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Chapter 233: Climbing the Tower, the Hero, the Swordsman, the Legend

The rumbling sound continued.

Three hundred elite imperial guards of Ying State, wearing heavy armor, fell to the ground on the imperial road at the mere impact of the energy, and it was difficult for them to get up. It was as if their internal energy was cut off and it was difficult to gather it together again.

The wine that the old man in green casually shot out flew straight three hundred feet like a dragon.

A ring-handled knife chopped down heavily.

The wine was split in half, and the general retreated three steps with his horse, exhaled and spoke, raised his eyebrows, revealing a rough face, with armor on his body, raised his weapons, and praised: "Good sword energy."

The famous general of Ying State, He Ruo captured the tiger.

Ranked fourth on the list of famous generals in the world, he stood next to the second prince who was in his twenties in the court of Ying State. In terms of military exploits, he was slightly stronger than Yuwen Lie, but he was also slightly older.

He was originally a young leader of a tribe in the Western Regions. He was generous and ambitious, brave in archery and horse riding. After being impressed by the Emperor of Ying State, he became a general of Ying State. His military tactics were swift and fierce. He once galloped on the battlefield, offered strategies, and captured more than ten cities of Chen State.

A large area north of the Yangtze River was incorporated into Ying State.

The battle line between the two countries was pushed from the Central Plains to the Jiangnan area.

He was only in his early thirties when he accomplished this feat.

Because of this, he became famous all over the world. He has been fighting until now and has become a general of the rank of Shangzhuguo of Ying State. At this moment, he is wearing armor and holding a heavy sword that exudes a fierce aura. He just said, "Sword Maniac?"

The second sentence is: "Take my knife!"

His mount was roaring and snarling. His mount was a black tiger, which he had once subdued with his bare hands. At this moment, as it roared, a strong wind blew up, and it rushed towards Murong Longtu, but just like Yuwen Lie.

He Ruo captured the tiger and cut off the sword maniac's energy flow.

But it failed to stop the sword maniac.

The flow of energy was interrupted and continued, like flowing water, endless.

He Ruo captured the tiger and Yuwen Lie turned around. The top generals joined forces, and even the so-called ninth-level master of the martial arts world could be beaten to death. When the cavalry rolled in and out, they were trampled into meat paste, but they could not stop the sword maniac in his current state.

They were looking at the sword maniac in green robes. This was the imperial palace of Ying State. In this capital city, besides three of the top five generals in the world, there were also many martial arts masters.

When Yue Qianfeng broke into the Chen Palace, he said that it was only the Chen Palace that he dared to break into.

If it was the palace of Ying State, he would probably tell it directly.

Li Guanyi followed the old man forward. It was still dark. The stars in the sky were shining brightly, the moonlight was clear, but the sound of horse hooves seemed to come from another world. A martial artist took to the air, swept his sleeves, and his internal energy flowed like a flying dragon.

Then the dragon was beaten apart.

Every step the Green Shirt Sword Maniac took was the same distance.

The movements were as precise as drawing a sword.

The martial arts master who rose up was the Grand Elder of the Zhongyue Sword School. His continuous sword was said to be able to stab 3,600 times in one breath, the fastest among all the swordsmen;
The man who was staggering and drinking with a spear in his hand was once a proud student of the Western Region Spear Camp. Without any armor, he killed fifty charging Iron Pagodas with a spear.

The one standing at the other end was the Taoist Xiantian's senior brother.

The man with his hands clasped together quietly and with a look of sadness and helplessness is another old monk from the Western Regions Buddhism. He is an acquaintance of Li Guanyi and can be considered a close friend. He has cultivated the Dragon-Elephant Vajra physique and the method of illuminating the body with glass. His physique has its own advantages and disadvantages compared to the physique cultivated by the Buddhist Sutra on the Warrior Who Moves Mountains.

The master of the Sword Forging Valley carries thirteen mysterious weapons of a higher level.

Holding a divine weapon in both hands.

All around him are masters who are famous in the martial arts world.

But he was not worthy of the sword that the sword maniac handed out.

The swordsman in green shirt only had a wine pot, and he smashed the sword light of picking stars and overturned the golden light of Buddhism. Murong Longtu looked at Li Guanyi, and Li Guanyi just smiled and said: "If the great grandfather wants to drink, go ahead."

Murong Longtu smiled warmly:

"You're standing here alone, aren't you scared?"

Li Guanyi replied: "I am also a descendant of Murong Longtu."

"I am also the son of Li Wanli and Su Changqing."

"I also have things I want to do and people I want to see, Great Grandfather, just go and drink by yourself."

