Chapter 9: The Martial Saint Little Loli

Having arrived in the Ancient Mysterious Domain for nearly three months, Guo Yi has inquired about his elder brother's whereabouts more than once, yet no one has heard of the name Guo Shaoshang. The Ancient Mysterious Domain is indeed vast; even Martial Saints can only be familiar with matters within a few thousand miles, and beyond that, they are powerless to reach.

Guo Yigang had just received assistance from the Sword of Burial Heaven, advancing his cultivation further. Before he could even begin to feel joy, he was struck down by the presence of this young girl, the Martial Saint. At such a young age, she had already become a Martial Saint, while you, Young Master Guo, are only at the seventh level of the Great Martial Scripture, and yet you do not feel embarrassed at all.

As Guo Yigang ran a few steps, Li Xiaoyan was struck and sent flying by a palm from Jimi Tian, landing directly in Guo Yi's arms

Guo Yizheng was about to go up and scold the unexpected intruder, but Li Xiaoyan pulled Guo Yi and jumped down the mountain peak, fleeing as if a little rabbit had encountered its natural enemy

"You escape first, I will hold him off." Li Xiaoyan stopped in her tracks and approached Jimi Tian.

Guo Yiting stopped in his tracks, placed Li Xiaoyan on the ground, and said: "You escape first, I will hold him off."

Good! Guo Yi completely lacks the demeanor of a man, burying his head and running forward with all his might. He is quite unchivalrous and readily says: "You go ahead, no need to see me off!"

At this thought, Guo Yi suddenly shivered, and looking at Li Xiaoyan's smile, it seemed to carry a hint of threat.

The Ghost Mountain Range alone is immensely vast, with hundreds of thousands of countries coexisting and a population in the hundreds of trillions. Throughout the Ancient Mysterious Domain, there are countless regions like the Ghost Mountain Range, making the search for a single person more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack

Guo Yixin thought to herself: "It must be you who killed someone again, and now he has come after me. Even I, a complete mediocrity, have been dragged into this because of you"

The ghostly figure reached the mountaintop and saw Guo Yi sitting cross-legged, seemingly in meditation. It exclaimed in surprise, "How is it you?"

Guo Yi opened his eyes and discovered a phantom of a divine tower appearing above the prison city three hundred miles away. Within the tower, an ancient bronze window opened, deep and eerie, as if leading to another world. Inside the ancient window was an imprisoned old man. The old man opened his eyes and gave a slight smile to Guo Yi, a smile that was chilling and strange, sending shivers down one's spine

Why is this happening? Is there something in the prison city that is calling to me, or is it trying to convey some message? What omen is this?

Guo Yihun was drenched in cold sweat, but when he looked back at the prison city, he found that there were no longer any unusual phenomena in the sky above the city, as if nothing had happened just moments ago

Li Xiaoyan looked at Guo Yi with a pitiful gaze, then transformed into that seemingly harmless little girl, sweetly saying: "Yi Ge, you won't tell my brother, right?"

Guo Yiding, under pressure, said: "I certainly will not tell Brother Li Yuan... this secret!"

It doesn't matter, if he catches up, you go ahead first, I will hold him off for you

Li Xiaoyan said: "I saw a divine light shooting straight into the sky from the mountaintop in the distance, amidst the shimmering golden light, there seemed to be a shadow of a sword soaring. I wonder if you saw it too"

Just now, Li Xiaoyan displayed exceptional skills, surpassing even her brother by a considerable margin. It is evident that she has reached the tenth level of the "Great Martial Classic".

"I never expected that within just one day, you have broken through to the seventh level of the 'Great Martial Scripture.' Your cultivation speed is truly astonishing." The two remained silent for a long time, until Li Xiaoyan was the first to break the silence.

Guo Yixiao said with a smile, "Your brother probably doesn't know that you possess the cultivation of a Martial Saint, does he?"

Guo Yi suddenly thought of a very serious question, "What if one day my cultivation surpasses Li Yuan? Will this little loli, whose reasoning is flawed, come to kill me as well?"

