Chapter 30: The Long Street's Fierce Battle (Part 3)

  [PS: The third update is done, another 10,000 words are delivered.]

  After the auction ended, Yang Lei and Zhao Yuan sat together.

  "Yang, this is yours." Zhao Yuan handed over a transfer card, "Inside is the proceeds from the auction of the medicinal dan."

  "Thanks a lot this time, big brother," Yang Lei said with a smile. "If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have gotten so much money."

  "You all call me old brother, what's the point of saying these things? Oh right, this is something you auctioned off, but I'm not saying it, little brother, you also want this thing, which doesn't have much use at all?" He was somewhat curious about Yang Lei buying that strange plate.

  "Older brother, I don't know what this thing is either, but I'm curious about it. Recently, I've been studying the art of equipment refinement and I want to see what material this is made of, maybe it'll be helpful for my studies." Yang Lei wouldn't tell him that this was the Heartguard Mirror of the Tianxin Armor, after all, the fewer people who knew this secret, the better.

  "How about you, little brother, still researching alchemy?" Zhao Yuan was shocked and only then remembered that Yang Lei had bought a batch of Kong Ming stones from Changfeng Commercial House last time. Could he be refining a spatial ring? These Kong Ming stones were specifically used to make spatial rings, but thinking about it, he shook off the idea, as spatial rings weren't something ordinary people could refine. After all, Yang Lei had only just entered the Wu Shi realm and his level was too low; according to conventional reasoning, it was impossible for him to refine a spatial ring. However, there were exceptions - unless Yang Lei had a spatial attribute... but even if he did, he would have to enter the Wu Wang realm before he could refine one.

  "It's just learning, it's still okay to touch a little bit on all sides." Yang Lei said with a smile.

  "This is indeed." Zhao Yuan agreed with this point very much. "Yang younger brother, I think you'd better not go back tonight, it's not quite peaceful outside."

  "Ascension Order, a bloody storm is brewing in the Dry Source Country." Yang Lei sighed, but he didn't care about these things. He had no sense of belonging to this continent, after all, he wasn't from this world, and he hadn't truly integrated into it yet.

  "Yes, Ascension Order, one Ascension Order, ah..."

  "By the way, Zhao brother, who is that person in room number one? It seems like people from all four major families are afraid of him?" Yang Lei suddenly remembered that when they were bidding for the Gathering Spirit Pill earlier, as soon as the person in room number one made a bid, the four major families and the imperial family stopped competing.

  Zhao Yuan's expression changed slightly upon hearing the words, but he quickly regained his composure and spoke in a calm tone: "I don't know if you've heard of Qiuhun Valley, Young Master Yang?"

  "Qī Hún Gǔ?" Yang Lei shook his head, "Could it be that the person is related to Qī Hún Gǔ? What's the origin of this Qī Hún Gǔ anyway?"

  "Qī Hún Gǔ is the most mysterious existence in Chóng Wǔ Continent, and that Ascension Order was taken out by him for auction." Zhao Yuān said softly.

  "What, Zhao brother, are you telling the truth?" Yang Wei was shocked and took out the Xianling Order to auction it off. Since Qīnguǐ Valley was such a mysterious and powerful place, it definitely wouldn't be auctioning off the Xianling Order due to lack of money. So that means the other party simply didn't care about the Xianling Order at all. In that case, wasn't Qīnguǐ Valley capable of rivaling Xuánjī Gate? Or was Qīnguǐ Valley's intention in auctioning off the Xianling Order to stir up a bloody storm on the mainland and throw it into chaos? And what was their purpose in doing so?

  "The power of the Valley of Souls is unimaginable, even if it's not as strong as the Mystic Gate, but it won't be much weaker either. Every time someone from the Valley of Souls goes out to practice, their cultivation is extremely high, and the lowest is also a Martial Saint at the Great Perfection level."

  "Shh......" Yang Lei involuntarily took a breath of cold air, he didn't think that the Soul-Settling Valley was actually so terrifying. Martial Saint's Great Perfection, what kind of concept is this?

  "Is Qingyu Valley really so abnormal?" Yang Lei still felt somewhat unbelievable.

  "What's wrong with Qingyu Valley? They're all so abnormal, I'd rather not say anything. It's better to just drop it." Zhao Yuan shook his head.

  Zhou Yuan refused to say, but Yang Lei became more and more curious about that Soul Valley, thinking to himself, when his strength was sufficient, he would go take a look, what kind of mysterious origin that Soul Valley had.

  Yang Lei suddenly stood up and looked at the sky outside.

  "What a powerful aura."

  "It's the late stage of Wu Sheng, it seems that the great war is about to officially begin." Zhao Yuan also stood up and looked in the same direction.

  …………

  Deshengmen

  A group of people in black hurry by.

  "Who's there? Halt!" A sudden loud shout, like a thunderclap.

  "Go, go quickly, don't linger." someone said.

  The several people chasing behind immediately realized that these few were likely the ones they had been looking for. The leader waved his hand and shouted, "Chase them! It's them! Don't let them get away!"

  "Run quickly, just a bit further, once we enter the imperial palace, we'll be safe." someone whispered.

  "Hurry up, I'll block them for you, go first." An old man pushed a young man and then stopped, looking at the people in front of him, coldly saying: "Come on, let me see what tricks you have."

