I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 234 Didn't I tell you that I'm a prince?

A moment later, Ye Qingzhou had almost stripped Ji Boying naked. After all, as the Crown Prince of Yu Kingdom, his entire outfit was a treasure.

Wearing flowing cloud boots and a golden feather robe, even his personal storage ring was piled high with all sorts of rare and precious items, so many of them were priceless treasures that Ye Qingzhou was amazed and speechless.

"Indeed, a horse won't get fat without night grass, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth."

Ye Qingzhou used to think that by possessing Kang Jinlong's remains, he would be the richest man on Blue Star.

But compared to the ancient Yu Kingdom in the cave, which has existed since ancient times and has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, he is probably not much better than a beggar.

"You! You're an insult to civility!"

Ji Boying, who was only wearing a pair of underwear, cursed loudly with a resentful expression.

He, a prince, had never been treated like this before.

His Flowing Cloud Boots were made from the tail feathers of the Kunpeng, giving them the ability to ride the wind and soar ninety thousand miles into the sky.

The Golden Feather Robe is even more extraordinary. It is a robe sewn with golden silkworm silk and golden crow feathers. Not only is it extremely defensive, but it can also absorb fire-attribute attacks. It is the best of the best equipment, and its function is almost divine.

But now, they've all been plucked off without any mercy by Ye Qingzhou.

Of course, the most precious item was a glass-like gemstone treasured by Ji Boying in a jade box. Its surface was shimmering with five colors: black, white, blue, yellow, and red, and it had an extraordinary appearance.

"Give it back to me!"

The moment Ji Boying saw the gem, he was like a cat with its fur standing on end, his eyes filled with panic and anxiety: "This is one of the most precious treasures of my Feather Clan. I advise you two to return it to me, or you will bear the consequences."

Other rare and precious natural treasures, no matter how valuable, can be disregarded by the Yu Kingdom's resources.

But the gems before us are different; they are truly non-renewable resources.

Lian Hongying's expression instantly turned serious. She carefully examined the treasure in Ye Qingzhou's hand several times before guessing with surprise and uncertainty, "Could this be the legendary Five-Colored Divine Stone used by Nuwa to mend the sky?"

"Five Colored Divine Stone!"

Ye Qingzhou was also greatly surprised to hear this, because he had seen records of the Five-Colored Divine Stone in the "Heavenly Casting Scripture".

Although the Five-Colored Divine Stone looks like a piece of multicolored glass gemstone, it is actually a solidified innate five elements.

In ancient times, a cataclysmic disaster struck, shattering the heavens and threatening all living beings with annihilation. It was the goddess Nuwa who used her divine power to combine the five primordial elements and forge five-colored divine stones to mend the heavens.

Ye Qingzhou examined it carefully and saw that the five-colored divine stone contained a strange light and a trace of primordial energy, which actually had the dual attributes of time and space!

Temporal and spatial attributes!

Ordinary rare treasures are not as miraculous as this!

All the rare and precious materials in the storage ring, even if added together, cannot compare to the five-colored divine stone in Ye Qingzhou's hand.

Rare and precious items are divided into three grades: lower, middle, and upper. Above the upper grade are earth treasures, and above that are heavenly materials.

However, above all natural treasures, there are even more precious and rare items—cosmic treasures!

Yu means time.

The universe is space.

The so-called cosmic treasures are rare and precious objects with primordial attributes. They often possess incredible spatial and temporal abilities. In ancient times, these were used as materials for building grotto heavens, making them extremely valuable.

Because the Five-Colored Divine Stone is a man-made treasure that is difficult to form in nature, only the most powerful emperors can refine it with their own divine power.

Since the Sword Emperor and the White Emperor, no supreme-level emperor has appeared in the Feather Kingdom. Therefore, the Five-Colored Divine Stones are extremely rare, with each one becoming one less available.

Ye Qingzhou completely ignored Ji Boying's threat and simply put the five-colored stone into his pocket.

Are you kidding me? It's all in his pocket, and he wants it back?

Even the King of Heaven himself couldn't help!

Seeing that Ye Qingzhou dared not return it, Ji Boying was also furious: "This item is a priceless treasure of my Yu Kingdom. If you refuse to return it, my father will never let this go!"

"Heh, threatening me?"

Ye Qingzhou scoffed: "If Prince Yi has any ability, he can go to the real world and kill me. As long as he dares to step out of Kunlun Cave Heaven, I will respect him as a man."

"You! Shameless!"

Ji Boying inwardly cursed, because his father truly dared not set foot in the mortal world. Otherwise, if he were to face that old monster who specialized in hunting down powerful beings at the Divine Realm, he would probably be skinned alive and have his bones pulled out on the spot.

