Others go through hardships to practice martial arts, but you can quickly master advanced martial arts? Chapter 233

“……”

On the majestic pass, Cai Jingyun’s eyes stared straight ahead, her expression calm.

The newly appointed Arbiter and Yang Qingshan had gone to the Golden Moon Kingdom together. Even with two eighth-rank treasures, it was truly unsettling.

She hadn’t met the former yet and could only learn a little from the reports within the bureau.

But his talent was already evident.

As for Yang Qingshan.

Cai Jingyun knew better than anyone the gap between a veteran peak Dao Comprehension realm and a Dao Integration realm cultivator.

A martial artist who had been stuck at the peak of the Dao Comprehension realm for a long time, and whose mind was mostly distracted by various trivial matters, would find it difficult to break through to the Dao Integration realm in their remaining life, let alone fight against a Dao Integration realm martial artist.

If the eighth-rank treasures weren’t used skillfully enough, the two might even run into trouble together in the Golden Moon Kingdom.

“I hope I’m overthinking it…”

Cai Jingyun murmured softly. The future of the Hanxia Qingyi Bureau and the safety of the Heaven and Earth Pass now rested entirely on that young man.

Even a slight mishap would be an incomparably heavy blow to Hanxia.

“Senior Sister.”

Just then, a familiar young voice sounded by her ear.

Above the Heaven and Earth Pass, Zhou Shang quickly descended, intending to take over the crucial duty of guarding the pass: “Senior Sister, there’s nothing unusual in the Heaven and Earth Pass Secret Realm. You can contact General Yang now.”

Since the day before yesterday, her Senior Sister would take some time each day to contact Yang Qingshan with the [Arbiter’s Great Seal] to inquire about the new Arbiter’s situation.

“Mmm.”

Cai Jingyun nodded slightly, saying nothing more. She indeed had the same intention.

She immediately took out the radiant seal, poured a wisp of her spiritual energy into it, closed her eyes slowly, and called out to Yang Qingshan of the Mountain and Sea Pass.

After a brief moment of darkness.

Their figures appeared one after another in that special mental space.

But soon, a third figure also rose within the space.

It was an old man in a long robe, with extremely sharp sword qi, but a hint of confusion in his brows.

He was Meng Dongzhu, one of the guardians of the Green Gorge Pass.

“Senior Cai.”

The old man in the long robe first bowed to Cai Jingyun, then looked in Yang Qingshan’s direction, clearly a bit anxious.

However, his first sentence made Yang Qingshan’s expression change drastically: “General Yang, didn’t you say that because you had to accompany General Ye to the Golden Moon Kingdom for the secret realm, there was a lack of martial arts grandmasters in the Mountain and Sea Pass?”

“Why did you suddenly say I don’t need to go to the Mountain and Sea Pass anymore?”

As his bewildered words settled.

Cai Jingyun’s eyes suddenly sharpened: “General Yang…”

Being high-ranking officials in positions of power, they naturally weren’t completely ignorant of worldly affairs.

In a flash of lightning, this Hanxia land immortal perceived the seriousness of the matter.

She had always thought that Yang Qingshan had accompanied Ye Li to the Golden Moon Kingdom.

But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case.

The importance of the Mountain and Sea Pass was self-evident, concerning the safety of numerous provinces. The other party would not possibly let such a crucial place fall into such a dangerous situation.

Even if Ye Li had a higher priority, Yang Qingshan would have arranged the situation in the three areas in advance.

If what the old man in the long robe said was true, then only Xiao Cheng, a martial arts grandmaster, would be guarding the Mountain and Sea Pass.

This was clearly an extremely unreasonable arrangement.

Yang Qingshan, at his age, had been in his position at the General Bureau for hundreds of years, so such a mistake would certainly not occur.

Therefore, the truth was easy to guess—

“You didn’t go?”

Cai Jingyun took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger rising in her heart.

It was too disheartening.

She truly couldn’t believe that, in order to stabilize the situation at the Heaven and Earth Pass, the other party had sworn so righteously a few days ago, vowing to defend Ye Li’s safety with his life.

In reality, he had let the new Arbiter go to the Golden Moon Kingdom alone.

He had truly been in his position at the General Bureau for too long, to become so muddle-headed before such a major event!

The new Arbiter was young, weak, and had ventured alone into the Golden Moon Kingdom, a den of dragons and tigers. What kind of targeting would he face…

Cai Jingyun felt a pang of sadness just thinking about it.

The anger in her eyes towards Yang Qingshan became increasingly evident: “General Yang, please answer this old woman’s question.”

