Chapter 495
Chapter 495
Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.
On the official road, dust was flying, and two horses galloped past with the sound of hoofbeats.
It attracted the attention and admiration of passers-by.
The two horses are both pure white horses, running like flying, without any stray hairs. At a glance, you can tell that they are expensive, and the rider is either rich or noble.
The two of them were Taizu Yan and the young Emperor Wu Ping who had changed into casual clothes and traveled.
"Ancestor... why do we choose this time to go to Dao Dao Sect?" Emperor Wu Ping looked slightly nervous.
In the years since the Immortal Sect was so powerful, he had hardly left the imperial city, let alone this trip out of the imperial capital.
When Emperor Yonghe was in power, the immortals were guests, and the prince had to be careful when traveling; but when he ascended the throne, the disputes between immortals and mortals had resumed, and it was even more difficult to leave the palace.
This experience of being taken out of the palace by Taizu Yan was actually his first time.
Taizu Yan’s face was as dark as water.
After several conversations with Qiao Gui, he had fully understood the other party's intentions.
So after that drinking session, he took Emperor Wu Ping out of the palace.
"Qiao Gui is already at the pinnacle of martial arts in the world and can be called the strongest in the world. Wherever he has been in the past six months, even the Immortal Sect has to retreat, temporarily avoiding the sharp edge and unable to escape."
Taizu Yan said:
"The Dao Dao Sect was also the faintest among the nine immortal sects in the past, and now it is the last immortal sect in Kyushu."
"After half a year, Qiao Gui suddenly decided to go to the Dao Dao Sect in person. It was obviously targeted: there should be a way to deal with the Dao Dao Sect's mountain-protecting formation."
"So...this next thing."
He turned his head and stared at his descendants who had been separated for many generations:
"The pinnacle of human martial arts goes to the last immortal sect in the world. The outcome of this battle, regardless of success or failure, will drastically change the pattern of Kyushu."
"Whether the peace of the past six months will be completely shattered from today on, or whether there will be another turning point... it all depends on this day."
"My child, since you are the emperor, you are also the co-lord of the nine states."
Taizu Yan slowed down his tone and said solemnly:
"Even if you can't go to the battlefield in person, you should still see it with your own eyes and witness it."
Emperor Wu Ping's face turned slightly pale, and he unconsciously tightened the reins in his hands. It was obvious that the tension in his heart was almost overflowing.
He did not practice martial arts when he was a prince.
Because of the respected status, there is no need to practice martial arts, and even if you practice martial arts, it will be useless.
It was only after he inherited the throne that he began to practice martial arts under the eyes of a martial arts giant like Yan Taizu. After a few years, he could barely develop his inner strength.
So he also knew that it would be a huge risk to enter that battlefield with his martial arts skills, even if he just watched the battle from a distance...even if Taizu Yan was watching.
He just murmured a few times with his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Since our ancestors said so, it's natural to take a closer look." Emperor Wu Ping replied seriously.
Taizu Yan said "hmm" with a hint of approval in his eyes.
He knew that if Emperor Yonghe or other princes of Emperor Yonghe came, they would not be in danger personally as long as he was there to guard them.
"You have some backbone...but you still have to remember that you have to come even if I don't ask you to come."
Taizu Yan spoke.
At this time, more and more people gradually appeared in the official road ahead, all of them were performing Qinggong, tapping their toes lightly on the ground, and passing by on the road.
Among them there are many who have outstanding light skills, and their speed is no less than that of ordinary good horses.
"I think these are martial arts warriors from Jiuzhou who came here after hearing the news." Taizu Yan introduced casually:
"The movement of the Qiao family is not small. There is a strange phenomenon in the sky and a long rainbow shines across the sun. It is normal for people to come after hearing the news. Don't pay too much attention---"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Taizu cast a sharp look and landed on a small hill. He raised his hand and pulled up the reins to rein in the horse, slowing down the horse at his feet.
Yan Taizu was the leader of martial arts three hundred years ago, and he is still a leader in martial arts today. Ordinary martial artists cannot understand him.
Naturally, the person who can make him pay special attention is not an ordinary martial artist...
The group of people on the hill are different from the other Jianghu people, with completely different temperaments.
There are people who look like Confucian scholars in long robes, and there are also strange people with stone-like skin and a height of more than two meters. There are even people who open their eyes with a horizontal line between their eyebrows and stare into the distance.
"That's right, the ups and downs of the world are inseparable from Tingchao Lou's eyes. For this grand event, people from Tingchao Lou will naturally show up, but--"
Taizu Yan looked in front of these people.
Standing at the front of the crowd in Tingchao Tower was a handsome white-faced scholar.
