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Chapter 427 Breakthrough! (Ask for monthly ticket)
After experiencing ecstasy to despair, and despair to disbelief.

The crisis of the Southwestern King's City was resolved in a dramatic way. Many rebel soldiers were captured, and then Duan Qingyu and others personally went to persuade them to surrender and pardoned their unknown crimes. Most of the captains and soldiers who had been knocked off their horses by Li Guanyi had their bones broken, but they survived.

Duan Qingyu, Tai Boyong and others were secretly grateful in their hearts.

Li Guanyi changed his clothes, from his plain robe to a slightly more luxurious battle robe, with a jade belt around his waist, and sat in the palace. On the table next to him was a rather luxurious and ancient box, with a silk scroll inside.

Li Guanyi was flipping through a file. Miao Ziling, the heir of witchcraft, was standing obediently in front of him. Next to her was a white-haired woman, who was her teacher. Both of them were a little restrained.

All that could be heard was the sound of Li Guanyi flipping through the files.

Under the large army, Teacher Miao Ziling's life-extending Gu was easily brought back.

The Canglang Guard is a powerful army, and they were the benefactors who brought back the life-extending Gu. Master Miao Ziling and his apprentice had no idea that the inheritance must not be passed on to outsiders, and they directly took out the ancient scroll of the witchcraft lineage.

After Li Guan looked through it, a look of slight disappointment appeared on his face.

The life-extending Gu can indeed be used to extend one's life, but this method, while extremely effective, often also has great limitations.

It requires the continuity and intertwining of one's own essence, energy and spirit with the Gu worm, and also draws on the Taoist external alchemy technique. If one practices carefully, when one's own life span is nearing, one can transfer the vitality accumulated in the Gu worm back to replenish oneself.

However, this technique requires careful practice, as the poisonous insects are fragile at the beginning.

If you're not careful, I'll die in front of you.

Momentum such as unparalleled sword energy and military evil spirit can easily kill the poisonous insect.

There is no need to consider the emperor's aura.

Totally impossible.

The emperor’s aura is the most majestic and domineering.

No poisonous insect can bear the luck of all people in the world.

It can be said that the aura of the Son of Heaven is the most incompatible with the unorthodox methods.

Miao Ziling added in a low voice: "Just like you, my lord, cannot practice this method..." She raised her eyes and glanced at Qin Wuhou, who had taken off his student's clothes and was now wearing armor and a signature Central Plains battle robe with civil and military sleeves.

The scarlet kirin cloud pattern hangs down, and when you look up, it has the posture of a dragon and a phoenix, the appearance of the sun and the sky, and is extraordinary and majestic.

The strange poisonous snake that had been passed down from generation to generation in the witchcraft lineage only took a few bites of his blood.

It exploded on the spot.

This was certainly a problem with Li Guanyi's blood and energy, but also because he possessed the aura of a military strategist and the luck of an emperor. The snake was so powerful that it could not withstand the blood and energy of the contemporary overlord. The Buddhist and Taoist teachings could not be compatible with the aura of an emperor, let alone the art of witchcraft.

Miao Ziling's teacher Situ Shuang pulled her hand.

Since ancient times, overlords and emperors have cared about immortality, so they are not afraid of angering others by saying such things.

Miao Ziling lowered her head and dared not say anything more.

Li Guanyi closed the file and said:

"...If this thing is cultivated, how long can it extend my life?"

Situ Shuang replied: "At least three years, at most seven years."

Li Guanyi said: "Maybe there are poisonous insects that can withstand the energy of the golden and iron sword?"

Situ Shuang thought for a moment and replied, "...Ordinary Gu worms have flesh and blood bodies, but there are records of strange insects between heaven and earth that feed on divine swords. If you can get such a Gu worm, you may be able to withstand the sword intent."

Li Guanyi asked: "Where can I find this poisonous insect?"

Situ Shuang replied: "Gold and water are born together. There may be such a thing in the Far North."

The Far North...

That is the territory of the Steppe Turks.

Li Guan thought of the Turkic Khan and the second most powerful general in the world. Situ Shuang hesitated and asked, "May I ask, sir, do you want to extend the life of Senior Sword God Murong Longtu?"

Li Guanyi said: "So what?"

