The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"..."

A moment later, the middle-aged monk lay on the edge of the dock, his facial features distorted, and he vomited violently. In between vomiting, he turned his head and glared at Shigu, roaring in grievance and anger.

"You actually refine shit?!"

Shi Gu really wanted to explain that the pills he refined were tonic pills and did not contain any shit. You can't say that if something tastes like shit, it must be shit.

It could also be a pill made by Shi Gu.

"Is there anyone else challenging?"

Shi Gu faced everyone, holding a silver needle in one hand and a pill in the other, and asked softly, but everyone took a step back in unison. It was not because they thought Shi Gu was strong, but because they thought this man was too sinister.

Seeing this, Shi Gu nodded with satisfaction and turned to greet Shen Yue and Su Xue.

"Shen Yue, Su Xue, we can get on the boat now... Hey, where's Shen Yue?"

When Shi Gu looked back, he found that Shen Yue had disappeared, leaving only Su Xue. Su Xue had a strange look on her face and pointed in the direction of the big ship.

Below the big ship, Jin Buwan was still looking at Shi Gu. He thought this man was very interesting, at least much more interesting than those seventh-grade warriors on the ship. He was obviously quite powerful, but he insisted on using despicable means to win.

Maybe, we should invite him to have a gathering on the big ship?

As soon as Jin Buwan had the thought, he found a figure standing in front of him. He looked up, but only saw a delicate fist.

Bang! With a muffled sound, Jin Buwan was knocked away by Shen Yue's punch. After rolling on the ground for several rounds in embarrassment, he covered his face in shock and pain, and said angrily.

"what are you doing?"

Shen Yue clenched her fists, looked around, and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"Can't I challenge you?"

Veins bulged on Jin Buwan's forehead, his fists clenched, and he yelled at the top of his voice.

"Are you sick? When did I say you can challenge me? I'm only at the fourth level of martial arts. Why would I pay to get beaten? Why are you hitting me?!"

Shen Yue thought about it, and then said confidently.

"Beauty is only worthy of the strong."

"I'm not asking you to challenge me! I paid the money, so can't I show off a little?"

"And...and why do you have to challenge me when there are so many people around!"

Shen Yue waved her hand, pointed at the grapes on the table beside her, and answered honestly.

"Because I want to eat grapes, and you're the only one here that has grapes."

Jin Buwan: “…”

In the distance, Shi Gu held his forehead with his hand. Why did Shen Yue, this silly bastard, always think about food wherever she went?

Looking at Jin Buwan's stiff face, Shen Yue thought for a moment, reached out to grab a handful of grapes, turned around and left, but just halfway through, Shi Gu's angry roar came over.

"You should take more. We are still here."

Hearing this, Shen Yue immediately followed suit and stuffed a few grapes into her mouth. After filling her cheeks, she picked up the fruit plate on the table, turned around and ran away.

Jin Buwan's facial muscles twitched. He looked up at Shi Gu and the other two in the distance, only to find that they had already started dividing the fruit.

No, he must not let these three people get on the ship if he wants to live a few more days.

Chapter 20: Hundred Turns of the Wheel of Tribulation

As the night went on, the air became cooler and under the bright lights, boats at the dock started to move.

Shi Gu and the other two were unable to board the big ship, so they could only sit in a small boat, following behind the big ship, listening to the sound of the waves and looking at the bright lights on the big ship from afar.

Jin Buwan was much more magnanimous than he looked and did not drive away Shi Gu and the other two, but they could forget about taking the big ship.

The moon was dim and the stars were sparse. The lights on the land were getting farther and farther away, and seemed to be farther away than the stars in the sky.

In the silence, Shi Gu sat cross-legged on the bow, closed his eyes, rested, circulated his true energy, and began one futile attempt after another. After a while, Shi Gu opened his eyes, and with a pale face, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood fell into the sea, attracting a group of fish to swallow the blood beads. However, after a while, the fish that swallowed the blood exploded one after another and turned into a ball of blood mist.

