[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers":3,"chapter-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-43":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mountains and Rivers of the Imperial Granary",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2231459,4184,"Chapter 43: Avoiding a Hundred Punches","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>\"Clang!\" In the flash of people's thoughts, the Mountain Breaker sword had already flown to pierce Wu Jianchen’s chest. Wu Jianchen waved his right hand, a cold light flashed, and it accurately slashed against the side of the Mountain Breaker sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, a flying sword has nowhere to exert force, and after being slashed like this, it should change its form or be retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Jianchen was horrified to find that this slash was like hitting a mountain; it basically couldn't be moved. The sword light only tilted slightly and continued to sweep toward his ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang’s voice drifted leisurely: \"Although Mountain Breaker is only Fifth-Grade, its momentum is heavy and condensed, as thick as a mountain. Sect Master Wu, don't be careless; it won't look good if you get hurt here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao’s expression was a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is clearly the result of your own power being added; what does it have to do with the sword... So are you fighting, or are you promoting your flying sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jianchen misjudged for a moment, his figure flashed, and he was already ten feet away. The Mountain Breaker sword followed like a shadow, continuing to pursue and pierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Wu Jianchen have the opportunity to gather his strength. The precious sword in his hand bloomed with brilliant divine light and slashed fiercely at the tip of Mountain Breaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\" The Mountain Breaker sword light split into two, flexibly winding to the left and right, like spirit snakes entwining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of \"heavy as a mountain\" nonsense is this? This sword is clearly of the agile type!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jianchen misjudged again and dodged in a sorry state, trying to avoid it. The sound of wind suddenly rose behind his ears, and his own attendant’s exclamation came from below: \"Sect Master, watch your back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for a reminder; Wu Jianchen already felt something was wrong and dodged for the third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this dodge caused him to crash directly into a sword qi, and his shoulder blade felt excruciating pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around to look, Shen Tang had already left her wheelchair at some point and flown behind him, pointing her fingers like a sword to poke at his path of evasion, as if he had crashed his own shoulder blade into her finger-sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of prediction is this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the icy sharpness in Shen Tang’s eyes, she was simply not the same person as the little woman who had been lazily leaning on the wheelchair before. Wu Jianchen didn't even have time to do anything; blood sprayed from his shoulder, and he subconsciously returned the sword to poke at Shen Tang’s ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang easily waved her hand to block it, borrowed the force to leap back, and sat steadily back in her wheelchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jianchen landed on the ground, staggered two steps while clutching his shoulder, and looked at Shen Tang with an unbelievable gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can this woman be so strong! She is more agile with broken legs than others with complete legs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of the entire venue were also dull. The image of the goddess flying through the sky just a moment ago was imprinted in people's hearts for a long time, and they couldn't recover for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only strong, but also so beautiful...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with the appearance of being unable to walk while sitting in the wheelchair at this moment, the contrast was extremely sharp, and she seemed to be three parts more beautiful for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo sucked on a lollipop and muttered: \"Master said this is called 'beautiful, strong, and miserable,' which is particularly eye-catching. Sister Shen Tang has all three. He also said the female version of 'Ruthless' was played by an actor he likes very much; I didn't understand that sentence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Yuanyao wanted to say something but stopped. If you put it that way, it feels like your master also has all three. No wonder I was tricked by him so badly and still couldn't get angry; the relationship actually got better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\" The Mountain Breaker sword returned to Shen Tang’s hand, restoring itself to an ancient, simple sword shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang smiled slightly: \"Sect Master Wu, how is our flying sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jianchen’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Only now did he realize—this dead woman’s constant talk of \"appraising the flying sword\" had also led his thinking astray to compete with this sword. However, how the sword was was secondary; Shen Tang just wanted to win! As long as she won, the style of the sword would naturally be raised, and the sword itself was not important at all. In fact, the sword was very ordinary, its power meeting the Fifth-Grade level, but that was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had fought seriously, not to mention whether he could win against her, at least he wouldn't have been defeated within a few moves. This was being led into a pit by a twenty-something-year-old girl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the watchful eyes of everyone, he had already lost. As a swordsman, Wu Jianchen wouldn't be as pestering as Bai Jingtian, so he just said with a straight face: \"Truly a good flying sword, and Sect Master Shen also has good sword skills. If there is a chance in the future, I will come to ask for advice again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master Wu is too polite.\" Shen Tang’s beautiful eyes flowed, and her gaze fell on the sullen Vice-Gang Leader Wang of the East River Gang and the True Person Xuanhe of the Lingyun Gate in the distance, leisurely clarifying: \"I wonder if the two of you have any advice for our Profound Heaven Sword Sect; you might as well take this opportunity to make it clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vice-Gang Leader Wang and True Person Xuanhe looked at each other. No matter which sect, no one would want a strong neighbor to rise up nearby; this is normal. But if no one was coordinating, no one would make trouble at someone else’s ceremony; that would be forming a great enmity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't like the Incense-Burning Tower and the Cangshan Sword Sect, who had old grudges or industrial conflicts with the Profound Heaven Sword Sect. They came here purely because of Yang Dechang’s coordination and hints, wanting to suppress the rise of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect. As long as the Profound Heaven Sword Sect was made to lose face and become a laughingstock under the watchful eyes of everyone, it would naturally be difficult for them to talk about rising up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing that the Profound Heaven Sword Sect was going to gain great prestige after these two trials, they also felt that it really had to be suppressed. Otherwise, if the Profound Heaven Sword Sect’s prestige shook the surrounding thousand miles after this battle, one could imagine the thousands of phenomena with their toes; this momentum must be suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe finally stepped out and said calmly: \"Your sect’s flying swords and elixirs are indeed impressive. I wonder if you have any expertise in the way of techniques?