I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 297 Sister-in-law—Qian Renxue!

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye. During these four years, Xiao Wuji has not left his residence and has been cultivating in seclusion in his mansion every day. Although his soul rings have not increased, his cultivation has become more and more profound!

Xiao Manor, Martial Arts Training Ground!

Xiao Wuji, wielding a long staff and using it as a spear, fought a blonde woman wielding a two-handed knight's greatsword.

The weapons in their hands were not sharpened and were made of ordinary metal, but with the enhancement of their soul power, they were comparable to divine weapons. Whenever sword energy or spear light landed on the hard ground of the training ground, it would form a smooth cut on the ground!

Qian Renxue, wielding a greatsword, launched continuous attacks on Xiao Wuji, but his seemingly ordinary spear thrusts struck her sword blade directly, preventing her weapon from ever penetrating more than three feet from her body!
"Damn it, you've been firing the same shot the whole time? Are you looking down on me?"

Faced with Qian Renxue's questioning, Xiao Wuji remained calm and said with his spear in hand, "The cultivation of any weapon in the world must go through a process of going from simple to complex, and then from complex to simple!"

"My marksmanship has long since transcended any techniques, reaching a point of returning to simplicity. Each shot is a combination of hundreds or even thousands of techniques."

"In other words, I gave my all in every shot, the only difference being the amount of strength and soul power! How could I possibly look down on my sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law, you must draw your sword quickly, hold it firmly, and be resolute in your swordplay."

"You're upset!"

After saying that, Xiao Wuji flicked his long staff, easily knocking the long sword out of Qian Renxue's hand. Then, the staff flew out of her hand in an instant, grazing her neck and embedding itself in the wall of the training ground behind her.

Looking at her empty hands, Qian Renxue felt somewhat dejected. Was she really a useless person?
Seeing Qian Renxue's appearance, Xiao Wuji couldn't help but shake his head and say, "When you first came here four years ago, I taught you swordsmanship, but you never took it to heart."

"You haven't even mastered the basic swordsmanship yet, and you're already rushing to learn more complex sword techniques. I really regret listening to Brother Xue and actually handing over all the sword techniques to you!"

"You have talent, but continuing like this will only waste it. Here's my advice: put down your swordsmanship as soon as possible and focus on your soul power!"

Four years ago, a month after the Soul Master Competition ended, Qian Renxue "married" into the Crown Prince's mansion and then found a stand-in to play both roles.

With a stand-in to handle his political affairs, she also focused her attention on cultivation. In the end, she even openly asked Xiao Wuji to help her obtain a seventh soul ring that would last for 100,000 years.

But she always subconsciously compared herself to Xiao Wuji, and the more she compared, the more she felt she was far inferior. That's why she tried to learn some swordsmanship, hoping to defeat Xiao Wuji at least once.

However, she was impatient and rushed to learn more advanced sword techniques before mastering the basics. Now, her sword skills are enough to deal with ordinary people, but against a swordsman like Sword Douluo who has been immersed in the way of the sword for many years, she is full of flaws.

Hearing Xiao Wuji's criticism, she subconsciously nodded, but then she thought, wasn't it precisely because her cultivation level couldn't compete that she learned swordsmanship? How did she end up back where she started?

He couldn't help but retort, "You talk like you think that by working hard in cultivation, I can surpass your level..."

Xiao Wuji couldn't help but smile upon hearing this. You probably have no hope of surpassing me in this lifetime!

Although he did not absorb any soul rings during these four years, he successfully condensed two more soul cores within his body in a yin-yang complementary manner.

He currently has three soul cores in his body: the life soul core in the lower dantian, the devouring soul core in the middle dantian, and the spiritual soul core in the upper dantian.

Through the interaction of the Yin-Yang complementary soul cores, his soul power simultaneously possesses the characteristics of life, spirit, and absorption. The quality of his soul power is so high that it is infinitely close to the level of a god!

