Chapter 1507: The Secret of the Earth Sect! II (1/2)
Chapter 1507: The Secret of the Earth Sect! (II)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”He stood at the very apex of the world!
”However, just as he was about to leave the Central Plains and return to the north, Ishinishidu ran into a man, a Han! The moment Ishinishidu saw him, he knew that this man was incredibly strong, stronger than any foe he had ever faced! Ishinishidu chased him for ten days and ten nights, from the northeast to the northwest. Only when they were almost at the Western Regions did he finally succeed in forcing the man to fight.”
Bagushidu's mention of the northwest caused Wang Chong to raise his brow. Even without Bagushidu saying anything, Wang Chong could already guess at a few things.
”…The moment the two clashed, Ishinishidu realized that the martial art used by the man was completely different from any other art he had encountered. It was not Turkic, from the Central Plains, Ü-Tsang, or even Arabia. He had never heard of it before, let alone seen it. Moreover, this Stellar Energy was extremely bold and upright, and not only was it powerful, it could even refine opposing attacks.
”Ishinishidu believed that he had reached a sublime level of cultivation, and his Stellar Energy was incredibly dense. But when he attacked, more than seventy percent of his strength was refined and thrown back at him. You have to realize that Ishinishidu had already reached the Dark Radiant Heaven1, and no one who had not also reached this level could be a match for him. This alone was enough to leave him incredibly shocked.
”Ishinishidu had knowledge of countless martial arts reaching back into ancient times, but he had never read any book with knowledge of this art. The more Ishinishidu fought, the more shocked he became. He knew that he had probably run into a true hidden expert of the Central Plains.
”This man possessed a vast array of moves, none of which Ishinishidu had ever seen. The two exchanged more than one thousand blows, but not only did Ishinishidu not win, he was actually disadvantaged. Such a thing had never happened before. At a certain point, the mysterious man decided to stop fighting, saying that he did not like to kill, nor did he care for achievements and reputation, and he did not wish to fight anyone to the death and hoped that they could both stop fighting here. Ishinishidu felt sincere admiration for this man's character, and the mysterious expert also felt a closeness to Ishinishidu due to his strength. After fighting, the two of them actually became friends.
”But later on, there was a minor matter that apparently caused the man to develop some misunderstanding of Ishinishidu. In the end, the two of them got into a fight and became enemies. Ishinishidu felt extreme grief and regret over this, but the man's misunderstandings of Ishinishidu were so great that he refused to listen to Ishinishidu's explanation and jumped into a pit. Ishinishidu was forced to follow him down…”
Bagushidu's eyes shone with regret at this moment, apparently feeling rather remorseful over this tragic tale of friends-turned-enemies. But before Bagushidu could continue, Wang Chong cut him off.
”Hmph, if my guess is right, that mysterious man you speak of was the Origin Immortal Lord's sixth-generation disciple!”
Wang Chong got straight to the point. Given how the man was pursued to the northwest and had a bold and upright energy that could nullify enemy attacks, and given that Ishinishidu had eventually died on the stone bridge at the core of the Origin Immortal Treasury, Wang Chong didn't need to think much to understand that the mysterious man was the Origin Immortal Lord's sixth-generation disciple. This was the same disciple who had killed the Four Ends Martial Lord with a single palm.
Not even Wang Chong had expected that Ishinishidu, after causing so much trouble in the Central Plains, would run into the sixth-generation successor of the Origin Immortal Art while returning to his home. And it was no wonder the experts of the Central Plains were no longer able to find him or hear anything else about him.
Just how many people could equal the state teacher of the Eastern Turks?
But what stirred up Wang Chong's disgust was something else…
”The people of the Origin Immortal Palace don't care about earthly matters and have never interacted much with the martial arts world of the Central Plains. And given the personality of this Ishinishidu as you describe, once he knew of the Origin Immortal Art's existence, he would persistently seek the instruction and learnings of the Origin Immortal Art successor. Martial arts are never transmitted to outsiders, particularly not the Origin Immortal Art, which is the number one art of the Central Plains. So why would it ever be given to Ishinishidu just because he asked? But even if Ishinishidu couldn't get it, he would definitely think of another way.
”If my guess is right, Ishinishidu probably found a moment where the sixth successor of the Origin Immortal Art had his guard down and ambushed him. This is the only way to explain why Ishinishidu died here two hundred years ago. Bagushidu, you've got a rather thick skin! You've managed to so frankly speak about such a shameless affair while speaking about remorse, pity, and misunderstandings. I really must hand it to you!”
As Wang Chong exposed the truth, his voice was brimming with derision.
If betrayal for the sake of personal gain and a pursuit all the way down to the Origin Immortal Palace more than sixteen thousand meters beneath the earth could be called a misunderstanding, anything in the world could be considered a misunderstanding.
”Heh, it's just a matter from two hundred years ago. Right or wrong, it's not for those who came after to say. And what need is there to take the matter so seriously?”
Bagushidu wasn't angered over Wang Chong exposing the truth. He simply smiled and passed over the point.
”At any rate, our Earth Sect's patriarch followed him into this place, but the sixth-generation successor of the Origin Immortal Art was incredibly shrewd. He used all sorts of traps and mechanisms to deal with Ishinishidu, but Ishinishidu managed to take care of all of them. This was the first time Ishinishidu had ever seen so many mysterious and unknown things, and his mind was opened. Thus, at the time, he had been in no rush to seek an explanation.
”Ishinishidu managed to handle all the obstacles in his way, and nothing the sixth-generation Origin Immortal Art successor did had any effect on him. Surprisingly, the sixth-generation Origin Immortal Art successor also became suspicious and jealous because of this, so he lured Ishinishidu to the core of the Origin Immortal Treasury and used some extremely powerful weapon to kill him on this stone bridge. The most brilliant state teacher of the Turks in the last two hundred years thus died in this place, entering his eternal slumber. What a pity!