Chapter 68: Trapped Dragon, Cloud Riding
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
At noon, Jiang Changsheng sighed in the courtyard.
Bai Qi asked curiously, “Daoist Master, why are you sighing?”
Jiang Changsheng shook his head and did not explain. He sighed for the God of Thieves. He did not trigger the survival reward last night. It seemed that the God of Thieves really did not have any killing intent and only wanted to steal.
He walked to the Earth Spirit Tree and began to consume medicinal pills.
Bai Qi suddenly smelled something and immediately ran out of the courtyard.
Hua Jianxin was teaching Jiang Xiu martial arts, and Wang Chen was carrying a hoe to the back of the mountain.
The autumn wind blew slightly, and the fallen leaves scattered. Just as they were about to land on Jiang Changsheng, they were shaken away by an invisible force and scattered to the ground.
Two hours later, Bai Qi returned to Jiang Changsheng’s side and said in a low voice, “The martial artist from the Heavenly Sect who chased after me has arrived.”
Jiang Changsheng closed his eyes and said, “Yes, I already know. Don’t alert the enemy.”
Although Bai Qi did not understand his intentions, it still chose to listen. In any case, he was so strong that not to mention Lu Chengfeng, even the entire Heavenly Sect would be defeated.
In the imperial study in the palace.
Jiang Ziyu looked at the sand table on the table and frowned.
Great Jing’s territory had expanded, but there were still many dynasties in the east, west, and north. As for the south, it was an endless sea that Great Jing had yet to explore.
Han Tianji stood beside the sand table and said softly, “Your Majesty, this is the trap of the trapped dragon. The royal families of the surrounding dynasties have been slaughtered one after another. It’s obvious that it was done by the same force. These dynasties have been controlled by an unknown enemy. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. We can’t be careless.”
Jiang Ziyu nodded and said, “I know that too. However, the trouble is that as these dynasties are controlled by others, the trade with the outside world will be cut off. If we want to start a war, we can only develop and store a large amount of armaments and rations internally. Therefore, I want to wait a little longer. Now, there are a million soldiers in Great Jing, and the reserve army has reached nearly 1.5 million. In a few years, I am confident that I can sweep through the surrounding dynasties.”
“Your Majesty, you need to nurture a secret army composed of peerless experts to slaughter the mysterious forces of the various dynasties.”
Han Tianji reminded as his gaze landed on the map of the Jin Dynasty.
Jiang Ziyu smiled and said, “I’ve long had this thought. Apart from that, I’m prepared to use the rare treasures I’ve collected over the years on one person to create a True God realm expert. Once that True God realm expert appears, that mysterious force will have no choice but to personally take action.”
Han Tianji raised his eyebrows and asked, “Does Your Majesty have a candidate?”
“Ping’an.”
“General Ping’an? Indeed, he can. His physique is terrifying, and he can withstand pain that ordinary people can’t bear. It is also very likely that he can become a True God realm expert. Moreover, he only listens to Your Majesty.”
Han Tianji could not help but sigh when he thought of Ping’an.
What a fierce person.
Even though he came from the Xiansheng Grotto-heaven, he was still stunned by Ping’an’s talent.
If such a person had practiced martial arts in Xiansheng Grotto-heaven since he was young, it would be hard to imagine his achievements. Perhaps it was not impossible for him to break through to the legendary realm.
Unfortunately, the heavens were fair. They gave Ping’an a physique that surpassed mortals and deprived him of his spirituality as a human.
At this moment, a White-robed Guard quickly walked in and handed a letter of superstition to Jiang Ziyu.
Jiang Ziyu opened it and his expression instantly turned cold.
“Hmph, you want to break the rules with martial arts? You’re courting death.”
Jiang Ziyu muttered to himself. He looked at the White-robed Guard and said, “Go to the True Martial Pavilion and spread the news to Xu Tianji.”
The White-robed Guard immediately left.
Han Tianji was extremely interested in Xu Tianji because both of them were called Tianji. He asked curiously, “Has General Xu’s strength improved after staying in the True Martial Pavilion for so long?”
Jiang Ziyu smiled and said, “Of course. Back then, he was also a young genius whose name shook the martial arts world and almost became a supreme martial artist. Unfortunately, he was young and insensible and challenged my master.”
Immortal Master Changsheng!
