Chapter 285

Chapter 285: She Really Does Have Experience With This
Xing Yu slowly let out a breath, her brows and eyes like budding leaves in early spring, full of new life, and she said with firm resolve: “Senior Yu Zhao, I know what I should do now!”

Yu Zhao gave her an approving smile.

That same afternoon, the Head Elder, who had been hiding for several days, finally came to find her. As soon as he opened his mouth, he launched into a stream of harsh accusations: “Yu Zhao, what exactly did you say to Xing Yu! Now she is making a fuss and asking the Sect Master to stand up for her, saying I have treated her harshly and making me lose all my old face! You are not even a member of the Seven Stars Sect. Why must you meddle in the Seven Stars Sect’s affairs? Are people from the Five Elements Dao Sect all so lacking in rules?”

The Head Elder’s face was dark, and his eyes were full of anger. It was clear he was furious.

Yu Zhao smiled slightly and said: “Head Elder, you misunderstand. I only shared some life experience with Xing Yu as someone who has gone through similar things. As for anything else, I did not say a word.”

“Your life experience? Is that not just teaching her how to betray her master and ancestors and how to be unfilial?” the Head Elder snapped.

“Mm…” Yu Zhao touched her chin and pretended to think, then said: “If you put it that way, you are not wrong.”

She really did have experience in that area.

Her clean and direct admission almost made the Head Elder fall over in rage.

The Head Elder pointed at her and shouted: “You… you leave. The Seven Stars Sect does not welcome you!”

At this moment he had forgotten all about the plan he had made. Only one thought filled his mind: he had to drive Yu Zhao out of the sect.

Xing Yu had always been an obedient child. She never took the initiative to cause trouble and listened to his every word.

But after meeting Yu Zhao today, she seemed as if she had been possessed. She made a huge scene, lost all her usual calm, pointed out many of his faults, and even brought up old events to prove her point.

The Head Elder had never felt so humiliated.

He had originally wanted Xing Yu to get close to Yu Zhao so she could probe for information. He never thought Xing Yu would be turned instead.

If he had known this would happen, he would never have allowed Xing Yu to go near Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao said in a level voice: “Head Elder, you and Xing Yu should solve the matters between you yourselves. Why take your anger out on an outsider like me? Besides, should you not reflect on whether you have done something wrong? Otherwise, how could you force your own granddaughter to turn against you, even at the cost of both sides getting hurt?”

Her tone was neither soft nor loud, but every word stabbed straight into the Head Elder’s heart.

The emotions the Head Elder had been holding back for days exploded all at once. He slapped his right hand against his storage pouch, and a chilling flying sword appeared in his hand.

A cold light flashed in Yu Zhao’s eyes.

In her past life, that very sword had put her in danger many times.

Today was the day she would take her revenge and wipe away her old humiliation.

Yu Zhao turned her wrist, and the Mirror of Fleeting Lives dropped into her palm.

Its clear, water-like surface rippled slightly, giving off a faintly dizzying aura.

When the Head Elder saw Yu Zhao’s magical artifact, his pupils shrank.

The name of the Mirror of Fleeting Lives had spread throughout the cultivation world after the Cultivation World Grand Tournament. Even though he usually paid no attention to such things, he still knew how powerful this magical artifact was.

For a moment, he felt a twinge of regret.

No matter if he won or lost this fight, it would only bring trouble to him.

But the arrow was already nocked. He had no choice but to let it fly.

The Head Elder shouted: “Yu Zhao, I do not want to be your enemy. You forced me into this. Take my sword!”

Even at a time like this, he still did not forget to find a nice excuse for himself.

A sword glow tinged with green light slashed down from above.

Yu Zhao’s hair whipped wildly in the raging wind, and tiny stings spread across her skin.

But she did not retreat. Instead, she charged forward, holding the Mirror of Fleeting Lives in front of her.

Under the howling gang wind, the clear mirror surface churned violently.

A moment later, three sword beams broke out from the water-like surface and shot straight toward the three sword beams rushing down from above.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two sets of sword beams crashed into each other in midair, and violent waves of spirit power swept out in all directions.

The Head Elder’s eyelids twitched hard twice.

