Chapter 5

"That hypocrite Yue Buqun, seeing that Linghu Chong knows the Nine Swords of Dugu, will probably try every means to seize it."

"That little girl Yue Lingshan is very obedient to me; she hasn't exposed her strength for so many years."

"Otherwise, based on the few moves I taught her back then, no one in the entire Huashan Sect or the Five Mountains Sword Sect would be her match."

Two figures appeared in Ying Ziyu's mind.

One was the lively, cute, and eccentric Yue Lingshan.

The other was the innocent-looking and easily bullied Yilin.

These two were among the many confidantes he encountered while traveling the Jianghu back then.

Great Tang Imperial Palace.

"Master Yuan, do you know what is going on with this Linghu Chong and the Huashan Sword Sect?"

Li Shimin stared intently at the list, asking the mysterious man wearing a mask and a bamboo hat beside him.

This person was none other than the leader of the Great Tang's Unofficial People—Yuan Tiangang!

"The Huashan Sword Sect is one of the Five Mountains Sword Sects of the Great Ming martial arts world. Its Sect Master is Yue Buqun, a Mid-Stage Grandmaster, just a minor character, not worth mentioning."

"However, the Nine Swords of Dugu that Linghu Chong learned is interesting. The person who created it is named Dugu Qiubai, known in the Jianghu as the Sword Demon, a tricky character."

"Even if I were to face him, I would be unable to do anything to him!"

Yuan Tiangang introduced him in detail.

He had fought Dugu Qiubai back then, and after fighting for three days and three nights, they could not determine a winner.

"Someone even Master Yuan cannot handle; it seems this Dugu Qiubai is indeed a character."

"Does Master Yuan have any way to recruit him to my Great Tang?"

Li Shimin's eyes were full of urgency.

He knew very well how terrifying Yuan Tiangang's strength was.

After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the conflicts within the Great Tang did not escalate directly, all thanks to Yuan Tiangang suppressing them with his powerful strength.

If he could get Dugu Qiubai to join the Great Tang, Li Shimin had enough confidence to stabilize the Great Tang completely in the shortest possible time.

"This person is straightforward, arrogant, and dislikes being restrained. He always appears suddenly and then disappears suddenly. No one knows his specific whereabouts, and I have no way either."

"Can't you calculate his whereabouts?"

"At this level, even if I were to join forces with Li Chunfeng, we would be unable to calculate his specific whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

"Forget it, forget it!"

Great Ming Imperial Palace.

"Is this Huashan Sword Sect a force of my Great Ming?"

Zhu Houzhao asked the eunuch Cao Zhengchun beside him while teasing a tiger in a cage in the Leopard Room.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed a Jianghu force of my Great Ming."

"If Your Majesty is interested, this servant will immediately order his men to send over the relevant information."

Cao Zhengchun said respectfully.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Those things give me a headache, just leave them to you to handle."

"This servant obeys!"

Great Ming, Protector Dragon Villa.

"Foster Father, I didn't expect the first person on the list to be from my Great Ming."

"It seems that the talents of my Great Ming far exceed those of other countries."

"If we can recruit all these people, the strength of my Protector Dragon Villa will surely rise to a new level."

"We can also better share the worries and solve problems for His Majesty."

Shangguan Haitang said excitedly.

The Iron-Gall God Marquis Zhu Wushi smiled and stroked his beard, saying: "Haitang's idea is very good. Leave this matter to you, Tianya, Yidao, and Cheng Shifei."

"Yes!"

Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, Shangguan Haitang, and Cheng Shifei, the four secret agents of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, said in unison.

Seeing this, a trace of ambition that others could not perceive flashed deep in Zhu Wushi's eyes.

Great Ming, Huashan Sword Sect.

Yue Buqun was very envious of the reward Linghu Chong received for making the list.

Thirty years of internal energy, and it could also improve aptitude and talent.

If he were to take this Foundation Establishment Pill, he could break through to the Grand Grandmaster realm in one go.

At that time, he could defeat Zuo Lengchan and become the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects in one fell swoop.

However, as his master, what could he do to logically seize the Foundation Establishment Pill from his disciple?

After pondering for a while, Yue Buqun saw the Nine Swords of Dugu on the list, and an idea immediately came to his mind.

"Someone, call that rebellious disciple Linghu Chong to me!"

"I want to ask him properly where he learned this bullshit Nine Swords of Dugu!"

Yue Buqun feigned great anger and slammed the armrest of his chair hard.

Huashan Sword Sect back mountain.

Linghu Chong looked at the elixir in his hand that exuded a strange fragrance, his expression very bitter.

"If Master finds out I learned martial arts other than those of the Huashan Sword Sect, I wonder what he will think? Will he expel me from the sect?"

"Grandmaster Feng is not here either, I don't even have anyone to discuss this with."

"What should I do?"

Linghu Chong had no thoughts at all.

Just then, a disciple came and said: "Senior Brother, Master wants you to come over!"

Linghu Chong put away the Foundation Establishment Pill and followed this disciple down the mountain.

After Linghu Chong went down the mountain, an old man with a white beard and a celestial air appeared in the cave.

This person was none other than Feng Qingyang, who taught Linghu Chong the Nine Swords of Dugu!

"I hope this child doesn't do anything foolish!"

Feng Qingyang shook his head helplessly, then his figure flashed, and he followed. ===== CHAPTER 6 =====