Wuxia: Become the 100-Victory Sword King at the Beginning

As the giant python lunged with its blood-red maw, Zheng Lingyi lashed out with her soft whip to entangle its venomous fangs. She then used the "Chasing Stars and Chasing the Moon" footwork to swiftly traverse the water, reminding the python, "This beast is an evil creature refined from living people; ordinary attacks cannot harm it!"

Shi Feiyang understood immediately, and his Mingyu Gong was activated at high speed. His skin became transparent like an ice sculpture, and he immediately unleashed "Emperor Heavenly Thunder!" The ice thunder that exploded in his palm struck the python's head, but the python became even more frenzied after feeling the pain.

At the critical moment, Zheng Lingyi suddenly bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the soft whip, unleashing the "Blood Moon Demon Art: Lunar Eclipse!" Blood-red moonlight enveloped the giant python, and Shi Feiyang seized the opportunity to unleash the "Heavenly Silkworm Skill," a crystalline light flowing through his palm, forming heavenly silkworm silver threads that wrapped around the python's joints like a net.

With their combined abilities, the giant python let out a defiant roar, its massive body crashing into the pool, the splash revealing countless pale skeletons floating in the water. Before the two could recover from their shock, the stone walls on either side of the secret passage suddenly cracked open, revealing a dense array of crossbow bolt holes.

Shi Feiyang grabbed Zheng Lingyi and spun away, his Xuan Shuang Blade creating a series of sword shadows that knocked down the incoming crossbow bolts.

However, the rain of arrows grew denser, and among them were poisoned bone-piercing nails.

“This can’t go on!” Zheng Lingyi said urgently, her soft whip wrapping around Shi Feiyang’s waist. She then offered a suggestion: “You use ‘Shifting Flowers and Jade’ to change the arrow’s trajectory, and I’ll find the mechanism!” The two worked together seamlessly.

Shi Feiyang used his "Flower Transfer" skill to direct the crossbow bolts toward the stone wall, while Zheng Lingyi searched for an opening among the flying pebbles.

Suddenly, she caught sight of a half-bloomed snow plum blossom faintly visible on the rock face—the mark of the Yihua Palace. "There!" she cried out, her soft whip coiling around the mechanism's key points like a serpent. Taking advantage of the moment, Shi Feiyang unleashed the "Severing the Sky" technique from the Hundred Victories Blade Technique, the massive shockwave from his palm shattering the rock wall.

With a deafening roar as the mechanism was activated, the crossbow bolts came to an abrupt halt. A stone platform rose up ahead, upon which sat a mummified corpse dressed in the robes of the leader of the Star Moon Cult, clutching half a jade pendant tightly in its hand.

Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi exchanged a glance and rushed toward the stone platform at the same time.

However, as they approached, the mummified corpse suddenly opened its empty eye sockets and let out a piercing, shrill laugh.

Countless tiny Gu worms emerged from the seven orifices of the mummified corpse, forming the blood-red characters "Trespasser Dies" in the air. Zheng Lingyi's face instantly turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice, "This is the 'Ten Thousand Gu Devouring Heart Formation.' Those caught in it will have their internal organs devoured by the Gu worms and die!"

Shi Feiyang activated the Mingyu Technique, temporarily repelling the Gu worms with his chilling aura, and reminded her, "Miss Zheng, do you possess any of the Star Moon Divine Sect's sacred artifacts?"

Zheng Lingyi gritted her teeth and pulled open her collar, revealing a silver crescent necklace around her neck. She said shyly, "This was given to me by my mother before she passed away..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Gu worms suddenly surged forth like a tidal wave.

Shi Feiyang suddenly shielded her behind him and instantly unleashed the "Evil Blood Calamity" divine skill! Zheng Lingyi also threw the crescent necklace into the Gu worm array.

A strange light flashed, and the Gu worms fell to the ground and died.

At this moment, the half of the jade pendant in the mummified corpse's hand flew up and merged with the crescent moon on the necklace, revealing the phantom image of Zheng Lingyi's mother.