Situ Shuang said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"The sword power of that senior sword god is unparalleled, it can cut through gold and jade."

"Even if it's a divine Gu, it may not be able to carry his divine will, let alone prolong his life. This method has little chance of success."

Qin Wuhou was silent for a long time, and said: "Although this is the case, as a junior, seeing that the elder's life is coming to an end, how can I not consider him..."

"Thank you both. There are still positions available in Tiance Palace. If you are willing, you can take a sinecure position in the Beast Taming Department of Tiance Palace."

“If there are witchcraft and insect control methods that are not bound by tradition, they can also be compiled into a book and passed down.”

"If you two want to stay in the southwest, that's fine."

He placed his palm on the wooden box beside him. Without any effort, the wooden box flew out and landed next to the two of them. The box was opened, revealing a layer of gold ingots.

Qin Wuhou said: "This gold can be regarded as my compensation."

"Regarding this achievement, I may need your help later."

Alas! ! !
It's gold!!!
Miao Ziling's eyes were filled with golden light. The pretty southwestern girl stared at the gold with eyes that almost seemed to shine. Situ Shuang stretched out her hand, pinched her apprentice's oval face under the chin, and forcibly turned her face away.

Situ Shuang bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for the reward, my lord."

"The people in the countryside do not understand the teachings of the sages."

"I was supposed to die here in the mountains, but I dare to ask, is there a great master of the Yin-Yang School in the Tiance Mansion?"

Situ Shuang raised her head and looked at Li Guanyi.

Li Guanyi asked: "Are you asking about Senior Siming?"

Situ Shuang sighed and said, "Sure enough..."

She said, "I am willing to find the Divine Sword Gu for you, but I hope to meet this old senior Siming..."

Li Guanyi said: "I have never heard that the Wu Gu lineage has any connection with the Yin Yang School."

Situ Shuang said: "The Wu Gu lineage has no connection with the Yin Yang School."

"It's just that my ancestor had a relationship with that great master. Before she passed away, she left a letter and relics to him, but she failed to pass them on. She regretted it for the rest of her life. When my ancestor passed away, my great master was by her side. She always felt regretful when she mentioned this matter."

Li Guanyi said: "Okay, I will ask Senior Siming, if he is willing, you can meet him."

Situ Shuang bowed respectfully and put down the box of gold. Li Guan swept his sleeves and with a surge of energy, the box of gold fell beside them. Situ Shuang then took it, bowed and retreated.

Before leaving, Situ Shuang said, "If you want Senior Sword God to live longer, you can look for another branch of the Wu Gu vein. I heard that he was a great sorcerer in the court of Chen State who refined the elixir of immortality. I met him when I was young."

"The elixir of immortality in his furnace may have a chance to bring Senior Sword God back to life."

Qin Wuhou remained silent for a long time.

This time, he sighed and said, "I understand."

Situ Shuang and the other person left. Li Guanyi pressed the file and for the first time felt regret for swallowing the elixir of immortality. However, the medicinal power of the elixir of immortality in his body had been evenly dispersed and mixed into his body by Jiang Su in a very special way.

Now one can only hope that the life-extending Gu can find a being that can carry the old man's sword energy. Murong Longtu has left the world, and Li Guanyi only hopes that he can see the spring breeze of the south of the Yangtze River for a few more years. He hopes that this old man who has lived in troubled times all his life can see the days of peace in the world.

Even if he is a sword maniac.

But which child doesn't want their elders to live a long and prosperous life?

Although Li Guanyi was poor, he would not be stingy with gold and silver when it came to such things. Of course, the gold itself was obtained by Nangong Wumeng from picking up bargains in the entire Southwestern Royal City during this period of time.

Li Guanyi was stunned.

After hearing what happened between the two, Chen Wenmian thought for a moment and said, "So that's how it is. Although Big Brother has lost his fortune for thirty years, God has sent General Nangong to be with you."

"Brother's fortune and luck come from General Nangong."

“And General Nangong has taken away my eldest brother’s fortune for thirty years.”

"Do I have to stay with Big Brother for 30 years too?"

Xiao Wuliang and the young sword saint Xu Huiyang had numb expressions on their faces, looking at the young master who said such words sincerely and calmly. Chen Wenmian had always been sincere and calm, but sometimes, being too sincere and calm could also be a terrible character.

