I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 208 The emperor was shocked, Ye Nantian!

cough~
Guang Chanzi, who was nailed to the stone, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face extremely weak. "Master Xie, you see I'm so badly injured, and the incantations for the Corpse Refining Technique and the Soul Refining Technique are so long that I can't finish them all in a short time. Can we make a deal first? When I'm out of danger, I will definitely hand over the two complete techniques to you."

At the end of his speech, Guang Chanzi looked extremely painful and pitiful.

Xie An snorted in his heart.

Who are you performing for?

You know, Xie An had cultivated his Qi sense very early on, and could sense the strength of the life breath of other people, animals and plants within a range of twenty meters.

Although Guang Chanzi was nailed in the chest, the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon avoided Guang Chanzi's vital organs and lungs, so it was not fatal. Therefore, Guang Chanzi's life force did not decrease too much, and he was not in danger of death.

I think Su Yuqing did it on purpose: not killing people, just arresting them.

Thinking of this, Xie An felt that this Canglong Holy Soldier became even more magical, as if it really had intelligence.

Xie An pretended not to notice Guang Chanzi's life force, but instead revealed a terrified expression: "Master, you are a great leader. If I help you escape, I will be taking on great risks. I have no other choice. You speak first, or I won't risk offending the Princess."

Guang Chanzi didn't give up. He spurted out two mouthfuls of blood, looking like he was about to die. He spoke weakly, "Thank you, General Manager. You have seen my injuries. I really can't give you such a long speech. How about I give you the secret method after I get out of this predicament?"
Don't worry, I am the Imperial Master of the New Dynasty. My words are my bond and I will never cheat."

Xie An narrowed his eyes and watched Guang Chanzi, who was engrossed in the performance. He knew that the more Guang Chanzi refused to speak, the more it proved that these two great magics were the foundation of the Changsheng Sect.

Perhaps to Guang Chanzi, these two magical skills are more important than magic treasures.

After all, immortal treasures are about immortality, not martial arts advancement, and even carry a curse. Guang Chanzi has no ambition for immortality, but rather a grand ambition. Naturally, he prioritizes these two magical skills over immortal treasures.

The more this happened, the more curious Xie An became about these two magical skills.

Eh.

Xie An shook his head and sighed, "It seems that I will have no chance to learn the magic of your sect."

hiss!
Guang Chanzi realized Xie An had made up his mind, and his scalp suddenly tingled, and he became extremely panicked. He knew very well that Su Yuqing might become weak after activating the Azure Dragon Holy Soldier, but she would catch up soon.

By that time, there would be no chance for me to turn things around.

"Well, that's fine. Corpse and soul refining techniques are the secrets of our sect, and I carry them with me at all times. I can't move them, so just come and get them."

Xie An didn't go over, but said, "Jin Xiaotang was ambushed by you because he was poisoned by the Bloodthirsty Powder. I don't want to try it again. Besides, your body can't move, but your hands and feet are flexible. If you are interested in trading with me, throw the booklet over to me."

Guang Chanzi looked at Xie An with a different look in his eyes, thinking to himself that he was really an old fox. He also knew that Xie An might be plotting against him, but there was nothing he could do at the moment, so he could only try to gain the last glimmer of hope.

Soon, Guang Chanzi took out two palm-sized ancient books from his arms with great effort and threw them on the ground beside Xie An. "I've given them all to you. Are you satisfied now?"

Xie An didn't say anything, but looked down at the two ancient books at his feet.

The yellowed old book had the words "Corpse Refining Technique" and "Soul Refining Technique" written on its cover. The covers had rotted, suggesting a long time had passed, making it unlikely to be a forgery. Furthermore, Guang Chanzi had no idea he'd be ambushed before arriving, so a forgery was unlikely.

However, Xie An did not reach out to take it.

Guang Chanzi said, "I've promised you everything you asked for. Can we make this deal?"

Xie An nodded.

Guang Chanzi smiled and said, "General Xie is indeed a straightforward person. Why don't you come and pay your respects to me?"

Xie An stood there indifferently, without saying a word, just looking at Guang Chanzi with his eyes.

Ok?
Guang Chanzi was stunned for a moment and thought to himself that something was wrong.

When he first escaped, he felt that the worst might happen, so he smeared corpse poison powder on the ancient book. Anyone who came close to the ancient book would be infected with the corpse poison.

The corpse poison in the corpse poison powder is spread through the air.

It can enter the body through the pores of the skin, or through breathing. It is equivalent to being under the influence of corpse refining magic, but you can control it yourself.

Xie An has been standing next to the ancient book for a while, but he is not obedient?
So Guang Chanzi raised his voice, "Can't you hear me? Come and meet me."

Xie An still didn't agree, but leaped dozens of meters away and stood beside the ancient book thirty meters away. Then he spoke loudly, "Corpse poison powder?"

