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Chapter 582 A Great Harvest: Mr. Iron Sword's Ample Fortune

make a deal!

As soon as Chen Jie said "it's a deal," a smile appeared on Mr. Iron Sword's face. He then looked up at the sky and said, "You really are a force to be reckoned with. Well, it might be a mistake for those old monsters to come out of seclusion this time. I reckon quite a few of them will fall into your hands."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Mr. Iron Sword and said, "You seem to be gloating?"

"That's right, I'm gloating. I've fallen into your trap. If I were the only one who fell into your trap, wouldn't that make me look too incompetent? But if there are more people, it might make me seem less incompetent, hahaha..."

Chen Jie said, "That's a really good idea. To be honest, if it weren't for the Huangzhou Prefecture incident, I might be friends with you, senior."

Mr. Iron Sword said, "Haha, I also think you're quite to my liking, but you're too young and impetuous."

"Is there anything wrong with being young and impetuous?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Iron Sword looked at Chen Jie and said, "Hehe, you are the darling of this era, so there's nothing wrong with that. But if you were in the previous era and encountered that perverted Zhang, you would have found that youthful vigor is not a good thing."

"Zhang? That guy from Wudang Mountain?"

Mr. Iron Sword chuckled and said, "Otherwise what? Who else could it be but this freak who has kept me from entering the martial world for thirty years?"

As Mr. Iron Sword spoke, he continued, "But you are different. You have unlimited potential. A second-stage Fusion God at less than thirty years old! This is truly a year of great change, with a prodigy being born!"

"Alright, we're clearly enemies, yet we've been chatting for so long. It's time to send this old man on his way!"

Mr. Iron Sword looked at Chen Jie, who in turn looked at Mr. Iron Sword and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior. As for what you said, I will certainly do as you say. So..."

Chen Jie looked up, and the Crimson Sky Sword that had fallen to the side instantly appeared in his hand. With a whoosh, he slit the throat of Mr. Iron Sword, sending him on his final journey.

Although he is an enemy, he has the demeanor of a grandmaster. He is indeed worthy of being the former leader of the Mount Tai Sect. His demeanor is truly extraordinary.

Ah!
When they saw Chen Jie kill Iron Sword Master in one fell swoop, everyone's eyes widened. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. Could Iron Sword Master, a second-level Molten God, have been killed like this?

This is absolutely terrifying!

Thinking this, the next moment Chen Jie quickly arrived behind Mr. Iron Sword, reached out and pressed against Mr. Iron Sword's chest, and immediately countless Buddhist mantras appeared on his body.

The Quran

As soon as the recitation began, Chen Jie started chanting the Quran. As he chanted, countless Buddhist swastika chains instantly appeared on Chen Jie's hands, directly locking onto the Dao Fruit on Mr. Iron Sword's body.

Extract!

As Chen Jie extracted the Dao Fruits, all of Mr. Iron Sword's Dao Fruits were extracted.

At this point, the entire battlefield was in complete chaos. The death of Mr. Iron Sword was a huge blow to Xu Shouhui's army. These troops, who were good at fighting when they had the upper hand, were thrown into panic when faced with such a morale-damaging event.

At the same time, the Five Tigers and Sheep Formation could no longer be maintained and collapsed with a loud crash.

Seeing this, Zhao Ya, who was leading the Azure Dragon Army, turned around and looked around. Hmm? Where is Xu Shouhui?

Unable to find Xu Shouhui anywhere, Zhao Ya disregarded everything else and immediately shouted, "Master Tiejian is dead! The enemy has no more experts left! Kill!"

At his command, Zhao Ya immediately led her troops into attack.

At this moment, Xu Shouhui's army collapsed. Xu Shouhui fled, leaving only the wounded Zhao Pusheng to maintain the army. Meanwhile, Taishan Yujizi, who was fighting Chen Xiaohu, saw that Mr. Tiejian had died in battle and cried out in grief.

"Grandmaster Uncle!"

That cry was also pitiful. Originally, it was thought that with the return of this senior master, the Taishan Sect would be able to lead the Five Mountains Sword Alliance to become the leader again. Who would have thought that it would turn out like this today?

The idea of ​​him being the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance is laughable now. It's impossible to bring this senior back to life now.

