Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 540 All Demons Pay Homage, Ice Lotus Blooms, Invincible on Land
"My husband is right, there really is a big fish hidden in the Jade Pavilion. You really made me search for you!"
Fu Yaohong's junior brother, Zhong Zhongyou, the oldest elder of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, known as the "Evil Buddha," couldn't find the sect leader, Shan Yuru, or Shan Yuru's senior uncle...

"They're still worth killing!"

Having received Qiao Beiming's inheritance, Li Shengnan is determined to help him fulfill his last wish and resolve their karmic entanglements.

Li Shengnan is going to Tianshan to challenge Tang Xiaolan and use the martial arts of Qiao Beiming's lineage to defeat Zhang Danfeng's successor. Before the duel, she needs to accumulate combat experience.

Zhong Zhongyou was the whetstone she had been longing for.

Zhong Zhongyou possessed profound skill and exquisite demonic arts, yet he was old and frail. He was defeated by Pang Ban and lost his will to fight. He was both a senior figure in the demonic sect and a stepping stone for the new generation.

Zhong Zhongyou sneered, "Li Shengnan, the Heavenly Mandate Sect and the Western Regions Demonic Sect have never had any enmity. You've come to challenge me. Does Jade Rakshasa know about this? Did Li Zhaoting agree?"

Li Shengnan scoffed disdainfully, "Grievances? When does a demoness from the Demonic Sect need an excuse to kill someone? When you kill someone, do you need to pin a crime on them?"

"You ignorant brat! I am a generation older than your master. How dare you challenge me!"

"An old and weak good-for-nothing, a stray dog ​​who was beaten by Pang Ban and ran away with his head in his hands. It's one thing to be a coward for the rest of his life, but how come his ears are also damaged?"

I told you, I'm here to kill you!

I originally wanted to test my sword against Shan Yuru, the leader of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, but since I can't find Shan Yuru, I'll use you to test my sword!

I hope you can last ten moves against me!

Li Shengnan flicked her wrist, and Caiyun was unsheathed.

Zhong Zhongyou was by no means a cowardly, useless old man. In his youth, he had infiltrated the Tiantai Sect and, with his intelligence, successfully gained the abbot's favor.

At the age of eighteen, he went to Jingnian Temple for further study with a recommendation letter written by the abbot himself. He almost destroyed two long-standing Buddhist holy sites by his own efforts.

Zhong Zhongyou was proficient in both the most refined, pure, and powerful Buddhist arts and the most insidious, self-destructive, and altruistic demonic arts, possessing extremely profound and powerful skills.

Unfortunately, there are countless talented individuals in the martial arts world.

When Zhong Zhongyou was young, the most active figures in the martial arts world were Xiaoyao Wang, Zhang Junbao, and Yi Tianxing. Even if Zhong Zhongyou had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to show his face recklessly.

After more than a decade of hardship, Xiaoyao Wang was defeated by Zhang Junbao, who then founded a sect on Wudang Mountain and changed his name to Zhang Sanfeng. Yi Tianxing and his wife went into seclusion.

Zhong Zhongyou mustered his courage and started his career, spending several years in the martial arts world and earning the nickname "Evil Buddha".

Just when Zhong Zhongyou thought he could become a powerful demon who could dominate the world, Pang Ban blocked the door and challenged him.

The inexperienced Pang Ban easily defeated Zhong Zhongyou in just ten moves. Zhong Zhongyou was seriously injured and fled, recuperating at the headquarters of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, where he did not reappear for decades.

Zhong Zhongyou's spirit was crushed by Pang Ban, but his martial arts skills did not decline too much. The reason is simple: Zhong Zhongyou lived a long life and outlived all his peers.

When Shan Yuru became the leader of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, Zhong Zhongyou became the Supreme Elder, controlling a vast amount of resources.

The Heavenly Mandate Sect specializes in the art of sexual intercourse, and its sect has passed down hundreds of methods of sexual cultivation, attracting countless handsome men and beautiful women.

As a supreme elder, Zhong Zhongyou could freely enjoy the privileges of lower-level disciples. He used a vast amount of time and resources to hone himself into a master, specializing in Qi cultivation and body refinement.

Zhong Zhongyou was not a genius with exceptional talent, outstanding comprehension, or infallible strategies, but he possessed personality traits that most geniuses lacked.

—Admit defeat!
—Very self-aware!

Zhong Zhongyou never looked up at the sky, never thought of pursuing the supreme Dao, and was never ambitious. He did not have the arrogance and haughtiness that a hundred-year-old demon should have.

To be honest, when Zhong Zhongyou saw Li Shengnan, his first thought was to run away.

