Chapter 526

In the main hall, Li Fei also picked up his teacup and took a sip.

To tell the truth, it is hard for any man with a normal psychology and normal physiology not to be moved by a woman like Lan Ruoyun.

First-class appearance, first-class figure, first-class family background, and her own talent and intelligence are also first-class!

A 29-year-old Martial Arts Grandmaster, you can't find a few stronger ones in the world.

Li Fei is naturally a normal man.

But he is also very clear that his goal is not just to win over the Lan family, this one Jianghu force.

If he agreed to the Lan family's marriage alliance, what about the remaining Jianghu forces?

Because men and women in this world can practice martial arts and become stronger, the status of women is not low.

Among the "Seven Martial Saints," two are women!

So the Great Lan Dynasty does not have the concept of taking concubines.

One can have one husband and multiple wives, or one wife and multiple husbands.

There are no concubines, only a legal wife and equal wives.

Even for high-ranking families or big figures with power and influence, the number of wives will not exceed three.

That is, one legal wife and two equal wives.

Because they pay attention to matching family status, the ones you marry are all of equivalent family background, and it is impossible for others to marry you when you already have many wives.

And if the status is very different, there is no need to marry them into the house; just keep them outside.

So if Li Fei wants to rely on marriage alliances to win over Jianghu forces, he can at most use this method to win over two or three families.

What about the remaining forces?

You form a marriage alliance with this family but not with that family; why should others help you with all their might?

"I wonder if the Lan family is interested in the inheritance of the Gouchen Sword Sect?"

Li Fei put down his teacup and asked softly.

Once these words were spoken, Lan Tingzhou, who had been very calm on the side, turned his head to look at Li Fei abruptly.

He lost to Benefactor Bai Chen three times; besides his talent being inferior, another important reason was that the Lan family's inheritance was not as good as the Gouchen Sword Sect's.

They have twelve sword arts that can reach the Creation Realm; how many does the Lan family have?

So Lan Tingzhou is naturally interested in the inheritance of the Gouchen Sword Sect!

"What does Cabinet Head Li mean by this?"

Lan Tingzhou said.

Li Fei looked at him and said directly: "If the Lan family is willing to help, the inheritance of the Gouchen Sword Sect will be the reward!"

This time he asked for swordsmanship in the Jianghu, he had already thought about it in advance: he would use the four hundred years of inheritance of the Gouchen Sword Sect as a bargaining chip to move each family.

The secret transmissions of each sect are the highest secrets, and only the most core members can come into contact with them.

The imperial court established the Lan Xun Cabinet, although it took out a portion of cultivation resources and inheritance to attract Jianghu forces, the inheritance taken out was not the most top-notch and certainly could not compare with the Gouchen Sword Sect.

As for the most top-notch part of the inheritance held by the imperial court, only royal family members can practice it, and even Wen Ren Zheng could not break the rule.

So this bargaining chip in Li Fei's hand is undoubtedly a cake that makes people drool!

Thus, Lan Tingzhou, who had just said he hadn't managed family affairs for many years, began to talk in detail with Li Fei...

Li Fei stayed in the Lan family for two days and reached an agreement with the other party on the "reinforcement" matter:

In the future, when the imperial court deals with the Buddhist sect, the more the Lan family contributes, the more Gouchen Sword Sect inheritance they will receive.

After leaving the Lan family, Li Fei drove the flying boat alone and headed north.

Lanling City.

Palace.

The new Emperor Qin Ziheng had just finished talking with several ministers in the Yangxin Hall.

He stood up and stretched his body:

"Feng Cheng."

"Your Majesty."

Feng Cheng quickly appeared outside the gate.

"Is there any latest news about Li Fei?"

Qin Ziheng asked.

Feng Cheng: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jing'an arrived in Bai Sha Province yesterday and visited the Shenquan Yu family."

"How is the battle?"

Qin Ziheng asked with a smile.

Feng Cheng: "The Marquis of Jing'an and the Yu family ancestor agreed to fight today, and the battle situation has not been sent back yet."

"I heard that there is a saying in the Jianghu that 'Southern Fist suppresses Northern Fist,' and this ancestor of the Shenquan Yu family is a recognized Grandmaster who is number one in fist techniques under the Martial Saint?"

Qin Ziheng looked at Feng Cheng.

Feng Cheng nodded: "There is indeed such a saying."

"I know you also practice fist techniques; what is your evaluation of this Grandmaster Yu?"

Rarely having some free time, Qin Ziheng asked curiously.

Feng Cheng lowered his eyes and said calmly: "My fist techniques are mediocre, so naturally I am not the opponent of this Grandmaster Yu."

"Hahaha, Master Feng is too modest."

Qin Ziheng pointed at Feng Cheng and said with a smile.

