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Chapter 496 Master Zhang's Congratulatory Gift, Chen Jiu Si's Skill Greatly Improves (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

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As soon as Sixi said this, everyone present looked at the three people representing Wudang in surprise. The one in the lead was Song Yuanqiao, the second-generation first disciple of Wudang and the second on the Earth Ranking.

Song Yuanqiao practiced the Shaoyang Gong given to him by Zhang Sanfeng, a practice called "taking one step at a time, one step at a time."

Therefore, his strength did not reach the level of ordinary disciples of terrestrial immortals, such as the disciples of the Living Buddha Phagpa, two of whom were actually experts at the Melting God Realm.

Although Song Yuanqiao did not possess the strength of the Fusion God Realm, his status was no less than that of ordinary Fusion God Realm experts, and they treated him as an equal.

After all, one should consider the Buddha's sake even if one doesn't respect the monk. Song Yuanqiao may not be a man of great talent, but the immortal Zhang Zhenren of Wudang behind him is truly an invincible being.

If it weren't for the Seven Heroes of Wudang binding Zhang Sanfeng so tightly that he had a weakness and couldn't act as recklessly as he did during the Jiazi Demon-Slaying Ceremony.

Otherwise, Zhang Sanfeng would truly be completely unaffected by the current martial arts world. This is what is known as Zhang Sanfeng and his seven weaknesses.

Of course, this might be a joke, but whether it's a joke or not doesn't matter. What's important is that Song Yuanqiao has a very high status.

He is comparable to a powerhouse in the Fusion God Realm. Of course, if it were just Song Yuanqiao who came, it wouldn't have caused such a sensation.

After all, even powerful figures like Liu Futong, the Hermit of Yushan, and Peng Yingyu, the Laughing Buddha, had come. Although Song Yuanqiao was a disciple of Zhang Sanfeng, he was not so surprising.

However, one thing shocked everyone: Song Yuanqiao actually brought a genuine calligraphy work by Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang as a congratulatory gift.

This is incredible! Zhang Sanfeng is a figure who has been mythologized by martial arts, a true living god. For him to give someone his own calligraphy is an absolute honor.

Just three years ago, Master Kudu of Shaolin Temple wanted Zhang Sanfeng to write a calligraphy piece to commemorate the birthday of his master, Zen Master Wuxiang.

He personally climbed to the top of Wudang Mountain to request the calligraphy, but Zhang Sanfeng refused to give him any face. He simply said to Zen Master Kudu, "That bald monk Wuxiang is not worthy of my calligraphy. Back when my master was at Shaolin, he was often harassed and sent away by him!"

With just one sentence, Master Kudu of Shaolin, who ranked fifth on the Heavenly Ranking, was driven away.

It can be said that Master Kudu had prestige everywhere in the world. Even when he entered Dadu (Beijing), the emperor treated him with great respect, bestowed upon him a seat, and addressed him as a Zen master.

But with Zhang Sanfeng, you have no face. What face do you, a bald monk from the Kudu River, have?

Ku Du left Wudang in such a miserable state, with nowhere to vent his grievances. He dared not argue with Zhang Sanfeng, lest he displease the Master Sanfeng and get slapped twice.
So our fifth strongest on the Heavenly Ranking, the most powerful monk of Shaolin, didn't dare utter a single harsh word and left in a sorry state.

This shows how precious the calligraphy of the immortal Zhang Sanfeng was; ordinary people were simply not qualified to touch it.

Even the most powerful figures on the Heavenly Ranking are the same; if Master Zhang doesn't give you face or a calligraphy, you won't have any face at all.

But now, Master Zhang has actually written a calligraphy piece for Chen Jie, which shows that Chen Jiu Si is registered with Master Zhang. This is much more prestigious than having Liu Fu Tong or Peng Ying Yu attend this wedding.

And this gift should be the most precious gift of today's wedding.

At this moment, Song Yuanqiao was holding the calligraphy given to him by Zhang Zhenren, preparing to hand it to Sixi, but Chen Jie stopped him and said, "Hero Song, I must personally receive the calligraphy from Zhang Sanfeng."

