SQLJBFDTW Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Jade Thicket (3) Fighting, More Fighting

A kind of bitterness struck Chao Jianxue, almost making it impossible for him to breathe. He only felt that Yu Wei’s expression at this moment was too fragile, too pitiful.

No matter what, Yu Wei was still just a young man who had cultivated for a little over a century.

Perhaps he had endured many unknown emotions before, never revealing them to others, but this was the first time Chao Jianxue had personally witnessed the collapse of the strong wall in his heart, revealing a childishly weak side.

If he returned to his previous state of detachment, minding his own business, he would say, “This is the protagonist! ‘Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on this person, and must first inflict suffering on his heart and will.’ The more miserable, the more normal, right?”

But now, Chao Jianxue couldn’t say such words.

How could he say such words?

All the pain was just a light line in the story, but if you saw Yu Wei’s eyes, you would know that pain was an insurmountable mountain, a raging fire that could scorch the earth.

He should have said something to comfort his little junior brother, but Chao Jianxue became a dud at the critical moment. By the time he wanted to speak, Yu Wei had already avoided his gaze and returned to being the strong Yu Wei.

“…” Chao Jianxue followed closely, staring at him with indescribable feelings.

Yu Wei suddenly became alert, reminding him, “Demonic energy.”

Sure enough, several balls of black mist suddenly darted out from the red lotuses on both sides, attacking them. Chao Jianxue was now experienced, using Thousand Miles Brightness, and in a few moves, he completely eliminated the demonic energy.

Thankfully, Thousand Miles Brightness wasn’t an ordinary sword and was connected to Chao Jianxue’s mind. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to control direction and force in the water.

He cleaved the demonic energy head-on with a sword, thinking that his cultivation had indeed improved a lot, but the next second, he was dumbfounded.

The demonic shadow, split in two, dissipated in the water, and the black air dispersed, but the place inexplicably changed its appearance.

The bottom of the water, which was originally red, was now full of frost.

The lotus flowers were covered with cold air, and the ground was all frozen earth. The flowing water didn’t freeze, but it became extremely piercing. Chao Jianxue shivered three times and couldn’t speak clearly.

“Little, little junior brother… What, what’s going on…”

Yu Wei reached out and took his hand, and a warm current instantly flowed into Chao Jianxue’s spiritual veins, making him feel much better.

But it was still cold!

Chao Jianxue shivered.

“Yu clan’s unique cultivation method is the Frost Soul Bitter Lotus.” Yu Wei hesitated to speak, “When the cultivation method is activated, it becomes such an icy world, which can subdue the enemy.”

Chao Jianxue understood in an instant, this was the legendary domain expansion.

Yu Wei then said, “Senior brother doesn’t ask me why I know…”

Chao Jianxue’s brain was frozen.

His teeth chattered: “Do you think, whatever you say, I’ll believe it…”

Any discerning person could tell at a glance that the Frost Soul Spell that Yu Wei used in front of him earlier, that huge ice lotus, and the lotus pendant that he always wore on his waist, looked like a noble Yu clan disciple!

He was just playing along with Young Master Yu. So he wasn’t worried at all that the Yu clan wouldn’t hand over the Bitter Cold Heart, but who knew that he would be dumbfounded as soon as he came in. The protagonist’s home had been destroyed.

The only thing that was warm was Yu Wei’s hand. He felt like he was turning into an ice lump, and his spiritual power was also difficult to circulate.

So Chao Jianxue unconsciously leaned towards Yu Wei, and finally hugged him tightly, his lips turning white from the cold, his legs unable to stand, and he knelt down.

“Senior brother, hold on.” Yu Wei cupped Chao Jianxue’s icy face in his hands, pressing closely together, face to face, chest to chest, legs intertwined, and hearts trembling.

Chao Jianxue subconsciously hugged this only source of heat, he was too cold, so that he had no shame and no reason, wishing he could turn into an octopus and cling to Yu Wei, and wishing that Yu Wei could swallow him.

Yu Wei had the ability to resist his family’s secret cultivation method. At this time, he continuously transmitted spiritual energy to Chao Jianxue, but Chao Jianxue had never practiced the Frost Soul Bitter Lotus Heart Sutra. He was afraid that he couldn’t bear to resist rashly with the mental method, so he had to stick to him to keep him from losing temperature.

