Chapter 239: Chapter 140: Guardian’s Death, Azure Dragon Seal in Peril

"Second brother, should we lend him a hand? This young fellow seems to be in a dire situation."

On a not-so-high hillside, where the trees were sparse, stood two people on a large rock.

One of them was sturdy and burly, with a face like steel, carrying a strangely shaped broadsword on his back, squinting as he watched a shadowy figure passing by like smoke and shadow, shaking his head: "Jingyun, if this Brother Chen can’t even get past Fairy Fang’s Guardian, there’s no point in cooperating with him.

If he wants to seize the Azure Dragon Seal, the Cui Family shouldn’t even think about it; maybe they can only unite with Brocade Guard experts or the Pei Family’s forces."

If Chen Ping were here, he would recognize that these were his two companions from the journey to Xingqing Prefecture.

Xiongba and Du Jingyun.

At this moment, Xiongba was no longer that friendly, smiling figure.

Standing on the hillside, his robes billowing in the wind, his gaze like cold lightning, fixated on the distant figure of the Guardian, much like a tiger eyeing a leopard, clearly suppressing his martial spirit with great force.

"I could tell at a glance that this Brother Chen is no ordinary person.

Indeed, as soon as he arrived at Xingqing Prefecture, he met the storm and transformed into a dragon.

Unfortunately, before he could fully rise, he was already targeted by Fairy Fang from the Purple Bamboo Forest, truly laughable."

While saying the words "laughable," Xiongba had no intention of laughing in his eyes, he only found it pitiful.

"Yes, how can the grand scheme of the world allow a mere ignorant woman to meddle at will, yet this time they specifically chose Beizhou...

Even though the Great Li Dynasty is blinded and the people live poorly, there are still the Great Li citizens to overthrow the tyrant and rebuild the world.

But we cannot just hand over this flourishing land," Du Jingyun’s eyes flashed like lightning, already holding a bow in hand.

Unlike his second brother, with a cold exterior and warm heart.

Although he did not have much interaction with Chen Ping on the way, he had a good impression.

Now, he was thinking, if the other party couldn’t withstand the Guardian and faced life-threatening danger, should he try to save him?

Even if he couldn’t defeat the Guardian, if he could just survive this ordeal, perhaps they could join forces next time to provide some mutual restraint.

...

"Form ranks, retreat to the camp, do not advance."

Chen Ping dismounted, gently stroking the mane of his newly acquired "Red Lightning" warhorse, handing the reins to Han Xiaoru, letting her lead it back to the camp.

Then he drew his sword, stepped out from the crowd, stood silently in place, waiting.

He felt a qi mechanism distantly locking onto him.

In his telepathy, it was like a huge wave in the void, vaguely possessing a suffocating oppressive force.

Looking around, he found that including Han Xiaoru, Zhang Gu, Li Yangguang, and others, none had sensed anything amiss.

’This is a clash of divine will, the opponent evidently enlightened in the changes of divine will, capable of sensing Heaven and Earth qi mechanisms, a top-tier innate expert.

In terms of Jianghu masters’ rankings, they would be at the forefront of the Earth List.’

Chen Ping was no longer a newcomer to the Jianghu.

After fully integrating into this world, with each passing day, he understood this world, this Jianghu a bit more.

He knew that the top innate experts on the Earth List were superior because they comprehended the use of spiritual power, reaching the level of Heaven-Human Sensing.

When they acted, they could draw from Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi... enhancing the power of their techniques, while also being adept at locking onto their enemy, tracking, and predicting changes in the opponent’s qi mechanism.

That day, when he was investigating the Wu Mansion through the Little Cyan Bird, he heard a True Word, felt the changes in Heaven and Earth qi mechanism, making one irresistibly suppressed.

It was the same feeling.

And the master before him now, entering his mind like crashing waves, strong qi mechanism targeting him, was the second one he encountered.

The figure was initially unclear, in the dim light of dusk, flickering, then coming nearer.

Upon another look, he saw the person clad in a cyan robe with a high crown, face like withered wood, eyes wooden, seemingly lacking brightness.

Though they appeared without any earth-shattering presence.

The way this person appeared, however, sent a chill through everyone’s heart.

Because he didn’t run over, but floated close to the ground instead.

The uneven, weed-covered ground...

Under his feet, it seemed like water instead of earth and stone.

Walking on waves, under the gleaming light and shadow.

"A Guardian? From South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, Fang Qingzhu’s Guardian."

Han Xiaoru and others, upon seeing the manner in which the person appeared, suddenly remembered something, exclaiming.

They never thought that they had done something so infuriating, or somehow offended the Three Immortal Islands overseas, to the point of being directly attacked.

"You are Chen Ping?"

The Guardian’s eyes scanned over, following the qi mechanism, his face twitching, as if trying hard to show a smile, staring at Chen Ping, scrutinizing from top to bottom.

"It’s me, may I ask how this Guardian is addressed and why you have come?"

Chen Ping frowned slightly, noticing something abnormal about the high-crowned elder before him.

Though appearing human, there was a sense of it not being truly alive.

Not dead either.

The vitality of the elder was abundant and grand, much like his own.

But in his telepathy, this high-crowned elder seemed to lack spiritual essence. Wooden and puppet-like.

"It is you without a doubt, the lady said to capture you for questioning... to ask why you have been stirring up trouble in Xingqing Prefecture?

Now that Heaven’s Mandate in the Southern Region is set, no one is permitted to destroy it."

"Huh, he didn’t immediately attack, wasn’t it said that this Guardian was unreasonable and wouldn’t engage in conversation?