The trial of Three Thousand Divergent Paths had already been burned away by Strange Fire. Yu Sui walked out leisurely, which counted as passing.
She stared at i Liangyu without blinking, but he could see so bewildernt on her face, as if she was still imrsed in the previous trial scene, her emotions not yet fully withdrawn.
i Liangyu had originally wanted to make a few more cutting remarks, but seeing her silent appearance, he found it aningless. Why scold her? How could she know how terrifying Three Thousand Divergent Paths was?
She certainly couldn't imagine it would trigger Strange Fire clashing with ancient dragon power, even attracting two Saints.
These obvious facts really didn't need to be nagged about to Yu Sui.
i Liangyu suppressed his emotions and said coldly: "Change the nas next ti."
Yu Sui nodded, her gaze moving past him to look at the sea behind. She squatted down, hands curved and placed on her knees. Her beautiful blue skirt, the sa color as the sea, flowed to the ground, gently brushing the soft sandy earth.
"Senior Brother, I want to be alone and quiet for a while." She stared at the sea in a daze.
i Liangyu said with a wooden expression: "This place is only so big. Where can I go? Just pretend I don't exist."
He was about to take a detour behind Yu Sui, so that only the sea would be in her line of sight, no living people.
But Yu Sui said softly: "Wouldn't it be better if you left Dragon Head?"
i Liangyu stopped, turning his back to the starry sea, looking down at the person who had squatted and curled into a ball. She spoke casually, her gaze also looking over carelessly.
Yu Sui looked at i Liangyu. She knew what she had just said, even with a sowhat malicious tone.
Senior Brother knew she had Strange Fire. Even if he didn't tell Legalist School's Master Yu and School of Nas' Elder Zhu just now, he would tell Master after getting out. He was just choosing who he wanted to tell.
Seeing his body tense when hiding Strange Fire from the two Saints just now, Yu Sui wanted to laugh.
She indeed couldn't bring herself to burn strangers without any scruples before, so she endured it.
But why should only I suffer so much because of Strange Fire's existence?
You should also taste the embarrassnt and fear of hiding Strange Fire.
Strange Fire could burn any Nine Schools Arts, even Divine chanism Arts couldn't resist it. In the blink of an eye, it could turn you into charred corpse and dry bones, completely controlling your life and death, yet you don't know when it will erupt.
And I'm right in front of you, we're so close to each other.
The Strange Fire you know is right in front of you.
You should also feel this fear.
Why should it only be ?
Yu Sui looked at i Liangyu with faint stars and sea in her eyes, deep blue light filling her pupils, colors that should have been lancholy and gentle.
She couldn't beat i Liangyu.
She couldn't beat Saint Chang Gen either.
Much less could she beat Taiyi Academy's many Saints.
Against these people, the difference in strength was too great. She had no chance of winning.
When i Liangyu knew she had Strange Fire, Yu Sui even felt sowhat relieved.
Go ahead and tell.
When Master knows, that's when I burn down Taiyi Academy.
Thinking that the only thing she was confident about before dying was being able to release Strange Fire and burn all of Taiyi Academy, Yu Sui couldn't help but find it pitiful and amusing. With a trace of smile, she looked away, gazing back at the sea, her tone still carrying seemingly absent malice: "Why hasn't Senior Brother left yet?"
Why must you stay here being an eyesore?
The anger and resentnt stirred up in Yu Sui during Three Thousand Divergent Paths hadn't been cald, and at this mont, she vented it on i Liangyu.
"Nangong Sui." i Liangyu looked at her coldly. "So you do have a temper."
He walked toward Yu Sui: "Throwing a tantrum at ?"
i Liangyu, who had just wanted to take a detour behind her, now walked directly in front of Yu Sui, occupying all her line of sight so she couldn't look at the vast sea behind.
Yu Sui's field of vision was invaded by i Liangyu. She had to look up to see his appearance clearly.
His black clothing fluttered lightly in the sea breeze. A strand of long black hair was blown up, sweeping across his phoenix eyes with their slightly hidden black pupils. Though he had restrained his coldness, the slightly upturned corners of his eyes still added so oppressive feeling.
