"I always thought that Young Master Yao was a child who focused on martial arts, but unexpectedly, time flies, and he's no longer the little devil with a topknot. Zhang Yuanshan's expression remained calm as he gazed at Yao Xingliu's back, sighing, "After the engagement banquet, I hastily left the mountain and indeed encountered him. Perhaps his complexion wasn't good, and he was concerned about this matter, so he quietly followed me up here. But my mind was preoccupied, and I didn't notice him until now."
Meng Qi thought carefully and realized that he had indeed noticed Yao Xingliu before, but didn't know him at all. He looked short and awkward, and Meng Qi even thought he was some young ghost who had run away from home.
Looking at Zhang Yuanshan's expression, which was clearly different from before, Meng Qi smiled: "Zhang Shixiong, have you figured it out?"
"Uh-huh." Zhang Yuanshan nodded slowly, gazing at the distant rolling mountains, as if emphasizing, "In this period of time, I want to do more for my family."
The sound of the strings knew the elegant meaning, Meng Qi was not foolish enough to ask what the answer was, and smiled: "Let's go see Zhen Zhen, she has also calmed down and is no longer impulsive."
"Alright." Zhang Yuanshan nodded vigorously and, without needing Meng Qi's urging, exerted himself and ran towards the small hill where An Tang was located.
A gust of wind blew by, and Meng Qi's expression was stunned, being abandoned on the spot. This was also too heavy on color but light on friendship!
He let out a sorrowful sigh, turned around and followed, but even with his Wind God Legs' full power, he still couldn't compare to the True Martial's authentic "Eight Trigrams Shocking Step", always lagging behind by one step.
When they arrived at the nunnery, Zhang Yushan stopped and looked at Meng Qi with a worried expression: "Will Zhen Zhen still not see me? Meng Shidi, why don't you go in and say something?"
Meng Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Since you've come after me, Zhēnzhēn girl must have been sincere before. She'll definitely hold onto some hope, thinking that she can hear your explanation. Especially since I chatted with you afterwards and didn't stop you from entering, she might be even more expectant. Hurry up and go in, she's waiting for you."
Only a fool would get involved in such a dirty business!
Zhang Yuanshan has always been calm and composed, doing things with precision. At this time, he suppressed his inner anxiety and nodded at Meng Qi before turning around and entering the hut.
Meng Qi hummed twice, turned around and walked behind a Bodhi tree, listened quietly for a while, found no major disturbance or quarrel, finally put down his heart, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate the sixth pass of the Golden Bell Cover.
This pass, if it is the entrance, the golden bell cover not only defends more firmly, but also has the power of counter shock, and its own inner strength is like practicing the dragon elephant gong, as strong and thick as a bear.
However, the Golden Bell Cover is a type of cultivation that is slow to progress, has a solid foundation, and has a broad future. Without any extraordinary encounters or six reincarnations as the main body, Meng Qi started cultivating after leaving Tianhaiyuan, but he still hasn't entered the door yet, let alone condensed his nasal aperture.
The true energy was transported, transforming the skin and meridians. Meng Qi was cultivating with all his might when he suddenly felt a slight dizziness.
He opened his eyes to find himself surrounded by shifting white clouds, a majestic square with an otherworldly aura, divine beasts of various postures, and that colossal pillar of light that was impossible to forget.
"It's started again...the cycle of reincarnation..." Meng Qi sighed with mixed emotions.
He stood up and looked around, but didn't see Jiang Zhiwei, Zhang Yuanshan and others. He was slightly surprised in his heart and speculated about this mission. Could it be another solo mission, but with the additional task of leading new people?
A column of light descended from the white clouds, revealing a figure with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a sturdy build, and an air of grandeur that intimidated people. It was Luo Shengyi, "Iron Fist Invincible", ranked above Meng Qi on the human rankings.
The two men were unfamiliar with each other and merely nodded in greeting before walking separately to either side of the central light pillar.
Meng Qi waited for Jiang Zhiwei and the others while quickly putting away the spoils from "Wash Robbery" Ma's gang into the light pillar, exchanging them for good deeds. He had been eager for a long time, and they were worth at least 1,000 to 2,000 good deeds!