So Murong Longtu laughed out loud.

With just one push of his palm, he snatched the sword from the hand of the man known as the fastest swordsman in the world.

Just a sword.

The diamond glass body of the old monk from the Western Regions actually rippled violently, and then shattered layer by layer. The great elder of the Zhongyue Sword Sect twisted his wrist, but shouted loudly: "Hurry up, the sword maniac has drawn his sword, and his accumulated momentum has been broken!!!"

Jianghu masters came one after another, but were all wiped out with one sword.

The white-haired sword maniac finally laughed out loud: "Gathering strength?"

"I draw my sword!"

“Never build up momentum!”

Every sword has its own sword fanatic. Who in the world dares to call himself a swordsman in front of me?

When Li Guan saw Murong Longtu leaving in a hurry, he stayed where he was. The old sword maniac paced calmly, surrounded by two famous generals in the world and masters who had been famous in the martial arts world for decades. They were so alert just to stop the madman.

The best swordsman in the world, the leader of the ten great masters.

Li Guanyi turned his gaze over.

He saw the palace of Ying State. Unlike the luxurious and detail-oriented style of Chen State, the palace of Ying State was simple and vast in style, and more majestic. In front of this simple and ancient palace, a particularly magnificent high-rise building rose into the sky.

The sword maniac in green was at the other end. He had attracted away powerful royal family members, famous generals, and martial arts masters of Ying State. The sounds of swords clashing were endless. Li Guan looked up, but saw soldiers in front of him holding swords and weapons, surrounding him and forming a battle line in front of him.

There was a young man with a savage look, about twenty years old, wearing a gorgeous suit, holding a dark-patterned bow with an arrow on it, pointing at Li Guanyi, and shouting angrily: "Li Guanyi!!!"

"How dare you come to my forbidden palace? How arrogant!"

"You can never atone for your sins even if you die. Left and right, shoot him with your crossbows!"

"Shoot him!"

The soldiers all held crossbows, pointing their weapons at Li Guanyi. The murderous aura surged into the sky, but then an old man's voice came, saying hurriedly: "Assistant, Second Prince, stop. Li Guanyi is the Marquis of Qin Wu, who was conferred by Zhongzhou."

"Perhaps there is some misunderstanding between the two of you. Let's not resort to violence. Let's both calm down."

The old man had neat white hair and was carrying a sword case. He was the generous senior from the Ji family. However, he did not expect Li Guanyi to raise his eyes and suddenly smiled, saying, "Thank you, senior. However, I did not bring the seal today. This is only Li Guanyi, not Qin Wuhou."

Li Guan raised his eyes and looked at the building, suddenly thinking.

A full year has passed.

The young man was thinking that last year he left Jiangzhou City, went all the way north, fought his way down, and arrived in the south of the Yangtze River in March. Now, it was a new year. This day last year was the time of the great sacrifice, this day more than ten years ago.

His mother and father died at the great sacrifice of the State of Chen.

His mother took most of the poison for him and shared the Dharma image with him.

Then he couldn't bear the second dose of poison and died there.

Fei's blood is poisonous.

The orphan put his hand over his heart.

When he walked here, the grievances and hatreds of his father's generation were all here, and the emperor overlooking the world was right in front of him. Li Guanyi knew that he could not kill the emperor who had spent his whole life in military service, but he wanted to tell that person.

Li Wanli's son is here.

Their son still holds the flame of revenge.

Li Guanyi paced forward. Jiang Yuan had not expected that facing such a situation, he would actually dare to move forward.

"Li Guanyi."

"Stop!!!"

A trace of anger flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes, and he directly released the bowstring, so hundreds of soldiers shot a rain of arrows together. Ji Yanzhong was furious, and attacked, and the red dragon flew up, but it was too far away and difficult to stop it completely.

The crossbow arrow fell, almost piercing Li Guanyi through, but a brilliant light flashed in the young man's hand, like thunder, and smashed down suddenly, so that all the crossbow arrows in front were broken. He turned his palm, and a dark golden light spread out.

The Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd appeared in his hand, spinning and waving the arrows and crossbow bolts, chopping to one side. That round of volleys was finally blocked by the young man who was not wearing armor.

Qilin is not here.

Li Guanyi's breathing was fiery and he exhaled slowly. The weapons were whistling, and the falling arrows were scattered. The internal energy in his body was running at high speed, and the front of the weapons was whistling, like the low roar of a tiger.

Then, the dark golden aura of the divine weapon began to flow through the young man's body.

A blue gown was blown up by the strong energy.

