The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chu Luren didn't know the location of the ice cellar, but... after wandering around for a while, he found that Xiaoyuer had also come out of the room, so he followed him.

To ensure absolute safety, Chu Luren also entered a state of perfect immortality, using the "Snake-like Leaping Technique" to move stealthily.

In terms of direct confrontation, the "Snake-like Leaping Technique" in the Nine Yin Manual is not as good as the "Soaring Step" in the "Northern Darkness Kun-Nourishing Skill" created by Chu Luren. However, in terms of concealment, the "Snake-like Leaping Technique" is more superb!

Chu Luren followed Xiaoyuer silently and discovered that he seemed to have some real goals, instead of just searching aimlessly like himself.

Thinking back to when Xiaoyuer walked through the courtyard during the day, looking around as if he had never seen anything like it before, Chu Luren guessed that he had observed the layout of the manor and deduced some kind of trend...

However, just as Xiaoyuer was excitedly trying to uncover the secrets of Murong Manor, Bao Butong's iron fan was already placed on his shoulder!

"Young man, are you getting up in the middle of the night because you think our Murong Manor's hospitality is inadequate?" Bao Butong asked coldly.

"No, no, I need to pee!" Little Fish said with a forced smile.

“There’s a latrine in the inn too,” Bao Butong said, his face still stern.

"Okay! I'll go back and go now!" Little Fish obediently retreated.

Chu Luren secretly cheered – Bao Butong is actually here? There must be something wrong here!

Otherwise, would the dignified Third Master Bao be only responsible for night patrols at Murong Manor?

Could it be that Murong Fu is cultivating here?

Taking advantage of Bao Butong's attention being drawn to Xiaoyuer, Chu Luren successfully peered back and indeed discovered an ice cellar—according to the original work, Murong Fu was most likely cultivating in this ice cellar.

Perhaps it was precisely because he had reached a crucial moment in his cultivation that he acted so suspiciously? Chu Luren also began to realize this at this moment.

Having chosen a fairly lush tree, Chu Luren hid in the canopy...

Even when it landed on a tree branch, it made no sound at all, not even waking up the bird in its nest on another branch next to it!

As for why we don't go in now?

nonsense!

Murong Fu is practicing his skills inside. If we go in now, won't we be discovered?

Chu Luren only wanted to "share" it; he didn't intend to forcibly take it or launch a sneak attack while Chu Luren was cultivating.

Moreover, in the original work, when cultivating the "Fossil Divine Skill," just like when cultivating the "Jade Maiden Heart Sutra" to a high level, one must cultivate naked!

Chu Luren didn't want to be an eyesore from Murong Fu...

Chapter 334 Murong Jiu

In the early hours of the morning, Chu Luren, who had been keeping watch for most of the night, finally breathed a sigh of relief—Murong Fu had come out!

He had initially thought that Murong Fu was going into seclusion for a long time, and he was worried that he might not have the chance to borrow the book to read...

After Murong Fu left, Chu Luren waited for a while, and seeing no other movement, landed at the entrance of the ice cellar.

This huge iron gate, if you try to force it open without a key, it will really cause quite a commotion!

Fortunately, Chu Luren had a way. He used the Six Qi Finger Force, which had the properties of bending and straightening, to open the lock core and then used a clever force to shake the bolt back into the lock.

Then Chu Luren pushed open the heavy door...

As for whether the lock will be found to be broken later?

It doesn't matter, anyway, Chu Luren wasn't planning to destroy the manual directly. Let's all practice together!

I believe Murong Fu wouldn't turn against me without any evidence and without losing the secret manual.

Chu Luren quietly closed the door, then walked around the small mountain of ice bricks and headed towards the center of the ice cellar.

Turn past the ice wall...

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Murong Fu: ...

Chu Luren retreated two steps back along the same path, turned back to the ice wall, and then turned out again...

Chu Luren: ...

Murong Fu: ? ? ?

It's not a problem with how to open it!

Chu Luren gasped for breath, feeling a chill run through him, and had to accept the reality—what the hell?

Why is Murong Fu here? What was that thing that went out earlier?

