Free Web NovelChapter 133: Chapter 113: ’Little Sword Immortal’ Ye Guyun Has Arrived
A night passed.
The entire county seat was in an uproar.
Countless discussions erupted.
The Twelve Alliances actually clashed with Iron Stone Castle? And even defeated them?
And now they’re raiding Iron Stone Castle?
All this news was shocking.
For the longest time, the Twelve Alliances, Iron Stone Castle, the Bai family, and the Fulong Gang had been considered the most powerful factions in Qinghe County. They had schemed and fought for decades, with no clear winner.
It was thought to be nigh impossible for any one side to overwhelm another.
The four factions maintained an extremely delicate balance and would never rashly go to war.
But now the Twelve Alliances had annihilated Iron Stone Castle?
This news inevitably left everyone in disbelief.
The other two major powers, in particular, immediately sent people out to investigate the details...
But regarding last night’s events, the upper echelons of the Twelve Alliances were tight-lipped, unwilling to reveal too much. They only vaguely stated that their Alliance Leader had displayed his divine might and severely wounded the master of Iron Stone Castle. They refused to say anything more.
This left the other two factions utterly shocked and incredulous, their hearts burning with curiosity as if scratched by a hundred claws.
...
At this very moment.
Hundreds of miles outside the Qinghe County seat.
Atop a towering mountain peak.
Two figures stood silently.
Not far from the mountain was a main road made of packed yellow earth. People came and went along the road, constantly kicking up clouds of dust. On the other side of the road was a tea stall of considerable size.
At the tea stall, dozens of martial artists were engaged in heated discussion about the latest changes to the Human List.
"Someone from our Qinghe County finally made it onto the Human List. It’s incredible."
"Yeah, and he’s not just the only one from Qinghe County, but the only one from all of Canglan Province. He’s really brought great honor to our Canglan Province!"
"The only one in Canglan Province? You mean Chen Xuan is the only person from the entire province on the Human List right now?"
"Of course! Why else would this have caused such a stir? Besides, this Chen Xuan is way too audacious. Defeating Su Wanqing was one thing, but he even made her strip and kneel in front of everyone. That incident created a huge sensation; countless people are relishing the story..."
"Amazing, truly amazing..."
Countless similar comments arose.
The martial artists were all in disbelief.
"Heh, another shocked bunch."
On the mountain peak, a handsome young man in a black robe chuckled, his shoulders shaking slightly.
"This guy really is the pride of Qinghe County, isn’t he? To dare treat a cold and proud young lady like that... I have to say, even I’m shocked by his nerve. Little Sword Immortal, you came all this way for him, right?"
He shook his head with a laugh and looked at the cold-faced, white-robed young man across from him, smiling casually. "How about I take care of it for you?"
Across from him, the ’Little Sword Immortal’ Ye Guyun, clad in a white robe with a longsword on his back, had a cold glint in his eyes as sharp as a sword’s edge.
"No need. My business is none of your concern!"
"None of my concern?"
The handsome, black-robed young man chuckled, sizing him up with a playful look. "And what if I insist on being concerned?"
"Are you looking to die?"
The Little Sword Immortal’s gaze turned icy as he glared at the handsome young man in black.
"Heh, who are you trying to scare?"
The handsome, black-robed young man looked completely unfazed and laughed. "You’re twenty-fourth on the Human List, and I’m twenty-fifth. We’re only one rank apart. If you want to beat me, it’ll take you at least three hundred moves. I’m sticking my nose in this, and the more you don’t want me to, the more I, Jiang Hantian, want to get involved. If you don’t like it, come and chase me! Hahaha..."
SWOOSH!
In a flash, his body vanished from the spot, speeding off into the distance.
"You’re courting death!"
The Little Sword Immortal’s eyes were glacial as he shot off in pursuit.
He had traveled a thousand miles just to settle the score with Chen Xuan personally. Now someone was trying to butt in and meddle—and it was none other than the ’Asura Hand’ Jiang Hantian, who was known for never leaving survivors. How could he tolerate this?
’I won’t let Chen Xuan die so easily at Jiang Hantian’s hands!’
’I haven’t even properly humiliated Chen Xuan yet. How can he be allowed to die?’
However, just as he gave chase, an old man in a yellow robe swiftly flew over to block his path. With a smile, he said, "Little Sword Immortal, my young master wishes to deal with this formidable enemy for you. It is a gesture of goodwill. Why must you refuse it?"
"Get out of my way!"
The Little Sword Immortal’s eyes grew cold, and his longsword flew from its sheath.
CLANG!
A cold light flashed, like a field of starlight igniting, transforming into countless streams of Sword Qi that swept toward the old man.
BOOM!
The yellow-robed old man flicked his sleeve, and his True Qi surged forth like an invisible ocean, blocking all the Sword Qi. His own body was also uncontrollably thrown backward.
Traces of the True Qi explosions were everywhere.
"As expected of the Little Sword Immortal. Your Sword Qi is sharp and truly formidable!"
The yellow-robed old man smiled faintly and said, "However, while this old man may not be able to defeat you, I can certainly keep you occupied here for half a day. That’s more than enough time for my young master to finish his business!"
