Chapter 2510: Chapter 2500: The Art of Forgetting

Long Yan’s sudden shout left Zhou Tian stunned. From Long Yan’s eyes, Zhou Tian sensed a hint of urgency. Then Zhou Tian felt his body soaring high like a kite with a broken string, while Long Yan’s figure retreated explosively like a Flood Dragon.

“Boom!”

A huge Horse-chopping Saber appeared where Zhou Tian had just been standing. Zhou Tian collapsed in the ruins, realizing that if Long Yan hadn’t suddenly knocked him aside, he’d probably be in two pieces by now.

Zhou Tian thought about it and felt a wave of lingering fear. It seemed like the Mayor had sent someone to silence him. Having served him for such a long time, Zhou Tian knew very well that he was just a pawn to the Mayor. Today his undercover mission failed, and to the Mayor, he was merely a slightly more capable hunting dog.

But the end of a hunting dog that no longer serves a purpose is eternal silence—a true reflection of the Mayor’s actions.

“You shouldn’t have saved him.”

The dust kicked up by the Horse-chopping Saber slowly dissipated, and a tall figure appeared in the original spot, slowly lifting the saber. The tall figure did not bother to hide his face; it was Tenglong, who had previously stopped Long Yan from taking the temple mission. A look of regret was on his strong, square face.

“You are a Strong One, but you can’t defeat me.”

Tenglong rested the Horse-chopping Saber on his shoulder, his muscles bulging beneath his clothes, leaving no doubt about the concealed power, especially since this man was the most famous person in the town—a young Heavenly Level mercenary. Long Yan saw four small stars on the identity card at Tenglong’s neck.

It seemed that Tenglong did have some skills.

“I didn’t expect the number one mercenary of Mercenary Town, Tenglong, to do such a thing. It’s quite surprising.”

Long Yan gave Tenglong no face, but the square-faced man didn’t care about Long Yan, not even showing a trace of anger. He simply turned to look at Zhou Tian, who was collapsed on the ground.

“You failed your mission, so I’m here to eliminate you!”

When Tenglong said this, his tone had some fluctuations, but his face remained unchanged, like a robot, devoid of emotion and life.

Long Yan frowned slightly. By instinct, Long Yan knew Tenglong was completely different from Zhou Tian, at least very different from the first time they had met Tenglong.

“I’ve at least served Luo Xiang’s orders for three to five years, and just for this one failure, you want to eliminate me?”

Zhou Tian gave a helpless, bitter smile. Luo Xiang was naturally the Mayor’s name. After all he had done for Luo Xiang, when he had just failed, they sent someone to take him out.

Zhou Tian helplessly closed his eyes. Even if Long Yan’s strength was high, it seemed useless against Tenglong, so he awaited the arrival of death.

Seeing Zhou Tian show this expression, Tenglong’s huge body walked towards Zhou Tian, his Horse-chopping Saber raised high, intending to take Zhou Tian’s head.

“Hey, did you forget about me so simply?”

Long Yan spoke out. His intuition told him that Tenglong before him was very strong, and that the trap the Mayor Luo Xiang had set to kill Zhou Tian was not just this one. After all, countless black-clothed men who had previously interacted with Long Yan at the Cannibal Inn were lurking around.

“Actually, you could have died a little later if you hadn’t spoken.”

Tenglong’s eyes, like ancient wells, were fixed on Long Yan. The right hand holding the Horse-chopping Saber moved slightly. He knew that the moment his Horse-chopping Saber fell, the Lu Xian Sword in Long Yan’s hand would also slice across his neck.

Of course, he had to prioritize eliminating threats. Tenglong charged madly at Long Yan, his heavy Horse-chopping Saber swinging. Even if the saber wasn’t sharpened, that force would be enough to smash someone to death.

Long Yan showed no fear, swiftly delivering three strikes, each one precisely hitting the weak point of the Horse-chopping Saber. A saber that was meant to sweep him aside was easily blocked.

Tenglong let out a roar, then once again brought the Horse-chopping Saber down towards Long Yan with a forceful chop, but Long Yan vanished from his spot, thrusting his Lu Xian Sword towards Tenglong’s body.

Based on the earlier testing, Long Yan felt Tenglong’s strength was indeed greater than his, but it was limited. In terms of speed, he was somewhat superior to Tenglong. His long sword struck the blade of the Horse-chopping Saber, leaving a hollow in the huge blade.

“Hmph, still got some skills.”

Tenglong’s words were angry, but his face remained unchanged. A cold breath erupted from his body as a massive Saber Qi surged towards Long Yan.

The Lu Xian Sword showed no fear. The huge Saber Qi became as insignificant as nothing before Long Yan. His fist enveloped in True Qi, Long Yan caught the Saber Qi barehanded, and Zhou Tian closed his eyes in bitterness. At first, when both sides were evenly matched, Zhou Tian had a glimmer of hope. But that hope vanished when Long Yan dared to catch the Saber Qi with his body.

But the next second, Long Yan’s True Qi-encased hand grabbed the Saber Qi, and with a cracking sound, the once formidable Saber Qi was crushed by Long Yan.

“Is this all it is?”

Beneath the dark cloth, Long Yan’s face was full of mockery. The Saber Qi only appeared strong, but was hollow inside. If Tenglong hadn’t launched a surprise attack, he might not have even been able to beat the collapsed Zhou Tian over there.

“Open your eyes. Is this the man you gave up on for? Pathetic!”

Long Yan coldly spoke to Zhou Tian. The latter, seeing Tenglong’s bewildered expression, was also stunned.

“Kid, don’t be too arrogant.”

Hearing Tenglong’s voice, Long Yan just sneered. It was just then he realized what Tenglong truly was. Tenglong practiced the so-called The Art of Forgetting. This was not a second-rate martial art, and Long Yan knew of it because it came from a historically infamous Evil Cult.

The Forgetfulness Sect was a sudden force back then. Through martial arts, they sealed people’s emotions, and interestingly, they were the only Evil Cult not sanctioned by Righteous Cultivators. The reason being their Art of Forgetting had a major flaw.

Once emotions were sealed, they would accumulate. During Ascension, all the pains and shackles in the body would be released, including the sealed emotions. When countless emotions flooded in at once, there were only two outcomes: insanity or death due to the mind’s inability to withstand it.

The downfall of the Forgetfulness Sect was due to the first Sect Leader’s failed Ascension. The emotional seal’s shackles were broken, leading to madness and the complete slaughter of the sect. The Orthodoxy preached letting go of emotions in the mortal world, but the Art of Forgetting sought to suppress emotions through sealing, and its inevitable end was self-destruction.