Then the Zhenlong Chess Game incident occurred. No one who knew chess could solve it. Xuzhu made a blind guess and saved Duan Yanqing, who was confused by the game and wanted to commit suicide. Later, with Duan Yanqing's secret help, he solved the game and met Wuyazi.
Wu Yazi's legless martial arts, which he had painstakingly practiced, was later proven to be a worthless skill. To seek revenge, he had to find another way. So Su Xinghe founded the Deaf-Mute Sect and took in eight disciples, one of whom later became the Divine Doctor Xue.
As a result, none of them, including Su Xinghe, were suitable to practice the peerless martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect. Without reaching the highest level, they were simply no match for Ding Chunqiu's poisonous skills.
Wu Yazi had no choice but to create a martial art to counter Ding Chunqiu's poisonous skills while continuing to search for a highly talented successor, intending to train a disciple with exceptional martial arts skills to avenge him.
At this point in the game of the Precious Chess Game, Wu Yazi was already ninety-three years old. His hopes of revenge were slim, and his carefully chosen successor, Xu Zhu, was incredibly clever. Wu Yazi was in despair.
Passing on martial arts skills is no longer useful; only by passing on all his life's worth of skills to Xuzhu can he possibly succeed in taking revenge.
Thus, Xu Zhu reluctantly accepted the gift and, wearing the Seven Treasures Ring, became the third-generation leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect.
Wu Yazi died, Hao Jiu couldn't be saved, and Xiang Yu didn't have a strong desire to save him either. Besides, he had already fought with Hao Jiu once for the sake of Xiao Feng's relatives and friends.
At this time, Wu Yazi had lost his power, and he was just a castrated version of Xiaoyaozi. Most importantly, Wu Yazi was a scumbag, so how could Hao Jiu give him the opportunity to harass the lovely Canghai girl?
Therefore, dying according to the original plot was actually the best fate for Wu Yazi.
Xiaoyaozi naturally understood Wuyazi's awkward position, so it was reasonable for him not to save him. He already knew that both the Overlord and the God of Wine saved people based on their character.
Therefore, apart from Li Canghai, only Su Xinghe and the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass can probably save the Free and Unfettered Sect.
In the original novel, at the end of the Zhenlong Chess Game, Su Xinghe died after being poisoned by Ding Chunqiu's Three Smiles of Freedom Powder, but now he is playing chess with Xiaoyaozi.
Su Xinghe was already mentally prepared for Wu Yazi's death. After all, that's how the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts work; once the power is passed on to someone else, the person will die.
Moreover, Su Xinghe harbored some resentment. He had gone through countless hardships to find Wu Yazi and had served him like a father for so many years, yet Wu Yazi would rather pass on his skills to a stranger than to him.
As it turns out, Su Xinghe was able to defeat Ding Chunqiu after obtaining Wuyazi's internal energy. Xuzhu only lent Su Xinghe a portion of his internal energy and Su Xinghe was able to drive Ding Chunqiu away.
To put it bluntly, Wu Yazi didn't trust Su Xinghe. He always suspected that Su Xinghe was only so kind to him in order to obtain his unparalleled martial arts skills.
While Xu Zhu's skills greatly increased in the Zhenlong Chess Game, another person in the Liao Kingdom also had his extraordinary encounter. This person was You Tanzhi, who was infatuated with A Zi.
This guy is incredibly lucky. He perfectly exemplifies the saying "a narrow escape from death brings good fortune." He found Xiao Feng's lost "Yi Jin Jing" and gained the Ice Silkworm's century-old internal energy, becoming a top master and even the leader of the Beggars' Sect.
Xu Zhu, following Wu Ya Zi's instructions, went to Wuliang Mountain, where he met Duan Yu, and the two became sworn brothers. Then came the Lingjiu Palace episode, where Xu Zhu rescued Wu Xing Yun, who was undergoing his third rejuvenation.
The most dangerous place is the safest place. Adhering to this principle, Xu Zhu followed Wu Xingyun to the Western Xia for refuge and met Meng Gu in an ice cellar.
Afterwards, Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun fought a great battle. Wu Xingyun won first, but Li Qiushui faked her death using the Turtle Western Skill. She then successfully ambushed Wu Xingyun and tore off one of his legs.
The two dying people saw the portrait that Wu Yazi had given to Xu Zhu. After a heartfelt conversation, they realized that Wu Yazi's true love was his junior sister, Li Canghai, and the two of them had been vying for his affections for decades.
