#1042 - If he comes, he comes. If he doesn't come, that's fine.

Qingyun, True Martial Peak.

After Jun Wuxie adjusted his breathing and recovered, he began to refine weapons.

Inside the Eternal Sacred Furnace, the Six Yang True Fire blazed fiercely.

He threw all the second-grade high-level sacred materials he had into the furnace and refined weapons together with the Primal Avatar.

With the experience from the last time, he was much more skilled in refining weapons this time. Although there were more materials and the difficulty increased, the operation was actually easier than the first time he refined weapons.

However, due to the larger quantity of weapons being refined at the same time, this time took a little longer.

Several days later, the flames in the Eternal Sacred Furnace gradually dimmed, and rainbows of light kept shooting out from inside.

A number of middle-grade high-level and top-level sacred artifacts floated in the air.

This time, the sacred artifacts he refined were not only swords, but also weapons such as sabers, spears, and halberds.

After collecting these weapons, he was about to have his master, True Person Chengyuan, send them to the Qingyun Sacred Hall when he received a talisman message from Princess Anning.

"Wuxie, whose talisman message is this?"

True Person Chengyuan couldn't help but be curious when he saw a hint of surprise on his face.

"Princess Anning."

Jun Wuxie didn't hide anything. He and Princess Anning would have many interactions in the future, and even the entire True Martial Peak would have interactions with Anning in the future, so he had to let the people of True Martial Peak slowly adapt first.

"It's her?"

True Person Chengyuan's expression immediately darkened when he heard the words "Princess Anning."

"Master, do you hate Princess Anning?"

True Person Chengyuan was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "I don't know what to say. Princess Anning has not done anything to harm our True Martial Peak, but the disciples of our True Martial Peak who have died over the past hundreds of years were all because of Prince Ning. After all, she is Prince Ning's daughter, destined to be in an opposing relationship with us."

"The future may not necessarily be an opposing relationship. Although Princess Anning is Prince Ning's daughter, she is different from Prince Ning. Both of them value strategy, but their styles of doing things are completely different."

"Wuxie, what exactly did you talk about with Princess Anning in Guancheng? Why does it sound like you approve of her? Don't tell me you really plan to help her?"

"Otherwise, who does Master think I should help? Help the Emperor defeat Prince Ning, and then let the Crown Prince succeed to the throne?"

Jun Wuxie handed Anning's talisman message to True Person Chengyuan, "If such a person succeeds to the throne, the Great Gan will surely perish in Wu'an's hands in the future! And our Qingyun will also be eradicated!"

"But Prince Ning, he..."

True Person Chengyuan looked anxious, feeling very puzzled, not knowing why he made such a choice, but not knowing what to say.

After all, the young man in front of him was now not only his disciple, but also the Guardian of Qingyun. Although he was the Chief, he no longer had the power to question him.

"Master, if Qingyun wants to gain a foothold under such a general trend and wants to develop, it's not as simple as choosing to help someone or choosing to remain neutral. I have a plan in my heart. Master and the sect's high-level officials only need to manage and develop the sect well, and don't need to think too much about other things."

Jun Wuxie didn't explain, and didn't mention his plan.

Only Qingmu and the other two knew part of his plan, and he had already told them not to mention it to anyone else.

In the future, Anning or Prince Ning's people might come to Qingyun, or they might see Qingyun's high-level officials in other places.

If they knew the plan, their expressions and attitudes might unconsciously change when they saw Princess Anning or the people from Prince Ning's mansion.

Cunning people like Prince Ning and Princess Anning are very likely to become suspicious because of this.

"Alright, Master believes that you won't let your eldest and second senior sisters be sad."

True Person Chengyuan returned the talisman message to him and left with those sacred artifacts.

Looking at his departing back, Jun Wuxie sighed inwardly.

The hatred of hundreds of years was deeply rooted in Master's heart, and it was not easy to get him to accept Princess Anning. He didn't know what the eldest and second senior sisters would think.

But this matter had to be accepted, otherwise what would they do in the future?

In the future of Great Gan, only Anning was qualified to be the Emperor.

The others were either not justified in their position, had a flawed character, or lacked the ability.

"The Crown Prince is really crazy. Is the temptation of power really that great? For the sake of power, he doesn't even want the stability of the country in the future, and only wants to fight for the present."

Jun Wuxie looked at the talisman message in his hand, and the Six Yang True Fire ignited in his hand, quickly burning the talisman message into light rain.

"It seems that the war on the border will last for a long time. Before the war ends, no one will touch the ancient tomb. The tomb of a powerhouse above the Overlord Saint Realm, I wonder what they left behind."

Jun Wuxie pondered, and then came to an uninhabited area inside the sect.

He closed his eyes, slowly moving his feet, and special talismans derived from the Qiankun Cave Heaven in his sea of consciousness.

As his footsteps fell, talismans bloomed from the soles of his feet and imprinted themselves on the earth.

In the beginning, the derivation speed of the Qiankun Cave Heaven's talismans was relatively slow.

As time passed, the derivation speed of the talismans became faster and faster, and a complete magic array evolved.

