Chapter 237: Advance

"Too difficult!"

Li Musheng gazed at his own palm, sighed, and shook his head repeatedly.

Regarding these speculations, he currently had no clear answer in his heart and could only rely on himself to slowly figure it out.

Immediately, he withdrew his hand, clenching the blood-colored vein patterns and the Divine Blood within his palm.

Secretly, he simultaneously activated the "God-Devouring Secret Method" and the Azure Dragon Cangming Sutra.

Absorbing a little is better than nothing; it merely costs more time. Once all this power fully integrates into the body, it will indeed have an effect.

Moreover, once the Azure Dragon Cangming Sutra is truly perfected, the speed of absorbing the Divine Blood is estimated to increase further.

Thinking this, Li Musheng temporarily withdrew his attention from the Divine Blood, shifted his gaze, and then looked down at the grandfather and grandson still sitting motionless in the carriage below.

At this moment, the shock on the old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er's faces had not yet faded, and a deep fear had surfaced in the depths of their eyes.

Previously, seeing the eldest disciple of the Falling Divine Peak use a special secret method to actually block the finger that Li Musheng had effortlessly used to suppress and kill Zheng Yunfeng.

They originally thought Li Musheng had no way to deal with the opponent, and that once the more powerful old immortals of the Falling Divine Peak arrived, the opponent's situation would inevitably be extremely dangerous.

However, in the next moment, Li Musheng unexpectedly and easily grasped that overconfident eldest disciple of the Falling Divine Peak's Zhang Sect, truly shocking the two of them once again.

However, the scene of Li Musheng torturing the opponent with the Life and Death Talisman was naturally witnessed by them all.

The heart-wrenching and tragic appearance of that Zhang Sect's eldest disciple still seemed vivid before their eyes; Li Musheng's terrifying interrogation methods before killing the opponent only made the two of them feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

Just at this moment, the old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er suddenly felt a relaxation in their bodies; the acupoints on their bodies that had originally been sealed were instantly unblocked.

The two were now able to move freely, but at the same time, Li Musheng's mocking voice reached their ears:

"Just now at the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion, you ran faster than anyone else; only when your lives were in danger did you remember me, right?"

Speaking thus, Li Musheng glanced at the two of them; since the experts of the Falling Divine Peak had not yet arrived, he actually had some leisure time.

So, he stroked his chin and asked:

"However, I am somewhat curious; what grudge do you have with the Falling Divine Peak that you must rush to offer your heads?"

Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er exchanged a glance; the two of them were obviously hesitant for a while.

But very quickly, they recalled Li Musheng's terrifying martial arts strength, and the image of the Falling Divine Peak's Zhang Sect eldest disciple's life being worse than death that inexplicably surfaced in their minds.

Of course, they were not ungrateful people; Li Musheng had genuinely saved the lives of the two of them just now.

This also made the two of them at this moment both fear Li Musheng, but at the same time be extremely grateful to him.

At this time, the old man in hemp clothes's face changed rapidly for a moment; immediately, he hurriedly and solemnly bowed his hands to Li Musheng and said:

"This old man thanks Young Master Li for intervening to save us; Young Master's great kindness will never be forgotten."

Then, he glanced at Lin Xun'er beside him, sighed, and said:

"Our journey to the Hundred Refinement Peak is actually to avenge my eldest granddaughter..."

Immediately, the old man in hemp clothes briefly recounted the cause and effect of this matter.

The cause of the incident was that one of the sons of Zheng Yunfeng, the peak master of the Hundred Refinement Peak, while traveling the Jianghu, passed a certain sect and took a liking to Lin Xun'er's older sister within that sect.

That son of Zheng Yunfeng, blinded by lust, planned to use the name of the Falling Divine Peak to pressure and force that sect, wanting to forcibly take possession of her.

However, the sect where Lin Xun'er's sister was located was rare in being extremely upright and having backbone; even facing the Falling Divine Peak, they still resolutely refused the opponent.

But this brought disaster upon the sect; the son of Zheng Yunfeng was greatly enraged and finally led a group of experts from the Hundred Refinement Peak to wipe out the entire sect in a single night, while Lin Xun'er's sister, refusing to yield even unto death, also exploded herself to death.

After listening to the old man in hemp clothes's narration, Li Musheng's expression showed no waves; the matter the opponent spoke of was actually just a silhouette among the many grievances and entanglements in the vast Jianghu.

Of course, it was also one of the hegemonic acts of the Falling Divine Peak disregarding the law and poisoning the Jianghu.

There were countless such deeds of evil committed by members of the Falling Divine Peak; it was just that most people were completely powerless to seek revenge, or even dared not seek revenge. Those who could kill their way to the Falling Divine Peak like the old man in hemp clothes and his grandson were extremely rare.

