Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 361 Songyang Team (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Sun Yanwan, accompanied by Shi Si and Yang Diao'er, went all the way to Donghaiguan. Upon seeing Zhang Yuanqiao, she was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down by the roadside to respectfully welcome her master.

Upon seeing Sun Yanwan, Zhang Yuanqiao hurriedly asked, "I heard that my martial uncle has intervened repeatedly. Did he injure you or Qingxi?"

Sun Yanwan hurriedly said, "Grandmaster Uncle once tried to assassinate Senior Brother and also confronted me alone once. However, he is very reasonable, and I have already explained things to him and cleared up the misunderstanding."

Zhang Yuanqiao arrived in a hurry, unaware of what had happened next. After asking a few questions, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He only had two precious disciples. The one who used to be surnamed Hu but is now surnamed Wu was not a true disciple. How could he not worry about him?
Besides, if his apprentice were killed by Zhou Shuyou, that would be a huge joke!

Zhang Yuanqiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Uncle Zhou was reckless when he was young. Luckily, you have good eloquence. When we were cornered, you persuaded him not to make a move."

Sun Yanwan chuckled awkwardly, "We did exchange a few blows."

Zhang Yuanqiao was shocked and exclaimed, "You, Qingxi, and even the Black Attendant couldn't do anything to him. I'm afraid Uncle Zhou is already at the same level as me, a Grandmaster."

"Moreover, he has also mastered the tenth transformation of Xuanhuang - the Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth."

"If the two of you were to be put to the test alone, how could you possibly survive?"

Sun Yanwan didn't want to boast in front of his master, but Yang Diao'er didn't have that concern. She said, "He fought with his grandmaster once and gained some insights. When he left the palace, he had already comprehended the tenth transformation of Xuanhuang. That's why he was able to withstand a few moves from his grandmaster and thus gained the opportunity to explain."

Zhang Yuanqiao remained silent for a while, then patted his apprentice's head and said, "Master is suddenly feeling a bit tired. Please arrange a bath for me tonight."

A few days later, Zhang Qingxi led a retinue out of the city to welcome his master.

This time, Zhang Qingxi will surely appoint Zhang Yuanqiao as the Imperial Preceptor, giving him command over all Taoism in the land.

With the ancestor gone, Da Lang urgently needs a replacement. Mu Xianyuan is out of the question, Yang Wuji is unacceptable, and the Great Master Ku is detached from worldly affairs, leaving only Zhang Yuanqiao and Kong Chan as the most suitable candidates.

Zhang Qingxi has already given the Cuihan Palace to the Xuanhuang Dao, and it is currently being rebuilt into the Taiyi Temple, which will become Zhang Yuanqiao's residence in Luojing in the future. However, it has not been fully renovated yet. Originally, Zhang Qingxi wanted to arrange for his master to stay in a royal palace, but Zhang Yuanqiao did not like it and went to Sun Yanwan's house to stay temporarily.

That evening, Sun Yanwan hosted a family banquet, inviting only his eldest brother, master, and Zhou Shuyou, with Shi Si and Yang Diao'er accompanying him.

Both women are mistresses, so they are obliged to attend these family banquets.

When Zhou Shuyou met Zhang Yuanqiao, he was deeply moved. He had never actually met Zhang Yuanqiao before. He had been imprisoned in Tianwu Prison for fifty years. At that time, Zhang Yuanqiao had not even been a disciple, let alone become an apprentice.

Back then, the Songyang Sect only had him and Master Feng as his two fellow disciples. Zhou Shuyou only learned that his senior brother had taken in seven disciples while he was in the Tianwu Prison, when other martial arts figures who were later imprisoned told him about it. Each of them had extraordinary talent, and the Songyang Sect was now thriving.

After escaping from Tianwu Prison, Zhou Shuyou did not immediately return to Songyang Mountain. Besides wanting revenge, there was also this reason: he did not know the younger generation at all, let alone be familiar with them.

In comparison, he was most familiar with Sun Yanwan, followed by Zhang Qingxi, after all, he had "assassinated" her once.

