Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 550 The Threefold Origin Returns to the Supreme Qi, the Northern Darkness Without Form Unites with the Eight Desolations

Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums quickly made their choice.

Mei Jian and Zhu Jian continued to use swords, while Lan Jian and Ju Jian switched to horizontal swords. Lingjiu Palace had a large number of weapons stored, and the two women made a few selections, each choosing a horizontal sword.

Li Zhaoting passed on the Zheng Yin Liang Yi Sword Technique and the Fan Yin Liang Yi Saber Technique to the four women respectively. The four women lacked sufficient internal strength, but the quadruplets' interconnectedness was too overpowered.

This martial art requires tacit cooperation; the four women only need to learn the moves to form a formation.

Their skills weren't refined enough, and their internal strength wasn't profound enough, but the most important condition for formations was "tacit understanding," and in this respect, they were at the maximum level from birth.

Compared to the confused and muddle-headed Huashan elders and the He Taichong couple who were sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, they were hundreds of times better.

Spend two or three days mastering sword and knife techniques, and you'll be able to unleash two or three tenths of their power.

His skill level barely increased, but his combat power increased at least fivefold, which amazed Wu Xingyun.

No one would have imagined that two sets of double-attack martial arts techniques, which could barely be considered first-rate goalkeepers, would undergo a complete transformation after being combined into a four-person attack.

Both the Yin-Yang Sword Technique and the Yin-Yang Saber Technique are two-person combined martial arts created based on the Yin-Yang principle. The Tai Chi Yin-Yang generates the Four Symbols, resulting in a total of sixty-four variations.

The combination of the two is equivalent to adding 64 more variations to the existing 64 variations, resulting in a total of 4,096 moves, which can be described as all-encompassing.

If we disregard the level of internal strength and only compare techniques, even the most powerful techniques like the Dugu Nine Swords or the Nameless Sword Technique might not be able to generate more than four thousand moves in a single battle.

In terms of variation, the most powerful is the Demonic Cult's secret sword technique, "Ruyi Tianmo, Eight-Style Chain," with thirty-six moves in each style and one hundred and eight variations in each move.

8 * 36 * 108 = 31104
A normal person only has two hands and two feet, and almost all the movements they can make are included in knife techniques.

Your technique of defeating moves without moves and defeating swords without swords is indeed the pinnacle, but do you think you can withstand the physical strain of breaking my martial arts technique which contains more than 30,000 variations?
When the number of moves reaches a certain level, it can basically be considered "infinite". In a battle between martial artists, there are rarely more than three hundred moves, and the limit is about one thousand moves.

The fact that the two martial artists fought for over a thousand moves indicates that their skills were evenly matched. If the fight continued, the result would inevitably be mutual destruction, making it difficult to determine a winner.

To bring a duel to a conclusion, one often needs to rely on external factors, making it highly unpredictable. This time you might have a slight advantage, but next time it might be my turn to have a slight advantage.

Even with Wang Shenglan's stamina, it would be difficult for her to exchange a thousand blows with an equally matched opponent. She could only last about six hundred blows before her stamina was completely exhausted.

This was discovered by Li Zhaoting himself.

Using the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand technique, he parried the four women's moves without taking the initiative to attack. He simply countered their moves. After six hundred moves of fierce fighting, the four women were exhausted.

Eat more meat!
With such poor physical strength, he'll definitely be thoroughly outmaneuvered when he encounters Mei Zhu and Jiang Yuyan in the future.

It's more interesting when beauties fight to a standstill!
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That day, Li Zhaoting was studying the "Eternal Youth and Longevity Technique" when Mei Lanzhu Ju, holding a sword, danced gracefully in the garden to entertain him.

"My lord, you're quite the ladies' man!"

"We work ourselves to the bone outside, worrying about you all the time, but you're living a life of pleasure and debauchery. You're a heartless scoundrel who deserves to be struck by lightning!"

Two voices sounded from behind Li Zhaoting.

It was Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu.

With Lingjiu Palace's defense system, it was naturally impossible to stop Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu. After finishing their business at Jingzhai Northern Sect, the two women rushed to Lingjiu Palace.

Li Zhaoting had thought that the Lingjiu Palace was a scene of carnage, and that he was too tired to sleep because he was busy taking care of the wounded. He was furious at the sight of this scene.

