Jun 24, 2022

SNGX Chapter 438

438 The New Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations

The Vajra Mortal Realm, the body is like Vajra, invulnerable and unstoppable.

The Unrestrained Earthly Realm, free to follow yourself, running wild across the land.

The Unfettered Heavenly Realm, raise your sword with passion, few opponents left under Heaven.

The Spirit Wandering Profound Realm, the spirit wanders a thousand miles, akin to an immortal.

This was currently the most prevalent division of realms to classify all martial arts under Heaven, and the person who classified these realms was Ji Ruofeng at the age of twenty. At this moment, Ji Ruofeng was also in the crowd. He raised his head to look at Luo Qingyang, and muttered to himself, "Indeed, he's entered the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm."

Nobody expected this. When Xiao Se wielded his Heaven Breached sword and broke the Hymn to the Fallen sword dance with one sword, he had indirectly helped Luo Qingyang break through to the next realm.

Xie Xuan said dumbly, "This is really… I don't know what to say."

"I'm afraid no one can stop him now," Yan Zhantian said worriedly.

Ji Xue looked at Ji Ruofeng. Ji Ruofeng sighed. "He's in the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm, but when he first enters the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm, his realm will be unstable. If Xiao Se can still draw his sword, he may still have a chance."

Ji Xue turned to look at Xiao Se again.

He finally managed to stand up, and cursed in a low voice, "Does this guy understand finished means it’s over?!"

"It's not over yet." Luo Qingyang actually replied to his extremely irrelevant rant.

"I still have a sword.

"It's called Honouring the Dead."

The final form of the Nine Songs sword dance. Unlike the previous ten pieces of sword dance, this piece did not invoke a divine being, nor did it invoke human souls. This piece was about sending off.

Sending off the divine god, sending off the soul.

"Sending you to hell."

Luo Qingyang stood on the roof of the teahouse and abruptly began his ultimate sword dance.

"The rituals were completed with the beating of the drums,

the passing of flowers in hand in place of a dance,

the beautiful girls sing smoothly with grace.

Orchids in spring and chrysanthemums in autumn,

such offerings continue until the end of time."

The sword fell without touching the ground!

Xiao Se raised his Heaven Breached sword and spat, "Bah! You can go to hell yourself."

He slammed his sword to meet the attack. A red light flashed on the Heaven Breached sword, and it really blocked Luo Qingyang's sword again.

But in an instant, his thoughts were pulled away. His entire body was exhausted, and he was going to collapse backwards.

Luo Qingyang made another sword move.

This sword was definitely going to take his life.

But he saw a flash of silver light, and a long spear blocked the sword right in front of Xiao Se.

"Fall!" Sikong Qianluo suddenly appeared. The long spear fell and she blocked the sword with all her might. At the same time, she grabbed Xiao Se's collar and retreated frantically.

"Don't think you can hide anything from me, Xiao Se, and don't even think about getting rid of me! Do you understand!" Sikong Qianluo scolded in a low voice.

Xiao Se opened his mouth but what came out was, "Be careful…"

Luo Qingyang's next sword was coming straight for them.

That figure in red finally dropped down and in the same instant, a sudden roar of thunder sounded. The fourth-ranked sword under Heaven flew out of its sheath.

He cultivated his sword for three days and achieved his sword heart in an instant.

The Heart sword collided with the Nine Songs sword.

"Your opponent is me," Lei Wujie growled fiercely.

Luo Qingyang sneered. "Just you?"

The sword power erupted instantly and Lei Wujie felt as if the wind surrounding him became as sharp as a blade, forcing him to retreat step after step.

This was Honouring the Dead.

This was Honouring the Dead executed by the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm.

"You can block one sword for him, but what about the rest?"

"We'll handle the rest."

The Cloud-Rising staff swung down from above!

Three pieces of Yama's Invitation flew out of a sleeve!

Luo Qingyang spun his body abruptly and retreated three steps with his sword. He stood his ground and pronounced coldly, "Bai Xiao Hall, Tang Clan."

"Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations Guardian of the East, Qinglong Lei Wujie."

"Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations Guardian of the West, Baihu Ji Xue."

"Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations Guardian of the South, Zhuque Sikong Qianluo."

"Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations Guardian of the North, Xuanwu Tang Ze."

Lei Wujie laughed. "We're here today for our friends. Has nothing to do with our sects."

Xie Xuan nodded, his face full of smiles. "It's been a long time coming, the Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations."

The Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations were a legend that was inseparable from Heavenly Revelations City. Although this legend had not been mentioned for a long time since the case of Langya Prince's rebellion, although these five words had become anathema in teahouses and book stores, the people had not forgotten the Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations.

Everyone remembered the legend they left behind.

And now, the legend had reappeared.

The new Four Guardians of Heavenly Revelations had reappeared outside the gates of the imperial palace of Heavenly Revelations City, and they were very young.

But weren't Li Xinyue and the others back then just as young?

Xiao Se smiled bitterly. "Why are you all here?"

Lei Wujie retorted angrily, "I should be the one asking, why are you here? What happened to my chance of getting famous at once?"

Sikong Qianluo scoffed coldly. "Chance of seeking your own death, more like it."

Ji Xue sighed. "Is this really the time to start bickering?"

Tang Ze nodded. "Our enemy over there is more imminent."

Lei Wujie eyed him suspiciously. "Aren't you that stinky fella from Tang Clan? Xuanwu is our da-shixiong, isn't he? What's that got to do with you?"

Tang Ze smiled. "What Tang Lian shixiong didn't finish, I will carry it out on his behalf."

Luo Qingyang spoke up slowly, "I thought this was going to be a fair duel."

Ji Xue took a step forward. "This duel is very fair. You even achieved a breakthrough in your realm, thanks to this duel. You could say you've made a huge profit. We lost the sword duel so we can leave now."

Xiao Yu tightened his grip on the teacup in his hand. "He cannot leave."

Luo Qingyang thought for a moment, then shook his head. "What if I say no?"

"Then, you're here to kill. Since you're here to kill, then we're no longer having a duel and we can obviously get involved," Ji Xue replied.

Luo Qingyang raised his sword slightly. "Can you handle getting involved?"

Lei Wujie waved his long sword. "You don’t get to decide whether or not we can handle it. The swords in our hands will decide."

If it was a duel, one-on-one was only fair, of course.

But if it involved life and death, even a hundred against one was not unreasonable, as long as you wanted to live.

Yan Zhantian looked at Luo Qingyang then. To be honest, this person was indeed the most powerful person he had ever met. Even Baili Dongjun of the past was not as strong as him, but he was starting to feel that something was not quite right.

"Luo Qingyang has never been an impatient person, but don't you think that right now, there's something wrong with him?" Xie Xuan said quietly.

Yan Zhantian was suddenly hit with the realisation. "Yes, right now, Luo Qingyang is very anxious for some reason."

Wushuang stroked the Bright Vermilion Phoenix in the casket to calm its humming. He sighed softly. "I really want to stand with them."

Xiao Chong chuckled. "What? Are you regretting not standing on Xiao Se's side?"

"No, just a little excited." Wushuang said with emotion. "I'm excited to encounter such a good opponent."

"Will they be able to stop the current Luo Qingyang?" Xiao Chong asked.

"I don't know either. I've only heard about the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm from shifu, and he's never met such a peerless and powerful opponent. But, there seems to be something off about Luo Qingyang's breath. It's all wrong." Wushuang frowned slightly.

Xiao Yu said with a smile, "Godfather has brought us a pleasant surprise. Spirit Wandering Profound Realm? Even if you've gotten the Heaven Breached sword, but so what? In the end, you won't escape from this."

Su Changhe's eyes revealed a sort of thirst. In this world, this was the realm that was closest to being an immortal.

Only Ji Ruofeng could tell with one glance what was wrong with Luo Qingyang and he whispered, "Luo Qingyang is injured."

Poetry note:

成礼兮会鼓，传芭兮代舞，姱女倡兮容与。

春兰兮秋菊，长无绝兮终古。

The rituals were completed with the beating of the drums,

the passing of flowers in hand in place of a dance,

the beautiful girls sing smoothly with grace.

Orchids in spring and chrysanthemums in autumn,

such offerings continue until the end of time.

The verse that Luo Qingyang sings is the last of the eleven elegies in the Nine Songs collection, Honouring the Dead (礼魂). Most academics believe that this follows after the first ten elegies in tribute to each of the divine deities and was used to send off the deities. Hence, it's the last part of the sacrificial ceremony, with young men and women to accompany the song and dance. The ancient verses are difficult to understand even for native Chinese speakers so I've translated it based on a modern Chinese translation.

References: Jiu Ge - Wikipedia, 九歌（楚辞作品）_百度百科, 九歌·礼魂_百度百科

Non-poetry note:

金刚凡境，身如金刚，无坚不摧。

自在地境，自在由己，横行在地。

逍遥天境，举剑逍遥，天下难敌。

神游玄境，千里神游，近乎仙人。