Marquis Buyi

Ning Chen's fall from the cliff briefly shocked everyone present. However, after the initial shock, they had to face reality again: the Divine Son still stood there, completely unharmed.

Of course, unharmed might be an exaggeration. Jun Shaoqing had sustained some injuries, but they seemed to have no effect.

Suddenly, the void trembled slightly, and a figure cloaked entirely in black appeared beside Jun Shaoqing, along with a cyan longsword.

The Dark Dragon Guard, who had been hidden in the shadows on the Xia Emperor's orders, could no longer remain silent. As soon as his sword was drawn, he lunged at the Divine Son.

"Such a secretive person, truly shameful!"

A cold glint flashed in Jun Shaoqing's eyes. He darted ten paces forward, then took another step, his afterimages flickering as he pointed a finger, a force capable of breaking a thousand armies.

The Dark Dragon Guard's sneak attack failed. He raised his sword to block, but felt a tremendous force transmit through it. His longsword immediately shattered with a thump, and the finger-force penetrated the sword, striking his Dantian Qihai.

Pfft!

The violent force instantly crippled the Dark Dragon Guard's Dantian Qihai. The rotating vortex of energy collapsed, making it impossible for him to exert any power.

Three people severely wounded, unable to withstand the Divine Son's prowess. Despair settled over everyone. At that moment, from the distant sky, an incomparably powerful saber qi streaked forth, cleaving through the heavens, slicing between the Divine Son and the crowd.

With a thunderous roar, a massive fissure opened in the broken cliff, separating the Divine Son from the others.

"Divine Son, this is not where you should be. Please leave," a calm voice drifted from the distant sky, speaking indifferently.

"Great Xia's Marquis Wu!"

Jun Shaoqing's pupils constricted. In this place, the only one with such strength could be the legendary Marquis Buyi.

The powerful saber qi exuded a shocking pressure. Even the four Ninth-Rank and above experts present felt an irresistible majesty. The Great Xia Marquis Wu's saber strike had transcended the Houtian Realm, leaving everyone else far behind.

"Half-step Xiantian," Jun Shaoqing softly uttered the four words. His mind sank, yet he couldn't help but be shocked. Without a doubt, this Marquis Buyi had already stepped halfway into the Xiantian Realm.

What a terrifying truth! The Great Xia Marquis Wu, who had guarded Shanmen Pass for sixteen years without leaving, had actually reached such an alarming realm.

"Retreat!"

Jun Shaoqing knew that this expedition would yield no results. Although he wasn't afraid, he wouldn't choose to fight a half-step Xiantian Great Xia Marquis Wu at this moment.

After a calm glance at the Great Xia Princess nearby, Jun Shaoqing frowned repeatedly, then flickered a few times, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

It seemed he needed to return to the temple again. The Eternal Night Divine Canon recorded that the Scroll of Life had been hidden within the Ziyin Dynasty a thousand years ago. After the Ziyin Dynasty was destroyed by Great Xia, the Scroll of Life vanished. He had thought it was taken by surviving members of the Ziyin imperial family, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

This trip was not in vain. Several Heavenly Tomes of the cult had been lost for too long; it was time to retrieve them one by one.

The letter from that woman in the Northern Mongol Royal Court came too coincidentally. She shouldn't have known about the Scroll of Life, so why such a coincidence?

Regardless, that woman's wisdom was always too unsettling. She had orchestrated this farce between the Zhenji Kingdom's marriage alliance and Great Xia.

Unfortunately, man's calculations are ultimately no match for heaven's. A spoiler had appeared. However, the Northern Mongol Royal Court suffered no loss. The foolish Zhenji Kingdom's ruler couldn't resist the temptation of profit and chose to believe that woman, resulting in a complete financial ruin.

Two hundred thousand warhorses could not be delivered in a short time. Even at the fastest, it would take nearly half a year. Half a year wasn't long, but much could happen in that time.

After Jun Shaoqing left, Marquis Buyi's powerful aura also receded, without another word.

On the cliff edge, the three Ninth-Rank and above experts were all in a sorry state. The Dark Dragon Guard, who appeared later, was the most severely wounded; his Dantian Qihai was almost crippled by the Divine Son. It would be impossible for him to recover in a short time.

