Chapter 265: Chapter 155: The Martial Saint Emerges Tomorrow (Double-Length)_2

"At least, the person who just talked to us, if there’s no mistake, was Xi Mengquan himself."

Chen Kuang had truly followed Xi Mengquan for three years learning the zither, spending every day and night together, even in daily affairs.

Other than appearance, Chen Kuang’s familiarity with Xi Mengquan was such that he could almost recognize him just by the sound of his footsteps.

Even though these three years were practically nonexistent compared to Xi Mengquan’s thousands of years of long life.

But precisely because the time was short, the probability of Xi Mengquan’s character and habits changing over the next ten years was extremely low.

And it was precisely because Chen Kuang had never seen Xi Mengquan’s appearance, he was able to exclude the influence of appearance and touch upon the essence.

This guy Xi Mengquan, from his known actions, rather than being called the "Music Saint" (yue), he should be called the "Joy Saint" (le)... he’s simply a pure jesting person.

His actions seemed to have no purpose at all, yet vaguely like he was calculating on levels others couldn’t reach.

Chen Kuang tended to believe that in this dream, Xi Mengquan had borrowed the identity of Jiang Wuya.

Zhang Zhizhou raised an eyebrow and asked, "You seem certain about this... mind if I ask why?"

Chen Kuang pondered for a moment, nodded, and said:

"Well, there’s nothing unspeakable about it, that Canglang Review has more or less stripped my backstory clean."

"Back when I was still mortal, due to drought and famine, my family sold me to a passing musician as an apprentice."

"I followed this musician and learned the zither for three years before being transferred and sold into the Imperial Palace, becoming a court musician of the Liang Kingdom."

Zhang Zhizhou immediately understood, saying, "This passing musician was the ’Music Saint’ Xi Mengquan?"

Chen Kuang nodded and said:

"In other words, if Xi Mengquan is willing to admit it... I guess I can be considered a disciple of the ’Music Saint’."

"The Kunpeng who helped me in a battle before the Martial Saint was actually my senior brother."

Zhang Zhizhou clicked his tongue in amazement: "I was wondering where such a formidable prodigy came from, turns out your background is so terrifying." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"A disciple of the ’Music Saint’—such a title, even the ’Martial Saint’ would have to give some respect."

Chen Kuang pouted, speechless, "If it were that simple, how could I still be in this predicament?"

The issue is, Xi Mengquan’s whereabouts are unpredictable, disappearing without a trace, and no one has known his exact location for hundreds of years.

For Chen Kuang to call himself a disciple of the ’Music Saint,’ he needs some proof, otherwise who would believe such a thing?

In fact, Chen Kuang feels that given Xi Mengquan’s personality, even if he points him out as his master in person, Xi Mengquan might not admit it!

This guy’s nature... is unfathomable!

Su Huaiying felt a bit heavy-hearted, if it were just borrowing an identity, it would be one thing, but if Jiang Wuya was an incarnation of Xi Mengquan... then the situation in the Liang Kingdom becomes even more intricate.

Not only is there another Saint in the mix with unclear intentions, but the things "Jiang Wuya" said before may not even be the truth at all!

Zhang Zhizhou asked again, "So what did he say to you?"

Chen Kuang recounted it truthfully, then said, "I can confirm, everything he said is true. You all should return to Liang Kingdom as soon as possible. At this moment, Zhou Kingdom is likely sending people all over Liang to locate dragon veins and make suppressions and arrangements."

"If the ’Eternal Life Lock’ array is successfully established, Liang Kingdom might really be doomed, with no chance of revival."

Zhang Zhizhou looked at Chen Kuang but shook his head: "I don’t think that’s the main concern. As you said, this array’s ultimate aim is Liang Kingdom’s national fortune."

"And now, that national fortune is with you."

"Unfortunately, you’ve already exposed the news that you swallowed the Elixir of Longevity."

"In the Yang Court’s Imperial Palace, Ji Chengtian has quite a few informants. He should learn about this soon, and when he does, he’ll definitely send people to hunt you down."

Chen Kuang was quite helpless about this.

Perhaps because of the confidence supported by the ’Eternal Life Lock,’ Ji Chengtian’s need for the Elixir of Longevity seemed to gradually diminish.

The ones who had pursued him the most up until now were primarily from the Martial Saint Pavilion.

Though Zhou Kingdom hadn’t lifted the pursuit order, their efforts were not intense—no one from the Three Tribulations Sect or the Zhou Kingdom Royal Family appeared.

