86: Then fight

"Speak louder!"

A smile flashed across Jin Rilun's lips.

"Big Brother, teach me, Big Brother, teach me!"

Xiao Tianxiong shouted loudly. At this point, he no longer cared about his dignity. If this continued, he would surely die on the road.

Jin Rilun nodded in satisfaction.

He didn't hold it against Xiao Tianxiong for cursing him earlier and meticulously passed on all his experience to him.

Mainly, he was too bored alone, and the Demon Suppression Guard ignored him. Now that he finally had someone to talk to, he didn't want the other party to die on the road.

When Xiao Tianxiong applied the experience Jin Rilun had given him, he indeed felt much lighter and immediately found it miraculous.

"Big Brother is truly a Grandmaster! Your younger brother is impressed!"

At this moment, Xiao Tianxiong was thoroughly convinced. "Alas, if I hadn't encountered this ill-fated person, I would surely have sworn brotherhood with Big Brother, drinking and eating meat to our hearts' content. It's just a pity..."

Now that he was a prisoner, he didn't know when he would die.

"If it weren't for him, you and I would have no intersection. We are people from two different worlds. Perhaps this is fate!" Jin Rilun said indifferently.

"Indeed, Big Brother is truly a Grandmaster; your understanding is thorough."

Xiao Tianxiong said admiringly.

...

Dahe Prefecture, Sword King Sect.

The Elders were discussing animatedly, and more than a dozen Vajra Realm experts gathered in the main hall.

"What exactly does this Chu Jiang want to do?!"

"Does he think my Sword King Sect can be bullied?"

"Grand Elder, since you wanted to capture the people close to that kid, why didn't you have us act? Instead, you let a bandit Gang do it."

"You actually dispatched a Middle Stage Vajra Realm expert, and he failed three times in a row, being captured and killed on the spot by the Demon Suppression Guard."

An Elder raised a question, not because he thought Gu Hongchen had made a mistake, but because he felt he hadn't been ruthless or stable enough, instead exposing their tracks.

If they had let the Elders of their Sword King Sect act, dispatching seven or eight Vajra Realm experts...

A small county yamen.

Even if Chu Jiang had left behind some tricks, what could they do? Could they really overturn the heavens?

"I was just afraid of affecting the Sword King Sect, so I used some other methods to avoid having it traced back to us. Who would have thought the other party would be so unreliable."

"He actually didn't act personally, but instead sent the weakest Third Chieftain to capture the people."

Gu Hongchen was also filled with resentment. He had spent so many Cultivation resources, yet the matter wasn't accomplished. Instead, he had brought trouble upon himself, inviting an Subjugation from the Demon Suppression Division.

He hadn't originally intended to provoke Chu Jiang at this critical juncture.

It was just that a mysterious person had come to him.

The mysterious person said he had a grudge against Chu Jiang and found it inconvenient to act personally. So, he gave Gu Hongchen a Millennial Treasure Medicine, seven Xiaohuandan, seven Jade Flower Pills, and one Dahuan Pill.

He asked Gu Hongchen to act and capture Chu Jiang's acquaintances in White Stone County to hand over to him.

His plan was this:

A mere county yamen could be easily infiltrated by any Vajra Realm expert, and capturing a few people would be simple. The resources given by the mysterious person were too generous.

He wanted to outsource it to someone else, letting them act on his behalf.

He would pay a small price.

And he could keep most of the resources the mysterious person had given him for acting.

He wouldn't have to bear the risk himself.

Xiao Tianxiong of Qingfeng Stronghold was notoriously stubborn.

Even if he was captured, he could withstand torture.

There had been such precedents before; he would rather die than submit, making it extremely safe.

He wouldn't reveal his identity, and Gu Hongchen would remain safe and sound.

The result?

Xiao Tianxiong was captured by the Demon Suppression Guard. Not to mention a few days, he immediately revealed the Sword King Sect.

"Grand Elder, there's no need to worry. With Old Sect Leader here, a mere brat like Chu Jiang can't stir up much trouble!"

"What if Chu Jiang has broken through to the Grandmaster Realm?"

"Old Sect Leader already broke through to the Grandmaster Realm thirty years ago, and his strength is unfathomable to this day."

"How could he be matched by a newly promoted Grandmaster?"

