Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 174 Yi Jifeng, Eight Sword Styles
Regarding the masters in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, there is a saying that there is one monk, two hangers-on, three old men and four masters.

The monk referred to is naturally the Sweeping Monk, who has unfathomable strength and is probably also a great master.

The two cheaters refer to Duan Yu and Xu Zhu, who were both lucky and became the top fighters in the martial arts world in a short period of time.

But precisely because he cheated so much, his mind had hardly been tempered, and his combat power was strong but his realm was low.

The Three Elders refer to the three disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect, Wuyazi, Li Qiushui, and Tianshan Tonglao.

These three people are all masters of the Three Flowers.

However, realm and combat power are often not equal.

Some people practiced hard to become masters, and their skills have been refined for thirty years and are extremely pure.

Some people practice evil skills such as absorbing stars and absorbing power. Although they are only perfect at the innate level, they have absorbed hundreds of years of power from others.

If these two were to fight, the latter would surely win.

Because the advantages brought by a hundred years of skills are too great.

In addition to skill, various factors such as magic weapons, martial arts, environment, etc. will directly affect combat effectiveness.

Realm can only be regarded as a benchmark.

The most typical example is the two masters, Duan Yu and Xu Zhu. One of them is proficient in various martial arts such as Beiming Divine Art, Lingbo Weibu, Six Meridians Divine Sword, etc., while the other has Wuyazi's decades of profound internal strength and has also learned the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect, so it is easy for him to fight against opponents of higher levels.

There are also people who have the highest realm, but due to various reasons, their combat effectiveness is very low, the most common reason being physical factors.

Many Three Flower Grandmasters are very old, physically deteriorating, and lack energy. Although they have reached the realm of a Three Flower Grandmaster, they can only exert the combat power of a Two Flower Grandmaster.

For example, Mu Dao Ren had this problem before he broke through to the Grandmaster level. Therefore, although he traveled around, he seldom took action. This was because he was old and his fighting power was not good enough. He was worried that he would be defeated by someone of a higher level and lose face.

Of course, if they take a breath, these old people can also fully exert the power of their realm for a short period of time, but they cannot last long.

The three Xiaoyao elders are very lucky, because they practice the martial arts of the Xiaoyao sect, which has the effect of health preservation and anti-aging. Therefore, although they are the oldest, their bodies have not aged much. They can give full play to the combat effectiveness of the Three Flower Grandmaster without worrying about being challenged by the younger generation.

Except Wuyazi.

The last four masters refer to Murong Bo, Xiao Yuanshan, Xiao Feng, and Jiumozhi.

Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan were the oldest and had decent aptitude, but they both practiced the problematic Shaolin martial arts. Although they learned many techniques, they failed to perfect any of them, which delayed their cultivation and resulted in them only reaching the Second Flower Grandmaster realm.

Although Jiumozhi did not have such a problem, he was young, more than ten years younger than the above two, and was also a second-level Grandmaster.

The last one is Xiao Feng, who is even younger and only at the level of a One Flower Grandmaster.

But... his fighting power is incredible!

Carrying a speaker to the battlefield, he can defeat all the heroes with just Taizu Changquan.

Dongfang Bubai learned from Dugu Qiubai and had already condensed the flower of Qi at a young age.

Then he kept a low profile in the Black Wood Cliff, joined the organization, and after getting help from Zhou Ming, he had an epiphany and condensed the Flower of God.

This divine flower can be said to be the most difficult of the three flowers, but also the simplest.

The mind and spirit are extremely mysterious. Without opportunity, one can only spend decades slowly pondering them.

But if there is an opportunity, it will be an epiphany and will solidify immediately.

Just like Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng.

Dongfang Bubai also had an epiphany one day and condensed the divine flower, which is why he can become the master of the second flower at his current age.

"The Beggars' Sect is a bunch of beggars, and the Murong family doesn't even have a Grandmaster. I wonder how powerful the Famous Sword Villa is?"

Perhaps it was the increase in strength brought about by breaking through to the Second Flower Grandmaster level, Dongfang Bubai was obviously a little more rampant than before.

Seeing this, Jin Jiu said, "If you really want to know, why don't we go to Mingjian Villa and take a look?"

"Go and go!"

Dongfang Bubai said proudly, "It just so happens that I haven't fought anyone since my breakthrough!"

Mingjian Villa covers a large area, but it is sparsely populated, with fallen leaves scattered all over the ground, and its signs of decline are obvious at a glance.

In the woods behind the villa, a young man in black clothes was practicing swordsmanship diligently.

The sword light dances and the sword wind blows.

Although he is young, he already has the demeanor of a great man.

"Young Master of Mingjian Villa...Yi Jifeng?"

When Yi Jifeng heard the sound, he looked up and saw a young man in red standing on a tree, looking down at him condescendingly. His aura was so domineering and awe-inspiring that it was frightening.

Yi Jifeng's eyes flickered with fear for a moment, but he quickly calmed himself down, cupped his fists, and said calmly, "Excuse me, which senior is visiting my Mingjian Villa?"

