Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 366: Clues to the Magic Strategy
Huang Sixi acknowledged Fan Qinghui's guess.

He further inquired: "Does the master agree to exchange the original volume of the Cihang Sword Canon?"

Fan Qinghui seemed to be in a dilemma: "This original volume is a treasured book passed down from generation to generation. It cannot be given away easily, especially if it is given away through my hands. I am afraid that I will become a sinner of my studio!"

In fact, the original scroll is only of symbolic significance. To the disciples of Cihang Jingzhai, there is no difference between the original scroll and the copied copy. If one can exchange the original scroll for the "Secret of Immortality" that has been passed down through the ages, it is not a bad deal.

After all, "Cihang Sword Canon" is just a book of innate martial arts, while "Changsheng Jue" records the secret of immortality, which can make ordinary people more excited.

Fan Qinghui was already eager to read the secret of longevity to verify its authenticity.

However, Huang Sixi traveled thousands of miles to Beijing and took the initiative to ask her for the original volume of "Cihang Sword Canon". If Huang Sixi was determined to get the original volume, she would definitely maximize the value of the original volume.

Of course, this does not mean that she is greedy. She just wants to achieve her goal of saving the world and the people through the original scroll. Her starting point is still out of justice.

She changed the subject and said, "Since the founding of Cihang Jingzhai, we have always put the people of the world first. As long as we can put an end to the chaos and bring peace to the people, let alone the "Cihang Sword Canon", even if we give away all the scriptures in our collection, that would be fine."

Although her words were noble and dignified, Huang Sixi understood that she was going to make some conditions.

Huang Sixi then extended his hand towards her and said, "It is indeed unfair for me to exchange the transcribed copy for your original scroll. I am willing to compensate your studio in addition. If you need anything, please feel free to ask."

Fan Qinghui smiled slightly, feeling that Huang Sixi was extremely insightful.

She said directly: "The tyrannical Sui Dynasty has been abusing the people for a long time. We must overthrow the Yang family and support the new emperor to pacify the world. I think the Li family has such conditions. I hope that Mr. Jianglong will not kill people from the Li family in the future. Of course, my judgment may be wrong. If the Li family is unable to bear the responsibility in the future, Mr. Jianglong can naturally do whatever he wants!"

Huang Sixi knew clearly that the Li family would be able to seize the world in the future, and Fan Qinghui had an excellent eye for judging people.

However, Huang Sixi did not agree to Fan Qinghui's request: "The Li family is currently in the process of rebellion. According to common sense, as long as I stop interfering with their efforts to unify the world, they will not retaliate against me. But no one can predict what will happen in the future!
If they decide that I am the biggest threat and are determined to send people to kill me and the people I care about, then I would rather not have the original volume of the Cihang Sword Canon, and I will definitely fight back!"

Fan Qinghui seemed to have anticipated Huang Sixi's reaction, as the request she put forward was originally somewhat vague.

She immediately changed the condition: "Then please ask Lord Jianglong to leave the capital temporarily, so that the Li family will not be afraid to continue to use troops against the capital!"

"That's no problem!" Huang Sixi agreed immediately:
"As long as the master is willing to exchange the original volume of the Cihang Sword Canon, I can leave today!"

"I can also give you a straightforward answer. I am willing to exchange the original scroll for your "Eternal Life Secret"!" Fan Qinghui first reassured Huang Sixi, and then asked casually:

"Master Jianglong, you came here for the original scroll. You should know that the original scroll of Cihang Sword Canon is also woven with black gold silk, right?"

The original volume of "The Secret of Immortality" was made of black gold silk. According to Fan Qinghui, "The Secret of Immortality" and "The Cihang Sword Canon" are indeed from the same source.

Huang Sixi nodded to Fan Qinghui: "I have some knowledge of it, but I must see the original scroll to make a detailed appraisal!"

Fan Qinghui suddenly made an unexpected move, took out a thin book from his arms, and placed it on the coffee table side by side with Huang Sixi's "Eternal Life Secret" mental method: "Jiang Long Langjun can appraise it on the spot!"

