I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

The moment Jin Xiaotang revealed Su Yuqing's identity, Guang Chanzi and Grandmaster Pudu's pupils visibly constricted, revealing an expression of disbelief.

Emperor Jingtai had many daughters, so naturally, there were quite a few princesses.

However, the most capable and exceptionally talented among them was the eldest of the princesses, Su Yuqing.

She had been stationed at the Nanyang Demon Suppression Bureau for over twenty years, always maintaining a low profile.

Guang Chanzi had been playing a game of cat and mouse with this eldest princess in Nanyang Prefecture for over twenty years, and he was quite wary of her.

He never expected that after hiding in Nanyang Prefecture for so many years, he would encounter her in this small place, Qingwu County. Immediately, he felt a great deal of apprehension.

"Grandmaster Pudu! Please cover my retreat!" Guang Chanzi immediately said to the old monk beside him, while slightly lifting his heels off the ground, poised to flee at any moment.

"Amitabha."

Grandmaster Pudu chanted a Buddhist invocation, "With this old monk here, National Preceptor, do not panic."

Immediately, Grandmaster Pudu retracted the prayer beads in his hand, and with a single palm salute to Su Yuqing, said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, Benefactor. Why must you forcibly intervene in the karma of others?"

Su Yuqing slowly raised the small metal ball in her palm, "Master, you are supposed to be a pure person of Buddhism, it seems your Buddhist teachings have not been cultivated to a high level, but your eloquence has been honed to perfection."

Grandmaster Pudu appeared compassionate and calm, but he tightly clenched the prayer beads in his hand, his secret repositories already opened, "Benefactor and I are both Fourth-Rank Grandmasters. A rash move would make it difficult to determine victory or defeat, and might even affect the villagers not far away. It is said that enemies should settle disputes rather than create them. Why not sit down and talk? My Buddhist sect is most fond of resolving conflicts for people."

Su Yuqing shook her head, "The Buddhist sect of this dynasty is headed by the Great Chan Temple. You are an evil monk and cannot be called a member of the Buddhist sect."

After speaking, Su Yuqing wasted no more words and suddenly threw the metal ball in her palm towards Grandmaster Pudu.

Grandmaster Pudu glanced at the unremarkable metal ball, not taking it seriously, and raised his hand to throw a prayer bead to meet it. However, the moment the prayer bead touched the metal ball, it was cut into countless small fragments, eventually turning into dust.

Hiss!

Grandmaster Pudu finally realized the seriousness of the problem, his eyes suddenly widened, and he pushed Guang Chanzi behind him, "This is a Sword Pellet. Scatter…"

Before his words could finish, suddenly, with a "boom", the metal ball suddenly exploded like fireworks, turning into fine strands of sword qi, sweeping towards Grandmaster Pudu and Guang Chanzi.

It was like a highly compressed ball of yarn, suddenly erupting into curved, unstoppable fine strands, sweeping down overwhelmingly.

Wherever the sword strands passed, trees were pierced, and countless holes were punched into the ground.

Wherever it passed, it was riddled with holes, and not a blade of grass grew.

Even though Guang Chanzi and Grandmaster Pudu had dodged the attacks of several sword strands at an extremely fast speed, the number of sword strands was simply too great. Before long, Guang Chanzi's chest was pierced by a sword strand, and he crashed to the ground, vomiting blood.

"Master, save me!"

In desperation, Grandmaster Pudu immediately took off his red kasaya and wrapped it around Guang Chanzi. Guang Chanzi was still trembling with fear, covering his eyes with his hands in desperation, not daring to look. However, the next moment, he discovered that countless sword strands hitting the kasaya actually made a "clang" sound of metal colliding, and ultimately failed to penetrate the kasaya.

Phew.

Only then did Guang Chanzi breathe a sigh of relief and open his eyes to see that Grandmaster Pudu was shrouded in a layer of golden aura, and these auras vaguely formed a golden bell, inverted outside Grandmaster Pudu's body, defending against all the sword strand attacks.

"Amitabha."

Guang Chanzi stood within the golden bell, his hands clasped together, with a somewhat dignified demeanor of a high monk.

