Chapter 119 My greatsword is itching for a fight.

"Elder Li, your divination skills are famously unreliable! It's hard to believe you still trust yourself so much!"

Someone in the crowd teased.

Elder Li tugged at his goat beard and snorted coldly:

"What do you know?"

"My art of divination has always been unreliable for small matters but accurate for big ones!"

"Hahahaha..."

The crowd burst into laughter again; the area inside and outside the city gate was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"Alright! Stop laughing!"

"Let's set off now!"

Chen Fenghua, the Great Grandmaster of the Hidden Sword Palace, spoke, and the crowd's smiles faded.

Chen Fenghua looked at the middle-aged man walking beside him and said:

"Brother Wang, let's go!"

"Hmm!"

The Great Grandmaster from the Tongzhou Governors Mansion nodded. The group left Cangzhou Prefecture and headed towards Longhua Prefecture, accompanied by Pan Ze, a Grandmaster from the Marquis Mansion.

As they left, countless people who had been watching closely hurried away from the city gate.

In the Jianghu, the winds and clouds were rising once again!

【Cultivation: Eighth Realm, Celestial Phenomenon Middle Stage】

【Cultivation Technique: Three Points Returning to Origin Qi (Eighth Layer 146325 / 500000)】

【Martial Skill: Stunning Shot (Minor Achievement 2648 / 6000), Six Arts of Arrogant Cold (Major Achievement 24800 / 30000)】

【Experience Points: 10000】

On a hillside, Yan Chu's eyes suddenly snapped open, his gaze sharp as a blade.

Clang!

The azure nether saber unsheathed. A massive blade aura over a hundred meters long whistled out, striking the hillside where he stood with a boom and carving a cut of unknown depth.

"Good!"

Yan Chu smiled confidently. "With my current cultivation, this strike is more than forty meters long; it's much stronger than Nie Feng and his son!"

Even if the enemy ran another forty meters, it wouldn't do them any good!

After leaving the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, he had stopped here for a moment.

In less than half an hour, he had comprehended the Six Arts of Arrogant Cold to the Major Achievement Realm.

Only at this level did the speed slow down.

Even with his Wood Blade state, he couldn't continue to Cultivate the Six Arts of Arrogant Cold to the subtle realm in a short time.

Fortunately, he had prepared 10,000 experience points, which were meant for this very moment...

Half a day later, in Linshui Prefecture.

Ever since the Gao Family was slaughtered, Linshui Prefecture had fallen into a brief chaos.

However, the Raging Flood Dragon Gang soon entered the scene, coordinating with the local Six Doors to quickly stabilize the chaotic situation.

The Raging Flood Dragon Gang naturally replaced the Gao Family, becoming the number one force in Linshui Prefecture.

Of course, in this situation, the Raging Flood Dragon Gang expanded aggressively, inevitably absorbing experts from all over. The previous Big Black Mountain had now joined the Raging Flood Dragon Gang, becoming one of its branch helms.

Yan Chu never bothered with these matters; Han Yunlu and others handled them all.

Now that he had arrived in Linshui Prefecture, he did not go to the Raging Flood Dragon Gang branch, but instead appeared at the Six Doors.

At this moment, inside the Six Doors.

In the main hall, the Commander of the Six Fan School sat alone behind a desk, flipping through a file.

It recorded all the big and small events that had occurred since the Raging Flood Dragon Gang took over Linshui Prefecture.

It had to be said that the new Gang Leader Han truly had capability.

There were no small number of experts who had defected to the Raging Flood Dragon Gang, but they were all kept in check by her.

Of course, this was inevitably based on the foundation of Yan Chu's Grandmaster-level combat power; otherwise, relying on a woman alone would not have made so many experts bow down to her.

Thinking of this, the Commander of the Six Fan School couldn't help but want to find time to visit her.

"Someone, come—"

He raised his head, intending to call someone to deliver a visiting card to the Raging Flood Dragon Gang, but the words stuck in his throat before he could say them.

