The Princess Cannot Escape: The Cunning Prince Is Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 259 Six Paths of Reincarnation

"Senior Brother Liao Ran, what you said is both right and wrong. Senior Brother Qin did concentrate his defense on his upper body in order to unleash the Ten Thousand Swords, but did you know that he had no time to take care of his lower body? Did you not look carefully at Senior Brother Qin's foot posture just now? He put one foot on top of the other, which means that he stood up by his own strength, not because he was forced by Senior Brother Guofeng's palm force."

Liao Ran hurriedly said, "What's the difference? As long as Senior Brother Guofeng intervenes at that time, we can definitely avoid being in a passive situation." Yin Quan smiled and shook her finger.

"Do you really think I can't see the flaws of your Qingliao Xuanji Sect? Your biggest flaw is that you rely too much on internal strength and your external techniques are too simple. You even use offense as defense. Besides, if Senior Brother Guofeng had really attacked at that time, Senior Brother Qin Nian's next kick would have directly hit his face. That would have ended in two moves."

Liao Ran frowned. "Even if we couldn't avoid that move, Senior Brother Qin's final move, 'Straight to the Yellow Dragon,' only won because of his speed. It was my senior brother who was careless. If my senior brother had released his true energy the moment he struck, Senior Brother Qin wouldn't have been able to get close." Yin Quan shook his head, looking like he was lecturing a junior.

"Why are you so stubborn? Look, you're still only focused on the surface moves. Didn't you notice Senior Brother Qin's stance just now? He used two fingers as a sword to break through Guo Feng's protective true energy. Even if he used all his strength, Senior Brother Qin would still break through easily. It's like a balloon that's been inflated to the brim; as long as you touch it with a needle, it will burst with a bang."

After saying that, he blinked and looked at Liao Ran. Liao Ran finally panicked. He had just analyzed it very well, so why was he still in a passive position? It shouldn't be like this. "No, no, if Senior Brother hadn't used the Mountain-Pushing Palm at the beginning, but had directly used our sect's ultimate technique, Senior Brother Qin wouldn't have won in three moves with the Thousand Sand Palm."

Yin Quan looked at him helplessly, "It's easy to break your senior brother's Thousand Sand Palm. Just use the Myriad Swords United. Your Thousand Sand Palm is just turning the true energy in your palm into quicksand, attacking the enemy from all angles. But the Myriad Swords United of the Heavenly Mystery Sect is its nemesis, because the Myriad Swords United can guide all the true energy to become one with it, and then return it all to the person who used the true energy."

Liao Ran took a step back in shock. "How could you know so much about the martial arts of our Qingliao Xuanji sect? It's impossible. I will definitely figure it out, I will..." Guo Feng stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "Junior brother, we are indeed inferior in skill. Don't struggle anymore. What they said about our Qingliao Xuanji martial arts is too head-on and not flexible in terms of moves."

Yin Quan nodded, “Brother Guofeng is right. To unleash such powerful qigong, you need very stable moves, which hinders the flexibility of your moves. Next time, you might try to quickly gather your qi, then unleash it when you are about 80% ready, and finally unleash the full power of your true qi when you are about ready.”

Guofeng frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly relaxed his brows. "That's right! Junior Sister Yin is right. We've always been focused on how to improve the hardness of our qigong, but we've forgotten that as long as we strike quickly, 80% of our power is enough to make the enemy suffer, and at the same time, we have more time to prepare for a fatal blow."

Liao Ran finally lowered his head, looking like a defeated rooster, his expression somewhat dejected. Yin Quan could tell that although Liao Ran didn't say it, he was a person of great character. Yin Quan leaned over and said, "Senior brother, don't overthink it. Actually, if it weren't for Senior Brother Qin's skill, he might have been knocked out by Senior Brother Guofeng's true energy in the first move. Just take my words as advice."

Liao Ran suddenly realized that he had been petty. How could a grown man be so fussy about losing a debate? He bowed to Yin Quan somewhat embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Junior Sister. We should have more exchanges in the future. I have indeed benefited a lot this time." Yin Quan looked at both sides and they were convinced of their defeat.

The weight on her heart finally lifted, and she turned to Kuang Zhi triumphantly, saying, "Now I'm qualified to ask you a question, right?" Kuang Zhi remained silent, looking at Kong Qi to ask if he was satisfied with the competition results. Although Kong Qi didn't like Yin Quan, he could tell that she was indeed speaking logically, and even he had to take a good look at this young girl.

"Senior brother won two first prizes this year, he can probably live happily for the next ten years. But I hope that ten years from now, this little monkey will still be here, and we can compete again then."

Kuang Zhi nodded, "Since it is Junior Brother's request, our Tianji Sect will naturally comply. Yin Quan and Qin Nian, come with me." The other two sects also returned to their respective ancestral caves.

As soon as Yin Quan entered the stone chamber, he asked impatiently, "Grandmaster, may I ask now?" Kuang Zhi nodded, "Ask whatever you want."

Yin Quan blurted out, "Is Xiahou Ying also an immortal being?" Kuang Zhi shook his head in surprise, and Yin Quan hurriedly asked, "Then can he also die from falling in love?"

