Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

The Zen staff and the ancient sword clashed in mid-air.

"Clang!"

The clash of weapons produced a series of buzzing sounds.

Lin Ji struck the ground with his cane and retreated a full three zhang before he heard footsteps.

Jingxiu was also in bad shape. He flipped through the air and stomped on a crooked tree outside the ancient temple, which finally relieved the force of the impact.

The Yin-Yang Jade Pendant spun rapidly, and the surrounding vegetation and the moon in the sky continuously replenished Lin Ji's Qi and blood, allowing his Qi and blood to stagnate and not dissipate.

Jing Xiu also saw the clue: even if someone at the early stage of Dark Force comprehended a trace of the Daoist essence of Heavenly Evolution, they could not possibly be a match for him, who was only at the half-step Dark Force stage.

What's more, seeing that the old guy had taken his move head-on and wasn't at a disadvantage.

Upon realizing this, Jing Xiu was greatly shocked. His eyes widened suddenly as he scrutinized Lin Ji's heaving chest once more.

"Something's wrong with you, kid. You're definitely not at the early stage of Inner Strength!"

Lin Ji's hands trembled, and he gripped the monk's staff again, continuing from Jing Xiu's words: "You guessed right!"

Lin Ji has played all his cards, and he will certainly not be at a disadvantage in a short period of time when fighting Jing Xiu.

At this moment, Lin Ji was gambling, gambling that Jing Xiu valued his life and dared not take a direct confrontation.

Upon hearing this, Jing Xiu's pupils widened, and a sense of apprehension arose in his heart. He suddenly flipped the ancient sword in his hand and subconsciously assumed a defensive stance.

Lin Ji gripped the staff tightly. The staff had the advantage of being an inch longer and stronger, but it was difficult to use due to its strange way of exerting force.

We need to get that spear out as soon as possible. Jiangcheng is about to descend into chaos. Without a suitable weapon, how can we fight wave after wave of enemies with just our fists?

"drink!"

Lin Ji took the initiative and launched an attack. He suddenly lifted his staff from the ground, and the large head of the staff slammed into Jing Xiu as Lin Ji charged forward.

With the combined force of the three powers, the strength of Lin Ji's staff was so great that he almost lost control of it.

"roar!"

The dragon's roar rose once more.

Jing Xiu's pupils widened further. He pushed off the ground with his feet and took a half-step back before swinging his sword to parry.

He is afraid!

Even without the first volume of the Heavenly Evolution Notes, he could have steadily entered the threshold of the Transcendent Realm within three years and become one of the few Grandmasters in that world.

At that time, the world's wealth and glory will be inexhaustible.

Back then, not only Prince Kagemi, but even the reigning Emperor of Japan had to address him politely as "Mr. Kagemi".

Why is he risking his life at this time!

"Ding!"

Sparks flew in the darkness.

Lin Ji's strike almost drained all the energy from his body, and the force of the blow shook the surrounding area.

Jing Xiu dragged his long sword to block the staff in Lin Ji's hand, and took several steps back.

"He's trying to escape!"

Beneath the ruins of an ancient temple.

Ghost Orphan suddenly spoke up from the side of his ear.

Jing Xiu's expression changed in shock, and a murderous intent surged within him. He swung his sword horizontally, deflecting the staff in Lin Ji's hand, and pulled away from Lin Ji. In a flash, his sword was aimed straight at Gui Guzi's throat.

"Ghost Orphan, if I can't kill him, can't I at least kill you?"

Lin Ji exerted force with both hands, forcefully suppressing the upward momentum of the cane, his chest heaving violently.

If Gui Guzi hadn't spoken up, Lin Ji would have completely exhausted his internal energy in less than half a breath. He would no longer be able to suppress Jing Xiu, and his initial stage of Dark Force would have been completely exposed.

This is the power of a half-step Transformation Realm expert, terrifying indeed!

"Die!"

From Jingxiu's sword, a sinister aura burst forth, its cold light flashing like a knife as it swept toward Gui Guzi's throat.

Gui Gu Zi, blind but deaf, suddenly shrank back a second before Jing Xiu's sword arrived, fell face-first to the ground, rolled on the ground, and got up again.

"Old bald man, today I'll let you die knowing why." Jing Xiu didn't retract his sword, the sword's edge slashing at the ruins of the ancient temple, instantly sending bricks and stones flying.

