312: Chapter 164: The Pinnacle of the Three Absolute Flying Swords_1 312: Chapter 164: The Pinnacle of the Three Absolute Flying Swords_1 “Only my Sword Dao…
the pinnacle of the Three Absolute Swords.”
Having left Xiang Qian’s residence, Jiang Yan said this in the Tongtian Palace.
While facing the dragon, he repeatedly requested to take Jiang Wang’s place in battle.
Though he seed concerned about not wanting Jiang Wang to die, he was well aware that this had once again caused Jiang Wang’s displeasure and wariness.
After all he had been through, Jiang Wang would never entrust his life to soone else, especially not to soone as mysterious as Jiang Yan.
Before this, he hadn’t been one to make small talk; his speaking now was probably out of a consideration to smooth things over.
It was also an opportunity to demonstrate value—the breadth of his knowledge was a rare commodity in itself.
“The pinnacle of the Three Absolute Swords?”
Xiang Qian’s sword technique to counter Inner Mansion Realm experts was of keen interest to Jiang Wang.
“The cultivation world has undergone many changes to reach its current state.
It’s unclear in which exact era it happened, but it’s in the present world, not as far back as Ancient Tis,” Jiang Yan mused.
“That was the era when the sword technique reigned supre.”
Jiang Wang was aware of the concept of “eras,” although he knew almost nothing about those dusty histories.
Before the present world, countless years had passed.
The sages broadly divided these into four eras: the Ancient Era, the Upper Ancient Era, the Middle Ancient Era, and the Recent Ancient Era.
Each of these vastly spaced eras could be further subdivided into smaller periods.
The division of eras was not solely based on ti or events, nor was it confined to politics or culture, but all were universally recognized.
For example, the Recent Ancient Era that Jiang Yan ntioned included the “Era of Saints,” the “Era of the One Truth,” and so on.
As for the present world, it began in the first year of the Dao Calendar, and up to now, it has been three thousand nine hundred and eighteen years.
Of course, this first year of the Dao Calendar, marking the beginning of the new era, does not represent the entirety of Taoist history.
The history of the Hundred Schools of Thought dates back to an even more ancient ti.
The so-called first year of the Dao Calendar is more akin to a reset of the Dao Calendar’s era counting.
Returning to what Jiang Yan had ntioned, his “pinnacle of the Three Absolute Swords” occurred within these three thousand nine hundred and eighteen years, belonging to a particular era of that ti.
Jiang Wang asked, “Are you saying that the sword technique cultivated by Xiang Qian is the pinnacle of the Three Absolute Swords?”
“In that era when the sword technique flourished, there were three major Sword Daos, considered to be the unparalleled sword techniques at the peak of the era.
Being peerless, they were known as the Absolute Peaks,” Jiang Yan explained.
“This Sole Sword Dao that Xiang Qian cultivates is one of them.
His background is not simple; you need to be extra cautious.”
If it was a sword dao known as the peak of its era, then Xiang Qian’s ability to surpass boundaries and confront the Inner Mansion Realm experts beca more understandable.
Even for a sword dao once at the pinnacle of an era, Xiang Qian’s performance might be considered underwhelming.
Perhaps there was so calamity, perhaps what was passed down has been lost, or perhaps…
Jiang Wang neither approved nor disapproved of the warning, instead asking cautiously, “Is this also knowledge inherited from the Bone Demon God?”
“Do not underestimate the Bone Respecting God,” Jiang Yan said in a deeply aningful tone.
“Even with temporary victories and losses, always rember that He is a nearly indestructible deity of the Underworld.”
It was less advice to Jiang Wang and more a reminder to himself.
“Though I am but a transient result of the Bone Respecting God’s influence, the information I have co into contact with is vast like a sea of mist.
You cannot begin to imagine what kind of world it is,” he said.
“Are you saying that the victory of Du Ruhui and the others is insignificant?” Jiang Wang asked.
“In the short term, it can be deed great.
But when their lifespans are exhausted, and if we are still alive by then, you will see how tiny this wave is in the Long River of ti.”
Jiang Wang could not deny it.
Just the term “pinnacle of the Three Absolute Swords” alone made him sense the grandeur and majesty of history.
To this day, there are still cultivators who practice the sword technique, but the so-called Absolute Peaks, he had never heard of before.
A sword dao that once stood atop an era, now naless in the present.
Ti is an incredibly mighty force!
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In the royal palace of Zhao Heng City.
Yang Jiande caressed the state letter in his hands over and over, finally tossing it onto the desk.
This was the third one.
The Writing Eunuch, Liu Huai, stood by his side and whispered, “Your Majesty…”
“Three pleas for surrender, yet he has not co.
Zhongxuan Chuliang has made up his mind; he won’t be coming,” Yang Jiande stood up and took strides towards the door.
At first, his vigor was waning.
But.
After one step, he already had his hands behind his back.
After two steps, he even held his head high.
After three steps, his spirit was as fierce as a bullfight.
“Issue the edict!” he advanced with hands behind his back, “The Jiang family has wronged too much, the foundations of state are wavering, and national affairs are in peril, summon the realm to protect the king!”
“Raise the troops of Yang Country, I shall hunt down the murderous beast within our borders!”
“Issue another edict, to Zhongxuan Chuliang.
If he accepts not the plea for surrender, then let him accept the call to war.”
“The battle was undecided thirty years ago, and in thirty years, let us determine life and death!”
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Thunder rumbled outside the palace, and a sudden downpour fell.
On the last day of July, the ruler of Yang Country finally abandoned all illusions and resolved to wage a war that would engulf his nation.
Even if…
this might be precisely the outco Zhongxuan Chuliang was waiting for.
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Regardless of its state, Yang Country has been a nation with dozens of generations paying homage to its ancestral temples.
Even though for various reasons its territory reduced day by day, its borders could still be considered extensive.
The Autumn Kill Army, blocking the borders of Yang Country, obviously could not rely solely on the soldiers themselves.
Formations were the main thod of entrapnt.
Along the entire border of Yang Country, every ten miles there was a small formation, and every hundred miles, formations connected.
They locked into one another, each affecting the next.
The ultimate converging core of these formations was situated within the commander’s tent, personally guarded by Zhongxuan Chuliang.
And the other countries neighboring Yang Country all kept a very tacit silence about this.
Of course, every country understands the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold, but an ant trying to shake a tree is no re exaggeration.
Take Rong Country as an example; Jingye, the commander stationed in Yinguang City, was one of the rare hardliners.
The pestilence within Yang Country was first exposed by him in the entire Eastern Region, and he was not afraid of any possible reprisal from Yang Country later on.
However, faced with Qi Country’s uncompromising occupation of the borders between Rong and Yang Countries and their establishnt of formations, beyond quietly assembling troops for any unforeseen event, he did not say an extra word.
This was not only his personal attitude but also the stance of the entire Rong Country court.
Why is Qi Country the undisputed hegemon of the Eastern Region?
Why do they occupy the most fertile and resource-rich land of the entire region?
This was not the result of any public election.
It was a status fought for, battle by battle.
Throughout the entire Eastern Region, which country had not been subdued by Qi Country?
The once-dominant Sumr Country that spanned the southeast region remains crouched within the Southern Territory, not daring to look northeast for thirty years.
On the sa day.
Within Yinguang City, a woman with a graceful figure walked into an ordinary inn.
The people inside the inn all straightened their eyes.
She was dressed warmly for autumn, yet sohow she exuded an endless charm.
A black veil concealed her face, unable to hide her soul-stealing eyes.
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PS: The world seems to have lifted a corner~
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