Chapter 280

Chapter 280: Junior Brother Jiang, long time no see!

So what if it’s Jiang Ting? Xiao Yang still steals the show.

Wearing a bronze mask, Xiao Yang crushed Jiang Ting’s flying sword with a single hand, then knocked down the sword cultivators in front of him with a punch.

Jiang Ting and Zheng Fan were utterly helpless against Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang didn’t hold back, directly snatching the storage bags from Jiang Ting and Zheng Fan.

Jiang Ting and the others looked terrified at the masked figure in black.

Who on earth is this guy?

They were inner disciples of the Qingyang Sword Sect, and yet they couldn’t even withstand a punch from him.

Xiao Yang didn’t spare Jiang Ting either.

Her flying sword had already been destroyed in the Jiazi Grand Competition.

She’d painstakingly reforged her flying sword over the past six months.

But Xiao Yang had just smashed it to bits again.

All her hard work went down the drain.

Jiang Ting was shocked and furious, spitting out a mouthful of blood and slumping down.

“Junior Sister…”

Zheng Fan exclaimed, alarmed.

If something happened to Jiang Ting, Master Jiang Qitian would probably kill him!

The other inner disciples also looked at Jiang Ting in panic.

“Damn it!”

Just then, a furious roar echoed from the sky.

Qin Fei had noticed the situation here.

With a furious shout, he dove down from above.

Xiao Yang looked up.

Countless starlights sparkled in his eyes.

Those gleaming lights came crashing down like shooting stars aimed right at him.

Starfall Sword!

This was Qin Fei’s ultimate move, powering up the Star Sword to its peak.

The twinkling starlights were the razor-sharp sword lights of the Star Sword.

Xiao Yang raised his hand and slammed upwards.

In the next moment, the countless starlights exploded in midair.

Xiao Yang’s palm flipped the heavens, as if shattering an entire starry sky, directly breaking Qin Fei’s attack and sending the Star Sword flying.

His palm power was unstoppable!

“Boom!”

Xiao Yang struck Qin Fei from a distance.

Qin Fei’s shirt instantly ripped apart, the force exploding through him, sending him flying.

“Junior Brother…”

Seeing this, Jiang Ting was startled and, in her agitation, coughed out another mouthful of blood.

This guy in the bronze mask was just too strong.

Every movement of his radiated immense power!

Could he actually be a Holy Realm expert?

Xiao Yang reached out towards the still-flying Qin Fei, as if grabbing him mid-air.

Qin Fei felt a tightness around him, as if he was being pulled back against his will.

Xiao Yang seized him by the neck, hoisting him into the air.

He then stretched out his left hand, grasping at the direction where the Star Sword had fallen.

A beam of sword light flew towards him, and he caught it in his hand.

It was indeed the Star Sword.

Xiao Yang stared at the Star Sword, and in the next moment, a powerful will surged from his brow, slamming into the Star Sword.

The mental mark attached to the Star Sword was instantly shattered.

Thousands of miles away, atop Qingyang Mountain, inside the Qingyang Great Hall.

Jiang Qitian’s expression suddenly changed, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

“Impossible… how could someone erase the mark from my life’s flying sword?!”

Jiang Qitian was both shocked and furious, transforming into a streak of sword light and shooting out of the hall, vanishing into the horizon.

Xiao Yang put away the Star Sword, then turned to look at the still-hovering Qin Fei.

The Holy Son of the Qingyang Sword Sect was being held high like a chick.

Jiang Ting and the others were utterly astonished.

Qin Fei was a renowned figure, having reached the pinnacle of the Divine Martial Realm.

Yet this formidable Qin Fei couldn’t even fight back against a mere man.

Xiao Yang began searching Qin Fei’s body.

Storage bags, and dimensional rings galore.

Jiang Qitian truly favored Qin Fei.

When Xiao Yang became the Holy Son of the Qingyang Sword Sect, he didn’t get any dimensional rings!

His dimensional ring wasn’t even a gift from Jiang Qitian.

Yet when Qin Fei became the Holy Son, Jiang Qitian showered him with various gifts. That’s favoritism for you!

Jiang Qitian even gifted Qin Fei the Star Sword.

Now that was something Xiao Yang never expected.

Why was Jiang Qitian so good to Qin Fei?

This was a mystery for Xiao Yang.

Qin Fei struggled tirelessly.

But it was futile.

Xiao Yang thoroughly searched him before tossing him aside like trash.

“Junior Brother…!”

Jiang Ting and Zheng Fan feared the masked figure would kill Qin Fei at any moment.

Just then, Nangong Hui, also in a bronze mask, descended from the sky.

Feeling a sense of unease, Xiao Yang pointed at Jiang Ting and then stepped forward, instantly vanishing from sight.

He departed without saying a word.

“What do you want? We are disciples of the Qingyang Sword Sect!”

Jiang Ting stared at Nangong Hui in horror.

Nangong Hui remained silent, directly searching Jiang Ting’s body.

She actually found another storage bag on her!

Qin Fei’s face immediately changed.

Just as Nangong Hui was about to continue her search, a figure suddenly landed in front of her.

“Let her go!”

The newcomer coldly stared at Nangong Hui.

“Senior…”

Jiang Ting beamed with joy upon recognizing the person.

It was none other than her senior, Long Chen.

She never imagined this middle-aged man was her real father.

As for Jiang Qitian, he was merely a tragic pawn in this scenario.

Long Chen didn’t reveal his identity to Jiang Ting.

However, he had been quietly protecting her all along.

This time, he had just stepped away for a moment, and this whole mess erupted.

