Chapter 73

A Yuan Battalion soldier glanced at the young monk, recognized the other party's identity, nodded, and turned to go into the Vajra Heart Hall to report.

Not long after, a youth wearing a green robe and a half-Taoist yellow cassock walked out of the Heart Hall.

He was tall and straight, with sword eyebrows and star eyes. Beneath his sharp eyebrows were cold and firm eyes.

He wore a sword at his waist, high-spirited, like a proud dragon.

"Senior Brother Song."

Seeing the young monk, Li Ganfeng nodded slightly.

"Li Ganfeng, do you still remember me?"

The beautiful woman beside him spoke, staring at the youth, her eyes brightening.

Li Ganfeng glanced and frowned: "Who are you?"

"A year ago, Qingfeng Ridge!"

The woman's eyes carried a hopeful light: "Do you still remember?"

"Qingfeng Ridge..." Li Ganfeng revealed a trace of reminiscence in his eyes, thinking: "The demons there seem to have been cleared out."

"It's me, Murong Qiulan. You were the one who blocked the attack of that Yin Wind Snake Demon for me at the beginning. If it weren't for you, I would have died!" Murong Qiulan said hurriedly.

Li Ganfeng frowned slightly and glanced at her: "You came here to...?"

"I said at the time that I would definitely repay your kindness. I, Murong Qiulan, will not marry anyone but you in this life!"

A blush flashed across Murong Qiulan's face, but she still gritted her teeth and said with courage.

"So, are you here to repay kindness with enmity now?"

Li Ganfeng raised his eyebrows.

Murong Qiulan: "..."

The young monk beside him cast an admiring look at Li Ganfeng. Facing such a beautiful woman, he could actually say such harsh words. This Junior Brother was truly worthy of being a personal disciple of the Buddha Lord.

"I just want to repay you..." Murong Qiulan bit her lip and said aggrievedly.

She had traveled thousands of miles, used connections to go up the mountain, and actually encountered such a cold face.

"What is your family background?"

Li Ganfeng was unmoved by the woman's pitiful appearance, just asking calmly.

Murong Qiulan was slightly stunned and said hurriedly: "My Murong family is the number one family in Baifeng City. My father is the patriarch. He was already in the Fifteen-Li Realm when he was young, roaming the four directions and making wide connections. Now he has already stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm. If there is an opportunity, in this life... it is not impossible to hope to impact the Three Imperishables."

"Your father's age?"

"Just turned fifty-four this year."

"Already old."

Li Ganfeng shook his head slightly: "With such aptitude, it is difficult to impact the Three Imperishables. Even if he really steps into the Three Imperishables Realm, it counts for nothing in front of my Li family. Your family background is too humble!"

Murong Qiulan opened her mouth slightly, unable to speak.

How could she not know that in terms of family background, how many in Da Yu could compare to the youth in front of her?

She gritted her teeth and said: "But, my mother said, if two people are truly in love, why care about family background? I don't care, I am willing not to want a dowry, I want nothing, I only want you!"

"Your words themselves are very greedy!"

Li Ganfeng said coldly: "I myself surpass countless dowries. Marrying me is like getting half a state! My marriage matters will be decided by my mother in the future. If I marry, I will only marry someone of equal status, such as a royal princess, a noble princess, etc. My mother probably won't look down on your family background."

Murong Qiulan's face turned snow-white, speechless.

She didn't expect it to turn out like this. As a woman, she took the initiative to confess and chose not to hesitate to pay for it, but was actually disliked.

The young monk beside him was already shocked to heaven by these words of Li Ganfeng. This Junior Brother was too fierce! "But what if the person you marry in the future is someone you don't like?"

Murong Qiulan bit her lip tightly, feeling as if her heart was weeping blood.

Li Ganfeng said indifferently: "Marriage is a transaction in the first place, why talk about liking? I only have a sword with me in this life, and the rest are just miscellaneous items."

As soon as these words came out, both were stunned, and then there was silence.

The stunning youth in front of them, like a proud dragon in the sky, had peerless aptitude, but the other party seemed to have dedicated all his thoughts to the three-foot sword in his hand.

