Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 14

Ch 14: Method of Sword Control

Duke Protector of the Realm died. At this time, applause came from the building gate next to Eternal Life Palace. A person dressed as an ordinary Taoist priest sat on it, with two crimson blades on his back.

“Amazing, you actually reached the peak of Houtian Ninth Level. If you hadn’t fought repeatedly, and the Left Prime Minister’s offering wasn’t so tempting, I really wouldn’t dare to provoke you,” the Taoist priest smiled.

Seeing this Taoist priest’s attire, the Empress Dowager frowned and snorted coldly, “Independent Cultivator from Jianghu, what exactly did the Left Prime Minister give you that even you Immortal Heroes are interested in?”

“It’s not a secret, just half a book, which happens to be useful to me. Besides, you, Empress Dowager, have long been hated by both gods and men. I’m just following the will of heaven,”

The Taoist priest jumped down, put his hands behind his back, and walked over with a smile.

The Empress Dowager looked solemn, Internal Force rose on her body, and her clothes moved without wind. The eighth level Internal Force of the Vast Universe Art was very powerful. If only Internal Force was compared, ordinary Houtian Tenth Level experts might not be able to compare to the Empress Dowager.

She leaned forward and rushed out like lightning. With her hands together, under the full power of the Vast Universe Art, she used the Purple Lightning Crazy Blade Martial Skill.

A surge of purple blade energy soared ten meters, shooting straight towards him.

The Taoist priest did not dare to be negligent, pinched the Jian Jue with his hand, and the two crimson blades behind him turned into red light and flew out.

One of them blocked the incoming blade energy, and the other slashed towards the Empress Dowager’s neck.

Under normal circumstances, being able to control flying daggers must be an Immortal Hero of the Innate Realm, but when the opponent’s blade touched the Empress Dowager’s blade energy, it actually canceled out the blade energy and was bounced away.

Seeing this scene, the Empress Dowager revealed a look of joy. She gritted her teeth and did not dodge the flying dagger that was slashing at her neck, but used her arm to block the flying dagger.

Only a sound of metal collision was heard, followed by blood flowers shooting out from the Empress Dowager’s arm.

Almost at the same time, the Empress Dowager rushed in front of the Taoist priest, and the palm blade of her other hand pierced the Taoist priest’s chest, and the blade energy passed through his body.

The Taoist priest’s eyes widened, revealing an unbelievable look: “How could this be?”

The Empress Dowager casually flung the Taoist priest away. The blade energy had shattered his internal organs, and he would not live for more than a few minutes.

Under the Empress Dowager’s torn sleeve, a golden arm guard was revealed, with a crack on it, and blood was flowing.

“A mere Houtian Eighth Level, only stealing some superficial Method of Sword Control, and you really think you are an Immortal Hero,”

The Empress Dowager snorted and laughed, quickly tapping several acupoints on her left arm with her fingers to stop the bleeding.

At this time, Left Prime Minister and Sixth Imperial Prince came in with a group of people and surrounded the place.

“You dare to come in front of me, you are quite brave,” the Empress Dowager smiled sarcastically.

The Left Prime Minister pointed at her and shouted loudly: “Empress Dowager, you are coercing the Emperor and causing chaos in the court. You have long been hated by both gods and men. The Azure Guard indiscriminately kills various Jianghu sects, the Dark Guard kills court ministers indiscriminately, causing countless families to be destroyed. You have long lost the support of the people.

Now the Azure Guard is being intercepted by people from various Jianghu sects, and the Dark Guard is being blocked by experts invited by various forces in the Imperial City. Today, no one can save you.”

The Empress Dowager tidied up her messy hair, re-secured it with a hairpin, looked at the Sixth Imperial Prince and asked, “What has Duke Protector of the Realm taught you over the years? Let me see.”

“If you can win today, this country will be yours, but no matter what, Jiang Xian must die. He and I both want to become Emperor,”

“You’re still trying to sow discord when you’re about to die. This old minister vows to follow the Sixth Imperial Prince to the death. Heaven can see it. Today, I will be the first to charge forward for the Sixth Imperial Prince,” Jiang Xian shouted, drew his twin swords, and was the first to rush up. The Internal Force he released also reached Houtian Eighth Level.

