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Chapter 469 Suppression with One Blade
Chapter 469 Suppressing with a Single Slash
"The True Lord Shuyu is still so domineering; that girl is probably going to suffer a bit."
Among the crowd outside the city gate, a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair and beard moved his eyes slightly and transmitted his thoughts telepathically.
Not all Nascent Soul True Monarchs are as concerned with pomp and circumstance as True Monarch Shuyu, even at the cost of antagonizing True Monarchs of the Mirror Moon Sect.
Li Haichuan was one of them.
He was born in the Baixi Mountain of the Yanjing Mountain Annihilation Realm, and was the ancestor of the Li family, with the honorific title of "True Lord Baixia".
The Li family has been dedicated to alchemy for generations, and is especially skilled in refining unique third-tier precious pills that stabilize golden cores and harmonize the metal element. They are quite famous in the Diyan region and can be considered a Nascent Soul family of moderate size.
However, although the Sanxia Li family is a Nascent Soul family, it is still within the sphere of influence of the Mirror Moon Sect.
Every so often, the Sanxia Li family needs to offer a certain number of third-tier precious pills to the Jingyue Sect and accept some alchemy commissions in order to survive in peace.
Even Li Haichuan himself needed to be nominally a guest elder of the Jingyue Sect to strengthen his relationship with the sect's supreme elder.
The reason is simple: the pursuit of immortality is a cycle. Cultivators in the Mountain Annihilation Realm who wish to cultivate immortality cannot bypass the Mirror Moon Sect, the most powerful force in this realm.
If the Sanxia Li family wants to acquire resources and opportunities within this circle, they must cultivate a good relationship with the Jingyue Sect. Otherwise, if they are not careful and offend the sect, they will face death and extermination of their clan.
It was precisely because of this that upon learning that True Martial Lord was preparing to hold an auction, and that among the items for auction was a precious elixir like the Golden Elixir of Crossing the Liquid, Li Haichuan rushed to the Capital Protectorate immediately.
Unfortunately, adding flowers to brocade is not as good as providing charcoal in the snow; Chen Zi'ang, the Mirror Moon Daoist, rose to prominence too early.
The Li family missed the best opportunity to invest in connections, so they can only try to get closer to Zhenwu Zhenjun now.
"Won't Fellow Daoist Li do the Mirror Moon Sect a favor?"
The handsome cultivator, dressed in a black robe, transmitted his thoughts through divine sense.
He was not a cultivator at the Earthly Realm, so there was no need for him to offend a powerful late-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch for the sake of True Martial True Monarch.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, please don't joke. I am merely an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. In the eyes of True Monarch Shuyu, what difference is there between me and that Golden Core girl? I am nothing more than a slightly larger ant!"
Li Haichuan said self-deprecatingly, "Forcing my way in would only bring shame upon myself."
He couldn't afford to offend either the Mirror Moon Sect or True Lord Shuyu.
To avoid ending up pleasing neither side, standing aside and protecting himself is the best option at this moment.
Upon hearing this, the black-robed cultivator gave Li Haichuan a deep look.
Among the Nascent Soul True Monarchs he had seen, Li Haichuan was undoubtedly a unique figure, actually comparing himself to a Golden Core True Monarch and jokingly calling himself an ant.
However, the black-robed cultivator did not underestimate Li Haichuan in the slightest; on the contrary, he felt a greater sense of apprehension towards him.
Compared to True Monarch Shuyu, this Nascent Soul True Monarch who doesn't even care about saving face may not be as powerful, but he is definitely difficult to deal with.
"Indeed, Mr. Ji was oversimplifying things."
Ji Yue nodded slightly and looked at the Golden Core female cultivator.
His purpose in coming to Duhu City this time was to see the fourth-tier mystic array that appeared at the auction and the possible fourth-tier mystic array master.
It's good that Li Haichuan didn't make a move; he could take this opportunity to observe Zhenwu Zhenjun's strength before considering his next course of action.
boom!
Above the sky, the oppressive aura of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator rapidly converged, forming an illusory ice dragon visible only to a Nascent Soul True Monarch, which then crashed down.
