Chapter 555: The Demon Lord Bai Suzhen

Wushuang City.

Wushuang Mansion.

Yu Liancheng likes the two characters "Wushuang," so he has never changed the names of Wushuang City or Wushuang Mansion.

Yan Ying has also been brought to Wushuang Mansion, currently serving as a steward, managing the various affairs of the mansion. That woman was flustered at first, but now she handles things in an orderly fashion, and she seems to enjoy the process of wielding power.

Yu Liancheng has always been too lazy to concern himself with these trivial matters; he is currently in a secret chamber, comprehending the legendary "Seven-Life Love."

Boom!

In an instant, Yu Liancheng felt his Primordial Spirit become infinitely active, leaving his body and soaring upward. He moved forward at an incredible speed, transcending the constraints of time, transcending the constraints of space, and transcending everything in the world; scenes flashed before him, all the sights appearing as if they were being rewound.

It seemed as if he had experienced an eternity since the Opening Heaven, yet it also felt like the blink of an eye; the incessantly rewinding scenes finally stopped, and Yu Liancheng had arrived upon a fierce and cruel battlefield.

At the same time, streams of information surged into Yu Liancheng's mind.

This was a formidable city that Liu Bei had been unable to conquer for a long time, so Liu Bei dispatched his peerless second brother, Guan Yu, to lead the expedition in person. Yet, even with Guan Yu himself, he could not breach the city.

At his wit's end, Guan Yu decided to use the "Seven-Life Love," which he had never truly unleashed, to break the city.

And the scene before him was precisely the moment Guan Yu first used the Seven-Life Love, and also the last.

After this battle, the Seven-Life Love became a swan song, never to appear again.

The Guan Yu before his eyes was extremely similar to the statue in the Guandi Temple, square-jawed and majestic, with an awe-inspiring divine presence. The only difference was that the Guan Yu before him actually had a face as white as jade, not a crimson visage at all.

Whoosh!

Under Yu Liancheng's gaze, Guan Yu's entire body ignited with raging flames, much like Wushuang Laolao when she used the "Seven-Life Love," but these flames were even more fierce and explosive; under the storm-like blade Qi, it seemed as if they were going to sweep across the heavens and the earth, burning the world to ashes, and the water vapor for hundreds of feet around was swept away entirely.

Reflected in the raging firelight, Guan Yu's face also appeared like a heavy date, and as he slowly raised the Qinglong Crescent Blade, his aura reached its peak.

Yu Liancheng had already seen the peerless blade intent from Guan Yu's eyes, which were like bottomless abysses. Once this blade was unleashed, it would surely be earth-shattering and turn the world upside down.

But Guan Yu, whose aura was like an abyss or a prison, like a God or a Demon, never once unleashed his blade; he stood there like an eternal, unmoving statue.

Boom!

Just then, a deafening, thunderous roar suddenly erupted, sounding like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting, as if the world were ending. Even though Yu Liancheng had used special means to enter this special scene several times, he had to admit that this was almost the loudest, most soul-stirring, and most terrifying sound he had ever heard in his life.

Like the heavens collapsing, like the earth sinking, like the world heading toward its end...

And when Yu Liancheng turned his head, as expected, that impregnable fortress, capable of holding back a million brave soldiers, had simply vanished. It had vanished completely and utterly, as if an invisible giant hand had wiped the city away entirely.

Seven-Life Love.

One blade to topple a city.

If someone could achieve one blade to topple a city, then they would be worthy of being called a Martial Saint.

And what was truly terrifying about this "one blade to topple a city" was not only its fearsome power to completely erase a city, but also its speed, which transcended time, space, and the thoughts of all living beings.

Otherwise, even if this blade could destroy the heavens and the earth, a master with peerless movement techniques might not necessarily be unable to dodge it. Furthermore, Yu Liancheng had a Stone Gate in his sea of consciousness that could travel between worlds; if he wished, he could leave in a single thought.

But Guan Yu's previous blade was simply too fast. Perhaps the prelude was long, but at the very moment the move was unleashed, no one could have perceived it.

However, the Guan Yu who had unleashed this city-toppling blade was not as excited as his subordinates; instead, he knelt dejectedly on the ground, supporting his body only with the Qinglong Crescent Blade in his hand, as two lines of hot tears flowed from the Martial Saint's eyes...

This blade was too strong, far exceeding Guan Yu's expectations.

According to Guan Yu's intentions, this blade would at most have shattered the city walls stretching for over ten miles, but he had not expected it to directly erase the city, with over a hundred thousand lives dying under this blade.

Guan Yu had originally intended to use this peerless, miraculous move to quell the chaos, but he had not expected it to result in the deaths of so many innocents.

