The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 445 - 257: Hostage Secured

Chapter 445: Chapter 257: Hostage Secured

In Song Zhao Town, Central Province.

On the dusty road, the sword Qi crisscrossed. Yuan Jianyi unleashed his sword Qi, sharp and peerless. With only his strength, he managed to secure the upper hand, pressing down three Silver Seal constables so they couldn’t lift their heads.

"Another monster?" Luo Yan, outside the battle fray, could not help but wryly smile as he watched Yuan Jianyi’s prowess.

Speaking of which, he and Yuan Jianyi were from the same generation, yet now he was still stuck at Innate Nine Layers, while the other had surpassed everyone, making a name for himself in the Divine Origin Realm.

Although the three Silver Seal constables were all early-stage Divine Origin, the three of them together couldn’t defeat Yuan Jianyi; even defending was incredibly difficult, an undeniable cause for astonishment.

"Will that senior figure hidden in the shadows make a move?" Bu Lengchuan approached Luo Yan and asked softly.

"Maybe not," Luo Yan shook his head.

To prevent Gong Ziyu from escaping on that white bird, Lu Qifeng actually intended to have a Divinity Realm warrior lying in ambush.

However, Six Gates only had one Divinity Realm warrior—Divine Captor. As a Divine Captor, ambushing a mere none-Dan Realm youngster was out of the question— not only would it be a laughingstock if word got out, but Divine Captor himself would never really do such a thing.

So, Lu Qifeng enlisted help from the outside.

That was from Dragon Tiger Mountain, the very one Gong Ziyu had deceived leading to two deaths and one crippling among Zhang Family’s uncle and nephew.

For Dragon Tiger Mountain, Gong Ziyu was a life-and-death enemy, and letting Gong Ziyu live was a greater loss of face than anything else.

Northern Zhou was too far, and Dragon Tiger Mountain feared the same fate might befall another Divinity Realm if manipulated by Abbot Xinyuan again, but in Daqian, Dragon Tiger Mountain didn’t mind intervening.

Despite slim chances, what if Gong Ziyu truly showed up?

"It just never occurred to this old Taoist that Gong Ziyu wouldn’t come, and instead Yuan Jianyi did."

Outside Songzhao Town, the Divinity Realm warrior from Dragon Tiger Mountain, Zhang Jinggen, observed the situation within the town using his Divine Thought, smiling bitterly.

He couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He thought Dragon Tiger Mountain had already sacrificed enough face for Gong Ziyu; he did not expect that the Sword Palace would also throw away theirs for Yuan Jianyi.

Zhang Jinggen had actually intended to secretly intervene and drive Yuan Jianyi off, but before he could make a move, he felt the proverbial ’swords at his back’.

This was indeed like swords at his back. Two piercing gazes focused intently on Zhang Jinggen—should he make a move, the person behind him wouldn’t hesitate to strike him with two swords.

"Palace Master Qiu, the favor your disciple owes isn’t yours to pay. Is it worth making a move like this?" Zhang Jinggen said with a sour smile.

"It’s worth it," said Qiu Jiling, dressed in men’s clothing with sharp, fierce brows, her words brief yet resounding powerfully.

Yuan Jianyi valued favors too heavily. If he remained in debt, it would hinder his swordsmanship. As Yuan Jianyi’s Master, Qiu Jiling believed it was necessary to eliminate this hindrance for him.

Moreover, Gong Ziyu had recently also sent the corpse of a Japanese named Hattori Heiji, which was a way to avenge Sword Palace’s Kuang Yuan. Taking that into account, along with the other two favors owed by Yuan Jianyi, that summed up to three favors altogether.

Thus, Qiu Jiling planned to personally intervene and settle these favors once and for all.

After all, a move from a Divinity Realm warrior was definitely worth two favors.

Zhang Jinggen didn’t know about these convoluted twists and turns. Even if he did, Zhang Jinggen would still be unable to comprehend Qiu Jiling’s thought process.

Since when did two Divine Origin Realm favors require a Divinity Realm warrior to repay? If so, please let him know; Zhang Jinggen would willingly dedicate all of Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Divine Origin warriors for the task.

