After marrying his master's wife, he reached the peak of his life

Chapter 153 Three Years Later, Pedestrians on a Rainy Night (Subscription Request)
Northland, Yanzhou.

The night rain is vast and covers the world.

It is already late autumn, and the rain has made it even colder.

It was already late at night and the rain was getting heavier. This alley, which was bustling during the day, became exceptionally quiet. The only sound was the sound of raindrops hitting the eaves, and the rain gathered together and fell like a curtain of water.

A figure appeared in this quiet alley at some point.

He was wearing a black robe and walked silently, as if he had completely blended into the night.

However, if someone from the underworld saw him, he would surely cry out in surprise.

Because the one who was traveling on this rainy night was none other than Yan Tiefeng, the elder of the Sunset Sect, the overlord of Yanzhou and one of the two half-step celestial beings of the Sunset Sect.

This person practices "Taixu Invisible Sky String Arrow Sutra", one of the two great magical skills of Sunset Sect. He can use his true energy to condense invisible arrows and kill the enemy invisibly from a hundred feet away. He is the most terrifying person except for the current leader of Sunset Sect, Gu Xiaoyun.

There are no celestial beings in the north nowadays. Every half-step celestial being is an unrivaled master who can roam the north and is invincible. They influence the changes in the five northern states, and a stomp of their feet can create a terrifying wave in the world.

No one could have imagined that such a great man would be traveling on a rainy night and appear in this deserted alley.

Yan Tiefeng walked in the rainy alley, the rain pouring down, rolling down his black robe, hair, and cheeks, but not leaving any trace of water on his body or clothes.

The rain did not touch his body. This person's control over true energy had reached the pinnacle. He could make the rain fall on his clothes and then roll to the ground.

Such attainments are truly terrifying!
However, this great man who was admired by everyone in the martial arts world was worried at this moment. His brows were furrowed, and he didn't even look at the road ahead. His steps seemed slow but were actually fast, and each step could cover several feet.

"The situation in the world is becoming clearer and clearer. The King of Han has swept across the five states of Han, Xiang, Wu, Yue, and Yang. His strength and power are the most powerful. His son Liu Wu is a genius. At a young age, he has been invincible in the world. In recent years, he has even been the most powerful person in the world."

"In the south, only the miasma-filled and mountainous Manzhou and the defeated Chu State, which had only seven cities left, remained. They have not yet fallen into the hands of the King of Han."

"There are no celestial beings in our north now, and the Sunset Sect has become increasingly decadent in recent years. The younger disciples are useless and there is no one to take over. If we don't make plans early, I'm afraid that sooner or later we will ruin our ancestors' foundation."

Yan Tiefeng was very clear that the Sunset Sect was now almost becoming a one-man show of the Gu family. Over the years, the position of sect leader had been passed down in the Gu family for three generations.

In order to maintain the family's status in the sect, they ruthlessly suppressed other master-disciple inheritances. As soon as a talented disciple showed his head, something would happen.

The Gu family's power in the sect is growing stronger and stronger, and they almost control most of the Sunset Sect. The resentment between the master and the disciple and the Gu family is getting deeper and deeper, and now the two sides can be said to be at war to the death.

The decline of the Sunset Sect in recent years can almost be said to be closely related to the prosperity of the Gu family.

However, what made Yan Tiefeng most anxious was that Gu Yunxiao was already old. He had lived for exactly 107 years.

But the most crucial thing is that the next generation of the Gu family is not very capable, and there is no genius who can break through to the half-step celestial being.

Gu Yunxiao has been actively moving closer to the Yuncang Sword Sect over the years, hoping to find a powerful external aid for the Gu family to suppress the increasingly obvious split trend within the sect.

Yan Tiefeng had felt Gu Yunxiao's malice and murderous intent towards him many times.

Compared to Gu Yunxiao, he is only 87 years old and is naturally still considered young. With his attainments in martial arts and his control over his own energy and spirit, he can live for at least another 30 years.

Once Gu Yunxiao died, the Gu family would be left without a half-step celestial being, and it was something that almost everyone could foresee that the master and disciple would retaliate and liquidate against them.

As a half-step celestial being from the master-disciple lineage, he became a thorn in Gu Yunxiao's side.

Gu Yunxiao practiced "The Sunset Shocking Sky Sutra", one of the two great magical skills of the Sunset Sect. Now that this magical skill fell into the hands of the Gu family, it had almost become their family heirloom and was kept secret.

And only by practicing the Sunset Shocking Sky Sutra can one use the sect's inherited treasure, the Sunset Divine Bow.

With the Sunset Bow in hand, he was definitely no match for Gu Yunxiao.

Yan Tiefeng knew very well that Gu Yunxiao had been looking for an opportunity to get rid of him. He could not give the other party this opportunity, nor did he want to completely break off relations with him in public.

Once the two sides fall out, the sect will probably split in an instant, and he cannot afford such a result.

So, he chose the King of Han.

"It is clear that the King of Han will unify the world. No one in the five northern states can resist the Han army, and no one in the entire martial arts world can rival the Crown Prince Liu Wu."

