Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

The location where the two sides agreed to fight could not possibly be the main streets of Kyoto.

Lu Chuan ordered his men to take all the assassins away. They hadn't been on a mission before, and their tooth pouches didn't contain any poison.

Otherwise, many of the assassins would probably have committed suicide by now.

All that's left are Lu Chuan, Qi Mingxiu, Li Changqing, and their prizes: Hong Fu Nu and Lord Qing.

of course.

The crowd of onlookers from the Five Cities Garrison, along with some Golden Guards and experts from the Six Doors, also rushed over.

Witnessing such a battle between masters would be of great benefit to them.

If they want to go further in the future, they might gain something from watching this game.

The battle was to take place in a market in Kyoto.

On the 5th and 10th of each month, this place gathers many vendors who sell all kinds of goods.

There were huge crowds back then...

Normally, this is a huge open space, much larger than the playground in Li Changqing's previous life.

This place is usually deserted. Most of the martial arts masters in Kyoto prefer to come here to spar in private.

In the center of the market, Li Changqing and Qi Mingxiu stood facing each other.

A fierce battle between the two was about to erupt.

The spoiled brats from the Five Cities Garrison hid far away in a corner of the market, afraid of being accidentally hurt.

If they weren't so reluctant to give up this opportunity, they wouldn't really want to come.

"please!"

Qi Mingxiu, holding a long sword, gestured for Li Changqing to proceed.

Li Changqing didn't hesitate either, tapping the dog-beating stick in his hand as a way of giving a greeting.

Qi Mingxiu originally wanted Li Changqing to make the first move. As a senior, he should naturally show some seniority.

Unexpectedly, Li Changqing didn't care at all.

He had nothing more to say. With a quick step, Qi Mingxiu appeared in front of Li Changqing.

"My goodness! Is that the Qi family's Phantom Step? When our Second Grandfather uses it, it's like a ghost!"

The young master of the Five Cities Garrison stared wide-eyed, but still couldn't figure out how Qi Mingxiu had done it.

All he knows is this.

Qi Mingxiu's speed was extremely fast.

The longsword in his hand gleamed with silver light and arrived in front of Li Changqing in the blink of an eye.

"Sucking up to the enemy!"

Li Changqing used the dog-beating stick in his hand to strike Qi Mingxiu's longsword directly.

Qi Mingxiu's eyes were filled with deep confusion. How could such an ordinary tree branch contend with the sword in his hand?

The sword in his hand was a gift from His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou when he became a courtier of the Great Zhou.

It not only cuts iron like mud, but also possesses immense power.

While Qi Mingxiu was still in a daze, the dog-beating stick had already struck his sword.

When the two collided, the dog-beating stick did not shatter as Qi Mingxiu had expected.

Not only that, his sword was also entangled in the opponent's tree branch.

What kind of evil martial art is this?

Not only Qi Mingxiu, but even Lu Chuan, the Golden Light Sword Immortal, couldn't help but stare at Li Changqing and ask in a low voice, "What kind of martial art is this?"

Li Changqing grabbed Qi Mingxiu's sword, preparing to attack his lower body.

As he attacked, he didn't forget to answer Lu Chuan's question. "The staff in the hands of a Beggar Clan disciple is, of course, the Dog-Beating Staff!"

The Dog-Beating Stick Technique, when used by Li Changqing, was intricately linked and continuous.

Facing Qi Mingxiu, who was in the Free and Unfettered Realm, he not only did not fall behind, but seemed to be suppressing his opponent.

The Red-Robed Girl, reduced to a prize, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"He's been playing us all along!"

The strength that Li Changqing had previously displayed was equivalent to that of a Grandmaster.

However, his martial arts skills are unorthodox, and his foundation is exceptionally strong.

Only then can we chase after them, making them panic and run like stray dogs.

But now it seems that Li Changqing's strength is far more than that of a Grandmaster.

This is clearly a powerful being in the Free and Unfettered Realm.

No wonder he was so unconcerned when facing Qi Mingxiu or even Lu Chuan, the Golden Sword Immortal.

They have enough strength to back them up.

"Isn't the Beggars' Sect just a bunch of beggars? They don't even have two Grandmasters, how could they have a powerful expert at the Free and Unfettered Realm?"

Although the Beggars' Sect is known as the largest sect in the world.

But the main point is the number of people. It's already quite remarkable if a few of them have extraordinary encounters and become grandmasters.

Given their physical condition, it is absolutely impossible for them to even touch the threshold of the Free and Unfettered Realm.

Grandmaster is basically their upper limit. And they can only reach it through extremely special opportunities.

"I don't know if it existed before, but it does now. The Beggars' Sect's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or landscape) is probably about to change."

In this world where martial arts flourish.

A powerful being in the Free and Unfettered Realm will act like a giant magnet, attracting fellow practitioners around them.

Without such a person, the Beggars' Sect would have been nothing but a disorganized mess.

But now there is such a person, and he even has his own unique martial arts.

The future of the Beggars' Sect will inevitably be different.

With Chen Changfeng at its core, a storm belonging to the Beggars' Sect will inevitably sweep across the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and even the entire world.

At this point, Li Changqing was clearly unaware of this problem.

His attention was entirely focused on Qi Mingxiu.

To be honest, Li Changqing was somewhat disappointed.

Compared to the methods of Lu Chuan, the Golden Sword Immortal, Qi Mingxiu's skills were only average.

Speed, power, techniques...

Li Changqing held an absolute advantage.

Even if he suppressed his cultivation to the Free and Unfettered Realm, if he really wanted to defeat his opponent, Qi Mingxiu wouldn't last ten moves against him.

It should be noted that Li Changqing is extremely lacking in combat experience. No matter how skilled he is, his abilities will be greatly diminished in actual combat.

Qi Mingxiu became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

He finally understood why Li Changqing was able to chase after dozens of assassins like a cat playing with a mouse.

So this young man's strength is actually quite formidable?

Both were at the Free and Unfettered Realm, but he had cultivated for so many more years than the other.

Whether in terms of cultivation level or combat experience, he is far superior to his opponent.

But in a real fight, he was constantly at a disadvantage.

The other party used a tree branch, which was supposedly a dog-beating stick, to completely outmaneuver him.

The strangest thing was that the sword in his hand was completely useless.

This technique is too evil; once you get stuck to Li Changqing's stick, it will be very difficult to get away.

Realizing this, Qi Mingxiu made a quick decision: he would destroy the other party's stick first.

Let's see how arrogant he can be now that he's no longer holding the stick.

"Controlling the sword with internal energy, sword energy crisscrosses!"

Qi Mingxiu channeled his true energy into his sword, and when Li Changqing tried to entangle his sword again with the Dog-Beating Stick...

Qi Mingxiu unleashed his true energy.

Before the branch even touched his sword, it was deflected by the true energy emanating from the sword.

A perfectly good tree branch was suddenly broken into several pieces.

"You lost!"

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