Chapter 1949: Chapter 1948: Imperial Aura, the Scholar with Haoran Righteousness
“Indeed, I’m not familiar. This is my first ti here,” Xu Zii replied.
“No wonder. Let tell you, the current visible overlords of East Dao City are the Nine Powers.
They jointly hold sway over the entire East Dao City, with clear divisions of territory.”
“And nearly half of Victory City falls into the hands of the Western Dragon Sect.
The Western Dragon Sect is no simple matter; coming here, the last thing you want is to provoke them.”
“In the past, to seize this lucrative piece of Victory City, several powers fought fiercely.
The Eight Heavenly Dragons of the Western Dragon Sect erged, and for a ti, subdued all forces.
That day, dragon roars echoed throughout Victory City.
Wherever the Sky Dragon passed, it all beca territory of the Western Dragon Sect.”
“Then the Western Dragon Sect should have Three Corpses Strong Ones,” Xu Zii said.
“That, I am not sure of,” the eunuch smiled and shook his head.
“It is said that the Western Buddha is a Three Corpses Strong One.
But that’s just a rumor, the Western Buddha hasn’t appeared for thousands of years! Whether he’s still alive is uncertain.”
The two, chatting, had already arrived at the Bone Blade’s location.
There were quite a lot of people gathered here.
Aside from those who wanted to obtain a warrant for Victory City, many wanted to try if they could get Emperor Lu’s rewards.
After all, the more malicious thoughts eradicated, the richer the reward.
This is also the only free channel within Victory City, where one can acquire opportunities.
Xu Zii looked up.
On one side, leaning against the city wall, there was a stone forest.
The stone forest was not large, but the trees and plants within were mostly made of stone.
And in the middle of the stone forest, there was a stone pond.
The stone pond was bowl-shaped, with the water flowing counterclockwise.
Rather than calling it water flow, it’s more a stone flow.
Like a mudslide, likely to sink deeper and deeper.
And above the mudslide, a Bone Blade hovered just like that.
The Bone Blade wasn’t smooth; whether it was the hilt, the body, or the edge of the blade.
It had sharp and distinct angles, with clearly defined layers.
Like layers of unfolding triangles.
In the middle of the Bone Blade’s hilt, a “Lu” character was engraved.
From this Bone Blade, a powerful aura emanated without pause.
The killing aura had beco tangible, saturating the entire mudslide.
If not for so many people consuming the killing aura every day, it’s feared Victory City would be affected by it.
Yet despite this, consud daily, the Bone Blade still exuded killing intent, with no creature able to approach within dozens of feet.
Xu Zii saw soone consuming the killing aura just as he arrived.
……
“This Lui Qingshu studied diligently for decades, only to top the imperial exams.
Unexpectedly, he didn’t imdiately return ho in glory, but instead ca here to temper with the Bone Blade.”
Soone marveled at the scholar in the field confronting the Bone Blade.
“Though the Great Qian Empire is at its zenith, becoming the top scholar holds limitless prospects.
But compared with Emperor Lu’s inheritance, it’s still lacking.”
“Lui’s years of diligent study have filled him with decades of Haoran Righteousness.
If he could conquer the Bone Blade and obtain Emperor Lu’s inheritance, who cares about being the top scholar, the sky’s the limit.”
The crowd was abuzz with discussions.
Xu Zii watched the scholar in the field with great interest.
The eunuch beside him introduced, “The Great Qian Empire, like the Western Dragon Sect, is one of the nine major sovereign forces of East Dao City.
This young man’s na is Lui Qingshu, the newly appointed top scholar of this year’s Great Qian.”
The scholar stood under the Bone Blade, the endless killing aura surged towards him.
Yet the scholar remained unmoved.
“Alive, I shall be a hero among n; dead, a ghostly champion.
I have a breath in my belly, capable of transforming the heavens, the sun, the moon, and the stars.”
As the scholar’s words fell, white vapor began to erge from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
This vapor emanated, blocking the killing aura ahead, unable to approach the scholar by half an inch.
“Decades of diligent study, a breath of scholarly aroma, can fend off all demons and monsters.
This must be the Haoran Righteousness of a scholar.”
Among the onlookers, soone remarked emotionally.
The scholar appeared not to be strong, but his heart was fearless, brimming with Haoran Righteousness, enabling him to resist the Bone Blade’s aura for a mont.
“What a true scholar he is.”
Even the eunuch praised him.
“The Great Qian has truly found a treasure.”
“Just a bit too arrogant,” Xu Zii comnted.
“If it were ordinary killing aura, it might be worn down.
But this Bone Blade isn’t that simple.”
“Of course, it isn’t simple, otherwise, it would have been seized long ago, why would it remain unconquerable for millions of years,” the eunuch nodded.
Their conversation concluded, seemingly irritating the Bone Blade.
As the scholar approached, the killing aura on the Bone Blade intensified.
“Rumble, rumble.”
Mighty killing aura gushed from the mudslide, engulfing the scholar entirely.
Under the torrent of killing aura, the scholar’s complexion turned pale, clearly unable to withstand it with his Haoran Righteousness.
“Get out quick,” soone nearby warned.
The scholar attempted to retreat, but it was too late.
The Haoran Righteousness flickered, and the scholar couldn’t hold it, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
The breath of scholarly aroma in his belly instantly dissipated.
Without the protection of Haoran Righteousness, the scholar’s body was about to be pierced by the killing aura.
Fortunately, at that mont, a flash of golden light erged from the scholar, as if grasping him and pulling him outward.
“It’s the imperial aura, the emperor’s aura of the Qian King,” soone exclaid.
“This scholar truly is favored.
He actually has the emperor’s aura for protection.”
The emperor’s aura of the Qian King is cultivated through the power of the nation’s fortune, a limited quantity.
Usually, besides for his own use, it’s only bestowed upon key ministers of the state.
For this scholar, newly appointed as the top scholar, to receive the emperor’s aura, shows how favored he is.
The True Dragon wrapped around the scholar, was about to leave the stone forest.
But the Bone Blade seed displeased, as the blade trembled lightly, an unseen Blade Qi shot forth.
With a “boom,”
the Blade Qi pierced directly through the dragon’s spine.
This Blade Qi connected to the Bone Blade, forming a bone chain, forcibly pulling the True Dragon and scholar back in.
The True Dragon roared in fury but couldn’t break free.
Finally, it was completely drawn into the whirlpool-like stone pond.
The crowd watching this scene couldn’t help but feel a bit fearful.
Even the emperor’s aura couldn’t protect him.
“This scholar was too arrogant,” soone said.
“Most dare only to wear away a thread of killing aura.
He sought to subdue the entire Bone Blade, provoking its wrath.”
“Now that the Bone Blade is furious, who dares to pluck the tiger’s whiskers?”
“I think everyone should co back in a few days, today is inauspicious.”
As the crowd discussed, Xu Zii was already slowly walking towards the stone forest.
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