Xia Miaoyu was better off. Although the Great Xia Princess was still young, martial arts geniuses were different from ordinary people. In terms of foundation, she was actually the strongest of the three.

Sword Enshrined had vomited blood many times and should have been recuperating, but this stubborn old man bid farewell to Xia Miaoyu.

Xia Miaoyu knew what Sword Enshrined was going to do and didn't stop him. She merely took out two pills and handed them to him. They were very precious pills: one for healing, and as for the other... she hoped it would still be useful.

Sword Enshrined swallowed one pill, then, under the shocked gazes of everyone, leaped down the cliff.

"Madman!"

The Dark Dragon Guard coughed up a mouthful of blood, sneering slightly.

Xia Miaoyu glanced at the Dark Dragon Guard, a faint cold smile flashing in her eyes. She knew better than anyone why a Dark Dragon Guard was accompanying them. The Xia Emperor of the Great Xia Heavenly Edict Hall was far from as mediocre as the world believed. It wasn't hard to understand, really; how could a mediocre person sit on the most powerful dragon throne in the world, on the Heavenly Edict Hall?

The group continued their journey. The exhausted crowd knew that the path ahead was now safe. After all, with a Great Xia Marquis Wu watching over this area from the distant pass, no one foolish enough to seek death should appear again.

Among the group, the Zhenji Kingdom envoy bowed his head even lower, his expression changing repeatedly. He never imagined that the Great Xia Marquis Wu, who had always blocked the Zhenji Kingdom's southward path, had become so powerful.

It was laughable that they had previously sent people to constantly probe the depths of this Marquis. It was hard to imagine what price the Zhenji Kingdom would have paid if this Great Xia Marquis had truly lost his temper back then.

The group, each harboring their own thoughts, walked silently and slowly towards the distant Shanmen Pass. Only the scarred earth by the cliff and the scattered bloodstains bore witness to the horror of the previous battle.

Between the cliffs, a cold wind howled, and an aged figure plummeted rapidly.

After leaping from the cliff, the sword in Sword Enshrined's hand became his only means of survival. On solid ground, he was a Ninth-Rank peak expert, but in this ten-thousand-foot abyss, he was a mortal struggling to survive.

In this world, apart from those above the Xiantian Realm, no one could face this ten-thousand-foot cliff calmly.

The sword in his hand was a gift from a Marquis. Most people in the palace only knew him as Sword Enshrined, but his true surname was Bai, and his given name was Wu.

Even fewer knew that the Bai family was actually a servant family of the Changsun family long ago. He had been in the palace for over thirty years; at that time, the previous Xia Emperor had only recently ascended the throne.

Therefore, very few people knew about his relationship with the Changsun lineage.

The sword in his hand was gifted to him when the head of the Changsun family, Marquis Qinghe, was ennobled.

This sword was very important to him, but now he couldn't afford to be so careful with it.

The sword's body repeatedly struck the protruding rocks on the cliff face, sending up large chips of stone and sparks. This ancient sword, which had accompanied him for over thirty years, was gradually breaking apart from the violent friction.

The ancient sword seemed to have a spirit, beginning to vibrate violently. How high was a ten-thousand-foot cliff? Even if this ancient sword was incredibly hard, it began to be unable to withstand the fierce impact.

Indeed, just as Sword Enshrined was no longer far from the ground, with a crisp thump, the sword shattered, turning into scattered fragments. A hint of sorrow flashed in Sword Enshrined's eyes. He pushed off with his foot and landed safely on the ground.

Sword Enshrined buried the hilt of the ancient sword in the yellow earth beneath the cliff, his voice hoarse. "If you have a spirit, then protect him while he still lives."

That strike from the Divine Son had sent Ning Chen flying over thirty zhang, and his landing spot was certainly not where Sword Enshrined was.

Based on Ning Chen's trajectory, Sword Enshrined still had quite a distance to cover.

Below the cliff was a lush area, with ancient trees soaring into the clouds and wild beasts rarely seen elsewhere. Sword Enshrined walked for a long time but still found no trace of Ning Chen's fall.

"Caw!"

A deep cry echoed from the heavens, and a massive black shadow flew across the sky, heading west. Sword Enshrined glanced up but paid it no mind.

