Chapter 411: Chapter 149: Above Ultimate Skill Lies Divine Skill; Divine Wood’s Defeat Is Like a Mountain Collapse

He charged again, only to be knocked away once more.

Until his whole face was pressed against the ground, his body lacking even the strength to move, did things finally quiet down.

Li Yuan said, “If I were your enemy, how many times would you have died by now?”

Li Ping’an remained silent.

Li Yuan questioned, “What’s the difference between a dead prodigy and a dead beggar?”

Li Ping’an rasped, “To die with honor! To die pursuing! Even in death, to leave a shock to the world!”

Suddenly, a strong murderous aura emanated from Li Yuan, tightly locking his son in place, and he increased the pressure of his palm a little more. “Then give me something to be shocked about.”

Li Ping’an was silent, lying on the ground like a dead dog.

After a long time, Li Yuan slowly withdrew his hand, sat beside him, and quietly waited…

He hoped to see a trace of giving up in his son’s eyes, and then he could reliefly continue with his plan to take his son away, and just knock him out at that time.

But Li Ping’an struggled to get up, fiercely saying, “The world’s number one blade never concedes!”

Li Yuan sneered, “If you keep losing, how can you be the number one blade?”

Li Ping’an rasped, “Before becoming number one, I can lose, but once I truly stand at that position, I will not lose again.

I… call myself the world’s number one blade only to… to encourage myself, to remind myself never, ever to forget this goal.”

Although exhausted, with his confidence repeatedly shattered by overwhelming power, there was still light in his eyes, like embers that never extinguish, even if thrown into a frozen abyss, they would rekindle…

“But…”

Li Yuan lowered his gaze, “Why do you want to become the world’s number one blade?”

“I… I…” Li Ping’an stammered, then lowered his gaze, “I want to protect you all…”

Then said again, “No! That’s not the reason!

Life is short, and since heaven gave me the Innate Shadow Blood, it’s for me, Li Ping’an, to stand at the pinnacle of this world, to bring order to this chaotic world!

Only then is it not a wasted journey!”

Life is short…

Li Yuan was silent for a moment and asked, “Can we continue today?”

Li Ping’an smiled bitterly and shook his head, more serious now than his initial arrogance and invincibility.

“No, I… I need to think about how to break your technique.”

“Think away.”

Li Yuan turned with disinterest, pushed open the door of the secret room, and walked out.

He had a premonition that this son might not be taken away.

…

…

Night fell.

The camp.

The tents, like small mountains, piled up in a certain deep mountain gorge.

Inexplicably, the temperature in this gorge was much lower than outside; it was eerily chilling…

Before the great war, the surrounding hunters called this place “Peeping Valley.”

It was so named because hunters walking here often felt like being watched by something, their hearts racing, their skin tingling, even inexplicably breaking into a run out of fear…

At this moment…

Fire basins illuminated patches of light in the night, casting light on the dark rocks, revealing the patrolling figures of the people of the Social World…

These people were disciples of sects affiliated with the Divine Wood Hall, and they weren’t ordinary martial artists but were of Ninth and Eighth Grades, even Seventh Grade.

In the central tent, however, the temperature was extremely high. Among the blazing white bone charcoal flames of high quality, a man dressed in floral clothes stared unblinkingly at the furnace fire, eyes bloodshot and appearing bizarrely ferocious…

But in fact, it was not ferocity, but concentration that gave his eyes a terrifying aspect.

“The secret skill I inherited is ’Measuring Land.’

And this Peeping Valley… I discovered it to be a Land of Ultimate Yin through the ’Measuring Land’ secret skill.

This Land of Ultimate Yin is just a step away from becoming a Ghost Realm…

In such a place, all I’m missing is how to utilize Yin Qi, how to seal it into my Spiritual Artifact…

What should I do?”

Master Gong mumbled to himself.

He had studied this path for over a hundred years and had his own insights into Forged Soldiers.

But this time, what he sought was the supreme way of Forging — Array Dao.

Just then, he heard hurried footsteps in the distance, reporting something to the Fifth Grade guard in the camp.

Amidst the noise, Master Gong faintly heard the name Master Li.

He abruptly stood up and stumbled towards the Fifth Grade’s tent, lifting the curtain, staring directly at the reporting swordsman, “What’s going on with Li Yuan?!”

