Man covers the sky and conquers all worlds

Chapter 216 Luo Yuheng, the Human Sect Master (Two Chapters Combined)

boom!
Amidst the intricately designed artificial hills and flowing water, Shangguan Pei's face trembled as he shattered the blue brick beneath his feet.

His fierce gaze lowered slightly as he stared at the old man in the black robe, chewing over the information the old man had provided. Finally, he slowly raised his eyelids.
"Wei Yuan... is suspected to be a sixth-rank martial artist! And... he even saw through your identity!"

Boom!
The old man in the black robe felt a chill run through him and instantly knelt down.
"It was my mistake. Not only did I fail to complete your mission, sir, but I also caused Wei Yuan to discover your identity. I deserve to die!"

As an elder of the Shangguan family, he practically watched Shangguan Pei grow up.

In his youth, this adult also held the Way of the Sage in his heart, believing that he studied the Way of the Sage in order to restore the country and appease the people!

But all of this changed after he passed the imperial examination, was assigned to work in the Hanlin Academy, and was ostracized...

The Shangguan family was a prominent and prestigious clan in Yuzhou.

Shangguan Pei was also a prodigy of the state.

At six, he began studying literature; at ten, he became a student of the imperial examinations; at twelve, a scholar of the county level; at sixteen, a successful candidate in the provincial examinations…

Even Wei Yuan's father was slightly inferior to him.

But when he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, passed with flying colors, and was assigned to the Hanlin Academy...

He discovered that the person inside the door grinding ink and copying simple memorials was the previous year's top scholar!

The person being scolded and trembling with fear was the runner-up from the previous year's examination...

A genius like him is utterly insignificant here...

As for the so-called prestigious family behind him, they are not worth mentioning at all.

At this point, his mindset finally began to change slightly.

Even now, at just over thirty years old, he has become the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the Great Feng Dynasty, and there are even rumors that he is very likely to become the Minister of Revenue in the future!

No one knew better than the old man about the sins he had committed.

Therefore, the old man in the black robe was well aware that the importance attached to this outcome was not solely due to his efforts.

But... Shangguan Pei still needed to vent his anger.

Moreover... he served as a black glove for the Shangguan family his entire life, and his existence... would ultimately not be tolerated by Shangguan Pei.

This was the opportunity.

Therefore, it is foolish to deny it outright after the deadline, or even to argue with it.

Instead, he should take the blame and risk his own life to secure a lifetime of wealth for his entire family!
After a long silence, Shangguan Pei finally suppressed the violence on his face and gently rubbed his temples, saying...
"You... are very clever, but I won't kill you. Go down there and spend a month in solitary confinement!"

Now it was the old man's turn to be somewhat taken aback, but only for a moment, he still kowtowed heavily.
"Yes……"

After he walked away, the gloom on Shangguan Pei's face immediately dissipated, and he simply gazed calmly at the lake.

"As long as you still cherish Xixue... you'll never escape my control!"

In those few short minutes, he had already weighed the pros and cons and made the choice that was most advantageous to him.

For him, people like himself are the hardest to control.

Conversely, those who value loyalty and righteousness can be manipulated and used even if they harbor resentment, as long as their inner thoughts are understood.

Meanwhile, in a secluded courtyard outside the city, Wei Yuan held a heavy sheet of Xuan paper in his hand.

As my gaze swept across the empty courtyard, a sense of loss rose within me, which I couldn't help but feel.

This person, whom he had always been wary of and who had taught him martial arts as if he were an elder brother, had just left him.

Only then did he realize that he had actually developed a kind of dependence on this person.

Just like when he was young, he liked to follow his father around all day.

"Fine! Since you trust me, then I will find that so-called luck for you!"

A multitude of thoughts surged through my mind, but finally, they coalesced into a single, decisive decision.

Boom!

Suddenly, as he was deep in thought, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Wei Yuan was startled!
With his current level of cultivation, even in this bustling city, he could sense ordinary people if they came within a hundred feet of him.

But the person who knocked on the door seemed to be nothingness to him.

"Uncle Shangguan?"

A refined and handsome face appeared in Wei Yuan's mind.

During the year he spent in the capital of Dafeng, he spent the vast majority of his time at the Shangguan residence.

He had almost no contact with anyone else, let alone... someone whose strength far surpassed his own!