"The Bloodthirsty Sword, a sharp weapon, can be exchanged for ninety good deeds."
"Icy Intent Slaying Horse Knife, a sharp tool, can be exchanged for one hundred good deeds."
"Horizontal River Sword Technique", a technique for opening up one's understanding, can exchange for 130 good deeds.
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"'Yangguan Sandie Lang', a final move that opens up a new path, can exchange for 220 good deeds."
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"Frostwind Sword Technique", a mid-tier sword technique created by Luo Hui, exchange value increased, can be exchanged for 330 good deeds.
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Meng Qi obtained a total of eight books from the Horse Gang, including one book on opening wisdom, one set of ultimate moves, five books on cultivating internal energy, and two sharp weapons. In exchange, he gave up 1,830 good deeds. The biggest surprise came from the "Cold Wind Knife Method", which was recently created by Luo Hui, the leader of the Horse Gang. Since it didn't have the Six Paths Reincarnation here, the good deeds exchanged increased greatly.
"Eighteen hundred and thirty merits..." Although he had mentally prepared himself, Meng Qi still felt a thrill of excitement. This was the largest amount of merit he had ever gained, and it would greatly make up for his current deficiencies.
"If it weren't for the grudge with Zhen Luo, I'd really like to return to Hanhai." He muttered to himself, gritting his teeth. After sweeping away a few times, he would have enough merit to exchange for the Purple Thunder Seven Strikes plus Eight Nine Xuan Gong's Qi accumulation and opening chapter.
He took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, thought for a moment, and then threw the Red Sun Town Evil Knife into the light pillar as well.
"The Red Day Town Evil Knife is a sharp tool and can be exchanged for eighty good deeds."
This time, Meng Qi was prepared to change his sword, because he had obtained the "Divine Night Nine Extinction" partial inheritance, and bore the Thunder God's mark. If he didn't make good use of it, it would be a pity even if he died. So, he planned to exchange for a thunder-attribute sword, which would allow him to soar like a tiger with wings added. Moreover, as thunder and lightning were also orthodox, positive, and firm, they were also the nemesis of evil and filthy things, and must possess the characteristics of the Red Sun Evil-Suppressing Sword.
Of course, he didn't exchange it immediately, but instead flipped through the "Nine Extinctions of the Divine Night" in the list of divine body techniques.
"Shén Xiāo Jiǔ Miè", a divine technique of the Law Body level, created by the ancient Thunder God. When cultivated to its extreme, one sword can destroy the world. However, it must be based on the body of the Thunder God; otherwise, it is just a move, with greatly reduced power and a value of 130,000 good deeds.
Meng Qi carefully looked at the introduction of the Six Paths Reincarnation Master and found that the "Divine Night Nine Extinctions" required 30,000 good deeds. The last move, "Destroy Heaven and Earth", required 20,000 good deeds, while the remaining eight moves, including "Heavenly Strike Five Thunderclap", each required 10,000 good deeds.
He stepped into the light column and requested completion.
"'Divine Night Nine Extinction' true meaning is incomplete, can only comprehend the first style 'Heavenly Strike Five Thunderous Roar', to complete the true meaning inheritance, requires 120,000 good deeds."
"To complete the 'Tian Da Wu Lei Hong' incomplete formula, 5,300 good deeds are required."
"Good deeds are insufficient and cannot be made whole."
Meng Qi just gave it a try, without any hope or despair, and began to select the long knife he needed.
Because he was afraid that the task would start at any time, Meng Qi didn't compare too much and directly looked for a good one, without considering "cost-effectiveness", and soon found a very good long knife.
"Evil Fate, Sharp Tool, valued at 670 Good Deeds, forged from the Golden Stone of Lei Chi, the blade is hard and unbreakable by ordinary swords, the edge is sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, can wound and destroy most physical hard skills, when used, it will emit a faint electric glow, possessing the properties of Thunder, Yang, and Firmness, repelling evil and numbing flesh."