In the end, the two of them gave their power to Xuzhu and passed away together. Xuzhu had at least two hundred years of power and had also received Wu Xingyun's true teachings, even mastering the Life and Death Talisman.
In another dimension, an eight- or nine-year-old girl looked at Xiaoyaozi with teary eyes, "Master, why are you dead too?"
"What do you mean 'die'? I've already removed the remaining effects of the Longevity Technique from your body. You can grow up normally from now on. Hurry up and come to pay your respects to the Overlord," Xiaoyaozi said solemnly.
Wu Xingyun turned his head and saw what a tall, mighty, and extraordinary man he was!
"Wu Xingyun pays respects to the Overlord... Huh? Junior Sister! What are you doing here?" Only then did Wu Xingyun notice that there were quite a few people in this lush green place, not only Li Canghai, but also Su Xinghe.
"Senior Sister, don't worry too much. Just follow Master and cultivate immortality. From now on, we are all under the Overlord's command. We can go to a wider world with the Overlord. Congratulations on your new life, Senior Sister," Li Canghai said with a smile.
Wu Xingyun then realized that his previously severed leg was completely healed!
Chapter 441 Target
The biggest climax in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is undoubtedly the scene where the heroes challenge Shaolin. After mastering the divine skill, You Tanzhi became arrogant and, at the instigation of Quan Guanqing, led the challenge against Shaolin. Kumārajīva, Ding Chunqiu, Murong Fu, the Four Evils, and many others were all present.
Xuan Ci was in a terrible predicament. If Xuan Cheng hadn't ruined himself through training, these people would have been humiliating themselves by attacking Shaolin. As a result, no one in Shaolin could defeat Kumārajīva, and in the end, it was Xu Zhu who defeated Kumārajīva.
However, Xu Zhu did not use Shaolin martial arts, and with the young ladies of Lingjiu Palace protecting him, after Kumozhi's sarcastic remarks, Xuanci ordered Xu Zhu to be flogged and expelled from Shaolin.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Ding Chunqiu captured Azi, who had already been blinded by his poison, and used her to blackmail You Tanzhi, forcing him to challenge Shaolin as a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect.
You Tanzhi agreed for A Zi's sake, which caused the Beggars' Sect to lose face. Not only did the sect leader lose the two great martial arts of the Beggars' Sect, but he also became a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect and colluded with evil sects.
Fortunately, Xiao Feng arrived in time to save A Zi, but was besieged by the heroes of the Central Plains. Murong Fu took the opportunity to challenge Xiao Feng. Duan Yu stood up to protect Xiao Feng, and Xu Zhu also stood on the side of Xiao Feng and Duan Yu. The three of them formally became sworn brothers and fought against Ding Chunqiu, Murong Fu and You Tanzhi.
Xu Zhu ultimately defeated Ding Chunqiu with the Life and Death Talisman, Xiao Feng defeated You Tanzhi, and Duan Yu lost to Murong Fu but won in the end. Murong Fu was not convinced and launched a sneak attack on Duan Yu, but was thrown aside by Xiao Feng like a child, completely losing face.
Murong Fu, feeling utterly ashamed, attempted suicide by drawing his sword, but was saved by a masked man in gray. This man then severely reprimanded Murong Fu, saying, "You don't even have a son yet, and you want to die? Wouldn't that mean the Murong family line would end? What kind of kingdom can you possibly restore?"
After everyone had been punished, it was Xu Zhu's turn to be tortured, and he was to be tortured while naked. Ye Erniang immediately noticed the incense scar on Xu Zhu's back, and then a heart-wrenching scene of mother and son recognizing each other unfolded.
At this moment, Xuanci was also dumbfounded. He had broken the precept against lust back then, but he never expected that his son Xuzhu would break even more precepts and was about to be expelled from Shaolin.
Afterwards, Xiao Yuanshan pressed Ye Erniang to tell him who Xu Zhu's biological father was. Ye Erniang hesitated and refused to answer, but Xu Zhu also wanted to know and asked on her behalf.
At this time, many people, including Duan Yu, turned their attention to Duan Zhengchun. Duan Zhengchun himself was also somewhat uncertain, mainly because he had harmed too many women in the past.
Fortunately, at this moment, Xuan Ci took the initiative to confess, thus relieving Duan Zhengchun's predicament. He also revealed the identity of the man in gray, who was none other than Murong Bo, who had faked his death and was the mastermind behind the Yanmen Pass massacre.
Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan were not about to let Murong Bo go, so they immediately pounced on him. Murong Bo fled, and the two of them gave chase. Murong Fu also caught up, but his martial arts skills were inferior, and he fell far behind.
At this point, Xiao Feng no longer wanted to seek revenge on the leader, who was the biological father of his sworn brother. Xiao Yuanshan, on the other hand, forced Xuan Ci to acknowledge Xu Zhu's identity as his biological father in public, thus disgracing him and achieving his revenge.
However, Xuan Ci, unable to save face, was determined to die. When he was being flogged, he did not use his internal energy to resist. Ye Erniang committed suicide to follow him. Xu Zhu lost both his parents and was heartbroken.
From the moment Ye Erniang and Xu Zhu recognized each other, Hao Jiu had been considering whether or not to save Xu Zhu's parents, because the environment was too complicated and it would be difficult for the Emperor to deceive so many people at the same time, and it would be easy to expose his true colors.
Xiang Yu wanted to save them only because of Xiao Feng. He didn't have much goodwill towards Xuan Ci and Ye Erniang because of their past actions. One was irresponsible and abandoned his wife and children, and the other became one of the Four Evils.
Therefore, Xiang Yu's attitude was that whether to save or not was entirely up to Hao Jiu. As for the difficulties mentioned by Shou Jun, Xiang Yu didn't take them seriously at all; he could just burn his source energy.
Actually, Xiang Yu really misunderstood Shou Jun this time. In broad daylight, with so many eyes watching, even if Shou Jun was an ancient ghost, there was no way to be 100% sure. If the target system discovered any clues, it might be even harder to find him in the future.
However, Hao Jiu thought again that perhaps the target system already knew, and besides, the method he and Xiang Yu were using was already a thorough screening.
Every single one of the onlookers present had been summoned by Bodhidharma to pass on his unparalleled divine skills to maintain world peace, and they could even become lay disciples of Shaolin Temple without any problems.
That's why Shoujun felt a bit weak. He had really expended a lot of energy lately. All the people he was investigating who were bound to the Shadow System had to be unbound by Shoujun's mind control. He tried to save as much of the Shadow System as possible.
In the end, Hao Jiu decided to save Xu Zhu's parents, just to give Fan Shaohuang some face.
Of course, in order to avoid being exposed, Xiang Yu also sent two split souls to forcibly control Xuan Ci and Ye Erniang, so that they could cooperate with Shou Jun to put on a good show.
After nightfall, Murong Bo fled to the Sutra Pavilion, and Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng naturally followed. Murong Fu, being young, had good stamina and stayed far behind.
Murong Bo delayed for a moment, which led to a standoff between the two sides, but in fact, Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng did not take Murong Fu seriously at all.
Coincidentally, Kumārajīva also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to loot the Sutra Pavilion. He happened to have a past relationship with Murong Bo, so he naturally stood on the opposite side of the Xiao family father and son.
With three against two, the Murong father and son actually had the advantage, but the Xiao father and son weren't afraid at all.
At this moment, the Sweeping Monk appeared. He first used a three-foot-high aura to suppress Kumārajīva, then pointed out the hidden ailments that Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan had developed from practicing martial arts in a series of simple words, and then launched a sneak attack to 'kill' them.
When the Sweeper Monk fought Xiao Yuanshan, he was even struck by Xiao Feng's palm and coughed up blood, yet Xiao Feng still praised him, saying, "What superb skill!"
Actually, the Sweeper Monk deliberately took the palm strike. He didn't use his three-foot-high qi barrier; he just wanted to test Xiao Feng's skill. But he overplayed his hand and ended up spitting blood...
In short, after the Sweeper Monk appeared, Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo went through a life-or-death experience, and were saved. The two of them had a profound awakening and converted to Buddhism.
After leaving Shaolin, the story moves on to the selection of a consort for the Western Xia. Murong Fu's scheming is in vain. Of the three questions Meng Gu asks, only Xu Zhu answers correctly, and then another passionate encounter ensues.
Murong Fu had previously broken Wang Yuyan's heart by competing for the title of imperial consort, which conveniently benefited Duan Yu. In order to compete with the Tibetan prince for the title of imperial consort, he also fought with Kumārajīva, causing Kumārajīva to suffer a qi deviation. In the end, all of Kumārajīva's internal energy also benefited Duan Yu.
