Martial God Development Plan

Gu Qu also figured out something at this time. Nan Xue was dispersing her power in order to practice another technique. Although she was dull in comprehension, she had a very good sense of energy and felt that this was the technique practiced by the group of white-haired people.

[“But, with so little time, it’s too late no matter what!”]

Gu Qu has a lot to say about this. She has been called a fool countless times in the past few days. Even Liu Hanying, who has the mildest personality, has to smile bitterly when she sees her. But when it comes to her bones, even Mo Yu, who has the most vicious tongue, can't find any fault with her. No matter what kind of internal skills it is, no matter how compatible they are, what can she do in such a short time?

.......but she was wrong.

Normally speaking, this amount of time is not enough to do anything, but Nan Xue is too familiar with the Star Sutra.

For ten years, with a lv6 physique and lv6 comprehension, he had never been able to cultivate the Star Scripture to the third level. Every time when he reached the peak of the second level, Liang Chong would absorb all his internal energy. The first time it took him three months, the second time was two and a half months, the third time was sixty days, then fifty-four, forty-nine... until the time Yun Xiao rescued him, it only took him eleven days.

This speed increase normally doesn't make any sense, no matter how familiar one is with the first two levels of the technique, it won't be of much help in the later stages. But at this moment, the experience accumulated over the years played its due role. Nan Xue accurately grasped the Qi of the Star Dou Sutra, and in the blink of an eye, she was able to connect with it, and her internal energy also grew stronger... But no matter how strong it is, she can't improve much in such a short time.

【“Practice… Practice it?!”】

Gu Qu was shocked, but still had doubts in his heart.

Although Nan Xue had mastered the skill, what could he do with such a small amount of internal energy? To put it bluntly, his current combat power was not as good as before he lost his power.

While she was in doubt, she saw Nan Xue stand up and roll quickly on the ground, getting covered in dust and trying to blend into the ground as much as possible. Then, she crouched down and silently picked up the sword that the young man had discarded.

What happened next is not difficult to guess.

Nan Xue got behind the young man and released her internal energy, making the young man mistakenly believe that reinforcements had arrived. Ji Zhao's god-level acting skills also gave Nan Xue the opportunity to perform. She released her only bit of internal energy, and relying on the sharpness of her sword, she stabbed through the young man's chest and abdomen with one sword!

.......

boom!

After a moment of trance, the young man reacted immediately and slapped Nan Xue behind him with his backhand, but Ji Zhao could not just watch and stabbed him with his backhand.

The young man's strength completely crushed Ji Zhao's, but because he didn't want to be stabbed by the dagger, he fought timidly and was suppressed by Ji Zhao. But now that he had been stabbed, he almost went crazy and did not even dodge Ji Zhao's dagger, allowing Ji Zhao's dagger to stab into his chest.

With a "swish", the dagger pierced into the flesh. Ji Zhao hit the target, but there was no joy on his face. The young man's eyes were red, and he slapped Ji Zhao with his palm. Ji Zhao had no chance to dodge at all. He was hit by the palm, and a powerful force burst out. Ji Zhao flew backwards like a rag doll.

boom!

Nan Xue and Ji Zhao fell to the ground one after another, their faces turning pale and blue, and they almost vomited blood... This blow had made both of them lose their combat effectiveness. Ji Zhao, who had various characteristics, was fine as he had a lot of damage reduction and only temporarily lost his combat effectiveness. Nan Xue was not feeling well either, having been hit before and now suffered another heavy blow, and it looked like she was barely breathing.

"Damn it... Damn you!"

The young man looked at the long sword that pierced his chest and abdomen. He didn't know whether to pull it out or just look at it. His emotions had collapsed. The corners of his mouth couldn't stop drooping and tears flowed from his eyes. He couldn't tell whether it was because of pain or regret, but the other muscles on his face were completely dominated by anger. His teeth were almost broken. The combination of crying and anger was really hideous and funny to the extreme.

