Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 548 A Mother's Gift, The Reverse Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique

After being persuaded by Li Zhaoting, Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui put aside their grudges, and the battle at Lingjiu Palace came to an end.

It's just pitiful that these demons and monsters, who were tricked by Li Qiushui, are kneeling on the ground trembling, begging Wu Xingyun for mercy. This is truly wishful thinking.

Who is Wu Xingyun?
How could we possibly keep these traitors alive?

Some knelt down and begged Li Zhaoting, but Li Zhaoting swung his sword and beheaded them. Ninety-nine percent of these people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands were evil heretics.

Wu Xingyun used the Life and Death Talisman to control these people and force them to pay tribute. Although it seemed like a violent and domineering act, it was actually to maintain peace in the martial arts world and had some merit.

This is not an exaggeration.

The Thirty-Six Caves are scattered all over the world, and most of the Seventy-Two Islands are overseas. It takes several months to travel from the residence to Lingjiu Palace, and a round trip takes more than half a year.

In other words, these evil spirits and heretics spend half their time traveling and a third of their time searching for rare and precious materials and exotic beasts to please Wu Xingyun.

He spent the rest of his time practicing martial arts.

Their schedules are even fuller than those of high school seniors.

Where would I find the time to stir up trouble in the martial arts world?

Some people have expressed doubts, asking whether Lingjiu Palace's forcing Wuliang Sword Sect to become Wuliang Cave is a good deed.

Of course it counts!
Zuo Zimu, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, is so despicable that it's outrageous. In the original story, when Ye Erniang kidnapped Zuo Zimu's son, Zuo Zimu directly said, "If you spare my son, I'll help you catch five more children!"

This kind of trash is perfectly suited to be under the control of Lingjiu Palace, so that it won't run rampant.

Regardless of Wu Xingyun's purpose, judging from the outcome, Wu Xingyun did good with bad intentions, putting collars around the necks of these evil spirits and heretics.

Li Qiushui only had the intention of using the evil forces of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands, but she had a very good impression of Shui Hongshao's two disciples and asked them for favors.

“Senior sister, junior nephew, Mingzhu and Yinzhu have been practicing martial arts at Danfeng Pavilion and have never done anything wrong. They did not put in much effort during the battle just now and did not cause any damage. I would like to ask for a favor and send them down the mountain.”

"Why are you looking at me? I just transferred Lingjiu Palace to Li Zhaoting. If you have anything to discuss, go talk to him."

Wu Xingyun snorted coldly, thinking to himself that after protecting these orphaned girls for decades, he could finally take a proper vacation.

Li Zhaoting smiled bitterly: "Uncle-Master, I am not a ruthless madman who indiscriminately kills innocent people. Yinzhu, Mingzhu, if I let you leave directly, it would be against the rules. Please do something for me as a form of punishment."

Yinzhu was so frightened that her legs trembled and she could not speak.

With a sword aura that could shatter mountains, and with the ability to crush a chick like a baby, Li Zhaoting killed her master, whom she regarded as a god. In Yinzhu's mind, Li Zhaoting was the greatest demon.

Gan Mingzhu asked with great magnanimity, "I wonder what can I do for you, Master Li? Let me make it clear beforehand, our martial arts skills are not high, so we can't do anything too difficult!"

Li Zhaoting smiled faintly: "Mingzhu, your martial arts are only slightly inferior to Shui Hongshao's. Now that Shui Hongshao is dead, why do you need to continue to hide your skills?"

Pretending to be weak to take advantage of others is not a good thing.

It's easy to turn yourself into a pig.

You've probably heard that I have six apprentices, five of whom are the most mischievous and are known as the Five Rats. They've recently done some big things, and they're all arrogant and conceited.

Help me teach those five a lesson.

Wisdom, martial arts skills, and long-term planning.

They need to be taught a lesson in every aspect.

Otherwise, they'll get all high and mighty.

Here is a secret manual that can counter their swordsmanship to a certain extent. With your talent, you should be able to master the manual after traveling from Misty Peak to the Central Plains.

The period for learning from mistakes typically lasts about six months.

I report to my wife once a month.

Just write a letter; there's no need to report in person.

Is it possible?

Li Zhaoting handed Gan Mingzhu a secret manual.