Then the complacent General Nangong suddenly took off like a cat with its fur standing on end, his face flushed red.

"you you you!!!"

"Who's going to stay with him?!"

"Li Guanyi, your brother is just like you, no, shameless!!"

Chen Wenmian asked seriously: "General Nangong, are you shy?"

"It's because I was disrespectful."

"It's because I want to accompany my eldest brother for thirty years."

Nangong Wumeng: "Ah, I......"

General Chen Wenmian of the Canglang Guard was puzzled and said:
"General Nangong, you don't want to stay with Big Brother?"

"No, no...you...you..."

Nangong Wumeng's face turned red as fire.

Suddenly shouted.

He turned around, took a step, picked up Yaoguang, turned around and ran away shouting.

Chen Wenmian said: "It seems that he is not unwilling."

Duan Qingyu, the King of the Southwest, has handed over the Southwest Fengshui Map to Li Guanyi.

Li Guan put the life-extending Gu technique aside, picked up the ancient scroll, smoothed out the wrinkles on it, and slowly unfolded the scroll. The scroll outlined the distribution of the eighty-one cities and mountains in the southwest with delicate strokes.

As he unfolded the scroll, the third one-ninth side of the Jiuzhou Ding, where the luck of humanity had accumulated to the extreme, slowly outlined the geomancy map of the entire southwest, with golden light crisscrossing and changing, which was real.

Finally, the pattern of this part of the Jiuzhou Ding became clear.

It is connected with the Western Regions. Among the thousands of mountains and rivers, many auspicious activities can be seen. A sharp blade rises into the sky. When it gathers on the side of the Jiuzhou Ding, Li Guanyi seems to hear two tripod sounds in his ears.

One comes from the Juxu Mountain in the Western Regions, from that desolate desert oasis.

One came from the Eighteen States of Jiangnan, from the prosperous Jiangnan Shenzhou. Li Guanyi's own aura flowed.

When will the third tripod be cast?

The troops in the southwest have been reorganized. Chen Wenmian went to investigate personally. Li Guanyi's finger swept across the water system in the southwest. Those city lords in the southwest who were connected with Chen Dingye gathered in this southwestern royal city because of Mu Taihong.

After that he rebelled, but he couldn't get far.

Duan Qingyu, Chen Wenmian, and Xiao Wuliang personally took action and captured them all in just a few days. At this moment, Li Guanyi's reputation in the entire southwest has reached a peak -

The son of Duke Taiping, who had allied with them twenty years ago, returned with auspicious signs and pearls, awakening the Jiuli divine weapons of thousands of years ago. Moreover, because Duke Taiping had taken away twenty-four pearls, and now brought them back, there was an inexplicable sense of cause and effect.

Those city lords in the southwest who intend to betray the covenant will be punished according to the rules of the southwest, and their original positions will be stripped away. In addition, people who meet the requirements of this era and territory and have the same bloodline will be chosen to inherit the position of city lord.

During this process, Mr. Yan Daiqing from Southwest China personally took care of it.

To some extent, you can never rest assured.

As for whether these new city lords are safe and reliable, we can rest assured.

As for the military, Chen Wenmian and Xiao Wuliang went there personally to reintegrate it.

Xiao Wuliang himself is one of the top generals in the world. Even if he lost an arm, his strength on the battlefield cannot be compared with that at his peak, but his twenty years of fighting experience is still extremely valuable.

But on this day, when Xiao Wuliang was integrating the army, he heard a loud laugh: "Hahaha, little Wuliang, so majestic and domineering." Xiao Wuliang, who is now in his early thirties, turned sideways and saw Duan Qingyu over there.

Duan Qingyu was holding a package and greeted with a smile.

Xiao Wuliang became a general under the command of King Shenwu at the age of thirteen. He was taught by Chen Fubi one by one. When Duan Qingyu met Xiao Wuliang, he was still a kid much younger than Li Guanyi and Chen Wenmian at that time.

But now, Chen Fu-bi is dead, and the quiet and handsome child back then has become a famous general in the world, and then lost an arm on a tragic battlefield. The world is in turmoil and changes, which is really sigh-worthy.

