Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 411 Jin Shiyi and Lu Xiaofeng's Trip to Bat Island

Lu Xiaofeng is a troublemaker, not a jinx.

Although Li Zhaoting always complained that Lu Xiaofeng had a knack for attracting disasters at sea, and that he would encounter all sorts of troubles every time he went out to sea, he would mostly return empty-handed.

However, this shipwreck had nothing to do with Lu Xiaofeng. No matter how he tried to justify it or shift the blame, he couldn't get it back.

Who should be blamed for this?

A: Venerable Poison Dragon!
Venerable Poison Dragon firmly took the blame; this matter was entirely his responsibility, tenfold.

Who is the Venerable Poison Dragon?
What makes Lu Xiaofeng's cargo ship capsize?
The Poison Dragon Venerable was a peculiar figure in the martial arts world decades ago, neither entirely good nor evil, and according to the current martial arts classification, he was roughly equivalent to someone on the Earthly Fiends list.

Around fifty, a ranking that's neither high nor low.

The Poison Dragon Venerable had neither a good reputation nor any great achievements. The only thing that people talked about was his assassination attempt on Emperor Yongzheng with Lü Siniang and their safe escape.

After accomplishing his mission, he went into seclusion on Snake Island, devoting himself to teaching his disciples until his internal energy went awry and he had no choice but to sever his own meridians, leaving behind half a will before passing away.

From the perspective of martial arts history, Venerable Poison Dragon was not famous. At most, he was mentioned briefly in the records of Lü Siniang's great achievements.

The disciple of the Venerable Poison Dragon is very famous and has the talent to break through the void. He will become a peerless grandmaster on par with Xiao Qiushui, Zhang Danfeng and Dugu Qiubai.

This person is none other than Jin Shiyi!

One of the "Big and Little Kings" in the Liang-style martial arts world.

Before his death, Venerable Poison Dragon left behind two wishes.

First, Jin Shiyi should go to the Tianshan Sect and Mangshan Sect to seek spiritual medicine. The internal energy cultivation method of the Snake Island lineage is an evil method with the risk of going into qi deviation. It needs the orthodox method of the Xuanmen to harmonize the evil energy, otherwise he will inevitably go into qi deviation.

Secondly, there is a volcano at the center of Snake Island that will erupt in a dozen years. After much thought, Venerable Poison Dragon came up with the idea of ​​irrigating the volcano with seawater and digging a long channel to slow down the eruption.

Several years ago, Jin Shiyi completed the previous task and obtained the Biling Pill from the Tianshan Sect. He also received the Tianshan Heart Method from Tang Xiaolan to regulate his true qi and eliminate the risk of qi deviation.

In recent months, I've been working on another project: continuing to dig forward along the tunnel dug by Venerable Poison Dragon, as the volcano erupted and the rolling waves poured in.

Next came... an explosion!
A super explosion comparable to a nuclear bomb!

Water can extinguish fire, but not all fires can be extinguished with water. Pouring seawater into a volcano will not only fail to cool the lava, but will also cause it to erupt completely.

If the power of a lava eruption is one, the power of the eruption after being drenched by seawater is one hundred. The winding tongues of fire and lava fly in all directions, magma continuously gushes out from the ground, and millstone-sized rocks are scorched and melted, making the entire island look like pumpkin porridge.

Lava, mixed with dust, filth, rocks, and black smoke, roared into the air, instantly forming a towering mushroom cloud that could be clearly heard for dozens of miles.

The sea area within a radius of dozens of miles was overturned by the subterranean fire. The seawater and the subterranean fire merged together, bursting out with blue-purple, dazzling flames. The endless power of heaven and earth and the endless explosions wantonly bombarded Snake Island.

The power of the volcanic eruption unleashed a massive tsunami, capsizing hundreds of miles of sea and causing cargo ships to disintegrate with a deafening roar.

The old fox in charge of steering the boat was horrified. This was damn wrong! According to the employer, the shipwreck was not expected to occur for three days. What was going on?
The mastermind behind the scenes is an invisible man.

