Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 395 The Secret of the Scar of the Sky, and Who Are You?

Hearing that the Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Emperor had become prisoners.

Even with Wang Xianzhi's composure, her body couldn't help but tremble.

Xu Fengnian and Li Chungang, who had been watching him closely, were even more puzzled and curious. Who exactly were these so-called Heavenly Lord and Demon Lord? How could they make Wang Xianzhi react so strongly to the news of their defeat and capture?
Li Chungang sensed Xu Fengnian's subtle movement and immediately turned his head to signal with his eyes: "Don't look at me. I have been retired for many years and may not know more than you."

Heavenly Lord, Demon Lord?
He had never heard of such a being in the Jianghu of Liyang.

A low murmur sounded from the side: "When I came here, I heard that Prince Su of the Ming Dynasty is the youngest land-based sword immortal in the Ming Dynasty. There are even rumors that Prince Su has already stepped into the land-based celestial realm. Could it be true?"

It was Huang Longshi who spoke; his seemingly unintentional murmur was clearly audible in the small room.

Upon hearing this, Li Chungang's eyes indeed gleamed with the excitement of seeing a prey.

He is the Sword God who wishes that every swordsman in the world can open the gates of heaven with his sword. When he came, he had naturally heard about Zhu Jinzhen's deeds. He is the youngest land sword immortal in the Ming Dynasty, the strongest king of the frontier, who overshadows his contemporaries, and whose prestige is even higher than Zhang Sanfeng's.

Li Chungang was unaware of the so-called Heavenly Lord and Demon Lord.

But if Zhu Jinzhen were to reach the terrestrial Celestial Realm, given his knowledge of the numerous legendary achievements Zhu Jinzhen had created, perhaps…

Wang Xianzhi interrupted Li Chungang's thoughts in a deep voice: "Land-based Celestial Realm sword immortals are not enough!"

Everyone was even more surprised, not understanding why he was so certain.

“Even if you, Li Chungang, opened the Heavenly Gate with your sword and stepped into the realm of the terrestrial celestial being, the outcome of our battle would be fifty-fifty! Although the Prince of Su of the Great Ming Dynasty is exceptionally talented, he is nothing more than a young Li Chungang who has stepped into the realm of the terrestrial celestial being.”

Seeing Wang Xianzhi looking at him, Li Chungang fell silent.

It is true that he spared Li Chungang in his early years because he valued talent, but times have changed. Wang Xianzhi, the Martial Emperor City Lord who had been invincible for sixty years, was no longer the same as before, and had even entered the realm of the Celestial Being on the Land earlier than him.

Li Chungang asked himself, even if he were to step into the terrestrial celestial realm at this moment, how much chance of winning would he have against Wang Xianzhi?
the answer is……

It's a 50/50 chance!

The final result will either be mutual destruction, or one side will be severely damaged and the other will perish.

Seeing that Li Chungang did not refute, Wang Xianzhi continued, "I once fought against the Demon Lord and was utterly defeated in less than a hundred moves. Moreover, I am certain that at that time... the opponent had not yet achieved his full goal."

"And the Heavenly Lord's strength surpasses that of the Demon Lord. Moreover, his methods are even more mysterious and unpredictable!"

At this point, Wang Xianzhi suddenly looked intently at Li Wuyi, her eyes full of curiosity: "How did you defeat them? Although they were strong, they were not truly invincible. If I had fought to the death, I could have taken one of them down with me."

"but……"

"How did you deal with the people behind them?"

Wang Xianzhi asked several questions in a row.

When talking about being able to drag the Demon Lord or the Heavenly Lord to their deaths, Wang Xianzhi appeared completely calm. However, when inquiring about the people behind them, his tone became somewhat anxious.

Li Chungang and Xu Fengnian suddenly felt a chill. Could it be that there was someone behind the scenes who could make Wang Xianzhi say that the Heavenly Lord and the Demon Lord were only capable of dragging one person down with them?

For the first time, they felt that the waters of this world seemed unfathomably deep.

Xu Fengnian swallowed hard. He wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was very smart and knew exactly how terrifying the information Wang Xianzhi's words revealed was.

Almost simultaneously, the old man and the young man both thought of the same possibility.

heaven!

"Clap clap clap!"

Li Wuyi suddenly clapped his hands, a smile spreading across his usually cold face: "Wang Xianzhi, you've won a turning point for yourself. As for your worries..."

"A celestial being from heaven?"

