Chapter 48: Here He Comes

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Before long, the baleful aura emanating from this yin fiend had wrapped itself around the nine-coin sword in my hand.

The three humming coins were now spinning far more slowly than before. It seemed they were almost unable to suppress this surge of baleful energy.

“What an incredible fiendish aura!”

I pulled back the coin sword and leaped several steps backward.

Although this creature, whose birth destiny was identical to mine, had already had its soul taken away by the underworld escorts, the baleful aura it gave off remained as dense and overwhelming as the heavens themselves.

“Chen Qiyue, stop resisting. I told you—today you must die. This is your fate. No one can save you.”

Seeing the yin fiend force me back again and again, Chen Hongyi began to taunt me.

I paid no attention to her words.

That strike I had just delivered had already shown me the true strength of this yin fiend. I also understood that even if I activated the three-eyed coin sword, I would never be its match.

But if I staked my life on it and activated the fourth eye or even the fifth, perhaps I could destroy this yin fiend.

In other words, I still had a chance to break free of this deadly predicament.

Chen Hongyi’s plan to kill me here was destined to fail.

The path of esoteric arts placed tremendous importance on karma and the will of Heaven.

And this answer meant that I was not destined to die today.

With that conviction in my heart, I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth and charged at the yin fiend once more, sword in hand.

“Chen Hongyi, this killing move of yours is nothing special. Watch how the heir to the Green Hemp School of Physiognomy breaks your demonic art!”

In the blink of an eye, I reached the yin fiend and pressed a Soul-Calming Talisman against its forehead.

Without the slightest hesitation, I recited the incantation.

As the talisman split apart at the yin fiend’s brow, I could feel something strange happen within its body.

Then, without giving it any chance to recover, I tightened my grip on the coin sword and poured every last trace of my remaining Profound Yang energy into the nine-eyed coin sword, activating the fourth and fifth coins in full.

As the five eyes on the coin sword hummed, the yin fiend finally stopped advancing.

It was finally afraid of the five-eyed coin sword in my hand and began to retreat slowly.

I knew how hard-won this opportunity was, so I charged forward with my sword.

I had to finish it before it could escape.

Otherwise, once enough time passed and my Profound Yang energy was exhausted, I would never have another chance to turn the tables.

Chen Hongyi stood some distance away, her arms folded across her chest as she watched us in silence.

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At that moment, the expression on her face remained as placid as ever.

Could it be that she still had another killing move up her sleeve, and that this yin fiend was merely one of the methods she had prepared to take my life?

My expression tightened, and my right hand gripping the sword began to tremble.

If that was the case, I was probably doomed to die here today.

But soon, I remembered what my grandfather had told me.

The path of feng shui was fraught with twists and turns.

Only by persevering to the very end could one know whether everything had been worth it.

Before long, my trembling right hand steadied.

By then, the yin fiend had already reached Chen Hongyi’s side.

At that moment, the haughty Chen Hongyi took a small step forward and gently shook the bronze bell in her right hand.

Stimulated by the sound, the yin fiend hiding behind her once again revealed a ferocious expression. It seemed desperate to swallow me whole.

Clutching the coin sword, I pretended to be calm and said to Chen Hongyi, “Although you and I are sworn enemies, and although your cultivation is profound, you should not become too self-important.”

“If you truly want to kill me, then let us fight fairly with our arts! If you really want to restore the honor of the Corpse Immortal Pavilion, then use your own techniques and defeat me properly!”

I spoke to Chen Hongyi seriously.

Although displeasure appeared on her face, she still nodded and agreed to my request.

However, I had overestimated her character, thinking she was someone who kept her word.

In the end, she had merely been pretending to be weak while concealing her true strength, catching all of us off guard.

After finishing everything she had set out to do, Chen Hongyi looked at me with a meaningful gaze and said mockingly, “What’s wrong, Chen Qiyue? Are you afraid?”

“Fight me fairly with our arts? You are not qualified. One yin fiend is enough to kill you.”

Chen Hongyi was truly arrogant. Her words gave me the feeling that she had seen straight through me.

But now that matters had reached this point, I had to break her spell as quickly as possible. I absolutely could not allow Chen Hongyi to lead me by the nose.

My Profound Yang energy was being depleted too quickly. If this continued, I feared I would no longer have the strength to contend with Chen Hongyi.

I had already mastered the Nine Heavens Thunder Art my grandfather had taught me. If I still could not subdue this yin fiend, I would wipe out this entire courtyard along with everyone in it.

I had to conserve my strength to deal with Chen Hongyi.

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She had yet to make a move. She was probably waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

And my task was to preserve enough strength to fight her.

Chen Hongyi was no simple opponent. She clearly had some real ability.

Yet I had barely retreated a few steps when a trace of mockery appeared on her face.

“The heir to the Green Hemp School of Physiognomy, whose reputation you trumpet every day—your methods are nothing special after all. You are still trying to win by dragging things out. With such a timid, hesitant manner, how could you possess such a destiny pattern? It is unfair!”

“What kind of destiny pattern could drive her to such madness? Grandfather never told me anything about it.”

Puzzled, I looked at Chen Hongyi, wanting to know what destiny pattern she was referring to.

But Chen Hongyi said nothing. She simply stood there with her arms folded, watching me. By then, she had already seen through me completely.

Every step I took, she knew what I would do next.

I found it extremely unsettling.

It seemed Grandfather had been right: in the world of esoteric arts, there was always a heaven beyond the heavens and a person beyond the person.

No matter what one did, one must never become too ostentatious.

Keeping a low profile was never a bad thing.

“Chen Hongyi, although I do not know why you want to kill me, have you ever considered that the corpse inside this coffin is your younger brother? He has already been reincarnated, yet you still intend to add further karmic sin to his remains?”

“Before your brother was taken away by the underworld escorts, he asked me to convey a message to you.”

“He said that he had failed you, and that you should stop waiting for him.”

I told her the words that man had left behind. What she chose to do next was her own affair.

“Chen Qiyue, are you telling the truth? Did the person inside this coffin really say those things?”

Chen Hongyi stared at me anxiously, and her expression became far more complicated.

“Although my cultivation is inferior to yours, I would never stoop to using such a method to feign weakness. I have already conveyed the request made by the person in this coffin. What you do next is up to you.”

“I, Chen Qiyue, am not afraid. Neither is the Green Hemp School of Physiognomy!”

“You do have a little of your grandfather’s backbone. But compared with that old man, your strength is truly worlds apart.”

Chen Hongyi let out several cold laughs and shook the bronze bell in her hand once more.

Jingle, jingle~~

Jingle, jingle~~

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