Chapter 1021: Chapter 582: Uninvited Guest, Seeking Advice from the Masters!

But where is the man?

The spot where Chen Yi appeared earlier was suddenly empty.

Just as everyone looked around and desperately searched, Gu Jue’s originally hearty voice abruptly stopped. Only a few heard his breathlessness and breathless voice, and when people realized something was wrong and turned their heads,

a figure as dark as ink was already in front of Gu Jue. Blood clustered and fell to the ground. He slowly drew his sword, and Gu Jue slid slowly from the sword edge, trembled once, and no longer breathed.

The noisy square fell silent for an instant, even the Heavenly Official’s golden scales ceased, and the eyes of the Jianghu wanderers fell in unison upon Chen Yi.

The unexpected guest shook the blood, turned around, facing all eyes, smiled slightly, and heavily clasped his fist holding the sword,

"Former West Factory Battalion Commander Chen Yi, seeking instruction from the experts!"

One stone stirred a thousand waves.

The next moment, voices surged again, far exceeding before!

Fame and fortune will be gained today!

.........

No one was frightened by Gu Jue’s death.

Everyone’s life was light as well, whether their own or others’. Valuing it was useless, life is but a single thing.

Living in Jianghu is for righteousness and seeking fame; the purpose of killing is not just to take life, but to seize fame. The more famous one is, the more they want to kill...

The more notorious one is known, the more they deserve death!

Heavy breathing mixed with excitement spread, thousands of heads lifted towards Chen Yi; looking down from above, it was like an igniting grassland.

The sky was vast, the burning sun was bright, glaring white could not hide the slightest stain.

The universally wanted Battalion Commander Chen brazenly appeared at the Hero Conference, waves of noisy commotion swept through, filling the scene with uproars; those with wrathful eyes, those beaming with smiles, those whose pupils burned with greed, those whose palms tightly gripped knife handles, countless gazes weaved into a net of heaven and earth pinning Chen Yi at the center of the vortex.

Warriors’ burgeoning aura swept like a sudden gale, sands and stones flew, yet the figure remained unmoved; only his robe flapped and danced wildly, still in a fist-clasping stance, his eyes unmovable ink on a white canvas.

Like Taishan collapsing before him and his face remained unchanged.

Indeed, this matched the aura of being wanted worldwide.

No one doubted his identity anymore, nor finding it strange that the wanted poster didn’t match; living in Jianghu, the easiest to recognize is never the image, but the aura, the impression etched on one’s heart, the aura emerged from a mountain of corpses and sea of blood.

The wind whistled, the sun high in the sky.

At this crucial moment ready to ignite, suddenly from the plaque under the tower gate of Da Shangqing Palace, a bright yellow Daoist robe stepped out into the void, the feathered robe fluttered like a celestial.

Beside the elder, Zhao Tong, the Heavenly Master’s first disciple, followed closely behind, the elder’s identity was self-evident.

Master Qilong, the 58th generation Heavenly Master of Dragon and Tiger Mountain.

The appearance of the Heavenly Master was so eye-catching that the almost igniting atmosphere halted slightly. As the Old Heavenly Master passed the Heavenly Official, the latter bowed his head in salute.

"I am the 58th generation Heavenly Master, Zhang Qilong, pleased to meet everyone of high renown."

His voice broadcasted like a bell, announcing to the attending Jianghu luminaries, his aged face turning to Chen Yi.

"Chen Yi, styled Zunming, uninvited, hope for your understanding."

The Old Heavenly Master sized up the man who escorted the Tai Sha Sword but changed course midway, initially thinking he would have slipped away from Jiangxi, yet now appeared on Dragon and Tiger Mountain in broad daylight. Truly, it’s puzzling what this man thinks, entirely acting contrary to common sense.

Knowing he came with ill intentions, but with Master Tongxuan on the mountain and under all eyes, it was improper to strike and kill. The Old Heavenly Master smiled, raised his hand, and said, "Battalion Commander Chen’s honorable presence isn’t well received, what do you seek?"

Chen Yi stood with hands behind, voice clear and said, "Came up the mountain to find someone, does Dragon and Tiger Mountain welcome?"

The Old Heavenly Master seemed to understand upon hearing he was to meet Master Tongxuan, immediately smiling and said, "Battalion Commander Chen came to return the sword? If so, I’m naturally willing to talk it over, everyone can resolve misunderstandings and form a friendly bond."

Chen Yi replied with a smile, "Who said I’m here to return the sword?"

The Old Heavenly Master squinted.

What he said earlier was not false; if Chen Yi returned the Tai Sha Sword, Dragon and Tiger Mountain would not count past disagreements, treating him as a guest of honor. Furthermore, they’d risk offending these thousands of Jianghu wanderers to protect him. Dragon and Tiger Mountain leads the Southern Taoist Sect, renowned far and wide, and no matter how arrogant the Jianghu luminaries may be, they must show some courtesy.

Zhao Tong spoke at this moment:

"Battalion Commander Chen didn’t come to return the sword but still wants to go up Dragon and Tiger?"

Having witnessed Chen Yi’s cunning before, the He Shen Kingdom would not guarantee another chance to kill and seize the sword if missed this time. Zhao Tong’s words were barbed,

"It seems Battalion Commander Chen does not regard the heroes here as heroes."

The implication was already obvious; the Hero Conference gathered famed heroes from all over, some putting righteousness first, others seeking fame and fortune, but whomever they were, all were eager to cut down this notorious villain.

Chen Yi laughed aloud, spoke brightly:

"Heroes are heroes, but Dragon and Tiger Mountain is not."

With these words, the venue went into another uproar, and the Daoists within Da Shangqing Palace seethed with indignation. None expected Chen Yi would so directly target Dragon and Tiger Mountain, disrupting their event in broad daylight.

In the crowd, the Hidden Crown Prince, aware of Dragon and Tiger Mountain’s dark history, laughed heartily at the spectacle.

After the laughter subsided, he again cast his gaze upon Chen Yi, eyes full of derision.