Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

In the Zhifan Forest, where sword energy surged, the battle between Li Zhaoting and Wu Ming reached its most intense moment.

Wu Ming's figure transformed into a blur, his five fingers blooming like orchids. With a gentle stroke of his fingertips, his soft palm force silently enveloped Li Zhaoting's major acupoints.

Ruyi Orchid Hands!
The ultimate Ruyi Orchid Hand Technique!

Even if the Fairy Ruyi were reborn, she would be dumbfounded upon seeing Wu Ming perform the Ruyi Orchid Hand, and would immediately kneel down to become his disciple, begging Wu Ming for guidance.

Li Zhaoting neither dodged nor evaded. He lightly raised his left hand, and the Purple Rose Soft Sword drew large and small purple arcs, using Tai Chi sword to deflect the Yin and hidden force of the Ruyi Orchid Hand.

At the same time, the Qing Suo Sword passed straight through the sword circle drawn by the Ziwei Soft Sword, piercing the blade with rings of sword energy, and suddenly thrusting towards Wu Ming's heart.

Wu Ming swayed, circulated his Hunyuan Qi Gong, and his body glowed with a faint golden light. He clenched his right fist, slightly spread his feet, and then unleashed a straight punch.

A simple punch, which isn't even a proper lunge punch or horse stance punch, could unleash power stronger than the Tiger Roar Emperor Fist, causing the sword circle to crumble upon contact.

The force of the punch showed no signs of diminishing; it struck Li Zhaoting with seemingly slow but actually rapid speed, its power even surpassing Yan Kuangtu's Great Bright Fist by three or four points.

Wherever the fist passed, the ground cracked inch by inch. The soil, which had already been shaken up three or four times, was blasted into the air again by the fist, and even fleas could not survive.

Li Zhaoting crossed his two swords and slashed forward.

Heavenly Heart, Selflessness
Heaven's will is selfless, without ego or thought.

The sword circle formed a thin line in front of Li Zhaoting, a line so thin it was almost imperceptible, seemingly within reach, yet it transformed into an insurmountable chasm when the powerful attack struck.

"boom!"

The force of the fist slammed heavily onto the sword circle, unleashing a torrent of energy comparable to a volcanic eruption. Li Zhaoting burst into the air from the smoke and dust, shooting out a purple-blue sword beam.

Left hand Ziwei, Tianjie · Jinghong!
Right hand, a green rope, Heavenly Profound - Mountain Suppressor!
The two swords, one fast and one slow, one light and one heavy, one sword like a thunderbolt and the other like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, turned from defense to offense in the blink of an eye.

Wu Ming formed a sword with his fingers, and a white mist rose around him, transforming the clouds into sword light. The white clouds reflected the firelight, turning the white clouds into fiery clouds.

The left hand is like white clouds, like smoke.

The right hand is like the morning glow, like the light of dawn.

The four powerful moves clashed without reservation, and four completely different sword beams clashed wildly in mid-air. Wu Ming's face was ashen, and Li Zhaoting swung his sword back.

The Purple Rose Soft Sword fluttered the cloak, and the Snow Fox Cloak followed the Purple Rose Soft Sword. Using the sword as a palm, she unleashed a palm technique with the Purple and Green Twin Swords, which was the Sky-Tearing Cloud-Parting Technique.

The two swords came together and then separated, like a pair of scissors, separating Wu Ming's internal energy and clearing away all his energy.

In the instant the two swords came together and then separated, and then came together again, the Purple Star Soft Sword suddenly thrust out, like a flying sword from mythology, capable of taking a person's head from a hundred paces away.

Horizontal Sword Technique - Sweeping Across All Directions!
Vertical Sword Technique: Hundred-Step Flying Sword!
A master strategist, his influence is so profound that even the world loses its color!

Wu Ming clasped his hands together, not to pray to Buddha or seek scriptures, nor to receive any Buddha's light, but as if he were holding a heavy two-handed sword, as if he were lifting a giant mountain.

