The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 228 - 40 The Amazing Turtle Mirror

Chapter 228: Chapter 40 The Amazing Turtle Mirror

A few steps out of the house, the area was already crowded with people, even the crumbling stone walls were occupied.

The innate curiosity to watch events unfold is unavoidable in any world or era, and the majority of those present were there to witness the embarrassed and unfortunate state of Jianyi Yuan, who ranked second on the Dragon and Phoenix List, a sight not commonly seen.

"Jianyi Yuan, you must give us an explanation for this," demanded Qing Huai, the current leader of Yu Jian Manor and the younger brother of Xiao Chengming, as he stared fiercely at Jianyi Yuan, who was confronting the crowd.

Unbeknownst to others, one might assume their fraternal bond was strong. In reality, Xiao Chengming and Qing Huai were like water and fire within Yu Jian Manor, constantly at odds, with Qing Huai somewhat weaker in strength constantly being suppressed by his elder brother.

Jianyi Yuan, holding an iron sword and exuding a chilling sword momentum, faced the multitude. When Qing Huai vocally challenged him, he briefly and distinctively responded, "I didn’t kill the person."

After that, there was silence, just that short sentence.

Backed by the crowd, Qing Huai felt confident enough to retort after Jianyi Yuan’s brief statement, and immediately blurted out, "You’re lying..."

His words, however, were cut off as if by a choked duck’s neck, hesitant to continue, all because a wisp of Sword Qi had just grazed past his hairline, cutting off a strand of hair.

A demonstration by hairsbreadth—capable of slicing your strand as well as your head. Jianyi Yuan’s Sword Qi proved that Qing Huai’s confidence might not be as solid as he imagined. At least, these people could not intimidate the ’Sword Son.’

"This... Young Hero Yuan, we are all here to ask you to explain why Young Master Xiao died on the road after challenging you, just to clear up any... potential misunderstandings."

As Jianyi Yuan’s gaze turned to the speaker, the man felt an immense pressure, involuntarily swallowing his saliva, pausing his speech which he barely managed to continue, "..any potential, misunderstandings..."

"Who are you?" asked Jianyi Yuan calmly.

"I am Qing Huai from the Zhenwu Sect." The man responded with a bow.

The leader of the Zhenwu Sect was their eldest disciple, Qingxu, who should have been present. However, recently swelling with arrogance, Qingxu had not shown up, leaving the temporary stand-in Qing Huai in suffering. Facing Jianyi Yuan’s pressure was not something Qing Huai could withstand.

’How marvelous!’ Through the ’Turtle Mirror,’ Qing Yu sensed Qing Huai’s outwardly calm but inwardly flustered state, and by tapping into the emotions beneath, he could nearly guess what Qing Huai was thinking.

Not just Qing Huai, many present could vaguely sense emotions, making the observation of many hidden sentiments quite marvelous and equally dangerous.

When you sense too many emotions and absorb a plethora of information, your own heart gets inevitably influenced, after all, you feel their emotions, not see them. Emotions don’t carry labels; you need to experience them with your heart.

If unable to shield from these effects, one’s mindset might become distorted.

To remain unaffected, one requires an exceptionally strong mindset, like his...

Qing Yu’s eyes shifted to Jianyi Yuan, who exuded a sharp aura. His mind was pure and focused, capable of clearing myriad distractions. Observing through the ’Turtle Mirror,’ Jianyi Yuan appeared like a live sword, his spiritual realm far beyond ordinary, even perceptive enough to faintly notice Qing Yu’s covert scrutiny, causing him to frown slightly.

Or like that individual hidden among the crowd, whose heart was like still water, unaffected by external influences, unable to stir the slightest ripple in his heart.

Such was Qing Yu’s mentality ever since he practiced the ’Heavenly Person Rebirth Technique.’ Qing Yu had even managed to kill without a trace of malice, his sword claiming lives yet not disturbing his composure. Only later did he realize that only decisive killing intent could bring out the full potential of his ’Exorcism Swordsmanship.’

’It appears I indeed need to use this ’Turtle Mirror’ more, theorizing in isolation doesn’t suffice.’ In just more than a moment’s time, Qing Yu felt he had gained a deeper understanding of the ’Turtle Mirror.’

’Wait, something seems off with this person’s mindset.’

Qing Yu glanced at a disciple of Yu Jian Manor who was carrying Xiao Chengming’s body.

Qing Huai had brought his brother’s corpse to seek justice, yet despite being the victim, most attendees seemed unconcerned with the body itself.

Only a few accompanying Yu Jian Manor disciples either looked at Xiao Chengming’s corpse with sorrow or glared with hate at Jianyi Yuan... and then there was the intimidated Qing Huai, too scared to speak.

It seemed they knew Qing Huai’s so-called grief was feigned, indeed wishing inside for Xiao Chengming’s death!

However, the disciple Qing Yu focused on showed neither sorrow nor malice, nor did he, like Qing Huai’s loyalists, appear joyful or indifferent; rather, his emotion resembled pride.

Accompanied by a sense of fulfillment too. Such a mindset was all too familiar to Qing Yu; every time he triumphed against stronger opponents, he felt this satisfaction, especially back when he was untrained in Martial Arts, relying on his sheer cleverness to defeat two powerful foes and take his first step on the path of Martial Arts, his heart brimming with mixed feelings of satisfaction and pride.

’I feel like I might have found the real culprit...’

For someone to look at Xiao Chengming’s corpse with such satisfaction at this moment was highly likely to be his murderer.

Yet, Qing Yu had no evidence to point to this suspicious disciple of Yu Jian Manor, and he certainly couldn’t just accuse him based on his satisfied look as if saying, ’he feels proud, so he must be the murderer.’

Moreover, Jianyi Yuan didn’t need Qing Yu’s help. At this moment, he didn’t need to defend himself; the disturbance from the crowd caused him to miss his routine meditation time, much to his irritation. Now, Jianyi Yuan preferred to let his sword do the talking.

"Defeat me, and only then you’ll have the right to question me."

The plain iron sword, now enveloped in dazzling Sword Qi, swept horizontally, causing the crowd to dodge frantically, none daring to resist.

As the primary focus of Jianyi Yuan’s attention, Qing Huai from the Zhenwu Sect, under the endless sharpness of the Sword Qi, felt the fear of death.

"Jianyi Yuan!"

Just as Qing Huai was about to perish under Jianyi Yuan’s sword, an Azure Dragon roared, a lifelike form of True Qi soaring through the air to intercept the lethal strike.

Azure Dragon circling the sword, Sword Qi and True Qi Azure Dragon entwined, gradually wearing each other down.

Ultimately, Divine Origin Realm’s True Qi proved superior, extinguishing the Sword Qi and still remaining forceful, dissipated by its master.

"Jianyi Yuan, are you challenging the Zhenwu Sect?" Qingxu landed swiftly before Qing Huai, loudly accusing.

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