Aspiring to the Immortal Path
chapter-831

Yuan Chenfei and Senior Brother Du regarded the group of five as mighty foes, both of them putting up their guard. Senior Brother Du immediately put his murderous thoughts aside and stood alongside Yuan Chenfei.

In these last several thousand years, the Herding Yang Sect had fought with Avatamsaka Temple and the Verdant Goat Sect over the Five Origins Paradise countless times. Every time the disciples went in, rivers of blood would flow. This was why, even though the three sects normally addressed each other as brothers, they secretly regarded the others with hostility.

The two knew that they were in trouble now that Avatamsaka Temple and the Verdant Goat Sect had joined forces. It appeared that the Herding Yang Sect going in first had angered them so much that they had put their differences aside to give chase.

Seeing this, Yuan Chenfei said, "Tang Jie, get out of here right now."

Tang Jie covered his head and scurried off.

While the five on the other side were curious about Tang Jie's origins, they didn't have time to ask questions when facing their enemy.

The monk from Avatamsaka Temple barked, "Benefactor, are you still not enlightened?"

This roar had a mind-shaking effect, but it was nothing but a breeze in Yuan Chenfei's ears.

He smiled. "If we're going to fight, let's fight. There's no need to waste time talking."

He opened his sword box, and all seven swords flew out to oppose his enemies.

The Rainbow Swords were an art relic his teacher had found in Rainbow Meadow, hence the name. These seven were a set that could form their own sword formation, and their full power was not to be underestimated.

For him to use all seven meant that he was ready to fight to the death.

Meanwhile, Senior Brother Du looked around as his hand began to form a spell. It appeared like he was about to attack, but he was really ready to run at a moment's notice.

The three Verdant Goat Sect cultivators yelled, "Fool!"

They unleashed three green rays of light at Yuan Chenfei.

The Herding Yang Sect and Verdant Goat Sect had battled for many years, so Yuan Chenfei knew that this green light was the Green Soul Nail, a powerful spell art that targeted the soul. He immediately sent the yellow, indigo, and violet swords at these rays of light.

At the same time, the two Avatamsaka Temple monks began a Buddhist chant.

A solemn and righteous golden wheel appeared behind one of them, and under the feet of the other one bloomed a golden lotus that radiated a holy Buddhist aura. The golden wheel and golden lotus complemented each other, unleashing a blinding golden light at Senior Brother Du.

Senior Brother Du inwardly groaned, thinking to himself, What are you coming at me for? but he could only finish his spell, unleashing a deluge of crystalline flowers.

The flowers spun in the air, radiating a gorgeous array of colors.

But the impact of these radiant colors with the Buddhist aura produced a light most lethal.

Even so, the radiant array of colors began to falter against the Buddhist aura.

Astonishingly, while Senior Brother Du was losing in a one-versus-two, Yuan Chenfei had the advantage in a one-versus-three.

He was using all seven swords, which danced in the air and attacked in a vast variety of methods that put the three Verdant Goat Sect cultivators on the back foot.

That wasn't to say that Yuan Chenfei was stronger than Senior Brother Du. Rather, those two monks from Avatamsaka Temple were outstanding disciples among their peers, their statuses on par with Yuan and Du, as were their strengths. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so fearless upon encountering the pair. But those three Verdant Goat Sect cultivators were rather average, which was why Yuan Chenfei had the upper hand.

As Senior Brother Du was pushed back, Yuan Chenfei shouted, "Senior Brother, hold on a little longer! I'll be there to help you at once!"

He pushed his swords to attack even more fiercely.

The two monks also unleashed all their power.

Whoever defeated their opponent first could go to the aid of their companions.

Being just one step ahead could decide the entire battle!

Objectively, in this situation, any side had a chance of winning. Even with his Insight, Tang Jie couldn't say who would win.

When both sides were equal, the victory was down in the details.

If this was the moment of victory, then the victory could unite all inharmonious existences, and Senior Brother Du wouldn't have tried anything. But now that his defeat and death seemed apparent, how could he die fighting for that constant thorn in his side?

He finally reached his limit, and he brought his hands together, his ice flower erupting in light that pushed back the two monks. But rather than attacking, Senior Brother Du retreated, shouting, "The enemy outnumbers us! Junior Brother, hold them back while your senior brother goes to get help!"

He turned into a smoke cloud and rushed off.

"Senior Brother, you!" Yuan Chenfei hadn't expected this move, and he was left both shocked and angry. His loss of composure gave an opening to the three from the Verdant Goat Sect, who struck back, and the two Avatamsaka Temple monks didn't chase after Senior Brother Du, but joined their companions in attacking Yuan Chenfei.

The five of them finally caused Yuan Chenfei to falter.

He desperately swung the Rainbow Swords, but their light dwindled in the face of his foes. Poor Yuan Chenfei was even surrounded so that he couldn't run.

"You finally got your wish, Senior Brother," Yuan Chenfei helplessly sighed.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flew out, crashing into the battlefield and taking a Green Soul Nail for Yuan Chenfei, howling in pain.

"Senior Brother?" Yuan Chenfei said in shock.

