Chapter: 6 [Fallen Bodies]
Despite the icy wind, Beads of sweat rolled down Wu zian's brow, his finger gripped rough stones as he climbed.
The cliff stretched high above him, each step upward feeling like a battle against the unyielding rock.
Wu zian climbed the cliff rather than trail to the top with the probabilities of beasts encounters.
Wu zian continued climbing, the wound in his chest stretched, drenching his clothes in blood.
A loose Pebble slipped beneath his foot. Wu zian's eyes twitched in fear, and his breath caught in his throat. The sound of falling pebbles echoed for a while, reminding him of the depth below.
Wu zian paused for a moment, he tightened his grip and pushed onward.
The top was close now, just a few more handholds away. With a determined breath, he fixed his gaze on the ledge above.
His arm shivered in pain still, his gaze didn't flicker, and he continued climbing.
With one final pull, Wu zian's fingers gripped the edge of the cliff. His wound brushed against the cliff, inflicting more damage, he rolled onto the flat surface, lying on the ground. He looked into the sky, a sensation of relief enveloped him.
Bang a loud explosion resounded in the air.
Wu zian sat up, his body trembling in unbelief at the massacre unfolded before him.
Blood flowed like river, Human corpse sliced in pieces, brain matter sprayed on the ground, expression of utter regret in dead faces.
On top of this massacre, three people stood, Wu zian recognized two of them.
Xao Er and second elder.
Xao Er was being tied with a rock, and her mouth was stuffed with a piece of clothe, making her unable to speak.
Second elder raised his sword in the air, six swords appeared beside him, those swords transformed into birds flying towards the person ahead.
Two huge arms grabbed those birds, resulting in a huge explosion.
"Elder brother, don't think you are as strong as before."
"I don't need my peak cultivation state to defeat my younger brother."
"This habit of underestimating yourself never gets old. I have issues with second brother, so if you leave now, then I won't pursue this battle."
"This brother of yours has already made up his mind, but if you insist, then I can offer the same proposal back to you."
"Then we are destined to fight, but first, I have a questions to ask?"
"Go ahead."
"Why are you helping second brother to such an extent that you have betrayed the main family, abandoned your wife the woman you loved since childhood and your daughter, who still needs father's care and love?"
In a second, Xao Ling replied."I never cared about them. All I cared about was benefits. When I saw benefits in helping second brother, I did it."
"Lies at least you could have put some effort in lying you are the person who sacrificed the position of family head for the happiness of second brother and you hope for me to believe you are a worm who leeches over benefits."
Xao Ling clapped."Xao Lu Never thought that you knew me this well."
Xao Lu understood he was not going to receive a proper answer."As your junior brother I once again humbly request you to step back."
Xao Ling vanished following his action. Xao Lu vanished as well.
Xao Ling and Xao Lu were both fighting using footwork technique increasing their speed to such degree making them invisible under normal people vision.
Wu zian couldn't see them, but the sound of sword clash troubled his ear.
Xao Ling and Xao Lu battle released immense pressure in surrounding restraining Wu zian's movements.
Their sword clash gradually ended, and both of them appeared with minor cuts.
Six swords appeared beside Xao Ling, each sword shattering into a hundred pieces, and attacked Xao Lu.
A robe flourished around Xao Lu completely wrapping him.
Due to the impact of the sword slash, a mist of dirt formed, blocking the vision inside.
One after another, six hundred slashes struck the mist, Xao Lu came out of the mist completely unscratched but covered in dirt.
Twelve swords appeared beside Xao Ling, six of them transforming into birds while the remaining sword shattered into a sword slash.
A robe once again flourished, wrapping Xao Lu from all directions.
Those six birds attacked from six different directions, while the sword slashes struck in the same path.
This time, Xao Lu knelt on the ground, coughing mouthful of blood.
Xao Lu growled as his teeth and nails lengthened, his hair grew long enough to touch the ground, and his body widened slightly.
Xao Ling and Xao Lu both vanished once again the sound of a sword clash reached Wu zian's ear.
Wu zian's body trembled under the pressure of the battle, unable to move even a finger.
Xao Ling and Xao Lu reappeared on the battlefield. This time, many deep cut marks could be seen on Xao Ling's body.
Xao Lu's pupils turned into needle size as eighteen swords appeared beside Xao Ling.
Those eighteen swords condensed as one sword. It shined brightly.
The clothes around Xao Lu's chest teared revealing a small hole.