Huang Sixi looked down at the book and found a line of glittering words on it: "The relics of the famous masters: Contains the method of 'breaking the void', combining the four great books of 'War God Atlas', 'Demon Strategy', 'Eternal Life Secret' and 'Cihang Sword Classic', you can read and inherit it!"

His expression hesitated for a moment: "Does the master carry the original volume of the Cihang Sword Canon with him?"

He was sure that this was the original volume.

Fan Qinghui smiled and said, "I will be traveling down the mountain for several years this time. If I hide the original scroll in the main hall of my studio, there is a risk of losing it. It is safer to carry it with me."

With her martial arts skills, even if she encountered a master of Ning Daoqi's level, she would have a way to retreat calmly. Besides, Ning Daoqi and she were close friends, so she was not worried at all that anyone would dare to snatch her away.

Of course, this was what she thought before she met Huang Sixi.

If Huang Sixi tried his best to hunt her down, she might not be able to escape.

Huang Sixi only took a glance at the cover, which was made of similar material to that of "The Secret of Immortality", and he concluded that this was the original volume.

He told Fan Qinghui directly: "The Guizhai Treasure Book is indeed woven with black gold silk, which is exactly the same as the original volume of "The Secret of Immortality"!"

After hearing him confirm that the two original scrolls were made of the same material, Fan Qinghui casually told a story from the past:
"About forty years ago, I still remember that it was during the period when Yang Sui replaced Zhou. I had just mastered the swordsmanship and was ordered by my master to go down the mountain to help the people. At that time, the Southern Dynasty was still in existence. The world had been divided into the north and the south for nearly three hundred years and had not yet been unified. I traveled east along the Yangtze River. The two dynasties of Zhou and Chen had stored up heavy troops on both sides of the river, and heroes from all over the world also gathered here!"

She looked to be only in her thirties or forties. If she had not gone without makeup and deliberately dressed up as an ascetic nun, with her natural beauty, she would have looked even younger.

But in fact, she is over sixty years old and is a martial arts master of the same generation as Tian Dao Song Que.

Huang Sixi was very puzzled and couldn't figure out why she suddenly recalled the past. This seemed to have nothing to do with the exchange of the original scrolls between the two parties.

However, even though he had doubts in his heart, Huang Sixi still listened patiently.

Fan Qinghui continued, "When I passed through Jiujiang County, I met a young master by the Poyang Lake. At that time, I didn't know his identity, and he didn't know who I was. When I rescued a group of fishermen who were robbed by bandits, I showed him the martial arts of the Cihang Sword Canon, which impressed him. He took out an ancient book with incomplete text and asked me to help deduce the mysterious skills in the book!"

Huang Sixi seemed to understand something when he heard this, and asked hurriedly, "What ancient book?"

Fan Qinghui smiled and glanced at him, still keeping the secret: "I knew nothing about the ancient book at that time, because it was too old and most of the text on the book had disappeared! Of course, it is also possible that it is a hidden book, and most of the text was hidden when it was first made, leaving only some incomplete fragments!
I studied the fragments and found that the only mental method in the ancient book was very evil and did not seem to be a legacy of the righteous path. Even though I could deduce and complete it, I did not tell the young master what I thought and realized, so as to prevent him from practicing evil methods and going astray! "

Huang Sixi showed his approval: "Master, you are kind-hearted. I admire you! What happened later? Did you find out everything about the ancient book and the young master?"

Fan Qinghui sighed: "Later, I found out everything clearly! After my travels, I returned to my master's sect and reported the matter to him.

My master told me seriously: "The scroll you are looking at is an ancient scroll handed down from the ancient demon sect. The method you are deducing should be the "Purple Qi Tianluo" of the Destroying Love Dao. You must go down the mountain immediately, find the master, kill him, and take back the scroll!"

I dared not disobey my master's order, so I went down the mountain again. But before I found that person, I heard that he went to challenge Yue Shan, the 'Knife Tyrant', and was defeated by Yue Shan in one move. In anger, he slaughtered Yue Shan's entire family!
At that time, Yue Shan was meeting with the Heaven Sword Master Song Que. As he was defeated by Song Que, Yue Shan was injured and had no time to seek revenge, so Song Que took over to track down the murderer. The murderer had no place to stay in the Central Plains, so he fled to the Western Regions and has not dared to come back in the past forty years!"

