The Immortal Emperor Returns

It was almost in an instant that the two Grandmasters were defeated and thrown into the pond.

Everyone who heard about it would be shocked by this crazy thing.

Every Grandmaster was a big shot to some extent. Yet, these two Grandmasters looked like two drowned rats and were in an awkward situation.

As Chu Xun flicked his fingers, the Reincarnation Lines disappeared.

The two Grandmasters finally got free and rose to their feet with mist rising from their bodies. They dried their clothes with the power of their Internal Breath, but still got some folds on them.

The two of them looked ashamed and knelt down on one knee toward the elder. “Master, we"re so useless, sorry to let you lose face,” they said in unison.

Both of them were the elder"s disciples. After they made some achievements in cultivation, they took the responsibility to protect the amiable old man, namely the top official.

Like a highly-respected monk, the elder touched his beard with one hand and said calmly, “It"s common to win and lose in battles. The two of you are no match for that boy, so it"s not disgraceful that you lost to him. There is no need to feel frustrated about that. Practice harder…”

“Misguiding the young,” Chu Xun muttered in a voice that everyone present could hear.

“Boy, are you saying that I"m misguiding my disciples?” the elder asked.

Chu Xun ignored him and turned to look at the two Grandmasters, who were kneeling on the ground. “How long did it take the two of you to reach the Grandmaster Realm?” asked Chu Xun with a smile.

The two Grandmasters were confused and did not understand why Chu Xun asked about that. Nevertheless, they always respected the strong and treated those powerful figures as their teachers, so they took Chu Xun"s question seriously. One of them replied, “We have been cultivating under our master"s lead, and it only took us 30 years to reach the Grandmaster Realm.”

The two of them looked complacent because some people failed to near the threshold of the Grandmaster Realm in their lifetime. Yet, it only took them 30 years to achieve that. Thus, it was no exaggeration to call them geniuses.

“Did it take you so long?” Chu Xun curled his lips and turned to look at the elder, saying, “Do you still deny that you"re misleading your disciples? They spent 30 years becoming Grandmasters. If I were their teacher, it would only take them five years to reach the Grandmaster Realm.”

The elder"s expression froze and his face turned dark. He was very angry.

However, Chu Xun ignored him and looked at the two Grandmasters before saying with a smile, “How about the two of you follow my lead? I promise I"ll help you reach a new level each year and reach the Human King Realm in ten years. What do you say?”

All the warriors were greatly attracted by the Human King Realm, and reaching the realm could help one become a king among human beings.

It was said that those who were below the Human King Realm were all n.o.bodies!

After reaching the Human King Realm, one could go wherever he wanted to, and his lifespan would be extended to 500 years.

As a result, no one could resist such a temptation.

The two Grandmasters swallowed their throats as well as their saliva.

Hmph!

A cold snort brought the two Grandmasters to reality.

Cold sweats broke out on their foreheads, and they cursed themselves for being easily tempted. Their master once told them that cultivation, in fact, was about cultivating one"s mind and that without a strong will, one could not make great achievements.

“Then, master, I"ll be taking my leave first,” the two Grandmasters spoke in unison. After receiving the old man"s approval, they bowed toward Chu Xun and walked away respectfully.

Chu Xun twitched his mouth. As he had expected, these two men had a strong will and it was hard to tempt them since they had reached the Grandmaster Realm.

Chu Xun looked at their leaving backs with pity in his eyes; for the time being, he needed such kind of powerful people very much.

“My little friend, take a seat please,” the elder said with a smile and gestured Chu Xun to sit down.

Chu Xun walked over to sit down without pretending to refuse.

The amiable old man poured Chu Xun a cup of tea. Considering Chu Xun"s cultivation, he was absolutely qualified to accept the tea.

As an old saying suggests, it"s better to fill a cup by seven-tenths with tea and by eight-tenths with liquor. As for the rest of the s.p.a.ce of the teacup, it should be filled with kindly feelings.

Besides, in this way, the tea would not get spilled easily and the hand that held the teacup would not get burned.

The amiable old man was knowledgeable about the tea ceremony, so he naturally knew that.

