Chapter 658
The God-Devouring Arrow, capable of killing a Martial Saint
“My lord, we are willing to serve you and obey your commands.”
The second and third leaders, who were kneeling beside him, hurriedly called out.
“We sincerely pledge our allegiance to you, sir. In the past, our Nine Nether Sect had a large number of members, which enabled us to establish ourselves on the Korean Peninsula.”
"Everyone around me is dead now!"
"We have no way to go back and report. You must take us in, sir. We are quite skilled in martial arts, very familiar with the whole of Goryeo, and have a wealth of experience in the martial world."
"My lord, you can order us to do anything. From this moment on, our lives are yours!"
Yan Jiuyou shouted with a serious expression.
"Your lives are mine now? Ha ha—!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie threw his head back and burst into wild laughter.
"Why did your Nine Nether Sect flee from the Great Qian Dynasty to Goryeo?"
"Over the years, you have committed arson, murder, looting, and all sorts of atrocities. Do you really think you can escape punishment by simply kneeling down and admitting your mistakes?"
"The men under my command are the true heroes of the Great Qian Dynasty. Are you qualified to serve under me?"
finished,
Chen Jie pointed to his personal guards and said calmly:
"They were once figures in the martial arts world, and they had fallen on hard times, but they never burned, killed, or looted the people, nor did they bully the weak."
"Those who practice martial arts possess the integrity and character of martial artists."
"They are the true heroes of the Great Qian Dynasty, who are willing to dedicate themselves to the country until their dying breath."
"Would it be fair to them if I took you under my command?"
Upon hearing this, all the guards around shouted in unison, "We swear to follow the Prince to the death!"
Everyone felt a surge of excitement after hearing what Chen Jie said.
Especially the line, "For the country, I will dedicate myself to the cause until my dying breath!"
The guards were deeply moved, feeling a sense of honor that they would die for their confidants.
Simultaneously,
They looked at Yan Jiuyou and the other two with a hint of disdain in their eyes.
Although these guards were just ordinary soldiers, not top-notch experts.
They were chosen to be Chen Jie's personal guards not because of their martial arts skills, but because of their overall combat capabilities.
If we compare their martial arts skills, they are far inferior to Yan Jiuyou, the second leader, the third leader, and others.
They were initially a little scared when they locked the three of them up.
After all, the three members of the Nine Nether Sect were all at the late stage of the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Qi realm, and could easily kill them with a single move.
but,
After Chen Jie finished speaking, they were filled with boundless confidence.
For some reason, they felt their backs were particularly straight and their guns were particularly steady at that moment.
An immense power, generated by Chen Jie's few words, boomed and enveloped the surroundings.
Huh?
Chen Jie also clearly noticed this strange feeling.
Suddenly, he understood the meaning of "being in harmony with the Tao, and having one's words become law".
No, to be precise, it is a supernatural power that contains the grand scheme of heaven and earth.
A single word can decide everything, turning the world upside down, and commanding all things in heaven and earth.
A single word can influence the entire universe!
One flower, one leaf, one world!
When he said those words, he did not use the power of his Dharma form, nor did he gather the power of heaven and earth; he simply spoke them casually.
Yet, with just this one sentence, the effect of 'words becoming law' was achieved.
Chen Jie had always looked down on the people from the Nine Nether Sect.
Although he knew very well that the Nine Nether Sect was completely finished, with only the three people in front of him remaining, they were no match for him.
They are now turning to me, and it is likely that they are genuinely sincere, because they truly have no other way out.
but,
Even if Chen Jie has the ability to control them, how could he possibly take them in?
"Since the master won't take us in, then—kill us!"
Yan Jiuyou sighed.
He was quite decisive, not the kind of person who would kneel down and beg for mercy.
Someone whose martial arts skills have reached his level naturally knows that Chen Jie's martial willpower is extremely firm and will never be swayed by a few words.
If one were to kneel down and beg for mercy at this point, it would be a poor choice.
"Do you really want to die?"
Chen Jie's eyes flickered, and he took a few steps forward.
Next,
He turned and asked, "Your Nine Nether Sect left the Great Qian Dynasty many years ago. After arriving in Goryeo, where did you settle down? And how many people from other sects are there?"
This time, the Nine Nether Sect sent out all its elite forces to ambush them.
However, there are naturally other people doing odd jobs within the entire Nine Nether Sect.
"Our Nine Nether Sect's base is located in a valley sixty miles away in the dense forest of Qingyang County, which we have named 'Nine Nether Valley'."
Yan Jiuyou took a deep breath and replied, "This time, the entire Jiuyou Valley mobilized, leaving only some family members."
"I promise you, I will spare your lives, but you must take us to the Nine Nether Valley."
Chen Jie smiled calmly and said in a deep voice:
"Guards, bring those three here."
With a command given, the guards escorted Yan Jiuyou and the others toward Jiuyou Valley.
Although the guards were not highly skilled in martial arts, they all carried replica AK47 assault rifles and wore bulletproof vests.
In addition, there are hand grenades, sniper rifles, and so on.
