The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

This man was none other than the son of the powerful and influential Li family of Heyang.

This young master Li has mediocre cultivation and his appearance is even more unappealing; his face is extremely ugly.

But his father was the chief of the city defense office, wielding great power and having the final say in Heyang City.

Normally, Chief Steward Li was very strict with his son, but recently the war has been intense, and he has been busy with military affairs all day long, so he has no time to take care of things at home.

Seeing that his father had no time to discipline him, Young Master Li began to act recklessly.

He invited a group of cronies to a feast at Zuixianlou.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Young Master Li was already quite drunk and was walking unsteadily.

Just then, a beautiful woman happened to pass by in front of Zuixianlou.

This beautiful woman had a graceful figure and a lovely face, like a fairy descended from heaven.

Young Master Li's eyes lit up immediately, and under the encouragement of the crowd, he staggered forward.

"Young lady, where are you going? Why don't you come with me to the brothel for a few drinks?" Young Master Li reached out and tried to grab the beautiful woman's arm.

The beautiful woman was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she quickly took a few steps back.

Her scholar husband, who was standing beside her, immediately stepped forward and shielded the beautiful woman behind him.

"You scoundrel, how dare you be so rude in broad daylight!" The scholar, though thin, was fearless and shouted loudly.

Young Master Li would never take a weak scholar seriously. He sneered and waved his hand, and several servants behind him immediately surrounded him.

"Beat them! Beat them to death!" Young Master Li said viciously.

Upon receiving the order, the servants rushed forward and began punching and kicking the scholar.

Although the scholar fought back fiercely, he was outnumbered and was soon beaten to the ground, spitting blood.

The beautiful woman threw herself onto the scholar and burst into tears.

Among the onlookers, some couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, lamenting the injustice of the world.

However, some people looked on with envy, thinking that Young Master Li had power and influence, which allowed him to act so recklessly.

Chaos erupted in front of Zuixianlou.

The white deer carriage was also stuck here and could not move forward.

Yu Youwei sat in the carriage and frowned when she heard the noise outside.

"Qing'er, go out and see what happened," Yu Youwei said softly.

Qing'er responded, lifted the carriage curtain, and jumped down. A short while later, Qing'er returned.

Her face was contorted with rage as she reported to Yu Youwei, "Miss, it was the young master of the Li family from Heyang who snatched a young woman in the street and beat her husband half to death. It's outrageous!"

Yu Youwei frowned, "Outrageous! In broad daylight, how can such a wicked person commit such a heinous act?" With that, she stood up and prepared to get out of the car.

As soon as Yu Youwei got out of the car, she attracted everyone's attention.

She was dressed in white, her figure graceful, like a blooming white lotus.

When Young Master Li saw Yu Youwei, his eyes widened and he almost drooled.

He pushed the beautiful woman in his arms away and staggered toward Yu Youwei.

"Oh my, where did this celestial beauty come from?" Young Master Li said as he reached out to touch Yu Youwei's face.

Qing'er immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Yu Youwei.

"You lecherous scoundrel, how dare you be so rude!" Qing'er shouted angrily.

Young Master Li, however, did not take it to heart and instead burst into laughter.

"Little girl, do you know who I am? In this Heyang City, there's nothing I, Young Master Li, wouldn't dare to do. Today, I'm determined to have this celestial beauty." As he spoke, Young Master Li tried to bypass Qing'er and grab Yu Youwei.

Just as Yu Youwei was about to lash out, she saw a sword aura suddenly burst out from the carriage.

The sword energy instantly shattered the car door and flew straight towards Young Master Li.

Li Gongzi's attendants quickly drew their weapons in an attempt to defend themselves.

The sword energy was too powerful; their weapons were instantly knocked away by it.

The attendants were also thrown back by this powerful force, crashing heavily to the ground, their fate unknown.

Young Master Li was so frightened by this sudden turn of events that he lost all his drunkenness. He stared in terror at the sword energy, trying to dodge, but it was too late.

The sword energy sliced ​​across his body, and he felt a sharp pain. Looking down, he saw that his body was covered in blood.

"You...you dare to hurt me! My father is the chief of the city defense office, you're all dead!"

Young Master Li clutched his wound as he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Jiang Chuan slowly stepped out of the carriage, looking at Young Master Li with disdain in his eyes.

"Hmph, you dare to be so insolent in front of me?" Jiang Chuan sneered, his hands quickly forming hand seals.

The surrounding snow instantly churned up, and a huge snow dragon, under Jiang Chuan's control, soared into the air.

Xuelong opened its blood-red maw and pounced on Young Master Li and his entourage.