Li Shengnan felt that Zhong Zhongyou's spirit had been completely destroyed by Pang Ban, but little did she know that in Zhong Zhongyou's heart, the person he was most grateful to was Pang Ban. He was grateful that Pang Ban had woken him up when he was at his most arrogant, otherwise how could he have survived until now?

Which of those old villains in the martial arts world wasn't scheming and bloodthirsty? Only Zhong Zhongyou enjoyed himself comfortably for decades, indulging in a life of debauchery every day, with bright lights and wine in the morning and beautiful women by his side when he closed his eyes.

Who in the world wouldn't envy such a life?

Even the emperor didn't have such an easy life!

With such comfortable lives, who would want to die?

Even Li Zhaoting was kept in the dark about this thought.

Li Zhaoting sensed that there were several hidden forces in Chang'an City. He guessed that it was the Azure Dragon Society and the Heavenly Mandate Sect, but he did not expect that the two leaders of the Heavenly Mandate Sect were one who had a deep-seated hatred for the Mysterious Hands Hall and the other who had been lying low for decades.

This makes the situation within the city seem like it's brewing a storm, but in reality, it's mostly quiet.

The only exception is Leng Yifu!
Leng Yifu needs the last jade doll. If he doesn't get it, he will go mad and die. Given Leng Yifu's personality, he will definitely go on a killing spree before he dies. The Heavenly Mandate Sect and the Azure Dragon Society, on the contrary, did not intend to cause trouble.

It's no wonder Li Zhaoting misjudged the situation.

When troublemakers like the Heavenly Mandate Sect and the Azure Dragon Society exist in a certain place, you can suspect them of everything with an accuracy rate of over 90%. It doesn't matter if you're wrong, since there are no good people around anyway, and killing any of them is considered acting on behalf of Heaven.

Based on this principle, although the judgment was wrong, the personnel arrangement was correct: Li Shengnan was responsible for dealing with the Heavenly Mandate Sect, and Cheng Huaixiu was responsible for dealing with Leng Yifu.

Li Shengnan silently circulated her true energy, adjusting her cultivation method to the Asura Yin Sha Gong. The cold air enveloped several dozen feet, and with the help of the late autumn cold fog, she increased her power by 30% out of thin air.

The autumn wind is like a knife, withering all things.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Zhong Zhongyou's forehead.

"Damn it, you think I'm afraid of you! I've roamed the world for decades and have never been afraid of anyone! You ignorant brat, I'll drain your life essence!"

Li Shengnan's power grew stronger and stronger. Zhong Zhongyou could not withstand Li Shengnan's godlike and demonic pressure. His hands shone with golden light, which was actually pure Buddhist light.

Zhong Zhongyou is proficient in both Buddhist and demonic martial arts. He inherited authentic martial arts techniques. The Buddhist true energy is pure and righteous with a solid foundation, while the demonic mental techniques are insidious and bizarre. He also has a huge amount of essence and blood obtained through the method of absorbing and replenishing energy.

With over eighty years of accumulated experience, Zhong Zhongyou's skill could be described as inexhaustible. With a wave of his hand, a giant palm in black and gold, circulating in a loop, slammed down from the sky.

In terms of pure skill, Li Shengnan was no match for Zhong Zhongyou, but skill is not everything. Their fighting spirit and condition were worlds apart. Not to mention that top masters can draw upon the energy of heaven and earth to their advantage, achieving harmony between heaven and man. No matter how powerful human strength is, how can it withstand the might of heaven and earth?

Frost rose up all around.

A series of icy sword energies condensed around her. Li Shengnan took half a step forward, swung her sword upward, and the icy sword energy soared into the sky, piercing through the Buddha Demon Palm Print with a single strike.

"Whoosh!"

Li Shengnan used the Heavenly Net Steps to leap in front of Zhong Zhongyou. She pointed her left hand at Zhong Zhongyou's armpit and then slashed down with the Cloud-Cutting Sword, aiming for Zhong Zhongyou's shoulder.

The sword technique was a wonderful skill that Qiao Beiming had comprehended.

Body movement, finger techniques, and claw techniques are martial arts skills attached to the Asura Yin Sha Gong. In the instant he flicked his finger and pointed out his finger power, two fingers suddenly bent and pinched into an eagle claw, fiercely grabbing at Zhong Zhongyou's ribs, trying to take out half a rib with one claw.

Seeing Li Shengnan's fierce attacks, Zhong Zhongyou's withered arms suddenly swelled up, his left hand glowed with golden Buddhist light, and his right hand surged with dark demonic energy as he pushed out with both palms overlapping.

