Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu
Chapter 534: 298: From the Red Dust I Come, With My Sword I Slay A Thousand Snow-Capped Mountains_2

Chapter 534: Chapter 298: From the Red Dust I Come, With My Sword I Slay A Thousand Snow-Capped Mountains_2

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Though they were all kings, this feeling was indeed unpleasant.

Moreover, the present Chen Qing, although not yet holding a specific fiefdom, had the lands of the Water Country, known to all as the territory left by the Miao God for Chen Qing, just waiting for the removal of the Water Country.

Furthermore, Chen Qing was the mentor of the King of Qi. After the King of Qi entered the Death Realm, Qi Country was temporarily governed by Chen Qing’s only son, Chen Dan.

Qi Country and Wen Country, had long been inseparable, making Chen Qing a natural ally.

Not to mention Ye Country, which had always had a good relationship with Chen Qing. Ever since Ye Chen apprenticed himself to Chen Qing, Ye Chen’s father rose from an unknown noble to a position of great power within a few years. Now, he was a crucial figure in the Ye Country royal family.

The current King Ye, having heard that Ye Chen was undefeated in challenging the world in the Death Realm, was overjoyed.

It had been a long time since the Ye Country royal family had produced a member with such a distinguished reputation.

It was likely just a matter of time before Ye Chen, if he succeeded in crowning the world with his sword, saw his father ennobled as the princely heir and the next king of Ye Country.

This meant that the current Chen Qing naturally possessed the power of three kingdoms!

With such a force, how could the various kings not be afraid?

The countries of Nanli began to be slightly wary of the rise of Wen Country.

They weren’t worried about Chen Qing becoming powerful; they worried about him potentially influencing their royal succession once he became strong.

How old was Chen Qing now?

At least he would be in power for two thousand years!

How long could they live?

Chen Qing returned to the Prince Wen Palace and recalled the previous battles, discovering that the scale of the Evil Cultivators this time was disorganized and consisted mostly of Loose Cultivators.

These were families of Evil Cultivators whose backgrounds were questionable and who had committed unthinkably cruel acts, unable to integrate into the Wen Country system, and had merged with many heretical sects.

When Yue Guchan left, there wasn’t a bit of hesitation; these Mystic Gate Realm and Sky-reaching Realm cultivators seemed to be abandoned pawns from the start.

But it was still unclear what their goal was.

However, three months later, Chen Qing received a message from Qing Ran stating that a large number of Foundation Establishment Evil Cultivators started gathering in the Water Country or elsewhere.

Chen Qing immediately understood the key point, “It seems the previous battles were to test whether I have truly returned to the mortal realm.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha, now it seems the battles in the Death Realm are about to rise again.”

“Now, I’ll just wait for Ye Chen to prove the Dao, for the Light Gu to rise to King Grade, then I can summon the King of Qi back to the mortal realm.”

“In this way, a great battle can be initiated!”

Meanwhile, far away in the Death Realm, Ye Chen came to face his final opponent.

By the White Bone River, Jiang Yuhu sat in front of a small table, picked up a cup of wine, and took a deep drink.

Upon hearing the footsteps behind him, Jiang Yuhu said, “Ye, I will take the liberty of calling you brother.”

“Do you know who taught me my swordsmanship?”

Ye Chen clasped his hand and said, “Jiang, your swordsmanship was personally taught by my mentor!”

Jiang Yuhu smiled, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, “It’s only been a few decades, and the leader is already Prince Wen.”

“When I followed Prince Wen, I never thought the king would be granted the title by the Miao God and become king in Nanli.”

“I started from humble beginnings, just a small tribe.”

“I followed Prince Wen for decades, subduing the four directions with the Xuan Bird Tribe, serving as the main division of the king to pacify the whole of Nanli, slaying countless Foundation Establishments!”

“In the Death Realm, I followed the king, eight hundred cavalry traversed the world, grasping a thread of life in times of peril, broke Dragon City, captured Wangbei City, battled Li Chonghuan, and slew ten thousand dragons!”

“Later in the War of the Two Kings, I personally decapitated seven members of the Shen Sha Army.”

“Regrettably, alas, I was still inexperienced and perished in the extreme north.”

“Afterward, following Prince Wen, we completely pacified the world, fought in thirty-two battles, always at the front, in the Ghost Face Realm, I personally slew one hundred and eight people!”

“Now, I am also half a Sword Dao Grandmaster.”

“Oh right, how is my inept son Jiang Xiao?”

Ye Chen sat down beside him, “He has a great reputation in the Feather King Army, now serving at the royal court, accompanying Prince Wen.”

Jiang Yuhu asked, “Like Wei Yilong, the son of General Wei Qingchen?”

