Chapter 215

Chapter 215 Part 1: Two Hundred Years Old (1)

The sun sets in the west.

Captain Hai and the old soldiers watched Anxi Pass on the edge of the distant desert, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.

“It’s really out? We can see the pass of Jiu Province outside…”

“The Immortal Slaying Army really did it… but another member of the Immortal Slaying Army died on the battlefield.”

“The Immortal Slaying Army is a real existence, and the Immortal Slaying Army of Great Yan really did it!”

“But what does Jiu Province look like now…”

“Go home, we can go home now.”

Many thoughts rushed into the minds of the old soldiers, no one spoke for a while.

They thought it was a disaster, forty years of blood and tears were supposed to end today, but they didn’t expect that two people would create a way out…

“Don’t be too happy yet, Taoist Qingzhuo from the Great Dao Sect is still here,” Qiao Xiaoming covered his head and whispered a reminder.

Qiao Mu died, as a flesh clone of Qiao Mu, he was like a puppet controlled by Qiao Mu. When the puppeteer dies, he should die along with it.

However, Qiao Mu had previously left a piece of flesh on the body, even though the original body was dead, this flesh sprout, although rootless, could still support a moment of time with its power.

Qiao Xiaoming’s revelation dampened the joy in everyone’s hearts.

Qiao Mu had already died in battle, the stone sword transformed by Earth Sword Immortal had no movement or brilliance, it was completely still.

But Taoist Qingzhuo was still alive, although his face was like golden paper and he didn’t look well.

After seeing the current situation clearly, Captain Hai and the others had serious expressions again.

The Immortal Gate’s big formation has opened, and this vast desert can no longer hinder them. As long as they are given some time, they can easily leave this desert.

But they don’t have time because Elder Qingzhuo is still here.

The long night that covered the lonely city for forty years has passed, and now the first light of dawn has appeared.

But the dawn is still far away, only able to be looked at from a distance. Elder Qingzhuo in front of them is still a mountain they cannot cross.

Don’t even mention Elder Qingzhuo, even if Dao Ni or anyone else were to come now, with Earth Sword Immortal and Qiao Mu gone, the three hundred injured old soldiers would be powerless to resist.

“Everyone, it’s time for us to fight to our last drop of blood. Jiu Province is just within our reach!”

Captain Hai clenched his fists and spoke with great enthusiasm.

These old soldiers are the remnants of forty years of bloody battles. Even with Taoist Qingzhuo still here, they naturally won’t surrender at this moment.

The fortress was just overturned by Taoist Qingzhuo’s magical spell. The experienced ones regrouped and drew their swords.

As long as they didn’t move, it was fine. But when they moved, Taoist Qingzhuo, who had been silently observing Qiao Mu’s body, looked up and his attention was caught.

“A mantis trying to stop a car…” Taoist Qingzhuo snorted coldly, but as soon as he finished speaking, his face turned slightly green. He subconsciously glanced at Qiao Mu’s lifeless body and the stone sword beside it.

Just now, he said that the old soldier from the Qiao family was trying to stop a car with his mantis arm. As a result, his own “car” was almost overturned by this “mantis arm”… It really made him feel a bit scared afterwards.

“Lu Yannan was truly an extraordinary talent from Jiu Province, but he just used his talent in the wrong place, which is a great pity…”

The more impressive Earth Sword Immortal’s performance was, the more regretful Taoist Qingzhuo felt.

In his opinion, Earth Sword Immortal had always been a sword immortal seed who had taken the wrong path, despite his talent. He was limited in his perspective and trapped by worldly matters, which led to the current outcome.

“And that soldier with the surname Qiao is indeed quite remarkable.” Taoist Qingzhuo’s face was pale as paper, as his foundation was already damaged by the previous sword strike, his condition wasn’t very good at the moment.

But even so, as an Elder of the Immortal Gate who had the power to topple cities, he couldn’t be challenged by the few injured soldiers under Captain Hai.

The combination of Earth Sword Immortal and Qiao Mu with their swords unleashed a brilliant light even Elder Qingzhuo couldn’t understand, but Elder Qingzhuo knew in his heart…

This matter can only happen once, not twice.

Elder Qingzhuo has a certain understanding of mortal martial arts, and both Earth Sword Immortal and Qiao Mu’s performance has surpassed his comprehension.

Therefore, such individuals are naturally very rare in the entire Jiu Province.

Guided by Earth Sword Immortal, the joint attack of the Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship was an unstoppable technique.

Now that Qiao Mu is dead and Earth Sword Immortal is silent, is there any mortal who can stop him?

Moreover, he was just careless earlier.

The Immortal Gate has never taken ordinary martial artists seriously, and Elder Qingzhuo is no exception.

That’s why they were unexpectedly attacked by two weaker individuals and injured Elder Qingzhuo’s foundation.

Thinking about this, Elder Qingzhuo’s heart immediately calmed down.

“Can even a grain of rice shine?” His gaze shifted from Qiao Mu’s body to Captain Hai and the other old soldiers. He made a hand gesture while his robe moved without wind, and the sky started to change.

Just when his hand gesture was about to be executed, he suddenly seemed to sense something and quickly transformed his body into a streak of light.

He saw a blood-red and intense sword aura tearing through the air, narrowly missing his body. Immediately after, there came a thunderous roar.

“Old thief, do you dare to deceive the Qiao family?”

“The grand formation has been broken, and there is no longer any obstruction between Jiu Province and this vast desert. Have you managed to kill all of our Qiao family members?”