As he spoke, Chen Jie reached out with both hands to receive the calligraphy. Song Yuanqiao was very satisfied with Chen Jie's behavior, which at least showed him sufficient respect for his master.

Chen Jie accepted the calligraphy and looked at Song Yuanqiao, saying, "Thank you, Master Song!"

Song Yuanqiao nodded slightly and said, "Haha, you're welcome. My master asked me to pass on a message to you."

Chen Jie immediately put on a serious expression and said, "Please speak, Master Song."

At this moment, Song Yuanqiao looked at Chen Jie and said, "My master asked me to pass on a message to Young Hero Chen: The road ahead is long and arduous, but I will persevere in my pursuit."

"The road is long and long, and I will search up and down!"

Chen Jie murmured the words Zhang Sanfeng had given him, seemingly understanding something. These words came from Qu Yuan's "Li Sao".

It means that although the journey is long and difficult, we should still pursue it actively, symbolizing the spirit of perseverance and courage.

Chen Jie didn't know whether Zhang Sanfeng was referring to the struggle for power, martial arts, or both when he said those words to him.

Anyway, Chen Jie felt a strong sense of mission.

Song Yuanqiao nodded slightly, and at this moment Peng Yingyu looked at Chen Jie and said, "Fourth brother, although this is not good, I was very curious at the time. What kind of calligraphy did Master Zhang give you? Can you show it to everyone?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Futong said, "Yes, Fourth Brother, it wouldn't hurt to take it out and have a look!"

After these words were spoken, the guests below were also very curious and asked, "Yes, take it out and let's see what words Master Zhang gave to Young Hero Chen."

A group of people were shouting that they wanted to see it.

Chen Jie looked at Song Yuanqiao and said, "Master Song, would it be convenient for everyone to take a look at this?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanqiao said, "Haha, of course it's not impossible. My master didn't give Young Hero Chen any secret letter about rebellion, so why can't I see it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Alright, since we have obtained the consent of the Wudang disciples, let's admire Master Zhang's original work!"

After saying this, Chen Jie called over Sixi and said, "Sixi, help me put it down."

Upon hearing this, Sixi immediately took the top of the calligraphy scroll, while Chen Jie, holding the bottom of the scroll, slowly opened the calligraphy scroll in front of him, which belonged to Zhang Zhenren of Wudang, one of the two most outstanding masters of the world, a terrestrial immortal!
As the calligraphy copybook was opened, countless eyes turned to it.

The calligraphy copybook contained only one character: 【道】 (Dao).

But as everyone's attention focused on it, all the viewers realized that the word "Dao" seemed to be right in front of them. This Dao, which countless people could not explain or understand, seemed to be about to leap off the page at this moment.

At that moment, everyone was stunned by this doctrine.

It was as if a great bell was ringing wildly in their minds, and countless people fell into a state of inexplicable enlightenment.

Chen Jiu Si was closest to it and was directly attracted by the path in front of him. Then, it felt as if a great bell was being struck wildly in his head, and each strike made Chen Jiu Si's mind clearer.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jie discovered that the martial arts within his dantian, which had been dormant, were now pulsating wildly, as if they had received nourishment.

The Eighteen Palms of Dragon Capture: A golden dragon stretches across the sky, circling the heavens, emitting a deafening sound, terrifying beyond compare.

With the blessing of the Dao, the golden dragon slowly broke through its physical limits, and the next moment Chen Jie's mind became clear.

Each of the Eighteen Dragon-Capturing Palms has its own strength. If the eighteen palms were combined into one, could an even stronger nineteenth palm be comprehended?
At this moment, Chen Jie seemed to have grasped something, but at the same time, he seemed to have not grasped it.

At this moment, Chen Jie was contemplating the breakthrough of the Eighteen Dragon-Capturing Palms in relation to the Dao, while other martial arts within his body were also emerging one after another.

The Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique was surging wildly within his body. The shepherd boy riding a green ox, holding a willow whip, was the manifestation of the God of Spring.

