NABC Chapter 24 The Withered Monk
Chapter 24 The Withered Monk
Chapter 24 The Withered Monk (Please add to your favorites and subscribe)
A single sword strike cuts through the air, blocking the barrage of arrows flying from the sky.
A single person stood in mid-air, his terrifying true energy forming a barrier, like a hanging curtain in the sky. Arrows flew everywhere like locusts, yet they could not get even half a step closer to the grain.
On the mountaintop.
Xue Lingfeng took everything in view and realized that Chu Sheng and Yuan Tianxuan were both Grandmaster level experts, but their strengths were not comparable.
The flying arrows could not budge him in the slightest. If he remained at Xingxiu Mountain, his thousand cavalrymen would also perish there. It would be as easy for Chu Sheng to kill them.
For a moment, Xue Lingfeng wavered and immediately ordered a retreat.
The mission could not be completed, and I cannot die in vain.
Chu Sheng lowered his gaze and looked towards the mountain peak, knowing that the Tang army had begun to withdraw. He floated down onto his horse and said, "The crisis is over, let's continue our journey!"
Huo Zhan quickly spoke up, "Master Chu, the Tang army has been defeated. We should press our advantage and kill them all."
Chu Sheng said, "My duty is to escort the grain supplies. The Tang army has already withdrawn, and I will not take action again."
Huo Zhan was about to speak when he saw Li Anlan shake her head at him, so he immediately swallowed his words back. "Let's set off!"
Ancient road, west wind, grain convoy, flying sand.
Chu Sheng was very principled. He would kill anyone who threatened the grain supplies, even if they were a high-ranking official. However, he would never make a move if the grain supplies were not threatened.
"Master Chu, you're not a swordsman?"
"Why is your swordsmanship so superb?"
Li Anlan looked puzzled and asked gently.
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"I also know a little bit about swordsmanship," Chu Sheng said calmly.
With his mastery of the Nine Swords of Dugu, there are probably only a handful of martial artists in the world who can rival him in the realm of swordsmanship.
"Master Chu, the last group that wants the supplies to reach the Eastern Territory is the Tang Dynasty. This failure has resulted in heavy losses for them, including the loss of a Grandmaster-level expert. The Tang Dynasty will definitely not let this go!"
"They don't want the supplies to reach the eastern border. Without supplies, Prince Kaoshan is in a difficult situation in the east and cannot cause any real damage to the Tang Dynasty. But if the supplies arrive, Prince Kaoshan, Li Wuji, can lead a large army to counterattack."
Chu Sheng gazed at the distant sunset, its glow falling on his face. His tone was calm. "A grandmaster has died. The Tang Dynasty has learned its lesson and will not make a comeback anytime soon."
"If the Tang Dynasty sends more people, I don't mind continuing to kill."
Li Anlan smiled and said, "His Majesty's decision to entrust the grain supplies to you for escort was the best choice he ever made."
"Master Chu, I am also a swordsman. Can you teach me swordsmanship?"
"I can become an apprentice."
Chu Sheng glanced at Li Anlan and noticed that her eyes were a little strange. He knew that if he asked her to become a disciple, she would definitely be a disgrace to her master.
I treated her like an apprentice, but she was lusting after my body.
This is not narcissism.
Instead, Li Anlan's gaze towards him was almost drooling.
You may not say you love someone, but your eyes won't lie.
"I don't accept apprentices!"
Li Anlan shook her head helplessly, looking very disappointed.
In her eyes, Chu Sheng was a straight man made of titanium alloy.
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Eastern border.
In the palace of the patron king.
An uninvited guest arrived. The man was wearing a cassock, holding a golden scepter, and was slightly hunched over, thin as a rake, giving the impression that he was on his deathbed.
Inside the study.
Upon receiving the news, Li Wuji frowned slightly, "Why is the withered-faced monk here?"
The monk Ku Rong was a renowned master in the martial arts world, a high-ranking Buddhist monk who cultivated the Ku Rong skill and was once one of the three great monks of Shaolin Temple.
He later left Shaolin and wandered the martial world alone, eventually becoming a rogue cultivator.