This is a pitch-black long knife, with an ancient and simple shape, covered in rugged and ancient lightning marks, occasionally flowing with a cyan color, turning from black to dark blue.
With sufficient good deeds, Meng Qi didn't hesitate and chose to exchange it for this long sword.
The knife had just entered his hand, and Meng Qi suddenly felt a slight numbness, but this did not stimulate the Golden Bell Cover. Instead, it gave him a feeling of being connected by blood vessels, as if the evil tribulation was an extension of his own body.
His left hand's back, a purple lightning scar appeared and disappeared, then slowly subsided.
"Good sword!" Meng Qi felt a sense of relief, "A good craftsman must first sharpen his tools," with the "Evil Fate" in hand, his own strength had increased by at least 30%.
The long sword was sheathed, and Meng Qi continued to flip through the exchange spectrum, without any thought process, because he had already thought about which aspects needed improvement.
For him, a set of external sword moves can indeed make up for the weakness of insufficient strength in his swordsmanship, and he doesn't have to use his knife desperately all the time. However, if an external sword move is not directly chosen from the true intention transmission or infusion, it cannot be understood like the first two moves of Ah Nan's Broken Blade Method, and can only be practiced step by step, gradually grasping the meaning, and it is not that without it there would be no bottom card and life-saving moves, so it is not a current necessity.
Choosing to inherit the true meaning is not much more expensive than exchanging a secret recipe, but it may not be possible to gain any insight from it, depending on the individual. Perhaps after spending good deeds, one still cannot understand the true meaning and waste them in vain. On the other hand, directly infusing two or three times as much would leave Meng Qi with insufficient good deeds remaining, and since they are not gained through personal enlightenment and cultivation, they will always be unstable and unreliable.
Zi Lei's Seven Strikes is also one of Meng Qi's goals, and the external scenery-level knife technique has few doors that are more suitable for himself. However, the problem is similar to the external scenery sword technique, and he already has the Arduous Breaking Precept Knife Method, so it's not necessarily urgent to consider it for the time being. If there are other places that need to be urgently improved, consideration can be temporarily suspended.
Meng Qi had already thought it through, "Eight Nine Xuan Gong" Qigong chapter must be exchanged, before the outdoor scene must exchange a good main cultivation method, and best is to cultivate step by step by himself.
"The Eight-Nine Mysterious Merit" cultivation requires time, so Meng Qi won't give up the Golden Bell Shield - before the external scene, the main purpose of "The Eight-Nine Mysterious Merit" is to enhance the physical strength and resistance to evil spirits and filthy air, increase power and agility, without involving transformation, which does not conflict with the Golden Bell Shield. Meng Qi can use the Golden Bell Shield as the primary method and "The Eight-Nine Mysterious Merit" as a secondary method until the progress of "The Eight-Nine Mysterious Merit" catches up, then switch to it as the main method. This is an expedient measure to deal with the danger of reincarnation.
"First cultivate the Qi-gathering chapter well, then exchange for the Enlightenment chapter." Meng Qi secretly said to himself, spending 100 merits to exchange for the "Ba Jiu Xuan Gong" Qi-gathering chapter. The Enlightenment chapter required 1,000 merits and couldn't be cultivated temporarily, so it was left for next time.
After finishing the Qi-hoarding chapter of "Eighty-Nine Mysterious Merits", he slightly deliberated and decided not to consider replacing his Divine Movement Hundred Changes for now, as his fighting style had already taken shape, and a small, changeable identity was not urgently needed.
He muttered to himself: "Since Dugu Jiujian entered the door, the swordsmanship of the opening period has basically no need to be exchanged, but my knife method is still lacking a lot. Even if I have practiced 'Cold Wind Knife Method', without using 'Duan Qingjing' and 'Luo Hongchen', it's still not as good as swordsmanship."
"So, I need a kind of epiphany in knife skills that has grasped the underlying principles of the way of the knife, like Dugu Jiujian's, to guide my practice of knife skills..."
"And also, with my fighting style, I urgently need a control technique..."
He habitually uses some words from last generation.