Chen Jie was most familiar with the Spring God Technique, so with the blessing of the Dao, he sorted out the Spring God Technique and found that even after cultivating for so long, there were still flaws, and he had not reached the strongest Spring God Wrath at all!
Next up is Xia Shennu. Xia Shennu is something Chen Jie seized from the young leader of the Huangzhou Prefecture Fishing Gang back then. This martial arts technique was originally pieced together by this young leader himself. Although it was complete, it still had many flaws.

With the blessing of the Dao, Chen Jie immediately saw through these flaws and instantly filled in all the gaps that had been bothering him, and the strength of Xia Shen Nu increased once again.

Following closely behind was Chen Jie's Winter God Technique, which he obtained from the Turtle and Crane Elders, but it was still incomplete, missing nearly a third of its content. At this moment, under the manifestation of the Dao, it only helped to solidify the first two-thirds of the text.

However, it was not completed, which gave Chen Jie a headache. To obtain greater power, completing the Wrath of the Winter God was an essential step.

Besides these, the Qiankun Great Law within Chen Jie's body was also slowly rotating. Under the manifestation of the Dao, Chen Jie vaguely saw a higher level of the Qiankun Great Law.

Chen Jie was so engrossed in this Dao that he could not extricate himself for a long time. The martial arts techniques in his mind manifested one after another. At this moment, Chen Jie was roaming in the world of Dao.

Moreover, not only Chen Jie, but almost everyone in the room was stunned, their eyes fixed on the character "Dao" in front of them with fervor.

Only a few members of Wudang had clear eyes and were not shocked by the words before them. This was because they had received guidance from their master and had studied martial arts to a state of perfection, without much aftereffect. Therefore, there was nothing for them to understand under the Dao.

It's like some people who can't afford meat their whole lives suddenly have a meal of meat, and it tastes incredibly delicious.

Some people eat meat every day, so if you give them a piece of meat, they'll eat it like it's nothing special.

It can be said that compared to these people from Wudang, none of the martial arts practitioners present had ever eaten chaff.

Not only ordinary martial artists, but also Peng Yingyu and Liu Futong.

As Peng Yingyu looked at the Dao before him, he felt a great bell ring in his head. At the same time, a voice swirled wildly in his ears. As the voice swirled, golden light faintly emanated from Peng Yingyu's body. Soon, the golden light on his body slowly revealed a golden Buddha statue covered in cracks.

This is Peng Yingyu's martial arts phantom, which manifests now, but Peng Yingyu's eyes are fixed on the character "Dao" in front of her.

As the word "Dao" became clearer, the grand and majestic sounds in his mind became gentler and more melodious, and Peng Yingyu fell into a peaceful state.

As his peaceful state lasted longer, the cracks in his golden body began to heal slowly. He seemed to have realized something, and his golden body was rapidly repaired.

The cracks in his golden body were visibly healing little by little under the restoration of the Dao.

Liu Futong, standing beside him, also gazed at the character "Dao" and entered a prolonged state of enlightenment, with earth-yellow qi slowly circulating around him. Among them, Zhu Chongba was probably the one who benefited the most; he stared at the character "Dao" before him, various cultivation techniques circulating in his mind.

Then, a majestic man wielding a long sword appeared behind him. Yes, that was his strongest technique, the *Xuanyuan Jue*, one of the Three Divine Arts of the Human Emperor. Behind him, a faint image of a Buddha could be seen; that was his strongest palm technique, the *Buddha's Palm*.

He was clearly in a state of sudden enlightenment, and he felt that he had a more thorough understanding of his own martial arts skills.

Aside from these, everyone present fell into a state of sudden enlightenment, and soon, Peng Yingyu was the first to regain her senses.

He was the strongest among them, and the power of that Dao only repaired about two-thirds of the cracks in his golden body. The remaining third would be difficult for him to repair because it was his obsession with his whereabouts. Unless he could overcome even his obsession, he might be able to completely repair his golden body.

Even so, Peng Yingyu was very grateful to Master Sanfeng. If it weren't for Master Sanfeng's help, she didn't know when her golden body would have been repaired!
Thinking this, he saw Peng Yingyu turn to look at Liu Futong. Liu Futong also snapped out of his reverie, looked at Peng Yingyu, and exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being called a terrestrial immortal!"

After saying this, Peng Yingyu and Liu Futong exchanged a glance, then looked at the scene, where everyone seemed to be in a state of sudden enlightenment.

