Chapter 59: Swordplay Genius (Part 9)

"This guy thinks he can just take away my Imperial Sword Manor with a single word?"
"Using Imperial Sword Manor as a dowry? He's really got some nerve!"
Su Chen finally understood why Shen Ping'an had run away after he exposed his intentions.
"He's probably afraid to face me."
"Ping'an probably still harbors feelings for that woman."
"The honey trap won't work on an 'old monster' like him who's lived several lifetimes."
"But Shen Ping'an has always been a 'sword' in his hands, and has never experienced the poison of love."
"Even the most indifferent person, when first encountering the poison of love,
can't find an antidote."
"The next day, Su Chen summoned Shen Ping'an to his side."
"Ping'an, do you really want that princess of the Cangming Dynasty?"
Shen Ping'an lowered his head and said, "Big brother, I like her."
Su Chen nodded, indicating he understood.
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"Since you like her, your elder brother will naturally help you."
Shen Ping'an's expression brightened, then turned to worry: "Elder brother, I can't take your position as head of the manor, nor can I use the Imperial Sword Manor as a betrothal gift."
Su Chen: "......."
"You really dare to think that way, kid."
Shen Ping'an looked embarrassed, listening attentively to Su Chen's brilliant plan.
Su Chen said calmly, "Wanting to get a high and mighty princess is simple."
"Just destroy the Cangming Dynasty. Once the Cangming Dynasty falls, and she loses her status and position, will she still have any choice?"
Shen Ping'an thought his elder brother was ruthless.
Su Chen didn't care about all that.
He knew the character of these royal daughters all too well.
Treat them as playthings, fine, but if he were to marry them openly, Shen Ping'an would be tormented to death sooner or later.
That very day, Su Chen went to the Great Jing Dynasty, an enemy of the Cangming Dynasty.
The two great dynasties belonged to different powerful forces and had been enemies for over two thousand years, constantly plotting to annex each other.
Emperor Jing was overjoyed to hear that the lord of the Imperial Sword Manor had come to pay his respects.
"May I ask what brings Lord Shen to my Great Jing Dynasty?" Emperor Jing inferred Su Chen's intentions.
Su Chen spoke frankly: "I wish to discuss important matters with Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing's expression turned serious, and he immediately dismissed his attendants.
"I know that Your Majesty's Great Jing Dynasty and the Cangming Dynasty have a long-standing feud. My Imperial Sword Manor can lend Your Majesty a helping hand."
Emperor Jing was delighted, but he quickly became puzzled. How could such a windfall have fallen into his Great Jing Dynasty's lap?
Who didn't know that the Imperial Sword Manor was backed by the Heavenly Sword Holy Land?
Even disregarding the Heavenly Sword Holy Land...
Under the leadership of this legendary lord, Yujian Manor is undoubtedly one of the top forces below the Emperor-level. Currently, the number of Transcendent Realm experts within the manor is no less than double digits.
The lord's strength is unfathomable, and his future as an Emperor is a foregone conclusion.
Su Chen sighed softly and told Emperor Jing about Shen Ping'an's situation, a mix of truth and falsehood.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing was furious, slamming his fist on the table and saying, "Outrageous! Cangming has gone too far! My Great Jing Dynasty still has many unmarried princesses, all beautiful and charming. If your brother has any favorites, even becoming a concubine would be an honor for them!"
See, that's his attitude.
However, Su Chen refused on Shen Ping'an's behalf.
He knew Shen Ping'an's character well.
With Yujian Manor's current status, if it were just about beauty and figure, what kind of woman couldn't Shen Ping'an obtain?
Emperor Jing sighed regretfully, then said, "Master Shen and I hit it off immediately. Why don't we become sworn brothers here and support each other?"
Su Chen considered it for a moment, and it seemed there was no harm in it.
The two became sworn brothers.
This represented a formal alliance between the Imperial Sword Manor and the Great Jing Dynasty.