"Then can Li Fei win?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, being number one in fist techniques is not the same as being number one in combat power. In the Jianghu of Bai Sha Province before, Gouchen Sword Master Benefactor Bai Chen was the recognized strongest Grandmaster."

Qin Ziheng nodded upon hearing this, understanding Feng Cheng's meaning.

Li Fei could even kill Benefactor Bai Chen, so naturally, he couldn't lose to that ancestor of the Yu family.

"If he finishes fighting the Yu family, he will have won against ten Grandmasters in two months!"

Qin Ziheng was full of smiles, "Truly dashing."

It is now October 16th, 49th year of Hongguang.

Li Fei left Lanling City, and it has been more than a month since he asked for swordsmanship in the Jianghu.

In this month, he successively visited the seven great families and three major sects besides the Gouchen Sword Sect:

September 5th, 49th year of Hongguang.

Li Fei arrived in Andi Province and visited the Sima family, one of the "seven great families."

That afternoon, he fought the sword-technique Grandmaster Sima Huaian on the Huan River.

In this battle, the river stopped flowing, and the river water backflowed!

In the end, Sima Huaian was slashed down by Li Fei, sank to the bottom of the river, and chose to admit defeat.

September 12th.

Li Fei ascended the Baichuan Snow Mountain and visited the "Baichuan Murong Clan."

Murong family Grandmaster Murong Qianshan fought with a long spear; where the spear light passed, the snow peaks cracked, and the heavy snow collapsed!

In the end, more than half of the snow on the Baichuan Snow Mountain was gone, and Murong Qianshan admitted defeat.

October 6th.

The Wanfa Sect, one of the four sects, opened its doors to welcome guests.

Li Fei and the Wanfa Sect Supreme Elder Fu Lingjun compared moves on the Songtao Terrace; the sword light and sword Qi shattered half of the bamboo forest on the mountain!

After three hundred moves, Fu Lingjun, who still had the upper hand in moves, took the initiative to admit defeat.

Now Li Fei has gone to Bai Sha Province again to visit the Shenquan Yu family.

Once he defeats the Yu family ancestor, in these short dozens of days, he will have beaten all ten major forces among the "four sects and seven great families"!

Ten battles, ten victories!

Although among these ten Grandmasters, the highest realm was only the Shenyan Realm, each of them possessed very powerful unique skills.

Fighting continuously in such a short time, even if a Lidao Realm Grandmaster came, it would be very difficult to achieve ten victories in ten battles.

So Li Fei's battle record still amazed the entire Jianghu.

No Grandmaster had ever had such a battle record just after breaking through the realm; even Lin Tianyi back then couldn't do it!

"Your Majesty, there is the latest telegram."

Outside the Yangxin Hall, a eunuch suddenly came to report holding a wooden box.

Feng Cheng took the wooden box and personally sent it to Qin Ziheng.

Qin Ziheng opened the wooden box and took out the telegram; after just one look, a smile appeared on his face:

"Li Fei has indeed won again."

The telegram recorded the result of the battle between Li Fei and the Yu family ancestor:

Li Fei abandoned his blade and fought the Yu family ancestor with fists.

The two Grandmasters fought in a jungle and leveled the jungle to the ground!

After fighting fiercely for over a thousand moves, the Yu family ancestor admitted defeat!

But when Qin Ziheng continued to read down and saw the last part of the content, his smile suddenly faded, and he frowned slightly.

"Tiansha Mountain..."

Bai Sha Province.

Yu family.

After fighting with the Yu family ancestor, Li Fei talked to the Yu family head about the "reinforcement" matter.

The Yu family had been neighbors with the Gouchen Sword Sect for so many years and understood the power of the Gouchen Sword Sect better than others, so they were even more tempted by the inheritance of the Gouchen Sword Sect.

The two sides quickly reached a consensus.

"I wonder which family Cabinet Head Li intends to visit next?"

Yu family head Yu Jingbo asked Li Fei with a smile.

Counting the Gouchen Sword Sect destroyed in Li Fei's hands, he had already "swept" the seven great families and three major sects!

So whether it was the seven great families or the other two sects, they all hoped that Li Fei would continue to "sweep" and sweep away the remaining "three mountains."

Otherwise, wouldn't it make these defeated forces look very faceless?

Among the "three mountains," the Baituo Mountain had already joined the First Prince, and all the elites had gone to the Xiji Province, so Li Fei certainly couldn't challenge them.

There were still the Xuanyang Mountain and Tiansha Mountain, these two major forces.

The Grandmasters of the seven great families, four major sects, and Baituo Mountain only had a maximum realm of the Shenyan Realm.

And the Grandmasters of Xuanyang Mountain and Tiansha Mountain were both in the Lidao Realm!

These two were undoubtedly the hardest to fight.