As for taking revenge on Lian Hongying, that's even more impossible.

After all, the King of Yi was only one of the eight kings, and the Kingdom of Rakshasa was not a weak country. Even if the Jintian clan could successfully conquer it, they would definitely suffer heavy losses, which would affect the eight kingdoms' struggle for the throne several years later.

For the sake of the Jin Tian clan's interests, even the Prince of Yi had to prioritize the overall situation!

In the end, although Ji Boying was extremely proud, he was helpless and could only watch as Ye Qingzhou and Lian Hongying divided the spoils.

Ye Qingzhou only took the most precious Five-Colored Divine Stone and the Vermilion Bird Feather, from which he obtained the Southern Bright Fire, one of the Nine Divine Fires.

Lian Hongying took the other rare treasures from the storage ring to replenish the treasury, preparing to build her own army. Only in this way could she promote the reform of the kingdom, expand its territory, and broaden the living space for the Rakshasa clan.

To accomplish such a great undertaking, a large amount of resources would naturally be required, and Ye Qingzhou left all the rare treasures he had plundered from Ji Boying to Lian Hongying.

They even sold Kang Jinlong's remains to her, allowing Lian Hongying to obtain a large amount of divine metal that could be used to forge weapons and armor, thus enhancing her own resources.

Upon seeing the enormous dragon corpse of Kang Jinlong at the Chan King's Mansion, even the well-informed Lian Hongying was speechless: "You even dared to steal Kang Jinxingjun's things?"

"What stealing? He gave it to me."

"You're really willing to give me something so valuable?"

Lian Hongying looked at Ye Qingzhou with a smile on her face, her eyebrows curving upwards. She was clearly in a very good mood, feeling that her younger brother had not been spoiled in vain.

"You gave me a peach, and I will repay you with a precious jade. If it weren't for my elder sister standing up for me, I wouldn't be able to do anything to the Crown Prince Yi with my current abilities. So, let's consider Kang Jinlong's remains as a return gift from my younger brother."

Although Ye Qingzhou was greedy, he also knew that one should repay kindness with kindness.

Moreover, he is now the prince of the Rakshasa Kingdom, and he has a good relationship with his two elder sisters, especially Lian Hongying, a powerful martial arts expert.

Investing in her business would be an incredibly profitable venture.

Of course, the main reason was the Five-Colored Divine Stone. Such a rare treasure of the universe was actually given to him by Lian Hongying. Ye Qingzhou naturally wanted to remember this kindness and express his gratitude.

Outside Qiyu City, Ye Qingzhou bid farewell to Lian Hongying: "Sister Wang, even after seeing you off for a thousand miles, we must part ways eventually. Please return."

Take care on your journey.

"Haha, though we're far apart, we'll meet again someday."

Ye Qingzhou waved his sleeves, leaving without a trace, only a dashing silhouette.

Soon, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen left the territory of the Rakshasa Kingdom by land, heading west towards the capital of the Emperor, preparing to return to Blue Star.

"Are you really leaving?"

Huang Liwen was somewhat reluctant to leave. The Kingdom of Rakshasa was full of beautiful women, and the atmosphere was extremely open. Handsome men like him were in high demand.

While losing the first blood is unacceptable, indulging in visual and physical pleasure is perfectly acceptable.

So much so that when Ye Qingzhou said he was leaving, he was quite reluctant to leave.

"Brother Wen, are there any other Nine-Character Seals within the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven?"

"there is none left."

Huang Liwen shook his head: "I can't sense the Xuanyuan Sword either. Could it be that the dream was fake?"

"No, the dream must be real."

Ye Qingzhou said with unwavering certainty, "After all, you are the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor, and you are born with the ability to sense the location of the Holy Sword Xuanyuan. If you can't sense it now, it must be because you're too weak. Don't worry, I've already arranged a grueling training plan for you. As long as your strength improves further..."

Huang Liwen trembled upon hearing this and quickly interrupted, "Wait a minute! What the hell is this 'devil training plan'? It sounds terrifying!"

"Oh? You don't like the name of the project? I can change it."

"Hey! What's the point of just changing the name? The training is still grueling!"

"Brother Wen, I'm doing this for your own good."

"Bullshit! My parents have said that to me too, but instead of working hard themselves, they expect me to change their fate!"

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Returning to the capital, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen felt as if they had lived through another world.

It hasn't been long, but my recent experiences have been so bizarre that they're almost unbelievable.