The majestic Kunlun Mountains stretch across the western border.

It has a majestic and imposing appearance.

With Kunlun as my sword, what fear is there of the world losing its color!
Li Zhaoting slumped off his horse, his feet firmly planted on the ground. He used his feet to connect with the earth's veins, sensing the earth's tremors. The Purple Rose Soft Sword swirled in the air, while the Green Rope Sword plunged straight into the center.

Tianzheng Haoran!

A noble spirit arises in my heart, and my sword is drawn to uphold justice.

The two powerful moves collided with a deafening roar, but dissipated the moment they made contact. Wu Ming's aura suddenly turned cold, transforming from the Kunlun Dragon Vein into the perpetual ice and snow of the Tianshan Mountains.

Li Zhaoting flicked his sword, and the Purple Star Soft Sword returned to his palm. He rode the wind with the sword, vanquishing demons between heaven and earth. He used the Tai Chi Profound Skill to evolve the Dao Sword, and then exchanged another blow.

Wu Ming's sword technique changed again, like a dazzling galaxy.

Li Zhaoting wielded the Purple Star Soft Sword in his left hand, using the Purple Star to subdue all the stars in the heavens, while his right hand wielded the Green Chain Sword with unrestrained grace, as if he were completely drunk—this was the Drunken Eight Immortals Sword Technique.

In my drunken stupor, the clouds seem vast; when I am sober, the stars appear to shift!
With stars, break through stars.

Wu Ming's hands moved in a yin-yang cycle, creating boundless chaos. Li Zhaoting formed the water bottle mudra, lighting a glass Buddha lamp in the chaos to guide the way forward.

Wu Mingjian was like the vast ocean, with turbulent waves.

Li Zhaoting's sword is as sharp as a green bamboo, firmly rooted to the green hills.

Wu Mingjian is like the morning sun, full of vitality.

Li Zhaoting's sword moves like a flowing wind, swiftly traversing a thousand miles.

The two fought with lightning speed and unpredictable changes, each unleashing eight sword techniques in an instant, leaving behind eight sword intents that gradually coalesced into eight precious swords.

"Li Zhaoting, take this!"

White clouds drift and obscure the sun and moon; rosy clouds ripple across the vast ocean, splitting it into a dark and yellow expanse.

Kunlun's snow collapses, leaving a thousand peaks silent; a sword lies hidden in the azure sky and the yellow springs.

Eight Swords Return to Origin - Evil Devours the Eight Desolations!

White clouds drift, rosy clouds ripple, Kunlun Mountains stand tall, snowflakes flutter, the Milky Way shines brightly, chaos is first created, the indigo sea is deep, the dawn is dazzling, and evil devours the eight directions!
Eight distinct sword intents merged into one, transforming into a devastating torrent of sword energy.

Li Zhaoting let out a long roar, and all 365 acupoints on his body lit up simultaneously, each displaying one of eight sword intents.

The Buddha Sword is compassionate, the Taoist Sword is carefree, the Confucian Sword is vast, the Bamboo Sword is resilient, the Flying Sword is swift, the Qi Sword is powerful, the Drunken Sword is unrestrained, my sword is unique, and the eight swords fly together!
The eight sword intents, like eight raging dragons, collided violently with the Hun Tian Evil Sword, causing sword energy to scatter in all directions, and everything within a hundred feet was pulverized.

Before the dust settled, the two attacked simultaneously.

Li Zhaoting's figure suddenly rose higher, as if merging with heaven and earth. The purple and green swords clashed and rang out a clear and melodious dragon's roar. A pure and righteous aura descended from the sky, transforming into a sword light that reached the heavens and the earth.

Heaven's Will - Cease the War!

Within the realm of sword energy, war ceases and martial arts are put to rest.

Wu Ming dared not be negligent, knowing that he was no match for Li Zhaoting in swordsmanship. He clenched his fists, his blood and qi surged like dragons, and his hair and beard stood on end, his fists resembling two blazing suns.

