Chapter 616 Although the Grand Dao Is Far Away, We Can Hope for It

The Sheng Hou's liver and gallbladder split apart.

He raised his head and looked at the youth who was covered in purple lightning. This was the first time he had felt fear since he had bathed in Sacred Energy.

However, he was clearly unwilling to admit that the faith in his heart was beginning to collapse. He roared at Xu Han, "So what? I have the protection of His Majesty the Saint King. You can't kill me! You can't kill me!"

"Noisy." However, his furious roar only attracted a cold snort from the young man in Xu Han's ears.

Afterwards, Xu Han opened his hands and the pitch black sword hung in front of his chest. Three thousand golden sword shadows surged out from the sword and circled around him like birds and phoenixes. At this moment, the lightning snakes and pythons that surrounded him also surged into the golden sword shadows.

A divine light flashed in his eyes as he shouted, "The Ten Directions Tribulation!"

At that moment, the three thousand golden sword shadows suddenly gathered and transformed into ten enormous sword shadows wrapped in lightning. As Xu Han thought about it, the ten sword shadows descended.

Boom!

With a loud noise, Ten gigantic sword shadows pierced straight into the surroundings of the Holy Marquis. He completely sealed off his path of retreat. Not only that, when the sword shadows landed on the ground, the lightning power carried by each other formed an impervious electric net in the space. The power of heavenly thunder surged back and forth, hitting the Saint Marquis's enormous body. His body, which had just been repaired, was instantly torn apart by this powerful lightning strike.

Xu Leng's cold eyes looked at the Saint Marquis who was wailing endlessly amidst the tribulation of the Ten Directions. There was not the slightest bit of pity in his eyes.

At that time, he slapped the pitch black sword in his hand. The sword soared into the sky, while Xu Han's body fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Han landed on the ground in front of the Saint Marquis who was constantly wailing in the Ten Directions Tribulation Sword Array.

His gaze swept across the crowd. As an immortal, his majesty spread out, almost making people dare not look directly at him. He looked at the injured people and then at the unconscious Liu Sheng. Finally, his gaze landed on the Holy Marquis.

"Xu Han! You can't kill me! I have His Majesty the Saint Sovereign's protection, I have …" Under the torment of the thunder and lightning, the Saint Marquis, who had already lost his breath, continued to mutter to himself. This was not because he was stubborn, but because to this extent, only that ridiculous belief could prop up his heart from being shattered by the impending fear.

"You're so pitiful." Looking at Sheng Hou, Xu Han suddenly spat out this sentence with dim interest, "It's like a dog…"

The Divine Marquis was obviously unwilling to accept Xu Han's words. He struggled to break out of the sword formation and form an electric net, but when his body touched the electric net, a burst of intense pain came from his limbs and bones. He was simply unable to escape Xu Han's confinement.

"Xu Han, you will die a terrible death. Wait until His Majesty the Saint Sovereign" The Saint Marquis was covered in blood, but there was nothing he could do. He could only endure the lightning gushing out of the sword formation and curse at Xu Han.

Xu Han ignored this. He turned around and walked to Liu Sheng's side. He reached out and picked up the other party's blood-covered body.

"Let's go." He whispered. The surrounding people were stunned for a moment before following Xu Han's footsteps and heading towards the direction of Jing Xiuguan. Although the defenders at the city gate had the intention to fight again, they had witnessed the tragic situation of the Saint Marquis and Xu Han's powerful cultivation. All of them had horrified expressions on their faces, but none of them dared to step forward again.

Thus, under the gaze of tens of thousands of troops, Xu Han and his group walked into Jing Xiu Pass in such a dignified manner.

"Stop him! Stop him! You trash!" The Holy Marquis was still howling. He looked hysterically at the soldiers around him. Discontent and anger filled his chest.

Those soldiers were naturally afraid of the Saint Marquis, but they were even more afraid of Xu Han, who could trap the Saint Marquis in this small sword formation. They did not pursue him, but instead stood there indeterminately.

