Fifth Sword Immortal, Li Chungang!
The Sword God, who had been silent for sixty years and had long died in many people's hearts, completely ignited the entire scene at this moment.
Even the other empires outside of Dongli had heard of Li Chungang's name.
However, due to the lack of communication between the empires and the martial world, they had only heard of the name.
It was only at this moment that they truly understood.
This Li Chungang, who was regarded as the God of Sword Dao by the East Parting Jianghu, was an amazing swordsman.
Perhaps he was not the strongest, but his life was definitely the most beautiful, and all swordsmen yearned for him the most.
He first entered the martial world at sixteen, became a sword immortal at twenty-four, opened the Heavenly Gate at twenty-eight, and achieved immortality at the peak of forty!
In just over twenty years, he had advanced all the way to the next realm with unstoppable momentum. It was as if there was no realm barrier in front of him.
He had reached the realm of a land sword immortal at the age of 24, something that ordinary people would never dare to dream of.
Ordinary people dreamed of ascending to the Heaven Realm to live forever, but he did not enter the Heavenly Gate, thinking that the human world was the most unrestrained.
Even the legendary seventh level immortal could not stop him. He used 90% of the East Parting Jianghu's luck to cross it in one step.
Which cultivator in the world would not envy such a cultivation path?
Li Chungang was not only a cultivation genius.
What all swordsmen yearned for was his fearless madness!
Guangling crossed the river with his sword, West Shu's sword qi rolled over the dragon wall, the sword crossed the sword pool of Dongyue, the sword crossed the sword tomb of the Wu family, the sword crossed the holy land of Buddhism, Lantuo Mountain...
He had done all these things that ordinary people did not even dare to think about.
Whether it was a holy land of the sword, a top-notch family of the sword, a Buddhist sacred land, or the power of a country, he could kill them all with a single sword strike.
A sword could settle all the affairs of the world!
A swordsman's unbridled sword, lofty sentiments, and sharp edge were vividly reflected on him.
It was precisely this Li Chungang that made the entire Jianghu proud of swordsmen. It made countless youths choose to use swords without hesitation when they started cultivating.
However, when they heard the last part, everyone's hearts could not help but become heavy.
As the saying went, after the peak, there was a low point. Li Chungang's turning point was faster than anyone else's.
He had been invincible for half his life, but in the year when he reached the peak of the Celestial Being Great Immortality Realm, he suffered two consecutive defeats and lost an arm.
The Immortality Sword Immortal's realm dropped drastically. It was fine if he did not improve for sixty years, but he had fallen to the Celestial Realm instead.
It was as if he had fallen from the high clouds into a bottomless abyss.
This made countless people feel uneasy!
If Li Chungang hadn't fallen, how powerful would he have become after sixty years?
However, reality was cruel. Whether he was willing to accept it or not, Li Chungang, who was now a hundred years old, was only in the Celestial Realm.
For a moment, everyone in the hall started discussing.
"Heavens! What did I hear? Li Chungang was still alive! That Sword God Li Chungang is not dead!"
"This is too shocking. Li Chungang disappeared for a full sixty years. Who would have thought that he was still alive?”
"I can already imagine what kind of huge waves this matter will cause when it gets out. The entire East Parting Jianghu will be turned upside down.”
"Is this Li Chungang from Dongli? He had heard of his name for a long time, and today, he finally knew how elegant he was.”
"This Li Chungang is definitely the wildest swordsman I've ever heard of. His sword challenged the Western Shu, the Buddhist Kingdom, and the Wu family's sword tomb. Is there anything he doesn't dare to do?”
"A twenty-four-year-old sword immortal, opening the Heavenly Gate at twenty-eight, and stepping into immortality at forty. Is this the cultivation speed of a peerless genius?”
"Although I knew that Li Chungang was very strong, I didn't expect him to break through to the seventh realm at his peak and prove his Dao as a martial artist.”
" Mr. Su said that the seventh realm martial artist's Limitless State is the strongest. It's enough to show how wonderful this Li Chungang is. Unfortunately…"
"I didn't expect that losing to Qi Xuanzhen back then would be such a huge blow to him. The invincible Sword God of his generation has never been able to recover since then.”
