75: Chapter 75 The National Preceptor Saves the Nation Before Tianyin Pass, The Palace Master of Liqing Encounters a Love Tribulation

Tianyin Pass, as the name suggests, is a perilous gorge where the sun never shines year-round and cold winds howl in rage.

On both sides are towering black cliffs that reach into the clouds like two sharp swords thrusting into the sky, leaving only a narrow passage in the middle that can barely accommodate a few horses abreast.

This is the only way to the Yankang Capital.

It is also the tomb meticulously chosen by those old monsters in the original story who attempted to subvert the Yankang reformation and restore the old order, for the severely injured State Preceptor of Yankang.

At this moment, the setting sun, like blood, dyed the wilderness outside Tianyin Pass a somber, dark red.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Three figures streaked across the sky like meteors, landing steadily on a high slope outside Tianyin Pass.

They were none other than Ye Xiu, who had just completed his transformation in the secluded valley and greatly advanced his cultivation, along with Yu Yuan Chuyu and Long Jiaonan, who had been completely subdued by him.

"Master, that ahead is Tianyin Pass."

Long Jiaonan pointed towards the abyss, which looked like the gaping maw of a giant beast, her originally alluring face now filled with gravity.

As the Young Lord of the Dragon Control Sect, she knew all too well how terrifying the power lurking within was.

"I can feel that hidden deep within the pass are several extremely obscure, yet Soul-trembling auras... That is the pressure of the Divine Bridge Realm!"

Yu Yuan Chuyu also furrowed her beautiful brows. As a former Empress, her intuition for danger was equally sharp.

"Ye Xiu, although the State Preceptor of Yankang has Heaven-Defying cultivation, he is currently severely injured in The Great Ruins, his Divine Bridge is broken, and his Foundation is damaged."

"There are three old monsters at the Peak of the Divine Bridge Realm lying in ambush inside!"

"Although you have forged the Dragon Transformation Golden Body, your Realm is, after all..."

Yu Yuan Chuyu did not finish her sentence, but the worry in her eyes could not be concealed.

She was now Ye Xiu's woman, her body and heart tied to this man, so naturally, she did not want him to go and die in vain.

"Realm?"

Hearing this, Ye Xiu hooked his lips into an arrogant arc. He picked up the wine gourd at his waist, tilted his head, and took a swig of strong liquor.

"Chuyu, Jiaonan, remember this."

"In this world, Realm has never been the only standard for measuring combat power."

"My spine dragon, having fused your Imperial Purple Qi and her True Dragon essence blood, has long transcended the mundane grades."

"Today, I will let you see what is truly called—Heaven-Defying Immortal Slaying!"

Ye Xiu wiped the wine stain from the corner of his mouth and strode towards the entrance of Tianyin Pass.

However, just as he stepped within a hundred zhang of the pass.

The originally mild evening breeze suddenly became biting and cold.

Above the sky, goose-feather snowflakes began to fall without any warning.

The snowflakes were not pure white, but carried a heart-palpitating, eerie blue color.

Every snowflake that fell seemed to be able to form a layer of frost on a person's Soul.

"Such cold Sword Intent..."

Yu Yuan Chuyu and Long Jiaonan shivered simultaneously, and were forced to retreat several steps by this coldness that appeared out of thin air.

One must know that one was a former Empress and the other is a Young Lord of the Yao Race; both possessed remarkable cultivation.

Being able to force them back with just an aura meant the newcomer's strength was absolutely that of a Sect Leader-level tycoon!

"Click... click... click..."

Crisp footsteps echoed at the entrance of the empty gorge.

In the sky full of eerie blue snow, an extremely tall and cold figure appeared.

As if stepping out of a painting, she slowly emerged before the three of them.

That was a woman.

A woman beautiful to the extreme, yet cold to the extreme.

She wore a snow-white, frost-like flowing cloud dress, unstained by a single speck of dust.

Her three thousand strands of dark hair danced in the wind, simply held up by an unadorned white jade hairpin.

Her features were as exquisite as the most perfect masterpiece of the heavens.

But in those eyes, one could not see any emotion belonging to a human.

No joy or anger, no sorrow or happiness, not even reverence for life.

Only a deathly silence that had seen through the Mortal World and severed all seven emotions and six desires.

Seeing this woman appear, Yu Yuan Chuyu's expression changed instantly, and she couldn't help but exclaim:

"Palace Master of Liqing... Qiu Dieyi?!"

Hearing this name, Ye Xiu's footsteps paused slightly, and a playful light flashed in his heterochromatic gold and silver eyes.

Qiu Dieyi.

The current Palace Master of the Liqing Palace, the number one Sect for women in Yankang.

