"Hahahaha!" the 'young follower' laughed wildly, "It's nothing more than because we killed some Shaolin monks, isn't it! You want revenge? Hahaha! How naive!"
"You all show no respect for Shaolin Temple. This humble monk would like to ask, just who are you all?" Gao Jianfei directly questioned. "Furthermore, what is your purpose in killing people so ruthlessly without provocation?"
A disdainful glint flashed across 'Senior Brother Junyi's' lips. "Monk, stop trying to act tough in front of us! Perhaps in the secular world, Shaolin is a prestigious name, and among the various internal martial arts schools, Shaolin is an untouchable force. But in our eyes, Shaolin Temple… haha, it's just a name without substance! Originally, we wouldn't have bothered killing you, but the four of us have always disliked monks, nuns, and Taoist priests, so we acted impulsively and started a killing spree! Today, you won't live either! As for who we are, you have no right to know!"
After a pause, the handsome senior brother instructed the junior brother beside him, "Junior brother Junior Brother Junior Brother, go and deal with this monk!"
Shao Cong grinned and floated slowly toward Gao Jianfei like a ghost.
In a flash, Gao Jianfei gleaned something from what 'Senior Brother Junyi' had just said... Could it be that these four people came from a force that transcended the secular world and completely surpassed all the major ancient martial arts sects in the secular world? Otherwise, they wouldn't have spoken so arrogantly!
While Gao Jianfei was pondering and weighing his options, Shao Cong had already leaped forward with both feet and swiftly dodged towards him! This speed was unparalleled among the internal martial arts opponents Gao Jianfei had ever encountered!
Before anyone even arrived, a biting wind had already swept in!
Shao Cong slammed his palms down on Gao Jianfei's head!
It was a move from the Frosty Palm technique!
Gao Jianfei dared not be negligent. He used the light-foot skill he had learned from Tian Boguang and glided gracefully into the air!
"Huh!" Gao Jianfei easily dodged the young monk's first move, and couldn't help but let out a low exclamation, "No way? This monk is weird! Really weird!"
"Brother Junyi" laughed loudly, "Young Master, we'll cover for you. Just attack without restraint. What's a mere Shaolin monk to us?"
Even now, these four disciples of the Holy Land still looked down on Gao Jianfei. In their minds, the martial arts of secular internal martial arts schools were rubbish, and they were the true martial arts practitioners! Everyone else was just a novice!
Having dodged the attack, Gao Jianfei spun around and launched a preemptive strike!
"Swoosh!" Gao Jianfei used his left hand to perform the Orchid Flicking Acupoint Hand, stroking several acupoints on Shao Cong's chest; his right hand, however, used the One-Finger Divine Skill to directly attack Shao Cong's Tanzhong acupoint!
These two moves represent the pinnacle of Gao Jianfei's martial arts, and he held nothing back whatsoever!
The young man, who held Gao Jianfei in utter contempt, was caught off guard by Gao Jianfei's sudden and full-force attack! In his panic, he could only fight back! He slammed both palms directly towards Gao Jianfei's head!
at the same time……
"Be careful! Damn it! It's actually the Orchid Finger Flicking Technique and the One-Finger Divine Skill!" Senior Brother Junyi and the other two disciples of the Holy Land were all shocked... "Hey! You stinky monk! Are you also one of our Holy Land's people!"
You should know that Senior Brother Junyi was not making things up without reason.
The One-Finger Divine Skill and the Orchid Flicking Acupoint Technique are both advanced martial arts techniques from ancient Chinese martial arts. Their manuals and incantations are still passed down and are considered treasures by some internal martial arts schools. However, due to the scarcity of spiritual energy in the world today and the lack of specialized elixirs for cultivation, these internal martial arts schools are unable to fully grasp the true power of these two techniques!
However, Gao Jianfei's move clearly showed that he had mastered these two martial arts techniques to a certain extent!
How could Senior Brother Junyi and the others not be surprised and suspicious?
It's only natural to suspect that Gao Jianfei is also a disciple of the Holy Land!
My instinct was to ask!
In the blink of an eye, Gao Jianfei also dared not confront Shao Cong's icy palm head-on. He dodged to the side and skillfully stroked Shao Cong's waist and abdomen with his left hand, hitting several acupoints on Shao Cong's waist and abdomen!
Shao Cong let out a muffled groan, lost all his strength, and collapsed to the ground!
His eyes were filled with disbelief... How could this be? How could I possibly lose to someone from a secular ancient martial arts sect! I am a disciple of the Holy Land! How could this be!