"Yes, Li Chungang said that he lost twice, but he lost to Wang Xianzhi on purpose, so it shouldn't affect his state of mind.”
"Sigh! It could only be said that fate was playing tricks on people. Although Li Chungang's immortal-level sword immortal was powerful, Qi Xuanzhen was the reincarnation of Ancestor Lu.”
"I didn't expect that after sixty years, Li Chungang's state of mind has not recovered yet.”
"Li Chungang is Li Chungang. Even if he's only in the Heaven Tier, as long as he has a long sword in hand, he's a land god.”
" Li Chungang was once an immortal-level sword immortal after all. He still has his Sword Principle realm and foundation. It's just that he doesn't want to use a sword.”
"In this way, my Dong Li has three sword immortals on the rankings, not inferior to the Great Han Dynasty.”
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In the fifth private room on the north side of the third floor.
" You're indeed a man of great reputation," Blooming Flower said with a smile." This Li Chungang actually broke through to the Celestial Being Great Longevity Realm sixty years ago."”
" A 40-year-old immortal-level sword immortal."
"If it weren't for Mister Su's words, it would be unbelievable.”
"There is a stone in the Maple Stream of the Sword Dao in the world, but this Li Chungang can monopolize eight buckets.”
"It's a pity that he was unable to recover after losing to Qi Xuanzhen. Otherwise, who knows how powerful his cultivation would have been in the past sixty years.”
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said with regret.
He was originally a person who liked to roam the martial world, and he was also known as the Maple Stream in the martial world.
However, even he couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy after hearing Li Chungang's deeds. He wished he could be born in the same era as Li Chungang.
The more it was like this, the more he felt it was a pity that Li Chungang had retired. For such a Maple Flow figure to remain silent for sixty years was definitely a great loss to the martial world.
"Will such a peerless sword god really be unable to recover from a single failure?”
At this moment, Ximen Chuixue suddenly said coldly.
Hearing his words, Lu Xiaofeng and Blooming Flowers were stunned.
In fact, the two of them had doubts about this matter.
For someone like Li Chungang, just because he lost to Qi Xuanzhen, his state of mind was shattered and he had been silent for sixty years.
No matter how he thought about it, it didn't make sense.
Back then, Wang Xianzhi had lost six out of six battles to Li Chungang, but the more he lost, the braver he became and he issued his seventh challenge.
Could it be that Li Chungang was so weak that he couldn't even accept a single defeat?
Not to mention, the one who defeated him was the reincarnation of Ancestor Lu. It was not embarrassing to lose to the first person in a thousand years like Ancestor Lu.
But that was the truth.
Li Chungang had lost to Qi Xuanzhen, and after leaving the mountain, he only had one-tenth of his strength left. This was enough to prove the impact of that defeat.
"Could there be something else going on?”
Blooming Flowering Pavilion muttered.
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't hide his curiosity. After taking two steps on the spot, he walked out of the private room and said loudly,"
"May I ask Mr. Su, what was the reason for Senior Li Chungang's broken state of mind back then?”
"Could it really be because he lost to Qi Xuanzhen, the reincarnation of Patriarch Lu?”
As soon as these words were said, everyone in the hall could not help but fall silent.
That year 60 years ago was too extraordinary.
That year, Li Chungang broke through to immortal-level.
It was also that year that he experienced four battles and his cultivation level dropped drastically.
However, Su Han had never mentioned the reason why Li Chungang had been silent for sixty years.
However, after speculating, everyone felt that it was very likely because he had lost to Qi Xuanzhen.
Now that Lu Xiaofeng mentioned it, everyone felt that something was wrong.
It was understandable that Li Chungang's Sword Heart was damaged after losing to Qi Xuanzhen. However, it was a little unbelievable that he had fallen to the Celestial Realm and remained silent for sixty years.
With this thought in mind, everyone turned to look at the white jade platform, waiting for Su Han's response.
……
On the white jade platform.
