My Wife Is The Leader Of A Demonic Cult-Chapter 316 - Dragon Locking Well Ascends to Four Qi

Chapter 316: Chapter 316 Dragon Locking Well Ascends to Four Qi

Chapter 316: Chapter 316 Dragon Locking Well Ascends to Four Qi

Veins, in their basic meaning, refer to blood vessels, and as stated in “Essential Discourse on Pulse,” “The pulse is the storage house of blood.”

It extends to mean the coherence of things, while the terrain has order and connection, and the Qi Vein of the terrain refers to whether the mountain range undulates purposefully, and whether the mountain ridges merging and branching have an aura halo—having an aura and halo is auspicious, otherwise, it is inauspicious. According to Feng Shui, the undulations and shapes of the mountain ranges are assessed based on different states.

Moreover, the Earth Vein is the ancestor of all mountains, the source of vein momentum.

An Jing’s body floated in the Dragon Locking Well, surrounded by huge breaths of air that surged and formed an immense impact, as the “Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique” involuntarily began to operate.

The Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique, using one’s own acupoints as stars, introduces True Qi into the body to temper the flesh. Upon reaching the Perfection realm, one’s body will naturally form its own world.

That heavy, mountain-like breath was continuously diluted, gradually subsiding to calm.

After about several dozen breaths, An Jing finally landed steadily on the ground, surrounded by pitch-black darkness. Only faint rays of light emerged in the distance, and the breath was coming from afar.

At the same time, An Jing could feel that the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy was extremely rich. Especially since he was cultivating the “Nameless Heart Scripture,” a peerless mental method that allowed him to forgo the refinement of nature’s spiritual energy, his cultivation speed increased by dozens of times or more.

However, as the “Nameless Heart Scripture” began operating, a wisp of black smoke wound its way into the meridians along with nature’s spiritual energy. This black smoke was extremely subtle, very sly, clinging to the nature’s spiritual energy while hiding within it, scarcely noticeable unless one looked closely.

“Could this be the Qi of evil spirits!?”

An Jing gathered True Qi, striving to expel the black smoke.

This black smoke was highly adhesive, once it tainted the body, it clung like dog skin plasters. Even though vigorously flushing it with robust True Qi would weaken any malignant spirit by a third, the Qi of evil spirits did not budge at all.

An Jing narrowed his eyes and continued to channel True Qi towards the evil spirits’ Qi.

Once!

Twice!

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Even with the extraordinary “Nameless Heart Scripture,” it wasn’t until the eighteenth time that traces of the Qi of evil spirits were expelled.

Seeing the effect, An Jing continued to operate the True Qi within his body, flushing out the Qi of evil spirits.

Under the relentless assault of True Qi, the Qi of evil spirits was gradually disappearing. Fortunately, An Jing had absorbed only a little: just a slight wisp which was quickly cleared away completely.

“Huh…”

An Jing exhaled a breath, as cleansing this wisp of evil spirits’ Qi took him nearly an hour with his current cultivation and strength.

From this one could see how formidable this wisp of evil spirits’ Qi was.

If he had inhaled too much of it, even with the operation of the “Nameless Heart Scripture,” it would be quite difficult for An Jing to completely clear it. It seemed he would have to be cautious in the future to prevent this evil spirits’ Qi from entering his body.

Afterwards, he did not continue to absorb the spiritual energy from beneath the Dragon Locking Well, but instead walked towards the light in front.

The closer he walked towards the light, the thicker the surrounding Qi of evil spirits became. Although he did not absorb this Qi into his body, it still made one feel extremely uncomfortable, as if a huge stone was pressing on one’s chest, making breathing difficult.

This Dragon Locking Well hid an Underground Palace beneath it, following the faint light, the face of the palace could vaguely be seen, which greatly resembled an Emperor’s Sacrificial Array.

On the outside, eighty-one Blood Bronze Ancient Pillars stood erect, crisscrossing neatly around.

Gathering together, they delved deep into a patch of misty darkness, where all the light congealed.

Inside, cross-patterned threads extended out, intermittently adorned with four Sun God Patterns, corresponding to the Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun eight directions.

Atop each Blood Bronze Ancient Pillar, thick iron chains were bound, making ‘clanging’ noises as they swayed, with all the chains converging at the center.

An Jing had seen this scene somewhere before.

Soon, he arrived in front of that light, under the dim fluorescence.

