Mountain Patrol Military Officer
Chapter 452 - 358: Delivering a Message

Chapter 452: Chapter 358: Delivering a Message

The Yan Land Three Heroes, who previously attempted to recruit Chen Yuan, now seemed infuriated beyond belief. Each unleashed their techniques, furiously striking towards the Fang Family Ancestor.

The three Martial Vault experts acted simultaneously, their momentum astonishing, as the void hummed and screeched, while wind and snow surged for miles.

Opposite them, the murky eyes of the Fang Family Ancestor narrowed slightly. With a stamp of his Dragon Head Cane into the void below, a rapid spread of white frost extended, freezing the void solid.

As the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade, over forty meters in length, with its fierce and shocking blood-red blade, chopped downwards, its blade swiftly became coated with a layer of white frost, and then, like crystal icicles of white, these spears of ice shot up along the blade.

The clear, piercing sound of freezing rang out sharply.

The bearded Great Han’s two Divine Light Pillars turned into fiery wind wheels, slicing through the void, creating two brilliant trails of fire that shot forward a great distance in an instant. Then, with a loud ’clang’, they collided with the icy fog, resulting in an ear-splitting boom. Next, a shrill ’hiss’ filled the air as ice and fire clashed.

The fiery wind wheels furiously sliced through the ice, sparks flying, slowly advancing forward.

Lastly, there was the middle-aged scholar with a square headscarf, holding a White-golden Jade Brush. His brush strokes were as lively as dragons and snakes, while he simultaneously recited a battle poem, shaking the vast universe.

"Through the smoky ruins breaks the chilly stream,

Iron horses neigh as they tread the heavens.

With sword pointing to the skies, awe fills the cosmos,

Spears swing through the wind and snow, dyeing the peaks."

As this battle poem was chanted, a strange frequency vibrated, exciting the heavenly and earthly energy, and in the next second, the golden script from his brush burst forth with golden light. It transformed into a hundred iron-clad cavalrymen, gleaming with golden armor and iron horses, forming an army charging forward through wind and snow.

The horses neighed, hooves thundered and pounded, reverberating through the void. The hundred iron cavalry, long tassels in hand, breaking through the swirling snowstorm and reaching the void in front of the Fang Family Ancestor, over a hundred long spears ruptured the air, split the ice, an extraordinarily staggering sight.

This, this was the true skill of Confucian scholars!

Lips and tongue like spears and swords, each word capable of killing.

Though the Great Han is filled with scholars as plentiful as fish across a river, and they may understand the words of the sages, this does not mean they can become disciples of these sages, cultivating the fundamental method of vast righteous energy is like a chasm separating the mortals from the enlightened, dividing the scholars of the world. Yet these Cultivation Methods are nearly all in the hands of aristocratic families, and as dynasties decay and land annexation gets more severe, ordinary scholars find no way through this door, their avenues of advancement blocked, birthing the tumultuous state of affairs we see today, where the Gate and hearth become the foundation for scholars!

Thus, some rebel, some slay the aristocratic families to snatch their Cultivation Methods, to rebuild the order, as the new replaces the old in a cycle, throwing the world into strife.

The middle-aged scholar belonged to these reformers.

In a blink, the Yan Land Three Heroes’ techniques were all unleashed: the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade, the fiery wind wheels, and conjuring soldiers from scripture, all with an intimidating air, shattering the icy space inch by inch, directly targeting the Fang Family Ancestor’s position.

At the same time, a furious roar resounded,

"Old scoundrel, sneaky as a ghost, hand over our people!"

The bearded Great Han of Yan Land’s trio had fierce and agitated eyes, his expression volatile as if eager to dismantle the bones of the old adversary opposite him.

He was furious because the injuries he bore were the result of a sneak attack by the other party.

The three of them had traveled from Tianxiong Pass to Qingshan County below White Emperor City as daylight approached, to verify the rumors Brother Jin mentioned. No one expected that the people from Brother Jin’s faction preceding them actually made a discovery.

Those faction members searched a thousand miles along Nu River in the mountains, and by coincidence, finally found traces of that ship. The key individual in this was a Qi Refinement woman named Wanwan. This girl’s ancestors had once boarded that ship, suspected to be left by a Great Dragon Tiger Ability, and knew some methods to find it.

The three had not expected to acquire results so soon, thus they immediately had the young woman demonstrate. Just as clues began to show, a sudden calamity occurred, someone secretly made a move, and right before their eyes, the woman was abducted.

Now, the three of them were waylaying the culprit—the old fellow opposite!

Upon seeing the opposition’s three Martial Vault Divine Skills breaking his icy prison defense, approaching his position in the void, the Fang Family Ancestor remained unfazed.

He swept his Dragon Head Cane three Zhang into the void ahead, drawing a white line. This line, like a boundary marking a prison, was instantly surrounded by a storm of wind and snow.

Following closely,

"Clang"

"Clang"

"Clang"

Several loud crashes sounded.