Su Han calmly took a sip of tea. Only when the entire place was silent did he slowly say,
"Sixty years ago, Li Chungang was at the peak of his power.”
"And his silence is closely related to the four great battles that took place that year.”
"However, unlike what everyone imagined, Li Chungang was not affected by the two defeats.”
"Let's talk about the first defeat. Wudi City of the East Sea lost to Wang Xianzhi.”
"That was because he cherished his talent and was unwilling to use his sword to open the Heaven Gate, which was why he was defeated.”
"Although he lost his reputation, Li Chungang doesn't care about those empty titles at all. His state of mind naturally won't be affected.”
"As for the second defeat, Qi Xuanzhen defeated Longhu Mountain's Demon-Slaying Stage.”
"The strength that Qi Xuanzhen displayed truly convinced Li Chungang. For the first time in his life, he admitted defeat.”
"But Qi Xuanzhen is the reincarnation of Ancestor Lu, and Li Chungang has only cultivated for forty years. It's not embarrassing for him to lose to Ancestor Lu.”
"Thus, this defeat didn't affect Li Chungang's state of mind much.”
"After that, Li Chungang went down the mountain and fought evenly with Sui Xiegu, the sword-eating ancestor.”
"This has no effect on Li Chungang. He is a chivalrous man in Jianghu. Losing an arm is nothing.”
"By now, everyone should understand.”
"Li Chungang's broken state of mind has nothing to do with the two defeats and one draw. The real reason is that one victory.”
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As Su Han finished speaking, everyone in the hall widened their eyes in shock.
Li Chungang's shattered state of mind had nothing to do with his defeat to Qi Xuanzhen?
In fact, it had nothing to do with Sui Xiegu and Wang Xianzhi.
Instead, it was because of that victory.
This was beyond everyone's expectations.
Since ancient times, there had been many swordsmen who had their minds shattered because of their defeat in a competition.
However, this was the first time they had heard of someone whose state of mind had been shattered by a great victory.
Moreover, this person was Li Chungang, the Li Chungang who had won countless battles in his life!
Anyone with a brain could guess that there must be some hidden secrets behind that great victory.
With this thought in mind, no one was in the mood to discuss. They only looked at the white jade platform with bright eyes, waiting for Su Han to solve the mystery for them.
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On the white jade platform.
Su Han met everyone's gaze and did not deliberately keep them in suspense. He directly said,
"Sixty years ago, Li Chungang could be said to have reached the peak of the martial arts world. He defeated the world with one sword and killed countless famous experts.”
"Because of this, countless men in the pugilistic world worshipped him to the extreme. There were countless youths in Dongli who learned the sword because of him.”
"At the same time, there are also many martial arts heroes and noble ladies who are infatuated with Li Chungang.”
"For example, there was a poetess who was infatuated with Li Chungang and wrote countless poems for him. She praised Li Chungang for destroying the first peak of Zhongnan with his flying sword, said that the green snake in his sleeve was bold, and even said that his three-foot-long spirit was like Ancestor Lu, showing the injustice to the heavens.”
"Among Li Chungang's many admirers, there is a woman who is extremely special.”
"That woman always liked to wear green robes. When she first met Li Chungang at the gates of hell, she saw Li Chungang's flying sword crossing the river and his peerless elegance as he recited poems.”
"However, Li Chungang was extremely arrogant at that time. He only cared about his swordsmanship and his opponents. He never put those women who admired him in his eyes.”
"In order to gain Li Chungang's attention, the green-robed man, who knew nothing about martial arts, began to cultivate. In the end, he actually became the world's number one demon.”
"Dongli Martial Arts is ranked as one of the four great grandmasters in the world. Fengdu Green Robe is ranked for the first time, alongside Li Chungang.”
"Such a famous green-robed man finally caught Li Chungang's attention and gladly accepted his challenge.”
"But the green-robed girl deliberately went easy on him in that battle, allowing Li Chungang's sword to pierce through her heart.”
"She finally laid in Li Chungang's arms as she wished and slowly revealed a secret.”
