Chapter 79

She could be called the second Pretty Huang Rong.

Thus, the very first moment Jiang Sishui came close and gazed into her eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

Facing Zhu's provocation, Jiang Sishui looked quite helpless: "If I don't look or gaze, Miss will say my eyes are empty, that I ignore you."

"If I do look and gaze, a playful girl like you will surely say I am abrupt and rude, with ulterior motives."

"Alas, whether I look or not, Miss has given me a difficult problem, leaving me at a loss for what to do."

Jiang Sishui spoke with grievance, causing the women present to smile involuntarily.

At the same time, they thought silently in their hearts: "Could it be that you are not harboring ulterior motives? You are! If not for the diary revealing your thoughts, we would truly have been deceived by you."

Zhao Qiying watched from the side, feeling a bit sour in her heart.

However, thinking that these few would most likely become her sisters in the future, she did not smash her vinegar jar at this moment; otherwise, in future interactions, there would inevitably be a rift between them.

Zhu sighed, as if blaming herself: "According to Young Master Jiang, it seems I, this little maid, am making trouble without reason. Alas, so be it; I will change in the future."

Jiang Sishui: "..."

Wait, is Zhu from Swallow Islet? Are you sure she isn't from Grand View Garden?

Why does she speak in such a dainty, affected manner, with every sentence feeling strangely familiar?

He immediately changed the subject: "I wonder how Miss is addressed?"

Seeing this, the playful smile in Zhu's eyes grew even stronger. She said: "My name is Zhu; it is ordinary and common, but not as pleasant to hear as Young Master's."

Jiang Sishui: "..."

This mischievous girl is truly very naughty; someone must be found to keep her in check!

Instinctively, the figure of Huang Rong appeared in his mind.

"Just you wait; I'll find you a rival later!" Jiang Sishui secretly vowed.

With a thought, an idea suddenly occurred to him. Looking at Bi beside him, he asked a question he already knew the answer to: "So it is Miss Zhu. I wonder, what is the relationship between Miss Zhu and Bi...?"

Zhu and Bi exchanged a glance; the former smiled and said: "I am her older sister."

"A biological older sister?"

"Not a biological older sister, but better than one."

Jiang Sishui feigned a sudden realization: "I see. Since Miss Zhu and Bi are like sisters, and Bi calls me Grand Master's Master's Master, then from now on we are all family. Excellent! Excellent!"

Zhu: "..."

Wang Yuyan and Bi, seeing the usually sharp-tongued Zhu at a loss, could not help but cover their mouths and laugh softly.

Zhu glared at Bi.

It was all this girl's fault, going and becoming a disciple of that Kang Guangling; if not for that, how could she indirectly be two generations junior to Jiang Sishui?

Truly detestable!

In this round, Zhu lost with great unwillingness.

Afterwards, Jiang Sishui looked at Bi again and said: "I do not like those formalities, so do not perform grand bows to me in the future. Also, do not call me 'Grand Master's Master's Master'; it makes me feel too old."

Hearing this, Bi agreed without hesitation: "Yes, Young Master Jiang."

While the few of them were getting to know each other, the disciples of the Longya Sect also went down the mountain to purchase necessary items.

In the afternoon, under Su Suxinghe's arrangements, everyone held a funeral for Wu Wu Ya Zi.

When a person dies, it is like a lamp going out; with Wu Wu Ya Zi's coffin buried in the earth, the past grievances and conflicts were marked with a half period.

The other half, however, was not up to him to decide.

After the funeral ended, Su Suxinghe pulled Jiang Sishui aside. Seeing that no one was around, he immediately took a booklet out of his sleeve and handed it to him.

Jiang Sishui, whose curiosity had already been piqued by his mysterious demeanor, took it and looked, causing his sword-like eyebrows to rise.

Su Suxinghe explained from the side: "This is the Spirit-Blocking Formation created by Master. Master entrusted it to my care; now, following Master's instructions before his death, I hand it over to you, the Sect Leader."

Hearing this, Jiang Sishui gladly accepted it.

The Great Spirit-Blocking Formation can "sever the connection between Heaven and Man"; he was also very curious about it and wanted to explore it thoroughly.

By the time the matters were finished, the sun was nearly setting.

Taking advantage of the time while the women were busy preparing dinner, Jiang Sishui took out his diary and began to write.