Ye Chen nodded, “Yes, they often meet Prince Wen.”

Jiang Yuhu said, “Very well, it’s not in vain that I’ve fought all my life and bore my karma all my life!”

“Oh right, how about Miao Xian?”

Ye Chen said, “We often see Aunt Miao Xian in the palace, she prepares our meals personally.”

Jiang Yuhu nodded with a smile, “You’ve done well before, not disgracing Prince Wen.”

Jiang Yuhu stood up and drew half a jagged, half-sword-blade greatsword from his back, “In this world, I am the highest in the Sword Dao, the strongest in the Sword Dao, are you really prepared?”

“I must clearly tell you one thing, my sword is a sword of killing, bearing countless karma.”

“It is not some pretend swordplay of those so-called upright sects.”

Ye Chen clasped his hands, “Please instruct me, brother!”

Jiang Yuhu gripped the greatsword, “Then let us begin!”

Far away, Li Shang and the King of Qi sat high on a barren mountain, quietly watching the scene before them.

Li Shang said, “Jiang is the last one; his swordsmanship was personally taught by our mentor.”

“Moreover, he followed our mentor through decades of battles, mastering completely the Great Kui Swordsmanship of our mentor.”

“This will be the most difficult battle for Ye Chen, not only facing the strongest Sword Cultivator in the present Death Realm but also Jiang, who has mastered the Giant Sword Skill and Great Kui Swordsmanship of our mentor!”

“Back when Elder Zhang Can left the Death Realm, Jiang once fought him and the battle ended in a draw.”

The King of Qi said, “A draw means, in a life-and-death battle, Jiang would likely win?”

Li Shang said, “Correct, Jiang after all possesses the Undying Body.”

The King of Qi picked up the teacup, “Let’s watch, we can’t help him with this last hurdle.”

Li Shang focused his gaze on the battlefield, “Hmm? Ye Chen has fully mastered our mentor’s Guihai Sword Scripture, this is the beginning move of the Guihai Sword!”

The King of Qi said, “Our mentor’s Guihai Sword Scripture, isn’t it that it requires several Spirit Swords to perform?”

Li Shang said, “Ye Chen’s Light Gu is quite special, it can simulate the effects of several Spirit Swords!”

The King of Qi smiled, “Now this is worth watching.”

On the battlefield over there, Ye Chen wielded the long sword Hu Che, and with a sweep, sword qi surged like a tide toward Jiang Yuhu.

Jiang Yuhu glanced up and laughed, “This array is far from the Shen Sha Army!”

“I came from the mortal realm, slaying snow upon a thousand mountains!”

“The Great Kui Sword emerges!”

Jiang Yuhu wielded his sword, thunder roaring through the skies, the earth echoing with thunder, with one sweep, he quelled the sword wave before him.

Ye Chen seized the moment to thrust his sword, Jiang Yuhu calmly swung his sword, knocking Ye Chen flying with a single blow!

Ye Chen looked down at his tiger’s mouth holding on to Hu Che, already cracked and oozing a hint of blood. His entire arm was numbed by the shock of the single blow.

“Truly, the strongest in Sword Dao today.”

At this moment, Ye Chen didn’t give up, for giving up meant his sword would be destroyed, and his life ended.

He tore a piece of Daoist robe, bound himself and Hu Che tightly, and charged again!

One sword after another, Ye Chen was repeatedly knocked flying; his right arm bathed in blood, his body covered in scars.

Li Shang watched with some tension, “At this rate, Ye Chen will surely lose!”

“He challenges the world with his sword, and can only use Hu Che’s Light Gu, unable to deploy other Gu.”

“But Jiang is carrying more than three Spirit Gu!”

“Moreover, Jiang possesses the Undying Body!”

“What can be done?”

The King of Qi saw something, “No rush, just watch!”

Li Shang thought the King of Qi, a Fist Grandmaster, must have seen something, “King Qi brother, can Ye Chen win?”

The King of Qi sighed, “It depends on whether he can endure a thousand swords.”

Li Shang exclaimed, “It’s Lang Qian Die!”

“A thousand layers of waves formed by the endless sword energy!”

They turned their heads towards the battlefield, seeing that Ye Chen, who was being knocked away repeatedly, was now able to hold his ground against Jiang Yuhu!

Even if he was covered in blood, he wasn’t blown away with a single blow anymore!

Despite only relying on Hu Che, he fought valiantly with Jiang Yuhu, who possessed the Undying Body and could deploy three Spirit Gu, starting to match each other evenly!

Li Shang and the King of Qi both became tense, because Ye Chen couldn’t deploy other Gu to recover from his injuries.

“The eight-hundredth sword!”

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