Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 50: Ten Years of Hardship, Let Me Give You a Ride

The Martial Saint Pavilion, as the name suggests, is a group of cultivators who have gathered under the leadership of the Martial Saint out of admiration for him.

Another meaning is that martial arts are considered sacred.

Many members of the Martial Saint Pavilion were once ordinary people who practiced martial arts and eventually achieved enlightenment through martial arts. Mu Zhao, the leader of the pavilion, is a representative figure and their spiritual leader.

The members of the Martial Saint Pavilion worship Mu Zhao fanatically and obey his every command.

However, because they have different identities, the Martial Saint Pavilion has a great influence among cultivators.

Once the Martial Saint Pavilion puts a bounty on someone, they are essentially making enemies with the entire cultivation world.

The Martial Saint is truly angry this time.

He not only wants him dead, but also wants to leave him with no place to hide!

The Martial Saint's words are like gold and jade. Once someone is labeled as a "Demonic Cultivator," there is no turning back.

Wei Yan's eyelid twitched, and he had already sentenced Chen Kuang to death in his heart.

This person is audacious enough to claim to be a Buddha Child to deceive others. He truly doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Instead of killing anyone else, he killed Li Hongling.

Everyone present knows that Li Hongling must have offended the other party first before bringing disaster upon herself.

To kill everyone on the escape route shows a great determination. It must be because they offended someone to the point of death.

But Mu Zhao doesn't care.

His way is the "domineering" way.

He wants to protect his disciple and preserve her reputation after death, so he doesn't care about right or wrong. He directly labels you as a "Demonic Cultivator."

A Demonic Cultivator is naturally wrong no matter what they do or say.

Killing a Demonic Cultivator doesn't require a reason.

Wei Yan's gaze flickered, and he clasped his hands respectfully, saying, "This person should have been one of the prisoners of the Liang Kingdom. I will immediately investigate his identity and hand him over to the members of the Martial Saint Pavilion."

Mu Zhao glanced at him and nodded, saying, "Di Wu should be at the Fengyu Tower in Jishao County. You can hand him over to him."

Wei Yan quickly nodded.

Mu Zhao waved his hand, and a soft rosy light enveloped Li Hongling's body, restoring her to her complete appearance before her death.

This strand of Primordial Spirit was indeed extremely weak. Just this action made it immediately transparent and on the verge of dissipating.

The Martial Saint turned into the rosy light and disappeared with the body.

Wei Yan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the chaotic scene in the morning light, feeling a hint of desolation and exhaustion.

Everyone is dead...

But he was left alone to clean up this mess.

"Elder Wei."

A cold female voice suddenly sounded.

Wei Yan's heart skipped a beat as he turned around and saw Shen Xingzhu, whom he hadn't seen all night.

He used to think that this Dao Child of the Profound Spirit Dao Gate was extremely troublesome, but at this moment, he actually felt a trace of familiarity...

"Dao Child."

Wei Yan didn't dare to address her as "Fellow Daoist" like Wei Su did. He arched his hand and smiled bitterly, saying, "The battle here is over. Is there anything else to be done?"

Shen Xingzhu nodded, her gaze serious.

"I have informed the elders of the sect to come here. Next, the imperial city of the Liang Kingdom will be temporarily taken over by our Profound Spirit Dao Gate. Elder Wei, please lead the remaining members of the Three Tribulations Sect to leave first."

Wei Yan's expression changed immediately, staring at her intently. "Dao Child, what do you mean by this?!"

"Your Profound Spirit Dao Gate claims to be neutral. Could it be that now that the battle is over, you want to intervene? There is no reason for such a thing in the world!"

Shen Xingzhu shook her head lightly and said calmly, "Elder Wei, you have misunderstood. I have no intention of interfering in the matter of Zhou Liang."

"When I say 'take over,' I don't mean the transfer of imperial power, but simply... this imperial palace."

Wei Yan still didn't understand and furrowed his brow. "This imperial palace... what is there to take over?"

Shen Xingzhu suddenly drew her long sword.

Wei Yan's pupils contracted, and before he could react, he saw her split the entire ruins of the imperial city with one strike.

"Boom..."

The imperial city collapsed completely.

Below, an extremely eerie and terrifying aura spread.