Peng Yingyu said, "Such divine power can probably only be possessed by terrestrial immortals."

Amidst his reflections, Chen Jie slowly emerged from his state of enlightenment. This enlightenment had allowed him to make up for his shortcomings in martial arts, but it had also revealed his weakness: his incomplete martial arts techniques.

Chen Jiu Si's Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique is incomplete, which is his major weakness and the gap between him and Zhu Chong Ba. Zhu Chong Ba has the complete Xuan Yuan Technique. However, due to the special nature of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique, to use the state of the Four Gods in One, one needs at least the fourth level of the Fusion God Realm or even the Land Immortal Realm, which Chen Jiu Si cannot use now.

However, Chen Jie hasn't even collected all the materials for the third stage of Winter God's Wrath yet, which is not good. Especially as Chen Jie's strength advances further, if he enters the second stage of Melting God, his current combination of Spring and Summer Gods will not be enough for him to exert his full potential.

He must find the fourth god, the Autumn God Technique, or complete the third god technique, the Winter God Technique.

Unfortunately, he has no information about the Autumn God Technique at all, so there is no possibility of finding it in the short term. However, he still has some ideas about the Winter God Technique.

Chen Jie has only seen the Winter God Technique on Elders Turtle and Crane so far, and they learned it from their master, Elder Bai Sun. So the question is, where did Elder Bai Sun learn it from? Is it possible to find the complete Winter God Technique by following Elder Bai Sun's lead?

At this moment, Chen Jie had a clear understanding of his future plans: first, he needed to find the Hundred-Loss Elder, and then find a way to obtain the Winter God Technique; otherwise, he would not have a corresponding cultivation method to exert his power in order to cope with the next level of cultivation.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie's eyes cleared up considerably. He didn't know Zhang Zhenren's purpose in giving him this calligraphy, but he knew that it would be of great help to him.

Thinking this, Chen Jie turned his head and his eyes met Zhu Chongba's. The two looked at each other and understood each other deeply.

And so, after an unknown amount of time, everyone present slowly awoke from this state of enlightenment. When they looked up at the Dao character again, they were filled with mixed emotions. Zhang Sanfeng truly deserved to be called the greatest man in the world; with just this one piece of calligraphy, everyone present had benefited greatly.

He is truly a man of God.

Chen Jie understood the importance of the calligraphy. He then put the calligraphy away and said to Song Yuanqiao, "Thank you, Master Song. I am deeply grateful for Master Sanfeng's kindness!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanqiao laughed and said, "Young Master Chen, do you still remember the promise you made with my master? Before he left, my master said that he would like to meet you if fate allows."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Then after my wedding, shall I visit Wudang?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanqiao said, "Haha, there's no need to rush. My master said everything is up to fate."

Chen Jie said, "I think our time has come. After my wedding and after settling things at home, I will definitely go to Wudang to meet Master Zhang."

Song Yuanqiao nodded slightly.

At this moment, Chen Jie made a gesture of invitation and said, "Martial arts masters, please come in."

Song Yuanqiao immediately led his men inside, and Zhang Cuishan, Yin Liting, and Mo Shenggu bowed to Chen Jie one by one.

Then they entered the inner courtyard and took their seats.

Following closely behind was Abbess Juemie of Emei, and people from various sects came to offer their congratulations.

Just then, a man suddenly appeared, startling everyone. He stood before Chen Jiu Si, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Having heard that the Prince of Ruyang is marrying off his daughter, His Highness Prince Qi has come to offer his congratulations!"

"Ten singing girls have been specially sent to add to the merriment!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present frowned. For someone to be getting married, he was sending a singing girl as a wedding favor. Was the Prince of Qi trying to ruin the occasion?

At this moment, everyone's face looked grim.

Chen Jiu Si and Zhao Ya also looked displeased. After all, the guests had come to deliver gifts, and to throw them out like this would make it seem as if their host family lacked tolerance.

But then, someone inside the house suddenly shouted angrily, "Get out!"

The word "get lost" came out like a thunderclap, specifically targeting the messenger, who was just preparing to see how Chen Jiu Si would respond, when he unexpectedly heard the Prince of Ruyang roar: "Get lost!"