Li Zhaoting had certainly heard of the famous Gan Shijiu Mei, and the ending was incredibly shocking.

People say that "The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws" should be called "The Survivors List," because only two people were left after the killings.

"Gan Shijiu Mei" is better.

There isn't even a list of survivors.

The finale features a life-or-death duel between the male and female protagonists. Both are critically injured and covered in blood, embracing each other. In the end, only Yinzhu, who witnessed the duel, survives.

Works named after people should at least be treated as having a "survivor list," right?

In "Princess Worry-Free," the princess survives to the end.

In "The Four Great Constables," no matter how ruthless and fanatical Wen Ruian was, he didn't kill them off.

A work where everyone dies from beginning to end, and even the male and female protagonists die in the end, is fucking too exciting.

There's another thing that's memorable.

In the TV series version of "Gan Shijiu Mei", the male lead is Li Yuanfang, who is later reincarnated as Yan Shuangying.

Gan Mingzhu, unaware of Li Zhaoting's ulterior motives, mistakenly believed that Li Zhaoting was only asking her to help train his disciples, which would not only save her life but also grant her a martial arts manual. Only a fool would refuse such a deal.

Gan Mingzhu left Misty Peak with Yinzhu.

Li Qiushui returned to Western Xia. Although Li Zhaoting did not write a marriage proposal, the Princess of Yinchuan of Western Xia was indeed of marriageable age, so perhaps it was possible to work things out.

Lingjiu Palace is entirely populated by women, who cleaned the rooms very quickly. In just half a day, they cleaned up all traces of the battle and restored the palace to its former glory.

Shui Hongshao's body was found by Mei Lanzhuju.

In the world of martial arts, one can survive jumping off a cliff, but even Xiao Qiushui, who was poisoned, couldn't withstand being hit by an avalanche. Shui Hongshao's body was cut into several pieces by ice shards, barely managing to piece together half a corpse.

Wu Xingyun gave an order, announcing Li Zhaoting as the new Palace Master of Lingjiu Palace, and then went into seclusion. Li Zhaoting wanted to run away, but was stopped by a large group of women. He returned to the reception room with a wry smile and received the worship of the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments.

Wu Xingyun did not actually go into seclusion.

Before leaving, Li Qiushui left behind a small booklet.

It records Li Zhaoting's great achievements.

Besides the devastating battles with mountains of corpses, rivers of blood, and boats laden with blood, there were also many romantic tales.

Wu Xingyun, this "pure love warrior," suddenly felt dizzy and gave Lingjiu Palace to Li Zhaoting, mostly out of spite towards Li Qiushui. It could also be understood as bidding at an auction to see who could offer the highest price.

You send me a princess, I'll send you three palaces and six courtyards.

In Wu Xingyun's view, Li Zhaoting's martial arts skills at such a young age must be due to his hard work day and night. No matter how much he likes women, he could only have three wives and four concubines at most.

Who would have thought that this guy was really... damn philandering! Wu Xingyun gritted his teeth, thinking of a few relatively neutral words, and thought to himself, giving Lingjiu Palace to Li Zhaoting would be like sending a lamb to the slaughter.
Thinking of Li Zhaoting's reluctant yet welcoming expression, the image of "top master and aloof swordsman" shattered completely. Wu Xingyun's vision went black again, and he felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Not long after, Li Zhaoting arrived at the secluded meditation room.

I have a few questions for Wu Xingyun.

What is meant by "traces of practicing martial arts in the womb"?
How many secrets does the Free and Unfettered Sect have about the Primordial Heavenly Demon? What did Xiaoyaozi see when he went to Changchun Valley to steal the "Eternal Youth and Longevity Technique"?
These secrets may not be known to others, not even Wu Yazi, but Wu Xingyun certainly knows them, because only Wu Xingyun practices the "Eternal Spring Skill".

Seeing Li Zhaoting, Wu Xingyun sneered: "I thought you were enjoying the beauties! I didn't expect you to be as philandering as the rumors say. My disciples are all orphans abandoned by their parents. If you have any designs on some of them, I hope you will take them home as concubines. Starting someone and then abandoning them is not a good thing in the end."

Do I look like a pervert?

Li Zhaoting rubbed the stubble on his chin.

The sword energy swept past, and his chin regained its smoothness.