"Extinction Emperor Fist - God Destroyer!"

Faced with Li Zhaoting's sword energy domain, Wu Ming showed signs of being unable to suppress it and had to roar to expel the turbid air and shake his true essence and blood.

Li Zhaoting's sword stance changed, and a blue lotus bloomed in the void, each petal a sword aura.

The Song of the Azure Lotus Sword!

Kill ten people in ten steps, and stay in a thousand miles.

Hello.

Li Zhaoting stepped on the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) and moved with the wind, his Purple Rose Soft Sword drawing mysterious trajectories that connected heaven and earth.

"A single thought can soar to great heights, startling the sun and moon!"

Wu Ming roared, "Extinction Emperor Fist - Heaven Slayer!"

The powerful punch struck, and the world changed color.

Where the force of the punch passed, cracks appeared in the space itself.

Li Zhaoting took a deep breath, combined his two swords, and all his sword intents merged into one pure sword strike.

This is not the Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, but rather the method of Ten Thousand Swords Return to One that I comprehended after the battle with Guan Qi.

One sword transforming into ten thousand swords is the Heavenly Sword, and ten thousand swords transforming into one sword is the "Perfect Sword" that complements the Heavenly Sword.

Wutian Absolute Sword - Ten Thousand Swords Concealed!

This was the first time the two had clashed head-on since they started fighting. It was also the first time they had exchanged dozens of blows, each developing their own martial arts style and accumulating martial intent.

The two torrents of energy, like opposing cyclones, clashed, merged, tore, and assimilated in mid-air, finally exploding with a deafening roar.

"boom!"

Wu Ming was sent flying backward from the dust and smoke, crashing into more than ten ancient trees before coming to a stop. His face was deathly pale, his right arm hung limply at his sides, and a trace of blood remained on his chest.

"Excellent! What a magnificent Heavenly Sword! This old man has learned a great deal today, and I will repay your kindness in the future!"

Before he could finish speaking, his figure had already turned into smoke and vanished.

Li Zhaoting sheathed his twin swords and did not pursue. He looked up at the palace, where the battle was still ongoing, but the intensity of the fighting had diminished considerably.

"This battle should end."

Li Zhaoting flashed, merging with the sword light around him, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.

……

The battle in the Imperial Study is over.

Tang Bingbing was stabbed in the heart by Little Li's flying dagger.

Li Xunhuan's throwing knives were so powerful, and the brilliance of Little Li's Flying Knife was so dazzling that people overlooked Li Xunhuan's lightness skill and martial arts. Even without Little Li's Flying Knife, Li Xunhuan was still a top master. In the original story, without using the throwing knife, Li Xunhuan was able to discover two fatal flaws in Guo Songyang, who ranked fourth on the Weapon Ranking.

Tang Bingbing's claw technique was quite good, but it was far inferior to Li Xunhuan's. In addition, she also had to guard against Little Li's flying daggers, so she could only exert 70% of her combat power.

In less than thirty moves, Li Xunhuan discovered a fatal flaw in Tang Bingbing. He raised his hand and thrust, the flying knife piercing Tang Bingbing's heart, and Tang Bingbing collapsed helplessly.

Yuan Shisanxian and Pang Tong both suffered heavy losses.

There is only one Pang Tong in the world.

The other two were stand-ins found by Pang Tong. One was Yelü Liangcai, the eldest son of Yelü Chuxiong, the commander-in-chief of the Liao army. He had infiltrated the Song Dynasty ten years ago, was defeated by Xie Xiaofeng, and was later recruited by Pang Tong.

One is Nangong Yuyao, the illegitimate son of the current head of the Nangong family. He pretends not to know martial arts, but in reality, he was the number one expert in the Nangong family when he was sixteen years old.

The last one is Pang Tong himself.