A hint of disdain flashed in Li Wuyi's eyes, showing utter contempt for the celestial beings.

This scene sent shockwaves through the hearts of Wang Xianzhi, Li Chungang, Xu Fengnian, and Huang Longshi, who were all intently watching him. "A celestial being? Did I hear that right?" Xu Fengnian swallowed hard. He had a premonition that the news he was about to hear would be something he could never have imagined.

Wang Xianzhi and the others remained silent, simply watching Li Wuyi.

"On the day Your Highness arrived in the capital, the Heavenly Gate opened wide, and more than ten celestial beings suddenly descended to the mortal realm. As a result... Yang Ning, the number one expert of the Tian Ce Mansion, killed several celestial beings with his Silver Moon Spear that day."

"I, Commander Yan of the Xuanjia Secret Guard, have beheaded several immortals with my reverse-blade sword."

"Under the light eyebrow blade, Cangyun Yan Shuai killed several immortals who intended to descend to the mortal realm to commit atrocities, causing the immortals to scatter like birds."

"you guess……"

At this point, Li Wuyi's gaze suddenly fell on Huang Longshi: "What became of those immortals in the end?"

Huang Longshi's expression remained calm, but when he spoke, his voice was hoarse and trembled slightly: "I think..."

"Those immortals... all perished?"

A dozen or so immortals descended to the mortal realm, only to be slaughtered until their Dao hearts collapsed and they scattered and fled. Yet, in the end, not a single one escaped.
Not only did Xu Fengnian's eyes suddenly widen like copper bells, but Wang Xianzhi and Li Chungang also gasped in unison, unable to hide their shock.

"clever!"

Li Wuyi cast an admiring glance at Huang Longshi, then revealed a teasing expression: "There are seven gods in the Heavenly Scar organization, namely Martial Emperor, Ziwei, Zhenwu, Great Brahma, Three Officials, Thousand Autumns, and Dragon Lord."

"With Emperor Wu here, there is no need to investigate further."

Wang Xianzhi remained silent; this title was too distinctive.

It was something he did intentionally when he joined the Heaven's Scar.

"Ziwei is suspected to be related to the old Celestial Master Lü Suzhen who left Qingcheng Mountain in the north, or Lin Lingsu, the Grand Master of the Northern Song Dynasty."

"Zhenwu was Zhang Sanfeng's junior brother."

“We have verified that the Great Brahma is Daoyu, a disciple of Bodhidharma.”

"Dragon Lord was the most mysterious former leader of the Azure Dragon Society. He has been secretly executed by the secret guards, and the Azure Dragon Society was uprooted along with him, leaving no one alive."

"And what about you, Huang Longshi?"

"And who are you? What role do you play within the Heaven's Scar?"

Listening to Li Wuyi recount the information about the seven gods within the Heavenly Scar in such detail, even Li Chungang and Xu Fengnian, with their strong will, felt their hearts pound with fear.

None of the seven gods of the Heaven's Scar are easy to mess with.

Emperor Wu goes without saying, and Wang Xianzhi is universally recognized as the number one person in the martial arts world of Liyang.

Ziwei Lü Suzhen, the old Celestial Master of Qingcheng Mountain, is a figure in the Northern Li region known as a living immortal. His divination skills are unparalleled, he understands the changes of heaven, and he is a terrestrial immortal who has lived for nearly a hundred years.

Lin Lingsu was also a renowned Taoist grandmaster.

Although they didn't know who Zhenwu was, the title of Zhang Sanfeng's junior brother was enough to make them respect and be awe-inspiring.

Brahma, a direct disciple of Bodhidharma.

Not to mention the Central Plains, even in the Jianghu of Liyang, this is a more awe-inspiring name than Li Dangxin.

Only Long Jun was relatively unfamiliar to Li Chungang and Xu Fengnian, but they had heard of the Azure Dragon Society to some extent. Although Li Wuyi spoke of it casually, the two were certain that this person who dared to use Long Jun as his code name was definitely not a simple character.

But what truly caught their attention was Huang Longshi!
Three officials, a thousand autumns?
By the end, the two had learned the code names of the seven gods within the Heavenly Scar organization.

But I still didn't expect...

It's one thing for Emperor Wu Wang Xianzhi to be a member of some organization called Heaven's Scar.

Even Huang Longshi, whom they despised, this cunning old man who liked to manipulate people, was actually a member of that damned Heaven's Mark organization.
(End of this chapter)