Chapter 214 Capturing the Marquis

Under the raging energy of the crowd, large tracts of trees around had already been broken.

The white phoenix lightly tapped her toes and rose up without any wind, lifting more than a foot off the ground.

Cheng Jiao immediately knew that Newton had entered the coffin overnight and was welded inside, leaving the world to the care of Niu Bi.

Yan Fei whispered: "Pingxu Yufeng?"

Cheng Jiao was a little confused: "What is she going to do?"

When Yan Fei thought of the records of the Yin-Yang School, her pretty face changed.

Bai Luan looked at Cheng Jiao, her beautiful eyes full of regret.

"Cheng Jiao, I didn't expect you to push me to this point. Today I will let you see what the true power of a celestial being is!"

Generally speaking, in this era of extremely thin spiritual energy, if one wants to truly possess the power of a celestial being, one must first break through the celestial realm, and secondly, use the celestial soul perception that surpasses that of ordinary people to capture the little spiritual energy between heaven and earth and condense the spiritual power in the body, and thirdly, after condensing enough spiritual power for a breakthrough, one must begin to try to open up the bridge between heaven and earth, so that one can enter the realm of unity between heaven and man at any time, thus completely becoming a celestial being.

Spiritual power is no longer limited. The celestial being in the state of unity between man and nature can condense enough spiritual power in a short period of time and can also borrow the power of heaven and earth around him to attack.

But nothing is absolute. Some geniuses can enter the state of unity between man and nature without opening the bridge between heaven and earth, but they cannot stay in this state for a long time like the gods.

Yan Fei took a deep breath and did not answer Cheng Jiao's question. Instead, she said calmly: "Start fighting hard, otherwise we will all die today!"

Looking at Yan Fei's solemn face, Cheng Jiao's eyelids twitched. He knew Yan Fei was not joking.

Bai Luan snorted, "It's too late!"

She also didn't want to force herself into the state of unity between man and nature without opening up the bridge between heaven and earth. If she wasn't careful, she would lose all her cultivation.

But she couldn't afford to hesitate at this moment. She knew clearly that if she let Cheng Jiao escape now, it would be almost a pipe dream for her to obtain the power of the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon. She might even be ambushed and killed by Cheng Jiao and his men in revenge.

Without building the bridge between heaven and earth, human power will eventually be limited. One can become the enemy of a hundred or a thousand people, but not of ten thousand people. Even becoming a celestial being will find it difficult to become the enemy of ten thousand people!

This is because once the number of troops exceeds a thousand, a special aura will be formed, making it impossible for heaven and man to achieve unity of nature. Naturally, the internal force will be difficult to generate, and the spiritual power will be difficult to condense quickly.

Whether it was Jingwei Yanfei Chengjiao who was nearby, or Gai Nie who was far away, they all felt chest tightness, as if the space around them was squeezing them.

Cheng Jiao's eyes were dim. Since Yan Fei said to fight to the death, then let's fight to the death!

"Go together!"

Cheng Jiao did not hesitate and exchanged all the remaining attribute points for spiritual power.

Spiritual power: 16
Attribute points: 3
In a short period of time, three more attribute points were gained, but unfortunately, they were a little too little and could not be exchanged for any more spiritual power.

Bai Luan sneered. Even though she had no internal strength and no spiritual power, when she was in a state of unity between man and nature, she could mobilize the power of heaven and earth around her. During this period, she was invincible!
There were no fancy ice swords, ice spears, or ice shields; Bai Luan simply waved and clapped her hands, instantly severely damaging the Six Sword Slaves of Covering the Sun, causing a chill in the heart of Zhao Gao who was about to meet him.

A strange look flashed in Yan Fei's eyes, "Master Cheng Jiao, how many sword energies can you use?"

"About a dozen."

"Well, Jingwei and I will hold back Bailuan for a moment. Don't hold back and go all out!"

Cheng Jiao nodded slightly. Even if Yan Fei didn't say anything, he didn't dare to waste time anymore. Didn't he see that Yanri and the Six Sword Slaves were about to die?