Suddenly, the Earth Book began to burst out with extreme brilliance.

“Alert: Golden opportunity detected nearby the host!”

“Alert: Black opportunity detected nearby the host!”

“Alert: Purple opportunity detected nearby the host!”

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“Black opportunity!?”

An Jing paused in his breathing and hurriedly looked ahead.

In the center of the Blood Bronze Ancient Pillar was a giant dragon with bright eyes, a Dragon Ball reflecting its gaze, erect horns, protruding Dragon Armor, and powerful claws. It seemed to sense the arrival of someone, turning its head back to look, which was intimidating.

Around it was dense golden light, and in addition, there was a rich black light, forming a unique black and gold light.

Upon closer inspection, An Jing found that some of the dragon scales on the giant dragon seemed to be corroded, even falling off, revealing the rotten flesh beneath.

Seeing An Jing, the Divine Dragon’s eyes shone with a hint of red light from its anger. Its body furiously charged toward him, but the iron chains surrounding it tightly bound the dragon, rendering it immobile.

“Roar!”

Four Seas submit, Eight Wastes bow down; the giant dragon howls in the night, shaking heaven and earth.

With the dragon’s roar, the whole world began to shake.

Earth Vein Spirit!

This is the ancestor of all mountains, the Earth Veins of the entire world.

An Jing looked at the Earth Vein Spirit, his eyes revealing a trace of chill.

By slaying the Earth Vein Spirit before him, he could not only remove the black opportunity upon him but also obtain the Blessing of breaking through to the Great Grandmaster level.

With this thought, An Jing unsheathed the Evil Suppressing Sword and slashed towards the Earth Vein Spirit ahead.

The blade was peerlessly sharp, carrying an unparalleled, piercing chill, before it slashed towards the Earth Vein Spirit in front.

“Boom!”

The Earth Vein Spirit did not dodge, and the Sword Light passed through its body, striking heavily upon the ground, making the entire land tremble.

Then, an even stronger force came rushing in, causing An Jing’s arm to go numb.

Great Grandmaster Qi Mechanism!?

“Hmm!?”

Seeing this, An Jing slightly furrowed his brow.

This sword had clearly cut through empty space, suggesting that the Earth Vein Spirit before him was not truly existent but an illusory being without a physical form.

Moreover, from the rebounding force, he actually felt a strand of Great Grandmaster Qi Mechanism.

The Great Yan Royal Family certainly did not have a Great Grandmaster, so this Great Grandmaster Qi Mechanism must be a method left by the Great Yan Royal Family.

It seems that killing the Earth Vein Spirit is not as simple as I imagined.

Boom!

Just then, a booming sound suddenly erupted not far away.

Hearing this, An Jing’s steps lunged forward.

Beneath the faint light before him appeared a mass of red ice, lurid to the extreme, resembling fresh blood.

Sitting cross-legged atop the block of ice was Jiang Shang.

The booming sound from moments earlier had originated from there.

Behind Jiang Shang was an extremely rich yellow Essence, giving off the impression of the Earth’s profound weightiness. This was clearly the exceptional Earth Essence, which had not yet been absorbed by the evil spirits.

The moment An Jing saw the yellow Essence, the purple radiance of the Earth Book in his mind reached its apex, indicating that this was indeed the “purple opportunity” hinted at by the Earth Book.

Earth Essence!

This was a treasure left by the Earth Veins, but because the Dragon Locking Well was controlled by the Great Yan Royal Family, the Earth Essence had always been in their hands.

Such a vast amount of Earth Essence could even be considered a purple opportunity, showing how powerful the Earth Essence was.

The Earth Essence was at least ten times more precious than the Thunder Essence of the Five Poison Sect’s Thunder Pool or the Volcanic Essence of Beili Volcano. It was also a key reason why masters from the Royal Family frequently emerged despite the scarcity of nature’s spiritual energy.

The blood energy within the red ice block surged continuously toward Jiang Shang, whose Qi Mechanism was also climbing rapidly.

Bloodthirsty, evil, and cruel…

An Jing furrowed his brows and muttered to himself, “Could this be Undying Blood!?”

Jiang Shang also opened his eyes and said, “We meet again.”

An Jing replied coldly, “Is this Undying Blood?”

“Precisely.”

Jiang Shang leaped up, stepping down from the top of the ice block, and his hand caressed the surface, “The promise I made to you years ago has now been fulfilled. Today, I have glimpsed the secrets of immortality.”

