At this moment, Mo Qingchen's expression was very odd. He stared at her grimly, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
This scene felt uncannily familiar. Chu Sang suddenly remembered that when she first saw the runes on the stone tablet years ago, she had coincidentally fallen off a cliff with Mo Qingchen. At that time, his out-of-control expression was very similar to now, as if someone was controlling him from behind.
Those who cultivate the Heartless Sword Dao must cut off all emotions and love. Only then can they cultivate to the peak. Because of this, cultivators of the Heartless Sword Dao have extremely stable dao hearts and are rarely controlled or possessed by others' consciousness or divine sense. Mo Qingchen, as one of the rare sword cultivators who became famous in his youth in the cultivation world, could be controlled by others time and again. This really didn't fit the standard of the Heartless Sword Dao! Unless there was another possibility—that he hadn't completely cut off his emotional ties.
It seemed she had no choice but to help him.
Chu Sang raised her hand to meet his sword. The sword's edge suddenly turned, slashing towards a certain direction.