Jiang Xian’s followers all rushed up with him. The Empress Dowager raised her hand, the Internal Force of the Vast Universe Art surged, and she slashed out with her palms, the fierce and fierce blade energy slashing down.

These followers’ Internal Force was far inferior to the Empress Dowager’s. Under the full power of Tenth Level Internal Force, their protective Internal Force was cut open by the blade energy. With just one move, all these people were killed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Jiang Xian’s twin swords were extraordinary. They blocked the Empress Dowager’s blade energy and were not cut off, but were only knocked away. He flew out, fell to the ground, and vomited blood wildly, appearing to have lost his combat power.

“This old hag still has such profound Internal Force!” Jiang Xian was shocked and angry, struggling to get up, but halfway up, he aggravated his injuries, coughed up another mouthful of blood, and fell powerlessly to the ground.

“Empress Dowager, I hope you can really do it and leave a seed for the Zhou Family,” the Sixth Imperial Prince raised his Internal Force, simultaneously activating the Vast Universe Art and the Fierce Sun Art, dividing them into his arms, and using the Qianyang Heavenly Alignment Fist.

The Empress Dowager said calmly: “Duke Protector of the Realm is indeed a genius. He was able to let you use two Internal Energy at the same time. It’s a pity that you only learned the third level of the Vast Universe Art.”

“Please enlighten me, Empress Dowager,” the Sixth Imperial Prince shouted loudly, rushing up. The Qianyang Heavenly Alignment Fist he released showed two different fist energies, and they complemented each other, achieving a situation of mutual growth.

“Not bad, you have such cultivation at this age, very good. It’s a pity that if you were willing to listen to me like Zhou An, it might have been a blessing for Qianyuan,”

The Empress Dowager met him with both palms. The fists and palms of the two collided, Internal Force surged, and the floor tiles under the Empress Dowager’s feet were shattered and dented.

But after only two seconds of stalemate, the Empress Dowager’s eighth level Vast Universe Art Internal Force erupted, and the Sixth Imperial Prince’s arms were dislocated by the shock, and his internal organs were injured by the Internal Force. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

He coughed continuously, and after bleeding a lot, he weakly said: “The winner is king, the loser is the bandit. I have nothing to say. I hope you can treat the Qianyuan people kindly. Do it.”

“You have more courage than Zhou An. Let me tell you one thing, the Crown Prince died at the hands of Jiang Xian, and he was also the one who arranged for several Princesses to marry. The Second Imperial Prince was able to guard the northern border, and the Third Imperial Prince went to the Southern Five Kingdoms. If it weren’t for my default, do you think the seriously ill Late Emperor could have arranged for them to leave Qian Capital?” the Empress Dowager said.

The Sixth Imperial Prince was shocked and looked at the Left Prime Minister lying on the ground. Suddenly, he seemed to understand something and looked at the Left Prime Minister in shock and anger.

Suddenly, the twin swords that Jiang Xian had dropped earlier automatically flew up and shot towards the Empress Dowager’s back and neck.

The Empress Dowager was shocked and slapped out with a palm. The palm force blocked the flying sword that was shooting towards her neck, and the tip of the sword was level with the palm force, but the flying sword behind it pierced her back, and the fish scale inner armor was pierced.

The Empress Dowager’s body shook. She looked at Jiang Xian, slapped away the flying sword in front of her with her right palm, and rushed towards Jiang Xian, slashing down with her palm blade.

Jiang Xian formed a hand seal, and the flying sword flew back again. In order to kill Jiang Xian, the Empress Dowager did not dodge and was stabbed in the right rib by the flying sword.

The Empress Dowager tried her best to endure it, but the injury was too serious. The blade energy dissipated less than half a meter away from Jiang Xian’s face.

She shouted with all her strength: “Kill Jiang Xian, Qianyuan will be destroyed in his hands!”

After shouting this sentence, the Empress Dowager knelt on the ground with one knee, and blood flowed down the hilt of the sword. She had completely lost her combat power and was probably not long for this world.

The Sixth Imperial Prince stood up, glared at the Left Prime Minister and shouted: “So you are the traitor!”

The Left Prime Minister broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing the Empress Dowager fall, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said with a smile: “The Sixth Imperial Prince fought fiercely with the Empress Dowager, taking the lead and perishing together with the Empress Dowager, saving the Qianyuan country. This minister will definitely make your name known for thousands of years.”

