Heian County.
Sub-time.
Boom.
The sound of thunder exploded.
A great night covered the sky and dark clouds enveloped the entire Ping’an County.
It was the first heavy rain of April, and it was already midnight, so the whole of Ping’an County had long since fallen silent.
And outside of Ping’an County.
In the middle of a deserted mountain.
The rain pours down, beating against the branches of the trees, and the sound of thunder and rain roars, making people feel inexplicably uneasy.
In the rain.
Cheng Lidong is soaked to the skin, holding a short sword in his hand, his hair stained on his face, his ghastly white face, looking extraordinarily serious.
There were no ripples in his gaze as he let the rain beat down on him.
Clang.
Boom.
A thunderclap accompanied the sound, and in its place there was the sound of a sword ringing out.
It was a shadow, fast, the white back of the blade refracting blindingly against the lightning.
Wu Yan’s figure appeared as he gripped the large blade in his hand and killed out with great speed, the blade shadow heavy with terrifying killing thoughts.
Swish.
In just an instant, the short sword in Cheng Lidong’s hand flew out, clashing with the greatsword with a crisp sound.
“Wu Yan, cooperating with the House Monarch can protect you, although you cultivate a different art, it is not without a way to save you, at least there is no problem for you to enter the rank quickly.”
“Cooperation is the only way out for you now.”
Cheng Lidong did not really make a move.
Under the heavy rain, the short sword in his hand was cold and glowing as its gaze watched Wu Yan, who was not far away, for dissuasion.
But these words of dissuasion were somewhat similar in Wu Yan’s eyes.
“Cheng Lidong, don’t you think I’m stupid?”
“Having cultivated a foreign art, it is already a certain death, it is alright for you to fool others, there is no point in lying to me.”
Wu Yan’s voice was even colder.
The large sword in his hand was trembling slightly.
“Fine, I will not trade with you with this.”
“I’ll deal with you alone.”
“Tell me where the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure is, and I will let you live.”
Cheng Lidong spoke out, there was no one else here and some words could be said.
“What’s in it for me if I tell you? Just letting me live?”
Wu Yan asked.
“Half for one, the Martial Emperor’s legacy treasure, worth a lot of money, the two of us will each share half, at least you can solve your immediate needs, and I can also use this opportunity to soar to great heights.”
“Wu Yan, those who know the times are wise, I know you have a lot of humiliation and resentment in your heart, but if you die, everything is empty talk, no matter who you hate or what your intentions are, there is hope if you live.”
It had to be said that Cheng Lidong’s words were very convincing.
Wu Yan was silent.
He stood quietly in the rain and seemed to be really weighing himself.
Seeing this sight, Cheng Lidong continued to speak.
“I can make a martial oath, or even a pledge of allegiance, I, Cheng Lidong, am not a good person, but I am wild, and you have a purpose, we can work together.”
“I will climb to a high position one step at a time, and when the time comes, whatever your heart desires and thoughts, I can help you.”
Cheng Lidong continued, these words were realistic and spoke what was in his heart.
His attitude was sincere and there was longing in his eyes.
The latter pondered without saying a word.
“Wu Yan, if you and I join forces, we will be able to make a career out of it, I will not be subservient to others, but I can see that you have something on your mind that must be completed.”
“I can let you go now, as soon as you figure it out, you can come to me, but don’t you attempt to escape, a net of heaven and earth has long been laid in Ping’an County, you can’t escape.”
“The Prefect has sent more powerful experts, if they appear, they will not be captured alive, cooperation, when it is really your way out.”
When Cheng Lidong saw that Wu Yan had not said anything, he could not help but speak again, expecting that he could impress Wu Yan.
“Good, I can cooperate with you, but I have three requirements.”
Under the heavy rain, Wu Yan finally spoke, and he agreed to cooperate, but made three demands.
“Let alone three, thirty will do.”
Seeing Wu Yan open his mouth, Cheng Lidong was overjoyed, his miserable white face showing joy.
“Don’t promise too early.”
“I want to leave alive, no matter what.”
“I want the head of the Southern Yufu Prefect.”