"Hunxi Longyou!"

Yan Fei forcibly mobilized her internal breath, circulated her internal strength, and squeezed out the last bit of spiritual power in her body.

The shadow of the three-legged golden crow rose again, causing chaos in this world controlled by Bai Luan.

Jingwei held the sword, without using any sword energy, and moved forward alone. His slender jade hand held the sword of killing, and he was ready to risk his life and move forward courageously.

Zhao Gao was helpless and could only hope that Cheng Jiao could be more powerful. He waved his white claws, which were glowing with blood, and shot out waves of bloody shadows, grabbing at the white phoenix that was hovering in the air for more than a foot.

Bai Luan frowned slightly. Due to being forced into the state of unity between man and nature, it was difficult for her to skillfully use the power of heaven and earth. She could only resist the attacks from Jingwei Yanfei and the others.

Cheng Jiao also discovered this and did not follow Yan Fei's advice to wait for the opportunity at that moment. Instead, he instantly passed Jingwei who was stabbing Bai Luan.

Three, three, and three more sword energies containing spiritual power slashed towards Bai Luan, shocking Bai Luan.

Unwilling roar: "No!!!"

She thought that even if Cheng Jiao still had spiritual power, there wouldn't be much left, and he would only be able to use three more spiritual sword energies before reaching his limit.

But facing the nine swords of Bai Luan that contained spiritual power, she had to face reality. Maybe she was wrong from the beginning. The Seven Stars of Azure Dragon was definitely not just as the legend said.

Jingwei stopped and looked at Bai Luan, who had her long hair disheveled and was nearly unconscious when she fell to the ground with a weak breath after being struck by Cheng Jiao's nine spiritual sword energies. He let out a soft breath.

She didn't know how much sword energy Cheng Jiao could still emit, but she knew it shouldn't be much, otherwise Cheng Jiao would not use it carefully.

Cheng Jiao had to admire Bai Luan for being able to withstand his nine sword energies and knock her out of her state of unity between man and nature.

Looking at the unconscious Bai Luan at his feet, he knew that without spiritual power, Bai Luan would hardly pose any threat anymore.

"Jingwei, seal her inner strength and lock her up."

He still had many questions he wanted to know from Bai Luan. From Bai Luan's few words, he could tell that Tianren was not as simple as he thought. At the same time, he wondered why Bai Luan was so obsessed with him. It wasn't like the eyes she looked at an enemy, nor the eyes she looked at a lover, but rather the eyes she looked at a delicacy.

Moreover, Bai Luan was practicing pure ice skills, without any weirdness like the Blood-Robed Marquis, so she shouldn't be trying to suck his blood or something like that.

Could it be that he realized that he had spiritual power and wanted to deprive himself of it?
hiss~
So he wanted me to be the furnace, no wonder...

Looking at Bai Luan who was sealed by Jing Wei with a secret method, Cheng Jiao couldn't help but find that he was also a master at the level of a hidden monster.

But when he thought of Donghuang Taiyi, who was much stronger than Bai Luan and might have lived for hundreds of years, he felt under tremendous pressure.

He thought the celestial beings were just like that, but Bai Luan gave him a vivid lesson: you know nothing about the power of celestial beings.

To be precise, Bai Luan can only be regarded as a pseudo-celestial being. He has not even fully condensed his spiritual power. As the saying goes, a half-full bottle is like a bang.

He glanced at Yan Fei who was silently regulating her breathing, and muttered to himself that it seemed that he had to upgrade the panel quickly and put the girl from the Yin-Yang family into the bowl.

"Thank you, Mr. Gai Nie."

Cheng Jiao handed the Linyuan Sword to Gai Nie and said, "I'm sorry to have frightened you, brother."

Ying Zheng hesitated and asked, "Have you become the celestial being that Gai Nie mentioned?"

Cheng Jiao smiled bitterly and said, "No, it's not that easy to become a celestial being. This Bai Luan is not a true celestial being either, he just has some of the abilities of a celestial being."

