This crane is not a defenseless vase; it has developed intelligence, and its beak and claws are extremely sharp. In addition, its huge size makes it as powerful as the head of the Eastern Depot.
Of course, even if its strength is comparable to Zhongxing Shuo, it can only be beaten to a pulp by Wuzhui horse. They are not even on the same level. Wuzhui horse now possesses the bloodline of a divine beast.
"Didn't King Xiang want to promote martial arts to the entire army? Let's go find a martial arts world with martial arts to complete the mission, and invite a martial arts instructor to come back and teach everyone personally, helping everyone open up their Ren and Du meridians, how about that?" Hao Jiu would never admit that he was trying to save energy points.
"That's great, it's settled then!" Xiang Yu really wanted to see more of their amazing martial arts skills.
"Alright, let's go, next world, let's go!" Hao Jiu immediately selected a very domineering martial arts world. There was a character in it who was the best candidate for martial arts instructor in Hao Jiu's eyes. As long as that person was not the host and was still alive, it would be him!
Chapter 365 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
High in the sky, the cold wind howled.
However, the alternate dimension was perfectly peaceful.
Hao Jiu and Xiang Yu conducted another small experiment, directly using the time-space travel device in another dimension.
As a result, the teleportation was still possible, and after being teleported to the target plane, it was still in another dimension. This can be understood as the other dimension being a part of Xiang Yu, just like the clothes he was wearing and the weapons he was holding.
The benefits are obvious: when traveling through time and space, you will no longer have to worry about being discovered by the enemy when you first enter a new dimension.
This time, Hao Jiu chose a martial arts world called Tian Long Ba Bu, which is considered a relatively powerful world among low-level worlds. The world stronger than the martial arts world is the modern war world, the world before the advent of nuclear peace.
The weakest plane in the intermediate planes is the ordinary modern world with nuclear peace, but unfortunately it follows a technological path and its spiritual energy is also scarce.
Never underestimate nuclear pacification. Even a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator in a cultivation world might not be as powerful as nuclear pacification. Its only drawback is its poor controllability; it's too difficult to control.
Modern firearms, including machine guns, airplanes, and cannons from World War II, are quite powerful. If the two worlds were to clash, the masters of ordinary martial arts worlds would likely suffer a terrible defeat.
Of course, this is only under the condition of no system interference. If there is system involvement, it is normal for the combat power of lower-level planes to exceed that of middle-level planes.
Although the current Chu-Han plane is not as powerful as the middle plane, it is already among the top in the lower planes, because Xiang Yu alone is powerful enough to destroy an entire plane.
"Where is this?" Xiang Yu asked, looking at the continuous snow-capped mountains below.
"I guess it should be above the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Xia Kingdom?" Hao Jiu really couldn't remember where else in the world of Tianlong Babu was this scene, if this Tianlong Babu was really the Tianlong Babu that Hao Jiu knew.
The story of Jin Yong's masterpiece "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is set in the Northern Song Dynasty, when foreign tribes coveted the territory of the Song Dynasty, creating a situation of conflict between the Han and non-Han peoples.
Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, refused the seduction of Kang Min, the wife of the deputy leader, which led to a shocking event concerning Qiao Feng's origins. The hero of the Song Dynasty, Qiao Feng, was revealed to be Xiao Feng, a Khitan, and ultimately committed suicide to stop the war.
Of course, a lot happened during that time. Back then, Xiao Feng's family was ambushed and wiped out by martial arts practitioners from the Central Plains. In order to avenge his family, Xiao Feng investigated the leader of the ambush, lost his beloved wife, and at the same time made two good brothers, Duan Yu and Xu Zhu.
Xiao Feng is a tragic hero with excellent character, strength, and personality. He was the martial arts instructor chosen by Hao Jiu for the Chu-Han world. Like Xiang Yu, Xiao Feng can be considered a peerless hero, and the two should be quite compatible.
Subduing Xiao Feng shouldn't be too difficult. Hao Jiu can think of at least three good opportunities right now. The only problem is that the target system might choose Xiao Feng as its host, which would be a bit of a problem.
However, the time-space travel device given by the mission has a characteristic: it usually teleports you to a place relatively close to the target system, in short, it won't be too far away.