He had never hugged anyone so tightly, as if he wanted to rub each other into bone and blood.

Chao Jianxue was already unable to open his eyes. There was a layer of frost on his eyelashes, but his snow-white cheeks flushed an unusual red. He sobbed uncontrollably.

Yu Wei also gradually couldn’t resist the ice cold blessed with demonic energy. He anxiously stroked Chao Jianxue’s cheeks with his palms, trying to warm him up, and whispered, “Senior brother, don’t sleep, don’t sleep, this is an illusion.”

In any case, he had to endure this initial ice cold, otherwise he would fall into illusion, fall into the things he feared most. Once his state of mind was unstable in it, he would be swallowed by the surrounding demonic energy that was ready to move.

Yu Wei called “Senior brother” again and again. Chao Jianxue heard it, but the eager young voice gradually drifted away from him, becoming more and more blurred, until it disappeared, like water disappearing into water.

His body was numb, and he suddenly couldn’t feel Yu Wei’s embrace, nor could he feel the cold.

Speaking of which, where was he now?

What he saw was a dazzling white.

The pungent smell of disinfectant, the harsh screech of wheels scraping the floor, the regular but cold metallic sound of the instruments.

Chao Jianxue remembered that he was still in the hospital bed, day after day, endlessly.

He had been in poor health since he was a child, not just unable to run and jump vigorously, but a disease that made even walking difficult. Even the thickest family affection was worn away in this hopeless pain.

He woke up in a daze, hearing his faceless parents saying:

“Let’s give up, maybe giving up is good.”

The instruments by the bed were changing, and there were fewer people coming and going. Other than that, nothing had changed.

Still the pungent disinfectant, the scraping of the wheels in the corridor, the whistling of the cold instruments.

The dazzling white.

The intense loneliness was a monster that swept in from the dark night, devouring him, devouring him for many years.

He wanted to cry loudly, wanted to scream.

Was there anyone to save him?

Was there anyone to accompany him?

The shadows in the corner of the deep night hid the Grim Reaper, as if waiting for him to suffocate naturally. Even the Grim Reaper was unwilling to take the initiative to harvest his life, or even talk to him.

So was there anyone there after all!

He seemed to be going crazy.

Wanted to hit the wall.

Wanted to jump down.

It was very simple, just like last time, pull out the tube connecting to life.

Chao Jianxue yearned like he was possessed, reaching out his hand, those few thin tubes, as if they were tentacles devouring his life.

Pull it out, pull it out.

After pulling it out, there would be no more pain, and no one would be in pain anymore.

“Senior brother!”

His hand stopped.

What was that sound? A familiar voice, but also a strange voice.

That voice gave rise to reason from the darkness that terrified him, turning into flowing wind, turning into rain, rushing towards him.

“Senior brother, wake up!” The boy’s urgent call instantly filled the room he was in.

…Little junior brother?

Yu Wei?

Chao Jianxue trembled suddenly, opening his eyes.

Before his eyes, black energy swirled, and spiritual light flashed.

The black energy had already turned into a sharp cone, only an inch away from his brow. As long as he went one step further, he would be invaded by demonic energy and his realm would be shattered, and he would forever fall into the deep fear of his previous life.

Tightly holding the other end of the black energy was Yu Wei with a ferocious face.

His Nascent Soul cultivation was fully activated, and the Frost Soul Spell Heart Sutra and the Wuwu Sect sword intent were released together. All his spiritual power exploded, and the whole person was radiant. The demonic energy trembled in his hand. The cone turned into a snake shadow, twisted and turned to bite him.

Yu Wei closed his ten fingers and exerted force.

In his resolute and fierce aura, the snake shadow screamed, twisted, and then was crushed by hand.

The surrounding demonic energy receded like a tide all at once. It was still an icy world and a frosty realm, but it was much better than before.

Chao Jianxue immediately caught his little junior brother who had collapsed.

Supporting himself with Only Sword, he swallowed a mouthful of bloody sweetness and said, “I’m fine.”

Chao Jianxue was annoyed that he was useless. How could he have fallen into the pain of his previous life? He owed Yu Wei another big favor.