"I am... Dongfang Bubai!"

"The leader of the Sun Moon Sect... Dongfang Bubai?"

"Not bad!"

Dongfang Bubai slowly descended and said, "I've heard that Mingjian Villa has the unique Eight Sword Styles, so I came here to learn it!"

Yi Jifeng naturally didn't think that he could defeat Dongfang Bubai with his own strength, so he hurriedly said, "The Eight Sword Styles are profound and mysterious. I am still young, and I am afraid that I cannot display the mystery of the Eight Sword Styles. I will disappoint you."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Dongfang Bubai snapped his fingers, and a silver light burst out.

Yi Jifeng quickly stretched out his hand and sent out a sword shadow, which hit the silver light, but was directly pierced by the silver light.

He immediately used his lightness skills to retreat quickly, and at the same time sent out two sword shadows, which merged into one, and only then did he break the silver light.

"The Eight Sword Styles, there really is something to it!"

After all, Dongfang Bubai was a disciple of Dugu Qiubai. Although his major was not swordsmanship, he had a deep understanding of swordsmanship.

Even with her eyes, she had to admit that this Kenpachishiki was indeed somewhat extraordinary.

"You've mastered several moves, use them all."

Dongfang Bubai put one hand behind his back and said proudly.

Yi Jifeng was silent for a moment, then he opened his hands wide, and all the energy in his body burst out, transforming into four sword shadows that floated around him.

"You've already learned the Four Swords?"

In secret, Jin Jiu nodded and said, "It seems that Yi Jifeng's talent is not weak either."

The Eight Sword Styles, a unique family skill passed down from Mingjian Villa, has an extremely special method of cultivation.

In the ancestral secret room of the villa, there are eight magic swords. On each of the magic swords, there are sword techniques and sword intentions left by the ancestors.

Practitioners must be proficient in the swordsmanship and comprehend the sword intent before they can use the skills of Mingjian Villa to condense the corresponding sword shadows to attack.

It can be said that the starting stage of this sword eight style is already the realm that many mediocre swordsmen dream of.

When fighting against others with flying sword shadows, I dare not say that I am invincible among those at the same level, but I still have a huge advantage.

Once the second sword of the Eight Famous Sword Styles is cultivated, the sword and shadow can be merged, greatly increasing the power.

From then on, with each additional sword, the power of the fusion will increase.

The highest level of Eight Swords Flying Together, when used, even a Three-Flower Grandmaster can defeat a Grandmaster!
Yi Jifeng is only in his early twenties now, but his cultivation has reached the innate Gangqi realm. He also masters four sword shadows at the same time. His talent and martial arts are not bad.

Although the title of Nan Murong is now loudly shouted in the martial arts world, Murong Fu is seven or eight years older than Yi Jifeng.

If Yi Jifeng grew up to be Murong Fu's age, he would definitely be able to reach the state of innate perfection.

The four swords combined into one could defeat Murong Fu in one move. "What a pity..."

Gin shook his head.

Unfortunately, he had a tragic fate and was killed at a young age in the original plot.

"However, in the original plot, Yi Jifeng, who hadn't yet come out of seclusion, didn't seem to have mastered the Four Swords... I wonder what caused the discrepancy here."

Jinjiu has become accustomed to this kind of deviation and doesn't worry about it.

In the woods.

Yi Jifeng clasped his hands together, and the four sword shadows around him instantly merged into one, turning into a huge sword shadow several meters long, and slashed towards Dongfang Bubai with one sword.

Dongfang Bubai's eyes lit up, and a red-gold luster appeared between his fingers, emitting a burning sensation.

With a flick of his finger, a stream of red-gold light burst out and headed towards the sword shadow.

When the two collided, an endless wave of air was generated, blowing away all the fallen leaves in the woods.

Yi Jifeng's eyes were wide open, veins popped out on his forehead, he had already exerted all his strength.

Dongfang Bubai, however, was at ease.

After all, she was superior in cultivation. The red-gold light pierced through the sword shadow and went against the trend from the huge sword shadow.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yi Jifeng quickly dodged.

The sword shadow also shattered.

"Eight Styles of the Famous Sword... Not bad!"

The victorious Dongfang Bubai said proudly.

But at this moment, in the Mingjian Villa ahead, a sharp sword energy suddenly shot up into the sky.

"Since you want to experience the martial arts of my Mingjian Villa, why bully me by coming after my grandson? Why not come and experience my swordsmanship?"

There was no figure, but the voice could be heard from afar.

The next moment, a sword shadow came through the air along with the sound and went straight towards Dongfang Bubai.

Dongfang Bubai was startled, and he jumped up and retreated quickly, with dozens of red-gold lights emitting from his hands in an instant.

However, the sword shadow easily wiped out all the flowing light, and the remaining power was still aimed at Dongfang Bubai, flying straight towards him.

No matter how fast Dongfang Bubai's martial arts skills were, they could not compare to this sword shadow.

At the critical moment, a golden figure suddenly appeared, waved his hand, and projected a city wall to block the sword shadow.