Suddenly, the soldiers present seemed to have sensed something. Some of them raised their heads to look at the dome, and their eyes revealed astonishment. Immediately after, more and more soldiers sensed this. At this moment, they all raised their heads and looked at the dome.

There was a bit of light that lit up. As time passed, that light grew brighter and brighter, like a star that flickered at night.

The cursing Saint Marquis seemed to have sensed this as well. At that time, he also raised his head to look at the sky.

Unlike those soldiers who didn't know why, when the Marquis saw the light, his pupils suddenly dilated. At that moment, the furious curses in his mouth stopped abruptly, and fear finally filled his eyebrows. The Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis.

The light became brighter and brighter, and it became hotter and hotter. It came from an unknown distance from the dome, dragging its long tail down like a falling star.

And its target was the Saint Marquis imprisoned in the sword formation…

Sheng Hou's pupils grew larger and larger. His pitch-black eyes were almost occupied by the falling starlight. He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could say anything, the falling starlight had already landed on top of his head at an astonishing speed.

An enormous force directly exploded through his entire head, and then the starlight pierced through his body, sweeping a blood line, and finally pierced into the ground.

At this moment, the soldiers could clearly see that the so-called starlight was actually the pitch black sword in Xu Han's hand.

The crowd began to exclaim in alarm and fear.

At that moment, the pitch-black sword flashed with light, absorbing the ten gigantic sword shadows into its body, and then transformed into a streak of light as it fled towards Xu Han's direction.

…

Great Xia, Liaozhou border, Qingshui Town.

Li Moding sat in the extremely shabby courtyard of the Mayor of Qing Shui Town and chatted with the Mayor of Qing Shui Town without saying a word.

Although Li Moding was not friendly, he was not so arrogant. Moreover, as the prince of Great Xia, he had always placed the interests of the Imperial Court in the first place. Now that Liaozhou had severed contact with the Imperial Court, as the prince of Great Xia, he should naturally show the concern of the Imperial Court towards the people of Liaozhou and stabilize their hearts.

However, at this moment, he was truly unable to raise his interest in listening to the flattering words of the forty-year-old mayor in front of him.

Li Dingxian had been in a lonely mood ever since he led the army all the way to Qing Shui Town where Jing Zhou and Liao Zhou met in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Apart from Xu Han forcing Xue Lian to summon over a thousand people with copper coins, they had brought over more than 7,000 ordinary citizens from Jingzhou along the way. When they passed through Jing Xiu Pass and arrived at Qing Shui Town, there were only less than 2,000 people left.

A few of them escaped in that chaotic battle, while many of them fought to the death at the hands of the Holy Son Holy Weapons.

Li Dingxian inevitably blamed their deaths on his poor dispatch and improper protection. He blamed himself for this. He locked himself in his room and didn't want to communicate with anyone. Even Li Moding couldn't do anything about it.

Although he was worried about his son's condition, he was the prince of Great Xia. It was his duty to understand the current situation in Liaozhou and appease the people. Therefore, he could not suppress his worries and chat with the mayor.

It wasn't until dawn that Li Moding ended his conversation with the mayor, and then he hurriedly went to Li Ding Xian's room to talk to his son. Li Yulin also good, marotta knees are childless, Li Dingxian is very likely to ascend to the position of the ninety-five emperor in the future. Therefore, whether it was cultivation or ascending to the throne, Li Dingxian's temperament was extremely important to Great Xia, so Li Moding cared so much about this matter.

However, when he pushed open Li Dingxian's door, he found that the room was empty.

…

Li Dingxian came to Xu Han's door. He gritted his teeth and extended his hand to knock on Xu Han's door. However, just as he extended his hand, he stopped and a hesitation appeared on his face.

Apparently, he didn't seem to be able to make up his mind.

However, just as he decided to turn around and leave, the door was suddenly pushed open. Li Dingxian was stunned. When he looked sideways, Xu Han was already standing at the door and calmly looking at him.