Gao Jianfei defeated the enemy, stomped his left foot directly on Shao Cong's chest, and glared at the restless Junyi Senior Brother and the others. "Holy Land?"
Senior Brother Junyi's eyes gleamed. "Who exactly are you? You're not from Shaolin Temple! However, I've been practicing at the Holy Land since childhood, and I've never seen anyone like you before! Judging from your age, you should be a disciple of the Holy Land several years ahead of us! Hmm... it's normal that I haven't seen you. Alright, I think this might be a misunderstanding. Everyone's fighting among themselves."
Gao Jianfei's defeat of Shao Cong can only mean one thing to Junyi and the others... Gao Jianfei is also from the Holy Land! Otherwise, at his age, around thirty years old, it would be absolutely impossible for Gao Jianfei to defeat Shao Cong! Of course, it's unrealistic to say that there are no people from the secular martial arts sects who can defeat Shao Cong and Junyi, but to have the martial prowess to defeat Shao Cong and Junyi, one must definitely be the leader or elder of a sect, at least over fifty years old.
For someone of Gao Jianfei's age to possess such martial arts skills, there is only one explanation... He is also a disciple of the Holy Land, and through consuming rare and precious treasures refined by the Venerable One and the Steward, he has achieved great success in martial arts cultivation!
Upon this speculation, the hostility on the faces of these holy land disciples actually eased.
And Gao Jianfei? His mind was racing, and through the other party's words and his own imagination, he had pieced together a clue... "The Holy Land? So, these guys come from a mysterious organization, the Holy Land! Judging from their tone, the Holy Land seems to be very powerful, completely superior to ancient martial arts sects like Shaolin, Wudang, and Emei! Now, they seem to regard me as one of the Holy Land's people!"
"Wait! That's right! Feng Haoyu! Yes! The temperament of these guys is quite similar to that arrogant Feng Haoyu! When I first met Feng Haoyu, that guy also exuded arrogance from his very bones!"
"Could it be that Feng Haoyu is also from the Holy Land?"
"These guys came to ZG City to kill people, was it Feng Haoyu's doing?"
All the associations were quickly formed. Gao Jianfei, expressionless, asked directly, "Did Feng Haoyu send you?"
This statement contains a great deal of risk.
If Gao Jianfei is wrong and Feng Haoyu isn't from the Holy Land, then these guys will probably launch a group attack!
Saying this was partly a gamble, and partly a test!
Therefore, although Gao Jianfei's facial expression remained calm, he was actually quite uneasy inside.
"Oh! So, Senior Brother also knows about Junior Brother Feng Haoyu." Unexpectedly, after Gao Jianfei mentioned the name 'Feng Haoyu,' Junyi and the others, having already formed a preconceived notion that Gao Jianfei was from the Holy Land, now completely confirmed his identity! "Haha, Senior Brother, you were in the previous years, right?"
Gao Jianfei smiled noncommittally.
"Haha, we're all on the same side, all on the same side." Junyi laughed heartily. "I knew it! How could an ordinary person possibly defeat Junior Brother Shao Cong? How could they possibly cultivate the Orchid Finger and One-Finger Divine Skill to the level of power you, Senior Brother? However, Senior Brother, speaking of which, Junior Brother Feng Haoyu doesn't have the ability to command everyone to do this for him. Perhaps, Senior Brother has been training in the mortal world for a long time and doesn't know about the Venerable's recent orders. Senior Brother, let me tell you, Junior Brother Feng Haoyu and a mortal guy named 'Gao Jianfei' made a bet that there will be a genius challenge in two months. Originally, this was a small matter. However, that kid Gao Jianfei possesses a secret beast-taming technique. It's caused a stir among all the internal martial arts sects in the world who want to get their hands on it. Our Holy Land is naturally interested in such ancient secret techniques, therefore, we also need to capture Gao Jianfei." Furthermore, we can't let other sects capture Gao Jianfei first and extract the precious beast-taming secrets. Therefore, we're ordered to protect that birdman Gao Jianfei's safety! Haha, senior brother, don't you find this ridiculous too?
Hearing Junyi recount the events in detail, Gao Jianfei finally understood. His expression remained unchanged as he said, "Oh, I see. Everyone wants to wait until Feng Haoyu defeats Gao Jianfei in the Genius Challenge two months from now before taking action to arrest him, right?"
"That's exactly what I mean!" Junyi smiled. "Alright, senior brother, let Shao Cong go. We're all on the same side. Uh... by the way, senior brother, you're wearing Shaolin Temple attire and have a shaved head. What does that mean?"