Nangong Hui pocketed the storage bag she found on Jiang Ting and suddenly threw Jiang Ting towards Long Chen.

At the same time, she struck out toward Long Chen.

Magic Qi swirled in her palm as she launched the attack.

“Bang!”

Long Chen caught Jiang Ting in his left hand,

His right palm clashed with Nangong Hui’s.

A powerful shockwave erupted, sending dust and rocks flying in all directions.

Long Chen was knocked back several steps.

At that moment, Nangong Hui seized the opportunity from Long Chen’s strike and quickly retreated, vanishing in an instant.

Having obtained what she came for, she had no intention of lingering.

Long Chen intended to pursue her.

But as soon as he stepped forward, a searing pain shot through his right hand.

He hurriedly looked down to see tendrils of black mist rising from his palm, a chilling demonic energy invading him.

Not bothering to chase the masked figure any longer, Long Chen quickly took out a pill and swallowed it, activating his mysterious skill to purge the demonic energy from his hand.

Soon, Nangong Hui met up with Xiao Yang in a valley.

Xiao Yang began counting his spoils.

To his surprise, the pills Qin Fei had bought from the Heavenly Medical Sect were not in either of Qin Fei’s storage bags or dimensional rings.

Xiao Yang initially thought this mission had failed.

But who would’ve guessed that the two storage bags he’d gotten from Jiang Ting were stuffed full of various pills?

So all the pills Qin Fei bought ended up with Jiang Ting!

Haha, what a stroke of luck!

Xiao Yang was thrilled.

This time, Qin Fei truly lost both the wife and the soldiers!

Xiao Yang thought, with these pills, he could train a whole batch of disciples for the Qingyun Sect.

Jiang Qitian, oh Jiang Qitian, this time, I’ll make you cry without tears.

Jiang Qitian really got the short end of the stick this time.

After all, Qin Fei and the others signed a purchase contract with the Heavenly Medical Sect for a whopping three times the price!

The Qingyang Sword Sect was truly bleeding out this time.

But compared to the suffering he bore in his past life, this was nothing!

“You take the pills back first!”

Xiao Yang quickly checked the pills and handed the storage bag filled with them to Nangong Hui.

“And you…”

Nangong Hui looked at Xiao Yang, puzzled.

“I’ll stay and observe for a bit longer!” Xiao Yang pondered.

No one knew Qin Fei better than him.

That guy was crafty and cunning; it was hard to guarantee he hadn’t left something up his sleeve.

Xiao Yang suspected that the pills on Jiang Ting weren’t what Qin Fei had bought from the Heavenly Medical Sect.

“Understood, Master!”

Nangong Hui didn’t hesitate and took the pills and left.

Xiao Yang turned back.

Qin Fei and the others hadn’t left yet.

They were still nursing their wounds from Xiao Yang’s attack.

Especially Qin Fei and Jiang Ting.

Jiang Ting’s newly refined flying sword had been destroyed by Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang hid in the shadows, watching the group in front of him.

After Long Chen’s healing, Jiang Ting and Qin Fei were finally okay.

However, with Jiang Ting’s flying sword destroyed, she was left severely weakened.

You see, a Blade Cultivator’s abilities largely depend on their flying sword.

To a Blade Cultivator, a flying sword was like half their life.

With her sword destroyed by Xiao Yang, recovering wouldn’t be easy for Jiang Ting.

Qin Fei’s flying sword had been snatched away by the mysterious man in the bronze mask.

At that moment, Qin Fei was beyond frustrated.

That Star Sword was temporarily entrusted to him by his master Jiang Qitian! Now it had been taken away.

How would he report this to his master Jiang Qitian?

And why were the Nangong family members here?

Qin Fei’s head was spinning.

“Senior, I will never forget your lifesaving grace!” Jiang Ting was grateful to Long Chen.

Zheng Fan and the others also expressed their gratitude towards Long Chen.

If it hadn’t been for Long Chen’s timely arrival, they might have fallen victim to that mysterious demon.

Just then, Long Chen suddenly looked up towards the horizon.

A streak of sword light appeared in the distance.

Long Chen furrowed his brows, then turned and stepped away, instantly disappearing from the group’s sight.

Just as Long Chen left, another sword light descended, landing right in front of Jiang Ting.

As the sword light dissipated, a figure with an ethereal presence emerged before the crowd.

Everyone was left speechless at the sight.

“Dad…”

Jiang Ting gazed in shock at the newcomer.

It was none other than Jiang Qitian, the Sect Leader of the Qingyang Sword Sect.

“Master, I’m useless! All the pills we bought from the Heavenly Medical Sect were robbed by the remnants of the Demon Sect!” Qin Fei wailed dramatically upon seeing the newcomer, playing the pitiful card.

Xiao Yang, hidden nearby, rolled his eyes at this spectacle.

Qin Fei had gotten so used to playing the victim that it was practically his second nature.

“What?!”

Jiang Qitian exploded in rage.

“Wait here for me!”

With that, Jiang Qitian soared into the sky, chasing after the direction the mysterious figure had fled.

Xiao Yang, in the shadows, followed suit.

His instincts told him that a dramatic showdown was about to unfold.

…

Jiang Qitian pursued for several thousand miles before finally catching up to Long Chen on a mountain ridge.

Long Chen stood on a large rock at the peak, with his back to Jiang Qitian.

“This…”

As Jiang Qitian approached from behind, he felt a sense of familiarity from the man’s silhouette.

But in that moment, he couldn’t recall where he had seen him before.

“Junior Brother Jiang, long time no see!” Long Chen slowly turned around.