Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 182 The rivalry between sword sects has always been like this; it's time for the Huashan Sect to move to a different location.

Let's speak frankly!
You're all here for the Dragon Slayer Saber, aren't you?
You people claim to be from righteous sects, but you are not as open and aboveboard as I am, a demonic witch. If you want to steal the Dragon-Slaying Saber, just do it directly. Why bother with all the hiding?
The Dragon-Slaying Saber sank into the deep sea, its whereabouts unknown.

If you don't believe me, here's what we did: the raft we used on our return trip from the Arctic is temporarily docked at the pier, and we were thinking of sending it home as a souvenir.

Since you suspect me of possessing the Dragon-Slaying Saber, you may take the raft and inspect it at will. See if a dilapidated raft can conceal the Dragon-Slaying Saber.

I'll emphasize this one last time.

Xie Xun is dead!

The Dragon-Slaying Saber is lost!
We can't remember nautical charts!
This broken raft is yours to inspect as you please!
If you don't believe me, you can tie me and Zhang Wuxia up and torture us severely. Maybe we won't be able to withstand the torture and might reveal some secrets.

Would you all like to give it a try?

A fierce glint flashed in Yin Susu's eyes.

While on Icefire Island, Yin Susu was a thrifty and virtuous wife and mother. After returning to the Central Plains, she gradually regained the imposing and dignified demeanor befitting the eldest daughter of the Sky Eagle Sect.

Yue Buqun asked, "Zhang Wuxia, may I ask how your family managed to cross the vast ocean with just a raft?"

Zhang Cuishan said, "I can only explain this matter as fate. It's like when the shipwreck happened, everyone died, and only we were lucky enough to survive."

Yin Susu scoffed, "When we boarded the Hua family's merchant ship, at least several hundred sailors saw us. Even if we lied, could we fool one person, let alone several hundred? Sailors can be bribed, but Li Zhaoting cannot. Go ask him!"

Yue Buqun thought to himself, "What the hell are you asking me?"

Given the relationship between the Huashan Sect and Li Zhaoting, saying even a few extra words to Li Zhaoting could lead to his death.

When the Kunlun Sect's "Qiankun Sword" struck Zhenshanzi, and seeing the defeat of the Kongtong Sect and the Huashan Sect, and the Emei Sect relying on the Golden Lingzhi to remain in control, the Emei Sect had no choice but to step forward.

"Zhang Wuxia, Xie Xun has committed numerous evils and countless blood debts in the Central Plains martial arts world. Whether he is seeking fame and fortune or trying to steal the Dragon-Slaying Saber, I only care about Xie Xun."

“Master Zhenshanzi, Xie Xun’s martial arts are far superior to my wife’s. He is treacherous, cunning, cruel, and bloodthirsty. If the villain Xie Xun is still alive, how can we survive?”

We have lived in seclusion on a deserted island for ten years. Xie Xun had thousands of opportunities to kill us, but we have not only survived to this day safely, but we are also completely unharmed.

Can't this be used as evidence?
May I ask you heroes, if you and Xie Xun lived on a deserted island for ten years, even if Xie Xun didn't kill you, he would force you into slavery.

Escape is impossible.

Who among you can escape Xie Xun's sneak attack?
The villain Xie Xun is dead; there's no need to mention this matter again.

Gentlemen, are there any other questions?

Zhang Cuishan's tone grew increasingly cold and hard.

Husbands and wives influence each other. Zhang Cuishan made Yin Susu more gentle, while Yin Susu made Zhang Cuishan more decisive and his words were quite cold.

The Songshan Sect members were simply there to watch the spectacle.

Lu Bai specializes in palm techniques and is not skilled in weapons. He is a complete opportunist, helping whoever has the upper hand.

While I'm at it, I'll find an opportunity to take a jab at the Huashan Sect.

Since learning that Ren Woxing had been killed by Li Zhaoting, Zuo Lengchan was relieved of a worry. He no longer needed to hide his abilities and taught his sect's unique skills, such as the Frost True Qi and the Frost Divine Palm, to the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan, making the sect even stronger.

Once upon a time, Zuo Lengchan thought he could contend for one or two of the seven major sword sects, positions he never dared to even dream of.

