69novels Chapter 48 Demon Blade, Demon Lord, Demon Among Mortals
Chapter 48 Demon Blade, Demon Lord, Demon Among Mortals
Although both are known as the most troublemakers in the martial arts world, Chu Liuxiang and Lu Xiaofeng have completely different personalities.
Lu Xiaofeng likes to meddle in other people's business. Don't be fooled by his straightforward refusal; in reality, he's more restless than anyone else. He feels like a hundred claws are scratching at his heart whenever he sees trivial or insignificant matters.
Chu Liuxiang loved thrills. He was born a daring and audacious individual who enjoyed the kind of thrills that sent chills down one's spine and the kind of exhilarating adventures that made one's hair stand on end.
Lu Xiaofeng is like Sherlock Holmes, while Chu Liuxiang is like Jack Sparrow, drinking the most unrestrained wine, battling the most turbulent waves, and exploring the most mysterious realms.
Chu Liuxiang obviously wouldn't miss something as interesting as the "Dragon-Slaying Saber." He carefully looked through the information, while Su Rongrong added fragrance to his life by pouring him a cup of tea.
"Rongrong, what's Hua Baifeng's background? Is she a collateral branch of the Hua family in Jiangnan? I've never heard of her before."
Due to certain special reasons, Chu Liuxiang had a very good relationship with the Hua family of Jiangnan, especially with Hua Manlou, the seventh child of the Hua family, whom he treated like a twin.
Hua Ruling, the head of the Hua family, has seven sons.
The eldest son, Hua Manzong, did not want to inherit the family business. Instead, he became an apprentice of an old general who had resigned from his post many years ago, joined the army, and fought against foreign tribes on the border, making many military achievements.
The second son, Hua Mantang, loved rural landscapes from a young age. He studied at the Quanzhen School and the Celestial Master's Mansion, and spent his days researching the Daoist principles of nature. He was somewhat mystical.
The third, fourth, and fifth sons inherited the Hua family business.
Liu Tonghua Mancong studied diligently for ten years and passed the first imperial examination held by Liu Dinghuan with flying colors. Because of his handsome appearance, he was appointed to a position in the Court of State Ceremonial.
Hua Manlou, the seventh child, suffered a great calamity in his childhood, being blinded by the Iron Shoe Bandit. He learned martial arts at Zixiao Palace in Wudang and became the most outstanding successor among the younger generation of Wudang.
Most of the collateral branches of the Hua family rely on the main branch, mainly engaging in businesses such as mulberry planting, silkworm breeding, medicinal herb cultivation, house construction, repair, and security escort services, and do not have any outstanding figures.
The responsibility of the collateral branches is to assist the main branch in doing business. Most of them are businessmen and rarely dabble in the martial arts world, let alone engage in earth-shattering things like auctioning the Dragon Slayer Saber.
Su Rongrong pulled out a note: "This is information I found from Linglong Pavilion. Hua Baifeng is Hua Ruling's niece. She has been frail and sickly since childhood. Five and a half years ago, she was escorted to the Western Regions to be treated by an old man on the frontier."
Who stole the Dragon-Slaying Saber?
"It's Gu Mutian! The Dragon Soul and Phoenix Blood are Gu Mutian's lifelong pride. With his personality, how could he possibly allow a divine weapon capable of 'slaying dragons' to exist in the world?"
Why didn't he destroy the Dragon-Slaying Saber?
"Because he discovered that the Dragon Slayer Saber was just a heavy and sharp cleaver, nothing special."
From the perspective of divine weapons, the Dragon-Slaying Saber's power may not surpass that of the Dragon Soul Saber. If Gu Mutian were to destroy the Dragon-Slaying Saber, that would be a real joke.
"Rongrong, have you noticed...?"
"What did you find?"
"What you just said were all deductions. Each step was logical and consistent with the personalities of the people involved, but you had no evidence. The information from Linglong Pavilion was also based on reasoning and analysis, but it was presented with absolute certainty."
