I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 219 - 207 Japanese Swordsman Yagyu Shinichi

Chapter 219: Chapter 207 Japanese Swordsman, Yagyu Shinichi!

Chapter 219 -207 Japanese Swordsman, Yagyu Shinichi!

There’s a saying, “Left eye twitch means incoming wealth; right eye twitch signifies impending disaster.”

Several inexplicable twitches in his right eye disrupted Chen Yuan’s continuation of his cultivation, furrowing his brow. At his level, he had a strong control over his body.

Such twitching was rare.

After some thought, Chen Yuan did not feel that anything specific had prompted this, and even if there were a cause, he expected it might just be another scheme by Tang Qian against him.

This was quite normal…

If there were no movements from Tang Qian, it would actually be quite strange. Thus, Chen Yuan did not take it to heart, even cursing inwardly:

“Damn the feudal superstition!”

If it had been his left eye twitching for wealth, Chen Yuan would have gladly accepted it, even thinking that his luck was incredibly good; but as for the right eye predicting disaster… No help for it, he was educated this way from childhood.

Anything undesirable was simply “Damn the feudal superstition.”

This was just a minor interlude. Returning to the main topic, in the past few days of cultivation, besides a few minor incidents, Chen Yuan had been continually refining the Mystic Yang Qi within the Divine Crystals and the Extreme Yin Evil Energy within the Blood Evil Saber.

This had significantly increased the Xuanyuan Gang Qi within Chen Yuan’s dantian.

Triple the speed of cultivation—that was his strength!

One day of his cultivation was equivalent to three days for others. Of course, besides cultivating, the tasks he had ordered were being carried out one by one. Several members of the Changle Gang had been killed,

and some of the higher-ups’ family members had been abducted by the Yunjiang Four Ghosts, although Shi Yunlong’s family was a bit tricky, heavily guarded, making them completely inaccessible to the Yunjiang Four Ghosts…

They could only wait for another opportunity. Moreover, due to the frequent incidents these days, Shi Yunlong had even strengthened his guards.

To this, Chen Yuan did not say much, instead encouraging the Yunjiang Four Ghosts among others not to be too anxious and to take their time.

On the other hand, the Ghost Children had done an excellent job. They had spread some news regarding the Azure Flood Dragon Association so widely that even though the association had conducted a massive search, it couldn’t find them,

but as long as Tang Qian wasn’t foolish, he would likely suspect that it was Chen Yuan’s doing.

Both parties were accumulating strength, preparing to kill each other, all depending on who would succeed first.

It’s worth mentioning that Tang Qian had successfully made contact with someone from the Seven Killings Hall yesterday, and for this, he had paid a huge price to motivate the assassin from within the Seven Killings Hall to act.

That Seven Killings Black Token was akin to a ticket, but to actually kill Chen Yuan, there were other costs involved, and Tang Qian’s price was three very rare Primordial Crystals.

Chen Yuan had learned before that these were created by compressing Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy with a heavenly formation at blessed sites filled with Primordial Energy to accelerate a Martial Artist’s absorption of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

These were called ‘Primordial Crystals’.

They were far more valuable than gold or silver, generally used only by higher-level Martial Artists.

It was no small feat for Tang Qian to acquire them.

One Primordial Crystal could be exchanged for at least ten thousand taels of silver, but few ever made such exchanges, and many who wanted to could not even find a way to do so.

Three Primordial Crystals, equivalent to thirty thousand taels of silver, was the price to take Chen Yuan’s life—not a small sum at all, especially considering that apart from a mine worth several ten thousand taels of silver, Chen Yuan had never seen so much silver.

It was clear how fierce Tang Qian’s murderous intent was!

The Seven Killings Hall had a month to complete the task: either Chen Yuan would die and Tang Qian would be relieved, or if the assassination failed, Tang Qian would have to issue the task again.

Of course, for the second attempt, a Seven Killings Black Token would be given free of charge.

As for the success rate of the assassination, Tang Qian was quite confident; it was said that the Seven Killings Hall would plan an assassination tailor-made to its target, rarely failing.

This was the strength of the foremost assassination organization in the world.

According to Tang Qian’s information, “Seven Killings leaves no survivors,” the Seven Killings Hall had never failed seven times; at most, it took five attempts to kill a target, even high-ranking military officials from the current dynasty had been assassinated.

The imperial court was furious but could do nothing, incapable of finding where the Seven Killings Hall’s mountain gate was located, merely eliminating a few assassins via the black tokens.

With the task undertaken by the Seven Killings Hall, Tang Qian also breathed a sigh of relief, now just waiting for the news of Chen Yuan’s death to arrive.

This man, who unsettled him deeply, must not be left alive; even now, with this much power, he dared to bare his fangs and prompt people to spread rumors about the Azure Flood Dragon Association, indicating just how deep Chen Yuan’s murderous intent toward him ran.

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In the eastern part of Nanling City, a young man dressed in a green robe steadily walked down the street, each step measured as if calculated in advance, impeccably precise.

His brows and eyes were sharp, his cheeks notably gaunt, and his clothes, though ordinary at first glance, bore subtle differences upon closer inspection.

Moreover, a black silk ribbon was tied around his forehead, holding back his loose long hair.

He was named Yagyu Shinichi, from a small country beyond the East Sea, who had practiced martial arts in his family from a young age. Without claiming to sweep across the land, he was certainly a well-known genius far and wide.