Huang Sixi already knew who Fan Qinghui was talking about: "Is this person Xi Ying, the 'Lord of Heaven'?" Fan Qinghui said: "That's him!"

Xi Ying is one of the eight great masters of the Demon Sect, and his reputation ranks fourth only after Queen Yin Zhu Yuyan, Evil King Shi Zhixuan and Demon Marshal Zhao Deyan.

Huang Sixi had heard of the name of Tianjun for a long time, but it was difficult for him to verify Fan Qinghui's intention: "Why did the host tell me about Xi Ying's past?"

"I just want to tell you a secret that only I know!" Fan Qinghui finally revealed the answer:

"I learned that Xi Ying had fled to the Western Regions and could no longer be found, so I returned to my master's sect to practice and gradually forgot about this matter. It was not until many years later when my master passed away and entrusted the position of the head of Cihang Jingzhai to me and passed down the original volume of the Cihang Sword Canon that I discovered that the material of this original volume and the ancient book held by Xi Ying were similar..."

"Are you serious, Master?" Huang Sixi asked her in a lost voice, "Is that ancient book also made of black gold silk?"

"I can at least guarantee 90% of it!" Fan Qinghui answered confidently: "Only one page of that ancient book records such a superior magic skill as "Purple Qi Heavenly Net". Its origin must be extraordinary, so I still remember it clearly!"

"Have you investigated the origin of the ancient book?"

"After I succeeded the head of the sect, I learned a lot of secrets of the major sects of the Demon Sect. I inferred that the ancient book was most likely the supreme secret volume "Heavenly Demon Strategy" that had been lost for hundreds of years in the Demon Sect, but..."

"but what?"

"As far as I know, the Heavenly Demon Strategy was compiled by a demon cultivator from the Han Dynasty who collected rare books from all over the world. How could it be that it has the same origin as the Cihang Sword Canon?"

"Don't you know that your sect's founder, Dini, was friends with Xie Bo, the first evil emperor during the Han Dynasty?"

"I have never heard of this. Where did Lord Jianglong hear this false news? It must be slander from the Demon Sect. Don't take it seriously!"

Fan Qinghui is the leader of the righteous path, how could he admit that his ancestor had discussed martial arts with the Great Demon Ancestor? If it is proven that the Cihang Sword Canon and the Demon Sect's martial arts really have the same origin, wouldn't it be the biggest absurdity in the world?

Huang Sixi naturally didn't delve into it. He smiled and shook his head: "I must have misunderstood it. It must be fake news!"

Now the clues to the original volume of "Heavenly Demon Strategy" have become clear. As long as Huang Sixi finds the "Heavenly Lord" Xi Ying, he will be able to collect the four great books.

But then again, why did Fan Qinghui reveal such important information as "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" to Huang Sixi?

Huang Sixi did not believe all of Fan Qinghui's words: "Master, you know that I am looking for an ancient book with a similar material to the original volume of the Cihang Sword Canon, so you told me about Xi Ying's past. Are you trying to lead me to the Western Regions, away from the Central Plains?"

He had a very accurate grasp of Fan Qinghui's thoughts.

Fan Qinghui also did not hide: "I do think it would be better for Lord Jianglong to leave the Central Plains temporarily! You have successively wiped out the Iron Cavalry Society, the Four Great Bandits, and Zhu Can's beastly troops in Jiangnan. You must be a person who hates evil. But the Turks are the ones who are most harmful to the people of the Central Plains. If you go to the Western Regions and look for Xi Ying, you will surely not let the northern threat continue to run rampant!"

Fan Qinghui had a premonition that Huang Sixi would have serious conflicts with the Li family in the future. If the two sides went to war, the situation in the world would become even more chaotic.

That's why Fan Qinghui revealed the biggest secret of the Demon Sect in his heart to Huang Sixi for free.

If this secret could be used to lure Huang Sixi out of Central Plains, there would no longer be any conflict between Huang Sixi and the Li family. This would be beneficial to both parties and even more beneficial to the world.

