"Marshal Li had long been bestowed the title of Divine Marquis, yet he remained diligent in accumulating merits over the years, likely with the ambition of being a Heavenly General of Dayu?"
As the youth departed, the court resumed its hushed conversations.
Emperor Yu gazed at the youth’s silhouette, letting out a faint sigh in his heart, knowing the youth’s departing glance and what reward he sought, yet that item was unique, and he could not grant it.
Reflecting upon this, the image of the carefree smiling young hero came to mind.
A swift hundred years have passed.
In the Land of All Saints, only some dozen years have gone by, and he pondered on how they fared.
Outside the Imperial Palace.
The youth departed the court, mounted his horse and galloped away from the grand hall.
Of all the civil and military officials in the court, only he possessed the privilege to ride within the Imperial City, a feat not even permitted for the Crown Prince.
Upon leaving the palace on horseback, he rode to the Imperial City, embarking on this demon-slaying venture with solely his personal retinue.
At this moment, instead of meeting up with his retinue to return to Qingzhou, he rode toward a famed mountain just outside the city.
This mountain, rumored to have been barren a hundred years ago, later had its peak cleaved by a sword and cleared, all because a Female Sword Immortal settled there, establishing a Tao temple.
The mountain may not be lofty, but with a Fairy residing, it became mystical, drawing martial artists from across the land seeking its allure, yet all faced rejection at its gate.
Within the temple, only a few Daoists remained as the Fairy’s attendants, maintaining the temple and tending to the medicine fields she cultivated.
"General Li, this is the dwelling of the Fairy, you must not intrude."
At the foot of the mountain, as the youth approached on horseback, he was halted at the stairway leading up the mountain’s thousands of steps.
Two plainly dressed women, adorned with blue attire and swords, hurriedly blocked the youth’s path.
The youth’s face showed a hint of displeasure, for he could roam the Imperial Palace freely; there was no place in the world shut to him.
Yet, thinking of the figure atop the mountain, he refrained from acting rashly, dismounted, and said, "Go inform Fairy Ren that Li Ping’an has e for a visit!"
Hearing his words, neither woman dared say more, and one hurried up the mountain to relay the message.
This youth, wielding immense power and arguably ranked second only to Emperor Yu within the Dayu Divine Dynasty, merely stood silently at the foot of the steps, the nearby woman felt overwhelmed even to breathe.
Her family’s Fairy could refuse audiences with emperors and anyone else, and none would dare challenge her, due to her pursuit of supreme prowess unparalleled in the world, yet they dared not slight the formidable general before them.
Moments later, a blue figure rushed down the steps; the woman who went to report returned, cautiously glanced at the youth, and said:
"General Li, my Fairy says she does not receive visitors, please return."
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, the youth’s face darkened, his patience seemingly exhausted in that instant; he wished to express anger but restrained himself upon recalling something, taking a deep breath, and said:
"I recently went into battle, slew a Tao prehension Realm demon, acquired its Dao scale, and came to present it."
Speaking thus, he opened his palm, revealing a dark brown scale infused with Daoist Charm.
A misty aura emanated from the scale, merely a scale, yet akin to a Divine Weapon, radiating an incisive edge.
He handed it to the woman, saying, "Deliver this to Fairy Ren, tell her I only wish to have tea and leave."
The reporting woman, her gaze utterly captivated by the scale, sensed its tremendous value, recognizing it as an extraordinary item that, if forged into a weapon, would be a renowned Divine Weapon in the world.
She hurriedly accepted it with caution, holding it reverently and said, "General Li, please wait a moment, I will notify the Fairy immediately."
Turning, she quickly ascended the mountain.
The youth patiently continued his wait at the mountain’s base; his handsome stature evoked admiration in the women’s hearts, kindling subtle admiration.
Since the youth’s rise to fame, he became the most desirable marriage prospect for women across the realm.
Endowed with the title of Divine Marquis, reaching the utmost rank for mortals, born into a renowned Divine General family, achieving fame in youth, second in talent in millennia, all these acplishments and tales made this youth the center of endless discussions and admiration among many young women.
However, she understood that his eyes seemed only to see their family’s Fairy.
During the wait, it wasn’t long before the previously reporting woman returned again.
Even before she approached, Li Ping’an’s brows furrowed upon seeing the Dao scale in her hands.
His face sank; she hadn’t accepted it?
"General Li, my Fairy stated that the item is precious, she cannot accept it without merit, please reclaim it, she will not see guests..."
The woman holding the Dao scale cautiously regarded him, displaying reluctance and pity, yet extended the scale back to the impressive General.
Li Ping’an was silent; after a moment, he retrieved the Dao scale, yet a touch of coldness surfaced in his eyes, saying:
"I simply wish to pay a visit; if the Fairy is so heartless, she should not fault my forced entry."
With these words, before the two women could cry out in shock, he leaped forth.
Capable of slaying a Tao prehension Realm demon, he was also of the Tao prehension Realm, and the two women were merely of the Three Immortal Realms, unable to hinder him in the slightest.
In an instant, he appeared directly in the air above the stairs.
Scanning his gaze, he swiftly saw before him an exceedingly humble bamboo-fenced courtyard.
Such a courtyard resembled those in ordinary village women’s homes, yet within was a singularly elegant figure clad in white as snow, sitting there, delicately sketching and capturing the distant green mountainous vista.
Merely catching sight of this figure’s back, Li Ping’an’s anger inexplicably dissipated pletely.
He fell silent, did not step forward, and simply stood there, as though unwilling to disturb or disrupt this scene, quietly waiting.
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