Chapter 445

【The Misty Waves dispersed!】

【The energy tornado raging on the lake surface finally subsided, and the shattered spiritual energy drifted down like broken snow. Although the sword intent storm stopped, the heaven and earth were still filled with a heart-palpitating destructive aura, and even the lake water was filled with black electric arcs.】

【What was the result?】

【Long Yi of the Qunfang Banquet was also crushed in form and spirit after receiving your Moke Wuliang.】

【At that time, you didn't have your current cultivation, but Long Yi was a great demon of the Ze Lake, didn't understand the martial arts of the world, didn't understand the mystery of the Moke sword intent, and blindly resisted with energy, which was counterproductive.】

【He was not injured by Xie Guan's sword intent, but by the backlash of his own energy.】

【However, Long Yi was ultimately a demon whose physical body surpassed the martial arts Xuan Dan realm.】

【"Moke Wuliang" can detonate infinite energy, making people caught off guard and unable to defend. Imagine, if the four people in front of you, facing your current realm of "Moke Wuliang," still did not dodge or avoid, the result would be death or injury, with absolutely no reason to survive.】

【You closed your eyes slightly, adjusted your breathing, a wisp of primordial spirit power slowly recovered, and your gaze had already been cast toward the opposite side.】

【As expected, although the two were covered in wounds and on the verge of death, they ultimately did not die on the spot, still having a glimmer of life.】

【The few were ultimately much wiser than that dragon, not relying on their physical bodies to take it head-on.】

【Kong Du was the first to sacrifice a cassock woven with golden thread; the Buddha light was torn apart by the sword intent before it could unfold; he hurriedly crushed a mutton-fat jade cover, and the moist treasure light only blocked the sword momentum for half a breath. He had the weakest cultivation, and at this moment his seven orifices were oozing blood, but because he specialized in the diamond physique, he luckily saved his life.】

【He Lan Zhenshu flew out four or five protective magical artifacts from his sleeves one after another; the green jade gourd was crushed into powder as soon as it swelled, and the treasure mirror in front of him shattered. In the end, most of his body was still crushed by the sword intent, and at this moment he was trembling and stuffing pills into his mouth; every time he swallowed one, his broken body would squirm and regenerate some flesh and blood, only to be stirred up again by the sword intent remaining in his body.】

【The most miserable was the ninth martial realm Xiao Yu, who bore the brunt; if he hadn't resisted for a moment in front, the three behind would have died.】

【Only the upper half of Xiao Yu's body floated in the lake water, and the Xuan Dan had already shattered and was continuously leaking true essence.】

【He tried to restore his body, but was hindered by the Moke sword intent; as long as there was true Qi or primordial spirit power touching it, it would detonate instantly.】

【Unless one can crack the Second Master's seven sword intents, which is so difficult, there are not many people in the world who can do it!】

【Xiao Yu tried it, and finally his remaining right hand was also blown into blood mist.】

【Unexpectedly!】

【Among the four present, the Great Sui Crown Prince Liu Yuan had the best situation; his one arm hung down, half of his face had lost all its flesh and skin, revealing white bones, but he could still stand in the air stepping on the blood waves. At the critical moment just now, he first abandoned his protective dragon seal, then performed the blood escape demonic technique, and actually managed to win a glimmer of life from the sword momentum of "Moke Wuliang"—at this moment, the sword intent remaining in his body was actually the least among the four.】

【But it is not reasonable; if the Moke sword intent was so easy to crack, the Second Master would not be proud of it in front of the First Master.】

【You suddenly sensed something unusual; the blood evil energy coiling around Liu Yuan was actually several times thicker than before, vaguely condensing into the appearance of wailing grievances. What was even more strange was that the moment the sword intent touched his body, there was a sense of displacement of cutting into nothingness—you were too familiar with this feeling, just like the "Damage Exchange Spirit Replacement" in the Seven Yin Talisman Arts, the substitute method.】

【You remembered a demonic technique that Lu Hua once mentioned, "Substitute Body."】

【However, it is extremely vicious, and in the Demonic Sect, it is regarded as a forbidden technique, using blood relatives as sacrifices to substitute for the inevitable disaster.】

【Demonic energy surged at Liu Yuan's severed arm, actually using essence and blood as a guide to forcibly condense a ferocious demonic hand.】

【The newborn limb was entwined with blood-colored patterns, and the true essence dripping from the fingertips corroded the lake surface with hissing white smoke.】

【"Xie Guan, what other backhands do you have?"】

【A bloodthirsty light flickered in his single eye, but his voice was as cold as quenched ice, "You are indeed more difficult to deal with than I imagined, but you will surely die today."】

【You stood at the bow of the boat, your heart sea with a withered primordial spirit was like cracked dry land, and not a trace of true essence could be squeezed out of your Dantian.】

【Xiao Yu also bit his teeth, his blood-stained gaze nailing onto you like a hook.】

【Du Kong and He Lan Zhenshu heard this, and hope suddenly burst out in their dim eyes.】