Buddha and Demon Hands, Demon and Buddha Reincarnation!
This is a martial art created by Zhong Zhongyou by combining the Buddhist skills of the Tiantai School and Jingnian Temple with the secret demonic arts of the Tianming Sect. Its internal energy is surging and indestructible.

The Buddha and Demon True Qi circulated and crushed like a millstone, while Li Shengnan's Frosty Sword Qi was as fragile as paper, blasted open by a single palm strike, the internal force aimed directly at Li Shengnan's face.

Li Shengnan moved sideways like a ghost, her sword drawing mysterious arcs, and her free-spirited finger pointed at Zhong Zhongyou's chest from a distance, the cold finger force piercing through the air waves.

"Junior is seeking death!"

Sensing Li Shengnan's murderous intent, Zhong Zhongyou knew he had reached a life-or-death stage and held nothing back.

Zhong Zhongyou clasped his hands together, and a half-Buddha, half-demon phantom materialized behind him. From the left, it was a compassionate golden Buddha who saved all living beings; from the right, it was an arrogant and domineering demon who devoured flesh and blood. The chanting of Buddhist hymns and the howling of demons echoed each other, bursting out a sound wave that was more majestic than the Lion's Roar and colder and more shrill than the Heavenly Demon Howl, enveloping the entire street.

Buddha's Demon Hand - Demonic Blood Rage!

The Buddha and the demonic image unleashed a colossal palm that blotted out the sky. On the left, the Buddha's light shone like the Tathagata's palm, while on the right, the demonic energy was chilling, like the demon king's claws. The entire world was filled with murderous intent.

Li Shengnan lightly touched the ground with her toes, shattering the hard bluestone. She pushed the Asura Yin Sha Gong to its peak, and ice crystals shot out like arrows. She transformed her Fuyun Hand into a palm, and the cold air swirled back, staining Zhong Zhongyou's robe sleeves with white frost.

"Roar!"

Zhong Zhongyou's eyes were bloodshot, and his withered body moved with the agility of a cheetah, his skin cracked and oozing blood mist.

Buddha's Hands and Demon's Hearts: Buddha Asks Demon's Questions!
This is a desperate move similar to the "Residual Yuan Destroys Life" or "Heavenly Demon Disintegration," unleashing all the essence and blood absorbed through the "Replenishment Method," causing combat power to increase several times over.

The downside is that it takes a huge toll on the body; it's no exaggeration to say it's like risking your life, as every minute and every second is a drain on your health.

Zhong Zhongyou was over a hundred years old and frail; how could he withstand such depletion? Even if he managed to escape by chance, he might fall seriously ill and eventually become a human elixir.

The practice of sexual intercourse through sexual intercourse has always been bidirectional.

You can drain others' energy, and others can drain yours in the same way. In Shan Yuru's eyes, Zhong Zhongyou is a precious elixir that she has carefully cultivated. When the gap between their martial arts skills widens and when Zhong Zhongyou's body can no longer bear the powerful true energy, Shan Yuru will make her move.

Zhong Zhongyou is willing to give up power, money, and even the dignity of a martial artist. He wouldn't mind being treated like a piece of dog shit. His life is Zhong Zhongyou's bottom line.

You can hit me, curse me, insult me, trample me underfoot, throw me into a cesspool, and humiliate me by any means, but you cannot take my life.

Most centenarians feel they've lived a fulfilling life and wouldn't feel they've lost out when they die. Having enjoyed decades of luxury and pleasure, they feel they've made a profit.

Zhong Zhongyou had a different opinion!

Zhong Zhongyou was terrified of death, to the extreme! Just like Gongsun Wulong.

They have a deep-seated fear of death.

Fear at its extreme turns into anger.

Extreme anger becomes paranoia.

Obsession to the bone, obsession turned into demonic possession.

The Buddha's mind, which should be free from all attachments, becomes fixated at this moment. The Buddha questions the mind of the demon, for in a single thought one becomes a demon.

As the saying goes, even a coward has the courage of a leopard.

Gongsun Wulong was never a brave person; on the contrary, he was cowardly as a mouse and as weak as a puddle of mud. Zhong Zhongyou was the same. When such people are pushed to their limits, they will become madmen, madmen who will do anything.

Zhong Zhongyou completely abandoned his defense, his giant palm bringing a foul wind as it slammed down. Wherever the palm wind passed, the grass and trees rotted. Li Shengnan smiled coldly and swung her sword upwards, aiming for the Shenmen acupoint.

The extremely yin and cold yin energy, mixed with the autumn wind that withers all things, swept away the fallen leaves like a whirlwind. The sword energy did not pierce Zhong Zhongyou, but it made every cell in his body feel a stinging sensation. The feeling was like being thrown from the quilt into the snow and ice on a cold winter morning.