Seeing that the sword strands were blocked, Su Yuqing's gaze darkened, "The Golden Bell Shield, one of the four great divine arts of the Great Chan Temple… You evil monk, your background is quite impressive."

Guang Chanzi clasped his palms together and said, "Benefactor's Sword Pellet skill is truly remarkable. Benefactor and I are evenly matched. Continuing to fight will not benefit anyone. Why not sit down and talk?"

The two sides fell into a stalemate.

The endless sword strands continued to rush towards the Golden Bell Shield frantically, but they could not break it. They made deafening, sharp collision sounds, and the resulting storm swept across all directions, sending sand and rocks flying, and cracking the earth.

Even Xie An, who was watching the battle from dozens of meters away, felt gusts of the storm rushing towards him, causing a stinging sensation on his face.

This was the first time Xie An had witnessed a Grandmaster-level confrontation, and he was truly deeply shocked by such a divine spectacle.

What shocked Xie An even more was that the Great Qian Dynasty revered Taoism as the state religion, but he didn't expect there to be a Great Chan Temple.

An evil monk who escaped from the Great Chan Temple was already so powerful, which showed that this Great Chan Temple was also a remarkable great sect.

"Master Huang, does the Eldest Princess have a chance of winning?" Xie An could not see the relative strengths of the two sides, so he asked Master Huang beside him worriedly.

Master Huang said, "Lady Su is skilled with the sword and has cultivated her sword into a Sword Pellet that can cut iron like mud and be as soft as a finger ring. She is already a Sword Dao Grandmaster. However, this Golden Bell Shield is also extraordinary, and is very effective in defense. If Lady Su's swordsmanship cannot reach a higher level, I'm afraid she won't be able to break this Golden Bell Shield. If they get into a prolonged battle, it will be troublesome."

"How troublesome?" Xie An found that his heartbeat was accelerating a little. He usually interacted with Su Yuqing a lot and never felt that he cared so much about this woman's safety, but now seeing this scene, he inexplicably became worried.

Master Huang said, "Buddhist martial arts are mostly about inner seeking, understanding the mind and seeing the nature, and tempering oneself. The kung fu of the Great Chan Temple is especially so. Taoist sects mostly seek martial arts externally. In terms of prolonged battles, the Buddhist sect has the advantage. Lady Su may not be able to hold on."

After speaking, Master Huang glanced at Xie An and added, "However, Commander Xie, rest assured, although this old man's strength has not yet recovered to the peak of the Third Rank, it would still be easy to kill this bald donkey if I were to take action."

Only then did Xie An breathe a sigh of relief.

In Grandmaster battles, even the slightest difference can determine life and death.

Even though Xie An knew that Su Yuqing held the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon, he couldn't help but worry a little more.

Bai Hu expressed his opinion at this time, "In my opinion, pretty sister hasn't exerted her strength yet, don't panic, Big Brother."

Xie An: "…"

I'm not panicking, I'm just a little worried about accidents.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred on the field.

Su Yuqing waved her right hand, and the myriad of sword strands actually flowed back automatically, quickly condensing into a three-foot silver long sword. Su Yuqing held the long sword, and her body turned into a stream of light, appearing outside the Golden Bell Shield with the force of a collapsing thunder, and slashed fiercely at the Golden Bell Shield with her sword.

"Clang!"

The great bell hummed, the earth cracked, and the air surged into the sky.

The Golden Bell Shield shook for the first time.

Immediately, Su Yuqing's body was as fast as an afterimage, repeatedly slashing the Golden Bell with her sword. This caused the Golden Bell to continuously make loud noises and shake incessantly.

However, the Golden Bell was as solid as gold, and no cracks appeared, nor was there any sign of it breaking.

"Amitabha, why must Benefactor force the issue!"

Grandmaster Pudu clasped his hands together, showing the demeanor of a high monk, obviously extremely confident in his Golden Bell Shield kung fu.

Guang Chanzi, who was wrapped in the kasaya on the side, also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, and took the opportunity to persuade, "Why must Eldest Princess fight to the death? I, Guang Chanzi, only want to seek a way to survive in the borderlands. But you insist on killing us all. Isn't that too ruthless?"