【They dragged their broken bodies, staring fixedly at this life-and-death standoff.】

【As long as Xie Guan dies, they still have a chance of survival.】

【Just find a ninth martial realm expert or a great Yang spirit cultivator, and you can start from the outside to completely remove the sword intent raging in your body.】

【At this moment, the lake surface was deathly silent, no one spoke.】

【As for whether Xie Guan would kill them?】

【They are the Crown Princes of the three countries, related to the affairs of the Great Qi nation.】

【This kind of stupid question would naturally not be asked out loud!】

【The sword strike just now had already proven that if they didn't have life-saving means, they would have been like the floating corpses in the lake, dead beyond death.】

【At such a life-and-death juncture, any extra nonsense seemed pale and weak; they knew better than anyone that saying too much leads to mistakes.】

【When meeting on a narrow road, one must fight for their life!】

【Liu Yuan's demonic hand slowly lifted, and the blood-colored true essence in his palm condensed into an uncertain edge; the whole person seemed to have turned into a demonic shadow, gloomy and terrifying.】

【He said sternly: "Xie Guan, it's time to go on the road."】

【Chen Zhirong's gaze fell on the youth in green in the hall: "I have long heard that the Xie family has produced a precious jade, whose fame is boiling in the West Chamber Building; today I boldly come to plead for this Young Master Guan."】

【Luo Su Su looked at the changing battle situation in the arena, then the ninth martial realm experts made their moves, and Liu Yuan and the four joined forces to kill!】

【A heart was suspended again.】

【Then!】

【A sword light as black as ink tore through the sky again, and the violence and silence contained in that sword intent made heaven and earth darken.】

【Outside the arena, Luo Su Su and Mei Qingsu were already stunned.】

【The storm raging on the lake surface gradually subsided, but left behind a scene of devastation.】

【Xue Huaian's face was pale, his voice trembling: "This, this is what kind of realm?... What kind of means!"】

【"Is it the realm of a Great Grandmaster of the world's martial arts? The power is like a ghost or god!"】

【Xue Huaian couldn't believe it, or rather, the facts in front of him had more impact, shocking people's hearts!】

【Luo Su Su reacted, "It is, it is the Second Master's sword."】

【"The sword that everyone who uses a sword looks up to, the sword hanging over the heads of all martial artists in the world."】

【Mei Qingsu couldn't help but say, "Xie Guan... Young Master Guan, is the Second Master's successor!"】

【Without knowing it, he no longer dared to call Xie Guan by his name directly.】

【Just like in the era when the Second Master was present, no one dared to call him by his name directly.】

【Everyone in the world called him Second Master!】

【This answer, which was about to be blurted out, made everyone present feel as if they were in a dream.】

【But it made the few stunned.】

【Luo Su Su and the others also discovered that after Xie Guan used the heaven-soaring sword in the Misty Wave Lake, several auras were quietly approaching.】

【The few were still shocked.】

【The misty water and fog in the arena dispersed.】

【Revealing the four inside, which surprised Luo Su Su and the three; Liu Yuan and the others actually still had a glimmer of life.】

【They reckoned that if they had exchanged places, they would have already turned into ashes from that sword strike just now.】

【Luo Su Su exclaimed, "Not good!"】

【The situation in the lake changed again!】

【That Great Sui Crown Prince actually still retained his strength, while on the contrary, Xie Guan had no more power to follow up.】

【A demonic claw with gloomy energy dug toward Xie Guan's heart.】

【The speed was so fast that it had almost become an afterimage.】

【Life hanging by a thread!】

【The few could naturally see that after that sword strike just now, Xie Guan's martial arts cultivation was still at the true Qi stage, and his physical body simply couldn't withstand this claw.】

【The few were too far away to make a move in time.】

【Not far from the Misty Wave Pavilion, a quiet private mansion was hidden in the lush greenery.】

【In front of the desk by the window on the fourth floor, Chen Zhirong had returned to calm.】

【Since Xie Guan was already in a dead end, he should seek the greatest benefit from this residual game.】

【The three Crown Princes who made their moves, acting like this in Bianjing, what crime should they be guilty of?】

【How would that Thirteenth Prince Chen Mu and the Xie family act?】

【She had taken the first move today, but had been intercepted of the energy of this great dragon, which was truly regrettable.】

【It's just a pity that Xie Guan's status was only that of a concubine-born son, not enough to affect the overall situation.】

【However, with the help of Zhuge Jian and Zhang Shizai, or by establishing a relationship, it is not without a chance to clean up the chessboard again.】

【This Eldest Princess had been raised as a prince by the late emperor since childhood, and back then she was in charge of the Dali Temple to supervise major cases, liked to open files, and make annotations, having long developed the habit of making notes when reviewing official documents.】

【Whenever she thought about things, she never left her pen.】

【At this moment, she was taking out Xie Guan's page from her accompanying gilded booklet, and the cinnabar pen drew a red cross at the beginning of the volume.】

