Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 264 The Song Clan of Lingnan, The Heavenly Blade Song Que
Lingnan.

This territory belongs exclusively to the Song family, one of the four major clans, and is beyond the control of even the imperial court.

In this area, only the Song family's voice could be heard.

In his early years, Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty wanted to sweep through the south and once led an army of 100,000 to conquer Lingnan.

Song Que, the patriarch of the Song family, personally led 10,000 elite troops and managed to repel Yang Jian's 100,000-strong army.

The two sides fought ten decisive battles, and Song Que won all ten.

Song Que's martial arts skills and military strategy were so superb that even Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty had a headache.

After the great battle, they had no choice but to adopt a policy of appeasement, enfeoffing Song Que as the Duke of Zhennan, which was tantamount to giving the Lingnan region to Song Que.

This demonstrates Song Que's formidable strength.

Sharpening Knife Hall.

This is where Song Que practices his skills. He spends almost all his time honing his swordsmanship here, striving to improve further.

They were also waiting for the right opportunity to restore Han rule.

In his view, although the Sui Dynasty royal family had Han Chinese blood, they also had more barbarian blood and were not pure.

Therefore, he was waiting for an opportunity to overthrow the Sui Dynasty.

At that moment, a middle-aged man hurried over.

His name is Song Zhi, the second younger brother of Song Que. Known as the "Earth Sword," he is a master swordsman and the second-in-command of the Song Clan.

Song Que usually honed his swordsmanship, while Song Zhi handled most of the affairs.

"Brother."

Song Zhiwang saw Song Que sitting on the whetstone, handsome and imposing, with his eyes closed, immersed in the understanding of swordsmanship. He bowed and called out softly.

Song Que opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a blade breaking through its sheath, his eyes piercingly intense, as if a scene of sword light were visible within them.

"You come in such a hurry, has something major happened in the martial world again?"

Song Que remained calm and composed, his voice somewhat indifferent.

This made Song Zhidu feel as if the elder brother in front of him was not a person, but a knife speaking to him.

I was shocked; my elder brother's swordsmanship had become even stronger.

He steadied himself and said, "Elder brother, the Longevity Manual, one of the four great books in the world, has reappeared in the martial arts world."

"That 'Longevity Manual,' which is said to be a Taoist treasure? It hasn't appeared for so many years, but it has suddenly reappeared at this time."

Song Que vaguely sensed some opportunity. He cultivated the Heavenly Blade and comprehended the Dao of Heaven, making him extremely sensitive to events in the martial world.

"Where is this book now?" Song Que asked.

Although he practiced swordsmanship, he naturally had some interest in this legendary Taoist classic.

Song Zhi's expression turned slightly solemn as he said, "It is currently in Yangzhou, and it is rumored that it has fallen into the hands of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty."

"How did it fall into his hands?" Song Que frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss.

"Yang Guang, seeking the way to immortality, ordered Yuwen Huaji to seize this book," Song Zhijian stated succinctly.

"Longevity..."

Song Que shook his head: "A mere martial arts manual can grant immortality? That's nothing but wishful thinking."

"Brother is absolutely right. Yang Guang indulged in pleasure all day long, and his body was depleted early on. How could he possibly master that divine skill?"

Moreover, the "Longevity Manual" is an ancient and extraordinary book; even Yang Guang probably couldn't understand it.

A cold smile appeared on Song Zhi's face, showing no respect for Yang Guang and full of mockery.

"That is true, but this book should not have fallen into his hands."

Song Que's brows did not relax; instead, he felt that this did not conform to the workings of the natural order.

He cultivated the Heavenly Dao and had long ago vaguely sensed that the destiny of the Sui Dynasty was not strong enough.

After Emperor Yang Guang of Sui ascended the throne, he watched as the dynasty's fortunes declined.

Now, there are many righteous armies in various parts of the country, rebelling against the rule of the Sui Dynasty.

Meanwhile, the Turks were on the outside, plotting to invade and occupy the Central Plains.

Such chaos is a clear sign of the end of a dynasty.

How could Yang Guang possibly obtain the "Secret of Longevity" at such a time?!
It should be noted that this extraordinary book was written by Guang Chengzi, the teacher of the ancient Yellow Emperor, and was later passed down to the Yellow Emperor, and subsequently fell into the hands of several emperors.