“I also need a Linglong Seven Trick Pill, can you get it?”
Wu Yan made three demands.
But all three demands were very harsh.
“Let you go, this can be done.”
“The head of the Southern Yufu Prefect, it’s not impossible, but with the current situation, I can’t do it, I need to get the Martial Emperor’s Relic and hibernate for a few years, I can do it for you.”
“As for the Linglong Seven Trick Pill, I will help you get it within ten years, how about that?”
Cheng Lidong gave his reply.
“Ten years is too long, three years, you have to get it within three years.”
Wu Yan shook his head, limiting the time to three years.
“Good.”
Cheng Lidong agreed without hesitation, and then spoke.
“Tell me the secret of the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure, and I will help you get the Lingering Seven Trick Pill in three years.”
He looked at the other party, his gaze decisive.
“Telling you directly, do you think I’m stupid?”
Wu Yan laughed, his eyes full of contempt.
“If you don’t tell me, how can I trust you?”
Cheng Lidong asked rhetorically.
“I can tell you some relevant information, but the core is still in my hands, when I leave alive, I will contact you, how about that?”
The other party uttered an approach.
“Yes.”
Cheng Lidong did not hesitate and agreed straight away.
Both of them had scruples, and it was normal for them to be cautious in their dealings.
“The Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure, which requires the power of yin and yang to open, contains the Dan God’s Ancient Scripture hidden inside.”
“This information, is it enough?”
Wu Yan slowly spoke out, stating something that Cheng Lidong desperately wanted to know.
“Dan God’s Ancient Scripture?”
In just an instant, Cheng Lidong’s pupils shrank and his eyes were filled with shock.
He knew what the Dan God’s Ancient Scripture was.
The number one divine book of the Dan Dao, the Dan God’s Ancient Scripture was rumoured to contain the method of breaking the realm of the Martial Dao.
There were ten grades of Martial Dao, one grade and one heaven.
To break through is as difficult as ascending to the heavens, one cannot do without qualification, talent, perseverance and qi luck.
Especially the later you go, the more terrifying the rank is.
To be stuck in one realm for a lifetime is not at all uncommon.
But if one obtains the Dan God’s Ancient Scripture, one can make endless breakthroughs. All one needs to do is to find the herbs needed for the formula, and then one can refine a realm-breaking pill.
After swallowing it, one could break through to its realm directly, without having to wait at all.
So how could Cheng Lidong not be excited?
And how could he not be excited?
He was now an eighth grade Dantian realm martial artist, and if he wanted to break through to the seventh grade, he might have no hope in his lifetime, but with the Dan God Ancient Scripture, he could easily break through to the seventh grade.
It was even possible to reach the First Grade realm in one’s lifetime.
The titular Southern Yufu Prefect was only a sixth-grade martial artist, and once one obtained the Dan Shen Ancient Scripture, it would be too easy to surpa*s the Prefect.
“This point is not enough, where is the Martial Emperor’s Legacy Treasure?”
“Also, what does the power of Yin and Yang mean?”
He inquired, feeling that this information was not enough and asking the other party to say something more important.
“Where is the Martial Emperor’s Legacy Treasure, do you think I would say?”
“But the Power of Yin and Yang I can tell you, the so-called Power of Yin and Yang is ……”
Wu Yan spoke, his first sentence was nothing.
But the second sentence tugged at Cheng Lidong’s heart and soul.
Cheng Lidong knew that Wu Yan would not say so where the treasure was hidden, but the power of yin and yang was not clear to him, so he was a little distracted.
But it was in a split second.
Clang.
The shadow of the sword came again, the sword qi cut through the rain, the killing intent was strong, and it slashed directly towards Cheng Lidong’s head.
“D*mn.”
Cheng Lidong shouted, and with extremely fast reflexes, he raised his hand and shot out his sword.
The short sword collided with the large blade, sparks flying everywhere.
In the next moment, Cheng Lidong’s body trembled as the terrifying sword qi disturbed his internal qi flow, cracking his tiger’s mouth and bursting with blood.
Swish.
Being suddenly attacked, Cheng Lidong reacted extremely quickly, he had certain precautions, but it was only Wu Yan’s words that made it really difficult for him to gather his mind.
