Remould the Glory of Sword Art
Chapter 895: 54: Manhunt (Part 2)

Chapter 895: Chapter 54: Manhunt (Part 2)

But…

Every piece of white paper falling in the Moon Hidden Realm contains Lu Yuzhen’s Divine Thought.

In that extremely fleeting moment.

Lu Yuzhen saw that the Holy Empress’s hand holding the Undying Spring was trembling.

Reaching this level of cultivation.

Control over one’s physical body had already approached perfection.

It seems that the battle with the Qin Ancestor earlier caused the Holy Empress more injury than I imagined… Her current state is not as relaxed as she appears.

Indeed.

After a moment of contemplation, the Holy Empress crushed the drop of Undying Spring.

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

As the mist diffused, under the blazing light, no one could see her trembling wrist gradually steady.

The fresh blood seeping from the surface of her skin also gradually dried up.

Moments later.

The Holy Empress’s voice and breath regained their usual composure.

“This Undying Spring is much more miraculous than I imagined…”

The Holy Empress brushed her sleeve.

She asked indifferently, “How much more of this Undying Spring do you have on you?”

It sounded like a casual question.

But in reality, this question was quite dangerous.

“Empress.”

Lu Yuzhen sighed lightly, “I said before… I only have one drop of this Undying Spring.”

The Holy Empress remained silent.

She merely turned around silently, calmly observing the Paper Taoist at the Heavenly Peak.

The Void Gate of Moon Hidden Cave Heaven had long been closed.

In this Cave Heaven, even if she could slay the Yang God Tenth Layer Heaven’s Qin Ancestor, how could Lu Yuzhen, now in a state of serious injury, stand against her?

This world fell silent for a moment.

“You don’t seem to be afraid of me killing you?”

The Holy Empress chuckled. Though her voice was light, it still carried weight.

“Who in the world does not fear death?”

Lu Yuzhen responded calmly, “If the Holy Empress wanted to kill me… I certainly wouldn’t escape. But you haven’t done so, have you?”

The white paper scattered like a waterfall.

Lu Yuzhen gently landed on the ground.

In front of the Holy Empress, he did not activate the Undying Spring to heal himself.

Lu Yuzhen understood himself well.

If killing him could produce another drop of the Undying Spring of such quality…

With the Holy Empress’s style.

He would already be dead by now.

To the Holy Empress, the vast majority of people and things in this world are merely pieces on a chessboard.

No good or evil, no right or wrong, only benefits and detriments.

“I do have a little bit of Undying Spring left on me, to treat wounds… If you don’t believe me, Holy Empress, you can take it yourself.”

The Paper Taoist spread his arms, saying sincerely, “But if you kill me, Holy Empress, you might have to face Xiao Yaozi and Zhao Chunyang alone afterward.”

“Interesting.”

The Holy Empress found it amusing, “You think you can help me deal with Xiao Yaozi and Zhao Chunyang?”

This Yang God Tenth Layer Heaven…

It is almost the highest realm all the genius cultivators of a millennium can reach.

This realm connects the Heavenly and the Human, separating the mundane.

“In terms of cultivation, I am indeed far inferior.”

Lu Yuzhen said calmly, “However… some things only need to be judged by the results.”

The battle with the Qin Ancestor is a good example.

“Next, I will be heading to Da Sui Sword Palace.”

The Holy Empress said expressionlessly, “I want to see just how you can help me.”

Zhao Chunyang is different from the Qin Ancestor.

Not long ago, the two fought a battle. Although it ended in a draw, there was no clear winner.

But the Holy Empress “watched” that battle personally.

In her view, Zhao Chunyang is even more troublesome… The Da Sui Sect Leader’s swordsmanship has already reached a divine level, and his Dao has achieved perfection.

The most important thing is.

There was a very important reason they could win that battle just now.

The Qin Ancestor voluntarily gave up the home-field advantage of the martial fate Dragon Vein to enter the Moon Hidden Realm, which had been cast with arrays and refined by Ren Shou Palace, becoming a part of the Holy Empress’s Lifebound Cave Heaven.

The great momentum compacts.

Now, however, the situation is entirely different.

The Holy Empress needs to reclaim the fortune of the Da Sui Sword Palace by personally coming to the home field.

Besides Zhao Chunyang, she also needs to be wary of Xiao Yaozi who is in retreat on Tianyuan Mountain… After taking the martial fate Dragon Vein from the Qin Ancestor, she might anytime face an encirclement by two top experts.

Though Chong Kan had subdued the Taoists.

