Chapter 416

【Ximen Wudi, for her, gathered countless sword arts and ultimately created a supreme technique】

【Named: Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art】

【Lu Xueqi was deeply moved and trained diligently】

【Among the Four Seasons, Lu Xueqi had the lowest cultivation level】

【Yet her combat power was, conversely, the highest】

【Qinglong Society codename: Winter Snow】

【Heaven's Judgment: A sword's edge is forged through grinding; plum blossoms bloom with fragrance from bitter cold】

【Heaven's Reward: Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art (True)】

252- The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

At Qinglong Peak, within Qinglong Shanzhuang.

He sat calmly, sipping tea, while Jiang Yuyan and Ren Yingying played music beside him.

Beside them, Abi sang Wu-Nong ballads, and Miss Baoqin used her slender fingers to massage him.

Ximen Wudi's life was too comfortable.

When the Heaven's Golden List revealed the Four Seasons, he remained unperturbed.

But when it came to the reward for "Winter Snow" Lu Xueqi, he spat out his tea in shock.

"Ah… Master, is there something wrong with the tea?"

Miss Baoqin panicked and immediately knelt down, checking if she had brewed it improperly.

"It's fine, it's fine…"

Though he said it was fine, Ximen Wudi's heart was in turmoil.

"Winter Snow" Lu Xueqi—her name, her sword talent—everything else was arbitrarily set by Ximen Wudi.

He had merely been nostalgic for that legendary woman from the books, who wielded Langya Divine Sword and purged demons with heavenly might.

This was a wuxia world; he never imagined he'd ever encounter such a woman.

Just the same name, the same determination, the same sword talent.

It stirred three parts pity and seven parts mischief in Ximen Wudi.

That peasant girl Lu Xueqi had grown into one of the Four Seasons, codenamed "Winter Snow."

It had already pleased Ximen Wudi greatly, making him feel his efforts weren't wasted.

But now, the Heaven's Golden List reward was far beyond his expectations.

The sword art he had gathered hundreds of techniques to create—the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art.

Though the name was identical, its actual power was vastly different.

After all, one was from wuxia, the other from xianxia.

But what did this reward mean?

Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art (True)?

Did it mean the true version from that other world had been given to the Lu Xueqi he had created?

"Too bad…"

At this moment, Ximen Wudi truly wished to witness this technique, but Lu Xueqi had already been sent on a mission.

"I wonder just how powerful this true Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art really is!"

Even in that world, this sword art was an extremely terrifying, top-tier divine technique.

Ximen Wudi was invincible in this world, but he truly didn't know how he'd fare against the authentic Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art.

"But if the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art has appeared… does that mean…?"

Thinking of this, his once-dead heart slowly stirred again.

In the Qin Empire, Xianyanggong.

"The Four Seasons… finally revealed themselves."

Hearing Ying Zheng, who had once been confident, now wore a troubled expression.

"Four Wushuang Mythical Realm masters at once—Qinglong Society's strength is truly unfathomable."

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Qinglong Society still has the Twelve Zodiacs unexposed."

"Its power is already beyond what the Qin Empire can resist alone."

"So is it truly worth escalating conflict with Tang and Yuan over Shang Xiufang?"

Li Si and Zhao Gao had left; now only his eldest son Hearing Fusu stood beside Hearing Ying Zheng.

"Hearing Fusu, Heaven is indifferent—all things are but straw dogs!"

"Cultivation is defying Heaven."

"Unifying the world is a monumental feat."

Hearing Ying Zheng did not look at Hearing Fusu, speaking with unwavering resolve,

"Though Qin's current strength makes resisting Qinglong Society increasingly difficult…"

"Yet the greater the difficulty, the more one must act."

"Shang Xiufang is unimportant."

"But since my decree has been issued, it cannot be undone."

"As for Qinglong Society—didn't the Heaven's Golden List just give a hint?"

"Huh? What hint?"

Hearing Fusu asked, puzzled.

"Of Qinglong Society's Four Seasons Guardians, apart from 'Winter Snow' Lu Xueqi, the other three women all have enemies."

"Only the enemy of our enemy can become our friend."

"Go, find the enemies of Sheng Yayu, Yan Lingji, and Huang Xuemei."

"I wish to be announced on the Heavenly Dao Golden List; after they learn their enemy is the Qinglong Society, they have been living in constant dread."

"At this moment, if Great Qin extends a helping hand, they can only turn to Great Qin."

In Hearing Ying Zheng's bright eyes shone a piercing light, radiating unmatched confidence.

"But Yan Lingji is from Nan Yue—she is our enemy, Great Qin's foe..."

"Then find people from Nan Yue, like that deposed Crown Prince, Chi Mei Long She?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Fusu received the order and departed to carry it out.

In the Great Qin Empire, Hearing Ying Zheng's will is the supreme will!

The Great Yuan Court.

"I never expected... I never expected..."

"The Qinglong Society's Four Season Protectors are all four Mythical Realm masters..."

Tie Muzhen's face turned grim; the Qinglong Society had suddenly gained four Mythical Realm cultivators.

Great Qin already lacks superior combat strength—how much less can the slightly weaker Great Yuan compete?

"Khan, this is actually a good thing."

Si Hanfei was absent; at this moment, Tie Muzhen's chief strategist was the Great Yuan Chancellor Yelu Chu.

"What good thing?"

"Khan, though the Four Seasons are strong, they are only ranked twenty-ninth."

"Above them, there are at least twenty-eight other strong cultivators."

"Though the Qinglong Society surely has many other experts, many of them are certainly not members of the Qinglong Society."

"Therefore, if we recruit those outside the Qinglong Society and bring them to our side..."

"Then not only will we no longer fear the Qinglong Society, but we may even have a chance to replace Great Qin."

"Nonsense!"

Tie Muzhen roared,

"Though the Living Buddha, Long Xiang, and others have not made the list, theoretically they could have."

"But besides them, before the Heavenly Dao Golden List was revealed, who else did you know we could recruit?"

"Khan, look at this Black Pupil..."

Though scolded, Yelu Chu maintained excellent composure, enduring the insult without resentment.