【Writing down the date: "Twentieth year of the current dynasty, May 21st."】

【Her pen tip hung above the rice paper, pausing slightly.】

【The ink color condensed at the pen tip, and finally she wrote slowly:】

【"The youth does not cherish his talent, burdened by the gentleman's spirit, indulging in the hero's short-sightedness and the love of children."】

【The pen momentum retracted slightly, and she added two more characters:】

【"Pity."】

【The last stroke had not yet been settled.】

【"Clang—!"】

【A sword aura rushed into the sky, instantly resounding throughout Bianjing!】

【The window lattice trembled, the fallen leaves in front of the courtyard fluttered, and even the clear water in the celadon brush washer on the desk rippled.】

【Chen Zhirong's fingertips paused slightly, and a drop of thick ink fell, spreading a patch of heavy ink on the rice paper.】

【She suddenly raised her eyes, looking toward the direction of the Misty Wave Pavilion, her pupils reflecting the sword light that went straight up to the clouds.】

【"This sword intent..." she muttered in a low voice, "Is it the Second Master's sword?"】

【The only one who entered the Misty Wave Pavilion today was Xie Guan.】

【"Your Highness!" Yan Mama hurried in and said in a low voice, "News came from the Misty Wave Pavilion that Xie Guan revealed his cultivation on the lake and has ignited the Divine Fire..."】

【She paused, her voice pressing lower, "It seems he has obtained the Second Master's sword path inheritance."】

【Chen Zhirong's fingertips trembled; she only heard the last few words.】

【"The Second Master's... sword path inheritance?"】

【She stood up abruptly and said urgently, "Let Old You and the others in the mansion immediately take people to the Misty Wave Lake—at any cost, you must save Xie Guan!"】

【"The spies at the Misty Wave Lake, at this time, take saving Xie Guan's life as the first priority."】

【Yan Mama said, "Xie Guan just drew his sword, it seems to be one of the Second Master's Nine Swords, the power is so great that the lake is in a mess, stirred up heaven and earth, but Liu Yuan and the others are unknown whether they are alive or dead!"】

【Chen Zhirong's face was stunned, "Is that Great Interior Chief of Rites Xiao Yu among them? This is a ninth-realm martial artist."】

【"Liu Yuan has long been hiding his clumsiness in Bianjing, and should be the one with the deepest cultivation among the three hostages; how could it be that they are the ones in danger of losing their lives?"】

【Yan Mama said, "Xie Guan is already in the Ziwei Heng Realm of the primordial spirit, and has even learned the Second Master's Seven Swords!"】

【"Just made a move, the storm in the lake was really too big, the eyeliner really didn't dare to approach, just quickly reported to Your Highness."】

【Chen Zhirong stood up and walked out of the desk, letting the ink stain her brocade skirt without knowing it.】

【She walked slowly toward the window, "Xie Guan... I remember he hasn't reached the age of capping yet, right?"】

【Her voice carried an irrepressible shock, "At this age, he is already in the ninth primordial spirit realm, and has even obtained the Second Master's true inheritance."】

【Chen Zhirong looked at the direction of the Misty Wave Lake.】

【"Xie Guan, ah, Xie Guan, ah."】

【"If you had revealed earlier that you had the Second Master as your backing and obtained the sword path inheritance, no matter what you said today, I would have spared no effort to save you."】

【A person who has obtained the Second Master's sword path inheritance has too great a significance.】

【Although the Second Master is no longer here, the reputation he left behind, the disciples under his sect who have received his sword path, and even those in the world who have received his kindness are countless.】

【Moreover, the Second Master is also one of the orthodox literary lineages under the Academy Master's seat.】

【If the Great Qi imperial family Chen clan gets this person, it is not without a chance to turn the tables.】

【This game of chess has come alive again!】

【Chen Zhirong let out a long sigh of relief, and a genuine smile rippled between her usually cold brows and eyes.】

【She was born with ordinary features, but at this moment, as her eyes flowed, she revealed a rare and bright brilliance.】

【Although she didn't spare no effort to save Xie Guan today, the two opportunities have already been occupied.】

【These are all favors of sending charcoal in the snow.】

【With Xie Guan's temperament, he will not fail to repay.】

【Moreover, with the relationship between the Xie family and Xie Guan, the nine great surnames are barriers of intermarriage.】

【This successor disciple of the Second Master may not be unable to become a sharp sword to destroy the nine great surnames.】

【Chen Zhirong suddenly turned around and smiled, "Yan Mama, change my clothes, I want to enter the palace to see the Emperor!"】

【Yan Mama was stunned; Your Highness hadn't called her by this name for many years.】

【She was originally the Eldest Princess's wet nurse!】

【Not to mention... the Emperor and Your Highness hadn't seen each other for a full twelve years.】

【Yan Mama's nose felt sour, she hurriedly sniffed, covering up the tears in her eyes, and responded respectfully.】

【"Yes, this slave obeys!"】

(End of chapter)