When Ying Zheng heard the name Bai Luan, murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "I will kill him immediately when we return to Xianyang and let the world know!"

Cheng Jiao understood what Ying Zheng meant. First, he wanted to vent his anger, and second, he wanted to warn those potential masters in the martial arts world who might not be weaker than Bai Luan.

but……

"Brother Wang, this matter is not urgent. Let me first pry out the information about the celestial beings and some secrets of the martial arts world from Bai Luan."

Ying Zheng groaned: "Yes, I'll leave this matter to you."

Rather than seeking momentary pleasure, Ying Zheng knew that what Bai Luan knew was more valuable.

Watching Cheng Jiao leave, Ying Zheng's eyes showed a hint of worry.

"If Cheng Jiao reaches the pinnacle of heaven, will there be anyone in the world who can stop him?"

Li Si's eyelids twitched. Was this something he could listen to? Would Boss Ying Zheng want to silence him?

Gai Nie whispered, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. If Master Cheng Jiao breaks through to the Heavenly Man level, he will lose his qualification to be king forever."

Ying Zheng was surprised: "Why is this?"

"Your Majesty, do you know the Spring and Autumn Period overlords, Duke Zhuang of Zheng and King Gou Jian of Yue?"

"Of course I know!"

"The two of them are the ones who have surpassed the heavens in known records."

"Oh? There is such a thing? Then why did Zheng and Yue only dominate for a few decades? As far as I know, it is not difficult for a Grandmaster to live to be a hundred years old, let alone a celestial being."

Gai Nie nodded: "Teacher once mentioned that the lifespan of celestial beings is said to be as much as three hundred years, but it seems that no celestial being can live to that age, and the maximum is no more than one hundred and fifty."

Ying Zheng was surprised and asked, "Why is this happening? Could it be a disaster?"

Gai Nie shook his head: "I don't know either. It seems to be related to this world. Teacher said that the power between heaven and earth is getting weaker and weaker, and the gods will soon become legends."

Ying Zheng was a little helpless. Han Fei said there was a kind of power, and Gai Nie also said there was a kind of power.

"What power?"

"I once asked my teacher, and he said I would understand once I reached that level."

Ying Zheng felt that Gai Nie's teacher deserved a beating just like Han Fei.

"You just said that after Cheng Jiao becomes a celestial being, he will lose the qualification to be king. What does that mean?"

Gai Nie said slowly: "Duke Zhuang of Zheng and King Gou Jian of Yue, one lived for forty-four years and the other lived for sixty-four years."

"I know this clearly, but I cannot rule out the possibility that he faked his death." Ying Zheng is not a three-year-old child. As a qualified politician, he will never easily believe what others say unless he sees his most trusted and powerful enemy die in front of him.

Gai Nie did not rush to refute, and leisurely said a prophecy: "Heavenly men cannot be kings, and those who are kings cannot exceed a hundred years. If they exceed a hundred years, they cannot become immortals or gods. A handful of yellow earth will carry a hundred years of hatred."

Ying Zheng frowned: "Where did this sentence come from?"

"Recorded in the ancient books of the Zhou royal family's treasury."

"Does Cheng Jiao know?"

"As long as you touch the realm of heaven and man, you will feel it in your heart."

Li Si's hands on his legs kept shaking, and he didn't want to listen any more. He came here to gamble his future, and it would be too unfair if he was killed by Ying Zheng because he heard something he shouldn't have heard.

Giving Li Si a sidelong glance, Ying Zheng said, "Li Si, I know you are a smart man. As for today's matter, shut up."

The reason why he didn't avoid Li Si and asked Gai Nie was that he wanted to test Li Si.

After a deep conversation with Li Si in the carriage, he realized that Li Si was very talented, especially in his deep understanding of state affairs.

Now he gave Li Si a choice, which was to tie it to his thigh as a pendant to avoid any harm.

