Chapter 452 Ascension
It was midsummer and the rainstorm had just stopped.
Pearl-like drops of water hang down from the lush green leaves.
The forest path suddenly became noisy as a convoy slowly approached, breaking the tranquility.
Dozens of knights in black tight-fitting clothes with long swords on their waists were guarding around several carriages. Each of their temples had a high bulge, and they were obviously some of the best fighters in the martial arts world.
Click!
The wheel in the center of the carriage suddenly tilted and fell into a puddle, causing the carriage to shake.
Bang!
The carriage seemed to be extremely heavy, and the sudden situation caused the horse pulling the carriage in front to cry out in pain.
Not only that, the axle cracked and the wheel flew off.
The carriage rolled to the ground, causing the "things" inside to roll out.
It was a huge iron cage!
Inside the iron cage was a brown... giant pupa? !
"not good!"
“Stop!”
"Repair it quickly!"
The carriages in front stopped, and a young man helped an old man with white hair and beard get off the carriage and came to inspect.
The old man's name is Jiang Yuhe, and he is the Imperial Censor of Xinwu State. The young man who is supporting him is named Jiang Tao, and he is his grandson.
"Is this the 'Pupa Man'?"
It seemed that Jiang Tao also saw this giant pupa for the first time, and his eyes lit up: "I finally saw a real, living monster."
"Master Yi, please fix the carriage and get on the road quickly. This item must be delivered to the capital before the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. No loss is allowed." Jiang Yuhe said.
"Please rest assured, sir!"
A middle-aged swordsman answered with a smile.
His eyebrows were as sharp as knives and his face was resolute. He was none other than Yi Wuji, the 'Wild Wind Blade'. He was also very famous in the martial arts world. With his Wild Wind Flying Sand Blade technique, he once defeated eighteen martial arts masters in a row and even killed several monsters alive. He was well-known in Xinwu Country.
Therefore, although he was hired by the Imperial Censor Jiang Yuhe, he was not a servant but more like a guest official.
The other guards stepped forward to repair the carriage.
The young boy Jiang Tao, however, was outside the iron cage, his eyes sparkling, he kept clicking his tongue, and was reluctant to leave for a long time: "This is the pupa man rumored in Andong County! I heard... when this monster first appeared, it looked like a crazy old man with deep wrinkles, he seemed to be hundreds of years old, crazy... However, every once in a while, it would form a pupa, which is extremely hard and cannot be damaged by swords, knives, water or fire. After breaking out of the cocoon, the pupa man would look ten years younger, and any previous injuries would be fully healed, but he would still be crazy..."
"Young Master Jiang is indeed well-informed and well-informed."
Yi Wuji walked to the side with a knife in his arms, "I have seen that old man before, he is indeed a madman... but every time he transforms into a pupa, he can become ten years younger, which is really enviable... Our lives are like ants and morning dew, fleeting, but he is like sailing against the current, with a mysterious destiny, to this extent... It is precisely because he seems to have the ability to rejuvenate that those dignitaries flock to him, but in the end, our old man is still one step ahead... If we use him as a birthday gift for the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will be very pleased!"
"Master Yi... I heard that you have cut down a monster?"
Jiang Tao asked curiously, "Are they difficult to kill?"
“It’s hard to say…”
Yi Wuji seemed to think of something, his face twitching: "You also know... our Xinwu country originally only had martial arts, no strange magical powers... but hundreds of years ago, the world changed drastically, and our whole country ascended to heaven and merged into the Shushan Fairyland. From then on, martial artists were inferior, and only cultivating immortals was the right way... But it is rumored that there was an unparalleled evil demon in the Shushan Fairyland, who actually broke the reincarnation of this world. Since then, the world has been in turmoil, demons and ghosts have been born, and there are many strange and bizarre things, collectively called 'weird'! If you really encounter flesh and blood, there is nothing to say, relying on true energy and swords, you can always fight... But those real demons and monsters, I'm afraid it will take the cultivators to take action."
Although the Xinwu Kingdom was incorporated into the Shushan Fairyland, the fairyland was too large and the Xinwu Kingdom was too small, so there was not much communication.
Even if some immortal cultivation techniques were introduced, they were only at the top level.
To the young Jiang Tao, cultivators are still legends.
"In fact, I know that you have always wanted to learn martial arts from me, but I have already considered everything. This time, I am willing to risk being criticized and offer the pupa man, just to ask for a way to immortality for you."
Speaking of this, even Yi Wuji couldn't help but feel envious.
How can practicing martial arts compare to wielding a sword to cultivate immortality and achieve eternal life?
"In fact... I once heard Master Tan Xuan of Rushi Temple preach. He said that the Brahma sect has 108,000 small thousand worlds, 7,200 middle thousand worlds, and 36 great thousand worlds... My Xinwu country was originally just a small thousand world, and Shushan Fairyland was a middle thousand world. It is precisely because of the same lineage that they were able to ascend and merge when the sky changed... And the Taoist magic and martial arts have quite a few similarities. For example... Rushi Temple's 'Dragon Tiger Power Vajra Indestructible Magical Power' and Qingyuan Palace's 'Sword Controlling Technique' have some of the rudiments of magic, and it is not impossible to cultivate magic power!"
Jiang Tao replied.
"Although this is true, exploring on your own is ultimately not as good as inheritance."
Yi Wuji sneered and said, "Rushi Temple is also raising its own status... This sect has begun to decline since the White Tiger Immortal Monarch..."
"I heard that before the unification of Xinwu Kingdom, the various countries were at war, and the martial arts heroes dominated the world. The supreme master of the martial arts world, the White Tiger Immortal Lord, was an eternal hero. Unfortunately, his fame was always blown away by the wind and rain... No matter how heroic he was, he would still die after his lifespan was exhausted... Now that I have the opportunity, how can I not seize it?" Jiang Tao said, "I have decided, I want to cultivate immortality!"
"Well, young master, you made a wise decision. Everything the master did was for your own good." Yi Wuji nodded with relief.
The world is not peaceful and strange things happen frequently. If you can wield a sword and cultivate immortality, maybe you can keep the peace.
Just then, they saw that something was wrong with the insect pupae in the iron cage.
A pair of fair and delicate arms suddenly pierced through the cocoon and tore it apart, and a boy who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old emerged.
"Pupa...Pupa Man! He has emerged from his cocoon once again."
Jiang Tao was stunned. Wasn't he supposed to be an old man? How could he be a young man as handsome as jade?
"He formed a pupa nine times and became ninety years younger. That's about it..."
Although Yi Wuji was amazed, he was able to remain calm: "Don't be afraid, he is just an ordinary person... He can't break this iron cage!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Tao saw the young man stretch out his white, delicate, poreless hands, grab the iron cage and split it apart.
This cage, which was said to be made of fine steel, suddenly let out a mournful cry as it could not bear the weight, and a big hole was torn in it.
"Have I been crazy for ninety years?"
Fang Xian looked at the sun in the sky and squinted his eyes.
He had regained his senses only a moment ago, so he listened to some of the conversation between these people.
He actually understood this language!
The following key words such as Rushi Temple, White Tiger Immortal Lord, etc. attracted his attention even more.
"This is... the ancient martial arts world I've been to. I'm back?"
"No... Am I not trying to break through to the seventh level of alchemist?"
He pressed his forehead and felt a sharp pain in his head, as if he was going crazy again.
