Chapter 77: The Great Battle Against Jue Wushen

Wuming and the group of martial artists were unexpectedly not poisoned, which made Jue Wushen extremely angry.

He looked at the group and Wuming with fury; Wuming had ruined his grand plan once again.

Although Wuming and the martial artists had neutralized the Bone-Softening Powder, they had not eaten for several days to avoid being poisoned again.

The martial artists were unable to keep up and were soon defeated.

Juexin mocked them:

"Even if you have neutralized the Bone-Softening Powder, you still cannot escape death."

"Oh, is that so?"

The voice he hated most rang in Juexin's ears, and he said through gritted teeth:

"Duan Fengyun!"

Yes, at the critical moment, Duan Fengyun and the other five, including Bu Jingyun, had arrived at the Wushen Jue Palace.

The six walked in with an imposing aura, and under their pressure, Juexin and the Ghost Rakshasa retreated behind Jue Wushen.

Seeing the six arrive, the martial artists cleared a path and stood silently behind them.

The six walked to Wuming's side, and Jian Chen looked at Wuming with a face full of shame and said:

"Master, I am sorry. It is all my fault that Master has fallen into this predicament."

Wuming patted Jian Chen on the shoulder and said:

"I know you were controlled by the Heart-Severing Seal, which is why you did those things. I am very comforted that you were able to find Duan Fengyun and the others despite the rumors and come here to save me."

Jue Wushen looked at the six people before him and said:

"I presume you four are Duan Fengyun, Qin Shuang, Nie Feng, and Bu Jingyun?"

Duan Fengyun held the Jue Sword and replied haughtily:

"Dongying devil, this young master is exactly your Grandpa Duan!"

Duan Fengyun had never had any good feelings toward the people of Dongying; in both his past and present lives, he was filled with hatred for this nation.

Therefore, as he looked at the people of the Wushen Jue Palace before him, he wished he could send them all to the Western Heaven.

Without waiting for Jue Wushen to speak, Duan Fengyun directly unleashed a strike of Sword Qi, and Jue Wushen turned to dodge it.

However, the lackeys behind him did not have time to dodge and were sent to the Western Heaven by the Sword Qi.

Qin Shuang and the others had never seen Duan Fengyun attack so unreservedly, taking lives directly.

They did not know the education Duan Fengyun had received since childhood; when he thought of the invasion of his country and the slaughter of his fellow countrymen, Duan Fengyun wanted to kill his way to Dongying and slaughter the entire nation.

Although the others did not know why Duan Fengyun acted this way, they did not think much of it and also drew their weapons to attack Jue Wushen.

Having been prepared, Jue Wushen had already activated his Indestructible Golden Body, and the four's weapons could not penetrate his defenses at all.

Jue Wushen laughed loudly, then jumped up and attacked the four with a flurry of Killing Fists.

The group held their weapons horizontally across their chests to resist the Killing Fists.

But Jue Wushen's Killing Fists were indeed incomparably tyrannical; even though they resisted the blows with their weapons, the fierce fist energy still forced the four to retreat several large steps.

As luck would have it, at this critical moment, Duan Fengyun's Triple Burner Mysterious Barrier, which had never flared up before, began to act up.

Duan Fengyun clutched his right arm in pain, and Bu Jingyun understood what was happening the moment he saw this.

Bu Jingyun shouted:

"Shuang, Junior Brother Nie, Junior Brother Duan's Triple Burner Mysterious Barrier is acting up. The three of us will deal with Jue Wushen. Senior Zhu, please look after Junior Brother Duan."

The three held their weapons and continued to attack Jue Wushen.

But because they had not found the weak point in Jue Wushen's Indestructible Golden Body, they could not break his defense at all.

Instead, they were beaten back step by step by Jue Wushen.

Wuming, who had rested for a while and recovered some of his energy, made his move.

Wuming used all his strength to unleash the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, aiming it directly at Jue Wushen.

Jue Wushen knew the power of this move and used all his strength to resist.

Zhu Huang took the opportunity to pull several smoke bombs from his robes and throw them on the ground, and then the group left amidst the smoke.

Juexin, who had wanted to lead men in pursuit, was stopped by Jue Wushen.

Jue Wushen said:

"No need to pursue, Xin'er, you have other things to attend to."

Before he finished speaking, Jue Wushen spat out a mouthful of blood; he had not come out of the recent battle unscathed either.

Seeing this, Juexin asked with concern:

"Father, are you injured? Are you alright?"

Jue Wushen shook his head and said:

"It is nothing, I just did not expect Wuming to have not lost his internal energy; I was truly careless.

Xin'er, I order you to immediately take the Ghost Rakshasa to the Huangcheng and capture the Emperor; I want to conquer the Central Plains."

Jue Wushen's goal had never been the Central Plains Martial Arts; his target was the entire Central Plains!

After receiving the order, Juexin departed.

Zhu Huang, Qin Shuang, and Jian Chen brought the suffering Duan Fengyun, who was enduring the agony of the Triple Burner Mysterious Barrier, to Duanqing Ju.

Seeing this, Youruo thought Duan Fengyun had suffered some grave injury and nearly fainted.

Only after learning it was just the Triple Burner Mysterious Barrier acting up did she calm down significantly.

Chuchu and Di Er Meng also asked about the whereabouts of Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng.

Zhu Huang replied:

"The situation was chaotic at the time; the two of them took Wuming and went in another direction.

You can rest assured, if those two want to leave, no one can stop them."

"Furthermore, with Wuming here, there is no need to worry about their safety."

With these words from Zhu Huang, Chuchu and Di Er Meng felt much more at ease.

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, who were traveling quickly while carrying Wuming, saw a cave ahead; since no one from the Jue Wushen Palace was pursuing them, the three of them entered the cave to rest.