Han Tianji’s eyes lit up. He had always been interested in the number one person in the martial arts world of Great Jing. However, Jiang Changsheng did not see any civil and military officials of the court, so he could not force him. He knew that this was an act of avoiding suspicion.
All these years, all the civil and military officials who wanted to curry favor with Immortal Master Changsheng had been investigated by the Sky Martial Supervisor. Some of them had even been quietly dealt with.
Longqi Temple was the power that the Emperor valued the most. He would not allow anyone to be greedy for Longqi Temple.
Late at night.
Lu Chengfeng was meditating in the inn when he suddenly heard a whistle coming from outside the window. He immediately opened his eyes, got up, carried the wooden box, and jumped out of the window.
He landed on the street and saw the windows of the nearby inn open one after another. Then, martial artists jumped out one after another.
The two warriors of the Goddess Servant Mountain also appeared. One held a saber, and the other held a spear. They nodded slightly at Lu Chengfeng, who nodded back in response.
After a while, the streets were filled with martial artists, all of whom had extraordinary auras.
“Everyone, after you go up the mountain, try your best to create chaos. Don’t group together, lest you are all captured by the Demonic Priest. Do you understand?”
The spear-wielding martial artist from the Goddess Sacred Mountain spoke. His voice was not loud, but under the operation of his true qi, it clearly entered everyone’s ears.
Everyone nodded and followed the two of them to Longqi Mountain. After entering the mountain path, they quickly dispersed and sneaked into the forest, rushing towards the top of the mountain from different directions.
The spear-wielding martial artist and the saber-wielding martial artist walked side by side. The saber-wielding martial artist said in a deep voice, “Big Brother, that White Dragon is so big. It’s not easy to move it away.”
The spear-wielding martial artist said, “We can choose not to move it away. The main thing is to investigate what kind of treasure is in Longqi Temple that can nurture such a snake demon.”
The saber-wielding martial artist sighed and said, “It’s not in vain for Great
Jing to have such a demon. Most of the experts who came are not from Great Jing. In the past hundred years, there has only been one demonic path expert who could shake the dynasties of the Ten Directions Dynasty Sects.” The spear-wielding martial artist did not reply and focused on the task at hand.
At the same time, the other martial artists were also extremely nervous. Their goals were similar. They were either here for Jiang Changsheng’s ultimate technique or for the Earth Spirit Tree.
The name of White Dragon had already spread throughout the world. Any sect with a little foundation had guessed that Longqi Temple must have some miraculous item to nurture such a spiritual snake.
Such a strange object had a fatal attraction to martial artists.
Lu Chengfeng of the Heavenly Sect had also come for this matter.
Lu Chengfeng jumped out of the leaves and jumped into the air. He had already seen Longqi Temple on the mountain. There was no candlelight and it was extremely quiet.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a golden light rise from Longqi Temple and fly to the height of the moon, making Lu Chengfeng and the other martial artists subconsciously look up.
That was…
Lu Chengfeng’s eyes widened as he suddenly recalled that night twelve years ago.
Not good!
Lu Chengfeng was so frightened that he immediately turned around and went down the mountain. The golden light sped down and pierced the throats of the martial artists on the mountain at an extremely fast speed. Screams rose and fell. Most of them were frightened, and those whose throats were pierced died in an extremely short period of time!
The disciples in Longqi Temple were alarmed. Huang Chuan, Wan Li, and Ling Xiao quickly ran out of their rooms.
The golden light surrounded Longqi Mountain and spiraled down the mountain, killing martial artists along the way. No martial artist could withstand it or even dodge it.
The two martial artists from the Goddess Servant Mountain were also frightened by the golden light and fled at full speed.
“Save—I’
When the spear-wielding martial artist heard the screams of his brother behind him, he subconsciously turned his head. Immediately after, a golden light ray pierced through his throat, and his pupils dilated. Before he died, he did not see what the thing that killed him was.
Their corpses fell and rolled into the forest.
Lu Chengfeng heard the screams getting closer and closer to him, which meant that the thing was rapidly approaching him.
‘This won’t do! If this continues, I will definitely die!’
Lu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and thought. He quickly landed on the mountain path and turned around to put down the wooden box. He activated his true qi and patted the wooden box. One by one, wooden swords shot out from the box and stabbed into the soil around him, forming a formation.
When he saw the golden light charging at him, he immediately used the sword formation and quickly made a gesture with his hands. However, the golden light was too fast!