"The secret is that she has liked Li Chungang for a long time and hated him for a long time because her father was killed by Li Chungang.”
"She fell in love with her father's murderer!”
"As long as she's alive, she and Li Chungang will forever be strangers and will never be able to get close.”
"So she chose to die under Li Chungang's sword and in his arms to seek freedom for herself.”
"At that time, Li Chungang was synonymous with invincibility. All the injustice in the world could be done with a single sword.”
" But when that green-robed girl appeared, when she cast the blade with her blood, when she confessed her love in her heart on the verge of death, Li Chungang finally knew that there was something in this world that he could not settle with a single sword strike.”
"Yes, I am! He had fallen in love with the green-robed woman, the woman whose heart had been pierced by his sword.”
" So, Li Chungang carried the green-robed man and rushed to Mount Longhu for thousands of miles to ask Qi Xuanzhen on the Demon Slaying Platform for a Life-prolonging Golden Pill.”
"Qi Xuanzhen is betting on the Life-prolonging Golden Pill to compete with Li Chungang.”
"Although Qi Xuanzhen won in the end, he still gave Li Chungang the Life-prolonging Golden Pill. It's just that the green-robed man could no longer be saved.”
"Seeing the person he loved gradually lose his warmth in his arms, Li Chungang felt the existence of his inner demon for the first time in his life.”
"The green-robed man died and became his inner demon.”
"From now on, there will be no more Li Chungang in Jianghu."
……
As Su Han finished speaking, the sound of gasps came from the hall.
Li Chungang's victory 60 years ago was finally revealed.
It was actually a battle with Fengdu Green Robe!
Many of the older generation of East Parting Jianghu recalled.
Back then, there was indeed such a famous great demon in the East Parting Jianghu. He rose to power in just a dozen years and killed countless people.
At this moment, everyone realized that the Fengdu Green Robe was for Li Chungang to walk on the path of cultivation. In the end, he could actually be ranked on the Four Great Grandmasters List with Li Chungang.
How amazing was this?
No one would have thought that there was such a past between Fengdu Green Robe and Li Chungang.
Fengdu Green Robe had fallen in love with Li Chungang, but Li Chungang was her enemy who had killed her father. The two of them would never be together.
Li Chungang had also fallen in love with the Green Robe of Fengdu, but he had personally killed it.
This was a love that was destined to be a tragedy from the beginning.
There were 80,000 words in the world, but the word love was the most murderous.
Even someone as talented as Li Chungang couldn't escape this calamity.
The sword that stabbed the green-robed man's heart also stabbed Li Chungang's heart.
Li Chungang's retirement had disappointed the entire East Parting Jianghu. Now, they finally knew the truth.
All the regret, pity, and unappeased feelings turned into a long sigh at this moment.
"Mr. Su, may I ask where Sword God Li is now?”
"If I remember correctly, the current North Town City is where Fengdu used to be.”
Right at this moment, a Jianghu tycoon in the hall suddenly shouted, his voice suppressing everyone.
Judging from his clothes, he was a native of Beiliang.
Hearing his question, everyone could not help but be shocked.
North Town City was the old site of Fengdu? Wouldn't that mean…
Thinking of a certain possibility, everyone could not help but hold their breaths and look at the white jade stage with extreme excitement.
Even Qing Niao and Nangong, who were standing behind, were curious about this question.
Su Han met everyone's burning gazes and sighed softly. He said calmly,
"Everyone's guess is correct."
"Back then, after Li Chungang killed the green-robed man, he was disheartened, so he brought the green-robed man's corpse to Fengdu.”
"That's the hometown of the green-robed boy, so he naturally has to be buried there.”
"And Li Chungang turned into a tomb keeper. He only wanted to spend the rest of his life in the desolate Fengdu Mountain.”
"But later, Xu Xiao was conferred the title of King of Beiliang, and Fengdu Mountain was also included in the territory of North City.”
"Under the invitation of Prince of Beiliang Xu Xiao, the one-armed old Sword God Li Chungang entered the Court Listening Pavilion of the Prince of Beiliang.”
"I was imprisoned there for twenty years.”
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