"The Northern Dragon King of the Yuncang Sword Sect is very ambitious. He has been making more and more moves in the five northern states in recent years, preparing his troops and horses to swallow up the northern land."

"He is only in his twenties and has already achieved the status of a half-step celestial being. If he is given enough time, he may be able to break through to the celestial being and achieve great things, but..."

Yan Tiefeng walked to the end of the alley, where there was a pub. It was already late at night and the rain was heavy, but there was still a dim lantern hanging under the eaves of the pub, emitting a little light.

"But in the south, an even more monstrous and extraordinary person appeared. At the age of 20, he had already achieved unity between man and nature, and was invincible. He killed the King of Wu with one spear, and forced the King of Chu to change his capital three times."

“Even if the Northern Dragon King breaks through to the Heavenly Man level, he still can’t be his opponent.”

"The world's situation has been determined. The Yuncang Sword Sect has no chance."

He was thinking in his heart and was also firming up his choice. The tavern ahead was the meeting place agreed upon by him and the envoy of the King of Han.

That's why he was still in a hurry on this rainy night.

When he saw the dim lantern, Yan Tiefeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. That was the signal they had agreed on, indicating that the envoy of the King of Han had arrived.

He felt somewhat relieved, yet also somewhat indescribably complicated. The Sunset Sect had a long history and had stood in the North for hundreds of years before the establishment of the Han Kingdom. But now he had to represent the Sunset Sect and submit to the King of Han. He felt somewhat ashamed, yet also very painful and helpless.

"I still feel ashamed of my sect's founder!"

Yan Tiefeng looked up at the dark night sky. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if a hole had appeared in the dark night sky and heavy rain was pouring down.

"Ugh!"

He sighed imperceptibly and walked towards the tavern.

However, when he reached the door of the tavern, his body suddenly stopped, and he retreated violently like a frightened tiger, smashing the rain curtain in the sky, and even stirred up a strong wind and made a violent roar while moving.

A cold sword light came from nowhere, like the bright moonlight tearing through the dark night, passing through the heavy raindrops, and gently passing across Yan Tiefeng's body.

He retreated quickly, but not fast enough.

So after he retreated three feet, he suddenly stopped.

He couldn't move, and he didn't dare to move.

If he moves again, he will die.

No, it should be said that he is dead.

Yan Tiefeng's face was filled with anger, pain, and bewilderment. He said in a hoarse voice, "Northern Dragon King?!"

His tone was very certain. In the entire North, apart from the young overlord, he couldn't think of anyone else who could possess such a fast sword, and he couldn't think of anyone else who could possess such a cold sword.

Just one sword strike and he was dead.

This sword shattered all his hopes!

Pfft!
A head fell from the eaves and rolled at Yan Tiefeng's feet. The head was still bleeding, and it was obvious that the owner of the head had just died.

As the rain fell, the blood and rain mixed together and soon formed a pool of blood.

It was not until this time that Yan Tiefeng discovered that there was a man sitting on the eaves of the tavern. He was wearing a straw raincoat, a bamboo hat, and holding a dark yellow wine gourd in his left hand.

Because he was wearing a hat, his face could not be seen clearly.

But he was so calm in the stormy night, and even had time to savor the wine in the gourd. That kind of comfort and carefreeness made Yan Tiefeng feel fear from the bottom of his bones.

Although he had never seen the Northern Dragon King Lu Chengfeng, he was now completely certain that the man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat was the leader of the Yuncang Sword Sect, the most enchanting genius in the north, the Northern Dragon King Lu Chengfeng.

Although, he hasn't set foot in the martial arts world for three years.

But over the past three years, the Yuncang Sword Sect, which has become increasingly low-key but increasingly powerful, so powerful that it is frightening, has made countless people in the north fear the Northern Dragon King from the bottom of their hearts.

After seeing the person on the eaves, Yan Tiefeng finally understood where the sword came from. However, he still didn't know when Lu Chengfeng drew his sword, let alone when he stopped.

His chest was heaving violently, blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth, his face turned extremely blood red, and the true energy in his body was boiling and burning madly.

He did all this not to risk his life, but to allow himself to live a few more breaths and say his last words.

"Please, King Bei Jiao, don't destroy my Sunset Sect inheritance!"

Yan Tiefeng said this and knelt down with a bang.

This time, the rain soaked his hair and clothes, making him look like a drowned chicken and extremely miserable.

He bent slightly, as if he was about to kowtow.

Then a line of blood appeared on his neck.

Pfft!
Yan Tiefeng's head rolled down, and his headless body crawled on the ground, as if praying.

Lu Chengfeng on the eaves didn't even look at him. He just took a sip of the Shaodaozi in the gourd and couldn't help but praise: "It's strong!"

The heavy rain submerged everything and shrouded the entire world in desolation.

Lu Chengfeng's figure disappeared at some point.

No one knew when he came, and no one saw when he left.

Only the two heads submerged by the heavy rain and the pool of blood on the ground made people know what had happened here.

With a creak, the door of the tavern was opened, and a waiter who looked about twelve or thirteen years old deftly took down the lantern hanging under the eaves and then returned to the house.

The alley fell into darkness again.

Nothing can be seen.

(End of this chapter)