I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 579 Concentrating the Soul, Encountering Murong

Moon stars are rare.

Xu Fengnian was still in the same spot, comprehending the power of his sword that had just opened the gate to heaven.

In a state between sleep and wakefulness.

It seemed like just a fleeting moment, yet also like an eternity of thousands of years.

A Daoist aura flowed silently, and Xu Fengnian suddenly opened his eyes, gripping the divine talisman tightly.

boom!
Suddenly, the thousand-foot waterfall, like a silver river hanging upside down on a cliff, roared and shook the surrounding area.

Beyond the cliff, purple mist rises, clouds and fog fill the air, and the roar of dragons never ceases.

As the roar of dragons resounded, a huge dragon head slowly emerged, as large as a small mountain, with angry eyes and bristling whiskers.

Zhou Cheng'an's aura erupted, but he forcibly suppressed it again.

A figure appeared like a comet streak of light, seemingly flying in from thousands of miles away, and landed on the enormous dragon head. The sound of the figure arrived before the person did.

"I have attained enlightenment for three cycles of sixty years, and have never taken a person's head with my flying sword."

"No celestial decree has arrived from the Heavenly Court, but one can hear the flowing spring in the Dragon and Tiger Mountains."

Not far away, Zhou Chengan and Li Chungang stood side by side.

"Such a good opportunity, and you're just going to give it up to that kid Xu?" Li Chungang asked.

If Zhou Cheng'an hadn't suppressed his aura just now, he would definitely have broken through to the Celestial Realm tonight.

"I am still lacking in the realm of profound understanding, and I cannot enter the realm of celestial phenomena for the time being. Besides, I still have an old matter to settle, and my temper is not yet at peace."

"That old bastard Xuanyuan Dapan is really pathetic." Li Chungang chuckled, looking at the Taoist priest who had emerged from his body and was riding a dragon in the sky, and asked with a smile, "Do you think that kid Xu Fengnian can handle it?"

"This sight looks quite frightening, but it's actually just a part of divine consciousness, not even a celestial being. One slash is enough, and if that's not enough, just give him a sword strike," Zhou Chengan said casually.

In the original storyline, Xu Fengnian killed Zhao Huangchao with a single blow.

Of course, the current situation is clearly different from the original plot.

In the original story, it was just a celestial dragon with a vague dragon shape, but now it is a lifelike golden dragon, as if it were real.

This alone shows that Zhao Huangchao's divine consciousness clone is definitely stronger than in the original story.

However, no matter how strong it is, it is still just divine thought.

It should be noted that Xu Fengnian is the reincarnation of Zhenwu. With the strength of his divine soul, let alone a mere divine thought clone, even if Zhao Huangchao's divine soul were to arrive in person, he would ultimately only die under Xu Fengnian's blade.

After all, Zhao Huangchao couldn't just leave the formation whenever he wanted.

Li Chungang laughed heartily and said sincerely, "If your master knew about your achievements today, he would be very proud."

Zhou Chengan shook his head: "Whether my master knows it or not, he is very proud. Before he passed away, he said that the proudest thing in his life was taking me as his disciple, and the proudest thing in my life is also becoming his disciple."

"Master Xuanyun has truly taken on a fine disciple."

Although Li Chungang was trying to be very restrained, his tone still carried a strong sense of envy.

the other side.

Xu Fengnian seemed to sense something, turned his head to look behind him, and his eyes widened instantly.

Unbeknownst to him, a giant blue python with its forked tongue was coiled behind him, confronting the angry, bristling golden dragon.

Logically speaking, dragons have a natural advantage over snakes.

However, the giant blue python that almost covered the entire mountain behind Xu Fengnian remained fearless.

"Zhao Huangchao is about to make his move."

As Zhou Chengan spoke, Zhao Huangchao, who stood atop the dragon's head, raised his hand, and a majestic aura poured down from the sky.

"Heaven's justice is glorious; it will vanquish evil!"

In an instant, thunder rumbled.

Then, Zhao Huangchao struck down with his palm, unleashing a murderous intent that swept across the sky.

A figure in white suddenly appeared, about to block the palm strike, when a clear voice rang out.

