Martial Arts Universe: With a single command, 100,000 iron cavalry will sweep across the martial wor

"Would you believe me if I said I wasn't afraid?"

"I don't believe it. No one is unafraid of death. If you want to die, why don't you commit suicide?"

Yan Jing'an is a powerful figure in the martial arts world, attracting the attention of even masters like Pang Ban, Lang Fanyun, and Lie Zhenbei. Compared to Fan Qinghui, she is more shrewd, though still somewhat naive at the moment.

Why would I want to die?

Yan Jing'an found it somewhat amusing, looking at Su Qingfeng. This Lord Wu Xiang seemed to know her very well, but how could that be? The two had only met for the first time at Youlin Xiaozhu; there was no way he could know her past.

Su Qingfeng felt somewhat helpless towards Yan Jing'an. After going around in circles, wasn't she just afraid of dying?

"Yan Jing'an, in the end, you are still afraid of death."

"Lord Wu Xiang, you've gone astray. What does my life or death have to do with you?"

"That's true. Then tell me, how many experts has Dini secretly trained?"

Do you think I would say that?

Su Qingfeng looked at the still charming Yan Jing'an and spoke with a threatening tone:

"You will. You should still be a virgin, right? There are thousands of soldiers guarding outside this prison, and the women of Cihang Jingzhai have been without men for a long time. If I let them come to 'visit' you, perhaps a few marriages can be formed."

Xiaomeng, standing to the side, frowned upon hearing this, but remembering Su Qingfeng's past behavior, she understood that he was merely trying to scare Yan Jing'an. She didn't believe Su Qingfeng would really treat a woman like that, and was instead a little worried that he might have developed feelings for Yan Jing'an herself.

Yan Jing'an was immediately enraged:

"**! How could you do such a thing!"

Seeing her excitement, Su Qingfeng smiled instead. The effect was even better than he had expected; he hadn't anticipated that Yan Jing'an would believe something he had just said casually.

He touched his chin, wondering to himself: Do I really look like a bad person?

Shaking off that thought, Su Qingfeng continued:

"Why not? My soldiers are still unmarried, and I am doing this to bring them some happiness. The women of Cihang Jingzhai are wasting their lives as nuns; they should return to secular life and get married."

Enraged, Yan Jing'an rushed to the prison door, reaching out to grab Su Qingfeng, but having lost her martial arts skills and with shorter arms, she missed. She could only point at Su Qingfeng, her voice trembling:

"You...you're utterly despicable!"

"**, you're such a ****** **."

Su Qingfeng smiled and brushed aside Yan Jing'an's outstretched hand, saying:

"Swear all you want. You can tell those women at Cihang Jingzhai that if they don't want to be raped by my men, they can rape me, and I can even provide them with weapons. Yan Jing'an, will you talk now or not?"

"Phew... I said."

Yan Jing'an wiped her hand that Su Qingfeng had touched and glared at him fiercely as she answered.

She had no choice. Most of the nuns at Cihang Jingzhai came from tragic backgrounds, and her master, Di Ni, treated them extremely harshly, frequently beating and scolding them, and even sexually assaulting them when in a bad mood. Of the thousands of nuns she had secretly trained, only about two hundred remained by her side in the end, demonstrating the extent of Di Ni's cruelty.

Although Su Qingfeng saw that she had agreed, he was afraid she would make things up. He knew that Yan Jing'an had two disciples, and he had heard that they were both stunning beauties, so he continued to threaten her:

"Heh, that's more like it. Yan Jing'an, you'd better not try to fool me with false information. I know your disciple Jin Bingyun and Qin Mengyao at Jingnian Temple—I know their whereabouts perfectly well. If you dare to spout nonsense, I guarantee those two bitches of yours will live a life worse than death."

"You're a devil..."

Yan Jing'an stared at Wu Xiangjun in horror, never expecting that he knew even about her two disciples. Jin Bingyun's information might have been accidentally leaked by someone else, but Qin Mengyao had been hidden away at Jingnian Temple since childhood, known only to her and her master, Di Ni. Could it be that... he had someone in Jingnian Temple?