Zhang Jinggen watched as Yuan Jianyi nearly prevailed over those within the town, his thoughts stirring, contemplating if there was an opportunity to discreetly intervene.

However, just as this thought crossed his mind, the sword momentum at his back surged immensely, and the sense of threat soared.

He had almost forgotten about the Sword Heart of the Sword Palace.

Zhang Jinggen cursed inwardly; the Sword Heart of the Sword Palace was simply unreasonable, a hundred times more accurate than the instincts of a wild beast, noticing even the slightest movement.

"Palace Master Qiu, by acting this way, you are bound to offend both Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Six Gates," Zhang Jinggen still tried to persuade without giving up.

"What does it matter if I offend the Six Gates? Does Dragon Tiger Mountain really want to create another enemy at this time?" Qiu Jiling responded without any fear.

Previously, due to Zhang Yangping’s disastrous decisions, the Taoist temples under him had lost tens of thousands of Taoists, with one in the Divinity Realm dead and another in the True Pill Realm crippled. It was a significant blow to their Primordial Energy.

Now, with the Great Zen Temple eyeing them covetously, Dragon Tiger Mountain could not possibly afford to confront the Sword Palace directly.

Zhang Jinggen knew this as well, so he just sighed deeply and said, "Palace Master Qiu, with such assertiveness, you must be careful. Being too rigid can easily lead to breakage; a sword has two edges, beware of hurting others and yourself."

These words were really just the resentful rhetoric of Zhang Jinggen, but Qiu Jiling’s eyebrows shot up as he responded, "Would you dare to say that in front of the ’Sword God’?"

The ’Sword God,’ Nangong Duanjian, pursued the path of the Overlord Sword by the Sword God Lake in his youth. In terms of assertiveness and rigidity, his manner was even more extreme than Qiu Jiling’s current conduct.

It was said that Nangong Duanjian’s master had once spoken similar words to him and had given the successor position, meant for Nangong Duanjian, to his senior brother instead.

Especially these words, "Being too rigid can easily lead to breakage," were almost forbidden to Nangong Duanjian.

If Zhang Jinggen dared to repeat those words in front of Nangong Duanjian, he would inevitably have to experience how sharp the ’Sword God’s’ sword was.

Thus, Zhang Jinggen cowed and promptly left, "Since Palace Master Qiu says so, this old Taoist will not interfere anymore."

"Cowardly fool."

Qiu Jiling also disappeared quietly.

As the standoff continued outside the town, the townspeople remained unaware, and seeing Zhang Jinggen’s failure to intervene, Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan completely lost hope.

However, they still had to fight.

Otherwise, with three Silver Seal Divine Constables injured while protecting them—one even losing an arm—it would be totally unreasonable if Luo Yan and his companion simply surrendered without a fight.

"I have already restrained myself, make another move, and don’t blame me for showing no mercy," Yuan Jianyi warned as he watched the three Silver Seal Constables struggling on the ground.

Though not afraid of trouble, if he could avoid killing, there was still room for negotiation, and faces need not be completely torn.

However, despite intentionally holding back, Yuan Jianyi’s fierce Sword Qi still left deep wounds, with one of the Silver Seal Constables even losing an arm.

"You three have done your best; leave the rest to us," Bu Lengchuan took a deep breath, his blade shimmering with countless fine blade lights, swirling like mist around the blade edge.

Mastering the ’Dismantling Blade Style’ of the Blood Hand Divine Capture, Bu Lengchuan was intensely proficient, just one step away from advancing to the Divine Origin Realm.

But such strength was utterly useless in front of Yuan Jianyi.

Maybe against an ordinary early-stage warrior of the Divine Origin Realm, Bu Lengchuan could make a move, but against Yuan Jianyi, Bu Lengchuan didn’t even qualify to strike.

With one finger, carrying the sword light, he sliced through Bu Lengchuan’s blade and then left a huge sword mark across his chest and belly.

Just one finger resolved Bu Lengchuan.

Following that, capturing Luo Yan was just a matter of course.

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