Guang Chanzi was shocked, "How did you know?"

Xie An snorted coldly, "I've been dealing with the Corpse Refining Hall for such a long time. If I don't even have this little trick, then I've been hanging around in the martial arts world for nothing."

Wei Dian's corpse poison pills, and all the subsequent events...

Xie Anxiu could naturally feel the presence of corpse poison when he felt the breath.

When Guang Chanzi casually threw the two ancient books at Xie An, he was curious. He felt that Guang Chanzi shouldn't hand over the two great magics so easily, so he asked Bai Hu to shield away early and he also used the fetal breathing method to hold his breath.

Close your pores, breathe through your mouth and nose, and use internal breathing circulation.

I didn't expect it to be true.

Guang Chanzi, so insidious.

If one is even slightly careless, they will be infected with corpse poison, which is equivalent to being affected by the opponent's corpse refining technique. Everything will be at the mercy of the opponent, and the consequences are simply unimaginable.

puff!
Guang Chanzi was truly desperate this time, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Even if he was desperate, he would not completely trust Xie An. He just wanted to pretend to cooperate and use magic to make Xie An poisoned by the corpse powder, and then let him do whatever he wanted.

No, all the efforts were in vain!
With the qi and blood attacking his heart, Guang Chanzi could no longer bear it.

However, Guang Chanzi still planned to put up a final struggle, "Master Xie, I was wrong just now, and I apologize. But what I said is true. The position of Prime Minister will be reserved for you. That's a position above everyone else!"

"Then you underestimate General Xie An." A cold and indifferent voice came from Su Yuqing, who slowly walked towards him from the darkness, sword case slung over her shoulder. "He's been trying to trick you from the beginning. Exploiting the surplus value of others is his usual style."

Although this statement was very straightforward, Xie An did not refute it.

It seems...that I am just like this.

For this, Xie An even bowed to Xie An, "Princess, you are finally here. It is not easy for me to keep an eye on him. He always tries to trick me and set traps for me."

Su Yuqing glanced at the two ancient books on the ground in the distance, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching. She thought to herself, in the end, you still tricked me.

Getting a bargain and still acting cute...

Are you going to piss Guang Chanzi off to death?

puff!
As expected, Guang Chanzi was once again greatly stimulated and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Xie An! I will not let you go even if I turn into ashes!!"

In desperation, Guang Chanzi knew that he had no way out, so he started cursing with his mouth.

Xie An just shrugged and didn't take it seriously.

Su Yuqing raised his right hand and made a sword gesture. The silver sword that was inserted into Guang Chanzi's body was pulled out with a whistling sound. A long sword light was whistling above his head, and the sword sounded and exploded, and the sword energy was brilliant.

It has the power to cover all the mountains.

Xie An looked up, lost in thought.

What a spiritual holy soldier.

Why does it feel a bit similar to... the sword-wielding technique of immortal cultivators?
Martial Saint...

For the first time, Xie An asked a soul-searching question about this state: Could it be that the Martial Saint and the Immortal Cultivator are related?

However, Xie An didn't know much about Daqian martial arts, so he couldn't investigate further. When he became strong enough in the future, he would definitely go and find out.

Wow!

With a roar, the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon roared back into its scabbard. When Su Yuqing closed the scabbard, the extraordinary sword sound and sword energy completely disappeared, and the shaking mountains slowly returned to normal. The oppressive feeling outside Xie An also disappeared.

While Xie An was shocked, he also discovered a detail: when Su Yuqing activated the Canglong Holy Soldier, he would become very weak and his body would be shaky.

It can be seen that even for a fourth-rank Grandmaster, it is very difficult to activate the Canglong Holy Soldier.

If only I had a Canglong Holy Weapon...

Soon Xie An found himself drifting.

What are you thinking about...

There is only one Martial Saint in Daqian.

It's not that easy to get the Azure Dragon Holy Weapon...

After recovering a little, Su Yuqing was about to go over and capture Guang Chanzi, who was dying on the ground. Xie An suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped Su Yuqing, "He just said that when you get within three meters, he will spit out bloodthirsty powder, which can seal the secret treasure of a fourth-grade master."

Su Yuqing said, "You are so thoughtful. Thank you."

Xie An was stunned.

If I remember correctly, this was the first time Su Yuqing said thank you to me?
"I just need to hold my breath."

……

The bodies of Fadu and Fayuan were cremated on the spot and turned into ashes.

Guang Chanzi, Master Pudu, Jin Xiaotang... were arrested.

He was imprisoned in the backyard of Xie's mansion.

Su Yuqing personally oversaw the interrogation. Xie An, naturally, had little interest in these court affairs and did not participate. At best, he would go over to help out when Su Yuqing needed Xie An's assistance.