Li Shengnan was not good at achieving harmony between man and nature, but with the help of favorable timing, she could naturally enter the state of harmony between man and nature when making a move. Both her moves and her finishing moves could use her true energy to stir up autumn winds and frost, forming a domain of cold winds.

"Share it! Share it for me!"

Zhong Zhongyou roared, and suddenly his body was filled with swirling vortexes that bound Li Shengnan's sword like a swamp. Taking advantage of the situation, the old demon broke free, raised his palms to the sky and gathered all his true essence. The Buddhist and demonic energy converged into hundreds of giant palms. He could not reverse the righteous path, and the demon saved all living beings!
Buddha's Hand - All Demons Pay Homage!
Before the palm strike even arrived, the ground beneath Li Shengnan's feet had already cracked inch by inch, revealing spiderweb-like black fissures.

"The world is cold, and I alone am deadly!"

Li Shengnan's blood boiled, and she did not retreat an inch. Her sword energy stirred up the cold mist in the sky, and the cold autumn wind was stirred into a spiral ice storm by her sword intent. Her sword energy turned into a long river of glaciers.

The two figures passed each other in a flash.

"Qiang!"

The Cloud-Cutting Sword returned to its sheath.

Li Shengnan landed lightly on the ground.

Zhong Zhongyou lowered his head helplessly, looking at the Xuan Yu Ice Lotus blooming in his heart. The Yin Sha coldness of the Asura Yin Sha Technique spread instantly, breaking through Zhong Zhongyou's protective aura in the blink of an eye and spreading throughout his eight extraordinary meridians.

His expression of astonishment froze on his face, his purplish-black blood froze into icicles, and with a cracking sound, Zhong Zhongyou's emaciated body was frozen into a huge block of ice.

A cold wind blew, and the ice cracked.

With a loud crash, the elixir carefully cultivated by the Heavenly Fate Cult Leader Shan Yuru, a centenarian demon who had survived for decades, shattered into ice shards.

Li Shengnan sighed, "Ten moves to kill you? Looks like I overestimated you! You're probably one of those old masters my husband talked about who outlasts their peers and automatically levels up."

Feeling bored, Li Shengnan turned and left.

All that remained on the battlefield was ice shards.

Not long after, Miss Mengmeng arrived. Looking at the broken ice on the ground, she sighed, "Unknowingly, I owe Li Zhaoting two favors. It's a pity that I, the infamous Fated Demoness, have nothing to repay him with!"

Li Zhaoting unintentionally helped Mengmeng twice.

One instance was the annihilation of the entire Miaoshoutang family.

One instance was having Li Shengnan kill Zhong Zhongyou.

Despite his advanced age, Zhong Zhongyou remained young at heart. He thought that Mengmeng's reputation had been ruined and her value was no longer what it used to be, so he wanted to use the power of the Supreme Elder to replenish Mengmeng's power.

How can Mengmeng be a match for Zhong Zhongyou?
Just as Zhong Zhongyou was about to enjoy the beauty, Li Shengnan arrived with a sword and blasted Zhong Zhongyou into pieces.

From then on, the Chang'an branch of the Heavenly Mandate Sect was completely controlled by Mengmeng. From being a courtesan in a brothel, she underwent an ultimate evolution and became half the boss of Baiyulou.

Using someone else to do the dirty work is something that can happen once or twice, but never a third time. If Mengmeng is not greedy enough and tries to lead Li Zhaoting to kill the deputy chief镖头 of the Hell Escort Agency, the consequence will be that she exposes her flaws and will not escape being beheaded.

The Heavenly Mandate Sect and the Hell Escort Agency will not let her go.

The chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of the Hell Escort Agency is skilled with a knife.

It is said that he was qualified to compete for the title of Sword Master in the past.

……

In response to the chaotic situation in Chang'an, Li Zhaoting made two arrangements: Li Shengnan would deal with the Heavenly Mandate Sect, and Cheng Huaixiu would deal with Leng Yifu. Leng Yifu was not an old turtle like Zhong Zhongyou, but his physical condition was much worse.

Leng Yifu practiced the Jade Doll Divine Skill with great force, and after more than 20 years of demonic possession, he tried countless elixirs, but his health deteriorated and he developed a chronic illness.

With Leng Yifu's medical skills, he can make himself appear like a normal person through herbal medicine, but unless he obtains the last jade doll, he will never be able to heal his meridian damage and sustain himself in prolonged battles.