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me everything you know."

"Dini has secretly trained twenty-two Grandmasters within these dozens of miles. Your men have already killed three and captured nine, leaving Cihang Jingzhai with ten Grandmasters. I am the only Great Grandmaster; the rest are all cultivators at the Innate Realm, numbering around one hundred."

"Hiss—that old nun Dini has actually trained so many grandmasters over the decades?"

Su Qingfeng was genuinely surprised. Grandmasters were incredibly rare; Fan Qinghui had cultivated for decades to reach that level, yet Di Ni had managed to train over twenty? She certainly had some skill.

Seeing his shocked expression, Yan Jing'an continued:

"I don't know the specific method. But these grandmasters will hardly make any further progress in the future. They were forcibly enhanced by drugs, and... they won't live past fifty."

Yan Jing'an couldn't care less about anything else at this moment. If Di Ni found out about the secret she had revealed today, she would definitely not survive. She knew Di Ni's character all too well, and now she could only hope that the person in front of her could defeat Di Ni, otherwise Su Qingfeng and she would both be doomed.

Yan Jing'an thought for a moment, then reminded Su Qingfeng:

"Lord Wu Xiang, the Heavenly Monk of Jingnian Temple is also a master of the Celestial Realm. You will be facing two figures who have stepped into the realm of terrestrial immortals. The Earthly Nun and the Heavenly Monk have reappeared in the martial world this time in order to achieve certain goals through the Li Clan—what exactly they are, I don't know."

Su Qingfeng was puzzled when he saw that she not only talked about Dini but also took the initiative to remind him. She had clearly refused to speak earlier, but now that she was talking, she had even mentioned things he hadn't asked about, which was really strange.

"The nun and the monk will be dealt with by someone. Yan Jing'an, why did you kindly remind me?"

"If Dini finds out I'm revealing these secrets, she'll never let me go. I'm warning you for my own survival. If you can't handle Dini and Tianseng, I won't survive either."

Su Qingfeng hadn't expected this reason, but considering the experiences of Fan Qinghui and Shi Feixuan, it seemed plausible. If Di Ni could even harm her own disciple, Yan Jing'an would likely be silenced if she revealed her secret. It seemed Di Ni was a ruthless person, devoid of any sense of kinship.

However, Su Qingfeng did not completely trust Yan Jing'an. This woman was a master at manipulating people's hearts in the future, and if he completely trusted her, he might not even know how he died.

He nodded to Yan Jing'an:

"I will verify what you said. If it is true, I can release you; but if you are lying to me, you should know the consequences."

Yan Jing'an, however, looked completely unconcerned:

"Suit yourself. Anyway, we're in the same boat now. If you die, I won't survive either."

In truth, she held little hope for Su Qingfeng. Both the Earthly Nun and the Heavenly Monk were terrestrial immortals at the Celestial Realm, while the strongest person beside this man was only at the Grandmaster Realm. By any measure, it seemed unlikely that he would win.

Yan Jing'an realized that she and the others from Cihang Jingzhai had not contacted Di Ni for many days, and Di Ni must have already noticed something was wrong. Even if she was unwilling to show herself openly now, she would definitely find a way to get rid of Wu Xiangjun.

Su Qingfeng didn't say anything more to Yan Jing'an. He understood that Yan Jing'an probably didn't know all of the nun's background either. Now that the Earth Nun and the Heavenly Monk had appeared, it would likely attract other experts at the Celestial Realm. These two would not easily show themselves before their plan was complete—they were also worried that other Celestial Realm experts would disrupt their plans.

Su Qingfeng glanced at Yan Jing'an, then left with Xiaomeng and the Black Widow. It was best to keep Yan Jing'an locked up here; unless the Earthly Nun and the Heavenly Monk came to rescue her personally, the others from Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zen Temple alone couldn't possibly save her and those bastards.

