Chapter 103 But I Don’t Have a Heart

"Did you hear that?"

"This newly opened imperial examination has admitted 72 scholars in the literature category, and surprisingly, most of them are poor commoners, and none of them have ever practiced cultivation..."

"Your Majesty, are you crazy? Officials in every dynasty should be selected from our prominent families. They have both cultivation and strategy. Why choose common people?"

"Silence!"

"What are you afraid of? This so-called scientific examination is a joke and is doomed to fail! Even the hero can be wrong..."

A new dynasty brings a new atmosphere.

Daqian is indeed very different.

This newly established so-called imperial examination, which tested people throughout the country with questions about strategic management, started in towns and counties, and then in the imperial city. It caused a huge stir throughout the country.

Even the Imperial Hospital, which had been idle and lazy for a long time, was talking about it.

In the courtyard.

Su Chen was still pruning the branches.

He seemed to have nothing to do and was idle all day long. The doctors in the Imperial Hospital gave him the nickname "the lazy imperial physician."

Except him.

There was another person in the courtyard.

He was wearing the Black Dragon Emperor robe, with his hands behind his back, smiling as he watched Su Chen pruning the branches.

"This imperial examination policy is almost like digging up the foundation of the noble families and interfering in the government. It will benefit future generations. The government and the public are all cursing me."

"But it was you who proposed this strategy!"

Sora is laughing.

He really wanted to pry open the other person's brain and see how many wonderful ideas were hidden there.

Perfume soap, the world's martial arts rankings, and the imperial examination are all refreshing things.

"It's not that wonderful."

"It's just that there is spiritual practice in this world, which makes the royal family more accustomed to suppressing everything with force, and they are too lazy to think about these things..."

"Speak."

"You are the great ruler of the world, but you don't handle government affairs?"

Su Chen didn't even turn his head.

Three fortunes come together.

The human world is constantly releasing spiritual energy.

The speed of the immortal's arrival is accelerating.

Above the imperial city, there is a door that only grandmasters and Qi-cultivating immortals can see, and it is slowly taking shape.

Tianmeng began to walk in the world again.

even.

Even the Demon Mountain is ready to make a move.

The demon mountain lords who had never crossed the gap between heaven and earth were also trying to test the waters. There were already sub-innate demons leading the way and coming to the imperial city.

Just don't know why.

Many of the immortals in the tomb clearly have the strength to break out of the seal, and their lifespans are sufficient, but there has been no movement yet.

just.

They don't know.

When the door is molded.

Immortal arrival!

It was not a peerless immortal fate, but an extremely terrifying calamity that was about to come.

perhaps.

Some of them knew the secret, but relying on their terrifying strength of reaching the top of the world and having no way forward, they did not take the killing seriously.

Or maybe, they can't care about these.

after all.

In this broken world with no way forward, if they no longer go back to the real human world, there is only one final outcome waiting for them, and that is death from old age!

The small courtyard was somewhat quiet.

Neither of them spoke again.

Only snow was falling.

There was also the sound of Su Chen pruning branches and leaves.

They are not familiar.

Even when Kong was still Jie, they were not familiar with him.

To be honest, they had never been friends before, but at this moment, they were like old friends who could understand each other's meaning.

"Someone in the Imperial City died of old age."

Empty is talking.

"I know."

"He's only fifty."

Su Chen was also talking.

When the three fortunes come together, the spiritual energy of the world is surging.

The price is people.

Life insurance, half price.

I'm afraid it's the same with the demons.

After the establishment of the new Daqian Dynasty, every day there would be young proud men who, with the help of this terrifyingly rich spiritual energy, would soar into the sky.

At the same time, a huge number of lives will always die.

If it is squeezed to the limit, the brilliant Epiphyllum that blooms before the immortal arrives will disappear into ashes after blooming for one night.

"Is this the right thing to do?"

Sora's eyes remained firm, but his tone was confused.

Even for him, it was the first time that he saw the destiny of all living beings, and the first time that a unified dynasty stood up in the world.

It was also the first time I knew that the outburst of the luck of all living beings would consume the remaining lifespan of so many people.

