I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 76 How dare the bandits cross the sky

Xie An suddenly looked up, full of shock.

"Master Wei... this..."

Wei Dian smiled faintly and said, "Although practicing the sect master's famous skills is easy to be criticized, I don't have much time left now, so I can't care about the impact. As long as you don't mind the criticism, then practice it."

Xie An held the secret book tightly in both hands, feeling it was heavy.

It’s hard to repay a favor.

Xie An didn't like to owe favors to others, but he really liked this martial arts secret book and was reluctant to give it up.

Wei Dian seemed to see Xie An's hesitation, so he smiled and said, "You call me the incense master, so what if I give you a secret manual? I don't have much time left, so if I can help you, I will."

Xie An no longer hesitated, stood up and bowed deeply to Wei Dian, "Thank you, Master Wei Xiang."

Wei Dian was in a good mood. "That's right. A man should be straightforward. Back then, I was just like you. I fell in love with the Chongshan Blade right after entering the library. Fang Baiyu also said it was a bad influence and suggested that I specialize in other sword techniques."

Xie An became curious, "What decision did the Xiangzhu make later?"

Talking about his past, Wei Dian was very excited. "I was young and ignorant at that time, and I was very stubborn. I insisted on repairing the Chongshan Blade. Fang Baiyu was stubborn, but he couldn't persuade me, and he had to agree because he couldn't save face. Hahahaha."

Seeing Wei Dian talking about the past so frankly, Xie An couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master Wei Xiang is a man of great temperament."

Eh.

Wei Dian shook his head and sighed, "The word 'temperament' is not a good word if used in the wrong place. If I had been as steady as you, I wouldn't have been so impatient. I wouldn't have become enemies with Fang Baiyu because of this."

Xie An was shocked when he heard this.

Just because of such a small matter, Fang Baiyu holds a grudge against you?

However, considering what Fang Baiyu did, Xie An felt that it was objective.

Wei Xiangzhu, you were still too young back then...

Xie An didn't want Wei Dian to be immersed in bad memories, so he changed the subject, "Later, did the Xiangzhu master the Chongshan Blade?"

Wei Dian sighed again, "The Heavy Mountain Blade is extremely difficult to refine, and I almost went crazy several times.

Even someone as powerful as the Sect Master spent ten years cultivating horizontal training skills, another twenty years practicing health-preserving skills, and only after thirty years of training did he begin to cultivate the Heavy Mountain Blade. It took him eight years to achieve full mastery.

I didn't have any foundation in horizontal training or health-preserving exercises, and I went straight into it. I've been practicing swordsmanship for twenty years, but I've only just gotten started.

If I hadn't been so ambitious back then and had instead practiced other sword techniques, my achievements would have far surpassed what I have now. Back then... I was still too young and naive.

Xie An was speechless for a moment.

I thought to myself, didn’t Meng Hu’s notes contain his experiences in cultivation?

Xie An didn't believe that Wei Dian hadn't seen it.

"Are you curious about why I dared to directly enter the Chongshan Blade sect after reading the notes?" Wei Dian seemed to see Xie An's confusion and continued without waiting for Xie An to answer. "At that time, I jumped from a horse racing gang to the leader of the Tiger and Wolf Sect. I felt that I was amazing and that my future achievements would not necessarily be inferior to the Sect Master. I also felt that the Sect Master's notes were a bit exaggerated..."

Xie An: “…”

understand.

If Xie An were thirty years younger, he might have had similar thoughts.

When people achieve great success, they often become complacent, overly exaggerating their own abilities and ignoring the influence of time and luck. If they were to start over again, they might not be able to achieve the same success.

At this moment, Wei Dian turned to look at Xie An. "I see you're fifty, and you've always been steady and cautious. Why did you choose the Chongshan Knife?" Xie An understood Wei Dian's intention to compare himself to him, and immediately bowed and said, "To be honest, Master Wei Xiang, I've been practicing health-preserving exercises. So after seeing the Sect Master's notes, I thought maybe I could give it a try."

Wei Dian's eyes flashed with realization. "So that's how it is. That makes sense. In today's world, there aren't many people who would spend time practicing health-preserving exercises. Looking across Qingwu County, only the Tang Family Fort still persists in practicing health-preserving exercises. So, the health-preserving exercises you practiced were inherited from the Tang Family Fort?"

Xie An's pupils shrank slightly.

Wei Dian is just testing the waters.

Suddenly, many doubts were resolved.

No wonder Lin Yun personally provided convenience for me when I went to the library for the first time.

No wonder Wei Dian later promoted himself to the second deacon when he was suppressing the Plum Blossom Monster in the Blood Ridge black market.

No wonder when the Plum Blossom Monster was being suppressed in Chen's mansion, Wei Dian insisted on letting him leave the ancestral hall regardless of his dignity.

Including... now giving myself the Chongshan Sword technique.

My family is poor and I won’t live long...I’m afraid it’s not the biggest one.

The big one is... Tangjiabao behind Xie An.

Everything makes sense.

Actually... Xie An and Tangjiabao didn't really have much connection. Wei Dian's understanding was somewhat biased.

However, Xie An also knew that this matter could not be explained clearly.

Wei Dian instinctively felt that he had a close relationship with Tangjiabao.

Prejudice has already formed. The more I explain, the more Wei Dian will feel that I am hiding something, and he may even feel that he does not trust Wei Dian.

Thinking of this, Xie An directly told the truth: "My health-preserving techniques are inherited from Master Tang Qingfeng."

"No wonder Elder Tang favors you so much."

Wei Dian smiled broadly, feeling relieved. "You are a blessed man to have the care of the Tang Family Fort. Looking across Qingwu County, who doesn't admire Old Master Tang? Even our two sect leaders would show respect to Old Master Tang."

Back then, three thousand pirates crossed the border and beat the Qingwu County Thousand Households to a pulp. They even demanded that the then-magistrate personally kneel at the city gate to welcome the pirates in, threatening a three-day massacre. "What do you think Old Master Tang would have thought?"

Xie An was shocked when he heard this.

The two leaders of the Tiger and Wolf Sect had to show respect when they met Old Master Tang?
Is this old man Tang so powerful?

But thinking about it, I felt relieved. After all, he was one of Li Changchun's two direct disciples. If he had lived for more than a hundred years, he must be an old demon.

"This happened fifty or sixty years ago. I wasn't even born then. Please explain clearly, Master Xiang."

Ok.

Wei Dian nodded, suddenly full of heroic spirit: "Old Master Tang, armed with a spear and a horse, led the eighteen masters of the Tang Family Fort to attack the bandit camp outside the city at night. In one night, he slaughtered three thousand bandits, and the heads of the people rolled down. He also carved a sentence in the bandit camp tent - As long as Zhengyang is not dead, the blue sky will exist, how dare the bandits cross the blue sky?!
Since then, everyone in Qingwu County, both inside and outside, has admired the prestige of Old Master Tang. Every county magistrate's first order of business is to pay a visit to Old Master Tang. Back then, the two of us also paid a visit to Old Master Tang first, and only with his approval did we dare to develop in Qingwu County.

hiss!
Xie An's scalp went numb when he heard this, and he suddenly gasped.

Turtle... Is this the elegance of Old Master Tang?
After traveling through this world for thirty years, Xie An heard for the first time what the term "hero and famous knight" meant!
The world is in chaos and corruption, and people's hearts are broken.

There is also chivalry in the world.

(End of this chapter)