Chapter 146: A Century of *Jianghu*, Great Waves Washing the Sand

Zhao Yi returned to her home.

This was an ordinary residential area, she lived on the first floor, convenient for running away at any time.

After returning home, Zhao Yi first packed up her things, taking out some important items.

Not to run away, but to hide them again, to avoid Li Fei taking them later.

Li Fei's judgment of her was very accurate; she was a very ambitious person.

Zhao Renjie named her Zhao Yi, hoping that she could be the first in everything on the path of cultivation, because Zhao Renjie himself had never been the first, and 'first' was his regret.

Although Zhao Yi didn't like Zhao Renjie much, she liked this name of hers very much.

A person who wants to be 'first' naturally wouldn't give up a supreme treasure like the 'Dream-Like Decree'.

Without the Dream-Like Decree, how to be first in the future?

So Zhao Yi wouldn't run away; she would stay and continue to circle with Li Fei until she took back what belonged to her!

"Poisoning? Using traps?"

After Zhao Yi hid all the valuable items, she began to think about whether to arrange any means to deal with Li Fei.

But her most proficient technique attacks didn't have any effect on Li Fei, and other means were even less certain.

Once failed...

Zhao Yi recalled the experience of being poisoned twice today and felt a chill.

"Forget it, wait until the realm is higher before finding a chance."

Zhao Yi finally decided to wait honestly at home for Li Fei to come over.

Waiting until after eleven o'clock at night, a knock on the door finally sounded.

Zhao Yi stood up very vigilantly, came to the door, looked through the peephole first, and then opened the iron door.

Outside the door, Li Fei, holding the Ghost-Slaying Blade, stood there quietly.

"You wouldn't be followed here, right?"

Zhao Yi asked.

Over the past few years, she had been hiding everywhere with Zhao Renjie, having long developed a cautious personality.

"No."

Li Fei said very affirmatively.

He put his luggage into the dormitory, ate dinner with Li Tianyu and Chen Lixin, and then they dispersed.

Next, he brought his equipment and walked out of the Martial University, strolling in the city area.

This stroll lasted for more than two hours, not a leisurely stroll, but to familiarize himself with the terrain and routes.

He would definitely have to take action in Datong Fucheng under the identity of 'Green-Faced Ghost' in the future, so he had to familiarize himself with the terrain first, which would be convenient for running away later.

Besides that, Li Fei also wanted to see if anyone was following him.

After having the identity of Green-Faced Ghost, he specifically studied and learned tracking and anti-tracking techniques, and even practiced specifically with Shangguan Xiao.

After a period of training, coupled with the supernatural ability of 'Danger Perception', even a powerhouse in the Foundation Establishment Stage like Shangguan Xiao would find it extremely difficult to follow Li Fei silently.

So at this moment, Li Fei could be so confident in telling Zhao Yi that no one was following him.

Walking into the house, Li Fei looked around and found that the furnishings in the house were very simple and clean; he didn't know if Zhao Yi had just cleaned it or if the other party was very clean on weekdays.

"Write down all the cultivation methods of the Nightmare Sect and give them to me."

Li Fei said to Zhao Yi.

"Already prepared."

Zhao Yi turned and walked into the bedroom, took out a thick notebook from inside, and handed it to Li Fei:

"This is the cultivation method of the Nightmare Sect, enough for you to cultivate all the way to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Li Fei took the notebook and flipped through it roughly; the handwriting was quite delicate, and it should have been copied by Zhao Yi herself.

"You know I am a student of the Martial University."

"That's right, what's wrong?"

"So if I want to verify the truth of the content on this, I have many ways."

"I know."

"Good."

Li Fei didn't say anything more.

Everyone is a smart person, some words don't need to be said too much.

Zhao Yi naturally thought about doing something to this cultivation method, but considering Li Fei's status as a student of the Zhige Department of the Martial University, she finally gave up.

Just as Li Fei said, he had many ways to verify the truth, and once he discovered that she had done something, the one who would suffer in the end would still be Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi didn't want to try the Nether Spring Poison again.

"Come, take this."

Unexpectedly, Li Fei suddenly took out a paper bag from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi's expression changed immediately, and she said excitedly: "What are you doing? The cultivation method I gave you is all true, absolutely no tricks! If you don't believe me, you can go to the Martial University to verify it yourself!"

"I'm not verifying the truth of the cultivation method."

Li Fei looked at Zhao Yi calmly, "This poison is different from the one you took before; it's a chronic poison I just formulated, it will only break out regularly, and it will be fine if you take the antidote in time."

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Yi stared at Li Fei fixedly.

Li Fei looked at her frankly:

"In the current relationship between everyone, I must have some means to restrict you, otherwise I will have to worry about whether I will be bitten back by you at any time in the future. If one day you can't help but take action, and fail again, then I'm afraid I won't keep you anymore, after all, there is only one chance. To reduce your impulse, and also for your own safety, I have to poison you."

"..."

Li Fei's frankness left Zhao Yi speechless.

"You use a tone that is for my own good, but say words about poisoning me, and actually think you are a good person?"