"Du Tiande?" the five said in surprise.

Hadn't this guy run off?

Why had he come back?

The battlefield froze.

Senior Brother Du jumped back to his feet, angrily yelling, "Who was it? Who dared to catch me and then throw me back?"

Then he looked around and paled, after which he smiled. "My apologies. Keep fighting. I need to leave for a while."

He prepared to fly off again.

"Senior Brother Du!" Yuan Chenfei was just about to say something else when he suddenly realized that something was preventing him from speaking. Meanwhile, another voice came from his throat: "I knew Senior Brother wouldn't abandon me. Senior Brother is noble and righteous, even willing to use your own body to save me. Chenfei understands. If that's the case, Chenfei will go and seek reinforcements while Senior Brother holds the rear. Senior Brother, you have to hold on until I come back, okaaaay."

The last syllable was dragged out.

Yuan Chenfei was stunned. That wasn't what I wanted to say! But he had no power to object. A moment later, a powerful force grabbed him and whisked him away from the battlefield, as if he had flown off on his own.

Senior Brother Du panicked. "Hey, hey… since when was it my turn to hold the rear?"

He wanted to give chase, but Yuan Chenfei, who had never specialized in speed, was somehow faster than him, gone in the blink of an eye. Meanwhile, those other five cultivators began to fight once more.

In the end, it didn't matter which one they were beating up.

Yuan Chenfei was flying so fast that he started to get dizzy, and when he finally landed, he couldn't help but throw up.

"Oh my; I didn't know you would get motion sickness," a peculiar voice rang out.

Yuan Chenfei turned and saw Tang Jie lying on the grass, seemingly asleep, a stalk of grass hanging from his mouth.

"It was you?" Yuan Chenfei gawked at him and pointed. "You did all this?"

"What are you saying?" Tang Jie blinked innocently at him.

Yuan Chenfei shouted, "You were the one who sent my senior brother back and took me away, right? It must be you."

Tang Jie shook his head. "I don't know what you're saying."

"Don't try and play innocent!" Yuan Chenfei jumped and shouted, "If it's not you, then how did you get here? This place is several dozen kilometers from the battlefield, and a mortal can't walk that quickly."

"Ha, I don't want to hear that from you." Tang Jie jumped up. "The fiendish gale can sweep me up, so why can't it sweep you up?"

"'Fiendish gale'?" Yuan Chenfei was dumbfounded.

Tang Jie went up to him and smiled. "Yes, 'the fiendish gale'! I was also brought here by the fiendish gale. It happened once, so it naturally can happen twice or thrice."

"But why did it only take you and me? And why did it bring my senior brother back?"

"It's a fiendish gale. The intentions of fiends are unknowable." Tang Jie grinned.

Yuan Chenfei dumbly gazed at Tang Jie, not knowing what to do.

Although he didn't believe these words, he momentarily couldn't find a retort.

Of course, he could be like Senior Brother Du and suddenly attack Tang Jie to see if he was really an ordinary person. But he wasn't Senior Brother Du, so he wasn't willing to injure someone if there was any chance that the person was innocent. Secondly, if Tang Jie was really lying, then he probably didn't harbor any hostility toward him, or else he wouldn't have saved him. Stabbing his savior just to prove that he was a liar was a little too foolish.

While Yuan Chenfei had a kind heart, he was no fool. It was just that he cared about the dignity of others so much that he usually didn't want to argue or expose anyone. If he was even willing to treat those who hurt him like this, he would naturally treat those who helped him the same way. Thus, while he didn't believe a word Tang Jie said, he still nodded as if he did.

Tang Jie needed this attitude, and he said with a laugh, "Since we've escaped the danger, let's go and take a look around. This is a fine place with many Immortal plants. If we don't collect a few, we'll be letting down all these natural treasures. Right, I recall seeing some Thousand Bamboo Flowers growing nearby, and they're one hundred and sixty years old, perfect for gathering."

"You saw those in the fiendish gale?"

"If a fiendish gale wasn't like this, would it still be a fiendish gale?"

"Hey, hey, I'm talking about you, not the wind."

"Right, which is why they're called fiends!"

"If it's not like this, would it still be a fiendish gale?" Yuan Chenfei and Tang Jie said in unison.

Tang Jie threw his head back and laughed. "You finally get it! Come, come, let's go and pick those flowers, and then we can go elsewhere. I saw quite a lot of things on the way here. Young Lord, there's no need to be polite."

Yuan Chenfei grunted and started to walk, but then he realized something strange and asked, "When did I become your young lord?"

"What? You're not afraid of death, but you're afraid of being called 'Young Lord'?" Tang Jie asked with a smile.

Yuan Chenfei looked at Tang Jie and suddenly said in realization, "You just need this kind of identity, right?"

Tang Jie brightly smiled. "This lowly one is just used to serving people and calling them 'Young Lord'."

Yuan Chenfei smiled as if he had caught a fox. "But I recall you saying that you were a woodcutter."

Tang Jie was unmoved at having his lie used against him, calmly saying, "I also worked as a servant student."