The Hainan Sword Sect, Tianshan Sect, and Kunlun Sect are far from the Central Plains. They are either isolated overseas, located in snowy mountains and cliffs, or have hundreds of immortal elders.

Cihang Jingzhai boasts the most beautiful woman in the world; with that prestigious title, she will never fall off the list.

The Emei School was at its peak, thriving and flourishing.

The Songshan School's targets are Bashan and Huashan.

The plan against the Bashan Sword Sect is to "outlast" them. As long as they outlast Gu Daoren, they can hold a martial arts tournament. Zuo Lengchan is 60% confident that he can defeat the Bashan Sect leader.

The plan against the Huashan Sect is to "confront" them. Huashan has been declining in recent years. Although there are talented disciples, they are relatively young and have not yet reached their full potential.

If a sword-fighting tournament is held while the older generation of Huashan has suffered a major setback and the younger generation lacks a solid foundation, leaving the sect in a period of transition, there should be a 70% chance of victory.

Throughout the entire Mount Hua, Zuo Lengchan only feared one person.

Withered plum blossoms!

The most stubborn sect leader in the history of Mount Hua.

At the age of thirteen, he climbed the precipice of Mount Hua alone, knelt in the wind and snow for four days and four nights, and became a disciple.

At the age of twenty, he fought against the Four Swords of Taiyin alone, suffering thirty-nine wounds all over his body, covered in blood, and blinded in one eye, but ultimately annihilated the Four Swords of Taiyin.

At the age of twenty-five, in order to defeat the "Cold-Faced Rakshasa," a master of the Demonic Sect whose martial arts skills far surpassed his own, Ku Mei drew lots with the opponent and competed in boiling oil. In front of the Cold-Faced Rakshasa, he fried his left hand into charcoal. Ku Mei remained calm and composed, while the Cold-Faced Rakshasa was so frightened that he returned to the Western Regions overnight and never dared to set foot on Mount Hua again.

At the age of twenty-nine, Ku Mei became the leader of the Huashan Sect.

Ku Mei was extremely incompetent in managing the sect and teaching disciples, causing Mount Hua to decline. However, as long as Ku Mei was alive, no one dared to challenge her.

The withered plum tree dares to fight to the death with any enemy.

Even a ruthless person like Zuo Lengchan, who can calmly step into a vat of boiling oil, needs to be fully prepared.

If the Songshan Sect and the Huashan Sect were to have a decisive battle, and Zuo Lengchan and Ku Mei were to engage in a life-or-death duel, Ku Mei would definitely use the Residual Yuan Life-Destroying Technique to launch a fatal attack. With Ku Mei's martial arts foundation, he would be able to kill all thirteen Taibao.

To deal with a withered plum tree, you must first trim its feathers.

Yue Buqun was on the list.

Lu Bai came with Yue Buqun.

They will take advantage of any opportunity to kick someone when they're down.

Kunlun, Emei, Kongtong, Huashan, and Songshan each had their own schemes and could not work together. Yin Susu was sharp-tongued and left these people speechless.

evening.

Jin Lingzhi brought back news.

Zhang Wuji grew up on "Ice and Fire Island" and was unaware of the secret of the Dragon-Slaying Saber, so he had no interest in the treasured weapon.

Master Jingxu asked, "Lingzhi, what is Li Zhaoting's opinion on the Dragon-Slaying Saber? What did he say?"

Jin Lingzhi pouted and complained.

“Li Zhaoting is arrogant and haughty. How could such a person believe rumors from the streets?”

His only assessment of the Dragon-Slaying Saber was that, from a martial artist's perspective, it was a divine weapon, perfectly suited for swordsmen with innate superhuman strength who cultivated the Overlord Saber technique.

When the Hua family's fleet returned, I bribed a few sailors to try to draw up a nautical chart.

Senior sister, what secrets does the Dragon Slayer Saber hold?
More than 90% of Buddhist disciples are women. Does it seem a bit incongruous for them to be carrying a heavy black sword?

It looks awful just thinking about it!
I've never heard of Buddhism having profound sword techniques!
Could it be that the "Anao Knife" is a legendary technique passed down in Emei?

Jin Lingzhi was not a martial arts fanatic, but rather a childlike person who liked to "collect" martial arts techniques. He enjoyed practicing famous martial arts and performing these unique skills in front of many people to receive cheers from the crowd.