Clearly, the love between men and women couldn't be talked about with such a person.

Murong Qiulan was silent for a long time before saying: "I know. If... if I am willing to marry you as a concubine?"

Having said this, she looked up at the youth with outstanding posture again.

Beside him, the young monk's expression changed slightly. He glanced at the woman, and for some reason, turned his head slightly, unable to bear it.

Was this the infatuation in the world that the Master spoke of? "As a concubine..." Li Ganfeng thought for a while and said: "The daughter of a Grandmaster is barely enough, but you must wait until I get married before taking a concubine."

"I can wait!" Murong Qiulan said immediately.

"Fine."

Li Ganfeng nodded and didn't say anything more, turning to look at the young monk beside him: "Senior Brother Song, have you brought the register? I'm going down the mountain for a period of time after coming out of seclusion."

The young monk came back to his senses, nodded, flipped out a register from his cassock, and took out pen and ink.

"Junior Brother Ganfeng has been up the mountain for more than ten years. Are you going home this time?"

"It is indeed time to go home. However, before going home, I have to win some merit."

Li Ganfeng took the pen and ink and said while registering.

The young monk was surprised: "Oh? Does Junior Brother Ganfeng still need merit?"

"Senior Brother Song is joking. My Li family descendants all have to build their own merit. Moreover, returning home this time is also to compete for the True Dragon seat. Having some merit is naturally better."

Li Ganfeng appeared very approachable at this moment, finished the registration in a few strokes, and handed the pen and ink back to Senior Brother Song.

The young monk blew the register dry, closed it, put away the pen and ink, and smiled: "Junior Brother Ganfeng is too cautious. With your cultivation, who else can compete with you for the True Dragon seat."

Li Ganfeng smiled faintly, his eyes looking into the distance.

A figure appeared in his mind, which was mentioned by his mother when she came up the mountain to visit him.

Li Wushuang.

When he went down the mountain to slay demons a year ago, he had also heard the other party's name, and she had already ranked in the Heaven Ranking of the Universe Ranking!

Ninth-grade battle posture, worshiped a famous teacher, was a year and a half younger than him, had already made a name for herself in the world, and made a name for herself before him.

This trip was also his biggest competitor.

Although they hadn't met, Li Ganfeng had a sense in the dark that the other party was following his footsteps closely.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He would let that cousin know that his back wasn't something anyone could follow. He believed in himself and believed in the sword in his hand.

"Can I go with you?" Beside him, Murong Qiulan seized the opportunity and asked cautiously.

She looked at Li Ganfeng pitifully, her mind still echoing with the back of the figure who defeated the Yin Wind Snake Demon with one sword.

"If you can keep up, you can follow."

Li Ganfeng said indifferently, not caring about the other party's little woman posture.

In Cangyu City.

Since the demon disaster was resolved, Li Hao and the others were also preparing to return home.

The affairs of the Demon Suppression Division had also become leisurely. Except for cleaning up the demon corpses outside the city, there was no other work.

For the time being, basically no demons dared to invade Cangyu City, unless they were some stupid little demons with low intelligence who dared to commit crimes against the wind.

And Li Hao collected calligraphy, paintings, and poetry books everywhere in the city, with quite a harvest.

【Name: Li Hao】

【Age: 14】

【Cultivation: Peak of Fifteen-Li Realm】

【Sword Dao: Level 6 (Flying Segment) (Hidden Bow)】

【Sword Technique: Sea Without Bounds (True State) Falling Snow Sword Technique · Avalanche (True State)...】

【Physical Dao: Level 6 (Ten Thousand Phenomena) (Tiger Pressure)】

【Physical Technique: Golden Skin Hundred Refinements · Vajra (True State) Thousand Flood Dragon Holy Body · Transforming into Flood Dragon (True State) Primordial Fifth Layer (Primordial Body True State) Dragon Cicada Vacuum Body · Dragon Soaring (True State)...】

