I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 241: Autumn Wind Tower Master
The abbot's movements had already alarmed countless monks on duty nearby, and they all approached the most central and exquisite monk's room in this Buddhist temple.

However, after these monks stood outside the courtyard, they became somewhat hesitant.

They did not forget that a mysterious guest was coming today, and the abbot specifically said that no one was allowed to approach.

The monks surrounded the courtyard with three layers inside and three layers outside, but left the middle empty, not daring to act rashly.

The leading monk was about to ask for instructions when he suddenly heard a soft sound coming from inside.

It seemed like... the sound of a sword.

A dazzling sword light suddenly burst out from the monk's room, directly cutting the entire room horizontally.

The circular sword light with no blind spots swung out of the monk's room, and the surrounding monks outside screamed in agony. There were heavy casualties, and the remaining people were frightened so much that they retreated in panic, dozens of feet away from the already dilapidated monk's room.

Fortunately, they did not get close, otherwise, nine out of ten stops would have been wasted in this place where most of the monks of Jinhe Temple gathered.

A figure turned into a stream of light and quickly escaped from the dilapidated abbot's room.

In the monk's room, the middle-aged man stood up from the corner, looking at the hole in the wall and Xie Yuan, whose back was left, with a serious look.

Xie Yuan knew the information that he had a magical weapon that was powerful enough to threaten the Grandmaster as early as when Yao Yilong escaped.

So when he saw Xie Yuan take out the small sword, he was not surprised at all, but just felt a little disdainful in his heart.

He is not an old and mediocre master like Yao Yilong. Even if it is Li Xingtuo himself, he has the confidence to exchange a few moves with him, not to mention that it is just a magical weapon with some sword intent?

It is undoubtedly wishful thinking to want to kill him with this small sword.

So Xie Yuan had just unleashed his sword intent and sensed the desperate murderous intent in his heart. The owner of Qiufeng Tower simply used his body skills to easily avoid the attack.

However, what he didn't expect was that this sword was just a feint.

Xie Yuan only released a trace of sword intent as a deterrent, and then he used all his strength to activate the small sword, using the fleeting sword intent in it to directly drive his body movement to an unprecedented speed, and disappeared in an instant.

However, this trace of sword intent from the divine sword of the time was already a disaster for the monks surrounding it.

Qiufeng Tower Master looked at the small black dot going away, his eyes turned cold, but the corners of his mouth slowly curled up:
"Interesting, interesting. He was able to remain calm and composed when seeing me. He was much better than those useless people in the Yao family.

"But where can you escape to with just a little external force?"

He paused, the ground suddenly cracked, and he disappeared from the spot in an instant.

The ruined abbot's room shook continuously with a loud bang, and the surrounding bricks and stones were shattered into powder. The ground sank directly downwards, forming a large pit, burying all traces of the monk's room.

With the help of this small sword, Xie Yuan left Jinguang Temple in the blink of an eye and fled to the nearby forest like flying.

His eyes flickered and he pursed his lips tightly:
"Is this the Floating Light Sword?"

The sword intent infused by Li Xingtuo alone was enough to intimidate the Grandmaster; and relying on the most magical and swift sword technique in the world, Xie Yuan could even advance or retreat and use it as a way to escape.

The unprecedented speed required him to concentrate, otherwise he would crash into the rocks. Although he could crash through ordinary rocks with his physique, if he really hit thick rocks at this speed, he would probably be crushed into powder.

There was no movement from behind, but Xie Yuan did not dare to relax at all.

The owner of Qiufeng Tower could be called the world's number one assassin.

In the past ten years, Qiufeng Tower has had several successful records of assassinating masters, all of which were done by the owner of Qiufeng Tower.

Chunyu Tower once sent three great detectives to hunt him down simultaneously, but they returned empty-handed for three years and finally had to give up.

I didn't expect that the owner of Qiufeng Tower was from the Yao family, and it seemed that he was a direct descendant. Although it was no secret that Qiufeng Tower received funding from the Yao family, it was completely private property of the two families, and few people knew about it.

While on the surface the Yao family's masters are declining and their military strength is weak, secretly they apparently have many hidden tricks up their sleeves in Qiufeng Tower.

No wonder people from Qiufeng Tower arrived so quickly when they met at Wuhe River. They are basically one family.

Xie Yuan's eyes were solemn, and even though he didn't hear any movement behind him, he didn't dare to slow down at all.