How could Chong Kan subdue Xiao Yaozi within Tianyuan Mountain?

Whether Xiao Yaozi comes out of retreat or not is beyond anyone’s control.

“If the Holy Empress trusts me.”

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, “I have an idea that might draw out the Lotus Dragon Vein of Da Sui Sword Palace…”

“What do you want?”

The Holy Empress asked directly.

“In the Southern Border campaign, I already gained overwhelmingly.”

Lu Yuzhen appeared somewhat shy, lightly coughing into his fist, “I wouldn’t dare ask for more.”

The Holy Empress remained silent.

“Alright… I do have one more immodest request.”

Lu Yuzhen smiled slightly and said, “After collecting all four Dragon Veins, the Da Chu Dynasty will see a rise in fortune. The Holy Empress, as the first woman in a millennium, achieves the Heavenly Human Realm and becomes a True Immortal, unrivaled.”

“…Hmm?”

The Holy Empress raised an eyebrow, growing a bit impatient.

“I want half of the Da Li Dynasty.”

Lu Yuzhen laid his cards on the table.

“Half of Da Li?”

The Holy Empress did not expect the Paper Taoist to make such a request.

She squinted and reassessed the person before her.

Ten years ago.

Lu Yuzhen emerged out of nowhere, suddenly appearing in the Southern Border.

Initially, she dispatched the Sandalwood Clothes Guard to investigate, wanting to uncover the Paperman Sect’s background… In the Holy Empress’s mind, the greatest significance of the Southern Border, this land of demonic miasma, was to maintain a distance and balance with the Li Kingdom, but the emergence of the Paperman Sect broke this balance, and the Sandalwood Clothes Guard she sent out could not find anything useful.

Just as the Holy Empress’ patience was about to run out.

Lu Yuzhen appeared in Great Chu in person.

This somewhat crazy fellow offered the “Undying Spring” and guessed her plan to use the Dragon Veins to revive the Immortal Tree. He actually volunteered to join the plan and contribute his strength.

The Holy Empress had always been cautious of this man of unknown origin.

However…

Lu Yuzhen was indeed “useful.”

“To be honest, the Crown Prince of Li Country wishes to cooperate with me to usurp the throne.”

Lu Yuzhen spoke slowly, one word at a time, “Over the years, the Da Li Dynasty has become exceedingly corrupt internally. The Zen Master will likely pass away in meditation. If the Holy Empress attains the Dao, destroying Li Kingdom would be as effortless as crushing dead wood… I am not a fool; I understand that ‘a wise bird selects its perch.’ This time, I offer my strategy and loyalty, serving loyally, not for anything else but my own cultivation. I hope that when the Holy Empress annexes the Da Li Dynasty in the future, she can grant half of the fortune, allowing me to glimpse this legendary ‘Heavenly Human Realm.’

“Well thought out.”

The Holy Empress said coldly, “You also wish to step into the Heavenly Human Realm?”

“In this world, one must strive for something.”

Lu Yuzhen smiled, “By then… the Holy Empress will have become a True Immortal and ascended to the Heavens. What mundane and trifling matters of this earthly world would still be worthy of concern?”

“If you can indeed bring me the last Dragon Vein, I can agree to this condition of yours.”

The Holy Empress granted her consent.

In the next moment.

The Holy Empress switched topics, suddenly asking, “I’m curious about something… You seem eager for Xie Xuanyi to survive, why?”

This question caught Lu Yuzhen off guard.

“Ah…”

The Paperman Taoist slightly parted his lips, somewhat stunned.

“Don’t think I don’t know… you let him off back in the Southern Border.”

The Holy Empress stated expressionlessly, “In the span of a day and a night, the Three Great Sects were slaughtered by him. These people had been taken under your wing, even if you didn’t want to kill him, you didn’t need to send all these Southern Border disciples to the sword to their deaths.”

“This truly wrongs me.”

Lu Yuzhen said helplessly, “The greater situation of the Moon Hidden Realm was more important. Those minor matters of the Southern Border, I really didn’t have the time to attend to. Those Evil Cultivators died and that’s that, nothing to care about.”

“Is that so?”

The Holy Empress looked in the direction Chong Kan had departed, indicating a point, “I saw when Chong Kan was going to the North Sea to kill someone earlier, you had the intention to stop him. If you speak up now, there’s still time, I can have him spare Xie Xuanyi’s life.”

“I… didn’t intend to stop him.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuzhen laughed calmly, “Some things, their causes and consequences are already set, and cannot be stopped, can they?”