Chapter 355: Chapter 355: I Am Your Disciple
The eras were too distant; he was not very clear about what had happened back then, but he knew that his Master embarked on the journey alone, her silhouette steeped in solitude.
Wen Yuqing chuckled. "As expected of my lead disciple, well done. Now, step back. It’s time for your master to kill."
Chen Pingping’s expression flickered. His gaze swept over those two individuals, and he then said, "Master, let me do it!"
"No need!" Wen Yuqing refused.
"I can do it."
"You’re not ready."
"I really can..."
"They are all Saint Realm fighters."
"..."
Those two unimpressive people were Saint Realm fighters?
Chen Pingping was moved, having no choice but to retreat. However, he remained vigilant, prepared to intervene at the first sign that his Master couldn’t handle them.
BOOM!
Wen Yuqing began to burst forth, igniting the Bloodline Power within her body, which was terrifyingly formidable. She exuded an aura of dominance that, in an instant, pressed down across the ten directions of heaven and earth.
With a soft shout, her eyes deepening, she wielded the Undying Furnace with both hands and charged forward. "You have no backing now."
The two were shocked, hastily retreating.
But the slaughter unleashed by the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon directly bound the battlefield. They had nowhere to escape and could only watch the onslaught descend upon them.
The middle-aged woman bellowed, "You won’t have a chance! You won’t succeed! The path you’ve chosen is bound to fail, and you... you already perished countless ages ago!"
She tried to resist, but without the support of the branches, her power having regressed from the Saint Realm, she was no match for Wen Yuqing.
The man beside her roared, his disheveled hair draped over his shoulders, as he summoned his Divine Weapon...
Alas, what Wen Yuqing wielded in her hand was a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon!
The slaughter from the Emperor Weapon crushed them down like dry rot. They didn’t stand a chance to resist and were directly slain, their Divine Souls utterly extinguished.
HUFF. HUFF.
After killing the two individuals, Wen Yuqing also lapsed into exhaustion. Her face contorted, and the Undying Furnace almost overwhelmed her from above.
Chen Pingping felt a pang in his heart. He strode forward, procured several ninth-tier Spirit Pills, and softly called out, "Master!"
Wen Yuqing, weakened, shook her head. "It’s no use."
"I... Let’s return first," Chen Pingping murmured.
"No, I’ve already made it this far. I can’t go back now." Wen Yuqing lifted her head, looking even deeper into Soup Valley...
The path was there, in the depths of those depths.
Only by finding that coffin and the way into the Eternal Road could the Ancient Battlefield of yesteryear be restored.
She couldn’t turn back. There was no road back.
Chen Pingping’s mouth fell slightly open, an aching sorrow filling him. He was once again reminded of the stories about the Wen Dynasty as he looked upon his current Master. Her slender silhouette and her fatigued yet resolute gaze seemed to embody those tales.
What exactly does Master intend to do? What kind of path is Master pursuing? Why did that woman just say she wouldn’t succeed, claim she was bound for failure, and say she had already died eons ago? Absurd talk! No one can bully my master!
Chen Pingping clenched his fists, a trace of coldness flickering deep in his eyes, which quickly faded as he chose not to worry his Master.
"There’s a very long and arduous journey ahead from here to the depths, filled with terrifying taboos, seals, and many formidable beasts, including the Golden Raven Clan..." Wen Yuqing smiled faintly. "Pingping, will you accompany me for a stretch?"
If it had been before, she would have chosen to go alone.
She always believed that one’s path must be walked by oneself.
Moreover, Chen Pingping’s cultivation realm was too low to be of any help. Accompanying her would only endanger him.
But now she had no choice. Having forced her way here, she was utterly drained, her reserves depleted and her foundation damaged. Even Spirit Pills were unlikely to repair her quickly.
She needed time.
Yet time was what she lacked the most.
Chen Pingping nodded. "Alright!"
Wen Yuqing added, "You have the option to refuse."
Chen Pingping broke into a grin. "I am your disciple, after all."
A disciple, huh?
Wen Yuqing did not counter that remark, instead recalling the first time she met Chen Pingping.
At that time, he just stood there in a daze, with only a decent appearance to his name. Then, on a whim, I walked over to him and said, ’Come back with me!’
