"No need for you to trouble yourself, Master. Canghai has already sent the manual away." Li Canghai returned the sword to its sheath.
"Well, that's good, that's good. I'll take my leave now." After saying that, Qianqian ran off towards Shaolin again. This time, he dared not turn back. If Li Canghai found out again, he would really lose face.
The key point is that Li Canghai has the help of the Overlord, so he has no chance of winning at all. It would be unwise for him to lose his life for nothing. The Free and Unfettered Sect has really latched onto a great patron.
Let's leave it at that...
Wuliang Mountain, Wuliang Jade Wall Cave.
Hao Jiu happily entered all the martial arts manuals into the system store, especially the 72 Shaolin Arts, many of which were suitable for military use. With these, he would have no shortage of close combat moves.
After witnessing the true power of the Mad Monk's Yi Jin Jing, Xiang Yu gained considerable inspiration. Coupled with his recent comprehension of martial arts such as the Six Meridians Divine Sword, he prepared to once again attempt to break through to the Overlord Realm.
A month later, Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui finally arrived at Langhuan Paradise. After their lucky escape that day, the two went to Qingcheng Sect.
As for the Duan family of Dali, the two weighed the pros and cons and decided it was better not to go. The Six Meridians Divine Sword was not to be underestimated, and who knew if the Duan family of Dali had any reclusive masters?
After their ordeal at Shaolin, the two men learned to be more restrained and dared not underestimate the martial arts world, especially powerful sects like Shaolin and the Dali Duan family, which had a long history and produced top masters.
Although all the manuals were 'lost', Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui still managed to read quite a few during their spare time during their challenges. They memorized many of the ingenious parts, which helped them in their martial arts research, so their efforts weren't in vain.
"Junior Sister!" Wu Yazi called out to Li Canghai as soon as he entered Langhuan Paradise. He had only met her briefly a month ago, but she had left a deep impression on him. Li Canghai was even more beautiful after she came out of seclusion; she was simply a fairy!
"Sister, are you there? Oh? Husband, look, that's... our secret manual!" Li Qiushui exclaimed in surprise.
Wu Yazi also noticed the neatly arranged pile of secret manuals. Upon closer inspection, he found that not a single one was missing. However, Li Canghai was not there, presumably having left the manuals there before departing.
"This is..." Wu Yazi saw a letter on the manual. He opened it and saw that it was written by Li Canghai to him and his wife. The gist of it was that Li Canghai had also followed his master Xiaoyaozi on the path of cultivation and would no longer concern himself with worldly affairs. He told them to take care of themselves and not to provoke Shaolin and the Dali Duan family again.
After reading the letter, Li Qiushui breathed a sigh of relief. With such an outstanding younger sister by her side, she, the older sister, seemed less outstanding. What if Wuyazi took a fancy to Li Canghai one day?
Now that Li Canghai has embarked on that ethereal path of cultivation, it couldn't be better for them. By staying away from the eternally underage Wu Xingyun, no one will be competing with her for Wu Yazi.
“Husband, this Langhuan Paradise is truly wonderful. Junior Sister has been able to break through here with great help. Let’s stay here to study martial arts and spend our days together,” Li Qiushui said gently.
"Oh, okay," Wu Yazi replied woodenly, staring at the delicate handwriting on the letter.
From then on, Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui began their secluded life in Langhuan Paradise in Wuliang Mountain, Dali, and added some furniture to the paradise, such as a large bed and a bookcase.
Their collection of martial arts classics was missing only the Yi Jin Jing from Lin Temple, and other peerless martial arts manuals such as the One-Finger Divine Skill and the Six Meridian Divine Sword from the Dali Duan family, which was a great pity.
Wu Yazi was already obsessed with studying martial arts, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. After settling in Langhuan Paradise, he became even more obsessed and even carved a jade statue of a woman in Langhuan Paradise.
"Who is your husband carving?" Li Qiushui asked.
“It is you, of course,” Wu Yazi replied.
"Then why doesn't it look like me?" Li Qiushui asked again.
"It's not finished yet. I need to polish this jade statue carefully, and it may take a long time to carve," Wu Yazi said, gently stroking the carved part.