As the world's number one assassin, Qiufeng Tower Master's body movements and ability to hide are unparalleled in the world, and the effect is probably not worse than the Heavenly Hidden Art. Maybe his skills are not as good as the Heavenly Hidden Art, but in terms of realm, Xie Yuan is far behind him, so how can he detect his movements?

I could sense him outside the monk's room; it was obvious that he had deliberately set up the net and was waiting for him to fall into it.

This little sword can still hold out for a while...

Having left Hewan Town for at least a hundred miles, Xie Yuan looked at the Shuzhou mountains faintly appearing in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and accelerated again.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man walked out of the woods in front leisurely, holding a dagger quietly, and stood in front of Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan's pupils shrank, and he turned without hesitation, making an arc and heading towards the side of the hillside.

The owner of Qiufeng Tower looked at Xie Yuan's back, raised the corners of his mouth, moved his body slightly, and chased after Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan felt the vague murderous intent behind him and did not dare to delay even a moment.

As he was running, he suddenly jumped up subconsciously, and then there was a sound of his feet, and a deep sword mark appeared under his feet.

"I didn't notice any movement at all. Fortunately, with the blessing of sword intent, my swordsmanship has become more acute."

Xie Yuan had a serious expression on his face. After landing, he quickened his pace and ran forward even faster, running in zigzags, not daring to run in a straight line.

But in this way, his speed inevitably became a little slower.

The owner of Qiufeng Tower let out a light exclamation, as if he had never expected Xie Yuan to be able to dodge his sword energy.

He raised his eyebrows and said to himself:
"This kid is really not simple."

If any other young warrior were to encounter him, even if they were holding this small sword infused with the master's sword intent, they would probably have no chance of escaping from Jinhe Temple.

What's more, after chasing for such a long time, the routes chosen by Xie Yuan were actually the best choices all the time. He never panicked at all, which made it a bit difficult for him to chase him.

He is indeed a talented person. In time, the Yao family may not be able to do anything to him...

The emotionless eyes of Qiufeng Tower Master became even colder, and murderous intent filled his heart.

Escape, but a little sword power, how far can it help you escape? I'm afraid it's almost exhausted at this time!
But the owner of Qiufeng Tower had no intention of wasting time with him any longer. He glanced forward and jumped directly into the air, as if he had merged into the night, and chased after Xie Yuan silently and in a straight line.

Xie Yuan lowered his head and ran wildly. The surrounding mountains, rocks and trees turned into twisted lines, flying backwards at an unrecognizable speed.

The huge wind pressure continued to blow, and the sound of the wind was like a howl, but Xie Yuan could only run forward at full speed against the strong wind.

Holding the small sword tightly in his hand, feeling the sword intent within it, Xie Yuan's brows furrowed.

Should I catch up...?

After going around another hill, Xie Yuan was about to run down the hillside when suddenly a warning sign appeared in his mind and he suddenly threw himself to the side.

A shadow suddenly appeared, and the dagger slashed fiercely across the place where he had just stood, directly cutting off the huge piece of rock.

The boulder rumbled down the hillside. The owner of Qiufeng Tower raised his eyebrows and looked at Xie Yuan who was tumbling and crawling to avoid the attack. His voice was vague:
"How did you dodge this sword?"

Xie Yuan stood up again and wanted to speed up, but his pace obviously slowed down.

The owner of Qiufeng Tower smiled faintly and slowly approached him:

"How long can a mere sword power help you? Has it been used up now?"

Looking at Xie Yuan, who had a serious expression in front of him, he said coldly:
"Tell me how you dodged the sword, and I may be able to give you a quick death."

Xie Yuan stared at the middle-aged man with a blurry face, tightly grasped the small sword, and slowly backed away:

“Is it hard to hide?”

The middle-aged man grinned:
"There were masters who couldn't escape me before. How could a junior like you get away with being beheaded by me?"

"That means he is not very skilled."

Xie Yuan said calmly, but his brows trembled uncontrollably.

Upon hearing this, Qiufeng Tower Master's emotions did not fluctuate at all. He just looked at Xie Yuan who was getting closer and closer, and at his suppressed fear, and said in an erratic tone:

"Just don't tell me. He's a dead man anyway. Take all the secrets with you."

He raised the dagger and swung it out cleanly without any hesitation.

This sword, which had been tempered through thousands of blows, was so fast that even its shadow could not be seen. It was simply beyond human power to react.