Zhang Yuanqiao was also very curious about this martial uncle. Every time his master mentioned him, he said that his martial uncle Zhou was useless. If he had worked hard, how could he have been plotted against and now his life was unknown? Yes, this martial uncle Zhou was the protagonist of the negative example of the second generation of Songyang Sect.

Feng Laozu's junior brother, having cultivated to his thirties, is only at the Innate Realm...

However, Zhang Yuanqiao had also heard his master say that this martial uncle's talent in martial arts was no less than his own. He had been imprisoned in the Tianwu Prison for fifty years, yet he was still able to cultivate the tenth transformation of Xuanhuang, which proved that what Old Ancestor Feng said was true.

During the banquet, Zhou Shuyou couldn't contain himself and brought up the matter of Ningbi Cliff again, saying, "I was imprisoned in Tianwu Prison for fifty years. I saw people who came out of Ningbi Cliff and heard some secrets about it. Therefore, I want to sneak into Ningbi Cliff to cultivate the Xuan Tai Dao Seed. Originally, I wanted to go with Sun Yanwan, but he said he wanted to follow his master's arrangements. Yuanqiao, what do you think?"

"I must say this in advance: the Songyang Sect cannot be without a Grandmaster. Although Yan Wan is not yet a Grandmaster, he will become one sooner or later. Therefore, you and your disciple cannot go together. You must leave a seed for the Songyang Sect."

Zhang Qingxi, sitting on the table, couldn't help but say casually, "Actually, in a few more years, my nephew could also advance to the Grandmaster level."

Zhou Shuyou had initially thought the atmosphere was fairly serious, but Zhang Qingxi immediately ruined it.

He was about to say something, but then he realized that Zhang Qingxi was right.

Zhou Shuyou had fought with Zhang Qingxi and knew that this grand-nephew's martial arts were no less than Sun Yanwan's. When Zhang Qingxi said that he could be promoted to Grandmaster, he really meant it.

Yang Diao'er was somewhat indignant and said, "Isn't it just a Grandmaster? My senior sister and I should be Grandmasters too in a few more years."

Zhou Shuyou was somewhat skeptical, and relying on his seniority, he shouted, "Is becoming a Grandmaster so easy?"

Yang Diao'er released the Ice Silkworm Fan from her sleeve, waved it with her small hand, and activated the Xuanming Yin Sha Gong. A chilling and domineering aura filled the room. Sun Yanwan hurriedly reached out and pressed down, activating her newly cultivated Xuanhuang True Qi to protect the table. She shouted, "Diao'er, your Xuanming Yin Sha Gong is too cold. If you activate it for too long, the food will be inedible."

Yang Diao'er then chuckled and closed the Ice Silkworm Treasure Fan, saying, "Grandmaster Uncle, is my skill still passable?"

Zhou Shuyou was a discerning man. The previous times he came to see Sun Yanwan, he did not see Shi Si and Yang Diao'er. Although he had heard people in Fanlou mention Sun Yanwan's many female confidantes, he did not take it to heart. But he never expected that his grand-nephew's wife would be so skilled in martial arts.

Zhou Shuyou asked, "Are you Xuanming Lao'er's disciple?"

Yang Diao'er replied, "Ancestor Xuanming is indeed my master."

Zhou Shuyou shook his head and said, "Although you cultivate the authentic Xuanming Yin Sha Gong, there is a lively energy in your true qi. When the old man Xuanming was still in the Grandmaster realm, he didn't have this ability."

Yang Diao'er also admired her slightly. A small part of her Xuanming Yinsha Gong was cultivated by herself, while the majority came from refining the Bingpo Divine Gong. Although she had refined the Xuan Tai Dao Seed condensed by the Bingpo Divine Gong, this thing was still of a very high level and could not be without any effect. Indeed, her true qi had gained a vitality in the extreme cold.

It was precisely this extremely cold vitality that gave Yang Diao'er the confidence that she would eventually be able to break through to the Grandmaster level.

Zhou Shuyou was silent for a moment, then suddenly thought, "I've heard countless stories about young Sun, most of which are absurd. I thought they were just people in the martial arts world exaggerating his stories, but now it seems that those rumors are probably true."

(End of this chapter)