However... although Shangguan Pei is strong, he is only a fifth-rank Confucian and Taoist!
Wei Yuan was confident that even if Shangguan Pei came in person, it would be impossible for him to miss his senses!

After all, the cultivation of martial artists at this time does not rely on the laws of heaven and earth like that of the Taoist sect, nor does it rely on so-called luck like that of Confucian scholars!
What they cultivated from beginning to end was merely their own muscles, bones, skin, flesh, body, and will...

At least that's how he went from the ninth rank to the sixth rank.

Therefore, even if someone is a level higher than him, it is unlikely that they could escape his perception at this distance.

"So be it! I'll meet force with force and water with water! No one can stop me from becoming stronger and taking my revenge!"

While Wei Yuan's expression was slightly wary, he had already formed the fist seal that Li Ming had taught him and slowly pulled open the door bolt.

Crunch!

The moment Mengshuang fell to the ground, the door opened automatically without any wind, slowly pushed open by a pressure as surging as a tide!

The source of the pressure was a man who seemed like an iron tower.

His murderous aura was intense, like a blood demon emerging from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. The moment he appeared, he brought heavy pressure to Wei Yuan.

"You are Wei Yuan?"

The man looked down at Wei Yuan indifferently and slowly spoke.

His sudden gaze held a hint of curiosity and comparison.

"it's me!"

Wei Yuan loosened his fist, appearing calm and composed.

Based solely on this person's aura, he guessed that this person's strength was at least at the half-step fourth rank!
And... he was also a warrior.

Someone of this caliber wouldn't be easily persuaded by his uncle, Shangguan.

Moreover, the intense bloodlust emanating from this person stemmed from his past experiences, not from any apparent intent to kill.

Wei Yuan did not sense any killing intent or hostility from him.

It's more of a scrutiny and curiosity, even... a comparison.

"A high-ranking official has personally requested that you join my ranks, starting as a centurion, and be dispatched immediately to the border to fight against the witch tribe. Are you willing?"

He paused slightly, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.

"Of course... it's no use refusing."

"Then... I shall respectfully accept your offer!"

Wei Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, and even his breathing quickened.

The Witch Clan...

Since his goal for the second half of his life was to annihilate the witch clan.

Then take this opportunity to join the border army and start by getting to know everything about the Wu tribe.

As for whether there are any traps involved?
Wei Yuan wasn't without suspicion, but this person's strength completely surpassed his own.

If you want to frame yourself, you don't need to go through all that trouble.

Furthermore... if he wants to become stronger, he will eventually have to choose a powerful faction. And he has no foundation whatsoever in this capital of the Great Feng Kingdom.

At this point, the position of centurion was clearly a good platform!

"Aren't you going to ask me where I'm from?"

The giant's interest grew even stronger.

Wei Yuan also revealed a slightly frank smile.
"Even if there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood, what difference does it make to me?"

He survived the horrific scene in Yuzhou City; what in this world can't he overcome?
……

Leaving the territory of Dafeng at dawn, he continued his cultivation and traveled far and wide. Unknowingly, he arrived in the Buddhist Kingdom of the far west.

Whoosh!

It was the height of summer at the time.

A heavy snow was falling from the sky, covering hundreds of miles, turning the entire border town into a snowy wonderland.

Dawn, draped in a long black robe, strode forward through the snow behind her.

Originally, he thought that after Wei Yuan attracted the attention of the supervisor, the supervisor would inevitably let him inherit many martial arts skills in order to cultivate Wei Yuan.

With Dawn standing behind Weiyuan, he could naturally take these many inheritances into his possession and use them as a foundation to hone his future path.

After all, as the embodiment of the Heavenly Way, no one in the world understands the way of the martial artist better than him, and how to proceed.

However, no one expected that the Supervisor's control over the Great Feng was so terrifying.

He only inadvertently revealed a trace of his aura, and it was already detected by the supervisor.

Just then, the Supervisor had already activated a portion of the Great Feng's national fortune, placing it upon Wei Yuan in an attempt to test whether he could bear this portion of the national fortune!

This is a delicate juncture, and even the supervisor is somewhat constrained at this time.

It just so happens that dawn is about to break!

Cultivating all the myriad methods of cultivation is ultimately not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

The many traditions and principles of this realm are ultimately derived from the laws of this realm.

With the Heavenly Dao Diagram on his back, Li Ming might very well be able to deduce some principles from it!
Whoosh!

Crunch!