Xie Yuan only felt a movement in his heart, but he had no way to deal with it, and could only feel the sword intent coming towards him.

It can only be now.

Xie Yuan exerted force on his hand, and the small sword suddenly burst out with a whistling sword intent, as if it could pierce through the night sky and stab towards the middle-aged man in front of him.

The eyes of the master of Qiufeng Tower suddenly focused, and he felt a huge threat. At the critical moment, he forced himself to turn sideways, barely avoiding the vital parts of his chest, but only his shoulder was grazed.

A spray of blood splattered out. The shoulder was pierced and the stars in the night sky could be seen through the wound.

He frowned, sealed his blood vessels instantly, looked at Xie Yuan, whose face was pale and whose little sword was hanging down, and grinned:
"Gone?"

Xie Yuan's lips were tightly shut, and he looked somewhat desperate, then suddenly his wrist moved again.

A powerful sword intent stabbed out again, and the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed. He exploded backwards, but was still hit by the sword intent and crashed into the mountain behind him.

Xie Yuan turned around and turned into a stream of light, speeding away again. His face was calm, neither panicked nor excited.

One benefit of pretending to be someone else for a long time is that Xie Yuan's acting skills have improved greatly.

Facing such a powerful enemy, even if he has a trick up his sleeve, he must be extremely cautious and not reveal any flaws, otherwise his efforts will be in vain.

If he thrust his sword straight at the opponent, Xie Yuan had no doubt that the opponent would be able to dodge it.

He was known as the best assassin in the world, so he couldn't pin his hopes on the opponent's lack of strength.

Although this Floating Light Sword could help him escape, the sword's power was limited and it was ultimately an external force. The world's number one assassin must be very fast. Even if Xie Yuan could get rid of him for a while, in the end, even if he exhausted the sword's power, he would probably not be able to escape the pursuit of the owner of Qiufeng Tower.

Therefore, the murderous intent that Master Qiufeng felt in the abbot's room was real, otherwise he would not have been deceived.

Xie Yuan decided that if he wanted to survive, he had to defeat this powerful enemy.

But he naturally couldn't use his killing move as soon as they met, so he pretended to be weak and created the illusion that he was trying to escape. Then he pretended that his sword power was exhausted and he was helpless, just waiting for the owner of Qiufeng Tower to approach.

The premise of all these plans is Xie Yuan's calmness and rationality. He acted in front of the owner of Qiufeng Tower, just like a sword licking blood and dancing on a tightrope. If it weren't for those few times when his sword heart was brought into play, the consequences would be unpredictable.
But the other thing was that the sword intent of this small sword was so powerful that it obviously exceeded the expectations of the owner of Qiufeng Tower. He did not expect that it could last so long.

Especially the last attack, which was completely beyond his expectations.

Xie Yuan also didn't expect this.

Only when he used the sword intent did he discover that the power infused in it was far beyond his imagination.

Li Xingtuo once told him not to use it unless it was absolutely necessary. According to common sense, this is only the amount of one strike.

But Li Xingtuo was obviously not a person who played by the rules. Xie Yuan used the small sword to escape and found that it contained sword intent, which could be at least three attacks...

So one was used to escape, one was used to injure the enemy, and the last one was used to completely kill the opponent.

But unfortunately, even though the owner of Qiufeng Tower had never expected that at this distance, he could avoid the vital points by relying on his own on-the-spot reaction and invincible body skills.

Although the last blow hit him, Xie Yuan didn't even dare to look at what was happening inside the rock. He turned around and used the little sword power he had left to escape.

Now there is really not a drop left in the small sword, and the owner of Qiufeng Tower... I don’t know what the situation is.

But based on the strength he displayed, Xie Yuan felt that at least he was not dead.

A faint light flashed in his eyes, and he turned into an invisible shadow, using all his strength to escape forward.

……

The deep pit that was created by the owner of Qiufeng Tower and buried by broken rocks was quiet.

The rubble covering it trembled, and suddenly a figure rose into the sky.

The owner of Qiufeng Tower was covered in blood, his right arm was stiff and unable to move, and his breath was a little weak, obviously he had suffered serious injuries.

However, his eyes were red, as if burning with bloody flames, and his aura rose again, suppressing his injuries.

Li Xingtuo was seriously injured by the sword power held by the junior, which made the owner of Qiufeng Tower gloomy.

He originally thought that no matter how bad he was, he could still win against Li Xingtuo in a 50-50 battle, and he could kill him alone if he had the chance. But now he could no longer say that.