Along with his elder brother, they were known as Yagyu Double Blades. Just five months ago, having heard of his brother’s great reputation in the Central Plains, his competitive spirit flared. Ignoring the elders in his family who cautioned, “Do not enter the Central Plains without reaching the Reach Profound,” he secretly left Japan and came to the Central Plains.

Deciding to leave the East Sea to challenge the saber-wielding Martial Artists on the Hidden Dragon List.

After witnessing several battles of Central Plains’ talents, Yagyu Shinichi felt like a frog leaping from a well. He saw the outstanding talents of Central Plains and secretly set a goal to reach the top of the Hidden Dragon List and spread Japanese swordsmanship throughout Central Plains.

Thus, Yagyu Shinichi began the process of challenging one by one, starting from the bottom of the Hidden Dragon List. In three months’ time, from being beyond the three hundredth rank, he had powerfully entered the top hundred of the list. Although he was ranked at one hundredth, his reputation had already grown significantly.

On one hand, he continuously improved his ranking by defeating the talents of Central Plains, and on the other hand, he also took the opportunity to refine his own saber technique…

Not long after entering Qingzhou, the name he heard most was Demon Sword Chen Yuan. After investigating, he knew Chen Yuan was extremely talented and had even made it to the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon List in less time than him.

Moreover, coincidentally securing the ninety-ninth position, he had just pushed him out of the top hundred of the list, so… he came here, to challenge this Chen Yuan,

to defeat this Demon Blade with his own saber!

By stepping on his reputation, to climb to an even higher rank.

After randomly finding an inn, Yagyu Shinichi had his meal and decided to head to the Ascending Immortal Tower in Nanling Prefecture, to legitimately challenge Chen Yuan under the name of the Hidden Dragon List.

He had already investigated that Chen Yuan was not fond of being challenged; those who tried were all rejected by him, as he seemed uninterested in fame.

Therefore, the only way was to make a post at Ascending Immortal Tower and fight in front of it.

He didn’t choose to challenge at the entrance of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau because that might result in suppression by the martial artists of the Reach Profound Realm. He was here to challenge, not to seek death.

Since his arrival in Central Plains, he had come to understand the formidable strength of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau and had even seen martial artists from within the bureau make their moves, knowing he was not yet a match for martial artists of the Reach Profound Realm.

Colliding with a Demon Blade of the same level was what excited him the most. Although reports suggested Chen Yuan was only at the Condensing Evil stage, Yagyu Shinichi felt that couldn’t be right;

this Chen Yuan must have, like himself, concealed his power and only gradually revealed it.

When Yagyu Shinichi arrived in front of the Ascending Immortal Tower and expressed his wish to challenge Chen Yuan to the tower owner Ye Chenbai, Ye Chenbai scrutinized Yagyu Shinichi and very seriously told him that Chen Yuan normally fought with lethal force.

Since a few days ago when Chen Yuan had reached the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon List, there were no shortage of Qingzhou talents and geniuses outside the top hundred of the list who wanted to compete with Chen,

hoping to step over Chen Yuan and soar to greatness with a win, or at worst, not lose much in defeat, since many of them were less famous than Chen Yuan,

and being praised by him would also have made their journey worthwhile.

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But Chen Yuan saw through their intentions. Annoyed by the disturbances, he declared publicly that anyone who wanted to challenge him could, but it must be to the death, regardless of outcome.

With this statement, those who were previously restless calmed down, and no one dared to challenge him anymore.

Yagyu Shinichi remained silent for a long while, then stated indifferently,

“Make the post.”

After taking a deep look at the Japanese Martial Artist in front of him, Ye Chenbai nodded:

“Alright, but whether he accepts or not is beyond Ascending Immortal Tower’s control.”

Ascending Immortal Tower and the talents of the Hidden Dragon List weren’t subordinate to each other, and they really couldn’t control them. Some people simply didn’t care about these rankings, and Chen Yuan tended to be one of those people.

“If the Demon Blade doesn’t accept, I’ll have to personally pay him a visit for a challenge.”

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Chen Residence, inside the backyard.

Chen Yuan, with his eyes slightly squinted, posed in a strange position, refining the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy that was free in the environment, breathing in and out rhythmically.

He was not just refining Qi, but also engaging in body refinement.

The physical body is like a container—the stronger the container, the stronger the foundation, and the more “water” it can hold.

“Sir…”

Li Dongshan walked into the backyard with a grave expression, seeing Chen Yuan in cultivation, he quickly approached.

The relationship between the Yunjiang Four Ghosts and Chen Yuan was widely known, so Chen Yuan didn’t need to hide anything and directly made them his hospital guardians.

Today happened to be Li Dongshan’s duty.

After exhaling a long white breath, Chen Yuan sank his Qi to his Dantian, stabilized his body, and looked at him, asking,

“What is it?”

“Someone has sent a challenge letter, wanting to challenge you!” Li Dongshan presented the golden-yellow letter to Chen Yuan with both hands, but Chen Yuan dismissed it like an old shoe, throwing it on the table,

“Do they know my rules? There’s no room for a simple trial or test, only life or death.”

Just after returning to Prefecture City a few days ago, Chen Yuan had been quite bothered by it—everyone wanted to spar with him. Had he not directly established the rule of a fight to the death, the entrance to his place would still be crowded with challengers.

That’s the downside of fame, especially for someone who rose to prominence as suddenly as Chen Yuan, bound to attract scrutiny and challenges from many who think he might not be as strong as rumored and are eager to seize a share of the fame.