When Feng Suzhen and Cheng Huaixiu fought, the old fox's den was destroyed. After a difficult rebuilding, his latest business deal happened to involve Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng became weak in the water, unable to use even half of his skills. He struggled wildly in the waves, and just when he thought he was going to die, he grabbed a small boat.

A large hand pulled him up.

Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "Who are you?"

"My name is Jin Shiyi."

"Old Jin! Thank you for saving my life!"

"Hehe! I'm glad you don't blame me."

"Why should I blame you?"

"Did I cause this shipwreck?"

Are you a terrestrial deity?

"This is what happened..."

Jin Shiyi explained with a wry smile.

Jin Shiyi was relatively lucky; the passage was not completed when the volcano erupted, and the violent eruption of lava cracked the last part of the rock wall, guiding seawater into the volcano.

Jin Shiyi was cooking outside when he heard the sound of the volcano erupting, and he ran away without hesitation.

If you were to carve a tunnel into a volcano, you'd probably be blown to bits, not a single cell left!
Jin Shiyi grew up on an island and was an expert swimmer and boatman. He could use a surfboard to quickly escape to a distant place by taking advantage of the force of the waves.

By sheer chance, he found Lu Xiaofeng.

Jin Shiyi exclaimed, "Water can extinguish fire. My master thought that seawater could extinguish volcanoes, but I never expected that Snake Island would be destroyed by this disaster, with at least 60 or 70 percent of it damaged."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Water and fire are mutually destructive, but there is a limit to both. It's a pity. I have a good friend who is good at Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the I Ching and Bagua. If he were here, he would definitely be able to see where the flaws in this method are."

"You don't blame me?"

"What good will blaming you do? Will it feed you? If I were in this situation, I would make the same choice. Instead of thinking about who to blame, I should think about how to survive."

"I'm good at fishing and I know how to navigate, but the problem is there's no fresh water. I can only last for seven days at most."

"I'll take care of the freshwater."

"You can pray for rain?"

"I will use Yin-Yang True Qi to distill water."

Lu Xiaofeng circulated his true energy, absorbed a ball of seawater, first evaporated it with the Kunlun Fiery Palm, then condensed the water vapor with the Frost Palm, forming an ice cup in his palm. The cup contained fresh water, which he handed to Jin Shiyi.

And so, Jin Shiyi fished, rowed, and navigated, while Lu Xiaofeng distilled fresh water. The two of them boarded a small wooden boat and swayed their way to Bat Island.

After drifting at sea for several days, they encountered a large ship.

Originally, it was a boat that followed the clouds.

Lu Xiaofeng greeted Yuan Suiyun familiarly. He was very good at making friends and taking care of blind people. His words and actions were impeccable.

Occasionally, a flirtatious gesture won't be offensive; on the contrary, it can be quite endearing.

Jin Shiyi was not used to it.

As his name suggests, Jin Shiyi's greatest fear is welcoming and seeing off guests. He is an abandoned person in the world, and if it weren't for the Venerable Poison Dragon taking him in, he would have starved to death long ago.

Jin Shiyi's mother died early, and his father was a down-on-his-luck tutor. When he was five years old, his father was dismissed by his employer. He had no other skills to make a living and had a child with him, so he had no choice but to beg and return to his hometown.

Jin Shiyi's father was frail and sickly, and often fell ill on the way home. The journey took three years, and he eventually died far from home. Jin Shiyi suffered from malnutrition from childhood and had a skin disease that looked like leprosy. As a result, he was rejected by the world, endured hardships, and became cynical.

Just when Jin Shiyi was suffering from illness and hunger, Venerable Poison Dragon took him in. The two depended on each other for survival on Snake Island. After Venerable Poison Dragon died, Jin Shiyi wandered the martial arts world. Due to his childhood experiences, he often did some strange things and his moves were even more evil. He was known as the "Poison Hand Mad Beggar".

Don't let Jin Shiyi's future achievements cloud your judgment of the newly debuted Jin Shiyi. When Jin Shiyi was making his way in the world, he was even worse than Gu Santong.

The term "poisonous hand mad beggar" is by no means an attempt to smear someone.