Upon hearing this, Junyi and the two Holy Land disciples beside him looked at Gao Jianfei with suspicion.
Through his fight with Shao Cong, Gao Jianfei had also come to a conclusion... In a one-on-one fight, none of these guys could beat him; in a two-on-one fight, he could win; but in a three-on-one fight, it would be a bit difficult!
Therefore, Gao Jianfei was naturally happy to accept the situation of not fighting and maintaining this "misunderstanding".
Hearing Junyi's question, Gao Jianfei deliberately snorted coldly, "What I do is none of your business!" He knew these guys treated him as their "senior brother," and since he was of higher seniority, he could use a tough attitude to deal with them. "Furthermore, why are you killing people indiscriminately! Is this the Venerable One's order?"
This time, Gao Jianfei countered with a question! His tone was somewhat aggressive!
The reason for asking this question is that Gao Jianfei had just made some connections and speculations... Logically speaking, given how powerful the Holy Land is, wiping out sects like Shaolin and Wudang would be a piece of cake! The fact that they didn't destroy Shaolin and Wudang suggests that the leaders of the Holy Land want to maintain this balance and don't want to disrupt it! Therefore, the leaders of the Holy Land must have restrained their disciples from indiscriminately killing people from secular ancient martial arts sects.
Currently, a large number of disciples from ancient martial arts sects have died in ZG City!
This may not necessarily be what the so-called 'venerable one' meant!
Of course, Gao Jianfei's words were not necessarily meant to obtain any information. His main purpose was to change the subject and prevent these guys from getting entangled with him in his monk's attire.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Junyi and the other two disciples of the Holy Land all trembled!
In fact, when the Holy Land disciples received their training, the Venerable Ones and the deacons did indeed warn them that they should not indiscriminately kill members of ancient martial arts sects in the secular world unless absolutely necessary! This was a situation that had been followed for thousands of years, and the Holy Land had no reason to overturn it, nor any need to destroy other ancient martial arts sects. Therefore, no matter how high their martial arts skills were, their disciples were not allowed to indiscriminately kill members of other ancient martial arts sects!
Those who commit indiscriminate killing will be severely punished!
Some disciples didn't take these admonitions to heart. Take Junyi and the other three, for example. Having just completed their training at the Holy Land and having the opportunity to gain experience in the outside world, they became somewhat arrogant and conceited. Originally, the Venerable One had instructed them to deter other sects from coveting Gao Jianfei and to secretly protect him, not to allow them to kill indiscriminately!
However, they were too impulsive and really enjoyed the feeling of instantly killing others and having life and death in their hands.
Once he started killing, he couldn't stop. He wiped out all the disciples of the internal martial arts schools who came to ZG City!
Now, upon hearing Gao Jianfei's questioning, the warnings from the Venerable One and the various deacons seemed to echo in his ears!
"Ah... Senior Brother..." Junyi said in a trembling voice, "Senior Brother, the four of us just came from the Holy Land and acted impulsively. Please, Senior Brother, don't tell the Venerable One about this! Please help us protect him... We will always remember Senior Brother's kindness! In the future, when the four of us make a name for ourselves in society, we will definitely repay Senior Brother!"
Junyi actually started pleading.
“Hmm,” Gao Jianfei nodded knowingly. “Alright, I’ll pretend I didn’t see anything. You all need to be more discreet and not kill indiscriminately in the future! Also, you can only protect Gao Jianfei’s family secretly. Don’t alert them or disrupt their normal lives. After all, we are martial artists, and we must uphold martial ethics.”
"Yes, yes, senior brother!" Junyi and the others quickly responded.
Gao Jianfei nodded, pulled his left foot back, and released the young man who was stepping on him. Then, without looking back, he ran down the mountain.
The night was cool and still. As Gao Jianfei ran down the mountain, a bitter feeling welled up inside him, and his head was throbbing with worry… “Damn it! A holy land? I’ve stirred up another holy land! This time, I’ve really messed up! I’ve completely messed up! This is a classic case of not asking for trouble, but trouble coming to me of its own accord!”
Chapter 392 Genius Divine Skill Level 6
Chapter 392 Genius Divine Skill Level 6
After fooling "Junyi Senior Brother" for a while, Gao Jianfei quickly ran down the mountain. Under the cover of night, he found a public toilet, slipped into the ghost's den, removed his disguise, revealed his true appearance, and then took a taxi home.
