Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 265 Passing Through Sun Yanwan's World

Since mastering the Wind Riding Technique, Sun Yanwan was very confident in his lightness skill and did not believe that Ma Junwu could escape from him.

In particular, Ma Junwu's meridians were invaded by the palm force of the Xuanbing Treasure Mirror, and the circulation of his true qi would only become more and more sluggish, which would inevitably affect his ability to use lightness skills.

Sun Yanwan said to the execution elder, "I'm going to hunt down this person; you don't need to come along."

The execution elder was slightly injured in his palm strike against Ma Junwu, so there was no point in him following up. Sun Yanwan could move freely on her own, and if she encountered danger, she could simply run away. With the Songyang Sect's Wind Riding Technique, even a grandmaster might not be able to catch her. Having the execution elder around would only be a hindrance.

The execution elder did indeed need to recuperate, so he agreed, whistled, and summoned the Beggars' Sect disciples to deal with Aheng's body. Although the Shi family didn't seem to care much about this woman, the Beggars' Sect still had to give them an explanation.

Although the execution elder knew he had to take the blame for Sun Yanwan, he dared not refuse, since the Northern Beggars' Gang and the Songyang Sect were on good terms, and he had to do this job well.

Sun Yanwan used his lightness skill to chase Ma Junwu for more than ten miles. He did not exert his full strength, but only wanted to exhaust Ma Junwu's internal energy.

The two were chasing each other when Sun Yanwan was suddenly slightly surprised. She looked to the southeast and heard the sound of a master using his lightness skill to rush towards them.

Sun Yanwan wasn't sure if it was just someone passing by by chance or some kind of conspiracy, so she paused for a moment.

A moment later, he heard a long laugh, and Wuyinghou's familiar voice called out, "So it's Sun Erlang? Why are you here alone?"

Sun Yanwan didn't answer at all. After seeing Wuying Hou, he turned and left.

Wuyinghou never expected to encounter Sun Yanwan here. Just by looking at the lightness skill Sun Yanwan displayed, he thought to himself, "The Songyang Sect's Riding the Wind Technique is indeed worthy of being called the world's most outstanding lightness skill."

The two were still far apart. Sun Yanwan had anticipated this, and Wuying Hou knew that even if he chased after them, it would take at least fifty or sixty miles to close the distance. But fifty or sixty miles was enough for Sun Yanwan to call Shi Si over. He knew he was no match for the two of them working together, so he didn't bother to pursue them.

Sun Yanwan and he had already communicated and agreed to let a few of his men return. Before they returned, Wuying Hou did not want to cause any further trouble.

Well, Wuying Hou had no idea that Shi Si hadn't come out at all.

He was really just passing by...

As soon as Sun Yanwan left, Ma Junwu could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, his teeth chattering. By then, it was too late for him to expel the cold.

Wuyinghou had already seen the two chasing each other, but he didn't recognize Ma Junwu. He walked over leisurely and asked, "How did you offend that brat Sun Yanwan? He's petty and narrow-minded. Offending him is extremely troublesome."

Ma Junwu exerted all his strength to fight against the cold energy within his body, but he was finding it increasingly difficult to sustain.

Wuyinghou's heart stirred slightly, and he thought to himself, "This kid is quite talented for being able to escape from Sun Yanwan's clutches. Why don't I try to subdue him? I only have Hu Tuzhen as a talent under my command. If I had a few more Xiantian cultivators, I would be able to recover my strength sooner or later."

He reached out and pressed his hand on Ma Junwu's back, and a powerful surge of internal energy flowed out, instantly making Ma Junwu feel much better.

In less than half an hour, Ma Junwu finally dispelled the cold energy in his body. However, his meridians were slightly injured, and he would need to recuperate for ten days to half a month before he could fully recover. He said fiercely, "Sun Yanwan killed my lover, and I will definitely seek revenge on him."

Wuyinghou smiled slightly and said, "Your martial arts are inferior to his now, but I'm afraid that in a few years, your martial arts will become even worse. How will you then be able to take revenge?"

“When I was healing you just now, I discovered that your internal energy cultivation was incomplete. I don’t know if the person who taught you the martial arts deliberately kept it a secret, or if the person themselves did not know the complete manual.”

"If you are willing to become my disciple, I can teach you unparalleled swordsmanship, so that Sun Yanwan will not drift further and further away from you."

Ma Junwu was slightly surprised. He had just been helped by Wuyinghou to dispel the cold air, and he knew that this person's martial arts were unfathomable. He didn't mind becoming his disciple, since he didn't have a master. However, he didn't believe that the martial arts Wuyinghou taught could be invincible. He asked, "Sun Yanwan's master is a grandmaster of our time. You yourself may not be able to defeat a grandmaster. How dare you say that you have taught me invincible skills?"

Wuyinghou laughed and said, "I am not as good as Zhang Yuanqiao, not because I lack talent and ability, but because I am not as good as my teacher."

"However, in order to make up for this, I traveled the world and collected more than a hundred sword techniques. I refined them and created the Shadowless Sword Technique. This sword technique is invincible. If I had created it earlier, I would probably have been a grandmaster."

"You are much luckier than me to have learned such exquisite swordsmanship at such a young age. Your future achievements are limitless."

Ma Junwu remained silent for a long time. Sun Yanwan hadn't guessed correctly; he had indeed obtained a secret manual by chance. However, Ba Tianmo was also present when he obtained the manual.

Ba Tianmo then said to him, "Even if you get the manual, you won't understand it. Why don't I guide you in exchange for a chance to look through the manual once?"

Ma Junwu was just a homeless child at the time. He knew he couldn't keep the manual if Ba Tianmo forcibly took it, so he lent it to Ba Tianmo. Ba Tianmo read it once and, as expected, kept his promise and returned the manual, even instructing him in martial arts for several months.

Without Ba Tianmo's guidance, he would probably never have been able to master martial arts on his own.

After their separation, the two had not seen each other for more than ten years. Not long ago, Ba Tianmo suddenly found him and said he wanted to do something big. Ma Junwu did not expect that this would cause him to become enemies with the Northern Beggars' Gang, Songyang Sect, and Shi Family.

He was moved by Wuyinghou's words and thought to himself, "If I continue to practice the martial arts in that manual, I'm afraid my improvement will be limited, and I may not be able to catch up with Sun Yanwan."

"Especially his icy palm strike, it's so insidious and difficult to deal with. If this person truly possesses unparalleled swordsmanship, I wouldn't need to compete with Sun Yanwan in palm strike."

After exchanging blows with Sun Yanwan, Ma Junwu realized that the Rain of Pear Blossoms Spear technique was not enough to counter Sun Yanwan's swordsmanship. He immediately knelt on the ground, without asking about Wuyinghou's background, and became his disciple.

Ma Junwu was hardly a member of the martial arts world. Apart from Ba Tianmo, he didn't know many other martial arts figures. If he knew that his master was the sect leader of the Shadowless Sword Sect, one of the ten major sword sects, and a famous pirate king whose swordsmanship was indeed among the best in the world, at least in the top five, he might be quite happy.

Wuyinghou was overjoyed and asked a few questions about Ma Junwu's martial arts. He then laughed and said, "You really are lucky. Back then, I collected various sword techniques and some other martial arts, as well as some fragments of martial arts from the Ma family, the first martial arts clan of the previous dynasty. Maybe they can fill in some gaps in your martial arts."

Sun Yanwan had already found the execution elder and felt a slight sense of relief. If the execution elder had been there earlier, he would have had to make a difficult choice about whether to abandon this ninth-generation elder of the Northern Beggars' Sect.

(End of this chapter)