In Hao Jiu's memory, Xiao Feng had never been to Tianshan. He only went to the capital, Xingqing Prefecture, when Xixia was selecting a consort, so the probability of that was quite small.
"Western Xia?" Xiang Yu had some impression of the Tianshan Mountains, but not of Western Xia.
"It's normal that Xiang Yu hasn't heard of it, because the Western Xia Kingdom was established long after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when the Central Plains was already called the Tang Dynasty. Oh, by the way, it was founded by the descendants of your apprentice Li Guang, isn't that impressive?" Hao Jiu opened the dimensional lock as he spoke, hoping to find the target host before the dimensional lock was completed.
"I see. This place is all mountains. Let's carve out caves on the snow-capped peaks and set up the array plates," Xiang Yu said, pointing to a mountain peak.
“Sure, this is a great place, no need to worry about anyone coming.” Hao Jiu readily agreed.
...
The Tianshan Mountains are located west of the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom. The entire Tianshan mountain range is very vast, equivalent to one-third of Xinjiang.
However, the Tianshan Mountains are not covered in snow all year round as people imagine. Most of the mountains are not covered in snow, and some peaks are often shrouded in clouds and mist, making it impossible to see the mountain's appearance for half the year.
Tianshan Misty Peak is one of them, an important map in the novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", where Lingjiu Palace is located.
Legend has it that Lingjiu Palace was built in ancient times and was later discovered by Xiaoyaozi, the founder of the Xiaoyao School, who then established the Xiaoyao School there.
At this moment, inside a palace in Lingjiu Palace, an old man with white hair and beard looked at the ancient cauldron hidden in a secret compartment in the wall with a hesitant expression.
"Our fate has finally run its course. Don't blame me for being heartless. If this gets out, it will surely cause widespread suffering. The very foundation of the universe... seal it!" With a wave of his hand, the wall was restored to its original state, and his expression became more relaxed.
Just then, two toddlers, both around three or four years old, burst in from outside.
"Grandmaster! Something terrible has happened! Uncle-Master and Uncle-Master are fighting again! You'd better go and see, or the wedding won't be able to go on!" the slightly older child said in a childish voice, while the slightly younger child just clasped his hands together and panted heavily, clearly having run a bit too fast.
The old man sighed and murmured, "These disciples are really troublesome. If I'm gone one day, who will be able to talk to them? Alas, I don't know if it was right or wrong for me to let them get married. You two little brats, didn't Wuya tell you not to trespass into the Taixu Palace lightly? Chunqiu is too young to understand, but Xinghe, don't you understand?"
"Reporting to Grandmaster, Master told me, but... but, my uncles and aunts are about to start fighting!" Xinghe said with a wronged expression.
Chunqiu tilted his head and said, "Grandmaster, Senior Brother is right. I think this is an extremely urgent time."
"Hahaha... I understand, I'll be right there." The old man turned around and disappeared from the main hall, along with the two children. After they left, the gate of the Taixu Hall closed automatically and was locked.
Lingjiu Palace, Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Senior sister, you really have no shame! You actually disrupted my and my senior brother's wedding, and you've completely disgraced the Xiaoyao Sect! Master will definitely punish you severely!"
The woman who spoke had a beautiful face and a slender, graceful figure. Even when she was cursing, her voice was quite soft and melodious. However, the senior sister she mentioned was somewhat unusual. She was actually a girl who looked to be eight or nine years old and had not yet developed.
"Li Qiushui! You dare to say I'm shameless? Who's the shameless one here? My junior brother and I have been in love since childhood and promised to marry each other in the future, but you, junior sister, interfered and seduced him. Isn't that what you call shameless?"
Eight years ago, I had the opportunity to cure my hidden ailment, but you disturbed me at a crucial moment in my practice with a loud shout, causing me to suffer a qi deviation and lose all my progress. From then on, my hidden ailment became incurable for life. If it weren't for that, why would my junior brother have chosen you!" The girl stood with her hands on her hips, furious.
