Chapter 403 A Small Gift
Shushan.
A tall old man, accompanied by the head of Shushan, walked into the hall. He looked at a young man in the hall and sighed, "Heroes are born young..."
The old man's hair and beard were all white, and the wrinkles and scars on his face showed the traces of time. He was filled with a strong sense of decadence, but his eyes were sharp and bright, making it difficult to look directly at them.
The moment he saw the old man, Li Nuo felt as if he saw a sharp sword being unsheathed.
Facing this half-saint of Shushan, even he felt a subtle pressure.
As a fellow semi-saint, Huang Yuan of Zhaixing Tower had never given Li Nuo such pressure. Even his master had never given him such pressure. No wonder he wanted to seek a breakthrough in his cultivation. His strength was already at the peak of semi-saint, and he was only one step away from that legendary realm.
Li Nuo clasped his fists to the old man and said, "Junior Li Nuo, I pay my respects to Master Taixu."
The old man waved his hand gently and said, "I am Ling Que. Your strength is not inferior to mine. There is no need to be too polite. Just address me as an equal."
Master Taixu is nearly two hundred years old. Even if he is your master, you probably have to address him as "senior" and show respect to the elderly.
Without waiting for Li Nuo to speak, Master Taixu said, "They have already told me what happened. My talent is limited, and I have no hope of becoming a saint in this lifetime. Rather than sitting and dying in the mountains, I would rather use my broken body to exchange for a few semi-saints from the enemy countries, so that I can live up to the name of Shushan..."
Perhaps only someone at the peak of the semi-saint level could say such words calmly.
Li Nuo had no doubt that if he wanted to, it would be a very easy matter for him to kill three semi-saints like Huang Yuan before he died.
The martial arts world has never been concerned with worldly affairs; the rise and fall of dynasties has nothing to do with them.
Li Nuo originally thought that he would encounter setbacks in this journey, but he did not expect that Shushan was so magnanimous. He had originally planned to give him 30 years of life, but now he feels a little embarrassed to do so.
Li Nuo clasped his fists and said, "Senior, your integrity is something I admire greatly. I am giving you a small gift. I hope you can break through to the level of Martial Saint one day..."
The leader of Shushan glanced at Li Nuo and didn't see any gifts on him.
Taoist Taixu also did not take this sentence to heart. He had lived for nearly two hundred years and now that his end was approaching, he had become indifferent to everything. If he could sacrifice his life for the country and leave a mark in history books in the future, it would not bring shame to the reputation of the Shushan School.
In silence, he noticed that the head of Shushan suddenly changed his expression, staring at him with shock, as if he had discovered something incredible.
In the eyes of the Shushan leader, something extraordinary had indeed happened.
I saw that the scars on the master's face were disappearing quickly, and large patches of black hair were mixed in with his white hair, giving people the feeling of rejuvenation in an instant.
Master Taixu also realized the changes in his body at this moment. He looked down at his hands and felt that his body had returned to its peak. He said in shock and confusion: "This, this is..."
Li Nuo smiled slightly and said, "I don't have much to give you. I'm just giving you 60 years of life. This is just a small gift. It's not much of a respect..."
"What!"
The leader of Shushan looked at Li Nuo in a daze, a little bit unbelieving what he heard.
He had lived for decades, but this was the first time he heard of giving a gift to extend one's life.
And the gift will last for sixty years.
Although this sounded extremely unbelievable, the change in his master's appearance forced him to believe it.
But isn’t this more powerful than the life-extending elixir?
If the head of Shushan still had a trace of doubt, as a half-saint, Zhenren Taixu knew his body very well. At this moment, he clearly felt that his body seemed to have returned to sixty years ago!
The body from sixty years ago still has the current peak cultivation level.
With this sixty years, he has enough confidence to step into the realm of Martial Saint!
At this moment, this martial arts semi-saint at the peak of the sixth realm looked at Li Nuo with an extremely incredible look that contained great surprise. His lips trembled slightly and he was speechless for a moment...
Is there anyone in this world who would actually give someone a sixty years of life for nothing?
…
Soon, two streams of light flew out from Shu Mountain.
The originally peaceful and tranquil sea of clouds was suddenly torn apart, revealing two long passages.
Under the feet of Master Taixu, there was a giant sword that was moving rapidly across the sky.
Even if he ran at his fastest speed, the young people around him could still follow him steadily.
The speed of a sword cultivator is already the limit for a warrior, but Li Nuo can keep up with him without even using the ability of a half-saint of the legalist school.
The cloud of righteousness is invisible, and to Li Nuo it looks like it is flying in the air.
The two were rushing to Sanqing Sect.
The masters of Shushan have already led a group of fourth-level disciples to the Kingdom of Yue.
The cloud of righteousness was moving at an extremely fast speed. The mountains and rivers beneath his feet were rapidly retreating. Li Nuo looked forward, and in a place that Master Taixu could not see, the code was still floating there quietly as always.
As his cultivation level continued to improve, the power in his body increased, and the connection between Li Nuo and the code became clearer and clearer.
He was already certain that the code was definitely not something that the Legalists could create alone.
At the very least, increasing one's life span by trying criminals would inevitably involve the methods of the Yin-Yang School.
In the process of acquiring the prisoner's abilities, Li Nuo also sensed an extremely weak trace of the power of a thief.
When the prisoner's portrait appeared on the code, Li Nuo sensed the calligrapher's traces again.
Moreover, he had a sense that something was wrong.
The code suspended in front of him was not complete and seemed to be missing a part.
But he couldn't tell what was missing.
Perhaps, as his cultivation continues to improve, one day, all the secrets of the code will be revealed...
…
Sanqing Mountain.
Two streams of light streaked across the sky and landed on Yuxu Peak.
