Chapter 817: The Demon Sect of the Sentimental Swordsman

Two figures, one large and one small, walked along the small path.

Yu Liancheng walked with his hands behind his back, looking transcendent and detached. Seeming to sense the gaze behind him, he turned his head and smiled: "Disciple, what is it?"

Shangguan Xiaoxian bit her lip and said: "Actually, I have always wanted to see Master for a long time."

Yu Liancheng smiled slightly: "Now that you have seen me, do you feel that hearing of me was better than meeting me, or that meeting me is better than hearing of me?"

Shangguan Xiaoxian shook her head: "Although Master did not stay in the Edo for long, there are many legends about you in the Edo. Back then, Master could be said to have dismantled the Money Gang and subdued the entire Edo with your own strength. In terms of sharpness and martial arts prowess, almost no one could compare. I originally thought that someone like you must be very arrogant, very sharp, and very cold-hearted."

Yu Liancheng smiled: "Then what are your thoughts now?"

Shangguan Xiaoxian said: "Master, your martial arts are even higher than I imagined, but you are more approachable, and you have a kind heart; you are very gentle."

"'Kind heart? Gentle?'" Yu Liancheng laughed: "These two words actually have something to do with me."

Shangguan Xiaoxian smiled slyly: "At the very least, you saved Jing Wuming's life. He could have already died, but Master, you gave him hope again."

Yu Liancheng was silent for a moment, then said leisurely: "I stepped into the Edo this time to reminisce with old friends and acquaintances; why add unnecessary slaughter? Besides, this gamble is indeed very interesting, isn't it?"

Shangguan Xiaoxian said with a sweet smile: "Master, rest assured, I will definitely not lose this gamble."

"You naturally won't lose this gamble. If you can't even beat Lu Xiaojia, you might as well find a block of tofu and crash into it to die." Yu Liancheng said in a calm tone: "When your master first stepped into the Edo, I was a figure who stirred up the winds and clouds, turning hands for clouds and covering hands for rain. After the decisive battle with your father, I was recognized as invincible under heaven. Since you are my disciple, your opponent is not Lu Xiaojia, but the entire Edo."

"The entire Edo..." Shangguan Xiaoxian's small face went blank.

"Not bad. To be my disciple, you must at least be able to suppress the Edo for sixty years." Yu Liancheng smiled slightly: "Of course, speaking of the entire Edo, by your generation, there will only be a few people who can be your opponents: Ye Kai, Fu Hongxue, Gongzi Yu... However, I cannot teach you for long, so I am going to send you to a place now. As long as you learn all the martial arts in this place, you can be almost invincible under heaven."

"What place?"

"The Demon Sect!"

Night, a full moon like a silver plate.

Moonlight spilled over a deep valley.

The valley was surrounded on all four sides by unscalable cliffs, as if there were no way out at all.

Even if there were a path, it was definitely not one that a mortal could enter or exit.

This valley was not large, but within it were courtyards, palaces, pavilions, and towers, beautiful to the extreme.

Especially in the depths of the valley, there was actually a very beautiful garden. Flowers that should have been in different seasons were all blooming here, and they were all blooming brilliantly.

The small path among the flower clusters was paved with round stones as crystalline as jade, and at the end of the path was a small building.

Yu Liancheng was in that small building.

He was reading by the moonlight.

The title page of the book had nine characters filled with demonic power, which made one's heart and spirit surge the moment they saw them, completely captivated by them.

——Heaven and Earth Intertwining Yin and Yang Dabei Fu

This was the highest secret canon of the Demon Sect, recording the seven most terrifying and evil martial arts in this world. Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Perishing Great Universe Hand, Heaven-Spinning Earth-Turning Great Shift Point Method, Heaven-Emperor Earth-Empress Great Yin-Yang Fu, Heaven-Startling Earth-Shaking Great Reincarnation Seal, Heaven-Collapsing Earth-Sinking Great Formless Art, Heaven-Deficient Earth-Lacking Great Mending Heaven Technique, Heaven-Void Earth-Dim Great Void Step...

Legend has it that when this book was completed, it rained blood from the sky and ghosts cried at night, and the person who wrote this book also vomited blood and died upon writing the final character.

Although this claim was exaggerated, it could still reflect the terrifying nature of the Dabei Fu.

Yu Liancheng was very interested in this book, and today he had fulfilled a wish.

In this small building, there were rows of bookshelves, which was where the Demon Sect stored its books.

Every row of bookshelves was densely packed with books, and these books were all secret canons of the Demon Sect, such as Ten Thousand Wonders Without Direction, Soul-Seizing Great Nine Styles, Great Heavenly Demon Hand, Blood Heart Ink Claw Heavenly Demon Palm... The only one missing was the 'God Blade Slash', which I imagine should be in the hands of the Demon Sect Leader. Once I finish flipping through the books here, I will go find him to take a look.

The Demon Sect Leader is also a man of refined taste, so he surely will not let me make a wasted trip.

Just at this moment, a "whoosh" sound of breaking air rang out, and a small black figure drifted into the small building like light smoke; it was Shangguan Xian'er.

If Afei were here, he would likely be startled.

Shangguan Xian'er clearly did not know martial arts and lacked the strength to truss a chicken. Yet, in just a few days, her light-body technique could actually compete with a First-class Expert.

"Master, I have brought your dinner for today." Shangguan Xian'er held a food box in her slender hands, inside of which were hot meals.

"Mm, put it down." Yu Liancheng said calmly.

Shangguan Xian'er put down the food box, but did not leave; she sat on a stool, her small hands supporting her exquisite, fair chin, watching Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng did not even raise his head as he said: "Your cultivation is still shallow; if you don't go practice now and run over to watch me, how will you compete for the title of number one under heaven in the future?"

Shangguan Xian'er bit her lip and said: "Master, I want to learn the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy' you mentioned before; I feel this martial art is very suitable for me."

"Greed for too much leads to poor digestion; stop bothering me and finish mastering the martial arts I taught you before first." Yu Liancheng waved his hand impatiently.

"I started late; if I don't want to lose face for Master, I can only take shortcuts." Shangguan Xian'er's expression dimmed, and she lowered her head, her large eyes misting over: "If Master doesn't agree, I won't learn it. But Master, please don't be annoyed with Xian'er, otherwise Xian'er will really be very sad."

Yu Liancheng directly rewarded her with a flick to the forehead: "Cut that out; your skin is itching, isn't it?"

"Master, that hurts."

Shangguan Xian'er rubbed her reddened forehead and pouted, looking as if she were aggrieved enough to shed tears, but in the blink of an eye, she giggled, her smile bright and radiant: "Master, did my mother say these same words to you back then?"

Yu Liancheng gave her another flick to the forehead.

"Alright, I was wrong, Master." Shangguan Xian'er covered her forehead and hurriedly said: "Right, I have something to report to Master, a very important matter."

Yu Liancheng continued flipping through the 'Dabei Fu': "When you were delivering the food, your tracks were discovered by Demon Sect experts, and they have followed you here."

Shangguan Xian'er said in surprise: "Eh, Master, how did you know?"

"Because they are already outside." Yu Liancheng said without raising his head.

"What!?"

"Everyone, this is your Demon Sect's territory to begin with; please come in."

Whoosh-whoosh sounds of wind rang out, and one figure after another appeared in the book building—some short, some burly, some green-robed scholars, some charming young women; there were men, women, old, and young, but every one of them was full of energy, all of them Demon Sect experts.

In short, not a single one was an ordinary person.

"I originally planned to go find you all in a few days; since you have delivered yourselves to my door, it saves me a bit of trouble."