"Senior sister, do you know you have a hidden ailment? Oh no, it can't be called a hidden ailment anymore, it should be called a disability, right? After all, everyone can see it. How could senior brother possibly like a girl who never grows up like you? Of course, he would choose me to marry. As for the promise you made with senior brother when you were little, how can you take children's words seriously?" Li Qiushui deliberately puffed out her mature chest as she spoke.
Hao Jiu, standing nearby, twitched his lips violently. "Damn it, this timeline is way too early! Xiao Feng probably wasn't even born yet! We can't even say if his father was born! This is ridiculous!"
Chapter 366 The Carefree Sect
Hao Jiu clearly remembered that when Wu Yazi appeared in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", he was a decrepit old man in his nineties. The eldest sister, Tianshan Tonglao, was three years older than Wu Yazi and eight years older than Li Qiushui.
But now, they are all so young. There's no need to say more about Tong Lao. Wu Ya Zi and the other two beauties who look similar are truly in their prime. Even if they use divine skills to maintain their health, their actual age is slightly older than they look. These people are probably only in their thirties.
Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu, Duan Yu, and Wang Yuyan's generation should be their grandchildren's generation. They've only just gotten married and don't have children yet. Wang Yuyan will only be born after Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui's daughter, Li Qingluo, grows up and lives with Duan Zhengchun for a while.
It's worth mentioning that although Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan eventually became husband and wife, they were not close relatives. Duan Yu was Duan Zhengchun's adopted son, which means that Duan Yu could pursue any of Duan Zhengchun's daughters.
Before the mystery was solved, Duan Yu almost collapsed. All the girls he met were his own "younger sisters". Who could stand that?
Of course, Duan Yu was treated like a protagonist, getting his wish after a fright. Xu Zhu also won the heart of a beauty. Of the three brothers, Xiao Feng suffered the most.
"Uh, Xiang Yu, I think we need to change our plans. I'm afraid we won't be able to invite Xiao Feng to be our martial arts instructor," Hao Jiu said awkwardly.
"Why?" Xiang Yu asked, puzzled. He had already heard Hao Jiu's story about Xiao Feng, which he liked very much and wanted to help Xiao Feng defy fate.
"Because we arrived too early, we'll have to wait fifty or sixty years to see Xiao Feng. But it doesn't matter. Even if there's no Xiao Feng, there are others. The Xiaoyao Sect is full of talented people, especially their master, Xiaoyaozi, who is an extremely powerful figure."
Hao Jiu didn't remember Xiaoyaozi making a move in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," but his disciples only learned part of his skills and later became powerful figures. It would be strange if their master were weak.
"Then let's take Wuyazi back to the Chu-Han plane." Xiang Yu sighed inwardly. He was somewhat regretful that he couldn't see Xiao Feng, but that was the reality, and he could only accept it.
"Well, we can only give it a try. You can't force a relationship. We also have to see if he's willing." Hao Jiu thought that for a reclusive master like Xiaoyaozi, only immortality could possibly move him.
"The God of Wine is right. Are there any target systems among these people?" Xiang Yu reminded him.
"I just scanned the area with radar and didn't find any targets. Everyone from our Xiaoyao Sect will check everything later; better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free..."
"Hmm?" Xiang Yu frowned.
"Uh, just kidding. We don't do things like indiscriminately killing innocent people. We're a chivalrous system, after all!" Hao Jiu said with a forced smile.
"God of Wine, who is that woman who looks so much like Li Qiushui?" Xiang Yu rarely glanced at another woman.
"Xiang Yu has good taste. She is Li Qiushui's younger sister, and her character is much better than Li Qiushui's. Although she is eight or nine years younger than Li Qiushui, she looks like a twin. The women in her family have very strong genes, and several generations of them look similar." Hao Jiu was secretly pleased. The beauty of the fairy sister can really be compared with Yu Ji. He wondered if Xiang Yu would be tempted.
"Oh." Xiang Yu looked at Wuya again. This man, caught between two women, no, three women, was really having a tough time.
"Junior brother, get out of my way! I'm going to break her legs today!" The maiden was furious.
"Husband! Help me deal with this crazy girl! Let's join forces and teach her a lesson!" Li Qiushui said angrily.