Shu You's pupils contracted, and the magical power within her body suddenly froze.
The gap between a Golden Core cultivator and a Nascent Soul cultivator is like an insurmountable chasm.
Shu You held the Protectorate City Token in her hand, but she didn't even have the chance to activate her divine sense and unleash the Zhou Tian Twelve Protectors Formation. Under the undeniable pressure of the True Monarch, her knees buckled and she knelt down in the direction of the jade carriage.
hateful!"
A hint of horror and humiliation flashed in Shu You's eyes as she tried to resist the oppressive aura of the True Monarch.
But she couldn't even struggle; it was as if her body was completely under her control.
"Bullying the weak with the strong, Lord Shuyu is truly awe-inspiring!"
A cold snort rang out, and the overwhelming pressure of the True Monarch that had suppressed heaven and earth quietly disappeared, causing Shu You to relax. She barely managed to stop her knees, straighten her chest, and look towards the source of the sound.
As expected, at this very moment, a broad, reassuring figure stood before her, shielding her from the wind and rain, and bearing all the pressure.
"Are you alright?"
Chen Beiwu turned around and glanced at Shu You.
The auction was about to begin, and to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he had not left the city of Duhu, but instead stayed in the city lord's mansion to carefully experience the power of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
Especially during this period, he could vaguely see the prototype of that Creation Yuan Technique, so he did not come out of seclusion and handed over all the reception matters to Shu Dong. He did not expect that these twists and turns would occur.
"Fellow Daoist Zhenwu, you flatter me. I was merely giving this junior a light punishment to teach him a lesson for his rudeness."
Upon seeing Chen Beiwu, True Monarch Shuyu's attitude changed, and her tone became gentler: "On the path of cultivation, there is an order of seniority and respect. This junior does not respect True Monarch and is lacking in the way of maintaining reverence. I will discipline him on his behalf to help him understand his true nature and prevent him from causing trouble in the future due to inappropriate words and deeds."
At this point, True Monarch Shuyu paused slightly: "If I had truly intended to bully the weak, this junior would have already perished."
Since True Lord Zhenwu has personally come to receive her, she should naturally give him face and there is no need to hold a grudge against a female cultivator at the Golden Core stage.
"Our Mirror Moon Sect has its own rules. Even if our disciples have shortcomings, they should be disciplined by our Mirror Moon cultivators. You don't need to overstep your bounds," Chen Beiwu said protectively.
Today is different from the past. He is now a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, whose strength is far beyond that of a newly promoted True Monarch.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are very few Nascent Soul True Monarchs within the Diyan territory who can make Chen Beiwu wary, not including True Monarch Shuyu, who only has the cultivation of the late Nascent Soul stage.
To put it bluntly, the fact that True Monarch Shuyu dared to attack Shuyou in the Protectorate City was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Beast Taming lineage, showing a disregard for the rules of the Protectorate City.
If Chen Beiwu, as the city lord, cannot even protect the deputy head of the Beast Taming lineage and fails to regain his prestige, most Earth Realm cultivators will doubt the absolute protection rule of the Duhu City and lose trust in it.
The reason is simple: if the city can't even protect its own people, how could it possibly protect the cultivators who buy the city's cave dwellings?
"Oh, what does True Martial Lord mean?"
Sensing the subtext in Chen Beiwu's words, True Monarch Shuyu's expression turned cold, and he stopped addressing Chen Beiwu as "fellow Daoist."
She had already taken a step back, but Chen Ziang was taking advantage of her and pushing his luck.
"It's simple, just take my knife."
Chen Beiwu raised his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the jade carriage, his tone calm.
"If you can handle this, then this matter is settled."
"If you can't catch it, then you'll die and perish here."
These words shocked everyone present.
The cultivators near the city gate all looked on in disbelief.
What did they hear?
In order to stand up for the deputy head of the Beast Taming lineage, Zhenwu Zhenjun actually proposed to settle the karmic debt with a single strike.
What an overbearing and arrogant declaration! It's as if they don't care about late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators at all!