So Yu Jingbo was worried that Li Fei would not continue to challenge because of continuous fighting and excessive consumption.

"This place is closest to Xuanyang Mountain; I will go to Xuanyang Mountain next."

Li Fei said calmly.

Yu Jingbo looked into Li Fei's eyes and couldn't help but praise:

"Cabinet Head Li has great spirit!"

After the two chatted for a few more sentences, someone suddenly arrived outside the main hall:

"Family Head, Cabinet Head Li."

Yu Jingbo looked up and asked: "What is it?"

"Tiansha Mountain..."

"What happened to Tiansha Mountain?"

"Tiansha Mountain Master has publicly challenged the Marquis of Jing'an to a life-and-death battle at the peak of Tiansha Mountain in ten days!"

Yu Jingbo was stunned when he heard this, then stood up abruptly: "What did you say?!"

Li Fei narrowed his eyes, also a bit surprised.

This time he asked for swordsmanship in the Jianghu, it was to make friends through martial arts; even if they decided the winner, they would not hurt the harmony, and wouldn't even be injured much.

But a life-and-death battle is different!

Tiansha Mountain Master Ying Jie has been famous for over a hundred years; he publicly challenged Li Fei and told the entire Jianghu that he wanted to have a life-and-death battle with Li Fei, so there was no room for mediation in this matter.

Either Li Fei refuses.

Or, he has to decide life and death with Ying Jie!

Yu Jingbo sat back down and looked at Li Fei with a complex expression:

"Tiansha Mountain Master is already 210 years old this year."

Li Fei was thoughtful.

The theoretical limit of an ordinary person's lifespan is 70 years; each additional type of implant can theoretically increase lifespan by 10 years.

Breaking through to become a Martial Arts Grandmaster and breaking through to become a Grandmaster can both increase lifespan by 60 years.

So the theoretical lifespan of a Grandmaster is 240 years.

But not everyone's basic lifespan can reach the theoretical limit of 70 years, and the lifespan increased each time an implant is incorporated or a breakthrough is made may not necessarily reach the limit value.

Plus problems during the cultivation process, or hidden dangers left by injuries, all affect personal lifespan.

So almost no Grandmaster can really live to 240 years old.

Ying Jie is already 210 years old this year, so he likely doesn't have many years to live.

So his sudden desire to have a life-and-death battle with Li Fei may not necessarily be a conspiracy or targeting Li Fei.

It is possible that the other party feels that his time is running out and doesn't want to die of old age in bed, wanting to die in a vigorous battle!

And looking at the world, besides those peak experts, there is no one more suitable for a final battle than Li Fei.

Especially now that Li Fei has won against ten Grandmasters in a row.

If Li Fei agrees, this battle is very likely to be recorded in history!

"It seems I can't go to Xuanyang Mountain next."

Li Fei said.

Yu Jingbo was shocked: "Cabinet Head Li intends to accept the challenge?"

Ying Jie had already been at the peak of the Lidao Realm more than thirty years ago; among the fourteen Grandmasters of the "three mountains, four sects, and seven great families," his combat power was deservedly ranked first!

Such a strong enemy, below the peak, no one dares to say they can win steadily!

So Yu Jingbo couldn't think of any reason for Li Fei to agree to such a life-and-death battle.

The other party has already lived for over two hundred years and won't lose anything if he dies.

You are only twenty-something; what are you trying to gain?!

In the main hall, Li Fei smiled slightly:

"This battle is just what I want."

Tiansha Mountain is located at the easternmost end of the Great Lan Dynasty, and a hundred miles further east is the boundless prairie.

Because it borders the prairie, Tiansha Mountain has contact with many experts of the Prairie Wang Ting.

Tiansha Mountain disciples go down the mountain to practice, and many of them didn't choose to go to the Central Plains but chose to go to the prairie.

Over several hundred years, Tiansha Mountain's reputation on the prairie has become greater and greater.

Within the last hundred years, martial artists from the prairie have come to visit the mountain every year to challenge Tiansha Mountain martial artists.

Many martial artists on the prairie may not have heard of Tianyi Tower, Hongchen Pavilion, or the Buddhist and Daoist sects, but they have definitely heard of Tiansha Mountain.

So when the news that Tiansha Mountain Master Ying Jie wanted to have a life-and-death battle with someone spread, the reaction on the prairie was even faster than in the Great Lan Dynasty.

Sakaze.

One of the nine large cities of the Prairie Wang Ting.

This city built on an oasis is like a malachite embedded in the folds of the prairie, with twelve star-watching towers arranged in the city along the direction of the river.

Spice merchants wearing indigo headscarves shake open ramie cloth bags, dancers wearing silver rings dance on the street, and the newly quenched scimitars in the blacksmith shop are sizzling...