"Yan... Great Hero Yan..."

The Commander of the Six Fan School's face couldn't help but twitch, and his heart pounded uncontrollably.

He saw that Yan Chu had sat behind the table below at some point, holding a teacup and drinking tea by himself.

At this moment, the Commander of the Six Fan School suddenly realized.

The hall was completely silent outside; there didn't seem to be any sound at all.

"Great Hero Yan, I wonder what important matter brings you here suddenly?"

The Commander of the Six Fan School's voice was filled with a hint of fawning and caution.

He had never been this afraid, even when facing his superiors.

Yan Chu put down the teacup and smiled gently:

"Commander, don't be afraid. I am actually a very reasonable person!"

"Yes! Yes!" The Commander of the Six Fan School just nodded in agreement.

For some reason, the brighter this young man smiled, the more terrified he felt inside.

"I came this time to ask about the Hidden Sword Palace!"

The Commander of the Six Fan School suddenly realized,

"You want to know about the Hidden Sword Palace's Great Grandmaster Chen Fenghua and the others, right?"

"Correct!"

The Commander of the Six Fan School hurriedly took a piece of paper from under the desk and respectfully handed it to Yan Chu, saying:

"This is all the information about them!"

"The Honorable Envoy anticipated that you might want to know this information, so they arranged for me to have it prepared in advance, waiting for you to inquire."

Yan Chu raised an eyebrow.

The Wind Listening Pavilion's information network was truly extraordinary. Looking at it this way, the other party likely had been keeping track of his whereabouts all along.

However, he hadn't deliberately hidden his tracks along the way.

If he had truly intended to hide, even the Wind Listening Pavilion probably would have had a hard time finding him.

Yan Chu finished reading the information on the paper and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Tiger Mane Swordsman" Chen Fenghua, a Great Grandmaster of the Middle Stage. His Master is one of the three Elders of the Sword Palace, the "Southern Sky Sword Elder" Yu Leju. He Cultivates the secret Hegemon Sword Art of the Hidden Sword Palace.

The Hegemon Sword Art comes with a tyrannical Sword Intent.

Chen Fenghua has cultivated the Hegemon Sword Art for forty years and has long grasped its essence, reaching the Realm where a heavy sword has no edge and great skill appears clumsy.

Wang Zhentong, a Guest Elder of the Tongzhou Governors Mansion, a Great Grandmaster of the Early Stage.

This person is relatively low-key in the Prefectural Governors Mansion. He arrived with the Tongzhou Governor from the capital and is highly trusted by the Governor.

He Cultivates the Asura Staff Technique from the imperial martial arts repository. He doesn't strike often, but someone once saw him cross a river during a torrential downpour when the water was raging; he used a single staff strike to cut off the hundred-meter-wide river channel and crossed leisurely.

The Six Children of the Sword Palace, six Grandmasters from the Pointing Star lineage of the Hidden Sword Palace.

The six Grandmasters can join forces to form a sword formation, which is enough to rival a Great Grandmaster.

"Hehe!"

Yan Chu sneered, "Three Great Grandmaster-level combatants; you really do think highly of me!"

"Great Hero Yan, there is one more piece of news!"

"Young Miss Zhao Si of the Four Seas Pavilion arrived in Longhua Prefecture yesterday. She is currently staying at your gang, seemingly wanting to recruit you on behalf of the Six Doors!"

The Commander of the Six Fan School told Yan Chu another piece of news.

"Oh? Young Miss Zhao Si?"

The Four Seas Pavilion, a name that hadn't been in the past for very long, but seemed somewhat distant to Yan Chu.

Naturally, he knew Young Miss Zhao Si.

The founder of the Four Seas Pavilion, a remarkable woman at the Peak of the Grandmaster Realm.

When he was a Guest Elder in the Four Seas Pavilion, everyone revered this female Grandmaster like a deity. Even if they hadn't seen her, it didn't hinder everyone in the Four Seas Pavilion from worshipping her.

