Green Robe Tower

Under the deep night, He Heng stood on the street, hands behind his back. The world-renowned Longevity Sword was placed beside him.

It was already the early hours of the morning. The moon and stars in the sky had dimmed, and the sun had yet to rise. It was the darkest moment of the day, the darkness before dawn.

A chill seeped through, and He Heng's mood grew colder, surpassing the darkness and chill of the pre-dawn. He looked indifferently towards a place even darker.

"He's been gone for so long, aren't you coming out yet?"

He Heng's voice echoed, breaking the dead silence of the long night.

At this moment, his gaze fell upon the corner he had seen. Suddenly, a patch of mist appeared, hazy and indistinct. Within the mist, a figure emerged.

A faint silhouette, as if lighter than the mist, more ethereal, more elusive.

He Heng looked towards the mist, at the figure, seeing only a pair of eyes.

No one could describe what kind of eyes they were.

Eyes were, of course, on a face, but that person's face had dissolved into the mist. Although his eyes held a light, even this light seemed to merge with the mist.

Though He Heng saw his eyes, what he seemed to see was merely more mist.

After this mist appeared, He Heng suddenly smiled, for reasons unknown.

The person in the mist also smiled, for equally unknown reasons.

They both smiled for a moment, then looked at each other simultaneously.

The person in the mist said, "Thank you for guiding him today. His swordsmanship still has great potential. In time, perhaps he can reach our realm. However, too much rigidity leads to breakage. I believe he will make great progress after this."

He Heng looked at him and said, "No need to thank me. We are, in a way, kindred spirits. Besides, I didn't kill him not because you were here, but because I also want to see if his future can reach a peak!"

The person in the mist's gaze deepened. "I believe he can."

"Is that so..." He Heng's expression became even more indistinct and hazy. He looked at the mist and said, "I have another matter to discuss with you today."

The person in the mist looked at He Heng and asked, "What is it?"

He Heng smiled, "It's not me who needs something from you, but Boss Azure Dragon is looking for you. I'm just passing on the message."

"Oh? What does he want with me?" the person in the mist asked.

He Heng looked at him, his expression undisturbed. "What else could he want with you? Naturally, it's about this... the world."

"The world?" The person in the mist repeated, still confused.

"He wants you to help him accomplish a great undertaking, something that can change the entire martial world, a preparation for seizing the world in the future." He Heng suddenly spread his arms wide, as if to embrace the heavens and earth, to crush the universe. Suddenly, the air around He Heng surged, as if exploding with his embrace, churning endlessly.

"Is that so? Interesting. It's been a while since I've stretched my limbs. But are you also participating in this?" The person in the mist looked deeply at He Heng's movement, then praised, "Your Embrace the Bright Moon is much stronger than before."

"Haha, naturally," He Heng smiled and continued, "This time, of course, I won't stand aside. After all, we might be dealing with the strongest experts in this world. How could I give up the chance to fight him?"

"Then I'm even more curious. Who are you planning to deal with?" the person in the mist asked, puzzled.

"You'll know when the time comes," He Heng said mysteriously.

The long night finally dispersed. The long night finally passed, ushering in a brand new day.

He Heng continued to ride his horse, slowly moving forward on the small path, slowly.

Soon, he arrived in a magnificent city. It was a prosperous city, with people coming and going everywhere on the streets, the sounds of hawkers could be heard everywhere, carriages and horses bustled, and it was incredibly noisy.

He Heng silently walked into a very ordinary small building. This building was located in a very remote area, with few people passing by, and it was exceptionally quiet, forming a stark contrast with the noisy streets.

The interior of the building was somewhat dim, with faint light. However, the table in front of the counter was wiped exceptionally clean, spotless.

"May I ask what the guest requires?" As soon as He Heng entered, a young servant approached him, greeting him enthusiastically.

He Heng waved his hand, ignoring him, and slowly walked to the counter. He looked at the shopkeeper and took out a painting.

Upon seeing the painting, the shopkeeper trembled violently. His expression changed as he looked at He Heng, seeming to hold infinite reverence, but he quickly regained his composure.

He immediately came out and said to He Heng, "Esteemed guest, please come upstairs!"

He Heng followed him upstairs into an ordinary room, very small and extremely dimly lit.

The shopkeeper looked around, then closed the door and suddenly knelt before He Heng.

"Your subordinate greets the First Tower Master."

He Heng stood with his hands behind his back, looking down from the upstairs window, and said coldly, "You may rise!"

The shopkeeper quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Your subordinate thanks the Tower Master."

He Heng suddenly turned around, looking at him with an unfathomably deep gaze, like two black holes, devouring everything.