"Yi'er, back when I was in Yihua Palace..." Before the illusory figure could finish speaking, a flurry of footsteps suddenly came from outside the cave. Shi Feiyang put his arm around Zheng Lingyi's slender waist and said urgently, "Let's leave here first. I will definitely help you find out the truth about your background."

The torrential rain continued to rage, and Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi took shelter in a mountain cave.

He used the Mingyu Technique to dry their soaked clothes, his glassy eyes reflecting the flickering campfire as he analyzed, "Miss Zheng, the Yihua Palace that your mother's phantom mentioned... may also have some connection with me."

Zheng Lingyi gazed at the jade pendant now joined together in her hand, the vermilion mark between her brows flickering in the firelight. She said sadly, "From childhood to adulthood, all I knew was that my mother was a sinner who betrayed the Star Moon Cult. Now it seems..."

Her voice suddenly choked up as she asked in confusion, "Shi Feiyang, why is our fate always being pushed around by these secrets?"

Shi Feiyang gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. The chill from his skin mingled strangely with her warmth. He whispered, "Because we are people of the martial world. But from this day forward, no matter what lies ahead—mountains of knives and seas of fire, or bottomless abyss..."

He gripped Zheng Lingyi's hand tightly and said firmly, "I will always be by your side."

A thunderclap boomed outside the cave, and Zheng Lingyi suddenly tiptoed and gently kissed him on the lips.

This kiss, tinged with the smell of blood, was more moving than any vow.

The rain outside the cave suddenly surged, and twelve dark figures darted along the mountain wall like ghosts. Shi Feiyang's glassy eyes flashed with a cold light, and his Xuan Shuang Blade was already three inches from its sheath—the sun and moon totems on the hem of the dark figures' clothes were the mark of Sun and Moon Valley.

Zheng Lingyi's soft whip silently wrapped around his wrist, the cinnabar mark on his fingertip glowing with an unusual red light: "They set up the 'Sun and Moon Dragon Imprisonment Formation,' trying to trap a turtle in a jar."

Before the words were finished, a sinister laugh came from outside the cave.

Valley Master Bu Xuxing of Sun and Moon Valley walked through the puddles, his Yin-Yang Blade pulsating with black and white true energy. He threatened, "Shi Feiyang, remnant of the Star Moon Cult, hand over the Star Map Key, and I'll spare your lives."

His followers behind him simultaneously formed hand seals, and the world outside the cave suddenly fell into chaos, daytime turned into night, and then sunlight reappeared in an instant.

Shi Feiyang activated the Bright Jade Skill, and the icy mist surrounding him solidified into a physical form within the chaos. With a flick of his long sleeves, he unleashed the "Transferring Flowers and Jade" divine skill!
The Yin-Yang Blade that the Valley Master had swung suddenly changed direction, cleaving several cultists in two. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zheng Lingyi lashed out with her soft whip, entangled in the stone pillar at the core of the formation.

She unleashed the Blood Moon Demon Art's "Moon Wheel Slash!" A flash of crimson moonlight appeared, the stone pillar collapsed with a crash, and the formation showed a flaw.

In the heat of battle, a sudden rumble came from the mountainside. Under the torrential rain, half of the cliff began to collapse. Shi Feiyang grabbed Zheng Lingyi's slender waist and unleashed his unparalleled lightness skill, "Leaving No Trace for a Thousand Miles," only to see Bu Xuxing grinning sinisterly as he threw out the Immortal Binding Rope, which wrapped around their ankles.

The three of them fell together off a bottomless cliff.

In the instant of their fall, Zheng Lingyi's soft whip entangled a withered tree on the cliff edge. Shi Feiyang used the momentum to unleash his "Heavenly Silkworm Skill," a crystalline light flowing through his palm as silver silkworm threads shot towards Bu Xuxing. The Valley Master swung his sword to sever the silver threads, but was struck in the shoulder blade by Zheng Lingyi's bone-piercing nail.

"Let go!" she yelled at Shi Feiyang. "If this continues, no one will survive!"

Shi Feiyang suddenly pulled her into his arms, and activated the Mingyu Gong to the "Limitless Asura's Human Purgatory" level, turning his body into a transparent ice cocoon.