His eyes held a hint of obsession, as if what lay before him was not emotionless solid ice but a peerless beauty.

An Jing inquired, “The secrets of immortality?”

Jiang Shang nodded slightly, his eyes filled with unparalleled excitement, “With Undying Blood, one can continuously refine the internal organs, like the True Yuan does within a Great Grandmaster’s body, thus extending one’s Life Span.”

Longevity!

For these two characters, he had pursued for most of his life!

Many Great Grandmasters had perished in this pursuit, yet Jiang Shang had not only glimpsed the secrets of longevity but also obtained it.

What were power, wealth, and beauties compared to longevity?

Among all doctrines in this world, he only sought immortality!

An Jing replied indifferently, “Knowing it will serve you no purpose.”

Jiang Shang asked puzzledly, “Why?”

An Jing raised the Evil Suppressing Sword in his hand, “Because today, your path to immortality will be severed.”

Shii!

The icy Sword Light rushed toward Jiang Shang.

The effects of the Ghost Transformation were fading, and although An Jing’s current state could not be compared with the battle against Zongzheng Huachun, his Qi Mechanism was still robust.

This Sword Light connected the darkness, surging forward majestically.

Jiang Shang had no choice but to face it head-on; if he dodged, the Undying Blood behind him would be scattered by An Jing. His pupils flashed with red blood light, and his Dantian Qi Sea was tinged with scarlet.

As the blood light emerged, Jiang Shang’s Qi Mechanism climbed once more, transforming him into a bloodthirsty, ferocious beast.

“Crack! Crack!”

Jiang Shang caught the Sword Light directly between his palms, where it gradually dissipated.

The next moment, An Jing’s sword thrust forward.

“What a sharp sword!”

Jiang Shang hastily dodged the thrust, and as the Sword Light swept toward his throat again, Jiang Shang dipped and dodged once more.

The two exchanged moves swiftly, clashing dozens of times in quick succession.

The Sword Light emanated an extreme chill, causing the temperature of the surroundings to plummet abruptly.

In the next instant, with a thunderous boom, Jiang Shang’s figure turned into a blood light and shot out at an electrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of An Jing.

Boom!

Jiang Shang’s face was devoid of emotion as he looked down at An Jing and fiercely slapped down. Within his palm was an endless accumulation of force, light as a feather, yet it bore the potential for an explosive impact.

Blood Light Floating City!

His palm strike seemed to gather thousands of blood lights.

The blood light reflected in An Jing’s pupils as he watched Jiang Shang, enveloped in raging blood light, descending upon him, his own eyes flickering slightly.

At that moment, dazzling starlight erupted from within An Jing, and his bones seemed to tremble, emitting a strange resonance that spread out.

The Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique was being pushed to its limits by An Jing.

His blood boiled within him, and the True Qi that he could no longer contain erupted as he suddenly stomped his foot, shooting upward. The sword in his hand shone with an intensely bright golden glow.

In the void, a colossal sword, as if it was about to split the heavens, descended with great weight, resonating with the Evil Suppressing Sword in An Jing’s grasp.

Boom!

The gargantuan sword clashed with the giant hand of blood light, causing a resonant din that echoed far and wide, with ripples spreading across the contact point as if water had been disturbed.

Neither stepped back, with the golden sword in the sky locked in a stalemate with the enormous hand.

Jiang Shang’s face twisted in rage as he stared at the scene before him, fury churning in his eyes.

True Qi surged out of his body like a flood, the blood light in his palm erupting violently, as if the very air nearby were ignited.

The palm wind, now infused with blood light, suddenly surged in power, threatening to shatter the giant sword in one fell swoop.

An Jing felt the intensified force from the sword, his arms trembling slightly.

Jiang Shang looked at An Jing and sneered, “Boy, do you really want to stand against me?”

An Jing’s heart was as calm as still water. The sword in his hand displayed an endlessly domineering stance as it swooped down from the sky. His figure seemed to stretch continuously, standing tall between heaven and earth.

A heavy sword light slashed towards Jiang Shang with unmatched domineering force, intimidating and shocking to the soul.

Boom! Boom!

Jiang Shang’s eyebrows raised as he reached forward with his enormous hand. Vast True Qi madly converged towards his hand, emitting a piercingly bright blood-colored light.

Waves of blood light spread from Jiang Shang’s hand, each ripple trembling through the air, twisting it out of shape.