Once they form a coordinated combat formation, their lethality increases dramatically. Even under heavy firepower, they can surround and kill a powerful expert in the early stage of the Meridian Opening Qi Realm.
Clean up the surrounding corpses a little.
The group began riding their warhorses towards the Nine Nether Valley, which was dozens of miles away.
Jiuyou Valley was indeed a valley deep in the mountains and dense forests, with several wooden houses inside.
It was surrounded by iron fences and earthen walls, becoming a stronghold of the Nine Nether Valley.
Kou Yin and Cao Shaoqing led the way, blasting open the gates of Jiuyou Valley.
Some of the Nine Nether Sect members who rushed to the scene were quickly taken into custody by the guards and all tied up together.
"The warehouse! I'm really looking forward to seeing what's inside."
Chen Jie smiled calmly.
Next,
The guards searched extensively within the Nine Nether Valley.
Copy the house!
This is a legitimate way to confiscate property.
Next, a tremendous discovery was made inside a cave in the Nine Nether Valley.
The cave is surrounded by huge rocks, making it impossible for ordinary people to get close.
Moreover, to enter the cave, one needs to pass through five mechanisms.
If Yan Jiuyou hadn't confessed under Jian Wuming's coercion, no outsider would have ever discovered this cave.
quickly,
Dozens of huge boxes were moved out of the cave.
There were iron wheels underneath the box; otherwise, several people wouldn't have been able to move it at all.
All the boxes were moved to an open area in the valley.
Click!
Kou Yin didn't waste any words; he simply cut the chains and opened the box.
Whoosh—!
The next moment, the box was found to be full of jewelry, silver bars, and gold coins.
The light was dazzling and breathtaking.
Even Chen Jie, the richest prince in the Great Qian Dynasty, and Cao Shaoqing and Kou Yin, two people who were used to big scenes.
At that moment, they were also dazzled by the jewels that fell out of the box.
It's so bright it makes your eyes dizzy!
hiss--!
Everyone was so shocked by what they saw that they couldn't help but gasp.
Even Jian Wuming, who had already transcended worldly affairs, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the gold and silver treasures inside these boxes.
The silver bricks inside the box were neatly arranged; they were standard Daqian Dynasty silver bricks, not Goryeo currency.
Stacks of silver bricks were neatly arranged, more than thirty boxes in total.
What's most impressive is the gold coins! Gold coins were not circulated in the Great Qian Dynasty, and even gold itself was extremely rare.
These gold coins were the common currency in the West and were very valuable.
The problem is that there were too many of them, a total of ten boxes.
Each box contained over 500 kilograms of gold coins.
Ten boxes would be five tons!
If you put five tons of gold together, it might seem small and not very visually striking.
However, if gold coins are laid out in stacks, glittering and shining, it gives people an indescribable visual impact.
After seeing the silver bricks, Chen Jie then glanced at the gold coins and jewelry.
He picked up a silver brick at random and found that it was indeed official silver from the Great Qian Dynasty, with exquisitely carved patterns on it.
That's right, these aren't circulating silver coins, but official silver.
"This is government silver from decades ago!"
After Emperor Li Zheng ascended the throne, the Daqian Dynasty began to use silver coins.
Almost all silver was minted into silver coins for circulation, except for official silver, which was minted into silver bricks.
in addition,
The silver paid as reparations to the West was also paid in official silver.
Chen Jie immediately recognized that these were all official silver coins from the local areas of the Great Qian Dynasty, many of which were minted in the Jiangnan region and had probably never entered the national treasury of the Great Qian Dynasty.
In addition, there are these gold coins, which are clearly Western currencies.
Gold coins were not legal tender in the Great Qian Dynasty, but they were the most valuable commodity in the West and were the currency of the Western nobility.
The discovery of so many gold coins on the Korean Peninsula was astonishing to Chen Jie.
Besides the gold coins and silver bars, the other boxes contained jewelry.
There was even a box of glass artifacts, which were kept very well protected.
Its value was worthless to Chen Jie, but to the members of the Nine Nether Sect, it was priceless, even more valuable than gold and silver.
Other than that,
There were also some silver notes, filling an entire box.
These are the latest silver notes issued by the Great Qian Dynasty, each worth one hundred silver dollars.
Chen Jie took out a bundle and found it contained one hundred bills.
This is a silver note issued by Ximentang, which can be redeemed in any bank in the Great Qian Dynasty. It has an exquisitely crafted anti-counterfeiting mark on it.
Apart from Ximentang's money shop, there is nowhere else that can counterfeit these; they are clearly genuine banknotes.
This box of silver notes is worth approximately ten million silver dollars.
Besides some silver notes, silver bricks, gold coins, and jewelry, there was another large chest containing a huge crossbow.
This crossbow is made of fine steel and uses a sinew bowstring. It is very heavy in the hand and has a very strong elasticity.
This was the most formidable weapon of the Great Qian Dynasty fifty years ago—the ox-tendon longbow!
If it weren't for the advent of firearms, this crossbow would have been a deadly weapon on the battlefield.
Once stretched and pulled open, it can be used with black iron arrows to shoot 800 meters!
of course,
Ordinary people cannot draw this kind of longbow made of ox tendon; only a strong person with the skill of Yi Sui Hua Jin or above can draw it.