Immediately afterward, he unleashed "Emperor's Heavenly Thunder!" transforming ice into lightning, blasting it against the cliff face and using the explosive force to alter his descent. As they crashed heavily onto a platform halfway up the mountain, Zheng Lingyi, her eyes red-rimmed, punched him in the chest, sobbing, "You risked your life to save me!"

Shi Feiyang held her hand, his crystal eyes reflecting her pretty face, and said affectionately, "It's worth it!" He suddenly turned serious, "However, Bu Xuxing will not let this go. There must be a deeper conspiracy between Sun Moon Valley, Star Moon Sect, and Yihua Palace."

When the two followed the footprints to the Sun and Moon Valley branch, they found the entire family lying dead on the ground.

The dead all had half a snow plum blossom-shaped hidden weapon stuck in their chests—the unique mark of the Yihua Palace. This indicated that the Yihua Palace and the Sun and Moon Valley had a fierce battle and formed a deep-seated hatred. However, the Yihua Palace had never been involved in the martial world before, so why was it so ruthless this time? Zheng Lingyi squatted down to examine the corpses and found that each body was clutching half a tattered star map in its hand.

“Someone is using someone else to do the dirty work.” Shi Feiyang picked up the hidden weapon, feeling a chilling sensation at his fingertips. After a moment of contemplation, he analyzed, “Although this Snow Plum hidden weapon resembles the techniques of the Shifting Flower Palace, it contains a deadly poison that corrodes the bones. Someone must be imitating it to frame someone.”

He suddenly recalled the valley master's sinister laughter before his death in the cave: "Bu Xuxing said before he died, 'They won't let you go,' this 'they'..."

Before he finished speaking, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from afar.

More than ten men in black rushed over, the leader of whom had a skull totem embroidered on his mask—he was an assassin from the White Bone Boat.

"Shi Feiyang, Zheng Lingyi, you two are really lucky! I schemed against you so much, yet I still didn't kill you!"

The assassins swung out bone chains, the barbs on them gleaming with a ghostly blue light.

One of them, the leader, roared, inadvertently revealing their conspiracy.

Shi Feiyang drew his Xuan Shuang Blade, and Zheng Lingyi swept her soft whip across the ground as the two faced off back to back.

In the midst of the chaotic battle, Shi Feiyang unleashed the "Demon-Slaying Cloud" technique from the Hundred Victories Blade Technique!

The palm strike whipped up sand and gravel, twisting and deforming the bone chain. Zheng Lingyi then unleashed a move called "Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon," her soft whip wrapping around the enemy's wrist.

Shi Feiyang seized the opportunity to slash the enemy bandit's throat with his Xuan Shuang Blade.

In the heat of battle, one of the assassins suddenly threw a smoke grenade.

Amidst the billowing white mist, Shi Feiyang suddenly tackled Zheng Lingyi to the ground—three poisoned bone arrows flew past her hair.

Shi Feiyang raised his head and unleashed the "Shocking Calamity" divine skill!
A chilling gaze swept over them, and the assassin shattered into ice shards, only to turn into blood and seep into the soil as he fell. Zheng Lingyi, pale-faced, said in a trembling voice, "These are the 'Bone-Melting Puppets' of the White Bone Pavilion! Unless killed in one blow, otherwise..."

Before she could finish speaking, countless skeletal hands suddenly rose from the ground, binding their ankles. Shi Feiyang activated his Bright Jade Technique, and the chilling energy spread along the bones, freezing all the puppets into shattered ice. The crisis was temporarily averted, but the two found that the surrounding mist was becoming increasingly eerie—it was clearly a soul-devouring mist made from living people.

Shi Feiyang gripped Zheng Lingyi's hand tightly, a resolute glint in his glassy eyes, and whispered, "Later, I will cleave through the mist, and you will take the opportunity to unleash the Blood Moon Demon Art. Remember, no matter what happens, do not look back."

Zheng Lingyi nodded, and the cinnabar birthmark between her eyebrows glowed with an eerie red light.

Shi Feiyang immediately launched a counterattack, his body enveloped in a surge of icy mist, and unleashed the "Severing Reincarnation" technique of the Hundred Victories Blade Technique! The Xuan Shuang Blade, carrying a world-destroying aura, slashed out, its blade energy like a silver lightning bolt, tearing through the thick, ink-like Soul-Devouring Mist.