Mei Lan Zhu Ju's appearance is far inferior to Cheng Huaixiu and Li Shengnan's, but the "quadruplets" combination is too terrifying, making them more and more attractive the more you look at them.

Mei Jian sneered: "Hmph! What are you being so fierce about? Whose wife do you think you are, strutting around like this!"

Li Shengnan said, "Husband, tell her whose wife I am, and whether she can act arrogantly!"

Cheng Huaixiu said, "There's also one for me."

Li Zhaoting looked helpless: "Plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, come and greet the mistress. These two are my wives."

This is Madam Cheng, and this is Madam Li. When you see these two ladies in the future, it will be the same as seeing me.

do you understand?

Come and greet the lady.

Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju hurriedly knelt down: "This servant, Mei Jian/Lan Jian/Zhu Jian/Ju Jian, pays respects to the two ladies. This servant was unaware of your arrival. Please punish me."

Li Shengnan initially thought the little maid was arrogant and overbearing, and wanted to show off her skills, demonstrate the family rules to Mei Lan Zhu Ju, and show off the power of the first wife.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoting's casual remark caused Mei Lan Zhu Ju to immediately kneel down, not begging for mercy, but asking the madam for punishment, adopting an extremely humble posture.

Where did you find this maid?

She's much more obedient than Mei Zhu and Jiang Yuyan!

Li Shengnan was unaware that Mei Lan Zhu Ju sat at the same table as Xiao Zhao and Shuang'er among the maids. Wu Xingyun was extremely strict in managing his subordinates, and those who disobeyed would not have survived to this day.

Li Zhaoting explained, “Ladies, I am instructing them in martial arts, not appreciating their singing and dancing. If you don’t believe me, go and try it. Huaixiu, you’re the one to make the first move.”

Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, demonstrate the martial arts I just taught you to Madam Cheng. If you can withstand three hundred moves from Madam Cheng's sword, I, the Venerable Master, will reward you handsomely.

Huai Xiu, if you suppress your power and defeat them in three hundred moves when your power levels are similar, I will make you my first wife before we return to the Central Plains.

Shengnan, don't look so down. If Huaixiu can't do these things, she'll become his concubine for the next few days, and then you'll compete against Meilanzhuju under the same conditions.

If you lose, you'll also be a concubine.

If you both win, I will serve as your steward for a few days, leading your horses and putting them in stirrups.

Huai Xiu, Sheng Nan, isn't that fair?

Li Zhaoting made a "please" gesture.

Cheng Huaixiu and Li Shengnan exchanged a glance.

The two were both very shrewd. They thought to themselves that Li Zhaoting had only been at Lingjiu Palace for seven days since he arrived from Tianshan Sect. Even if he was a top genius, how many moves could he learn in seven days?
Observing the aura of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, there was no trace of a peerless genius; their foundation was mediocre. If Gongsun Lan saw their sword-wielding posture, it would infuriate her to death.

Gongsun Lan: This rubbish is sword dance? My sword dance when I was thirteen was three times better than theirs!
In other words, Li Zhaoting taught several second-rate swordsmen with weak foundations for seven days, and two others who had become knife-wielders learned some moves on short notice.

It's a pipe dream that they could withstand three hundred moves from Cheng Huaixiu's sword with these techniques!

Even if their skill levels are equal, Cheng Huaixiu's breakthrough to the "clear and still mind" state of "sword heart" allows him to break through all techniques with a single sword strike, achieving victory without moves. This is no less than the Dugu Nine Swords.

If one could fight Cheng Huaixiu by simply learning a few moves, those moves would have been passed down throughout the Li family long ago. How could they have been preserved until now?

Even assuming the worst, if Mei Lan Zhu Ju managed to block Cheng Huaixiu's three hundred moves with her ingenious techniques, how could Li Shengnan, after watching the battle, not have been prepared? How could she not have seen the flaws?

Judging from Li Zhaoting's confident appearance, he was clearly determined to make the Fairy Jingzhai and the demoness from the Demonic Sect submit to him and become his concubines for half a month.

Cheng Huaixiu laughed and said, "Honey! Don't think I'll fall for this. This is a psychological tactic! Get ready to serve me tea and water, make the bed, and lead the horse!"

Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju were completely oblivious to flirting. After receiving Li Zhaoting's orders, they arranged themselves according to the formation's orientation, surrounding Cheng Huaixiu in the very center.