Su Yuqing did not refute Guang Chanzi, but stopped after being repelled several meters after a failed sword slash.

The night wind gently stirred her long hair, and the bright moonlight reflected her cold and beautiful face.

She held the sword in her right hand, bit her finger on her left hand, and gently smeared it on the sword's surface, "The Golden Bell Shield is indeed one of the four great divine arts of the Great Chan Temple, but it is not necessarily invincible."

After absorbing the blood, the bright autumn-water-like long sword seemed to be greatly stimulated, sensing the will of its master, and made bursts of ear-piercing sword cries. As the long sword vibrated, it finally split into countless sword strands.

The number of sword strands was several times greater than when it was a Sword Pellet.

The myriad of sword strands turned into a long river of sword qi, rushing towards the Golden Bell Shield with great momentum.

Boom!

The Golden Bell Shield shook violently, and as countless sword strands continued to impact it, the Golden Bell Shield made sharp loud noises, shaking more and more violently, and faint cracks appeared. It looked like the Golden Bell was about to collapse.

"Damn it!"

Grandmaster Pudu no longer had the demeanor of a high monk as before, and became exasperated, "You woman actually cultivated your swordsmanship to such a state. You do have some of Ye Nantian's demeanor back then.

National Preceptor, you go first, I'll cover the retreat."

"Thank you, Master." Guang Chanzi also sensed that the situation was not right, and ran away, his figure turning into an afterimage, disappearing into the darkness in the distance.

The next moment—

Crack, crack!

The cracks on the Golden Bell's body grew larger and larger, shattering inch by inch.

Grandmaster Pudu immediately withdrew from the Golden Bell and retreated backward, "Benefactor's swordsmanship is unparalleled, and this old monk is ashamed of his inferiority. But stopping you and buying time for the National Preceptor to escape is still something I can do."

Su Yuqing also knew that the situation was critical, and immediately took the rectangular wooden box slung across her back in her hand and suddenly opened it.

Boom!

The ground within a few meters suddenly sank and cracked, and a silver light suddenly soared into the sky from the wooden box, cutting through the night and illuminating the mountains.

Grandmaster Pudu, who was retreating, suddenly felt that a myriad of weights had been added to his body, and he could not move. He had to circulate all the power of his secret repositories to resist. Even so, he could not move half a step, and was finally pressed to the ground by this soaring pressure.

Thump!

Grandmaster Pudu was forced to kneel on the ground, and the ground within three meters around him was also pressed down more than two feet. During this period, Grandmaster Pudu tried to mobilize the Golden Bell Shield to resist, but found that the Golden Bell Shield had just opened and was instantly shattered.

How is this possible?

Grandmaster Pudu suddenly looked up at the wooden box, "What is this…"

Buzz!

The silver, bright, and dazzling light continued to be released from the box, and the rolling power was as vast as the sea.

Then, a three-foot-long silver sword slowly floated out of the sword box.

“Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon! This is the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon! You actually brought the weapon of the Azure Dragon Martial Saint…” Grandmaster Pudu spat out a mouthful of blood, completely losing his will to fight, utterly defeated.

He knew, it was over!

Everything was over.

The entire Tian'an Nation might collapse from this moment on.

Even just a Sacred Weapon of a Martial Saint was enough to slay all Grandmasters. Only Rank One Grandmasters had the power to resist the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon.

“Go!”

Su Yuqing said a single word to the long sword in the wooden box, and the sword, as if possessing a spirit, suddenly flew out, chasing after Guang Chanzi's fleeing figure, quickly disappearing into the darkness.

Su Yuqing, seemingly weakened by activating the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon, became extremely frail. Her face was pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, almost unable to stand, teetering as if she would fall at any moment.

Grandmaster Pudu felt the pressure around him disappear. Seeing Su Yuqing's weakness, he excitedly stood up, regaining the demeanor of a master. “Amitabha, why bother, Benefactor? Even if the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon can kill the National Preceptor, you won't survive either.

This old monk will take your life.”

