Chapter 95 - An Astonishing Speculation

Han Qianfang asked in awe, “Could there really be gods, my lord?”

The rest of the people looked over, waiting for the answer. On this continent, it had always been those Martial Sovereigns standing at the pinnacle and holding sway of the world. At some point in their lives, everyone had heard of the legends and stories relating to gods, but most of them were just too absurd to be believed.

Chen Dasheng’s eyes were deep as he explained, “Gods are unreal. The so-called God of Slaughter actually refers to this kind of dark-purple murderous air. On the battlefield, it has a very ancient name, Ramayana, which means the power to kill everything!”

“Ramayana…” Everyone repeated the name under their breath.

“The martial arts are too vast for us mortals to know everything,” Chen Dasheng sighed. “This murderous air is actually a kind of power. Rumor has it that there are experts who specialize in cultivating it. When facing the enemy, they are full of murderous air that not only greatly increases their strength, but also weakens their opponents’ spirits.”

Han Qianfang’s face became slightly confused as he asked while frowning, “It is a very rare cultivation technique. How did Yunxiao learn it then? Moreover, such a mystic technique must be extremely valuable, and yet he had passed it to over two thousand people. Although he increased the overall strength of the army by doing so, it’s also very wasteful.”

Every cultivation technique was a precious treasure, and no warrior would simply pass it to others. It was a custom for warriors to keep the best things to themselves and only pass them to those who were close to them. It was plain that the Murderous Air Script was an advanced cultivation technique, so Han Qianfang naturally felt that it was wasteful to pass it to so many people.

Xiao Qingwang’s eyes gleamed as he said with great certainty, “There must be an expert behind Yunxiao! Ignoring the Ramayana for now; he is only fifteen years old, and yet he is already a second-tier alchemist and an eight-stars warrior, with his real fighting strength almost as good as a Great Martial Master. I’m sure he has a Master!”

“You’re right!” Chen Dasheng’s eyes lit up, as if all doubts were solved. “I wonder who is the expert behind Yunxiao? Since he can cultivate such an excellent disciple, he is definitely someone extraordinary!”

“A Martial Lord has not even stepped into the door of martial arts!” At the thought of the remark, Xiao Qingwang’s heart filled with awe. “One thing I know for sure, his cultivation base must be far above ours!”

“Could he be a Martial Grandmaster? Chen Dasheng said shockingly.

Xiao Qingwang made no answer, but suddenly turned to look at Yunshang and said with a smile, “You should also have some speculation, right? If my eyes didn’t deceive me, the martial technique Yunxiao used to kill Guang Yuanjia should be the Great Wind and Cloud Palm of the Martial Sovereign Vanquisher, Lord Gu Feiyang!”

Yunshang’s heart trembled. Although she already knew Yunxiao could use the Great Wind and Cloud Palm, seeing it with her own eyes was another story. Besides, she had seen that magnificent figure descend from the sky fifteen years ago, and both of them were so alike.

She felt her heartstrings plucked, and she could no longer remain calm.

While smiling, Xiao Qingwang said, “It is said that Gu Feiyang had five disciples. His first disciple, Hua Qianshu, had broken through and become a Martial Sovereign several years ago, and is currently in the Holy City of Lanxue.”

“His second disciple, Mo Xiaochuan, is from the Mo Family of the Blackiron City, and there has been no news about him for the past decade.”

“Jun Ruyun is his third disciple, who is said to have become the son-in-law of the Guwu Empire, a super empire in the west.”

“His fourth disciple, Haolian Shaohuang, is fighting for the title of the Mercenary King with the leader of the Blazing Mercenary Group in the City of Mercenary, and he still hasn’t succeeded so far.”

“And all of us are very familiar with his fifth disciple, Yang Di. In recent years, he jumped directly to become a fifth-tier Alchemy King from a third-tier Alchemy Grandmaster and become someone very influential in the Firecrow Empire. I think everyone here knows what happened to him, and because of that, Tianshui may have lost its best chance to become an empire, and it will probably never have another chance. I heard that he is now a seventh-tier Alchemy Emperor, but I can’t confirm it. If it is true, he’ll probably have gone to the Sea of Soul Formation.”

There was a look of fascination on Chen Dasheng’s face as he sighed and said, “Each of these names is well known and belongs to an existence who has a great impact on the world. Even Lord Yang Di, who is the weakest among them, has most likely broken free of his ties with the secular affairs and is soaring freely in the clouds over the Heavenly Martial Continent.”

After listening, Chen Lin made a careful analysis. “Lord Yang Di can’t be Yunxiao’s Master. He had vowed that he would never step into Tianshui again in his life after the incident of Mo Xuan’er. And we are not sure whether he has the cultivation base of the Six Directions Realm.”

Han Qianfang drummed his fingers on the table and said, “The City of Mercenary, Softsong Woodland, is one of the most complicated places on the continent. The situation there is changing so quickly that it is impossible for Haolian Shaohuang to leave the place and come to this tiny state of Tianshui to be Yunxiao’s Master.”

Xiao Qingwang was reckoning as well, “The Guwu Empire is one of the three transcontinental super empires and is located in the western part of Heavenly Martial Continent. If Jun Ruyun wanted to cultivate Yunxiao, he could just give out an order. With that, even the Firecrow Empire would not dare to make a sound, not to mention Tianshui. And the city of Blackiron is tens of thousands of miles away from here. Unless Mo Xiaochuan has stepped into the realm of Martial Sovereigns and can break through the void, he would not travel so far.”

