Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 635: Mutual Admiration (Subscription Requested)

Gazing at Pei Yan, whose arms were frozen in place, the Sword Stand Man gripped the sword hilt and gasped heavily, turning to glance at Yu Yiyun with a pleased smile.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister! Be careful, he's not hurt!" shouted the junior brother, who stood on the side, observing the battlefield.

Hearing this, the smile on Sword Stand Man's face stiffened. He focused intently and saw another identical mechanical body emerge from behind the one already there.

"Mechanical Technique! That's a puppet! When was it replaced?" Sword Stand Man despaired as he squinted at the reappearing Pei Yan.

"At the moment when the water dragon shattered, forming a curtain to block your view!" Pei Yan answered the question without even glancing at the other, instead circling his mechanical replica. Occasionally tapping it, he praised, "Impressive power, the materials of my mechanical replica are not much inferior to mine, lacking only the enhancement from abilities. But even so, its cold resistance is formidable. I didn't expect you to freeze-damage its internal structure!" Saying this, he placed his hand on the body and released source energy to carefully examine its internal structure, exclaiming again, "Oh! You've even used Sword Qi to destroy most of its insides. Impressive!"

"Are you mocking the two of us? We exerted so much effort to destroy just one of your puppets!" Yu Yiyun moved to her beloved's side, took out a porcelain bottle from her embrace, and handed it over while snorting coldly at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan turned back to the two and nodded: "Consider it so! Yet, it's also a sincere compliment. I truly wish to learn a cultivation technique that uses source energy like this!"

Sword Stand Man accepted the porcelain bottle, opened the cork to pour out three pills, swallowed them with closed eyes, then smiled wryly: "It's less about whether you'll go mad learning our techniques, but whether you can even learn them! If you join Celestial Sword Manor, I'll take you as a disciple on behalf of my master and teach you a couple of tricks!"

"Really, if I join, you'd teach me! Alright then! As long as you're willing to teach, I'll immediately move to another courtyard." Pei Yan said playfully, resting his hand on his doppelgänger's shoulder.

Yu Yiyun, stunned for a moment, then turned angry and embarrassed: "Pei Yan! Don't push it too far!"

"Tsk! Hey! You talk about teaching but don't teach! Aren't you just reluctant to part with your own things? Then don't blame me for not holding back!" Seeing he had teased enough, Pei Yan straightened up and smiled: "If you don't have any new stunts to show me, I'll unleash my power now!"

With that, he slapped the side of his repaired mechanical doppelgänger. The roar of the engine echoed as the mechanical figure leapt away from its place and surged towards the duo, with Pei Yan hiding behind it closely following.

Seeing this, the Sword and Rain duo reacted quickly, each raising their sword to meet the threat. Yu Yiyun had just parried the mechanical doppelgänger's attack when Pei Yan emerged from behind it, a longsword thrusting straight at Yu Yiyun's head. Sword Stand Man was shocked and quickly swung his sword to save her. However, yet another silver-white figure sprang forth, kicking at his broad sword blade.

He has another puppet doppelgänger! Not just two! Seeing three mechanical puppets appear simultaneously and greeting Pei Yan's endless counterattacks, Sword Stand Man felt a wave of despair. Yet, the battle raged on, and he couldn't pause. Risking his own life, he used his body to withstand attacks from the other two mechanical doppelgängers and forcefully fend off Pei Yan's lethal strike at Yu Yiyun.

"Senior Brother! I'll help you!" Several junior brothers, who could no longer bear to watch, shouted and attempted to jump into the fray, only to be blocked by a longsword. Ye Ruozai drifted in with a cold smile, "Aren't they said to be a dual-cultivation couple who are united against thousands? And what are you? Their filial sons or virtuous grandsons? Even if you all join, that guy wouldn't be afraid, but if only letting him shine alone today, others might think my investigation office is talentless, relying only on him. If you want to overwhelm with numbers, ask my longsword first!"

Indeed! You, Pei Yan, are arrogant! I, Ye Ruozai, am arrogant too! Although he seems amiable and uncontentious with everyone usually, Pei Yan and he both know that in terms of talent and pursuit of power, Ye Ruozai is not much less than Pei Yan. Over the past five years, in terms of decisiveness in killing and absorption of source energy, he's second only to Pei Yan.

With these words, no more was said as both sides stood firm. This clash startled those from other courtyards secretly observing, as Ye Ruozai's mastery of technique surprisingly eclipsed the Celestial Sword Manor's direct disciple who had been immersed in this path for years. Moreover, his stance and steps in switching strikes showed a matured and unique understanding of Sword Dao. Without learning Daoist Realm techniques, his sword swept with Sword Qi, holding against five without faltering. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Who is this man? How did the Foundation Plane produce such two prodigies?"

"He should be Ye Ruozai, who was praised in his adolescence by the previous leader of Hongjun Sword Pavilion as a person who attained the Heavenly Dao. Regrettably, he wasn't born in the Daoist Realm, with numerous attempts to discard planar and sect biases to stay in the Foundation Plane as his disciple. Unfortunately, after much persuasion from elders, he returned with a sense of unfulfilled desire."

"That Pei Yan should be Shitang Longsi, who gained huge fame in the Hell Plane. It seems this is his true identity. Ah, the misfortune Celestial Sword Manor caused over five hundred years ago, they have come for revenge!"

"What misfortune occurred over five hundred years ago? I reckon these two aren't that old!"

"Fool, forgot the time flow difference between two planes? It's been only a decade for them compared to our five hundred years. As for that misfortune, you weren't even born back then. It's an old scandal of our Daoist Realm, mocked by other planes for years, remaining a taboo among sects. See that middle-aged man standing with folded arms, smiling and watching? He's Black Teeth Gu Shenghui, who dealt with it then, and his name spread across the four major planes. Because of it, Celestial Sword Manor lost its previous candidacy for the Six Mansions of the Immortal Palace. At that time, they became feuding parties, and afterward, it was heard that Celestial Sword Manor sought revenge in the shadows, causing the other side to grip any misstep tightly to this day."

These rumors circulating within the pavilion about the two weren't something Pei Yan had the leisure to bother with. Having already cornered his opponents, he instead sheathed his blade and, together with his mechanical doppelgängers, leaped out of the fight.

"Earlier you clearly could have taken my junior sister's life, why did you hold back." Nearly exhausted, Sword Stand Man, supported by an equally bedraggled Yu Yiyun, stared at Pei Yan and inquired.

Removing his faceplate, Pei Yan casually responded, scratching his ear: "Like you mentioned, it's Celestial Secret Pavilion that offended me on the surface. Although I used this chance to provoke, you're still guests invited from the Daoist Plane. Truly slaying you isn't quite right. Besides, seeing you risk your life thrice to save your girlfriend, I respect you as a man! At this point, you have two choices: either swap out and continue fighting, or concede and find a place to stay!"

Saying this, Pei Yan glanced at another skirmish on the side, sneering: "However, I doubt you'll find anyone stronger than yourself."