Unexpectedly, only a few months had passed, and his cultivation had already far surpassed hers.

She and Hong Wei of the Six Doors have a close relationship, so one could guess why she came.

However, Yan Chu did not intend to see her now.

Let her wait for now!

His great blade was already hungry and thirsty!

The azure nether saber had not drunk blood for a long time; it was time to let it have a full meal.

The blood of two Great Grandmasters should be delicious enough!

The fact that the Hidden Sword Palace group had arrived in Cangzhou was originally only known to a small circle of experts.

But as they left Cangzhou City, the news spread at the speed of the wind.

Everyone was rushing towards Longhua Prefecture.

A Great Grandmaster had descended to cut off the destiny of Cangzhou's number one Prodigy, the Blade Demon Yan Chu. Countless Jianghu people wanted to witness this great event.

In a roadside teahouse.

"The people from the Hidden Sword Palace have already reached Mengfan County; in less than half a day, they will arrive in Longhua Prefecture!"

"What? Such fast speed! They only just left Cangzhou City this morning, right?"

"Hey! They are all riding fine horses with the Bloodline of exotic beasts; how could they not be fast?"

"It looks like they want to charge straight to the Raging Flood Dragon Gang and slaughter Yan Chu and all his women!"

"Let's hurry and report this news! The Gang Leader gave instructions; this is a great opportunity to curry favor with the Hidden Sword Palace. He has already arranged a banquet and a residence in Songshan County ahead!"

The two men in the teahouse threw down the tea money and hurried away.

There were not a few people with the same idea as the two of them.

Three or four others heard this news and also disappeared from the teahouse.

The people from the Hidden Sword Palace came to kill Yan Chu.

This was also an opportunity for many large and small forces.

Whether it was the territory and benefits left behind in Longhua and Linshui Prefectures after Yan Chu and the Raging Flood Dragon Gang were destroyed, or seizing the chance to establish a relationship with the Hidden Sword Palace, these were all things that many large and small forces needed to consider.

No one believed that Yan Chu could escape from this disaster!

After all, that was a Great Grandmaster!

And a Great Grandmaster from the Hidden Sword Palace at that!

"Tsk tsk! What a pity!"

In the teahouse, someone looked at those leaving and shook their head with a sigh.

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity for those beautiful maidens of Yan Chu. I really can't bear to see such beauties lose their lives, especially Lady Han..."

"If Yan Chu dies, they probably won't survive either!"

"Shut up! Do you think you would have a chance if Yan Chu didn't die?"

"That's different; I can still think about it in my heart..."

In the teahouse, a young man listened to the various discussions around him, his expression not changing in the slightest as he silently drank tea by himself.

This young man had a square face and broad nose, with graying hair.

His expression was cold, and his gaze was unsettlingly calm. Only after drinking a pot of tea until it was completely empty did he pay the bill and leave.

After the young man left the teahouse, he strode forward.

His pace clearly didn't look fast, but with every step, he spanned dozens of meters. In just a few blinks of an eye, he disappeared into the horizon.

"Who is that?"

Someone in the teahouse noticed this scene and couldn't help but ask gravely.

"Don't know, but he is undoubtedly an expert!"

Now everyone was rushing to Longhua Prefecture, wanting to witness the Hidden Sword Palace Great Grandmaster strike.

Among these people, there was no shortage of famous veterans from all over Cangzhou.

There were several Sixth Realm powerhouses in the teahouse, but seeing the young man's ghostly movement technique, they still felt unable to see through him.

"White hair, young man, carrying a blade... could it be?"

An old man sitting by the teahouse window pondered, his face slightly shocked.

"Brother Xu, could it be that you know this young man's background?"

They had just realized that the young man was unfathomable, so when the other party was there, they didn't dare to discuss him at all.

The old man surnamed Xu said with a grave expression:

"If this old man is not mistaken, this young man might be from the Seven Kill Sect!"

"What? The Seven Kill Sect? Weren't they destroyed thirty years ago?"

