Decaying World

Chapter 60 060 Identity Four (Thank you, Alliance Leader, for raising me on demon food)

"Xiao Li, what's the situation at Qingfeng Temple? Which ones are still there running classes?" Mu Qiaozhi didn't really know much about the situation there. These days, she had finally managed to change her training method from focusing on speed and body tempering to focusing on defensive hard skills. There wasn't much time she could save in the process.

Aside from initially reaching the third rank in body tempering, she then proceeded step by step like any other Black Dragon Sect disciple.

Even now, she has only reached the sixth rank of Body Tempering. But there are advantages too; if it weren't for the speed advantage of Body Tempering from Qingfeng Temple, she would never have been able to maintain her third-place position.

Xiao Li is Xie Li, a former disciple who switched allegiance from Qingfeng Temple with her.

Xie Li hadn't even entered the front courtyard of Qingfeng Temple back then, so when she came to Black Dragon Gate, her status was no different from that of an ordinary disciple, so she had no choice but to cling to Mu Qiaozhi's coattails.

Upon hearing the question, she recalled the news she had recently heard.

"Those who remained were Mingde's daughter, Weiwei, and the newly promoted front-court disciple, Lin Hui. When we left, Weiwei should have been among the top ten in the front-court, but we don't know her exact level. As for Lin Hui, we don't know either, but he probably wouldn't have exceeded the seventh rank, based on the normal body tempering progress."

She wasn't really sure about Lin Hui's progress; she just roughly estimated it based on the time she and Mu Qiaozhi left, plus the progress he'd made in the past few days.

“Useless persistence.” Mu Qiaozhi gently slung the sword she used to wear behind her back. “Let’s go. Since Master has spoken, let’s just cut off their hopes. Even Baohe is dead, and all the Ming generation has run away. What are the two of them still persisting for? It’s laughable.”

She pushed open the door and stepped out, her voice cold.

Xie Li sighed behind her, secretly glad that she had switched allegiance with her senior sister.

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Look at Weiwei and Lin Hui now; they can't even give up their martial arts school business to run a health and wellness class.

'This is the price of choice.' Xie Li sighed inwardly. Although she felt sorry for Lin Hui, she knew that once a choice was made, one must pay the price for one's decision.

Just like before, just like now.

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Inside Qingfeng Temple.

Lin Hui stood alone in the front yard, listening to the constant sounds of sword practice coming from behind him, and looked up at the courtyard wall.

He was wondering how his master had managed to jump onto the roof so easily.

To be honest, he has improved his speed through training, but he has never actually tried high jump.

After thinking for a moment, he accelerated forward, took three steps, and leaped into the air.

puff.

With a light touch of the wall with their toes, they propelled themselves several meters upwards.

The whistling wind rushed in his ears as Lin Hui gracefully twirled in mid-air, experiencing a sensation he had never felt before.

It felt light and airy, as if it were flying through the air; it was wonderful.

A few seconds later, he landed gently. Then he sprinted a second time, stepped on the wall, and used the momentum to leap.

With a soft "plop," this time, he aimed carefully and easily stepped onto the pointed corner of the eaves of the second floor of the Taoist temple.

After steadying myself and getting used to it, I simply sat down on the edge of the roof, which was more than six meters high, and enjoyed the view that I had never experienced before.

Looking out from here, a lush, verdant forest stretches into the distance outside the Taoist temple.

Amidst the dark green sea of ​​trees, a winding gray mud path appears and disappears.

That was the only road leading to town.

When the weather is nice, it's fine, but once it rains, it's all mud and splatter, which is quite disgusting.

People entering and leaving the Taoist temple were covered in dirt and grime.

To wash it, you have to go to the stream deep in the woods, which is quite troublesome.

Lin Hui sat on the roof, quietly gazing at the distant scenery.

The internal energy surged and rotated continuously within the body, forming a clear and large vortex.

From time to time, strands of silk would separate from the vortex and flow into the legs, impacting the blood vessels and meridians of the legs.

Once he breaks through, that will be the time for him to enter the first level.

This step is expected to take place in the next day or two.
While he was quietly enjoying the scenery and taking a break,

At the side gate of the Taoist temple, a white carriage slowly came to a stop, its carriage decorated with brown patterns representing the Mu family.

The carriage door slid open, and a tall, strong figure leaped down and landed firmly.

The newcomer was dressed in a loose black robe with a light red leather vest over it, and carried a long sword on his back. His light blue eyes and long, black hair gave him an androgynous and heroic air that was hard to distinguish between male and female.

This person was none other than Mu Qiaozhi, who had just arrived from the Black Dragon Gate.

"It's been so long since I've been back here," she said with a touch of emotion, looking at the wooden plaque hanging above the side door. It was clear that the plaque was frequently wiped clean, indicating that the place was still lively.

"Senior sister, should we report it or just smash the plaque?" Xie Li asked softly as she got out of the car behind.

She was dressed in a blue-black outfit, with a pair of black claws tied around her waist. Her skin was darker than before, and the skin on her hands was noticeably rougher.

"No rush, let's go in and take a look first. Once we make a move, we must be swift and decisive, and directly cripple the key personnel in charge of teaching. Only in this way can we force Lin Hui, Weiwei, and me to fight head-on." Mu Qiaozhi knew that her master's goal was to completely destroy Qingfeng Temple and then let her take over this newly developed market.

Therefore, she wanted to completely destroy everyone in Qingfeng Temple in one fell swoop, from top to bottom, so that there wouldn't be a single person in Qingfeng Temple who could teach and open classes.

With her Seven-Section Quick Sword tempering limit and Black Dragon Claw tempering level six strength, achieving this is not difficult.

Upon hearing this, Xie Li's eyes flashed with pity.