This senior could have enjoyed his carefree life for a while longer, but who would have thought he would end up like this?

Overwhelmed with grief, Yu Jizi burst into tears. Seeing Yu Jizi crying, Chen Xiaohu frowned and said, "You old man, you were beating someone properly, why are you crying?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jizi looked at Chen Xiaohu and said, "If you die, Grandmaster Uncle, won't you cry?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaohu said, "I don't have a grandmaster master either, so what do we do now? Should we still fight?"

"What's the point of fighting? Let this old man cry for a while, waah..."

Yu Jizi was a sentimental man, and he was overcome with grief, crying miserably. Chen Xiaohu looked at Yu Jizi helplessly and said, "Old man, you cry for a while. I'm going to lead my troops to fight others. But don't move around. If you do, we'll start fighting right now. Don't hurt my men from Huangzhou Prefecture!"

"Go on, go on, we've already fought to this point, what's the point of continuing? In this match, the Mount Tai Sect admits defeat!"

Yu Jizi spoke up, and upon hearing this, Chen Xiaohu said, "You're smart to know what's good for you, old man, go ahead and cry."

As he spoke, Chen Xiaohu led the White Tiger Army directly towards Xu Shouhui's routing soldiers and joined Zhao Ya's camp. Seeing such a great victory, Zhou Chu on the city wall said to Jin Yanzi, "You two stay on the city wall and protect the lady. I'm going to charge in and fight!"

With that, Zhou Chu shouted and went down the city wall. He then waved his hand and led the patrolmen in the city to rush out. In an instant, a group of patrolmen carrying swords rushed out of the city. These soldiers were only second-rate in strength, and many of them were former gang members.

But now the enemy's morale has dropped significantly and they have no will to fight. It is the perfect time for them to make great strides. Under Zhou Chu's leadership, these patrolmen who were rejected by Chen Jie and could not become regular soldiers can finally give full play to their abilities.

Many of these patrolmen are quite capable, but they have too much of a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) mentality. This strong江湖 mentality makes it difficult for them to become the soldiers Chen Jie needs, and they also find it difficult to adapt to the monotonous training in the military camp.

Therefore, they can only become patrols to maintain order within the city. In fact, it's the same job as before. Before, they were guarding the territory and maintaining order for the sects. Now, they are guarding the territory and maintaining order for the city lord. They know this very well.

Besides, the city lord is the gang leader, and the gang leader is the city lord; there's no difference.

But today is different. They can finally experience the thrill of charging forward. Swords drawn, kill!

At this moment, Zhou Chu shouted, and the patrolmen rushed out. This was the time for them to show their individual bravery. If it were a battle between two armies, their individual bravery would not be enough. After all, in a battle between two armies, one must reach the Dragon Realm in terms of bravery to be qualified. It is said that one can hold off ten thousand men!

However, in a battle between two armies, it's all about formations. If you rely on individual bravery and disrupt the formation, it's not worth it.

This is what made this group of brave but undisciplined gang members the patrolmen.

But now they are chasing a fleeing army, and the enemy can't organize an effective defensive formation. These individual bravery skills come in handy. So when Zhou Chu came out, he charged in like a tiger among sheep!

"Kill them! Kill all these wolf cubs!"

At this moment, Zhou Chu, holding a large sword, roared and took the lead, brandishing his sword with great ferocity. He was a far cry from the Black-Eyed Bear of yesteryear.

They were incredibly brave, and the patrolmen following behind them were all yelling with excitement. Victory was in sight, and if they didn't seize the opportunity to kill a few thieves and earn some merit, when would they ever get any?

With that in mind, the patrolmen rushed forward with all their might.

After this initial assault by the patrols, Zhao Ya, Chen Xiaohu, and Zhou Chu led their three armies in a combined attack. Xu Shouhui's army crumbled instantly, and the soldiers fled in terror, crying out for their fathers and mothers.

As I said before, Xu Shouhui's army is alright when things are going well, but when they're going against the tide, they're just asking for death.

At this moment, they were being chased like rabbits by the Azure Dragon Army, the White Tiger Army, and the Patrol Army, and the group of people were running forward in a miserable state.

