Chapter 192 Impulsiveness is the Devil

Suppress Three Mountains heard this, could only nod slowly.

"Very well!"

The journey to Cangzhou Prefecture was one hundred thousand li. He had received orders from Heavenly King Xue to personally accompany Great Master Awakening to emptiness to Cangzhou Prefecture.

Once that Blade Demon Yan Chu was killed, he would bring back the opponent's head.

As long as Yan Chu's head was handed over to Mao Yi, Changle Gang would surrender to Heavenly King Xue's command.

At that time, with internal and external coordination, they could directly take down Soaring Province.

The army would be even more unstoppable, with its blade pointed directly at the center of the Great Jin Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Suppress Three Mountains hesitated no longer. He gestured with his hand and took the lead.

The two Supreme Grandmasters, one after the other, departed from Liangzhou Prefecture, rapidly crossing prefectures and counties as they hurried towards the heartland of the Great Jin Dynasty, Cangzhou Prefecture...

At the time when the Buddhist son of Nalanda Temple came from the west, Yan Chu arrived at Green Willow Villa and found Zhu Qingluan, who had been staying there, to ask her about the Hidden Sword Palace.

"Hidden Sword Palace is the number one Sect in Tongzhou Prefecture!"

"As far as I know, apart from Venerable Wen Jian, Qin Hexuan, there are four other Supreme Grandmasters within the palace."

"They are respectively the Southern Sky Sword Elder Yu Leju, known as one of the three elders of the Sword Palace, Star-Gazing Sword Elder Luo Wei, One Heart Sword Venerable Leng Hetong, and the Sword Palace Grand Elder Gu Chang."

Inside Green Willow Villa, although the willow branches were not as lush and green as in summer, swaying in the breeze, there were a few winter plum blossoms blooming in the corner, dotting the snow-white estate with exquisite scenery.

Zhu Qingluan was still veiled, revealing only a pair of clear, water-like eyes as she parted her red lips to introduce them to Yan Chu.

"The Southern Sky Sword Elder, one of the three elders of the Sword Palace, has already died at your hands."

"Among the others in the Hidden Sword Palace, the strongest in terms of cultivation and strength is the other one of the three elders, One Heart Sword Venerable. He is also Qin Hexuan's Master and the previous Master of the Hidden Sword Palace."

"The three great sword arts of the Hidden Sword Palace are the Hegemon Sword Art, the Star Pointing Sword Art, and the Kou Xin Sword Art, which has the most stringent requirements for Aptitude and Heart-Nature."

"Leng Hetong and his disciple Qin Hexuan both Cultivate the Kou Xin Sword Art."

"This is also the Cultivation Technique passed down through the lineage of the Hidden Sword Palace Masters."

"There is a rumor that the strength of One Heart Sword Venerable Leng Hetong is not inferior to the experts on the Earth Ranking, but because he has never fought against anyone on the Earth Ranking, it is unknown whether this rumor is true or false."

"Not inferior to the Earth Ranking?"

Yan Chu raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile: "How do you think my strength compares to the Earth Ranking?"

Zhu Qingluan shook her head gently, not answering, but instead asked in return: "Do you know what the conditions are for getting on the Earth Ranking?"

"What are they?"

Zhu Qingluan extended a slender, jade-like finger and said: "First, the people on the Earth Ranking have reached the point where they cannot advance any further in the Mountain Shaking Realm. Their Physical Body, True Yuan, and Primordial Spirit have all been tempered to the Ninth Realm Peak. As long as no Heaven-Man appears, they are almost invincible existences."

"The former sixth on the Earth Ranking, the Southern Wei general Zhuo Zhiheng, once had a battle with the eighth on the Earth Ranking, the 'Peerless Benevolence and Righteousness' Huangfu Song. The two sides fought for three days and three nights on the border between the Great Jin Dynasty and Southern Wei, fighting across thousands of li. In the end, Huangfu Song was defeated by Zhuo Zhiheng by a margin of one and a half moves."

"Why do you think the First Uprising Gang is ranked as the second largest gang in the world?"

"In terms of overall strength, the First Uprising Gang is not necessarily stronger than the Changle Gang."

"But relying solely on Huangfu Song, he can suppress the Changle Gang so they cannot lift their heads. If it weren't for the great distance between the two gangs and Huangfu Song's love for Jianghu fame, the Changle Gang might have long been destroyed by the First Uprising Gang."

"Heh!"

