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Chapter 518 Evil-Repelling Sword Manual (Two Chapters Combined)
"Don't drink anymore, it's too wasteful. Drink a little and quickly circulate your internal energy; it will be good for your martial arts," Liu Zhengfeng said to Qu Feiyan.

"Silence, go wait ten meters away." Shen Qingzhou drank half a bowl of fish soup. To be honest, it didn't taste very good. Although the fish itself was very fresh, he didn't like seafood. Crabs and fish were the same. He didn't taste any flavor in it.

Here in the middle of nowhere, there weren't any fancy seasonings. To him, the golden carp was actually quite ordinary, especially the fish soup. If you made a hot pot fish and stir-fried it with chili peppers, he might like it, but there's no such option now.

Qu Feiyan obediently drank the fish soup, which gave her even more confidence in Shen Qingzhou. She drank the fish soup while waiting. She wasn't stupid and had nothing to be embarrassed about. She was pitiful, but she was also taught by Qu Yang and wasn't so rule-abiding.

Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang were momentarily stunned. The internal energy entering their bodies had knocked them unconscious, so what happened next was none of their business. Although the Divine Illumination Scripture wasn't a huge secret to Shen Qingzhou—it was still a martial art—it was better to keep it a secret if possible.

The internal energy of the Divine Illumination Scripture passed by the severed heart meridian and wrapped itself around it. As the blood supply to various parts of the body became sufficient, it slowly stuck together again.

An hour later, Shen Qingzhou withdrew his palms. Treating two people at once was much more difficult than treating one, which is the mystery of the Perfect Realm.

This treatment also made Shen Qingzhou realize that if Ding Dian had come, he could only save one person. His skill was insufficient; there was a significant gap between the Great Completion of the Divine Illumination Scripture and its Perfection. Moreover, what he had perfected was not only his skill but also his ability to use the Divine Illumination Scripture.

Even if Liu Zhengfeng and the others could hold on, they couldn't last more than a few hours. It was only because of Jin Liyu and Shen Qingzhou that they managed to do everything. If it were just Ding Dian alone, he would most likely have to rely on his internal energy to maintain his condition and then slowly treat the illness. It would take at least ten days to half a month to achieve that.

This is different from Di Yun hanging himself. After Di Yun was saved, his blood circulation was restored and he had no other injuries. However, Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang had their meridians severed and had to continuously maintain the output of internal energy.

Seeing that Qu Feiyan was still worried, Shen Qingzhou released his inner force, and Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang slowly woke up. The two of them immediately checked their own condition in tacit understanding.

Suddenly, the two people grabbed each other's hands, which made Shen Qingzhou feel a little uneasy. He suspected that these two people were not only kindred spirits, but also had some other relationship. Of course, this was just a modern person's speculation.

In fact, Shen Qingzhou knew that these two people were probably not friends, but they were just kindred spirits. However, he couldn't help but overthink things.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Liu, you're awake. Are you alright?" Qu Feiyan rushed over.

"Feiyan, it seems you'll have to take better care of Grandpa from now on." Qu Yang was very happy; his heart meridian had been reconnected—how did they manage that?

Of course, I am still weak right now, after all, my injuries have just been treated, so I can't recover that quickly.

"Thank you so much, Master Shen, for saving me."

"Brother Shen, I, Liu, truly cannot repay this kindness." Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang wanted to express their gratitude to Shen Qingzhou.

"Alright, you know that's good. Stop kneeling around. You can never repay the life-saving grace," Shen Qingzhou said with a smile.

"Of course, I'm just so excited, I never expected this," Liu Zhengfeng said.

"You all need to rest for at least three days before you can practice your internal energy, otherwise your meridians are in danger of breaking at any time," Shen Qingzhou reminded him.

"That's natural."

"Thank you, Brother Shen." Qu Feiyan wanted to kneel, but was stopped by a surge of internal force. Shen Qingzhou's skill was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. He had just treated the two old men, which had consumed a lot of his energy, but it wasn't easy for him to deplete it all. The golden carp was very useful.

"You guys handle things here, I'll go check if Linghu Chong and the others have returned yet, maybe something's wrong." Shen Qingzhou disliked this kind of thank-you stuff and simply flew away.

As for whether they will be ungrateful, the chances are very small. Besides, you can try it if you dare.

……

On Linghu Chong's side, after dealing with things with Yilin for a while, he noticed that Qu Feiyan and the others had not returned yet. He then sensed something was amiss and went to the location to find that his master and Yu Canghai were fighting.

Yue Buqun looked very relaxed. Every time Yu Canghai thrust his sword at him, it looked fierce, but he always managed to parry it successfully with a simple block. When Yu Canghai moved behind him, he didn't rush to turn around. He just swung his sword to protect his back, looking very dashing.