Taking advantage of the moment, Zheng Lingyi unleashed the Blood Moon Demon Art, "Lunar Eclipse!" Crimson moonlight shot into the sky, merging with the icy blade energy, exploding into a dazzling yet dangerous burst of light between heaven and earth. The instant the mist dissipated, a dark figure emerged from the void.

The man was dressed in a long, jet-black robe, wore a bronze demon mask, and held a bone staff wrapped in chains. He was surrounded by a faint black mist, and with each step he took, a footprint emitting black smoke would be left on the ground.

"Shi Feiyang, you truly deserve to be a descendant of the Yihua Palace! Zheng Lingyi, you remnant of the Star Moon Cult, you actually managed to break through my Soul Devouring Mist, you do have some skill." The shadowy figure's voice seemed to come from the deepest hell, hoarse and cold.

Shi Feiyang shielded Zheng Lingyi behind him, his glassy eyes flashing with a cold light, and said sarcastically, "What kind of hero are you, hiding your true face and not daring to show your true colors?"

The shadowy figure sneered, swung his bone staff, and the chain shot out like a serpent, the barbs at the end of the chain gleaming with a ghostly green light, clearly coated with a deadly poison.

Shi Feiyang used his "Flower Shifting and Jade Transfer" skill, gently guiding the chains to change direction and shoot them at a nearby boulder. With a "boom," the boulder shattered. However, more chains surged in from all directions, tightly binding the two of them.

Zheng Lingyi's soft whip, like a serpent emerging from its hole, wrapped around part of the chain and pulled hard, while she anxiously shouted, "Shi Feiyang, there's something strange about this chain! It's draining my internal energy!"

Shi Feiyang's expression turned solemn. He activated his Mingyu Gong at full power, his skin becoming increasingly transparent, like white ice shrouded in icy mist. Then, he channeled his "Heavenly Silkworm Gong!" A crystalline light surged in his palm, and silver threads shot out, wrapping around the bone staff in an attempt to seize it. Seeing this, the black mist on the bone staff suddenly swelled, and countless illusory skulls emerged from the mist, emitting shrill screams that assaulted the eardrums of both men.

Shi Feiyang snorted coldly and unleashed "Evil Blood Calamity!", using the enemy's blood to draw out more blood. Suddenly, drops of blood seeped from the black shadow's bone staff. He grunted, and the chains' attack slowed slightly. As the two sides were locked in a stalemate, the jade pendants in Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi's arms suddenly emitted a dazzling light. The light intertwined, forming a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

Upon seeing the pillar of light, the shadowy figure roared, "Impossible! How could the Star Chart Key be in your hands!"

Images appeared in the pillar of light: the forbidden area of ​​Yihua Palace, the altar of the Star Moon Cult, a mysterious ancient city, and two women with similar appearances. One was dressed in white with a cold and aloof temperament, who was none other than the Palace Master Yaoyue of Yihua Palace; the other was dressed in red with a beautiful face and a hint of evil charm, who was none other than Zheng Lingyi's mother.

In the scene, the two seem to be fighting over something, while many martial arts masters are engaged in a chaotic battle around them.

As Zheng Lingyi watched the screen, tears welled up in her eyes: "Mother, I didn't know you had carried so much on your shoulders."

Shi Feiyang held her hand tightly and whispered, "Don't be afraid, let's uncover the truth together."

Seeing that the footage had been leaked, the shadowy figure became even more frenzied. The black mist on the bone staff transformed into a giant skeletal hand, reaching out to grab the two of them.

Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi were of one mind, and simultaneously unleashed the "Star Moon Jade Soul Technique," a fusion of the two schools' ultimate skills. The dazzling light collided with the pitch-black skeletal hand, and the powerful shockwave destroyed all the surrounding trees, while the dark figure suddenly vanished.

Shi Feiyang's internal alarm bells rang, and he shouted, "Watch out!"