"Oh dear, you haven't even finished your wedding yet, and you're already calling me husband? Shameless! I'd like to see if my junior brother is willing to hit me!" The maiden said as she charged forward, using the Heavenly Plum Blossom Hand, a signature move of the Free and Unfettered Sect.
Li Qiushui was equally unyielding, unleashing her signature move, the White Rainbow Palm, to counterattack. The two women began fighting across Wuya Zi, repeatedly injuring him in the process. Fortunately, Wuya Zi was highly skilled in martial arts, so he was unlikely to be seriously injured; at most, he would only feel some pain. However, if they continued fighting, things could get much worse.
"You two, don't fight! Talk it out. Junior sister, please help me persuade your sister. Senior sister, listen to me..."
"Shut up!" Tong Lao had just had a very good opportunity to hit Li Qiushui, but Wu Ya Zi blocked it.
The junior sister looked at Wu Yazi, who was sandwiched between the two women, silently blocking attacks for both of them, and said anxiously, "Senior sisters, please stop fighting! Master will be here soon. Aren't you afraid of being punished by Master?"
"Hmph! Your master didn't even attend your wedding, which clearly means he doesn't approve of this marriage!" the maiden said angrily.
“Master doesn’t like worldly affairs. So what if he doesn’t come? His lack of objection means he approves!” Li Qiushui was also angry. What important matter did her master have that he wouldn’t even attend her and Wu Yazi’s wedding?
"Junior brother, you should learn more from your master. You should focus on the path of cultivation while you are young so that you can achieve something. It is too early to get married now. If you really marry this demoness, you will regret it sooner or later!" The girl thought to herself. She was sure she could find a way to grow up. She just needed a few more years.
"You're the witch, the witch who never grows up! You'll never grow up in this lifetime!" Li Qiushui calmed down a lot after hearing her junior sister's words. Su Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu must have run out to find their master.
"You! I'll kill you!" The maiden roared in fury, unleashing her full power to unleash her ultimate technique, the Six Yang Palms of Tianshan. This time, she was determined to kill!
Li Qiushui quickly hid behind Wuyazi, inwardly cursing him as a monster. How could any man withstand a woman who had mastered such a powerful and fierce skill as the Tianshan Six Yang Palm?
Just then, a white light flashed by, startling the girl so much that she stumbled and stopped her attack.
"Stop! Xingyun, has your body become a child, and has your mind become a child too? How could you, as the senior sister, do such a thing? Go back immediately and reflect on your actions for three days!" Xiaoyaozi appeared at the wedding site instantly with the two children, Su Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu.
"Disciple greets Master!" Wu Yazi and the others hurriedly bowed.
"Yes, Master." The young witch Xingyun was still red-faced and angry, but she had no choice but to pay her respects obediently and then go back to face the wall and reflect on her mistakes as Xiaoyaozi had instructed.
Actually, now that things have come to this point, she has realized that she was a bit impulsive. She was easily provoked by Li Qiushui's slightest trick. If she were to contradict her master again, she would be completely playing into Li Qiushui's hands.
After Wu Xingyun left, Xiaoyaozi looked around at everyone and said, "Those who cultivate should focus on cultivation. Such formalities should be avoided if possible. The wedding is over. Wuya and Qiushui, after you get married, you should cherish each other and go through the mortal world together. However, too much personal affection is not helpful for cultivation. You should know when to stop and never neglect your martial arts because of it. Do you understand?"
"Disciple understands," Wuya Zi and Li Qiushui replied in unison.
"Canghai, if you ever fall in love with someone and marry them in the future, don't forget your teacher's teachings," Xiaoyaozi said to his fourth disciple.
Li Canghai's face flushed slightly. "Disciple understands. Disciple is willing to devote himself to the Dao and pursue the pinnacle of martial arts. Master, disciple wishes to go to the Langhuan Blessed Land in Wuliang Mountain, Dali, for a period of seclusion. I hope Master will grant my request."
"Granted. If you need anything, find me in the forbidden area behind the mountain. Everyone, disperse." As he spoke, Xiaoyaozi glanced at where Xiang Yu was, then disappeared in a flash.
Xiang Yu's lips curled into a slight smile. "Let's go to the back mountain!"