At that moment, a golden light blazed intensely from Guo Yi's index finger, and the Burial Heaven Sword manifested a phantom, pointing towards the Divine Tower, like a meteor piercing through the sky, the sword light cleaving through the air. There was no earth-shattering collision; the sword shadow passed through the heavens, shattering the phantom of the Divine Tower layer by layer, the ancient window vanished, the old man disappeared, and everything along with the books sank once more into the City of Seclusion, transforming into nothingness

Li Xiaoyan's small face was filled with confusion as she muttered to herself, "Could it be that I really saw it wrong"

Guo Yi closed his eyes in enlightenment, faintly sensing a mysterious and profound aura in the city surging towards the horizon. This aura was ancient and weathered, as if it originated from an endless antiquity

He is an exceptionally handsome man, with distinct angular features on his face and a hint of heroism in his brows and eyes. He is also dressed in black, appearing travel-worn, as if he has journeyed a long distance

Ji Youran only gave Guo Yi half a year. If he achieves the rank of Martial Saint within this time, Ji Youran will accept him as her disciple and teach him the methods of cultivating immortality. However, if Guo Yi does not reach the rank of Martial Saint within half a year, she will personally kill him, for as long as Guo Yi is dead, the bet made a year later will automatically become void, and Ji Youran will not lose to her junior sister.

"Why are you concealing him?" Guo Yi asked

Li Xiaoyan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said angrily, "There are distinctions among Martial Saints. I have just entered the Martial Saint realm, while Jimi Tian is not far off from the experts on the Martial Ranking. If you dare, go and give it a try"

"How could you lose so quickly? You are a martial saint; how could you be so unfortunate?" Guo Yi carried Li Xiaoyan on his shoulder and dashed down the mountain.

Ji Youran's cultivation is exceedingly terrifying; even a figure like the Grand Ancestor of Tai Ling is unworthy to serve her. Guo Yi does not believe he can escape under her watchful eyes. Now, there is only one path: to step into the Martial Saint realm, and the sooner, the better

However, in Li Xiaoyan's view, Guo Yi was undoubtedly courting death. She sighed inwardly, "He is actually willing to die for me. Could it be that he likes me... Ugh, ugh! Silly girl, how can you not feel embarrassed!"

Yet the outstretched index finger shone with a golden light, resembling a magical lamp, with a blood-red small sword floating in and out of the finger. The small sword resembled a tiny person, breathing autonomously

Atop the mountain, the cold wind howls, the shadows of the trees sway, and a figure rushes swiftly from below the mountain. The cliffs flash by as if traversing flat ground, resembling a ghostly shadow.

Guo Yishi truly could not comprehend the thoughts of this little girl, nor did he know if there was a flaw in her logic. He continued to ask, "You are more talented than your brother, so you have concealed your abilities. If your brother were to find out, would he be happy?"

"Let’s give it a try; what is there to fear?"

It seems that everything still depends on myself. Three years later, regardless of whether I find my elder brother or not, I must return and personally annihilate the Tai Ling Sect

It is truly a rare treasure, indeed worthy of being a spiritual artifact

"Absolutely not," Guo Yi quickly assured her, even swearing to the heavens, presenting himself as a proud fool, declaring himself utterly useless. In the end, he specifically told Li Xiaoyan with a face full of melancholy: "When I was three years old, a fortune-telling blind man told me that I would never be able to cultivate into a Martial Saint in this lifetime, destined to live a life of mediocrity. Therefore, you need not worry that I will be more talented than your brother." Saying this, he was overcome with sorrow, weeping in pain.

As soon as Guo Yi finished speaking, another figure rushed up to the mountain top

The two individuals rushed down the mountain, and Guo Yi was somewhat perplexed, not understanding why Li Xiaoyan ran away as soon as she saw that man. Thus, he asked, "Who is that person?"

Guo Yi : `` ... ... ''

Ordinary people breathe air, while the small sword of the Burial Heaven breathes spiritual energy

Guo Yixing trembled with excitement; now, with the assistance of the Burial Sky Sword, he felt that every breath was enhancing his cultivation, and his training speed was about to enter a terrifying period of rapid increase

Li Xiaoyan said: "It is alright, heaven is fair; mediocrity is destined to live a little longer than the exceptional."

Although Guo Yi's cultivation is not as advanced as Li Xiaoyan's, ever since he consumed the bamboo shoot essence, his body seems to have undergone a transformation, achieving remarkable speed that allows him to compete with martial saints in terms of footwork

What are you looking at? A mere little realm of extinction cannot do anything to me, watch as I go and repel him now

Guo Yi, whistling and walking with a leisurely gait, confidently made his way towards the realm of Nirvana

Although Li Xiaoyan possesses the cultivation of a Martial Saint, she is essentially just a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, with a relatively immature mindset. She was quickly led astray by Guo Yi and ultimately ended up comforting the tearful Guo Yi.