Individually, these features are indeed those of Murong Fu, but... why do they look somewhat different?

What are those two lumps on your chest?

Moreover, Murong Fu's current posture is clearly the seventh of the nine paintings behind him. Just like in the original work, it is not a simple meditation. However, it is also different from the posture in the original work. After all, Murong Jiu in the original work had only practiced to the third stage.

At this moment, Murong Fu raised his index fingers and clasped his hands together in front of his chest, palms facing each other, and... his legs were wrapped around his elbows, with his calves crossed in a V-shape.

A closer look reveals that "he" has something more to offer and something less to offer.

If the description were more detailed, Qidian would have one less good book!

In short... Murong Fu was still practicing his evil arts in the ice cellar—Chu Luren hadn't felt that the art was particularly evil before, but now, seeing the effects after Murong Fu practiced it, he couldn't help but be astonished!

Murong Fu was also helpless. It was indeed a critical moment before, but he heard that Wang Yuyan had also come. He vaguely guessed what she might want to say. Abi could not answer for him, and she would most likely give herself away.

Therefore, Murong Fu forcibly interrupted his seclusion for the time being. The reason he only ate vegetarian food and drank plain water was to maintain the interruption so as not to miss the opportunity for a breakthrough, and also to prevent him from going astray in his cultivation.

He had already dealt with Wang Yuyan before, and his words were quite unpleasant. He believed that Wang Yuyan would say goodbye today and wouldn't come looking for him again, or even bother with him. As long as Abi impersonated him and went out to deal with the situation, that would be enough. Therefore, Murong Fu no longer risked suppressing his own state and immediately began to continue his seclusion...

Unexpectedly, after Abi left, Murong Fu, who had already begun his attempt to break through to the seventh level, suddenly heard the sound of a door being opened.

At this point, Murong Fu was unable to move or speak, and could only watch helplessly as someone broke in, and it was Chu Luren, whom he least wanted to see!

However, Chu Luren was wrong about one thing...

Murong Fu doesn't have the same character as Murong Jiu; rather, Murong Jiu has the same character as Murong Fu!

From the very beginning, Murong Bo had never fathered a son. By the time he had his ninth daughter, Murong Bo had already given up hope. In his despair, Murong Bo came up with a crazy idea.

That is to raise Murong Jiu as a boy from a young age, naming him "Murong Fu", with the ambition of restoring the country!

This matter was an absolute secret within the Murong family. Apart from Murong Bo and Murong Fu themselves, only the four major retainers and Murong Fu's two maids, A Zhu and A Bi, knew about it.

In addition, even Murong Fu's biological mother was unaware that her son was actually a daughter because she was restricted from having close contact with her "son." His eight older sisters also did not know that their only brother was actually a sister.

It just so happened that after giving birth to Murong Fu, Old Madam Murong was very weak and initially hired a wet nurse—who had already been silenced.

Having been instilled with the idea of ​​"restoring the country" since childhood, Murong Fu not only developed an extreme and utilitarian personality, but also treated himself as a man.

The only thing that reminded him that he was a woman was this "Fossil Divine Skill"—just like in the original work, it required a virgin with a Xuan Yin body to cultivate, and Murong Fu perfectly met the requirements.

At that time, Murong Jiu had already mastered the "Star Shift" technique and made up for the Murong clan's weakness in internal energy transmission with the "Fossil Divine Skill." After that, Murong Jiu's martial arts improved by leaps and bounds...

Now she is preparing to break through to the seventh stage. After she succeeds, Murong Jiu believes that she will not be afraid of the two envoys who reward good and punish evil. Her ninth place on the Heavenly Ranking will be more and more well-deserved, rather than just relying on the huge network of relationships of her eight older sisters and eight brothers-in-law.

But unexpectedly...

When Murong Jiu saw that this bastard dared to look at her, she became even angrier. Then, because her mind was in turmoil and did not meet the mental requirements of the "Fossil Divine Skill", and it was at a critical moment in the practice, she immediately fell into a vicious cycle!

When one is "possessed by demonic possession," countless distracting thoughts arise in the mind, which cannot be quickly calmed down, making the demonic possession even more severe.