“I’m going to kill you…!”

The young man moved his feet and walked towards Nanxue, but as soon as he took a step, his muscles were pulled and he grimaced in pain. He cried and was furious, but at the same time, he felt a little scared.

Will he die?

Just because of such a small matter, I was stabbed in the back by a warrior who was not even a third-rate warrior...

Just die like this?

Become a guardian, an elder, a leader, settle in the Central Plains martial arts world, and then unify the martial arts world... It ends before it even begins? In such a strange place?

[“The damn person…it’s not me!”]

The young man moved his feet with difficulty and repeated what he had just said, but this time there was a little more fear: "I will kill you... I will not die, you can't kill me!"

Volume 3: Taizong Luohe: Chapter 32 Conclusion

Rather than threatening Nanxue, these words sounded more like he was talking to himself to dilute the fear in his heart.

whoosh whoosh————!

However, at this moment, a not too sharp sound of breaking air came from behind the young man. He subconsciously wanted to dodge, but as soon as he moved his body, his flesh and blood rubbed against the sharp sword. He howled miserably, but was unable to avoid those hidden weapons... ?

No, it wasn't a hidden weapon, just a few stones. And they didn't hit him at all, but just brushed past his body.

With such third-rate accuracy, the young man knew without looking back that these stones were thrown by Gu Qu.

“Hey…!” Gu Qu was at a distance, not too far, but not too close either, and his voice was trembling. “You’ve been stabbed. If I were you, I would definitely go back to the city and find someone to heal you… Leave quickly, or I’ll take action!”

The young man ignored Gu Qu. He looked so third-rate that he felt he didn’t have the time and energy to pay attention to such a nobody. Besides, in his current state, it would be a bit difficult for him to capture Gu Qu and kill him. It’s not that he couldn’t do it, but it would be painful, and if he wasn’t careful, the wound would continue to break. If it cut any important parts, it would even cause heavy bleeding.

In comparison, he has more important things to do now.

shhhhh!

However, after seeing him take a step forward, Gu Qu gritted his teeth, closed the distance and threw the stone. This time he hit the target. With two bangs, a stone weighing half a pound was still hard to bear when it hit the body, not to mention that Gu Qu also had a lot of internal energy attached to it. The young man even staggered, and the long sword in his body cut through his flesh and blood. He took a breath of cold air, and his anger had swelled to the extreme. He immediately hardened his heart, turned around, and urged his internal energy to shoot out a finger!

call out!

A translucent stream of light flashed by, brushing against the edge of Gu Qu's clothes... and was missed by the distracted young man because of the astonishing pain and anger.

Seeing this, the young man was filled with shame and anger, and immediately attacked again. However, this time Gu Qu was prepared. How could she just stand there like before? She was not good at fighting, but she was good at dodging. Although her dodging posture was extremely awkward and not as natural and graceful as Ji Zhao's, she managed to dodge after all.

The young man attacked several times in a row, but due to the pain and lack of luck, he could not hit Gu Qu. He was so angry that his heart was overwhelmed. In addition, he kept forcing his internal energy, and the internal injuries caused by Ji Bei before began to relapse. His throat felt sweet and he vomited blood. The pungent smell of rust filled his throat.

At this moment, Gu Qu launched a counterattack. Two more stones were thrown at him, one hitting his cheek, and the other was even more fatal, hitting the sword fiercely, causing the high-quality long sword to shake!

The young man howled miserably, and the internal energy he was circulating went astray, causing the five elements of his meridians to clash, resulting in a not-so-small backlash. His consciousness became fuzzy, and his legs went limp, and he knelt on the ground uncontrollably.

In a daze, he saw Ji Zhao supporting himself on the ground with his hands and slowly getting up. The dagger that was flashing with cold light reflected the sunlight, flashing and making it difficult for people to open their eyes.