Cheng Huaixiu said, "Master! Take their current skill level as the limit. You be my witness. If I use a skill level that exceeds the limit, I will lose this round!"

Li Shengnan asked, "How are the moves calculated? Are they based on plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, or on the Huai River and its embroidery?"

Li Zhaoting's lips curled up slightly: "Of course, it's calculated from Huai Xiu's perspective. Sheng Nan, you personally calculate the moves for Huai Xiu. I won't interfere from beginning to end!"

Cheng Huaixiu was furious upon hearing this. "You can teach them for seven days and they're already on par with me? You look down on me like this! I'll make you wash my feet!"

Li Shengnan shouted, "Begin!"

The words have not yet fallen.

The sound of swords slicing through the air echoed through the garden.

Cheng Huaixiu knew that Wu Xingyun was proficient in the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand and the Tianshan Six Yang Palms, and practiced the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect. The four women, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, were mostly based on the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts...

What the hell!

What kind of trick is this?
Yin and Yang, the Four Symbols and the Eight Trigrams?
Cheng Huaixiu had sparred with Wang Shenglan and had some understanding of the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts. He had hoped to gain the upper hand by using this knowledge, but he was unexpectedly restricted as soon as he made a move.

Mei Jian launched the first attack, Zhu Jian followed up with ambush moves based on the formation, and Lan Jian and Ju Jian followed up with the Reverse Yin-Yang Sword Technique, attacking from both sides.

The knife and sword techniques are different in their directions, but they are all derived from the Eight Trigrams and then return to the Eight Trigrams. After being modified and perfected by Wang Yuyan, they became the complete Four Symbols Formation.

When the sword and blade formation is executed, the positive and negative yin and yang complement each other, water and fire harmonize, and the changes in moves are flawless, with the formation being exquisitely connected.

The skills, swordsmanship, and fighting spirit of Mei Lan Zhu Ju are nothing to boast about. In a one-on-one fight, Cheng Huaixiu could easily kill them without even using his internal energy.

Without the Yin-Yang Two Elements Sword Formation, even if the number of people increased tenfold, they would still be instantly killed by Cheng Huaixiu. However, once the formation was formed, Cheng Huaixiu was helpless.

With Cheng Huaixiu's mastery of swordsmanship, coupled with his breakthrough sword mind, he can easily neutralize any move and dismantle sword techniques.

However, they could only parry, not break through. The quadruplets' innate telepathic connection made them seem like an eight-armed, eight-legged monster, with swords forming a net that surrounded them with ingenious moves from all directions.

Cheng Huaixiu was in a daze, feeling as if he had stumbled into a Bagua formation. He tried to use this to break the moves and attacked with his sword several times, but the four women nimbly dodged them.

The four women were utterly loyal to Li Zhaoting, their minds focused solely on his orders and the techniques of swordsmanship. They had no other thoughts, remained humble and composed, and never sought personal gain. Their techniques flowed in a continuous cycle, their swords like four flying wheels, constantly eroding each other and forming a dazzling curtain of light.

Li Zhaoting kept his word and never interfered. He lay on the soft couch next to him, enjoying the spiced yak meat. Li Shengnan counted and analyzed the formation's movement. With her knowledge, she naturally saw that the sword formation was derived from the Eight Trigrams and had a strong sense of the innate Eight Trigrams.

Plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum cultivate acquired true qi, which is far removed from innate qi. As the formation operates, the true qi of the four people condenses into one, unknowingly reversing their innate state.

What kind of formation is this?
When did our family acquire such exquisite skills?
Could it be that the gentleman is keeping something to himself?
impossible!
My husband doesn't mind sharing even the most extraordinary skills like the Hundred-Step Flying Sword, the Innate Qi, and the Thirty-Six Strange Techniques of Heaven-Turning. Why would he need to keep a mere four-person formation a secret?
Inside the formation, Cheng Huaixiu knew he couldn't break through within three hundred moves, so he focused on countering each move, allowing Li Shengnan to understand the formation's changes from an observer's perspective.

Outside the formation, Li Shengnan sensed Cheng Huaixiu's intention to sacrifice herself and thought to herself, "Once I become your first wife, I definitely won't bully you. You should focus on your martial arts competition!"
Swords flashed and shadows danced, sword energy whistled through the air.

Before they knew it, three hundred moves had passed.

Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju all looked tired, their foreheads covered in sweat, their strength mostly depleted. Cheng Huaixiu, however, showed no change in expression, not even a slight fluctuation in his aura.

Seeing that the three hundred moves limit had been reached, Cheng Huaixiu did not continue. He suddenly increased his power, broke through the combined attack of swords and sabers with a single sword strike, and lightly jumped out of the formation's encirclement.

"My lord, I surrender!"

Cheng Huaixiu mimicked Lan Xiaodie's tone, looking at Li Zhaoting sweetly. Li Zhaoting smiled and said, "They need to rest for the night. Shengnan will take action tomorrow!"
Shengnan, tonight you can discuss countermeasures with Huaixiu. You have all night to spare.

Time is passing so slowly!
I can't wait to see what you two look like as concubines, especially Sheng Nan, turning Li Sheng Nan into Gongsun Lan, ahahahaha!

You can't escape my grasp!

Li Zhaoting was as smug as the Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King.

Li Shengnan angrily said, "Husband! Before I become Gongsun Lan, I will turn you into Meizhu!"

"Let's wait and see!"

Li Zhaoting walked to the four women's sides and used his One-Finger Divine Skill to unblock their meridians and relax their muscles.

The next morning, Li Shengnan, who had been discussing tactics with Cheng Huaixiu all night, confidently launched her attack. An hour later, wild laughter echoed from the backyard of Lingjiu Palace.

Li Zhaoting laughed wildly.

The laughter nearly blew the roof off Lingjiu Palace.

Cheng Huaixiu and Li Shengnan lowered their heads and lay down beside Li Zhaoting, imitating the postures of Lan Xiaodie, Gongsun Lan, and Jiang Yuyan, and spoke softly to please Li Zhaoting.

"Master, what kind of formation is this? How can it have such power? I've never heard of it before?"

Li Shengnan's breath was fragrant and alluring.

Li Zhaoting explained, "This is the Huashan School's Reverse Yin-Yang Saber Technique and the Kunlun School's Orthodox Yin-Yang Sword Technique. Individually, they are not very powerful, but when combined, their power increases a hundredfold, and the moves are extremely complex."

Cheng Huaixiu said angrily, "No wonder the master agreed that the fighting moves could not be won by relying on the advantage of power. Although the Sword Heart Clarity can break these moves, there is a limit of three hundred moves, which is just right at the limit of moves."

Li Shengnan asked in surprise, "Master, you have some connections with the Huashan Sect. With your talent, you can easily replicate the Reverse Yin-Yang Sword Technique once you've seen it."

However, you have no connection with the Kunlun Sect.

Where did you learn the Zheng Liang Yi Sword Technique?
It seems there's... Wang Yuyan at home!

Li Shengnan quickly thought of who else besides Wang Yuyan, the encyclopedia of martial arts, could casually produce the unique skills of two completely unrelated sects!

Thinking that her dowry had been used to implicate others, she turned red with anger.

The plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums happily accepted the reward.

Their constitutions were all water-based, and their internal energy foundation was very ordinary. It didn't matter if it was ruined. Li Zhaoting neutralized their internal energy, passed on the "water" attribute diagram of the Longevity Manual to them, and used his true energy to infuse them with it.

This process is not difficult.

He used the "Wrath of the Water God" to condense the purest and most refined water-attribute true essence, which continuously cleansed the four women's meridians and left true energy seeds in their dantian.

This may seem like forcing growth, but the Water God's Wrath can improve physical condition and strengthen the foundation. The risks associated with the initiation will gradually diminish with practice.

Water has no fixed shape.

There are no requirements regarding the posture for meditation.

There is no need to look up to the sky with your five hearts, or to enter a meditative state.

True Qi naturally circulates within the body. As long as the meridians are not broken, it will continuously circulate throughout the body until the dantian accumulates from a small puddle into a clear spring.

After enjoying themselves for a few days, the three of them meditated on the "Eternal Spring Skill" in the intervals between their hedonistic indulgence.

The "Eternal Youth and Longevity Exercise" is a unique skill that can keep people young forever. However, in terms of its effects, it is not particularly special. There are too many beauty-enhancing exercises out there.

There are plenty of old monsters with white hair and youthful faces.

The largest number of them are from the Demonic Sect.

Both the two sects and six paths of the Demonic Path possess beauty-preserving techniques.