  "Old devil, get out of the way, don't look for death."

  "What a big tone." The old man suddenly boosted his momentum, mid-Wu Sheng.

  "Since you're looking for death, don't blame me. You go chase after them, I'll take care of this old guy." The leader in purple clothes said coldly.

  "Want to chase? Pass through me first! Twinkling stars, kill him!" The old man raised his hands and the sky filled with countless stars that fell towards the pursuer.

  The man in purple saw the situation and his eyes turned icy cold, "You're dead, you think this one move can stop us? How naive." Suddenly, the man in purple appeared in front of him, his large hand waving: "Sleeve Universe, haha, old guy, didn't you expect that I would use Sleeve Universe? Come on, old fart, bring out your moves."

  The old man's face turned pale, and he couldn't believe that his move was broken so easily.

  "Great freedom..."

  "You're going to die." The man in purple robes shouted loudly, unwilling to give him another chance, "Life-taking assassination."

  The old man stared at the purple-robed person in incredulity, and then spat out a mouthful of blood. "Late-stage Martial Saint, you're actually a late-stage Martial Saint... I... I..." Before he could finish speaking, the old man fell to the ground, dead.

  "Hmph, old but not dead, actually wasting my time." With a flick of his sleeve, the purple-robed man instantly departed.

  …………

  Donghuanmen

  "Second Grandfather, we won't be discovered, will we?" The Second Prince Qian Wujie asked with a worried tone while sitting in the horse carriage.

  Qian Qing Shan shook his head, "Don't worry, your sixth grandfather has already gone to De Sheng Gate to attract firepower, we should be safe this time." Although he said so, Qian Qing Shan's heart was actually not at all reassured. This time they were facing not just ordinary people, but a group of super experts, the four major families had probably mobilized all their forces, and there were also some scattered cultivators, small schools and sects. Each one wanted to take advantage of the situation, this Ascension Edict was like a hot potato, but as long as they reached the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, even if they were extremely powerful, they would not be able to do anything.

  For the royal family, this Ascension Order must be obtained. The royal family is in decline, and this Ascension Order is the only opportunity for resurgence. When the Qianyuan Empire was first established, the Qian family was powerful, and the four major families bowed their heads in submission, not daring to disobey in the slightest. However, after several thousand years, the royal family had declined, and the four major families no longer feared the imperial authority. To restore the imperial authority, another unparalleled strongman must emerge from the royal family, and this Ascension Order is the catalyst for that resurgence.

  "Not good." The expression on Qian Qing Shan's face suddenly changed as he sat in the car.

  "What's wrong, Second Grandfather? Are they chasing us?" Seeing his second grandfather so tense, Qian Wujue also became afraid. He was still young, he still had a lot of youth, he hadn't become the emperor yet, and sat on that throne. He didn't want to die like this. Qian Wujue grabbed Qian Qing Shan's arm, "Second Grandfather, what do we do now? What do we do? You must have a way, right?"

  "You go first." Qian Qing Shan took out a box, which was the brocade box containing the Sheng Xian Ling. "Hurry up, I'll block them off. Remember, hurry, don't look back, just head straight to the imperial palace, don't bother with anything else, don't worry about anything else."

  "Want to leave, it's too late, haha, old dry ghost, you should have died early." A tall figure suddenly appeared in front of Qian Qing Shan, the two formed a stark contrast, one tall and powerful, the other short and weak.

  "Yang Wudi." Qian Qing Shan gritted his teeth, "Why must your Yang family oppose my imperial court? Are you not afraid of being despised by the people of the world?"

  "Scoff, humph! This world originally should have been mine, the Yang family's. You despicable Qian family, stealing the achievements of my Yang family!" Yang Wudi coldly snorted.

  At this time, two more people came.

  Yang Wudi said to the newcomers: "Old Four, Old Seven, you go after that kid, I'll take care of this old guy."

  "Don't even think about it." Qian Qing Shan was nowhere to be found, but he dared to let them pass. With a grab towards the two of them, the sound of breaking air made them immediately retreat.

  "Qian old ghost, your opponent is me." At this time, Yang Wudi came to the front of Qian Qing Shan, instantly pulling out a long spear, with the spearhead pointing directly at Qian Qing Shan. "Qian old ghost, let you taste the ferocity of my Yang family's spear technique."

  "Alright, alright, let me see what you've got. How much of the Yang family's gun technique have you mastered?" Qian Qing Shan's thin and small body suddenly puffed up, no longer as frail as before, seemingly able to withstand even a strong gust of wind, his withered body instantly transformed into that of a robust middle-aged man.

  Yang Wudi's eyes flashed, "Kumu Gong, I didn't expect you, Old Ghost Qian, to have cultivated Kumu Gong and reached the Great Completion Realm. However, even if your Kumu Gong has reached Great Completion, you are still doomed."

  "One year one wither and flourish."

  Yang Wudi saw this and shook his spear, "White Snake Spits Letter."

  "Hmph." Gan Qing Shan saw this and let out a cold snort, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

  "Withered wood meets spring."

  Only saw Qian Qing Shan's hands changing and weaving, then struck out a piece of emerald green, transformed into strips of branches, wrapping around the gun tip.

  Yang Wudi is not that easy to deal with. Seeing this, the gun style changed and fired a flame-piercing cloud technique, easily dissolving Qian Qing Shan's move.