The blood light shone brightly, vast and unbounded. A series of dazzling blood lights merged together to form a massive blood-red seal, which then floated in the sky.

That blood-red seal absorbed the surrounding True Qi, its light trembling greatly, and then it surged madly towards An Jing’s Sword Radiance.

An Jing looked up at the blood-red seal pressing down and cleaved directly at it with his sword.

Boom!

And at the moment of collision, Jiang Shang’s face drastically changed, for he saw the blood-red seal that was pressing down had suddenly slowed its speed and gradually became stagnant.

Jiang Shang felt extremely solemn and thought, “This boy’s growth is too fast.”

After obtaining the Undying Blood, Jiang Shang’s cultivation had greatly increased; he originally thought he was invincible under the Five Qi, but now it seemed like a complete joke.

The An Jing in front of him was not someone he could match.

At this moment, An Jing felt an immense pressure surging through the sword, as if all the True Qi in his body, like a dormant volcano silent for years, began to erupt tumultuously.

“Boy, I shall grant you a ‘creation’!”

Seeing this, Jiang Shang did not hesitate any longer. He reached out his palm and absorbed all the Earth Essence behind him into his hand, then slammed it forward.

An Jing felt the Essence attacking and the sword in his hand paused slightly.

After all, this was a purple opportunity close at hand, one that could directly enable him from the Three Qi Peak to reach the realm of Four Qi.

As the Earth Essence approached, the “Nameless Heart Scripture” and the “Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique” within him operated simultaneously. The Earth Essence was directly absorbed into his body.

In that interval, Jiang Shang struck the blood-colored ice block and fled towards the outside of the Dragon Locking Well.

The surging Essence flooded An Jing’s Qi Sea in an instant. By the time he came to his senses, Jiang Shang had already rushed dozens of feet away.

“Lv Guoyong is still outside the well; if he makes a move, Jiang Shang might not be able to escape.”

An Jing took a deep breath and began to process the Earth Essence that had entered his body.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Earth Essence that flooded into his body seemed to transform into streams of golden flames.

This Earth Essence was vastly different from nature’s spiritual energy, its energy so pure that it was many times more concentrated than the Heaven and Earth Essence.

In the chilly Dragon Locking Well, where the Earth Essence’s powerful Qi mechanism vibrated, even the Qi Sea trembled. If it were not for the remains of the Grand Ancestor suppressing it, perhaps these Earth Essence flames, like magma compressed beneath the earth’s crust, would violently erupt, scattering the Dragon Locking Well to smithereens.

At the center of the area filled with Earth Essence, there was an empty zone where not a trace of evil spirits flowed. Any of the evil spirits that swept to this place would automatically divert around it.

A gaunt figure sat cross-legged; on his body, a terrifying aura swirled faintly.

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Upon a closer look, there seemed to be a vast expanse of stars emerging behind him, and with each twinkle of the stars, the Earth Essence would be thoroughly smelted.

Within An Jing’s Qi Sea, the five strands of Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence from Qin Shan trembled and followed the Earth Essence as it flooded into every part of his body.

Unaware of the changes around him, An Jing’s body remained motionless, his breathing so faint as to be nearly imperceptible. Had it not been for a trace of vitality still encircling his body, anyone might have mistaken him for a lifeless corpse.

As he sat still as if in a meditative state akin to the perfect tranquility of an old monk, strands of golden Qi began to seep quietly through the pores of his skin, then wound around his body like tendrils.

Even An Jing’s body, upon receiving too much Earth Essence, struggled to refine it.

As he entered a state of Unity, it seemed as if all the Earth Essence within the Dragon Locking Well merged with An Jing; every time his breath deepened, the robust Earth Essence within the well would stir up waves of its energy, surging vigorously into his body. But when his breath steadied, the waves would quietly subside, and the Dragon Locking Well would once again become silent.

With each inhalation and exhalation, Earth Essence was continuously reforged.

Time passed by, minute by minute, second by second.

The Dragon Locking Well remained as deathly still as ever, devoid of any sign of life in this isolated place. Occasionally, the sound of the Earth Essence sweeping could be heard, but it carried a breath of death, making the area seem even more desolate.

The enraged eyes of the Earth Vein Spirit were fixed intently on An Jing.

Similarly, due to the sealing, it seemed powerless against An Jing.