"Your appearance is very attractive. If you throw a flirtatious glance on the street, even if not all the young ladies and wives who have been confined to their chambers are attracted to you, six or seven out of ten will be. The disciples of Lingjiu Palace have lived deep in the mountains for a long time. When have they ever seen such a handsome young man as you? Not to mention that you are the Venerable Master of Lingjiu Palace. As long as you open your mouth, who would dare to refuse you?"

"Love between men and women should be based on mutual consent. I'm not here to talk about these things. I have a few questions."

"Just ask!"

"What does it mean to practice martial arts from the womb? When I was a child, there was a stagnant energy in my body that blocked my meridians, which prevented me from practicing martial arts until I was fourteen years old."

That year, my father offended the Empress Dowager by submitting a memorial to the throne and was sentenced to exile in Lingnan. We escaped to Dali on the way, where we met my master, and our vital energy disappeared.

From the first time I picked up a sword until today, it has been no more than ten years. Where is this inheritance from my mother's womb?

Does such a mental technique exist in the world?

Please give me some guidance, senior brother.

"I also have some questions for you."

"Answer my question first."

"The Great Demon-Seedling Technique of the Dao Heart!"

"Huh? Can you say that again? Did I hear that right? My father doesn't know martial arts, and my mother is a descendant of the Qingcheng Immortal Sect. How could she have a demonic seed in her heart?"

Li Zhaoting thought to himself, "That's bullshit!"

Could my mother be a holy maiden of the demonic sect?
That would make a good match for Liu E.

Liu E's Taoist name was "Bai," and she was a successor of the Yin Gui School.

My mother's Taoist name is "Qing," and she is a successor of the Evil Extreme Sect.

The old saying is absolutely true.

When things reach their extremes, they reverse; this is called circulation.

A family of demons gave birth to a great hero.

Get out of the mud without dyeing, licking and not demon.

Li Zhaoting proudly rubbed his chin.

"It is indeed the Dao Heart Demon Seed Cultivation Technique, and it is the most rebellious and heretical of all the branches of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Cultivation Technique! It is simply rebellious to the extreme!"

The Free and Unfettered Sect also has this method.

To be precise, the inheritance ceremony of the Xiaoyao Sect is, to some extent, based on the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique.

Wu Yazi should have shown it to you.

The martial arts techniques you used to treat my and Li Qiushui's injuries just now showed traces of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

You could probably guess that, right?

Wu Xingyun skillfully used cryptic language.

Li Zhaoting smiled wryly: "Uncle-Master! Let's not play riddles now, I don't want to go crazy!" "Do you know what a demon is?"

"Heretical and insane."

What are the distinctive features of the Demonic Sect's internal cultivation method?

"To harm others for personal gain and to seek quick and easy profits."

"Hmm! From the perspective of the Demonic Sect, what should the most unorthodox and heretical martial arts technique look like?"

"Putting oneself aside for others, proceeding cautiously step by step."

"One hundred and forty years ago, my master went to Changchun Valley to steal martial arts manuals. On the way, he encountered a great demon who lived in seclusion in the mountains. The two had a debate on the Dao."

The Great Demon Lord was the previous Evil Emperor of the Evil Extreme Sect, and the two were discussing the Great Art of Planting Demons in the Dao Heart.

My master has an unfettered Daoist heart.

The great demon has the demonic desire to make all rivers flow into the sea.

The two came up with an idea.

The process of reversing the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique is to change from harming others for personal gain to harming oneself for the benefit of others, and from plundering the essence, energy, and spirit of others to infusing one's own essence, energy, and spirit into others.

Treat yourself as a furnace, transform your essence and spirit into elixir, use your life's cultivation to help others, or train assassins to sacrifice themselves.

I've heard that after the great demon master passed away, his legacy was divided among his disciples, with a portion flowing into the Yin Gui Sect.

There was a guy named Chi Zunxin who inherited the most knowledge. He not only had the Dao Heart Seed Demon, but also the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand he learned when the demons discussed the Dao. Chi Zunxin reversed the concept of the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, turning all kinds of moves into his own and using all kinds of weapons. This person can use all weapons in the world and is most skilled in the interaction of weapons.

