Chapter 14: Sword Control Method
The Duke of Huguo died. At this time, applause was heard from the gate next to Yongshou Palace. A man dressed as an ordinary Taoist priest sat on it, with two red swords on his back.
"Amazing, you have reached the peak of the ninth level of the acquired realm. If it weren't for your repeated battles, the things given by the Left Prime Minister would be too tempting, and I would not dare to provoke you." The Taoist smiled.
Seeing the Taoist priest's attire, the Queen Mother frowned and snorted, "A wandering cultivator, what did the Left Prime Minister give you that you immortal heroes would take a fancy to him?"
"It's not a secret. It's just half a book. I just happened to need it. Besides, you have been hated by the heavens and the people for a long time as the queen mother. I will just follow the will of heaven."
The Taoist jumped down, put his hands behind his back, and walked over with a smile.
The empress dowager had a solemn expression, her internal energy was raised, and her clothes moved without wind. The eighth level of internal energy of the Vast Universe Art was extremely powerful. If one only compared internal energy, an ordinary tenth level acquired master might not be able to beat the empress dowager.
She leaned forward, turned into lightning and rushed out, put her hands together, and with the full power of the Vast Universe Art, she performed the Purple Lightning Mad Knife martial arts.
I saw the purple sword energy surge ten meters and come straight towards me.
The Taoist priest did not dare to delay. He made sword gestures with his hands, and the two scarlet knives behind him turned into red light and flew out.
One of them blocked the oncoming sword energy, and the other slashed at the empress dowager's neck.
Generally speaking, anyone who can control a flying knife must be an immortal hero at the innate realm. However, when the opponent's blade touched the queen mother's sword energy, it was actually offset by the sword energy and was bounced away.
The Queen Mother showed joy upon seeing this scene. She gritted her teeth and did not dodge the flying knife that was heading towards her neck. She used her arm to block the flying knife.
There was a sound of metallic collision, followed by blood spurting out of the Queen Mother's arm.
Almost at the same time, the Queen Mother rushed to the Taoist priest and stabbed him in the chest with the knife in her other hand, and the knife energy passed through his body.
The Taoist priest opened his eyes wide in disbelief: "How could it be?"
The Queen Mother swung her hand and slammed the Taoist priest away. The sword energy had shattered his internal organs and he would not survive for more than a few minutes.
Under the empress dowager's torn cuffs, there was a golden arm guard with blood on it and a tear on it.
"You are only at the eighth level of the acquired realm. You have only learned the basics of sword control. Do you really think you are an immortal hero?"
The Queen Mother chuckled and quickly pressed several acupoints on her left arm to stop the bleeding.
At this time, the Left Prime Minister and the Sixth Prince came in with a group of people and surrounded the place.
"You are very brave to come before me." The Queen Mother laughed sarcastically.
The left prime minister pointed at her and shouted angrily, "Empress Dowager, you are blackmailing the emperor and causing chaos beyond the scope of the law. You have already angered the heavens and the people. The Blue Guards have slaughtered people from all walks of life, and the Black Guards have slaughtered ministers of the court. You have caused countless people to lose their homes and lives, and you have long lost the support of the people.
Now the Qingyi Guards are being stopped by people from various sects in the Jianghu, and the Xuanyi Guards are being stopped by masters hired by various forces in the Imperial City. No one can save you today."
The Queen Mother tidied up her messy hair, fixed it with a hairpin again, looked at the Sixth Prince and asked, "Let me see what the Duke of the Protectorate has taught you over the years.
If you can win today, this kingdom will be yours, but no matter what, Jiang Xian must die, because he wants to be emperor just like me."
"You are still trying to sow discord before your death. I, an old minister, swear to follow the Sixth Prince until death. Heaven can bear witness to this. Today, I will lead the charge for the Sixth Prince." Jiang Xian shouted, drew out his two swords and rushed forward first. The internal force he released was actually at the eighth level of the acquired realm.