Looking at Cheng Jiao sitting next to Yan Fei, Ying Zheng murmured to himself: "A man of heaven cannot be king. Is there any taboo on the throne itself?"

Gai Nie shut up, we can't speculate on this matter casually.

However, apart from the legendary Yellow Emperor, it seems that no king can live to be a hundred years old.

Cheng Jiao didn't know that because of his great power, Ying Zheng became wary of him, but he didn't care even if he knew.

After determining what strength the Heavenly Man Realm would have, he immediately became confident and prepared to save up 10,000 attribute points to break into the Heavenly Man Realm. He would definitely not be a crippled Heavenly Man like Bai Luan. By then, the world would be so big that he could go anywhere.

"Fei Yan, how are you? Are you okay?"

Yan Fei said calmly: "Chang'an Jun, please call me Yan Fei. After all, we are not familiar with each other." Cheng Jiao didn't care: "You told me your name was Fei Yan at the beginning. Besides, we have lived and died together. Why should we care about a mere name?"

Yan Fei pursed her red lips and said, "Mr. Cheng Jiao, please do as you please."

A strange look flashed in Jingwei's beautiful eyes on the other side of Cheng Jiao. She was very familiar with Cheng Jiao's tone. From the purple girl Yan Lingji to the later Yingge, it was the same.

But Yan Fei is different from the previous woman. She is very strong, not weaker than her. If such a strong woman knew Cheng Jiao's style, I'm afraid...

"Well, Miss Feiyan, I have something to ask you."

Yan Fei knew what Cheng Jiao wanted to ask, "I don't know much about the affairs of the celestial beings. If you want to know more, I can introduce you to His Excellency Dong Huang."

Cheng Jiao grinned. Meeting Donghuang Taiyi? He wouldn't feel safe without bringing a bunch of people with him.

"Then forget it……"

Cheng Jiao was a little speechless. The topic he just started was ended by Yan Fei.

I simply stopped bothering him and left with Jingwei.

Yan Fei watched Cheng Jiao leave and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was not used to sitting with a man and having a more intimate chat, so she had to keep a stern face and let Cheng Jiao give up.

Jingwei whispered to Cheng Jiao, "Sir, Yan Fei is Dong Jun of the Yin Yang Family. If you fall in love with her, it will be very dangerous."

Cheng Jiao did not deny: "I know it. It is precisely because she is the Lord of Yin and Yang that I want to get close to her. You have also seen Bai Luan's strength. You should know that Lord Dong Huang is much stronger than Bai Luan."

Jingwei didn't quite understand: "Isn't the Yin-Yang family going to invade Qin?"

Cheng Jiao shook his head slightly: "It is true that I am entering Qin, but who knows if it is sincere?"

It's not that he regards Donghuang Taiyi as an imaginary enemy, but the original novel hints everywhere that this guy has a big conspiracy. Although he is not as desperate as the Emperor Zhetian who sacrifices the entire world, he can still believe that he can destroy the Qin Dynasty.

Jingwei heard the slight worry in Chengjiao's tone and thought for a moment: "Maybe I can help you."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "When you break into the Heavenly Man Realm, I will help you improve your strength, and you can help me."

"What I mean is that I can help you get close to Yan Fei."

"Forehead……"

Cheng Jiao looked at Jing Wei's serious eyes, somewhat confused. It was good enough that Jing Wei didn't object, but he also wanted to help him take down Yan Fei. This...

Jingwei whispered, "Yan Fei just asked me something about you."

Cheng Jiao held Jingwei's hand and came to the carriage where Bai Luan was imprisoned. "Is it about spiritual power?"

Perhaps this is the only thing about me that can attract Yan Fei's attention.

"Yes, but I didn't tell her."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Forget it, let it be."

Jingwei is still a little naive. If he really uses this method to get close to Yanfei, wouldn't he become a licker? He can't give up the entire ocean for a royal poinciana tree~
Looking at Bai Luan who was still unconscious in the carriage, she looked 30% similar to Chao Nuyao, and her figures were even more amazing than the other. She was worthy of being the sister of Madam Mingzhu's mother.

