Chapter 2

【The older generation includes Gan Baobao, Qin Hongmian, Li Qingluo, Ruan Xingzhu, Dao Baifeng, and Kang Min】

【Also, there's the nearly hundred-year-old yet still youthful-looking Tianshan Child Elder Wu Xingyun, and the two sisters Li Qiushui and Li Canghai】

Tch, before I knew it, just by counting like that, we've already reached twenty-one, and more than half of them are connected to Duan Zhengchun—either as wives, lovers, or illegitimate daughters.

【In a sense, the three brothers of Tian Long are only the protagonists on the surface; Duan the Scumbag is the hidden big shot】

【As for "The Four Great Constables," I don't know which version it is, or whether that Wuqing is male or female】

【I should find someone to ask sometime, or go take a look myself】

【Speaking of the peerless beauties from other Wu Xia works — are there people like Seeing Yao Yue and Lianxing in this world? Also, Shi Feixuan, Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, Ren Yingying, Fu Tianxiang, Ming Yue, Bai Axiu…】

【I've drifted too far off topic, too far off topic — whether these people even exist in this world is unknown, so talking about this now is way too early】

【Still, when it comes to the peerless beauties of Wu Xia, there are usually three women one cannot avoid mentioning】

【They may not be the most outstanding, but they are probably the most well-known】

【Any Chinese person from my past life who had watched Wu Xia dramas might not know other beauties, but would definitely know these three】

【The first is Wang Yuyan】

【After all, she's the "Immortal Sister" in the mouth of Tian Long's number one protagonist Duan Yu, and also Tian Long's number one heroine — she has to have some face value】

【In "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," Wang Yuyan was infatuated with her cousin Murong Fu, and read through the martial arts manuals of every sect under the heavens for him, able to see through nearly all martial arts moves — she was a profound martial arts theorist】

【What a pity — in a world where martial arts reign supreme, this woman actually doesn't practice martial arts!】

【What a complete waste of such excellent talent】

【And the reason was simply that she disliked martial arts, didn't like brandishing blades and swords and fighting and killing】

【That's just absurd】

【One must understand, "having a sword but not using it" and "having no sword to use" are completely two different things】

【Moreover, Wang Yuyan is so willful, yet Li Qingluo actually doesn't try to persuade her, letting her waste her talent】

Wang Yuyan is a young girl who has never left home and doesn't know how dangerous the world is, so she's just fooling around there—but you, a man in your thirties, don't you understand such a simple principle?

【Not to mention anything else, if that lecher Yun Zhonghe, one of the "Four Great Evils," were to climb up to Mantuo Manor, what would Mantuo Manor rely on to repel him?】

【Rely on a Murong Fu who's always running around chasing his restoration dream?】

【Yun Zhonghe is certainly no match for Murong Fu, but Murong Fu can't possibly guard your Mantuo Manor every moment】

【And in this Comprehensive Martial Arts World, the world is even more dangerous — I wonder if Wang Yuyan is still being as foolish as in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"】

【No more guessing — Mantuo Manor is in Suzhou anyway, I'll go take a look later and see if Wang Yuyan is truly as described in the original work, the very embodiment of a heavenly fairy】

【Speaking of the next one, Xiao Longnu of Mount Zhongnan】

【The heroine of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," a true otherworldly fairy untouched by mortal dust, the goddess in the hearts of countless Chinese people in my past life, a fairy who could make men willingly go through fire and water for her】

【I wonder if she exists in this world】

【If she does, I need to find her quickly, to prevent her from being defiled by Zhen Zhibing like in the original work, and then beginning her tragic life】

【Although the Comprehensive Martial Arts World has had some changes, and Xiao Longnu may not necessarily meet Yang Guo's godfather Ouyang Feng, and Zhen Zhibing may not have an opportunity to take advantage — still, one cannot harbor any lucky mentality about anything, or the regret will be too late】

【"Dragon Knight" ah — everyone hates it, yet everyone wants to be one】

【The last peerless beauty that Wu Xia cannot avoid mentioning…】

002. Cicada Sense, Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique

Suzhou.

Inside an ordinary civilian house, Jiang Sishui put down the pen in his hand, exhaled a breath of stale air: "Three thousand characters on the first day, that's enough, I can submit it."

【Congratulations on officially activating the "Diary System," rewarding the special talent "Cicada Sense"】

【Congratulations on completing your first diary entry, rewarding the Heavenly Art "Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique"】

【Congratulations on completing today's diary entry, rewarding Martial Arts Experience +500】

Accompanied by a string of ethereal celestial sounds rising in his mind, three light orbs floated up from the diary, then merged with the pen, transforming into a streak of flowing light that sank into Jiang Sishui's body.

