Redemption of a Born Demon-Chapter 85: Light as a Feather, Poised on a Branch to Welcome a Guest
Ding Huiyuan’s utterly surreal actions immediately drew strange looks from all the surrounding passersby. A buzz of discussion rose and fell, and quite a few people had already raised their phones, opened their camera apps, and started recording.
Seeing this, Zhou Qingchen’s expression quickly calmed.
Given her personality, she could completely ignore the stares of the crowd; she didn’t care about them at all.
She could even ignore the sacrilegious meaning represented by the two "Treasure Swords" in Ding Huiyuan’s hands.
By this point in her journey, she had slain the Red Dragon and subdued the White Tiger; gender held little meaning in her eyes.
What truly bothered her was the attitude her opponent was displaying.
He had insulted the duel, sullied the spar.
It was like two people agreeing to a bare-knuckle duel, only for one of them to suddenly smear his hands with shit. It made one lose all interest in fighting.
At this point, there was no longer any need to fight.
"So this is your Path? The world is truly vast and full of wonders."
Zhou Qingchen said calmly, her tone laced with no small amount of mockery.
It was indeed her first time seeing such a bizarre Saint who had achieved Body Ascension. One would be hard-pressed to find a similar case even in the annals of history. This was certainly an eye-opening experience.
Ding Huiyuan didn’t respond, completely unaffected by her words. He simply brandished the "Treasure Swords" in his hands at Zhou Qingchen, gesturing for her to come and fight if she dared.
In the next moment, WHOOSH!!
A cold glint flashed in Zhou Qingchen’s eyes. Her chest swelled, and from nearly ten meters away, she suddenly exhaled a sharp breath toward Ding Huiyuan.
The air, compressed in her lungs, condensed into a ball of white mist and shot out abruptly, like an arrow from a powerful crossbow.
The white mist, resembling an arrow or a Flying Sword, pierced the air. In the blink of an eye, it crossed the ten-meter distance and appeared before Ding Huiyuan.
CRACK!!
Ding Huiyuan’s body was struck by the blade of Qi. With the physical toughness of one who had achieved Body Ascension, he was naturally not seriously injured. It only stung slightly, leaving a white mark on his skin.
His two Treasure Swords, however, were not nearly as durable. They were sliced clean in half, the severed sections thudding to the ground.
Having done this, Zhou Qingchen paid no more mind to the onlookers, who had erupted in an uproar at the sight. She turned and departed, her figure as ethereal as an Immortal’s. The crowd parted for her automatically wherever she went.
"What was that?! Did you get it on video? That woman just breathed out, and it cut those two... uh, those things in half?!"
"I dunno, looks like it. Maybe it was special effects for a video? Didn’t you see how many people are recording? There’s probably a hidden camera angle somewhere."
"..."
The passersby chattered among themselves. Fortunately, thanks to today’s highly-connected information age, people’s threshold for the bizarre was extremely high. They simply treated the incident as a bit of fun and a topic for conversation, without much genuine astonishment.
There were just too many strange and fantastic things happening these days. If an alien were to appear on the street, everyone would probably just assume it was cosplay.
’This young lady... she naturally has a clear Spirit and light Qi, the bearing of an Immortal. So why does she lack such a tranquil demeanor?’
Ding Huiyuan shook his head slightly, a smile playing on his lips as he watched Zhou Qingchen’s departing figure.
’Who says you can only repel an enemy with Techniques and Fist Techniques?’
’How pedantic!’
’Don’t they know the old saying? To be shameless is to be invincible.’
’There are ten thousand paths under heaven; why be confined to just one?’
All in all, he had successfully made the young lady back down.
Ding Huiyuan picked up the broken halves of his Treasure Swords from the ground, tossed them both into a nearby trash can, and then re-entered the self-service adult toy store. He casually transferred ten thousand yuan to the shop owner.
The situation moments ago had been urgent; he had directly smashed a vending machine to get what he needed.
