Chapter 22

Gu Gu Hanyuan learned that the East and West Sects of the Boundless Sword Sect were about to hold their once-every-five-years sword fighting competition at Sword Lake Palace.

On the road, he encountered many people from the Wu Lin who had come to observe the ceremony.

It seems Gu Gu Hanyuan arrived just in time.

The Boundless Sword Sect has a high-sounding name, but in reality, they are not even qualified to be considered second-rate.

Gu Gu Hanyuan sneaked along the way, easily avoiding everyone, and arrived at the forbidden area of the Boundless Sword Sect—the Boundless Jade Wall.

There are often rumors of "immortals dancing with swords" at the Boundless Jade Wall.

In reality, it is nothing more than the reflection of Senior Wu Wu Yazi and Li Qiu of the Carefree Sect practicing their swordsmanship while living in seclusion in the Langhuan Blessed Land.

After Gu Gu Hanyuan arrived at the location of the Boundless Jade Wall, he saw a huge waterfall cascading down from a cliff dozens of meters high, which was quite spectacular.

A cliff dozens of meters high is an insurmountable natural chasm for the Boundless Sword Sect.

But for Gu Gu Hanyuan, it is just a minor inconvenience.

The Wu Dang "Cloud-Ladder Step" is not fast, and its agility is only average, but when it comes to climbing straight up and down, it is unrivaled in the Wu Lin.

As long as it is not as smooth as a mirror and there is a place to borrow force, with sufficient internal energy, there is almost no cliff or precipice that cannot be climbed.

Gu Gu Hanyuan's "Cloud-Ladder Step" has been raised to the proficient level, so descending a cliff dozens of meters high is not difficult.

He initiated the "Cloud-Ladder Step" and leaped downward, tapping lightly on a protruding rock, which caused his falling speed to drop sharply.

After doing this several times, he landed steadily.

Gu Gu Hanyuan passed directly through the waterfall curtain and entered the cave.

The most striking thing was a jade statue in the cave.

The jade statue was lifelike; not only were the clothes on its body carved in minute detail, but its face was no different from a real person, and no matter which angle one stood at, it felt as if the jade statue was watching.

Gu Gu Hanyuan felt a bit dazed looking at the jade statue.

Suddenly, he felt a jolt, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

Gu Gu Hanyuan is not Duan Yu; he had long known the ins and outs of this jade statue, so logically he should not have been attracted by it, but he never expected that he would actually lose his focus.

This jade statue actually has a hypnotic effect.

No wonder Duan Yu could never escape the influence brought by the jade statue throughout his life.

When he met Wang Wang Yuyan, who looked 80-90% like the jade statue, he acted like a brainless sycophant.

The kind that would make even a modern sycophant weep upon seeing it.

It turns out the jade statue actually possesses hypnotic abilities.

I wonder to what extent Duan Yu would lose his mind if he saw Li Qiu and Li Li Canghai, the original model of the jade statue, who only differ in minute details.

Hugging the legs of a ninety-year-old woman and shouting "Fairy Sister"?

Gu Gu Hanyuan imagined the scene and couldn't help but find it bizarre.

However, even so, he still marveled at Senior Wu Wu Yazi's profound learning, especially in miscellaneous studies; he estimated that only Huang Huang Yaoshi could compare to him.

Gu Gu Hanyuan picked up the prayer mat under the jade statue's feet, on which was written: "Kowtow a thousand times, submit to my command, follow my orders, and you shall have no regrets even after a hundred deaths."

Of course, he would not be like Duan Yu and kowtow a thousand times to a dead object.

He simply tore open the back of the prayer mat and took out the scroll inside.

It was exactly the "North-Dark Divine Art" and the "Hong Lingbo Micro-Steps."

Gu Gu Hanyuan quickly memorized the two supreme arts; the "North-Dark Divine Art" requires the dispersal of one's cultivation to practice, so he kept it for now.

The "North-Dark Divine Art" actually has the functions of "storing" and "fusing" in addition to the "absorbing" effect.

It is perfect to use as a binder for fusing martial arts.

However, after reading the manual of the "North-Dark Divine Art," Gu Gu Hanyuan's expression was somewhat subtle.

Because the original model for the internal energy circulation diagram inside was a stark-naked Li Qiu.