Li Dingxian was stunned and had no choice but to put away his pace of departure. However, under Xu Han's gaze, his expression couldn't help but become somewhat lonely.

After a few breaths of time, he asked softly, "How is your… Brother Liu Sheng?"

"I've suffered some injuries, but I'm fine now." Xu Han's reply came much faster than Li Dingxian had imagined, and his tone was much calmer.

"Yes." Li Dingxian nodded, then gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry…"

From Li Dingxian's point of view, if they hadn't brought too many ordinary people with them in the battle outside Jing Xiu Pass and it was difficult for them to schedule the delay in clearing the pass, perhaps Liu Sheng wouldn't have suffered such a calamity. Of course, those civilians wouldn't have died outside Jing Xiu Pass either.

Because of this, he felt very guilty in his heart. He hesitated to see Xu Han and didn't know how to face him.

At this moment, Li Dingxian finally mustered up the courage to say these words. He was also prepared to face Xu Han's reproach.

However, out of expectation, Xu Han did not have the slightest intention of making things difficult for him. He just turned around and whispered, "If Little Prince is free, it would be better to sit with me for a while."

Li Dingxian was stunned again. He raised his head and looked at Xu Han as if he wanted to understand the youth's true thoughts. However, what disappointed him was that Xu Han's expression was still calm, but he was unable to see any clues from the other party's face.

He thought for a while, probably because of the guilt in his heart. In the end, he did not summon the courage to reject Xu Han, so in the end, he could only lightly nod his head and walk into Xu Han's room.

Li Dingxian sat down at the wooden table in Xu Han's room door. At that time, Xu Han filled a cup of tea for him and said quietly, "Does Little Prince seem to have some thoughts?"

Li Dingxian was stunned. He subconsciously wanted to refute, but as if he had thought of something, he swallowed the words that had reached his mouth. Then he said, "I can't hide anything from Brother Xu. I didn't sleep peacefully last night."

At this point, Li Dingxian paused and revealed a bitter smile. "The moment I closed my eyes, all I thought about was the appearance of those people. They were crying, wailing, and scolding me for not protecting them properly."

As Li Dingxian said this, his hand that was holding the teacup trembled and his knuckles turned pale. It was obvious that he was in an uncontrollable mood.

Xu Han looked at Li Dingxian's desolate expression once again. After a moment of silence, he picked up the cup in his hand and lightly pursed it on his lips. "Actually, I already expected this result."

Li Dingxian's expression changed. He raised his head in disbelief and looked at Xu Han, his eyes filled with anger and confusion.

"Little Prince wants to ask me why I didn't stop you when I knew this would happen?" Xu Han sensed the other party's gaze. He smiled and put down his teacup. "Then Brother Li, think carefully. If I told you about this, would you give up on those commoners?"

Li Dingxian's heart shook. He realized that Xu Han's words were correct. At that time, he was determined to save the civilians, but it was impossible for him to give up because of one or two of Xu Han's words. The more he thought about it, the more he felt remorse in his heart.

Xu Han looked at the teacup in Li Dingxian's hand that had fallen to the table because of Li Dingxian's trembling arm. He reached out again to lift the teapot on the table, filled Li Dingxian's cup, and said again, "But the truth is, the reason why I didn't stop Little Prince is not because I can't persuade you, but because I know that you can't save them. Well, at least you can't save most of them."

After saying this, Xu Han did not give Li Dingxian any chance to refute. He said again, "A great calamity is imminent, and no one can escape from it alone. Little Prince's compassion is indeed the fortune of the world, but saving the people of the world is not something that can be done in a short period of time."

"A sage has a saying. It is better to teach people how to fish than how to teach them how to fish. If Little Prince wants to save this world, he has to teach the world how to save himself."

Xu Han narrowed his eyes and said. Then, he paused for a moment, his gaze suddenly deepened a bit, and his tone became low. "Just like Master Wei did."