“Jiang Xian, prepare to die!” The Sixth Imperial Prince was shocked and angry, and rushed forward with full Internal Force.

Jiang Xian formed a hand seal, and the two flying swords that were stabbed into the Empress Dowager’s body flew out, spraying blood flowers. The Empress Dowager gritted her teeth and did not say a word, but she was already too weak to kneel down, and lay on the ground. The surrounding ground had been stained red with blood.

Her eyes stared fixedly at Jiang Xian, wanting to see Jiang Xian die before she died.

The Empress Dowager’s Internal Force was profound and could block the flying sword, but the Sixth Imperial Prince could not.

The Sixth Imperial Prince knew that he could not block it and prepared to die together with Jiang Xian. In this way, the Ninth Brother could truly control the government. He only hoped that the Ninth Brother would not be a fatuous ruler when he was not controlled.

But how could his speed compare with the flying sword? Just after rushing out two steps, the flying sword was less than half a meter away from his face and heart.

Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky, and the two flying swords were caught in the hands of the person who came. The Sixth Imperial Prince was shocked and had no time to dodge. His fist hit the back of the person who came.

But not only did he fail to hurt the other person, but he also felt his fist numb and painful.

Jiang Xian saw the person who came and screamed in horror. The familiar armor and mask, and the terrible aura made a name pop into Jiang Xian’s mind.

This person was Zhou An, but he was now wearing a complete set of Qianyuan Dragon Armor, wearing the Great Ancestor Mask, and the eighth level Vast Universe Art Internal Force was surging, making Jiang Xian have to be afraid.

“No…impossible, you died long ago, it’s impossible that you’re still alive,” Jiang Xian said incoherently, trying his best to urge the Method of Sword Control.

It was a pity that the two flying swords were shaking in Zhou An’s hands, but they could not break free. Zhou An’s Qianyuan Dragon Hand was not afraid of blades, coupled with his century-old Internal Force, how could this Method of Sword Control, which had only learned the superficial, hurt him?

The Empress Dowager laughed loudly when she saw this, but coughed up a large mouthful of blood and died with a smile.

“Jiang Xian, the Method of Sword Control is a secret art that Immortal Heroes do not pass on. Where did you get it from?” Zhou An asked. He also wanted to learn this Method of Sword Control. Just the superficial had this power. If it was complete, it would definitely be invincible below the Innate Realm.

“Who exactly are you?” Jiang Xian asked nervously.

“You know who I am. If you don’t want to be exterminated from the Nine Generations, tell me the source of the Method of Sword Control,” Zhou An looked at the Taoist priest who died over there and said, “This guy’s Method of Sword Control is also half-baked. You must have had some adventure.”

After Jiang Xian calmed down, he knew that he could not escape death this time. No matter who the other party was, being able to catch the flying sword with his bare hands was enough to show that he was a powerhouse at the same level as the Empress Dowager, or even stronger.

He looked at the Sixth Imperial Prince and said, “I want him to swear to you to protect the bloodline of my Jiang Family.”

“All the uninformed people in the Jiang Family can be spared from death. The Left Prime Minister and the Empress Dowager fought each other and perished together,” Zhou An said.

The Sixth Imperial Prince was intelligent and could see that even if the person who came was not the Ancestor Emperor, he was an extremely close person to the Zhou Family. He immediately said: “Everyone in the Jiang Family is uninformed, and I also guarantee not to harm them.”

“Okay, the Taoist priest at the Great Ancestor Temple outside the city once saved a seriously injured Immortal Hero, and he was also a Taoist priest, so he taught the Taoist priest the Method of Sword Control. Later, I found out and bought the Method of Sword Control with a lot of money.

We studied it together, and also bought some second-rate heretical arts from some evil paths with a lot of money to refine flying swords. It’s a pity that without True Energy to drive them, it’s difficult to exert their true power.”

Zhou An threw out the two flying swords and inserted them into the floor tiles in front of the Sixth Imperial Prince and said, “I’ll take this person away. You stay here and wait for the Emperor’s arrangement.”

After saying that, Zhou An carried Jiang Xian with one hand and flew away from the Imperial Palace. This was his first time leaving the Imperial Palace.