Even if Murong Jiu wanted to stop practicing, he couldn't. He felt his meridians stiffen rapidly, and then... his body began to turn blackish-gray, with a texture like real rock!

Chu Luren also noticed that Murong Fu was not in a good state, and said apologetically, "Brother Murong, I came to find the outhouse. My legs are cold here, so I won't bother you any longer."

Putting aside the fact that no one would believe his excuse, more importantly, Murong Jiu simply couldn't listen to what he was saying.

Seeing that the situation was about to worsen, Chu Luren took two steps back, but then rushed forward again and put Murong Fu in a more proper cross-legged position. In just these few moments, Chu Luren could truly feel that "he" was really petrified!

Originally, I only wanted to steal... and share the secret manual. If Murong Fu dies because of this, Chu Luren will inevitably feel guilty.

After all, the two didn't really have any grudges. Although Murong Fu almost caused him to lose everything in Xingzilin, the misunderstanding was cleared up at that time.

Chu Luren positioned "him" in a seated meditation posture with his palms outstretched, resembling a movable doll whose joints were already stiff from being bent. Then, he sat down cross-legged opposite him, his palms touching...

Since the nine paintings were behind Murong Fu, Chu Luren was naturally able to see them as well!

Chu Luren's "Great Sage Stealing Elixir Scripture" combines the "Divine Foot Scripture" of non-human dual cultivation with the "Absorption Technique" of forced dual cultivation. It would be extremely easy for him to get others to cultivate together!

Moreover, Chu Luren had previous experience using the "Immortal Ape Obtaining the Peach Scripture" to help Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu, so he was naturally familiar with the process. He just needed to first take a look at the "Fossil Divine Skill" to understand it before helping her calm her internal energy...

Huh?

Is it true that only virgins with the Xuan Yin body can practice this?

This……

Chu Luren couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Chapter 335 Fusion

Chu Luren didn't ponder for long, after all, the Murong Fu in front of him was about to become a bootleg FIGMA with overly tight joints...

"Young Master Murong, I'll help you regulate your internal energy now. Please cooperate with me as much as possible!" Chu Luren said, beginning to use the effects of the "Great Sage Stealing Elixir Scripture" to guide Murong Fu in his practice.

When one goes astray in cultivation, it's nothing more than the chaotic and uncontrolled flow of one's internal energy. This, in turn, affects emotions due to the movement of meridians and the activation of acupoints—more scientifically speaking, it's these acupoints and meridian pathways that cause hormonal imbalances…

The so-called stable internal strength refers to the nature of the internal force itself, and the reaction when something goes wrong, which will not stimulate the secretion of hormones that affect emotions, and thus it is easy to adjust back on its own. On the contrary, dangerous internal strength, if not handled carefully, will stimulate a large amount of hormones that affect emotions.

If someone goes astray in their cultivation, they can recover if someone can help them readjust their internal energy.

Chu Luren looked through the nine scrolls of "Fossil Divine Skill" one by one, and at the same time began to guide Murong Fu, starting from the first scroll, to straighten out the flow of his meridians.

At this point, Murong Jiu could barely make a face, nor could she hear what Chu Luren was saying. She could only feel his internal energy invading her, and then he tried to control her already out-of-control internal energy.

With no other choice, Murong Jiu could only grasp at this last straw...

However... this straw is indeed a bit weak!

Chu Luren discovered that he was unable to completely simulate the practice of the "Fossil Divine Skill". Even in the "Golden Immortal" state, Chu Luren was comparable to a martial arts prodigy. However, there was still a big difference between a virgin and a boy, and Chu Luren was not a Xuan Yin Body.

If he himself cannot even perform the exercises smoothly, he has no way of helping Murong Jiu return to normal!

Murong Jiu also noticed this, and her heart sank even further.

However, Chu Luren still had a way—unable to cultivate? No, he could still fuse!

With Chu Luren's current martial arts skills, especially in terms of breadth, there are probably few who can rival him. However, in terms of depth, although he is not bad, he is still far from being able to change the "Fossil Divine Skill" so that it does not require the restrictions of "virginity" and "profound yin body".