Seeing these people running frantically, Xu Shouhui had already disappeared in a flash, and Zhao Pusheng shouted, "Retreat! Return to defend Xiangyang City!"

Zhao Pusheng also led his troops in a frantic run.

Besides Zhao Pusheng, the rest were members of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance. At this time, apart from the Taishan Sect who remained in place, Mo Busan of the Hengshan Sect had been torn apart by Ni Wenjun and had long since died.

The Huashan Sect did not come; only Zhang Xiaotian, the head of the Chongshan Sect, and Abbess Juexin of the Hengshan Sect remained. Upon realizing the situation was dire, the two immediately led their disciples and fled.

In an instant, Xu Shouhui's army, which had been launching a fierce offensive, collapsed and the balance of power shifted. This time, it was the Huangzhou Prefecture army's turn to chase them like rabbits!

Once the battlefield situation changes, the consequences are catastrophic. Tens of thousands of people running backwards at the same time immediately lead to stampedes, overcrowding, and other incidents.

Many of these incidents involved two armies colliding with each other. The troops in front were being chased back by the Huangzhou Prefecture army, while the troops behind, unaware of the situation on the front lines and the fact that their strongest backer, Mr. Iron Sword, had perished, continued to charge forward. As a result, the two armies ended up crammed together, leading to a horrific stampede.

That's how cruel the battlefield is. Once you're on the battlefield, whether you can safely retreat depends on your fate. If you're unlucky, you'll just have to leave your life behind.

Chen Jie had no time to deal with these defeated soldiers; Zhao Ya, Xiao Hu, and Zhou Chu could handle the three main forces.

The rest I don't need to do myself, and I have the most important thing to do now, which is to extract the Dao Fruit from Mr. Iron Sword.

Unbeknownst to Chen Jie, once he began peeling away the Dao Fruits, he was shocked to discover that Mr. Iron Sword possessed a remarkable number of Dao Fruits. Chen Jie had assumed that Mr. Iron Sword was only at the second stage of the Furnace Realm, possessing at most three Dao Fruits. The first stage of the Furnace God Realm required one Dao Fruit, the second stage required two, and similarly, the third stage required four. However, when Chen Jie began peeling away Mr. Iron Sword's Dao Fruits, he found that he actually possessed seven Dao Fruits. This meant that he had already collected the four Dao Fruits needed to advance from the second to the third stage and integrated them into himself, yet he had not yet raised his strength to the third stage of the Furnace God Realm.

This?
Chen Jie frowned. Could it be that the power of the Dao Fruit can no longer directly elevate a person from the second to the third stage?

Calamity or opportunity?
Chen Jie recalled a few words that Mr. Iron Sword had said: "Go down the mountain to seek opportunities during a great calamity." Could it be that advancing from the second to the third stage is not something that can be achieved overnight, but rather requires the help of a fortuitous opportunity, so that he can take a further step this time?

In that case, it's understandable why those old monsters who had been living in seclusion in the deep mountains suddenly came out of the mountains. This Iron Sword Master had already reached the second level of the Fusion God Realm thirty years ago, but then he hadn't made any progress for thirty years and could only sit idly in the deep mountains and forests.

This time, the Purple Star of Emperors is moving, and the world will be in dynastic change. This is the year of great calamity that these people have been dreaming of, and also the opportunity they have been dreaming of to improve their strength.

That's why these people are so eager to enter the human world and get involved in wars, all for the sake of that sliver of opportunity for advancement.

After hearing this, Chen Jie understood the reasoning behind it.

Chen Jie could understand Mr. Tie Jian's mentality. If he were trapped in a certain realm for thirty-four years, he would probably be unable to resist getting involved in the killing and fighting in the human world and trying to break through his current realm.

"Is this what an era of great strife looks like?"

Chen Jie muttered something to himself, his face full of solemnity. In this era of great strife, it wasn't just the strong who were vying for the power to dominate the world and change dynasties.

Similarly, martial artists also vie for this opportunity to break through, thereby overcoming the barriers of martial arts.

After understanding all this, Chen Jie sighed, "It's like a perfectly planned game of chess. As soon as the player makes a move, everything in the world has to move in unison!"
But who is this chess player?

Land immortals? No worries, so-called land immortals are just big pawns.

The true master of chess should be the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which maintains the balance of the entire world.

