Ning Xunqiu opened his mouth to speak, Chu Yu's smile froze instantly: "..."
Ning Xunqiu was surprised, "What's the matter?"
Chu Yu remained silent for a few breaths, his expression serious, "Junior Brother, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Go ahead." Ning Xunqiu hesitated for a moment.
"...can you stop mentioning this matter?"
"Huh?" Ning Xunqiu was a bit confused.
Ah Qing came over, her voice crisp, "Sect Leader Senior Brother, it was Ah Qing who hit Chu Yu Senior Brother, but it was Chu Yu Senior Brother's subordinate who first took Ah Qing's goat."
Ning Xunqiu looked at Chu Yu in shock, you even snatch things from kids?
Chu Yu glared at Chen Zhong, unwilling to speak.
Inside White Cloud Hall.
After dismissing Ah Qing, Ning Xunqiu and Chu Yu sat opposite each other in the hall, silent for a long time.
"Yu Country is about to perish..." Chu Yu murmured gravely.
Ning Xunqiu calmly replied, "Yes, about five years or so."
Three years ago, he descended the mountain to kill King Yu and Guo Xian along with several ministers, allowing Crown Prince Chu Yu to ascend, thus injecting some vitality into the decaying Yu Country.
Chu Yu paused, unsure how to respond.
"I know it's the master who told you this. But don't pin your hopes on me, I won't descend the mountain."
Ning Xunqiu decisively closed off the conversation.
He cultivated to the "End of Innate," with two Innate Ultimate Skills perfected, making him unparalleled.
In this world, apart from that Qi Cultivator, even if the Seven Kingdoms united and gathered a million troops, they couldn't encircle and kill him. He's not foolish; he can fly briefly, doesn't know how to leave?
This is the reason he showcased his strength.
It's also a warning to Chu Yu.
"Jin Country is ravaging, people are suffering immensely, Cyan Mountain has always taken the salvation of all beings as its duty." Chu Yu stood up abruptly, speaking righteously,
"Junior Brother, you are an Immortal, you should descend the mountain to save..."
"Hey, hey, stop stop stop." Ning Xunqiu quickly reached out to interrupt the spell.
Chu Yu left a deep impression on him.
Zhao Ping and Zhang Han had once quietly descended the mountain to lend him a helping hand because of this.
A sentence like "descend the mountain to save all beings" and that phrase "Fellow Daoist, please stay," are ingeniously similar.
Surely nothing good comes of it.
"Firstly, I am not an Immortal yet. Secondly, all beings don't need me to save them." Ning Xunqiu said coldly, "Thirdly, I'm clearly telling you, Jin Country's unification of the world is the Celestial Mandate."
To be honest, in the feudal world, whoever wins is merely the next reincarnation, nothing will change, all effort is futile.
However, over these years, Ning Xunqiu didn't do nothing. In his spare time, he compiled a book called "Great Unity of the World: Starting Point" along with martial arts, principles, humanities, and knowledge, all preserved in White Cloud Hall.
Before he leaves, he will take a direct disciple for "Cyan Mountain," spreading all this knowledge selflessly, only they themselves can save themselves.
If, years later, good results bear fruit, achieving an accomplishment would be the best.
Consider it a leisurely move.
"Celestial Mandate?" Chu Yu was a bit unwilling, suggesting, "Junior Brother doesn't need to personally descend the mountain, just letting Little Junior Sister Ah Qing, and Junior Brother Zhao Ping descend the mountain to assist me is enough."
Hearing this, Ning Xunqiu's eyes slightly narrowed.
A breeze brushed past Chu Yu's forehead, a strand of hair softly fell before his eyes, giving him a chill.
"They are not your swords." Ning Xunqiu said softly.
"Since Junior Brother is unwilling to descend the mountain, could you teach Senior Brother the 'Seven Swords of Cross and Vertical'? After all, I am also a Cyan Mountain disciple, Master..." Chu Yu, sweating profusely, had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
Ning Xunqiu stared at Chu Yu for a while, then gently waved his hand, and a bamboo slip and Jade Bottle floated from a hundred meters away, landing steadily in Chu Yu's hands:
"This is the Cross and Vertical Seven Swords: Thunder Sword. With your aptitude and this Treasure Pill, three years to enter, five years to achieve mastery."
"With it, roam the world, except for Cyan Mountain Sect Members, there is no match."