By then, the Li family will overthrow the tyrannical Sui Dynasty, and Huang Sixi will curb the invasion of the Turks. By taking a two-pronged approach, within a few years, the world will be settled and the people will live in peace.

Huang Sixi did not refute her words, but issued a warning: "I can tell you frankly that Xi Ying's ancient book is very important to me. I will leave for the Western Regions immediately. But if I find Xi Ying and find that you are lying, not only you, but the entire Cihang Jingzhai will have to pay the price!"

Fan Qinghui has always done things in an upright manner and has never been mean or deceptive. Not a single word she has said is false.

She pushed the original volume of Cihang Sword Canon in front of Huang Sixi and said, "On this matter, Jianglong Langjun can go to Xi Ying to verify it in person. Everything I said is true! But because of what I said, Jianglong Langjun has traveled far to the Western Regions. I don't know when he will return. I will not delay the exchange of our mental methods. I will send the original volume to you now!"

Fan Qinghui did this to prevent Xi Ying from dying. After all, Xi Ying had been on the run in the Western Regions for forty years, and no news had been sent back during that time. It was possible that he had met with an accident a long time ago.

In case Huang Sixi cannot find the original volume of "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" and wastes several years in the Western Regions, he will inevitably feel unhappy. Fan Qinghui can first exchange the original volume of "Cihang Sword Canon" to calm Huang Sixi's anger.

Huang Sixi saw that Fan Qinghui was well-behaved, well-rounded, and had the ability to plan and strategize. At the same time, she had a passion for saving the world and bringing peace to the people, so he couldn't help but ask her:
"Master, you are so compassionate and concerned about people's livelihood. You could have united the masters of the righteous sects and directly assassinated Yang Guang when he was ruining the country more than ten years ago. Then you could have supported the young master to ascend the throne, directed the government behind the scenes, and implemented policies that benefit the people. Why wait until the world is in chaos to support any forces? If you keep going back and forth like this, even if you support the Li family to ascend the throne, there is a high probability that a tyrant will still emerge in the future!"

"This……"

Fan Qinghui pondered for a long time, then suddenly raised her palms and bowed, and sighed to Huang Sixi: "I am a monk, and it is impossible for me to monitor the court all the time. Moreover, I am a woman, and it is difficult for me to handle state affairs. If I really make national policies, I am afraid it will be counterproductive. If it makes people's lives more difficult, then even if I die, it will not be enough to apologize!"

"Master, don't underestimate yourself!"

Huang Sixi chuckled: "I think the master has the ability to govern the country and maintain peace, but he just lacks an opportunity to display his talents!"

He took out another booklet from his bosom and placed it in front of Fan Qinghui: "The original volume of "The Secret of Longevity" was written in ancient oracle bone script. I will give you two mental methods. One is a copy of the original oracle bone script, and the other is the translation of the sages of past dynasties on the original volume. You can decide which mental method to study! Farewell!"

Huang Sixi obtained the original volume of "Cihang Sword Canon". He did not make any changes to the copied copy of "Changsheng Jue". He copied the text and pictures on the original volume of "Changsheng Jue" intactly and gave it to Fan Qinghui.

In fact, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had already memorized the contents of the original scroll. Even if Huang Sixi did not reveal the contents of the original scroll to Fan Qinghui today, it would be spread through other channels in the future.

However, the oracle bone script of "The Secret of Immortality" is obscure and difficult to understand. No matter whether Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, or Fan Qinghui and Shi Feixuan, no matter how talented they are, they cannot decipher the mystery of "The Secret of Immortality" 100%.

There is only Huang Sixi in this world. After he combined the original volume of "The Secret of Immortality" in the Temple of War God, he completely mastered the essence of this ancient treasure.

Having said that, Huang Sixi put away the original volume of "Cihang Sword Canon" and stood up to leave the Zen room.

Fan Qinghui looked at the two booklets on the coffee table. She no longer had the urge to look through them. Instead, she frowned and pondered, thinking about Huang Sixi's brilliant remarks just now and how to prevent another incompetent ruler from appearing in the court.

(End of this chapter)