"Husband, is Yan Jing'an telling the truth?" Xiaomeng asked, seeing Su Qingfeng deep in thought. She knew that their opponents this time were two Celestial Realm cultivators, but she couldn't understand why the Earthly Nun hadn't come to her rescue, and why the Celestial Monk of Jingnian Temple in Luoyang hadn't shown up to deal with them either.

Su Qingfeng, holding Xiaomeng's hand, smiled and said, "What she said is probably true, but we can't believe it all. We'll know the truth in time."

Black Widow asked in bewilderment, "Master, why didn't the Earth Nun and the Heavenly Monk come to kill us themselves?"

Su Qingfeng has now come to a realization. Before the Li clan gains control of the world, the Earthly Nun and the Heavenly Monk will never openly appear in the martial arts world.

He smiled and said to the two men, "They are afraid that their reappearance in the martial world will attract the attention and investigation of other experts at the Celestial Realm. Their plan is extraordinary and must not be exposed before it is completed."

Xiaomeng then asked, "So they won't deal with us personally for the time being?"

"Yes, I won't take action myself for now, but I will definitely send people. As long as it's not the Di Ni and Tian Seng who come in person, no matter how many people they send, it's not a problem."

"As long as it's not those two at the Celestial Realm who come, we really don't need to worry."

"Don't worry, Bai Ruobing and Donghuang Taiyi should arrive in a few days. It's just that Shi Guanyin is nowhere to be found; the Shadow Assassins haven't found her yet."

Su Qingfeng felt somewhat helpless. He roughly knew where Bai Ruobing had gone, but Shi Guanyin hadn't said anything before leaving, and he had no idea where she had gone. Next time he saw her, he would definitely teach her a lesson.

Xiao Meng recalled what Su Qingfeng had said about Shi Guanyin and found it amusing. A Celestial Realm expert who should have killed him had instead been subdued by him. This person was truly extraordinary. Shi Guanyin's departure was likely to attend to some important matter.

Seeing Su Qingfeng's sullen expression, Xiaomeng chuckled and teased, "Ha, it must be something you did to Shi Guanyin, otherwise why would she have left without a word?"

Su Qingfeng inwardly cried out in protest—I didn't do anything! Well, I just kissed her once, that's all.

Could it be that the woman ran away because she was afraid I would take her?

He shook his head, sensing something was amiss. Shi Guanyin was already his wife; there was no reason for her to run away just because she didn't want to share a room with him.

So why did she leave?

Wait... Could Shi Guanyin be related to that Jellyfish Yin Ji?

Su Qingfeng suddenly recalled the Water Mother Yin Ji of the Divine Water Palace from the original novel. She was a formidable character, and the book mentioned that Shi Guanyin had once been defeated by her. Water Mother Yin Ji was far stronger than Shi Guanyin; Su Qingfeng estimated her strength to be at least above the Celestial Realm—though he didn't know what "above the Celestial Realm" meant. Shi Guanyin had already reached the late Celestial Realm, yet she was still no match for Water Mother Yin Ji; Water Mother Yin Ji was probably at the peak of the Celestial Realm, or even higher.

Thinking of this, Su Qingfeng became a little worried about Shi Guanyin. If she were captured by the Water Mother Yin Ji, he really wasn't confident he could handle her. The Divine Water Palace was mysterious and unpredictable, and the Water Mother Yin Ji's strength was beyond his current capabilities.

While Su Qingfeng was preoccupied with Shi Guanyin, Shen Luoyan had already consolidated the army of the Prince of Kaoshan in Luokou, not far from Luoyang. Now, she was leading 200,000 Sui border troops and 50,000 Netherworld cavalry towards Wagang Village, determined to take it down in one fell swoop.

Shen Luoyan knew Wagang Village inside and out and was very confident in defeating it. This was her first time working for Lord Wu Xiang, and since Lord Wu Xiang trusted her so much, she would never let him down.

At this moment, a messenger entered the tent to report: "General, the vanguard has approached Liyang and made contact with Shan Xiongxin's troops in Wagang Village."