After a long time, he and Xiao Wuliang saw Chen Wenmian coming. This white-robed warrior in his early twenties was extremely brave. He had fought his way through thousands of troops. He was elegant and heroic. He dismounted and saluted. Duan Qingyu was amazed and said that he was no less inferior to his father.

Duan Qingyu just drank with Xiao Wuliang and Chen Wenmian for a long time that day.

After three rounds of drinking, Duan Qingyu explained his intention, saying, "I came here today because I suddenly remembered that the old wolf suddenly came to my place a few years ago and left something for me to give you..."

He lifted the package next to him with force, put it aside, and patted it.

"It should be, three years ago, or four years ago?"

"It was before the last great sacrifice of the State of Chen...Haha, that old guy seemed to have finally picked up his martial arts again. I didn't expect to see him again. He aged much faster than me."

Chen Wenmian looked at the package, and Duan Qingyu said, "Open it and take a look."

Chen Wenmian thanked him, opened the package, and was slightly stunned to see that there was only a long gown, a scroll, and a bunch of green bamboo inside. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Duan Qingyu took a sip of wine, thinking of his last meeting with the old wolf king, and said:
"He came to my place and bought a yard. There were lots of bamboos planted around the yard. It was a good place. He told me that he was going to fight his last battle in life..."

Duan Qingyu closed his eyes, as if he could still see that heroic fellow. The Wolf King smiled and said, "Old man, I'm going to seek revenge on my brother, and by the way, bring my son out."

Duan Qingyu was dumbfounded at that time: "Li Wanli is gone, what can you stir up by yourself? The other side is Chen State and Ying State, what can you do by yourself?"

Chen Fubi burst into laughter: "Not being able to do it and not doing it are two different things."

“He who knows he cannot do something is a wise man; he who can do it but does not do it is a fool.”

“I know I can’t do it, but I still have to do it.”

"That's the kind of person you and I are!"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back after I leave this time, but I still have a son, and he's a very good child... This time, I want to bring him out and take him to meet the heroes of the world."

"I'm afraid that someone like me will not have a good death."

"After I die, he will come to this southwest land. I will leave these things to tell him not to be constrained by me. The world is so big, he can do whatever he wants."

"A child like him doesn't think about wealth and fame or the position of emperor. For him, it would be more suitable to be a teacher in this southwest place with a pond, a bamboo forest, and a courtyard, or to travel around the world."

"He is my son."

"I'll give him a second choice."

The Wolf King said, "These clothes and this yard were bought with the money I saved from farming in the fields. Tell him."

With his hands stained with blood, the hero who rode across the world whispered:

"There's not a drop of blood on it."

"This set of clothes is not dirty."

“It’s very clean.”

Chen Wenmian held the package, his body stiff.

Duan Qingyu closed his eyes and whispered, "He said that you can do whatever you want. You are yourself. The identity of Chen Fubi's son should not be a constraint for you. He said..."

Duan Qingyu looked at this gentle and meticulous general:

"Can you untie the tangled ropes?"

Chen Wenmian was speechless for a long time.

He thought of the thousand knots his father had given him.

Duan Qingyu looked at the young man who had fallen silent, sighed, patted his shoulder, stood up and walked away. As he walked away, his free and easy singing, his cheerful and heroic voice echoed among the mountains and rivers of the southwest.

Then go and make a covenant.

As promised, Li Guanyi drank happily with Duan Qingyu.

Talk about the dream of one country under one sky and talk about all the major events in the world.

Duan Qingyu talked about the past, and Li Guanyi talked about the future.

Duan Qingyu had never seen such a vast dream. He also heard Li Guanyi say that he wanted to dig a mountain road to connect the isolated southwest with the outside world, so that the people could learn literature and martial arts. Even people in the southwest could enjoy the products from the north.

And this isn’t just a pipe dream.

There have been many results.

Duan Qingyu was very drunk.

After finishing all the wine in the restaurant, Duan Qingyu laughed with emotion: "You are as bold as your father!"

"Even in the time of your father and the Wolf King, we only signed an alliance with the State of Chen and stopped fighting each other."

"But the Emperor of Chen is petty and doesn't give us anything. He doesn't open roads for us and doesn't allow us to trade. Our children want to go to the Central Plains Academy to study, but he blocks them in every way and imposes many restrictions."