He might be unorthodox, but he had his own moral bottom line and code of conduct.
Every action has its consequence.
’Next, who should I go find for a bit of fun?’
Ding Huiyuan muttered, stroking his chin as he walked out of the self-service shop.
「Meanwhile.」
Zhou Qingchen left the crowd and headed toward the park, where she happened to run into the Emei Disciples who had been trying to catch up.
"Senior Sister, what happened?"
A few Emei Disciples asked. From a distance, they had seen that the commotion on the street seemed quite significant.
"It was nothing. Just a shameless scoundrel. Pay him no mind. Let’s go find our next target."
Zhou Qingchen said coolly, striding toward the other side of the park.
The Emei Disciples exchanged glances. Although Zhou Qingchen appeared calm, it was the first time they had ever heard their Senior Sister use such language to describe someone.
As they understood it, hearing those words from their Senior Sister was essentially the equivalent of a normal person starting to cuss someone’s mother out.
"Senior Brother, what on earth happened?"
"I don’t know. Senior Sister seems a little off, don’t you think?"
"Maybe we should..."
The disciples followed behind Zhou Qingchen, whispering to each other in hushed tones and exchanging glances.
Suddenly, a shiver ran down their spines. They felt a faint, terrifying aura wafting from Zhou Qingchen.
They instantly fell silent, not daring to discuss the matter further. But inside, their curiosity only grew more intense.
"Senior Sister, which way are we headed now?"
A tall Emei Disciple asked cautiously.
Zhou Qingchen, walking ahead, had her eyes slightly closed, as if she were sensing something.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes.
"That Descent Celestial Demon is approaching us."
she said, a look of interest in her eyes.
’The Descent Celestial Demon?’
The Emei Disciples were momentarily stunned to hear this, and a complicated look appeared in their eyes.
Zhou Qingchen was the pride of their Emei Sect. She possessed an Innate Sword Bone Immortal Attitude, and her talent was so exceptional that it was difficult to find a parallel throughout the Emei Sect’s history.
She had achieved Ascension at the age of thirty-two, making her the youngest Saint in Donghua. Even in the entirety of Donghua’s history, that age would rank among the very best.
However, not long ago, that man from Wencheng had appeared out of nowhere.
He had achieved Body Ascension at twenty-seven, surpassing Zhou Qingchen and making a name for himself in a way that was simply shocking. Recently, he had been making waves in Nanyang, his ferocious reputation at its peak.
’This is a perfect chance to see what kind of Taoist Skill a being who achieved Ascension at twenty-seven possesses. I hope he won’t be a disappointment.’
"We don’t need the car. We’ll wait here in the park."
Zhou Qingchen said.
’I hope this one isn’t another bizarre character like that scoundrel from before.’
「Meanwhile.」
Following Yi Beidou’s directions, the SUV stopped outside the park. The group followed on his heels, heading to a certain spot within the park, and soon entered a Greening Forest.
Meng Qianyuan and the others saw several disciples of the Emei Sect standing in the forest, but they couldn’t sense the vast aura of a Saint Expert from any of them.
"Where is she?"
Zhou Baiwei asked curiously.
Yi Beidou raised his head and looked up. Yang Mutong, with her Innate Wisdom Eye, had been the first to sense the Saint’s presence and also lifted her head.
Meng Qianyuan and Zhou Baiwei followed their gazes upward. There, at the very tip of a tree in the Greening Forest, stood a tall, straight figure, looking down on them.
The tip of the branch was no thicker than an adult’s fist and extended three or four meters from the trunk. A slender adult woman would likely cause the branch to bend immediately just by standing on it.
Yet, as this person stood upon it, the branch remained perfectly still, as if her body were weightless. It even created the illusion that she was floating in the Sky, a visually stunning sight that seemed to defy the laws of physics.
Light as a feather, she stood firm on the branch tip.
