Chapter 1812: Some People's One Sword Is Another's Lifetime

Fantasy Novel

The person opposite was naturally the Libationer. He said indifferently, "Between you and me, there is national enmity and personal vendetta. Even using some dishonorable methods is worth it."

Zhao Hao snorted coldly, "Do you think this is enough to deal with me? Are you relying on Daoist Master Yan beside you?"

His gaze fell upon the stunning beauty in white, his expression turning ugly. "Does Daoist Master Yan know what this action signifies? Once I get out, the entire White Jade Capital will pay the price for your actions."

The woman in white was naturally Yan Xuehen. She sighed softly, "Even without my involvement, would Your Majesty not move against the White Jade Capital?"

She now knew that her senior brother, Li Changsheng, was involved in the ambush against Zhao Hao. The entire White Jade Capital was already on the verge of collapse; whatever they did now was justified.

Zhao Hao was already displeased about the matter concerning the *Baopu True Scripture*. Now, his face darkened. "Over the years, I have treated Daoist Master Yan with courtesy. I never imagined we would have to resort to hostilities today."

Yan Xuehen remained silent. She actually didn't want to fight Zhao Hao, but given the current situation, she couldn't afford to hesitate.

At this moment, the Libationer spoke, "Daoist Master Yan, go to the Great Tomb and find your companions."

"But..." Yan Xuehen was anxious, knowing that the Libationer was already slightly weaker than Zhao Hao in a one-on-one fight. Moreover, he was currently injured, and that injury was even because of her.

Of course, she wasn't foolish enough to expose this, lest Zhao Hao gain more confidence.

"It's fine," the Libationer shook his head. "You can't intervene in our battle anyway, and you have more important matters to inform your companions about."

A look of struggle appeared on Yan Xuehen's face. She knew he made sense, but abandoning her savior at such a critical juncture went completely against her principles.

The Libationer smiled, "It's fine. He just got injured, and I might not necessarily lose. Besides, if you handle things over there, you might even be able to bring people to help me."

Hearing him say this, Yan Xuehen gritted her teeth. "Then I'll go first, Sir, please take care!"

She indeed had something very important to tell Zu An. Not one to be indecisive, she bowed to him and then sped directly towards the Great Tomb.

"Trying to leave!" Zhao Hao's expression changed, and he reached out a large hand towards her.

Although he was superior to the Libationer, he had been engrossed in an immortal destiny opportunity moments ago and was carelessly injured by the Libationer. If Yan Xuehen were to gather more people, he might truly suffer an unexpected defeat.

He still hadn't figured out Zu An's true trump card. The fact that Zu An could destroy his soul clone back then likely meant he could also pose a threat to his current self.

At this moment, a wide sleeve swept over, blocking his grab. "Your opponent is me."

The two exchanged several blows in an instant, and then both staggered.

Zhao Hao paused, then suddenly burst into laughter. "So you're injured too."

The Libationer replied calmly, "Isn't Your Majesty also injured?"

Not long ago, he had unintentionally rescued Yan Xuehen, who was being pursued. However, the pursuer was too powerful, causing him to sustain some injuries as well. That's why he had disregarded his status to launch a sneak attack on Zhao Hao earlier, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fight at all.

Zhao Hao said coldly, "If you were at your full strength and I was ambushed by you, you might have had a real chance in a fight. But now that we're both injured, you're doomed."

The Libationer's expression remained calm, without the slightest emotional fluctuation due to the opponent's psychological tactics. "You are overly arrogant. It's still uncertain who will emerge victorious."

Zhao Hao laughed. "Indeed, you are very talented—the most talented person I've ever seen, no wonder you're so confident. It's a pity you're *too* talented, leading you to be interested in too many things, with too many disparate thoughts, scattering your energy across various fields. A person's energy is limited. If you had focused on one area, you might have already surpassed me. But now, with your knowledge being too broad and unfocused, you're destined not to be my opponent."

The Libationer remained completely unmoved by his words. "Who says breadth necessarily loses to focus? Today, Your Majesty will get to witness the fruits of my efforts over these years."

As soon as his words fell, various rune array patterns appeared beneath his feet, and a celestial star map rotated on his back.

Seeing the various extraordinary phenomena before him, Zhao Hao was greatly astonished. He thought that if the Libationer were given more time, he might even touch the threshold of immortality before him.

Realizing this, he no longer harbored any contempt. He directly manifested the Human Emperor Seal, his body radiating golden light as he charged towards his opponent.