"There is no such good thing as you said!"

He picked up the last bowl of wine, drank it happily, and said, "If it were the old days."

"I sent troops to the southwest only to shed my blood for the Emperor of Chen."

"Anyone who fights for them is a fool!"

"But if it is as you said, we are fighting for our own future. In this case, how dare we not fight with all our heart and soul, and not stop until we die?"

"Hahaha, come on, let me compete with your father. I'll try it with you today!"

While drunk, he went to the mountains to release the water, and did some vulgar things like the gangsters of this era.

Duan Qingyu was dumbfounded, his face turning blue and red.

After coming back, he never mentioned winning or losing.

He chose a day to announce to the people that he intended to sign an alliance when Li Guanyi's reputation was at its highest in the entire southwest and had not yet declined.

All eighty-one city lords promised to sign a new alliance.

When the alliance was made, it was done with great fanfare, according to the etiquette of the southwest. Not only were the common people present, but there were also auspicious signs, descendants of witchcraft, and a large army outside. Every step was in line with the etiquette of the southwest.

But at the end, when the new covenant was presented, the words used were no longer the same as the previous version. He called himself a minister and was willing to join the Tiance Mansion. Li Guanyi looked at Duan Qingyu in front of him. Duan Qingyu still smelled of alcohol, and said:

"If you were just the son of the Duke of Taiping, we would have made an alliance with you, just like we did with the State of Chen. But the person we are making an alliance with today is Li Guanyi, not the son of Li Wanli."

"Please allow us to call you Lord."

"The world is so vast, I am willing to work with you to accomplish great things."

On that day, the southwest was returned to the Tiance Palace. In such a vast world, the Western Regions and the Southwest are already connected, and their destinies are shared. Although it cannot be said that they are all-powerful, and although there are still many problems waiting to be solved after the alliance, it is above the general trend.

The momentum of swallowing up the world has been achieved.

To Li Guanyi's ears, the roar of the Nine Cauldrons on the Juxu Mountain in the Western Regions became more and more exciting.

As Li Guan took a breath, his aura surged, his mind became open, and he felt extremely heroic. The foundation of the Eighth Heaven was flowing and changing. He had not yet cast this big tripod, nor had he made the Nine Tripods in the Western Regions and Southwest resonate, but he had the momentum to swallow up the world and had already taken a step forward.

Li Guanyi's realm reached the peak of the eighth heaven.

Moreover, it is extremely perfect, and it is the peak of the eighth heaven achieved with the destiny of humanity. It is so perfect that he only needs to take one more step to break through this barrier and reach the level of the grandmaster of the ninth heaven.

But even if he could not break through this barrier at this moment and had not yet reached the realm of the ninth heaven, with Li Guanyi's own long breath and the improvement of his realm, some of his injuries had been recovered and healed at an extremely fast speed.

The immortal body at the peak of the eighth heaven was rapidly flowing under the blessing of the southwestern luck. And because he had seen the magical skill of [Life-extending Gu] that pursued immortality from another direction, Li Guanyi's immortal body was undergoing a subtle transformation.

It exceeded the original limit of Zhang Ziyong's immortal body.

It has reached its peak. The cracks in his body that were originally caused by Jiang Su's beating were repaired at a speed that could be felt intuitively along with his breathing and the flow of Qi.

The fifth most powerful general in the world, Li Guanyi.

Several months after the battle with Jiang Su.

Injury, healed!
Return to the peak state of combat power and take a step forward to become even stronger.

The peak of the eighth heaven!
In this way, as long as the third Nine Cauldrons is cast, he can try to break through to the Ninth Heaven and reach a stronger state. At that time, the fifth position on the God General List should change again.

Yuwen Lie!
Just when Li Guanyi wanted to cast the third of the Nine Cauldrons, the Black Turtle Dharma Image suddenly appeared and lay on Li Guanyi's shoulder. Li Guanyi was stunned and turned around to see that the Black Turtle Dharma Image turned around and revealed its back.

Golden words emerged and turned into Li Guanyi's familiar handwriting.

【Home is in danger, come back quickly】!!!
Li Guanyi's aura instantly became sharp and murderous.

Um? ! !
(End of this chapter)