He looked around and found that Xie Yuan's aura had become extremely hidden. After being out of his lock for a while, Xie Yuan's Heavenly Hidden Technique took effect, making it difficult for him to identify him.

Thinking of Xie Yuan's resourcefulness, Xie Yuan's strength, and his ability to remain calm in the face of danger and even to harm himself, although it was mainly due to Li Xingtuo's sword energy, the owner of Qiufeng Tower also had a rare solemn expression on his face.

We must not let him go today, even though his injuries are still entangled by the sword energy.

He glanced around and found that some of it was unrecognizable. He snorted and suddenly took out a ball of changing water in his hand. It looked like the mysterious water in the ruins of Jianzhen Lake.

The water ball moved around in his palm like jelly, and then quickly turned into the shape of a little man, which looked exactly like Xie Yuan!

This little water man kept running in the palm of Qiufeng Tower Master's hand, moving agilely and swiftly like a cheetah.

He looked at it for a while, then suddenly closed his hands, pinching the little man and making him disappear, splashing water everywhere.

A low voice murmured in the night sky:

"Today, no matter what the cost, I will not let you escape from this forest."

The owner of Qiufeng Tower suddenly looked up and saw an imperceptible trace of blue mist in the woods.

He moved his feet, his figure disappeared, and he had already followed the trail.

Xie Yuan had been running for a long time. Although Li Xingtuo had gifted him with an unimaginably rich amount of sword power, it had already reached its limit at this time.

He continued to move forward relying on his own Yunlong Step, and his true energy was poured into his legs as if it was free.

If it were any other warrior, they probably wouldn't be able to hold out for long without caring about the loss; but Xie Yuan had strong internal strength, and he had two sets of internal strength, one of which had reached the third level of transformation, and the other was good at long-term nourishment, so he could keep using it and at least last for half a day.

After running for so long, I have actually entered the territory of Shuzhou. It's a pity that Shuzhou is too far away from Yunzhou, otherwise there might be a chance for the seniors of the Sword Sect to come to rescue me...

Xie Yuan didn't know whether the owner of Qiufeng Tower caught up with him or not, but he made up his mind to just keep running.

Logically speaking, given the distance between them, his Sky Hidden Technique should have been effective, and it shouldn't have been easy for the Master of Qiufeng Tower to find him.

Hope arose in Xie Yuan's heart. With his speed of escape, he could rush into Yunzhou within a few days, and would most likely be safe by then.

"Why is it so slow?"

A cold voice suddenly sounded above my head.

Xie Yuan's body froze and he stopped abruptly, then he saw the owner of Qiufeng Tower appear in the night sky ahead.

He stood quietly in the air, with a crescent moon behind him. The blood on his robe was still wet, his eyes were blood red, and his aura almost obscured the entire night. At this moment, he was like a demon.

Xie Yuan's heart really sank this time.

He took a breath and sighed helplessly:
"You still caught up with me."

The owner of Qiufeng Tower looked stern as he looked down at Xie Yuan coldly:

"What else do you have?"

"It's really gone."

Xie Yuan smiled and opened his hands:

"Come if you want."

The owner of Qiufeng Tower glanced at him and said coldly:
"And the sword?"

"When it's all used up, just throw it away."

Xie Yuan smiled.

The middle-aged man no longer knew whether what he said was true or false. He just stared at Xie Yuan coldly with a cold look in his eyes:
“I don’t care about you. Even if you still have the sword intention, I will just treat it as if he came in person. I want to see how you can take this sword!”

He took a breath, and then the night sky seemed to tremble.

The master of Qiufeng Tower slowly raised the dagger, and rich blood color continued to condense on the sword edge, like a river of blood wrapped around it.

The air was filled with a strong and sickening smell of blood, and an almost tangible murderous intent enveloped the entire world, causing the temperature to drop suddenly, and the leaves on the roadside were instantly covered with a layer of frost.

Xie Yuan felt his body suddenly getting cold, and there was some regret in his eyes as he looked at the owner of Qiufeng Tower who was concentrating all his strength in mid-air.

There is no means left, and no matter what strategy or tactics, the empty city plan is of any use anymore.

With the huge gap in cultivation, Xie Yuan no longer had any room to struggle and survive.

But he still raised his sword.

Xie Yuan turned the sharp sword into a giant axe, held it with both hands, and madly condensed a deep black light on the axe blade.