Over time, this type of 'ox-tendon longbow' has faded from history.
In the face of sniper rifles, heavy machine guns, assault rifles, artillery, and the like, any cold weapon becomes useless.
Next to the box was a quiver containing a black iron arrow.
The arrowhead is diamond-shaped; once it hits the target, it will instantly tear through the target's defenses, leaving a jagged wound that is difficult to heal.
"What kind of arrow is this? Why does its shape look a little strange?"
Chen Jie held the ox-tendon longbow in his hand and weighed it.
very heavy!
The weight of a single longbow is as high as 100 jin (50 kg).
Om-!
He gently pulled the bowstring, producing a sharp, resonant sound.
With his current strength, he can easily pull away.
However, the recoil force transmitted from the bowstring still greatly surprised him.
It seems I underestimated this longbow.
He originally thought that only a master of the Marrow Transformation and Energy Transformation stage could draw the bowstring, but now it seems that if one's martial arts realm has not broken through to the late stage of the Blood-Binding Pill Energy stage, it is impossible to draw the bowstring fully.
"What a powerful longbow! One arrow can kill a target at a distance of over two kilometers!"
Chen Jie was shocked; this bow and arrow was as powerful as a Barrett sniper rifle.
"Overlord Bow! God-Devouring Arrow!"
Just as Chen Jie was becoming interested in the 'ox tendon longbow', Jian Wuming, who was standing next to him, suddenly exclaimed in shock.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Jie turned his head slightly and looked at Jian Wuming.
Since losing to Chen Jie in the battle of the Kunlun Mountains, Jian Wuming has been following Chen Jie's side after dealing with the affairs of the Kunlun Sword Sect.
He was a true sword saint, having broken through to the second stage of the 'Sitting in Oblivion' realm—Severing Ties.
Therefore,
His mindset is as firm as a rock, and he never experiences significant fluctuations.
But when he saw the bow and arrow in Chen Jie's hand, he was shocked.
This doesn't fit his current level of understanding.
"If I'm not mistaken, this longbow should be the Overlord Bow of Shaolin Temple!"
"Its bow body is made of extraterrestrial iron, which is tougher and more rigid than ordinary steel. The bowstring is made of the sinew of a rhinoceros from the Western Regions. It takes three years to make the bowstring after it has been dried in the wind."
"Judging from the manufacturing of the bow and arrow, this Overlord Bow can be ranked as one of the three famous bows of the Great Qian Dynasty, capable of shooting down arrows eight hundred feet long!"
Jian Wuming examined the giant bow in Chen Jie's hand carefully and explained with a serious expression.
"Forged from celestial iron? And the bowstring is made from the sinew of a rhinoceros from the Western Regions?"
Chen Jie couldn't help but be surprised again.
No wonder it's so heavy; it's made of special materials.
Tianwai Xuan Tie is essentially a meteorite, which has been tempered at thousands of degrees Celsius after falling from the sky.
Generally speaking, extraterrestrial iron is not simply iron, but an alloy material.
This material has extremely high toughness and hardness, comparable to the most advanced special steels used in 'Urban World'.
Any weapon made with this extraterrestrial iron will have its power increased dramatically.
Chen Jie knew that many of the swords in the Kunlun Sword Tomb were made of extraterrestrial black iron.
This longbow must have something special about it to be called one of the three most famous bows in the world by Jian Wuming.
Most importantly, the technique for forging this longbow has been lost.
Things are valued for their rarity; only when the manufacturing process is lost will this bow become truly precious.
"The truly powerful weapon is not the Overlord Bow, but the God-Devouring Arrow!"
Jian Wuming stared at the arrow, his gaze burning as he said, "This God-Devouring Arrow can pierce divine sense and kill primordial spirits. It's a spiritual weapon used to kill 'Martial Saint' level experts!"
"what?"
Chen Jie was startled upon hearing this.
Shoot down the Martial Saint!
Damn it!
Is this arrow really that powerful?
No wonder he always had a strong sense of crisis; it turns out this arrow could actually kill a primordial spirit!
"The God-Devouring Arrow needs to gather enough killing intent, so it needs to be placed in places like mass graves to accumulate resentment."
"The stronger the resentment, the more intense the killing intent, and the greater the power!"
Jian Wuming explained, "The killing intent of this God-Devouring Arrow isn't too strong; it shouldn't have been continuously condensing evil energy!"
"I see!"
Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, secretly gathering his primordial spirit to investigate with his divine sense.
really,
After condensing his primordial spirit, he quickly sensed with his divine sense that the arrow was filled with a great deal of resentment.
Like the lonely ghosts in a mass grave, they let out cries, and you could even sense the howling of ghosts.
this moment,
Chen Jie felt as if he were in hell, and a chill ran down his spine.
No wonder this arrow was able to kill the Martial Saint!
Once the God-Devouring Arrow is fired, it can shake the primordial spirit, and even erode it with resentment, completely destroying it.
Once a Martial Saint's primordial spirit is shattered, he will suffer a qi deviation and collapse instantly! (End of Chapter)