Young Master Li turned pale with fright and turned to run away, but was swept away by the snow dragon's tail and fell to the ground again.

Jiang Chuan revealed his murderous intent, and with a swing of his long sword, Xue Long suddenly exerted his strength, engulfing Young Master Li and his entourage.

Jiang Chuan slashed down with his sword, and a rain of blood shot into the sky.

Qing'er, who was beside Yu Youwei, quickly held up an umbrella to shield her from the blood-stained snowflakes. The mutilated corpse fell from the sky and crashed to the ground, its face completely mangled.

The surrounding crowd scattered in terror.

Before long, only Jiang Chuan and his group remained in front of Zuixianlou.

Jiang Chuan sheathed his longsword, looked at the chaotic scene around him, and sighed.

"Let's go, this city of Heyang is about to change."

The area in front of Zuixianlou was in complete disarray.

The once arrogant and domineering young master Li was now a cold corpse, lying stiffly on the ground.

His former cronies, who used to call him brother, were completely different now.

Their eyes widened as they stared at the bloody scene before them, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

Then look at the guards who were knocked away; they lay scattered all around, their fates unknown.

Yu Youwei walked lightly to Jiang Chuan's side, tilted her head and asked softly, "Are you angry?"

Jiang Chuan's expression was cold and stern. He parted his thin lips slightly and coldly uttered, "He deserves to die."

Upon hearing this, Yu Youwei smiled with satisfaction.

Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats approached from afar. Li Ke, the chief commander of the city defense office and a captain, led a troop of cavalry to the scene.

Li Ke, a martial arts figure who only reached the Zhiwei realm at the age of forty, is not considered a top-tier figure in the martial arts world, but he is still a force to be reckoned with.

His journey has been fraught with setbacks. In his early years, due to his numerous misdeeds, he was relentlessly pressured by his mother to join the army.

In the army, with his ruthless fighting spirit, he worked his way up from the bottom and was eventually promoted to become the city defense commander of Heyang City.

Li Ke has always doted on his son, Young Master Li, after all, the Li family has only had one son per generation for two generations, and Young Master Li is his only bloodline.

He saw his son lying on the ground at a glance, and was instantly struck dumb.

His once composed face twisted instantly, grief welling up inside him.

He staggered forward, knelt down with a thud beside his son's body, his hands trembling as he cupped his son's face in his hands, murmuring, "My son, what happened? What happened!"

A moment later, he suddenly looked up and roared at the city guards with murderous intent, "Kill him! Kill this murderer!"

As he spoke, he pointed towards Jiangchuan.

Jiang Chuan was not intimidated by Li Ke's anger at all, and calmly said, "I am the deputy vanguard of the Heyang Army's vanguard battalion. In terms of rank, I am even above you."

Li Ke refused to believe it. At this moment, he was preoccupied with the thought of avenging his son and couldn't listen to Jiang Chuan's words at all.

He stomped his foot angrily and ordered again, "Don't listen to his nonsense, get him to do it!"

Jiang Chuan sneered disdainfully: "Fine, then let me see just how capable these city defense troops are."

The city's defense forces would feel somewhat intimidated by an opponent like Jiang Chuan.

To motivate the troops, Li Ke gritted his teeth and shouted, "Whoever kills him will be rewarded with three ranks of merit! I, Li Ke, will bear all the consequences of today's events!" Upon hearing this, the city defense soldiers no longer hesitated.

With such a generous reward, brave men are sure to emerge. The crowd drew their long swords, shouted in unison, and charged towards Jiang Chuan.

Li Ke himself was not to be outdone. Holding his military sword, he spurred his horse and charged forward.

Jiang Chuan remained calm as the city defense troops charged towards him. His aura surged instantly. He took a sudden step forward and delivered a punch head-on to the leading cavalryman. This seemingly ordinary punch contained immense power.

The cavalryman and his horse were sent flying by the punch, arcing through the air before crashing heavily to the ground, where they were unable to get up for a long time.

Jiang Chuan unleashed the Bull Charge technique. He crouched low and charged into the ranks of the city defense soldiers. Wherever he went, the city defense cavalrymen were knocked off their feet and horses. He then followed up with the Iron Mountain Lean, his shoulder suddenly sinking as he rammed into a cavalryman beside him.

The cavalryman had no time to dodge and was sent flying by the impact, crashing into his companion next to him, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

Jiang Chuan dashed through the crowd, seemingly unaffected.

He seized the opportunity, grabbed a cavalryman's arm, and pulled him off his horse.

He grabbed the cavalryman's legs with both hands and used them as weapons, hurling them at the other enemies.