The young man opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he saw Ji Zhao suddenly swung his hand and threw the dagger in his hand at him. Even though he was seriously injured and his consciousness was a little unclear, the accuracy and strength of the dagger were completely beyond the reach of Gu Qu, and this dagger pierced the young man's eyes directly.

“Ugh!!!!” the young man screamed miserably, “Eyes! My eyes! My eyes ahhh! I’m going to kill you! Kill you!”

The man curled up on the ground in pain, his body twitching, but he no longer cared about the sword that was still in his body.

Not everyone can have such a strong fighting will like Liu Wei, who can continue to fight as if nothing happened even after one of his eyes was gouged out. His stupid move completely destroyed his last bit of fighting power.

Ji Zhao hadn't recovered from what happened just now and was staggering when he walked. Gu Qu wanted to support him, but his legs went weak and he couldn't move at all.

“Don’t… don’t come over here!” Perhaps because he sensed Ji Zhao’s approach, the young man’s strong momentum collapsed instantly, and tears streamed down his face. “Don’t kill me, please…”

Ji Zhao walked towards him step by step, but unlike Liu Wei at that time, this time he did not say a word. His eyes were dim, like a thousand-year-old cold pond, without a ripple.

[“People are often ungrateful for being alive, and only regret it when they are about to die... Come on! I hope you can make an expression like this when your life is taken away.”]

[“Running away blindly will make you unable to see the road behind you.”]

If there was anything to be said, Ji Zhao would have said it long ago.

He walked up to the young man, and his not-so-tall figure blocked out the sun.

......

call out!

Liu Hanying's body was like willow catkins, and a gust of wind swept him up, instantly taking him thousands of miles away. He lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and without any internal energy bursting out, his figure silently rushed forward dozens of meters. His speed was so fast that he had left the other masters who came to support him far behind.

Of course, not releasing internal energy was just an illusion. A thin layer of ice crystals condensed on the ground where Liu Hanying stepped, which showed that his heart was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

At the foot of Mount Daizong, inside the majestic city... no one could imagine that someone would dare to fight in the street in such an occasion!

Recently, the official in the north has transferred all the available soldiers and masters from all over the country to the north for the sake of war, so that the martial artists from all over the country are unrestrained and are making trouble. But who could have thought that Luohe Pavilion has been the martial arts police for half a lifetime, but in the end, its own disciples and master were killed at the foot of the mountain gate? !

Even with Liu Hanying's temper, she was filled with rage at this moment.

【“…”】

As his figure passed by quickly, he suddenly saw a vague black dot in the distance. When he got a little closer, he saw that there were three people. Gu Qu was supporting two people who could hardly walk with his hands, and they were struggling to move towards the main road. During the melee just now, several people deviated from their trajectory, and now they had to return to the main road.

Liu Hanying released her internal energy and accelerated to rush over. Ji Zhao, who was still barely conscious, saw Liu Hanying and opened his mouth to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his brain suddenly felt dizzy, his eyes went black, and he remembered nothing.

Volume 3: Taizong Luohe: Chapter 33: Xingdou Sect

"you're awake?"

When he opened his eyes, what came into view was the ceiling of Cidu Lu. Ji Zhao had been a medicine jar for some time, so he was somewhat familiar with this place.

"I feel like you have said this many times." He turned his head and looked at Ji Tan who was reading a book.

Ji Tan pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and said, "Before you say this, you might as well think about why you always make yourself look like you need others to take care of you."

Ji Zhao said: "Fate is unpredictable"

"I kind of want to lecture you like my elder sister, but I'll just accept your reason this time." Ji Tan sighed, "At the foot of Emperor Taizong, in front of the gate of Luohe Pavilion, someone actually dared... It's incredible."

————This matter is so outrageous that it is comparable to a senior leader of a country being interrupted while giving a speech in front of his own government.

Ji Zhao asked, "How are the others?"