“Carving is a pleasure, but studying martial arts is the right path. I have recently created a sword technique, and I would like to ask my husband for guidance.” Li Qiushui smiled charmingly.
Wu Yazi put down his tools. "Okay."
...
Swish, swish, swish...
The bright moon hangs high, swords flash and green shadows dance.
A man and a woman, elegant and graceful as immortals, appeared to be practicing swordsmanship but were actually flirting. Their sword moves were indeed quite exquisite, and the reflection of the water vapor and moonlight on the jade wall was seen by a traveler in the mountains.
"Amitabha! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Could it be that the gods in heaven are practicing swordsmanship here? Zimu, Shuangqing, your master has made up his mind. We will establish a sect here and call it... the Boundless Sword Sect!" The old man with the air of an immortal said proudly.
"Disciples greet the Sect Leader!" the golden boy and jade girl said in unison.
"Hahaha... This is a rare opportunity, you two hurry up and learn from me, this is the swordsmanship of immortals!" After saying that, the old man turned his palm into a sword and twisted his body to imitate the movements.
His two disciples also watched and learned, becoming completely absorbed in it, and then...
The two little ones were learning and learning, and then they hugged each other...
Chapter 422 Days
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been fifteen years since Xiang Yu descended upon the Tianlong Bajie plane.
After Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui swept through the martial arts world, the martial arts world was quiet for a while, but they quickly forgot about this painful event, and everyone tacitly chose to forget this humiliating history.
The martial world has returned to its former bloody ways, and the one that has risen to prominence is the Tianlong Temple, established by the Dali Duan family after consolidating their power.
Its prestige and status in the martial arts world even surpassed that of Shaolin and the Beggars' Sect. The reason for this was that Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui, a married couple, did not cause trouble for Tianlong Temple.
People in the martial arts world would naturally speculate that either they were afraid of Tianlong Temple and dared not go, or that the couple had a close relationship with the Duan family of Dali!
Furthermore, the Duan family of Dali controls the Dali Kingdom and possesses the power of a nation, which is unmatched by other martial arts sects.
However, a major event occurred in the Dali Kingdom last year. Prime Minister Gao Zhisheng launched a coup, deposed Emperor Tianming Duan Suxing, the grandson of Duan Suzhen, and enthroned Duan Silian, the great-grandson of Duan Siping, as emperor. Duan Silian became the eleventh emperor of the Dali Kingdom, and thus, Duan Siping's lineage finally regained control of the Dali Kingdom.
Of course, no matter how the position changed, they were all members of the Dali Duan family. After Duan Suxing abdicated, he also entered Tianlong Temple to become a monk, which further enhanced the strength of Tianlong Temple.
In the same year, Xiaoyaozi successfully established his foundation and gained the ability to fly on a sword, while Xiang Yu and Li Canghai had already successfully established their foundations two years earlier.
The awkward thing is that Xiang Yu has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage while cultivating immortality, but he still hasn't broken through the final membrane of the Earth Realm's domineering aura. Such a cultivation difficulty truly lives up to its reputation as the most unpopular cultivation system in history.
Hao Jiu now completely understands why this cultivation system is almost extinct in all the heavens and myriad worlds. From the moment it begins to unleash its domineering aura, it is a realm that ordinary people cannot reach.
Of course, it's been less than twenty years since Xiang Yu started cultivating, and he still has more than forty years in the Tianlong Babu realm. It's just a thin layer of paper; he can break through it no matter what.
Moreover, Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu also planned to take this opportunity to develop a replicable breakthrough method. Even if it could only increase the success rate by one percent, it would still be a remarkable achievement.
The more one uses domineering energy, the more one understands its power, and the less willing one is to give up this cultivation system.
Once you reach the Earth Realm of Overlord, you can unleash your domineering aura for hundreds of miles, keeping everything under your control. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, you can annihilate powerful enemies with a flick of your finger!
Over the years, Xiang Yu's main body has stayed in his cave to cultivate, while his divided soul has been sent out to perform chivalrous deeds and earn chivalry points, especially among the people in the Jiangdong area who worship Xiang Yu and the god of Bian Mountain. Whenever they ask for something, Xiang Yu will definitely help them, as long as it does not violate morality.