The city's defense forces were thrown into chaos, and screams of agony filled the air.

Seeing this, Li Ke became even more furious and gave the order.

Fang Jun brandished his military sword and charged towards Jiang Chuan without regard for anything else.

Jiang Chuan noticed the Fang Jun's attack but neither dodged nor evaded. When the Fang Jun rushed close, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, activated the Xuan Yu Palm, and grabbed the Fang Jun's thrusting sword.

Fang Jun felt as if his sword had been embedded in a hard rock, unable to move. Before he could react, Jiang Chuan exerted force with his arm, and with a "crack," the sharp military sword was broken in two by Jiang Chuan's bare hands.

Jiang Chuan raised his left leg and kicked Fang Jun in the chest.

Fang Jun was immediately sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.

Jiang Chuan strode forward, grabbed Fang Jun by the collar, and lifted him up like a chick.

Li Ke couldn't understand what this seemingly ordinary young man was capable of, that made him so audacious in Heyang City.

Li Ke stepped forward and said sternly, "Boy, who exactly are you? Why are you causing trouble here?"

Jiang Chuan calmly smiled and said, "I am a general of the Heyang Army. Today's events are entirely of Li Gongzi's own making."

The general of Heyang Army—that's no ordinary position.

But Li Ke, as the commander of the city's defense forces, could not easily show weakness. He said venomously, "Hmph, so what if you are a general of the Heyang Army? In my Heyang City, you have to abide by the rules of Heyang City."

Jiang Chuan stepped forward with disdain, his aura instantly erupting, a powerful force spreading outwards from him.

Li Ke felt a chill run down his spine as he sensed the astonishing power emanating from Jiang Chuan, especially his innate pure Yang true energy, which was incredibly powerful and far surpassed that of other cultivators at the same level.

This kid is so strong, I'm afraid I'm no match for him. If I make a move rashly, I might be the one who suffers.

Thinking of this, Li Ke's face turned somewhat ugly. He gritted his teeth, but dared not make any rash moves.

Seeing Li Ke's appearance, Jiang Chuan sneered inwardly. He strode forward, ignoring the city defense troops around him.

Seeing Jiang Chuan's audacity, the city's garrison soldiers gripped their weapons tightly and assumed defensive postures.

Jiang Chuan, however, walked straight through the encirclement of the city's defense forces.

Li Ke watched Jiang Chuan's departing figure, his heart filled with resentment, but he was helpless and could only watch as Jiang Chuan and his group drove away.

After Jiang Chuan and the others had gone far away, Li Ke stomped his foot angrily and said to the city defense soldiers beside him, "Remember this, we'll settle accounts with this kid sooner or later!"

As evening falls, the afterglow of the setting sun spills into the streets and alleys of Heyang City, draping this ancient city in a golden cloak.

Jiang Chuan arrived at Tao Hongjing's residence alone.

Tao Hongjing was a famous sword-making master in Heyang City. His sword-making skills were superb, and the swords he forged were extremely sharp and renowned far and wide.

Jiang Chuan came here to learn the art of sword forging from Tao Hongjing.

Jiang Chuan walked into Tao Hongjing's courtyard. Tao Hongjing was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, holding a sword in his hand and examining it carefully.

Jiang Chuan stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Senior Tao, I am Jiang Chuan, and I have come to learn the art of sword forging from you."

Tao Hongjing looked up at Jiang Chuan, nodded, and said, "Yes, he's here."

Since you want to learn sword making, let's start with the basics.

As he spoke, Tao Hongjing picked up a yellowed book from the table beside him and handed it to Jiang Chuan, saying, "This is a fragment of the 'Dragon Elephant Divine Demon Technique.' Although it is only a fragment, the body-refining methods within may be of some help to you."

"Take a look first, and if you find it suitable, you can try cultivating it."

Jiang Chuan took the tattered scroll, his heart filled with excitement.

He opened the tattered scroll and began to read it carefully.

As Jiang Chuan looked at it, his eyes lit up. He realized that this Buddhist body-refining technique was extremely suitable for his needs.

My physical body has limited capacity to withstand the effects of my current condition. If I want to better unleash the power of my innate pure yang energy, I must strengthen my physical body.

And this "Dragon Elephant Divine Demon Technique" is exactly what he needs.

Jiang Chuan raised his head, looked at Tao Hongjing, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Tao. This technique is a godsend for me."

"This junior will certainly strive to cultivate diligently and live up to the expectations of my seniors."

Tao Hongjing smiled and said, "Yes, this technique is good, but it's not easy to cultivate. You'll need enough perseverance and patience." (End of Chapter)