Chapter 10: Xu Rou Leaves the Pass (Part 1)

  He stayed on the mountain for another five days. Calculating carefully, it would be about three or four days before Xu Rou came out of her seclusion. However, this kind of thing is unpredictable. Although she said a month, it's possible that she might come out earlier or later.

  For the past five days, Jiang Xiaoyu had not been idle either. His senior apprentice, after all, had also mixed with the outside world before, so he must have known more about the ways of the world than himself. Therefore, he asked Qin Feng to tell him some things about the outside world.

  Pushi Village is isolated from the world, and one can only see the outside world after crossing the East Mountain! In the outside world, the world is in chaos, with dragons and snakes mixed together. Among them are three major cultivation sites, standing on three legs! And below them, there are some smaller cultivation sites, or perhaps families of cultivators.

  Huang Cheng, located in Zhongzhou. Shi Huang Gai's unparalleled fists, a pair of fists that have fought undefeated across the land, once battled against the head of the Academy and the master of Xuan Kong Mountain, with all three parties ending in a stalemate, none able to gain the upper hand over the others!

  The college is located in the Eastern Territory, and it was founded by a dean who has no name, so he is simply called Dean. His background is mysterious, as if he appeared out of thin air. Sixty years ago, the Dean walked out of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and came to the Eastern Territory, establishing the college, his story is a legend.

  Unlike Shi Huang, who has lived for 300 years, the Imperial City has a history of over 5,000 years! The Academy can be on par with the Imperial City in just 60 years, and it's hard not to mention the awesomeness of the Principal!

  Xuán Kōng Mountain is even more mysterious, a giant floating mountain that has existed since ancient times. The current master of Xuán Kōng Mountain once said, "The world's martial arts originated from the floating." To this, Shí Huáng and Yuàn Zhǎng did not express any dissatisfaction, meaning they agree with this statement.

  Apart from thirty years ago, when Shi Huang climbed the Hanging Mountain and fought with him, the mountain master had hardly ever made a move again. The three of them were all big shots who saw the head but not the tail of the divine dragon, and they had already disappeared from the world for ten years without showing their faces.

  But the legend about them has never been interrupted. Someone once predicted that these three people are absolutely the most likely to step into the holy altar since ancient times. In ancient times, hundreds of saints sang together, and the world was full of prosperity.

  Nowadays, the saints have long since disappeared, and even they cannot withstand the erosion of time, submerged in the dust of years. The current situation is that there are no saints in the world, and the divine bridge is the pinnacle of the world!

  "These three people are really something. However, the Floating Mountain is actually quite close to here." Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't help but exclaim after hearing some strange stories.

  The Floating Mountain is not far from here. After crossing the East Mountain and heading west for about two thousand miles, you can reach it.

  However, apart from these three people, there are still some other powerful existences. Although their reputation is not as loud as the Three Stone Emperors, no one dares to underestimate their strength!" Qin Feng said on the side.

  In his opinion, Jiang Xiaoyu was absolutely a hidden world master. Otherwise, how could he not even know some basic things? When Qin Feng asked him how old he was, Jiang Xiaoyu just smiled and didn't respond. This made Qin Feng feel that his master was even more unfathomable!

  "The vassals are on an equal footing, and talents emerge in large numbers. Everyone speculates that this is a great era, and a sage will appear to meet the needs of the times. The strongest in the world are ranked, with Shi Huang, Yuan Zhang, and Shan Zhu listed as the top three. The second place is occupied by the Buddhist patriarch Sakyamuni and the Taoist Li Er."

  "The third is a wandering Taoist priest, known as the True Man of Creation..."

  After listening to the top ten in the world, Jiang Xiaoyu's expression was very strange. Sakyamuni? Could it be that he had also crossed over? However, whether this Sakyamuni was the same as the one from his own world was still a matter of debate. And Li Er, wasn't he the founder of Taoism? He founded the Tao Te Ching and was renowned for thousands of years...

  Such a powerful person, isn't someone you can meet just because you want to. The top ten rankings, not one of them is not a top-notch figure in the Divine Bridge Realm. If you want to resolve your own doubts, you still need to work harder to promote yourself and improve your cultivation.

