Chapter 35: How to Relieve Worries? Only by Cheating!

"Junior brother, you also know the character of these people at Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor.

They attempted to kill me to silence me after learning I was looking for you.

In a situation where I had no other choice, for the sake of self-preservation, I had to kill them."

Zhang Jie, knowing that Zhang Wuji's innate kindness was almost to the point of weakness, explained.

Of course, the little bit of information he inadvertently concealed was unimportant.

Anyway, Zhu Zhangling, Wu Lie, and the others couldn't crawl out of their graves to refute him.

He, Zhang Jie, was like a little white rabbit in front of the malicious Zhu Zhangling and the others—kind, handsome, and harmless.

"Yes!

The people of Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor are just like that."

Zhang Wuji thought of the vicious Zhu Jiuzhen who tried to deceive him three years ago,

Wu Lie who disguised himself as his godfather Xie Xun, Wei Bi who hunted him down, and Zhu Zhangling who threatened him and

dragged him to jump off the cliff together, and couldn't help but nod in agreement with Zhang Jie's view.

These Zhu and Wu families of Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor were simply all villains!

If it weren't for Zhang Jie being bold, careful, and having high martial arts, he would likely have fallen victim to Wu Lie and the others.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wuji was relieved.

These people at Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor truly deserved to die!

Zhang Jie killing them wasn't exterminating an entire family, but acting on behalf of Heaven.

If Zhang Jie knew Zhang Wuji's thoughts, he would definitely give him a thumbs-up.

If nothing else, just the fact that he slapped the poisonous woman Zhu Jiuzhen to death with one palm

saved countless innocent people who would have been bitten or bitten to death by dogs in the future.

His reception of Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor going so smoothly might not have been without Zhu Jiuzhen's contribution:

Compared to being bitten to death by dogs, the others at Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor were more willing to change a manor master.

Even if this new manor master had just exterminated their old manor master's entire family.

Zhang Jie could only say that harsh government is fiercer than a tiger.

"Senior brother, but why is this Zhu Zhangling so... unkempt?"

The relieved Zhang Wuji pointed at Zhu Zhangling, who was extremely sloppy, with messy hair and beard,

and clothes that were only left with a few rags, and asked in confusion.

According to his understanding during the few months he lived at Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor,

although Zhu Zhangling was sinister and cunning on the inside, he was still full of dignity on the outside,

and was a person who paid great attention to his image; he shouldn't be so sloppy and unkempt.

"Haha.

This Zhu Zhangling lived on this stone platform for three years just like this."

Zhang Jie told Zhang Wuji about Zhu Zhangling's experience as if telling a joke.

As he spoke, he laughed himself. It wasn't that his sense of humor was low,

but Zhu Zhangling's actions were so strange that he wanted to laugh every time he thought about it.

"This, this..."

Zhang Wuji was speechless after knowing.

Although he also lived alone for three years, the Kunlun valley where he lived was filled with flowers and birds,

there were fish in the stream, animals like sika deer on the ground, and fruits like wild peaches and wild plums to eat.

While this stone platform where Zhu Zhangling was located was always howling with cold wind, often with rain and snow,

and apart from a few tenacious vines, there were no other animals or plants.

Zhang Wuji couldn't imagine how Zhu Zhangling survived these three years.

"With such great perseverance, why didn't he practice his family's One-Finger Zen well?"

Zhang Wuji asked in confusion.

"I want to know too."

Zhang Jie was also puzzled.

If Zhu Zhangling had used all the time he spent with the reckless Zhang Wuji to practice martial arts,

let alone a top expert, he would definitely have had a great chance of becoming a first-rate expert.

One had to know that Wu Lie's "Orchid-Flicking Acupoint-Striking Hand" and Zhu Zhangling's "One-Finger Zen"

were both passed down from the Southern Emperor Master Yideng, one of the Five Greats of the Condor era.

And Master Yideng ascended to the position of one of the Five Greats by relying on the Dali Duan clan's family "One-Finger Zen,"

which means Zhu Zhangling and Wu Lie could theoretically have become top experts.

Even if their aptitude was far inferior to Master Yideng, there was still a good chance of becoming first-rate experts.

It was a pity that these two guys were both blinded by the legend of the Dragon-Slaying Saber, "Command the world, none dare disobey."

They didn't stop to think that the Emei Sect Master, Abbess Miejue, who held the Heaven-Dependent Sword, which was as famous as the Dragon-Slaying Saber,

hadn't dominated the Jianghu; could they, two small fries, do it?

And did any Jianghu person dare to look down on the Wudang Sect, which had neither the Dragon-Slaying Saber nor the Heaven-Dependent Sword?

Zhu Zhangling and Wu Lie didn't understand the principle that "to forge iron, one must be strong oneself."

However, although he hated Zhu Zhangling's viciousness and ruthlessness,

the kind-hearted Zhang Wuji still used the unmelted snow to

pile a grave for Zhu Zhangling next to Zhu Jiuzhen and the others, which could be considered letting him rest in peace.

"Let's go."