"Who told him he could claim to be one of the four geniuses of the Enclosed City? Therefore, he must die," Li Xiaoyan said

Li Xiaoyan's beautiful eyes shimmered, and she was instantly taken aback by Guo Yi's tall figure at that moment, as if she were meeting him for the first time

Li Xiaoyan glanced back while running at full speed, her face still bearing a deep sense of taboo as she said: "Jimi Tian is also a super genius, and as a fellow Martial Saint, his strength far surpasses mine"

The Sword of the Fallen Heaven has completely come to life; with each breath, a vast amount of spiritual energy merges into Guo Yi's body, subtly transforming his constitution, at a speed that is countless times faster than his own cultivation.

Guo Yi was speechless, not expecting that he had actually guessed it correctly.

Half of the time has already passed, how can I achieve the tenth level of the "Great Martial Scripture" in three months

Guo Yidao: "You must have seen it wrong. There is no divine light in this desolate wilderness. If there were, you wouldn't be the only one to see it. Why haven't you seen anyone else coming up the mountain?"

Guo Yi repeated Li Xiaoyan's words just now, exuding the spirit of a valiant warrior who does not return, marking a transformative change from his earlier timid and apprehensive demeanor

The sound of wind breaking behind him was sharp and resonant, as if the silent sky were a Shura stepping atop the treetops. His movements were ghostly, even faster than Li Xiaoyan, and he was quickly closing in on the two.

This is not the first time Guo Yi has met Li Xiaoyan, but in the past, she always followed behind Li Yuan, appearing like a neighborly little girl, delicate and pitiful, resembling a pure-hearted young girl. Who would have expected that at such a young age, she has already cultivated to the realm of Martial Saint

This ghostly figure is Li Xiaoyan, the younger sister of Li Yuan

Guo Yi opened his eyes, also somewhat surprised: "Xiao Yan?"

Li Xiaoyan took one last look at Guo Yi, her gaze filled with complexity. She silently thought, "You can rest easy and go with the books; at this time tomorrow, I will come to burn paper money for you."

At this moment, Li Xiaoyan was dressed in a black fitted outfit, her long hair cascading like a waterfall, her fair face delicate, and her beautiful eyes sparkling like stars, with lips as red as the setting sun. The snug clothing accentuated her slightly developing figure, and although she was still young, it was evident that she was a beauty in the making

Guo Yi did not expect the earlier commotion to be so grand. He quickly said: "I was just here cultivating... sleeping, as you know, for someone as mediocre as me, cultivating is a waste of effort; sleeping is the right choice. Therefore, I didn't see anything. Did you perhaps see it wrong?"

He truly does not know. On Li Xiaoyan's exquisite little face, there was an expression that even Guo Yi could not comprehend; this twelve or thirteen-year-old girl seemed to harbor many unknown secrets.

Li Xiaoyan gently bit her lip, her eyes sparkling as she said: "My brother is a conceited person, hailed as a genius since childhood. Since my brother is already a genius, no one else can surpass him. If there is one, I will eliminate one."

Thank you! Guo Yi is not a person who seeks to show off, and this matter is originally unrelated to him.

This fellow has truly arrived at the most inopportune moment; just as Guo Yi was about to deceive, his sudden appearance leaves the previously resolute Second Young Master Guo in a difficult position.

Li Xiaoyan smiled gently and said, "Then I have a request for you. Could you please cultivate a bit more slowly in the future? Your cultivation speed is truly too fast, and I fear you might surpass my brother and become a Martial Saint before him"

What kind of logic is this? Mediocre talents actually enjoy so many benefits in her eyes. Guo Yi felt secretly pleased and thought that she could develop in this direction in the future; perhaps being mediocre could also be a decent profession.

On this night, Guo Yi did not practice; instead, he took a stroll under the moonlight, ascending to the mountain peak. Through the towering mountains, he gazed at the distant, brightly lit prison city, a holy city filled with powerful individuals.

Seeing that the young girl no longer regarded him with suspicion, Guo Yi wiped away his tears and put on an air of utter mediocrity, saying: "What are you doing at the mountain top so late at night?"