Yu Zhao had really blocked his attack.

And she had done it by using his own method against him.

She was not even thirty years old, yet she gave him the feeling of a warrior who had been through hundreds of battles.

What a terrifying talent.

At that moment, the commotion they caused finally drew the attention of Sect Master Tian Shu and the others.

Sect Master Tian Shu rushed over with a group of elders. Seeing the two of them locked in a fierce standoff, his head began to ache.

[Were they not supposed to be putting on an act? How had it turned into a real fight?]

He called out: “Yu Zhao, Head Elder, what are you doing? If you have something to say, talk it out. Do not hurt your relationship.”

The Head Elder rushed to speak first, playing the victim: “Sect Master, I did not come here to stir up trouble. It was Yu Zhao who maliciously misled Xing Yu and tried to sow discord between us grandfather and granddaughter. Her heart is vicious to the extreme!”

Xing Yu’s open accusations about the Head Elder’s unfair behavior had already become the hottest topic in the Seven Stars Sect.

Everyone immediately understood why the Head Elder had lost his reason and attacked Yu Zhao. The way they looked at Yu Zhao now held even more rejection and dislike.

Yu Zhao not only coveted their spirit vein but also seemed intent on destroying the order of the Seven Stars Sect. In their hearts, her intentions were unforgivable.

Yu Zhao let out a cold laugh and said: “If the Head Elder were truly open and aboveboard, why would he care what I said to Xing Yu? He uses his granddaughter’s sacrifices to build up his own shining reputation. I wonder, when people praise him, does the Head Elder ever feel even a trace of pity for his granddaughter?”

The more the Head Elder tried to hide, the more Yu Zhao wanted to rip off his false mask.

The Head Elder roared: “Utter nonsense! Yu Zhao, you insult my name again and again. I will not forgive you!”

Any thought of backing down that had started to grow in him was once again set on fire by Yu Zhao’s sharp words.

If he could not defeat Yu Zhao today, the reputation he had built up over so many years would be ruined in an instant.

He would never allow such a thing to happen.

Never.

Under Sect Master Tian Shu’s disapproving gaze, the Head Elder’s aura flared up again, and a shocking sword glow began to gather in his hands.

The corners of Yu Zhao’s lips curled into another cold smile.

With her right hand, she formed a seal and pressed it onto the Mirror of Fleeting Lives.

Her left hand brushed across the Lotus Incense Burner at her waist.

The Mirror of Fleeting Lives swelled as it caught the wind and, in the blink of an eye, grew to a height of ten zhang.

Yu Zhao stood behind the Mirror of Fleeting Lives, crossed her hands, and pushed forward.

On the colorless side of the mirror facing the Head Elder, a thin thread of black suddenly appeared in the very center.

Then more and more ink-like color spread across the surface until it took on a deep, misty ink wash look.

The Head Elder and Tian Shu both stiffened in alarm.

They only knew that the colorless surface of the Mirror of Fleeting Lives could duplicate attacks and that the ink-black surface could disturb the mind. None of them had ever seen this water-ink-colored surface before.

With a fierce light in his eyes, the Head Elder bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto his flying sword.

The essence blood was instantly absorbed into the blade, and the huge sword glow swelled to twice its former size, like sky-supporting pillars reaching down from above.

The Head Elder roared: “Slash!”

He gripped the sword hilt with both hands and slowly chopped down.

His movement was not fast, yet it gave off the feeling of thunder crashing down.

Feeling the terrifying aura coming from the sword glow, Tian Shu and the others fell back hundreds of zhang, horror in their eyes.

So this was the Head Elder’s true strength.

Yu Zhao was in real danger.

As he thought of this, Tian Shu’s scalp tingled. In his heart he prayed: [Yu Zhao must not die in the Seven Stars Sect. I do not have the courage to face the Five Elements Dao Sect’s fury.]

At this point, the Head Elder had no time to think about consequences. Twisted delight filled his face.

A wild thought flashed through his mind: [Yu Zhao, no matter how great your talent is, you will still die by my hand in the end!]

But in the next moment, his smile turned into horror, and his thin body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The watching members of the Seven Stars Sect also turned pale with shock.

“This, this is-”