Chapter 249

"These changes in temperament have long been reflected in the character the old gentleman left behind."

Dugu Qiubai heard this, stroked the few whiskers he had, and smiled:

"Mr. Su is indeed a god-like calculator..."

"Indeed, I left my parents after reaching adulthood and wandered the Jianghu alone."

"Back then, I was also a youth, walking the Jianghu, doing many chivalrous deeds, and the blue steel sword in my hand never spared an evil person!"

"When I was eighteen or nineteen, when I fought others, even those famous swordsmen in the Jianghu, eight or nine times out of ten, could not compare to my sword's speed."

"Every time I compared swords, I could always win by a move or half a move,"

"although I had no master, although I had not apprenticed to any sect, I gradually trained and grew through dueling these Jianghu swordsmen."

"By the age of twenty, the blue steel sword in my hand could already break seven or eight out of ten martial arts in the world."

"Whether the Wu Lin opponent used a saber, sword, spear, or staff, I could break them all with a blue steel sword!"

Having said this,

The little old man could not help but be slightly excited,

especially when immersed in the past, Dugu Qiubai's face seemed to show a simple smile like a youth's.

"But I'm not stupid,"

"before every fight, I would secretly observe the opponent's strength,"

"if the opponent was below the Grandmaster realm, I would fight them, using the sword as a master to temper my sword skills,"

"but if the opponent's realm was a Grandmaster or even above, I would carefully observe and deduce, and if I felt I could win, I would fight them!"

"If I didn't have the confidence to win, I would try my best to avoid a battle; sometimes running away was also common."

"Speaking of which, it's a bit shameful; although I was young back then, I had over a hundred battles, and relying on these clever means, I had no defeats."

After saying this, the old man chuckled.

Dugu Qiubai paused and continued:

"By the time I was twenty-five or twenty-six, I was no longer satisfied with dueling the swordsmen before me,"

"so I packed my luggage, took my blue steel sword, and competed with the heroes in the Heishuo area."

"Although I was still young then, I relied on a fast sword to make a name for myself among the Jianghu heroes."

"Hahaha..."

Dugu Qiubai laughed as he spoke of the past.

Especially when recalling this youthful time, he was even more spirited.

Although few Jianghu heroes know these things now, back then, they were all major events that shook the Wu Lin.

Su Hang heard this and smiled lightly, responding:

"Speaking of this sword character, from the fourth stroke, the gentleman's handwriting suddenly becomes gentle."

"The gentleman's desire for fame and profit also gradually dissipated."

"Back then, you made a name for yourself as the number one fast sword in the world in the Heishuo area."

"Young, sought after by the Jianghu, you were like the number one swordsman of the current era!"

"But in my opinion, there was one battle where you lost your morality..."

Dugu Qiubai was slightly stunned and then asked:

"May I ask Mr. Su, in which battle did I lose my morality?"

Su Hang said:

"At thirty, you were invincible with your fast sword, a top-tier hero in the Jianghu."

"At that time, you had no opponents and were very lonely."

"After all, for a sword fanatic like you, not finding an opponent is the most lonely thing."

"But just at this time, the Mo Sect of that time found you, wanting you to duel a peerless expert."

"After this battle, your state of mind changed greatly."

Hearing this, Dugu Qiubai seemed to remember something and said in surprise:

"Indeed!"

"Back then, I had no opponents and was bored,"

"so when I heard that an expert proficient in internal energy and palm techniques had appeared in the Jianghu, I didn't hesitate and agreed to the Mo Sect's request."

"I was the one to fight that expert,"

"but when I saw that expert, I discovered he was just a weak-looking, delicate scholar,"

"but even so, this scholar's martial arts were quite remarkable!"

"He was proficient in internal energy, especially Daoist internal energy, and his power was rarely deep."

"But strangely, this person had extremely high martial arts, yet wore an official robe; I heard he was a former top scholar and had been a prefect."

"I was extremely angry, thinking that if I couldn't even beat a scholar, what face would I have to walk the Jianghu?"

"I only blame myself for taking face too seriously back then; in order to win that battle, I used some tricks, letting that top scholar fight others first."

"After I discovered the top scholar's flaws, I then made my move."

"We fought from day to night, and finally, I broke that expert's internal energy with my sharp sword."

"Although this battle was extremely difficult, I won after all."

"It's just that I didn't expect that after I won, the Jianghu crowd didn't seem to intend to let that literary top scholar go."

"Not only did they beat him into a serious injury, but they also slaughtered his entire family!"

"Later, I inquired everywhere and learned that the literary top scholar's surname was Huang, and his given name was Chang."

Dugu Qiubai told the story as if chatting.

To him, these past events were really not worth telling outsiders,

but today he felt Su Hang was fated and looked pleasing to the eye, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.

Although he didn't feel anything,

the onlookers who had gathered around didn't think so.

Because just now, they heard a familiar name from this old man named Dugu Qiubai—Huang Chang.

In this comprehensive martial arts world, there is no need to say who Huang Chang is!

In short, if there were a few Land Immortal realm experts in the entire Great Song Dynasty, the elderly Huang Chang was one of them.

He was originally a civil official in the Great Song court and a former top scholar,

just because he was talented and literary, he was appointed by the emperor as the chief compiler of the Longevity Daoist Canon.

In order to complete the Longevity Daoist Canon requested by the emperor in time, the young Huang Chang studied the 100,000 volumes of Daoist Canon hidden in the imperial palace day and night.

These Daoist Canons were mostly looted from various sects or Daoist temples in the Jianghu, with a wide variety and different contents.

At that time, Huang Chang relied on extremely hard work and spent three full years finally compiling these 100,000 volumes of Daoist Canon.

But what he didn't expect was that just when these 100,000 Daoist Canons were all compiled, Huang Chang discovered that he had inexplicably gained a body of power.

Originally he was just a weak scholar, but after compiling these Daoist Canons, with just a light clap, he could pierce a stone pillar.

Just like that, Huang Chang inexplicably became an expert!

This matter soon spread throughout the world, causing a stir in both the court and the Jianghu.

It happened that the Mo Sect was rebelling, and the court's multiple encirclements and suppressions were ineffective, with heavy casualties among the court troops.

So, in desperation, the old emperor had to send Huang Chang to lead the army.

Who knew that Huang Chang's martial arts were extremely high, and he strangely exterminated the main forces of the Mo Sect,

and even with his own strength, he beat the experts of the Mo Sect until they had no temper.

In desperation, the Mo Sect crowd remembered Dugu Qiubai, who was competing with heroes in Heishuo and had no opponents.

"Sigh..."

"When I was young, I fought for fame and profit, destroying a generation of talent!"

"Otherwise, our Great Song Jianghu would surely have had one more Land Immortal!"