Chapter 535 Part 1

Chapter 535 Part 1: Heavenly Emperor (1)

The Earth Sword Immortal is actually a person who cares about his reputation.

In front of outsiders or younger generations, he is known as the world’s number one, unbeatable hero from a hundred years ago, and he still stands at the peak of swordsmanship today.

If the Qiao family members are legendary martial artists from fifty years ago, then the Earth Sword Immortal is also a legendary figure in martial arts that has continued for a hundred years.

Only in front of some familiar people who know his true nature does he reveal his shameless side.

However, this time, in front of many soldiers and martial artists, the Earth Sword Immortal was moved to tears, completely ignoring the master swordsman image he had carefully built.

"Big Brother!" he called out emotionally, his eyes filled with tears and a bit overly dramatic.

Unfamiliar martial artists were shocked to see the Earth Sword Immortal like this, while those who knew him could no longer hold back their reactions.

For example, the wooden sword hanging at his waist began to tremble and suddenly floated up, wanting to leave him.

Just as the wooden sword flew out, it was grabbed by the Earth Sword Immortal, who held onto the hilt with ease.

"Brother, on this wonderful day when we are reunited, you can’t just shy away and leave like that!"

Lu Yanbei: ….

At that moment, he felt a faint sense of comfort for some reason: in the past, the Earth Sword Immortal always called him the fifth brother, but now being called the second brother meant his position had suddenly risen by three levels, which was truly something to celebrate…

"Oh no, he’s been brainwashed." Lu Yanbei smiled for a moment before suddenly realizing.

"Big brother, don’t you remember me?" But the Earth Sword Immortal ignored him and continued to call out emotionally:

"I still remember how you taught me the Iron Crotch Skill passed down in the Qiao family, and you even demonstrated it by breaking a huge stone the size of a grinding wheel!"

"I remember, I remember." Qiao Mu was sweating profusely as he stepped forward to help the bending Earth Sword Immortal up.

What else could he say?

When he was young, to exchange for the complete "Pure Yang Wuji Skill" from the Earth Sword Immortal, Qiao Mu prepared the "Iron Crotch Skill," which can be considered a foolish thing he did.

Now, the foolish things from two hundred seventy thousand years ago have resurfaced in his memory, moving Qiao Mu deeply.

At this moment, Earth Sword Immortal’s eyes were filled with tears, while Qiao Mu was sweating, and they shared a rich exchange of emotions, creating a touching scene of long-lost brothers reuniting.

At first, everyone felt a bit awkward and couldn’t help but laugh, but in the end, their hearts felt a sense of relief.

Earth Sword Immortal’s actions actually set an example for others.

In terms of age and status in the martial arts world, Earth Sword Immortal can truly be called a centenarian elder in today’s Jiu Province.

The Qiao Mu before them holds many names and identities.

He is both a comrade who fought alongside the old soldiers in the Hundred-mile Desert and a teacher passing down knowledge at Peach Blossom Villa, as well as an unbeatable elder.

So at that moment, everyone didn’t know how to face him; they felt as if there was a distant chasm between them.

The Earth Sword Immortal called out "big brother" as an example, which really means: everyone talks about their own things.

There is no need to worry about who is older or younger; you should treat the Qiao family member you know as they are.

I can call him "big brother" and you can call him "adoptive father," it doesn’t matter; everyone has their own way of speaking.

"So your ‘anyone can be a father’ actually means this," Wu Mingkong said, glancing at Qiao Feixian.

Like Qiao Canxue, Qiao Feixian inherited the Heavenly Emperor’s daughter’s divine sight, allowing her to glimpse parts of the blurry future.

She might know more than Wu Mingkong and the others think, but she rarely shares this unclear future.

On the edge of the crowd.

Qiao Canxue closed her eyes, looking at Qiao Mu surrounded by many people, her emotions slightly stirring.

"So, his real name is…"

"Qiao Mu."

This is a name that many people have forgotten.

Fifty years ago, among the famous members of the Qiao family in Jiu Province, Qiao Mu was just a young man with little skill, and his name and deeds were known only in Yan City.

