Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 178 The Palace of Moving Flowers

The sword energy that Shen Ping'an unleashed wasn't particularly fast, let alone for Zhang San Niang, Yao Yue, and Lian Xing.

Even for Qu Feiyan and Shen Qingshan, dodging this slow-moving sword energy would not be difficult.

However, when faced with the sword energy approaching them, the group did not make any move to dodge. After letting the sword energy enter their bodies, they looked at Shen Ping'an with puzzled expressions.

In response, Shen Ping'an said calmly, "Lianxing has already been contaminated with the Hundred-Day Corpse Powder since she entered the Yihua Palace. We will be going in later, so we can leave the antidote in your bodies first."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San Niang and the others immediately understood.

"Alright, let's go inside and take care of the important matters first! After all, if the corpses aren't dealt with soon, there's a risk of disease outbreaks."

After glancing at the corpses of Zhou Hanlin and the others on the ground, Shen Ping'an spoke softly.

These days, in order to get to Yihua Palace as soon as possible, the group has spent most of their time on the road and has very little time to rest.

At this moment, all the people from Nameless Island and the Twelve Constellations had died at Shen Ping'an's hands. After confirming that the Hundred-Day Corpse Powder would only temporarily seal the power of the people in the Yihua Palace and would not affect their lives, the group was no longer anxious.

When they set off towards the depths of Embroidered Jade Valley, they did not use their lightness skill again.

It must be said that top-tier forces with long histories like Yihua Palace, Shenshui Palace, and Shenjian Villa are indeed vastly different from ordinary forces.

The gate of Shenshui Palace is located in Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain. Anyone who wants to enter Shenshui Palace must first pass through the underwater secret realm.

It is said that its underwater secret realm has a complex route and hidden traps.

Even if a martial artist at the Heavenly Gang Realm were to trespass, they would never return.

On the other hand, after entering the depths of Xiuyu Valley, the route from Yihua Palace is a canyon with towering cliffs on both sides. The space inside the canyon is not large, and it can only accommodate a maximum of ten people walking side by side at a time.

As they entered the canyon, Shen Ping'an and the others saw some corpses lying on the ground, dressed in the clothing of the nameless island.

There were also some sharp-tipped, purple bamboo arrows stuck in its body.

The number of corpses was as many as several hundred.

Only after Lianxing returned and confirmed that the traps in the canyon were deactivated did the group continue walking into the valley.

As she walked, Zhang Sanniang's gaze fell on both sides of the mountain wall.

Noticing some extremely well-hidden tiny holes in the mountain wall, Zhang San Niang said, "No wonder that even though the people of Yihua Palace were all poisoned, the people of Wuming Island and the Twelve Constellations only dared to surround them without attacking. It turns out that there are many traps and mechanisms in this canyon leading to Yihua Palace."

Lianxing said softly, "According to the records in the Yihua Palace, when the Yihua Palace was first established, the martial arts world was in chaos. In order to prevent outsiders from entering the Yihua Palace without permission, it took decades to carve the mountain of Xiuyu Valley in the middle and set up traps on both sides of the valley."

"With all the mechanisms activated, even a martial artist at the ninth level of the Heavenly Gang Realm would either die or be seriously injured if they wanted to pass through this canyon safely."

Qu Feiyan looked up at the canyon and asked, "How about crossing over the canyon?"

Yaoyue said calmly, "The traps above are no less numerous than those in this canyon."

Hearing Yaoyue's words, Qu Feiyan was secretly amazed.

When Qu Feiyan was sent to Shen Ping'an's side, Qu Yang would always place her in other safe places when he was handling things.

One of those times was when they were assigned to a small town only a hundred miles away from the Yihua Palace.

When she was alone, Qu Feiyan had thought before about sneaking into Yihua Palace to take a look.

Upon learning that so many traps had been set up around Yihua Palace, Qu Feiyan felt a wave of fear. She was glad that she had only thought about it and hadn't put it into action, otherwise she would probably be buried with grass growing three feet tall by now.

During their casual conversation, the group passed through the canyon one after another, and the entire view of the Yihua Palace came into view.

In the seemingly boundless valley ahead, camellias and peonies woven into a brocade spread across the entire valley. Seven layers of white jade steps rise from the center of the sea of ​​flowers, with pavilions of jade stacked one on top of another, arranged in a well-organized manner.

Even just standing at the entrance of the canyon, Shen Ping'an and his companions could already smell the fragrance of flowers.

