143: Gu Qingyun

The man asked in surprise, “That thing can damage the Divine Soul. It’s a miracle you endured the Human-faced Worm without succumbing, how could you still be conscious?”

Liu Jiangyi smiled bitterly, “Maybe it’s because I’m thick-skinned.”

Liu Jiangyi, of course, wouldn’t reveal his Indestructible Body.

Liu Jiangyi had already experienced the truth that an innocent man is guilty because of his treasure.

He didn’t want to cause any more trouble.

The man saw that Liu Jiangyi was unwilling to say more, so he didn’t press further. He lay back down on the ground and said playfully, “Elder Ouyang? That old guy sure knows how to have fun.”

Liu Jiangyi hadn’t expected the man to help him anyway.

He also lay down on the ground and idly asked, “Since we met here, it’s fate. Tell me how you got locked up.”

“Me?”

The man crossed his legs and said proudly, “I wasn’t locked up.”

“Oh, come on.” Liu Jiangyi rolled his eyes, “I saw you being thrown in with my own eyes, and you’re still saying you weren’t locked up.”

“Why would I lie to you? If I wanted to leave, this place couldn’t hold me.”

The man took a deep breath, “I just don’t want to go out. If I wanted to go out now, I could leave anytime.”

Liu Jiangyi clicked his tongue, “I didn’t realize you liked to brag so much?”

The man shrugged, too lazy to say more.

Liu Jiangyi sighed, feeling even more despair in his heart.

After a while.

The man suddenly asked again, “Oh right, I heard that today an outsider had a martial arts competition with a Disciple, and no Disciple in the entire Immortal Sword Sect was his match. Do you know this person?”

Wasn’t that himself?

Liu Jiangyi felt that matter was irrelevant, so he had skipped over it earlier.

Liu Jiangyi sighed, “That person is me.”

“What? It’s you?”

The man sat up, then slapped his own head, exclaiming excitedly, “Oh, I’m so stupid!”

“How could two such powerful people appear in the Immortal Sword Sect in one day? I should have guessed it was you earlier.”

“You’re quite something, kid. The Disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect aren’t made of clay, and you actually cut through them all?”

Liu Jiangyi smiled bitterly, “What’s the use of being powerful? Aren’t I still trapped here waiting to die?”

The man said no more, but instead stood up and walked towards the cell door.

The next moment!

The man’s actions made Liu Jiangyi’s eyes widen in shock!

He simply grabbed the doorknob, exerted some force, and tore the iron door down.

One must know that it was an iron door made of meteorite iron.

Not only was it a full fifty centimeters thick, but it also had a Formation carved on it for reinforcement. Even if Liu Jiangyi’s Cultivation was not suppressed, although he could still destroy the door, he would definitely need to use a Magical Artifact and a Cultivation Technique.

It would be absolutely impossible to tear the door down with just one pull like that.

This man was at least… a Great Martial Saint!

Who was this person?

Could he be an Elder of the Immortal Sword Sect?

Liu Jiangyi’s heart trembled wildly.

The man, however, did not hesitate. After tearing down the door, he strode towards Liu Jiangyi’s cell and then ripped down the door of Liu Jiangyi’s cell as well.

He came to Liu Jiangyi’s side and sat down with a smile.

“How about it, do you believe now that I can leave anytime?”

Gulp!

Liu Jiangyi swallowed, nodded, and said, “I… I believe it.”

The man patted Liu Jiangyi’s shoulder, “You don’t look like a bad person, kid.”

“How about this, I feel a connection with you. How about we go out and have a few drinks?”

Go out!?

These two words immediately filled Liu Jiangyi with joy!

No matter what he would encounter outside.

Only by leaving this place would Liu Jiangyi have a chance to live!

Otherwise, he would only have a dead end!

Thinking of this, Liu Jiangyi immediately nodded, “Of course!”

“Good, let’s go.”

The man sent a surge of Spiritual Qi into Liu Jiangyi, temporarily stabilizing his injuries and giving Liu Jiangyi the strength to walk on his own.

Then he led Liu Jiangyi all the way out.

“You!”

Thump!

The guard at the door had just seen the two of them come out and was about to shout when he was knocked unconscious by the Spiritual Qi from the man’s casual wave of his hand.

…

The two arrived at the back mountain of the Immortal Sword Sect.

On the mountaintop was a dilapidated small wooden house, and even before they got close, they could smell a strong aroma of wine.

Outside the wooden house, weeds grew profusely, with no signs of being cleaned.

In front of the small wooden house was a stone table, covered with fallen leaves.

Standing at the stone table, one could overlook the distant mountains, a truly beautiful view.

The man swept away the leaves on the table and gestured, “Sit down, don’t be shy.”

Liu Jiangyi nodded and sat down, the man also sat down, took out two wine gourds, and tossed one to Liu Jiangyi.

He said nothing, opened his gourd, and began to drink.

Gurgle gurgle ~

He drank wine as if it were water, finishing a large gourd in one gulp, at least three catties worth!

Seeing this, Liu Jiangyi also didn’t think much, opened his wine gourd, and began to drink.

He was already in a bad mood, so a drink to drown his sorrows was not a bad idea.

This wine was truly potent!

Although it was fragrant on the palate, it felt like a fiery Dragon passing through his intestines, burning with pain.

Liu Jiangyi had only drunk half a gourd before he felt tipsy.

Without the reinforcement of Spiritual Qi, Liu Jiangyi was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person, and his drinking capacity had naturally decreased significantly.

Liu Jiangyi put down the wine gourd and said with a wry smile, “This wine is too strong, if I drink any more, I’ll black out.”

The man smiled and waved his hand, “No, this wine is brewed from Spirit Medicine, drinking it is good for your injuries. As long as the Dantian Seal is lifted, you’ll naturally be able to drink it.”

Holy crap!?

Liu Jiangyi quickly checked his Dantian internally.

He saw that the wine’s potency was indeed gradually eroding the Dantian’s Seal, and the injuries within his body were actually starting to recover gradually.

The Indestructible Body began to operate, and his Divine Soul also began a slow recovery.

As the Dantian Seal became looser, the speed of this recovery increased.

At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before Liu Jiangyi could break free from the Seal!

Liu Jiangyi was overjoyed!

As long as he broke free from the Seal, he was one hundred percent confident he could leave this place.

No!

He could even kill every single person in the Immortal Sword Sect.

“Thank you, brother!”

Liu Jiangyi bowed, then picked up the wine gourd and, ignoring the spiciness, gulped it down.

It’s well known that the more you drink, the more you can drink, and the more you can drink, the more you get into it.

Soon, both of them were feeling tipsy.

Liu Jiangyi said, “Brother, you are so powerful, why do you live alone in this dilapidated house?”

The man looked at the distant mountains, a desolate sadness flashing in his eyes.

After a long time, he finally spoke.

“Alright, we are fated, today I will share my story with you.”

“Actually, ten years ago, the Head Disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect was not Li Changsheng, but me, Gu Qingyun.”

“I used to be the strongest among the younger generation of the Immortal Sword Sect, even the Elders were not my match. I was an existence admired by countless Disciples and cherished by countless Elders.”

“In just a few decades, I Cultivated to the Perfection of the Great Martial Saint, preparing to break through to the Martial God realm.”

“At that time, I was revered by thousands, a peerless Prodigy, but alas… fate is cruel.”