However, these are not things Chen Jie needs to consider right now. After all, he is only a weak second-stage Fusion God martial artist. If he wants to explore the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, he needs to reach the realm of a terrestrial immortal at the very least.

Chen Jie focused on extracting the Dao Fruit from Mr. Iron Sword's body, without thinking about anything else.

A total of seven Dao Fruits! Adding the two Dao Fruits on Chen Jie's body, Chen Jie now has nine Dao Fruits, which is more than enough for him to enter the third stage of the Fusion God realm.

There are even some left over, since Chen Jie only needs four to reach the third level of the Fusion God realm.

Having figured this out, Chen Jie focused on using the Quran to obtain this fruit. Compared to chasing down these fleeing rebels, this fruit was what he needed more.

After a quarter of an hour of effort, Chen Jie finally managed to extract all five Dao Fruits. There was no other way; there were simply too many Dao Fruits, and with Chen Jie's strength, it would be difficult to extract all nine Dao Fruits at the same time.

It was a bit of a pity that he only took out five Dao Fruits, but Chen Jie was still quite satisfied. After all, only four Dao Fruits were needed to enter the third stage of the Fusion God realm. With these five Dao Fruits, Chen Jie now had a total of seven Dao Fruits.

Thinking it over, Chen Jie carefully put away the Dao Fruits, which were the biggest gains from this battle.

Chen Jie stood up and looked at the chaotic battlefield. He saw that the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and patrol teams had begun to chase and kill the enemy all over the place, and the enemy had been routed by the three armies.

At this moment, Chen Jie spoke up: "Pass on my order: those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"

Chen Jie's voice was activated with the strength of a second-stage Fusion God, causing the entire world to tremble and the sound to spread throughout the battlefield.

As the voice rang out, Zhao Ya, Chen Xiaohu, and Zhou Chu all received orders and shouted to their soldiers, "The city lord commands: those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"

Upon receiving their commander's order, the soldiers shouted, "Those who kneel and surrender will not be killed! Those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"

As the soldiers shouted this slogan, some enemy soldiers who had been driven to the brink of despair were stunned for a moment, and then immediately dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

If they were given a chance to live, how could they possibly serve that damned, tyrannical emperor!
Therefore, at this moment, all the soldiers knelt down without hesitation and surrendered!
Seeing the enemy surrender without a fight, Chen Jie felt relieved. The battle was over, and he could leave the rest of the soldiers to Zhao Ya and the others. At this moment, Chen Jie turned around and saw Ni Wenjun still lying on the ground. He walked over slowly.

He helped Ni Wenjun up: "Brother Ni, are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Ni Wenjun looked at Chen Jie and said, "Hehe, what problem could I have? I'm perfectly fine!"

Chen Jie asked, "Brother Ni, what about your cultivation level?"

Ni Wenjun said, "Oh, you've just lost your power. You'll be able to recover it in a few days. It's nothing to worry about!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Ni Wenjun and asked, "Can it be repaired again?"

Ni Wenjun said, "Hehe, this is the power of my brother's Nine-Story Tower Technique."

"Theoretically, each level up requires dissipating one's cultivation power once. Eight dissipations of cultivation power are needed to reach the ninth level, which aligns with the divine skills of the immortal realm. The number eight or nine is the best choice!"

"Of course, these mysterious things are not to be believed, but according to the records of our sect, the first senior to cultivate the Nine-Story Tower was a terrestrial immortal. Therefore, our sect often says, 'At eight or nine levels of enlightenment, one becomes a terrestrial immortal!'"

"However, the Nine-Story Tower is too difficult to build. Almost no one can succeed. It was only by chance that you were able to enter the Eight-Story Tower this time. As for building the Nine-Story Tower, I'm afraid it will be very difficult!"

After listening to Ni Wenjun's words, Chen Jie said, "Take it slow. With your current level of skill, you have a good chance of getting a glimpse of the Nine-Story Tower."

Ni Wenjun said, "The right time, the right place, and the right people are all indispensable. Apart from our founding ancestor, no one else in our sect has ever cultivated to the Nine-Story Tower, so I didn't have any hope. However, now that I have reached the Eighth Level and entered the Fusion God Realm, it is an unexpected joy!"