Zhao Yi sneered.

Li Fei looked at her calmly:

"I said, only those who can point a gun at others can be good people."

Zhao Yi wanted to mock a few words, but suddenly thought of one point:

Today Li Fei could have followed her back home first and directly searched her house. 【146-68

But Li Fei let her return home by herself first, only visiting after she had hidden everything away, and other than the cultivation method, he did not ask her for anything else.

For a person like this, if you call him a bad person, he happens to have a very strong bottom line.

If you call him a good person, his methods are too ruthless.

In the end, Zhao Yi said nothing, took the paper packet from Li Fei's hand, and consumed all the medicinal powder inside.

Li Fei did not leave immediately, but sat down in the room and began to flip through the notebook in his hand.

The cultivation method of the Nightmare Sect also begins with an implant, requiring one to first incorporate a wood-attribute implant named 【Phantom Leaf】.

This is a technique-type implant, second-grade inferior.

The notebook recorded in detail how to absorb and cultivate the 【Phantom Leaf】, and the precautions and medicines needed for the Embryo-Nurturing Stage, Body-Breaking Stage, and God-Transformation Stage were also recorded on it.

Li Fei browsed through the contents of the notebook carefully, asking Zhao Yi a few questions from time to time.

After confirming there were no more questions, Li Fei left Zhao Yi's residence.

He did not return to Martial Arts University immediately, but took a roundabout route again, and only after confirming no one was following him did he head toward his destination.

Ten-plus minutes later, Li Fei walked into a pawnshop.

It was already close to dawn, and other shops on the street were already closed; only this pawnshop was still open.

"Boss, I'm here to pawn something."

As Li Fei spoke, he took out a token made of black iron from his bosom and placed it at the pawn window.

The boss sitting inside was a middle-aged man wearing a long robe and glasses; his expression changed slightly upon seeing this token.

He hurriedly picked up the token to examine it carefully, then stood up and walked out from the back.

"Please wait a moment."

He said to Li Fei, then walked to the shop's front door and closed it first.

Afterward, he turned to look at Li Fei, also took out a black iron token from his bosom, and joined the two tokens in his hands together; they fit perfectly.

After confirming the token was correct, the middle-aged man held Li Fei's token with both hands and bowed to Li Fei:

"Datong Prefecture Inspection General Academy Level 4 Inspector Lu Mengyang, greets Lord Li!"

"You recognize me?"

Li Fei looked at the man before him.

Before coming to Datong Prefecture City, he had been granted the position equivalent to a local Level 4 Inspector by Xia Huan of the Inspection General Academy; the other party gave him the token in his hand that could prove his identity and told him to come to this pawnshop if he had any matters.

Whether it was reporting news, finding someone, or wanting to obtain intelligence, it was all possible.

A local Level 4 Inspector is a Grade 9 official, and the authority is already quite high, so Li Fei wanted to use this authority to investigate the Nightmare Sect.

"Lord Xia Huan greeted me in advance, saying that I would be responsible for liaising with you, my lord, in the future, so naturally I must recognize you, my lord."

Lu Mengyang bowed, his face full of smiles, and said to Li Fei: "Moreover, your reputation, my lord, now resounds throughout Martial Arts University, and I believe it will soon spread throughout the entire Datong Prefecture City. If I, your subordinate, could not recognize you, my lord, that would be too derelict of duty."

Apparently, Lu Mengyang had already received wind of what happened at Martial Arts University today.

"Good, I want detailed intelligence on all the major Jianghu sects. Is this possible?"

Li Fei asked.

Out of caution, he did not directly ask for intelligence on the Nightmare Sect to avoid exposure.

Since the Nightmare Sect has a contemporary True Person presiding over it, it certainly counts as a major Jianghu sect.

"May I ask, my lord, how detailed exactly do you want this detailed intelligence to be?"

Lu Mengyang asked cautiously.

Li Fei: "As long as it is intelligence that my authority can access, it should be as detailed as possible."

"Good, this subordinate understands."

Lu Mengyang nodded.

"I will give you three days. I will come here to collect the intelligence in three days."

Li Fei said to Lu Mengyang.

Just as he intended to leave, Lu Mengyang suddenly called him back:

"Wait a moment, my lord."

"Is there anything else?"

Li Fei turned to look at him.

Lu Mengyang remained bowed, smiling as he said to Li Fei:

"I wonder if you are in a hurry, my lord?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't misunderstand, my lord. This subordinate just wanted to say that if you are not in a hurry, my lord, you can wait here with me for a while. I can get the information you want for you tonight."

"You can get it for me tonight? So fast?"

"Since this is the first time you, my lord, have entrusted me with a task, naturally I would not dare to be negligent."

Lu Mengyang said with a smile.

Li Fei scrutinized the other party seriously and felt this subordinate was somewhat interesting:

"Good, then I will wait for you here."

"Please come this way, my lord."

Lu Mengyang led Li Fei to sit aside, poured him a pot of tea, and then departed.

Li Fei sat in his seat waiting quietly, and while waiting, he fused the Geng Metal Gang Qi in his body with the newly generated Blood Sha Qi into True Blood Force.