The Little Sword Immortal’s eyes were freezing. He charged forward abruptly, his sharp sword light once again hurtling furiously toward the old man.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!...
Waves of powerful fluctuations instantly erupted on the mountain peak, sending countless shards of rock and debris flying in all directions.
「In the distance.」
Jiang Hantian was all smiles. He glanced back once before continuing to race onward.
’You don’t want me to meddle?’
’But I, Jiang Hantian, insist on meddling.’
’What can you, the Little Sword Immortal, do about it?’
’As for that Chen Xuan?’
’I’m also quite curious to see what this person who enjoys humiliating others—who could make Su Wanqing strip naked and kneel—actually looks like. He loves to humiliate people, doesn’t he?’
’In that case, I’ll just use an even more degrading method, strip him bare, and hang him from the city walls ahead of time.’
"When the tiger is not in the mountain, the monkey proclaims himself king. A mere Gang Energy Ninth Layer practitioner actually dares to do something so absurd... It’s the joke of the century. I might as well be the villain, then..."
Jiang Hantian chuckled softly.
SWOOSH!
His figure quickly vanished, speeding toward the distant county seat.
...
「Inside Iron Stone Castle.」
Vice-Leader Jiang Tianxiong was terrified, trembling uncontrollably as he stared at the horrific scene before him.
First thing in the morning, he had seen Chen Xuan storm into their Iron Stone Castle with a large number of experts from the Twelve Alliances.
And in Chen Xuan’s hand, he was carrying the master of the castle, Situ Zhenyue, who was deathly pale, his hair disheveled, and utterly listless.
This scene caused the sliver of resolve he had just painstakingly restored to shatter completely and utterly once again...
’Monster!’
’What kind of monster is this?’
Jiang Tianxiong’s mind roared, a buzzing sound filling his head as if he’d suffered a massive shock. With an expression that was neither a smile nor a cry, he suddenly went mad.
"Hahaha, invincible! I’m invincible under the heavens..."
"Master, Master, what’s wrong with you? Someone, help! My master has gone mad..."
Off to the side, Xu Tong’s face was ashen as he rushed toward Jiang Tianxiong.
[Detected mental collapse of Iron Stone Castle’s Vice-Leader. +5000 retribution points!]
A line of text suddenly appeared in Chen Xuan’s mind.
"Hm?"
Chen Xuan, who was in the middle of a thorough search, raised an eyebrow.
’An unexpected gain?’
’This is just wonderful.’
"Search! Keep searching, all of you! Especially any hollow walls or holes in the ground. Dig them all out for me, carefully!"
Chen Xuan turned and shouted.
From morning until high noon, cart after cart of gold, silver, and secret manuals were transported to the headquarters of the Twelve Alliances.
They had even found a significant amount of various medicinal herbs.
The only regret was that they hadn’t found any True Qi Pills!
True Qi Pills were supplementary pills used by experts in the True Qi Realm during their cultivation. Consuming one could increase the Cultivation Speed of their True Qi, an effect similar to that of a Qi and Blood Pill.
This was inevitably a source of regret for Chen Xuan.
However, there was one small consolation.
He had found a few decent secret manuals.
Iron Wall Dragon-Elephant Technique!
Heavy Mountain Palm!
These were all secret techniques passed down within Iron Stone Castle!
They were considered to be in the ranks of Absolute Top Grade Martial Arts!
The Iron Wall Dragon-Elephant Technique, in particular, was an extremely rare Horizontal Training Cultivation Technique.
Once mastered, it was like having an iron wall for protection and being possessed by a dragon-elephant.
Last night, Situ Zhenyue had been shrouded in a dark light. That dark light was a sign that he had achieved the ’Iron Wall’ portion. Unfortunately, he had only cultivated the ’Iron Wall’ part and not the ’Dragon-Elephant’ power that followed.
Otherwise, if he had combined the two, he would have been even more formidable than ’Blood Evil Hand’ Tu Gang.
As for this Heavy Mountain Palm manual.
It was a powerful palm technique.
As its name suggested, once mastered, the user’s palm strikes would have the force of a heavy mountain. Each palm was peerless and difficult to block, and its power could even be stacked when used in conjunction with the Iron Wall Dragon-Elephant Technique. frёewebnoѵēl.com
But unfortunately, Situ Zhenyue still hadn’t mastered it.
If he had mastered either of these two Martial Arts, last night’s situation would have turned out completely differently.
"Amazing. So Iron Stone Castle really was hiding some treasures!"
Chen Xuan grew more and more amazed as he flipped through the two Martial Arts manuals.
’No wonder Situ Zhenyue never mastered them, though.’
’Both of these Martial Arts actually require complex medicinal baths.’
’And the ingredients required for these baths are exceptionally rare.’
’Even a power like Iron Stone Castle would often run out of supplies.’
"Iron Thread Grass, Savage Bear Bone, Earth Dragon Blood... What the heck is this Earth Dragon Blood?"
Chen Xuan frowned.
’Whatever. I’ll ask the Alliance Leader about it later.’
’With my system’s help, I might not need so many medicinal baths.’
’I probably just need enough ingredients for a few sessions to push it to perfection.’