This is weakness. Lin Hui, who was once so much stronger than me, is now about to be completely crushed and fall to the bottom just because of one wrong choice.

If nothing unexpected happens, my senior sister probably won't show any mercy and plans to completely cripple Weiwei and Lin Hui.

It's a pity. If Lin Hui hadn't been so isolated like her back then, perhaps things would be different now.
"Let's go." Mu Qiaozhi stepped forward first and crossed the threshold.

The side door of the Taoist temple was not closed, but only slightly ajar, and faint sounds of wooden swords slicing through the air could be heard from inside.

The two walked a few steps further in and saw a hot, curvaceous woman with long hair walking among a group of old men and women in the back school field, constantly correcting their sword moves.

The woman had a great figure and a charming appearance, which occasionally attracted the furtive glances of some restless old men. On the other side, two teenagers were directing people to clean up and wash towels.

Further away, by the wall, stood several elderly men who seemed to be visiting, their hands behind their backs as they whispered to each other.

Seemingly noticing the two entering, Weiwei turned her head to look this way and immediately recognized Mu Qiaozhi.

After all, this former senior sister has always been the most respected figure in the hearts of many disciples of Qingfeng Temple.

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"Mu Qiaozhi? What are you doing here? Didn't you betray your sect and go to the Black Dragon Gate?"

She turned and walked through the crowd, blocking the path in front of Mu Qiaozhi and her companion, and said coldly.

"You must be Weiwei? It looks like this place is quite well done," Mu Qiaozhi said with a light laugh, her hands behind her back. Her gaze casually swept over the surroundings.

"This is none of your business! You are not welcome here, please leave!" Weiwei had no liking for these opportunists who would betray their sect at the drop of a hat.

“Leaving is impossible. We came here for you,” Mu Qiaozhi said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Weiwei unconsciously tightened her grip on the sword hilt, sensing something was wrong.

"What I mean is, from today onwards, you are no longer allowed to run training classes. You and Lin Hui can't even reach the top five in the front yard back then. Teaching people swordsmanship is just misleading them. Aren't you afraid of causing problems for them?" Mu Qiaozhi said with a smile.

"You!?" Weiwei's heart skipped a beat, and a surge of anger welled up inside her. "We've already withdrawn from the martial arts world, what more do you want!?"

"It's very simple, teaching people requires real skills and knowledge." Mu Qiaozhi glanced at the old men and women secretly watching the commotion around her and deliberately said loudly.

“Your cultivation is inadequate; teaching you would be a waste of time and yield extremely poor results. Rather than using this as a pretext to swindle money, I'd rather thoroughly correct you two, lest you tarnish the reputation of Qingfeng Temple!”

"You traitorous bastard, what right do you have to point fingers here?!" Weiwei finally lost her temper and roared. With a clang, she drew her sword, and the Qingfeng Sword Technique flashed suddenly as she thrust towards Mu Qiaozhi.

clang.

The tip of the sword was held by a black claw.

"Your Body Tempering Sword Speed ​​has reached the seventh or eighth rank, is that all the confidence you have?"

Mu Qiaozhi curled her lips into a disdainful smile, then shook her hand, unleashing tremendous power to violently knock the longsword away.

"I reached my limit three years ago."

She suddenly lunged forward, leaving a trail of afterimages as her sharp claws aimed at Weiwei's chest.

This burst of speed was far faster than Vivi's.

Ding ding ding! !

In an instant, the two women exchanged more than ten lightning-fast blows. Sparks of yellow light flew in a line, rapidly retreating into the depths of the Taoist temple before everyone's eyes.

That was Mu Qiaozhi hitting Weiwei.

Bang!
The two eventually crashed into the wall, smashing and scattering a pile of firewood there.

"Qingfeng Sword - Gathering Cloud Swallows!"

Vivi's furious roar exploded, and a silver sword light suddenly lit up, leaving a crescent-shaped afterimage as it slashed towards Mu Qiaozhi from the side.

This is one of the killing moves in the Qingfeng Sword Technique.

However, Mu Qiaozhi also managed to catch up quickly and use the same tactic.

A black, opposite fan shape appeared out of thin air; it was the Cloud Swallow technique she used, employing claws instead of swordsmanship.

The same two swallows, one silver and one black, clashed and collided instantly.

clang! !

The sword flew out of Weiwei's hand and slashed diagonally into a wooden pillar not far away.

She fell heavily, leaving a trail of scrapes on her back and shoulders, and couldn't stand up for a while.

Mu Qiaozhi stretched her paws and walked step by step toward Weiwei.

"Do you see that? Qingfeng Temple's swordsmanship is already far behind."

She stood in front of Weiwei, looking down at her.

"You're not as fast as me, not as strong as me, and your physical defense is even worse than mine. What do you have to fight me with?"

She exhaled softly, her expression calm.

"After crippling you, we can deal with Lin Hui, and then you guys shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

Raising her claws, she suddenly seemed to sense something, turned around, and saw a figure slowly walking out from the steps of the main hall behind her.

"Let her go."

Lin Hui glanced at Weiwei on the ground, then his gaze returned to Mu Qiaozhi.

"Heh?" Mu Qiaozhi's lips curled into a sneer, and her right hand suddenly slammed down with its sharp claws, striking Weiwei's right knee.

call!
The claws suddenly stopped, pressed tightly against the knee of the pants, and remained motionless.

Mu Qiaozhi's expression changed slightly, and she turned her head slightly to look behind her.

"Who do you think is faster, you or me?"

A sword tip was hovering behind the back of her head, seemingly out of nowhere.

The sword's blade gleamed silver like water, unmoved by the wind.

The person holding the sword is Lin Hui.

(End of this chapter)