What was Jin Shiyi like when he first entered the martial arts world?
He was dressed in tattered clothes, covered in patches, and carried a cane with a sword hidden inside. His most famous move was to shoot out poison needles.

To put it bluntly, it's... a spitting attack!
(PS: Jin Shiyi first appeared in "The Legend of the Ice Maiden", and gradually received preferential treatment in "The Jade Bow and the Cloud Sea". He was gradually strengthened afterward, and by the time of "The Legend of the Hero", he was comparable to Dugu Qiubai!)
Fortunately, in the past few days, Jin Shiyi and Lu Xiaofeng have been traveling on the same boat, and neither of them can avoid the other.

Lu Xiaofeng was lively, cheerful, and optimistic. He couldn't stand being alone and kept finding topics to chat with him. After many days of effort, he alleviated Lu Xiaofeng's gloom.

Yuan Suiyun was a young master from a prominent family, and he had long cultivated a gentle and refined demeanor. He treated everyone with courtesy, whether they were famous heroes of the martial arts world or the infamous Mad Beggar Poison Hand. He always had a smile on his face and his words and actions were elegant and gentle.

Lu Xiaofeng complained, "You know what? I don't like you at all. When I'm with you, all the girls are always looking at you. You steal my thunder!"

Yuan Suiyun smiled and said, "Master Lu is a dashing and romantic hero with countless lovers and peach blossoms everywhere. I sleep alone. How can I compare to Master Lu?"

"I remember you're from Guanzhong. What are you doing out to sea by boat? Do people from Guanzhong do maritime trade?"

“Every family has its own problems. In recent years, our family has been unable to make ends meet and needs to find some new sources of income. I am planning to start a jewelry business, specializing in deep-sea pearls.”

"No wonder!"

Lu Xiaofeng did not ask any further questions.

Someone just saved your life, and you're dragging him around asking him all sorts of questions; it just seems shameless.

It's unusual for people from Guanzhong to do shipping business, but it's perfectly normal for them to do jewelry business.

The world's largest jeweler is located in Guanzhong.

It's quite reasonable that the "Yuan family" has declined in status.

The Yuan family was founded three hundred years ago by Yuan Qinggu, who was a master of martial arts. He was the number one expert three hundred years ago, and no one in the martial arts world could rival him. The Yuan family was known as the Wuzheng Manor.

Three hundred years have passed, and the Yuan family has experienced ups and downs. There have been renowned heroes in the martial arts world, masters who maintained the status quo, and villains who wreaked havoc on the martial arts world. In the last fifty years, the Yuan family has been unremarkable in the martial arts world and can only rely on the remaining prestige of their ancestors.

Such things are common in the history of martial arts.

No family lasts for a thousand years.

Every family and sect rises to its peak and then declines.

"The dragon that soars too high will regret it" is the most steadfast truth.

……

All-eat island.

Li Zhaoting bid farewell to Wei Xiaobao and left with a nautical chart, much to the delight of the island's tourists.

The plague is gone, everyone is happy!
When Li Zhaoting was on Tongchi Island, many people felt that everything was going wrong and worried that they would be cursed to death by him, or that a highly skilled challenger would suddenly appear, kill a few masters as a challenge to Li Zhaoting.

Even Wei Xiaobao felt a little awkward.

Especially when fishing. I always felt that Li Zhaoting's eyes looked strange.

It contains a chilling malice.

Li Zhaoting left Tongchi Island, and everyone was happy.

The giant Blackwater ship sailed along the nautical chart. The sea was calm and peaceful. At dawn and dusk, the sunset glow enveloped the sea, casting shimmering golden waves, a dreamlike and breathtaking sight.

Li Zhaoting would either fish at the bow of the boat or play with his beautiful wife and concubines, practicing his newly learned martial arts.

It still follows the "introduction, development, transition, and conclusion" approach.