He shoved Zheng Lingyi aside. The shadowy figure's bone staff shot out from the void, grazing Shi Feiyang's shoulder. The ice shield on Shi Feiyang's shoulder shattered instantly, sending ice crystals flying everywhere. Seeing Shi Feiyang injured, a glint of madness flashed in Zheng Lingyi's eyes as she roared, "You dare hurt him!" She charged at the shadowy figure recklessly, her soft whip coiling around his neck like a venomous snake. The shadowy figure, not expecting her to fight so desperately, was slightly taken aback. Taking advantage of the moment, Shi Feiyang unleashed "Emperor's Heavenly Thunder," instantly transforming the ice crystals on his shoulder into lightning, striking the shadowy figure. The ice lightning exploded on his body.

However, the shadowy figure was not fatally injured. He suddenly shook his head, sending Zheng Lingyi flying.

Zheng Lingyi crashed heavily into a large tree, vomiting blood and falling into a coma.

Shi Feiyang's eyes turned red, and he rapidly activated his Mingyu Gong, emanating a chilling aura. He roared, "If you dare to hurt her, I will make sure your soul is scattered!" He then unleashed the "Burning Heaven and Earth" technique of the Hundred Victories Blade Technique. In an instant, the blade energy transformed into a sea of ​​fire, sweeping towards the dark figure.

Sensing the immense power, the shadowy figure finally showed a hint of panic, swinging his bone staff in an attempt to defend himself. But under Shi Feiyang's relentless attacks, his defenses gradually crumbled. With a deafening boom, the shadowy figure was struck by the blade energy, sent flying backward, and crashed heavily to the ground.

Taking advantage of the moment, Shi Feiyang rushed forward, pressing his Xuan Shuang Blade against the shadowy figure's throat, and ripped off his bronze demon mask. Beneath the mask was a face covered in scars, and Shi Feiyang's pupils constricted: "It's you! The Left Protector of the Golden Light Sect! Why are you going to such lengths to obstruct us? Who is behind this?"

The Left Protector spat out a mouthful of blood and grinned maliciously, "Want to know the truth... in your next life!" With that, he bit into the poison sac in his mouth and died.

Shi Feiyang stared at his corpse, his heart filled with resentment. But he had no time to think about it; he rushed to Zheng Lingyi's side and picked her up.

"Lingyi, wake up, I won't let anything happen to you." His voice trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of worry and anxiety.

As dusk fell, Shi Feiyang carried the unconscious Zheng Lingyi deep into the Miao region. Legend has it that the "Forget-Me-Not Pool" here grows the "Ice Soul Snow Lotus," which can cure all poisons, but the pool is also home to the "Azure Water Black Turtle," which has cultivated for a thousand years. Its shell is as hard as iron, and it can stir up towering waves with its breath.

The white tiger phantom followed silently behind, its azure gaze sweeping over the rock wall covered with poisonous vines.

Shi Feiyang suddenly felt his feet go weak. Looking down, he saw that there were swarms of "heart-eating ants" hidden under the decaying leaves. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and used the "Hidden Body and Name" lightness skill to leap to the treetop. Zheng Lingyi's silver hair fell down in his arms, turning frosty in the twilight.

The mist in the Forget-Me-Not Pool carried a bone-chilling cold, and the roar of the Black Tortoise shook the surface of the water.

Shi Feiyang settled Zheng Lingyi in the cave, drew his Xuan Shuang Blade, and said jokingly, "Brother Turtle, may I borrow the Snow Lotus for a moment?"

The turtle's head burst from the water, its massive mouth opening to reveal gleaming white fangs, and the spray instantly formed icicles on the rock face. Shi Feiyang snorted coldly and unleashed the "Breaking Heaven and Earth" technique of the Hundred Victories Blade Technique! His palm strike was like splitting the heavens and earth, but it was deflected by the turtle's shell.

Shi Feiyang used the force to fly backward, and with the Mingyu Gong activated, his glassy eyes reflected the faint red patterns between the cracks of the tortoise shell—those were his weaknesses!
He suddenly unleashed the "Heavenly Silkworm Skill," a crystalline light flowing through his palm, forming silver silkworm threads that struck the tortoise's eyes. The tortoise, in pain, shook its head, and amidst the surging waves, an ice-blue snow lotus appeared and disappeared.