Chu Liuxiang sighed, "Every time the Dragon-Slaying Saber appears in the world, it causes a bloody massacre. I only hope that the Dragon-Slaying Saber falls into the hands of a powerful person, preferably a grandmaster who is unparalleled in history, so as to end the conflict completely."
Su Rongrong complained, "Why don't you just say Zhang Zhenren's name directly? How about this: you send a letter to Hua Manlou via carrier pigeon, asking Zhang Zhenren to take action."
Chu Liuxiang waved his hand: "Rongrong, the imperial court also has a supreme grandmaster. I have met him before. He mistook me for Hua Mancong and taught me a set of movement techniques."
"Didn't he discover the truth?"
"I told him right there!"
"and then?"
"He tested my literary talent by finding a set of imperial examination questions from somewhere and making me answer them. How could I possibly understand these things? I could only ask Hongxiu to write them for me."
At this point, Chu Liuxiang's face darkened.
The "senior" was very satisfied with the answer sheet and praised Li Hongxiu highly. Then he beat up Chu Liuxiang and said, "You are so handsome, how come you are just a pretty face?"
The second half, of course, cannot be revealed.
It's enough to just talk about how the "seniors" praised Li Hongxiu!
Su Rongrong roughly guessed the second half of the story, smiled gently, and did not expose Chu Liuxiang.
This really isn't Chu Liuxiang's fault.
Which江湖人 (jianghu person) could understand the imperial examination questions?
Even if they were erudite and talented scholars like Wuqing and Zhang Danfeng, who could compose poems and essays with ease, they would probably be scratching their heads in frustration if asked to take the imperial examination.
Among the characters in the Jianghu Song Manual, only one can easily pass the test—"Knife Master" Li Xunhuan!
Born into a distinguished scholarly family, Li Tanhua, a talented young man in his twenties, achieved the third-highest rank in the imperial examination. His success was not due to his academic achievements, but rather his striking good looks. If he were not the third-highest rank, people would suspect that the examination was rigged.
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Broken door.
Lei Sun, Di Feijing, and Lei Dongtian were discussing matters.
Lei Sun rubbed his bald head and asked, "What's Xu Qingya's background? Third brother, after exchanging so many blows with Xu Qingya, have you figured out his true identity?"
Lei Dongtian smiled bitterly: "Master, Xu Qingya is too strange. I can feel that when Xu Qingya fought me, he was even more demonic than a demon."
That chilling dagger was not a weapon for defeating enemies, but a tool for maintaining reason.
He didn't use human-style swordsmanship.
This is a demonic blade!
A true demon among men!
I even think he's a descendant of demons!
Di Feijing said calmly, "Could it be that Xu Qingya used the Divine Blade Slash? Is he a disciple of the Demonic Sect?"
Lei Dongtian shook his head firmly: "It is absolutely not a demonic sect technique, not the Ruyi Heavenly Demon Continuous Eight Forms, and certainly not the Divine Blade Slash. Xu Qingya's demonic nature does not originate from sword techniques and martial arts; it is a demonic nature that comes from within."
Lei Sun, a master of swordsmanship, immediately understood Lei Dongtian's words: "I understand. Xu Qingya is a demon, the demon among demons. The sword he uses is a demonic sword. He doesn't need any moves; a casual slash is a demonic strike."
Lei Dongtian's face was filled with horror: "That's how it is! When Xu Qingya swung his sword at me, every strike was a life-or-death move. I felt like I had fallen into the eighteenth level of hell, and every piece of my flesh was being shredded."
Di Fei asked in surprise, "Don't panic, tell me about Xu Qingya's swordsmanship style. What 'demon among demons' and 'hellish demon sword'? In the end, there are traces to follow!"
Lei Dongtian calmed himself down and analyzed: "Xu Qingya defeated Lei Hen using the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber technique."
I could sense the ferocious aura of the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Blade after it had been mastered to its peak. He used a method that harmed both himself and others to amplify the ferocious aura tenfold or a hundredfold, turning himself into a demon among men and greatly increasing his strength and speed.
The two moves that defeated Lei Hen and the two moves that dealt with me came from the same set of sword techniques. When I unleashed my ultimate move, he didn't want to kill me or completely fall into demonic possession. He used cold energy to stabilize his mind and defeated me with a triple slash.