It was Nian Chaosheng, the owner of Tingchao Tower.
"Is he the master of Tingchao Tower reading Chaosheng?" Taizu Yan's heart moved slightly.
Tingchao Tower has existed longer than the Great Yan Dynasty. Even he, an immortal in the world, has never seen the true appearance of the owner of Tingchao Tower.
This person's dragon is extremely mysterious and has been behind the scenes for a long time.
But at this time, it finally appeared.
Taizu Yan thought of this.
At this moment, Yan Taizu's heart suddenly tightened and he looked up at the sky.
But there was a thunderous roar in the distance, and the location of the Dao Dao Sect was gradually revealed from the heavy fog.
The clouds in the sky rolled back like a whirlpool, and a figure emerged from the clouds.
Such a vision can subconsciously feel a strong sense of danger and oppression even if you don't need a master of divine refining like Yan Taizu.
"In the Dao Dao Sect, is there still a Supreme Elder from the He Dao stage still alive?"
Listening to Chaosheng, the master of Chaolou, frowned quietly at this moment.
While the martial arts warriors were still confused, his figure turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"He left?" Taizu Yan also frowned.
In addition to Tingchao Tower, the Jianghu guests actually came because of the invincible Qiao Gui.
These martial arts warriors actually know very little about immortal monks.
Only Nian Chaosheng, the owner of Tingchao Tower, who did not look like a pure martial arts person, revealed the identity of the figure in the sky...
"The Supreme Elder of Dao Dao Sect?" Taizu Yan also frowned.
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"Ancestor..."
"Master Lingyuan has finally appeared!"
"We, the Great Dao Sect, still have foundation, we still have foundation! How can we allow mortals to run wild!"
When Patriarch Lingyuan appeared, the Dao Dao Sect monks almost burst into tears.
This past six months has been so difficult!
The Qiao family stayed at the gate of Daozong Mountain and could not leave, and those who left could not return.
It was supposed to be a retreat, but the Xianghuo Taoist Temple was also uprooted by the Qiao family, and its foundation was hollowed out by the Qiao family.
In the past six months, all they could do was watch the mana they had worked so hard to accumulate drain away in the cave...
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No one wants to try the experience of seclusion, like Elder Qingzhuo who practiced in seclusion from the Nascent Soul stage to the Golden Elixir stage.
This kind of feeling really makes these monks' lives worse than death.
But now it's different.
Patriarch Lingyuan is an ancient person who only appears in the portraits of the ancestors in the main peak of the sect.
Since the great changes in the world and the turmoil in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, there has not been a single Hedao monk in Kyushu.
"Please ask the Patriarch to take action and kill the devil of the Qiao family!"
"Please take action, Patriarch Lingyuan!"
Amidst the uncontrollable shouts, Qiao Mu also raised his head and looked at the sky.
His eyes widened slightly, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously raised slightly. Something seemed to open up in his heart.
Qiao Muyuan opened his eyes and grinned. He seemed to be more expectant and excited than the Dao Sect monks as he strode into the Dao Sect's mountain gate.
With every step he took, his figure grew slightly taller, with thick muscles covering his body like armor, and his figure gradually grew to about three meters tall.
"Well said!"
"Come on! Do it!"
He raised his hand and pulled.
The huge hand that suddenly surged tore off the plaque of Daodao Zongshan Gate. The treasure light exploded in an instant and was crushed to pieces by him.
"For the prosperity of this immortal world, kill me, Qiao Gui!" He grinned.
At this moment, Qiao Mu looked up at the sky, but his eyes seemed to be emitting a fascinating light.
The so-called greatest secret of the Immortal Sect, the Patriarch in the small world of Dongtian, finally appeared.
This also means...
After more than ten thousand years.
At this moment, he finally saw the end point.
At this moment, his whole body's true energy overflowed, and wherever he looked, the void twisted and erupted with a sharp sword light.
"This young man..." Patriarch Lingyuan, who had just stepped out of the small world, seemed very calm.
He raised his eyelids slightly, his Taoist robes fluttered, and the precious light shrouded the surroundings, blocking the sharp sword light coming from behind him.
He glanced at Qiao Mu, and also at the nine flesh and blood clones with similar looks behind Qiao Mu, and the expression on his face rippled.
"Don't worry." He said slowly:
"After the spiritual energy declined, the Immortality Sect secretly guided a mortal martial arts path in the human world in order to open up a new path to immortality."
"Qiao Gui, in this world of thin spiritual energy, you have mastered the martial arts of mortals to an unprecedented level. It is indeed extremely rare."
"But you must also know...the roads in this world are not castles in the air. They are more or less built on the shoulders of those who came before us."