The swordsman saluted Master Gong and said, “Master Li has forged a Demon Blade, and the Hall Master praised it highly, saying it reached your peak level.”

“Demon Blade?”

“My peak level?”

“Impossible!”

“That young man has talent, but he’s still too green. He might reach that level in the future, but definitely not now!”

Master Gong looked incredulous and said sharply.

The swordsman dared not say more, saluted, and retreated.

Master Gong looked up at the person seated above.

There are two Fifth Grade elders stationed here, one from the Hua Family of the Gu System and another from the Jing Family.

The Jing Family’s Fifth Grade Elder spoke: “Master Gong, what he’s saying is true because this weapon was forged by Master Li for our family’s Patriarch…”

With that, he recounted the family message he knew to the weapon forger in front of him.

“White hair at the temples…

This is a shortening of lifespan.”

Master Gong murmured.

Suddenly, he said, “I’ve heard in ancient times, there was this school, Master Li… ignorant indeed.”

He unconsciously shouted “Master Li,” instead of “Li Yuan” or “that young man.”

The Jing Family’s Fifth Grade Elder looked at Master Gong, observing his crazed appearance, his exhausted face, his swollen, terrifying eyes, and softly said: “Master Li, I admire you. He’s a true weapon forger… and so are you.”

Master Gong was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily: “That’s true.

Whether it’s Zhu Ban’s brat, Master Li, or me, we’re actually the same kind of people!”

He thus regained his confidence and inspiration, his eyes shining with light, walking out of the tent, saying aloud: “I can’t let this young man drag me down! Isn’t what we seek stronger spiritual artifacts?

That young man even dared to cut his lifespan; why should I fear losing this body?!”

Tonight, he’s going to sleep well, and then he’s going to forge at the core Land of Yin Qi of this ’Peeping Valley.’

That place is extremely harmful.

Even with the slightest mistake, the Yin Qi would invade one’s body, with unimaginable consequences, no one knows what will happen.

But he’s not afraid!

Because he’s already made his decision, he’s already found courage.

Master Gong was just about to leave the tent when he saw another messenger swordsman hurriedly arriving, face full of panic and sorrow.

“What’s happened?” he asked loudly.

The swordsman was walking with his head down, and on hearing the question, he quickly looked up, then saluted respectfully, speaking with a trembling voice: “The front line… the front line… defeated… defeat like a landslide.

Sixteen sects, almost completely annihilated!

The Xiang Family’s Fifth Grade elder was killed by Peng Mi.”

Master Gong sneered: “Just a residual array!”

Then said: “Zhu Ban’s brat, let you be arrogant a few more days! Shows you my skills!”

The swordsman murmured again: “Also the Hua Family’s Fifth Grade Elder, a Fifth Grade Elder from the Holy Fire Palace who came to support, were all killed… all were…”

His eyes full of immense fear, seemed to collapse beyond words, “And… and, it seems the other side has support from the Red Lotus thieves.”

Master Gong:…

Sixteen sects.

Three Fifth Grades…

His expression became extremely serious, as if a large iron block was bound to his heart, weighing it down.

This is truly… a defeat like a landslide…

…

That night, just as Master Gong was about to sleep, he felt someone calling his name outside the tent.

He responded.

The visitor entered, It was the Jing Family’s Fifth Grade Elder.

The elder sighed: “Master Gong, we must retreat… the front line has already collapsed…”

“When to retreat?” Master Gong asked.

The Jing Family’s Fifth Grade Elder said: “As soon as possible, it’s best… tonight.”

Master Gong was stunned for a moment, then fell into prolonged silence, then suddenly got up, put on his shoes, and said: “Tomorrow night, is it possible?”

The Jing Family’s Fifth Grade Elder said: “I’m afraid we can’t hold on…”

“Then… tomorrow afternoon.” Master Gong said, “I want to forge weapons at the Yinfeng Cliff in Peeping Valley.”

“Yinfeng Cliff!! That place… should not be approached.”

“If we always fear and hesitate, how can we forge a spiritual artifact that surpasses all others?”

Inside the tent, quiet for a moment.

The Jing Family’s Fifth Grade Elder said: “I understand… we will hold out until tomorrow afternoon.”

“Good!!”

Master Gong said heroically, then canceled his plan to sleep tonight, hurriedly going outside.

Tonight at midnight, he will go to the place with the most Yin Qi, to forge his legend!!!

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