Chen Jie listened to Ni Wenjun's words and said, "Yes, Brother Ni is absolutely right. It can be considered a blessing in disguise!"

As he spoke, Chen Jie looked up at the desolate Huangzhou Prefecture before him. Blood stained the city walls, and corpses piled up like mountains. It was truly a tragic sight.

Thinking it over, Chen Jie said, "Let's go, Brother Ni, let's go back to the city."

Ni Wenjun nodded slightly, and Chen Jie helped him walk towards the city wall. At this moment, Su Yunjin, who was watching this scene from the city wall, said, "My husband is back. I want to see my husband!"

With that, Su Yunjin immediately led her men down the city wall.

At this moment, a doctor from the medical school came up. The one in the lead was Liu Yishou, the chief physician of the medical school. He had also come from Mianshui County with Chen Jie and was an old friend of Bai Wenjing. He had been teaching medicine at the medical school with Bai Wenjing.

When such a major incident occurred in Huangzhou Prefecture, none of them sat idly by; they all rushed to the front lines to save lives and heal the wounded.

The situation was critical just now, and they didn't have time to get to the city wall. Now that the battle has stabilized, a group of people rushed directly to the city wall. Liu Yishou personally led the team. This time, the one who was injured was Ni Wenjun's wife.

Ni Shuai was a great contributor to the victory in Huangzhou Prefecture. Liu Yishou also knew the priorities and had to ensure Hua San Niang's safety as soon as possible.

That's just how the world is. People say there are no social classes and everyone is equal, but how is that possible?
Putting aside other things, take Huangzhou Prefecture for example. Chen Jie is the city lord of Huangzhou Prefecture. He hopes that everyone is equal, but he himself cannot do it.

One of them was a soldier wounded while fighting for Huangzhou Prefecture, and the other was Hua San Niang, his sworn brother who was injured while protecting his wife. Hua San Niang was like an older sister to him. Now, both of them were about to die, and he could only save one.

Then Chen Jie would not hesitate to save Hua San Niang. People are divided into those who are close to them and those who are distant. Even saints cannot be exempt from this. How much more so Chen Jie!
Therefore, social classes exist, and a renowned doctor like Liu Yishou's primary responsibility is to ensure the safety of his loyal followers in Huangzhou Prefecture.

"How is it, Mr. Liu?"

Su Yunjin looked at Liu Yishou nervously. Liu Yishou's expression was solemn at first, but then relaxed as he said, "Madam Hua, the injury is very serious. This sword was only an inch away from the heart, but the sword energy had already entered the heart meridian. It was originally a fatal wound, but Madam gave her a pill, which actually protected the heart meridian, and there is even a faint sign of healing."

"Now it's all fine. Just rest for a month or two and it should heal. Then, eating some ginseng, astragalus, and other things that replenish qi and blood will allow it to fully recover."

As Liu Yishou spoke, Su Yunjin replied, "That's wonderful, thank you, Mr. Liu."

Liu Yishou said, "I wasn't of much help; it was all thanks to that pill. Actually, I'm quite curious about what kind of pill it was that could have such miraculous effects, saving Madam Hua's life despite such severe injuries."

Su Yunjin said, "I don't know either. This is a life-saving pill that my husband gave me. He said that as long as I have a breath left, I will definitely be able to save my life."

Liu Yishou said, "The city lord did not deceive the lady; this medicine does indeed have such effects."

Hua San Niang said from the side, "This medicine is so precious, Yun Jin, why did you give it to me? I suppose Jiu Si also put a lot of effort into refining it."

"Haha, Sister-in-law Hua, no matter how expensive this medicine is, it's not as precious as your life."

"Ah, my husband!"

At this moment, Su Yunjin looked up and saw Chen Jie helping Ni Wenjun up the city wall. Ni Wenjun had just entered the city and was worried about Hua Sanniang, so he immediately asked Chen Jie to take him to see Hua Sanniang.

He had just climbed onto the city wall when he saw this scene, which prompted Chen Jie to speak up.

At this moment, Hua San Niang turned around and saw Chen Jie. A smile immediately appeared on her face as she said, "You brat, if you don't come back soon, you'll never see your Yun Jin again. That silly girl came to the city wall with a knife!"

(End of this chapter)