plumnovel Chapter 42 The Legacy of Cao Cao: Killing Three Birds with One Stone!
Chapter 42 The Legacy of Cao Cao: Killing Three Birds with One Stone!
Yang Qian once again unleashed his boundless imagination, attributing both Lin Yichen and the mysterious blind old man to this fictitious "Heavenly Sword Sect".
What he wanted to do was to portray the "Heavenly Sword Sect" as a powerful, secretive, and super villain who also possessed a shocking secret!
This aroused the competitive spirit and desire for conquest in Yaoyue, a woman who was equally proud and arrogant!
He wanted to use the sharpest knife that was the Yihua Palace to eliminate the most deadly threat lurking in the shadows!
"Grandmaster?"
Sure enough, upon hearing these three words, a hint of interest finally flashed in Yaoyue's clear, cold phoenix eyes.
She had just broken through to the Grandmaster realm and was worried about not finding a worthy opponent to test her current strength.
This so-called sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect is quite a good whetstone.
"What secret did you uncover?"
"Invite the Moon" asked calmly.
"this……"
Yang Qian feigned hesitation.
"This secret is of utmost importance; I can only tell it to the person who promised to help me get revenge."
"hehe……"
Upon hearing this, Yaoyue sneered:
"Kid, are you trying to negotiate with me? Do you think I really wouldn't dare kill you?"
A chilling killing intent emanated from her once again.
Yang Qian felt a chill run down his spine.
He knew he couldn't push too hard; too much rigidity leads to breakage.
To deal with a woman like Yaoyue who responds better to gentle persuasion than force, a combination of both is necessary.
"Please calm down, senior!"
He quickly put on a terrified expression:
"How dare I negotiate with you! I simply feel that this secret is far too important; if it were to be leaked, it would likely cause a bloodbath throughout the entire martial arts world!"
"Oh?"
Yaoyue raised an eyebrow: "Tell me about it. If it's really that interesting, I wouldn't mind helping you wipe out that damned Heavenly Sword Sect."
"Yes, yes!"
Yang Qian was overjoyed; he knew the fish had taken the bait.
He cleared his throat, then lowered his voice and slowly said in an extremely mysterious tone, "Senior, have you ever heard of the Seven Limits?"
"Seven major limits?"
Yaoyue and Lianxing were stunned again.
They had never heard of this name before either.
"The Seven Limits, in full, are called the 'Seven Limits of Devouring Heaven and Destroying Earth'!"
Yang Qian said, word by word, "Legend has it that this is a god-demon level martial art created by an unparalleled demon god named 'Hun Tian Xie Shen' in ancient times! This martial art consists of seven forms, each with the power to destroy the heavens and the earth! When cultivated to its peak, it can even shatter the void and ascend to heaven in broad daylight! And the secret of the Heavenly Sword Sect that I stumbled upon is..."
Yang Qian paused deliberately at this point, successfully piquing the curiosity of Yaoyue and Lianxing.
"They obtained one of the seven techniques from the 'Seven Limits of Devouring Heaven and Earth'!"
What?!
Upon hearing this, Yaoyue and Lianxing were simultaneously overwhelmed with emotion!
God-level martial arts!
Shatter the void!
Ascend to heaven in broad daylight!
These legendary words and phrases struck their minds with a powerful impact!
Especially the Moon Invitation!
Although she was already a Grandmaster, she knew very well that being a Grandmaster was not the end of the martial arts journey.
Above the Grandmaster realm lies the ethereal realm of terrestrial immortals!
To reach that realm, hard work alone is far from enough; one must have an extraordinary stroke of luck and the legendary divine and demonic cultivation techniques!
She had searched for years without success, but she never expected to hear a clue about a god-level martial art from this kid today!
Her breathing became somewhat rapid.
"Are you telling the truth?"
She stared intently at Yang Qian, her voice trembling slightly.
"Absolutely true!"
Yang Qian said with a serious expression:
"I personally witnessed Lin Yichen, the Heavenly Sword Sect disciple who was chasing me, unleash that move! That move is called Sea-Shattering! With a single punch, rivers flow backward, and the ocean is cleaved in two! Its power is terrifying!"
Yang Qian embellished his description of the scene when he used the Sea-Breaking Technique, which captivated Yaoyue and Lianxing, filling them with longing.
"Then...which move did the Heavenly Sword Sect obtain?"
Lianxing couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This is just the first move, Breaking the Sea."
Yang Qian replied, "It is said that the complete inheritance of the 'Seven Limits of Devouring Heaven and Earth' was divided into seven parts, hidden in seven of the most secret places under heaven. The Heavenly Sword Sect only obtained one part by chance. Over the years, they have been secretly searching for the other six parts of the inheritance. And Senior Yan Nantian's treasure contains a map of another part of the inheritance! That's why they are relentlessly pursuing me!"
Yang Qian finally managed to completely cover up the colossal lie he had fabricated!
This story is logically sound, with a strong motive, and there's practically no flaw in it!
He successfully passed the hot potato of "Seven Limits to Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth" to the fictitious Heavenly Sword Sect, and used Yan Nantian's treasure and another clue to the inheritance of a divine skill as bait to hook the big fish, Yaoyue!
He not only wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, but he also wanted to make that person willingly use him and even protect him!
He not only wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, but he also wanted to make that person willingly use him and even protect him!
Because right now, Yang Qian is the only one who knows the whereabouts of Yan Nantian's treasure! He is the only key to unlocking the treasure!
What a brilliant move, killing three birds with one stone! What a legacy of Cao Cao!
After hearing Yang Qian's words, Yaoyue fell completely silent.
Her clear, cold phoenix eyes swept over Yang Qian, as if trying to see through him from the inside out.
After a long, long time, she finally spoke slowly.
"it is good."
She only said one word.
But this one word completely put Yang Qian's mind at ease.
He knew he had won his gamble once again.
"From today onwards, you will be with us."
Yaoyue looked at Yang Qian and said in an unquestionable, commanding tone:
"Until you lead us to Yan Nantian's treasure and that divine skill inheritance, your life is mine. Anyone who wants to harm you will have to ask permission from the Yihua Palace first!"
As she spoke, she slowly turned around, and that domineering aura of looking down on the world and being the only one who mattered emanated from her once again.
"As for that Heavenly Sword Sect..."
A cold, bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of her lips: "I'll go and see for myself! Let's see if their swords are sharper, or if my palms are harder!"
And so, Yang Qian, a transmigrator from another world, became a "prisoner" of the two palace masters of Yihua Palace in an extremely dramatic way.
Of course, this "prisoner" is only nominal.
In fact, he was treated better than the emperor.
He ate the best food, drank the cleanest water, and lived in the most luxurious carriage. Even the driver was the same burly, bearded caravan leader who had previously threatened to kill him.
The burly man with the bushy beard now looked at Yang Qian with eyes full of awe and fear.
He racked his brains but couldn't understand how this kid, who was lying on the junkyard like a dead dog a second ago, could become a guest of honor for those two female killers the next second.
Moreover, judging from the attitudes of those two female assassins towards him, although they remained cold, the unintentional expressions of importance and tension made it clear to anyone that this man was very important to them!
Therefore, the burly man with the bushy beard and his men treated Yang Qian with even more respect than their own fathers, fearing that if they were not careful in serving him, they might anger this seemingly harmless but unfathomable and mysterious "Young Master Yang" and be slapped into mincemeat by those two female killing gods.