Li Dingxian's heart trembled again. At that time, he was in Horizontal Imperial City, so he naturally witnessed the process of Master Wei resisting the Heavenly Tribulation and understood what Xu Han meant. His perception was extremely good, and at this moment, it was as if he had been enlightened. Although it wasn't enough to completely untie his knot, it wasn't as gloomy as before. He looked at Xu Han with deep eyes and was about to express his gratitude, but Xu Han handed something to Li Dingxian at that time. "Xue Lian, Ning Yan, and the others have extraordinary minds and will to serve the country. Little Prince, please take them with you and carefully train them. These thousand people might become a great help to Little Prince in the future."

Li Dingxian didn't want Xu Han to say such a thing. He couldn't help but nod his head and then looked at the thing that Xu Han had handed over.

It was a yellowed ancient book with the words "Great Dragon Elephant Seal" written on the title page.

He had heard of the Dao Dragon Hidden Temple's technique, and was wondering how Xu Han could obtain it. However, at this moment, the seemingly ordinary page suddenly began to burn, and the page began to flip uncontrollably until it landed on the last page before stopping.

There were rows of small words written on the page, and Li Dingxian stared at them.

'"In the thirteenth year of Zhaoming in the Dali Dynasty, I used Teacher's method to test it. When the true essence of the sword intent collided, the power I obtained could temper my body. However, I used it carelessly and injured my internal organs. I'm afraid that I won't be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm in this life. I'll use this as a lesson for future generals."

In the fourth year of Dali Dynasty, Yue Zheng was slaughtered by the God General's Ring. He used his master's method to test his courage and tempered his body for thirty-seven years with the power of the collision of the true essence of the sword intent. Although his physical body had reached great completion, he was still far from reaching the Immortal Realm. Today's deadline is coming. I hereby inform the later generals to test his methods. Jianghu Rogue Cultivator, Daoist Lijiang.

"In the 73rd year of the Dali Dynasty, I tempered my body for 45 years with both saber and sword intents. I am not allowed to enter the sect, and descendants are not allowed to be effective. The four sons of the Dali Dynasty, Xiao Tu."

"The Dali Dynasty … I don't know for many years. I only know that this world is still the Dali Dynasty's world. I'm just a rough man. I used this Heavenly Lightning and True Essence to temper his grandmother's body for sixty years. His hair has turned white and he has suffered a lot, but he won't be able to see the heavenly tribulation of an immortal. His mother can't do this either. You little bastards behind him, remember! Sun Dakun!"

"Twenty-five years of the Great Chu Dynasty, Ning Yang, I carefully studied the teachings of the ancestors, thought that there is no problem with this method, and the reason why the seniors do not understand it, the root cause is that the power is still not strong enough, far less than the sages said the power of heaven and man. Hence, he dared to ask the two living Buddhas, Master Huiyue and Saber Dao Grandmaster Su Chen, to pour their strength into his body. After three years, they obtained quite a lot. However, Senior Su Chen was unable to find a Virtuous Paragon after crossing the tribulation. He felt greatly regretful in his heart. I hope that later generations will know about this method and become my Dao. "Long Yin Temple, Luo Yin."

Li Dingxian couldn't help but be engrossed in reading the five messages.

But at this moment, rows of words suddenly appeared at the end of the title page…

"In 243 years after Chu, I cultivated to the Purple Firmament with the Asura Art, to the undying power of the Demon Monarch of the Demon Suppressing Tower, to the half-step Immortal with the Blood Origin Starlight, to the peak of the Demon God of Starlight, and finally to the Heavenly Lightning Reaching My Body with a single punch, becoming a Physical Immortal. Everyone beg, we finally get its fruit, book this to tell the ancestors, to encourage future generations. Although Mount Taishan is heavy, it can be tempered and moved, and although the sea is vast, it can be filled with stones. Although the Grand Dao is far away, we can hope for it. "

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