Chapter 102: The Nameless Sword of the Heaven

Li Xiu stood on a flat stone on the top of the Tianshan Mountains and looked down. He saw the tents at the foot of the mountain neatly arranged and many members of the Tianxia Hui coming and going.

A few days ago, he ordered Bu Jingyun to gather the elite members of the Tianxia Hui from various regions of the Central Plains to gather in the Tianshan Mountain area. Today, there were already over 10,000 people gathered, and still more members of the Tianxia Hui were rushing to the main altar of the Tianshan Mountain.

Such a large movement was so obvious and could not be hidden from everyone's eyes and ears. All the forces in the martial arts world believe that the Tianxia Hui was about to make a shocking move.

Even some well-intentioned people are guessing that the Tianxia Hui has ideas about the other half of the Central Plains, wants to enter the imperial palace and replace it, after all, even though the power of the Tianxia Hui was not much weaker than the court, the leader of the Tianxia Hui could only be called a leader and not the legitimate ruler.

Li Xiu withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance, a hint of confusion on his face. Recently, the unrest in the Central Plains was not limited to the Tianxia Hui. Although other powers did not have such a big action, they were also eager to move and secretly preparing to take action at any time.

This is because the entire Central Plains are spreading the news that the dragon vein, which was originally hidden in the palace's backyard and related to the fate of the empire, has flown away, seemingly breaking through the mountain and flying away to find a new master. The current emperor has lost power and fortune, and soon there will be a new emperor who will take over the imperial tools from the current emperor and ascend the throne.

This statement sounds very favorable to Li Xiu, but he is well aware that it is not something he did. The emperor would not fail to strictly seal the disappearance of the dragon vein of the court. Even if there were not many people who initially knew about this matter, why did it become known to everyone in just a few days? It is obvious that there is someone behind the scenes who is deliberately spreading the news and creating momentum for those who are interested. It is feared that there will soon be a group of powerful forces who will rise up and point their swords at the imperial palace.

Originally, Li Xiu had gathered the members of the Tianxia Hui and was ready to set off to slay the dragon, with no intention of involving the Central Plains imperial position. But now, someone has already paved half the way for him, and this makes him start to wonder if he should let the members of the Tianxia Hui change their route and attack the imperial palace, ascend the throne, and then gather the strength of the whole world to slay the dragon. That way, he could save more effort and have a better chance of success.

A hundred miles away from the imperial palace, a group of soldiers all dressed in black armor and wearing fierce ghost-like masks quietly march forward.

Juewushen ordered the ghostly demons to scatter and disguise themselves and go their separate ways, and then to meet up at a certain location. Now, he has brought six thousand ghostly demons from the Japan, and there are still hundreds of people who have not yet arrived, but he can't wait any longer.

Juewushen ordered his men to spread the news of the dragon vein's disappearance throughout the Central Plains, and now it's almost done. If he waits any longer, someone might take advantage of this situation before him, and he will have wasted his effort for someone else's gain.

As the black-armored soldiers were seen approaching the imperial city by the guards a few hundred feet away. The guards immediately closed the city gates, pointing weapons outwards and getting ready for defense.

General Wang Shou heard from his soldiers that there was a menacing army of black-armored soldiers with fierce ghost-like masks outside the city, who seemed to be planning to attack the imperial city. His eyes shone with excitement and a fierce expression, thinking to himself, "Finally, I have grown tired of my position as a guarding general."

Below the city walls, the leader of the invading army, Juewushen, sat on his horse, looking up at the guards rushing to the city towers. A hint of a smile appeared on his face.

He had not only placed spies in the imperial palace to report on the emperor's actions and the situation in the central plains, but had also secretly conspired with many people. Otherwise, how could he dare to attack the fortressed city with only six thousand ghostly demons soldiers, which would require at least one hundred thousand soldiers to conquer in a few days.

Juewushen raised his hand and Juexin immediately rode up to him. He took out a striking golden yellow cloth bag from behind him and handed a long, thick spinal bone to Juewushen.

Juewushen held up the strange spinal bone in his hand and shouted loudly, his voice shaking the city walls.

"This is the dragon vein that flew from the sky and fell in front of me ten days ago. The current emperor is weak and the dragon vein is looking for a new master. I, Juewushen, am the person chosen by fate of the Central Plain. Today, I will follow the will of the heavens and enter the dragon palace to take the throne. Those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish!"

"Prosper for those who follow, perish for those who oppose!"

After Juewushen shouted, the thousands of soldiers behind him also shouted in unison, their voices loud and powerful.

The soldiers on the city walls had all heard rumors of the Dragon Vein's disappearance. Seeing the situation, they didn't know what to do and all looked at each other. They then turned to look at General Wang Shou, as ultimately it was up to him to make the final decision.

Juewushen looked at the city walls and was confident that he could enter the imperial city without losing a single soldier today.

The so-called Dragon Vein was nothing more than something he obtained after killing a giant bear. Besides the emperor, no one had seen what the Dragon Vein looked like. Now Juewushen was claiming that this bear bone was the Dragon Vein, and it was believed to be the Dragon Vein.

General Wang Shou had already been bought off, and after Juewushen entered the city and became emperor, he would become a founding hero and would have wealth and honor within reach. He would not change his mind at the last minute, and immediately ordered the city gates to be opened and shouted to welcome the master of the Dragon Vein into the city.

After Juewushen entered the imperial city, with the help of each of the 6,000 ghostly demon soldiers who were all skilled in martial arts and several thousand guards, he easily swept through everything, easily captured the imperial palace and the emperor's entourage.

It was truly surprising that someone had entered the imperial city with the Dragon Vein in hand. However, within two days, the news had spread throughout the central plains, causing a great upheaval.

Various local city lords began to have thoughts of breaking away, various powerful gatekeepers and leaders sought to benefit from the chaos, and many wandering heroes and brave men sought to pledge allegiance to the suddenly emerged master of the Dragon Vein and seek fame and fortune.

Of course, there were also loyal ministers who planned to raise an army to attack the imperial city and rescue the emperor. Additionally, there were powerful martial artists outside the court who felt that it was time for them to show their abilities and save the central plains from danger.

During this chaotic time in the central plains, a man re-emerged into the martial arts world. He was middle-aged, dressed in simple blue clothing, with a striking appearance, a gentle temperament and no sharp edges. He carried a two-stringed fiddle on his back and headed towards the direction of the Tianshan Mountains.

Twenty years ago, there was a monstrously talented individual. He was gifted and had extraordinary martial arts skills at a young age. He defeated the eight major martial arts sects and became famous for many years as a sword master. He also had the ambition to save the common people and had once, single-handedly, forced Juewushen's first invasion of the central plains to fail and forced him to retreat to Japan in defeat.

Later, he fell into depression and faked his death to retire and not be involved in the matters of the martial arts world after the death of his wife.

He was known as a martial arts legend, The Nameless Sword of the Heaven by the people of the martial arts world.

At the top of the Tianshan Mountains, in the palace of the Tianxia Hui.

"Master Bu, my master is coming out of retirement once again and hopes that you can send out the members of the Tianxia Hui to aid the country, attack the Imperial City, defeat Juewushen, and return the land and mountains to the emperor."

Wuming, dressed in blue, sat on a wooden chair with a calm and gentle expression. A young man in white, holding a strange sword, stood beside him, with a hint of arrogance on his face, and slowly said with a bow.

Bu Jingyun looked at Wuming with some doubt. Everyone in the martial arts world knows about the legend of Wuming, but it is said that he has already died. He cannot see through this person's true identity, so he does not know how to respond. However, he has already sent someone to invite a more mysterious person.