Wuming sat cross-legged to regulate his Qi, while Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun took responsibility for keeping watch.

After half an incense stick of time, Wuming opened his eyes; looking at the two men, Feng and Yun, he had made a decision in his heart.

He spoke up and said:

"Nowadays, people are constantly stirring up strife in the Jianghu across the land of Shenzhou, and I hope you two can properly protect the land of Shenzhou.

Therefore, I have decided to pass on the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to you; I wonder if you two are willing to take on this mission?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun asked with confusion:

"We two are not the senior's disciples; why does the senior not teach the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to Jian Chen?"

Wuming replied: "There are two reasons.

First, Jian Chen's talent is not as good as yours, and his foundation is relatively weaker; if I teach the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to him, he will not be able to comprehend the mysteries of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin in a short time.

Second, Jian Chen's character is not firm and he is easily influenced by the outside world; if the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin were to fall into his hands, I fear it would stir up further trouble.

That is why I want to teach the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to you, hoping you can use it to protect the Jianghu martial arts world from being destroyed by Jue Wushen and his ilk."

After hearing Wuming's answer, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun immediately knelt down, kowtowed three times respectfully, and said:

"Master is here; please accept your disciples' bow.

The disciples are willing to protect the peace and tranquility of the land of Shenzhou."

Wuming nodded with gratification, looking at the two disciples before him with satisfaction.

Then he stood up and said:

"The Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin is the highest realm of sword techniques in the world, and all martial arts in the world ultimately originate from the same source.

My internal injuries have not yet healed, so I can only demonstrate it once; I hope you can remember my demonstration and try your best to understand the mysteries within."

Wuming picked up a tree branch from the side and demonstrated the sword moves of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin before the two of them.

He did not explain the mental cultivation method to the two, because the requirements for the mental cultivation method were too harsh and not suitable for the current Feng and Yun.

After enduring his injuries to finish demonstrating the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin sword technique, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun hurriedly supported Wuming, and Wuming asked:

"From my demonstration just now, have you gained anything?"

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun nodded and began to practice before Wuming respectively.

On Duan Fengyun's side, he finally controlled the excruciating pain in his Triple Burner Pass; he knew that Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, who had escaped with Wuming, had likely received Wuming's true teachings.

As expected, what is not one's own is ultimately not one's own; he had actually long ago decided to practice the Demonic Blade.

But knowing the terrifying nature of the Demonic Blade, he had already thought of a countermeasure: he had to go to Lingyun Cave to retrieve the Dragon Vein.

He did not tell anyone about this idea; he wanted to go to Lingyun Cave quietly.

Because once this matter was told to everyone, there would be no way to keep the secret.

If it were discovered by others, he would certainly be hunted down by Jue Wushen, the Supreme, and others, so he could only go quietly by himself.

He said to Youruo:

"I have a very important matter to attend to; do not spread the word. If Brother Shuang and the others ask, just say I went to find Brother Yun and the others."

Youruo asked with concern:

"What are you going to do again? Will there be danger?"

Duan Fengyun stroked Youruo's head, then touched Youruo's belly and said:

"Rest assured, with you and the baby here, I will be fine."

Having received Duan Fengyun's promise, Youruo did not say anything more; she knew she could not interfere too much in a man's affairs.

After giving instructions to Youruo, Duan Fengyun quietly set off for Lingyun Cave alone.

After Duan Fengyun left, Qin Shuang and Zhu Huang came to knock on the door, wanting to ask about Duan Fengyun's situation.

Youruo opened the door and told the two what Duan Fengyun had instructed her earlier.

The two could not help but worry; Duan Fengyun's Triple Burner Pass was not yet open, so what would happen if it flared up again?

But as he himself said, if he wanted to leave, truly no one could keep him.

At this moment, an uninvited guest arrived at Duanqing Ju.

"Daughter, Daddy is back!"

Upon hearing the voice, Di Er Meng said in a panic:

"My father is back, what should I do?"

Qin Shuang and the others were puzzled as to why she was so panicked just because her father had returned.

Knowing the temperament of Di Er Meng's father, Di Er Daohuang, Zhu Huang explained the story of Daohuang to the confused group.

When Di Er Meng's father returned home, he found five more people in the house besides his daughter.

Daohuang had spent years traveling abroad challenging various sects and factions, because recently Jue Wushen had captured all the core figures of every sect.

With no one left to challenge, Daohuang thought he hadn't been home in a long time, so he prepared to go home to give Di Er Meng a surprise, but who would have thought there would suddenly be so many people in his house.

Daohuang believed that the upper echelons of the martial path should sever emotions and forget love, so he did not allow his daughter to engage in romance with other men.

Chuchu and Youruo were fine; being women and pregnant, the self-righteous Daohuang disdained to make things difficult for them.

And since Zhu Huang was an old friend of many years, Daohuang did not make things difficult for him either.

So now, Daohuang's target was aimed directly at Jian Chen and Qin Shuang.

Jian Chen and Qin Shuang felt a sense of grievance in their hearts; it wasn't them engaging in romance with his daughter, so why come after them?

But before they could explain to Daohuang, they were knocked to the ground by Daohuang's terrifying blade Qi.

Di Er Meng pleaded for mercy to Daohuang:

"Father, they are just my friends, purely friends, please let them go."

After hearing this, Daohuang looked at the two pregnant women to the side, then grabbed Di Er Meng and left Duanqing Ju.

Zhu Huang spread his hands and said:

"It seems my old brother still has some humanity left; he actually spared us today for the sake of you two women and didn't drive us away.

Let's not get involved in this matter anymore; when that kid Nie Feng returns, he can go find Daohuang to get the people back himself."

Meanwhile, Duan Fengyun had already traveled at high speed all the way to the outside of Lingyun Cave.