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Chapter 51 The Brilliant Bloom of the Final Moments of Life

"I see." Zhou Qing nodded, then asked, "Mr. Luo, I'm preparing to go to the Vajra Gate. Would you like to come with me?"

"So fast?" Luo Xi said in a deep voice, "Are you confident in dealing with that bastard Meng Qishan? If not, it doesn't matter if it takes a few years. When that time comes, you can bring Meng Qishan's head to my grave and tell him. That way, I can rest in peace in the afterlife."

"Don't worry, as long as Meng Qishan doesn't break through to the fourth level of the Innate Realm, I'm fully confident." Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Besides, I also need the Qi Condensation Formation Method of the Innate Primordial True Skill, so I'll have to make a trip to the Vajra Gate sooner or later."

“Since you have already made your plans, I will naturally go with you and see that old bastard Meng Qishan go to hell with my own eyes.”

Luo Xi's eyes were filled with hatred as he spoke viciously.

“Mr. Luo, I actually have a secret technique that can probably heal your injuries.”

Zhou Qing thought for a moment, then said.

"What? You can heal my wounds?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xi's face lit up with excitement, and his tone became urgent.

“That’s right.” Zhou Qing nodded, then said, “I have a secret technique that can stimulate your life potential and allow your injuries to heal quickly by consuming your lifespan. However, your life essence has been depleted too much. Even if you recover to the Innate Realm, you will probably only have two or three days of life left at most, or even less.”

"He only has two or three days to live at most!"

Luo Xi's body trembled slightly, and a complex look flashed in his eyes.

He remained silent for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

After all, given his condition, he didn't have much time left. Even if he hadn't been hunted down by the Vajra Sect disciples, he wouldn't have lived for more than a few years. Otherwise, he wouldn't have jumped out to sell the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Technique. This would definitely attract the attention of the Vajra Sect, which would be suicidal. Moreover, in order to escape the pursuit, his injuries have worsened further. Even if he doesn't use any strength and takes medicine every day to prolong his life, he will probably only live for a year, or even less.

It's better to die a quick and painless death in the end than to live a wretched life.

Luo Xi's gaze gradually hardened.

He looked at Zhou Qing, his tone resolute: "Sir, I am willing to give it a try. Three days it is. If I can recover to the Innate Realm in this last period of time and personally return to the Vajra Sect to find that old dog and have a good fight, it will be worth it!"

"Row!"

Zhou Qing nodded slightly.

He had anticipated Luo Xi's choice.

Although it is said that it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

But for Luo Xi, a master of innate cultivation, it was better to return to his peak condition before death and have a life-or-death battle with his enemy than to become a useless cripple and live a miserable life.

“It will take five days to get from Ping’an County to the Vajra Gate in Yuanzhou,” Zhou Qing said in a deep voice. “I will use my secret technique once we arrive at the Vajra Gate.”

"can!"

Luo Xi nodded.

Immediately, the two rode swiftly to the Vajra Gate of Yuanzhou.

Five days later.

Yuanzhou, at the foot of Mount Jingangmen.

"arrive!"

Zhou Qing and Luo Xi dismounted and tied their horses to a tree next to the mountain gate.

"Mr. Luo, I will now perform the secret technique for you."

Zhou Qing's internal energy surged, and he unleashed the Lion Seal within the character "Zhe," transforming his internal energy into countless profound runes that were then injected into Luo Xi's body.

hum~~~
As the profound true energy runes entered his body, Luo Xi felt a warm power coursing through him. Wherever it passed, his previously broken bodily functions seemed to be activated and revitalized.

A look of pain mixed with pleasure crossed his face—a sign that his life potential was being unleashed and his injuries were healing rapidly, but also a manifestation of the accelerated depletion of his life essence. Luo Xi was drenched in sweat, his injuries healing at a visible speed, even his severed meridians were reconnecting. An unprecedentedly powerful force surged within him, but his life force was also rapidly draining away.

A quarter of an hour later.

The aura emanating from Luo Xi reached its peak.