Shi Feiyang flicked the Xuan Shuang Blade, lifting the Ice Blue Lotus and feeding it into Zheng Lingyi's cherry-like mouth.

Zheng Lingyi's crescent-shaped scar on her wrist suddenly felt hot.

Shi Feiyang used his Mingyu Gong to help her expel the poison, but he saw the toxin travel along her meridians and condense into a blood-red moon on her chest. This was clearly a "Blood Moon Gu" planted in her body, which, once activated, would devour the host's mind.

"Who is so poisonous?" Shi Feiyang exclaimed, gritting his teeth as he conjured ice needles at his fingertips, attempting to pierce the Gu worms.

Zheng Lingyi suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils turning an eerie crimson. The soft whip coiled around his throat like a venomous snake as she angrily shouted, "Shi Feiyang, hand over the Star Chart Key!" Her voice was sometimes male and sometimes female, as if she were being controlled by different souls.

Shi Feiyang neither struggled nor fought back, letting the soft whip tighten.

A gentle smile appeared in his crystal eyes as he said warmly, "Lingyi, do you still remember what I said at the edge of the cliff?" He placed his palm on her chest, the cold mist seeping into her veins, and said tenderly, "Even if you've forgotten, I will still pull you back from the darkness."

The poison was temporarily suppressed, but it attracted an uninvited guest. The Miao holy maiden Aqi Na, dressed in a magnificent silver-adorned outfit, walked barefoot through the poisonous fog. The "soul-guiding bell" hanging from her waist emitted a chilling sound as she sternly declared, "Central Plains people, what is the punishment for bringing the bastard offspring of the Star Moon Sect into the forbidden area?" Shi Feiyang embraced Zheng Lingyi's trembling body and suddenly felt the jade pendant in her bosom burning hot.

Aqi Na's silver bell suddenly shattered into pieces. Her expression changed drastically, and she cried out in alarm, "You have...!"

Before he could finish speaking, a melodious flute tune drifted from the depths of the dense forest—the melody of the beast-controlling flute.

Countless venomous pythons burst from the ground, the leader of which was none other than the giant human-faced python that had survived the Soul-Devouring Pool that day.

Shi Feiyang quickly used his "Transferring Flowers and Jade" divine skill! This caused the pythons to fight each other, but Aqi Na took advantage of the chaos to throw out a "Love Gu". The Gu worm transformed into a stream of light and entered Zheng Lingyi's body. Shi Feiyang was too late to stop it and could only forcefully suppress it with his Mingyu skill.

Asina sneered, "Once she's been afflicted by the love potion, she'll obey my commands forever—unless, you cripple your own martial arts, boy."

At the critical moment, the crescent moon necklace around Zheng Lingyi's neck and the jade pendant in Shi Feiyang's arms simultaneously emitted light. The light intertwined and formed a powerful array, actually forcing the love potion out of her body. Aqi Na's expression changed drastically, and she took several steps back, exclaiming in shock, "Impossible! This is the Star Moon Cult and the Flower Shifting Palace..."

The flute music suddenly turned shrill, and the giant python with a human face opened its blood-red maw and lunged.

Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi were of one mind and simultaneously unleashed the "Star Moon Jade Soul Technique".

The dazzling light collided with the blood-red moonlight, and the python's body exploded with a bang. Amidst the rain of blood, the Right Protector of the Golden Light Sect appeared, wielding a nine-ringed broadsword. He threatened, "Shi Feiyang, hand over the star map, and I'll spare your whole corpse!" The light of the sword and the shadow of the whip intertwined, and Shi Feiyang suddenly noticed that the back of the other's sword was engraved with the snow plum blossom pattern of the Yihua Palace.

He sneered and unleashed the "Shocking Calamity" divine skill. His icy gaze swept across the area, and the Right Protector's face peeled away like a molting skin, revealing a familiar face—it was none other than Xin Youxin, the eldest disciple who had defected from the Yihua Palace many years ago.

"Xin Youxin, why is this? Don't you know the rules of Yihua Palace?" Shi Feiyang pressed his Xuan Shuang Blade against the other's throat, demanding angrily. Xin Youxin ripped off his human skin mask, revealing half of his face burned by fire, and said viciously, "You still ask me why? Your great-grandson was with me, got me pregnant, and then suddenly fell in love with someone else. How much suffering have I endured?"

