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Miyamoto Musashi's eyes were bloodshot, filled with resentment. A gust of wind blew through his hair as he held his red and blue swords, his aura surging forth like a demon god descending to earth.
Li Bai shook his head without saying much. Holding his long sword, he launched a series of powerful attacks against Miyamoto Musashi and engaged him in battle.
The sword light manifested, and the sound of sword energy colliding raged through the void, terrifying beyond compare.
For someone like Miyamoto Musashi, only a fair and square defeat can make him give up.
The two figures flickered continuously in the sky, their various sword energies crisscrossing and sweeping across all directions with great momentum. The dazzling sword energy swept through the surrounding void, flashing incessantly.
After watching for a while in the Moon Gazing Tower, Wang Zhaojun suddenly felt bored. She greeted Shangguan Wan'er and then disappeared into the top floor pavilion in a flash.
"Young Master Jiang, Sister Yunying, Wan'er has other matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave first..."
After Wang Zhaojun left, Shangguan Wan'er did not intend to stay at Wangyue Tower for long.
She had seen too much fighting and killing between cultivators and quickly lost interest.
"Please make yourself at home, Miss Wan'er..."
Jiang Che nodded with a smile, a gentleman of refined manners, gentle and graceful.
Since Shangguan Wan'er treated him so well, Jiang Che naturally wouldn't refuse.
Moreover, since they all follow the Empress, it's still very necessary to maintain a good relationship with Shangguan Wan'er, just as Yun Ying said.
"Sister Wan'er, aren't you going to watch a little longer?"
Yun Ying blinked, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and asked with a hint of surprise.
"No, if you're interested, you can stay here..."
Shangguan Wan'er smiled and shook her head. After greeting Cheng Yaojin, Di Renjie, and the others, she headed straight for the stairs.
"You big bad guy, when are we leaving?"
After Shangguan Wan'er left, Yun Ying slightly raised her eyes to look at Jiang Che beside her and asked curiously.
"I estimate we'll have to wait until Brother Li and Miyamoto Musashi finish their duel..."
"If you're sleepy, go back to sleep..."
Jiang Che reached out and pinched Yun Ying's soft, fair face, and said with a smile.
"I'm not sleepy at all..."
"Since you want to, let's stay here!"
Yun Ying shook her head, holding onto Jiang Che's arm without letting go. She tilted her head slightly and leaned naturally on Jiang Che's shoulder, then began to watch the duel between Li Bai and Miyamoto Musashi with a bored expression.
The duel between Li Bai and Miyamoto Musashi continues; in the blink of an eye, they have already exchanged over a hundred blows, and neither has gained the upper hand.
Li Bai did not want to continue fighting Miyamoto Musashi; he only wanted to end the battle as soon as possible.
Li Bai suddenly retreated more than a hundred feet, brandishing his long sword and unleashing the Great River Sword Intent, directly unleashing his strongest attack!
The mighty river, like a celestial river cascading down from the heavens, shimmered with starlight, dazzling and brilliant. Within it, the Azure Lotus Sword Qi bloomed, carrying overwhelming power as it hurtled towards Miyamoto Musashi!
The Milky Way rose hundreds of feet high, vast and boundless, majestic and unparalleled.
Faced with this power, Miyamoto Musashi appeared so insignificant.
Miyamoto Musashi brandished his twin swords incessantly, unleashing a torrent of red and blue sword energy that swept across all directions, completely enveloping the void within a ten-mile radius around him. The sword energy was menacing, trembling incessantly as it made its final defensive stand.
Unfortunately, all of this was in vain.
Faced with the overwhelming galaxy of sword energy, Miyamoto Musashi's sword energy defense only lasted for a moment before shattering.
Enveloped by the galaxy sword energy, Miyamoto Musashi's figure was sent flying hundreds of miles away, unable to resist.
After defeating Miyamoto Musashi, the Milky Way gradually dissipated, quickly disappearing without a trace into the pitch-black night sky, as if it had never existed.
Miyamoto Takeshi knelt on one knee in the void, holding two swords, barely managing to keep his body from falling rapidly. He was dressed in rags, his face was pale, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and he was covered in sweat. He was extremely exhausted, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
Miyamoto Musashi felt a lump in his throat, struggling to calm his breathing and prevent the mouthful of blood from gushing out.
Li Bai sheathed his Azure Lotus Sword, and with a few flashes, he quickly arrived in front of Miyamoto Musashi.
Looking at Miyamoto Musashi kneeling in mid-air, Li Bai took a deep breath, calmed his somewhat disordered breathing, and spoke calmly.
"Miyamoto Musashi, you've lost..."
Having unleashed such a sword technique that pushed his limits, Li Bai was also in a bad state. He felt as if all the spiritual energy in his body had been completely drained, and his golden core began to frantically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy to make up for the loss.
