Chapter 61: Die on the Same Year, Month, and Day

Han Dong was at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and Qi Ze was also in the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but their power foundations were still inferior to Chen Yuan’s.

There has never been such a thing as fairness on the path of martial arts.

Disciples from aristocratic families and Sects are taught by famous masters from a young age and assisted by Medicinal Pills.

They also have various Cultivation Techniques to choose from, allowing them to follow whatever path they wish to cultivate.

As for Martial Artists from a Loose Cultivator background, being able to have a single unique skill to rely on is already considered quite good.

For Loose Cultivators at the level of the Dongjiang Five Swords, the Cultivation Techniques in their hands are at most Mystic-Grade, and Earth-Grade ones are rare.

Although Chen Yuan has no background, his Cultivation Techniques are not inferior to Martial Artists from aristocratic families and Sects; some are even stronger.

At this moment, Chen Yuan was fighting one against two. After dozens of moves, he even suppressed Han Dong and Qi Ze to the point where they couldn’t even lift their heads.

“You both use greatswords, yet you are even worse than Han Gang of the Yinshan Five Ghosts.”

“Han Gang at least had some blood valor, but you are hesitant and timid, unable to even bring out the true essence of the greatsword.”

Chen Yuan shook his head at Qi Ze and suddenly unleashed a horizontal slash. With a loud clang, the greatsword in Qi Ze’s hand snapped.

Just like when he fought Han Gang, almost every strike he made just now landed on the same spot. With the accumulation of cracks, the weapon shattered instantly.

The Startling Swan Slash fell instantly. Han Dong tried his best to save him, but a hideous blade scar was still torn into Qi Ze’s chest by the blade light.

“Fifth Sister! Run! Escape separately!”

Han Dong roared at Gu Xinru.

Gu Xinru did not hesitate at all and immediately turned to flee.

Her courage had long been broken by Chen Yuan. Every strike from Chen Yuan gave her the illusion that she would be killed in the next moment.

Of course, her feeling was not wrong.

If Chen Yuan hadn’t needed her to distract the offensives of the other four, she would have already died under his blade.

“Tsk tsk, you’re risking your lives to save this little sister, but she doesn’t seem to care much about your lives. She fled quite decisively.”

Han Dong remained silent, but his heart felt a bit desolate.

Although splitting up to escape was a wise choice, and he was the one who told Gu Xinru to run separately…

The fact that Gu Xinru didn’t even look back still made him feel a bit chilled.

However, Han Dong couldn’t worry about that now.

He exerted force with one hand, picking up the heavily injured Qi Ze to escape.

But how could Chen Yuan let them leave so easily?

The killing intent origin entered his body, and the Blood Fiend Force erupted once again.

Chen Yuan transformed into a blood shadow, and in an instant, crimson blade lights swept down like an overwhelming tide.

A chill surfaced in Han Dong’s heart, and a look of terror appeared in his eyes.

He couldn’t defeat him, and he couldn’t escape!

Just what kind of person was Zuo Feiyu trying to kill?

Even the elite Disciples from those top Sects and aristocratic families were only at this level!

With a roar, the blood and Qi around Han Dong’s body burned to the limit. Sword Dance of Heavenly Stars! In an instant, it was like stars blooming, with dense sword shadows everywhere!

Blood Fiend condensed on Chen Yuan’s blade, and Devilish Qi surged wildly.

The Treading Waves Slash fell, carrying not only an extremely powerful blade momentum but also these two incredibly overbearing forces.

Instantly, the stars were extinguished, and the sword shadows dissipated.

Under this strike of extreme power, Han Dong was split into two!

“Big Brother!”

Qi Ze, who was still spitting blood on the ground, forced himself to crawl up and cried out in sorrow.

“Don’t worry, I’ll send you to see your big brother right now.”

Chen Yuan swept his blade back, and instantly Qi Ze’s head flew off, blood gushing like a fountain.

Shaking the blood off his blade, Chen Yuan suppressed the surging Blood Fiend in his body again and headed straight in the direction Gu Xinru had fled.

Gu Xinru was very weak; even without using the Blood Fiend Force, she wouldn’t be able to escape.

Seeing Chen Yuan leave, the onlookers all breathed a collective sigh of relief.

They had been watching from the side, not even daring to breathe loudly; the pressure Chen Yuan exerted was truly too strong.

One against five, yet the result was a one-sided slaughter.

The Dongjiang Five Swords, who were quite famous in The border between You and Ning, were wiped out just like that. This person’s strength was terrifyingly excessive… In the dense forest, Gu Xinru fled in panic, her heart filled with fear.

After roaming the Jianghu for so many years, this was the first time Gu Xinru knew what the great terror between life and death felt like.

She was actually very lucky. When she first entered the Jianghu, she met Han Dong and the others and became sworn siblings with them.

Han Dong and the others took good care of her, and even during their usual fights, they would try their best to protect her.

This resulted in Gu Xinru still being somewhat naive despite having roamed the Jianghu for over a decade.

There is nothing wrong with being naive, but bringing that naivety into the Jianghu can be fatal.

She regretted it now.

The five of them had clearly made a bit of a name for themselves in the Ning Province Jianghu, and their lives were quite free and easy.

Why did they have to join the Nine Sword Alliance? Why did they have to provoke such a god of slaughter?