Armor constructed purely with internal energy appeared on Li Guanyi's body and then dispersed.

Transformed into pure divine weapon power.

Then he paced forward again, and suddenly someone rushed out from a tall building. An old eunuch glanced at them and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has ordered that bows and crossbows are not allowed to be used to surround and kill."

"You are not allowed to dispatch the rest of the troops."

Jiang Yuan was startled. He turned around and asked anxiously, "What?!"

"Father, this is such a great opportunity. Li Guanyi is right here. We have no soldiers or famous generals. Even if we use all our troops, we can kill him right here. How can you give such an order?!"

The eunuch ignored the Second Prince who was getting angry, and just looked at Li Guanyi, bowed and said:

"Marquis Qin Wu."

"His Majesty is waiting for you at the highest point of the Star-Picking Tower. He said—"

The eunuch paused, then solemnly repeated Emperor Ying's words, saying:

"If you have such courage, walk past these soldiers and come forward!"

"I'm right here, waiting for you to come over!"

Li Guanyi glanced ahead. Facing the powerful enemy, these Ying soldiers were about to give up their most powerful crossbow formation, but under the emperor's order, the three hundred soldiers did not hesitate at all.

They threw down the crossbows and bows in their hands.

Then his right hand fell on the hilt, the sword was drawn out, and the spear was raised.

In the rear, the Ying State Imperial Guards who had been dispatched, holding axes and halberds, were led by a general with a rough and heroic appearance, with eyes like a tiger. However, they all stopped and looked at Li Guanyi without moving forward.

The so-called prohibition of orders.

The so-called fanatical following of the emperor.

Li Guanyi walked forward holding the halberd. The soldiers in front shouted angrily and chopped at the young man. Li Guanyi's eyes were calm, and his internal energy was surging under the beating of his heart. His back was also straight, and a heavy sound of breaking through the air was heard.

A long knife chopped down and landed on Li Guanyi's arm.

But this time the blade failed to chop down, and the internal energy circulated and turned into armor.

On the imperial road, a young man held a halberd.

Go and put on your armor!
The dragon roars, the tiger howls, the phoenix sings, and the unicorn sings.

Jiang Yuan looked at the young man's aura as if he had seen a ghost. It expanded and rose rapidly like boiling water, like a dormant tiger finally roaring among the mountains and rivers, like a dragon soaring into the sky.

When a king meets another king, wild beasts transform into leopards.

Three Heavens!
Li Guanyi walked to the front of the Zhaixing Tower. The white-haired eunuch looked at the heroic young man, bowed his hands, and then said to the imperial guards in front: "Your Majesty has ordered that all secret guards and imperial guards are not allowed to enter."

Then he turned sideways, just stretched out his hand and said, "Qin Wu Hou."

"please."

Li Guanyi stretched out his hand, and the Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd whistled. Suddenly, he turned his wrist and swept the weapon across, sweeping out a gust of cutting wind, and then this magic weapon pointed forward.

The tiger's mouth spewed out a sharp halberd, which roared violently at high speed. It pointed at the Zhaixing Tower in front of it, not far from the neck of the eunuch chief steward. The faces of the surrounding armored soldiers suddenly changed, the weapons roared, and the murderous sound of armor leaves colliding continued. Li Guanyi was not a sword maniac, and he would die in the face of thousands of imperial guards.

Jiang Yuan's face was flushed red, which was a sign of blood rage, and a sign of confidence as he had the power behind him. It was arrogance, but the young general's expression did not change.

Thousands of troops are in front of him, but his expression remains unchanged.

Li Guanyi turned his wrist.

The halberd suddenly stuck into the ground.

The ground cracked and the tiger roared continuously. He slowly withdrew his palm and said:

"Lead the way."

The eunuch was stunned. Looking at the young man who actually left the magic weapon downstairs of the Zhaixing Tower, he actually felt a kind of grandeur and courage similar to that of Emperor Ying. One of them stopped the three armies and waited for the guests calmly, while the other did not change his face in front of the soldiers and horses and left the magic weapon downstairs.

He remained silent for a long time, and suddenly understood why his lord valued it so much.

The blood of the heroes of the world is like the wind, which will never die.

He cupped his hands, lowered his eyes, with a look of respect on his face, and said softly:

"The Lord is up there, waiting for you."

Jiang Yuan came over quickly and said, "Chief Steward, father..."

Jiang Yuan was stopped by the eunuch who stretched out his arm.

The butler who used to smile gently now looked calm:
"His Majesty has not allowed Your Highness to enter."