Yu Canghai's sword became faster and faster, but Yue Buqun only defended and did not attack. If an ordinary person saw this, they would definitely admire him. He was indeed a master with the nickname "Gentleman Sword". His fighting style was also completely devoid of any frivolity.

Yue Buqun rarely fought with others. Linghu Chong most often saw him sparring with Ning Zhongze and demonstrating martial arts to his disciples. Although it looked very sophisticated, it was definitely different from what we see today.

Each time Yu Canghai swung his sword, it produced an extremely loud sound as it cut through the air. His sword power was strong and his inner strength was profound. It seemed to have transformed into a circle of blue shadows, which circled around Yue Buqun. The sound of the two swords clashing was so fast that the previous sound and the next sound were connected into one, no longer just a simple clanging, but a continuous sound.

Compared to Tian Boguang, Yu Canghai seemed to be half a level above him in martial arts. Linghu Chong had fought with Tian Boguang, so he naturally used him as a comparison. However, considering that he was killed so easily by Shen Qingzhou, Shen Yujing's martial arts were truly unfathomable.

Suddenly, a loud clang was heard, and Yu Canghai flew backward more than ten feet like a lightning arrow, then stood still, having already sheathed his longsword.

Linghu Chong was taken aback. The battle was over. When he looked at Yue Buqun again, he saw that Yue Buqun's long sword was already sheathed and he was standing firmly on the ground without making a sound. The battle ended too quickly for Linghu Chong to tell who had won or lost.

The two stood there for a while, as if waiting for something, before finally Yu Canghai snorted coldly and said, "Fine, until we meet again!"

He was shocked. He hadn't been able to test Yue Buqun's skills, otherwise he wouldn't have left so easily. The other party was much stronger than him.

Unbeknownst to the others, Shen Qingzhou witnessed everything unfolding. It was a coincidence; he had intended to find Yilin and Linghu Chong, but he happened to hear a fight. If Linghu Chong could detect it, given his martial arts skills, it was impossible for him not to.

He witnessed the fight between Yue Buqun and Yu Canghai. To put it simply, Yu Canghai's martial arts skills were no match for Yue Buqun's. Yue Buqun only defended and did not attack, completely suppressing Yu Canghai with his internal energy.

Suddenly, his expression changed. There was some commotion over there. It was quite a lively scene. Qu Yang, Liu Zhengfeng, Yu Canghai, and Yue Buqun were all there. It seemed that the protagonist always encountered trouble wherever he went. He was indeed quite the protagonist.

Yu Canghai suddenly moved and drifted away. Yue Buqun quickly chased after him, saying, "Master Yu, please wait! What has become of Lin Zhennan and his wife?"

Linghu Chong wanted to give chase, but the difference in their skill levels was too great. Before he knew it, the two were already several miles away, and he couldn't catch up with them at all.

At this moment, Shen Qingzhou had arrived at a dilapidated temple, where an old and shrill voice was interrogating him. "Where is the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual? You only need to tell me honestly, and I will avenge you and your husband and the Fuwei Escort Agency."

Shen Qingzhou frowned. He recognized the two people lying there. He had seen them from afar when he went to Fuzhou before. They were Lin Zhennan and his wife.

The two were completely different from when they first met; Lin Zhennan's hair was disheveled, and he no longer had the same spirit.

As for Madam Lin, she was a voluptuous and beautiful woman before. Now, because women are naturally fond of beauty, even though she has taken care of herself, she is far less attractive than before and no longer has the means to look her best.

Both of their clothes were stained with blood, a testament to how long they had been interrogated. Shen Qingzhou looked at all this and thought, "Some things are just hard to change, no matter how hard you want to."

Looking at the person standing there, he was much shorter than normal, but if you looked closely, you could tell that he was a hunchback, his body almost lying down. Shen Qingzhou had never seen him before, but he knew that he was the famous hunchback of the northern frontier, Mu Gaofeng.

Lin Zhennan and his wife were imprisoned by the Qingcheng Sect and brought to Hengyang City. However, the couple refused to talk about the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, and since they couldn't destroy the clues, they had to interrogate them.

It must have been Mu Gaofeng who discovered them, and then, while Yue Buqun and Yu Canghai were fighting, he managed to abduct them.

The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual has a great influence. Many people know about Lin Yuantu's glory back then. If his descendants live up to his expectations, there is naturally nothing more to say.

But just like Lin Zhennan, who is already enjoying both fortune and power, naturally many people have their own opinions.

Of course, the most thoughtful ones are definitely the Qingcheng Sect. Yu Canghai's elder died in despair after a battle with Lin Yuantu. If they really want to cause trouble, this is the reason and the cause.