Chu Xun accepted the tea and took a sip, but it was just a small sip that the tea wetted just his lips. Then he put the teacup down and his eyes were indifferent.

The amiable old man understood that it would only embarra.s.s himself to put on airs in front of a powerful man like Chu Xun, so he did not take Chu Xun"s indifferent att.i.tude into the heart.

“What did you come here for, my little friend?” the elder asked.

Chu Xun squinted at him with sarcasm in his eyes. He said nothing, yet he was clearly expressing that he would sit by and watch the elder put on airs.

The elder and the amiable old man looked at each other and did not feel embarra.s.sed. The former said with a smile, “If you have any questions, just speak it out. I promise I"ll tell you whatever I know.”

“Why did you give me the commission as a major general?” Chu Xun came straight to the point.

The amiable old man cleared his throat and took the opportunity to organize his words before replying, “Please don"t get angry for we didn"t ask you for your opinions. We"re in the wrong that we made the decision all on our own. But at that time, we failed to contact you. We had no choice but to do so.”

“You had no choice?” Chu Xun asked in a meaningful tone.

The amiable old man did not get blushed or nervous. He continued while looking into Chu Xun"s eyes, “At that time, you broke into Country Y alone. Without a reasonable excuse, your behavior would cause conflicts between the two countries. It"s obviously very beneficial to you that we made you become a major general…”

Chu Xun showed a meaningful expression and looked back at him with a faint smile.

The amiable old man felt uneasy being stared at. The more he said, the guiltier his voice sounded. In the end, he stopped speaking.

“Let it be. I"ve told you that this boy is still young, and when he grows up, he would be shrewder even than a monkey.” The elder laughed bitterly.

Chu Xun had a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth. “Did they really think me a naive kid? Ever since I stepped into this yard, they have been working together to deceive me.”

Chu Xun felt it so hypocritical that when the elder claimed to teach him a lesson and the amiable old man pretended to stop the elder with all his might.

The elder was even more powerful than Chu Xun, so it was impossible for the amiable old man, who was just an ordinary man, to stop him. Even ten thousand men like the amiable old man wouldn"t do. Moreover, the elder"s cultivation was unfathomable, so it was obvious he was pretending when he claimed to teach Chu Xun a lesson and rolled his sleeves like a rogue.

Chu Xun did not know what they were plotting about, but he reckoned that they must want something from him.

Therefore, he took action decisively and ahead of them so as to disrupt their plot.

“My little friend Chu Xun, believe it or not, we have never wanted to harm you,” the amiable old man said drily.

Chu Xun looked calm and remained silent.

The elder sighed and said, “Fine, I"ll tell you the truth. We gave you the commission for two purposes. First, we wanted to frighten other countries with your power and let them know how powerful our soldiers are. Second, we wanted to tie you together with us so that you would always remember that you"re a member of Huaxia.”

“My little friend Chu Xun, it"s not that we thought too much. You know, it"s hard to control those powerful warriors like you…”

“What are you worried about? Could it be that some Grandmasters once betrayed our country?” Chu Xun interrupted the amiable old man"s words.

The elder and the amiable old man looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

“So I"m right?” Chu Xun raised his eyebrows.

Chu Xun"s words reminded the elder of that old history. The elder"s eyes turned dark quickly, a painful expression on his face.

After a long while, the elder sighed heavily as if he were trying to let his long-gathered sadness out. He said with an upset expression, “It happened about seventy years ago. Back then, our country was suffering from foreign invaders, and warfare spread over the land. Those invaders stopped at nothing in doing evil. People were forced to leave their homes and couldn"t do farming. The life of everyone was really miserable.

“Among those invaders, there was a team composed of warriors. They robbed in public and secret all the way as they marched forward and killed our military generals, causing huge adverse impacts on the war. They met with no resistance during their invasion for ordinary people could not hold them off at all.

“In the face of such a situation, the warriors of our country gathered together in indignation and volunteered to fight as a team against the invaders.”

“You were one of the organizers, weren"t you?” asked Chu Xun.

The elder nodded and said, “At that time, Du Zifei and I led a team consisting of more than100 Grandmasters and over 500 warriors in the Innate Realm and Acquired Realm.”