After listening to their analysis, Chen Dasheng said, “So, the man behind Yunxiao is most probably Hua Qianshu? Are you kidding me? His Master is a Martial Sovereign?”

He could hardly believe that, while the others had doubts about the conclusion as well. After all, a Martial Sovereign was an existence too far away and out of reach for them.

Xiao Qingwang suddenly smiled and asked, “What do you think, Yunshang? None of us here know more about Gu Feiyang than you.”

Yunshang’s face flushed slightly with shyness. During the banquet in the imperial palace, she had announced that the man she loved was Gu Feiyang, and now everyone in the state knew about it.

Chen Dasheng also asked hurriedly, “Commander Luo, who do you think is most likely the expert behind Yunxiao?”

At this moment, Yunshang’s thoughts seemed to return to the lonely and cold Snowfall Peak. That night, he came like a god who looked down upon all mortals, stepping on the wind and clouds, and all the beauty between heaven and earth was only a touch of his lonely back.

No one knew what Yunshang was thinking. Her eyes gleamed like stars, and suddenly her lips curved into a smile. “Why must it be between these five men?”

Everyone was struck dumb, while Chen Dasheng asked in shock, “Is there anyone besides Gu Feiyang’s disciples who also knows the Great Wind and Cloud Palm?”

“Of course!”

There was a determined look on Yunshang’s face, as if she had confirmed something. “Although I never met these five great men, I’m sure that Yunxiao didn’t learn the martial technique from them!”

Xiao Qingwang’s pupils constricted slightly. “Who is it then?”

Yunshang’s eyes flickered with light, and then she smiled softly, making everyone feel as if a warm spring breeze was blowing in the tent. “He is none other than Lord Gu Feiyang himself!”

The men in the tent sucked in a cold breath in an instant. One moment ago, they were feeling the warm breeze, but now they were feeling an intense chill. “How’s that even possible!” Chen Dasheng cried out. “It is known to all that Gu Feiyang had fallen in the Tiandang Mountains fifteen years ago!”

Yunshang smiled softly, seeming very happy at this moment. The eyes that shone like stars, and the figure that looked as mighty as a god, had once again appeared in her mind.

Yunxiao’s Great Wind and Cloud Palm was exactly the same as that of the man she saw fifteen years ago. She was convinced that only that man could have cultivated such an excellent disciple.

‘I knew there is absolutely no one in the world who could kill him!’

She guessed Gu Feiyang must have suffered a serious injury fifteen years ago even though everyone thought he was dead, and then he had come to Tianshui for some reason and become Yunxiao’s master.

‘Yes, it must be!’

She lightly wiped away her tears and smiled happily, “He must be Lord Gu Feiyang. I can feel that. Other than him, who else in the world can teach Yunxiao that look when striking out an amazing attack and the domineering spirit?”

Chen Dasheng, Chen Lin, and Han Qianfang kept shaking their heads in disbelief. The speculation was just too terrifying and shocking.

Xiao Qingwang was stunned as well. “You mean Gu Feiyang is not only alive, but also hiding in Tianshui?”

Yunshang had a dreamy look on her face as she said, “It must be!”

Chen Dasheng had a hard time accepting the speculation. He smiled wryly and said, “A Martial Lord has just stepped into the door of martial arts…If this really came from Lord Gu Feiyang, then a Martial Lord is truly a piece of shit.”

Suddenly, Xiao Qingwang’s face grew dark, as if he had just thought of something really serious. He glanced at everyone in the tent and said, “If this speculation is true and got spread out, and then was heard by Gu Feiyang’s enemy who had injured him in those years, it is very likely that the whole Firecrow Empire would be wiped out, not to mention Tianshui.”

Everyone’s expression changed drastically. It was indeed an extremely terrible speculation.

For someone who could injure Gu Feiyang, wiping out the Firecrow Empire was probably as easy as lifting a hand, not to mention Tianshui, a mere dependent state of the empire.

Almost one-third of the top fighting forces of Tianshui was here in this tent. Even so, the enemy could most probably kill them all with just a breath.

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became extremely depressed. Everyone felt a great pressure and even a little out of breath.

“This is the end of the topic!” Chen Dasheng said in a deep voice. “No one is allowed to discuss it again. No matter who is behind Yunxiao, as long as he did not harm him, we don’t have to worry. Besides, with that man’s strength, it is useless for us to worry about it.”

Yunshang felt she had said too much, and she regretted it. Her eyes grew cold as she glanced at the men around her and said, “I must warn you beforehand. If any of you leak this and jeopardize the safety of that man, I swear I’ll kill you even at the cost of my life!”

She had firmly believed that Gu Feiyang was the man behind Yunxiao; therefore she was extremely regretful and blamed herself for her carelessness. She should have just kept the speculation to herself.

Chen Dasheng said solemnly, “Rest assured, Commander Luo! Both the Han Family and the Li Family are my friends who have sworn to live or die together. They are even closer than my own brothers. Yunxiao saved Xiao Qingwang’s life, so naturally he won’t leak this to any outsider either.”