His footsteps also increased in speed, shuttling through this area, with talismans blooming and imprinting themselves on the earth with each step.

By nightfall, the entire talisman array was completely formed.

His spiritual power was integrated into the talisman array. Once activated, it could evolve into a special spiritual illusion, causing those who entered the array to forget that it was an illusion created by the magic array, and accept the various tests in the illusion.

"It's time to calm down and cultivate..."

Jun Wuxie returned to True Martial Peak, first met with True Person Chengyuan, asked him to pay attention to the news from the border, and notify him in time if the war was about to end.

Then, he returned to his room and directly began to devour the powerhouses of the Great Saint Realm, entering a state of cultivation.

Day after day.

Jun Wuxie's realm continued to grow steadily, advancing towards the peak of the Saint Realm's Extreme Heaven Position.

More than twenty days later, inside the room where he had set up a barrier, the momentum was vast, the golden blood energy was brilliant and dazzling, and the vigorous life force was surging.

He completed another breakthrough, reaching the peak of the Saint Realm's Extreme Heaven Position, only one step away from reaching perfection.

He entered the Eternal Divine Palace, stepped into the Weapon Tomb, tempered and forged his body, and continued to devour the powerhouses of the Great Saint Realm to improve his realm after coming out.

During these days of his cultivation, extraordinary things were also happening in the Great Gan Imperial City, inside the Royal Academy.

Inside the Royal Academy, above a mountain range, there was a thick cloud cover, the silver light was blazing, lightning tore through the sky, and thunder shook the mountains and earth.

Countless people from the Royal Academy watched from afar.

Some people's eyes showed shock and worship, some people had a hint of jealousy, while the academy's high-level officials had happy smiles on their faces.

In the area covered by dark clouds, there were two young men wearing academy uniforms.

They stood under the tribulation clouds, their bodies upright, heroic and extraordinary, their eyes looking at the sky, their true energy surging, and their bloodline runes flickering.

"I didn't expect that Sun Xucheng and Zhou Zixuan would break through so quickly. In the past 100,000 years, there hasn't been such a young Great Saint!"

"Hmm, the Sun and Zhou families have produced prodigies. A Great Saint before the age of forty is definitely a genius in our Qingzhou!"

"Are they just the prodigies of the Sun and Zhou families? They are also students of our academy, and also the prodigies of our Royal Academy!"

The high-level officials of the Royal Academy stroked their beards, their faces full of bright smiles.

Even the psychological haze brought to them by the humiliating encounter a few days ago dissipated a lot at this time, and smiles returned to their faces after a long absence.

"The two of them broke through at just the right time!" The face of the dean of the Royal Academy suddenly darkened, "The border will have results in a few days. Judging from the current situation, although Prince Ning's army has suffered heavy losses, it will probably be difficult for the Wu'an army to capture the border city. In the end, the initiative of the ancient tomb will still be controlled by our Great Gan. Sun Xucheng and Zhou Zixuan can just lead the people of our academy to participate in the ancient tomb treasure hunt!"

Elder Yu's facial muscles twitched slightly when he heard this, and he said, "I don't know if that person named Yue will go. If he does, Sun Xucheng and Zhou Zixuan can kill him in the ancient tomb to vent the hatred in our hearts!"

"That kid has a strong personality. With the appearance of a powerhouse's ancient tomb, how could he give up such an opportunity?" The dean sneered, "He will go, and that ancient tomb will be his burial ground! In front of the Great Saint, he is like an ant! If he dies in the process of exploring the ancient tomb, presumably that person who is cooperating with the Emperor won't have anything to say. Who did the person named Yue die at the hands of? Who has evidence? Who can say for sure?"

...

At the same time, in the vast mountains near the Qingzhou border in Hanzhou, a large number of figures appeared.

Fan Xichong was covered in blood, leading Princess Anning to run wildly in the mountains.

Behind them, two Heaven-ranked female powerhouses from Prince Ning's mansion were fighting fiercely with others.

They were under siege and were covered in wounds.

"You people from Qingzhou, you still want to escape from our hands?"

"Quick, you go after them, leave these two women to us. You must bring back those two kinds of rare sacred medicines for me, otherwise, if the young master is angry and the head of the family blames us, none of us can bear this responsibility!"

"Boom!"

The two Heaven-ranked female powerhouses wanted to stop them, but they were intercepted by other powerhouses, and the great battle broke out again.

The terrifying energy swept across hundreds of miles, destroying the mountains and forests, and many small mountain peaks were cut down by several meters.

Four people besieged two people, fighting to the point of earth-shattering, and the light of secret techniques illuminated the mountains and rivers.

In this process, the two female powerhouses suffered heavy injuries again, and at the same time, the four people besieging them were also covered in blood and suffered serious injuries.

"Damn it!"

The faces of the four people besieging them were gloomy, and they wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths fiercely.

"Why do you have to resist stubbornly? Kneel down and beg for mercy now, and maybe you can survive! Do you think the people you are protecting can escape?"

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense. If you want to kill us, you have to exchange your lives for it!"