In fact, even if Leng Yifu obtained the jade doll, he would not be able to cure his physical injuries. Old wounds cannot be cured so easily. Even if he had Xiao Qiushui's luck, he would need five years of recuperation to cure the root of the disease.

Many injuries are permanent.

The possibility of a cure is infinitely close to zero.

Leng Yifu could kill ordinary masters in one move. Guo Xu was considered a master in the escort agency, but he was defeated in a single exchange when he fought Leng Yifu one-on-one.

However, once he encounters an opponent of similar skill and equal strength, and they become embroiled in a protracted battle, Leng Yifu's combat power will gradually weaken, ultimately leading to his own demise.

Unfortunately, "Sword Heart Clarity" has the characteristic of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents. Although Cheng Huaixiu's skill was not as good as Leng Yifu's, he was able to use "Sword Heart Clarity" to hold his own against him. No matter how Leng Yifu attacked, he could always find a flaw in his moves.

Cheng Huaixiu had no blood feud with his sect, nor did he share Qin Mengyao's dream of pursuing the supreme Dao. He simply adopted the martial arts techniques that Li Zhaoting had modified and perfected!

The family does not speak two languages.

Talking too much might easily anger Li Zhaoting.

If Li Zhaoting gets angry, the consequences will be very serious.

While Qin Mengyao was racking her brains to deduce the answer in Cihang Jingzhai, holding the problem-solving approach written by Li Zhaoting, Cheng Huaixiu had already mastered half of the Heart Sword Divine Technique.

Due to the characteristic of a clear sword mind, Cheng Huaixiu's first skill to master was naturally "a clear mind and a spirit of sword". His sword energy was like the rising and setting of the sun and moon, like the shifting of stars, as if the Milky Way and starry sky were scattered on earth. If you closed your eyes, you could almost hear the sounds of heaven and earth. The trajectory of the stars was Cheng Huaixiu's sword path, without the slightest trace.

It doesn't resemble wielding a sword, but rather the sword dance of Gongsun.

Leng Yifu had never seen such graceful and exquisite swordsmanship. If it weren't for a life-or-death duel, Leng Yifu would have been happy to sit down and admire the beautiful dance.

But now it's a life-or-death duel.

If he cannot obtain the "Jade Buddha" and cannot heal his physical injuries, he will have at most three years left to live.

Whether it's Fairy Jingzhai or Fairy Lingbo, even if Chang'e from the Moon Palace, Goddess of the Luo River, or Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens appeared before them, none of them would be as important as their own lives.

Leng Yifu recklessly activated his true essence.

The Jade Doll Divine Skill has a huge flaw; anyone who practices it will inevitably suffer a qi deviation, but its power is worth the effort.

In the original storyline, the Jade Doll Divine Skill is undoubtedly number one. Those who have mastered this skill can easily defeat those who haven't.

Even in the world of martial arts where powerful figures abound, the Jade Doll Divine Skill still holds its own.

The founder's philosophy is too "realistic"!

For ordinary martial artists, the Dao of Heaven is too ethereal and elusive. Even if they spend their whole lives trying to comprehend it, they may end up as ascetics who achieve nothing.

Which of the successors of Cihang Jingzhai was not a peerless genius of their time? Which of them did not waste their time? Even someone as strong as Qin Mengyao has only barely taken the first step.

Most people don't even have the right to take a step!
While thousands of acres of fertile land are certainly desirable, for insignificant ants, a single rice jar can sustain them for hundreds of lifetimes. Why pursue thousands of acres of fertile land?
It's better to be down-to-earth than to try to reach the sky in one step.

The true name of the Jade Doll Divine Skill, from the perspective of its creation, is "The True Technique of Earth Transformation".

By feeling the earth's tremors with their bodies and absorbing the earth's vital energy to strengthen themselves, according to the creator's idea, this method can open seventy-two acupoints in the body according to the earth's evil directions, resonating with the earth. While other martial artists draw on the vital energy of heaven and earth, Leng Yifu draws on the vital energy of the earth's veins.

Leng Yifu was fighting for—the advantage of location!
No matter the environment, even in the boundless ocean, as long as you stand on the ground, you can draw upon the earth's energy and your power will increase several times over.

That's right, it can also be used at sea.

All you need is a large island.

There are countless islands like Xia Ke Island, Bing Huo Island, Ling She Island, and Shen Long Island, each capable of supporting hundreds of battles, allowing for free deployment.

As long as there are no underwater volcanoes, it's fine.

What if there's no land around?
You practice martial arts meant for use on land, yet you insist on courting death in the water. Who the hell can save you?

Since martial artists fight on the ground, this unique Earth Transformation Technique has a significant advantage.

(End of this chapter)