Chapter 1879: Inside Hualong Hall (2)

“You know she’s practicing the Sitting Forget Jade Heart Scripture.

“With Forget as the foundation, she absorbs and conceals within her heart.

“If she can forget all of heaven and earth, then heaven and earth reside in her heart.

“She can’t remember everything, yet she can make the most appropriate choice at the most fitting moment.

“The term ‘Jade Heart’ originates precisely from this.

“Don’t always tease her.

“She can sense it, and if she turns around to hit you back, you won’t be able to defeat her.”

Di Wu Jing smiled slightly:

“When will Second Jing recover from this ailment?”

“I was hoping… cough cough… hoping that Old Third would return and write me a prescription.

“In the end, unexpectedly, before the prescription could be made…

“He himself was gone.

“At this point, there’s nothing more to say.

“Live day by day… Mm, don’t interrupt me when I’m speaking; if I start coughing, I won’t stop.

“Let me finish in one breath.”

After saying this, he glanced at the empty seats in the room, shaking his head gently:

“The Jinglong Association is under heavy external threats now.

“A young man from Donghuang unexpectedly pushed us to this extent.

“Third Jing’s death was sudden, whether his backup plan can measure up to this person is unknown.

“In my view, we might as well go directly to his door and beat him to death.”

Di Wu Jing shook his head:

“I’ve heard this person’s martial arts is extraordinary.

“Since entering Jianghu, he has never been defeated.

“Moreover, in the battle at Imperial Court Mountain, he demonstrated a technique called All Swords Return to the Root.

“He harnessed ten thousand swords for himself, and conquered the four corners of heaven and earth, proving invincible.

“Just this one Divine Skill has already placed him in an unbeatable position.

“Unless First Shock personally takes action.

“Otherwise, for us, whether it’s a solo fight or teaming up together.

“Even if we don’t die under All Swords Return to the Root, it would still be difficult to win.

“If time drags on, it becomes a battle of attrition.

“But his Inner Strength is deep; such weariness may not outlast him.

“A slight carelessness, and casualties might occur.

“We, the Jinglong Association, at this point, can no longer afford such upheaval.”

With these words, the three men fell into silence.

After the silence, Fourth Shock asked:

“What did you all just say? How come I don’t remember?”

“Cough cough cough cough…”

Second Jing’s coughing resounded thunderously, and only subsided after a long while, softly speaking:

“If Old Third were still here…

“He spent many years in Donghuang, claiming to have reached the pinnacle of Divine Skill.

“Were it him, it’s unknown to what extent he could contend against this person.

“But alas, time waits for no one.

“Just at such a time, such a thing happened.

“Mm, why is First Shock still not here?”

“He’s already here.”

Fourth Shock spoke up.

She looked up towards the high curtain.

A silhouette had already appeared on the curtain.

The individual still had his back turned to the crowd.

The three Jing Huang present stood up, bowed respectfully:

“Greetings, First Shock.”

“No need for excessive courtesy, be seated.”

With his back to the crowd, First Shock clapped lightly, and footsteps could be heard approaching from both sides.

Disciples of the Jinglong Association served fragrant tea.

A cup in front of each person.

“The unexpected passing of Third Shock, I know it fills your hearts with grief.

“But at this moment, it’s precisely the critical time.

“We need you all to transform grief into strength and contribute to our Jinglong Association.

“Su Mo formed the Jianghu Alliance, drawing in forces from Nanhai.

“Intending to destroy our Jinglong Association.

“The grievances between this person and our Jinglong Association must be traced back three generations.

“His ancestor Su Chengyu once broke into our deep in the clouds, and stole the Xuantian Treasure Seal.

“This is considered our Jinglong Association’s shame and humiliation of a few hundred years.

“But… at that time, the matter was extremely complex.

“Firstly, there was involvement from the Imperial Dao; secondly, forces from Donghuang suddenly intervened.

“As a result, our Jinglong Association was too preoccupied to attend to anything else.

“Even after all these years, we couldn’t ascertain Su Chengyu’s origins.

“Even the name we learned only on Third Shock’s return this time.”

Upon these words, the people on scene were astonished.

“Years ago, a master broke into the deep in the clouds, concealed deeply, until he stole the Xuantian Treasure Seal, only then we became aware.

“Immediately, we deployed masters to capture him.

“Unexpectedly, though severely injured, he ultimately couldn’t be slain.

“At that time, people from the Imperial Dao obstructed us from pursuing.

“Were there really people from Donghuang involved?

“They endured for hundreds of years, suddenly for this Su Chengyu…

“Could it be that the Su family is truly Da Xuan’s descendants?

Di Wu Jing remembered what Jiang Lan had said before, his brows involuntarily furrowed.

“Da Xuan’s descendants…

Second Jing’s face also turned slightly somber, but he shook his head:

“Regardless if it’s true or false, even if it’s true, what does it matter?

“Hundreds of years ago, even Da Xuan was destroyed; how much turmoil can this tiny spark stir up now?

“This person is troublesome, yet not impossible to deal with.

“I am more concerned… about Donghuang.”

At this point, he paused, followed by a fit of wild coughing.

Fortunately, the crowd was long accustomed to this.

Once he finished coughing, they heard him continue:

“Over these years, Donghuang has always concealed a force.

“But this force hasn’t shown its cards.

“Yet whenever our Jinglong Association wants to invade Donghuang heavily, we face inexplicable sniping.