The three men looked remarkably alike. Based on records from some strange tales and magazines from the Sui and Tang dynasties, Pang Tong found a martial art called "Shadow Shifting." The three of them studied it together and attacked simultaneously, using their similar appearances to confuse their enemies.

In a three-on-one situation, Pang Tong held an absolute advantage.

Unfortunately, Tang Bingbing was killed by Li Xunhuan, freeing Li Xunhuan to choose a target at random. He raised his hand and threw a flying knife, killing Nangong Yuyao with a single blow.

The musical duel between Feng Suzhen and Jinghuan caused a flaw in the formation of Pang Tong and Yelü Liangcai. Yuan Shisanxian acted decisively and fired three consecutive Heartbreak Arrows.

He first severely injured two men with two blue arrows, then took out a vermilion arrow prepared for Zhuge Zhengwo, nocked the arrow, and shot it, severely injuring Pang Tong.

Fortunately, Pang Tong had mastered the martial art of phoenix rebirth, which made him extremely resilient; otherwise, even ten lives would have been destroyed by that arrow.

The Heartbreak Arrow technique is not something that can be used casually, especially the final strike, which is no different from the Heavenly Demon's Disintegration.

Furthermore, Pang Tong knew he couldn't avoid the arrows, so he fought Yuan Shisanxian to the death and stabbed him with his sword.

At this moment, Yuan Shisanxian's injuries were more severe than Pang Tong's. He could only rely on the "Unique Living Divine Skill" to temporarily suppress the damage to his body and barely stand up.

The battle between Chu Liuxiang and Lian Chengbi ended most abruptly. Chu Liuxiang was helpless against the leech technique, which was as changeable as putty. However, Lian Chengbi had a fatal flaw—his hands and feet were all made of mechanisms!
Who is Chu Liuxiang?

The Grand Marshal of Thieves!
Realizing that Lian Chengbi's hands and feet were fake, Chu Liuxiang used his "Shadow-Catching Hand" technique, employing skills such as "Empty Hand" and "Slipping Doors and Picking Locks," to disassemble Lian Chengbi's mechanical hands and feet, breaking them into scattered parts.

Chu Liuxiang: Although I never kill people, you have turned yourself into a human pig. I have never seen such a martial art before. Isn’t it a bit too bizarre?
Tang Bingbing died, Lian Chengbi was defeated, Pang Tong was seriously injured, and Jinghuan and Feng Suzhen fought from the Imperial Study to the roof of the Imperial Study, where they fought to the death.

In other words, at this moment, the fake emperor had no more trump cards left, but he showed no fear on his face.

Here's a question: Why didn't Yuan Shisanxian just shoot the fake emperor directly and strike at his root?

Yuan Shisanxian felt that this guy was an inferior fake wearing a disguise, and could be copied at any time. Killing the fake emperor with the Heartbreak Arrow was a waste of energy.

Only then did they realize that the fake emperor possessed extraordinary aura and was no ordinary person.

Who was the fake emperor?

Why does he have such a terrifying aura?

"Boom!"

The door to the Imperial Study was smashed open.

The two engaged in a fierce battle were a man and a woman.

The man is Zhao Yuanran, the Eighth Prince.

The woman was Empress Dowager Liu E.

Where is Qin Mengyao?
Wasn't her job to stall Zhao Yuanyan?
Qin Mengyao has met her match.

Tianming Sect Leader Shan Yuru!
Shan Yuru stopped Qin Mengyao, creating an opportunity for Zhao Yuanran to make a move. Instead of going to the Imperial Study to find Zhao Zhen, Zhao Yuanran went to find Liu E. The two fought all the way from Funing Palace to the Imperial Study, and then stopped fighting.

Liu E's martial arts skills were superior to Zhao Yuanyan's, but Zhao Yuanyan adopted a life-or-death stance, clearly harboring deep-seated hatred for something Liu E had done.

Zhao Yuanyan roared, "Empress Liu! Emperor Zhao Zhen! I've played all my cards! The experts I brought couldn't stop Li Zhaoting. You've won this round!"