As a result, more and more people believed in Xiang Yu, and he became more and more legendary. Xiang Yu's chivalrous deeds also increased, and his chivalrous points accumulated rapidly. However, Hao Jiu spent them quickly, using half to upgrade the shadow system and the other half to continue binding the botnet.
Hao Jiu has been quite active in various research projects over the years, such as methods for breaking through to the Earth Realm, formulas for highly effective healing medicines, and methods for quickly mastering unique martial arts techniques.
Furthermore, they eliminated many suspicious targets and invented a human-guided radar system. In short, it means that when a person with a shadow system approaches the target, Hao Jiu sends out a curved radar signal from thousands of miles away to detect it. Because of the navigation, it is very accurate and saves energy.
In addition, Hao Jiu also planned a whole set of plans for Xiang Yu to improve his strength. Cultivation was only one of them, but there were also magic weapons and equipment, attribute enhancement, strange formations, pupil techniques and special abilities, divine generals and battle pets, and so on.
Of course, entertainment is also essential. Hao Jiu often spyes on the situation of the various shadow hosts. In addition, Li Canghai has secretly taken over the intelligence network of the Xiaoyao Sect over the years, so he can basically know what is happening in the world without leaving home.
Not long ago, the following incident occurred: a martial arts master from the Bodhidharma Lower Temple in Quanzhou, Fujian, known as the Yellow-Eyebrow Monk, boasted wildly about how he killed four robbers with his Vajra Finger technique while saving people.
Just then, a mother and son riding a donkey passed by and overheard him boasting.
Both of them were dressed entirely in white mourning clothes; the beautiful woman was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, and the boy was about sixteen.
The beautiful woman merely scoffed at the yellow-browed monk's boastful words, but the boy remarked, "Mom, what's so great about the Vajra Finger? This monk is just spouting nonsense!"
Upon hearing this, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Monk merely glared at the young man, but the beautiful woman not only revealed his sect but also pointed out that his Vajra Finger technique was only at 30% mastery.
The Yellow-Eyebrowed Monk, feeling humiliated, immediately challenged the young man to a duel. The two refused and rode away on their donkeys. The Yellow-Eyebrowed Monk relentlessly pursued them, only to be struck in the left chest, near the heart, by the young man's Vajra Finger, instantly killing him.
Fortunately, this yellow-browed monk had an unusual physical condition, with his heart located on the right side, which allowed him to survive.
Hao Jiu paid attention to this battle because the boy was his shadow host, the handsome young man Murong Bo who used the same method against him!
To be honest, whether it's martial arts talent or character and temperament, Murong Bo is almost a monster.
He earned a lot of energy points for Hao Jiu every day, but Hao Jiu didn't leave him a single one. He transferred them all to himself through underhanded means, and didn't even sell a single blue pill to Murong Bo.
Besides Murong Bo, many other celebrities were also selected by Hao Jiu as "chicken system" members.
For example, in the sixteenth year after the arrival of the Overlord in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, two children were born in the Duan family of Dali. One was named Duan Yanqing, and the other was named Duan Zhengming. One was the future leader of the Four Evils, and the other was the Emperor of Dali, Emperor Baoding. They were considered to be relatively important supporting characters in Tian Long Ba Bu.
Two years later, Duan Zhengming's younger brother, Duan Zhengchun, was born. This guy was even more impressive, a charming and womanizing man who had countless women. The awkward thing was that he only had daughters. If Duan Zhengchun were the protagonist, it would definitely be a harem novel.
Another year passed, and after sixteen years of training, the monk Chengcheng finally returned to Shaolin and took over Qianqian's job as the sweeper of the Sutra Pavilion.
Over the past sixteen years, Chengcheng has experienced the hardships of the common people, which has led to a certain degree of spiritual growth and enlightenment in his understanding of Buddhism. His mastery of the Yi Jin Jing has also greatly improved, enough to make his master Qianqian smile in his grave.
Qianqian felt she was about to die, so she wanted to pass on her remaining power to Chengcheng, but Chengcheng refused, allowing Qianqian to live a few more days.