Someone exclaimed.

The Seven Kill Sect was a top-tier major Sect decades ago, with strength even greater than the current Hidden Sword Palace.

But because the Sect's Elders and Disciples were addicted to killing, although they were of the Righteous Path, they were more akin to demons, so they were attacked by several major Sects and wiped out thirty years ago.

And among those who besieged the Seven Kill Sect back then was the Hidden Sword Palace!

The old man surnamed Xu spoke again:

"Disciples of the Seven Kill Sect Cultivate the Seven Kill Saber Technique, honing a fearless killing heart. Although their cultivation progress far exceeds their peers, their bodies are eroded by killing intent, making them prone to premature aging, and their Lifespans are far inferior to ordinary Martial Artists."

"This is the price of exchanging the path of slaughter for power!"

"This old man is only making a guess based on this person's characteristics; whether it is accurate remains to be verified!"

Someone nearby had flickering eyes, "If this person is truly a Disciple of the Seven Kill Sect, then could it be that he came here..."

As soon as this was said, most of the people in the teahouse began to think.

The Hidden Sword Palace participated in the siege of the Seven Kill Sect years ago, which could be said to be one of the Seven Kill Sect's mortal enemies.

Now that their descendant had appeared here, the greatest possibility was that they came to kill the people of the Hidden Sword Palace.

After all, before this, there had never been any rumors of Seven Kill Sect Disciples appearing in Cangzhou.

Could it be that Yan Chu won't have to die this time?

Thinking deeper, could it be that Yan Chu is also a Disciple of the Seven Kill Sect?

There had long been rumors in the streets that Yan Chu's methods were cruel and that he had a very special hobby for killing.

Especially fond of killing in dreams...

And every time after killing someone, his cultivation would welcome a surge.

This situation coincided with the path taken by the Seven Kill Sect!

The more they thought, the more they felt it was possible!

So many people left the teahouse again, and soon the whole teahouse became empty.

They all needed to go back and tell their respective forces not to rush into taking sides.

It wouldn't be too late to take sides after the results came out!

After all, the appearance of a Seven Kill Sect Disciple was too much of a variable!

One must know that in those days, Seven Kill Sect Disciples were few, and everyone they recruited was a top-tier Prodigy. In every heavenly pride ranking, there were Seven Kill Sect Disciples in the top ten.

Moreover, a Seven Kill Sect Disciple who could travel outside at this time must possess Grandmaster-level combat power, and it was even possible they were a Great Grandmaster!

In Lanjiang Valley, the headquarters of the Raging Flood Dragon Gang.

Yan Chu had finally returned.

"Great Hero Yan has returned!!!"

The guards outside the valley shouted in surprise, and suddenly the sound of countless robes fluttering rang out in Lanjiang Valley, with figure after figure appearing by the river one after another.

"You... you have finally returned!"

Han Yunlu's voice trembled slightly. She was wearing a blue palace dress, and her voluptuous, beautiful body was shaking.

It had only been about ten days since they last met, but it felt like more than a dozen years had passed.

Behind her, there were many new faces.

They were all Jianghu people who had defected over during this period.

There were also Wang Ping, Liu Dayuan, Li Mingzhe, Song Xingwu, and so on...

Most of these people were very excited to see him, and more of their gazes were curious, as it was the first time many of them had seen him.

Yan Chu now had profound cultivation and could clearly perceive everyone's emotions.

Although the Raging Flood Dragon Gang was in its heyday recently, at this moment, the entire Lanjiang Valley was shrouded in a heavy atmosphere.

The reason, naturally, was that the news that the Hidden Sword Palace group was about to arrive at the Raging Flood Dragon Gang had spread throughout Cangzhou.

This was like a great mountain pressing down on everyone's hearts.

Yan Chu, the pillar of support, had been slow to return, so it was no wonder that Han Yunlu, who was also a main pillar, had been under such great pressure.

Now seeing him, she couldn't help but be overcome with emotion, her eyes moist.