【Control Dao: Level 6】

【Control Technique: Heavenly Gang Zhou Tian Technique · Heavenly Gang (True State) Hundred Battles Zhou Tian Technique · Peerless (True State) Dragon River Divine Pulse · Dragon Breath (True State) Nine Turns Star Technique · Nine Turns (True State)...】

【Fist Dao: Level 6】

【Fist Technique: Half-Step Invincible Fist Sixth Layer (Ultimate) Heaven and Earth Penetrating Fist (Ultimate)】

【Movement Dao: Level 2】

【Movement Technique: White Phoenix Walk (Ultimate)】

【Chess Dao: Level 5 (18322/50000)】

【Painting Dao: Level 5 (8273/50000)】

【Poetry and Books: Level 3 (4999/5000)】

【Music: Level 3 (4999/5000)】

【Fishing Dao: Level 5 (21827/50000)】

【Cooking Dao: Level 6 (99999/100000)】

【Chess Manual Collection: Ten Thousand Phenomena, Tiger Pressure, Flying Segment, Hidden Bow, Biding One's Time, Seven Phoenixes Lighting Lamps】

【Famous Painting Collection: Thousand Mountains Birds Flying Map, Snow Mountain Spirit Fox Map, Qilin Steed Map, Sea of Blood Fierce Flood Dragon Map, Pan Mountain Map, Poor Strange Mountain Map】

【Poetry and Books Collection: Zhao Xinhuan Poetry Collection, Song Yuan Poetry Collection】

【Music Score Collection: Phoenix Seeks Phoenix, Deep Orchid, Moon Sound, Little Hu Jia】

【Fishing Collection: None】

【Cooking Recipe Collection: None】

【State of Mind: Chess Heart (Consumed) Painting Heart (Consumed) Fishing Heart (Consumed) Cooking Heart (Consumed)】

【Art Skill Points: 1】

This trip harvested two chess manuals, "Biding One's Time" and "Seven Phoenixes Lighting Lamps".

Li Hao chose to embed "Biding One's Time" into the Physical Dao, and soon, the effect attributes were revealed.

Biding One's Time: In a relaxed state, the body heals itself rapidly, and severed limbs can slowly regenerate.

This effect was good, but he basically hadn't been injured.

Seven Phoenixes Lighting Lamps was a chess manual for trapping and killing in formation.

Li Hao wanted to use it on the Sword Dao, and also wanted to use it on the Control Dao. After thinking about it, he finally chose the Control Dao.

With the embedding, the effect attributes were also revealed.

Seven Phoenixes Lighting Lamps: After performing the technique seven times, the power can be temporarily doubled.

Seeing this effect, Li Hao was somewhat astonished.

This effect was too strong, right? This performance refers to the Pulse Opening Method and the Qi Luck Method. If it circulates seven times back and forth, will it double? You know, as his Control Dao improved to Level 6, most of the techniques he mastered had reached the True State level.

Some low-level techniques would evolve into Supreme Grade techniques under the realization of the Great Dao.

And as many techniques improved, Li Hao's number of opened pulses also increased significantly, from 69 pulses to 98 pulses! The Qi Luck Zhou Tian reached 369 cycles from 248 cycles.

Just the Qi Luck power of the Zhou Tian Realm alone totaled more than 8 million jin.

Plus the instantaneous doubling of the Yin-Yang Dual Pulses, it could reach more than 17 million jin! Even for the royal family, they only had 2 million jin, nearly nine times more. Now, if this effect attribute was used, it would be eighteen times! The gap was like clouds and mud.

But Li Hao knew that this kind of improvement was also harmful to the body and belonged to a short-term explosive attack.

Moreover, he hadn't opened all 108 major pulses of his whole body yet to reach the limit, and there was still room for further improvement.

The only thing that reached the limit was probably Ji Hun, which condensed the Heaven and Earth Dharma Image.

This trip had a huge harvest. In addition to two chess manuals, there were three famous paintings, two poetry collections, and four famous music pieces.

Li Hao didn't choose to embed them for the time being.

He felt that with his current strength, probably only the Heavenly Human Realm could force out his full strength.

By then, he would know which aspects were his shortcomings and then make up for them.

(End of chapter)