Peach Blossom Mountain was once the seat of one of the largest righteous sects in the martial world, but a great battle 50 years ago turned the once peach blossom-filled mountain into a land of death.
Over the decades, the place has been neglected and even renamed Demon Skull Mountain because of the many bodies buried here.
After being uninhabited for so long, today the mountain is the site of another great battle. Seen beneath the blue horizon, a middle-aged man is being surrounded by dozens of others.
"Senior Xiao, hand over the Heavenly Dragon God Scripture and we will let you live."
"Senior Sword Saint, don't be stubborn, you can't possibly win against all of us here."
"Xiao Chen! Do you think that with the Heavenly Dragon God Scripture you can do whatever you want? If you don't obey then I will take revenge on the sects you destroyed!"
One by one people tried to persuade the middle-aged man in front of them, everyone was aware that even though their numbers were much greater, at least dozens of people would lose their lives if the battle really happened. That's why no one became the first attacker because they knew they would definitely lose their lives if they did.
The middle-aged man only smiled faintly listening to all those words, his name was Xiao Chen who was also known as the Holy Swordsman. Although at first glance he looked like he was in his 50s and only some of his hair had turned white, Xiao Chen was actually
92 years old.
" If I had ten... no, just five more years, I would have no trouble escaping them all." Xiao Chen thought to himself as he examined his surroundings.
Everyone present here were high-level warriors from both the righteous and heretical sects, and quite a few were sect heads. They had gathered because they wanted to seize the Heavenly Dragon God Scripture, which was the most powerful inner martial art in the martial world.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath as he remembered that it all started 70 years ago, the martial world was in an uproar because of the reappearance of the Four Peerless Scriptures and the Seven Treasures of the World Ruler. All of that was the beginning of something called the Era of Chaos.
So many people died in the Era of Chaos and at the same time talents emerged in the martial world, people who were dubbed Heroes or Great Villains but Xiao Chen was not one of them.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, he understood that today it was impossible to get out of this place alive. Even though everyone could see Xiao Chen closing his eyes, none of them tried to attack him.
One by one, memories flashed back into Xiao Chen's mind, he was actually an ordinary child from a simple family. One day when he was 5 years old, his village was attacked by robbers, he was captured and intended to be sold as a slave but he managed to escape to the forest which was the location of his meeting with someone who changed his life. Xiao Chen met someone who became his teacher and brought him into the world of martial arts.
Xiao Chen had a great talent in sword arts, but unfortunately due to childhood trauma, he was reluctant to learn martial arts and chose to spend his time studying like a scholar. His teacher never forced him and let Xiao Chen act as he wanted.
When Xiao Chen was 17 years old, his teacher died from an illness he had suffered from for a long time. That's when Xiao Chen ON realized he should have learned martial arts, but it was too late. Five years later the Era of Chaos occurred and the sect where Xiao Chen was sheltered became one of those that perished in the early years of the Era.
"If you think back, it all feels really strange..." Xiao Chen thought as he shook his head.
Xiao Chen became one of the few people who managed to survive the destruction of his sect, with the intention of revenge. Xiao Chen spent all his time studying martial arts. In the end Xiao Chen never got something that was actually easy for most people like love, someone's face appeared when he remembered that.
"Come to think of it, I've never even held a girl's hand..." Xiao Chen suddenly felt like shedding tears but he couldn't do it in front of all the experts.
When he was 72 years old, Xiao Chen felt that he had wasted his life, even though he had high attainments in swordsmanship after practicing for 50 years but in fact he could not take revenge.
Never did Xiao Chen expect that he would be lucky enough to find the Heavenly Dragon Divine Scripture when he arrived
training according to the book not only did his internal energy knowledge increase rapidly but his body also became younger.
Indeed, in the martial world Xiao Chen had seen several great heroes who had high internal energy who were able to remain young, he did not expect that he would also be able to experience the same
experience.
Xiao Chen locked himself up for more than ten years before reappearing in the martial world to take revenge. His great swordsmanship and internal energy made him famous in a short time and earned him the nickname Holy Swordsman, one of the most famous warriors in the martial world.
Many wondered because Xiao Chen appeared suddenly and was previously unknown but had such great abilities. Therefore, many investigated him and finally found that Xiao Chen had the Heavenly Dragon God Scripture.
All of that brought Xiao Chen to the situation he was facing now. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stared at all the warriors in front of him coldly.
"Today the heavens and the earth will witness blood being spilled on this mountain again..." Xiao Chen then took out a book from his clothes, all the warriors immediately reacted because they believed the book was the Heavenly Dragon God Book, "Is this what you want? Take it!"
Xiao Chen threw the book into the sky, before the warriors could react, Xiao Chen drew his sword and released a sword energy that was directed at the book.
"No!"
"Are you crazy?!"
The Heavenly Dragon God Book is indeed the greatest inner power skill but the book that stores the knowledge is still made of ordinary paper. The sword energy in the form of blue light immediately penetrated the book, making it shatter into pieces.
All the warriors drew their weapons and became so angry because of this action while Xiao Chen only laughed loudly in response to them.
"You want the Heavenly Dragon God Book? I won't let you even dream about it!" After saying that Xiao Chen advanced with his sword.
Thanks to his great inner strength, Xiao Chen had a high level of lightening skills, making his movements very agile and nimble. In the space of a few breaths, he had arrived among the warriors and managed to release several slashes.