Less than a month later, the Great Jing Dynasty launched an attack on the Cangming Dynasty, catching them completely off guard.
After Su Chen returned to the Imperial Sword Manor,
Shen Ping'an, unable to bear it any longer, sought out Su Chen.
"Ping'an, you must know that for the sake of the Imperial Sword Manor, you cannot be merciful!"
"Don't worry, your elder brother will definitely deliver your beloved to you safely."
Su Chen smiled enigmatically, his words full of concern.
Shen Ping'an felt something was amiss.
But this was his own elder brother, acting out of concern for him.
Shen Ping'an chose to trust him.
Su Chen summoned the sword guards of the Imperial Sword Manor.
For the past thirty or forty years,
he had his Sword Guards cultivate the Blood Burning Secret Technique from the Spirit Communication Art.
Every one selected as a Sword Guard was a genius.
By burning their lifespan to cultivate, their cultivation levels soared.
The lowest level was High-Level Spirit Soul, and many had even reached the Profound Realm.
"It's time for this 'sword' to see blood,"
Su Chen's eyes were cold.
If it doesn't draw blood soon, this 'sword' will be old.
He thought he would have to find an opportunity.
Unexpectedly, the Cangming Dynasty delivered itself to his doorstep.
Destroying the Cangming Dynasty would yield even more 'sword embryos' across its vast territory.
Su Chen mobilized millions of troops from the three kingdoms, leading the Sword Guards of the Imperial Sword Manor, like a sharp sword, plunging straight into the Cangming Dynasty.
Within the Cangming Dynasty,
The Cang Emperor's expression was grim.
A war had raged for twenty years.
During those twenty years, the Cangming Dynasty suffered heavy casualties.
"Your Majesty...it's terrible! Marshal Wang was defeated by Shen Chen in the decisive battle at the Cangming River and his whereabouts are unknown!"
Upon hearing this news, the Cangming Emperor was consumed by rage, his breath ragged, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"Impossible! Wang Fang is the invincible war god of our Cangming Dynasty! How could he be defeated like this?"
Everyone fell silent, trembling with fear.
If the matter hadn't been so dire,
they wouldn't have wanted their Emperor to know about Marshal Wang's defeat.
The Cangming Emperor's expression hardened.
Since they were pressuring him like this,
then he wouldn't hesitate to wage a royal war!
In those twenty years,
Su Chen amassed a fortune.
The name of the Sword Guard struck fear into the hearts of the Cangming Dynasty.
Even the Cangming Dynasty's war god, the undefeated legend, had fallen to him.
His cultivation level also broke through from the sixth to the seventh level of the Profound Realm.
Many talented geniuses were sent by Su Chen to replenish the Sword Guard.
Su Chen sat on the throne, his eyes revealing a mad ambition.
Golden energy gradually spread around him.
A dazzling golden dragon phantom coiled around him, gradually solidifying.
After defeating Wang Fang, he made no further moves; he was waiting for an opportunity.
“The Imperial War is about to begin!”
“Imperial” is a title for a Void Realm expert.
The Cangming Dynasty only has one ancestor whose cultivation has reached the Void Realm.
Starting the Imperial War will inevitably require leaving the capital.
The capital holds the imperial fortune of the Cangming Dynasty.
The Imperial Extreme World-Shaking Scripture can refine the imperial fortune and absorb it for one's own use.
For a mere ounce of anger, would he go to such lengths to destroy the Cangming Dynasty?
Su Chen wasn't stupid, not even towards his own younger brother.
What he wanted was an excuse.
Even if that excuse was clumsy.
Even the Great Jing Dynasty couldn't figure out what Su Chen truly needed.
The Dragon Vein!
The entire dynasty's fortune!
Su Chen wanted to use this dynasty's fortune to cultivate the seventh level of the Imperial-level World-Shaking Scripture.
Thus...becoming an emperor!