Beginning: Five Luo Light Smoke Palm;
Cheng: Piercing Dragon Claw Hand;
Repost: Orchid Flicking Acupoint Technique;
Together: Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill;

Occasionally interspersed with moves like the Golden Snake Swimming Palm and Nine Arrows Shooting the Sun, a single combo transforms Li Shengnan from a demonic witch into a docile kitten, Lan Fenghuang into a limp ball of cotton, and Jiang Yuyan comprehends the "Desire God's Foot," her power advancing by leaps and bounds, comparable to absorbing a thousand-year-old ice silkworm.

Jiang Yuyan is exceptionally gifted, and with the "Desire God Foot" that is perfectly compatible with her, her power is no less than that of You Tanzhi, who absorbed the thousand-year-old ice silkworm!
Having witnessed the terrifying martial arts skills of the man in white, Jiang Yuyan stopped having wild thoughts and focused on practicing her swordsmanship.

Every day, facing the waves, he performs routines such as the "Suppressing the Waves" and "Slashing the Wind with One Slash," capable of splitting the waves with a single stroke and accurately taking down a plump sea fish.

Onikiri is a demon sword.

The demon sword's characteristic lies in "desire." If the master of the weapon does not have an unwavering will, he can easily be controlled by the demon sword and turned into a killing machine.

The demon sword is characterized by its strong offensive power, but this is also its weakness. Under Li Zhaoting's guidance, Jiang Yuyan tried to control the demon sword. When she slashed, she could cleave through waves when she needed to use force, and when she didn't need to use force, the blade would brush against the wind chimes without damaging them.

Only when you reach this level of skill can you be considered to have mastered the demon sword.

The demonic sword is a manifestation of demonic thoughts.

To deal with demonic thoughts, one must either use Buddhist teachings to guide them or be stronger than the demonic thoughts themselves and forcibly subdue them.

Jiang Yuyan chose the latter path.

Subdue demonic thoughts with a solid and unfathomable foundation.

That day, Li Shengnan and Lan Fenghuang were lying on the corpse, Jiang Yuyan was practicing her knife skills, and Li Zhaoting was fishing. Suddenly, he felt the fishing line bite the hook. He cast it upwards with force and caught a skinny, slick old man. The old man looked at Li Zhaoting with a fawning expression. It was none other than the old fox whose cargo ship had capsized. He had survived until now by sheer luck.

"Old fox, what's going on?"

“Master Li, we’re really unlucky! We were planning to go to Bat Island with Master Lu, but halfway there a volcanic island was hit by a violent earthquake. The area within dozens of miles was overturned, and the intense power covered a hundred miles. My cargo ship was overturned by the tsunami. I’m clinging to a piece of wood and have barely managed to hold on until now.”

"Lu Xiaofeng going out to sea by boat? Bastard! Who told him to go out to sea by boat! This guy is courting death!"

"Master Li and Master Lu are both very lucky and always manage to escape danger. They should be safe."

Where does Lu Xiaofeng want to go?

"This one……"

"Believe it or not, I'll cut you seven or eight times and throw you into the sea. Guess how long it will take for the sharks to smell your blood? Do you want to be shark food?"

Anyone who has been sailing for a long time knows that sharks are bloodthirsty, especially an old fox like him. He knows very well that once you are injured and bleed, it is basically a death sentence.

"Master Li, I...I..."

Do you think I have a good temper?

Li Zhaoting lifted the old fox by the neck: "I have no qualms about killing you, you bastard!"

The old fox smiled wryly: "Master Li, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that I don't know them! Master Lu, what giant bat are you looking for? There are no bats at sea!"

"what did you just say?"

"I said there are no bats at sea..."

"Others may not know if there are bats, but you, you old fox, don't? Who are you trying to fool? Tell me! Did you deliberately cause a shipwreck to kill Lu Xiaofeng?"

"I'm so wronged! I wouldn't dare! It really was a volcanic eruption; I can take you to see it!"

What kind of island is that?

"I don't know..."

"My patience is very limited."

"Snake Island! It should be Snake Island! Venerable Poison Dragon lives on Snake Island, which is full of poisonous snakes. Venerable Poison Dragon has a very strange temper. Master Li, don't provoke him."

"Poison Dragon Venerable, Snake Island..."