With just a single wrong thought, the Dongjiang Five Swords were wiped out from the Jianghu!

“They say couples fly separate ways when disaster strikes, and it seems you siblings are the same.”

Hearing that teasing voice from behind, Gu Xinru’s heart was filled with terror.

Why was he so fast? Were Big Brother and Second Brother already killed by him?

Feeling the hum of the blade from behind, Gu Xinru screamed, her Internal Energy erupting frantically as she turned back to desperately attack Chen Yuan.

Previously, Chen Yuan had kept her alive to distract the others, but now there was no need for him to hold back.

The Treading Waves Slash, carrying overwhelming Devilish Qi, fell and instantly shattered the thin sword in Gu Xinru’s hand.

She was also sent flying by this extremely strong Saber Qi, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

Chen Yuan walked over slowly and placed the Azure Dragon Blood Drink against her neck.

The blade was pressed tight against her neck, and the chilling sensation made her whole body shudder.

“Tell me, how many people did Zuo Feiyu arrange to kill me, what are their strengths, and where are they now?”

Gu Xinru gritted her teeth and said, “Kill me if you have the guts. I won’t say anything!”

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly. “You’ve only been under Zuo Feiyu’s command for a few days, and you’re already so loyal to him?”

“I am actually a man of principle; I never lay hands on the old, weak, women, children, or innocent people.”

“I killed you this time because you wanted to kill me. I only fought back out of necessity.”

“It’s not easy for a woman to roam the Jianghu, and I don’t want to take things too far.”

“Otherwise, you know some methods are more painful than death.”

Gu Xinru shuddered violently.

No matter how naive she was, she knew about some of the cruel and ugly things in the Jianghu.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Xinru said in a raspy voice, “Zuo Feiyu has recruited nearly a hundred Jianghu People, ranging from the Pulse Opening Realm to the Foundation Establishment Realm.”

“However, the only experts in the Lunhai Realm are Wei Guangming and Old Daoist Qi. Young Master Zuo is currently in the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.”

“Zuo Feiyu is in Zou City with over twenty people, Wei Guangming is in Panyang City with the Iron Clad Gate, and Old Daoist Qi is in Fanglin City with over thirty people.”

“These three cities are key thoroughfares into the Ning Province heartland, and they have all been blocked.”

“There are also over fifty people like us, scattered in various places to search for and kill you.”

“Wei Guangming and Old Daoist Qi were heavily injured in the Demon Sealing Valley before. Have they recovered now?”

“Young Master Zuo gave them Healing Medicinal Pills. They aren’t fully recovered, but they should be halfway there.”

Chen Yuan nodded understandingly. “Alright, you can go down and reunite with your brothers now.”

Gu Xinru’s expression changed instantly. “I’ve told you everything, why are you still killing me!? You’re not keeping your word!”

“When did I say I wouldn’t kill you?”

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly. “I only said I don’t kill innocent people, but from the moment you intended to kill me, you were no longer innocent.”

“Besides, you Dongjiang Five Swords swore an oath in the Jianghu, saying you didn’t seek to be born on the same year, month, and day, but sought to die on the same year, month, and day.”

“By killing you, I am fulfilling a fine tale of the Jianghu.”

As his voice fell, Chen Yuan made a gentle stroke with the Azure Dragon Blood Drink. Blood bloomed, and Gu Xinru’s eyes widened. With anger and unwillingness, she fell to the ground.

Zuo Feiyu was a Ning Province talent in the original plot, a character who could even hold a place among the younger generation of the entire Jianghu.

Toward such a person, Chen Yuan’s attitude was to keep a respectful distance as long as there were no conflicts of interest.

But he just had to recruit Wei Guangming and Old Daoist Qi, two people who had a grudge against him.

And he even wanted to use Chen Yuan’s life as a stepping stone to build his prestige, which was something Chen Yuan could not tolerate.

Chen Yuan took out a map of Ning Province.

This was something he had bought before entering Ning Province.

Zou City, Panyang City, and Fanglin City—these three cities were lined up and were the key thoroughfares into the Ning Province heartland.

However, besides these three cities, there was also a small mountain path that could lead to the Ning Province heartland.

Chen Yuan was certain that the small path was also being guarded by someone right now.

That small path was closest to Zou City. Zuo Feiyu being in Zou City was likely because he thought Chen Yuan would escape through the small path, making it easier to corner him.

But why would he escape?

It’s true that “a gentleman’s revenge is never too late, even after ten years,” but if he was confident, Chen Yuan usually took his revenge that very night.

When facing an obstacle, Chen Yuan never thought about bypassing it. Instead, he thought about slashing through it and wiping everything clean!

This was not an extreme personality caused by the influence of the killing intent origin after the Fusion with the seven killing stele, but rather Chen Yuan’s own inherent personality.

Perhaps this was also the reason why he could successfully fuse with the seven killing stele; his personality was naturally very compatible with it.

Putting away the map, Chen Yuan calculated the distance and headed straight for Panyang City.

Panyang City was closest to him and furthest from Zuo Feiyu.

By the time Zuo Feiyu received news of the deaths of the Dongjiang Five Swords, he would probably also receive news of the Iron Clad Gate being wiped out.

Furthermore, Chen Yuan had fought with the Martial Artists of the Iron Clad Gate several times and was quite familiar with their Cultivation Technique patterns, so his confidence in killing Wei Guangming was even greater.