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang laughed: \"We are a sword sect, of course we don't study techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My meaning is... breaking techniques.\" True Person Xuanhe sighed: \"Also, forgive me for being blunt, but besides the Sect Master, does your sect have no one else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were also poisonous. If a sect only had a Sect Master who could be brought out, and everyone else was worthless, then naturally there wasn't much face. After all, this Sect Master wasn't strong enough to suppress the world; she was just a newcomer and didn't have the appeal of the Yama of the Yama Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang looked at Jin Mingxiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called Sword Peak Hall was specifically responsible for external combat and breaking through. At this time, Jin Mingxiu had to stand out immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mingxiu hesitated slightly, but still stepped forward: \"Then let me, Jin, ask for the True Person’s high advice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hesitation fell into Lu Xingzhou’s eyes, and he suddenly interrupted: \"Wait. The True Person is right; a duel between one or two people ultimately doesn't show the momentum of a sect. How about this: since we are the hosts, we will take some advantage of the True Person. Our disciples will form a sword array, and the True Person’s disciples will use techniques to break it. It will compare both the ability to break techniques and the foundation of the array. How about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang closed her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe said: \"Hall Master Jin won't make a move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the True Person doesn't make a move, of course he won't either.\" Lu Xingzhou said with a smile: \"I, Lu, am not talented, but I will act as the host of this array. The True Person has no objections, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe glanced at him, unable to hide his contempt: \"Of course I have no objections.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lingyun Gate attendants brought by Xuanhe were all Fifth or Sixth Grade. A cripple with Seventh-Grade cultivation, even if he learned a bit about arrays, the weakness of the array core was the biggest flaw, not worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou knew his thoughts, smiled slightly, rowed his wheelchair to the center of the square, and suddenly said: \"Wait a moment...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe smiled: \"If Mr. Lu is afraid, you can go back and sit down; no need to force it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said leisurely: \"That’s not what I meant. I just thought that in individual duels, everyone can stop at a point, but if we use an array, the array is ruthless, and the power may not be controllable. What if there are casualties?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe laughed and waved his hand: \"Leave it to fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou bowed: \"The True Person is open-minded, then let’s begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang signaled to Tang Yunzhong and others nearby. Tang Yunzhong quickly brought three disciples to surround Lu Xingzhou, forming the most basic Plum Blossom Array, which was the only array Lu Xingzhou had practiced with the Profound Heaven Sword Sect disciples over the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just this?\" Lingyun Gate was a Daoist sect, and they were extremely clear about arrays. They laughed when they saw this basic formation. The five Daoists didn't even bother to break the array, actually rushing toward the Profound Heaven Sword Sect disciples one-on-one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the one rushing toward Lu Xingzhou was a Sixth-Grade Daoist cultivator. During the process of entering the array, he had already started chanting formulas. By the time he reached Lu Xingzhou, a fire dragon had already roared down over his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the firelight, one could vaguely see Lu Xingzhou’s meaningful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\" The fire dragon completely lost its target; Lu Xingzhou and his wheelchair had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Daoist looked back in horror, but couldn't see anyone at all, as if he were alone in an independent dimension. He could feel sword qi soaring into the sky all around, like a dragon’s roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the dragon’s roar, a bolt of thunder condensed in the void, roaring straight down amidst the protection of four swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe’s angry shout rang in his ears: \"Not good! That’s not a Plum Blossom Array, it’s a Profound Gold Thunder-Fire Profound Array! Come back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five thunders gather, four images become one, people connect to the netherworld, swords come from eight directions... Break!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\" The geothermal fire was fully opened, the heavenly thunder suddenly brightened, and the sword light pierced the nine heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large square shook, and those with poorer cultivation were unable to stand steady by the violent thunder and fire, staggering and falling backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe suddenly threw out a jade ruyi, trying to use a magic treasure to rescue them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang’s voice came: \"True Person, you must not make a move; that is a violation of the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\" Sword light appeared on the high platform, and a terrifying dazzling light, several times sharper than when they were comparing swords before, shot straight at the jade ruyi, decisively breaking the magic treasure’s light in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xuanhe spat out a mouthful of blood and pointed his trembling hand at the high platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he know that Lu Xingzhou’s words just now weren't out of fear; he intended for them to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the chaos, the two Fourth-Grade guards who were originally protecting Bai Jingtian for healing appeared on the high platform at some point, attacking Shen Tang from the left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang’s flying sword that intercepted the jade ruyi had just been released, seemingly at its weakest moment... and she had inconvenient legs; attacking actively might be better, but when defending passively, she was simply a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Incense-Burning Tower saw this opportunity and wanted to seriously injure Shen Tang in one fell swoop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mingxiu drew his long sword and flew to pierce them: \"Sect Master, watch out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed to be a step too slow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang still had a lazy smile on the corner of her mouth, her hands stretched out like lightning, accurately grabbing the wrists of the two attackers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two only felt a vast and unpredictable power surging over; even though they had the same cultivation, they couldn't break free for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"whoosh,\" the flying sword returned, accurately brushing past the throat of the attacker on the right, and blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang let go of her right hand, pulled hard on the left, and her right hand slapped out wildly, hitting the chest of the attacker on the left heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clatter\" sounds of bones breaking rang out, and that person had already been beaten into a puddle of mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two enemies of the same level, killed in one blow!\u003C\u002Fp>",2307,"2026-06-18T01:46:09.112Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","155c7557608f3207c0f394e3285f80c3719d2f115b18ce8e10448d4d379d35d2","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-44","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-42",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]