The Blood Sha Qi is always slowly dissipating, but the speed of dissipation is not as fast as the speed at which Li Fei replenishes it, which is why it can accumulate more and more in his body.

But this presents a problem: Li Fei needs to re-fuse the newly generated Blood Sha Qi and Geng Metal Gang Qi from time to time, otherwise the True Blood Force in his body will constantly decrease.

However, this process is also a process for Li Fei to exercise his control over Geng Metal Gang Qi. Once his proficiency is high enough to complete the fusion of Blood Sha Qi and Geng Metal Gang Qi in an instant, he will no longer need to use the current method to store True Blood Force in advance.

After Li Fei sat in his seat for over an hour, Lu Mengyang returned carrying a package.

"My lord, this is the information you wanted."

Lu Mengyang placed the package on the table and opened it, revealing dozens of small booklets inside:

"There are dozens of major Jianghu sects in this world, and each one has a separate booklet recording it. Besides that, to make it easier for you to read, my lord, I wrote a summary myself; it is this booklet on the very top."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei picked up the booklet on the top and opened it to look.

He discovered that the ink on some of the writing was not yet dry; it must have just been written.

He looked up at Lu Mengyang: "You have a heart; thank you."

"You are too kind, my lord; it is all what this subordinate should do."

Lu Mengyang waved his hand with a smile, "If you have any further instructions, my lord, you can come to find this subordinate at any time, or give me a call."

"Good, give me your phone number."

Li Fei said.

Thus, Lu Mengyang handed over a slip of paper with the number written on it.

Li Fei packed everything up, stood up, and left the pawnshop.

"Walk slowly, my lord."

Lu Mengyang's farewell came from behind.

It was already past two in the morning when Li Fei returned to his dormitory at Martial Arts University.

The dormitories prepared by Martial Arts University for each student are individual, so Li Fei did not need to worry about disturbing others.

He turned on the desk lamp and took out the booklet Lu Mengyang had written himself to read:

"Among the major Jianghu sects in the world, the Buddhist and Daoist schools come first. The Buddhist school is led by Pudu Temple, and the Daoist school is led by the Three Sects."

In this booklet, Lu Mengyang first summarized the top sect forces and top powerhouses in the Jianghu for Li Fei, giving him a rough concept.

The Buddhist and Daoist schools are the two most mainstream forces in the Jianghu. The representative of the Buddhist school is Pudu Temple, and the representatives of the Daoist school are the Three Daoist Sects, which are the Daluo Sect, Wuwei Sect, and Yuhua Sect, with the Daluo Sect at the head.

Li Fei remembered that when he was listening to the radio, he heard the President of Wu'an University personally visit True Person Qingxu of the Daluo Sect to discuss matters concerning the First Martial Arts Assembly, allowing the elite students of the Zhige Department from twelve universities to spar in martial arts with the elite disciples of the Three Daoist Sects! (See Chapter 12 of Volume 1 for details)

The location for the First Martial Arts Assembly was Martial Arts University.

It was just that Li Fei was still cultivating at the Xingcheng Martial Arts Hall at the time and missed this grand event.

He continued reading downward.

After finishing with the Buddhist and Daoist schools, Lu Mengyang mentioned the "One Tower, One Pavilion, Sanshan, Four Sects, and Seven Great Families" in the booklet.

These are the sixteen top forces in the Jianghu outside of the Buddhist and Daoist schools, among which the "One Tower, One Pavilion, Sanshan, and Four Sects" are nine Jianghu sects, while the "Seven Great Families" are seven martial arts families with a thousand-year heritage.

Added to the Buddhist and Daoist schools, the Great Lan Dynasty has a total of twenty top Jianghu forces, the weakest of which has at least one Martial Arts Grandmaster presiding, and the strongest even has the "Number One Person in the World" presiding!

Li Fei looked at the contents of the booklet with great interest.

Half of the top martial arts inheritances in the world are in the imperial court, and half are in the Jianghu.

But the vast majority of the world's top powerhouses are in the Jianghu!

"One Supreme, Three Evils, Five True Persons, Seven Martial Saints."

These are the sixteen supreme figures who have had the most influence on the Jianghu of the Great Lan Dynasty over the past hundred years, summarized by Lu Mengyang in one sentence.

Although Lu Mengyang only used a few brief strokes in the booklet to describe these peerless powerhouses, Li Fei could still perceive the individual charisma of these supreme figures from it.

That night, the light in Li Fei's dormitory stayed on all night.

Through the booklet in his hand, he looked at the hundred-year Jianghu of the Great Lan Dynasty.

He looked at the shifting sands of time, and he looked at the charismatic figures.

PS: The specific "One Tower, One Pavilion, Sanshan, Four Sects, Seven Great Families" as well as the "One Supreme, Three Evils, Five True Persons, Seven Martial Saints" will be written about one by one in future chapters, so I won't write about them in detail in this chapter.

For this book, whether it is the imperial court or the Jianghu, I have made very detailed settings, and I hope to present the story in my heart to everyone as completely as possible~

(End of chapter)