“Your Highness, you have already died once. If you die again, you will not have another chance.”

Before the words were finished, a figure in a green robe suddenly appeared in mid-air, facing the mother and son below, with Zhao Huangchao above and behind him.

Its whole body shone with golden light, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.

"It is Feng Nian's good fortune to have a true master as a friend. Wu Su thanks you very much, true master!"

Almost simultaneously, Zhao Huangchao, standing atop Tianlong Dragon Head, roared, "Who are you?!"

"Qingcheng Mountain, Zhou Cheng'an."

"So it was you, Master Zhou? You want to be an enemy of Longhu Mountain?"

Zhou Cheng'an turned around and said calmly, "I don't want to be enemies with your Longhu Mountain, but who told you to try to kill the Princess of Beiliang? She and my mother are sisters from the same clan, so I can't just stand by and watch her die at your hands again."

"Then you'll all die together."

The moment the word "death" was uttered, thunder roared down from the heavens.

Zhou Cheng'an's body shone with golden light, intercepting all the heavenly lightning.

The lightning struck the golden light, splashing out and heading straight for Wu Su.

However, before they could get close, Zhou Chengan pulled them back with both hands.

Below, Xu Fengnian stared blankly at the white-clad figure before him, his eyes instantly reddening.

"mother."

Wu Su reached out and gently stroked Xu Fengnian's face: "You've grown up, that's wonderful. I'm so happy to see you again, and I'm completely relieved."

Xu Fengnian kept shaking his head, and in just a moment, twenty years of his life flashed through his mind.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, every scene was so clear, as if etched into my mind.

“Xu Fengnian, don’t stand there like an idiot. Kill Zhao Huangchao first, or your mother won’t last long.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Fengnian suddenly realized that his mother's physical condition had noticeably weakened.

"How do you kill him?!"

At this moment, he had only one thought: to kill Zhao Huangchao.

"Think about what Li Chungang told you."

Xu Fengnian remained silent, recalling what Li Chungang had told him before.

—Those who pass through the Heavenly Gate can surpass all living beings, but I refuse to accept it. I refuse to accept that the Heavenly Way can determine one's life, that fate cannot be resisted, that man cannot defeat Heaven, and that man and Heaven are gods. I have my sword to cut open the Heavenly Gate. Even if gods and demons from ancient and modern times descend to the mortal world, I, Li Chungang, will cut them all down with a single sword.

At the same time, he also thought about what he had said to Li Chungang.

—By severing fate and breaking free from shackles, with this indomitable spirit in my hands, I can cut away all hesitation and confusion, and dispel the fear and gloom in my heart.

Thinking of all this, Xu Fengnian raised his head and roared at Golden Heavenly Dragon and Zhao Huangchao:
To hell with your Heavenly Dao!

"I possess a blade capable of slaying the heavenly dragon!"

Xu Fengnian originally had no sword in his hand, but as soon as he uttered those words, the giant python behind him roared out and then transformed into a snow-white divine sword that appeared in front of him, which he held tightly in his hand.

"I possess a blade capable of slaying even the celestial beings!"

A single slash cleaved through the air.

The world instantly changed color.

The Heavenly Dragon slays, and even the Heavenly Man is slain!
Zhao Huangchao and Tianlong both disappeared, but the thunder in the sky did not dissipate.

More importantly, a colossal figure wielding a magical artifact looked down from the heavens above.

To be precise, it was looking down on Zhou Cheng'an.

Zhou Chengan was also looking at him.

"presumptuous!"

With a deafening roar, the immortal slammed down his palm.

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and a gigantic hand, shrouded in endless lightning, pressed down as if Mount Tai were pressing down on us.

Zhou Cheng'an chuckled, and a colossal celestial image instantly materialized. It was not the image of a Taoist priest in green robes, but rather the image of an emperor wearing a dragon robe, a twelve-tassel crown, and holding an imperial sword, like a pillar supporting the sky, pointing straight to the heavens.

In an instant, the colossal palm that blotted out the sky collided with the sword that held up the heavens.

boom!
Xu Fengnian suddenly opened his eyes. The summit of Mount Lu was clearly calm and serene, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.