The Elders said coldly, not taking Chu Jiang's arrival seriously.

Old Sect Leader Li Haoran was the Sword King Sect's greatest Genius in a hundred years, breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm at the age of thirty-five.

He was a god in the eyes of countless Sword King Sect Disciples.

Perhaps it was because of Li Haoran's Heaven-Defying talent that he exhausted the Sword King Sect's Luck for a hundred years.

After that, no one else ever broke through to the Grandmaster Realm.

"Reporting to the Elders, Demon Suppression Guards have appeared near the Sword King Sect and are rapidly approaching!"

A Sword King Sect Disciple eagerly entered the main hall.

Immediately,

Over a dozen Elders instantly exited the main hall and rushed to the Sword King Sect's mountain gate.

Soon,

An Aura of horses trampling mountains and rivers rushed from not far away.

Nearly two hundred iron cavalry galloped, making the earth tremble.

It was like thousands of soldiers and horses thundering forward.

The Elders' gazes were not on these Demon Suppression Guards, but on the Golden Eagle in the sky.

Chu Jiang.

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the Golden Eagle, resting with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

Dressed in a Vice Qianhu kirin uniform, holding the Blood Sun Saber, his Face was cold, and his Aura was overbearing.

He instantly disappeared from the Azure-Eyed Golden Eagle, falling into the sky.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Thunder surged beneath his feet, transforming into lightning shadows, as if he were treading on lightning through the void.

"Qianhu Chu is mighty!"

"Qianhu Chu is invincible!"

The Demon Suppression Guards below shouted loudly, their voices shaking the clouds.

His vast Qi and blood were like an ocean.

Just his Aura alone made the dozen or so Elders of the Sword King Sect breathe rapidly.

Just at this moment,

Boom!

Bang!

A similarly majestic figure streaked across the sky, flying out from the Sword King Sect's Forbidden Ground.

A middle-aged man in a white sword robe appeared, with his hands clasped behind his back. His endless sword Aura offset some of the pressure, allowing the Sword King Sect Elders to breathe.

Grandmaster Late Stage!

Chu Jiang's eyes narrowed. The person in front of him was not simple.

Although he was in the same Realm as Jin Rilun, their combat power was not on the same level.

One was a Grandmaster who had broken through by meeting the lowest standards, while the other was a Genius-type Grandmaster. Even if they were in the same Realm, Jin Rilun would be instantly killed.

This person was worthy of him using his saber.

"Greetings, Old Sect Leader!"

The Elders' Faces were filled with joy, and they all began to bow.

"Hmm!"

Li Haoran nodded.

He fixed his gaze on Chu Jiang and said indifferently, "Qianhu Chu, the attack on the county yamen has nothing to do with my Sword King Sect, but my Sword King Sect is willing to offer some compensation to resolve this minor conflict."

"This matter ends here, how about it?"

The Elders were shocked.

They didn't know what the Old Sect Leader was planning. Chu Jiang had come knocking on their door so ostentatiously, and instead of teaching him a lesson, they were going to offer compensation.

What kind of logic was this?

But they could only question it in their hearts, not daring to openly challenge him.

But only Li Haoran knew.

Chu Jiang's strength was very strong. After he broke through to the Grandmaster Realm, he was invincible among those of the same rank. In the Demon Suppression Division, apart from Commander Zuo, no one had ever given him such a great sense of oppression.

"Old man, you only know how to compensate!"

"Attacking the county yamen is tantamount to rebellion!"

"How can it be dismissed with a single word from you?"

Attacking the county yamen, killing the demon catchers, and laying hands on those close to him—he called this a minor conflict.

Gu Hongchen was able to secretly instruct Qingfeng Stronghold to attack the county yamen. As the Sect Master, Li Haoran must have known about it and allowed it, or even participated in it.

Chu Jiang said coldly:

"When this Qianhu destroys the Sword King Sect, everything inside will still be mine!"

A cold killing intent was released from Li Haoran's eyes: "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

"This Venerable One is giving you three points of deference out of respect for Commander Zuo's Face. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

As the Sword King Sect's greatest Genius in a hundred years, he also had his own arrogance.

Saying a few good words to a junior was already considered losing Face.

If they couldn't agree, then they would fight.