"But only this once."
"Today when you leave this hall, your ties with Cyan Mountain are ended." Ning Xunqiu suddenly added, "Oh, the master has aged."
"Thank you, Sect Leader." Chu Yu respectfully held the bamboo slip and Jade Bottle with both hands, nodding solemnly.
"Go now, go." Ning Xunqiu casually waved his hand, as if shooing a fly.
Chu Yu bowed deeply, then turned and strode away.
When the figures of Chu Yu and Chen Zhong disappeared.
"Fortune... Does a dynasty have Fortune? Is the name of Immortal Fortune? Or must it be recognized by heaven and earth to be blessed with Fortune? Why not try?" Ning Xunqiu mumbled to himself.
"Henceforth, Cyan Mountain will have Immortals!"
He stood up and walked out of White Cloud Hall.
"Zhao Ping."
"What are Sect Leader Senior Brother's orders?"
Zhao Ping promptly responded respectfully.
"Immediately place a stele at the mountain's foot, from now on, these three types of individuals approaching Cyan Mountain's gate shall not be allowed entry."
"First, those named Chu Yu."
"Second, those from Jin Country."
"Third, dogs."
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Chu Yu reached the mountain base, looked back at the towering Cyan Mountain, his eyes as calm as water.
This journey was very rewarding, entering the Seven Swords of Cross and Vertical equates to being beyond Grandmaster; he himself, together with the Grandmasters of Qi Country, can accomplish taking the enemy's head amidst thousands of troops like Ah Qing.
He naturally is not planning to assassinate Jin Country's general Wei Xin, but three years later, he intends to directly hit Yellow Dragon and assassinate King Jin Jiang Hong; by then Jin Country will be leaderless, surely falling into chaos.
Now, he needs to endure.
"It's a pity Junior Brother is unwilling to descend the mountain to assist me." Chu Yu sighed lightly, expressing a hint of regret.
Recalling the moment Ning Xunqiu glared at him, he felt as if rejected by heaven and earth, all his hair standing on end, as if any movement would mean instant death.
This kind of power, you say you're not an Immortal?
Soon, Chu Yu's eyes firmed up.
"Chen Zhong, I want to negotiate peace with Jin Country. Immediately go to the military and secretly gather ten Inner Qi Realm swordsmen, teach them the Thunder Sword, and wait for the opportune time."
"Yes."
Chen Zhong agreed, and during his turn, a flicker of peculiarity flashed in his eyes.
Walking on air like an Immortal?
Just inhaling the aroma on his body makes one feel revitalized, mastering the art of Alchemy, could he possibly create the Elixir of Immortality? Lifespan Extension Pill?
And that phrase about Jin Country's Celestial Mandate...
This matter needs to be reported to His Majesty.
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Jin Country, Chang'an Hall.
King Jin Jiang Hong finished reading the Hidden Guard's secret letter, pacing back and forth in the hall, muttering to himself.
"Immortal..."
"Cyan Mountain has Immortals, and Immortals who know Alchemy."
He ascended the throne as a youth, now in middle age, time has etched marks on him; for the fall of Six Kingdoms, he has worked tirelessly for ten years as one day, recently his health has declined significantly.
As a king, he takes Treasure Medicine weekly to nourish his body, but the effects are becoming less evident.
Yet he wished for longevity, to govern this everlasting domain.
If the Immortal is unwilling... should know, Immortals also die!
Jiang Hong shook his head, quickly abandoning the dangerous thoughts in his mind.
"If truly an Immortal, actions must be cautious." He touched the "Profound Dragon Pearl" in his sleeve, recalling the power to collapse mountains and split seas, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
"Someone, investigate all Cyan Mountain Sect Members immediately." Jiang Hong ordered.
"Yes."
The empty hall clearly had no one, yet a voice appeared abruptly.
Six Kingdoms Jianghu, except the Four Grandmasters and some Elder Suo, Jiang Hong has captured ninety-nine, even beside Feather King Chu Yu has his Hidden Guard.
"Three years later, Feather King Chu Yu will surely come with Immortal tricks, His Majesty may strike first!" A spectral voice sounded.
"A mere Feather King Chu Yu is not worth worrying about." King Jin Jiang Hong confidently declared.
"I await him at Chang'an Hall to help Jin Country unify the world."
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