Pudu rushed in front of Su Yuqing, about to strike with his palm, when he suddenly felt an extremely dangerous sensation from behind. He couldn't help but turn around and parry with his palm. With a sudden “boom,” Pudu was knocked back more than ten meters, rolling several times on the ground before regaining his footing.

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“What thief dares to plot against this old monk… Ugh!”

Before he could finish speaking, his head was stomped into the ground, rendering him speechless. He strained to turn his head half an inch, seeing an old man appear before him.

This old man's aura was even stronger than Su Yuqing's.

Did Su Yuqing have a backup plan?

Grandmaster Pudu felt a great sense of sorrow.

Master Huang stepped on Master Huang's head, looking back at Su Yuqing, “Sister-in-law, kill him?”

Su Yuqing sat cross-legged on the ground, struggling to control the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon, making it difficult to even speak. She didn't bother to argue with Master Huang's absurd address, “Disable his cultivation, capture him and interrogate him. He can serve as proof.”

“Okay.”

Ah!

As Grandmaster Pudu's screams echoed one after another, his cultivation was crippled. He lay twitching in the pool of blood like a dead fish, screaming miserably.

Then, Master Huang also crippled Jin Xiaotang.

Su Yuqing glanced around, “Where is Xie An?”

Master Huang said, “Chief Xie is very concerned about his sister-in-law's safety and sent me to help. He went after Guang Chanzi himself.”

Su Yuqing's beautiful eyes looked in the direction Guang Chanzi disappeared, a sense of worry and gratitude inexplicably arising in her heart.

… …

Meanwhile, Guang Chanzi, draped in his kasaya, fled quickly for several miles, not daring to stop for a moment, running for his life.

“Damn Su Yuqing, she actually played the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. She plotted against me. And the plan has been exposed. Damn it!”

“But it doesn't matter, as long as I escape, I'll immediately have the Prince of Huainan start the uprising ahead of schedule. It's fine. It's just a pity for Grandmaster Pudu, I'm afraid he's going to die.”

At this moment, Guang Chanzi believed he had escaped danger. However, a piercing whistling sound suddenly came from behind, and the power that shook the mountains terrified Guang Chanzi. He ran while looking back, and was horrified to see a silver sword flying towards him with a rumbling sound.

Wherever it passed, trees shattered, and rocks turned into dust.

A silver sword, invincible. Slaying all the mountains and rivers of the world.

“Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon!”

Guang Chanzi could no longer remain calm, running frantically, “This crazy woman actually brought the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon!!”

Guang Chanzi was instantly scared witless, running madly, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't shake off the silver sword. Before long, the long sword had caught up, piercing through the kasaya he was wearing, and creating a hole through his abdomen.

Pfft!

Guang Chanzi spat out blood and fell to the ground, but he didn't dare to stop, scrambling up to continue running.

“Too terrifying!”

“The Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon is too terrifying!”

Guang Chanzi had never been so afraid. Every two steps he took, a hole was blasted through his body. Finally, the silver sword pinned him to a huge rock, rendering him unable to move.

The absolute crushing power filled Guang Chanzi with despair.

He had run five or six miles, but the long sword seemed to have eyes.

How could that not make one despair?

Just then—

Da da da.

Footsteps came from the forest.

Xie An was seen walking out with Bai Hu.

Xie An's heart was also surging. He had just witnessed the terror of the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon with his own eyes.

Inconceivable!

Terrifying beyond comprehension.

A weapon was already so powerful, what if the Martial Saint himself appeared?

He didn't even dare to think about it.

Xie An stopped twenty meters away, activating his Bright Jade Skill to the limit, not daring to approach further.

Although Guang Chanzi was pinned to the rock by the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't struggle before his death. It wouldn't be worth it if he got close and injured himself.

Xie An had come to see the power of the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon. He was also watching Guang Chanzi, not letting him escape. If the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon couldn't severely injure Guang Chanzi, Xie An could secretly track him to find out his location, and then call for reinforcements to deal with him…

Unexpectedly, this Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon was too powerful!

Guang Chanzi stared intently at Xie An, “Who are you?”

Xie An did not hide, “Xie An.”

“So it's you!” Guang Chanzi said fiercely, “Jin Xiaotang contacted you, and then you turned around and plotted against me! Damn it.”