Many old friends who had heard this name are now long gone.

The "beauty" Jiang Chen saved by Qiao Mu has now become an old man with wrinkled skin, and Old Huang has long turned to dust.

And Qiao Canxue… at that moment, it was hard for her to connect the familiar young man from the past with the "Qiao Ancestor" standing before her, holding the Human Emperor Sword.

After leaving for half a lifetime, he had returned no longer a youthful lad.

However, when Qiao Canxue opened her eyes again, seeing only a white haze, she caught a glimpse of a young man with red lips and white teeth standing in the midst of the crowd, his eyes sharp as a sword.

For the world, more than fifty years had passed.

For Qiao Mu, it was a gap of two hundred seventy thousand years.

His appearance was very different from before, but his eyes still looked somewhat similar.

At this moment, the sunlight shone down.

Among the noisy voices, Qiao Mu’s shadow stirred slightly, and a large round shape suddenly appeared, as if it had been awakened by the bustle of the outside world.

But the fat cat in the shadow twitched its nose and eventually carefully slipped completely back into the darkness, disappearing from sight.

……..

"Back to the main point, there isn’t much time to catch up."

Qiao Mu sat down on the ground next to the desolate ruins of Great Qin City and started to talk about martial arts spontaneously.

The "Human Path Sutra" is a practice that accumulates power like a deep pond, and the end of this path is a breakthrough in the essence of life, like a fish leaping into a dragon, reconstructing the body, and then achieving a perfect and complete martial form.

Including this last step, both the martial arts of the human world and the "Human Path Sutra" have now been completed.

"Moreover, the disaster of the True Immortal in the great world of Jiu Province has been resolved, but this is only temporary. If I leave, there may be others who will take advantage of the chaos to return," Qiao Mu said.

Today, the great world of Jiu Province is different from before; it is no longer an isolated realm. The human world has fallen into disorder, connecting with many other vast worlds, including the Wilderness Realm.

Some True Immortals who died at Qiao Mu’s hands actually came from other vast worlds that overlap with the Jiu Province realm.

The entire Jiu Province realm and other realms like the Wilderness Realm are evolving towards the Return Ruins, until the skies collapse and all worlds become ruins.

In a normal era, Qiao Mu, capable of killing multiple True Immortals and possessing the power of immortality, would easily control a great world, and the fleeing True Immortals would not dare to return.

However, at this moment when all the worlds are approaching their end, every True Immortal has become a desperate outlaw; even a powerful Heavenly Emperor cannot intimidate the True Immortals just by reputation.

"Are you going to leave?" Wu Qizheng asked, somewhat surprised.

At this moment, Wu Qizheng had already stood at the peak of martial arts in Jiu Province.

As the pioneer of the "Shape Changing Skill," Qiao Mu can somewhat guess the mystery behind his flesh clone technique.

Each flesh clone is actually the body of Qiao Mu at the moment just before he died, incredibly complete, and cannot be compared to the usual understanding of avatars or transformations.

Each flesh clone is controlled remotely by a "god," and with Qiao Mu’s current power, even if he is far from the Jiu Province world, he might still be able to manipulate these hundred flesh clones from a distance.

That is why Wu Qizheng is very surprised.

Even if Qiao Mu leaves this world, with these hundred flesh clones, he should have no worries at all…

"That’s right," Qiao Mu nodded.

"I need to go to… Return Ruins."

His battle with the Undead Immortal Lord seems to have no end.

Even if he became ten or a hundred times stronger than he is now, he might only be able to kill him temporarily without him coming back to life.

So he needs to seek other possibilities.

Thinking of this, his gaze fell on Nian Chao Sheng, and he asked again:

"Nian Chao Sheng, I will ask you one more time, is there a way to completely kill an immortal being like the Undead Immortal Lord?"

Nian Chao Sheng’s body shook slightly, his lips moved a bit, and finally, he could only smile sadly and say:

"Mr. Qiao, you think too highly of me."