"Cicada Sense? Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique? Martial Arts Experience?"

Jiang Sishui stared intently at the three light orbs before him — so this is the system's reward?

He reached out and grabbed the first light orb, and it transformed into specks of rosy light that merged into his heart.

At the same time, Jiang Sishui also understood what this "Cicada Sense" was.

Simply put, it was a kind of spiritual perception ability.

A spiritual perception targeting danger!

As the saying goes, "Before the autumn wind stirs, the cicada senses it first": before the autumn wind arrives, the cicada has already sensed it long ago.

With "Cicada Sense," Jiang Sishui could know at the very first moment when someone harbors ill intentions toward him or when danger descends.

The perception range was where Jiang Sishui stood, within a radius of thirty zhang.

That is, within a hundred-meter range.

"Amazing!" Jiang Sishui couldn't help but exclaim in wonder, overjoyed in his heart.

Traveling the jianghu, the most dangerous thing was encountering opponents whose strength far surpassed one's own, and all manner of plots and schemes.

As the saying goes, "Painting a tiger paints its skin but not its bones; knowing a person, knowing their face but not their heart."

Human hearts are hard to fathom, hard to guard against.

One careless moment, and one might fall into someone else's scheme.

And with the special talent "Cicada Sense," Jiang Sishui couldn't say it could eliminate all plots and schemes, but at least he could distinguish friend from foe.

Such a good thing was simply a guarantee for survival and standing!

Calming the excitement in his heart, he reached for the second light orb.

The next moment, a sharp, brilliant, blazing-white sword light slashed out like lightning, sinking into Jiang Sishui's brow.

Jiang Sishui instinctively closed his eyes.

In an instant, a powerful sword intent seeped out from every pore of Jiang Sishui's body; he himself seemed to have become an unsheathed sharp sword, on the verge of cleaving through the heavens!

Fortunately, this strange phenomenon was contained within three chi of Jiang Sishui's body and did not leak out; otherwise, this wooden cabin of his would be impossible to preserve.

Two breaths later, the sword intent receded, and Jiang Sishui's "sharp sword" seemed to have returned to its scabbard.

The edge was gone; he had returned to the unadorned and the true.

Jiang Sishui stood motionless, sensing carefully for a while, before slowly opening his eyes.

The sword intent from moments ago had already vanished, but a "sword intent seed" had appeared in his mind.

The "sword intent seed" was silvery-white all over, radiating brilliant light, as dazzling as a little star; at this moment it was spinning nimbly, as if waiting for the day it would grow strong.

Jiang Sishui's mind was enlightened, and he reached out to grab the last orb of light.

The orb of light sank into his body, and Jiang Sishui felt the "sword intent seed" seemed to have grown a sliver larger.

At the same time, a heavenly, ethereal voice rang out in his mind.

【Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique (Heavenly Art): Beginner (500/**

Jiang Sishui was stunned for a moment.

Wait, how many zeros?

He counted carefully—six!

A full six zeros! Nine million!

In other words, reaching Grand Completion of the "Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique," this Heavenly Art, required nine million martial arts experience points?

If writing one diary entry a day only earned five hundred martial arts experience points, that meant he would have to write for eighteen thousand days.

Which was nearly fifty years.

That was way too long, wasn't it?!

Jiang Sishui was only a scholar; he did not know how the martial dao realms and ranks were divided, but since it could be called a "Heavenly Art," this sword technique could absolutely not be bad.

Perhaps Grand Completion meant invincibility!

But Jiang Sishui still felt it was far, far too slow.

It simply didn't match the prestige of a transmigrator protagonist!

Besides, if the system rewarded other martial arts in the meantime, wouldn't those still require martial arts experience points?

Five hundred experience points a day simply wasn't enough to go around.

"No! For the system to produce good things like 'Cicada Sense' and 'Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique,' it absolutely cannot be this useless."

Jiang Sishui calmed down and thought to himself: "I've only just obtained this diary; how to use it is still in the exploratory stage, so I can't jump to conclusions yet."

This was only the first day; Jiang Sishui still could not summarize any pattern and could only wait a few more days, write a few more diary entries, and see.

"But what I lack most right now is an Internal Energy Cultivation Method! Without internal energy cultivation, I have no internal force; what's the use of just one sword technique?"