"I have an important matter to discuss with you today."

"Please instruct me, Tower Master. Your subordinate will surely go through fire and water without hesitation," the shopkeeper said, kowtowing.

He Heng looked at him, his expression calm, and said coldly, "Recently, I, along with the Great Dragon Head of the Azure Dragon Society and several others, have been planning a great event that will shake the heavens and earth. Therefore, to avoid affecting this great event, for the time being, all one hundred and eight Azure Robe Towers are forbidden from undertaking any actions that overstep their bounds. Do you understand?"

The shopkeeper trembled violently and said, "Your subordinate understands."

"Very good. You will immediately relay my orders to all one hundred and eight Azure Robe Towers," He Heng nodded and said sternly, "Effective immediately, without my command, all one hundred and eight Azure Robe Towers shall cease all actions except for daily tasks and remain in hibernation. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"

"Also, have the elites of each tower on standby, ready to be dispatched by me at any time to commence operations."

"Also, order the leaders of the second, fourth, seventh, eleventh, and thirteenth floors to immediately drop everything and come see me."

"Your subordinate obeys." The shopkeeper bowed respectfully and left immediately.

In the pitch-black room, only He Heng was left. He stood in the darkness, his figure exceptionally blurry and indistinct, as if he had merged entirely with the darkness.

In this life, his birth was also extraordinary. He was born into a family with intricate ties to the Azure Dragon Society. This was also why he was so familiar with Boss Azure Dragon.

The so-called Azure Dragon Society was naturally not as described in some novels, secretly controlled and founded by the imperial court to completely dominate the martial arts world.

In fact, the Azure Dragon Society was born long before this Great Ming Dynasty. No one knew when or why it was founded.

It seemed to have existed in the martial arts world since the day it was born. No one knew when, where, or who led it, or when it infiltrated the martial arts world.

When was the martial arts world born? This question was unanswerable, because where there were people, there was the martial arts world. Since humans were born, the martial arts world had always existed and would never disappear, unless humanity went extinct.

The Azure Dragon Society, like the so-called dynasties, was eternal and continuous, symbolizing both good and evil. They always wanted to subvert each other, but ultimately, neither could overcome the other.

Unlike the frequent changes of dynasties, the Azure Dragon Society, since its appearance, although it had times of weakness, had never faced extinction.

Just like the desires in people's hearts, they would never, ever disappear, and therefore the Azure Dragon Society would exist forever.

Who was Boss Azure Dragon? No one knew.

For hundreds or thousands of years, dynasties changed, and the Azure Dragon Society rose and fell, but the hand that had always controlled this Azure Dragon remained eternal. No one knew if it had been replaced, as if it were still the same person from the beginning.

But could anyone in this world live for a thousand years? At the very least, this world wouldn't have it.

The mystery of Boss Azure Dragon was something even He Heng could not see through, fathom, or explain.

Even though He Heng might be the person who understood him/her best in this world, he still didn't know if he/she was male or female, old or young, what he/she looked like, or how high his/her martial arts were. This remained a mystery.

Back then, when He Heng led his family to break away from the Azure Dragon Society, he thought Boss Azure Dragon would intervene, but he never expected that the other party would have no reaction at all, simply ignoring it.

Was this because he/she didn't care, or because he/she only had a mysterious aura and didn't possess much power? He Heng knew none of this, even though he was the closest person to that figure in this world.

The Azure Dragon Society had evolved through countless years. Apart from the Dragon Head Boss who remained constant, everything else had inevitably succumbed to history, just like those dynasties. It was controlled by various forces and families, but no one dared to offend that "Emperor." Boss Azure Dragon was like the bright moon hanging high, coldly watching everyone below, controlling everything, yet not interfering with anything. But his existence was an obstacle that no ambitious person could bypass.

It wasn't until He Heng appeared. After he gained control of his own family with absolute strength, he began to reveal his influence. He quickly absorbed nearly a third of the Azure Dragon Society's power, but Boss Azure Dragon remained an observer. For him, the world was inherently a place where the strong preyed on the weak, and He Heng's actions were correct.

Afterward, He Heng did not continue to expand internally. Instead, he used the novels he had read before to absorb some powerful forces, such as Huo Xiu's Green Robe Tower, Xue Xiaoren's assassin organization, Old Knife Handle's Ghost Villa, and others, further expanding his power. Then he reorganized the One Hundred and Eight Towers of the Green Robe, combining all the forces under his control, and broke away from the Azure Dragon Society. But Boss Azure Dragon still paid no attention to all of this.

"I wonder what kind of person you are?" He Heng murmured, merging into the darkness.

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