  Thinking that these two people might have also crossed over like herself, Jiang Xiaoyu's heart couldn't help but flutter slightly.

  "How's your knife practice going?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

  "Under Master Hongfu's guidance, I have now opened up fifty-six acupoints." Qin Feng said respectfully.

  Four days ago, he had already handed over the knife spectrum of "Tianya Wangyue" to Qin Feng. This kid didn't say a word and directly abolished his own cultivation, starting from scratch! Jiang Xiaoyu also truly experienced how painful it was to abolish one's cultivation...

  The air and sea are inverted, and the Qin wind is screaming in agony at this moment!

  In fact, if the kung fu passed on to the other party does not conflict with their own cultivation method, it is not necessarily necessary to abolish their cultivation and start from scratch. However, the kung fu he provided was too tempting - the method of opening the 72 acupoints! This kind of profound kung fu has been lost since ancient times.

  The three strongest techniques nowadays are Shi Huang's "Extreme Tao Star Chant", the Dean's "Feather Transformation Ascension Scripture" and the Mountain Master's "Yin Yang Great Five Elements"!

  It is currently known that only these three qigong methods can open up 72 acupoints, while other methods can open up at most 63.

  However, the four techniques that Jiang Xiaoyu has sent out so far have almost all opened up the seventy-two acupoints. If they were to spread out, the world would inevitably be in chaos! Even a strong practitioner like Shi Huang would be moved. Although they wouldn't practice it themselves, they could gain insight from it and verify it with their own techniques.

  "Yi tuī guǎng rén yún xiū, tū pò qì hǎi, huò dé xiū wéi, tuī guǎng diǎn shù yī diǎn."

  Translation: "Promoted to Human Cloud Cultivation, broke through the Qi Sea, obtained cultivation, promoted one point of merit."

  "Ah, I'm going again, and another one appears. There are now nine shining holes in Jiang Xiaoyu's body. Cloud Xiuer is really powerful! Jiang Xiaoyu thought with a pleasant feeling."

  "There's movement!" Jiang Xiaoyu's face suddenly changed color. Qin Feng also heard some noise, and the two of them carefully followed the sound of footsteps, slowly sneaking over.

  Only five people were seen, dressed in an extraordinary manner, with a majestic and dignified air. The men were handsome and the women beautiful. Three men and two women walked briskly through the mountains, seemingly heading towards Púshí village.

  "After descending the mountain, we should arrive at Púshí Village. That wild species, Xǔ Róu, should be hiding there."

  "I don't know what the master of the house was thinking, to have us go through so much trouble to bring her back. The distance from Zhongzhou is so far, I'm exhausted." one of the women complained.

  "The master's intention is not for us to guess, we just need to complete our task."

  "Ke Xu Rou is already half-crippled, yet she dares to attempt to cultivate the 'Qimen Du Jing'. She's simply asking for death. What a pity, though - her beauty has been ruined just like that." Another woman said with schadenfreude.

  The five of them dispersed in all directions, and it wasn't until then that Jiang Xiaoyu followed Qin Feng out.

  Looking at the backs of the five people, Jiang Xiaoyu put away his usual playful smile and instead wore a serious expression. From what he heard, it seemed that they were targeting Xu Rou, and the gunpowder smell was very strong!

  "What's wrong with Master?" Qin Feng asked.

  With his eyesight, he naturally saw Jiang Xiaoyu's change in expression, which was related to the five people who had just passed by. Could it be that Master had a feud with those five people? The strength of those five people, he couldn't see through at all, but just from their momentum, they were stronger than Yun Xiu who chased him for a thousand miles! So, this could only mean that the three of them were cultivators in the Cloud Ascension realm!

  "Nothing, let's just follow and see." Jiang Xiaoyu calmed down.

  Xu Rou is now in seclusion, these people will definitely not be able to find her, what about the villagers of Pu Shi Village when they vent their anger? Thinking of those simple and honest faces and personalities of the villagers, Jiang Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat, she couldn't help but feel uneasy if she didn't go take a look.