Everything happened so fast, two high-level warriors had been killed by Xiao Chen's sword. Even though the two had managed to hold back Xiao Chen's sword, the sword thrust destroyed their swords so easily.
Xiao Chen's sword was not a sacred sword, but the inner strength that flowed into the sword was so great that the sword had tremendous destructive power and easily cut steel like cutting paper.
The warriors no longer remained silent, they attacked almost at the same time. A fierce battle ensued between Xiao Chen and dozens of tough martial artists. In front of so many enemies, Xiao Chen was not the slightest bit afraid and could even fight with a big smile no matter how much his body began to be covered in wounds.
The fight did not last long, about fifteen minutes passed before the warriors moved back away from Xiao Chen and looked at him with fear.
Xiao Chen's condition was so bad, he lost his left arm, his whole body was covered in wounds but he could still stand after losing so much blood. His breathing was indeed heavy, but he seemed like he could still kill a few more people to die with him.
"My teacher once said to be careful of the old people in the martial world, because in this world most people die young... Today my eyes are really opened." Someone said with amazement.
Xiao Chen and the remaining warriors looked at the source of the voice and found a young man who looked to be in his 20s. They all immediately recognized him as the most talented young warrior of this generation who came from one of the largest sects today.
The young man looked around him which was now filled with the bodies of high-level warriors, he was sure that even with his abilities it would be difficult to do what Xiao Chen did.
"Don't misunderstand, I came here because I heard that the Lord of Ice Island was coming here, isn't it a rare opportunity to witness the Lord of Ice Island?" asked the young man with a big smile.
The expressions of the warriors including Xiao Chen immediately changed, almost at the same time as the young man finished speaking, the air around them all felt colder.
Xiao Chen looked in one direction and saw a girl approaching quickly from a distance, at first glance the girl seemed to be floating in the air but Xiao Chen knew that it was a technique that could be done by someone with such high power. As far as Xiao Chen knew
i , the people who were able to do so in the entire martial world could be counted on the fingers of one hand .
When the girl finally landed in front of everyone , they could see her face clearly . Everyone gasped in admiration but no one dared to stare at her for too long except for the young man who was the most talented young warrior .
" The beauty of the Ice Island Sovereign is truly true to the legend . Today my eyes have truly been opened . " The young man laughed freely and arrogantly .
The girl with heavenly beauty put on a cold face and did not say anything , except for suddenly raising
her hand .
In the next breath , the talented young man's body was thrown several meters before falling to the ground . His body froze and his breathing stopped instantly . Seeing this incident all the remaining warriors did not dare to take a breath , some even immediately left the place . ④
Xiao Chen chuckled , the young man was probably the most talented of his generation and was even able to cultivate his sect's high level martial arts . The problem was that this girl who looked like she was in her teens was actually the same age as Xiao Chen .
Bing Ruyue, the Lord of Ice Island and the only martial genius from the Chaos Era who is still alive today. Not only has she mastered one of the Four Peerless Scriptures but Ruyue also has one of the Seven Treasures of the World Ruler.
"In three breaths, those who remain here will remain here forever..." Bing Ruyue said softly, but everyone could hear her.
It didn't take three breaths, before Ruyue finished speaking more than half of the remaining warriors immediately left the Mountain. Xiao Chen chuckled again when only he and Bing Ruyue were left.
"Madam..."
"I'm not married yet." Bing Ruyue
cut Xiao Chen off.
" Ahem ... Miss ... " Xiao Chen choked on his own saliva when Ruyue interrupted him for something that he thought was trivial , " Miss Bing , I do not know the reason for your presence here but if what ON you want is the Heavenly Dragon God Scripture , you are too late . "
Bing Ruyue shook her head slowly , " I only want to help someone who is from the same generation as me . I heard that we are from the same era , but it seems I am too late . "
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows , not expecting Bing Ruyue to come to help him but Ruyue was right , he was too late . If not for his inner energy , Xiao Chen would have died long ago and his vision was starting to blur .
" Miss Bing ... Thank you for your kind intentions . If there is a next life , I will repay you . " Xiao Chen could not finish his words before vomiting blood , his inner energy could not hold back his injuries any longer .
All Xiao Chen could do was smile as wide as he could at
Bing Ruyue , before breathing his last . Bing Ruyue's eyes widened slightly when she realized Xiao Chen died in a standing position using his sword as a
prop.
Bing Ruyue remembered her grandfather's words that she had almost forgotten, "Only a true warrior dies in a standing position, no matter how many wounds he has." Bing Ruyue did not care much about those words considering her grandfather also died on the bed.
"I never thought I would see a true warrior here..." Bing Ruyue smiled faintly, she did not remember when she last smiled. Bing Ruyue took off the necklace she was wearing then put it around Xiao Chen's neck.
"This necklace is the heirloom of Ice Island,
it is said that this heirloom has the power to change destiny..." Bing Ruyue never found out the secret of this necklace, in the end she felt that this could be a form of regret for not being able to save Xiao Chen.
Bing Ruyue then used her inner strength to create ice around Xiao Chen's body, making his body trapped in an ice coffin. Bing Ruvue lowered her head once before leaving the mountain, not realizing that when she turned around something had happened to the necklace she had given Xiao Chen.
Something that changed Xiao Chen's destiny in the most unimaginable way.