Otherwise, he would not have suffered this big loss.
Poof.
A mouthful of fresh blood spat out.
Cheng Lidong’s gaze instantly turned extremely grim.
He knew that everything Wu Yan had said just now was for this slash, and that he did not want to cooperate with himself at all.
It was just to kill himself, so he threw out bait to lure himself in.
Good heartedness.
After understanding everything, Cheng Lidong did not hesitate anymore, he ran his internal qi, his pace was swift, and his short sword killed.
Under the lightning light, the sword shadow was as fast as lightning, directly cutting Wu Yan’s hand and foot tendons, and even stabbing him in the lung with his sword.
His stance was fierce and vicious.
Although Wu Yan had already entered the eighth rank, he was seriously injured and had just entered the eighth rank.
Cheng Lidong had entered the eighth rank some years earlier and had no injuries, so the difference between the two was enormous.
“I’ll give you one last chance.”
“Tell me everything and I can let you live.”
“Wu Yan, don’t struggle unnecessarily.”
But the short sword stabbed the lung, and Cheng Lidong nailed Wu Yan to the stump, yet he still did not kill him.
The Dan Shen Ancient Scripture was too big a temptation for him.
So big that even if Wu Yan was bent on killing him, he could not spare Wu Yan.
“Dog thief.”
“Do you think I believe you?”
“Hahahahahaha, give me death.”
Wu Yan, who was nailed to the tree stump, not only did he not show any hint of fear or despair, but instead revealed a crazed look.
In the next moment, his wounds condensed netherworld cold Qi, and the terrifying cold Qi instantly filled the short sword, and then directly covered Cheng Lidong’s hands.
Swish.
In just a split second, Cheng Lidong took dozens of steps backwards, his internal Qi surging within his body as he looked at his hands, his veins rippling.
He had fallen for it again.
By drawing his sword, Wu Yan was not trying to take advantage of his own defensiveness at all, but deliberately provoking himself to release the Yin Underworld Cold Poison to poison himself at the cost of his own life.
This man was too ruthless.
Even more ruthless than himself.
Cheng Lidong was furious and anxious, but he did not panic, but forced out the cold poison at the first opportunity.
But the cold poison was too terrifying, a wisp of cold air covered his hands, making it difficult to force it out.
In the end, Cheng Lidong used his fingers to condense his qi and directly cut the tendons and veins of his wrists, and the blood emitting the cold qi gushed out, damaging his body but at least not allowing the cold qi to completely spread into his body.
“You have no great enmity with me.”
“Yet you dare to show yourself and deliberately sell out,”
“In order to try to kill me.”
“You don’t want to kill me.”
“Under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t kill me either.”
“Because you know the gap between us is too big.”
“Someone instructed you to kill me for sure.”
“Who was it?”
During the detoxification process, thought after thought flashed through Cheng Lidong’s mind as he asked one sentence after another, his gaze coldly looking at Wu Yan.
However, the other party’s cold Qi filled his entire body, having long since frozen and extinguished his life.
“Who is directing you?”
“To kill me?”
“Is it a deal?”
“If he dares to show himself, he is prepared for certain death.”
“All the key stuff, it was given to someone else.”
“The connector changed, the secret wasn’t with him.”
“And the other side wants me dead.”
“Who is it?”
Cheng Lidong kept thinking, his brain running fast.
Click.
Boom!
As a thunderbolt exploded.
A clear face emerged in the middle of Cheng Lidong’s mind.
“Xu Qingnian …….”
A low murmuring voice rang out.
Cheng Lidong’s face was cold as he tore open his sleeve to bandage his wound, his body trembled violently, the cold Qi had still entered his body, but it would not kill him, it was just troublesome.
But in this moment, he knew who wanted him dead.
He also knew the clue to the Martial Emperor’s relic treasure.
“Hahahahahahahahaha.”
“Hahahahahahahahahaha.”
“Cough cough cough cough …….”
Rampant laughter rang out, followed by a coughing fit.
Then again, Cheng Lidong’s body collapsed to the ground.