"Gu Qu is fine, Nan Xue is seriously injured, but with Master Qiu here, she will be fine after a few days of recuperation. The problem is Master Yun... Fortunately, the Pavilion Master arrived in time, otherwise something might have really happened. In Master Qiu's words, we have to find a way to hire a temporary boxing master to work in Luohe Pavilion for about half a year."

In other words, Yunxiao will not be able to do strenuous exercise within half a year. For a martial artist of his level, an injury of this magnitude is definitely a serious blow... Ji Bei's rash departure put Ji Zhao and others in danger, but judging from the result, Yunxiao was saved.

"Really..." Ji Zhao digested it for a moment and asked, "Then what about the people on the other side? Did they catch anyone alive?"

"You speak so darkly..." Ji Tan raised his eyebrows slightly, "I feel that anyone who can say the word 'live mouth' is not a good person."

"...what is the person who said 'good bird' talking about."

"Hehe..." Ji Tan smiled and was about to answer Ji Zhao when he heard a noise behind him.

"Let me, the master, explain this matter."

Ji Zhao looked up and saw Liu Hanying, dressed in a white robe, walking towards him.

"I feel that you, who have just experienced life and death, have the right to know these things."

Ji Tan was very understanding at this time, and stepped out very naturally, leaving the space to Ji Zhao and Liu Hanying.

"Disciple greets Pavilion Master." Ji Zhao said, "It is inconvenient to perform the ceremony now, I hope Pavilion Master will forgive me."

"Luohe Pavilion is not an organization with clear hierarchy, so there is no need to be polite." Liu Hanying sat down and said, "Minghui, I'm sure you have many questions about this matter."

"Yes."

"I will tell you from the beginning."

Liu Hanying spoke softly:

"About a dozen years ago, when I was still a child, such an evil wind swept through the Central Plains martial arts world. A technique called the Star Dou Sutra came from the outside world. This technique is extremely evil. Not only does it have strange explosive power, but it can also turn people into containers for storing internal energy. People who practice the Star Dou Sutra can absorb other people's star internal energy...but this absorption is not lossless. The life breath of the person being absorbed is sucked out of the body along with the internal energy, which will shorten the lifespan and damage the foundation. The absorber will not have a good life, so most practitioners have white hair at a young age."

Liu Hanying paused and looked at Ji Zhao: "Minghui, let me ask you, if this technique becomes widely known, what will the Central Plains martial arts world become like?"

Ji Zhao responded, "In the human purgatory, those with high cultivation and power can keep those with low cultivation captive, force them to practice, and then absorb their internal energy. The strong oppress the weak, and the weak oppress the weaker ones."

"That's right." Liu Hanying nodded gently. "Therefore, many seniors took action and used some not-so-glorious means to block the news of the Star Dou Sutra... Until today, the Star Dou Sutra has not become mainstream. Only a small number of people practice it secretly, just like the man killed by Master Yun before. His surname was Liang and his name was Chong. He was a practitioner of the Star Dou Sutra and had many 'disciples' under him. Nanxue was one of them... I will stop here for now and will not go into details."

Perhaps because it was related to Nanxue's privacy, Liu Hanying did not explain it too clearly, and then said: "I originally thought that the Xingdou Sutra was only known to a few big cats and small cats. After your Master Liu interrogated those white-haired people for a while, he got a lot of information out of them... The origin of this Xingdou Sutra is really extraordinary."

In the previous dynasty, there was a famous general named Li Wanjie. Because he took the wrong position in the competition for the crown prince, his entire family was exiled to the Western Regions. It happened that the Chu people were in chaos at that time, and Li Wanjie disappeared without a trace since then.

There is no doubt that he did not die, but instead established such a force in the Western Regions. He worked hard to write such a book, the Star Dou Sutra, and established the Star Dou Sect. But he also understood that this technique was full of demonic nature, harmful to others and oneself, and was by no means the right way. Once it flowed into the Central Plains martial arts world, it would inevitably be attacked by everyone, whether they wanted the Star Dou Sutra or not, they would all come back to beat him up - especially the former, who would kill him very hard, and after the job was done he would be the first to jump out and say that he was the orthodox successor of the Star Dou Sutra.

