Peace Order
Chapter 511 - 23: Sword Madman Strikes, The Strategist Offers a Plan, The Martial World Meets The Temples!_4

Chapter 511: Chapter 23: Sword Madman Strikes, The Strategist Offers a Plan, The Martial World Meets The Temples!_4

"The entanglements of the Imperial Family of Central State, the various forces, and the power struggles between Ying Country and Chen Country in Central State are complicated enough; the current state of Central State may have lost its strong army and control over the regions, but in name, the nations still pay homage to Central State as their leader."

"The tribute of exquisite food, fine objects, beautiful people, musical instruments, and melodies could extinguish the fiery spirit in the hearts of all heroes."

"It’s just that I, an old man, cannot let go of the hope in my heart until the very end."

Ji Yanzhong said, "So, where will Guanyi go after this?"

Li Guanyi replied calmly, "I should first visit Jiangnan, then head to the Western Regions."

Ji Yanzhong said, "In the end, you are still going to confront the Regent King head-on..."

Li Guanyi did not answer, merely sipping his tea.

Ji Yanzhong said, "Then, this Chi Xiao Sword."

Li Guanyi said, "With my skills and power, if I got the Chi Xiao Sword, people the world over would come looking for trouble with me." Ji Yanzhong laughed and said, "Haha, indeed, this so-called ’fame’ is usually not worth mentioning, but sometimes it’s extremely important."

"’Clearing the Emperor’s side, punishing the unloyal,’ the prestige of the Red Emperor is still recognized by the people."

Li Guanyi nodded.

Ji Yanzhong did not pursue the matter of Li Guanyi’s trip to State City any further, but instead chatted and laughed with Li Guanyi about trivial matters and pointed out deficiencies in Li Guanyi’s Red Dragon Power. Finally, he sighed, "Although I know your choices, at this moment, I still feel regret in my heart."

"I will take the Chi Xiao Sword with me on my journey outside, to Ying Country."

"Otherwise, given the Grandmaster of Ying Country’s temperament, one can mostly guess what will happen. By the time I return, perhaps a year will have passed, and by then, the disciples from All Schools may truly start to move across the world."

"They are young people with grand aspirations and ambition. They will scatter to all corners of the earth."

"To Chen Country, Ying Country, and even to the Regent King of the Western Regions, Dangxiang Kingdom, the heroes outside the borders, every one of these places they will go to seek their opportunity to conquer the world. You must find a way to attract a handful of outstanding young people."

Li Guanyi nodded in agreement.

Then he bid farewell to Shaking Light and the white-haired elder.

Watching the young man’s departing figure, the elder felt desolate. "Such is the hero of the world, yet none has joined our Ji clan. But did the Red Emperor really hope that his descendants would dominate the world forever?"

If it were the Red Emperor, he would probably toss the sword with a laugh and declare:

’I once picked up the sword to pacify the chaos of the world. This was the Heavenly Mandate. If the world is to perish, isn’t that also the Heavenly Mandate? Take it, take it!’

Ji Yanzhong’s eyes were calm when he suddenly called out, "Li Guanyi."

The youth halted, and the elder suddenly threw something. It was a Seal, spinning and ancient in appearance.

Li Guanyi reached out and caught the Seal.

On the back was a tiger, with the characters "Qin Wu" in small seal script.

It was ancient and vast.

Ji Yanzhong spoke softly, "This is the Seal of ’County Knight Qin Wu,’ not of Chen Country, but an imperial order from the Great Emperor of Central State. As a member of the royal family wielding the Chi Xiao Sword, the highest rank of nobility I could possibly bestow is only this, and it still depends on the support from Ying Country and Chen Country to be validated."

"Yet, this conforms to legal principles and precedent, ’nobility.’

"According to an agreement eight hundred years ago."

"You can have your own populace, your own vassals."

"Your own private army."

"Your own fief!"

Li Guanyi was stunned.

This was the initial qualification to stride into the world, a Seal with legal authority tracing back to the era of the Red Emperor eight hundred years ago, allowing for private troops, fiefs, populace, and vassals, all highly conformable to legal principles and requiring recognition from Chen Country, Ying Country, and even the Western Regions as legitimate.

There was another ancient and significant designation for a title eight hundred years ago.

Duke.

Even if this title did not match the level of respect associated with that rank, its uniqueness differed from the titles of the present.

In the end, Ji Yanzhong was a descendant of the Red Emperor.

Holding the Chi Xiao Sword, dispirited yet with innate pride, he laughed and said, "Go! All I can give you is just these."

"Stride towards your world."

"Then come to Central State and take the Chi Xiao Sword again!"

Li Guanyi, holding the Seal, bowed.

He turned and strode away.

Ji Yanzhong watched him depart, then sat down with a sigh, drinking tea as if it were wine.

With each cup of tea, he muttered to himself a word.

"The world, Martial World, the royal family, heroes, swords, Red Emperor—"

Though drinking tea, the elder seemed as though he intended to get drunk, and before he knew it, with the Chi Xiao Sword in hand, tears streamed down his face.

Meanwhile, several hundred miles away from Zhenbei City.

The Great Elder of the Yin Yang Reincarnation Sect was hurrying along.