He looked at him worriedly and made up his mind: “Next, don’t use any more spiritual power. I’ll protect you.”

He hadn’t mobilized Thousand Miles Bright Heart yet, and hadn’t exerted his true strength.

What was crushing the demonic shadow with his bare hands? If that Flood Dragon Demon came out again, he would crush its head with his bare hands!

After enduring the illusion, Chao Jianxue’s body quickly warmed up, and he also hugged Yu Wei and walked forward supporting him.

The red lotus petals that had frozen into ice were as sharp as razor blades. As he walked, he cleared the way with Thousand Miles Brightness, and fragments fell all the way.

Sure enough, seeing that Yu Wei’s physical strength was not good, the Flood Dragon Demon soon appeared.

A huge black shadow loomed over them. Yu Wei was about to cast a spell again, but Chao Jianxue pressed him down, glaring coldly, “It’s enough to protect yourself!”

“…Senior brother…” Yu Wei stared into his eyes.

Chao Jianxue saw a bit of wetness in them. He clenched his fists.

The Flood Dragon Demon’s black shadow approached, and it spoke in human language: “You’re the only one left, you’re much easier to deal with than him.”

Chao Jianxue’s fist hardened even more.

Even the Flood Dragon Demon had to compare him with Yu Wei and belittle him in passing. Was he some easy-to-provoke character? And it even had the nerve to mock him to his face?

Thousand Miles Brightness sword light was stern, inch by inch lighting up in his palm.

“Easy to deal with?” He looked up and stared straight at the Flood Dragon Demon’s vertical pupils, coldly snorting, his expression colder than the surrounding ice and snow.

The Flood Dragon Demon sensed a vague danger, narrowed its eyes inquiringly. He was just a Golden Core cultivator, and now it was in its territory. No matter how powerful a Golden Core was, it couldn’t stir up any trouble.

It let out a low roar and swooped down towards Chao Jianxue, its long tail stirring the water, and the bottom of the water surged at once.

Yu Wei recited a Body Immobilization Spell, but he didn’t dare to put away the Only Sword, enduring the pain to watch Chao Jianxue’s movements.

However, Chao Jianxue’s movements were faster than he thought.

In the past, when he saw his senior brother practicing swords, he had never shown such swift and fierce sword intent. His senior brother’s sword was always gorgeous, as flamboyant as his personality.

And this time, Thousand Miles Brightness’s power was brighter than before, fiercer and more powerful, restrained some of its gorgeousness, and each move was more concise, going straight for the Flood Dragon Demon’s vitals.

“My scales are indestructible!” The Flood Dragon Demon, entangled, was obviously angry.

Chao Jianxue slashed down with his sword, his movements were wide open and unrestrained. The Flood Dragon Demon’s body shook backwards uncontrollably, twisting its long body and opening its snake mouth, its fangs long and glowing green.

But Thousand Miles Brightness’s sword light changed its offensive, slashing towards its pair of fangs with lightning speed.

Since its scales are hard, what about its teeth?

With a bang, the Flood Dragon Demon rolled at the bottom of the water, and the ice cone-like lotus flowers were crushed.

Chao Jianxue stood in the air, coldly watching its two broken teeth, which had fallen to the bottom of the water, like two huge crescent moons.

The Flood Dragon Demon raised its snake head, green and red venom and blood gurgling from its mouth.

Before it could prepare, Chao Jianxue swooped down again, and at this moment, Thousand Miles Brightness turned into a crescent moon shadow of the same size, appearing behind him like a halo of a celestial being, blooming with endless light that destroyed lives.

This was the most primitive form of Thousand Miles Brightness.

The Flood Dragon Demon was finally afraid. It couldn’t understand why this kid was clearly a Golden Core cultivator, but the spiritual light he revealed was already close to Transformation God. The closer Chao Jianxue got to it, the more it felt an unspeakable pressure, not just Transformation God… even… the pressure of an immortal…

It finally couldn’t hold it back and flipped on the spot, transforming into a human form.

It, no, now “he,” cried out to Yu Wei in a pleading tone: “Young Master Yu, it’s me!”

Yu Wei’s body stiffened, his gaze slowly shifting from Chao Jianxue to him.

“…Uncle.”