Wei Yan looked closely and saw a huge, indescribable, twisted monster churning and writhing beneath the cracks, with a pair of enormous pupils faintly visible...

Cold sweat covered Wei Yan's back, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed in horror, "What... what is this?! Dao Child, what have you released?!"

"Elder Wei, there's no need to panic."

"This monster has no intention."

Shen Xingzhu whispered, "This is the body of an ancient Great Monster... a shell."

Wei Yan was taken aback, "Shell?"

Shen Xingzhu sheathed her sword and sighed, "Yes, I suppose no one expected it..."

"Underneath this imperial city, what is sealed is nothing more than the body of an ancient Great Monster. It has the presence and power, but in reality, it has no consciousness."

Wei Yan gathered his thoughts and asked in confusion, "Then, where did its consciousness go?"

"Perhaps..." Shen Xingzhu paused and looked towards the distant forest, saying softly, "It has already escaped."

Shen Xingzhu narrowed her eyes, "Perhaps, from the very beginning, this protective barrier was not meant to prevent foreign invaders, but to stop someone from escaping."

Wei Yan didn't understand. He felt a splitting headache and quickly averted his gaze from the Great Monster's body.

Shen Xingzhu murmured again, "Elder Wei, do you know when the Liang Kingdom Queen became the Liang Kingdom Queen? She doesn't seem to be a noble's daughter, nor is she favored by Su Yu, yet she can firmly hold the position of Liang Kingdom Queen."

"What?" Wei Yan covered his head, feeling dizzy. He touched his nose and found blood flowing from his seven orifices.

He was shocked.

The power of this Great Monster was terrifying, even just as an empty shell, it was difficult to face.

This was indeed a situation that their Three Tribulations Sect couldn't handle...

Shen Xingzhu shook her head, "No, it's nothing..."

"Elder Wei, you mentioned earlier that you would investigate that person's identity. Can you also give me a copy?"

"Dao Child wants to take on the bounty too?"

The woman's cold eyebrows seemed to carry a smile, "Elder Wei is joking. I won't kill innocent people."

...

Chen Kuang stared at the fisherman in straw raincoat for a while before he couldn't hold back anymore.

"Why does Senior Brother think that I have met the Music Saint?"

The fisherman in straw raincoat looked surprised, "Why would Junior Brother say that? Isn't the old man's qin right in front of you?"

Chen Kuang looked at the dragon's teeth in silence and sighed, "So, this qin was made from Senior Brother's teeth?"

The fisherman in straw raincoat chuckled, making gurgling bubble sounds, "Naturally."

But this qin was not a gift from the Music Saint, but something he "tricked" into his possession.

However, upon careful consideration, if this qin hadn't flowed out from the Music Saint's hands and been collected by Su Yu, there would have been no chance for it to end up in Chen Kuang's hands.

Chen Kuang tried to make sense of the strange logic the other party had shown since they met.

"Just because I have the qin doesn't mean I know..."

"But Junior Brother, the intention of that old man's qin is with you."

Chen Kuang was stunned.

The intention of the qin?

He had a foreboding feeling.

The intention of the qin must be accompanied by the teaching of qin skills.

And only two people had taught him qin skills.

One was the nameless musician, and the other was a musician from the Supreme Frequency Temple's nurturing institute.

The latter had already died in that hall...

So, only the nameless musician who took him away from his parents remained.

Chen Kuang fell silent.

Was that nameless musician the Music Saint Xie Mengquan?

He felt a toothache.

If that was the case, then Xie Mengquan had already anticipated the current situation ten years ago?

"Senior Brother thinks I am Junior Brother... because in your eyes, we have a common master?" he asked.

The fisherman in straw raincoat's gaze became even stranger, as if he was looking at a fool.

"Of course, besides, you also call me Senior Brother, don't you?"

No, I just said it casually...

Chen Kuang didn't dare to say that.

He took a deep breath, "Master, is Xie Mengquan?"

The fisherman in straw raincoat slapped his tail and was already too lazy to bother with his junior brother's nonsense, "That old man asked me to wait for you in this river. So, I've been rowing by the side of this imperial city for ten years."

"Ten years of bitter waves."

"He asked me to give you a ride, so you can ascend to the heavens from now on."

(End of this chapter)