She suddenly threw out a jade tablet engraved with the totems of the Star Moon Sect and the Flower Palace, and said sadly, "Twenty years ago, the two factions fought a great battle in the ancient city for the Star Map. Do you think Zheng Lingyi's mother was really a traitor? She just wanted to protect the secrets of the two factions!" Before she finished speaking, Aqi Na suddenly threw out a poisoned flying needle, aiming straight for Zheng Lingyi's back.

Shi Feiyang turned around and used his back to block the flying needles. The protective ice shield formed by Mingyu Gong blocked the strange poison from Miao territory. However, his whole body trembled violently, and his internal organs felt somewhat uncomfortable. This was the first time in his life that he had encountered such a strong internal energy shock.

Looking at his translucent skin, Zheng Lingyi suddenly recalled the scene she saw while she was unconscious—before her mother passed away, she handed half a jade pendant and a crescent-shaped necklace to her as a child, with the ancient city burning fiercely behind her and a figure resembling Shi Feiyang.

The cinnabar mole between her brows transformed into a blood-red full moon, and she declared resolutely, "Shi Feiyang, I will never let you get hurt for me again."

A powerful aura, unlike anything she had ever felt before, suddenly surged around her, and she declared domineeringly, "This time, it's my turn to protect you."

The crimson moon that Zheng Lingyi had transformed from the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows shone even brighter, and her aura surged. At this moment, the Blood Moon Demon Art of the Star Moon Divine Sect broke through its shackles and resonated wonderfully with the remnants of the Bright Jade Art of the Shifting Flower Palace.

She gently pushed Shi Feiyang away, her blood-stained fingertips tracing his pale cheek, and whispered, "Wait for me." Seeing that things were going badly, Aqina muttered incantations, and countless poisonous bees swarmed out from the depths of the dense forest, their stingers glowing with an eerie purple light.

Zheng Lingyi sneered and unleashed the Blood Moon Demon Art, "Moonfall Thousand Calamities!" Crimson moonlight transformed into countless blades of light, causing poisonous bees to explode and purple blood to rain down. Seeing this, Xin Youxin wielded his nine-ringed broadsword, unleashing a flurry of blade shadows, aiming directly for Zheng Lingyi's face. Zheng Lingyi neither dodged nor evaded; her soft whip, like a serpent emerging from its hole, coiled around the blade. Simultaneously, she lightly touched the ground with her jade-like foot, closing in and striking him in the chest with a palm strike.

Xin Youxin let out a muffled groan and flew backward, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

In the heat of battle, the surrounding world suddenly distorted, and an ancient array slowly appeared.

At the heart of the formation, a massive stone tablet is engraved with the totems of the Star Moon Cult and the Flower Palace, as well as densely packed ancient characters.

Shi Feiyang quickly activated the Mingyu Technique, and his glassy eyes shone brightly as he saw the contents of the stone tablet.

……

It turns out that hundreds of years ago, the Star Moon Sect and the Flower Shifting Palace were of the same origin, jointly guarding a secret treasure that could overturn the martial arts world—the "Heaven and Earth Star Chart".

The star map is divided into three parts, which are kept by two factions and a mysterious force respectively.

The ancient city battle twenty years ago was fought over the lost third fragment of the star map.

Zheng Lingyi's mother discovered the conspiracy and fled with half of the jade pendant and the crescent necklace in order to protect the truth.

……

At that time, Shi Feiyang had only recently left Yihua Palace, so he was unaware of some of the conflicts and grudges in the martial arts world.

Xin Youxin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with a bitter laugh, "Shi Feiyang, you ancient monster, why don't you teach your descendants properly? Why? I, a mere flower slave, already have a hard time surviving, why did your grandson toy with my feelings? Why? I am not reconciled! I want to obtain the Star Chart, I want to become the ruler of this martial world!"

