Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 464 Challenge
Even though Zhao Kuangyin and Li Chenzhou were at odds, he could not sit idly by and watch the death of his lord, who had always valued him very much. He did not dare to delay for even a moment, and immediately took Guo Rong back to the Later Zhou military camp, entrusted the affairs to his brother Zhao Kuangyi, and escorted the unconscious Guo Rong with hundreds of elite soldiers, traveling day and night to Xin Tang to seek medical treatment.

In just a few days, Zhao Kuangyin and his men arrived at Tongguan, the border between the two countries, but they met an unexpected person here.

"Report to General Zhao, go ten miles further and you will reach Tongguan."

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the majestic pass standing by the Yellow River in the distance among the mountains and said, "Pass the order down, all soldiers put away their weapons and take out the letter from the credible state. Remember, we are here to seek medical treatment for the crown prince (Guo Rong), don't make any unnecessary trouble."

"Yes."

When everyone arrived at Tongguan, they were amazed at its magnificence.

Zhao Kuangyin thought more. The moment he saw it, he started thinking about how to overcome this obstacle.

They informed the guards at the checkpoint of their existence, and took out their letters of credence, stating their purpose.

The commander of Tongguan received the letter from the guards, verified it, and then heard the calls of Zhao Kuangyin and others, and saw that only a few hundred people came.

He would let Zhao Kuangyin and others enter the pass and arrange for them to rest at the post station. After reporting to Li Chenzhou, he would arrange for Zhao Kuangyin and others to go to Chang'an.

Zhao Kuangyin understood that this set of procedures would probably delay the process for ten days or half a month, by which time it was uncertain whether Guo Rong would still be alive.

Just as he was about to step forward and tell the guard in detail, he heard the familiar voice again.

"The world is like a game of chess. The universe is unpredictable. All heroes are laughing~" The incarnation came through the air.

The guard saw that the visitor was extraordinary, and stepped forward and said: "Master, this is a key pass of our dynasty, and no one is allowed to approach. If you have nothing important to do, please leave."

"I am here for an important matter." As he said this, the incarnation took out a token.

The guard saw the token clearly and immediately saluted and said, "This general is here to see the national master. I didn't know the national master was here, so I sent someone..."

"No need. The reason I'm here is for the person lying in the carriage." The incarnation walked towards the carriage where Guo Rong was lying.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the incarnation and pointed out Guo Rong by name, and he was at a loss as to what to do.

The incarnation just waved the sword in his hand, and hundreds of elite soldiers were blown to the ground by the force.

Only Zhao Kuangyin, who had profound Yuan Gong, stood guard in front of the carriage, "What do you want to do here?"

"Here comes the sword of world destruction." As he said that, he smashed the carriage god into pieces with one palm, but did not hurt Guo Rong inside at all.

In order to avoid hurting Guo Rong, Zhao Kuangyin could only use the most earth-shaking move in his innate Qiankun skills, and countless electric currents surged towards his incarnation.

The incarnation did not even turn his head, and the energy in his body burst out. The strong holy energy made Zhao Kuangyin's attack disappear.

"The ominous sword technique is ferocious and carries an aura of world-destroying. I didn't expect Xiang Wuhen to actually go this far. It's so difficult for all living beings~" The incarnation moved closer and used his own holy energy to probe the power of the thunder sword. He only felt a destructive force emanating from the sword marks on Guo Rong's body.

Zhao Kuangyin finally understood that the incarnation was not trying to harm Guo Rong. "Master, Xiang Wuhen said he only used 50% of his strength in this move. Is there a solution?"

"The solution is here." As soon as the incarnation touched Guo Rong's chest with his hand, the knife mark suddenly swelled up, releasing a purple thunder knife force with a terrifying destructive aura, and pounced towards the incarnation.

In an instant, there was a thunder and lightning in Tongguan.

Zhao Kuangyin led the soldiers who had stood up, the garrison commander of Tongguan and other nearby soldiers, and retreated to a safe area.

Instead of dispersing the purple lightning, he exclaimed in his heart, "What a terrifying power!"

The incarnation at the center was surrounded by holy light, so the purple lightning could not hurt it at all. Then with a deep shout, the holy light expanded outwards, forming a ball.

Wrapping him and Guo Rong inside, all the electric force was blocked.

The ball of energy shrinks and expands from time to time, and it seems that it may be broken through by the electric force at any time.

Zhao Kuangyin and the guard at the checkpoint held their breath and watched the situation inside the ball.

Watching this scene, Zhao Kuangyin thought to himself, "Real masters can actually compete in this way. It's really eye-opening."

"Well, this is." Within the ball, with the continuous blessing of the incarnation's holy power, the potential power of the ninth strike of the purple thunder was stimulated and released.

As the qi and energy merged, a huge purple thunder ball with a destructive aura pressed towards the incarnation with overwhelming force.

The ball formed by the incarnation of true qi is also facing the possibility of collapse.

“If the energetic energy explodes, no one present will be spared.” The incarnation upholds the Buddhist concept of compassion and reproduces the power of the Yin-Yang Twin Lotuses, “the twin lotuses appear together to cleanse the world’s dust.”

With a loud bang, the ball shattered. The powerful impact knocked down the onlookers, but it was not fatal.

When the dust and mist cleared, one could see blood flowing from the corner of the incarnation's mouth and dust falling down.

Guo Rong gradually woke up, and the knife scar on his chest turned from black to pink and began to fade away.

“Xiang Wuhen’s sword was indeed domineering. If I hadn’t used up all my true energy, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to get rid of him completely.” The incarnation sat cross-legged and began to practice healing techniques.

When Zhao Kuangyin saw the state of the incarnation, he realized that he had exhausted his true energy in order to save Guo Rong.

I actually saw some of the shadow of the former Long Ge'er in him.

After waking up and learning the situation, Guo Rong hurriedly knelt down to thank the incarnation, but was stopped by the incarnation.

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Guo Rong, you are treacherous and good at manipulating others. But as the crown prince of the Later Zhou Dynasty, you are connected to thousands of people. I saved you not for you alone, but for them."

The incarnation explained why he was willing to save Guo Rong.

Guo Rong was unhappy when he heard this, but since the man in front of him had saved his life, he endured it. "Master, what I have learned is that when I return, I will immediately ask my father to exempt me from taxes and rocking chairs this year."

The incarnation heard this and said unmoved: "I understand that you have been suppressing your anger. Someone will come after you for what happened to the holy monk in that year."

Due to the fierce battle between the incarnation and the purple thunder sword, everyone was affected and retreated to a very far place.

After Guo Rong woke up, he did not let anyone come forward.

Therefore, no one else knew about the conversation between the two.

But there was one exception. After practicing Xiantian Qiankun Gong, Zhao Kuangyin had excellent hearing ability. Naturally, he heard the conversation between the two clearly. He was horrified, "I didn't expect that the wise leader I always thought of was such a person."

Unexpectedly, the holy monk Yi Nan and his temple were destroyed overnight. The person who did it was Guo Rong, who had always claimed to be Yi Nan's direct disciple.

After his fantasy was shattered, a different thought emerged in Zhao Kuangyin's mind.

"Since you can do good deeds even though you have no good heart, I will tell you one more thing. Although I have dissolved the sword power in your body, I cannot cure the damage to your internal organs and the erosion of your meridians caused by the purple lightning. If you go back to cultivate your character and stop using force, you can still live past the age of 50. But if you are always brave and aggressive, and scheme and plot, you may not live past the age of 40."

(End of this chapter)