“……”

The old man in the long robe sensed the dire situation but did not speak to mediate.

Instead, he sat on the chair with a deep frown.

He had indeed been bothered by Ye Li taking on the role of Arbiter before, feeling that the person was too young and the General Bureau was somewhat too hasty.

But after learning that the other party had wiped out the Heavenly Sun Sect within half a day, greatly alleviating the pressure on Green Gorge Pass.

Meng Dongzhu no longer held any grudges against this person.

Both in terms of reason and sentiment, the young man deserved the title of Arbiter.

Rather, it was the Arbiter who needed Ye Li to prove the value of this position’s existence.

Not Ye Li who needed to rely on the Arbiter to prove his own value.

How could such a figure be so carelessly allowed to go to the Golden Moon Kingdom alone?

“Indeed, I didn’t go to the Golden Moon Kingdom.”

Yang Qingshan, pinned by two questioning gazes, instantly broke out in a cold sweat, then sighed, and admitted it with a stiff upper lip.

Before his words finished.

Cai Jingyun stood up, her body rapidly becoming ethereal: “Then you can sit here at the Mountain and Sea Pass, I’m going to the Golden Moon Kingdom to protect him!”

“Senior Cai! Calm down, calm down!”

Hearing this, the old man in the long robe quickly stood up. This was no laughing matter.

The personnel configurations of the Mountain and Sea Pass and Green Gorge Pass could still be adjusted with difficulty, but the two land immortals of the Heaven and Earth Pass truly could not be moved at all.

Yang Qingshan also quickly stood up and explained:

“Senior Cai, you don’t know, Ye Li can handle it alone.”

“Alone?”

Cai Jingyun’s face turned slightly cold. She turned her head to look at Yang Qingshan and questioned, “General Yang, I remember when you first entered the Dao Comprehension realm, you were also as cautious as treading on thin ice. How come you’re so bold when it comes to others?”

“Don’t blame this old woman for speaking directly. If you also had the potential to enter the realm of a land immortal, or even achieve the pinnacle in the future, then I could勉强 accept what you did.

“But not now, this old woman cannot accept it.”

“You and I both know the situation at Heaven and Earth Pass. Can the General Bureau please try to understand my feelings?”

Cai Jingyun controlled her emotions as much as possible.

“……”

The old man in the long robe gave two dry laughs and silently sat back down. He also didn’t have the potential to enter the realm of a land immortal, so he truly didn’t have the courage to speak up this time.

“Within the Golden Moon Kingdom, besides those six martial arts grandmasters, there is also a true land immortal. I ask…”

Cai Jingyun adjusted her breathing and asked softly, “If General Ye were to face them on this trip, what would be the outcome?”

Hearing this, Yang Qingshan visibly relaxed, and quickly looked up:

“Something similar happened yesterday, I was just about to report it to you.”

Finally, he got to the point.

As the burdensome one who was being disliked, he was about to be branded as short-sighted, which was truly unfair.

“And then?” Cai Jingyun’s breath hitched, and she instinctively pressed on.

“Then it’s simple.”

Yang Qingshan took a deep breath and said, “Senior Cai, the Golden Moon Kingdom’s land immortal you mentioned, and the five martial arts grandmasters…”

He paused: “They all died at General Ye’s hands yesterday, in less than an hour.”

“Now, they can’t even find a complete corpse.”

“The situation now is that the entire Golden Moon Kingdom only has one martial arts grandmaster left.”

In just a few words, Yang Qingshan felt somewhat parched.

This battle record was too astonishing.

As his words fell, the mental space instantly fell into a dead silence.

The heartbeats of both Hanxia demigods suddenly accelerated, and their breathing became erratic.

All killed, even the land immortal killed…

At this moment, Cai Jingyun even suspected that her ears were playing tricks on her.

…

Meanwhile.

Golden Moon Kingdom, Kyoto City.

Vast spiritual energy swept across all directions, and a grand spatial gate gradually formed several hundred miles outside the city.

Astonishing spiritual energy tides impacted the surrounding forest, causing it to churn like ocean waves.

“What astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.”

Above the city, a tall, ink-robed figure stood in the air.

Divine light shone in Ye Li’s eyes as he gazed at the distant anomaly: “It’s even stronger than the energy intensity of an early Dao Integration realm cultivator…”

Before his words finished.

The half-inch [Indestructible Golden Vine] within the Wind Cloud Golden Token suddenly became restless, as if a loyal subject had sensed the decree of the legitimate emperor, and urgently wanted to move immediately.