A biting wind swept across the land, ruffling Li Ming's hair. Li Ming, her footsteps echoing through the snow, suddenly stopped.

"This snow... is a bit strange!"

In his perception, there were already at least several hundred people frozen to death in the snow beneath his feet.

Only one girl, around ten years old and about the same age as Wei Yuan, remained frozen inside, still clinging to a sliver of life.

"Huh? Someone with such a physique... actually ended up here?"

Dawn breaks in the blink of an eye.

A wisp of intense, yang energy dissipated and settled on the snowfield.

The ice and snow that pierced the earth instantly melted away, revealing a girl with an indifferent face yet a natural allure.

These are two completely opposite qualities, yet they blend together harmoniously in him.

"If an ordinary person were to be chilled to such an extent... they would have long since died, just like the other corpses on the ground. This is truly extraordinary."

As dawn sensed the exotic bloodline within the girl's body, he clicked his tongue in amazement.

This bloodline... is somewhat similar to the Crimson Hou and Black Serpent he fought against when he was in the main universe of Shrouding the Heavens.

This is... a demon!

However, there are huge differences between them.

The bloodline within this girl is slightly stronger than that of the red beast!

This is what surprised Dawn.

It should be noted that the Crimson Hou, in the vast universe of Shrouding the Heavens, can only be considered a great demon that has been tainted with the aura of a divine beast, but whose bloodline is mixed.

However, if it were to fall into an ordinary world like the Nine Cauldrons, it would be considered world-destroying, far surpassing the existence of the strongest beings!
But in this world, a seemingly harmless girl actually possesses bloodlines slightly stronger than those of the Crimson Hou.

This did indeed surprise Dawn.

"Alright, since we've met, it's fate. I'll save you this time."

Dawn shook her head slightly.

The girl not only inherited a mysteriously powerful bloodline, but also had a strange energy flowing within her body.

Combined with the power of wind and snow from the outside world, the interaction of these three energies achieved a strange balance.

But this balance is extremely fragile.

After all, the two types of energy within him will eventually run out.

The power of wind and snow from the outside world is almost inexhaustible.

As dawn fell silent, he slowly extended a finger and touched the girl's brow.

"uh-huh……"

The girl gave a soft snort, slowly raising her eyes, which were as indifferent as frost yet extremely alluring, revealing a wary expression.
"You are……"

"I saved you, shouldn't I be the one asking that question?"

Li Ming's eyes were deep and unfathomable.

The girl hesitated for a moment,

"My name is Luo... Shui!"

"hehe!"

Li Ming chuckled softly, neither confirming nor denying.
"Something must have happened here. This snowstorm couldn't have been caused by nature!"

The young girl looked at Li Ming, whose aura was that of an ordinary person, yet who seemed to be nothing amidst the wind and snow, and gently parted her red lips.
"There are people here who do not follow the Buddha's teachings. Bodhisattva... has sent down a calamity!"

"Is it just that a few people do not follow the Buddha's teachings, so they bring such a calamity to everyone? Or is it that the two religions are fighting for believers, and then it spreads to ordinary people?"

Dawn succinctly revealed the crux of the matter.

The girl's words may not be true, but the corpses buried beneath this snowfield cannot deceive the dawn.

Upon hearing this, the young girl Luo Shui closed her eyes in pain.

"I just... I just saw they were having trouble getting water, so I summoned clouds and rain to try and get some precipitation. I didn't expect..."

"You didn't expect to anger the Buddhist sect here, causing them to turn the rain into a three-hundred-mile-long snowstorm, did you! Human Sect disciple... Luo Yuheng!"

With a deep, unfathomable look in his eyes, he revealed the girl's identity with a single sentence.

When the girl's identity was revealed, an unnatural look appeared on her compassionate face.

"You know me, but who are you?"

Looking at the girl's icy yet youthful face, Li Ming couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
"Me? Just like you, someone who sees injustice and wants to crush it underfoot!"

"The difference is... your strength is insufficient, and you will only cause a backlash, while I... can crush them to pieces with one stomp!"

boom!
The moment the words echoed in the void, a phantom of a crimson-gold seal streaked across the sky like a meteor rising from the ground, thundering across the heavens.

In an instant, the wind and clouds dispersed, and the sky cleared and the air became crisp.

The snow that had blanketed hundreds of miles suddenly melted away, and a ray of warm sunlight shone down, enveloping the two of them.

This is the weight that an emperor must bear!
(End of this chapter)