Chapter 21

Geng Yujing, the male protagonist of "Wudang One Sword".

Zhuo Yihang, the male protagonist of "The White-Haired Witch's Romance".

Yun Feiyang, the male protagonist of "Silkworm Mutation" and "Silkworm Mutation II".

These four fellows all became the top experts under heaven in the original works.

Now the four have actually gathered; what is Wudang planning to do?!

Add the Supreme Zhang Sect Zhang Zhenren, and this is simply taking off!

Jiang Sishui strongly suspected that in ten or twenty years, Shaolin might be overshadowed by Wudang.

"Zhang Wuji did not become the Ming Cult leader but is a Wudang disciple; it seems the plot of 'Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre' is completely chaotic."

"But then again, if the Wudang Sect in this world is so ridiculously powerful, it would be too ridiculous if the 'Six Great Sects forcing the Zhang Cuishan couple to suicide' incident still happened."

As for the Gai Gang, in this world it actually has only seventy-plus years of history, and its founder was a man named Zhuang Yifang.

This Zhuang Yifang comes from a relatively obscure book—"The Legend of Immortal Sea Penglai".

"Just how perverted is this world..." Jiang Sishui muttered in his heart.

And Zhao Qiying was still speaking, mentioning: the Power Gang, the Moving Flower Palace, the Demon Master Palace, the All-Under-Heaven Society, the Yingui Sect, the Cihang Jingzhai...

After listening for a while, Jiang Sishui couldn't help but ask, "Is there a Taohuadao?"

Hearing this question, Zhao Qiying looked at him meaningfully.

Seeing the hidden urgency and tension in Jiang Sishui's brow, she didn't play coy, lightly nodding her head: "Yes."

Receiving the affirmative answer, Jiang Sishui immediately felt a weight lift from his heart.

Next, Zhao Qiying mentioned some other factions and figures she knew.

Jiang Sishui listened attentively, striving to fill the gaps in his knowledge.

Suddenly, Jiang Sishui interrupted Zhao Qiying: "Wait, what was that martial arts forbidden land you just mentioned? Ten Absolute Pass?!"

Zhao Qiying nodded slightly: "It is called 'Ten Absolute Pass'. It is said to be located on the southern mountain of Shule in Qingzhou. However, the rumor is somewhat mystical, claiming that the 'Ten Absolute Pass' has not always been there, but appears and disappears intermittently."

"Ten Absolute Pass, the Supreme Grandmaster Ling Donglai, the ceiling expert in Huang-style novels; for such a figure to exist in this world is truly dangerous."

Jiang Sishui sighed inwardly, keeping his expression unchanged on the surface while chatting with Zhao Qiying.

The two chatted for a while longer, and Jiang Sishui handed his water bottle to Zhao Qiying.

Zhao Qiying was indeed somewhat dry-throated from speaking; seeing this, she didn't refuse, took it, and drank a few sips, not minding at all that the water bottle belonged to Jiang Sishui.

"Thank you for telling me so much," Jiang Sishui said sincerely.

Zhao Qiying shook her head, smiling gently: "Anyway, I was idle, so chatting with you can also relieve my boredom."

Though she said this with her lips, she thought in her heart: "Compared to the 'Nine Swords of Dugu' and True Qi rewarded by the diary, these count for nothing."

Hearing this, Jiang Sishui felt even more moved.

"You said you want to learn martial arts; are you sure?"

Jiang Sishui nodded.

"Then I will teach you some basic knowledge," Zhao Qiying said with a gentle and charming smile.

Hearing this, Jiang Sishui was startled: "You... you teach me?"

"Yes, acupoints, meridians, Qi sensation, Qi circulation, moving Qi... aren't you ignorant of all these?"

"But..."

Jiang Sishui originally had reservations, but thinking that even a girl had taken the initiative to speak, for a grown man like him to be shy and hesitant here would be utterly inappropriate!

With this thought, he hesitated no more, nodded, and said: "Very well, then I will trouble Miss Zhao."

022 The Ceiling of Martial Power, the Ostracized Yin Susu

【They say ignorance breeds fearlessness; now I have truly experienced the meaning of this phrase.】

【This world even has divine artifacts, and the so-called demigods can project their Yuan Shen!】

【Is this still Wu Xia? This must be Xianxia!】

【In the Wu Xia works of my past life, how many could project their Yuan Shen?】

【Not many, but the most famous should be Dugu Jian and the old schemer Di Shitian from "Feng Yun".】

【Dugu Jian used the "Sword Technique Twenty-Three" to freeze space and time, destroying heaven and earth; Di Shitian survived for over two thousand years, his "Saint Heart Art" absolutely stunning.】

【Terrifying, truly terrifying; the waters of this world seem very deep. I still cannot be reckless; I must prioritize safety.】

A new day began, the diary updated again; after seeing the content, all the women were startled.