After sensing the auras of these two semi-saints, an aura of a semi-saint appeared on Yuxu Peak, Yujing Peak and Yuhua Peak respectively.
The next moment, three figures appeared opposite Li Nuo and Master Taixu.
There were three people, two men and one woman. The two old men had white hair and beards, and the last one was a middle-aged woman.
"Master Taixu?"
When the two old men saw Master Taixu, a look of deep surprise appeared on their faces.
They naturally knew this fellow from Mount Shu. They had only started practicing when True Man Taixu became famous. What surprised them was that True Man Taixu Ling Que was nearly two hundred years old and was nearing the end of his life, but he did not look like he was nearing the end of his life at all.
The last time I saw him, he had a head full of white hair and a face full of scars. How come he looks so much younger this time?
Did he make a breakthrough?
It's impossible. He has already reached the peak of Semi-Saint. One step further would be Martial Saint. But at this moment, the aura on his body is still only at the level of Semi-Saint.
The young man around Master Taixu surprised them even more.
Judging from his face, he seems to be only in his early twenties, but the aura he exudes is no weaker than that of Master Taixu.
When did such a strong man appear in this world?
Just when the two leaders of the Sanqing Sect were full of doubts, they saw the young half-saint bow to the junior sister beside them and said, "Greetings, Master."
They both turned their heads at the same time. When did Junior Sister accept a Semi-Saint disciple?
After paying respect to his master, Li Nuo bowed to the other two elders and said, "Greetings, two uncles..."
The two looked at Li Nuo, then looked at each other, feeling even more confused.
After a moment.
Yuxu Palace.
"I see."
"Congratulations, Junior Sister, for accepting a good disciple."
"Haha, if that's the case, then my Sanqing Sect also has four saints..."
…
The two had already heard that their junior sister had accepted a disciple with extraordinary talent.
I just didn't expect that he could grow to this extent in such a short time.
Of course, legalists and warriors have completely different paths. What is absolutely impossible for warriors may not be impossible for other families.
In addition to being amazed at the cultivation level of this junior fellow apprentice, they were actually more curious about how Master Taixu became younger.
Of the three semi-saints of the Sanqing Sect, only the junior sister is younger and has another sixty years of life left. The other two will also face the problem of death within twenty years...
However, they were not in a position to ask this kind of question directly.
Yujing Zhenren looked at Taixu Zhenren and asked, "I wonder why Taixu Zhenren came to Sanqing Sect this time?"
Master Taixu said, "The world is in chaos now. Wei and Chu are attacking Daxia together. Although we are from the martial arts world, our sect is rooted in Daxia. I would like to invite the three of you to come down the mountain to fight against the foreign enemies together. What do you think?"
True Man Yuhua glanced at Li Nuo and it was not difficult for him to guess that he came to Sanqing Sect this time for this matter.
Unexpectedly, he even invited Master Taixu, who had not left the seclusion for many years.
After all, he was her disciple. Before the other two sect leaders could speak, she said, "Although the Sanqing Sect does not interfere in worldly affairs, if Daxia is destroyed, it will be difficult for us to remain unscathed. Since Shushan is willing to help the court, I, the Shangqing Sect, am also willing to do my part for the people..."
The Sanqing Sect is named as one sect, but in reality it consists of three sects. As the leader of the Shangqing Sect, she can only be the leader of the Shangqing lineage.
After the Taiqing and Yuqing sect leaders briefly pondered, Yujing Zhenren nodded and said, "Since Junior Sister has made up her mind, how can I, the Taiqing sect, just sit back and watch?"
Yuxu Zhenren continued: "The three branches of Sanqing Sect advance and retreat together. I, the Yuqing branch, am also willing to fight against foreign enemies together with Shushan."
Li Nuo clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master and my two uncles."
As a disciple of the Sanqing Sect, he was so generous to the seniors of Shushan, so he should not be stingy with his own family. Li Nuo looked at the three people and said, "Disciple has a small gift for Master and the two uncles..."
The three leaders of the Sanqing Sect did not think much about it. Yu Jing Zhenren even said, "Nephew, you don't have to be polite. This is our first meeting. If we want to give you a gift, it should be us who give you one..."
Only the face of Taixu Zhenren of Shushan showed a look of astonishment.
He knew very well what the "little gift" that Li Nuo was talking about was.
Could it be that he also wants to give them a lifespan of sixty years?
As a semi-saint of the Legalists, his life span would not exceed two hundred years.
Judging from Li Nuo's age, he has at most three decades left to live, and he has already given up one decade of his own life. Now he is going to give up these three sect leaders as well - is he going to die himself?
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Yue State.
Outside Bozhou City, inside the military tent.
Bai Yu paced back and forth in the tent, his face full of anxiety.
He had received news that Wei and Chu were invading Daxia at the same time. Daxia's national strength was not as good as Wei and Chu to begin with, so it was struggling to deal with just one of them. Now it was being attacked on two fronts and had no chance of winning at all.
Although the State of Yue was small, it had an army of 100,000. He wanted to transfer the troops back to the country immediately, but without the order from the court, he could only keep his troops here and was almost dying of anxiety.
Just then, a figure walked in from outside.
Bai Yu looked back, and after a moment of surprise, he showed a look of surprise on his face, and immediately said, "Master Li, is there another mission?"
Li Nuo nodded.
Bai Yu's face was even more delighted, and he quickly asked, "Should I mobilize the troops back to Daxia?"
Li Nuo shook his head.
Bai Yu's expression became visibly disappointed when he heard this.
Li Nuo continued: "This time the mission is more important, we have to strike Wei Chu in a flash..."
Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly looked up and asked uncertainly: "Dodge, who should I dodge?"
(End of this chapter)
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