Chapter 545 - 322: A Name Etched in History! Betraying Master and Ancestors! (Part 2)

Chu Ming lifted his left hand wrapped in golden light, and with a slight movement of his mind, the golden light faded away.

Bang!

A palm strike was unleashed, as if to collapse the very space.

This palm strike contained the Destruction True Intent comprehended in the Void Space of the Yan Imperial Mausoleum.

The Destruction True Intent focuses on massacres and offensives. Although it was just a superficial understanding, not even reaching the First Layer, it caused the power of his Palm Technique and Sword Technique to undergo earth-shattering changes.

Now, by leveraging the "Nine Heavens Secret Scripture," he has also comprehended the Golden Gang Undying True Intent. This was also a mere surface understanding, yet even this level of comprehension enabled his physical defense to match that of a Second-class Defensive Xuan Treasure.

A Second-class Defensive Xuan Treasure is difficult to break even for one at the Marrow Cleansing Realm Perfection.

In other words, with just the activation of True Intent, without using Qi and Blood Power, it rivals the defense of a Second-class Xuan Treasure, ignoring attacks from the Marrow Cleansing Realm Perfection.

"It’s just... simultaneously comprehending two types of True Intent has indeed become very difficult..."

Feeling the weight of the two True Intents, Chu Ming’s eyes grew deep.

Only upon reaching the Eighth Realm, the Divine Profound Realm, can one begin comprehending True Intent, and usually only one type. It’s not that more cannot be comprehended, but because the difficulty of simultaneously understanding multiple True Intents is beyond imagination.

The record in those ancient texts states that True Intent is the manifestation of Heaven and Earth’s rules, and beings can only understand within the limits permitted by those rules. Comprehending multiple True Intents simultaneously touches upon the forbidden zone of Heaven and Earth’s rules.

And this is also one of the rules governing the operation of the universe.

Although Chu Ming can use the four great lakes in the Sea of Consciousness to deduce and comprehend True Intent, based on the current progress, even to comprehend one True Intent to the First Layer might take a very long time.

"Perhaps if my strength increases, and the four lakes expand, exposure to the two True Intents will be deeper, and understanding of True Intent may accelerate..."

Both the Destruction True Intent and the Golden Gang Undying True Intent that Chu Ming has encountered are only at the First Layer.

He is not yet fully immersed in the First Layer, so thinking too much is futile.

Exiting the Sea of Consciousness, spiritual light flickered before him, and two Storage Space Treasures flew out.

These two treasures were obtained by killing two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts of the Xianyun Horde Branch.

According to the past, on the battlefield, Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts hardly ever participate, and this is a tacit understanding accepted by various countries.

Yet now, the Xianyun Horde Branch not only violated this tacit rule by sending two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts at once, Chu Ming felt something was off.

Unusual events usually indicate suspicious circumstances.

"The Xianyun Horde Branch has a 200,000 strong army, with three strong people of the Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm. Even a protracted confrontation could deplete my master’s resources to the point of exhaustion. So why send in two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts?"

Just one expert at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm can sway the battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops, possibly deciding the outcome, let alone two.

"Unless their target is not Yangjia City, but something else..."

But what could Yangjia City possess that would prompt the Xianyun Horde Branch to dispatch two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts?

"..."

"Could it be..."

"The one on the Dragon Throne intends to use the Xianyun Horde Branch to eliminate my master and thereby gain full control of the Tiger Armor Army, but the Xianyun Horde Branch is not the Huang Forbidden Army and doesn’t act on Emperor Qin’s orders."

"Therefore, to ensure foolproof success, that person will certainly find a way to trap my master in dire straits."

"The target of the two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts is my master!"

"My master is a disciple of the Grandmaster, who is one of the two National Guardian Realm experts in the Qin Dynasty. If the Xianyun Horde Branch gets hold of this information, an army invasion is certain."

"Capturing my master alive adds another bargaining chip."

"When the time comes, given my master’s character, there is little chance they will submit to capture, more likely..."

This explains why the request for help from my master seems to have vanished without a trace, why two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts from the Xianyun Horde Branch appeared in secret, and why the Astronomical Bureau expert at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm stationed in Xirong County has been slow to show up.

Emperor Qin...

Under the guise of revoking titles, summoned my master Xiang Yue and placed him under house arrest, aiming to control the Tiger Armor Army.

At the East Suburb Hunting Grounds, staged a performance to capture Sikong Jian, pretending to be poisoned to lure the King of North Snow into the capital.

In front of the Jinluan Hall, executed numerous princes.

Used the Seventh Prince as bait to lure someone out.

Exposed the identity of my master, using one to kill another and eradicate all threats...

The one on the Dragon Throne is deeply scheming and ruthlessly cruel.

In Chu Ming’s eyes, a flash of coldness appeared, almost imperceptible.

"Let’s first see what treasures the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm expert from the Xianyun Horde Branch has."

With Qi and Blood connecting to the Storage Space Treasures, his mind sank into them.

After a moment.

"This is..."

With a flicker of thought from Chu Ming, two Bronze Fragments flew out.

"The Qi Blood Kui Ox Bronze Fragments from the Kuirong Zhi."

Immersing himself in the Qi and Blood, the two Bronze Fragments remained unused.

With a wave of his hand, a previously acquired Bronze Fragment flew out.

This fragment was dim and dull, its power exhausted in blocking a strike from the Blood Evil Sect’s Evil Moon Blood Awl previously.

Holding three Bronze Fragments, he pieced them together, revealing the Kui Ox pattern, almost discernible.

Infusing each with Qi and Blood, with minds linking.

Buzz!

A flash of bronze light, the three Bronze Fragments merged together.

Roar——Roar——

The Qi Blood Kui Ox lowly roared and then submerged into the bronze piece.

Chu Ming looked at the bronze piece, his expression remained largely unchanged.

"The fusion of three fragments exerts power equivalent to a Third-class Xuan Treasure."

A Third-class Xuan Treasure equates to the power at the Late Stage of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, but to the current Chu Ming, it holds little use.

"However, if the last fragment can be found..." He raised his eyes towards the west.

"Three are in place, lacking only the final piece."

Through the fused bronze fragments, he sensed the rough location of the final Bronze Fragment, within the borders of the Nine Hordes Kingdom.

A vague sensing, the final piece is likely the core of the Kui Ox Bronze Plate, and finding it might yield a First-class Xuan Treasure.

A First-class Xuan Treasure already poses a threat to the National Guardian Realm.

Presumably, this Bronze Plate is likely the Garrison Treasure of the Kui Horde Branch of the Nine Hordes Kingdom.