"Who are you to him?" Yin Quan blushed slightly and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I am Xiahou Ying's wife. I came in his place because he was seriously ill. Fortunately, I didn't bring shame to the Tianji Sect." Kuang Zhi frowned. He also liked Xiahou Ying very much, but the rules of the Samsara Sect never asked about the whereabouts of their disciples.

"You said he's sick?" Yin Quan's face fell instantly. "Yes, he's severely poisoned. Even Xuan Qingzi couldn't do anything about it. He almost died of pain at the cave entrance before I came in. Does Grandmaster have a solution?"

Kuang Zhi turned around and pondered for a moment. “This is a secret that should not be revealed, but the divination we performed a few days ago was inauspicious, so it’s probably time to tell you.” He looked at Qin Nian and said, “This matter is of utmost importance. After you leave, you must complete this task. Thousands of years ago, our master told us that the world is divided into dozens of time-spaces, and every hundred years, these time-spaces will intersect once.”

After saying that, he glanced at Yin Quan, who frowned. "Grandmaster, tell me how to save Xiahou Ying first." Kuang Zhi ignored her and continued, "Now that time and space have crossed again, if someone gathers all four spiritual artifacts and opens the Heavenly Gate, time and space will be disordered, the world will change hands, and people will suffer. If the rightful ruler cannot be established, the world will be plagued by disasters."

Qin Nian was quite shocked after hearing this, "Grandmaster, what should we do?"

"Protect the Four Divine Artifacts well, as they can save Xiahou Ying. When you return, tell Xuan Qingzi this, and he will naturally tell you what to do." Yin Quan seemed unconvinced. "You're not lying to us, are you?" Kuang Zhi's expression hardened, and his imposing aura sent a chill down Yin Quan's spine.

"Qin Nian, you go out first." Although Qin Nian was somewhat worried about Yin Quan, she dared not disobey her ancestor's words. After Qin Nian left, Kuang Zhi's tone turned cold.

"I'm already being lenient by not exposing you today. If you still don't know your place, don't blame me for teaching you a lesson." Yin Quan hurriedly waved his hand and said in a fawning manner, "Grandmaster, don't be so fierce. I was just worried and confused. I swear I will never do it again. Besides, this is a good thing. Why don't you tell the other two grandmasters about the shortcomings of their sects?"

"You don't know the connection between these things, but you will naturally find out when you have the chance in the future. You can hide what happened today for a while, but you can't hide it forever. I advise you not to come to this place next time, otherwise I'm afraid you will be thrown out by Kong Qi. But don't think that you've succeeded after passing two tests. The biggest test is yet to come. Passing through the Six Paths of Reincarnation is the most difficult."

Yin Quan was completely confused. "Since you've already shown leniency, Grandmaster, why not go all the way and tell me a little trick?" Kuang Zhi seemed unwilling to get entangled with her.

“Grandmaster, I’ll trade you a Bagua diagram.” Kuang Zhi remained unmoved. “Grandmaster? Good grandmaster? Aren’t you curious about what the Heavenly Mystery Sect is like now? Grandmaster? The most handsome grandmaster in the universe… Sigh… Grandmaster, if you don’t want to hear it, you don’t have to throw me out…”

With a scream, Yin Quan was thrown out with a thud. Rubbing his bottom, which was now in four pieces, Yin Quan made a face at the inside of the stone wall, "What kind of grandmaster is he? He's not cute at all. I even admired his good looks so much." Qin Nian scolded, "You really have no sense of propriety. How can you joke about your grandmaster?"

Yin Quan pouted and limped to her feet. "Senior Brother Qin, where are we going next?" Qin Nian looked at her pitiful appearance and said, "Never mind, I'll carry you. Get on." Seeing that Qin Nian couldn't refuse, Yin Quan simply jumped on. After all, you can't always take advantage of a handsome man, can you?

"What exactly is this Six Paths of Reincarnation that Senior Brother Qin mentioned?"

"It's to check if we have any foolish, angry, or resentful thoughts, or if we've been misled by worldly desires like wine, women, wealth, and power. Don't worry, as long as you have no distracting thoughts, you'll be fine. Even if you do, they'll skin you alive and remove all your filth." Everything else is negotiable, but as for lust, Yin Quan really couldn't guarantee she could pass the test.

As they were talking, the two arrived in front of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The three sects each had to enter through their own sect's entrance. Qin Nian glanced at Yin Quan and said, "The exit is outside. You go in first, and I'll be there to help you if anything happens." Yin Quan nodded, rubbed her hands together, and stepped inside somewhat nervously.

After walking a few steps, Yin Quan found that it was no different from an ordinary stone cave, except that the flickering candlelight on the stone wall gave it an eerie feel. After walking for a long time without seeing anything special, Yin Quan became bolder and quickened her pace. Kuang Zhi was watching Yin Quan from inside the cave.

He hadn't expected that this girl was so single-minded and open-minded. She hadn't seen any of the illusions along the way. These illusions were designed for people with desires. If someone has desires, they will amplify them infinitely. Then the dark stone cave in front of them would immediately become the paradise in that person's imagination.

Yin Quan muttered, "What reincarnation? At least there's a Bridge of Helplessness, Black and White Impermanence, and Meng Po. There's nothing here, and all my tension just now was for nothing." Just as she was thinking about getting out of there quickly, she suddenly bumped into someone at a corner of a cave. The person was very strong, and Yin Quan stumbled.

Who is it? Can't you watch where you're going?