"I informed the Sixth Prince that the first volume of the Heavenly Evolution Manual was in your possession." Jing Xiu's sword flashed again, aiming to stab Gui Guzi in the throat once more.

"You think you approached the Japanese on your own initiative? Hahaha, laughable! It was Prince Liu who set a trap for you, and you walked right into it. You still want to covet the threshold of the Transcendent Realm? Wishful thinking!"

Gui Guzi lunged forward at an odd angle again, dodging Jing Xiu's sword once more.

His tattered cassock could not evade the sharp sword light on Jing Xiu's blade.

"Sizzle!"

His robe was torn in two from behind.

at once!

Jing Xiu's sword suddenly stopped, his eyes widening in shock. Inside the tattered cassock on Gui Gu Zi's body, there were lines of characters sewn with black thread.

"The Heavenly Evolution refers to the exploration of the changes in Heaven and Earth and the exhaustion of the principles of all laws."

This is the second volume of the Tianyan Commentary!

Not far away, Lin Ji held a staff and breathed heavily. The Yin-Yang Jade Pendant inside his body kept rotating, nourishing his blood and qi with the power of heaven and earth. When he saw the black characters inside the kasaya, his martial bones trembled violently in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Gu Yanqiu looked bewildered and quickly moved to Lin Ji's side.

"It's actually the second volume of the Heavenly Evolution Commentary! Didn't I take the second volume of the Heavenly Evolution Commentary?" Jing Xiu's sword suddenly struck Gui Guzi again, and with a flick of the sword, the other side of the cassock was also flipped out.

"Heaven and earth have constant principles, which give rise to all things; this is called the evolution of heaven."

Tianyan Commentary, Volume 1!

These two volumes of martial arts manuals, one above the other, were embroidered on the inside of this kasaya.

"This... is the first volume!"

Jing Xiu's pupils dilated, he sheathed his sword, and looked in surprise at the panicked Ghost Orphan, suddenly speaking:

"I understand! I understand!"

"Ghost Orphan, do you know who gouged out your eyes thirty years ago? It was me! I even stole the second volume of the Heavenly Evolution Annotations."

Jing Xiu shouted, and Gui Gu Zi, who had been fleeing in panic, abruptly stopped and turned to "look" at Jing Xiu: "What did you say?!"

"You old bald monk, you've been a fake monk in this ancient temple for thirty years and you still haven't discovered... that the Heavenly Evolution Note is on the robe of the abbot of this ancient temple that you're wearing, the one you killed with your own hands."

"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!" Jing Xiu sneered, unsure whether he was laughing at himself or at the Ghost Orphan.

Gui Gu Zi suddenly stopped, then fell to the ground, picked up the kasaya, and ran his fingertips over the inside of the kasaya, but his rough fingers could not feel what the words embroidered on the kasaya were.

For so many years... he wore this tattered robe, always treating these protrusions as useless loose threads.

"what……"

The Ghost Orphan roared to the sky. A tear of blood flowed from his blind eye.

Jing Xiu charged forward, his sword slashing at Gui Guzi: "I've got the Heavenly Evolution Seal in my hands. I, Liu Hong, will no longer be called Jing Xiu! You old bald donkey, hand over the cassock!"

Lin Ji and his companion stood not far away, watching the two old men's love and hate, and for a moment they forgot that they were on a battlefield of life and death.

Seeing Jing Xiu's sword strike, Lin Ji's eyes sharpened: "We can't let him succeed!"

He suddenly raised his staff and used his internal energy to shoot it out.

"bass!"

The Zen staff once again blocked Jingxiu's sword.

The Yin-Yang Jade Pendant inside Lin Ji's body rotated, and his internal energy had recovered to about 70%, barely enough to fight again.

Gui Guzi, who already had the intention to die, turned his head to "look" at Lin Ji in the distance when he heard the monk's staff fall to the ground.

"Good! Good! Good lad, no matter what your reason is, you've saved my life. Here you go!" Ghost Orphan said "Good" twice, then stood up and suddenly flung the cassock in his arms at Lin Ji.

under the moonlight.

The writing on the kasaya was faded and mottled.

Within Lin Ji's sea of ​​consciousness, his martial bones trembled, leaving afterimages.