Although he was also suffering, the final result was still good; he defeated Miyamoto Musashi, that unruly swordsman…
Upon realizing this, Li Bai finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Li Bai didn't feel much dislike for Miyamoto Musashi; on the contrary, he admired him quite a bit.
After all, Miyamoto Musashi was just a simple sword fanatic, and there was never any deep hatred between the two, which is why Li Bai held back just now.
Otherwise, if he were to unleash the full power of the Great River Sword Intent, Miyamoto Musashi's soul would be annihilated into the void.
"Yes... I lost..."
Miyamoto Musashi looked up, his gaze calm as he looked at Li Bai, who was in a victorious posture, and sighed softly.
That sigh contained a multitude of emotions: disappointment, resentment, complexity, and bewilderment…
A loss is a loss, and Miyamoto Musashi isn't so afraid to admit it.
As the number one swordsman in Japan, he had diligently practiced swordsmanship for three years, but in the end he still lost to Li Bai, which made him somewhat unwilling.
Miyamoto Musashi had always considered himself the greatest swordsman in the world and was extremely arrogant.
In retrospect, he had indeed underestimated the world.
The fact that Li Bai was able to defeat him twice when they were at the same level speaks volumes.
"We became friends after a fight..."
"How about coming to my place for a few drinks?"
"So I can find someone to help you recover from your injuries..."
Li Bai extended an invitation with a smile, hoping to reconcile with Miyamoto Musashi, as he genuinely admired the latter.
Miyamoto Musashi was exactly the same kind of person as him, purely passionate about swordsmanship and obsessed with practicing it.
"Thank you very much..."
Miyamoto Musashi nodded, not refusing Li Bai's kindness, and readily agreed.
His current injuries definitely require proper care and treatment.
Neither of them tacitly mentioned their earlier agreement to "determine both victory and defeat, and life and death"...
Although he had already lost, Miyamoto Musashi couldn't really go and die, after all, there were still people in his hometown who were waiting for him to return.
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When Li Bai and Miyamoto Musashi returned to Wangyue Tower, Jiang Che had already left with Yun Ying, leaving only Cheng Yaojin, Su Lie, Di Renjie, and Li Yuanfang behind.
"Boss Cheng, let's go back..."
"Once we get back, we'll find someone to treat Musashi and his brothers' injuries..."
Li Bai pointed to Miyamoto Musashi beside him, and unusually became a little embarrassed.
"Then let's go..."
Cheng Yaojin glanced at Li Bai, then at Miyamoto Musashi. Although he was somewhat puzzled as to how the two had reconciled, he didn't ask any further questions. He nodded and left with his men.
"Lord Di, should we do something about this?"
"Are we just going to let Duke Lu take Miyamoto Musashi away like this?"
Watching Cheng Yaojin and his group leave, Li Yuanfang asked hesitantly.
"No…"
"Miyamoto Musashi did not cause any substantial damage to Chang'an City, so we have no reason to arrest him..."
"Other matters are none of our concern..."
Di Renjie shook his head and didn't say anything more.
His duty was simply to prevent ordinary people from being affected when the monks fought each other.
Although Miyamoto Musashi and Li Bai were fighting fiercely at Wangyue Tower, they ultimately posed no threat to the people of Chang'an, so there was no need for him to interfere.
"All right………"
Li Yuanfang nodded and didn't say anything more.
Li Yuanfang always obeyed Di Renjie's words without question. Since the other party told him not to interfere, Li Yuanfang naturally didn't bother to meddle.
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Qingyun Manor
Upon returning, Jiang Che did not continue to pester Yun Ying, but instead told her to go back to her room and sleep. He then went to the training room, sat cross-legged on the futon, and began to circulate the Yin-Yang Longevity Technique.
Before setting off, after a deep conversation with Yun Ying, Jiang Che sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough.
However, thinking that the duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Li Bai would also benefit him greatly, he suppressed the urge to break through.
Strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth were guided into Jiang Che's body, flowing through the various acupoints and throughout his limbs, circulating endlessly until finally converging at his lower abdomen, in the dantian area.
A white mist began to emanate from Jiang Che's body, filled with spiritual energy and flowing with Daoist charm, making him look incredibly handsome.
At the same time, his aura began to rise steadily.
Finally, after reaching a critical point, with some kind of constraint being broken, Jiang Che's aura directly soared to its peak, and he naturally broke through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm!
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069: Once I swallow a golden pill, my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!
"This feeling……"
"How amazing..."
Jiang Che got up from the futon, stretched, and felt the various changes in his body. He looked refreshed.
In the lower abdomen, at the dantian, the ocean formed by spiritual energy grew increasingly vast and majestic, encompassing all rivers and flowing endlessly.