With a thunderous boom, terrifying waves of energy spread outwards, instantly reducing some passing cultivators nearby to dust. The remaining people hastily fled into the distance, their hearts filled with dread. Was this power a sign of an Immortal Lord's resurrection?

And what kind of being was the other one clashing with?

Meanwhile, in the Baopu Immortal Lord's tomb chamber, Sun En said, "Zang Ao is a deeply scheming individual. Back then, I was defeated by one of his schemes. So, when I noticed he didn't pursue Zhao Hao earlier, I immediately realized something was wrong. Connecting that with the 'Inner Scroll' and 'Outer Scroll' mentioned in the past, the rest isn't hard to guess."

Jing Teng nodded. "Indeed, the *Baopu True Scripture* does have an inner and outer division. However, the Immortal Lord's remnant will just dissipated, leaving behind only the 'Outer Scroll.' As for where the 'Inner Scroll' is, I don't know either."

Sun En frowned. "Miss Jing, that's a meaningless thing to say. Zang Ao was fixated on you; even if he was pretending, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths without a reason."

"Now that I think about it, you are the only person in the world with a connection to the Baopu Immortal Lord. He was excessively good to you, not at all like merely having once granted you enlightenment. Instead, he treated you like a daughter."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zu An and Qiu Honglei couldn't help but look at Jing Teng. The other women might have arrived later and didn't know many things, but they had always found it strange that Jing Teng knew too much, certainly not as simple as a vine inadvertently enlightened by the Baopu Immortal Lord back then.

"Daughter?" Jing Teng gave a desolate smile. "If only I had parents, let alone someone as good as the Immortal Lord."

Everyone was stunned. Her tone didn't sound like she was feigning, so what exactly was going on?

Just then, the entire Great Tomb suddenly shook violently, and suppressed, terrifying low roars intermittently emanated from deep within the tomb.

Just hearing the sounds alone made everyone's hair stand on end; all their spiritual senses warned them of extreme danger.

Even Sun En's expression turned solemn. "Legend has it that the Immortal Lord sealed many terrifying existences deep within the Great Tomb back then. It seems to be true now."

Jing Teng replied, "Of course it's true. However, what the world doesn't know is that the Immortal Lord only sealed some of the outermost monsters. The deeper monsters have existed alongside this Great Tomb itself, and even the Immortal Lord was extremely wary of them."

Sun En's heart stirred. "Does that mean that at a much more distant time, another powerful entity sealed those monsters? This Great Tomb is becoming more and more mysterious."

Jing Teng said, "I truly don't know where the Immortal Lord hid the 'Inner Scroll.' Perhaps it's hidden deep within the Great Tomb. If Grandmaster Sun is interested, you can go and investigate."

Sun En chuckled darkly, "Little girl, do you take me for a fool? Would I investigate something even an Immortal Lord feared?"

Just hearing those roars had made his heart pound with trepidation; they were clearly incredibly powerful. How could he dare to venture deeper?

"Then I can't help you," Jing Teng said with a helpless expression. "I've told you the only possibility, but you're too afraid to go yourself."

"No, actually, there's another way?" Wang Youjun, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

"What?" Jing Teng was startled.

"That would be to seize your lover and force you to tell the truth." Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, he flickered into existence beside Zu An and clutched his shoulder.

His teleportation talismans were incredibly precious; he only had two left and would never use them unless it was a life-or-death situation.

However, Sun En had just sent him a telepathic message instructing him to do so, and he dared not disobey.

He had been observing Zu An closely. This pretty boy showed no vital energy fluctuations whatsoever; he was incredibly weak. It seemed he relied on his handsome face and sweet talk to live off the women around him.

Among those women, Yun Jianyue was the strongest, but her speed couldn't match his.

By the time they reacted, Sun En wouldn't stand idly by; he would definitely stop them.

So, all he had to do was teleport next to that pretty boy, subdue him, and bring him back.

The whole thing seemed effortlessly easy.

The only pity was wasting a life-saving teleportation talisman.

That damn Sun En! He was too cowardly to ambush a junior himself, so he made *me* do it. Son of a bitch!

Just then, a brilliant sword light suddenly illuminated his vision.

He swore he had never seen such a magnificent sword in his life—like a sky full of stars, like moonlight on water, and even like the blazing sun.

For some, one sword stroke encompasses another's entire life.

To his astonishment, he found his movement technique had become incredibly fast, and his body seemed to have grown lighter.

"Huh, wait, why does that person's back look so familiar?"

The person was still clutching Zu An's shoulder, but their head was gone, and a large amount of blood gushed from their neck.

"I'm dead?" Realizing this, Wang Youjun felt all his hair stand on end.