Martial God Development Plan

'Twelve Eternal Gates of Heaven', 'Biographies of Twenty-four Heavenly Books', 'Thirty-six Divine Artifacts from Beyond Heaven', these are the 'three days'. Ji Zhao estimated that these should be the three most difficult achievements in the game, or they might even be the conditions for passing the game.

Now, Liu Hanying drew out the sword, and without him using any internal energy, waves of overwhelming chill came over him. Everyone in the field was a warrior, and it was not a problem for them to use their internal energy to resist the chill in a short period of time, but the chill from the Yin God seemed to have 100% penetrating power, which made their hearts palpitate.

Gu Qu, who was standing next to Ji Zhao, sighed in a low voice: "It is indeed a heavenly weapon, it is really powerful!"

"Hmm." Nan Xue also expressed her opinion, which was rare. "The Pavilion Master is known as the Frost and Snow Sword... There really is no wrong nickname in the world."

During the conversation, Liu Hanying had already circulated his internal energy and began to demonstrate the Shuochu sword technique to everyone. He deliberately slowed down his movements and explained the subtleties of each move in a steady pace. At the end, he repeated the meridians through which the internal energy circulated.

Liu Hanying's teaching ability is truly outstanding. He is well-read, knowledgeable, and when explaining martial arts, he cites extensively and quotes from classics. Xuan Tianlie and Mo Yu also like to use classics when giving lectures, but one of them explains it in an obscure and difficult to understand manner, while the other explains it in an extremely abstract manner, all relying on their own comprehension, unlike Liu Hanying, who uses classics with profound meanings and is easy to understand. It can only be said that the position of the Luohe Pavilion Master is not achieved simply by being able to fight.

By the end of the class, Ji Zhao had already fully understood the form and spirit of the Shuochu sword technique.

"I always feel like I understand it but not quite." Gu Qu was obviously not feeling so good. After all, Shuochui Sword Technique was a very advanced sword technique. Even if Liu Hanying explained it well, it was not a one-on-one teaching, so there would inevitably be many things that she didn't understand. However, this situation was commonplace for her, and she didn't care at all. She smiled and said, "Forget it, never mind. Anyway, Brother Ji, Brother Nan, today is the day when the Demon-Subduing Emperor descends to the gods. There are various temple fairs in Wuling City. Do you want to go and have some fun?"

It can be said that Wei Huo, like Zhuge Liang, perfectly satisfied all the feudal emperors' imaginations of a minister. Therefore, during the Fengde period of the Yan Dynasty, Wei Huo was given the title of "The Great Emperor who Guards the Six Realms and Subdues Demons", and corresponding temple fairs were held in the market to commemorate this legendary figure.

Now that the Yan Dynasty has suffered from foreign invasions, people miss Wei Huo more and more, and the activities of the temple fair have become richer, as if this could call back Duke Wu'an. Not to mention that this is Wuling City, and the Luohe Pavilion built by Wei Huo is right next to it. I believe the city must be quite lively at this time.

"I'm not interested." Ji Zhao shook his head. "If you have this time, you might as well practice more."

"Wouldn't it be boring to practice all day?" Gu Qu began to tempt Ji Zhao, "Why don't you go out and play occasionally? Master Yun always teaches us to combine work and rest, right?"

"......Even if you bring up Master Yun at this time, it still doesn't seem convincing." Ji Zhao sighed, "Doesn't he only have Yi but no Lao?"

"As long as the logic is correct, you don't need to pay attention to the person who said it." Gu Qu said, "How about we go to Wuling City together?"

"Go find other fellow disciples," Ji Zhao said, "There are many of them who want to go to Wuling City, so why bother fighting with me?"

"Your words make me so sad, Brother Ji." Gu Qu covered his heart with his hands, looking hurt. "We entered the sect together. Not only that, we have also experienced life and death together. Of course, I wanted to invite you right away!"

Ji Zhao squinted his eyes: "Speaking of this, have you forgotten what happened when we went to Wuling City last time?"

"Hey." Gu Qu waved his hand, "You don't encounter that kind of thing every day. Brother Ji, don't be afraid of the rope after being bitten by a snake once."