Huh? Chen Pingping, who had just transmigrated, was still trying to figure out this world when he saw a woman who looked like a fairy approach him and ask, "Go back with me?"
Chen Pingping was stunned. His initial instinct was to refuse.
But Wen Yuqing was simply too beautiful.
He mistook it for a romantic encounter and naturally couldn’t refuse such good fortune, so he blurted out, "Okay!"
But then...
Wen Yuqing brought him back to Wuji Sect, and a few days later, she disappeared.
What about the promised romantic encounter? Wasn’t she supposed to bring me back as her Tao Companion? Why did she run off?
At first, Chen Pingping thought she was just out on a Sect mission and would be back after a while. Little did he know!
Chen Pingping laughed. "Master, wait a moment." After speaking, he carried Sword Mountain toward the branches of the Fusang Tree.
Without the protection of Heavenly Dao imprints, his Sacred Soldier easily cut them off. He then tossed a section to the Fairy, taking the rest of the branches and bundling them to take away.
Everyone: "..."
"Don’t use this Divine Weapon anymore," Wen Yuqing spoke up.
"Why?" Chen Pingping was taken aback.
She didn’t explain; only her gaze became complicated when it touched upon Sword Mountain.
It was a Divine Weapon of her Wen Dynasty, the Giant Que.
Back in the day, when the Dugu Lineage campaigned in the Wasteland to quell the chaos, it was with this weapon in tow.
And besides, Giant Que was no ordinary Sacred Soldier; it was a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. Otherwise, how could Chen Pingping, with just the Emperor Scripture inside him, even dream of cutting through the Fusang Tree branches?
That would be a fantasy.
Wen Yuqing forbade him from using it for his own good.
"I’ll try my best..." Chen Pingping was frustrated. The most powerful Divine Weapon I have is this one, and I’m not allowed to use it? What should I do when facing powerful enemies in the future?
Alright then! Now that I have the Fusang Tree branches, I’ll find some time to study the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon thoroughly. I’ll strive to forge my own Heaven Tao Divine Weapon as soon as possible. Shouldn’t be a big problem.
Chen Pingping smiled. "Let’s go!"
Wen Yuqing asked, "Are you afraid of death?"
Chen Pingping replied, "Whoever comes, I’ll kill!" He thought to himself: Finally, I can stay with my Master; it’s a great opportunity. I have to make the most of it.
The group slowly moved on.
The Emperor Spirit also followed.
Wu Mo opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but then he remembered the scene just now and closed his mouth.
"Chen, wait up!" Liu Changqing said with a dark face. "First, break the Killing Array before we leave."
The thousands of Killing Arrays remained, becoming even more terrifying.
But in the direction where Chen Pingping and Wen Yuqing were heading, all Killing Arrays parted to make way for them, leaving the others dumbfounded.
This was naturally the handiwork of Earth Chicken.
Behind them, the Fairy was moved. For the first time, she sensed a strong oppression. That man from before was no ordinary cultivator.
Her gaze intensified, and she suddenly laughed. "We will meet again."
「Outside the Killing Array.」
Bai Yisheng sighed. "What a pity. They’re too far away, and with the Killing Array in between, we couldn’t see them clearly."
Zi Ji whispered, "Senior Sister!"
Guang Xiaoyu laughed. "Master and Senior Brother are off to do great things; we can’t hold them back!" She recognized Wen Yuqing, having seen her in the Wasteland before, but she made no move to approach and acknowledge the acquaintance.
As before, I’ll deal with my own problems first, then give Senior Brother a surprise.
She then patted Lao Huang, the ox. He glanced at her, understood instantly, and immediately raced in the direction Chen Pingping and Wen Yuqing had departed.
"Terrifying," Liu Kuangyi exclaimed. "I didn’t expect that the Heaven Martial Continent still had such high-level powerhouses. Alas, we must hurry back." Then, looking at the two women not far away, he called out, "Xiaoyu, Zi Ji, don’t run around in the future. It’s dangerous! What if you encountered those two powerhouses from before? What would you do?"
Guang Xiaoyu shrugged and then responded with a sound of acknowledgment.
「In the distance!」
Wen Yuqing suddenly asked, "Our master-disciple bond is weak. Why do you treat me so well?"