Yan Chu grinned.

According to what Zhu Qingluan said, although he was now also at the Peak of the Mountain Shaking Realm, there was indeed still a gap before the Earth Ranking.

But strength is not determined by cultivation alone.

Zhu Qingluan extended two more jade fingers and continued: "Second, the Martial Dao Concept of Earth Ranking experts is also quite profound."

"According to the intelligence from my Wind Listening Pavilion, I am afraid that everyone on the Earth Ranking has reached the 'Void' Realm."

"The only difference is how far they have gone in this Realm; this is the main factor determining their ranking."

Speaking of this, Zhu Qingluan glanced at Yan Chu with her beautiful eyes and said: "Although you have also reached this level, your cultivation and Physical Body have not yet reached the Peak of the Mountain Shaking Realm."

"If you want to challenge the Earth Ranking, it is best to wait until you have reached the point where you cannot advance any further in the Ninth Realm."

Yan Chu smiled and said noncommittally: "If I listened to you and hesitated, I would have to wait until the year of the monkey to Cultivate to my current level!"

What is my cheat for?

Isn't it for gratified vengeance?

Since there is still some distance to the Earth Ranking...

Yan Chu looked towards the east. Across ten thousand li, he seemed to see a stretch of palaces where everyone practiced the sword, and Sword Qi soared into the sky.

After confirming the strength of the Hidden Sword Palace, Yan Chu felt much more confident.

If I were to slaughter the Hidden Sword Palace.

With the experience from the disciples of the Hidden Sword Palace, to what level could I improve?

When the people on the Earth Ranking see me, it should be like a mayfly seeing the blue sky, right?

Tongzhou Prefecture, Hidden Sword Palace.

The Hidden Sword Palace is located on Biquan Mountain.

Biquan Mountain has a unique terrain; it is a dormant volcano with a warm climate, like spring all year round.

Even though it was now winter and heavy snow filled the sky outside, Biquan Mountain remained lush and green with flourishing vegetation.

But inside the Hidden Sword Palace, the atmosphere was somewhat cold.

Ever since the news of the battle at Yellow Dragon Mountain came over ten days ago, the atmosphere in the Hidden Sword Palace had been off.

Before that, they had already received news that the Grand Elder Southern Sky Sword Elder had been killed by Yan Chu.

The Prefectural Governors Mansion Guest Elder Zheng Wan brought the Young Miss She Manman back to Tongzhou Prefecture in a disheveled state, causing a huge uproar within the Hidden Sword Palace.

To think that their Sword Palace's dignified Southern Sky Sword Elder, one of the three elders, along with three other Supreme Grandmasters, besieged a young Blade Demon, and yet three died and one fled?

When Venerable Wen Jian learned the news, he was furious on the spot.

As the Master of the Hidden Sword Palace, his cultivation of composure was excellent, and he usually did not let his joy or anger show on his face.

But this incident truly made him unable to continue sitting by and watching.

He was about to take his sword and go down the mountain himself to eliminate the demon in Cangzhou Prefecture.

But before he could even leave Tongzhou Prefecture, news of Yan Chu came again.

This time, those who died at his hands were Sima Tao and Joyful Buddha.

As for the other few Supreme Grandmasters, their names were rarely mentioned in this great battle.

After all, Sima Tao and Joyful Buddha were two Late Stage Mountain Shaking Realm experts; their deaths were enough to make Yan Chu's battle record resound throughout the world, and everyone had a deeper understanding of him.

This included Venerable Wen Jian, Qin Hexuan.

So he took his sword back up the mountain.

After all, his strength was on par with these two; if Yan Chu could kill them, he could naturally kill him too.

If he really went to Cangzhou Prefecture, it would only elevate Yan Chu's reputation even further.

"Sigh! Impulsiveness really is the devil!"

Sitting on the main seat of the great hall, Qin Hexuan sighed inwardly.

He cultivated the Hidden Sword Palace's most powerful Kou Xin Sword Art.

This sword art was primarily about tempering one's state of mind, reaching a path where all things remained unmoved, and only piety toward the sword remained.

Qin Hexuan had not been angry for decades.

If he had relied on this anger to directly kill Yan Chu with one sword stroke to vent his frustration, perhaps his Sword Dao cultivation could have advanced another step.

But he had gone halfway and then skulked back to the mountain; for his sword heart, this was not tempering, but damage.

For the past few days, he had been staying in the great hall, trying to mend the flaw in his state of mind.