Ji Zhao actually felt that his training tasks these days were a bit too heavy. Zhao Hongyue was a practice that would affect people's character, so it was necessary to relax occasionally. He immediately looked at Nan Xue and asked, "What do you think, Brother Nan?"

Nan Xue replied, "I want to go."

Gu Qu smiled brightly upon hearing this.

Ji Zhao didn't insist: "Well... let's go shopping."

Volume 4: The Counting of Talents: Chapter 15: On Swords

Wuling City is indeed bustling... Lizhou occupies a unique geographical location and is rarely affected by war. Therefore, it seems slightly more prosperous than other regions.

"There is also a statue of Wu An Gong here..."

There is also a sculpture of Wei Huo in Wuling City. No one knew where it was placed on weekdays. It was not until this special day that it was moved out for people to worship.

"Let's go and worship!" Gu Qu said, "Maybe the Wu'an Guild will bless us!"

Ji Zhao complained, "I don't usually see you bowing in the pavilion."

"Today... today is different!" Gu Qu said confidently, "The reason why the people worshipped Lord Wu'an on his birthday is that they hope he can be reborn and restore Dayan. Just think about it, if I sincerely worship Lord Wu'an at this time, maybe his soul will descend upon me and guide me to save Dayan!"

"The soul is coming......?" However, when Gu Qu said this, Nan Xue was slightly startled and took the initiative to ask, "Is this really okay?"

"What do you mean?" Gu Qu was a little confused by the question. "The spirit of Lord Wu'an has come. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"Well... I hope Brother Ji and Brother Gu won't laugh at me." Nan Xue looked at the statue of Wei Huo with a somewhat distracted gaze. "In fact, I have been thinking recently, why is a person 'himself'? If we are not who we know ourselves to be, perhaps our previous perception of ourselves was wrong. For example, Brother Gu, you suddenly discovered that you are actually a woman..."

"I, I, I, I, I... I'm not a woman!" Nan Xue's words were just an example, but no one knew what triggered Gu Qu's switch. He waved his hands in panic and shouted, "Why are you suddenly saying such strange things? It's weird to say that a man is a woman, isn't it?!"

"......I was just giving an example." Nan Xue originally thought that Gu Qu's behavior was a bit like that of a woman, so she gave this example. Now that she saw Gu Qu like this, she had to change her words, "Sorry, I made a mistake."

"No..." Gu Qu also realized his own gaffe and coughed awkwardly, "Sorry, my reaction was a little too much... But, I roughly understand what you meant just now, that is, the cognition you have always had has been broken, right? But what does this have to do with Lord Wu'an?"

Nanxue said: "If the spirit of Lord Wu'an descends upon you, Brother Gu, then, Brother Gu, are you still you?"

Ji Zhao looked at him dimly, and asked casually, "What do you mean?"

"I don't quite know how to put it..." Nan Xue thought for a moment, "If this really happened, then, Brother Gu, who is actually controlling your body?"

"My body is made of...eh?"

Gu Qu was completely stunned, and for a moment he had no idea how to respond to Nan Xue.

"What a mess you think all day long." Ji Zhao sighed helplessly, "Mr. Wu'an is already dead, so what's the point of talking about a soul... Are you idiots?"

"That's true...wait a minute!" Gu Qu suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had discovered some great secret. "Come to think of it, isn't there a rumor that Brother Ji is the reincarnation of Lord Wu'an? Why were you so resistant to this question just now? Could it be... could it be?!"

"Is it your head?"

Ji Zhao sighed: "Why do you always say such inexplicable and stupid things? Well, according to what you said, you resisted when Brother Gu mentioned that you were a woman. So, aren't you a woman?"

"Dang... Dangdangdang, of course not!" Gu Qu was hit in the sore spot by Ji Zhao. He immediately waved his hands to deny it and hurriedly revealed the matter, "I said something weird! Sorry! Forget it!"

After saying that, as if to change the subject, he pointed to the restaurant next to him and said, "Speaking of which, it's almost time for dinner! Let's go eat first, it's my treat!"

