Heir to the martial arts world, starting with not crying at the Grim Reaper

It was afternoon, and there weren't many residents left at home in this small market town of Ziyang. After all, few of them could afford to live off their savings; they all had to go out and find work.

Gu Jiu suddenly went mad, laughing wildly like Fan Jin after passing the imperial examination.

He burst out of the house laughing wildly, running straight up the path, taking off his clothes as he ran, facing the setting sun.

He ran all the way to the wild forest near Ziyang Waterfall, and couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

If his previous outbursts were somewhat acted, this one felt genuine.

Because this is a crazy world!

If you go to work as a beast of burden to transport goods, even the most skilled and fearless female knights will look down on you. In fact, that female knight is a nasty pheasant who will lure you into fishing in the middle of the night, intending to harm you and turn you pink.

You barely escaped death, and all you did was resign voluntarily. The shopkeeper and his assistants have been eyeing you ever since, afraid you'd make a fortune. In the end, they actually came knocking on your door, trying to harm you.

You barely escaped death again, and at night you came across a box. It turned out that the box belonged to a peddler who sold outrageously expensive goods, yet people kept coming to buy them.

There's "Chu Liuxiang" practicing pig kung fu, a Taoist nun carrying a dead man's head who supposedly falls in love with a senior brother every year and kills without blinking an eye, respectable male and female swordsmen buying those double-flying manuals, and a woman who wears only socks and no shoes.

Many of these people are ruthless killers; they either kill or rape.

He escaped death once again, and even while spending the night outdoors, he encountered a group of turtles.

My turtle, the turtle even has a founder, who voluntarily became a turtle and also established a sect specifically for wives to control turtles, namely the Ziyang Sect.

Theoretically, this kind of sect should have been wiped out by other martial arts practitioners who couldn't stand it, but it still exists and has been around for many years, dominating a region.

Because when turtles can truly master divine skills, few in the martial arts world dare to provoke them.

All he wanted was to find a waterfall here to practice martial arts in peace, to be a normal person who doesn't steal or rob, and to love peace and not use violence. So he chose to work hard, but as soon as he started working, he encountered sexual harassment and was owed wages!

Damn it, isn't this insane?

In that instant, Gu Jiuzhen felt like she was going crazy.

The kind of madness that goes berserk and goes on a rampage.

His original intention was not to solve problems with violence, but he was forced to keep using violence to solve problems.

Since this world and these bastards are targeting me like this, then let's kill them all!

kill!kill!kill!

At this moment, countless emotions surged into my heart.

Gu Jiu's eyes had turned completely bloodshot, as if he were truly going mad.

Honest people, when driven to madness, are often the madst!

Boom boom boom boom!

He struck out with both palms in rapid succession, the violent force of which shattered a row of wild trees into dust.

Gu Jiu now possesses an uncontrollable madness.

He then introduced himself as one of the practitioners of the "Ice Heart Technique," Nie Feng's father, Nie Renwang.

When I watched the TV series, Nie Renwang was a tragic war god. His wife ran away with Xiong Ba, his child was taken away by Xiong Ba to become his disciple, and he still couldn't beat Xiong Ba.

Isn't this insane?

He felt that Nie Renwang hadn't died of anger on the spot because of the "Ice Heart Technique" suppressing him.

In that instant, Gu Jiu felt as if she was about to completely lose her rationality and become a monster manipulated by her emotions.

At that moment, relying on the last vestige of clarity in his mind, he began to loudly recite the "Ice Heart Mantra".

"A pure heart remains unperturbed even when the sky falls; amidst countless changes, one remains calm and serene; by forgetting oneself and guarding the One, the six senses are completely stilled!"

"Refrain from excessive indulgence and cultivate inner strength; be selfless and inactive; pay attention to those above and below you, and maintain harmony in your expression; cultivate inner peace and subdue your thoughts..."

As the chanting continued, Gu Jiu's mind indeed became clearer, as if he could observe himself from another perspective.

Observe your own madness.

Actually, going crazy is also a form of anger; going crazy is simply getting angry.