Jiang Yuan was stunned, pointing at Li Guanyi, unable to believe it:
"He can, but I can't?!"

Jiang Yuan was furious: "I am the son of my father and mother! I am the prince of Daying. Is there any place in this world that I cannot go?!"

The chief steward replied: "You are not enough."

Jiang Yuan's movements froze. The chief steward looked at the prince and replied:

"This is a discussion between the princes and the lord. Only the eldest son can watch. Your status and courage are not enough to step onto this stage. Your Highness, please step back and don't let His Majesty say another word."

"Your Majesty is serious."

Jiang Yuan remained silent and frightened.

And then stepped back.

So he did not see the regret and sigh in the eyes of the general manager who had followed his father in his conquests.

He is intelligent and cunning, but not bold enough.

The young general in cloth clothes walked up to the Star-Picking Tower.

The imperial guards on both sides lowered their heads in solemnity. Li Guanyi could sense that a dragon-like person was sitting on the highest floor of the building. The naturally oppressive feeling he emanated made it difficult for ordinary people to go up, and people with low martial arts skills could not go forward.

However, a person who only has martial arts skills but no courage will find it difficult to face the king of the world.

Li Guanyi walked forward calmly.

This is the arrogance of an emperor who rose from a concubine's son, dominated the country throughout his life, occupied the Central Plains and dominated the world. It seems to be connected with the destiny of the country. If you want to sit in front of such a person, you have to show your true face.

It was like silk being torn as I climbed the stairs leisurely.

Under the suppression of the heroic spirit of this heroic lord who occupied the Central Plains of the world, Li Guanyi's mind became clear, as if it had been forged, and the internal energy that had already filled the second heaven to the extreme finally began to flow rapidly.

And the soul also went down.

The primordial spirit of the fourth heaven and the so-called inner qi of the second heaven collided with each other.

A rapid transformation began, and Li Guanyi moved up step by step.

The sounds of dragon roars and tiger howls became louder and louder. At first, everyone thought it was Li Guanyi's martial arts, but at this moment it became more and more real. The chief steward raised his eyes and looked at the tall building. The white tiger and the red dragon appeared one by one and then disappeared.

This place seemed to have turned into a myth, with rich vitality, the white tiger pressing its claws, the red dragon roaring, and finally everything gathered and dispersed one after another, turning into a unicorn.

The third level of martial arts, breakthrough!

Martial arts, fourth level!

God-accumulating stage, breakthrough!

Divine Charm Stage, Breakthrough!

The fourth level of perfection in martial arts!

Finally, Li Guanyi reached the highest point and saw a portrait of a beautiful woman. Behind her, at the highest point, which was high enough to overlook Ying State and even the world, an old man was sitting quietly.

"You're here, Li Guanyi."

He smiled, calmly and composed, like an old dragon.

In front of him was a chessboard, a pot of wine and two wine cups.

He seemed to believe from the beginning that Li Guanyi would come here, and smiled calmly:

"Murong Longtu said he wanted to drink. I have some wine here and I've been waiting for you."

As Li Guan took a step forward, the Qilin's roar suddenly became stronger, almost reaching a level that everyone could hear clearly. Ji Yanzhong held the sword case of the Chixiao Sword, and the Chixiao Sword's roar was as fierce as the Tiger Roaring at the Sky Battle Halberd in front of the Zhaixing Tower.

Ji Yan's heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

Lift your head and see the highest point.

The auspicious Qilin of fire and earth takes a step, while the ink-colored dragon slowly circles.

Martial arts, fifth level!

Jiang Yuan's body seemed to have been drained of strength. He watched helplessly as the so-called second-level warrior climbed up the stairs, step by step, and peeled off the disguise on his face, revealing his fangs and claws. Li Guanyi, who had been taught by Murong Qiushui since he was a child, relied mainly on his soul, mixed with internal energy, and with the guidance of a sword maniac, and fought to the death all the way, and finally his fangs and claws were completely revealed.

Li Guanyi looked at Emperor Yingguo and sat down.

Emperor Jiang Wanxiang of Ying State said: "As heroic as Li Wanli."

He looked at Li Guanyi and said:

"His poison was not directed by me."

"But the man who poisoned him was my subject, so it is only natural that I should be blamed for his and his wife's deaths. It is also only natural that you seek revenge on me."

"The ruler is the ruler, and the subject is the subject. The blood debt that the subject commits for the ruler is my own debt."

"I should bear the responsibility for these two lives and blood debt!"

"But you can't kill me now."