"Are you sure she can't run away?"

If it was someone like Tianze, Cheng Jiao wouldn't care and could suppress him with a backhand, but if Bai Luan ran away, that would be a lot of fun.

"I have sealed the meridians around her body and used the Ten Fragrance Powder that Zi Nu gave me. In the short term, she will not be able to use any internal energy. As for her spiritual energy, I am not sure."

Jingwei didn't know what spiritual power was used for. He only knew from Cheng Jiao that it could strengthen the physical fitness and enhance the power of swordsmanship.

"Give me that ten incense."

Jingwei took out an exquisite small porcelain bottle and placed it in Chengjiao's hand.

Cheng Jiao poured out some powder, dipped some with his finger and ate it, carefully feeling the changes in his body.

The circulation of internal force became a little sluggish, and then the spiritual power was circulated, and the sluggish feeling disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Ten Fragrance Powder is useless against spiritual energy."

Cheng Jiao smacked his lips.

"But her internal strength and spiritual power are basically exhausted now. We just need to prevent her from using her mental skills. Oh, take down the big iron chains of Tianze and Xiangjunshun, and add two more layers for her."

Seeing that Bai Luan was only tied with a fine iron chain, he felt a little worried.

After Cheng Jiao gave the order, Jingwei turned around and left without any hesitation.

Cheng Jiao placed his hand on Bai Luan's chest and sensed it carefully. After confirming that Bai Luan's body was indeed empty and without a trace of spiritual power, he slowly withdrew his hand.

Looking at Bai Luan's beautiful face as she slept, "Tsk, this Bloody Marquis's mother is so beautiful."

Jingwei came over with two fine iron chains and handed them to Cheng Jiao. Cheng Jiao took them and tied Bai Luan up very carefully.

Three fine iron chains tied Bai Luan up like a dumpling. The delicate and charming figure that was previously tightened by the fine iron chains could no longer be seen, which made Cheng Jiao feel a little regretful.

But it's better to be careful, if it really doesn't work...

A cold light flashed in Cheng Jiao's eyes. It was not that he had not thought about destroying Bai Luan, but he was worried that Bai Luan would commit suicide after finding out that she was destroyed, leaving him no chance to obtain information.

He knew that as long as people had a chance to live, they would not give up easily.

Compared to a fake celestial being like Bai Luan, he was more worried about an old silver coin like Donghuang Taiyi. That old guy was very likely to have become a real celestial being.

It is far from being possible to kill him with just the spiritual power that I easily obtained.

I was thinking whether I should put some super poison on the dagger and let Yan Fei stab Donghuang Taiyi in the back.

Zhao Gao walked over with unsteady steps. He had just suffered serious internal injuries and it would take at least ten days or half a month for him to recover.

Unlike Jingwei and Yanfei, they simply consumed too much internal energy and physical strength. They just need to regulate their breathing for a few hours and they will be fine.

"Lord Chang'an, Mr. Gai Nie asked me to come over and ask if we can set off?"

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Old Zhao, thank you very much for this time. I will treat you to a drink when I have the chance."

Feeling Cheng Jiao's goodwill, Zhao Gao was in a good mood: "It should be me who invited Lord Chang'an. If it weren't for Lord Chang'an, I'm afraid Zhao Gao would have died."

"Haha, it doesn't matter, it's all the same."

Cheng Jiao patted Zhao Gao's shoulder and said, "Let's go. Do your best. I believe in you."

After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back, and Jingwei followed quietly behind him.

Zhao Gao tapped his arm with his fingers, a smile on his lips.

He was a little surprised that Cheng Jiao was interested in a servant like him. It seemed that Chang'an Jun wanted to win over him, the Queen Mother's attendant.

I just don't know whether Cheng Jiaoqing knew that Queen Mother Zhao Ji was involved in the assassination attempt on him.

Cheng Jiao was a little unhappy when he just returned from Bai Luan and found that Yan Fei was missing again.

