Peace Order
Chapter 383 - 164: Carry the Banner for the Young Master!!!_2

Chapter 383: Chapter 164: Carry the Banner for the Young Master!!!_2

Fierce, overbearing, wildly arrogant!

Like a slumbering tiger reawakening, it began to roar and behave unrestrainedly.

The harrowing atmosphere of the battlefield nearly instantly overwhelmed the Buddhist Sect’s Qi Mechanism. The complexions of the few martial artists in front turned pale, and in their daze, it seemed as though they could hear the sound of horse hooves—even though they were clearly inside the Imperial Palace—it felt as if in just a moment, the place had transformed into a ghastly battlefield.

The Buddha beads around Zhi Ge Monk’s neck swayed continuously, the golden radiance shifting.

The Luzhou Sword Immortal’s Sword Qi circulated as she pointed her sword directly at the monk’s back heart, coldly shouting:

"Master Zhi Ge!"

This move was the Sword Heart technique.

Zhi Ge Monk regained his composure, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at the young man before him. The youth was calm; he stretched out his hand, placed it on Zhi Ge Monk’s palm, smiled, and said deliberately, "Don’t forget, Master. Don’t forget, I am from the Xue Family."

"I, Li Guanyi."

"Though my surname is ’Li’."

"Behind me stands Elder Xue."

Zhi Ge Monk’s body trembled slightly, slowly withdrawing his hand. It seemed to all that this young noble had provoked Master Zhi Ge, who was deeply immersed in Buddhism—to such agitation that they quickly separated the two to prevent the Master from breaking the precept of non-violence.

Zhi Ge Monk clenched his hands tightly, his eyes bloodshot as he watched the young man’s departing figure.

He seemed to see the laughing young man of the past.

He firmly clasped the Buddha beads around his neck, the golden Buddhist radiance on the beads flowing and turning into sutra text, ultimately fading slowly into calmness, as if with a sigh. Yet, in Zhi Ge Monk’s eyes, the flames began to burn slowly once again...

’Master, your disciple Zhi Ge.’

’Has violated the teachings of the sect.’

Boom!!!

A violent roar erupted, shaking the entire hall. Zhi Ge Monk, holding a bamboo pole in one hand, supported the ground with it, miraculously keeping the unsteady hall from collapsing. Suddenly, someone from the Martial World shouted in panic, "Someone is ramming from the outside, damn it!"

"The Mo Family’s giant trebuchet, how can such a thing exist here!"

Li Guanyi saw through the crack the immense Mo Family mechanism at work, its entire assembly radiating an aura of Inner Qi. Obsidian stones were hurled into the air and then exploded into fierce flames mid-flight, smashing down to create a massive crater!

This thing is practically a meteor creator!

Are all the Mo School’s contraptions this outrageous?

This kind of siege-level heavy weaponry would not possibly be placed inside the Imperial Palace; it must have been prepared well in advance, waiting for the martial artists to arrive. That they would resort to arms before the great ritual indicates that Yuwen Lie, Elder Xue, Ji Yanzhong, and others were being entertained in another palace by Emperor Chen.

This was all prepared in advance.

They planned to sacrifice the Imperial Palace to completely sweep away these warriors of the Martial World.

This kind of ruthless tactic, this indescribable determination, was it Emperor Chen’s or Tantai Xianming’s?

"We can’t hold this place; a Mo Family mechanism of this caliber can be avoided by martial artists, but it’s more effective than Sword Qi in destroying walls and buildings. The buildings before us will be dismantled, Master, we need to find a way out!"

Zhi Ge Monk asked, "Where is the map?"

People handed over a map, and after Zhi Ge Monk took a quick look, he said, "We must retreat—"

Someone said, "There is a secret passage here, my ancestors once used it to enter the Imperial Palace and steal imperial objects. We can go directly to the rear and arrive at the Imperial Garden, where the terrain is open, and it’s very dim, with little light. Follow me!"

As people nodded in agreement, the Luzhou Sword Immortal said, "The Imperial Garden might not be safe."

"Rather, we should go through here."

She pointed her finger at a somewhat dangerous exit. The martial artist in question was astonished and said, "Sword Immortal, that way leads to the area surrounded by the imperial guard. If we go there, it’s like walking into a trap. Your Sword Qi is transcendent, with the demeanor of a Grandmaster on the Martial World, but we can’t do it."

As people began to argue, Li Guanyi stepped on a Formation, deducing the Vitality through the traces of the remote Four Symbols Sealing Spirit Formation, indeed in the direction indicated by the Luzhou Sword Immortal. But the Luzhou Sword Immortal was also the one who had injured Brother Yue.

Zhi Ge Monk grabbed Li Guanyi and said directly:

"This person is a hostage, I should take him with me."

"My friends, there’s no time to think it over. Let’s go!"

"Alright!"

Many martial artists rushed in the direction indicated by the Luzhou Sword Immortal only to find that path had already been blocked by falling rocks, tightly sealed off, turning into a dead end. Li Guanyi’s eyes darkened as he realized that Tantai Xianming must have set up this ploy.

Unlike in storybooks, Tantai Xianming’s schemes were ruthless and direct.

He would not leave the slightest chance for escape but would block off every path, leaving only one last route. Everyone knew that this route would be ambushed, but not taking it would mean death, the so-called ’encircle three and leave one.’

"That person, he must be an insider!"

"But the Luzhou Sword Immortal actually didn’t coordinate with him..."

"The Luzhou Sword Immortal only injured Brother Yue when cooperating with Xiao Wuliang before. Could it be that the Sword Immortal intended to be a spy within a spy? But even this, did Tantai Xianming calculate?"

Li Guanyi felt as if that old man’s shadow lingered on.

It seems the old man must have felt the same about Breaking Army.

Thoughts racing, he spoke up to warn, "Be careful, there will be an ambush outside."

The martial artist who spoke before paused and then started to yell, cursing, "What do you know? That is the path my ancestors left!"

"A mere hostage we caught, a piece of flesh, how dare you spout nonsense!"

"Deserves a slap in the face!"

While cursing, he lifted his curved knife, intending to slap Li Guanyi’s mouth, putting tremendous force into the strike as if he intended to knock out all of Li Guanyi’s teeth. Li Guanyi, who had the Frost Battle Halberd with him when captured, casually deflected the blow, effectively blocking this third layer martial artist’s attack.