Jiang Wanxiang was calm, his aura was extremely powerful, he had terrifying martial arts and the unique skills of the emperor of Ying State, and his realm was just barely between the peak of the fourth and fifth heavens. Li Guanyi said: "I know that I can't kill you at this moment, I just came to see you, and let you see me."

Jiang Wanxiang said calmly: "I heard that when others seek revenge, they should hide themselves."

"Swallowing charcoal to make your voice hoarse, lacquering your body to disfigure your face, for fear that your opponent would know you."

"You are exposing yourself by coming here in person."

Li Guanyi said: "You already know me, why hide it?"

Jiang Wanxiang laughed: "You have the same temperament as your father, very similar. Since you can't kill me, I want to kill you, but I have Murong Longtu, so I can't kill you at this time, please take a seat."

"You and I are enemies, and when we meet for the first time, let's drink a couple of glasses of wine and play a game of chess."

He asked Li Guanyi to sit down.

Then he poured the wine himself and pushed it over: "Please."

Li Guanyi took a look and drank from his glass. Jiang Wanxiang picked up the chessboard and smiled, "After so many years, we finally have another young hero. But today, it's not just us two who decide everything, but those two."

"Let's just see how it turns out."

"Before that, let's play chess."

Jiang Wanxiang did not talk about the general situation in the world, but just picked up the chessboard and chess pieces and invited Li Guanyi to play chess with him. Today's victory or defeat depends on the power of martial arts, the sword maniac, Jiang Su.

Jiang Wanxiang said: "After Jian Kuang is defeated, come with me to Zhongzhou."

"We will eventually participate in the emperor's tour. I don't intend to arrest you right away..." The old king laughed, "I asked Yuwen Tianxian about your policies, but he refused to tell me the details. Instead, he advised me to be better to the people."

"Your flames affected him. Come to think of it, why do you think I didn't kill you?"

Jiang Wanxiang asked with a smile.

Li Guanyi held the chess piece and said calmly, "You dare not."

Jiang Wanxiang smiled calmly.

The young boy raised his eyebrows and said casually, "The situation in Jiangnan is already established. Killing me will only make Jiangnan and the Taiping Army determined to die and make them miserable soldiers. What's the point?"

"Your goal is to swallow Nan Chen, right?"

"At this time, the angry Jiangnan will definitely hold you back."

"You didn't kill me only because you have greater ambitions. My life is worth more than anything else in the world. Do you dare to take it?"

Jiang Wanxiang looked at Li Guanyi.

He laughed: "I heard that only heroes can understand the hearts of other heroes. You are my confidant. And you, next, want to go to the Western Regions, to fight for the chaotic situation and completely open up a path for your Jiangnan."

"I can help you. Chen Guo should die before you and me."

Young and old men faced each other and placed their pieces on the chessboard.

The sound is crisp and clear.

The wind swept past the highest window of the Zhaixing Tower and rushed out, breaking swords and knives and falling to the ground. All the martial arts masters were defeated. After a long silence, the world's earliest martial arts legend stepped into the air, holding a long-handled heavy blade in his hand.

He stood high up in the Zhaixing Tower on Jiang Wanxiang's side.

Murong Longtu stood on the high place of Zhaixing Tower where Li Guanyi was.

The moon has already set one-third, but the sun has not yet risen.

The heroic lord plays chess, and the hero holds his troops.

Jiang Su looked at the sword maniac in green shirt with flying white hair, and felt a little regretful. He said, "Murong Longtu, the sword maniac's sword has too much killing intent."

"You have never pursued the Tao, and you cannot take this step. Now, your sword is still above the earth, the heart of the mortal world."

Murong Longtu laughed loudly.

With a sweep of his sleeves, the sword light flashed across the sky.

The fifty-seven Xuanbing weapons forged by the Murong family appeared in the air. Sword maniac Murong Longtu grabbed one of them and stabbed forward: "Come!"

The sword light flowed clearly, like the tranquility of autumn water.

Autumn Water Sword!
The second sword’s sword light was continuous and stretched across the sky!
The soldiers at the bottom of the Star-Picking Tower looked up. After only a few moves, the sword energy was like a waterfall, and the whole world was frozen by frost. In the Star-Picking Tower, an old man and a young man played chess against each other. Black and white were crossing each other with crisp tinkling sounds. It was the chessboard and the world.

The sword energy is everywhere in the sky and on the earth.

Autumn water and vast sky stretch for thirty thousand miles.

Sword pressure, Jiangnan, Nineteen States!
Murong Longtu swung out six swords in one breath.

Battle against martial arts legends.

Not at a disadvantage at all!

(End of this chapter)