Divine artifacts?

A Sword Technique capable of freezing space and time?

A person who lived for over two thousand years?

Each word was like a dazzling little sun, almost blinding their eyes.

The women's hearts surged with waves, unable to calm down, feeling their cognition constantly overturned.

Zhizhou, Wushuang City.

Ming Yue stared unblinkingly at the content on the diary copy, her face showing shock.

"Dugu Jian? Is it a namesake? Or is it truly Dugu Jian, the elder brother of City Lord Dugu? Sword Technique Twenty-Three... did he become a demigod?"

Ming Yue frowned, thinking deeply.

Suddenly recalling the unruly son of City Lord Dugu Yifang, Dugu Ming, and his harassment of her, she felt a surge of irritability in her heart.

Zhizhou, All-Under-Heaven Society, Lakeside Pavilion.

You Ruo held the diary copy on her lap, reading with great interest.

As a "caged bird" under house arrest, she had not seen the outside world for a long time; the suddenly appearing diary copy became her only toy.

Therefore, she cherished this gift from heaven very much.

"Dugu Jian? Could it be that Sword Saint from Wushuang City? Father seems to be plotting against Wushuang City lately."

Youruo's slender brows knit tightly, a trace of worry surfacing in her eyes.

Though she was deeply disappointed in — and even resented — the father who had neglected her, deep down she still loved him, and naturally did not wish to see him come to harm.

After a moment's hesitation, she raised her voice and called out: "Someone, go fetch Wen Chouchou for me!"

Mengzhou, on the great grasslands.

The green-clad shepherdess girl fell into thought: "A sword technique that freezes time and space? How can time and space be frozen with a sword technique?"

She felt as if her thinking had thrown open a new door, yet everything remained a blur of clouds and mist — she could only grope her way forward slowly.

【Just how terrifying the high-level combatants of this world are, I won't randomly speculate for now — I'll wait until I actually run into them.】

【According to Qiying, apart from the Six Great Imperial Dynasties, the most prominent forces in the Central Domain are Shaolin, Wudang, and Gai Gang.】

【So here's the question — Di Di Shitian has lived over two thousand years, so is Shaolin's patriarch Bodhidharma also still alive? And is there a "Yuanji Mokewuliang" hidden in Shaolin's Wooden Dummy Alley?】

【If there is, this "Yuanji Mokewuliang" is far superior to any Yijin Jing — at the very least it's a Holy Scripture, perhaps even a Heavenly Art!】

A Heavenly Art!

Yet another Heavenly Art!

Seeing this, the women's eyes burned with envy.

But the moment they recalled this martial art was hidden within Shaolin Temple, it felt as if a basin of cold water had been dumped over their heads.

Shaolin's forbidden grounds are arguably one of the most dangerous places under heaven — going there to steal Wu Gong would be lighting a lamp in the latrine — courting death!

【Just how powerful the fused Shaolin Temple is, it's truly hard to figure out — but the Wudang Sect is obviously getting absurd.】

【No need to mention Zhang Sanfeng — in any Wu Xia Works, the moment he appears, he's basically the ceiling of martial power.】

【Though his strength varies across different works, in this Comprehensive Martial Arts World, he's clearly appearing at his peak.】

【With him holding the fort, the Wudang Sect can rest easy.】

【And those so-called Wudang "Four Little Heavenly Kings" — each one is the protagonist of his own book; in other words, Children of Destiny!】

【Any ordinary Men Sect would be extraordinary to have even one, yet Wudang has four — that's simply absurd, leaving no way out for the other sects at all.】

【Let's start with Zhang Wuji — he's the male lead of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, born to Wudang's Zhang Cuishan and Tianying Sect's Yin Susu when they were stranded on Ice Fire Island.】

【At the age of ten, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu brought him back to the Central Lands, but along the way he was abducted by the Two Elders of Xuanming under Prince Ruyang.】

【Later, at Zhang Zhenren's centenary birthday feast, the five sects — Shaolin, Emei, Kunlun, Kongtong, and Mount Huashan — descended upon Wudang together to press the issue, demanding that Zhang Cuishan and his wife reveal the whereabouts of the Golden-Haired Lion King Xie Xun, intending to seize the Dragon-Slaying Saber.】

【Zhang Cuishan refused to betray his sworn brother, and because his wife Yin Susu had once secretly harmed senior brother Yu Daiyan, he was consumed by anguish and self-reproach — and under the pressure, slit his own throat.】

【Yin Susu followed right after him.】

Ezhou, Mount Wudang.

"I'm dead? Fifth Brother and I killed ourselves?"

Looking at the ending written in the diary for herself and her husband in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Yin Susu could not help but be stunned.