When the city wall disappeared, both figures disappeared.

Yi Jifeng looked around and made sure that there was no one in sight, so he hurried towards the front of the mountain.

"So strong!"

On the golden flying boat, the look of shock on Dongfang Bubai's face slowly faded as he gradually regained his composure. "Could the person who just attacked be Yi Yun, the former owner of Mingjian Villa?"

Gin nodded: "If not him, who else could it be?"

"I heard that this man fought against the demon king Xiaoyao from the Western Regions many years ago, which resulted in his legs being disabled. I didn't expect that he still has such powerful strength."

"Just because your legs are disabled doesn't mean you can't become stronger."

Jin Jiu said, "But there's no need to underestimate yourself. The sword shadows just now looked ordinary, but in reality, Yi Yun was performing the Seven Swords Flying Simultaneously. It's just that he has practiced for many years and has already mastered this technique, so the sword shadows he released only looked ordinary."

"I see!"

Although Yi Yun is disabled, after years of practice, his cultivation has reached the Three Flowers Realm.

Seven swords were used again.

The power of that sword, even if not as strong as that of a grandmaster, is not much different.

No wonder he could easily defeat dozens of attacks from Dongfang Bubai.

"It seems that this Mingjian Villa will be a formidable rival in the future!" Dongfang Bubai looked at the Mingjian Villa that was gradually getting smaller in his field of vision with a serious look.

Jin Jiu laughed heartily and said, "Your Sun Moon Divine Cult is developing from the south. Who knows how many years it will take to reach Mingjian Villa. You're just imagining these nonsense."

Dongfang Bubai said proudly, "In the past, Emperor Liu Bang of Han established a great nation in just seven years. I think I can do the same."

"Ha ha……"

Gin said nothing more, just sneered.

Inside Mingjian Villa.

Yi Jifeng pushed a wheelchair slowly back into the villa.

The person sitting in the wheelchair was none other than the old owner Yi Yun.

After listening to Yi Jifeng's story, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Dongfang Bubai is the leader of the Sun Moon Divine Sect in Ming Country. How did he come to our Song Country for no reason? And who was the person who rescued him?"

Yi Jifeng shook his head: "Grandson doesn't know."

Yi Yun didn't even think about getting an answer from his grandson. He said, "I'll send a letter by carrier pigeon and ask some old friends."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly sighed and said, "In the past, Mingjian Villa was ranked among the best in the martial arts world. Not to mention someone sneaking into the back mountain of the villa, even if someone approached within a hundred miles, I would be able to get the news. Now... Sigh!"

Yi Jifeng felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely revive Mingjian Villa!"

Yi Yun nodded. "Yes, you are practicing the Eight Sword Styles that were refined by Senior Dugu Qiubai. Compared to the one passed down from our ancestors, it is much simpler. What's even more remarkable is your diligence and hard work. You will definitely surpass me in the future and bring Mingjian Villa back to the top of the martial arts world!"

Yi Jifeng nodded heavily.

Half a month later.

A fast horse came with a message.

After reading the letter, Yi Yun frowned and handed it to Yi Jifeng.

"This Dongfang Bubai actually gave up his position in the Ming Dynasty, seized the opportunity of the chaos in the Ming Dynasty, and took the decisive action to leave the Ming Dynasty with only 4,000 people. This kind of decisiveness is truly rare in the world!

After leaving Ming, he set his sights on Song, ambitious. I'm afraid... he's another free-spirited king!"

The former Western Region devil King Xiaoyao was also extremely ambitious and wanted to unify the Song Dynasty.

In order to stop King Xiaoyao, Yi Yun fought a fierce battle with him. Although he defeated him, his legs were disabled and he had to sit in a wheelchair from then on.

"The person who saved him that day turned out to be that extremely mysterious Jinjiu. So, Dongfang Bubai might have already joined the mysterious force behind Jinjiu."

Yi Yun said worriedly, "If such a powerful dragon were to enter Song, it would probably stir up immense turmoil and cause unrest in our country!"

"Grandpa, what should we do?" Yi Jifeng asked worriedly.

Yi Yun thought for a moment and said, "Feng'er, at your age and level of cultivation, it's time for you to venture out into the martial arts world. How about this? I'll write a letter, saying Chen Ming is powerful. You can then take the letter and venture into the martial arts world. Travel around, visit various factions, and inform them of this matter."

"But, Grandpa, if I leave..." Yi Jifeng hesitated.

Yi Yun smiled and said, "Why? Are you worried that I can't take care of myself? Grandpa isn't that old yet!"

Then his face became serious and he said, "If Mingjian Villa wants to return to its peak, it should become famous. You shoulder such a great responsibility and have encountered such a golden opportunity. How can you miss it?"

Feng'er... Yi Jifeng! As the heir of Mingjian Villa, how can you be so indecisive?!

Yi Jifeng's heart trembled, and he quickly said, "Grandpa, there's no need to say more. I will remember my great responsibility and will not bring disgrace to the reputation of Mingjian Villa when I go to the martial arts world!"

(End of this chapter)