Thinking of this, Li Musheng shook his head, did not tease the two of them again, but thought for a moment and said:

"You two wait here for now; do not go to that so-called Hundred Refinement Peak for the time being, lest you be caught and killed by others halfway."

After that Zhang Sect's eldest disciple of the Falling Divine Peak sent the signal, the Falling Divine Peak would definitely send even more powerful experts to Hundred Refinement City; if the two of them went to seek revenge now, there was a high probability they would encounter them again.

And with the two of them's strength, they were obviously no match for those experts.

The old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er naturally understood this matter; Lin Xun'er had been captured halfway just now because she did not consider things thoroughly, and thus was extremely regretful.

Hearing Li Musheng say this, neither of them refused, and of course, neither dared to refuse.

Li Musheng glanced at the two of them, nodded, and then squinted his eyes and spoke:

"Rest assured; after I kill all those experts of the Falling Divine Peak, you will have plenty of opportunities for revenge."

For such a good moment to show off, there naturally had to be an audience; he felt these two were quite suitable.

Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothes and Lin Xun'er were both slightly stunned; however, recalling the methods Li Musheng used to kill that Zhang Sect's eldest disciple of the Falling Divine Peak earlier.

To be honest, this time their hearts did not feel that what the opponent said was any arrogant words.

Li Musheng had brought them too many surprises and shocks; on the contrary, there was actually a faint trace of expectation in their hearts.

The two exchanged a glance, and both could see a trace of something unusual in the other's eyes.

Li Musheng, alone and unaccompanied, facing the Jianghu's gigantic entity, the Falling Divine Peak; perhaps tonight they could witness it with their own eyes, and it might very well become a historical event that leaves a heavy mark on the Jianghu.

Thinking carefully, why did they vaguely feel a bit excited?

Lin Xun'er slightly furrowed her slender eyebrows, and at this time, Li Musheng's voice suddenly floated lightly in her ear:

"How old are you?"

Lin Xun'er instinctively looked up, but saw Li Musheng above suddenly shift his gaze, staring at her and examining her non-stop.

Li Musheng had previously felt there was something wrong with Lin Xun'er, but had no clues; since the experts of the Falling Divine Peak had not yet arrived, he was curious and asked another question.

If it were before, Lin Xun'er would naturally have fobbed Li Musheng off; after all, who asks a girl her age directly?

But alas, times have changed; her small face hesitated for a moment, and finally, somewhat reluctantly and shyly, she answered:

"I am eighteen this year."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng nodded in satisfaction and said:

"I just said you were abnormal; not young anymore but pretending to be tender; I saw right away that you had a problem."

Lin Xun'er's expression suddenly froze; who was pretending to be young?

Immediately, she took a deep breath and explained:

"This is a side effect of the Wu Gong I cultivate, named 'Eight Desolations Sole Supremacy'. Before every realm breakthrough, my body reverts to youth, taking the form of a child. It requires a continuous forty-nine days before I can restore my original appearance."

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow; the Wu Gong Lin Xun'er described seemed very similar to a cultivation technique he knew from his past life.

However, he did not think much of it.

In this world's Jianghu, there are many strange martial arts and cultivation techniques, and even beings with divinity exist; the Wu Gong Lin Xun'er cultivates is not the most rare.

After satisfying his curiosity, Li Musheng ignored the Old Man in Hemp and Lin Xun'er, waved his hand, and let them act freely.

He continued to absorb the blood of divinity while perfecting the final crucial part of the Green Dragon Azure Void Sutra.

The Old Man in Hemp and Lin Xun'er did not go far; in a wine tower not far from Hundred Fragrance Pavilion, where people had long since fled, they found a suitable place to conceal their forms.

Meanwhile, after the eldest disciple of the Falling God Peak Zhang Sect sent the signal, whether it was the Nine Peaks of Falling God Peak or the Tianjin Guard secretly moving in Great Li, all saw this incredibly dazzling golden flame in the night.

In an instant, everyone realized something major must have happened in Hundred Refinement City; especially the people of Falling God Peak, who were extremely clear on what that special golden flame signal meant.

According to the rules of Falling God Peak, anyone who sees this signal, all members of Falling God Peak regardless of location, must immediately go to assist; those who violate this will be treated as members of the Pan Sect!

The young man is, after all, the eldest disciple of the Zhang Sect, the future successor to the sect master of Falling God Peak; possessing such a signal also indicates that Falling God Peak places great value on his life.

However, times have changed; not to mention the golden flame appeared within the territory of Falling God Peak, where the main peak of the Zhang Sect would naturally intervene.

Moreover, the other peaks had previously received messages from disciples of Hundred Refinement Peak and knew that the peak seat of Hundred Refinement Peak had already been defeated by that nameless expert appearing in Hundred Refinement City.

Whether the peak seats of the various peaks were acting out of self-preservation or self-awareness, clear that going to Hundred Refinement City themselves would not allow them to capture that expert, thus no one personally went; they merely symbolically immediately sent several elders from their own peaks to Hundred Refinement City.