All of Jiang Xian's followers rushed forward. The empress dowager raised her hand, and the vast internal force of the Qianhan Sutra surged. She chopped out with both hands and the fierce and sharp sword energy chopped down.
The internal strength of these retainers was far inferior to that of the empress dowager. Even when they exerted their full internal strength, the sword energy had its internal strength cut through. With just one move, all of them were killed, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.
Jiang Xian's two swords were extraordinary. They blocked the Queen Mother's sword energy without being cut off. Instead, his two swords were knocked away. He flew backwards and fell to the ground, spitting blood. It seemed that he had lost his fighting ability.
"It turns out that this old witch still has such profound internal strength!" Jiang Xian was shocked and angry, and struggled to get up. However, halfway through, his injury was aroused, and he coughed up blood again, and fell to the ground weakly.
"Queen Mother, I hope you can really do it and leave a descendant for the Zhou family." The Sixth Prince summoned his inner strength, and activated the Vast Heaven and Earth Art and the Fiery Sun Art at the same time, separating his arms and performing the Qianyang Tiangang Fist.
The Queen Mother said calmly: "The Duke of Protectorate is indeed a genius. He can actually let you use two kinds of internal skills at the same time. It's a pity that you have only learned the third level of the Vast Universe Art."
"Please give me some advice, Queen Mother." The Sixth Prince shouted, and rushed forward to release the Qianyang Tiangang Fist with two different fist forces, which complemented each other and achieved a mutual growth.
"Yes, it's great that you have such cultivation at your age. Unfortunately, if you are willing to listen to me like Zhou An, it would be a blessing for Qianyuan."
The Queen Mother raised her palms to meet the attack, and their fists and palms collided, their internal forces surged, and the floor tiles under the Queen Mother's feet were shattered and dented.
The stalemate lasted only two seconds before the Queen Mother's Eightfold Vast Universe Sutra exploded, causing the Sixth Prince's arms to be dislocated and his internal organs to be damaged. He vomited blood and flew backwards to the ground.
He coughed continuously and bled a lot before he said weakly, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I have nothing to say. I hope you can treat the people of Qianyuan well. Go ahead."
"You are more courageous than Zhou An. Let me tell you one thing. The crown prince died at the hands of Jiang Xian, and it was he who arranged for several princesses to get married. The second prince can guard the northern border, and the third prince will go to the five southern countries. If I had not agreed, do you think the seriously ill late emperor could arrange for them to leave Qianjing?" said the queen mother.
The Sixth Prince was surprised and looked at the Left Prime Minister lying on the ground. Suddenly he seemed to understand something and looked at him in shock and anger.
Suddenly, the two swords that Jiang Xian had dropped flew up automatically and shot towards the Queen Mother's back and neck.
The Queen Mother was surprised and slapped out her palm to block the flying sword that was shooting towards her neck. The tip of the sword was level with the palm force, but the flying sword behind her pierced her back and pierced her fish scale inner armor.
The Queen Mother shuddered, looked at Jiang Xian, slapped away the flying sword in front of her with her right palm, and rushed towards Jiang Xian to chop it down with her palm knife.
Jiang Xian formed seals with his hands and the flying sword flew back again. The Queen Mother did not dodge in order to kill Jiang Xian and was stabbed in the right rib by the flying sword.
The Queen Mother tried her best to hold back, but the wound was too severe, and the knife energy dissipated less than half a meter away from Jiang Xian's face.
She shouted with all her strength: "Kill Jiang Xian, Qian Yuan will die in his hands."
After shouting this, the Queen Mother half-knelt on the ground, blood flowing down the hilt of her sword. She had completely lost her fighting power and probably wouldn't live long.
The Sixth Prince stood up, glared at the Left Prime Minister and shouted, "So you are the traitor."
The left prime minister was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. When he saw the queen dowager fall, he heaved a sigh of relief, stood up and said with a smile: "The Sixth Prince fought with the queen dowager, led the troops, and died together with the queen dowager, saving the Qianyuan state. I will make your name famous for thousands of years."