It was so fast that even he, a Divine realm expert, could not keep up!
When the golden light arrived in front of him, time seemed to have frozen. He saw a golden leaf.
Pfft!
Lu Chengfeng’s throat was pierced through, and blood splattered on the ground. His eyes widened, and his body fell straight back. He rolled all the way to the edge of the cliff and fell. In the end, he fell to the foot of the mountain and became a bloody mess.
On the mountain, Huang Chuan’s martial arts skills were the strongest, so he was the fastest. He quickly rushed out of the mountain gate and searched for the enemy. Soon, he found a corpse.
He frowned and continued to look for more intruders.
These martial artists had all died in the same manner. Their throats had been pierced by some sharp weapon!
As he descended the mountain, Huang Chuan gasped.
Many people had died!
From the moment the screams appeared, he immediately set off, but it was not as fast as the deaths of these people.
‘Master has made a move…’
Huang Chuan thought silently, his eyes filled with reverence. But he had mixed feelings.
He had been wondering if he could catch up to his master’s strength, but now he felt that he could never do it.
In the courtyard, Jiang Changsheng, who was sitting on a tree trunk, raised his hand. Then, a golden light flew back from outside the courtyard and entered his sleeve.
Bai Qi raised its head and curiously asked, “What is that?”
It remembered this thing. It was this thing that brought it to Longqi Temple. It still could not understand what happened. Even if it was a divine weapon, it could not have such ability.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, “You’d better not ask. Those who know what it is are all dead.”
Bai Qi shuddered and quickly shook its head. It then asked, “Aren’t you going to leave anyone alive and ask them why they came?”
Jiang Changsheng closed his eyes and said, “There’s no need to ask. With so many people going up the mountain with weapons, they must have the intention to kill. Their goal is either to target me or something else of value.
This won’t be the last time, and I look forward to more people coming.”
“Tell Wan Li to look for the officials and get their corpses collected. These people are not worthy of entering the Hero’s Tomb.” How could such sneaky fellows be considered as heroes?
Bai Qi nodded and immediately left.
It went down the mountain and saw many disciples checking the corpses. It was very lively.
Wan Li had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. When Bai Qi arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw Lu Chengfeng’s corpse, it was amused and said softly, “Others don’t know how strong he is, but don’t you know? You’re really greedy. You brought this upon yourself.”
Lu Chengfeng had once saved people from danger and could be considered a good person. However, he would also kill people and demons for the sect.
Different positions would always make people look complicated. For example, Jiang Changsheng had saved him, but he had come with ill intentions.
Perhaps this was fate.
On the other side.
On the tree, Jiang Changsheng finally saw a notification.
[In the 10th year of the Qianwu Era, martial artists from various dynasties infiltrated Longqi Mountain late at night because they coveted the Earth Spirit Tree and White Dragon. You took action in time and killed them all. After surviving a calamity, you obtained a survival reward—spell, ‘Cloud Riding’.] After eight years, he had finally obtained a survival reward!
Jiang Changsheng looked at the notification and smiled. This was also the reason why he did not leave anyone alive. He could tell the other party’s motive through the notification.
He began to happily inherit the memories of Cloud Riding. This spell was good. Flying on a sword and riding the clouds were the signboards of immortals!
The next morning, the foot of Longqi Mountain was filled with people. A large number of soldiers were carrying corpses, and Wan Li was negotiating with the officials.
Hundreds of martial artists had died overnight. It was really terrifying. The commoners were discussing, and the martial artists were trembling in fear because they could tell that the dead were all experts.
A blue-robed man saw this scene in the crowd and secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he encountered the God of Thieves in advance and was persuaded to retreat. Otherwise, he would have been one of the corpses on the ground.
“Immortal Master Changsheng is really strong. Looks like his reputation is not for nothing.”
The blue-robed man sighed in his heart and turned to leave.
In the imperial study in the palace.
Jiang Ziyu learned about Longqi Temple’s encounter last night from a White-robed Guard. He frowned and said, “Get someone to investigate where those martial artists came from.
“Yes!”
The White-robed Guard left.
Jiang Ziyu frowned deeply. He thought that these people were all targeting Jiang Changsheng.
Although he was confident in Jiang Changsheng, these people’s actions were undoubtedly sending a signal.
The enemy wanted to get rid of his greatest backer first!