Although the aroma is strong, it is subtle and elegant, fragrant but not cloying.

Birds hovered in the air.

As his gaze swept over the distant view of Yihua Palace, Shen Ping'an nodded and said, "It is said in the martial arts world that Yihua Palace is a place where a hundred flowers bloom, like a fairyland. Seeing it today, it is indeed true."

Hearing Shen Ping'an's praise, Yaoyue and Lianxing couldn't help but smile.

Just then, Shen Ping'an twitched his nose slightly, then shook his head and said, "It's a pity that the Hundred-Day Corpse-Planting Powder in this floral fragrance has a slight imperfection in the aroma of this valley."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yaoyue said coldly, "The Twelve Constellations are gone, but Nameless Island still exists. Once this matter is over, I will definitely lead people to destroy Nameless Island." Not only Yaoyue, but even Lianxing's eyes were filled with killing intent at this moment.

Shen Ping'an did not say anything about this.

In the martial arts world, people have always bullied the weak and feared the strong.

The reason why Yihua Palace was able to stand firm for hundreds of years was largely due to its infamous reputation.

If we remain indifferent after suffering such a great loss, the martial arts world might think that the current Yihua Palace is all bark and no bite.

Only by taking a firm stance and eliminating the nameless island can we serve as a warning to other martial artists and forces in the martial world.

Shen Ping'an said, "After the showdown between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue is over, I'll go with you!"

Yaoyue looked at Shen Ping'an with some surprise: "You're going too?"

Shen Ping'an said softly, "Since we've already made enemies, we should naturally see things through to the end. Besides, we don't know much about the Wan'an Sect behind Nameless Island, so it's always better to be cautious."

Yaoyue thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance of the Yihua Palace.

At this moment, almost all the disciples of Yihua Palace were gathered in front of the palace, each holding a sword in one hand.

When they noticed someone approaching, the disciples of Yihua Palace instinctively tensed up.

"They are not from Nameless Island or the Twelve Constellations, but the First Palace Master and the Second Palace Master."

"The Grand Palace Master has returned too?"

"The First Palace Master and the Second Palace Master have returned. Does that mean that the people from the Nameless Island and the Twelve Constellations have already left?"

As they raised their gazes slightly and their eyes fell upon Yaoyue and Lianxing, the expressions of the Yihua Palace disciples relaxed.

The somewhat tense atmosphere was greatly eased by these conversations.

As the group approached and saw Shen Ping'an walking between Yaoyue and Zhang Sanniang, the commotion among the Yihua Palace disciples gradually subsided, and they all looked at Shen Ping'an with curiosity.

The disciples of Yihua Palace were naturally aware of Yaoyue's reputation and habits.

Aside from slightly toning down her temper in front of the previous palace master and a group of elders, she had never been so quiet as to stay by the side of an outsider, especially a man.

For a time, everyone was speculating about the relationship between Shen Ping'an and Yaoyue.

Despite their curiosity, the disciples of Yihua Palace immediately knelt on one knee as the group approached.

"Meet the Grand Palace Master and the Second Palace Master."

When facing the disciples of the Yihua Palace in front of her, Yaoyue's gentle expression vanished instantly, replaced by her usual indifference and arrogance.

"Get up!" With a flick of his long sleeves, his voice, influenced by his true energy, reached the ears of all the disciples of the Yihua Palace present.

After the Yihua Palace disciple in front of her stood up, Yaoyue looked at Lianxing.

"Where are Master and the other Grand Elders?"

Lianxing replied, "They are all inside the Hundred Flowers Palace."

Upon hearing this, Yaoyue nodded to Shen Ping'an and stepped forward to lead the way.

Seeing Yaoyue set off, the Yihua Palace disciples who were blocking her way quickly moved to the sides to make way.

Before long, led by Yaoyue, Shen Ping'an and the others entered the Hundred Flowers Palace.

Behind nearly a hundred older elders of the Yihua Palace, five women sat cross-legged at the back of the main hall.

As he walked along the way, with the help of the power of heaven and earth and the abilities of the Earth Sword Realm, Shen Ping'an also learned about the cultivation levels of all the elders in the main hall.

What Shen Ping'an couldn't help but marvel at was that the weakest of the elders in the Yihua Palace was already at the Guiyuan Realm.

Furthermore, a third of them actually entered the Heavenly Gang Realm.

(End of this chapter)