Speaking was an old man as old as Qiao Zhuosen before, with wrinkles covering his face and white hair like frost. However, his posture was as straight as a spear, surrounded by a blood-colored aura. Surprisingly, he had already picked up the stone sword that had transformed from the Earth Sword Immortal.

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This Death Assessment: S- (Drawing the sword to cut the sky, witnessing the sun in the solitary city)

Consuming years of life: 40 (20*2)

Remaining resurrection chances this week: 1 out of 5

Current age: 205 years old

Vitality: 21%

Skills:

Long Life Fist (Intermediate level, Complete mastery of Inner Strength) Ripple Stacking Wave Strength (Fourth layer: Fourfold Wave) Martial Saint Spiritual Technique (Intermediate level) Pure Yang Wuji Skill (Sixth layer) Xumi Mountain King Sutra (Sixth layer) Military Martial Arts Classic (Mastery)

Fragmented Virtual Finger (Advanced level)

Shadow Transformation Sword Technique (Complete mastery) Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship (My Style, Advanced level)

Iron Crotch Skill (Complete mastery) Golden Bell ShieldIron Cloth Shirt Skill (Advanced level)

Complete Shadow Step

Complete Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, Expert in Red Moon Burning Blood Technique, Expert in Bloodthirsty Skill

Expert in Shape Changing Skill

Expert in Eye Sword Technique

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Various pieces of information flooded into his mind, with the most dramatic change being Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship, which went from “proficient” to complete mastery in an instant.

Qiao Mu didn’t have time to look at the rest of the information, but he faintly felt the sound of the Ouroboros Long Life Lock in his mind being shattered again, and the second chain broke.

However, the situation was urgent and Qiao Mu didn’t have the time or energy to delve into it. He focused on trying to communicate with the stone sword in his hand.

After a while, he heard a fragmented voice coming from the stone sword.

“Can you see the Jiu Province outside… haha.” Earth Sword Immortal’s voice sounded weak.

“Old buddy, take me to see the Imperial Capital thirty years later…”

Earth Sword Immortal seemed to be confused, and he didn’t realize that the person in front of him, Qiao Mu, had already assumed a different identity.

Although Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship was a martial art that required full effort and had no return, it was not a suicidal technique. Otherwise, as the founder of this martial art, Earth Sword Immortal would have died many times already.

Putting all your effort into something doesn’t mean exhausting your life force. It just shows that Qiao family members are bold in their actions. So Qiao Mu died, but Earth Sword Immortal, who guided him to use the Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship, didn’t die.

Though he didn’t die, his voice clearly sounded weak, as if giving his final words.

“What about the Imperial Capital thirty years later?” Qiao Mu listened quietly, holding his breath.

Subconsciously, he thought that Earth Sword Immortal was about to confess something, perhaps about a love child in the Imperial Capital?

“The Hundred Flowers Tower in the Imperial Capital thirty years later… Even if I don’t have a iron rod, I still have the seventy-two transformations I learned back in the day. And there’s still the sword handle…”

Qiao Mu: ?

Since this person’s mouth is so rude, it seems that he’s just like before, losing his breath and feeling a bit exhausted, but not intending to reveal any last words.

It makes sense when you think about it.

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Qiao Mu felt a little relieved in his heart, and didn’t say much, tightly gripping the stone sword in his hand once again.

Although Taoist Qingzhuo was surprised, he quickly suppressed the thumping in his heart and became calm.

“The Qiao family member came quickly, appearing again as soon as the large formation was broken? But having another one is useless… Are you here to die?”

“So what if I’m here to die?” said Qiao Mu firmly:

“When the heart desires and the path beckons, there is nothing to fear even in death.”

Elder Qingzhuo sneered.

The Qiao family elder before him had a presence that surpassed the late Qiao Zhuosen, who had already passed away. However, Elder Qingzhuo didn’t regard him highly based solely on his martial arts cultivation.

Because he knew that the swordsmanship displayed by Qiao Zhuosen just now was the result of two strong warriors exerting their utmost effort, and it couldn’t be replicated…

With this thought, suddenly a familiar and dazzling red sword light flashed once again…

“Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship!”

Qiao Mu’s blood and energy were boiling. Despite being over two hundred years old, when he used the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, an explosion of martial arts power accumulated over thousands of years erupted in an instant. At this moment, his mighty internal strength surged like a boundless river, forming a brilliant sword radiance shooting straight into the sky on that stone sword.

Elder Qingzhuo’s face changed dramatically, and in an instant, he turned into a flying rainbow.

The dazzling sword light ultimately disappeared in mid-air.

Although the sword light seemed stronger and the internal strength more profound, it was actually less powerful compared to the previous strike.

Despite Qiao Mu’s resurrection and forty years of increased strength, Earth Sword Immortal had already declined.

“Did he escape?” Qiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief, his stone sword hanging weakly and falling onto the sandy ground.

Once again, he bled profusely, his vitality rapidly diminishing, mirroring Qiao Zhuosen from before.

However, this time Qiao Mu was not injured and had only delivered one strike, so his vitality was fading but still present.

“In the end, it is just a tiny grain of rice, shining for a moment but that’s all…” After evading the previous sword light, Elder Qingzhuo’s expression improved slightly.

But he ultimately stopped in mid-air, keeping a distance of over a hundred meters from Qiao Mu, without getting closer to this aging martial artist whose vitality was about to run out.

The elder Qingzhuo never underestimated martial artists, even if they were much smaller, they always remembered that things never happened more than three times, and started to be cautious.

Even though Qiao Mu seemed very weak and near death, he still felt uncertain and didn’t dare to get too close.