【Last night, I went up to Drumming Mountain and only then discovered there was actually a "Zhenlong Illusion Formation" up there; it truly caught me off guard.】

【Because this thing does not exist in the original story.】

【Moreover, this "Zhenlong Illusion Formation" is no ordinary Formation; it has a glorious record of trapping and killing Heaven and Man!】

【Such important information, I not only overlooked, but also inexplicably stepped right into it.】

【Fortunately, after finishing the diary yesterday, I obtained the protective artifact "Sunlight Golden Wheel," allowing me to be unaffected by the illusionary power, pass through the Illusion Formation smoothly, and find Wu Wu Ya Zi.】

"Ah, Brother Jiang doesn't know about the 'Zhenlong Illusion Formation'?"

Zhao Qiying was also stunned; she thought that when Jiang Sishui went to the Central Plains Escort Agency to entrust the escort, he must have collected all the information beforehand, which was why he hadn't mentioned it...

Hearing now that Jiang Sishui had entered the Formation in a confused state, her heart also felt waves of fear.

"Sunlight Golden Wheel? Protective artifact?"

Learning that Jiang Sishui passed through the Illusion Formation relying on this item, all the women realized it was an extraordinary treasure.

At the same time, the two words "protective" also triggered associations in some people.

Could the function of this "Sunlight Golden Wheel" be the same as that light shield protecting them?

【Fortunately, the bad luck was only temporary; the following matters went much smoother than I imagined.】

【As soon as Wu Wu Ya Zi saw me, without saying two sentences, he designated me as his successor, and then wanted to transmit skills to me.】

【As a result, until I inherited his Full body of skill, not a single word of the carefully prepared speech I had prepared earlier was used.】

【This left me puzzled for a time.】

【But thinking about it later, I let it go】

【Probably Wu Ya Zi had long given up hope of solving the "Zhenlong Chess Game," and his body really couldn't hold on anymore. Then he saw my conditions weren't bad 3.7, so he chose me right away】

【But Wu Ya Zi was already over ninety years old, and he was only a Great Grandmaster】

【After all, the Xiaoyao Sect is not short of divine arts, and Wu Ya Zi was exceptionally gifted. Having lived so long, even just grinding through time he should have reached the Heaven-Human realm】

【Could it be because Ding Chunqiu's sneak attack blocked his path to the Heaven-Human realm?】

【That's right too—if Wu Ya Zi had been a Heaven-Human, even if crippled, killing Ding Chunqiu would have been effortless, and Suxinghe wouldn't have had to endure humiliation for so many years】

"Wu Ya Zi was only a Great Grandmaster?"

Seeing the contents in the diary, the women were all surprised.

The "Zhenlong Chess Game" was quite famous, and the "Zhenlong Phantom Formation" could make even Heaven-Human cultivators fail. By all appearances, the mastermind behind it all should have been a big shot.

Who would have thought he was only a Great Grandmaster!

It's like a cat tripping an elephant—hard to believe.

【Having received Wu Ya Zi's Full body of skill, I broke straight through to the Late Grandmaster Stage. Well, to be precise, the Eighth Layer of Grandmaster】

【Wu Ya Zi should have been at the Ninth Layer of Grandmaster; the Transmit skills process must have lost some】

【But it doesn't matter—with the "Northern Nether Divine Art," I can just find some people to absorb from later, and I'll get there】

【It's a pity that the Heaven-Human realm can't be achieved just by absorbing skill power; one must also comprehend 'Unity of Heaven and Man'】

【Fortunately, with my current talent, this isn't difficult—at most it'll just take a bit more time】

"Eighth Layer of Grandmaster…"

Seeing this, the women were all green with envy.

A realm that ninety-nine percent of martial artists can never reach in their entire lives, Jiang Sishui achieved in a single night.

Moreover, Jiang Sishui's talent rivals Lang Fanyun's; with the latter's "Modeling oneself on Heaven and Earth" spirit, "Unity of Heaven and Man" simply cannot stop him.

In other words, the door to the Martial Dao Jin Dan has already opened wide for Jiang Sishui.

【Taking Wu Ya Zi as master brings three huge benefits】

【The first, of course, is his Great Grandmaster Art, letting me ascend to the heavens in a single step】

【The second is the "Northern Nether Divine Art" and "Lingbo Weixu"】

27【The most outstanding feature of the "Northern Nether Divine Art" is absorbing others' true qi for one's own use, making others' years of Hard work become a wedding dress for oneself】

【As long as the meridians can bear it, theoretically one can absorb and refine infinitely, with no hidden dangers whatsoever—a true cultivation cheat device】

【But when I read the book back then, I always had one question: can the internal force absorbed by the "Northern Nether Divine Art" actually be recovered afterward?】

【The book is rather muddled on this point】

【In the Wanjie Valley underground passage melee, Duan Yu absorbed a group of people's internal force in one breath, including the three great villains besides Duan Yanqing】