Amidst the stillness of the Dragon Locking Well, a sudden disturbance rippled through, traced back to the direction of an empty area within the well.

At that moment, An Jing’s body, still as if in deep meditation, began to emit a continuous flow of True Qi.

As the True Qi circulated, a vast expanse of light like a starry sky enshrouded An Jing, his orifices shining brightly as if they were stars hanging in the high sky or like wildly spinning vortexes.

When the star-like orifices emerged, they began to frantically absorb the Earth Essence from the surroundings.

“Huff….”

A breath of wild and violent essence slowly expelled from An Jing’s throat, and with this exhalation, the streams of True Qi around him began to converge quietly.

Such a vast amount of essence would be difficult for even top Grandmasters to fully consume; only with the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique fully activated and combined with his incredibly strong physique, was he able to absorb such a large amount of essences quickly.

As time kept flowing, An Jing’s aura increased at breakneck speed.

One of the Five Qi within him, the Po Qi, started to rise. As soon as it reached above the Heavenly Spirit, it would return to its rightful place, reaching the realm of the Four Qi Grandmaster, just one step away from being amongst the present-day pinnacle.

At the same time, An Jing’s aura soared at an astonishing speed.

With An Jing’s aura rapidly increasing, the Dragon Locking Well responded with violent fluctuations; in the distance, the evil qi roared like the waves of the sea, creating several towering tornadoes.

An Jing’s current aura, which was skyrocketing, would leave anyone dumbfounded. If there were others present, they would likely be scared senseless by such a terrifying rate of advancement.

Where others needed years or even decades to achieve such goals, at this moment, it rapidly soared within the span of just one or two sticks of incense.

Such a scene would likely cause even someone with the strongest will to break down on the spot; the speed of such a promotion was too terrifying to believe.

Who knows how much time had passed?

An Jing felt a sudden clarity in his head, his breathing growing longer and steadier. His body trembled, but his eyes were extremely bright.

The surrounding Qi Mechanism seemed to form a vortex, with every absorbable thing seeming to be drawn into his body. With a massive amount of Earth Essence converging upon An Jing’s body, his aura grew even stronger.

Before long, the pure Earth Essence Origin ignited within An Jing’s body, turning his skin suddenly red.

An Jing’s skin stretched open its pores, which seeped in synchronization.

Boom… With a sound, the Earth Essence surged toward An Jing’s body from all sides, his entire body lightening as various pressures and anomalies vanished.

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In a daze, An Jing’s thoughts suddenly emptied, and his entire body became soft and limp.

At the same time, his soul energy also surged, reaching a climax.

When the soul energy settled, it was the realm of a Four Qi Grandmaster!

At this moment, after consuming the Bodhi Seed, refining the Earth Essence, and absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence bestowed by Qin Shan, An Jing easily reached the realm of a Four Qi Grandmaster.

Yet this surge seemed far from over, as boundless Essence continued to brew within him.

The Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique began to operate, absorbing the Earth Essence with a force as powerful as a typhoon, purifying his body.

You should know that the strength of An Jing’s body was already extremely high among grandmasters, and now, after being refined by the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique, he had long achieved the Jade Bone Realm.

However, the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique is a martial art that surpasses the Heavenly Martial Level, on par with martial arts like the Jade Emperor Scripture and the Nine Nether Purgatory Demon Scripture. Even a Great Grandmaster might not be able to cultivate such transcendent martial arts to the tenth layer and reach the realm of Perfection in a mere hundred years.

And how terrifying would it be to completely cultivate such a Body Refining martial art to Perfection?

According to the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique, reaching the Ninth Layer would grant one the power to move mountains and shift seas, while the Tenth Layer of Perfection was rumored to allow one to rest one’s head upon the sun and moon and step upon the heavens and the earth.

Though it may sound exaggerated, if one were to cultivate to Perfection, it would undoubtedly lead to a qualitative improvement in An Jing’s strength.

The Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique transforms the body’s meridian points into stars. The most lacking component to reach Perfection was Essence, and right now, the vast ocean of Earth Essence lay before him. If he could digest and absorb it all, there might be a chance to break through the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique.

An Jing’s heart sank as he immediately began to operate the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique without restraint, absorbing all of the Earth Essence from the Dragon Locking Well.

Boom boom boom!

Subsequently, the light emanating from the meridian points around An Jing’s body became even more intense. The Earth Essence, even more infernal and wild than before, converged into his meridian points like the stars.