To put it bluntly, they just like to show off!
The power of martial arts skills is not important; what matters is that the person must be extremely famous and the moves must be exceptionally cool.

Ideally, it should be a martial art that has been lost for hundreds of years, or one that no one has been able to master for centuries. Jin Lingzhi is most interested in these kinds of martial arts and often spends a fortune on them. The Jin family is not short of money and is too lazy to flaunt their wealth.

Showing off martial arts skills is the only way to satisfy vanity.

Jingxu frowned upon hearing this. He had thought that Jin Lingzhi could find out some secret information, but he did not expect that Li Zhaoting was too arrogant and had no interest in the Dragon Slayer Saber.

From the moment Zhang Cuishan's family boarded the ship, Li Zhaoting never made any tests. If Zhang Cuishan wanted to hide something for so long, he would have already prepared a story.

Jingxu's analysis is... utter nonsense!
How could a lie be made up after boarding the ship?
Having lived in seclusion on Ice and Fire Island for ten years, and traveling south from Ice and Fire Island for several months, what kind of lies couldn't he make up?
Why not try and test the waters?
Because probing is pointless.

If Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu were of sound mind, they would definitely imagine the scene after returning to the Central Plains and would fabricate a complete story while sailing south downstream.
Unless they are captured and severely tortured, with the Three Corpse Brain God Pill in the left hand and the Leopard Embryo Tendon-Changing Pill in the right.

There's no point in trying to test your knowledge with words. Instead of wasting time, you should learn how to cast nets from sailors. Casting nets is a lot of fun; you can catch hundreds of fish in one go, and you'll never come back empty-handed.

The day Zhang Cuishan returned was very coincidental.

The fleet arrived at the dock at the end of March. Ten days later was Zhang Sanfeng's 100th birthday. Li Zhaoting had long admired this all-powerful terrestrial immortal.

I took this opportunity to visit Wudang Mountain to offer birthday greetings.

Investigate the background of your master.

Upon learning that Li Zhaoting was going to Wudang Mountain to celebrate a birthday, the martial arts figures who had been secretly keeping watch all retreated. Last time, Li Zhaoting escorted a caravan, destroying three bandit strongholds and killing Chen Shiyuan of the Green Robe Tower, which indirectly led to internal strife within the Green Robe Tower. The 108 Green Robe Towers were completely destroyed last month.

Anyone who wants to cause trouble in secret should first consider whether their neck is as hard as Jinbi Tong, Wudi Gongzi, or Fang Yulong's head; whether their sect or family has as much territory as Qingyi Lou, or as much money as Huo Xiu; and then consider whether they have lived long enough.

seeing is believing.

Yin Susu had initially thought Li Tianyuan was exaggerating, but now she realized that her martial uncle's words were very conservative.

Tang Wenliang of the Kongtong Sect, Yue Buqun of the Huashan Sect, and Zhenshanzi of the Kunlun Sect had previously racked their brains to find various reasons to test Zhang Cuishan. They wanted to go to Wudang under the guise of celebrating a birthday, sneak into the caravan, and test Zhang Cuishan on the way. Upon learning that Li Zhaoting was in the caravan, they scattered on the spot.

Tang Wenliang never mentioned the Seven Injury Fist manual.

Zhenshanzi never spoke of the righteous path of the martial world again.

Yue Buqun took his wife and daughter on a spring outing.

A wealthy local family was holding a funeral. Jingxu led a dozen or so Emei disciples to chant sutras to help the deceased pass on to the afterlife.

Only the golden Ganoderma lucidum is not afraid.

Jin Lingzhi had long seen through it: Li Zhaoting's ferocity was only directed at martial arts masters, not at ordinary people, especially children. No matter what kind of case occurred, no matter how fierce the fighting, it would never affect children.

Jin Lingzhi, being of advanced age, was completely unaffected. The Jin family had no shortage of money, and halfway through the journey, a luxurious carriage was delivered, with all expenses along the way paid for by the Jin family.

……

Tongling, Anhui.

Jin Lingzhi took Zhang Wuji shopping, with Li Zhaoting and Feng Suzhen following behind. Zhang Wuji had never seen a bustling city before, and he found everything interesting.

