Chapter 150: The Myriad Realms and Lives Mountain River Sword, Killing Grand Masters in Succession

Chapter 150: The Myriad Realms and Lives Mountain River Sword, Killing Grand Masters in Succession

Meng Chong, with Meng Shushu on his back, was fleeing for his life. "Cousin, how are your injuries?"

Meng Shushu, pale and breathless, replied, "I can still hold on!"

He felt like crying but had no tears. Just as he feared the arrival of another Grand Master, one appeared, blocking their escape route.

Fortunately, Meng Chong was fast, and by abruptly changing direction, he managed to leave the Grand Master behind.

However, seizing the opportunity, the Grand Master launched a powerful attack.

Even with the distance between them, such a formidable strike was impossible for Meng Shushu to withstand, and he thought he was done for.

Thankfully, Meng Chong retaliated with a slash of his blade, countering part of the attack and using the momentum to boost his speed, creating more distance from their pursuer.

Thus, they left the Grand Master behind.

Nevertheless, Meng Shushu was severely injured. Fearing that Meng Shushu might die and incur a significant loss, Meng Chong gritted his teeth and fed him two pills.

"Brother Meng, if we really can't escape, put me down and find a way to flee by yourself. They might not kill me, but having me with you will only hold you back!" Meng Shushu suggested through gritted teeth.

"Nonsense! If you die, my loss will be even greater. Who will I get to make up for my spatial pouch then?" Meng Chong cursed.

Meng Shushu's face darkened. So he was only concerned about the spatial pouch? He felt that even if he survived this ordeal, he would have to work tirelessly for Meng Chong from now on, helping him find a way to buy a new spatial pouch.

From this day forward, he feared he would have to roam the desolate mountains and wilderness in search of rare spiritual herbs.

This was not the life he wanted!

The Grand Master closely pursued them, and behind him was yet another Grand Master—the first one they had encountered.

Even though they had created some distance and their figures could no longer be seen, the pursuers did not give up and continued their chase, following their trail.

"Brother Meng, what if a third Grand Master shows up?" Meng Shushu asked worriedly.

"Are Grand Masters like cabbages, one after another?" Meng Chong grumbled in frustration.

He was also secretly astonished. His junior sister's enemies were indeed powerful, as this was already the third Grand Master they had encountered.

One had been killed in the borderlands, and now there were two chasing after them. It was evident that these were not all the Grand Masters their enemies could muster!

"Cousin, can you recognize which sect they're from?" Meng Chong asked in a low voice.

To dare to chase after him like this, he would settle this grudge. Once he broke through to a higher realm, he would definitely seek revenge.

"I'm not sure. These dark forces are usually low-key, and these people seem even more so. Despite having so many Grand Masters, they remain inconspicuous. Moreover, they never mention which sect they belong to," Meng Shushu replied with a shake of his head.

Meng Chong furrowed his brows. He had tried more than once to get information about their sect from these pursuers, but they never revealed anything. They absolutely refused to disclose the name of their sect.

"They're all despicable cowards. Grand Masters hiding their faces under hoods, revealing only a pair of eyes—anyone can tell they're not good people," Meng Chong cursed as he continued their frantic escape.

He also worried that if another Grand Master appeared and they were surrounded, the situation would become truly dangerous.

"We must find a way to shake them off," Meng Chong muttered, his brow creased in thought.

Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air, moving at an unimaginable speed.

Meng Chong was startled and was about to change direction when he was delighted to see that the newcomer was his senior brother, Xu Yan!

"Senior Brother!" Meng Chong exclaimed joyfully.

Xu Yan approached and saw that Meng Chong's clothes were slightly disheveled, but he had no apparent injuries. Meng Chong was carrying someone who was severely injured and looked extremely pale.

"Junior Brother, are you alright?" Xu Yan asked.

"I'm fine!" Meng Chong replied, stopping briefly and pointing behind him as he said, "Senior Brother, look at his attire. He's a Grand Master."

Xu Yan looked up and immediately recognized the familiar black robe. Anger rose within him as he said, "Junior Brother, wait here. I'll go and slay him!

"These cowards who hide their faces dare to pursue my junior brother. They're tired of living!"

Without hesitation, Xu Yan charged towards the Grand Master.

Meng Shushu was stunned. This young man was Meng Chong's senior brother?

And he was so formidable, directly engaging a Grand Master!

"Be careful, Senior Brother. There's another Grand Master behind us!" Meng Chong hastily warned.

"Then it's perfect. I'll kill them both!" Xu Yan was unconcerned.

The black-robed man's eyes narrowed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, and why are you interfering in this matter?"

"You cowards who hide your faces dare to pursue my junior brother. Today, you die!" Xu Yan slashed with his sword.

Roar of the Mountain River!

Roar!

Mountains and rivers appeared, and the roar of a dragon reverberated.

The black-robed man's eyes narrowed, and he roared, slashing with his curved blade. A terrifying blade aura surged forth like a tidal wave!

This young man gave him a dangerous feeling!

Boom!