Because of this incident, Yu Canghai also coveted the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique. After confirming the strength of the Fuwei Escort Agency, he immediately took action.

At the same time, Shen Qingzhou looked to the side and saw that Linghu Chong had also arrived. He couldn't catch up with Yue Buqun and Yu Canghai, as both of them were superior to him in martial arts and agility.

Linghu Chong was also surprised. He didn't expect Lin Zhennan and his wife to be here. He was very smart and could guess who was talking from just one sentence. After all, the question was too obvious.

The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual was the cause of the Lin family's demise. Besides Lin Zhennan and his wife, who else could represent the Fuwei Escort Agency? Lin Pingzhi could, but he was unmarried, so there was no question of a husband and wife.

“I know nothing about any Evil-Repelling Sword Manual. My Lin family’s swordsmanship has been passed down orally for generations, and there is no manual,” a male voice said.

"So you're not going to tell me? You've probably heard of the name 'Northern Camel' before." Mu Gaofeng was now threatening him.

"Who doesn't know, who doesn't know that Senior Mu wanted to force himself on me? This was something I expected. Since I was captured by the Qingcheng Sect, I have been tortured every day. Although my martial arts are low, I am not someone who is afraid of death." The sarcasm in Lin Zhennan's words was also very obvious.

"If your Lin family doesn't actually have the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, then your silence is simply because you don't have the manual."

Even if there were such techniques, the swordplay in this manual would mostly be extremely mediocre; otherwise, why couldn't you even defeat a few disciples of the Qingcheng Sect?

This is actually a question that many people in the martial arts world have. Lin Yuantu's reputation is not undeserved, but his successors are really too bad.

"Senior Mu is right. Even if I did have the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, such a mediocre, amateurish sword technique wouldn't even be enough to protect my own life. How could Senior Mu possibly take it seriously?"

His response really upset Mu Gaofeng. He had originally intended to use a provocation tactic, but who could bear to see their ancestors humiliated, especially when they saw this martial art and how their ancestors had built such a large Fuwei Escort Agency?

Who would have thought that Lin Zhennan would be so protective of his family's reputation that if you pointed your finger at his grandfather and insulted him, he would get angry, but if you just said that his martial arts skills were lacking, he wouldn't care.

He wasn't particularly good at martial arts, just barely. He was just exceptionally good at business.

Previously, he was associated with the Fuwei Escort Agency. Fuwei means "fortune" before Wei, and some things cannot be changed overnight.

He knew it was a provocation, but there were some things he genuinely didn't care about.

"I'm just curious. There must be a reason why that short, bull-nosed guy made such a big fuss. Maybe the sword techniques recorded in that sword manual are actually quite advanced, but you just didn't comprehend them, which is why you've disgraced the illustrious name of your Lin family ancestors."

Show me your Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, and point out its wonders. In the future, use your swordsmanship to avenge your family and let the world know that your ancestor's reputation was well-deserved.

There was nothing he could do; Lin Zhennan wasn't taking the bait, so he had to slap himself in the face. Luckily, no one else was around, otherwise, even though he wasn't a righteous person, he would have been mortified.

"Senior Mu is too kind. It is my lack of skill that has anything to do with my ancestors. I will naturally apologize to my ancestors after I go down." After Lin Zhennan finished speaking, he said nothing more. As for Madam Lin, she remained silent.

“Lin Zhennan, this is meaningless of you. If you don’t think about yourself or your ancestors, you should at least think about your children,” Mu Gaofeng suddenly said.

Madam Lin shrieked, "What did you say? What does that have to do with my Ping'er? What happened to Ping'er? Where...where is he?"

Women may not care much about their ancestors and family, but they are absolutely unable to remain calm when it comes to their sons.

"Lin Pingzhi is a clever and quick-witted boy. I took a liking to him at first sight. The boy is also sensible. Knowing that I am skilled in martial arts, he has become my disciple." Mu Gaofeng was about to lie, but there was really no other way.

"So it turns out that my child has become Senior Mu's disciple. That is truly his good fortune. My wife and I have been tortured and are seriously injured. Our lives are hanging by a thread. We hope that Senior Mu will summon my child and let us see each other one last time." Even Lin Zhennan couldn't hold back his emotions when he heard this news.

However, he wasn't stupid. He needed to confirm whether it was true or false before speaking. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he exchanged a glance with Madam Lin, then fell silent.

At this moment, Mu Gaofeng was unaware of this. He thought that the two people had taken the bait, and that was fine, as long as there were people he cared about.

"Alright, but I've never been one to be ordered around. It'll be easy for me to fetch your son. But you'll have to tell me the location of the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual first."

(End of this chapter)