His eyes were full of determination. Even though the dim light of the axe blade was insignificant compared to the blood sword in the sky, just like the stars cannot shine in front of the moon, he still wanted to swing this last axe.

At least I've been here before.

Xie Yuan roared and swung his axe fiercely. An unprecedented huge black light slashed towards the owner of Qiufeng Tower who was standing in the night sky.

When the owner of Qiufeng Tower saw the axe blade, his eyes flashed and a hint of surprise appeared on his face, which had long lost its emotion.

But he just commented lightly:

"It's all in vain."

His hands were steady and powerful, and he cut off the bloody blade directly.

The sky and the earth seemed to be dyed red, and the dazzling blood light easily annihilated Xie Yuan's axe blade.

Looking at the bloody light that seemed to be able to cut through the sky and earth, Xie Yuanjian's heart was filled with alarm, but he could not come up with any solution.

No more...

I wonder if I can go back to that world?

Time passed slowly, and Xie Yuan even had the mood to daydream.

As the blood light approached, everything in front of him gradually became distorted, and there was a dazzling light before his eyes.

He only felt that his whole body was twisted, and it seemed that his perception also changed. His head was dizzy, and he could not see anything except endless white light.

Just closing my eyes, the expression on the blurry face of the owner of Qiufeng Tower seemed to change.

Before Xie Yuan had time to think about what that meant, his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.

The master of Qiufeng Tower lowered his sword and looked at the huge sword mark on the ground that looked like a rift valley, his brows slightly furrowed.

What happened?
Dead? It seems not... What is that white light?
He rushed down and checked carefully, but found no trace of Xie Yuan.

Even if he chopped it into bloody mud with one sword, there should be some traces on the ground. However, there seemed to be some mysterious aura looming in the air, but before he could identify it, it had dissipated.

How could it disappear out of thin air?

The middle-aged man frowned, feeling confused and uncertain.

Where in the world is there such a skill? Unless... Zhikong Mountain? Or...

He suddenly remembered something, and his body turned into a stream of light, escaping towards Jinling.

But on the way out, the owner of Qiufeng Tower felt a little heavy in his heart.

If Xie Yuan is not killed in this way, will there be a chance next time?
……

Xie Yuan closed his eyes tightly and suddenly regained consciousness.

He felt dizzy, as if someone had been holding him upside down and shaking him for an hour, then spinning him around 360 times, and then dropping him from the top of the mountain. He was enjoying the feeling of endless weightlessness, and his mind was a mess.

"not dead?"

After finally squeezing out a thought, Xie Yuan's scattered and invisible thoughts seemed to have found an anchor, and he finally remembered something.

How could he not die when facing the ultimate move of the Lord of Qiufeng Tower that could cut through the heaven and earth?

He was a little surprised.

Is my hardness so strong?
Xie Yuan snorted, gradually came to his senses, and then felt that he was not completely lying on the ground.

The touch behind my head is warm and soft, and there seems to be a faint fragrance.

A faint and familiar fragrance.

Ok?
Xie Yuan opened his eyes instantly and saw a beautiful face, so white that it was almost transparent, looking down at him.

"woke up?"

The cold voice said lightly.

"Miss Mu?"

Xie Yuan's voice was filled with surprise and joy, and he wanted to sit up instantly.

But he reacted quickly and suppressed the thought.

He glanced around and saw that it seemed to be a secret room with no windows and only a few candles nearby.

There were many small flags stuck on the ground nearby, with strange and mysterious runes engraved on them. There also seemed to be a lot of lines drawn on the ground, with occasional gemstones and minerals piled up in them, but now they have lost their luster.

A hint of smile seemed to appear on Mu Chaoyun's elegant face, but she quickly suppressed it. She just said reservedly:

"Now that you're awake, why aren't you getting up?"

Xie Yuan said calmly:

"I'm seriously injured and can't get up for the time being."

Mu Chaoyun was silent for a moment, then said calmly:
"I know very well whether you are seriously injured or not."

Xie Yuan laughed:
"Then why don't you just put me down?"

Mu Chaoyun was stunned for a moment, his face flushed, and he glanced slightly to the side:

"I'm not proficient in this magic circle yet. I'm afraid you'll hit your head."

"I'm not injured. With my cultivation level and the Golden Bell Cover, I can still knock... Hehe, you're right."

Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun's flushed face, which seemed a little embarrassed and annoyed, and wisely stopped talking.

With great determination, he raised his head from the lap pillow behind his head and sat cross-legged to the side.