Gu Jiu quickly activated the Qi circulation technique from the Ice Heart Manual, seizing the madness and circulating it.

This energy was originally restless and violent, but once it was grasped by this method, it changed, becoming docile and even icy.

Gu Jiu frowned, and pushed out a palm. The force of the energy surged from his palm and struck a branch of a wild tree next to him.

The branches swayed, and there was even a hint of frost on the leaves.

Become!

"The Ice Heart Technique is complete!"

Gu Jiu is still in a state of being half-mad and half-wise.

He knew very well that this was the best time for him to strike while the iron was hot and practice the "Six Secrets of Frostbite".

Without any hesitation, Gu Jiu took out the "Six Secrets of Frost and Snow" and looked at the first move, "A Glimpse of Startling Frost"!

Since he had no knife at hand, he picked up a piece of freshly smashed wild tree branch to use as a knife.

Gu Jiu, mimicking the little figure in the manual, leaped up and slashed with all his might while gripping the wooden piece!

Swish swish!

Gu Jiu slashed three times in a row, each time leaping up and slashing fiercely, carrying the chilling true energy condensed from the Ice Heart Technique.

However, this move wasn't powerful enough.

It wasn't as big as he had imagined.

It could be because the icy true energy of the newly mastered "Ice Heart Technique" was not strong enough, or it could be because it was his first time practicing with a sword and he had not yet grasped the essence of the sword technique.

After all, he didn't really understand the basic sword techniques like interception, push, and collapse. He had to rely on guesswork and trial and error to figure them out.

In the wild forest, Gu Jiu, with disheveled hair, was both acting mad and calm, while simultaneously observing sword techniques and trying to practice her own.

Suddenly, he looked at the little figure in the manual and wondered why the little figure in the picture also had disheveled hair.

I am him!

That's me!

At that moment, Gu Jiu's mind, half clear and half crazy, instantly grasped the essence of this move.

In fact, many of the world's great skills, especially knife and sword techniques, emphasize intent over technique.

Once you grasp the essence of this move, you've mastered it.

What does "惊寒一瞥" mean?

It is icy and domineering, it is unstoppable, it is to concentrate the sword technique into a single point on the blade, but the sword force it emits can be umbrella-shaped, blocking the enemy's retreat and forcing the enemy to take the blow head-on.

If you are crazy and strong enough, this one strike can overwhelm your opponent in terms of sheer force. Even a casual glance can strike straight to the heart and make people tremble with fear. This is called "a chilling glance"!

Realizing this, Gu Jiu leaped up again, half-mad and half-calm, and unleashed a fierce slash.

This slash descended from top to bottom, its force like an umbrella, enveloping a wild tree and advancing relentlessly!

With a loud bang!

When the wooden sword struck the wild tree, which was also made of wood, the force was overwhelming, completely destroying the wild tree into pieces!

"A fleeting, chilling glance, and it's done!"

Gu Jiu continued practicing his swordsmanship, delivering the same strike!

In an instant, tree fragments flew everywhere in the forest, knife marks crisscrossed the ground, and several snakes could even be seen cut into pieces.

It can be said that the ecosystem of the entire wild forest has suffered unprecedented damage.

Gu Jiu hacked his way from the east to the west of the wild forest without blinking, until he saw the surging waterfall and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This wasn't a maniacal laugh, but a hearty laugh.

Even though he had only recently mastered the "Ice Heart Technique" and had only just mastered the first strike of the Six Unyielding Cold Techniques, he couldn't resist the sheer exhilaration and satisfaction of wielding this half-mad, half-ice-hearted sword technique.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his handsome face, and he couldn't help but smile even more broadly.

Behold my divine blade mastered! Who can stop me now?

Just then, two fishermen nearby witnessed this scene.

The two looked terrified and quickly and silently put away their fishing rods and retreated, afraid that it would be too late.

They encountered a water ghost just two days ago, but they didn't give up and continued fishing. However, they had to give up today.

Sometimes, madmen are more terrifying than water ghosts.

Especially those crazy, violent lunatics who seem to be going insane—they'll kill and defile even corpses!