It is unknown whether this was drawn by Senior Wu Wu Yazi when he was in the mood, or if it was Li Qiu amusing herself.

No wonder Duan Yu originally kept the manual close to his body after obtaining it.

I wonder if he did any "handiwork" while looking at the portrait in the dead of night.

He learned the "Hong Lingbo Micro-Steps" immediately, although it was difficult to master because he had not read the Book of Changes, it still made up for the shortcomings in his own light-body technique.

There is almost nothing stronger than the "Hong Lingbo Micro-Steps" in terms of agility and evasion.

It is almost impossible for someone of the same realm to hit Gu Gu Hanyuan while he is dodging with the "Hong Lingbo Micro-Steps."

If he focuses solely on dodging, it would be very difficult even for someone of a higher realm to hit him.

Gu Gu Hanyuan originally wanted to put the jade statue into his storage space.

After all, such a large piece of jade is quite valuable.

However, after a moment of thought, he put the prayer mat back in its original place.

He decided to set a trap for Duan Yu.

It would be interesting if Duan Yu came here, kowtowed a thousand times, and nothing happened in the end.

Anyway, Duan Yu wouldn't take the jade statue away; after he finishes kowtowing, Gu Gu Hanyuan can come back and collect it.

Sure enough, the system gave an S-rank villain rating, 3000 villain points.

Gu Gu Hanyuan immediately spent 2800 villain points to raise his realm to the early stage of Grandmaster.

Because he will have to face Duan Duan Yanqing later, the peak of Innate realm is not very safe.

Unlike the temporarily obtained Grandmaster realm.

After becoming a Grandmaster, the extraordinary meridians in the body are all opened, and the meridians have evolved from the small heavenly cycle to the great heavenly cycle.

The speed of absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth has become much faster.

The quality of true qi has increased by a large margin, becoming solid, and can even be projected outside the body.

Even in battle, one can recover internal energy, with the amount roughly equal to the output of the peak of Innate realm.

Therefore, a Grandmaster is no longer afraid of being besieged by those at the peak of Innate realm.

Gu Gu Hanyuan is looking forward to how the plot will develop after Duan Yu loses the "North-Dark Divine Art" and the "Hong Lingbo Micro-Steps."

Duan Yu can be said to be the most typical protagonist of the "lucky encounter" type, and there are many opportunities to intercept his gains.

After the interception, the happy Gu Gu Hanyuan decided to go to Sword Lake Palace to watch the show.

He once again initiated the "Cloud-Ladder Step" to climb up from the bottom of the cliff.

Gu Gu Hanyuan could clearly feel that the application of the "Cloud-Ladder Step" seemed much easier.

This is not only because his realm has risen to the early stage of Grandmaster, but more importantly, it should be because he learned the "Hong Lingbo Micro-Steps," which allowed him to draw inferences about light-body techniques.

Climbing up the cliff is much more strenuous than descending, after all, he still cannot escape the influence of gravity.

If he were still at the peak of Innate realm, he would probably be exhausted by the time he reached the top of the cliff.

Fortunately, Gu Gu Hanyuan is already a Grandmaster, and although he was a bit tired, he made it up without any danger.

When he reached the top of the cliff, he could hear the commotion already starting at Sword Lake Palace.

Looking from afar, there were many shadows.

Apart from the Heavenly Dragon Temple of the royal family, there are no powerful sects in Dali.

Although the Boundless Sword Sect's strength is very average, it still holds a dominant position in the nearby area.

So there are really quite a few people who came to observe the ceremony.

Gu Gu Hanyuan changed into his Brother Wutian attire and put on the Asura mask.

However, he changed the wide black robe into a dark-colored tight-fitting suit.

At this moment, in the arena, a young man and a young woman were competing with swords.

But for Gu Gu Hanyuan, watching two people at the middle stage of Post-natal realm with crude sword skills compete is really not worth watching.

Every move and style involved mutual flattery, which was simply unbearable to watch.

Compared to these two who are both unskilled and love to play, the young girl hiding on the rafters, dangling her legs and eating melon seeds with relish, is much better to look at.

PS: Should I write "Brother Wutian" directly when using the Brother Wutian identity? I'm worried that readers will get confused. It would be quite troublesome then.