The word "get lost" immediately shocked the messenger, who staggered backward and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof".

The man stopped, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then saw the Prince of Ruyang walk out of the door with a livid face. He looked at the special envoy of the Prince of Qi standing below the stage with murderous intent in his eyes.

The Qi King's envoy was terrified. He looked at the Prince of Ruyang and said, "Your Majesty, even in times of war, envoys are not killed. How much less should I be spared? I have come to offer my congratulations!"

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Ruyang looked at him and said, "Heh, well said. Today is my daughter's wedding day, so I won't kill you. Go back and tell your prince to take back his singing girl and let him die on a woman's belly. Don't come here to cause trouble!"

"Furthermore, this matter is not over yet; I will make him pay the price!"

Upon hearing this, the King of Qi's envoy was taken aback, but immediately replied, "I understand. Then I will take my leave."

After saying this, the envoy of the King of Qi left in a dejected manner. In fact, he knew that his mission today was unlikely to succeed, and his master, the King of Qi, did not expect him to succeed. To put it bluntly, the main reason he came today was that the King of Qi wanted to annoy the King of Ruyang.

The congratulations were a pretense, but the desire to use this opportunity to annoy Prince Ruyang was more genuine than gold.

And so, the King of Qi's special envoy left in a sorry state.

The Prince of Ruyang also silently stood on Zhao Ya's side, his meaning clear: today he would stand up for his daughter, and he would be the first to deal with any fools who dared to cause trouble.

Prince Ruyang then surveyed the entire room, and none of the remaining people did anything out of line.

Just as everyone was about to enter the venue and prepare for the banquet, a series of hoofbeats suddenly sounded in the distance. Soon, the group of people arrived, led by Chen Jie's Qinglong Guard soldiers from Huangzhou Prefecture. Today, the Qinglong Guard was responsible for maintaining order in the city.

At this moment, Jin Yanzi, the commander of the Azure Dragon Guard, dismounted and said, "City Lord."

Chen Jie said, "You've come at the perfect time. Let's take our seats and have a meal."

Jin Yanzi said, "City Lord, I came here not for this matter, but for an important matter."

Chen Jie asked, "What important matter is it?"

Jin Yanzi said, "Today, while we were on patrol, we discovered two suspicious-looking people. When we arrested them and questioned them, we found out that they were actually eunuchs sent by the imperial court to deliver imperial edicts!"

"Imperial eunuch, deliver the imperial decree!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the audience, from the mountains and rivers to the heroes of the martial arts world, turned to look at them, their eyes filled with doubt. Why was this imperial eunuch here to announce Chen Jiu's wedding?

Not to mention these people, Chen Jie was also surprised. He looked at the Prince of Ruyang, who did not know that the emperor would send a eunuch to deliver the imperial edict. He frowned slightly but did not say anything.

Chen Jie said, "Let them come over."

Upon hearing this, the heroes of the martial arts world gathered around, and even Peng Yingyu and Liu Futong cast surprised glances their way over.

Golden Swallow cupped her hands in greeting, turned to look at the carriage behind her, and said, "Come out, our city lord wants to see you."

Upon hearing this, the carriage curtain shakily opened, and a young eunuch followed, while a middle-aged eunuch got out of the carriage.

The two men cautiously approached and saw the group of fierce-looking martial arts heroes. They were so frightened that their legs trembled. The martial arts heroes also exuded a menacing aura when they looked at the two eunuchs, which further frightened the two eunuchs into not daring to move forward.

Golden Swallow gave him a push from behind and said, "Hurry up!"

The shove caused the two to stumble and nearly fall, but they managed to straighten up as if to assert their royal authority, even straightening their backs.

However, nothing could hide the fear on their faces.

At this moment, the two of them stopped shakily and looked at Chen Jie, asking, "You, which one of you is Chen Jiu Si?"

"Yes, is there something you need?"

Chen Jie looked at the two young eunuchs.

The young eunuch tried to appear authoritative and said, "Chen Jiu Si, His Majesty has issued a decree. Why are you not kneeling down to receive it?!"

(End of this chapter)