Sword Aura to the Heavens
Chapter 182 - 178: Fellow Travelers

Chapter 182: Chapter 178: Fellow Travelers

The storm came quickly and left just as fast.

The people of Yun Meng City regarded the Xuantian Sect as a towering presence, but they didn’t expect that they would be frightened away by just a word from Li Fan.

In this view, although the Xuantian Sect is a top sect, it still seems to fall short in the face of Li Mountain.

But it makes sense, the Da Li Dynasty doesn’t have many sects with Seventh Realm Practitioners, but there are still a few, and if all were like Li Mountain, what would the Court be?

Though the Court can’t achieve great unification, its deterrence remains.

For a single sect or clan to contend with the Court is an impossible matter.

After leaving, the Xuantian Sect did not return to Bai Lu Academy to cause trouble. Being deterred by a young man wasn’t glorious, and the people of the Xuantian Sect quietly left Yun Meng City.

Afterward, people from various factions also quietly departed, and this wave of invasion against the Yun Meng Swamp came to an end.

Yun Meng City seemed to return to its former peace.

A month later.

Outside the quiet Bai Lu Academy, a carriage was parked there.

This carriage was quite luxurious, drawn by a demon steed with bright eyes and skin as smooth as silk, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Huang Xiong jumped down from the driver’s seat and looked toward the Bai Lu Academy, seeing a procession walking toward them—it was Li Fan and his company.

At the same time, many students from Bai Lu Academy were also heading this way, seemingly realizing something.

The genius Sword Cultivator from Li Mountain was leaving.

Li Fan had formed a bond with Bai Lu Academy, enrolled as a student, and resided there for some time.

But he ultimately didn’t belong here.

The students of Bai Lu Academy understood this, as did the teachers.

Someone like him couldn’t be kept by Bai Lu Academy.

"Brother Huang." Xiao Kui stepped forward and looked at Huang Xiong.

"Xiao Kui, study hard in the academy and listen to the teachers." Huang Xiong advised, as the two shared a bond like siblings. As he was setting off on a journey, his greatest concern was for Xiao Kui.

Fortunately, with Mr. Qu’s care, Xiao Kui wouldn’t live as before. In Bai Lu Academy, Huang Xiong could feel at ease.

"Alright." Xiao Kui nodded gently. Though she wanted to cry, she smiled and said, "Brother Huang, take care of your cultivation. I’ll wait for you to visit me."

"Certainly." Huang Xiong stepped forward, opened his arms, and hugged her.

After letting go, Xiao Kui said to Li Fan, "Brother Xiao Fan, Brother Huang is a bit rough around the edges, please forgive him if you can."

"Don’t worry." Li Fan responded with a smile.

"Sir, I entrust Xiao Kui to you." Huang Xiong then bowed to Qu Qingfeng, who nodded with a smile.

Looking at the young figures before him, he was filled with emotion.

Youths value righteousness.

The older one gets, the more they value benefits.

He loved seeing such pure youthful hearts.

The human heart is fickle, and the world ever-changing. The more one experiences, the more thoughts accumulate. But the purity and sincerity of youth are precious, and he hoped they would retain it through life’s vicissitudes, still with the heart of a youth.

"Sir, I bid you farewell." Li Fan looked at Qu Qingfeng and spoke.

Qu Qingfeng nodded with a smile and said, "Go on."

All encounters eventually lead to farewells.

"Thank you, Sir, for your care." Lu Yuan bowed. After careful consideration, she planned to travel with Li Fan.

Both were fellow disciples, Sword Cultivators from Li Mountain, and now meeting again as friends.

Li Fan expressed that he wanted to explore the world of Sword Cultivators, to visit the famous Chi Xiao City.

Lu Yuan was moved and wanted to see it too.

So she decided to journey with Li Fan.

The students of Bai Lu Academy were filled with emotion, watching Lu Yuan, their most outstanding female student, also leave with Li Fan.

"Get in the carriage." Qu Qingfeng said with a smile.

Lu Yuan nodded and boarded the carriage, as did Yue Qingqiu.

Previously, Qu Qingfeng had promised the Demon Saint to take care of her, but Yue Qingqiu wanted to leave with Li Fan too. After all, to her, Li Fan was her human friend, and she felt safer with him.

Qu Qingfeng agreed as well. Traveling a thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.

Yue Qingqiu was naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world. After spending time in the academy, she had understood a bit about human society, and now traveling with Li Fan, she would naturally have a deeper understanding and integrate better into the human world.

Huang Xiong and Liu Ji sat in the driver’s seats on either side, and Qu Qingfeng said to Li Fan, "You should go too."

Li Fan nodded, stepped back to the carriage, and then clasped his hands in a salute, bowing: "Student Li Fan thanks Sir for your care."

Then, Li Fan turned and boarded the carriage.

Huang Xiong looked reluctantly before driving the carriage forward and out.

Watching the carriage leave, Qu Qingfeng also clasped his hands in the direction of the carriage and bowed, then looked up with a smile.

With three traveling companions, I have a teacher.

He had learned much from these youths too.

After this journey, their lives would become even more splendid.

In Bai Lu Academy, Ji Xue silently stood in a certain direction, watching the carriage gradually disappear, feeling a sense of emptiness in her heart, but soon a smile appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Wishing you great success in sword cultivation.

On White Deer Street, passersby stepped aside, watching the carriage move forward. The youth who briefly shone and amazed Yun Meng City was finally leaving.

It’s uncertain when Yun Meng City will see such a youth again.

