Chapter 144 - 93: Imperial Physician Xu Ge
Chapter 144: Chapter 93: Imperial Physician Xu Ge
On the Treasure Island Tower Ship, the Elders of Black Abyss, clad in black robes, gathered. They had a vague premonition of impending doom but couldn’t pinpoint its source.
"The traitor at the bottom of the lake is gone."
"And why has most of the fortune of the land vanished?"
They had a bad feeling.
"Relax."
"Black Abyss has a thousand-year-old legacy."
"Even the Great Yu Royal Family couldn’t destroy us, to say nothing of this weaker era. Besides, we have Elder Long, an Innate Realm expert, protecting us from the shadows."
"In all the world, who would dare to provoke us?!"
One of the Elders laughed, unconcerned.
In an instant, the tense atmosphere eased considerably.
He had a point.
Black Abyss had a thousand-year-old legacy.
They were blessed by their ancestors from above and protected by the Innate Realm’s Elder Long. Below them were the Black Abyss Grandmasters from the Great Yu Era, several of whom had reached the Third Realm, Self as Dragon.
In this weaker era, the idea that someone in all the world could bring doom upon Black Abyss was simply a joke.
However, at that moment, a wind rose around the Treasure Island Tower Ship, bringing with it a heavy, driving snow.
In the distance, a figure approached, holding an umbrella and carrying a corpse on his back. He gazed upon the countless heroes of Black Abyss, showing no regard for the thousand-year-old order.
"Han."
"I’ve come to watch this snowfall with you."
Su Chen murmured.
His gaze was as cold as ice, devoid of any emotion, yet his words were exceptionally gentle.
In an instant, as if it had been given permission, the wind and the snow fell with immense weight. Tens of thousands of snowflakes, layered one upon another, transformed into flakes of Heavy Snow and rained down from the sky.
This was the signature technique of the one-horned old man, the Black Abyss’s own Elder Long. Now, in a turn of events, it had become Su Chen’s own technique, used against the Black Abyss Elder Council.
"This snow is strange!"
"Elder Long’s Heavy Water?!"
"No!"
"Snow!"
"Could it be..."
BOOM!
At that moment, the Treasure Island Tower Ship let out a terrible cry, riddled with a thousand holes by the endless Heavy Snow, and began to plummet toward the lakebed.
The Wind Snow Sword Immortal!
It was the Wind Snow Sword Immortal. He had arrived.
The black-robed Elders of Black Abyss had originally paid the Wind Snow Sword Immortal no mind.
’He’s just some junior who made a name for himself in this new era, not worth mentioning. What could he know of the brilliant cultivation of the Great Yu Era, or the Immortal Path of the Human World?’
But now, truly facing this world-renowned Wind Snow Sword Immortal, they finally felt his terror—a terror so profound it made their Soul Spirits tremble.
A figure of such peerless grace, even in the brilliant Great Yu Era, would have been a prodigy of cultivation capable of contending with the Three Immortals!
They were so terrified they didn’t even dare to speak the Wind Snow Sword Immortal’s name.
"The Innate Realm!"
"No!"
"He’s in the Innate Realm!"
"Elder Long, save us!!"
The black-robed Elders of Black Abyss let out despairing wails as they were continuously blasted into mists of blood by the Heavy Snow.
Even those at the Third Realm, Self as Dragon, were still in the Acquired Realm and could not withstand the endless downpour of Heavy Snow.
In all the world, the only ones who could fight an Innate Realm expert were another who had reached the same peak, or a High Tier Qi Cultivation Immortal...
There were no exceptions!
However, they still did not know that the Elder Long they were crying out to had fled! He had abandoned them and escaped long ago.
Su Chen’s rage needed to be appeased with blood, and Elder Long had not hesitated to abandon them, not even leaving behind the slightest warning.
They were nothing more than sacrificial pawns.
Before long, a thousand miles of the river were frozen solid.
On the churning river, the island-like Treasure Ship was gone, and so was the Black Abyss Elder Council.
Dead.
All of them were dead.
The river’s surface fell silent.
From the Imperial City and other directions, figures appeared, their robes whipping in the wind as they rode the gales and chased the clouds.
But these Grandmasters were all silent.
’So strong!’
A thousand-year-old legacy, the Black Abyss Headquarters, annihilated just like that.
The Wind Snow Sword Immortal!
Though he was only a Mortal Cultivator, he was, without a doubt, a true Sword Immortal of peerless elegance!
Stunningly talented, he was now an Innate expert, a brand new Human Giant!
"The Innate Realm..."
"I had thought that the most likely person in this era to reach the Innate Realm would be the Mortal Grandmaster who consumed the first breath of Mountain River Dragon Qi..."
"I never expected it would be him!"
Sima Kong, a Sub-Innate expert, was immensely relieved that on that day, before the great ship of the Cao Gang, he had not continued to fight when faced with the snow drifting from the sky.
Otherwise, he might not be standing here today.
Among them were many Ancient Grandmasters.
One of the Ancient Grandmasters looked at a figure present and voiced his confusion.
"You must be the Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master of this generation."
"Why is it that an Innate Realm expert such as him is still only ranked first on the Profound List of your world’s Martial Arts List...?"
As soon as he said this, all the Grandmasters turned to look.
"This..."
The Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master was drenched in sweat.
He didn’t know either.
It was as if the Heavenly Secret Turtle Shell used for Divination had malfunctioned. No matter how many times he performed the Divination, the result was always that of a First-Grade cultivator.
But was that possible?
Where in the world was there a precedent for First-Grade Cultivation being comparable to the Innate Realm? Not even in the brilliant Great Yu Era, filled with countless stunning talents and heroic figures, had such a thing ever occurred.
"The Divination must have malfunctioned."
"I’ll change it right away."
"I’ll change it! I’ll perform another Divination when I get back."
「The next day.」
The new Martial Arts List was circulated throughout the world.
However, first on the Profound List was still the Wind Snow Sword Immortal.
But more shocking than the Martial Arts List was another piece of news that sent the world into an uproar.
Near the border between the Great Liang Human Race Territory and the Demon Monster Mountain Range, the great chasm created by that one sword strike had vanished.
A vast and mighty horde of Demon Fiends was descending from the mountains!
...
...
「In the heart of the river and lakes.」
「Atop Cyan Mountain Peak.」
Another lonely grave was added.
The wind howled with rage.
The snow shrieked.
The entire Human World seemed to be watching Su Chen, awaiting his choice.
The myriad people watched him.
Heaven and Earth watched him.
And the wind, and the snow, they too were waiting for him.