Even Pang Ban practiced it.

Most beauty-enhancing techniques target vitality, primarily using wood and water elements. Even those that rely on yang to replenish yin are essentially still aimed at boosting vitality.

"Changchun Gong" is completely different.

When ordinary people see the name of the mental cultivation method, they will think that it is a wood-attribute mental cultivation method that can improve vitality and thus slow down the aging process, and that one should be calm and detached from worldly desires in daily life.

Actually?

Every thirty years, his internal energy dissipates, and during the recovery period, he needs to drink blood to practice his skills, so he cannot live without meat!

The "Eternal Spring Skill" is indeed of the wood element, but not the vibrant wood element; rather, it is the withered wood that solidifies the eight extraordinary meridians, muscles, and bones, like a clay puppet undergoing rejuvenation every thirty years. This can be seen as maintenance, like painting the puppet, dripping lubricant into the joints, and polishing it inside and out.

The longer a puppet is stored, the higher the cost of maintenance and repair, and the longer it can rejuvenate.

Is this righteous martial arts?
The more I look at it, the more it resembles—a corpse refinement?
Cheng Huaixiu analyzed, "Master, I think that the things in Changchun Valley are most likely related to the Primordial Heavenly Demon. This 'Changchun Gong' is very likely a secret technique of the demonic path, lacking the most core content."

Li Shengnan added: "It was precisely because a part of the content was missing that Xiaoyaozi had to use the Beiming Divine Art and Xiaowuxiang Art to supplement it after stealing the manual. He unknowingly sensed the spiritual energy, and the Changchun Art, Beiming Divine Art and Xiaowuxiang Art formed a complete cycle."

Cheng Huaixiu continued, "Use the Everlasting Spring Technique to maintain the body in its most youthful and vibrant state, and use the Northern Darkness Divine Technique to absorb true essence to maintain the body's balance. If you absorb unusable impurities or the purest and most refined innate true essence, use the Lesser Formless Technique to neutralize them."

Li Zhaoting said, "My master has cultivated the Everlasting Spring Skill for a period of sixty and a half years, transforming from a little girl into a centenarian. He has many unique insights into the Everlasting Spring Skill. After obtaining the Northern Darkness Divine Skill and the Lesser Formless Skill, he comprehended Xiaoyaozi's scheme: 'Three parts return to the origin and the supreme Qi, the Northern Darkness Formless Skill unites the eight wastelands!'"

"Sir, what does this mean?"

"In Xiaoyaozi's vision, the strongest ultimate skill of the Xiaoyao Sect is not 'Xiaoyao Riding the Wind,' but rather a combination of the characteristics of the three mental techniques: the Everlasting Longevity Technique, the Northern Darkness Divine Art, and the Lesser Formless Technique. It takes the vitality of the Everlasting Longevity Technique, the vastness of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, and the inclusiveness of the Lesser Formless Technique, and integrates them into one, making me the only one who reigns supreme in the eight wastelands and six directions!"

Li Zhaoting said solemnly, "Before Xiaoyaozi passed away, he had a moment of lucidity and distributed his estate equally."

Yu Linglong was passed on to Li Canghai, who had the greatest talent. Li Canghai voluntarily abdicated and later married into the Huang family.

The position of sect leader was passed on to Wuyazi.

The sect's secret chamber passed it on to Li Qiushui.

All that was left for Wu Xingyun was a sentence: Your personality is too domineering. I didn't like it at first, but when I passed away, I realized that what I had been pursuing all my life was you. You are the hope of the Xiaoyao Sect.

May your love last forever, and may you never grow old.

Throughout the eight directions and six realms, I alone am supreme.

This is the legacy that Xiaoyaozi left to Wuxingyun.

Unfortunately, the Free and Unfettered Sect was torn apart by infighting and grudges for decades, wasting precious time.

Today, all that remains is a sigh.

I think it suits Shenglan very well.

In our family, only Sheng Lan deserves these words.

Sheng Nan, stop fooling around!
Do you dare to challenge Sheng Lan?

Li Zhaoting scratched Li Shengnan.

Li Shengnan felt weak all over and dared not say anything more.

Li Shengnan, who is fearless and dares to compete with Feng Suzhen, dares not provoke Wang Shenglan.

Cheng Huaixiu didn't have that kind of courage either!

(End of this chapter)