As a result, the Starry Sky Sutra developed in the Western Regions under an assumed name, and the power in the sect changed several times. Today, the calendar family no longer has the final say.

Fifteen years ago, the child of the leader Nanfeng was born. Liang Chong, who had once competed with him for the position of leader but was defeated due to his lack of martial arts and character, held a grudge against him. He secretly took away Nanfeng's newborn child and fled to the Central Plains... Needless to say, what happened next.

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"The people of Xingdou Sect have been away from the Central Plains for a long time. They are no different from the Chu people back then. They are almost bloodthirsty. In addition, the Ning people are now heading south, and there is a lack of law enforcers in the Central Plains. They have no restraint and act more recklessly, which led to this disaster for you."

Liu Hanying sighed: "Although your master has already told you when you entered the pavilion that being a disciple in Luohe Pavilion is much more dangerous than being a disciple in other sects, this matter does have the momentum of a sudden disaster..."

"So, it's actually like this..." Ji Zhao frowned, "Then, does Brother Nan know about this?"

"I understand." Liu Hanying nodded, "It was with his permission that I told you this."

He paused, as if he was talking to himself, or to Ji Zhao: "If he wants to return to Xingdou Sect, Luohe Pavilion will not stop him. Everyone should have their own choice... However, for today's disaster, I will seek justice from you in the future. You don't have to worry too much about it. Just rest and recover."

Volume 3: Taizong Luohe: Chapter 34: Of course, the most beautiful master in the pavilion

Ji Zhao's injuries were not too serious. He had a high level of Adversity and Duel, and the attributes and damage reduction were exaggerated. In Han Gongqiu's words, he possessed "a bloody fighting physique that ordinary warriors could not imagine." Therefore, Ji Zhao almost recovered after two or three days.

Nanxue doesn't have Ji Zhao's fighting physique, so she will probably have to lie down for several days. Yunxiao is even worse off, his whole body is wrapped like a dumpling, but he doesn't care at all. When Ji Zhao went to see him, he only heard these words.

"...Don't look at how miserable I am now. That old guy is much more miserable than me. Damn it, this guy almost pissed me off. As soon as I said this is the foot of Emperor Dai, he brought people over to rob us. I'm lucky that I didn't beat this old guy to death."

————The white-haired old man who was the leader was killed by Liu Hanying. The situation was critical at that time. When he saw Liu Hanying coming, he tried to escape. Liu Hanying could chase him or catch up and capture him, but because the other disciples were still besieging Yunxiao, Liu Hanying could not split himself and simply did not hold back and killed the main culprit with one move. Han Gongqiu learned this information from interrogating other white-haired disciples.

As for Nan Xue, he was as taciturn as before.

After his body fully recovered, Ji Zhao came to the armory in the pavilion and bought a set of double daggers. The dagger could no longer meet his combat needs.

Since the master in charge of the armory had not returned yet, the transaction was completed by Han Gongqiu.

"Double thorns..." Han Gongqiu said with a smile, "You know, Xiao Jizhao, this kind of weapon is usually only used by women."

Ji Zhao did not comment. He played with the two daggers in his hands and replied, "Master Qiu, I think that in the world of warriors, men are not men and women are not women."

Han Gongqiu asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"For warriors, men are strong and women are weak, or in other words, this is a label." Ji Zhao said, "So, weapons that are extremely risky but more likely to defeat the strong with the weak, or that can take advantage of the opponent's carelessness to kill the enemy with one blow, are often labeled as "only used by women", such as hidden weapons, double spikes, hairpins, etc. This perception, let's just assume it's correct. In the world of warriors, I am a "woman", and Gu Qu is a "man". So, she can use a gun, a knife, a hard whip, a heavy mace, a sledgehammer, or even go into battle with her bare hands without any weapons, but I am different. I must have such weapons."