Snacks, acrobatics, jewelry, storytelling...

The streets and alleys were bustling with activity.

"Sister, what is that?"

Zhang Wuji pointed to an old beggar who was playing with snakes and timidly asked Jin Lingzhi, "There are no snakes on Icefire Island. Zhang Wuji has never seen a venomous snake since he was a child."

The old beggar who was snake charming was quite skillful. He had a green snake coiled around his neck and was playing with a large black snake with white spots in his hand. He was graceful and enjoying himself.

Just as Jin Lingzhi was about to go over and give a reward, a large hand covered her shoulder: "Girl, look carefully, that black snake is called Dark Star, and it is extremely venomous. If it spits a mouthful of venom at you, even Hua Tuo couldn't save you."

After saying that, Li Zhaoting walked towards the old beggar.

The old beggar had several tattered cloth bags hanging on his body.

Li Zhaoting sneered, "This snake is not bad, I'll buy it. Old man, name your price!"

Before the old beggar could name a price, Li Zhaoting reached out and grabbed the vital spot on Qi Heixing's head, casually pulling out its fangs.

Seeing Li Zhaoting's speed, the old beggar knew he was no match and hurriedly pleaded, "Young master, this poisonous snake is my means of survival..."

"Old beggar! Are you really a beggar? Do you think the tattered sack you're carrying can fool me? If you were truly a member of the Beggars' Sect, would you dare speak to me like that?"

"You...you are...Li..."

"What's your name?"

"He...He Laosan, elder of the Wushan Gang, our gang leader has some matters he wishes to inquire about..."

"Oh, I understand, Madam Yin. This elder of the Wushan Gang has something he wants to ask you."

Li Zhaoting walked away carrying the jet-black star.

Yin Susu strode over and said sternly, "If Mei Shijian has anything he wants to ask me, let him come himself, or have my brother go to Wushan to find him for the main headquarters!"

He Laosan slunk away.

Mei Shijian, the leader of the Wushan Gang, had two sons who died on Wangpanshan Island. To be honest, most of the people Xie Xun killed on Wangpanshan Island deserved to die.

The Wushan Gang were river bandits based in the Wuxia Gorge. They made a living by robbing merchant ships, were skilled at raising venomous snakes, and disguised themselves as beggars when they went out, pretending to be members of the Beggars' Gang.

Although the Sky Eagle Sect and the Wushan Gang are thousands of miles apart, the Sky Eagle Sect is so powerful that Yin Susu could wipe out the entire Wushan Gang by simply posting a bounty on the black market.

If there were hostages, He Laosan might dare to argue with Yin Susu, but if Li Zhaoting recognized his identity, given He Laosan's martial arts skills, he would have no choice but to wait for death if he didn't run away.

Li Zhaoting handed the jet-black star to Feng Suzhen.

Feng Suzhen took out the Ice Silkworm Gu.

The Ice Silkworm Gu is a living Gu that feeds on venom. The rarer and more poisonous the substance, the faster the Ice Silkworm grows.

The ice silkworm crawled over the head of the black star, freezing the snake's head into a block of ice. A crack appeared, and the ice silkworm crawled into the crack, devouring the snake's venom.

Li Zhaoting asked Jin Lingzhi to find a Cantonese chef.

We're having snake soup tonight!
The next morning, they continued their journey.

There were no further obstacles along the way, and we arrived in Hubei without any hindrance. We were just a step away from Wudang Mountain.

Thousands of martial arts practitioners, from both the legitimate and illegitimate factions, have gathered around Wudang Mountain. They are here under the guise of celebrating a birthday, and Wudang cannot easily expel them.

Looking at Wudang Mountain so close by, Zhang Cuishan exclaimed excitedly, "I'm home! I'm back!"

As he approached his hometown, Zhang Cuishan felt apprehensive and couldn't help but let his mind wander.

Will Master approve of the demoness from the Demonic Sect?

How many more overt or covert tests are there?
Why is the world of martial arts always filled with bloodshed and turmoil?
Li Zhaoting felt a little strange.

Even after reaching the Sword-Unlocking Stone at Wudang Mountain, no one was seen stopping them. Had these people really given up?

I really want to pick a fight!
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