Afterward, Zhang Jie took Zhang Wuji back to the top of the cliff using the rope.

"Greetings, Manor Master!"

Zhang Jie leaped onto the cliff, and the people of Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor who supported him as manor master immediately saluted in unison.

"Forget it. This is my junior brother, Zhang Wuji."

Zhang Jie introduced Zhang Wuji to them.

At the same time, he was gratified that no traitor had appeared to try to cut the rope to avenge Wu Lie and the others.

It seemed they were all sensible people!

"Greetings, Young Hero Wuji."

The crowd saluted Zhang Wuji again.

Zhang Wuji, who had been mixing at the bottom of society since he descended Mount Wudang, had never seen such a scene?

He hurriedly returned the salute: "Everyone, no need for formalities."

"You must respect Junior Brother Wuji as you respect me in the future, do you understand?"

Zhang Jie, intending to raise Zhang Wuji's status, instructed the crowd.

The crowd, hearing Zhang Jie's unquestionable will, responded in unison:

"We will obey the Manor Master's order."

Zhang Jie took Zhang Wuji back to Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor and treated him well.

In the evening, the free Zhang Jie sat in the quiet room specifically used for practicing martial arts in Zhu Wu Twin-Ring Manor.

Laid out in front of him was the "Nine Yang Divine Art" secret manual that Zhang Wuji had given him today.

"Let him be strong, the clear wind blows over the mountain ridge.

Let him be horizontal, the bright moon shines on the great river.

Let him be fierce and evil, I have enough true energy."

Zhang Jie carefully flipped through the manual, recording the formulas one by one in his heart.

"It's time!"

After memorizing the Nine Yang Divine Art formulas by heart,

Zhang Jie began to slowly convert the internal energy of the Wudang Nine Yang Skill into the internal energy of the Nine Yang Divine Art.

Because the Wudang Nine Yang Skill was originally part of the Nine Yang Divine Art,

even after Zhang Sanfeng's modifications, the underlying logic and movement routes of the two still had a lot of overlap,

so this conversion was as smooth as Dove chocolate.

"Hoo!"

A few hours later, Zhang Jie let out a long breath.

"Inhale!"

Zhang Jie took a long breath.

This breath was exceptionally long, as if he wanted to swallow all the air in the quiet room into his abdomen!

"Swish, swish~"

The light objects like gauze curtains in the quiet room fluttered slowly in the breeze caused by Zhang Jie's breathing.

A short while later, Zhang Jie opened his eyes, and a light that seemed substantial flashed and vanished from his eyes.

The quiet room, which was slightly dim even under the illumination of several whale oil candles,

was as bright as day in Zhang Jie's eyes, with every detail visible.

"Breathing into a sword, the empty room produces white light!"

Zhang Jie was happy in his heart.

Breathing into a sword, the empty room producing white light, and gripping iron into mud were the three major achievements in martial arts.

He didn't expect that on the first night he obtained the Nine Yang Divine Art, he would already be close to breathing into a sword and the empty room producing white light!

However, Zhang Jie understood that this time had almost completely excavated the potential he had accumulated over several years,

and it was no longer possible to have such a speed of progress.

If he wanted to truly achieve these three major achievements, the rest would be years of grinding work.

"This speed is too slow!" Zhang Jie was dissatisfied in his heart.

Having experienced rapid progress, he could no longer tolerate his speed of progress being like a turtle crawling.

If other Jianghu people knew Zhang Jie's thoughts, they would likely unite to beat him to death.

Zhang Jie was dissatisfied with this speed and called it turtle crawling; were they snails taking a walk?

One had to know that the achievements of most of them practicing martial arts for decades,

or even a lifetime, were not as good as Zhang Jie's mere few months.

"How to relieve worries?

Only by drinking legendary wine—pfft, it's only by cheating!"

Zhang Jie's thoughts turned, and he discovered that since he couldn't make rapid progress in the Heaven-Dependent world in a short time,

then he would just change worlds!

He, Zhang Jie, was a man with a cheat!

Zhang Jie: I'm not pretending anymore, I'm showing my cards; I'm a cheater~

"If the Heavenly Tian Tian Long Zhang Jie's operation is successful, then the completion of the Nine Yang Divine Art is just around the corner!"

Zhang Jie thought of the Heavenly Tian Tian Long Zhang Jie's operation to find Wuyazi on Mount Leigu.

As long as he obtained Wuyazi's sixty years of North-Dark Divine Art internal energy, he would be able to complete the Nine Yang Divine Art before long,

become a top expert, and dominate the world!

Action is better than thought; Zhang Jie immediately set off for the Shared Space to urge the Heavenly Tian Tian Long Zhang Jie.

And, how could he not find someone to share the fact that he obtained the Nine Yang Divine Art?

For outsiders, he naturally had to keep it secret, but for himself, there was no need.

And how could the pleasure of showing off in front of outsiders compare to showing off in front of himself?

Like the Overlord of Western Chu, Zhang Jie, who believed that one shouldn't show off in the dark, entered the Shared Space with ease. ===== CHAPTER 36 =====