Xu Qingya made a total of seven moves.
The first four moves were simple yet ruthless, revealing their deadly intent.
The last three moves seem powerful, but are actually gentle, making them seem effeminate and unsettling.
Master, what kind of martial art is this?
That's fucking weird!
Asking someone else this kind of question would be considered provocative, but asking Di Feijing is a normal question. Di Feijing can also answer even more difficult questions on the spot.
A young man with a neck injury who could only bow his head for the rest of his life was able to become the famous "Dragon with Bowed Head" in a short period of time. Di Feijing's ability is self-evident. As the second-in-command of the underworld gang, Di Feijing, even if not the first, could at least be ranked second.
Who is number one?
It's highly likely to be "Ghost Rope" Ling Zhantian.
The two were equally intelligent and skilled in martial arts, but Ling Zhantian had one more skill than Di Feijing—Ling Zhantian was proficient in naval warfare and could command warships to deploy in formation on the water.
Di Feijing's tone was very calm as he gave his answer: "Xu Qingya's first four sword techniques are from a sword manual passed down by Wei Yan. His sword is called the Ice Jade Sword. The last three sword techniques are the matching Ice Jade Sword Techniques."
"What is the origin of the Ice Jade Blade? I've vaguely heard this name before; it seems to be related to a treasure."
At the same moment, at the headquarters of the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion, Su Mengzhen asked Yang Wuxie the exact same question. As the "encyclopedia" of the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion, Yang Wuxie told a story in a resolute tone.
The story is titled—The Art of Immortality!
"...Based on the known clues, Yang Yan has two identities: one is the Linglong Pavilion Master, Fairy Jinghong, and the other is the heroine Pan Youdi, a descendant of Pan Ta, who possesses the secret of the longevity technique. This matter is of great importance and cannot be revealed casually, otherwise we may perish together."
Why did everything have to be destroyed?
"Has the author forgotten the nightmare that has plagued the capital for over a decade? Anyone who dares to utter words like 'immortality,' 'celestial being,' or 'undying' to the emperor's ears will be met with a thunderous crackdown, and all traces will be wiped out immediately."
Yang Wuxie looked at Chu He with lingering fear, as if he could see the dark skeleton of the leader of the Yuxian Gang from a distance of thousands of feet, and as if he could see through the river of time and witness the scene of kings and nobles kneeling to worship the "immortal".
"However... this matter..."
Yang Wuxie stammered, a rare occurrence for him.
Su Mengzhen knew what Yang Wuxie wanted to say.
The secret to immortality may be false, but the medical classics, secret manuals, and jade burial suits that Panta and many other divine physicians have studied may be able to cure Su Mengzhen's illness, and the dark clouds that have plagued the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion for many years will finally dissipate.
Su Mengzhen had long since become indifferent to her illness: "I don't care how many years I can live. I only care about how much trace I can leave in this world before I pass away. What nonsense about immortality techniques? They're all just lies!"
If there is only one disease, even if there is no precedent for it, there is a chance that it can be cured.
However, Su Mengzhen suffers from more than twenty intertwined diseases. These diseases counterbalance each other, barely maintaining the body's balance. If one disease affects the whole body, all the symptoms must be cured at the same time in order to cure the disease.
This disease causes bugs to pop up, so it's not particularly rare for people to have normal bodily functions.
For example, a super fat person who is so fat he looks like a ball!
There is a way to solve the nine-linked rings.
Twenty consecutive rings, all you can do is give up and do nothing.
Su Mengzhen was practically a Buddhist disciple, and he had a very open-minded view of this: he didn't seek length, but only breadth.
I may not live past thirty, but I will live a vibrant and wonderful life until then.
Su Mengzhen asked, "Wuxie, what is the background of that Hua Baifeng? Why is Lian Nishang in the capital? The capital has been quite lively lately."
Yang Wuxie keenly grasped the core of the problem.
—Xu Qingya!
Everything began with Xu Qingya's trip to Beijing!