The mountains and rivers overturned, and the dragon's roar shook the heavens as if it would bury all living beings!

This Grand Master was significantly stronger than Yin Hong, who had just broken through. A single palm strike would not be enough to defeat him. However, for Xu Yan, he was not a difficult opponent either.

Since there was another Grand Master behind them, Xu Yan decided to finish this quickly to prevent the other pursuer from escaping!

With his first strike, he unleashed the Roar of the Mountain River!

Roar!

The Grand Master was indeed a Grand Master. As the dragon's roar sounded and the mountains and rivers appeared, his mind trembled, but he did not fall into an illusion.

The terrifying blade aura continued to pour out, as if it would tear the mountains and rivers apart!

Xu Yan slashed with his sword again.

In an instant, within the mountains and rivers, there were small bridges over flowing waters, countless figures, rippling lakes, and towering buildings.

In this illusory world of mountains and rivers, it was as if countless lives existed.

The Myriad Realms and Lives Mountain River Sword!

Countless figures appeared within the mountains and rivers, each holding a long sword. Accompanied by the dragon's roar, they swung their swords and slashed downwards!

"Not good!"

The black-robed man's expression changed drastically. At this moment, he felt like he had fallen into the mountains and rivers.

The terrifying killing intent enveloped him, and figures surrounded him on all sides, their swords slashing towards him.

No matter how he unleashed his blade aura or burst forth with his strength, his eyes could only see the sword light and the terrifying power of the mountains and rivers overturning, burying all living beings!

Puff!

The black-robed man's consciousness dimmed, and he lost all sensation.

Xu Yan's first use of the Myriad Realms and Lives Mountain River Sword instantly covered the black-robed man's body in cracks, and he soon disintegrated.

A small bag fell from the shattered remains of the black-robed man.

Xu Yan reached out and grabbed the bag, feeling relieved. "That was close. We almost lost a stack of spirit tickets. These guys are all very rich, and a Grand Master like him must be even richer."

Without checking how many spirit tickets were inside, Xu Yan stuffed the bag into his pocket and looked towards the horizon, where a figure was rapidly approaching in pursuit.

He charged forward to meet the pursuer.

"To dare to chase after my junior brother, you have quite a bold spirit."

Xu Yan slashed with his sword.

"Kill!"

The black-robed man's expression changed drastically, and he swung his blade. Only now did he realize in horror that the person pursuing Meng Chong had disappeared!

A bad premonition rose in his heart.

"Who are you?" he roared, slashing with his blade while simultaneously trying to escape.

Danger!

A strong sense of crisis instantly enveloped his mind.

Sword radiance surged forth, and sword intent transformed into a landscape of mountains and rivers, instantly enveloping the area and blocking the black-robed man's escape route.

With another slash of his sword, Xu Yan unleashed the Mountain and River, Myriad Realms, and Lives Sword!

The black-robed man's body instantly disintegrated into four pieces, and a bag fell from his remains, which Xu Yan swiftly retrieved.

The shattered body continued to crumble, eventually turning into fine sand that fell from the sky, transforming into ashes before even reaching the ground.

With a single sword strike, Xu Yan's sword intent obliterated his opponent, reducing him to ashes.

In the distance, Meng Shushu had climbed down from Meng Chong's back and was now standing beside him, panting. His eyes widened, and his mouth hung open in shock, momentarily forgetting about his injuries.

Was this Meng Chong's senior brother?

He was incredibly powerful, outrageously so!

He had just killed a Grand Master with a single sword strike!

Could he be the Sword Sovereign Cliff's Xie Lingfeng?

Meng Chong scratched his head, his face lit up with joy as he exclaimed, "Senior Brother must have broken through! He can now kill Grand Masters despite the realm gap! With this, we won't have to fear those cowards who hide in the shadows anymore!"

Excitedly patting Meng Chong's shoulder, he continued, "Cousin, see? Following me will definitely keep you safe!"

Whoosh!

In his excitement, Meng Chong patted a little too hard, forgetting about Meng Shushu's injuries. Meng Shushu coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Ouch! Cousin, you're too fragile!"

Meng Chong withdrew his hand awkwardly.

Meng Shushu felt like crying but had no tears. His injuries had just gotten worse.

"Brother Meng, quickly give me some healing pills!"

At this point, he had already owed Meng Chong a lot, so a few more pills didn't matter.

"Here!"

Meng Chong reluctantly took out a pill and fed it to Meng Shushu.

"Now we only have three left!"

Looking at the bottle, which now only contained three pills, Meng Chong felt a sting in his heart.

Xu Yan reappeared, his face lit up with excitement as he asked, "Junior Brother, how did you offend them? Do you know where their base is? I'll go and destroy it right now!"

Indeed, the black-robed man was rich!

After killing two Grand Masters, Xu Yan had taken their bags. Inside, he found two bottles of pills, over ten spirit crystals, and nearly 200,000 spirit tickets.

As expected of Grand Masters!

In comparison, Yin Hong was a poor ghost!

Those pills were also valuable, crafted from spirit herbs, although they weren't as precious as spirit pills in Xu Yan's eyes. To him, they were wasteful and inferior healing items.