The two female powerhouses had ice-cold gazes, their fighting spirits soaring. Bloodline runes on their bodies began to burn, and their auras climbed crazily.

"Not good, they want to trade their lives for ours!"

"Go! Getting the sacred medicine is the priority. Don't get entangled with them; it's not worth being dragged down to die with them!"

The four besiegers felt apprehensive. These two women had completely gone mad, actually burning their origins to forcibly sublimate.

In this situation, if they continued, the possibility of being dragged down to die with them was extremely high.

They were very decisive and turned to leave.

Poof!

Just as they left, the two forcibly sublimated female powerhouses spat out a mouthful of blood, their bodies swaying, falling from the sky, almost unable to stand.

They were actually at the end of their ropes. Just now, they had gathered their last strength, pretending to forcibly sublimate. They didn't expect it to actually scare the enemies away.

"What do we do now? Will the County Princess fall into their hands?"

"It shouldn't be that easy. Fan Xichong is incredibly fast, has several escape talismans on him, and is proficient in concealment. He should be safe for the short term. Quick, we must quickly find a place to heal our injuries, and then go find the County Princess. Otherwise, the County Princess will really be in danger!"

They supported each other as they left this place.

At this moment, in a misty area within the vast mountain range, County Princess Anning hid in the gap between two blue stones, leaning against the stone, fresh blood constantly seeping out from her clothes.

Her face was extremely pale, without a trace of color, and all of her internal organs were shattered.

She hurriedly took out a medicine bottle and swallowed a pill.

This was already the ninth Three-Revolution Sacred Spirit Pill she had taken.

The Three-Revolution Sacred Spirit Pill was a Rank Three pill that could help Great Saint Realm experts heal their injuries.

This kind of pill was refined from one hundred hard currency low-grade Sacred Spirit Pills and Rank Three Sacred Spirit Spring.

One hundred low-grade Sacred Spirit Pills were nothing, but the Rank Three Sacred Spirit Spring was very expensive, so this pill was very expensive. It was given to her by her father when she left, in case of emergency.

But even the Three-Revolution Sacred Spirit Pill was difficult to repair her injuries.

The attack of a Half-Step Hegemon Saint Realm expert was too terrifying. If Fan Xichong hadn't helped her block an attack at a critical moment, so that she was only hit by some of the aftershocks, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Fan Xichong stood outside the crevice between the blue stones, vigilantly looking into the distance.

He had many injuries on his body. The chest area was deeply sunken, a clear palm print.

This palm was the attack he blocked for County Princess Anning.

But he still failed to completely block the aftermath of that palm, causing County Princess Anning to suffer heavy damage. He felt extremely guilty.

"Fan Xichong, take it…"

County Princess Anning's voice was weak as she poured out a Three-Revolution Sacred Spirit Pill and tossed it over.

"County Princess, this old servant doesn't need it. Keep the Three-Revolution Sacred Spirit Pill for yourself; your injuries… it's all because this old servant is useless, unable to protect you!"

Fan Xichong caught the Three-Revolution Sacred Spirit Pill, but walked over again, wanting to return it to Anning.

"This is an order, quickly take it. Otherwise, if you can't hold on, who will protect me?"

Anning weakly shook her head, half-closing her eyes and leaning against the stone wall, the blood on her body dyeing the stone wall red.

Fan Xichong thought for a while, did not refuse again, directly took the pill, sat down to adjust his breathing, and said: "This place probably won't be safe for too long, they will find it soon. County Princess, send a letter to Ning King, and let him send experts to rescue us, otherwise we may not be able to return to Qingzhou."

"No, send a letter to Yue Wuxie, and tell him our situation truthfully, don't lie to him. If he comes, he comes; if he doesn't, then so be it…"

County Princess Anning said this.

"What?" Fan Xichong didn't understand, "What's the use of him coming? Yue Wuxie is just a low-realm little cultivator. Even if his combat power is strong in the same realm, his realm is too low, and he can't even break through the Great Saint Realm barrier. How can he help the County Princess?"

"Send it to him…"

County Princess Anning was so weak that her voice could hardly be heard, and blood was constantly flowing from the corners of her mouth.

She didn't know if Yue Wuxie would come. If he received the message and came, it meant that he was confident. If he didn't come, perhaps he wasn't confident, or perhaps he didn't want to take the risk, then so be it.

She knew that his realm was low, but after all, he was a myth from a big place, perhaps he had unknown trump cards?

Anyway, she could only place her hope on this. As for her father, she was unwilling to ask for help no matter what.

Once her father knew about this, he would definitely come in person. At that time, facing the cultivation families of Hanzhou, not only Ning King's Mansion would be implicated, but also the people in all the territories under his rule.

Moreover, what if her father also encountered danger?

Currently, the Ding family of Yecheng, Hanzhou, has only dispatched five Half-Step Hegemon Saints. This power is only a very small part of their family.

And Yue Wuxie, as long as he comes, it means that he is confident, unlike her father, who would come regardless of the consequences, whether he is confident or not.

If Yue Wuxie doesn't come, she will accept her fate.