The blood-red mad blade chopped down, the fiery wind wheels struck fiercely, and the iron cavalry soldiers transformed by the battle poem hurled long spears that, mid-air, joined into a single colossal spear, ten Zhang in size, that explosively hit the barrier.

All arrived nearly at the same moment!

Yet the barrier of wind and snow remained completely unshattered.

The three heroes from Yan Land slightly narrowed their pupils, feeling a chill in their hearts.

The next instant, a laughter reminiscent of a bellows breaking through the wind was heard,

"Perhaps the heavens have taken pity on this old man, stepping out only to meet the three of you. Are you all also searching for that boat?"

As the words fell, the clanging sound of metal striking metal rang out.

The Big Blade, the Wind and Fire Wheels, and the Big Spear were one after another sent flying.

Following this, the blizzard dissipated, revealing the figure of the Fang Family Ancestor, his face carrying a meaningful smile, his wizened skin crinkling into folds.

After a brief exchange, the three heroes from Yan Land finally realized the difficulty posed by the elder – their combined force had been effortlessly undone by the opponent, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.

Among the three of them, two had unlocked two Divine Treasures, and one had opened three.

It appeared that the elder’s realm was a notch higher than theirs, somewhat unfathomable, and moreover, his words suggested he shared the same goal as them, truly unexpected.

This left the three with no choice but to seriously engage.

Only to see the middle-aged scholar among them, who wore a square headscarf and donned a Confucian Robe, bowing slightly towards the other side, his eyes glittering as he spoke loudly through the snowy winds:

"May I ask for the elder’s esteemed name? I am the Jade Qilin, Jinyu Mountain, from Taisui Mountain of Yan Land."

"Elder’s mastery of Martial Arts is unparalleled, we are unaware of which famed hermit of the Worldly Society you are, but Elder’s secret interference led to the capture of my house’s Disciple at the front gate, and the injury of my sworn brother, which is indeed a loss for Gao Feng; this matter concerns our Taisui Mountain, we hope the Elder will do us the favor."

Little did they know that after hearing the name, the eyes of the Fang Family Ancestor slightly lit up, he coughed, and his face creased even more.

"Releasing him is out of the question."

As he spoke these words, the expressions of the three from Yan Land slightly changed, but then again, the chuckle from the other side resumed,

"Heh heh, Taisui Mountain?"

"How is your old village chief, Hu Yanxiong, doing?"

When the three heard the elder mention their chief by name, they were taken aback,

"The elder knows our Lord Tai Sui?"

Lord Tai Sui was how they addressed their old village chief.

The old village chief, known in the Worldly Society as the Lord of the Immovable Mountain, was a real Dragon and Tiger – hearing this elder refer to Lord Tai Sui by name naturally surprised them, prompting them to speculate.

"Your Lord Tai Sui is indeed capable, back in the day when our batch from Yan Zhao made our way into the Imperial Capital, only a few old folks like him made a name for themselves."

"I, who am nearly one foot in the grave, can only use my advanced age to recognize more people to hold up the scene, cough cough."

The voice of the Fang Family Ancestor carried a hint of reminiscence and a sort of self-deprecating laughter.

"Elder comes from the land of Yan Zhao as well? May I ask who the Elder is?" Jinyu Mountain caught on to the undertone of the other’s words, immediately becoming alert, and his tone turned more polite.

"This old man, heh, Zhao Land’s Fang Shiqing from the Fang family!" The Fang Family Ancestor announced his own name.

Upon hearing this name, Jinyu Mountain was first stunned, then realized.

The land of Yan Zhao, where the two riverside communities lay close to each other, naturally had quick access to information.

The Fang family of Zhao Land had an ancestor who was said to have secluded himself for years, striving to reach the Dragon and Tiger realm and had not appeared in the Worldly Society for a long time – it must be him.

Rumors had it that he had already reached the Peak of the Martial Vault decades ago, so over the years his Cultivation should have advanced further, but Jinyu Mountain did not feel the pressure of the Dragon and Tiger realm, just an air of the twilight years.

Jinyu Mountain surmised that this ancestor had emerged because his attempt to reach the Dragon and Tiger realm had failed, but his foundation should be at the Half-step Dragon and Tiger.

Furthermore, from this incident, it seemed that the elder’s search for the boat was for the Dragon and Tiger Creation.

Jinyu Mountain quickly deduced much of the situation, but soon furrowed his brow; this Fang Family Ancestor was a peer of Lord Tai Sui in the Half-step Dragon and Tiger Realm, and if the elder really insisted on playing the seniority card, they would truly have no way to oppose, his expression inevitably shifting between clarity and doubt.

Just then, in the quiet snowy world, a streak of silver light flew in, heading straight for the Fang Family Ancestor.

It was a silver Talisman!

The Fang Family Ancestor grabbed the Talisman and crushed it, frowning – it was a warning sign from his family.

"This old man needs to make a trip!"

"I know what you all are thinking, the three of you might as well go ahead and have a cup of tea with this old man first!"