Zhao Zhen said, "This is called good triumphing over evil!"

Zhao Yuanran sneered: "So, as the victors, can you answer a few questions for me? Some things are destined to be said; no one can hide them."

For example, the long-standing story of "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat" circulating in the streets and alleys! I have several witnesses!

Tonight, the three of us will be facing off!

The story of "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat" is considered one of the most fantastical and unpredictable tales of the Song Dynasty. Legend has it that Emperor Zhenzong's two favorite concubines, Consort Liu and Consort Li, were pregnant at the same time. Emperor Zhenzong declared that whoever's child was born first would become the crown prince.

Consort Li's child was born first. Consort Liu was unwilling to let the position of Crown Prince fall into the wrong hands, so she ordered the Seven Eagles of Chongqing to replace Consort Li's son with a skinned civet cat.

Consort Li gave birth to a monster and was banished to the Cold Palace.

Consort Liu's son became the crown prince, but the child was weak and died young. Emperor Zhenzong had no choice but to adopt the son of the Eighth Prince as the crown prince.

Coincidentally, this child was the crown prince who was replaced by the raccoon dog, namely Zhao Zhen. The child of the Eighth Prince took Zhao Zhen's place and was found by a poor fishing couple who named the child Wang Hua.

Later, with Kou Zhun's help, the Eighth Prince went to the countryside to search for his son. After a lot of hardship, he found Wang Hua, which led to an absurd story - Wang Hua bought a father.

The story of "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat" has been performed in countless operas, each one more brilliant than the last.

The story of "Wang Hua buying a father" is pure nonsense. There wasn't a single normal person in the entire story. Wang Hua and the Eighth Prince are like a pair of Tiggers and two fragile sharks.

The Tang Madam encountered while investigating the case in Luzhou, and later met Qu Yang, an elder of the Sun Moon Sect, Zhu Laoliu, an elder of the Beggar Clan, and Li Si, Chu Xiangyu's deputy, all of whom personally experienced this incident, which led to a blood feud.

The Seven Eagles of Chongqing are: Ling Da, Tang Er, Zhang San, Li Si, Yang Wu, Zhu Liu, and Zhuo Qi.

In their words, they had carried out a secret mission more than 20 years ago. Afterwards, they went into hiding out of fear. Tang Lao Er had had enough of the reclusive life and wanted to leave, but was burned to death by his six brothers.

Zhuo Qi fell in love with Tang Er's daughter and used his tunnel-digging skills to rescue Madam Tang. He later changed his name to Qu Yang and hid in the Sun Moon Cult, but eventually his identity was exposed.

They did something big back then, but it wasn't a case of "switching the prince for a cat." With Liu E's martial arts skills, why would she need the Seven Eagles of Chongqing to pull off such a trick?
Furthermore, Zhao Zhen's birth mother, Consort Li, had previously kept vigil for Emperor Zhenzong and returned to the palace a few years ago.

Emperor Zhao Zhen addressed Consort Li as Empress Dowager and Empress Liu as Grand Empress Dowager; there was no conflict between the three.

So, what did the Chongqing Seven Eagles do?
Zhao Yuanyan roared: "Tang Er was burned to death, Yang Laowu died of illness, Zhuo Qi died a few years ago, and Tang Er's descendants assassinated Ling Da and Zhang San in order to take revenge."

Of the seven eagles of Chongqing, only Li Si and Zhu Liu remain.

I brought them both with me!

Liu E, there's something I need you to tell me!
Where is my child?
Where have you thrown my son?!

Liu E sighed, "Now that things have come to this, you certainly won't believe me if I say I didn't do it."

Zhao Yuanran sneered: "Whether it was you who did it or Zhao Heng did it, what difference does it make? You are the top martial arts master of the Heavenly Gang, the palace is your domain, and no matter what happens, it cannot be hidden from you! Even if you didn't know then, you must know now, right?"

Liu E asked, "What else did you find out?"