If we're talking about what Hao Jiu has paid the most attention to over the years, it has to be their neighbors, Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui from Langhuan Paradise. Of course, it's not for watching action movies, but because the two of them might have some useful applications in their martial arts research.
Although Wu Yazi was a bit of a scoundrel, he was very talented and truly obsessed with martial arts. It was precisely because of this that his relationship with Li Qiushui began to run into problems before the seven-year itch even arrived.
They ended up being a couple in name only, without any real marriage. Whether it was due to the injury they sustained years ago or because they didn't exercise enough, they had no children after being married for over twenty years.
Perhaps Li Qiushui still wanted to maintain the marriage, so she had an open and honest talk with Wuyazi, expressing her desire to have a child. From then on, the two communicated much more frequently.
Hard work pays off. In the twenty-second year since Xiang Yu descended upon the world of Tianlong Babu, Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui's daughter, Li Qingluo, was born. Yes, she was Duan Zhengchun's most passionate lover and Wang Yuyan's biological mother.
At this time, Li Qiushui was already forty-eight years old, but due to proper maintenance and the effects of her anti-aging techniques, her appearance still showed no signs of aging.
However, after Li Qingluo was born, Wu Yazi returned to his previous state, spending his days either studying martial arts, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, or carving that jade statue of a beautiful woman. At this time, the jade statue already resembled Li Qiushui by seven or eight points.
It seems that Wu Yazi only had a child with Li Qiushui to find her a companion and something for her to do, so as to bother her less. He didn't care about Li Qiushui at all.
Later, no matter how Li Qiushui talked to Wuyazi, it was to no avail. In a fit of anger, Li Qiushui began to take a risky approach and planned to provoke Wuyazi.
So, the year after her daughter was born, Li Qiushui went on a trip and brought back several male lovers around thirteen or fourteen years old. These young and handsome men sang songs and flirted with each other day and night.
These young men were Tibetan slaves she bought from the slave market. They were all very handsome, and one of them was particularly charming. He was also a promising martial arts student named Kumārajīva.
After making Li Qiushui happy, he would ask her to teach him martial arts, or he would secretly learn them while Li Qiushui and Wuyazi were practicing.
Wu Yazi initially remained indifferent to Li Qiushui's keeping of male lovers, but Li Qiushui went further and further, even engaging in real group sex. In a fit of anger, Wu Yazi left Langhuan Paradise and returned to the Xiaoyao Sect to discuss martial arts with Wu Xingyun.
Li Qiushui's provocation plan completely failed. In fact, she really hoped that Wu Yazi would kill all these male concubines in a fit of anger, at least to prove that Wu Yazi still cared about her and still regarded her as his own possession.
But Wu Yazi didn't. He simply left, as if he found Langhuan Paradise too noisy and wanted to find a quieter place.
With Wu Yazi gone, Li Qiushui's group of male concubines became useless.
So Li Qiushui sent away these male concubines and followed Wuyazi back to the Xiaoyao Sect.
By this time, Wu Yazi's two disciples, Ding Chunqiu and Su Xinghe, who had long since proven the saying "the master leads you through the door, but the cultivation is up to you," had grown into adults.
Ding Chunqiu endured until he was twenty-six years old, and finally his master returned. Unfortunately, Wu Yazi still didn't have much time to teach him. Just then, Li Qiushui also returned, so he could ask his master's wife if he didn't understand something.
Li Qiushui was very open and honest, and patiently taught Ding Chunqiu step by step.
When Ding Chunqiu saw that Li Qiushui, who was forty-nine years old, was still charming and beautiful, he recalled the scene of him helping Li Qiushui to wash her body when he was a child. He couldn't help but feel a little flutter in his heart, but Li Qiushui keenly noticed it.
Li Qiushui suddenly had a strange thought: if she got involved with Wu Yazi's disciple, would Wu Yazi still pretend not to see it? Wouldn't he be furious to death?
However, there is a problem. Wu Xingyun often discusses martial arts with Wu Yazi, and since Li Qiushui and Wu Yazi have been away from the Xiaoyao Sect for so many years, most of the people in the Xiaoyao Sect have become Wu Xingyun's confidants and spies. It is difficult for Li Qiushui to avoid Wu Xingyun and meet Wu Yazi alone.