Returning to my master, based on this discussion, my master completed the Northern Darkness Divine Art, which can reverse the mental technique and impart his life's work to the next generation of sect leader.

This is the succession ceremony for the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

If I'm not mistaken, your mother died in childbirth.

Martial arts can hardly defy fate, unless it is the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique that transcends life and death. Someone could reverse the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique and pour all their life force into your mother's body, but how could a mother care about her own safety during childbirth? Her heart is only for her child.

These skills are channeled through the umbilical cord into your young body, constantly tempering your physique and transforming it into the optimal physique for martial arts training as your body develops.

With sharp hearing and keen eyesight, one is free from all illnesses and possesses a photographic memory.

You can learn martial arts by watching it once.

Learning culture is so easy that you can memorize it after reading it only once.

If your father didn't know martial arts, then it must have been your mother who went through this process back then, risking her life to give birth to you and leaving everything to you. You didn't let your mother down.

There is another theory.

Your father learned martial arts when he was young, and the energy in your body comes from your parents. It's like your parents' martial arts talent has been completely transferred to you.

I don't recommend that you look for the answer.

This will only bring back painful memories for your father.

Wu Xingyun looked slightly depressed.

On the one hand, I marvel at the greatness of maternal love, and on the other hand, I lament my own inhuman state, unable to experience this feeling in my entire life. What joy is there in that?
Li Zhaoting comforted him, saying, "Uncle-Master, you have adopted so many orphaned girls; you are their mother."

Wu Xingyun sneered: "Mother? I'm just training servants! Don't think too highly of me."

“A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. If it weren’t for their master taking them in, they would have frozen to death long ago.”

"Hmph! I'm over ninety years old, do I need your comfort, a junior? What other questions do you have?"

Have you ever heard of the Primordial Demon?

“My master encountered this when he was young.”

How many secrets do you know?

"In your eyes, the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect may be insignificant, but if you want to slay demons and monsters, I suggest you take a look at the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Free and Unfettered Wind Riding, and while you're at it, go to the Wudang Sect and read through the Heavenly Silkworm Skill a few times."

“I have a wife who is a holy woman of Miao territory. She said that there is a stone tablet in Miao territory that records extremely insidious, vicious and evil Gu techniques. Sixty or seventy years ago, when Master Zhang was exploring Miao territory, he accidentally saw this stone tablet.”

Master Zhang used the Wudang martial arts manual to complete the content, transforming the heretical and evil teachings on the stone tablet into the righteous and honorable path.

The completed mental cultivation method is the Heavenly Silkworm Technique.

Could the stone tablet have been left by the primordial demon?
The current Empress Dowager said that the Primordial Demon had long been dismembered and its body was scattered in Changchun Valley. There are nine valleys in Changchun Valley, and each valley absorbs a portion of the Primordial Demon's spiritual essence to nurture a jade embryo.

One of the jade pendants was taken by Xiaoyaozi.

Senior Xiaoyaozi and my ancestor joined forces to carve this jade blank into the Jade Linglong. The Jade Linglong can preserve the spiritual imprint and is the token of the Xiaoyao Sect leader.

"Senior Uncle, am I right?"

"Is this all Liu E told you?"

"What other secrets are there?"

"My master told me that the Primordial Demon's most proficient weapon was a knife. In the past, he once cut a cliff in half in the Western Regions with a single knife, leaving behind a smooth, mirror-like mountain wall."

In today's martial arts world, there are many swordsmen, but not many masters of swordsmanship. The vast majority of the Eight Great Swordsmen are unchallenged, but the title of Swordsmanship Master has always been unstable.

The source is the primordial demon.

Swordsmen find it difficult to break free from their own constraints.

Wu Xingyun joked, "Luckily you're a swordsman, not a knife-wielder, or you'd be in big trouble!"

"Does Xiaoyaozi know swordsmanship?"

"meeting!"

"What kind of sword technique? Yu Linglong didn't record it. It seems that none of the disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect are skilled in swordsmanship."

"That sword technique is too powerful. Cultivators can easily be misled by its power and become ferocious and violent. Master has sealed the sword technique. If you are interested, I can give you the manual. With your foundation, you should be able to suppress the backlash from the technique. Would you like to see the sword manual?"

"Since you've said that, it would be too cowardly of me not to even look at the sword manual. Let's make it clear first, I can learn it after just one look, so please don't regret it."