All of them involve cultivation by emperors, and Song Que understood that this book might carry the destiny of an emperor.

Logically, this book should have fallen into the hands of the hidden dragon who was about to overthrow the Sui Dynasty in this chaotic world, rather than the Sui Emperor Yang Guang whose fate was nearing its end.

"Could it be that the Sui Dynasty still has a chance to reverse the situation?"

Song Que frowned even more deeply, feeling increasingly that something was very strange about this.

It violates the laws governing the operation of Heaven.

"Big brother? What's wrong?" Upon seeing this, Song Zhi's smile vanished, and he quickly asked.

"Keep a close eye on Yang Guang's movements; I need to know what he's been up to lately!"

Song Que snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Song Zhi, giving him some instructions.

"Yes, elder brother, I will immediately send someone to investigate all of Yang Guang's movements within the Jiangdu Palace!"

Song Zhi also vaguely sensed that this matter was not simple, and his expression became solemn.

"Go ahead, and let me know if anything changes."

Song Que waved his hand and closed his eyes again.

Song Zhi bowed slightly, took his leave, and then left.

But after Song Zhi left, Song Que opened his eyes again, looked in the direction of Yangzhou and Jiangdu, and murmured:

"Yang Guang! Yang Guang!"

He repeated it twice, and finally, his eyes turned cold. He used his hand as a knife to carve Yang Guang's name on the whetstone.

Everyone whose name he carved on the whetstone was someone he considered a formidable enemy.

There were many names on this whetstone, but they have all been erased.

Clearly, he defeated them all.

Today, the whetstone bears a different name, not that of a renowned martial artist, but that of an emperor.

This is an extremely rare occurrence.

But Song Que had a feeling, and without realizing it, he carved Yang Guang's name.

Because he had a feeling that Yang Guang had changed, and that a battle was inevitable.

After completing these steps, Song Que closed his eyes again, immersing himself in comprehending the sword technique.

He created the Heavenly Blade Technique, and also developed the Eight Heavenly Blade Secrets and eight unique skills.

There are only three people in the world who are known to be Grandmasters, but no one knows that Song Que has already become a Grandmaster of the Dao of the Sword in the past twenty years.

Because, in the art of swordsmanship, he was already invincible twenty years ago.

Becoming the number one swordsman in the world is the pinnacle of swordsmanship for all swordsmen in the martial arts world.

However, because his reputation was not widespread enough, no one knew that he had already reached the level of a Grandmaster.

However, Song Que did not stand still after reaching the Grandmaster level of the Dao of the Sword.

He wanted to become stronger again and take his swordsmanship to the next level.

Over the years, he deduced that there should be one more blade above the Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques.

The ninth strike in Heaven's Blade.

Now, Song Que has made some progress on the ninth strike.

With his comprehension and understanding of the sword, it won't be long before the ninth strike of the Heavenly Blade is born.

Therefore, Song Que quickly put the matter that had just occurred out of his mind.

Once you comprehend the way of the sword, you can no longer have any distracting thoughts.

In his eyes and in his heart, there is only the knife!

There was nothing else but the knife!

Strands of sword intent emanated from his body, causing many of the precious swords in the Sharpening Hall to tremble.

Heavenly Blade is not just a title, but also a realm of mastery!
This is the highest realm of swordsmanship, where man and sword become one!

Song Que seems to be a born swordsman, born for the way of the sword.

Such a level of achievement is unmatched by anyone else in the world.

Song Zhi, who had just stepped out of the Sharpening Hall, couldn't help but feel the knife at his waist tremble. Then, he looked towards the direction of the Sharpening Hall as if he were bowing in worship.

"My elder brother's swordsmanship is becoming increasingly terrifying!"

Song Zhi's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he bowed with his precious sword, something he had never heard of before.

Such a way of wielding the sword terrified even this swordsman known as the Earth Sword.

"Our Song clan is not without a chance to unify the world!"

Song Zhi pressed down on the knife at his waist, a smile appearing on his face.

With steady steps, we stepped forward.

As chaos erupted, the Song clan of Lingnan had been observing the world's turmoil for decades, and it was soon their turn to contend for the world!
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