Within less than a second, Xao Ling's attack pierced Xao Lu's chest. It missed the heart by a single metre.
Xao Lu's heart pounded like a drum, his vision blurred, and a wave of fear surged within him.
In Xao Lu's blurred vision, something appeared, which he chosed not to believe.
Thirty swords appeared beside Xao Ling, those swords condensed into one, shining brighter than previous one.
Xao Lu's fearful expression turned into joy while his body slowly returned to normal.
A small silkworm appeared in Xao Lu's palm.
The sword attack dissipated. Facing the back clash, Xao Ling's right arm blasted, blood and bone spattered everywhere on the ground.
Xao Lu laughed, looking at Xao Ling. His laughter echoed in the whole mountain."Eldest brother, did you already forget what that previous person said."
Remembering of the past Xao Ling's expression frowned.
"Let this junior brother help you." In a mocking voice, Xao Lu said."Xao ling why..why are you this easy to fool?"
"This worm is not the life thread silkworm." Xao Lu pinched the silkworm to death."This one is just a regular spiritual worm."
Xao Ling picked up the sword fallen on the ground with his left arm and pointed it at Xao Lu.
"This pathetic state of yours, eldest brother it's unbearable to watch this. Allow me to end this pitful life of yours."
Xao Ling had already consumed every bit of spiritual energy, and after losing his right arm, he was already physically weak.
Next moment Xao Ling's head rolled on the ground.
Xao Lu placed his leg on top of Xao Ling's head. He stabbed his sword multiple times, venting his anger on Xao Ling's fallen dead body.
The pressure of spiritual energy was dismissed. Wu zian sprinted towards Xao Er, untied her rope and removed the clothe from her mouth.
"Wu zian how? How did you get up to here."
Before Wu Zian could speak, Xao Er interrupted."It doesn't matter how you ended up here, but run, run away from this place as far as you can, that maniac is after me. I don't want another person to die because of me." Tears flowed from Xao Er, her body looked helpless and her young face looked aged thirty years more.
Wu zian thought of the moment he lost his parents, and now he could tell how much despair Xao Er felt in her heart.
Xao Er had just lost her uncle, who loved her more than his daughter. Xao Ling was a father figure to Xao Er.
Wu Zian couldn't hold himself. Looking at Xao Er. He hugged her and whispered."My father and Mother died just the day before I met you, but the time I had with you, inside the chariot inspired me to continue living, the lively spirit of your inspired me to continue living, and the ambition in your heart inspired me to continue living."
Right now, Wu zian was encouraging Xiao Er to escape her desperate situation.
Wu zian held Xao Er's hand, dragging her to escape from there.
Meanwhile, Xao Lu grabbed Xao Ling's head. He looked at it for a moment and crushed it in his palm, coating his entire body in blood.
Xao Lu diverted his gaze at the stone he had tied Xao Er. The calmness his heart gathered after playing with Xao Ling's dead body faded after finding out Xao Er had escaped.
Under the range of Xao Lu's spiritual sense, the location of Xao Er and Wu zian was immediately revealed.
Xao Lu disappeared and appeared before Wu zian an and Xao Er.
Xao Er's face darkened as she saw Xao Lu, but Wu zian stayed calm.
Xao Lu exerted pressure on Wu zian and Xao Er's bodies, making them forcefully kneel on the ground.
"It would have been better if you had calmly accepted your fate, tied to the rock, and waited for death."
Xao Lu wipped the sword which still had Xao Ling's blood in Xao Er's hair."Now, because of you, one more person is dying from this sword."
After completely cleaning the blood in Xao Er's hair, Xao Lu shoved the sword into Wu zian's chest.
Under the pressure of a cultivator, Wu zian didn't even have the strength enough to scream.
Xao Lu pulled the sword out, and blood gushed out without any mercy. He shoved the sword again into the chest, he did it again and again for another four times.
Wu zian resisted each and every stab, but his body gave up in the sixth round. At this moment, Wu zian's heartbeat stopped.
Xao Lu attached the sword, fully coated with Wu zian's blood, to Xao Er's hair like a hairpin.
"Look, you witch, how many more lives will you ruin? No, I will not let this go on any longer."
Xao Lu grabbed the handle of the sword and drove it into Xao Er's back, thrusting it forward until the sword pierced through chest."
Looking at the two youthful bodies on the ground, Xao Lu had no guilt in his heart. He immediately left the jungle after making sure his target Xao Er was dead.