At this point, the elder seemed to think of something terrible, and his body began to tremble.

“Elder Long, let me tell him what happened later on,” the amiable old man chimed in.

The elder waved his hand and said in a low voice, “Thank you, but I"m fine.”

Chu Xun could tell that the elder was trying his best to suppress his surging feelings.

“At that time, after the Warrior Union was established, we frustrated the invaders greatly and in succession. It should be noted that their so-called martial arts are just a branch of our martial arts, so they could not be compared to our ancient martial arts. Those invaders collapsed at the first blow from us and struggled desperately,” the elder paused for a moment before continuing, “one day, we found the hideout of the invaders, and everyone was pleased, thinking we could finally wipe them out. But…”

The elder began to sob, and his eyes turned red with tears. “But when we hurried to the invaders" hiding place, we found n.o.body there. Then I realized it might be a trap, but it was too late for us to retreat…”

The elder could not carry on his words. He sobbed several times, and tears streaked his face.

In the end, the amiable old man told the rest of the story.

From his words, Chu Xun learned that the elder and his teammates were sold out by their own men. The “hideout” turned out to be a place buried with a lot of explosives.

With a boom, the mountain began to shake, fire rose up in the sky, and the ground collapsed. Except for the elder, others all died in the accident.

The accident became a nightmare and hunted the elder every hour and moment. The elder thus swore that he would find out the traitor no matter what it took.

Chu Xun looked indifferent and did not know what to say. Those words caused no empathy in him because he had not joined any sect or organization after his rebirth. He did everything all on his own and only followed his heart.

He had once envied those disciples from famous sects who had a large number of resources to enjoy, but due to his character and what had happened to him on earth, he found it hard to trust others.

“Is there any news from that traitor?” asked Chu Xun.

The elder calmed down a little and replied slowly, “He is named Wan Qingming. Ten years ago, he showed up in Country Wo, but never appeared again after that.”

“If I meet him, I will kill him,” Chu Xun picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said casually.

However, the elder shook his head at the words and looked at Chu Xun seriously. “If he falls into your hands, please don"t kill him,” the elder said sincerely.

Chu Xun looked confused at first, but soon he seemed to understand something and replied, “I know, I won"t kill him.”

The elder thanked Chu Xun. He made the request because he wanted to kill Wan Qingming with his own hands, so as to console those who died in the trap.

Chu Xun tapped the table with his fingers and turned to look at the elder with clear eyes. “I want to meet him,” Chu Xun suddenly said with a serious expression.

Chu Xun really wanted to meet the cultivator behind the elder.

The elder shook his head and said without thinking, “No, not now. You"re not powerful enough.”

Chu Xun"s fingers that were tapping the table suddenly stopped. With a smile on his face, he flicked the white-jade teacup quickly, which whooshed toward the elder"s face.

The elder reached out his hand and released his Internal Breath from his palm, forming a small tornado in the air. The teacup, thus, was sucked into the tornado and rolled in the air.

Chu Xun made a fist print and punched out.

Since the elder said twice that Chu Xun was not powerful enough, Chu Xun thought it was no use to say more. The simplest way to prove himself was to demonstrate his power.

Under the elder"s pulling force, the teacup landed on the table steadily. The elder then shook his palm, and a palm print formed by his Internal Breath rushed forward with a whooshing sound.

Boom!

After the fist print and the palm print met, they exploded, and the overwhelming force blasted in the mid-air and spread away instantly.

Chu Xun waved his hand, and a formation immediately appeared and covered the amiable old man, whose face turned pale with fear. The floor under Chu Xun"s feet cracked, and he flew out of the hall like a swift swallow. After that, he landed on a blooming lotus.

The elder snorted and used his palm as a saber. As he slashed down, Saber Qi burst out fiercely.

Chu Xun skipped to another lotus like a flowing light.

Crack!

The lotus Chu Xun landed on before was cut into pieces by the Saber Qi, and an unlucky paradise fish was sliced into pieces as well.

Chu Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, and sparks flashed across his eyes.

Even a casual blow from the elder was so powerful, which showed that the elder was indeed very strong.

But these… were not enough.