Hearing these words and looking at Shi Feiyang's handsome eighteen-year-old face, Zheng Lingyi was dumbfounded and stood there dumbfounded. She felt that what Xin Youxin said was really inexplicable! How could Shi Feiyang possibly have a great-grandson? He's clearly just a teenager!
Shi Feiyang took out the "Great Rejuvenation Pill," "Lesser Rejuvenation Pill," "Soul Resurrection Pill," "Soul Gathering Pill," and "Heart Protection Pill" and handed them to Xin Youxin, explaining the benefits of these miraculous pills in a low voice. He comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, when I return to Yihua Palace, I will definitely teach those unworthy descendants a lesson. After you take these Great Rejuvenation Pill, Lesser Rejuvenation Pill, Heart Protection Pill, Soul Gathering Pill, and Soul Resurrection Pill, you will not only recover your strength but also enhance it and regain your beautiful appearance. You should return to the vicinity of Yihua Palace first, and when I return, I will take you into Yihua Palace. I will also take care of your marriage to my great-grandson."

"Really? Hehe! Waaah!" Xin Youxin asked excitedly, laughing and crying at the same time, and then turned around and skipped away.

At that moment, a sinister laugh came from outside the formation.

A person dressed in a black robe and wearing a skull mask slowly walked into the formation, emanating a nauseating stench.

"Very good, very good, you actually found this place." The black-robed man said in a hoarse voice, "Hand over the star map, and I'll spare your lives."

Shi Feiyang gripped the Xuan Shuang Blade tightly and said in a deep voice, "And who are you?"

The man in black robes laughed loudly, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that you will all die today!"

Before he finished speaking, the bone flute in his hand emitted a piercing tone, and the ancient runes in the great formation lit up with red light. Countless skeletons crawled out from the ground and surrounded Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi. Only then did Zheng Lingyi come to her senses.

A flicker of fear flashed in Asina's eyes, and she quietly withdrew from the formation amidst the chaos.

Seeing this, Zheng Lingyi lashed out with her soft whip, shattering the approaching skeletons. Shi Feiyang unleashed his "Hundred Victories Blade Technique," his palm strikes whistling and his blade energy crisscrossing, each strike carrying an overwhelming force that forced the skeleton horde back.

The black-robed man's attacks became increasingly fierce, and Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi gradually found themselves struggling to keep up.

This was the first time in Shi Feiyang's life that he had encountered a situation where his skill was inferior to someone else's. Every time he swung his sword, it felt like he was burning his own life.

"Shi Feiyang, let's fight to the death!" Zheng Lingyi suddenly shouted, "Let's use our 'Star Moon Jade Soul Technique' to perish together with him!"

Looking into her determined eyes, Shi Feiyang felt a surge of warmth in his heart and nodded, "Okay!"

The two were of one mind and simultaneously circulated their internal energy.

Shi Feiyang's Mingyu Gong transformed into a crystalline ice-blue light, while Zheng Lingyi's Xueyue Mo Gong transformed into an eerie blood-red light. The two lights intertwined, forming a huge sphere of light, which also formed the "Final Chapter of Star Moon Jade Soul"!

The orb of light shot towards the black-robed man like a meteor. His expression changed drastically as he tried to defend himself, but under this powerful attack, his defenses were as fragile as paper, instantly breached. A massive explosion resounded, the entire formation trembled, the skeletal horde was scattered by the powerful shockwave, and the black-robed man was reduced to ashes in the light. As the light faded, Shi Feiyang and Zheng Lingyi lay on the ground, their breaths faint.

After an unknown amount of time, the two slowly awoke and found that the great formation had disappeared and the surroundings were completely silent.

Shi Feiyang struggled to his feet, helped Zheng Lingyi up, and said softly, "I never thought we'd still be alive."

Zheng Lingyi smiled slightly, leaned against him, and said excitedly, "Yes, we are still alive. But the secrets of this martial world seem to have only just begun." She looked into the distance, but then said playfully, "We still have a third fragment of the star map to find, and that mysterious force to deal with."

Shi Feiyang gripped her hand tightly, a glint of light flashing in his glassy eyes, and said firmly, "No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, I will be by your side." The two smiled at each other, their eyes reflecting each other's tenderness and affection.

Shi Feiyang picked up Zheng Lingyi and jumped into the tent on Zhuque's back, overjoyed and blissfully happy. (End of Chapter)