The Earth Essence was absorbed, and a scorching sensation surged through An Jing’s body.

Body Refining, in itself, is an extremely arduous process.

Especially when reaching a high level of cultivation, each refinement of flesh and blood is a tremendous agony.

In an instant, sweat covered An Jing’s forehead.

And he knew that this was just the beginning.

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The Dragon Locking Well.

Jiang Shang rose gracefully, holding the Undying Blood with one hand.

Lv Guoyong looked at the ice block and said, “This object bodes ill.”

But Jiang Shang simply replied indifferently, “In the hands of the auspicious, it shall be auspicious.”

Lv Guoyong knew better than anyone the obsession Jiang Shang had for the Undying Blood because it was he who personally told Jiang Shang its secrets many years ago.

In fact, many hidden matters are not known to the public, nor could they be.

It turns out the Sect Hierarch of the Demon Sect had colluded with Lv Guoyong, the Grand Secretary of the royal court.

The reason why Jiang Shang appeared in Jiangnan Dao years ago, why he found Zhao Qingmei and took her to the Demon Sect, had the shadow of this Grand Secretary behind it all.

This was also one of the reasons why the Great Yan Emperor, Zhao Zhiwu, had been discontent with Lv Guoyong.

Though many things later took an unexpected turn and went against their wishes.

Everything began when Jiang Shang killed the Crown Prince’s descendant, attempting to conspire a complete rebellion.

Indeed, it was not Emperor Yan who had orchestrated the assassination of Zhao Qingmei’s parents, the Crown Prince’s descendants.

The real perpetrator of that year’s killings was Jiang Shang standing before him now.

Lv Guoyong’s original intention was to protect the Crown Prince’s descendants. Preserving the bloodline was a message to the current Crown Prince. But Jiang Shang, ambitious as he was, sought rebellion. The two split from that point, parting on bad terms.

After murdering the Crown Prince’s descendants, Zhao Shizai, and his wife, Lady Mao, Jiang Shang took Zhao Qingmei with him into the Demon Sect, rashly hoping to support the Crown Prince’s descendant in claiming the throne someday.

Obviously, things did not go as he planned.

Jiang Shang’s desire for control was overwhelming, as was Zhao Qingmei’s.

Although Lv Guoyong did not wish to speak of this painful history, it was an undeniable ‘stain’ that truly existed.

The initial betrayal by Jiang Shang indeed caused him shock and anger, yet Jiang Shang still held Zhao Qingmei in his hand, forcing Lv Guoyong to play cautiously.

Fortunately, Jiang Shang still cultivated Zhao Qingmei successfully.

This brought some solace to Lv Guoyong.

Jiang Shang also glanced at Lv Guoyong, a man he sometimes found incomprehensible.

For the sake of Yan Country, for the sake of the world, Lv Guoyong abandoned the Literary Palace he had nurtured all his life and became an ordinary man overnight. For someone like Lv Guoyong, the sacrifice was enormous.

If it were up to him, the one seated on the Emperor’s throne would certainly not be Zhao Zhiwu but a puppet whom he could control at any time, such as Zhao Shizai.

Both men carried different ideologies and aspirations, yet were equally incurably obstinate—perhaps that was the common ground they shared.

But now, one was cast to the ends of the earth, seeking the Undying Blood, setting aside power and kinship, no longer considering lifting Zhao Qingmei to the throne.

While the other, with the Literary Palace destroyed, though having slain a Five Qi Grandmaster, now had no Literary Palace and was just an ordinary old man.

Their paths had no intersection and likely never would again.

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All was silent, as if bidding a final farewell.

Lv Guoyong spoke, “The Jianghu is vast; we shall meet again someday.”

“Wandering the Jianghu for a decade, a hero defeated by youth; looking back from the distant horizon, the resolution to unsheathe the sword remains unyielding.”

Jiang Shang let out a hearty laugh, dragging the Undying Blood as he walked into the distance, his figure gradually disappearing from Lv Guoyong’s sight.

Both men knew that this was their last meeting in this lifetime.

Jiang Shang believed Lv Guoyong had taken the wrong path.

Lv Guoyong believed Jiang Shang had taken the wrong path.

And yet, they each believed they had not erred. So, who truly walked the wrong path?

It must be said, life always presents such a scene; people who once walked side by side ultimately diverge further and further until their paths are entirely separate.

This has become the norm of life.

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