About half an hour later, Sword Enshrined searched the most likely landing spots for Ning Chen again but still found no trace of him.

This inexplicable situation caused a strong unease to rise in Sword Enshrined's heart. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and his expression drastically changed. He stomped his foot and shot westward.

How fast a peak ninth-rank expert could travel when rushing without regard for cost was probably known by very few in the world. In the lush ancient forest, a cyan figure streaked past like a beam of light, so fast that the human eye couldn't even keep up.

"Caw!"

A quarter of an hour later, the deep cry sounded again. Sword Enshrined stomped his foot and leaped up, like a giant cyan sword cutting through the void, slicing open the sky-obscuring giant shadow.

CRASH!

Amidst a mournful, drawn-out cry, blood rained down, and the black shadow split in two, plummeting to the ground with a thud.

Sword Enshrined moved, catching Ning Chen in the bloody rain. After a careful examination, a wave of sorrow hit him.

His meridians were shattered, his leg bones completely broken, and his breath was so faint that only a single wisp remained. He could fall into an eternal sleep at any moment.

Sword Enshrined took out a pill given by Princess Miaoyu and fed it to Ning Chen. Then, he stomped his foot and swiftly flew southwest.

Returning a thousand li in Jiangling in a single day was not impossible for a ninth-rank expert. The escort party had traveled for nearly half a month, but Sword Enshrined made it back in a day. A day later, covered in dust, he appeared outside the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

After entering the palace, Sword Enshrined did not report to the Xia Emperor but instead rushed directly to Weiyang Palace.

If anyone in this world could save Ning Chen, the Empress Dowager was certainly one of them.

In the main hall of Weiyang Palace, the Empress Dowager was startled when she heard Sword Enshrined's request for an audience. Then, a hint of unease rose in her heart, and she immediately ordered him to be summoned.

Qing Ling stood at the side, her expression also uneasy.

Shouldn't Sword Enshrined be on the escort mission? Why would he suddenly return, and even come to Weiyang Palace?

The next moment, upon seeing Sword Enshrined, his clothes stained with blood and covered in dust, both Qing Ling and the Empress Dowager's expressions changed.

"Your Majesty!"

Sword Enshrined knelt, carefully laying Ning Chen down. He lowered his head and said, "Please, Your Majesty, save him."

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Qing Ling's delicate figure flashed, and she was already beside Ning Chen. Her trembling hand reached for Ning Chen's pulse, and her face instantly turned pale.

"How could this happen?"

The Empress Dowager gripped the armrests of her chair tightly, suppressing the shock in her heart, and asked in a low voice.

Sword Enshrined knelt on the ground and briefly explained what had happened.

"What a Eternal Night Divine Cult! What a Divine Son!"

The Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her face filled with fury. To dare to openly assassinate a Great Xia princess, they were truly audacious.

"Go, summon the imperial physicians!" the Empress Dowager snapped back to her senses and ordered immediately.

"No!"

"No!"

Two sharp "No"s rang out. Sword Enshrined and Qing Ling's expressions changed drastically as they spoke to stop her.

The Empress Dowager looked at the two of them, frowning, utterly confused.

Qing Ling stepped forward and whispered a few words into the Empress Dowager's ear. Immediately, the Empress Dowager's face also turned extremely ugly.

"Good, very good."

The Empress Dowager's hands clenched, veins protruding, so angry she couldn't speak.

No wonder this boy always wanted to run. No wonder he seemed so afraid of her. So, he was hiding such a huge secret!

"Those old eunuchs in the Eunuch's Quarters should be dragged out and fed to the dogs!" The Empress Dowager's inner rage was hard to dissipate. She said coldly and fiercely.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing the Empress Dowager's rage, Qing Ling's expression changed, and she also knelt in the hall.

This was not the time to assign blame. Ning Chen was on the verge of death. If they didn't find a solution soon, it would truly be too late.

With a thud, Sword Enshrined's aged body prostrated itself, kowtowing. "Please, Your Majesty, save him!"

The Empress Dowager's breath hitched. Looking at Ning Chen, covered in blood and unconscious on the ground, her anger gradually subsided.

"Let me think."

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