Of course, the more special cases were Hundred Refinement Peak and the Eighth Peak, Zhan Yue Peak.

Upon sensing that their own peak seat, possessing such terrifying martial cultivation, had perished in Hundred Refinement City, the disciples of Hundred Refinement Peak felt as if the sky had collapsed.

At the same time, everyone became incredibly panicked and fearful; since Zheng Yunfeng was killed in Hundred Refinement City, that meant the expert was already extremely close to Hundred Refinement Peak; next, the opponent would very likely come to Hundred Refinement Peak.

However, if even their peak seat with supreme martial cultivation was no match for the opponent, how could they, these people, block the opponent?

In an instant, Hundred Refinement Peak, let alone sending people to support Hundred Refinement City; if not for the fact that fleeing the battlefield would result in execution, they would have already scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing to save their own lives.

The only thing they could do now was to ensure they tried their best not to flee!

As for Zhan Yue Peak, since all the elders, including the peak seat, were in seclusion, and the temporary manager, Lady Ni, was busy having fun with strong young men, where would she have the leisure time to care about the life or death of Hundred Refinement Peak?

Thus, the entire Zhan Yue Peak did not even send a single disciple; according to the peak's manager, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; sending disciples would only be to send them to their deaths, so acting cautiously was best.

Meanwhile, the Tianjin Guard secretly moving towards the Four Peaks of Falling God Peak also saw both signals sent from Hundred Refinement City.

In fact, after the eldest elder of Hundred Refinement Peak sent the signal, the temporary commander leading the three routes of the Tianjin Guard had already secretly sent someone to contact Fu Qiwen to inquire about the abnormal situation in the direction of Hundred Refinement City.

Fu Qiwen, initially considering Li Musheng's safety, had not exposed his thoughts within regarding his current presence in Hundred Refinement City.

However, after seeing Li Musheng defeat the peak seat of Hundred Refinement Peak in a single move, he abandoned his previous plan and informed the other three one by one about Li Musheng's situation in Hundred Refinement City.

As for why he did this? Naturally, it was also for Li Musheng's consideration.

In Fu Qiwen's view, Li Musheng's ability to defeat Zheng Yunfeng in a single move indicated he indeed had the capability to withdraw from Falling God Peak unharmed.

And as the only Imperial Prince in this campaign to destroy Falling God Peak, he naturally could not erase such a great merit from the other party.

Additionally, spreading the news from Hundred Refinement City could greatly boost the morale of the Tianjin Guard, letting everyone see the hope of this campaign to destroy Falling God Peak.

Fu Qiwen's action was undoubtedly extremely meaningful.

However, shortly after the news was spread, the scene of the eldest disciple of the Zhang Sect of Falling God Peak sending the golden flame signal occurred again.

This also made Fu Qiwen shocked again, realizing Li Musheng had eliminated another extremely important figure of Falling God Peak.

"Ruanan, who do you think the Highness killed this time?"

Fu Qiwen turned to look at Hu Rui beside him and asked; he was now obviously slowly accepting the fact that Li Musheng, the Eighth Imperial Prince newly recognized by Emperor Yuanwu, was truly an supreme expert.

At this moment, Hu Rui glanced at Fu Qiwen and inwardly muttered to himself; separated by such a distance, and without having eyes a thousand li away, how could he know who the Highness killed?

However, he naturally could not speak his mind; instead, his thoughts turned, and he said:

"This subordinate does not know, but the Highness must have already attracted great attention from Falling God Peak in Hundred Refinement City; this is a rare opportunity for us. I suggest we take this opportunity to advance with full force, striving to capture Imperial Star Peak as quickly as possible."

Hearing this, Fu Qiwen gathered his thoughts, then slowly nodded and said:

"I have exactly this intention."

In a forest several li outside Jade Wave City, the former commander of the Great Li Tianjin Guard, Master Sikong, stood with a hunched body.

His head was full of white hair, his face withered, and his eyes were terrifyingly cloudy.

At this moment, listening to the falcon message returned by his subordinate regarding the current commander of the Great Li Tianjin Guard, Fu Qiwen, the old man's expression was one of shock and uncertainty.

"This old man has been hiding in the countryside; when did Great Li produce an Imperial Prince with such terrifying martial cultivation?"

Master Sikong's voice was hoarse, somewhat disbelieving the content of Fu Qiwen's message.

But in reality, he was also very clear that Fu Qiwen, this adopted son to whom he had personally handed over the authority of the Tianjin Guard, would absolutely not deceive him under these circumstances.

At this time, the subordinate delivering the message hurriedly replied:

"Reporting to my lord, the Eighth Imperial Prince is a newly recognized Imperial Prince of Your Majesty; he had been wandering among the common people until recently when he returned to the Imperial Capital."

(End of this chapter)