Ji Zhao shrugged, and the three of them entered the restaurant, one in front and two behind. Perhaps it was because the world was too small, or because this was the only way to enter the city from Luohe Pavilion, but they actually met a table of acquaintances here, two sisters from the Ji family and the Fu family.

A few of them greeted each other. Because the table here was small and could only seat four people at most, Ji Zhao and others sat next to them.

"It's really rare." Ji Zhao said, "Forget about the second sister, but you, the eldest sister, actually took the initiative to come to Wuling City to play."

Ji Bei has always been strict with himself and rarely engages in entertainment activities on weekdays.

"Wait a moment." Ji Tan squinted his eyes, "What do you mean by 'Forget about my second sister'? Please explain yourself clearly to me."

"I really don't want to talk about things that you already know."

Before Ji Tan could express his dissatisfaction, Ji Bei said, "I'm not here to play... Don't you know?"

Ji Zhao was stunned: "Know what?"

"Wu'an Festival." The person who explained for Ji Zhao was Fu Xieshi. She was completely impressed by Ji Zhao's amazing short-fighting skills and no longer looked as unruly as before. Now she spoke with a desire to show off in front of Ji Zhao. She explained, "Wuling City holds the Wu'an Festival every year to commemorate Lord Wu'an. One of the steps is to select a young man with outstanding martial arts to follow behind the statue of Lord Wu'an and hold a sword for him. The local people believe that as long as you hold a sword for Lord Wu'an, you can get his blessing. Therefore, every year many people fight for this spot. Later, it developed into a small sword fight, and the winner can get this spot."

————In this world, the word "sword fight" is infinitely close to "match" or "game". It's like there is no "fighting" in this world, only "short combat".

"That's right." Ji Bei nodded. "During the three years I practiced in Luohe Pavilion, I participated in the sword contest in the other two years except the first year. However, I was not strong enough each time and failed to win the opportunity. Now that I have returned to the pavilion to practice and my age is suitable, I naturally want to give it a try."

Ji Zhao nodded: "So, Senior Sister Fu is also here to participate in this sword fight?"

"No." Fu Caige's face was expressionless. "I'm a zither player."

————It is worth mentioning that although Sister Fu spends all day in the studio, her painting skills are very abstract and almost all of her works lack any aesthetic appeal. In contrast, her piano skills are superb, but unfortunately she has no intention of going deeper in this area and only comes out to play a few pieces occasionally.

Volume 4: The Counting of Talents: Chapter 16: Heavenly Treasures: The Green Mountains Remain Unchanged

"It sounds interesting." As Ji Zhao expected, as soon as Ji Bei finished speaking, Gu Qu immediately joined in, "Brother Ji, Brother Nan, let's go and take a look too!"

Ji Zhao showed a slightly surprised look: "Just take a look... I thought with your personality, you might want to participate."

Gu Qu sighed and said, "I really want to, but with my current level of cultivation, it would be embarrassing to go up there."

"Junior Brother Gu, there is no need to underestimate yourself." Ji Bei shook his head. "You have amazing physique and extraordinary talent. Although you have not been practicing for a long time, your internal strength has even surpassed many old disciples. If you can maintain this momentum, I am afraid it won't be long before you surpass me."

If we only talk about the internal strength cultivation, this is not really an exaggeration. Although the root bones of Gu Qu and Ji Bei are only three or four times different, the actual cultivation speed may be dozens of times different.

For example, if the experience gaining formula for an internal skill is (x-30)^2, Ji Bei has 36 points of root bone, so he gains 36 points of experience at a time, while Gu Qu has 130 points of root bone, so he gains 10000 points of experience at a time. The difference between the two is more than times. Not to mention that some of the experience gaining formulas for the top internal skills even have cubic or even quartic experience gaining formulas. Only then does the difference between the root bone and the comprehension become truly apparent.

For ordinary warriors, considering things at that time is like considering the upper limit of weapons. In most cases, it is nonsense because ordinary warriors cannot reach that upper limit at all. But for Ji Zhao, it is something that must be considered, and for this he must find ways to improve his bones.

"Holding the sword... is it the sword that Wu Angong holds that Qing Shan Bu Chang?"