After venting the anger in his heart, Guang Chanzi immediately thought of something, forcing a kind smile, “So it's Chief Xie. I know of your deeds. You are a talented person. No wonder you were favored by the Eldest Princess. But I think the Eldest Princess is still not good enough to you. You should have a bigger stage.”

Xie An realized that this guy wanted to sow discord between him and Su Yuqing, and he became interested, “What do you mean?”

Guang Chanzi said, “Although Su Yuqing is amazingly talented, she is a woman. This world is still a man's world. What can a woman accomplish? If she were a man, she might be able to compete for the position of Crown Prince. But it's a pity… The benefits Su Yuqing gives you are still too limited.”

Xie An pretended to show a very tempted expression, “What, can you promise me greater benefits?”

Seeing Xie An showing a tempted expression, Guang Chanzi became even more energetic, “Of course. I won't hide it from you. I have already reached an agreement with the Prince of Huainan. My Tian'an Nation, the Five Old Demons, the Prince of Huainan, plus a Northern Liang, are enough to subvert the foundation of the Great Qian. As long as you help me escape now, I will have the Prince of Huainan appoint me as the National Preceptor. I can promise to make you the prime minister of the new dynasty. The head of all officials, second only to one person, above ten thousand. Wouldn't that be much better than following Su Yuqing?”

Xie An pretended to have his eyes light up, “Is this true?”

Guang Chanzi fiercely grasped this only lifeline, “Absolutely true. I, Guang Chanzi, speak with utmost sincerity. I can write you a letter and finalize the matter in a moment.”

Xie An said, “Then what do I have to do? This is the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon, and I can't pull out this sword.”

Guang Chanzi was overjoyed, “That's simple. You are Su Yuqing's confidant. She must be very weak to control the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon. When Su Yuqing comes to arrest me later, I will spit out Bloodlust Powder. As long as she gets within three meters of me, she will be poisoned by the Bloodlust Powder and unable to mobilize her secret treasures for a short time. You take the opportunity to kill her. Once she dies, the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon will also lose its effect.”

Xie An cursed Guang Chanzi's ancestors in his heart, but said with a very tempted tone, “In addition to the position of prime minister, I also want three things.”

Guang Chanzi knew that time was short, and agreed without thinking, “Say it.”

Xie An said, “Do you know the origin of the Treasure Seven Treasures Exquisite Box of the Changsheng Sect?”

“I know.”

“Then tell me everything.” Although Xie An had received Jin Xiaotang's booklet, he still didn't dare to believe everything. If the strange ancient city in Yunzhou was a hoax, tricking him into going to his death, it would be a great loss.

Guang Chanzi was also a top-level executive of the Changsheng Sect, so he must know about these two treasures. If the information he provided matched Jin Xiaotang's information, it would mean that Jin Xiaotang's information was credible.

Now that Guang Chanzi regarded Xie An as his only lifeline, Xie An would not waste this opportunity.

Sure enough, Guang Chanzi quickly told the story.

Xie An listened carefully, and it did match Jin Xiaotang's information.

“Secondly, what is the other great treasure of the Changsheng Sect?”

Guang Chanzi said, “The Nine Palaces Box, I don't know the details. It was unearthed from the ancient city of Yunzhou along with the Seven Treasures Exquisite Box.”

Nine Palaces Box?

Xie An secretly noted it down, and then asked for some information about the ancient city of Yunzhou. After confirming it, Xie An asked the last question, “I need you to tell me the secrets of the Corpse Refinement Technique and the Soul Refinement Technique.”

Whether it was the Nine Palaces Box or the Seven Treasures Exquisite Box, they were both extra gains of the Changsheng Sect.

But the Corpse Refinement Technique and the Soul Refinement Technique were the top-level strange techniques that allowed the Changsheng Sect to become the National Religion of the previous dynasty, and were the foundation of the sect.

The Corpse Refinement Technique could control others, control monsters, and achieve better results than beast tamers. As for the Soul Refinement Technique… it was probably even more mysterious.

Xie An was already a Ninth Level Martial Master, so he naturally wanted to explore it.

Perhaps it had some connection with the Eternal Life Technique.