Chapter 194: Chapter 183: Defeated with One Sword Strike

"Nie Yun..."

Hearing the young man’s impassioned words, Luoqing City’s face immediately turned pale. Her head swam, and she trembled so violently it seemed she might collapse at any moment.

Who was her master, the Baihua Sect Master? She was the strongest expert in the entire Divine Wind Empire, a figure even the Imperial Family’s own patriarchs treated with the utmost respect. And Nie Yun had just called her an animal!

’The Baihua Sect is worse than a kennel...’

’He’s insane!’

’Nie Yun has completely lost his mind!’

’If he had just apologized and bowed his head, there might have been a sliver of hope. But now, with a single sentence, he’s burned every bridge. No matter what I say, it’s useless now!’

’Wasn’t Nie Yun always so level-headed? Why is he being so reckless this time?!’

"You... you... you actually called the Sect Leader an animal?"

Yalian, who was standing to the side, was so frightened her vision went black and she fainted.

"What did you say?"

Baihua Xiu’s calm and detached expression was gone, replaced by an icy fury. Her white robes trembled in the wind, and it looked as if she might erupt at any moment.

"Didn’t you hear what I said? Do you want me to repeat myself?"

Ignoring her rage, Nie Yun reached out a hand, pulled a chair over from across the courtyard, and slowly sat down, treating her as if she were nothing.

"Who in the world are you?"

Seeing the young man’s composure, Baihua Xiu, despite being practically incandescent with rage, forced herself to hold back and asked again.

Having established a Supreme Sect in such a vast Empire, Baihua Xiu was not one to act on impulse. Otherwise, she would have died long ago and been raped countless times.

"I already told you. I’m just a Loose Cultivator. I have no sect, no school, and no backing. I simply find Qingcheng’s treatment to be unfair!"

Nie Yun said flatly.

"Fair or not, that is a matter for our Sect. We don’t need outsiders interfering!" Baihua Xiu’s expression returned to normal, and she once again resembled a noble, ethereal fairy untainted by the mortal world. Her tone, however, was frigid. "Today, you insulted the Sect, and you insulted me. Don’t even think about leaving. You will stay here!"

With a flip of her jade-like hand, she suddenly struck!

As she attacked, countless petals materialized in the courtyard, as if a floral rain were falling from the sky. Each petal was like a hidden weapon, instantly forming a torrent that rushed straight toward Nie Yun with a powerful gale.

This was the Immortal Fairy Baihua Xiu’s unique ultimate technique, a Royal Family’s Top-Grade Martial Art, the Flower Rain Divine Palm!

"The falling flower yearns to follow the water, but the heartless water drives it away. A rain of petals fills the sky like tears; who knows what is felt, and what is not? I wish to be the devoted falling flower, not the heartless flowing water... a fine Falling Flower Divine Palm! However, it seems your Cultivation of it is not yet up to par!"

Facing the Baihua Sect Master’s full-powered attack, Nie Yun shot to his feet. In that instant, he seemed to become an invincible giant, an ancient island that had stood in the middle of the ocean for ten thousand years, unyielding against the lashing currents and storms.

WHOOSH!

Nie Yun drew the Profound Jade Sword from his back.

HUM!

Drawing the Longsword from its fur-lined sheath should have been silent, but instead it unleashed a sound like a dragon’s cry. The piercing shriek shot into the sky, threatening to shatter the very clouds.

"BLEGH!"

Hearing this sound, the fainted Yalian suddenly opened her eyes, groggily stood up and took a few steps, then violently threw up!

Even Luoqing City, with her Early-Stage Armor Realm strength, turned deathly pale. Her Inner Breath was thrown into chaos, and she quickly sat cross-legged on the ground to regulate it.

"Momentum of the Earth!"

As the dragon’s cry faded, Nie Yun’s Longsword was fully drawn. It transformed into an axe that could split the heavens, carrying the weight and majesty of the earth as it smashed directly toward the Baihua Sect Master’s Flower Rain Divine Fist!

CRACKLE! POP!

Under the powerful assault of the Momentum of the Earth, the sky full of flowery rain shattered with a crackle. A force as heavy as the earth itself instantly appeared above the Baihua Sect Master’s head.

RIP!

In a single moment, the Baihua Sect Master’s pristine white robes turned gray. Her clothes were blasted into tattered strips, revealing the pale skin beneath. All of her previous arrogance vanished as her knees buckled and she collapsed to the ground.

"Master... she... she’s kneeling!"

As the dragon’s cry ended, Luoqing City also recovered her senses. When she saw the scene before her, her world went blank and her thoughts came to a screeching halt.

She had always believed the Sect Leader was an invincible existence in the Divine Wind Empire, always calm and detached, as noble as a fairy from the heavens!

But now, that fairy had been struck down to the Mortal realm by Nie Yun’s sword. Her clothes were shredded, leaving her nearly naked, and she was even kneeling on the ground. The powerful visual and mental shock left her throat open, but she couldn’t make a sound.

A young man, not even seventeen years old, had forced her master to her knees in a single move, turning a fairy into a beggar. This... just what kind of power was this?

’Just what level of strength does he have?’

’Phew! That was close!’

Holding the Profound Jade Sword, Nie Yun kept the Baihua Sect Master pinned to her knees. On the surface, he had the complete upper hand, but inwardly, he was sighing in relief. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

’The Baihua Sect Master’s strength has indeed reached Ultimate Venerable Peak, and her Flower Rain Divine Palm is a first-rate Royal Family Martial Art. Even with the unparalleled power of my Momentum of the Earth combined with the Profound Jade Sword, it should have been impossible to defeat her in a single move!’

’The only reason I succeeded was because of my experience from two lives and my understanding of combat!’

’After the Baihua Sect Master launched her attack, I didn’t meet it head-on. Instead, I first recited a mantra. In truth, that mantra was the Heart Method for cultivating the Second Realm of the Flower Rain Divine Palm’s Mental Realm—a level that the current Baihua Xiu had not yet created!’

’In my previous life, Luoqing City told me about it when we were exchanging experiences during that trial, after her strength had greatly increased. At that time, the Baihua Sect Master had only just created it!’

’This Second Realm is similar to my Momentum of the Earth. The Flower Rain Divine Palm she just used was like the Momentum of Mountains and Rivers. While powerful, it lacked the profound weight of the earth that can contain all things. Its Mental Realm was far inferior!’

’By reciting the principle of the Mental Realm she was struggling to comprehend, I momentarily disrupted her mind. Then, I deliberately drew my sword to create the dragon’s cry, severing her control over the Flower Rain Divine Palm.’

’With both interferences at play, her Flower Rain Divine Palm, which should have been at full power, was only able to unleash thirty percent of its strength. If I couldn’t shatter a Flower Rain Divine Palm at thirty percent power with a single strike of my Momentum of the Earth, then my last two months of ascetic Cultivation would have been for nothing!’

’Even so, that one strike of Momentum of the Earth consumed almost all of my energy. If the Baihua Sect Master had any strength left to attack, I wouldn’t have even been able to defend myself!’

’There’s still a huge gap between Early-Stage Ultimate Venerable and Ultimate Venerable Peak. Even though my foundation is deep and my combat power is astonishing, I’m still no match for someone like the Baihua Sect Master, who has been in the Ultimate Venerable Realm for decades!’

"You... what was that you recited just now... could you say it again?"

The Baihua Sect Master, still kneeling on the ground, didn’t try to stand. Nor did she show any sign of humiliation. Instead, she suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes shining with a brilliant light. Her gaze was filled with fervor, and she looked at Nie Yun as if she were seeing a peerless treasure—excited and Radiant. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)