Looking seriously at the elegant woman in white kneeling on the ground, Xie Yuan sighed and said:
"Miss Mu, long time no see. You have lost a lot of weight."

Mu Chaoyun was still so beautiful that she seemed unearthly, and her cold temperament was like a fairy from the Moon Palace banished to the mortal world. However, her cheeks had become a little thinner, and her skin, which was originally white and glowing, now looked even more transparent, which touched Xie Yuan's heart.

It's been over a year since we last saw each other, and she looked like she was having a hard time during this period.

Mu Chaoyun shook his head:
"You've changed a lot."

She wasn't just referring to strength.

Over the past year or so, Xie Yuan's strength has indeed made tremendous progress. He has directly reached the second level of Qi and blood from external training, and his various skills have made great progress. His combat power is no longer the same as before.

Compared with the young man who was just starting out that Mu Chaoyun met at the beginning, Xie Yuan is now a strong young man who can stand on his own and can even fight with a master when conditions permit.

But in addition to his strength, Xie Yuan's mentality has also undergone changes.

From being a loner before going up Yunshan Mountain to being infected by the Sword Sect, he gradually developed the heart of a hero; and his trip to the south of the Yangtze River, his training of the mind in the illusion, and the confusion in the Jinhe Temple, made him think a lot about his own path as a warrior, including the way of understanding the world that is needed to advance to the Grandmaster level.

More than a year may not seem like a long time, but it is no exaggeration to say that Xie Yuan now is completely different from who he was back then.

The two looked at each other for a while, and suddenly became speechless.

We haven't seen each other for a long time, and both of us have changed a lot. Can we still get along with each other as before?

Xie Yuan took a breath, looked at the surrounding formations again, and said with a sharp look in his eyes:

"Miss Mu, you saved my life. How did you do it?"

Mu Chaoyun straightened his hair and said slowly:

"This is a formation I found in an ancient book. It can help people travel through time and space."

"Teleportation circle?"

Xie Yuan widened his eyes. Is there really such a thing?

Mu Chaoyun heard the name, thought about it, and said:
"The name is easy to understand. But it should be said that it is a branch of the Qimen technique. It was not uncommon in ancient times, but it has been lost now. I also learned it from the ancient books at home. No one in my family has succeeded before, but I tried it recently."

When she talked about occult arts and strange stories, she seemed to become more interested in talking, and her face lit up a little more.

Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun's glowing face and felt dizzy. He couldn't help but flatter him:
"Miss Mu is really amazing! She is worthy of being the first genius of the Mu family. I'm afraid other families don't have such a secret method, right?"

Mu Chaoyun nodded reservedly:

"The Prajna Temple probably doesn't have it. The Xuanzhen Sect might have some, but it's probably been lost now. I can't say for sure about Zhikong Mountain."

Zhikong Mountain is one of the four sects, and is also the most secretive and mysterious sect in the world. In terms of mystery and ancient heritage, even Prajna Temple and Xuanzhen Sect cannot compare to them.

Zhikong Mountain specializes in all kinds of divination, strange escape techniques, and ancient secrets. Although the disciples do not often travel in the outside world, each of them is mysterious and powerful.

It is somewhat similar to the Mu family of Beidu Mountain, except that one is a sect and the other is a family.

Xie Yuan nodded and continued:

"Then Miss Mu might be the only person in the world who has mastered this secret technique!"

Mu Chaoyun glanced at him and said calmly:
"When did you become so smooth-talking? You'll be able to please girls."

"I don't always do this."

Xie Yuan felt that there was some vague meaning in these words, so he quickly changed the subject:

"So Miss Mu, where did you bring me to?"

"Jinguang Temple."

Mu Chaoyun said lightly.

After hearing this, Xie Yuan thought there was something wrong with his ears:

"what?"

Mu Chaoyun explained:

"My formation is not yet fully developed. It's too far away to save you, so I came here. Looking around, only Jinhe Temple has such a large secret room with a lot of materials, which is suitable for setting up this formation."

Xie Yuan felt a little strange in his heart. He glanced at the formation and murmured:

"This formation was prepared in advance?"

"After you left Jinguang Temple for the first time, I came here to lay out the formation."

Xie Yuan didn't know what he was feeling:

"Why do you think I will come back?"

"If the owner of Qiufeng Tower could guess it, how could I not know it? What's more, I can guess it."

Mu Chaoyun said quietly.