Since his body could withstand the effects of three Yin-Yang Resonance Soul Cores, it was naturally also infinitely close to the level of a god.

Unfortunately, the power of the heavenly lightning summoned by the soul bone was somewhat insufficient. Even the heavenly lightning he drew down during a thunderstorm was not enough to further enhance his "Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body"! What surprised Xiao Wuji was that the medicinal power accumulated in his heart had not yet been fully refined by him, which was truly unbelievable!

Even if all the immortal herbs were added together, they probably wouldn't be enough to support him in his cultivation journey from Soul Master to his current level, which is comparable to Limit Douluo.
Unfortunately, no matter how he investigated, he couldn't find anything special in his heart, but that was a good thing, so he didn't intend to investigate further.

"Guards, take the Crown Princess back!"

She glanced at Qian Renxue, then called out towards the outside of the martial arts arena. "Bibi Dong," dressed in a noble papal robe, walked in from outside, looking at Qian Renxue with a gloomy expression, as if she had some deep-seated hatred. She coldly said, "Let's go, Crown Princess!"

Snapped!
Qian Renxue slapped Bibi Dong across the face, revealing a sickly expression, as if she had inhaled several kilograms of drugs.

Then, Qian Renxue disregarded Xiao Wuji's appearance and went on to do all sorts of outrageous things to "Bibi Dong," giving Xiao Wuji a good look.

Of course, he was mainly looking at Qian Renxue. As for Bibi Dong, he had already seen everything he needed to see and had played all the games he wanted to play.

After ravaging Bibi Dong's clothes to shreds, Qian Renxue, her face flushed, said to Xiao Wuji, "Xiao Wuji, can I borrow Xiao Wu for two days?"

"Her acting skills have been getting better and better lately. If it weren't for the difference in their abilities, even I probably wouldn't be able to tell them apart!"

It's not hard to tell from Qian Renxue's words that this "Bibi Dong" is actually Xiao Wu in disguise.

Xiao Wu is not Zhu Zhuqing. He has always viewed Xiao Wu as a tool, using her memories spanning tens of thousands of years to perfect various martial arts techniques while using her body to relieve his boredom. Her status in the Xiao family is even lower than that of Dugu Yan.

The form Xiao Wu has taken now is the result of the combined effect of her fifth soul skill and the soul bone in her head. Both the soul ring and the soul bone originated from the Mirror Beast that belonged to Oscar more than 20,000 years ago in the original work.

However, due to the difference in their martial souls, Xiao Wu cannot use the soul power of the person being imitated; she can only transform herself into someone she has seen before. This transformation is not an illusion, but a physical change. She only needs to use it once to maintain this transformed form indefinitely. Unless she actively cancels the soul skill, she will not revert to her original form. It's all about having fun!
Xiao Wu not only had no complaints about this, but also worked hard to hone her acting skills because she often received sweet rewards from Xiao Wuji. Now she can easily portray dozens of different temperaments.

Xiao Wuji showed no displeasure at Qian Renxue's act of borrowing people; he simply nodded and said:

"Same rules as always, don't mess it up, and don't let any man other than Brother Xue see it!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy, saying somewhat sourly, "I know, I think you and the Crown Prince are a perfect match, you even share women!"

"It's just a toy!"

Xiao Wuji said nonchalantly, "Brother Xue treats me like his own brother, so naturally I wouldn't be reluctant to part with a toy!"

"If I weren't worried about affecting Brother Xue's reputation, I would have even given her to him!"

"correct!"

As if suddenly remembering something, Xiao Wuji said to Qian Renxue:
"Sister-in-law, please pass on a message to Brother Xue: I need to go away for a while, at least three to five months, at most one or two years!"

Qian Renxue was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized and said, "You're planning to complete your soul rings?"

"Yes! Although some outsiders call me Your Majesty, I am ultimately just a Soul Emperor!"

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(End of this chapter)