Thus, he swore from then on that if he could not figure out how to use the Seven-Life Love for a righteous cause, even if he were trapped in a siege, even if his life were in danger, he would never use this move again.

It was precisely because of this that even when he eventually died, he never used the Seven-Life Love to escape.

The scene before his eyes suddenly shattered, and Yu Liancheng slowly opened his eyes, in which the peerless blade intent of the Seven-Life Love seemed to flash.

"Seven-Life Love."

He lowered his head and muttered to himself.

After repeated deliberation, he had gained some understanding of this Seven-Life blade technique.

Given time, he would naturally be able to topple a city with one blade just like Guan Yu.

However, the complete version of the Seven-Life Love was truly somewhat terrifying; once unleashed, one could only imagine how many innocents would suffer. Although he was not a soft-hearted person, he still tried to avoid slaughtering the innocent.

He couldn't just run off to Dongying to slash a few times whenever he was bored, could he?

Perhaps he could find a way to further decompose the blade intent of this move, making it more suitable for current combat.

"Flowers bloom brilliantly. If not watched, if not admired. If not picked, if not plucked, the flowers wither on their own..." A moment later, a very beautiful voice sounded.

This voice was very peculiar, as if it had flown in from beyond the heavens, like clouds and mist, ethereal and agile, impossible to grasp. Yet it also seemed to come from hell, overbearing and cruel, cold and ruthless. Upon closer appreciation, there was a hint of bone-deep tenderness, unforgettable once heard.

Hearing this voice, Yu Liancheng remained as calm and composed as ever, smiling faintly: "Since the Mo Zhu has arrived, why not reveal yourself?"

As soon as his words fell, a mass of black mist appeared in the room; the black mist condensed into substance, finally appearing to take on a human form, standing in the room and facing Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng swept a glance at the black mist and smiled faintly: "Mo Zhu, you and I are not enemies. I imagine you have already received my gift, so why bother to hide your form in vain?"

Mo Baisuzhen was silent for a moment, and then the black mist dissipated, and a woman dressed in a black dress appeared in the room.

Just one look, and even the well-traveled Yu Liancheng could not help but feel a sense of astonishment.

The woman before him looked to be only in her twenties, her black dress fluttering. She was like a Ghost in the dark night, mysterious and profound, yet also like a fairy who had come riding the wind, ready to transform and ascend at any moment.

Her appearance was already peerless, and it would be no exaggeration to describe her as "toppling cities and states," but anyone who saw her for the first time would never focus solely on her beauty.

Because she carried an air of transcendence above all things, enough to make anyone look twice.

She was the only woman on the Panic Ranking—the Mo Zhu, Bai Suzhen.

"Thank you for your gift. We have been tracking that person for a long time, but we never had any leads on his whereabouts; it almost became a knot in the Black Child's heart." The Mo Zhu, Bu Baisuzhen, spoke slowly: "Now, the Black Child is enjoying the gift you sent her."

The gift the two spoke of was precisely the Purple-Clad Leader.

Yu Liancheng had locked the Purple-Clad Leader, whose martial arts had been crippled, in the prison of Wushuang City; Mo Baisuzhen and the Black Child naturally noticed this and gladly accepted the gift.

The reason Mo Baisuzhen dispersed the black mist was also to express goodwill. Of course, it was also because she understood that mere black mist could never block the keen eyes of a master like Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng chuckled: "Back then, you spared no effort to save the citizens of Wushuang City; as the City Lord, it is only right that I send a gift."

Mo Baisuzhen was silent for a moment: "I am very curious, if I had not acted at that time, would you have saved the citizens of Wushuang City?"

Yu Liancheng shrugged: "Perhaps, perhaps not."

"Regardless, the fake City Lord was my subordinate, the Face Envoy. My discipline was lax, nearly causing a disaster; I thank you for eliminating him for me." Mo Baisuzhen's tone seemed to carry an extra chill: "Additionally, congratulations on obtaining that earth-shattering blade technique."

Yu Liancheng suddenly said: "Does Mo Zhu wish to explore the secret of this Love of the City?"

"Oh?"

Yu Liancheng's sleeves billowed, and the Qinglong Crescent Blade at his side suddenly flew toward Mo Baisuzhen.

Mo Baisuzhen opened her slender hand to catch the Qinglong Crescent Blade, and a trace of astonishment immediately appeared on her beautiful face.

This Qinglong Crescent Blade, which looked to weigh at least forty or fifty catties, was actually very light—inconceivably light, light as a feather, light as thin paper.

"Are you confused?" Yu Liancheng chuckled: "Because that blade technique is simply too fast, it requires a weapon as light as nothingness to coordinate with it in order to unleash its maximum power."