Yu Sui saw herself in his eyes, sharp, cold, unreasonable.
"I didn't," she said quietly, looking away.
"Didn't throw a tantrum at ," i Liangyu asked, "or you don't have a temper?"
Yu Sui looked down at the sandy ground: "Neither."
i Liangyu laughed upon hearing this. He squatted down, still a head taller than Yu Sui. His long arm reached out to embrace the back of Yu Sui's neck, pulling her forward until they were almost touching foreheads, yet still separated by a few inches.
He spoke softly and slowly, but each word carried oppressive force: "Junior Sister, don't give in so quickly. Try telling to leave again?"
i Liangyu wasn't a fool who couldn't hear anything. On the contrary, he was extrely perceptive, especially regarding malice directed at him. He could also hear that Yu Sui wasn't asking him to leave just now, but telling him to get lost.
The distance between them suddenly closed, becoming more dangerous.
Yu Sui thought that at such close distance, i Liangyu had nowhere to escape. When Strange Fire spontaneously combusted and burned her, Senior Brother would actually die before her. How could he still dare to co closer?
"Don't you have any fear?" Yu Sui asked this question sowhat helplessly.
"I do," i Liangyu's deep voice carried cold laughter. "I'm afraid of you throwing tantrums at . How impressive."
Yu Sui looked at him quietly for a mont, suddenly feeling it didn't matter anymore.
There were so many strange and wondrous things in the world, each more powerful than her. Exposing Strange Fire was only a matter of ti. She simply couldn't hide it for a lifeti.
Even deeper secrets than Strange Fire, her secret of coming from beyond the heavens, could be glimpsed by Three Thousand Divergent Paths. What else could she hide in this world?
Just thinking that if people wanted to kill her because of Strange Fire, those people wouldn't live either, Yu Sui cald down.
Yu Sui blinked, a brief closing and opening of eyes. What was still reflected in her pupils was i Liangyu, close at hand.
After leaving Dragon Slaying Cave, if Senior Brother told Master about her having Strange Fire.
Then they could all die together.
"Senior Brother." Yu Sui's head gently bumped against i Liangyu's forehead. Her gaze also beca as gentle as before. The warm sensation of their foreheads touching made i Liangyu pause.
Yu Sui said: "I'm not your Junior Sister who can get Heavenly chanism Arts at First Realm. That's not impressive enough."
Changes in one's state of mind often happen in a single thought.
She still didn't want to die.
But she wasn't as afraid anymore.
i Liangyu could feel that the sharp aura around Yu Sui had dissipated, and the malice and hostility were hidden away.
He only thought Yu Sui had snapped out of Three Thousand Divergent Paths and didn't intend to think deeply about anything else.
"Go to Ye Pool and choose your Heavenly chanism Arts." i Liangyu withdrew his hand and stepped aside, letting Yu Sui see the sea ahead.
Yu Sui supported herself on her knees and stood up, walking toward the seawater without a word.
i Liangyu watched Yu Sui disappear into the seawater, waiting patiently while thinking whether to leave Dragon Slaying Cave after Junior Sister got her Heavenly chanism Arts, or turn back to check on Zhongli Shan.
The sea waves suddenly beca turbulent, rolling frantically. Several teors streaked across the night sky, falling toward the Taoist School trial ground.
i Liangyu's eye twitched as he watched, his gaze following the falling teors. What was happening at the Taoist School side now?
……
When Yu Sui walked into the seawater, she saw brilliant light ahead, moving from night to day. Water and sky t as one color. Standing on the sea surface, she montarily couldn't tell where the sky was.
The Ghost Way School Nine Schools Arts that had been stripped away by Three Thousand Divergent Paths were all returned to her now.
Countless Ghost Way School talismans flashed before Yu Sui's eyes. Golden talismans marking these Heavenly chanism Arts sparkled ahead like golden stars, illuminating this entire sky into a majestic and mysterious gold.
i Liangyu had told her before that choosing Heavenly chanism Arts at Ye Pool was a one-ti opportunity. She had to think clearly before acting.