“It doesn’t matter whether you are on the right path or not.”

"At least……"

"You ended the tragic war, brought peace to the world, and allowed everyone to have clothes to wear, food to eat, and happy smiles on their faces."

Su Chen's words swept away Kong's confusion, and he laughed, as if Su Chen's recognition gave him the greatest courage.

But they all knew it.

The world is not yet completely stable, and the people are not yet completely healthy. There is still a place where the people are still in chaos and have not yet been controlled by Daqian.

Daqian, it seems like it has forgotten that place.

That is where demons run rampant.

Those were once the three fallen counties of Daliang.

There was a name there.

It’s called Chu State!

It is Zhang Gui’s hometown.

Once that place is recaptured and the world is unified, the fortunes of all living beings will reach their peak, and the will of God will also intervene, bringing down divine punishment to completely wipe out this dynasty.

This is a fig leaf.

"How long we have to wait?"

Sora was asking.

He was asking, after so many years of honing his sword skills, has Su Chen finally completed the third sword that is as magical as the Tao?
Can we fight to shock the world and break the will of God?

There is a tacit understanding between the two of them.

The will of God, the terrifying God who sent away the Immortal Ancestor Dayu, was destroyed by Su Chen.

As for the world-destroying killing calamity that was coming from the immortal, Kong was responsible for preparing for it.

They all care about the people of the world.

otherwise.

Nor will one person rise up and establish a dynasty, becoming the destined ruler of the world.

One of them was chosen by heaven and people a long time ago.

"almost."

“That’s his hometown.”

“That day has come.”

"I will go there myself and take him to the ancestral land of the Chu Kingdom's imperial mausoleum, and kill Shang Cang there."

"He watched the smoke of Daliang disappear and the rise of the new dynasty from the Qingshan Mountain. It is time for him to return home and rest in peace."

Su Chen is talking.

He looked at the Xuanyuan treasure tree.

The precious trees are swaying, with lush branches and leaves blooming in this snowy scene, carrying the silver snow and swaying in the wind, creating a beautiful scene like a poem and painting.

The wind was dancing, ruffling the hair of the two people in the courtyard.

"it is good!"

"I'm waiting for you."

"Slay the gods, and I will treat you to the finest wine."

Empty left.

The Black Dragon Emperor slowly flew away.

Su Chen stood up to see him off and watched him leave from afar.

In this small courtyard, there are two young men who overestimate their own abilities. One of them threatens to kill Shang Cang, who once crushed the most powerful Qi-cultivating immortal, Dayu Xianzu.

The other person is even more extraordinary. He wants to put an end to the terrifying immortals who are coming, even if there must be an immortal who has established a Taoist foundation among them.

Very crazy!

Very proud!

But they felt they could do it.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to see the lazy imperial physician again."

See the emperor driving away.

The imperial doctors and medical assistants who had been kneeling on the ground to see him off dared to stand up and looked at Su Chen with envy.

In the Daqian Dynasty, the only person who was favored by the Black Dragon Emperor was the Lazy Imperial Physician.

Even in this year, there was a young Taoist priest, a peerless pride, who traveled to the Old Zhou Dynasty and, at the age of seventeen, swept through the seven sects’ Grandmaster realm.

Even this year, there was a young swordsman, only nineteen years old, who folded leaves into swords, defeated the grandmaster with a first-class skill, and achieved the great reputation of being as talented as the Wind and Snow Sword Immortal.

There is also the newly promoted king of Daqian, the Yaxiantian of the new era, who conquers the world for the emperor, sweeps away all the demons in the mountains and rivers, and establishes the Demon Suppression Division, which suppresses the demons so much that they can't breathe.

Despite all these amazing things, the Black Dragon Emperor did not gain much favor. It was as if the Black Dragon Emperor's smile was given to this mediocre and lazy imperial physician who had never even practiced.

Time passes slowly.

Kong was in charge of state affairs and supported the commoner officials who were promoted through the imperial examination to practice cultivation in order to check and balance the officials who came from prominent families.

As the three fortunes gush out, first-grade talents continue to emerge like mushrooms after rain, and a grandmaster who is thirty years old is born.