She said it as a matter of course, as if understanding Xie Yuan was an extremely normal thing.

Xie Yuan didn't know what to feel and smiled bitterly.

It turns out that we have passed each other before?

He reacted immediately:
"Miss Mu, have you always known my whereabouts?"

"I'll know when you come to Jiangnan. Don't forget this."

Mu Chaoyun raised his hand, and a dark lotus in black and white quietly emerged. It was missing two petals on the top and had eight trigrams on the bottom. It was exactly the Bagua Lotus.

Xie Yuan's arm felt warm, and two petals emerged and returned to the Bagua Lotus. The Bagua Lotus flashed with a faint light, and immediately recovered, spinning quietly and emitting a faint light.

Mu Chaoyun moved his hand, and the lotus floated in front of Xie Yuan:

"Take it. I'll lend it to you for a few days."

Xie Yuan felt warm in his heart, and felt that everything was the same as before.

He looked at Mu Chaoyun gratefully:
"It turns out that Miss Mu has been helping me all along... I now have a Grandmaster backing me!"

Mu Chaoyun couldn't help but give him a light look, which made Xie Yuan stunned again.

"Do you think the Yao family of Nanjing is so fragile? They are so reckless, I really don't know what to say."

If she hadn't made several secret moves, Xie Yuan might have been caught long ago.

Mu Chaoyun waved his hand in front of Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan suddenly felt that his body seemed to become a little drier, and he couldn't help but exhale a puff of water vapor.

The water vapor condensed into a blue water ball in front of him, motionless, and then was dissipated by Mu Chaoyun's pat of her hand.

"This is... Xuanshui?"

Xie Yuan was somewhat confused, and had some vague guesses in his mind.

Mu Chaoyun nodded:

"Once you enter the lake within the lake, you will be imprinted by the mysterious water, and the Yao family can use this to find people or even control others. It's like walking in the water. Even the Heavenly Hidden Technique will leave traces, but the Heavenly Hidden Technique is not omnipotent."

There was a hint of warning in her tone, and Xie Yuan listened to it sincerely, then said:

"But would the Yao family dare to treat other families' young talents like this?"

Mu Chaoyun glanced at him:
"Other families have their own elders to help, so this little trick is nothing. Only you are so impatient that you didn't return to Yunshan Sword Sect and ran around with Xuanshui. Fortunately, you are smart and your whereabouts are hard to predict. You managed to go around in circles with the aristocratic families in Jiangnan without being caught."

"I see, it's me after all!"

Xie Yuan said with a smile.

Mu Chaoyun couldn't help but scold:

"Don't be so frivolous! I'm talking to you seriously."

"Yes, master!"

Xie Yuan said seriously.

Mu Chaoyun raised his eyebrows and raised his voice:
"Don't call me Master!"

"Okay master!"

Xie Yuan looked serious.

Mu Chaoyun stared at him with his big eyes. Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun solemnly. The two of them stared at each other for a while, and suddenly they smiled at the same time.

A lot of things have changed, and a lot of things have remained the same.

Xie Yuan laughed happily, but when he saw Mu Chaoyun's rare smile, which was like a snow lotus finally blooming on an iceberg, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing him like this, Mu Chaoyun's smile faded and his face became stern:
"In short, don't underestimate the Yao family. Although they are indeed weak, they are not as bad as they look. Well, I believe you have learned a lot this time."

Xie Yuan nodded and said seriously:
"Been taught a lesson."

Facing the destructive sword of Qiufeng Tower Master, Xie Yuan really thought he was dead. In fact, if Mu Chaoyun hadn't saved him, he would have died.

Xie Yuan bowed solemnly:

"Miss Mu, I would also like to thank you for saving my life and protecting me."

Although it is difficult to thank for such a great favor, especially since the two of them had lived and died together and had a special relationship; but I have been wandering in Jiangnan for so long, and Mu Chaoyun has been silently paying attention to me and eliminating dangers. The friendship between them cannot be ignored.

Mu Chaoyun turned his head slightly and said lightly:
"No need to be polite. If you die so easily, my Azure Fruit will be wasted. I'm still waiting for the day when you can help me."

Xie Yuan laughed and said:

"My progress is okay, right? I'm already at the second level of Qi and Blood Transformation, and the third level of Qi and Blood Transformation isn't far away."

Seeing his look of seeking credit, Mu Chaoyun secretly laughed, but he just nodded slightly:

"not bad."