Boom!

Before the words had even fallen, the ground where Mo Zhu stood had already shattered. A massive blade scar spread out, extending from inside the room to outside the courtyard. It was terrifyingly abnormal; everything the blade scar passed over was pulverized and destroyed.

What was more critical was that the strike was too fast.

Inconceivably fast.

So fast that there was almost no time to dodge.

"This... is the Love of the City?"

Mo Baisuzhen's figure reappeared in the room, her brows slightly furrowed, her expression solemn.

That previous strike was simply incredible. Even though she had dodged, a sliver of her skirt had still been torn, faintly revealing the scenery of her calf, yet she did not care in the slightest.

"That was just a sliver of blade Qi from the Love of the City." Yu Liancheng shook his head and sighed: "That move is truly too strong, so I broke it down. Its power is not bad, but if one encounters a peerless expert like Mo Zhu, I fear it would be difficult to achieve results."

Mo Baisuzhen was silent for a moment: "No, this move is very strong. Whether it is the blade Qi, blade intent, or speed, it has reached the pinnacle of blade techniques of the time."

Yu Liancheng smiled: "Unfortunately, it still could not harm Mo Zhu in the slightest."

Mo Baisuzhen said: "If I were unable to receive this move, what then?"

Yu Liancheng said: "No, you would certainly be able to receive this move, because you are Mo Zhu Bai Suzhen, who is about to Demon Saves All Living Beings."

"Demon Saves All Living Beings... It seems you truly know a great deal." Mo Baisuzhen's beautiful eyes flickered. She had existed for two hundred years and prided herself on having fathomed all the mysteries of the mortal world.

But when she first read the Fearful Ranking, she still could not help but feel a sense of wonder.

So, this world actually contained many inconceivable existences.

Of course, if one were to speak of the most inconceivable, it was this "I" who compiled the Fearful Ranking, who could actually discern so many mysteries, and seemed to even know of her plan for Demon Saves All Living Beings.

Could this person have obtained the Heaven's Weeping?

Yu Liancheng smiled slightly: "Mo Zhu, do you have any interest in cooperating with me?"

"Cooperating?"

"Indeed." Yu Liancheng nodded: "I have already accepted Wushuang City, and Wushuang City has now entered the eyes of many supreme experts, such as Di Shitian of the Heavenly Gate, or perhaps... Chang Sheng Bu Si Shen. Therefore, I need a supreme expert to sit in command. But I am often away on business, so I would like to invite you to cooperate with me."

"Oh." Mo Baisuzhen's gaze rippled: "For me, what is the benefit?"

"Of course, for example, helping you unlock the Bodhidharma Heart, or perhaps killing Chang Sheng Bu Si Shen to avenge you, or perhaps... letting you know that the ultimate goal of Demon Saves All Living Beings is not feasible." Yu Liancheng said calmly.

Upon hearing the first two plans, although Mo Baisuzhen had emotional fluctuations, she could still remain composed and calm, but after the third example, a layer of frost immediately covered her peerless face.

"You say the goal of Demon Saves All Living Beings is not feasible?"

"Indeed, at least not feasible for now." Yu Liancheng's tone was indifferent.

Although this Mo Baisuzhen was born into a wealthy and noble family, she was kind and intelligent, with wisdom exceeding that of ordinary people. And the goal she pursued throughout her life was naturally not something ordinary people could imagine.

Chang Sheng Bu Si Shen had once promised Fahai to overthrow the imperial system, thereby making Fahai follow him wholeheartedly.

And Mo Baisuzhen went a step further; in the words of later generations, it could be broadly summarized in four words: "fairness, democracy."

Clearly, in this current dynasty, wanting to realize Bai Suzhen's ideal was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

And Mo Baisuzhen still possessed an item in her hand named the "Bodhidharma Heart." Back then, Bodhidharma sat in meditation for nine years at Songshan Shaolin and attained the Great Dao. And the first sentence he said after leaving seclusion.

Was "Not good."

Very, very not good.

It turned out that when Bodhidharma broke through to sudden enlightenment, he realized the "Heavenly Eye," peeking at a sliver of something that should not have been seen, and this thing could cause Shenzhou to fall into disaster and the common people to suffer.

No one knew what that great killing weapon was, but everyone knew that the great killing weapon was hidden in some Buzhi Zhidi in Shenzhou, and whoever obtained it could sweep across the world.

Although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth.

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Although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth, and although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth, and although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth, and although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth, and although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth, and although Bodhidharma did not wish for the common people to suffer, he could never find a way to destroy this thing.

After Bodhidharma passed away, his disciple "Huike" was the only person in the world who knew the truth,