However, this time, Chen Kuang is not just a humanoid Elixir of Longevity but also the array core of the ’Eternal Life Lock’!

Once Ji Chengtian gets wind of this news... the effort in pursuing him might surpass the previous efforts of the Martial Saint Pavilion.

Su Huaiying nodded in agreement, saying, "He’s right. As long as you remain uncaptured, even if the dragon veins in Liang are all found, Ji Chengtian won’t be able to activate the ’Eternal Life Lock’."

Chen Kuang exhaled deeply and shrugged:

"Then I can only continue running."

Zhang Zhizhou pulled out a fan from who knows where, tapped it on his hand, and shook his head sternly:

"If Ji Chengtian really makes a move, you won’t be able to escape."

Chen Kuang’s heart sank.

Zhang Zhizhou was almost there witnessing his escape from Liang Kingdom and knew how Chen Kuang faked his death to escape the Martial Saint, clearly aware of his capabilities.

Yet, Zhang Zhizhou seemingly held the Zhou Kingdom Court in higher regard than the Martial Saint Pavilion...

Chen Kuang pondered whether or not to mention that he had the option to go to Pure Land and impersonate Buddha’s Son.

Although, given his current strength, impersonating Buddha’s Son might prove challenging.

Additionally, figuring out how to reach Pure Land was also a problem.

However, before he could speak, Zhang Zhizhou suddenly changed the subject:

"Additionally, I need to remind you of something—"

Chen Kuang blinked, asking, "What is it?"

Zhang Zhizhou looked at him and said, "Have you forgotten... the ’Martial Saint’s’ true form is about to exit from Pinggu Battlefield."

Chen Kuang: "..."

To be honest.

He almost forgot about that.

Mainly because he had experienced so much recently, and having practiced fasting long ago, his sense of time had become a bit muddled.

For a moment, he genuinely couldn’t remember the exact date when the ’Martial Saint’ was supposed to emerge.

Now that Zhang Zhizhou mentioned it, he immediately remembered.

He had indeed heard about it.

At the time, it was mentioned that the ’Martial Saint’ would emerge after seven days?

Hiss... Chen Kuang twitched at the corner of his eyes, suddenly feeling a bit anxious.

Why did an ominous feeling suddenly arise...

He coughed twice and asked, "Then, how long until the ’Martial Saint’ emerges?"

Zhang Zhizhou calculated with his fingers, raised an eyebrow, and looked at Chen Kuang with an extremely peculiar expression.

He succinctly stated, "Tomorrow."

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

That was Chen Kuang choking on his own saliva.

Tomorrow?!

Chen Kuang composed himself, unable to resist asking, "Are you sure?"

Zhang Zhizhou nodded, "I’m sure."

Chen Kuang took a deep breath, showing a dead fish-eye expression.

Good heavens, with the ’Martial Saint’s’ true form emerging, he would definitely simultaneously receive intelligence from Ji Chengtian’s side, knowing that... Chen Kuang wasn’t actually dead.

In other words, at that time, those hunting down Chen Kuang would be the amalgamation of forces from both the ’Martial Saint’s’ true form and Ji Chengtian’s side.

It can only be described with four words... terrifying as ever!

Not only did he fail to lay low, the number of enemies doubled...

Chen Kuang was at a loss for words and only wanted to find a place for some peace.

As he looked up, he found Zhang Zhizhou tapping the fan in his hand, wearing a calm smile.

Seemingly full of confidence.

Chen Kuang’s heart stirred, and he cupped his hands:

"Please instruct me, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Zhizhou said, "It’s not really an instruction, but I do indeed have a good way."

Chen Kuang continued with the gesture, bending further.

Zhang Zhizhou said, "Since the ’Martial Saint’ is emerging from Pinggu Battlefield, then why not enter there?"

Chen Kuang was taken aback: "Enter Pinggu Battlefield? How to get in?"

He vaguely remembered that entering Pinggu Battlefield was indeed possible.

During his stint at Xuni Pavilion, he had heard cultivators discussing how the final seven days of Pinggu Battlefield would allow young experts from various sects and forces to enter for training.

But the precondition was, "various sects and forces," meaning the slots were held by different sects.

Chen Kuang looked at Zhang Zhizhou.

Zhang Zhizhou... was the senior brother of Freedom Mountain.

And Freedom Mountain happened to be one of those so-called major sects.