Huang Liwen casually bought a large peach from a roadside vendor and ate it while asking Ye Qingzhou, "You left without your father, is that really a good idea? Just leaving him alone in the Kingdom of Rakshasa?"

Ye Qingzhou glared at Huang Liwen: "He has hands and feet, he can walk by himself."

Lian Huozhi was injured, and Ye Xiangyang is currently taking good care of her. Moreover, the two are already married, so Ye Xiangyang probably won't leave.

"Once a father grows up, his son can no longer control him."

Huang Liwen ate a peach, his tone filled with emotion.

"What nonsense! If you don't know how to use classical allusions, don't use them randomly!"

As Ye Qingzhou was complaining, he suddenly heard familiar voices behind him: "Ye Long, Huang Wen, it really is you guys!"

Looking back in the direction of the sound, I indeed saw Fu Ping's round face.

At the same time, Professor Li Yong and Li Xiangrong, along with a group of old acquaintances, were also there. They were about to leave the cave, so they came to the capital city ahead of time to gather.

"Professor Li."

Ye Qingzhou stepped forward and greeted the other person, who smiled and chatted with Ye Qingzhou for a few minutes, catching up on old times.

Not seeing Yan Lizhi, Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but ask, "Where's Old Yan?"

"He...is dead..."

"Dead?"

Ye Qingzhou was stunned upon hearing this, and then learned that Yan Lizhi, the professional martial artist who had once picked her up at the airport with Fu Ping, had died in the Yu Kingdom.

It is said that when passing through the border of the Feather Kingdom, he accidentally discovered an extremely rare and precious flower called the Heavenly Sun Flower. He wanted to pick it, but he woke up the Ghost Bird that was guarding the Heavenly Sun Flower. The Ghost Bird was then devoured and died.

Human life is often so fragile, even for martial artists.

Yan Lizhi was a veteran in the industry with extensive experience in exploring caves, but he still lost his life due to a moment of carelessness.

Ye Qingzhou didn't know what to say about this.

Then, Tie Guoping also came over. His injuries had not yet fully healed, but he was in good health. The moment he saw Ye Qingzhou, he took the initiative to come forward and express his gratitude: "I will never forget your life-saving grace."

"It was nothing, just a small favor. By the way, have you caught the people who attacked you?"

Ye Qingzhou asked casually, and his response was perfectly tactful.

The reason why the great swordsman Tsukahara Iwaichi was deliberately let go was so that someone could take the blame. Otherwise, the person behind Tie Guoping would definitely have pursued the matter to the end, given the importance of the Jade Scepter.

As expected, upon hearing Ye Qingzhou's question, Tie Guoping's suspicions about him lessened considerably, and he shook his head: "Sigh, we haven't found it yet."

Having failed in his mission and been betrayed, Tie Guoping was naturally in a bad mood, and his face was full of worry.

Unfortunately, he was destined never to find the lost jade scepter. After all, Tsukahara Iwa was dead and there was no way to verify his identity. His ashes had been scattered by Ye Qingzhou. Where was he supposed to find any clues?

Listening to Fu Ping chattering about Li Yong's research, Ye Qingzhou finally relaxed a bit and followed everyone into the teleportation array, leaving Kunlun Cave Heaven.

With a flash of light, the surrounding world had changed, and the concentration of vital energy suddenly plummeted.

However, the fresh air still put Ye Qingzhou in a good mood: "I'm finally back."

"Ye Long, Huang Wen, keep in touch when you have time."

Before leaving by car, Fu Ping waved to the two of them.

"Okay, I'll definitely do it next time."

Ye Qingzhou smiled and agreed, intending to leave with Huang Liwen, but they were surrounded by more than a dozen people.

"You can't leave!"

The other party came with a menacing attitude and a sinister look in their eyes; they were clearly not someone to be trifled with.

"What's up?"

Ye Qingzhou glanced at the other party, and his heart immediately settled: 'A mere weakling master, I can kill him with a flick of my wrist.'

"Are you the last person to see Tsukahara Iwaichi?"

"Who are you talking about? I don't know them."

"Still playing dumb with me, huh? Which great swordsman from the Eastern Island is this?!"

"Oh, you should have said so earlier."

Ye Qingzhou's gaze remained calm, showing no sign of panic: "What, you've caught him?"

"!!!"

Wu Changwei was furious. Since it concerned the Jade Scepter, he was determined to kill a thousand innocent people rather than let one go, even without evidence.

"Ye Long, right? I've already had someone investigate your identity; it's all fake."

As he said this, Wu Changwei had already ordered the surrounding area to be completely sealed off. Among the previous group of people who came out of Kunlun Cave Heaven, there were several of Tie Guoping's men, and they had already brought the news back.