Xie Yuan was not satisfied with this evaluation and snorted:
"Not bad? Miss Mu, you became a Grandmaster at the age of 26. At my rate, I will be able to break through to the Heaven and Earth Double Bridge realm before I am 22 at the most. I am more than four years younger than you!"

Mu Chaoyun pursed his lips and couldn't help but say:

"Is it so easy to break through to the Grandmaster realm? I've been in the third stage of Qi and Blood Transformation for several years. If it weren't for the big change in my family, I wouldn't have forced a breakthrough... You make it sound like taking something out of a bag."

"As long as you have hands, you'll see. When the time comes, you won't dare to call yourself a genius in front of me."

Xie Yuan nudged Mu Chaoyun with his elbow and winked.

Mu Chaoyun's eyelids drooped, and she slapped him away. Seeing Xie Yuan flying away like a giant beast, sliding to the wall, she said indifferently:

"Then I have to teach you a lesson now, so that you know that the Grandmaster cannot be insulted."

This was naturally a clever move. Not to mention that Xie Yuan himself had strong body skills and thick skin, even an ordinary warrior would not be injured.

Xie Yuan patted his butt, walked back with a smile, and watched Mu Chaoyun start to pack up and wipe away the traces, and asked:

"Got to go?"

Mu Chaoyun nodded:

"I was fighting with an abandoned disciple of Zhikong Mountain. Now I am a little exposed. But it doesn't matter. He can't beat me."

Anyone who can fight with Miss Mu must be a master at least. A master-level secret practitioner, a disciple of Zhikong Mountain, is probably not easy to deal with...

However, Mu Chaoyun's tone was calm, without much arrogance or caution. He just narrated calmly, but his inner confidence was undiminished.

Their school of thought is profound and mysterious, like reading a heavenly book. If one wants to achieve something, one must study the classics for a lifetime.

Mu Chaoyun was able to become a master at such a young age and mastered the family's secret techniques to a very deep level. He could be said to be a genius among geniuses.
Originally the Mu family thought that they were going to produce a genius who would become a grandmaster with the power of divine arts, a once-in-a-millennium talent, but instead the family encountered a great disaster.

Xie Yuan helped to pull out a few formation flags, but was slapped away by Mu Chaoyun in disgust, obviously afraid that he would damage his delicate stuff.

Xie Yuan could only watch from the sidelines and asked:
"Miss Mu, how should I arrange it?"

Mu Chaoyun paused, adjusted his hair, and said calmly:
"If you're okay, stay with me for a few days. I'll see how you progress in martial arts."

"Okay!"

Xie Yuan immediately responded that he was naturally happy to be able to reunite with Mu Chaoyun for a few days.

Seeing that he agreed, Mu Chaoyun turned away and pursed her lips.

Xie Yuan was only concerned with seeing Mu Chaoyun happy. This fact alone made him happy, and he didn't think about anything else.

He suddenly remembered that he had been wondering where she was every day before, so he slapped his forehead and called out:

"By the way, Miss Mu, I found something in Jianzhen Lake...it's the Black Book."

Mu Chaoyun paused and turned his head:

"The Black Book?"

"Yes, its name is Huanmeng Tianjing. I feel like it is the neighbor of Bagua Lian. They were on adjacent pages in the Heavenly Book."

Xie Yuan said, and then gave a general account of what he had seen and heard, briefly mentioning what he saw in his dream, and only talked about his childhood wish.

Mu Chaoyun listened quietly, his eyes lit up slightly, and nodded:

"I once suspected that the lake was special, but I didn't expect it to be true! Very good, very good, is it Bagua Lian's neighbor..."

According to legend, whoever can collect all the black books can directly comprehend the way of heaven.

The combination of the two pages of the Black Book must be magical, especially the Fantasy Dream Crystal, which seems to be very compatible with the Eight Trigrams Lotus. The effect of combining them together is likely to be far better than before.

She nodded slowly, looked at Xie Yuan, and asked:
"What are you going to do?"

Xie Yuan smiled:

"If you don't take what God has given you, you will suffer the consequences. Since the Yao family doesn't want it, we naturally have to dig it out and move it away!"

Now that I have met Mu Chaoyun and have the Eight Trigrams Lotus, there will be no problem in taking the Fantasy Dream Crystal.

"I just don't know how to get in... The method is still in the hands of the Yao family."

Xie Yuan pondered.

Mu Chaoyun looked at him and blinked:

"I have an idea."

(End of this chapter)