Was it really just a dream?
Just as Xu Fengnian was filled with doubt and surprise, a mountain breeze blew by.

This mountain wind was different from the usual mountain wind, giving him a strange feeling.

The feeling... how to describe it, was like when his mother gently stroked his cheek before, a warm feeling.

Xu Fengnian subconsciously turned his head and saw Li Chungang standing not far away, smiling at him.

But that's not the point. The point is that Zhou Cheng'an, who was sitting cross-legged next to Li Chungang, was holding a wooden carving in his hands.

Xu Fengnian was extremely familiar with that wood carving.

Because he had personally carved it over the past month or so, using materials that his sister had found, such as the heartwood of a peach tree struck by lightning.

Xu Fengnian, who was sitting cross-legged on the rock, hurriedly stood up, and even staggered due to his excitement.

He flashed in front of the two of them, instinctively lowering his voice: "Senior, Cheng'an, he..."

"You keep it. I'm going to rest now. Don't disturb him!"

Xu Fengnian nodded emphatically, his expression more serious than ever before.

……

Yin and Yang rotate, and the light shines eastward.

When Zhou Chengan opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the faces of Xu Fengnian and Xu Zhihu.

"Cheng'an, how is it?"

Xu Fengnian asked impatiently.

Zhou Chengan stood up and handed the wooden carving in his hand to him, but then, as if thinking of something, he took it back and handed it to Xu Zhihu instead.

"Her soul is very weak right now. I gave Xu Fengnian the method of nurturing her before. Recite it once every morning, noon and evening. It will also benefit you."

Xu Zhihu's hands trembled with excitement. He forced himself to calm down before taking the wood carving.

"Thanks……"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Chengan interrupted, "No need for thanks. Let Xu Fengnian teach you. I need to go get some sleep and recharge."

Helping Wu Su condense her spirit and soul into one is neither difficult nor easy.

Wu Su's soul was scattered in all directions; he traveled thousands of miles in spirit last night before finally gathering together.

It means that there is an accumulation of merit from previous lives; otherwise, one simply could not withstand it.

Although his soul was not injured, the depletion of his mental energy was unimaginable.

For the next few days, Zhou Cheng'an spent all his time meditating and resting, looking as if he hadn't slept properly.

Seven or eight days passed in the blink of an eye, and the group had already left the territory of Mount Lu.

Noticing that Zhou Cheng'an seemed to be in good spirits today, Xu Fengnian came over and said, "Cheng'an, are you feeling better? I've already sent a message to Xu Xiao, asking him to send someone to deliver the elixir. It should be delivered in the next day or two."

"I'm just expending my mental energy, not injured, so I don't need any elixirs to replenish it." Zhou Cheng'an shook his head and smiled, "You should keep those herbs for yourself. Your eldest sister is the one who needs them the most."

Just then, Yuan Meng, who had been scouting ahead, returned and said that there was a group of people from the Xuanyuan family escorting a carriage towards Huishan.

Along the way, I've heard quite a few stories about Xuanyuan Dapan starting to do what he always did: arranging women for himself everywhere.

Hearing Yuan Meng say this, Xu Fengnian immediately said, "I guess they've kidnapped another woman. Cheng'an, should we go and take a look?"

Zhou Chengan hummed in agreement, and his figure had already drifted away.

"Wait for me."

……

About thirty miles ahead, Yuan Tingshan was escorting a carriage with more than twenty men.

Inside the carriage were a brother and sister, Murong Wuzhu and Murong Tonghuang.

Legend has it that when the Murong siblings were born, a sorcerer passed by and left behind a ballad: "One female and one male, the female is beautiful enough to topple a city, the male is beautiful enough to topple a nation, together they fly into the Wutong Palace."

Everyone knows that Wutong Palace is the palace of Tai'an City, so the Murong family has high hopes for these two siblings.

It's pitiful to say that this brother and sister were born into a family where they couldn't even rely on their materialistic and gloomy parents. They were always thinking about selling their children to the highest bidder, and even openly said that their family consisted of a man and a woman, making them a rare commodity.