What he truly valued were the spirit tickets, which could buy a substantial number of spirit herbs.

His eyes shone with excitement, eager to raid the black-robed man's base and reap a huge fortune, instantly becoming a wealthy man.

In the Inner Realm, he wouldn't have to worry about being poor anymore!

Meng Shushu swallowed, feeling a mix of emotions as he looked at Meng Chong's senior brother. It seemed that his motivation for raiding the black-robed man's base wasn't revenge but rather, looting their wealth. His enthusiasm for the prospect sent shivers down Meng Shushu's spine.

Meng Chong shook his head and replied, "I don't know. I saved him and went to a spirit herb treasure land, and that's when they started chasing us."

Meng Chong then proceeded to explain the whole situation, including how he had been chased by Grand Masters.

He especially emphasized Meng Shushu's identity as a spirit herb scout and how he owed him a storage bag.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan's expression changed, and he looked at Meng Shushu with newfound interest.

A spirit herb scout?

And one who ranked among the top five in the Inner Realm?

He immediately understood Meng Shushu's value and smiled warmly, gently patting Meng Shushu's shoulder as he said, "So you're Brother Meng. I'm Xu Yan, Meng Chong's senior brother. Since you're my junior brother's cousin, you can call me Senior Brother as well."

Meng Shushu was a little dazed but quickly recovered, realizing that this was a powerful ally to have.

A Grand Master killer, strong enough to slaughter them like chickens!

Calling him Senior Brother would be a wise decision.

"Meng Shushu, greetings, Senior Brother Xu!"

He hastily bowed in excitement.

"Hmm."

Xu Yan nodded, a smile still on his face, and said, "Since you call me Senior Brother, I'll be frank with you. I'm lacking a storage bag, so what do you say?"

Meng Shushu: ...

Truly a pair of brothers, always thinking about storage bags!

Meng Shushu's mind went blank.

At this moment, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Senior Brother Xu, I'll do my best to earn money and buy you a storage bag!"

He felt like crying but had no tears. From now on, he would have to scour the mountains and wilderness, searching for spirit herbs to buy two storage bags.

"Good! Good! Make that your goal, and I'll be very pleased. I believe in you, and I know you'll be able to afford a storage bag!"

Xu Yan patted him on the shoulder encouragingly.

"We mustn't delay. Let's head to the spirit herb treasure land now and harvest those herbs before things get more complicated."

Xu Yan spoke with a serious expression.

"Senior Brother is right. If they realize that their Grand Masters have been killed and forcefully enter the area, it could damage the spirit herbs, resulting in huge losses."

Meng Chong nodded in agreement.

"There might already be a Grand Master stationed there."

Meng Shushu added in a low voice.

Xu Yan's eyes lit up at the mention of a Grand Master, and he said, "That's even better! Grand Masters tend to be quite wealthy, so killing one can earn us a substantial amount of spirit crystals."

Meng Shushu: ...

Grand Masters had become walking bags of money, and killing one would result in a substantial profit.

This was too outrageous!

The lofty and powerful Grand Masters, who were revered by countless warriors, had just been reduced to money bags in Meng Shushu's mind.

The three of them didn't linger and immediately set off back to Yan Country and Tianchu Mountain.

However, the distance was considerable, and it would take a significant amount of time to get there.

Meng Shushu was injured and couldn't travel long distances, so Meng Chong simply carried him along the way.

Meng Shushu felt utterly defeated as he was carried like a little chick.

"Could there be a fifth-grade spirit herb in the spirit herb treasure land?"

Along the way, Meng Chong explained in detail about the spirit herb treasure land.

When Xu Yan heard that there might be a fifth-grade spirit herb there, his eyes widened in surprise. Such herbs were incredibly rare and precious, and their appearance could even incite battles between Grand Masters or bring about the downfall of smaller factions.

This highlighted the value of fifth-grade spirit herbs within the Inner Realm.

Even in the Tianbao Pavilion, one could only purchase sixth-grade spirit herbs, and fifth-grade spirit herbs had never been sold.

This was why sixth-grade spirit herbs were considered the highest grade available in the Inner Realm.

"It's only a possibility, though. Typically, the Inner Realm doesn't produce fifth-grade spirit herbs. According to my family's ancestral records, it seems that the Inner Realm's spiritual energy is insufficient to nurture spirit herbs to the fifth grade."

Meng Shushu explained, "The reason I suspect that there might be a fifth-grade spirit herb there is that I believe it used to be a spirit herb planting site for a sect. With artificial arrangements and planting, and given enough time, there's a chance that a fifth-grade spirit herb could grow."

After some thought, he added, "I can't be sure if there's a fifth-grade spirit herb, but there should definitely be herbs that are between the fifth and sixth grades."

Xu Yan's eyes sparkled with excitement as he said, "A half-fifth-grade spirit herb would still be amazing!"

The three of them traveled swiftly and finally arrived in Yan Country, where they saw a mountain that resembled an iron hammer in the distance.

(End of Chapter)

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