Zhao Yuanyan held up three fingers: "I had three candidates. One was Li Nanxing's son, but I later found that it was impossible. Li Zhaoting's eyebrows and eyes have no resemblance to mine at all, and he is not affectionate towards me in the slightest."

Liu E said, "Li Zhaoting is upright and righteous, and takes protecting the people as his mission. Naturally, he will not be close to you, a traitor who has rebelled and caused chaos."

Zhao Yuanyan continued, "Although the specific cause and effect are not very clear, Li Nanxing and Yu Luosha are inextricably linked. If the two had no connection, Yu Luosha would not have been able to train five wives for Li Zhaoting!"

Liu E nodded in agreement.

Zhao Yuanyan found a chair and sat down. From the moment Wu Ming's aura disappeared, this rebellion could be declared over. As long as Li Zhaoting returned to the palace, who could withstand the Heavenly Sword's sharp edge? Who could escape the Heavenly Sword's punishment?

Since I can't be emperor, at least I should die knowing the truth before I die, and not die in confusion.

Zhao Yuanyan analyzed, "If Li Zhaoting isn't my son, then who is? I thought of Bai Yujing, the 'Longevity Sword' of the Wudang Sect. Longevity means living for a thousand or ten thousand years. Why is Bai Yujing called the Longevity Sword? Later, I found out I was wrong. Bai Yujing's name comes from Zhang Sanfeng's transmission of power by touching his head. His real name is Geng Yujing!"

Who is the last candidate?

"Gong Jiu, the son of the Prince of Taiping!"

"Gong Jiu is not your son!"

"That's right, I was wrong again. I also considered Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Ximen Chuixue, and even doubted that I had given birth to a daughter. I also considered Yunluo and Tianxiang, but in the end, all of them proved to be wrong!"

"And then you thought of the Star Evil Sword Manual?"

"More than 20 years ago, Zhao Heng replaced my son with a raccoon dog. To be on the safe side, he wrote this down in the Star Evil Sword Manual. In case of emergency, such as when I am besieging the palace, he can use this to threaten me, or when the royal family is dying out and has no heir, he can find my son and make him Zhao Heng's son!"

Zhao Yuanran sighed, "No matter what, I am still a member of the Zhao family. Zhao Heng was ruthless enough, but not vicious enough. Zhao Zhen was neither ruthless enough nor vicious enough. To this day, I still can't understand one thing: why did you keep me alive?"

Zhao Zhen sighed, "Uncle, you just said that we are all of the Zhao family bloodline, why must we kill each other?"

Zhao Yuanran scoffed, "Throughout history, have there been few instances of people killing each other for the throne?"

Empress Liu said, "There are too many to count!"

Zhao Yuanyan said, "However, you are all soft-hearted people, giving me time to talk nonsense. During this time, my notary should arrive."

"Who is it?"

"I am Tao Sanchun!"

Tao Sanchun strode over, his head full of silver hair but his spirits high, and said loudly, "Make sure all irrelevant people leave here. If outsiders hear about such royal secrets, you won't feel at ease, and those outsiders won't feel at ease either. Don't cause trouble for others."

As he spoke, Tao Sanchun waved his hand, and an invisible force filled the imperial study, leaving only Liu E, Zhao Zhen, Zhao Yuanyan, Tao Sanchun, and the fake emperor in the room.

Loyal minister or rebel.

Loyal ministers went out to arrest rebels, traitors went out to launch mutinies, and only the Zhao family remained in the imperial study.

Tao Sanchun patted Zhao Zhen's head: "You've grown so much in the blink of an eye. Life is truly like a dream!"

Empress Liu's face darkened: "Auntie, you were holding Emperor Zhenzong back then, you've mistaken him for someone else."

Tao Sanchun said, "I was right! The little rascal I used to hold has even grown up to have such a big son. Life is like a dream, nothing more."

Zhao Zhen: (⊙﹏⊙)(End of Chapter)