Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 370 Interrogation
Bang bang bang!
High in the sky, An Lu's golden body shattered under repeated attacks, he coughed up blood, and his breath became weak.

This pleasure-seeking prince had just shown his talent when he was utterly humiliated. At this moment, he must be regretting that he was better off being a pleasure-seeking prince.

Xing Feng did not kill An Lu. He stopped after crippling him, wanting to keep him alive.

Seeing that the matter was settled, the Cui family patriarch stepped forward and said loudly, "Prince Anlu of Qinghe County colluded with evil Taoists to massacre the cultivators of Qinghe County, causing suffering to the people of Qinghe County. My Cui family had no choice but to retaliate. We hope that those unrelated to the Prince's Mansion can truthfully report to the court."

After saying that, he looked down at the Cui family members and said, "Come back with me."

What happened next was beyond the Cui family's control.

At least on the surface, the Cui family is in the right today. The court will need other pretexts to deal with the Cui family.

Cui Kun glanced at the figure on the high platform, and someone beside him reminded him, "Let's go."

The feud between the imperial court and Lishan was beyond the Cui family's control. The fact that the imperial court failed to crush Lishan in one fell swoop several years ago meant that a counterattack was inevitable.

However, it seems that Lishan is ultimately no match for the overwhelming trend.

A moment later, the Xie family patriarch returned and said loudly, "That evil Taoist priest's magic is powerful; he escaped using talismans."

His strength was ultimately lacking. Even though the Cold Crow Daoist had been severely injured, he still couldn't defeat him. It's unknown whether he will become a hidden danger for the Xie family.

Afterwards, the Xie family patriarch also led his people away. Although he had resolved the calamity for the Cui and Xie families, he did not feel safe. On the contrary, the aristocratic families of Qinghe County were now in great danger.

Xing Feng didn't care about the attitudes of the Cui and Xie families. Although they were both trying to deal with An Lu and Han Ya Dao Ren, their ultimate goals were different.

The Cui and Xie families left the mountain to eliminate potential threats to their own families, while they sought to uncover the truth behind what happened back then.

With a loud crash, An Lu's obese body slammed heavily onto the high platform, creating a large hole in the middle. Xing Feng appeared in his true form, landing on the platform and capturing An Lu. The people from the surrounding Prince's Mansion dared not utter a sound.

With the Prince's heir killed and Prince Anlu of Qinghe captured alive, if they dared to jump, they would face certain death. They had no doubt that Lishan dared to kill them.

Xing Feng held An Lu in his hand, and Wen Ruyu also stepped forward, her body radiating killing intent.

“You know what I want to ask,” Xing Feng said, staring at An Lu.

"Kill me then." An Lu's body was swollen and even fatter, his eyes narrowed as he stared at Xing Feng. Since he was already doomed, he had resigned himself to his fate.

"It's not that easy to die." Xing Feng's voice was icy cold. He then lifted An Lu's body and soared into the sky, saying, "Let's go."

Wen Ruyu followed on her sword, and Li Fan followed suit in a flash.

Among the crowd below, Huang Xiong, Lu Yuan, and others followed one after another. In the blink of an eye, their figures gradually shrank in the field of vision and disappeared into the horizon.

"They're gone." The crowd from Qinghe County hadn't quite come to their senses yet; everything that had happened today was far too dramatic.

The demon-slaying escalated into a conflict between the Prince's Mansion and aristocratic families, ultimately leading to the appearance of a powerful cultivator from the mountains.

The prince who slew the demon and the Taoist immortal became the culprits of this calamity.

Is there anything in this world that can be trusted?
What role did the imperial court play?
In the wilderness, on a barren mountain, Xing Feng threw An Lu's body on the ground. Wen Ruyu and Li Fan arrived one after another and walked up to An Lu.

An Lu glanced at the group and sat up. Knowing that death was inevitable, he relaxed and looked at Wen Ruyu: "Wen Haoran's son has already reached the Dao Body Realm."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Fan and asked, "And who are you? You defeated Jiang Tai'a at the summit of Li Mountain. Where did you come from?"

"Will you or Wen Ruyu be the future leader of Lishan?"

He looked at the two men with great interest, then his gaze fell on Xing Feng, and he became somewhat curious.

Back then, Lishan had two exceptionally talented individuals who both had the potential to become the next generation of Lishan Sword Master: Wen Ruyu's father, Wen Haoran, and Zuo Canglan.

One of them died, and the other was severely injured; neither of them had any hope left.

With these two 'fallen', there is no one in Lishan who can shoulder the responsibility. Ji Hua is not bad, but he is still lacking. In his opinion, if Lishan is to have a successor, it would be one of the two young men in front of him.