  He nodded, Qin Feng didn't say much more. Whatever Master said, he would do it that way. Although he hadn't entered the Qi Sea yet, it was because he had forcibly suppressed his cultivation! Now, within his body, 56 acupoints had been opened up, and with the transformation of the Purple Cloud Pill, he was confident that he could open up 72 acupoints!

  Although his cultivation hasn't reached the Qi Sea, his realm is still there, and with the wonders of his knife technique, unless he encounters a strong opponent above the fifth heaven of the Qi Sea, he can handle it!

  One side carefully followed the five people, keeping a distance of fifty meters, while Jiang Xiaoyu also searched for usable items in the commercial city. He had just obtained a little and hoped to be able to use it.

  "Holy crap, this is awesome! The Dragon-Slaying Divine Sword can split mountains and rivers with just a single swing in the hands of an ordinary person! Damn it, I'll exchange 10,000 points... What's the concept of 10,000 points?"

  "This is also good, 'Ling Xi Yi Zhi', a divine ability type...". Jiang Xiao Yu saw a divine ability secret book. He couldn't cultivate martial arts, but he could cultivate divine abilities! However, divine abilities required points to be exchanged.

  Regarding divine powers, there is also a promotion system, but that is for promoting others, and one cannot cultivate it oneself.

  With a single stroke of the Ling Xi, power is concentrated in one point, and a powerful force can be burst out! Currently, only the initial stage of the Nine Apertures Realm can be sensed, and it can only be used once. After that, spiritual energy needs to be restored.

  It burst out with powerful energy, just how strong was it? Exchanging points was just enough, Jiang Xiaoyu didn't know if he should learn it or not, but having another defensive divine ability for himself seemed pretty good too. Although the temporary full-power state could only be used once, it was still better than nothing.

  And as for the explanation of divine exchange, you can learn it directly by yourself, no need to go through the trouble like other cultivators. Moreover, if you are willing, you can also pass it on to others, although there is no promotion point, after all, it is something you exchanged for yourself. This is quite a good welfare, it's simply cheating!

  "Exchange!"

  "Put it on your body, or cultivate it directly?"

  "Practice directly!" Changed into it just to use, putting on body is a waste?

  At this moment, Jiang Xiaoyu's mind had some more information, and he could feel that as long as he thought about it, he could kill enemies hundreds of miles away with just one finger! It was learned so directly, just like it was innate.

  This system is really amazing, if it wasn't for that damn restriction last year, it would be even better.

  All of this was done quietly by Jiang Xiaoyu, while Qin Feng on the side had no idea at all. As for his own origins and the promotion system, it was absolutely impossible to leak out.

  Before they knew it, they had already arrived at Pushe Village. The five of them walked into the village, attracting the attention of many villagers. They were isolated from the world and hardly any outsiders came here before, so how could the sudden appearance of five people not draw attention?

  One of them, a man wearing a blue and white striped robe, stepped forward with an air of superiority and asked, "Who is the village head here?"

  At this time, an old man walked out. Jiang Xiaoyu naturally saw from a distance that it was the village chief of Pú Shí Village, Old Li!

  Old Li walked out with a cane, bent over and said with a tense face: "Little old man, it's the village chief of this village. I don't know what you're doing here?"

  The man slightly furrowed his brow and said: "Where is Xu Rou? Let her come out, we are here on the orders of Master Feng to take her back!"

  "The village head replied: 'Doctor Xu has been away from the village for some time and has yet to return...'"

  "Cut the nonsense! The family's intelligence is never wrong, bring out Xu Rou quickly. Otherwise, humph!" The man seemed to be impatient.

  Practitioners are high above, in their eyes, ordinary people are like ants. If they were born in an ordinary family, it would be fine, but the key is that these people were born into a big family, grew up with a golden spoon, and were spoiled, thinking that their status is more important than anything else.

  "The... " The village chief's face showed a hint of anxiety, and he stuttered: "L-little old man really doesn't know!"

  "You're looking for death! Alright, Xu Rou, you won't come out? I'll kill everyone in this village, let's see if you dare to come out!" With that, the man's hand shone with a cold light and ruthlessly struck towards the village chief!