He paused and said slowly: "There is nothing new under this sky."
"So what?" Qiao Mu narrowed his eyes.
"Did you know..." Patriarch Lingyuan said:
"In ancient times, there was actually another line of ancient body refiners in the Immortal Way, who coexisted side by side with my generation of Qi refiners."
"Physical refiners temper their bodies, which some people call body cultivation, but this lineage is not prevalent in this world." Patriarch Lingyuan continued:
"But regardless of whether you are a Qi practitioner or a physical practitioner, they all reach the same goal through different paths, seeking immortality and immortality."
"And you and your Qiao family." Patriarch Lingyuan's eyes fell on Qiao Mu, the flesh and blood clones and others:
"I heard that mortals call immortal cultivators like us 'foreigners', but if we take it seriously..." Patriarch Lingyuan's eyes fell on the burly body of the tree, which was more than three meters high. His eyes moved slightly and he said :
"Qiao Gui, do you really think you can still be considered a mortal?"
"What do you want to say?" Qiao Mu listened expressionlessly.
"It's hard for a mortal to live more than a century in this world, and a hundred is considered auspicious."
"And how could it be possible that your martial arts, which are at the pinnacle and unrivaled in the world, could only be developed in just a few decades?" Patriarch Lingyuan also smiled and said:
"You have already gone far beyond mortals. If we are considered strangers, why can you be considered mortals?"
"Qiao Gui!" Patriarch Lingyuan suddenly shouted, and the sound was like thunder, resounding throughout the surroundings:
"Stop pretending that you are still a mortal. Your nature has long been completely different from that of ordinary mortals. How can there be any 'mortal' in this world who is three meters tall and whose body shape changes as he pleases?"
The sound really resounded around like rolling thunder.
This is not a metaphor. When he spoke, dark clouds in the sky had already enveloped the earth.
At the same time as the words sounded, the winding electric light split the heavy lead clouds, and the deafening thunder shook all directions.
Not to mention Arbor.
Even Elder Qingzhuo and others of the Dao Dao Sect, and even the martial arts people watching from a distance outside the mountain gate of the Dao Dao Sect, felt in their hearts...
Damn, there is some truth in what he said.
Patriarch Lingyuan looked at Qiao Mu quietly.
After reentering the world, his cultivation was disappearing with every breath, but he showed a strange calmness and was extremely patient.
"Qiao Gui."
"Your martial arts, the martial arts of the Qiao family are indeed unique. In this world with thin spiritual energy, even the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect in the past has to avoid the edge for a while." Patriarch Lingyuan said slowly:
"The Qiao family is no less important than any other immortal sect in the human world, but... if we look forward, where will your path to martial arts be? How to practice, how to live forever, how to break through the world and ascend?"
When Patriarch Lingyuan said this, a smile slowly appeared on his lips, and he pointed a finger.
The clouds turned into snow-white color again, and they gathered together at his fingertips, turning into stairs to the sky, one after another, with the end facing the tree.
"Today's Qiao family can become the tenth 'Wuxian Sect' outside the Nine Heavens, standing side by side with us."
"At that time, you and I are both Taoist friends, and we can also communicate with each other about the classics left by the true immortals in the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect."
When these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar.
Not to mention the Jianghu people, even the Dao Dao Sect monks did not expect that the Lingyuan Patriarch from the small world would say such words.
The trees also showed strange colors.
"My Qiao family has destroyed several immortal sects." Qiao Mu was quite surprised:
"Many of the Dao Dao Sect's monks died at the hands of my Qiao family, including the current headmaster of your Dao Dao Sect..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Patriarch Lingyuan waving his hand:
"I have said it before, there is nothing new under the sky. What has been done must be done again, and what has been done must be done again."
"Since ancient times, there have been as many as nineteen great immortal sects in this world that have ascended to true immortality."
"The years have changed, and the seas have changed. The nine heavens and ten lands once fought against each other in several turmoils, and half of them were destroyed. Among them, there were also several immortal sects that were destroyed in the hands of our Dao Sect. And in recent years, nearly half of them have been destroyed... It’s nothing new.”
"Qiao Gui, it is normal for immortal sects to conquer each other, and life-and-death fights are a law that has never changed since the beginning of time."
Patriarch Lingyuan said slowly:
"Whether it's a sect or a family, the so-called 'blood feud' is just a far-fetched idea for ordinary people. Why should otherworldly practitioners like you and me indulge in it?"
"Abandoning attachments and desires, leaving only a heart for the Tao. This is the immortal way for our practitioners."
"If you indulge in mortal desires, you will have many joys and sorrows on the road to eternal life. Why bother to find shackles and set up shackles for yourself?"
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