The sword intent was fierce, and the purest sword intent was hidden in those drops of blood.

Shi Gu took a deep breath and began to practice Buddhist techniques. His surging blood and energy was finally suppressed.

The attempt to alleviate the injury failed again, but fortunately he did not fall below the seventh level of martial arts. After going to Huiyin City, he was finally able to fight.

The waves were rising and falling, but the small boat where Shi Gu was was so stable that it was frightening. In the cabin, Shen Yue and Su Xue had already fallen asleep. After playing around all day, the two little guys were finally tired.

Step, step, step.

Under the cover of night, someone came walking on the waves, and the turbulent sea water was as flat as the ground under his feet.

Shi Gu looked up and saw that the man was Zhao Gong, whom he had punched away during the day. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.

"Why, are you here to find trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gong bowed slightly, clasped his fists in salute, and spoke respectfully.

"Junior Zhao Gong, nice to meet you, senior."

Shi Gu was a little surprised. Looking at Bai Ri's appearance, he didn't seem like such a polite person.

Zhao Gong seemed to have guessed what Shi Gu was thinking. He smiled bitterly and spoke frankly.

"You may be wondering why this person has two faces, arrogant at first and respectful later."

"What happened during the day was indeed my fault for being rude and bullying the weak. I don't intend to explain anything about this. The punch you gave me afterwards was the punishment I deserved."

Shi Gu stretched lazily and waved his hand.

"Since I've already taught you a lesson, why are you still looking for me? Go back."

Zhao Gong looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a long time, he bowed again and spoke.

"To be honest, I came to see you this time because I have something to ask of you."

"If you agree, I will definitely repay you. If you don't, I will take my leave."

Shi Gu became interested when he heard this. He sat up straight and looked at Zhao Gong carefully.

In fact, he was also quite interested in Zhao Gong. He had never seen the martial arts he used during the day, especially the black water that briefly condensed in his palm when he was fighting Su Xue. He had never even heard of it.

"You want to break through to the eighth level of martial arts?"

Shi Gu could guess what Zhao Gong wanted. This man had already reached the peak of the seventh-grade martial arts realm, and might even remain at this threshold for many years, unable to break through.

Zhao Gong stood up slightly and nodded in response.

"Yes, senior."

"I want to break through to the eighth level of martial arts, but I can't find the direction. My master is also a seventh level martial artist and can't help me break through."

"If there was no other solution, I wouldn't dare to come to you and ask you for help."

As he spoke, Zhao Gong took out two books of martial arts, handed them forward respectfully, and said in a low voice.

"These two books are the techniques I practiced. If you don't mind, you can take them all."

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu stretched out his hand and the two books were sucked into his hands. He grabbed them and took a casual look at them, and found that they were indeed two books of martial arts that he had never heard of.

"Nothing But Heaven's Power" "A Hundred Turns of the Wheel of Disaster"

Shi Gu thought about it, took the two books of martial arts, and said to Zhao Gong.

"There are three top-level methods in martial arts: power, momentum, and breaking."

"The skills you used during the day are all about momentum. You use momentum to suppress others and kill people. The key is to win without fighting."

"But the ink-like liquid that condensed in your palm later was not in the force. Use it and let me see it."

Zhao Gong felt relieved upon hearing this. He did not doubt him and used one hand to condense a ball of dark ink, which flowed and wandered between his palms.

Shi Gu took a look and still found it somewhat magical. He moved his feet and came in front of Zhao Gong, and curiously reached out his hand to press the ink-like liquid.

Zhao Gong was shocked when he saw this and shouted hurriedly.

"Senior, be careful, you can't touch this!"

"Don't worry, I know what's going on," Shi Gu replied casually without caring, then pressed his palm down completely.

The next moment, the black water flowed along Shigu's palm, wrapped around his arm, and Zhao Gong was shocked when he saw this.

