Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 354: Chapter 198: Sword Gang Odd Stone

Wu Gui knew that Qin Xue must have been instructed by Lu Junyi at this moment. At this point, they didn’t just represent themselves. For the sake of his dignity, Wu Gui remained silent.

Qin Xue smiled slightly: ”The injuries of several elders are quite severe. Wu Elder, you’ve also taken pills to enhance your strength, which come with significant side effects. If you don’t get timely treatment and rest, the lingering effects could be disastrous in the future. Withdraw now, and we can pretend as if nothing ever happened. The commotion here is considerable, and if it reaches our sect master, the situation will be even harder to resolve.”

Wu Gui glared venomously at Wen Mingyan, only to find Wen Mingyan looking straight back at him, their gazes locking by chance. Wen Mingyan immediately pressed his two fingers together, his eyes filled with threats.

”I’m giving you a chance—don’t waste it! If you don’t leave now, you won’t be able to leave later!”

Despite his arrogance, Wen Mingyan truly had the strength to back it up.

After comprehending sword intent, Wen Mingyan might not completely match someone at Marrow Refining Ninth Layer Realm in a one-on-one fight, but he at least had a substantial chance of escape. What was scarier was that Wen Mingyan was not yet forty years old and still had plenty of time to cultivate. If his Martial Arts cultivation advanced further, he could genuinely rival the strength of Marrow Refining Ninth Layer Realm!

The Marrow Refining Ninth Layer Realm was already considered the pinnacle of martial expertise in the Red Cloud Prefecture. In this vast region, only a handful of individuals had reached this level, most of whom were either sect masters of the two sects and three sects or patriarch-level figures within powerful families.

Wu Gui understood that no matter what, there was no way he could take Gu Sheng away today. Though unwilling, he realized that staying here any longer would only result in futile sacrifices.

”We’re leaving!”

Wu Gui barked sharply and led the retreat on his flying blood beast mount. Seeing this, Qian Wei and the other three immediately followed.

”Peak Master mighty!”

”Peak Master mighty!”

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Before Wu Gui and his group had gone far, cheers erupted from War God Peak.

Wen Mingyan faced four elders from the Thousand Poison Sect by himself and managed to defeat them with just one sword. Such combat prowess was truly terrifying!

At this moment, Wen Mingyan’s status in the hearts of War God Peak disciples rose significantly, to the point where he seemed almost haloed with divine light.

”Alright, alright, go back now! The Thousand Poison Sect has been far too disruptive in recent years. You all need to intensify your cultivation and give them a thorough thrashing in the future!”

Wen Mingyan’s words immediately drew enthusiastic responses from the disciples of War God Peak.

Qin Xue deactivated the defensive restrictions before heading to the mountain summit of War God Peak alongside Wen Mingyan.

Lu Junyi stood atop a massive stone, fiddling with a longsword he had pulled out from it. He looked at Wen Mingyan with a face full of teasing smiles.

”You rascal, you really know how to surprise people! You’ve actually comprehended sword intent—not bad, not bad!”

Wen Mingyan’s expression changed upon hearing this. He hurriedly pulled out all the swords embedded in the stone and snatched the one from Lu Junyi’s hand at lightning speed, clutching it tightly. His protective stance resembled a mother hen safeguarding her eggs, a stark contrast to the domineering persona he displayed earlier.

”Don’t even think about ruining my swords!”

Wen Mingyan glared at Lu Junyi, his eyes filled with resentment. It was evident how ”unspeakably vile” Lu Junyi was in Wen Mingyan’s view.

Lu Junyi awkwardly touched the tip of his nose. ”Do you really see me that way? Why would I take your swords for no reason? Do I look like someone who’s short on money?”

Hearing this, Wen Mingyan immediately extended his hand: ”Then settle the outstanding bills! Don’t default on your debts—Xiao Sheng’s sword training is costly, and if you don’t fork over some gold coins soon, I won’t be able to hold on! If he hasn’t comprehended sword force by the time the Red Cloud Secret Realm opens, don’t blame me!”

The Red Cloud Secret Realm was of great importance. With the Holy Pill Sect’s current resources, if they couldn’t procure some spirit stones from it this year, their Marrow Refining Realm cultivators would have no way to continue advancing.

The Red Cloud Secret Realm only permitted entry to those at the Bone Refining Realm. Though the Holy Pill Sect had plenty of Golden Bone Realm core disciples, their combat abilities were still somewhat inferior compared to the cores of other factions. At the moment, all their hopes rested entirely on Gu Sheng.

Lu Junyi pulled out a violet-black card from his pocket. ”You’d better get serious about this. If Gu Sheng hasn’t comprehended sword force by then, I’ll sell all these swords of yours!”

When Wen Mingyan saw the violet-black card, his eyes lit up. He snatched it eagerly and said with a sly grin, ”Ah, with your generous assistance, I’ll make sure he comprehends sword force before the Red Cloud Secret Realm opens!”

This violet-black card was a VIP card from the Mu family’s firm, with a credit limit of ten million taels!

Lu Junyi shook his head and left on his Five-Colored Bird.

”Xue, we’re rich! Rich! That old miser was so generous this time! Looks like I can splurge a little now.”

Qin Xue couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Wen Mingyan’s greedy expression. ”This money is for Xiao Sheng, not for you. What are you so happy about?”

Wen Mingyan raised an eyebrow. ”There’s no way Xiao Sheng could spend all this money! As his teacher, it’s only reasonable for me to help him out!”

Qin Xue frowned deeply in suspicion: ”Don’t tell me you’re planning to use this money to buy swords again!”

Wen Mingyan shook his head. ”If it were before, I might have done exactly that. Now that I’ve comprehended sword intent, unless it’s an Earth-level treasured sword, Yellow and Dark-level swords are no different to me. This money I plan to spend wisely—specifically, on purchasing the Mu family’s sword aura mystical stone!”

”Sword aura mystical stone? That’s a prized treasure the Mu family brought back from the Red Cloud Secret Realm. Do you think they’d sell it to you? Don’t even dream about it.”

Wen Mingyan smirked mysteriously. ”While the sword aura mystical stone can help sword cultivators in their family quickly comprehend sword force, its actual value lies in tempering sword force to evolve into stronger sword aura. However, accomplishing that requires a special method that they lack. Without it, they can’t utilize the stone’s full potential. The Mu family are businesspeople. As long as the price is right, there’s no way they won’t sell!”