This is a city full of exotic customs, and unlike the cities of the Great Lan Dynasty that have gradually become "Westernized," there are very few products from the Western Continent here.

In the center of the city, there is a magnificent temple with a gilded sun wheel standing on the copper dome.

In front of the temple gate, the god statue carved from white jade is lifelike.

A man over two meters tall, with bronze-colored skin and a long braid, walked out of the temple gate.

At this moment, all the sunlight seemed to gather on the man, making him the focus of the whole scene, the whole person like a god bathing in the light of heaven!

The guards around the temple square were first shocked, then knelt on one knee one after another, holding their chests with their hands, and saluted the man.

The man didn't say a word, just continued to walk forward, and soon left the place.

On this day, the first warrior of the Sakaze Temple, Huyan Hetai, walked out of the temple for the first time after fifteen years of seclusion!

Huyan Hetai is a Lidao Realm peak Grandmaster and one of the top three experts on the prairie!

He climbed Tiansha Mountain fifteen years ago to challenge Ying Jie, but lost.

Afterwards, he remained in seclusion until he heard the news that Ying Jie intended to have a life-and-death battle with someone, so he came out of seclusion and walked out of the temple.

When Huyan Hetai walked to the city gate, a team of knights riding war horses caught up with him.

"Respected Lord, the City Lord asked me to ask you, where do you intend to go?"

The leading knight quickly dismounted and asked respectfully beside Huyan Hetai.

"Go to Tiansha Mountain."

Huyan Hetai's voice was like the wind on the prairie, carrying a desolate aura:

"Ying Jie's last battle in this life cannot be left to others; it can only be mine!"

The knight looked up at him upon hearing this:

"But Lord, the object of the Tiansha Mountain Master's battle this time is a very powerful figure in the Central Plains dynasty. If you want to destroy this battle, I fear there will be danger!"

Huyan Hetai turned to look at this knight.

The knight was shocked in his heart, as if the continuous mountains of the Tianshan range were crushing toward him, and his body couldn't help but start to tremble.

"The warriors of the temple never fear danger!"

Huyan Hetai left this sentence, and the person had already disappeared in place.

Outside the provincial capital of Gan Province, there is a small city.

This city was not built by the imperial court, but by a Jianghu sect.

This is the station of the Hongchen Pavilion!

In the center of the city, there is a seven-story pavilion.

This pavilion is the inheritance place of the Hongchen Pavilion, and all the top secret manuals are stored here.

Besides this, this pavilion is also the cultivation place of the Hongchen Pavilion head, the contemporary Martial Saint Wen Xuexian!

Among the Seven Martial Saints, besides the "Sword Immortal" Ning Qingman, there is also the "Slaying Red Dust" Wen Xuexian who is a woman.

These two female Martial Saints, one with a blade and one with a sword, are often mentioned together.

A woman wearing a veil, dressed in red, with a good figure, climbed the pavilion.

She is the closing disciple of the Hongchen Pavilion head—Shentu Yue.

Shentu Yue climbed to the sixth floor of the pavilion, stood outside a big door in the corridor, and bowed respectfully:

"Disciple pays respects to Master."

"You go to Tiansha Mountain."

A clear and quiet voice came from inside the big door, which sounded without any emotional color, not like a human voice.

This order had no cause and no effect; it just let her go to Tiansha Mountain.

Shentu Yue was stunned for a moment, didn't ask much, and said directly: "Disciple obeys!"

Then she retreated.

After leaving the pavilion, she looked back at the highest point, a look of doubt appearing in her eyes.

Master suddenly letting her go to Tiansha Mountain must not be a small matter.

And the only thing that has been making a lot of noise about Tiansha Mountain recently is one thing—Tiansha Mountain Master Ying Jie wants to have a life-and-death battle with Li Fei!

"Could it be that I am asked to watch the battle? But Master has long since stopped caring about the world; why would she suddenly pay attention to this matter? And two Grandmasters fighting, what can I, a Martial Arts Grandmaster with only two divine abilities, see?"

Shentu Yue had many puzzles in her heart.

Then a figure appeared in her mind:

"We are going to meet again."

The news that Tiansha Mountain Master Ying Jie wanted to have a life-and-death battle with Marquis of Jing'an Li Fei quickly spread throughout the Jianghu.

Just when everyone was discussing it, new news quickly spread—

Li Fei decided to accept the challenge!

Thus, the Jianghu was in an uproar.

Many people moved as fast as they could, rushing toward Tiansha Mountain.

Lan family ancestor Lan Tingzhou, Sima family sword-technique Grandmaster Sima Huaian, Murong family spear-technique Grandmaster Murong Qianshan...

The seven great families, four major sects, and ten Grandmasters who had just been defeated by Li Fei all moved!

Tiansha Mountain, the wind and clouds gathered.

Requesting monthly tickets.

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