For the rest of the time, Xie An lived in the main room in the courtyard and studied the albums left by Jin Xiaotang.

Xie An has always been troubled by a problem: the corpse refining technique and soul refining technique contain corpse poison powder, which makes Xie An dare not look at them. Every time he gets close, he needs to hold his breath using fetal breathing.

Although magic is good, it also carries great risks.

If you are not careful, you are doomed.

On the one hand, Xie An asked Su Yuqing to torture Guang Chanzi for the antidote to his corpse poison powder, and on the other hand, he asked Master Huang for help.

Master Huang was also at a loss and said he was powerless.

The more this happened, the more Xie An felt the magic of corpse refining and soul refining techniques.

I really want to open it and take a look.

But obviously we can't take any risks before we deal with the corpse poison powder.

The next day, Su Yuqing finished the first stage of interrogation and walked tiredly to Xie An's courtyard to drink tea and chat. After learning of Xie An's confusion, he said, "This is not difficult."

Xie An was overjoyed: "Does the Princess have a solution?"

Su Yuqing said, "Corpse poison powder isn't a common poison. It simply contains a strong, evil aura of corpses. The aura of the Azure Dragon Saint Soldier can break it."

After hearing this, Xie An felt that it was feasible.

I heard Su Yuqing say a long time ago that the master's essence, blood, and flesh can affect external objects, and after death, it can cause the surrounding things to mutate and breed evil spirits.

Corpse poison is a bit similar to these evil spirits.

The Blue Dragon Holy Weapon contains the essence, blood, and will of the Martial Saint. Wouldn't it be easy to dispel these evil corpse poisons?

Thinking of this, Xie An immediately stood up straight, bowed and said: "I beg the Princess to use the Blue Dragon Sacred Weapon once more."

Su Yuqing looked at Xie An, "It's just that corpse refining and soul refining are both evil and perverse techniques. You are studying such martial arts... Aren't you afraid of going astray?"

Xie An said, "There is no right or wrong in martial arts. It only depends on whether the heart of the person who practices it is upright. If the martial arts is too evil, I will not practice it. Don't you want to know what the foundation of the state religion of the previous dynasty was like? Besides, I feel that the corpse refining technique and soul refining technique may be related to the method of longevity, and I want to take a look. If the princess feels it is inappropriate, then I will not watch it."

Su Yuqing weighed the pros and cons again and again, and finally murmured: "That's right, there is no good or evil in martial arts, good and evil only lie in the human heart."

"The eldest princess is noble and righteous."

"Don't flatter me. Without you, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly. I'll get the Holy Weapon to remove the poison."

Leaving a word, Su Yuqing returned to the backyard. When he came back again, he was holding the sword box in his hand.

Su Yuqing sat down cross-legged, then opened the sword case. A gleaming silver light, awe-inspiring and righteous, shone upon the two ancient books. The dark, evil aura lingering on the ancient books was visibly dispelled by the light, finally vanishing into thin air.

Xie An turned on his Qi sensor to sense it, and found that the smell of the corpse poison had indeed disappeared.

The Canglong Holy Army is truly amazing.

Soon, the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon returned to its scabbard, and after the lid was closed, there was no further movement. The magnificent radiance of righteousness also vanished.

But after all this effort, Su Yuqing became very weak again, with beads of sweat on his forehead and a pale face.

Xie An felt a little distressed when he saw this. He immediately poured a cup of tea for Su Yuqing and handed it to her. "Thank you, Princess. If I can figure out some secrets, I will let you know."

Su Yuqing took the teacup, took a sip of tea, and nodded: "Yes. But you have to be careful. These two great magics are extremely extraordinary. If you are not careful, you can easily go astray."

Xie An said he knew, and after some greetings, Xie An asked about the interrogation.

Su Yuqing said, "It's generally going smoothly. I've already sent a message to the capital. As long as we get a reply, we can arrest Li Hao. Also, with Guang Chanzi's arrest, I'm afraid there will be unusual movements in Tianan State. I need you to pay more attention to the developments there. It would be best to catch that fake Heavenly Father."

Xie An picked up the Corpse Refining Technique and Soul Refining Technique, "Isn't this the best way to control it?"

Su Yuqing looked up at Xie An and sighed inwardly: "This man is really meticulous. He has considered every detail."

If the corpse refining technique can be used to control the fake God, it will be absolutely safe.

So, the corpse refining technique and soul refining technique are not bad?

For the first time, Su Yuqing felt that this magic was very useful. No wonder the Changsheng Sect could develop to such a great extent...

Why do I feel like I've been assimilated by this guy?

"Okay, you study it."

……

Beijing.

After the founding of the Jingtai Dynasty, the old capital of the Tianbao Dynasty was still used.