Li Haichuan and Ji Yue exchanged a glance, both able to see the surprise in each other's eyes.
They acknowledged that True Monarch Zhenwu was an unparalleled genius of the Mirror Moon Sect, but his desire to kill True Monarch Shuyu with a single strike while only at the early Nascent Soul stage was nothing short of a fantasy!
After all, there is a huge gap of two minor realms between True Martial Lord and True Jade Lord.
However, if it is Zhenwu Zhenjun bluffing, then it doesn't quite make sense.
Such an unparalleled true lord and genius would never speak empty words; he must have a certain degree of confidence.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, what do you think?" Li Haichuan asked telepathically.
"I can't see through it, nor can I understand it," Ji Yue said in a complicated tone. "Perhaps True Monarch Zhenwu has recently cultivated a powerful profound technique that allows him to kill enemies beyond his realm, and he wants to test it on True Monarch Shuyu."
Even though he possessed the inheritance of the ancient Dao Sect, he wouldn't dare to presume to kill a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with a single strike while only at the early Nascent Soul stage; that would be tantamount to being a madman.
"What kind of profound and deadly move could kill a True Monarch who transcends two realms? I really can't figure it out." Li Haichuan gave a wry smile.
As far as he knew, even the most domineering and brutal of the three major demonic sects in the Western Realm, the Twelve Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, which could exchange lives for lives, could not make up for the gap between the early Nascent Soul stage and the later Nascent Soul stage.
"You'll see soon enough; True Martial Lord is not one to speak recklessly," Ji Yue said solemnly.
At the same time, upon hearing the clan leader's domineering declaration, Shu You stood there stunned, looking at Chen Beiwu's back, feeling quite moved.
For her sake, the lord actually wanted to kill True Lord Shuyu on the spot. What a great favor this is!
It's a pity the master of the lineage wasn't interested in women, otherwise she would have gone to great lengths to please him.
Just then, the jade carriage's beaded curtain slid open silently, revealing a slender hand with a wrist as white as frost and fingers as delicate as scallions.
Immediately, a slender and graceful figure slowly stepped out of the car.
She was dressed in a flowing palace gown, the skirt trailing on the ground, her beauty unparalleled. A few strands of hair fell to the side of her neck, revealing her exquisite face with a half-smile.
Do you know what you're saying?
As soon as Yun Chuyao finished speaking, the immense pressure of a late-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch was unleashed. The crimson sky that had been bathed in the setting sun suddenly changed dramatically, the temperature plummeted, and heavy snow began to fall.
"Should I repeat myself?"
Chen Beiwu remained expressionless. A faint light flashed from his storage ring, revealing a mysterious blade.
Seeing this, True Monarch Yun Chuyao was furious and laughed coldly: "Very well, I'd like to see how you're going to kill me with a single strike!"
She had cultivated for over 1,900 years, met Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarchs, and experienced countless tribulations, but she had never seen such an arrogant newly promoted True Monarch.
Could it be that Chen Zi'ang thinks that if he can kill the Crimson Dragon True Lord, he can kill him as well?
ridiculous!
If this strike doesn't satisfy her, Yun Chuyao will teach Chen Ziang a painful lesson, even if it means leaving for another realm.
With a fine whetstone laid out before him, Chen Beiwu didn't bother with any more words and directly drew his sword.
"Clang!"
There was no build-up of momentum, no unusual phenomena.
Chen Beiwu, merely by holding his sword, saw through the true nature of Shuyu Zhenjun through his mastery of swordsmanship.
In an instant, all inspiration vanished, the sound disappeared, and the colors faded away. In Chen Beiwu's eyes, Yun Chuyao suddenly transformed into a series of constantly pulsating and twisting lines.
With the divine as the bond and the intent of the blade, severing cause and effect—this is the terrifying power of the blade's intent, even though Chen Beiwu has only taken a half-step into this realm.
"boom!"
Due to his cultivation level, Chen Beiwu did not go all out. He lightly slashed the thickest line of cause and effect on Yun Chuyao's body with his Xuan Blade.