It can be said that Murong Fu lost both his wife and his army, but he did not give up. Instead, he set his sights on the Dali Kingdom and cooperated with the Four Evils to kidnap Duan Zhengchun and his wives to Mantuo Manor. Duan Yu was also captured by Li Qingluo.
Then came Duan Yu's most tragic moment, when Li Qingluo told Duan Zhengchun that Wang Yuyan was his daughter...
Duan Yu's breakdown must be a cruel joke played on him by fate! He went through so much to finally win Wang Yuyan's heart, and now he's in morbidity.
However, as the plot unfolds, Duan Yu's true identity is revealed: he is actually the son of Duan Yanqing, which naturally allows him to have an affair with his cousin, Wang Yuyan.
However, Duan Yu was not happy. First, Yue Laosan, the Crocodile God of the South Sea, disobeyed orders and refused to kill Duan Yu, so he was killed by Duan Yanqing. Then, Murong Fu used the Sorrowful Breeze to poison everyone. In order to seize the Dali Kingdom, he wanted to recognize Duan Yanqing as his adoptive father.
In order to force Duan Zhengchun to abdicate as soon as possible, Murong Fu killed Duan Zhengchun's lovers one by one, not even sparing Lady Wang, Li Qingluo.
Although Duan Yu used the Six Meridian Divine Sword to drive away Murong Fu, Duan Zhengchun committed suicide, and Dao Baifeng followed her husband in death, leaving only Duan Yu's biological father, Duan Yanqing.
While Duan Yu's life was bleak, Xiao Feng also encountered a crisis in the Liao Kingdom. Because Xiao Feng refused Yelü Hongji's order to attack the Song Dynasty, he was captured by Yelü Hongji with poisoned wine.
Azi escaped and sent a message to Duan Yu and Xu Zhu. With the help of heroes from Shaolin, the Beggars' Sect, and other Central Plains forces, they successfully rescued Xiao Feng. By this time, Duan Yu's Six Meridian Divine Sword was already very powerful, and Xu Zhu had also mastered the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect. Together, they captured Yelü Hongji.
Xiao Feng released Yelü Hongji on the condition that he would never invade Song territory again, thus averting a crisis of war between Song and Liao. However, Xiao Feng felt deeply indebted to Liao because he was a Khitan, and committed suicide with a broken arrow.
Azi gouged out her eyes and returned them to You Tanzhi, then picked up Xiao Feng's corpse and jumped into the abyss...
You Tanzhi also jumped down. He was truly infatuated with A Zi, obeying her every word and even willing to give her his own eyes, though he was a bit ugly.
At that very moment, the entire plane came to a standstill, and the flow of time, which was a thousand times faster, suddenly slowed down.
An old-fashioned small cauldron trembled violently for a long time.
"Hahaha... I'm finally free! Goodbye, this barren dimension! Time travel! Biu!"
...
"Huh? Biubiu?"
...
"biu! biu! biu! Ahhh!" (≧0≦)
Chapter 442 Luck
Azi, holding Xiao Feng, jumped off the cliff and disappeared halfway, while You Tanzhi fell to the bottom.
"Feng'er!"
"Brother Xiao!"
"Azi!"
Yang Xinwan, Azhu, Ruan Xingzhu, and others all gathered around, no longer caring about Azi's suicide for Xiao Feng, since the girl was still blind.
"I think I heard my parents' and sister's voices, but why can't I see anything after I'm dead? What should I do? I should have known better than to give my eyes back to Tie Tou, sob sob sob..." A Zi burst into tears, but she could only cry out loud, without tears, because she had no eyes at all.
"Daughter, you're not dead! Please, Overlord, save Azi quickly!" Ruan Xingzhu said, her voice trembling with tears.
"Ah Xing, don't worry, the Overlord won't abandon Ah Zi." Duan Zhengchun was also very anxious, but he noticed that Xiang Yu seemed to be looking at something at the bottom of the valley. Could it be You Tanzhi? No, if Xiang Yu really cared about You Tanzhi, he wouldn't have let You Tanzhi fall down just now.
On the other side, Yang Xinwan and Qiao Sanhuai also turned their attention to Xiang Yu, the Overlord. However, Xiao Feng's original arrow wound had healed and he was breathing, but he was still unconscious.
Therefore, they dared not disturb Xiang Yu. Moreover, they arrived relatively early, especially Yang Xinwan. In her eyes, Xiang Yu was a god who could resurrect people, let alone cure their eyes.