Seeing that Xiang Junshun had eaten well these two days and looked in good spirits, he snorted.

"One piece of dry food a day is enough."

There was a hint of doubt in Jingwei's beautiful eyes. She took back the few pieces of dry food that she was about to throw over, picked up a smaller piece and threw it on the prison van.

Xiang Junshun, with dishevelled hair and dirty face, held a piece of dry food that was not even half the size of his palm, and opened his mouth: "Changan Jun, why is there only so little?"

Cheng Jiao argued: "You are not chained now, what if you run away?"

He would never say that he was motivated purely by a desire for revenge.

Xiang Junshun almost burst into tears. Even if he could run, he wouldn't dare to.
Dongjun is still here. If he runs away, the blame that Chengjiao has put on him will really turn into mud. I'm afraid that even the Yin-Yang family will not tolerate him.

Cheng Jiao shook his head. What was wrong with him? Why was he getting angry with a prisoner? It was so embarrassing.

Without even looking at Xiang Junshun, he hugged Jingwei's slender waist, glanced at Bai Luan who was still sleeping peacefully, and left.

Next, before leaving the Korean border, nothing happened, which made Cheng Jiao a little bored. He wanted to have a big fight with Jingwei, but there was no place. He could only hug Jingwei, or let Jingwei attack him occasionally. Although it was pretty good, it lacked some satisfaction.

After traveling for several days, they finally arrived at Wusui, which made Cheng Jiao feel excited.

If I remember correctly, the excuse Wang Xi used in the original novel was to slander Zheng Ge as his remnant. I don't know what interesting excuse he can come up with this time.

South Korea, Xinzheng, Snow Castle.

The Blood-Clothed Marquis Bai Yifei sat in the main seat he had always dreamed of, listening to the report from the Straw-Robed Guest with a face as gloomy as water.

"Where is my mother?"

The man in the straw raincoat remained the same as usual, "The whereabouts of the female marquis is unknown, and we don't know whether she is alive or dead."

"Are you sure Cheng Jiao is not dead?"

The Blood-Clothed Marquis's eyes flashed slightly. He didn't expect that Cheng Jiao could survive in his mother's hands.

"No, according to the border spies, they are heading towards Wusui, which is where Wang Xi is stationed now."

The Blood-Clothed Marquis was silent. If nothing unexpected had happened, his good mother, his adoptive mother, would have been dead without a burial place.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. Even the celestial beings couldn't defeat Cheng Jiao? Is the power contained in the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon really that terrifying?

However, although he could not get Cheng Jiao and the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon, he could take over all the inheritance left by his mother and the aristocratic forces controlled by his mother.

Marquis Xueyi couldn't help but sneer. It was indeed a blessing in disguise. It was good that his mother died. He was finally no longer constrained by her and could truly become the uncrowned king of Korea. He no longer had to push trash like Ji Wuye out in the open.

"Cheng Jiao..."

Muttering to himself about this young man who had made him embarrassed but also benefited him, the Blood-Robed Marquis chuckled. He could not let Cheng Jiao take something that he could not get easily.

"Go down and call back all the spies from other countries. From now on, I want South Korea to have only one voice!"

Under the covered face of the straw raincoat man's hat, a strange smile appeared.

"I understand. Congratulations, my Lord."

Marquis Blood-Clothed smiled faintly and waved his hand. He watched the Man in Straw Raincoat leave and sat alone in the hall, lost in thought.

He just discovered a serious problem.

Ye Mu was cheated by Cheng Jiao several times. Since all the money in Jubao Pavilion was swept away by Cheng Jiao and Liusha, Ye Mu now has a huge financial hole and it is difficult to mobilize large amounts of funds.

And inside the Snow Castle, because the female marquis had been practicing in seclusion for many years, her mother's wealth was actually not that much, only about 40,000 to 50,000 gold.

This financial resource was far from enough to support him in controlling the aristocratic legacy left by his mother in a short period of time.

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