Xing Feng ignored him, his icy eyes seeming to pierce through him. An Lu smiled nonchalantly and said, "I think I know. Rumor has it that a major event happened in Chixiao City a few years ago. The Sword Saint Wuya, who had disappeared for many years, reappeared and drew his sword for a young man, killing Li Chengying, the fifth-ranked swordsman in the world, with a single strike. So, you are the successor of Lishan?"

He squinted at Li Fan: "I didn't expect this. I overlooked it before. Wen Haoran's son actually couldn't beat you. Who exactly are you? Let my son die knowing the truth." His eyes revealed a hint of hatred.

An Shicheng died at the hands of Li Fan.

"Li Fan, a disciple of Zuo Canglan and the junior brother of my junior brother." Li Fan looked at An Lu and replied, "What you want to know, I will tell you. Can you tell us what you want to know?"

"Tell you?"

An Lu looked at Li Fan and laughed, then shook his head: "Does it matter whether you tell him or not? It's all the same path to death. What's the point of knowing? Back then, you were young when you defeated Jiang Tai'a, and perhaps no one cared. But the Sword Saint Wuya in Chixiao City drew his sword for you. Now you roam the world with your sword. How could the court ignore your existence? How could they tolerate your existence? You Lishan have been too arrogant. You've been arrogant for a thousand years. You should have thought about the end. Now that your fate is over, it's time for your story to end."

“There is a difference between speaking and not speaking.” A cold voice came from Wen Ruyu’s mouth, and then a sword was directly pierced into An Lu’s chest. The sword intent surged into An Lu’s body. Wen Ruyu held the sword hilt and twisted it lightly. An Lu grimaced in pain, and his fat seemed to tremble.

“At least, you can die a quick death.” Wen Ruyu stared at An Lu with eyes that seemed devoid of any emotion.

An Lu glanced down at the sword on his body, then looked up at it, a maniacal smile in his eyes: "You and your father are indeed different. Wen Haoran would never be like this. Your murderous aura is much stronger than his. Even if you have higher talent, your swordsmanship achievements may not surpass your father's."

Wen Ruyu completely ignored what the other party said, continuing to stir with his sword. He didn't care what An Lu said; he only cared about one thing: who was involved in his death back then?

An Lu curled up, then burst into wild laughter. Wen Ruyu's murderous intent intensified, and killing intent surged into his sword.

But at that moment, Wen Ruyu seemed to sense something unusual; a force seemed to be rapidly expanding within An Lu's body.

His obese body suddenly continued to swell, and his already weak breath suddenly intensified.

A terrifying killing aura instantly erupted from Wen Ruyu's body, and a boundless killing intent swept out, rushing into the fat body. He shouted, "Junior Brother, step back."

After saying that, an invisible force sent Li Fan flying.

"Bang." Xing Feng took a step forward, his arm about to strike down, when a violent aura swept out, and An Lu's body erupted with an incomparably brilliant golden light, his physical body seemingly unable to withstand the rapid expansion.

"No more saints will be allowed to appear in the world."

An Lu laughed wildly, and as the sound faded, a deafening roar resounded, golden light filled the sky, and a destructive storm swept out. Even Wen Ruyu, who was protected by sword energy, was blasted away. Xing Feng reached out to grab it but only managed to grab a piece of clothing, his body splattered with blood.

Li Fan and Lu Yuan, who arrived later, were not greatly affected by Wen Ruyu's sword intent, but were only pushed back a distance by the storm.

His eyes were grim, and his heart sank.

What kind of evil technique is this that causes the body to self-destruct?

Anlu's body completely disappeared from the world, preferring to self-destruct rather than reveal what happened back then.

Xing Feng held the hem of the garment and remained silent for a moment before whispering, "After An Lu was granted the title of Prince of Qinghe, he settled in Qinghe County. But before that, he must have had other identities and probably had family members."

Therefore, An Lu would rather die by self-destruction.

“The world does not allow for saints.”

Wen Ruyu murmured to herself, savoring the meaning behind the words.

Under the Great Li Dynasty, is it forbidden for any more sages to emerge?

A powerful swordsman can suppress an entire world.

Zuo Canglan has the opportunity to become a Sword Saint.

Wen Haoran also has the opportunity to become a sword saint.

Therefore, the one who does not allow a sage to emerge is either the one sitting in the court, or someone else?
Did that Taoist temple or Buddhist temple also participate in it?

Anlu's Buddhist practices and the origins of the Cold Crow Taoist.

How many people were involved in what happened back then?

(End of this chapter)