The sky also needs to be won over.

Let the world situation remain under the control of the Daqian Dynasty, and let the three sects, seven religions, and clans continue to submit.

He is very busy.

There won’t be many opportunities left to come to the Imperial Hospital to look for Su Chen.

This busyness lasts for a whole year.

The second year of Daqian.

February.

The alternation of winter and spring.

No.

Or.

There is no spring anymore.

Ever since the three first-grade rituals were completed, opening the way to becoming the ultimate master, the snow has never stopped this winter.

It is always winter on earth.

The snow keeps falling.

From the Zhou and Liang times to the present Daqian.

"What is missing from this sword?"

"Destruction and vitality."

"This is the prototype of the sword that leads to the immortal path."

"I wanted to incorporate the spirit of the second sword into it, but it doesn't fit."

"So, what's missing?"

Su Chen has been here for almost three years and has not used a sword.

Always polishing this third sword in my heart.

But, there is always something missing.

Library.

On this day, Su Chen was making medicine for Shuiniang as usual.

The magic of changing appearance and memory can greatly reduce one's lifespan, plus the outpouring of the three fortunes has an impact on one's lifespan.

Even with the precious medicine to prolong her life, Shui Niang is about to reach the end of her life.

"Cough cough..."

A violent cough sounded.

Shuiniang no longer wore the plain green dress, but changed into clothes as red as fire. This was the first time in all these years that she sat back in her own shoes.

She is a water girl and she likes the color red.

perhaps.

He also realized that his life span was running out.

She was heavily made-up and as enchanting as a blood-red flower blooming in a snowy night.

On this day, she was beautiful.

In the snow, under the bright moon, in front of Su Chen's eyes, she danced gracefully, showing her graceful figure and moving dance moves.

"am I pretty?"

She looked at Su Chen infatuatedly and asked.

"The medicine is almost ready."

Su Chen avoided her gaze.

He is still making medicine.

This jar of medicine was borrowed from the forbidden area of ​​the Imperial Medical Bureau, and was researched by the head of the hospital and the imperial doctors. It should be able to prolong life by a lot.

"Xu Ge, marry me."

"I don't have much time left."

"At least, before I die, I want to tell you my feelings..."

Su Chen only felt a soft and fragrant body coming towards him, and a pair of hands hugging him from behind.

There are silly words telling the story.

No one had ever been so nice to her.

these years.

She longed for Su Chen's love.

"Ugh……"

Su Chen was sighing.

This day has finally come.

In this regard.

His only response was silence.

"Water Lady..."

Su Chen spoke.

This was the first time in all these years that Su Chen called her name. Shui Niang looked at Su Chen expectantly, her eyes full of tenderness like water.

But the next moment.

Shuiniang felt as if she had fallen into a cold winter hell.

"You go."

"Go travel around the world."

"You have been practicing, haven't you?"

"Go and be my Qingque, and do what she has always wanted to do."

"In her name..."

cold.

It's extremely cold.

Shui Niang stumbled back and fell into the snow. The coldness on her body was not as great as the chillness in her heart.

a long time.

There was silence in the library.

The last layer of fig leaf was torn off.

original.

All the kindness shown to her over the years was because of this face, because of this so-called Green Bird, not because of her herself.

"So that's it..."

Her voice became a little hoarse.

Tears flowed down.

but.

What really made her suffer was.

Even though he knew that Su Chen was so nice to her because of this face.

She actually enjoyed it.

She would be willing to do so even if it meant being her replacement.

"it is good!"

Shui Niang nodded.

That night, her fiery red dress became dull and lifeless, as if it had lost all its color.

late at night.

She left the Daqian palace.

Go travel around the world.

With the name of Qingque and this appearance.

"After this departure, I'm afraid she will never come back to the sad place of the library, nor will she come to see you."

In the snow, there was a young man in Taoist robes with a wine gourd hanging around his waist. He was called Ta Feng Xue and came. He stood beside Su Chen and watched the man in red walking away.

"To make such a beautiful woman so heartbroken, I'm afraid you, the Wind and Snow Sword Immortal, are the only ones in the world who can do it?"

