"Who won?"

The surrounding onlookers all turned their gazes toward the sky, waiting for the aftermath to dissipate.

After a cup of tea, the sky returned to its original state.

Wang Baole stood in the sky holding a firewood knife, while Hong Shijie opposite him still pointed her long sword at him.

Both of them appeared to be completely unharmed.

But the next second, a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of Hong Shijie's mouth, a scene that directly frightened the female disciples of Heartless Palace present.

"Hong Shijie!"

"Shijie, are you alright?"

"..."

Hong Shijie slowly raised her hand to signal that she was fine, then said: "You've actually mastered two True Meanings."

"Indeed."

Wang Baole said with a smile: "For you to endure my Blade Intent and only suffer such a minor injury is truly remarkable, but I didn't use my full strength just now. I wonder if you can withstand my next strike."

Upon hearing this, Hong Shijie frowned slightly. She hadn't been seriously injured, but Wang Baole's previous strike had made her wary. This fellow was truly worthy of being a disciple of the Qiankun Great Sage, his strength was indeed extraordinary.

If they continued fighting like this, they would only end up with both sides suffering defeat.

She hadn't come here to fight and show off, but to seek more opportunities to strengthen herself.

In an instant, she developed the intention to retreat.

But this fellow had an appearance of fighting to the death, which made it difficult for her.

"What, are you afraid?"

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Wang Baole continued to mock: "If you're afraid, then admit defeat and let my two wives deal with you."

"Hmph!"

Hong Shijie snorted coldly: "Disciples of my Heartless Palace will never bow to anyone. If you want to fight, then fight."

Before she finished speaking, a majestic voice came from the sky.

"Well said!"

"My Heartless Palace disciples are never inferior to others. Young man, if you want to humiliate my Heartless Palace disciples, you're not qualified enough."

With the arrival of this voice, the expressions of those present varied.

The female disciples of Heartless Palace all showed expressions of joy and excitement.

The green-skirted young woman even shouted: "Master has come!"

The onlookers nearby looked shocked, carefully following the sound to look.

In contrast, the disciples of Wendao Academy all showed ugly expressions. The Heartless Palace Saintess was a Great Sage!

Among the disciples of Wendao Academy who entered North Jade Mountain, none could contend with her.

If a fight broke out, the disciples of Wendao Academy would suffer.

While everyone was uneasy, a graceful figure came walking through the air.

The moment she appeared, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky, making the hearts of the Wendao Academy disciples tremble with fear.

Even Wang Baole couldn't help but look solemn when facing this Heartless Palace Saintess, almost unable to hold the knife in his hand.

"Why not speaking anymore?"

The Heartless Palace Saintess looked at Wang Baole indifferently and asked coldly.

Just as Wang Baole was about to speak, a lazy voice slowly drifted from the horizon.

"Fellow Daoist Leng, you are after all a cultivator of the previous generation. Bullying a group of juniors is beneath your status. If you want to fight with my Wendao Academy disciples, I can fight you instead."

Hiss...

Everyone present heard this and subconsciously took a sharp breath, looking toward the direction the voice came from.

They saw a dashing man, holding a wine gourd in his left hand and a long sword in his right, walking through the air unhurriedly.

Among the crowd were many knowledgeable people, and they immediately identified Nie Xiuyuan.

"It's him, Nie Xiuyuan from Wendao Academy."

"Is that the Green Offense King?"

"How dare you kid say that, do you want your nation destroyed too?"

The female disciples of Heartless Palace listened to these discussions, their faces full of contempt as they looked at Nie Xiuyuan.

In their view, this fellow just wanted to use this opportunity to show his face to the world; even if he lost, he wouldn't suffer any loss.

As for Nie Xiuyuan winning, that was simply impossible.

"Just you?"

The Heartless Palace Saintess looked at Nie Xiuyuan with a face full of disdain.

"Indeed."

Nie Xiuyuan paid no mind to the other's gaze or expression. Before meeting his master, what kind of suffering had he not endured, what kind of scorn had he not encountered?

There were no longer any people or things in this world that could harm him, and it was for this reason that he was able to comprehend the True Meaning of Carefreedom.

"You are courting death!"

The Heartless Palace Saintess's tone was ice-cold, and a long sword had already appeared in her hand.

Nie Xiuyuan casually twirled the wine gourd in his hand and said with a smile: "If Fellow Daoist Leng has the ability, you can take my head from my neck at any time."

"Good, I will grant your wish."

The Heartless Palace Saintess had originally only wanted to make the disciples of Wendao Academy bow their heads, but now it seemed she had to kill someone to achieve that.

Clang!

Accompanied by the sound of a sword's cry, a divine sword left its sheath.

They saw water light flowing on the precious sword in the Heartless Palace Saintess's hand, emitting a dazzling brilliance under the setting sun.

"Autumn Water Divine Sword!"

"I didn't expect Saintess Leng to actually draw Autumn Water, one of the four divine swords of Heartless Palace, and have it recognize her as its master. Truly worthy of being the most talented person in Heartless Palace for tens of thousands of years."

"..."

The crowd was still marveling at that divine sword and the extraordinariness of the Heartless Palace Saintess.

But the sword in the Heartless Palace Saintess's hand had already thrust out.

It was an extremely ordinary sword thrust, but within that thrust was contained the True Meaning of the Sword Dao.

Seeing this, Nie Xiuyuan's long sword remained in its sheath. The hand holding the wine gourd extended two fingers and pointed, and sword energy flew from his fingertips.

Boom!!!

With a loud bang, the two streams of sword energy collided in the air and then dissipated between heaven and earth.

Nie Xiuyuan took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Leng, if this is all the ability you have, then there's no need for us to continue fighting."

"You've actually also comprehended the True Meaning of the Sword Dao?"

The disdain on Leng Qingqiu's face instantly vanished, replaced by solemnity. She was not afraid of the Nie Xiuyuan before her, but wary of that Qiankun Great Sage.

That fellow was simply too monstrous, to have actually successively trained three disciples who comprehended the True Meaning of the Great Dao at the Nirvana Realm. If this continued, in this generation, all other sacred grounds could only avoid the sharp edge of Wendao Academy.

Nie Xiuyuan said with a smile: "I was, after all, accepted as a disciple by my master. Although I cannot compare to senior brothers Xiao Chen and You Qian, I am no ordinary person."

As the saying goes: the speaker has no intention, but the listener takes it to heart.

After hearing these words, the way everyone present looked at Nie Xiuyuan changed.

This fellow was actually this strong; no wonder he dared to suppress the experts of the North Abyss Sacred Dynasty and also face the Heartless Palace Saintess directly.

They just didn't know his true measure, and whether he could exchange a few more moves with the Heartless Palace Saintess.

Leng Qingqiu said in a deep voice: "Very well. In this way, this Saintess won't be considered a bully. However, I will not hold back as I did before."

Nie Xiuyuan: "I couldn't ask for more."

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, their auras burst forth. Two Dharma Phases instantly enveloped the area for tens of miles around.

The great battle was about to begin

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