"Learn it first before you brag!"

Wu Xingyun took out an ancient-looking manual and casually tossed it to Li Zhaoting. Li Zhaoting had just opened it and hadn't even seen the table of contents yet when Wu Xingyun laughed and said, "Now it's my turn to ask questions. Set up the Zhenlong Chess Game!"

"It was Wang Shenglan who solved the Zhenlong Chess Game!"

"Bullshit! Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Wang Shenglan is a female tyrant whose brain is all muscles, unless her solution is to pick up the chessboard and smash Su Xinghe to death!"

"Sheng Lan's brain isn't all muscle!"

"What else? Food and drink?"

"Of course it's me! This is called being love-struck! Immune to all mental attacks. Techniques like telepathic soul-searching or death-capturing chants are completely ineffective against her! She's thinking about me and ignores any mental illusions."

"I'll let you set up the chessboard!"

Wu Xingyun spoke slowly and deliberately, gritting his teeth.

Li Zhaoting didn't want to argue with a woman in her nineties, so he casually set up a chessboard, placed a piece on it, and then quietly perused the secret manual.

Wu Xingyun stared in disbelief: "Brilliant! So this is the solution! Truly ingenious!"

Li Zhaoting complained, "Uncle-Master! This kind of trick can only fool good-for-nothings who don't study well. Su Xinghe has a disciple named Gou Du, who claims to love reading the most. He says he'll go crazy if he doesn't read for a day and die if he doesn't read for three days. In the end, he just reads books to death. All the books he reads have gone to waste!"

"Li Zhaoting, your martial arts skills are superior to mine, and you've definitely read far more books than I have!"

"There is a fundamental difference between reading books and reading books blindly. If you cannot understand the principles and apply what you have learned, even if you read thousands of books, it will only be a waste of time."

"speak English!"

"The solution comes from the Spring and Autumn Annals, and is based on the Battle of Yanling between the states of Chu and Jin. In fact, this tactic is very common in the martial arts world, and the Tang Clan is a prime example."

"Tang Clan? What does that mean?"

"The Tang Clan has been around for hundreds of years, with at least 150 internal branches, all of which are related by blood or marriage. Its management structure is bloated and it is already operating at a loss."

To ensure the healthy continuation of the family line, the Tang Clan must be 'slimmed down'. On the one hand, it is necessary to support collateral branches to leave the main branch and establish their own sects in other prefectures.

On the one hand, they took advantage of the trouble caused by the new generation to purge the Tang Clan's top leadership from top to bottom.

Finally, there is the plan of destruction and rebirth.

The main branch was completely destroyed, leaving behind the most talented seed, who took root and sprouted, establishing a brand new Tang Sect amidst the ruins.

The Jin family is in the same situation.

At its peak, the family was known as "Ten Thousand Blessings and Longevity." However, Madam Jin noticed that her children and grandchildren had become arrogant and domineering, so she did not hesitate to divide the family into more than a dozen branches.

"Haven't you seen him, Master?"

Li Zhaoting thought to himself, "You're over ninety years old. You must have seen the rise and fall of sects hundreds of times by now."

Wu Xingyun sneered: "My way of managing a sect is to threaten people with life-and-death talismans. Do you think I'm good at managing a sect? How would I know about these trivial matters!"

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

What is Wang Shenglan's personality like?

Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?

"First, tell a lie."

"Wu Yazi was not long for this world, and Wang Shenglan was his only choice, the best of a bad bunch."

"Tell the truth again."

"Wang Shenglan is the most fitting leader of the Xiaoyao Sect in history, and even if Xiaoyaozi crawled out of the underworld, he would still make her the leader."

"You bastard! Am I not worthy?"

"Uncle-Master, there's a mirror over there!"

"Is Wuyazi not worthy either?"

"If someone can't even handle a love triangle and spends all day staring at a jade statue, what kind of carefree life can they have?"

"Isn't Wang Shenglan also infatuated with you?"

“This is Wang Shenglan’s true nature. She has always been carefree. Among the dozens of people in the Li family, the most carefree are Shenglan and Fenghuang. They are my source of joy. Seeing them makes me happy.”

"Ugh~ Your words are disgusting!"

(End of this chapter)