Just then, Gu Qu asked this question.

The mountains remain unchanged. As one of the thirty-six heavenly weapons, each heavenly weapon chooses its master. For thousands of years, only Duke Wu'an Wei Huo has truly subdued this heavenly weapon.

"Of course it remains the same...but it's a replica." Ji Bei replied. It was a replica, of course, but in order to prevent misunderstanding, she emphasized it again.

————The imitations of heavenly weapons only have the appearance of heavenly weapons, without any power. In fact, in pursuit of perfection in appearance, they are not even as good as ordinary weapons.

"It would be nice to see a replica." Gu Qu made up her mind to go with Ji Bei. Ji Zhao and Nan Xue had originally come with her, and now they went with her too.

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After having a good meal and a few drinks, the team expanded to seven people arrived at the center of Wuling City. A huge and imposing arena was located in it. Some people were running around in it, doing the final decoration work. It was thought that this would be the venue for the next sword fight.

Above the arena, an unsheathed sword was placed on a jade platform covered with red silk. This was a replica of the legendary 'Qingshan Bugai', one of the thirty-six heavenly weapons.

Ji Bei glanced around and his eyes fell on a middle-aged man in tight clothes. He immediately led everyone over to greet him. This man was Wu'an from Wuling City, named Song Fang. Wuling City was a powerful city in the world and was located next to Luohe Pavilion. The Wu'an in the city was not comparable to the Wu'an in Ji Bei's tiny county.

"Miss Ji, long time no see." Song Fang nodded slightly to Ji Bei, obviously still remembering her, "I have heard about Liu Wei's affairs. Although you are a woman, you are no less capable than any man in defending your country. You deserve the title of Wu'an."

"Senior Song, you are too kind. Actually, my brother played a big role in killing Liu Wei that day."

At this time, Ji Zhao and others did not follow, but watched from afar. Song Fang took a look and regarded Gu Qu, who had a higher level of internal strength, as Ji Bei's younger brother, and praised him, "Your younger brother is quite handsome."

————Although Gu Qu's gender can be easily identified, one has to at least talk to her for a few sentences, hear her idioms and even see her feminine movements. It is normal not to recognize her at a glance from a distance, after all, there are many boys with feminine appearance.

Ji Bei was a little embarrassed: "Senior Song, that is not my brother..."

At Song Fang's age, he didn't think there was anything wrong. He casually cast his gaze at Ji Zhao, but shook his head secretly.

Ji Zhao's physique was not strong to begin with, and coupled with Zhao Hongyue's extremely restrained internal energy, his internal strength seemed pitiful. He gave people the feeling that he would be killed instantly if he faced Gu Qu next to him. With such skills, how could he bite off a piece of meat from Liu Wei, a bandit who had been rampant in Qingzhou for many years? At the moment, he regarded Ji Bei's words as a concern for his relative and did not pay much attention to it.

"Your martial arts have improved recently. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to win this year's sword fight." Song Fang sighed, "When I first met you, you were still a little girl, and in the blink of an eye you have become such a heroic female general..."

Ji Bei said: "Senior Song is still as charming as ever."

"Ha ha......"

The two of them reminisced about the past. Being from Wu'an as well, they had a lot of common topics.

The other six were waiting quietly on the other side, and occasionally they could see some fellow disciples wearing Luohe Pavilion clothes.

"Ji...Ji Minghui!"

Fu Xieshi suddenly called out Ji Zhao. According to her personality, she would probably call someone "surname Ji", but because she was impressed by Ji Zhao's skills and her sister was beside her, she couldn't say such impolite words. On the other hand, she couldn't call out "Brother Ji" or "Brother Ji" like her fellow disciples did. After weighing the pros and cons, she called Ji Zhao by his name, which sounded a bit stiff.

"Well... well, although it's not class time, but I'm free now anyway, so... I have a question I want to ask you..."

To put it nicely, Fu Xieshi is a strong-willed person, but to put it bluntly, there are many words that can be used to describe her. Now, when she asked Ji Zhao a question, she was actually very shy and didn't even dare to look up at Ji Zhao. After she had said a few words, she stopped, hoping that Ji Zhao would take the initiative to respond to her so that she wouldn't be so embarrassed. However, Ji Zhao didn't say a word.