When he got home, it was only a little past 11 o'clock. Gao Jianfei greeted his family, took a shower, and then went straight to his study.
Tonight's experience was incredibly impactful for Gao Jianfei...
"Holy Land?"
"I just fought those four guys from the Holy Land. Their martial arts are indeed very strong. They also boast that their martial arts skills are close to the level of ancient martial artists."
"What's truly astonishing is that the Holy Land is a powerful force with a long history, a strong foundation, and a rigorous organizational structure. Take those four people from earlier, for example; they were just four ordinary individuals within the Holy Land, like recent college graduates! And ahead of them were senior students from previous years… it's like a pyramid, seemingly indestructible!"
"Damn it! Back then, in front of the Taoists of the Qingcheng Sect, I used a basic form of ghost possession to make Tibetan mastiffs, mongrel dogs, and eagles attack them. I never expected that the Taoists of the Qingcheng Sect would exaggerate and exaggerate this incident so much that they made me a disciple of an ancient family who was skilled in taming beasts. Now, all the martial arts practitioners in the world are flocking to me and my 'beast taming secrets'."
"If it were just secular internal martial arts sects coveting it, that would be one thing, but now, even the sacred land has been involved!"
"Is this the reason why possessing a treasure is considered a crime?"
Gao Jianfei's head is really big...
Moreover, he knew that the Holy Land would eventually capture him and take him back for research! The reason they hadn't made a move was simply to wait for the right time! Two months later, the genius challenge match between Feng Haoyu and himself would end!
A tremendous sense of threat had gripped Gao Jianfei.
However, this sense of threat wasn't enough to break Gao Jianfei's willpower. He turned on the virtual display screen and scanned the recovery status of the exorcism point...
'11500'
That's enough to make him a level 4 ghost. However, at this point, learning all sorts of special skills would be digging his own grave! Gao Jianfei only has two months to prepare! In these two months, instead of wasting his exorcism points and time learning special skills, he should save up his exorcism points to make a level 4 ghost with strong martial arts skills!
This is the way to protect yourself!
If Gao Jianfei's martial arts skills do not improve much after two months, even if he wins against Feng Haoyu in the Genius Challenge, what awaits him is not a halo, but capture by the Holy Land!
They offered no resistance! They were like fish on a chopping board! They were being studied like lab rats!
"Damn it! Luckily I found out the truth tonight. Otherwise, if I had been kept in the dark, I wouldn't even know how I died!" Gao Jianfei felt a chill run down his spine whenever he thought about it.
As they slept that night, Chen Xian nestled in Gao Jianfei's arms and whispered, "Jianfei, I feel like you've been acting a little strange today. Have you run into some trouble?" Women are indeed very perceptive. After saying this, she shrank back slightly. "Jianfei, I don't know what you're doing outside, and I don't want to know. I just want you to be safe and sound."
"Uh... I understand, Xiaoxian. Don't worry about me. No matter what happened, you and your family are important to me. What I want to give you is a sense of security and happiness. Heh, the prerequisite for giving you these things is that I also need to be careful. So, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Gao Jianfei comforted him with a smile. At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind... "Alright! Stop training the Level 3 Ghost Specialty and try to accumulate 10 Ghost Exorcism Points! Because, with 10 Ghost Exorcism Points, I can become a Level 4 Ghost Martial Arts Master!"
There are still 9 exorcism points needed. At an average daily recovery rate of 5,000 exorcism points, it will take about 20 days. Okay, for these two months, the Holy Land has stepped in to ensure that Gao Jianfei will not be affected by secular internal martial arts sects.
At this moment, Chen Xian couldn't help but ask, "Jianfei, I saw online that you'll be going to the capital, Beijing, in two months to compete in an all-around competition against a guy named Feng Haoyu. This competition is called the Genius Challenge... Jianfei, I've looked up information about Feng Haoyu online. He is indeed a genius and has achieved outstanding results in many fields. Why... why did you think of competing against him? Moreover, you're choosing 10 out of 50 fields to compete against. I find it a bit unbelievable."
"Heh, Xiaoxian, you know about this too?" Gao Jianfei gave a wry smile. "Now, it seems like the whole world knows about it. Actually, the reason I stayed in my hometown for two months was to prepare for this competition. Don't worry, Xiaoxian, as I said, I know what I'm doing."
Chen Xian hummed in agreement and didn't ask any more questions.
However, Gao Jianfei could sense the worry and fear in the woman in his arms. At this moment, he knew that only with great strength could he protect his woman and his family.
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The provincial capital, D city.