Normally, this black water would never be so docile and had such amazing lethality, but today it was like a docile little snake, winding up along Shi Gu's arm.

Shi Gu's face also changed slightly. The black water wrapped around his arms emitted waves of subtle suction force, which actually sucked away the hidden injuries and residual strength in his body bit by bit.

Although it was very slow and the effect was very weak, those hidden injuries could not be cleared away even a little bit despite Shi Gu's various attempts over the years.

Shi Gu's pupils shrank slightly, and a rare look of shock and surprise flashed across his face. The injury that had troubled him for many years was like a mountain pressing on his back.

He has been running around for many years and learned all kinds of skills in the world just to suppress his injuries, and now he finally sees the light.

Suddenly, the black water that was originally coiled around Shi Gu's arm swelled up several times and looked like it was about to explode. Zhao Gong's face turned pale, and he actually lost control of the black water.

"Senior, I can't control my skills anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu took a deep breath, then lightly spit out towards the black water, releasing pure sword intent mixed with extremely condensed murderous aura.

With a gust of wind, the expanding black water was instantly cut into countless small pieces and dissipated.

Zhao Gong's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at Shi Gu with a little more awe. The black water that he couldn't control could be easily wiped away by the other party with just a breath.

This kind of strength is beyond his understanding.

This senior might be stronger than anyone he had ever met.

Shi Gu slowly withdrew his palm, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes. At this moment, his body felt light, and his martial arts realm, which was about to fall back to the seventh level, actually returned to the peak of the eighth level, and even showed signs of returning to the ninth level.

The skills this young man was practicing could heal his injuries and might even allow him to perfect his skills.

There was a surge of shock in Shi Gu's heart, but he immediately calmed down. He calmly withdrew his hand and spoke to Zhao Gong.

"Good news. I think I know why you can't break through the eighth level of martial arts."

Zhao Gong was delighted when he heard this and bowed again.

"Please give me some advice, senior."

Shi Gu raised his palm, and water vapor gathered and turned into a water ball. The water ball in his palm changed into the shapes of various wild beasts, which were lifelike.

"Your talent is not low. Logically speaking, entering the eighth-grade martial realm should be a natural thing."

"But unfortunately, your control over your body is not as good as you wish. Look at that ball of black water. You can't drive it like your arm."

"If your body and your skill cannot be united, no matter how talented you are, it will be difficult for you to enter the eighth-grade martial arts realm."

"Look at the water ball in my hand. It can be changed at will. When you can achieve this, that will be the time for you to enter the eighth level of martial arts."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gong was suddenly enlightened and thanked him solemnly.

"Thank you for your guidance, I understand now."

Shi Gu nodded slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked Zhao Gong softly.

"Are you willing to become your teacher?"

Shi Gu is not a person who likes to accept disciples, but the current situation is special. If he can keep Zhao Gong by his side, it will be convenient to treat the hidden injuries in his body.

However, Zhao Gong answered without any hesitation.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I already have a master, so I cannot become your disciple."

Shi Gu was a little surprised, and then he tried to persuade Zhao Gong.

"Don't you think about it again? If you accept me as your master, it will be no problem for you to enter the eighth level of martial arts. Even the ninth level of martial arts will be much easier, and you will become a top-notch master in the world."

"I have various techniques here, all of which are top-grade techniques that are hard to come by in the world. And to be honest, your master is not as advanced as you are, so he can't help you."

Shi Gu wanted to say more, but Zhao Gong took a step back and said with a bow.

"Senior, a master is a master. Once a teacher, always a father."

"What happened during the day may make you think that my master is not a good person, but that is not the case. He cares about his reputation and has some small calculations, but he is really not a bad person."

"He picked me up and raised me, treating me like his own son. He didn't know how to practice the secret techniques of the sect, but he gave them to me without keeping any of them for himself."

"The grace of raising me is greater than heaven, I have to repay it."

Shi Gu was stunned when he heard this, then he was relieved. He waved his hand and said.