If it weren't for the loyal old servant left behind after their grandfather's death, who risked his life to help them, the siblings who depended on each other for survival wouldn't have been able to leave the Murong mansion at all!
As the Murong siblings grew up, the older sister, Murong Wuzhu, became a stunning beauty, while the younger brother, Murong Tonghuang, was as beautiful as a lotus flower.

It is said that since Murong Tonghuang was born, the lotus pond in the mansion has never bloomed. Every year, the lotus flowers in the pond only grow to the bud stage. Therefore, Murong Tonghuang is also known as the Lotus Prince.

But sometimes, being too beautiful is not a good thing.

There was once an elder in the Murong family who, driven by lust, attempted to molest a ten-year-old brother and sister. Fortunately, Murong Tonghuang blinded them with a dagger, saving them from disaster.

Unfortunately, he escaped the elders of his clan, but not Xuanyuan Dapan.

When the Murong siblings were thirteen years old, they went to Longhu to burn incense. At the foot of Huishan Mountain, they were amazed by the appearance of the ancestor Xuanyuan Dapan and were designated as his concubines.

The Murong family was a low-ranking aristocratic family in Jianzhou, with a low social status. They were a well-known scholarly family in Jianzhou, but they had no power to resist the Xuanyuan family, which was a behemoth that could practically control everything in Jianzhou.

Two years ago, Zhou Cheng'an severed Xuan Yuan Da Pan's genitals with a single sword strike, earning the heartfelt gratitude of everyone in Jianzhou, from high-ranking officials to ordinary citizens.

This naturally includes the Murong siblings.

They thought they were safe, but they never expected that Xuanyuan Dapan would be completely restored.

So much so that Murong Tonghuang didn't even have time to plan an escape like in the original story before Xuanyuan Dapan sent Yuan Tingshan with men to the Murong family to take the siblings to a carriage.

Having successfully met the Murong siblings, Yuan Tingshan grew increasingly uneasy as he drew closer to Huishan.

He had heard that the Crown Prince of Beiliang was heading towards Huishan.

Xu Fengnian was fine, but Zhou Chengan was also there.

For Yuan Tingshan, Zhou Chengan was like the sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

He had always felt that few people in the martial arts world could kill him, but after being punched by Zhou Cheng'an last time, he felt from the bottom of his heart that Zhou Cheng'an was definitely someone who could kill him.

Now that Ancestor Xuanyuan is acting this way again, Zhou Cheng'an will definitely go to Mount Hui again. At that time, Ancestor Xuanyuan will probably not only cut off his lineage, but the Xuanyuan family will probably not be able to stay any longer, otherwise he might also be buried with him.

With this in mind, Yuan Tingshan made a decision.

After sending the Murong siblings to Huishan, he left immediately.

In the carriage.

The elder sister, Murong Wuzhu, silently shed tears, while the younger brother, Murong Tonghuang, clenched his fists tightly.

Anger, pain, shame and other emotions lingered in his mind.

"do not Cry."

Murong Tonghuang forcibly suppressed his agitation and asked, "If you really had to become a plaything for that Xuanyuan Dapan, would you still want to live?"

Murong Wuzhu hesitated for a moment, and this hesitation made Murong Tonghuang sigh: "If that day ever comes, I will not want to live anymore."

Upon hearing this, Murong Wuzhu, who had already stopped crying, burst into tears even more.

"Since you don't want to die, then live well, sister."

A ruthless glint flashed in Murong Tonghuang's eyes, clearly indicating his intention to fight to the death to find a way out for his sister.

"No, my sister will die with you."

Hearing their conversation, Yuan Tingshan outside the carriage said coldly, "None of you will die. The ancestor will make you experience ecstasy."

Upon hearing this, the twenty-odd riders around him burst into laughter.

Murong Tonghuang remained silent, his expression cold and resolute, a stark contrast to his delicate and frail sister.

His hand, hidden beneath his wide sleeves, gripped a sharp dagger tightly, as if ready to charge out at any moment.

Sudden.

The carriage stopped.

A figure in a flowing blue robe arrived gracefully and blocked the path of the convoy.

(End of this chapter)