But what could she tell just by looking at talismans?
She couldn't even make out the nas.
Yu Sui temporarily put other matters aside and focused on the Ghost Way School talismans ahead. The golden talismans arranged in long lines circled ahead, flowing slowly, one circle after another, surrounding this heaven and earth and enclosing her within.
Nine Schools Arts was a general term for techniques. Heavenly chanism Arts were the limits of similar types of Nine Schools Arts, achievable through continuous practice and upgrading of Nine Schools Arts to learn Heavenly chanism Arts.
The inheritance mark bestowed by Dragon Head "Ye Pool" was equivalent to directly upgrading first-level Nine Schools Arts to maximum-level Heavenly chanism Arts for you.
But this was too many.
Yu Sui pondered thoughtfully. Did Ghost Way School have so many Heavenly chanism Arts? Looking at what seed like thousands and tens of thousands of talismans, choosing from so many was also sowhat of a test for her.
Ye Pool seed to have no ti limit. Yu Sui considered for a long ti and finally decided to choose based on perception.
She closed her eyes, patiently sensing the surrounding Five Elents Energy while gently conveying her intentions, searching for the talisman most suitable for herself.
Golden talismans flew past her, disappearing one after another. The golden stars between sea and sky gradually diminished. After an unknown amount of ti, only seven or eight golden talismans remained in front of her.
Yu Sui slowly opened her eyes, looking at these seven or eight talismans, and on a whim, used Heavenly Eye to look at them.
Magnificent light flowed in her eyes. Previously she could only see golden radiance on the talismans, but now she could see the strength and weakness of Five Elents Energy within them. Seeing the distant sky gradually darken, Yu Sui's heart jumped. Could there be a ti limit after all?
Yu Sui hesitated no more and chose the one with the strongest Five Elents Energy among the talismans.
When she reached out to touch it, the golden talisman transford into golden threads that entered the depths of her consciousness through her fingertips, firmly imprinting in the deepest part of her soul for her use.
Ghost Way School Heavenly chanism Arts: Soul Capture.
Before Yu Sui could feel the suddenly abundant power, she was expelled from Ye Pool, returning to the sandy ground at night, seeing i Liangyu looking up at the sky.
The sea breeze was as gentle as this night.
It blew the man's hair and clothing softly. He tilted his head slightly, his angular face settling into peaceful colors. From Yu Sui's angle, she could see his dark eyes dyed with deep blue starlight, not sorrowful, only feeling infinitely gentle.
Yu Sui's words calling to Senior Brother stopped at her lips. She sowhat couldn't believe who the person before her was.
i Liangyu sensed Yu Sui coming out and stopped looking at the sky. His black pupils moved lightly toward the corner of his eye, the starlight in his eyes dispersing.
"Chosen?" he asked proactively.
Yu Sui nodded, looking at the person before her who was pressing his brow with cold expression and voice, thinking the gentleness from just now must have been an illusion.
"Good then." i Liangyu nodded. "Do you want to leave Dragon Slaying Cave now, or what?"
Yu Sui said softly: "I want to go back and look around more. The journey was too rushed. I feel like I missed many things. Master also said Dragon Slaying Cave has more worth exploring than just Ye Pool."
i Liangyu thought, your courage is really sothing, still wanting to explore existences beyond Ye Pool, not afraid of encountering a second Three Thousand Divergent Paths.
Yu Sui montarily suspected whether i Liangyu knew about her having Strange Fire. His previous behavior was indeed abnormal, but attributing this abnormality to knowing the secret of Strange Fire was also strange.
She didn't believe i Liangyu had no fear of Strange Fire whatsoever.
Though Senior Brother was intelligent, scheming, and powerful, he couldn't hide his fear of Strange Fire completely when facing her, could he?
This strange feeling had started since the Divine Wood seed's divination, so Yu Sui said again: "Senior Brother, I want to go back and try the Divine Wood seed divination."
i Liangyu made a sound of acknowledgnt, saying you go ahead.
Anyway, you won't be able to see the Divine Wood seed.
Yu Sui said: "But I'm a bit scared. Can Senior Brother accompany ?"
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