"By the way, aren't you afraid that she'll be in danger?"

Su Chen looked up at the tree, as if he was looking at the moon, or as if he was looking into his own heart. He didn't feel strange about Yu Le's arrival.

One year of Daqian.

The Heavenly Alliance returns to the world.

The Demon Mountain is ready to make a move.

The foundation of Dayu is silent and motionless.

But there was a man in black robe, carrying the alchemy furnace on his back, traveling thousands of miles, stepping into the imperial city, burying the alchemy furnace, and placing the imperial city in the furnace.

There was also the top sword master, Mr. Jian, who went to the imperial mausoleum and played three games with the sword spirit created by the Sword Immortal of Dayu, using swords as chess pieces, and it was unknown who won or lost.

Also.

There was also a blood-haired young man, who was riding a green ox, mixed in with the soldiers, and came leisurely.

His longevity fire is blood-colored.

Su Chen didn't know him.

But I could recognize him.

Because they were practicing the same technique, called "Six-foot Golden Body Technique"! He was also a cultivator at the ultimate level.

It’s just that the other party is a great master born from the small extreme realm.

He is also an ancient person from Dayu.

It is most likely that he is the one who has cultivated two of the three immortals among the one king, two masters and three gods of Dayu and is as famous as Mr. Jian.

His name is the Lonely Old Demon.

The creator of "The Six-foot-tall Golden Body Technique".

Outside the imperial city.

The old demon Gu Jue seemed to have noticed Su Chen's gaze, as well as the ultimate aura brought by the Six-foot-tall Golden Body Technique.

"Tsk."

"As expected of a fairy descending upon the world."

"It's just different."

"I didn't expect that among the younger generation, there is actually someone who can step into this legend, and practice the same technique as me?"

"However, he is too weak. He is only at the first level of the Ultimate Realm. It seems that he is stuck in the first level ritual? He cannot even comprehend the simplest power of heaven and earth. He is simply a waste..."

The old demon Gu Jue sneered and realized that Su Chen was only at the first level of the extreme realm. He quickly lost interest in him.

"Mr. Lonely."

"This time, I will introduce you to His Majesty."

"The Great Qian Dynasty is in need of strong men at this time. I hope you will stay in the court and contribute to the country."

There was a young prince, carrying a Fang Tian Hua Ji, walking towards the lonely old demon, speaking slowly.

"This is a great kindness."

"Since I came here, I have no intention of leaving this imperial city."

A figure in red, riding a horse, passed by this group of soldiers and headed out of the city under the cover of night.

the other side.

In the library.

Qingque never wanted to travel around the world, but Shuiniang thought that after he met Su Chen, he changed and wanted to become that Qingque.

However, she forgot that she was not the green bird, but the water girl.

Next.

There will be a storm in the imperial city.

Su Chen also didn't want Shui Niang to continue staying here and suffer.

Then let her go.

Even if you are heartbroken, it is better than dying.

"Go protect her."

"Yu Le."

"I owe you a favor."

Su Chen is narrating.

It is simply a humiliation to ask one of the three great immortals of Dayu to protect a mere first-rank cultivator.

If it were anyone else, Yu Le would have sneered.

But Su Chen is the only exception.

"it is good!"

Yu Le nodded seriously and agreed.

The only person in the world who could order Yu Le around like this was the man in white under the moon.

Yu Le looked at Su Chen and asked him.

"Sorry?"

He seemed to be asking about Su Chen's reaction to Qingque's death, and he also seemed to be asking about this scene. At this moment, it seemed as if he was asking everything.

“I need to ask my heart.”

Su Chen is answering.

He was silent for a while and then spoke again.

"pity."

"I have no heart."

At this moment, Su Chen, who had been sharpening his sword in his heart for almost three years, finally understood.

What was missing from his third sword?

heart.

He has no heart.

As a result, his third sword only had form but no heart.

"Then forge a sword heart for my sword!"

under the moon.

The royal doctor whispered.

That night, in the imperial city, there were 100,000 swords and over a million other weapons. At this moment, they all trembled violently and floated in mid-air, as if they were trembling and surrendering to something...

(End of this chapter)