Li Zhaoting rolled his eyes and nodded silently.

"Old fox, for the next few days, I'll trouble you to stay in the cabin. When I return to the Central Plains, you can come back with my ship, but you can't leave on your own."

What would happen if I left?

"Look over there!"

Li Zhaoting pointed to the left side of the boat plank.

Jiang Yuyan, who was comprehending the sword technique, opened her eyes. Her eyes flashed with a cold and solemn light, full of demonic energy. The Ghost Blade was suddenly drawn, and a black and purple light flashed. The waves split open, revealing a ferocious shark.

"Wow!"

The shark was cleaved in two by the blade.

The old fox scrambled and stumbled his way to the cabin.

……

Lu Xiaofeng looked at the cabin with a wry smile.

There were only two people left on the ship.

One is Lu Xiaofeng, and the other is Jin Shiyi.

The others quietly left, and all the supplies in the hold were thrown into the sea. This was a large cargo ship, and without the help of sailors, no one could sail it.

There is a bat painted inside the cabin.

Arrogant and domineering blood-red bats.

Just drew it.

The bat's eyes revealed a hint of blood red. The bat itself was expressionless, but the blood-red eyes gave it a mocking look. Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng instantly understood everything. It turned out that Suiyun was the Bat Prince, the master of Bat Island, and the leader of the Azure Dragon Society in April.

Bat Island is just ahead.

The dark island was shrouded in mist.

From a distance, it looked like an ancient, ferocious beast with its mouth wide open, waiting for its prey to leap into its jaws. Lu Xiaofeng knew there was danger ahead, but he had no choice but to go.

In fact, if the fight were to take place on the ship, Yuan Suiyun would have a greater chance of winning. Lu Xiaofeng is not good at naval warfare, and Jin Shiyi's martial arts are not yet fully developed. If Yuan Suiyun launches a surprise attack and takes advantage of the terrain in naval warfare, he would have at least a 60-70% chance of winning.

Landing would actually be advantageous for Lu Xiaofeng.

With his feet firmly on the ground and without the swaying of the cabin, Lu Xiaofeng could exert his full strength. The more dangerous the situation, the better he was at adapting to changing circumstances and the more he could unleash his physical potential.

Not to mention, he has Jin Shiyi by his side, a wilderness survival master who has lived on an island since childhood, is proficient in wilderness survival skills, and is good at finding hidden dangers.

Snake Island is teeming with venomous snakes.

If they had been even slightly careless, they would have been poisoned to death long ago.

Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Shiyi exchanged a glance, then jumped into the sea from the cabin. Jin Shiyi carried Lu Xiaofeng on his back, and they swam little by little to the beach. They found a secluded spot, used their internal energy to dry their clothes, and quietly sneaked into Bat Island.

Meanwhile, inside Bat Island, Yuan Suiyun directed his subordinates to do two things: first, to set up an ambush to trap Lu Xiaofeng with traps; and second, to prepare for the annual auction, making sure the distinguished guests were ready.

Bat Island is not a den of iniquity.

There's really nothing luxurious about this place.

All the living quarters were pitch black; nothing could be seen, no sparks, no light, not even hot food, only cold water and cold rice.

The beauties who entertained the guests all had their eyes gouged out by Yuan Suiyun, their eyelids sewn up, and were locked in a dark, birdcage-like little house. They were not human; they were tools for venting their frustrations. They didn't even have names.

Their house numbers are their names.

The woman living in room number three on the east side is Dong San Niang.

The woman living in room number two on the west side is Xi Er Niang.

They wouldn't survive more than a few years in such an environment.

It needs to be replaced every once in a while.

Brothels are the most miserable hell.

Bat Island was a hundred times more miserable than a brothel.

There is no joy in such a place.

There was only endless darkness and oppression.

Lu Xiaofeng felt a sense of oppression as soon as he arrived on the island.

The oppressive feeling made him want to vomit.

"Old Jin, the person I want to see most right now is Li Zhaoting. I hope Li Zhaoting destroys this place. Everything here makes me feel disgusted and want to vomit!"

(End of this chapter)