This woman was exceptionally talented, had once served as an official in the court, was stationed in Linzhou, and was highly valued by the imperial court.

However, she practiced the core and most cruel secret Cultivation Technique of Liqing Palace—the Lihen Heaven Sword Art.

This Cultivation Technique required the practitioner to sever all worldly thoughts, have no love or desires, and only have separation and resentment in their heart.

It can be said that she was a stunningly beautiful weapon that had abandoned humanity for the sake of the Dao of the Sword.

In the original story, because she was dissatisfied with the State Preceptor of Yankang's reformation affecting the interests of the Sect, she participated in the suppression of the rebellion in Daxiang City.

In the end, because she witnessed the tragic death of her Disciples, her so-called "ruthless Dao Heart" was breached, and she was killed instantly by the State Preceptor of Yankang with a single sword strike.

And now.

The State Preceptor of Yankang had not yet arrived, but she, acting as the first outer line of defense for the ambush, stood in front of Ye Xiu.

"Prefect Yu Yuan, I trust you have been well."

Qiu Dieyi's voice was like the collision of ten-thousand-year-old ice, crisp yet bone-chillingly cold.

Her emotionless eyes swept past Yu Yuan Chuyu and then fell upon Ye Xiu.

"This road is blocked."

"The State Preceptor of Yankang is acting against the Heaven-Defying path, his reformation is causing chaos in the world, and he is destroying the Foundation of our Sect. Today, he will surely die within Tianyin Pass."

"Liqing Palace has already formed an alliance with all fellow Daoists."

"In consideration of our past acquaintance, Lord Yu Yuan, please return."

Qiu Dieyi's tone was as flat as if she were stating a truth.

It was as if, in her cognition, the death of the State Preceptor of Yankang was already a set fact.

"Qiu Dieyi, have you gone mad?"

Yu Yuan Chuyu took a deep breath, stepped forward, and accused:

"The State Preceptor of Yankang's reformation is to allow all Mortals in the world to Cultivate, and for the eternal peace of Yankang!"

"Your Liqing Palace enjoys the stipends of the imperial court, yet now you want to unite with rebels to assassinate the State Preceptor of Yankang; this is a crime of treason!"

"The world? Mortals?"

On Qiu Dieyi's iceberg-like face, there was not the slightest fluctuation, as if she had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world.

"The Heavenly Dao is vast and distant, and there is a distinction between immortals and Mortals. Mortals should look up at the starry sky like ants; how can they presumptuously attempt to touch the power of gods?"

"The State Preceptor of Yankang's reformation is angering the Heavens."

"My Liqing Palace has severed the Mortal World and only seeks the Heavenly Dao; what does this worldly imperial power have to do with me?"

Having said this, Qiu Dieyi no longer paid attention to Yu Yuan Chuyu, but locked her gaze firmly on Ye Xiu.

She could feel that this young man in white, who appeared to be only about 20 years old,

Had a scorching power hidden within his body that made even her feel extremely uncomfortable.

That kind of power was incompatible with her "Ruthless Dao".

"Who are you?"

"Why do you want to barge into this Mortal trap?"

Qiu Dieyi asked coldly.

"Me?"

Ye Xiu held the wine gourd and laughed up at the sky a few times, his laughter filled with unbridled arrogance.

"I am Ye Xiu, just a passerby."

"Of course..."

Ye Xiu changed the subject, his gaze unscrupulously scanning Qiu Dieyi's flawless delicate body up and down.

Even though Qiu Dieyi practiced the Ruthless Dao, being stared at by a man with such aggressive eyes, her brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

"In my opinion, what the Palace Master just said about the world and Mortals is all nonsense."

"Actually, there is only one reason why you are standing here today."

Ye Xiu took a step forward, the Dragon Transformation Golden Body light on his body faintly emerging, contending with the sky full of eerie blue snow.

"What reason?"

Qiu Dieyi asked coldly.

"Because you... are a pathetic old spinster."

Ye Xiu's words were shocking, his lips hooking into a wicked smile that could infuriate anyone to death.

"Presumptuous!"

"You are courting death!"

Yu Yuan Chuyu and Long Jiaonan behind him felt their scalps tingle upon hearing this.

"My ancestors!"

"That is a Sect Leader-level powerhouse of the Divine Bridge Realm, and you actually scolded her to her face as an old spinster?"

"Aren't you tired of living!"

Sure enough.

On Qiu Dieyi's unchanging iceberg face, a crack finally appeared.

An extremely terrifying killing intent erupted from her body.

"Speaking wild words and blaspheming the Dao."

"Today, I will tear your mouth apart, you little thief!"