Fu Xieshi has never had a good temper. She immediately felt a little ashamed and angry. She looked up at Ji Zhao and said, "If you agree, you agree. If you disagree, you don't agree. It's just a matter of one word. Why don't you agree to my request......?"

As she spoke, her voice gradually became softer, because Ji Zhao was staring straight at the 'Qingshan Bugai' at this moment, and his eyes could not contain anything else.

“Is it so attractive…?”

Fu Xieshi murmured softly: "It's just a replica."

But she didn't know that what Ji Zhao saw was something completely different.

On that sword, a translucent panel was emerging.

【Heavenly Artifact: The Green Mountains Remain Unchanged】

Volume 4: Chapter 17: Replacing the Imitation with the Genuine

【Heavenly Artifact: The Green Mountains Remain Unchanged】

[Usage requirements: The sum of the levels of all common characteristics is greater than or equal to the square of 9. ]

[Heavenly Equipment Characteristics: For each unique characteristic, the base number in the usage requirements is reduced by 1.]

[It is a perfect carrier of internal energy, capable of carrying a very large amount of internal energy. It can be used as a warrior's second Dantian. If the internal energy placed in it is condensed enough, it will not completely dissipate even after a hundred years.]

[For every level above the public characteristic level, the overall attribute will be increased by 1%]

[When holding this weapon and entering battle, the level of one of your public characteristics will be randomly increased (prioritize public characteristics that can be triggered and are related to battle). The public characteristics increased by this method cannot reach or exceed level 9]

[For the weapon owner, the level of common characteristics other than the root bone will not be reduced - temporary improvement and return to the original state are not included. ]

(One of the Thirty-Six Celestial Instruments, the Green Mountains Never Change)

(Legend has it that when Duke Wu'an Wei Huo felt that his time was up, he took the Heavenly Weapon 'Qingshan Bugai' to his grave. However, Wei Huo placed the weapon in Wuling City and replaced the imitation with the real one. He knew that for a Heavenly Weapon, if it did not meet the right owner, it would be no different from an ordinary weapon. He hoped that one day, there would be such a gifted genius who would turn the fake into the real one. At that time, what would be the reaction of the people who saw that scene... Duke Wu'an Wei Huo, who was famous throughout the ages and was known as one of the 'Three Wonders', would smile like a child when he thought of this)

(In the sky, crows fly and rabbits run. In the world, from ancient times to the present, I ponder and count the talents. There are so many right and wrong, success and failure. Rich and prosperous singing and dancing halls, desolate and abandoned tombs and desolate platforms. Looking back, everything has turned into dust. Only the green mountains remain unchanged.)

【“Real…real stuff!”】

Almost the first second he saw the sword, Ji Zhao was stunned. This sword was actually the real thing!

Wu'an Gong Wei Huo was a man of wild and unconventional ways, and he sometimes did shocking things. Ji Zhao had heard about this a long time ago, but she didn't expect that this man would be so crazy? He actually replaced the fake with the real thing. Wasn't he afraid that the real thing would be thrown into the garbage dump one day? !

...No, for a dead person whose time is approaching, it really doesn't matter if it fails, but if it succeeds, even if he sees it in the underworld, he will jump up and shout "I knew you idiots couldn't think of it!"

[“However, the Pavilion Master’s weapon is also a Heavenly Weapon. Why can’t I see its attributes? Could it be that the Pavilion Master’s Heavenly Weapon is fake?”]

Ji Zhao felt a little strange.

In fact, it is because the Yin God has a master, so it has the ability to conceal its aura to a certain extent. For example, Ji Zhao has been in Luohe Pavilion for so long, but he has never seen many people with panels. Is it because no one in Luohe Pavilion is a "main character in the plot"? No, it's just because Ji Zhao's hard power is too poor and he can't see the panel.

However, it was impossible for Ji Zhao to figure all this out now. He thought about it for a while, but felt that he could not come up with the answer, so he simply stopped thinking about such an unimportant matter.