"Jiang Xian, die." The Sixth Prince was shocked and furious, and rushed forward with all his internal strength.
Jiang Xian formed seals with his hands, and the two flying swords that had pierced the Queen Mother's body flew out, spurting out blood. The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said nothing, but she had no strength to kneel down, and she lay on the ground. The surrounding ground was already stained red with blood.
He stared at Jiang Xian intently, wanting to see Jiang Xian die before he died.
The Queen Mother has great inner strength and can block the flying sword, but the Sixth Prince cannot.
The Sixth Prince knew that he could not stop it, so he prepared to fight to the death and die together with Jiang Xian, so that the Ninth Brother could truly take control of the government. He only hoped that the Ninth Brother would not be a tyrant again when he was out of control.
But his speed was no match for the flying sword. After just two steps, the flying sword was less than half a meter away from his face and heart.
Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky, and two flying swords were caught in the hands of the person. The Sixth Prince was so surprised that he had no time to dodge and his fist hit the person on the back.
But not only did he fail to hurt the other person, but his fist became numb and painful.
Jiang Xian screamed in horror when he saw the person coming. The familiar armor and mask, and the terrifying aura made a name pop up in Jiang Xian's mind.
This person is Zhou An, but he is now wearing a full set of Qianyuan Dragon Armor and a Taizu mask. The eight levels of vast Qiankun Jue’s internal force are surging, which can’t help but scare Jiang Xian.
"No...it's impossible. You died a long time ago. It's impossible for you to be alive." Jiang Xian was a little incoherent and tried his best to activate the sword-controlling method.
Unfortunately, the two flying swords were vibrating in Zhou An's hands, but he couldn't break free. The Qianyuan Dragon Hand worn by Zhou An was not afraid of blades, plus his hundred years of internal strength, this sword-controlling technique that he had only learned the basics of could not hurt him.
When the Queen Mother saw this, she burst into laughter and ended up coughing up blood. She died with a smile on her face.
"Jiang Xian, the sword-wielding technique is a secret technique among immortals. Where did you get it from?" Zhou An asked. He also wanted to learn this sword-wielding technique. Just the basics were enough to show its power. If it was complete, it would definitely be invincible.
"Who are you?" Jiang Xian asked nervously.
"You know who I am. If you don't want your entire clan to be exterminated, tell me the source of your sword-controlling skills." Zhou An looked at the dead Taoist priest and said, "This guy's sword-controlling skills are only half-baked. You must have encountered something extraordinary."
After Jiang Xian calmed down, he knew that he could not escape death this time. No matter who the opponent was, the fact that he caught the flying sword with his bare hands was enough to show that he was at the same level as the queen mother, or even stronger.
He looked at the Sixth Prince and said, "I want him to swear to you that he will protect the bloodline of the Jiang family."
"All those in the Jiang family who are unaware of the situation can be spared from death. The Left Prime Minister and the Queen Mother will fight and die together." Zhou An said.
The Sixth Prince was smart. He could tell that even if the person was not the ancestor emperor, he was a very close person of the Zhou family. He immediately said, "No one in the Jiang family knows about this, and I promise not to hurt them."
“Okay, the Taoist priest of the Taizu Temple outside the city saved a seriously injured immortal hero. He was also a Taoist priest, so he taught the Taoist priest the sword-controlling method. Later, I found out about it and bought the sword-controlling method for a large sum of money.
We comprehended together, and bought some inferior evil methods from some evil ways at a high price, and refined flying swords. It's a pity that without the power of true qi, it's difficult to exert its true power. "
Zhou An threw out two flying swords, stuck them into the floor tiles in front of the Sixth Prince and said, "I will take this man away. You stay here and wait for the Emperor's arrangements."
After saying that, Zhou An picked up Jiang Xian with one hand and flew out of the palace. This was the first time he left the palace.
(End of this chapter)
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