Li Wuji was somewhat puzzled as to why the monk Ku Rong had come uninvited, as they had never crossed paths before.
"Have him wait in the front hall."
A moment later, Li Wuji appeared in the front hall. The withered-faced monk sat upright beside the table, his face devoid of emotion. He slowly stood up and said, "Greetings, Prince Kao Shan."
"Senior Ku Rong, what brings you to the manor?"
The monk withered face glanced at the others in the room, and Li Wuji instantly realized something. He gave the steward a look, and everyone obeyed and left.
"This old monk has come to do some business with Your Highness!" The withered monk said slowly after everyone had left.
"What kind of deal?" Li Wuji asked curiously.
"I have received definite news that in a few days, Chief Escort Chu of Zhenyuan Escort Agency will escort the grain supplies to the Eastern Border. He possesses two priceless treasures: the Taiping Strategy and the Wordless Heavenly Book."
"This old monk wishes to cooperate with the Prince of Kao Shan to seize the Taiping Strategy and the Nameless Heavenly Book from Chief Escort Chu."
As the Prince of Kao Shan, Li Wuji had heard a bit about the affairs of the martial arts world and knew that what the monk Ku Rong said was true. "Senior, you must have come to the wrong person."
"Prince Kao Shan, don't be in such a hurry to refuse. Let this old monk finish speaking."
"We joined forces to obtain the treasures from Chu Sheng. The Taiping Strategy and the Nameless Heavenly Book still belong to the Prince. I am merely borrowing the Nameless Heavenly Book. In addition, I promise to serve the Prince for ten years, to expand the territory for the Prince, and to defeat the enemy army of the Tang Dynasty."
"The Treatise of Peace is a rare classic in the world, containing profound martial arts and unparalleled military strategies. Doesn't Your Highness find it tempting?"
"The Book of No Words, if you obtain one, you can obtain the world. According to what I know, Your Highness already has a copy of the Book of No Words, is that right?"
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Li Wuji watched the withered monk with a calm expression, his heart filled with horror. No one else could possibly know that he possessed the wordless heavenly book. How did the withered monk know?
"The reason why Your Highness was able to reach the Grandmaster realm is because you cultivated the Imperial Blazing Sun Technique recorded in the Nameless Heavenly Book. However, this technique is too domineering. The true energy in your body is like the blazing sun, like the fire that burns the sky. Your Highness's life has not been easy these years."
"There is also a cultivation technique in the wordless book called the Northern Darkness Nine Yin Technique. If Your Highness can cultivate this technique, your Yin and Yang will be harmonized, your cultivation will improve, you will break through to the Grandmaster level, and you may even be able to advance to the Celestial Realm."
A few simple words left Li Wuji with no secrets, and at the same time, he began to be attracted to him.
After cultivating the Imperial Blazing Sun Technique, the true energy within his body became too domineering. He had to take Frost Pills every time he broke through, otherwise he would risk going into qi deviation.
Logically speaking, after cultivating the Imperial Blazing Sun Technique for many years, his cultivation level should have already reached the Grandmaster level. However, he dared not break through, fearing that he would be unable to suppress the true energy within his body and would explode and die.
This was the first time he had ever heard of the Northern Darkness Nine Yin Technique.
Yin and Yang in harmony, strength and gentleness in balance.
It certainly didn't sound like there was any reason to refuse.
But he had a question in his mind: why did the withered monk want to obtain the wordless heavenly book?
The withered-faced monk said, "I have been cultivating the Withered-faced Technique, which has caused me to lose a lot of life force. If I do not break through my cultivation level, my lifespan will be over, and in another ten years I will turn into a handful of dust."
"The wordless book is my only chance to break through."
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"If Your Highness chooses to cooperate, the two of us can work together to obtain the two treasures without anyone noticing."
"This old monk only wishes to live, but Your Highness can gain the world. Why not?"
"People die for wealth, birds die for food." Li Wuji pondered for a moment, "I will cooperate with you, senior, but we must make careful arrangements to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
The withered monk laughed and said, "Your Highness, by doing this..."
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The two, each wanting what they desired, conspired together and began plotting.