"how?"

Zhou Qing withdrew his hand and asked.

"I have recovered to my peak condition," Luo Xi said. "However, with my remaining life force, I can only maintain this power for one day, but that is enough. Being able to recover to my peak condition in the last moments of my life and fight that old bastard, I will die without regret."

Luo Xi's eyes flashed with a resolute and insane light.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar mountain gate, Luo Xi felt a mix of emotions.

This place was where he cultivated and grew, and where his dreams took flight.

However, on the day he succeeded to the position of sect leader, he was ambushed by that old bastard, Elder Meng Qishan, who seized his position so that he could monopolize the spiritual land for cultivation.

Having recovered to his peak condition today, even knowing he was no match for that old bastard, he was determined to fight him to the death, unleashing his most dazzling brilliance in his final moments.

“Mr. Duan, I will do everything in my power to severely injure that old bastard. When the time is right, Mr. Duan, I will strike him dead.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Xi moved like a wild horse, galloping wildly towards the Vajra Gate.

Inside the Vajra Gate at this moment.

The sect leader, Meng Qishan, nicknamed "Mountain-Shaking Vajra," was receiving Wang Cheng, the White Wolf Garrison Commander who led the Eagle Wolf Guard of Yuanzhou, and Lin Ye, a Crimson Eagle Envoy from the capital.

"May I ask what brings you two gentlemen here today?"

After exchanging pleasantries, Meng Qishan asked.

"Brother Meng should know that in recent years, the Zoroastrianism has been rampant, causing chaos throughout the world. Many states in the south have fallen, and the imperial army is being held back by the Great Ling Kingdom in the north. Lin Ye, the Red Eagle Envoy, has come here ostensibly to investigate the outlaw Zhou Qing, but secretly on imperial orders to invite the martial arts forces of various states to join forces in this righteous cause and fight against the Zoroastrianism."

Wang Cheng, the pacification commissioner of Bailang Town, said in a deep voice.

“When it comes to martial arts forces, we can’t ignore Zhenwu City and Yutian Sect.” Meng Qishan said, “Zhenwu City is far in the western region, so there’s no need to say more. But Yutian Sect is in the eastern state. If the imperial court can get the experts from Yutian Sect, then the mere Fire Worshiping Sect is nothing to worry about.”

Meng Qishan would not easily agree to Wang Cheng's suggestion to confront the Zoroastrianism. The Zoroastrianism had swept through several states in the southern part of the Great Xuan Dynasty, demonstrating its power.

For the Vajra Sect to get involved is like jumping into a fire pit themselves.

However, if he refused, it would mean making an enemy of the imperial court, and he would likely be targeted by the Eagle Wolf Guard in the future. Therefore, he brought up one of the two great powers in the martial arts world, the Imperial Heaven Sect.

"His Majesty has already sent an envoy to the Imperial Heaven Sect," said Lin Ye, the Red Eagle Envoy. "This time, the imperial court is truly determined to wipe out the Fire Worship Sect in one fell swoop, and it will not let the major sects contribute for nothing. All sects that participate in this operation will be generously rewarded by the imperial court."

"Rewards!" Upon hearing this, Meng Qishan asked, "I wonder how the court plans to reward us? Ordinary gold and silver are of no use to us?"

"As long as you make meritorious contributions, you can exchange them for innate-level treasures." Lin Ye said in a deep voice, "Spirit stones, spiritual objects of heaven and earth, divine wills, spiritual weapons, etc., the imperial court will provide them for exchange."

"The imperial court is so generous this time. It seems that Zoroastrianism has indeed posed a great threat to the court. Otherwise, they would not have gone to such lengths."

Upon hearing this, Meng Qishan pondered to himself.

If the imperial court can truly achieve this, then participating in this matter is not out of the question.

"Meng Qishan, you old bastard, get out here right now."

Just as Meng Qishan was about to agree, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

The voice contained boundless rage, so powerful that the surrounding air seemed about to explode.

(End of this chapter)