The family that had previously entrusted Tie Guoping to retrieve the jade scepter was the Wu family, a prominent military family in Xining.

That's why Wu Changwei appeared here in time; he was waiting for Ye Qingzhou: "Am I right, Ye Qianlong?"

The fact that the other party was able to find out his true identity proves that he is someone of great importance, and that they are clearly after the jade weapon and scepter.

But right now, the Nine True Word Seals haven't even been collected yet, and the whereabouts of the Holy Sword Xuanyuan are still unknown. How could Ye Qingzhou possibly hand over the treasure?

Moreover, if we're really talking about ownership of the treasure, Huang Liwen, who is the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor, seems to be more qualified to inherit the jade weapon scepter, right?

On what grounds should we pay?

Even after her identity was exposed, Ye Qingzhou remained calm and composed: "What, can't I be a little careful when I'm out and about?"

"You're hiding your true intentions; I can tell you're up to no good. Hand over the jade weapon and scepter!"

Wu Changwei was bursting with blood and energy, ready to make a move. He was extremely confident in his cultivation level, after all, according to official records, Ye Qingzhou was currently only a professional-level martial artist.

But he was a renowned martial arts master in Xining. It would be a piece of cake for him to personally capture a junior professional.

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

Ye Qingzhou turned to leave, but Wu Changwei instantly flew into a rage: "Insolence!"

With a single punch, his skin rubbed against the air, igniting crimson flames. It possessed both the ferocity of fire and the solidity of a mountain, perfectly blending the power of fire and the strength of a mountain. His fist technique was not to be underestimated.

Clang~

Ye Qingzhou drew the Flame Emperor Sword instantly, turned around, and held it horizontally in front of his chest.

Ding~

The force of the fist and the energy of the sword collided fiercely, and the resulting gale howled in all directions.

"Ye Qingzhou, how dare you arrest me!"

Wu Changwei shouted angrily, then grinned maliciously: "Don't think that just because you have a divine weapon, you can be invincible."

At that moment, Ye Qingzhou suddenly issued a warning through his mental sword: "Thought lock-on, is it a technological weapon?"

A strong sense of crisis made Ye Qingzhou's scalp tingle. He immediately realized that he was probably being targeted by some kind of incredibly powerful long-range weapon.

If I make any rash moves, I will immediately suffer a thunderous blow from the other party.

"Ye Qingzhou, I'll say it one more time: hand over the jade weapon and scepter!"

Wu Changwei grinned maliciously: "Otherwise, you'll have to experience the power of the Extinction Crossbow. Believe me, this is a weapon powerful enough to kill a martial arts grandmaster. You can't afford to take it."

"The Demon-Slaying Golden Crossbow?"

Ye Qingzhou immediately understood where this sense of crisis came from, and also understood that the Extinction Crossbow that Wu Changwei mentioned was definitely a powerful weapon deployed by the Eastern Extremity Kingdom's military in XN City to defend against Kunlun Cave Heaven.

If I really dare to fight back, the other party really dares to retaliate.

"I don't know anything about jade scepters."

Ye Qingzhou looked at Wu Changwei with a cold face.

However, Wu Changwei remained unmoved and his attitude was still very tough: "Hand over the Xiayu Treasure Ring in your hand. I need to search you. If you don't let me search you, then you're guilty."

"I refuse."

Ye Qingzhou naturally couldn't allow Wu Changwei to search him. Although the jade weapon scepter wasn't in the Xiayu Treasure Ring, it contained the Five-Colored Divine Stone!

"You definitely have a problem!"

Wu Changwei immediately ordered Ye Qingzhou to be arrested and brought to justice.

Ye Qingzhou calmly produced a token: "Who dares to touch me?"

On the gold-red token, one side features the Garuda bird, while the other side displays a pattern of intersecting dragon and phoenix swords.

When Wu Changwei saw the design of the token, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat: "You... why do you have this token?"

"I am the prince of the Rakshasa Kingdom. Haven't I told you that?"

Ye Qingzhou gave a cold laugh: "Chan Wang Lian Hongying is my elder sister. This Rakshasa King's Token has her divine imprint on it. Do you want to say it's fake?"

Wu Changwei's face turned ashen; he wouldn't dare offend a martial god even if he had ten lives.

Yes, the martial gods of Kunlun Cave Heaven generally don't enter Blue Star, but they can send a few martial saints over!

What are the Wu family going to do to block this?

Looking at Ye Qingzhou's cold face, Wu Changwei felt a surge of hatred. He had thought that he could easily manipulate the young man in front of him, but now he realized that he was the clown.