The carriage continued on its way, causing small ripples in Yun Meng City; Li Fan was but a transient guest.

Soon, the city would forget him.

Just as when the Xuantian Sect appeared, many people had forgotten Mr. Qu.

The carriage drove out of Yun Meng Swamp, traveling on the official road.

Huang Xiong and Liu Ji were driving at the front.

In the carriage were Li Fan, Yue Qingqiu, and Lu Yuan.

"Is there anything you can’t bear to leave?" Li Fan asked Lu Yuan.

"Bai Lu Academy is nice." Lu Yuan replied softly, "Mr. Qu is very good."

"Yes." Li Fan nodded, acknowledging that Mr. Qu was indeed very good.

"Perhaps in the future, there will be a chance to meet again." Li Fan smiled. He believed Mr. Qu could continue to move forward in pursuit of the grand way.

"Perhaps." Lu Yuan nodded, "If one day you become famous, Bai Lu Academy will remember having such a student."

"Don’t forget, you are also a genius Sword Cultivator from Li Mountain." Li Fan said to Lu Yuan, "The champion of Li Mountain’s sword trial."

"I can’t uphold Li Mountain." Lu Yuan looked out of the carriage, knowing her talent was not weak, and she would achieve something in the future, with great hopes from her teacher Mo Yang.

If she were a disciple from another top sect, perhaps it would be fine.

But Li Mountain is different.

Her talent can’t yet uphold Li Mountain.

The sword that supports Li Mountain cannot be defeated by other swords.

And she once faced defeat at the Peak of Li Mountain.

Fortunately, Li Mountain had Li Fan.

"Lu Yuan." Li Fan called out, and Lu Yuan looked at him to see Li Fan smiling and saying, "Lu Yuan, from Li Mountain Sword Mountain."

Lu Yuan’s beautiful eyes paused, her heart touched.

Yes, she was the personal disciple of the current Sword Leader and Peak Master, Lu Yuan, from Li Mountain.

"Understood, Yang Qingshan." Lu Yuan’s beautiful eyes showed a faint smile.

"Well well well, Yang Qingshan has also made progress, sharing the same carriage with Lu Yuan." Li Fan said.

Lu Yuan: "..."

Yue Qingqiu looked at them curiously.

What were they talking about?

The carriage continued, with Yun Meng City gradually blurring until it disappeared.

In the distance behind the carriage, a group of people closely followed on foot, moving extremely fast.

Suddenly, their steps halted, and they looked ahead.

There, a blind man stood quietly, as if he had been there for a long time.

"Who are you?" someone asked.

The blind man didn’t speak, waved his hand, and a sword appeared, blood splashed.

The Old Blind Man’s figure vanished instantly, and soon in another place, another sword light emerged, several people fell in a pool of blood.

Some time later, the carriage stopped on the official road.

At the front of the carriage, the Old Blind Man appeared there.

"Who?" Huang Xiong asked.

Liu Ji waved her hand to stop him, and both Li Fan and Lu Yuan got off the carriage.

"Lu Yuan greets the martial uncle." Lu Yuan bowed to the Old Blind Man. She was a generation below Li Fan.

"You’re here." Li Fan said. He dared to boldly exit Yun Meng City because the Old Blind Man was there, which gave him reassurance.

Huang Xiong also realized that the person before him was the Great Sword Cultivator of Li Mountain, so he jumped off the carriage and bowed, "Huang Xiong greets the senior."

The Old Blind Man nodded slightly and asked Huang Xiong, "Is it him?"

"Yes." Li Fan nodded in response: "I initially wanted him to go to Li Mountain to become a disciple under Uncle Xing Feng, but this guy wants to first explore with me and then go to Li Mountain in the future."

Huang Xiong also wanted to go to Li Mountain, after all, such an opportunity was rare, but knowing that Li Fan and Lu Yuan planned to journey outside together, he eventually changed his mind.

He also wanted to roam the martial world, and would go to Li Mountain when the opportunity arose later.

"No problem, I’ll accept him on behalf of Xing Feng. From now on, you will be the direct disciple of Xing Feng, Peak Master of Martial Intent Peak of Li Mountain if you are willing." The Old Blind Man said to Huang Xiong.

"I’m willing." Huang Xiong said happily, bowing to the Old Blind Man, "Brother Xiao Fan, how should I address this senior?"

"My teacher, your senior brother." Li Fan said.

"Huang Xiong greets Senior Brother." Huang Xiong said.

"Good." The Old Blind Man nodded, took out a cloth bag, and handed it to Huang Xiong: "This is a gift from Xing Feng on my behalf, you don’t need to thank me. When you return to Li Mountain, I will ask him for it. This is from your teacher."

Huang Xiong looked at Li Fan again.

"Accept it." Li Fan smiled, and only then did Huang Xiong accept it, feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

He had wandered through life, never having received such treatment.

The Great Sword Cultivator of Li Mountain standing in for his teacher, offering him gifts.

"I’ve cleared the tail, though there were quite a few tails. Seems like Li Mountain is ’popular’. I will accompany you for a few more days until it’s completely cleaned up, and then I’ll leave." The Old Blind Man said.

"Alright, after you return, take a good rest and don’t go out anymore." Li Fan said.

"You are now in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Enter the Solidifying Pill stage as soon as possible. Then, I can be at ease." The Old Blind Man said, time passing slowly.

He hoped time could move faster.

"I will." Li Fan nodded.

"Farewell." The Old Blind Man said, and then he disappeared, as if he had never been there.