Chapter 1105: The Legend of the Immortals, the Rush to Seek Immortality (4/5, Requesting Subscription)

"Anyone who dares to invade again shall meet the fate of this mountain!"

With a sharp cry, she slashed her sword, and instantly, a thousand-meter-high mountain split open with a thunderous roar, forming a vast canyon.

The foreign soldiers below were stunned!

One sword cut through a mountain—this was not the power of any mortal!

"Spare our lives, immortal!"

"Spare our lives, immortal! We dare not rebel again!"

The foreign soldiers dismounted and knelt down en masse.

Li Yuhu ignored them, her gaze fixed on Yuan Buqu, saying: "I am Li Yuhu, from Yangzhou. I have now attained immortality—our paths no longer align. Farewell."

Yuan Buqu was stunned.

Could this really be his future bride?

But he dared not dwell on it.

This Li girl had somehow become a sword immortal—something no ordinary person could ever imagine.

"Immortal, you flatter me," Yuan Buqu quickly replied. "Since you have attained the Dao, I, Yuan, would never dare to disturb you."

Li Yuhu nodded, leapt into the sky, and vanished from sight.

"General, that's an immortal!"

Only after Li Yuhu disappeared did Sha Pingwei snap out of his shock and exclaimed: "There are immortals in our world? I must cultivate too!"

"What are you talking about?"

Yuan Buqu sighed: "Do you think cultivation is that easy? Didn't you see? Lady Li didn't even pass it on to her own parents. Immortality isn't something you can just decide to pursue."

Sha Pingwei deflated instantly.

Suddenly, he noticed the foreign soldiers mounting their horses and grew wary.

But then, those foreign troops turned their horses around and galloped away at full speed.

"They've left?"

Yuan Buqu wasn't surprised: "Of course they've left—do you think they'd dare attack the city again? Look at that mountain—if they press on, that'll be their fate."

"They should be grateful Lady Li is a true immortal who doesn't interfere in mortal affairs. Otherwise, those tens of thousands of soldiers? One slash from her would have wiped them all out."

Sha Pingwei agreed: "Yes, the immortal is truly powerful. If it were me, I'd have slaughtered them all in a river of blood."

"Nonsense!" Yuan Buqu rebuked. "On the battlefield, each side fights for their cause—war and killing are inevitable. But if one wields such immense power and still massacres indiscriminately, what distinguishes them from a butcher?"

"What is the difference, husband?"

Sha Pingwei was stunned: "But they're our enemies!"

"Thank heaven you haven't cultivated yet—if you had, disaster would follow," Yuan Buqu shook his head. "When you possess such power, who in this world could still be your enemy? Even these so-called foreigners—perhaps thousands of years ago, they were your own kin! If you truly gain such strength, your duty should be to ensure both our people and the foreigners can eat, to erase divisions, and end war—not to slaughter without reason."

Going back several thousand years, we might well be of the same race! If you truly possessed such power, what you should consider is how to let both our Central Plains and the foreign tribes have enough to eat, to remove the barriers between us, so that there would never again be

war — not senseless slaughter."

Sha Pingwei suddenly understood: "So our people and the foreigners were once the same kin thousands of years ago? If that's true, we truly shouldn't kill recklessly. Your vision far surpasses mine, General."

After instructing Sha Pingwei to guard the city, Yuan Buqu returned home. As soon as he entered his study, his gaze sharpened.

On the desk lay a porcelain bottle and a letter.

{The Li family has failed in our betrothal promise; we humbly beg your understanding. Inside the bottle is a single Xǐsuǐ Pill, capable of purifying your marrow and strengthening your sinews, reversing aging. Please accept it. }

Yuan Buqu's expression grew complex. He sat down and remained motionless for a long while.

The head of the Li family was opportunistic and fickle.

When the Yuan family fell into ruin, he went to seek refuge with them.

He had assumed that, given their betrothal, the Li family would treat him as family.

But the Li patriarch treated him like a servant, showing not a shred of old affection.

Recalling those days filled him with rage and humiliation.

Yet this Li girl proved to be extraordinary—though she broke the betrothal, she left behind this precious gift, utterly unlike her parents.

Meanwhile,

Du Bingyan had also resolved the Qi family matter, using her soul-transfer technique to force Ke Shizhao to confess his crimes, then handed him over to the authorities.

With her presence as a female immortal, neither the county magistrate nor the Qi family matriarch dared to delay—Ke Shizhao was sentenced to execution by decapitation in autumn.

"Young Master Qi, we are not destined to be together. Our betrothal is hereby annulled."

Du Bingyan looked at Qi Tianlei and tossed him a pill with a flick of her hand: "This is a Xǐsuǐ Pill—it can reverse aging. Decide for yourself who deserves it."

With that, she soared into the clouds and vanished without a trace.

"Young Master Qi, could this pill be offered to His Majesty?"

Suddenly, the county magistrate asked, voice trembling: "If presented to the Emperor, the Qi family will enjoy eternal glory and boundless wealth."

Qi Tianlei glanced at the matriarch; seeing her nod, he agreed.

"Then we rely on Your Excellency to present the pill to His Majesty."