As the blade flashed, the sky was silently torn apart.
As the snow melted, Shuyu Zhenjun's face stiffened, and a faint bloodstain slowly appeared from her left shoulder to her right waist, completely staining her Liuxia Palace dress red. Her aura instantly plummeted to rock bottom.
Can't stop!
Faced with this bizarre strike, all the defensive treasures she carried were completely useless, and even her prized Ice Jade Dharma Image had little effect.
"Fifth realm of swordsmanship? You've been hiding it well!"
Yun Chuyao frowned slightly and spoke calmly, as if she were not the one who had been cut in half.
"You're just one step away from survival, otherwise you wouldn't have had a chance to live." Chen Beiwu sheathed his sword, his expression calm.
How could this be? Chen Zi'ang is actually a peerless sword master who has taken a half-step into the realm of sword intent soaring to the heavens!
Ji Yue stared blankly at that figure, his pride shattering instantly.
How could there be such a prodigy in the world of cultivation? A Nascent Soul True Monarch who is not even a hundred years old!
According to the rumors circulating outside, Chen Zi'ang is a Beast Taming True Monarch who is skilled in the art of beast taming and thus founded the Beast Taming lineage in the Mirror Moon Sect.
Rumor has it that Chen Zi'ang was able to cross the border and kill Blood Marrow True Lord and Bitter Soul True Lord because he relied on the group attack of the Demon Kings of Moxia.
In the end, he turned out to be an absolute peerless sword master!
Yes, that's right. Even though Chen Zi'ang hasn't fully mastered the Soaring Blade Intent yet, he can still be called the Peerless Blade Master.
The reason is simple: sword cultivators and saber cultivators are not uncommon in the Southern Wilderness. Every major cultivation sect has geniuses who cultivate saber and sword paths. In fact, the Xuanjian Pavilion, one of the five major sects in the Earth Evolution Realm, is a major cultivation sect that specializes in cultivating peerless sword cultivators.
Even so, there are very few sword cultivators in the Xuanjian Pavilion who can comprehend the fourth realm of swordsmanship.
Even the pillar of Xuanjian Pavilion, the Sword Master Xiaoyao, recognized as the number one swordsman among the five major sects of the Earthly Realm, has only touched the threshold of the fifth realm of swordsmanship and grasped a trace of sword intent.
Swords and sabers are inseparable. To some extent, Chen Zi'ang's mastery of the saber is comparable to that of the Carefree Sword Master, making him arguably the number one saber cultivator in the Earthly Realm.
No wonder Chen Zi'ang dared to speak so confidently and kill Shuyu Zhenjun with a single strike.
"this----"
Shu You stared blankly at the bloodstains on Shuyu Zhenjun's body, her shock barely concealed.
She knew that her lord was very powerful and never spoke carelessly, but she did not expect that a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would be so weak under his command.
"Are you still going to pretend?" Chen Beiwu glanced at Shuyu Zhenjun: "I said before, if you can handle this, this matter will end here."
Once he said he would strike, he would strike; Chen Beiwu never went back on his word.
His goal is indeed to establish his authority!
However, since True Monarch Shuyu was able to withstand 60% of his power in a single strike and remain unharmed, it suggests that the other party is likely hiding his true cultivation level and is a True Monarch at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, thus qualifying to reconcile with him.
"I was not pretending. Your attack was truly unbelievable. I am completely convinced of my defeat."
Yun Chuyao's brows furrowed tightly, like Xi Shi clutching her heart, her tone revealing a hint of weakness, no longer displaying her previous imposing manner.
That last strike was truly ruthless, directly taking her life and leaving a wound that would never heal.
Fortunately, her cultivation method was special, allowing her to die in someone else's place without revealing her presence, barely maintaining some dignity and putting on a show of bravado, thus gaining the upper hand.
But Yun Chuyao was very clear about one thing: it didn't matter if she looked weak, since she couldn't have taken that blow without getting injured. The key was to maintain enough confidence.
Otherwise, if she were to reveal her true colors to Chen Zi'ang, she would likely find it difficult to leave the Protectorate City alive.