Daqian, following the Taoist plan, divided the world into thirty-six states. Each state had a magnificent capital. However, none of the thirty-six capitals could compare to the prosperity and grandeur of the capital.

Whether it is martial arts, literature, or military science, etc., they are all headed by the capital.

The number of martial arts masters, high-ranking officials, and hermits gathered in the capital is as numerous as the grains of sand in the Ganges.

There are two most magnificent buildings in the capital.

One is the imperial palace, where the emperor lives and where officials discuss government affairs.

The other place is Nantian Tower, a holy mountain temple for martial artists from all over the world, where countless martial artists go to worship every year.

A huge building that is comparable to the imperial palace shows the status of the Martial Saint in Daqian.

The Nantian Tower is thirty-five stories high.

It is only one level less than the thirty-six heavens symbolized by Taoism.

It's said that when Nantian Tower was first built, it was intended to have thirty-six floors, corresponding to the thirty-six states. However, because the Martial Saint Ye Nantian was defeated by Bai Yujing, he omitted one floor. This act of shame was a record of Ye Nantian's life, and he lived there day and night, sleeping on straw and tasting gall.

Ye Nantian also said that once Bai Yujing was defeated, he would build the Nantian Tower to thirty-six floors.

Unfortunately, over the past hundred years, the building has not been able to grow a floor.

Even the wooden frame and support were ready, but they just hadn't been built.

On the thirty-fifth floor of the Nantian Tower, at the railing, a dashing man, seemingly no more than forty years old, dressed in a gray robe, held the railing and surveyed the vast expanse of the capital. His gaze passed beyond the capital, gazing into the distance...at Yujing Mountain, just outside the city.

Da da da.

Following the sound of footsteps, a servant dressed as a eunuch slowly approached, bowing respectfully. "Lord Nan, His Majesty requests you enter the palace. There is something important to discuss."

The man in gray stared in the direction of Yujing Mountain for a long time without saying a word, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

The eunuch behind him felt as if he was facing a great enemy, with cold sweat on his forehead. "His Majesty said that if Lord Nan is not available, he should come to Nantian Tower in person."

Looking at the entire Daqian, the only two people who could make Emperor Jingtai so respectful and even put aside the dignity of the emperor were Ye Nantian and Bai Yujing.

Hearing this, Ye Nantian spoke, "No need, I will enter the palace right away."

"The carriage is ready, please come in, Lord Nan."

Ye Nantian withdrew his gaze from Yujing Mountain and turned to look at the eunuch, "Eunuch Li, lead the way."

The carriage Ye Nantian was riding in had six horses.

This is the emperor's carriage.

Ye Nantian didn't really care about these things, but since Emperor Jingtai insisted, he had no choice but to accept.

Enter the palace.

Just arrived at the Qinzheng Hall.

A square-faced man in a golden dragon robe came out to greet them with a smile and shook Ye Nantian's wrist enthusiastically. "I've been waiting for you, Lord Nan. Please take a seat and try the snow tea that Yunzhou has just sent as tribute."

Emperor Jingtai used "I" instead of "Zhen".

This shows the respect for Ye Nantian.

After a few minutes of tea and casual chat, Emperor Jingtai took out a letter and handed it to Ye Nantian, "Mr. Nan, take a look. This is a letter from Yuqing."

Ye Nantian opened the letter and his calm eyes suddenly brightened. He then revealed a satisfied smile, "Your Majesty has given birth to a wonderful daughter. She is truly a daughter blessed by heaven. Who says women are inferior to men?"

Emperor Jingtai smiled with satisfaction and said, "Thanks to Lord Nan's cultivation. To be honest, I didn't expect her to be able to accomplish this. I didn't expect...it's Lord Nan who has foresight."

Ye Nantian smiled endlessly, "I have nine disciples, eight of whom were born in humble families. It's because they have good natures. The princess is the only one who is the son of a high-ranking official. It's true that women are as capable as men."

Emperor Jingtai sighed, "My previous proposal for a marriage alliance somewhat resented Yuqing. But now, she hasn't disappointed me as a father. However, this matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. Duke Nan has ruled the country for hundreds of years, yet the Prince of Huainan dared to rebel. He truly deserves death. However, this matter involves the Five Elder Demons, and there's no guarantee that the demon woman from Beiliang has also gone to Nanzhou. For the sake of the country's security, I need to ask Duke Nan to go to Nanzhou and make a decision on the overall situation."

In addition, the elite troops of Wan Hu Mansion are already in place and can take action at any time."

"Hahaha!"

Ye Nantian didn't feel restrained at all because the person sitting opposite him was His Majesty. Instead, he laughed heartily, "Your Majesty has given me an order, and I shall obey it. It just so happens that I haven't seen this beloved disciple for over 20 years, so I should go and see him."

(End of this chapter)