Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 172 Furnace
The sound of the wheelchair rolling over the rocks was not quiet, but the masked man standing on the mountaintop did not turn around as Wei Wuyuan approached from behind.

"Any news?"

"Those spies haven't been discovered yet, but as the Grand Mistress and Second Mistress of Yihua Palace, they will definitely return after receiving the message from Yihua Palace."

Wei Wuyuan's voice was shrill, and coupled with his indifferent tone, it gave people a feeling of hidden poison in their hearts.

The masked man turned his head, his deep eyes behind the mask fixed on Wei Wuyuan.

"Where are the things? Are they ready?"

Wei Wuyuan reached into his robes and pulled out a small, dark green bottle.

The masked man, his gaze fixed on the small bottle in Wei Wuyuan's hand, did not take it but asked calmly, "Are you sure that the contents of this small bottle alone can render those few Celestial Realm warriors in the Yihua Palace incapable of resistance?"

Wei Wuyuan chuckled smugly: "This Hundred Steps Cloud Smoke was something I spent two whole years refining, and I used up all my wealth to make it. Even a martial artist at the Celestial Realm, if poisoned by this, will become weak and powerless after a hundred steps, and will find it difficult to mobilize their true energy."

The masked man's gaze lingered on the small bottle in Wei Wuyuan's hand for a long time.

"Are you sure this Hundred Steps Cloud Smoke won't affect the internal energy of those Celestial Realm martial artists?"

Wei Wuya narrowed his eyes and said, "In terms of poisons, who in the world can compare with me, Wei Wuya? Since I said it won't affect their skills, then it won't."

The masked man nodded and said, "That's good then."

Wei Wuyuan looked up at the masked man.

"But why do you insist on ensuring that the internal energy within those old women in the Yihua Palace is intact?"

A cold voice came from behind the mask: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

Hearing what the other person said, Wei Wuyuan's expression darkened slightly, and a hint of displeasure appeared between his brows, but he still did not ask any further questions.

However, he was secretly wondering about the purpose behind the other party's actions.

Just then, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew down from the horizon and landed on the armrest of Wei Wuyuan's wheelchair.

After removing the note tied to the carrier pigeon's leg and examining it, Wei Wuyuan's face first lit up with joy.

"She's here! She's finally back! That's wonderful!"

Seeing Wei Wuyuan's joyful expression, which resembled that of an excited child, the masked man unconsciously frowned.

Seemingly finding Wei Wuyuan a bit noisy, the masked man said, "Alright, as you said, as long as I help you capture Yaoyue, you will join Wuming Island and hand over the Hundred Steps Cloud Smoke formula you have."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wuyuan said, "Don't worry! As long as you can help me get Yaoyue, my life will belong to Wuming Island from now on."

"it is good!"

The masked man nodded, then turned away, closed his eyes, and waited quietly.

Only Wei Wuya, standing to the side, kept his eyes fixed on the outside of Xiuyu Valley, sometimes showing tension, sometimes excitement, and sometimes resentment and smugness.

If this happened at night, just Wei Wuyuan's current appearance and his seemingly insane state would frighten countless people.
"coming!"

After an incense stick had burned, the masked man suddenly opened his eyes.

Almost the instant he finished speaking, Wei Wuya saw two figures rapidly approaching.

As Yaoyue and Lianxing moved, their clothes swayed gracefully as they moved, thanks to the combination of the "Transferring Flowers and Jade" technique and their own light-footed movements, making them appear as ethereal as immortals.

Bathed in the morning sunlight, it shimmered and glowed.

"Beautiful, so beautiful. Every time I see her, she gives me a breathtaking beauty. If I can't be with a woman like her forever, what's the point of living?"

The murmured voices kept reaching his ears, and this time, even the masked man did not refute them.

His gaze fell upon the two stunningly beautiful figures in the distance. Even the masked man couldn't help but be momentarily captivated by their beauty.

Immediately, the masked man looked at Wei Wuya, who was staring blankly at Yaoyue, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"She's quite ugly, but her thoughts are quite beautiful."

Composing himself, the masked man slowly spoke, "Alright, since we're here, let's meet these two Palace Masters of the Flower Palace first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without making any move, his figure disappeared from the cliff. Seeing this, Wei Wuyuan slapped the armrests of his wheelchair with both hands, and with the surge of true energy, he actually made the wheelchair under him rise into the air.

However, no sooner had the two left than several figures silently emerged from behind several towering boulders beside the cliff.

It was Shen Ping'an and his group who had arrived at Xiuyu Valley earlier.

Standing out of sight of others in Xiuyu Valley, Zhang Sanniang frowned as she recalled the conversation between Wei Wuyuan and the masked man.

"Judging from what they just said, the target of Nameless Island is the power of the Celestial Realm experts in the Yihua Palace! But power is something within someone else's body. Unless it's a transfer of power, what good would it do even if they captured those Celestial Realm experts in the Yihua Palace?"

Qu Feiyan, standing to the side, asked with a hint of uncertainty, "Could it be that the guy just now also practiced a special martial art that can absorb the power of others?"

But as soon as she said that, Qu Feiyan asked suspiciously, "That's not right! If you've learned a martial art that absorbs other people's power, why go through all this trouble of poisoning them first? You can just injure them and absorb their power!"

Shen Ping'an's mind raced as he considered the same question.

A moment later, a thought flashed through Shen Ping'an's mind, and when he looked down at the people on the nameless island, his expression became more understanding.

Suddenly, I understood why the people of Nameless Island had set their sights on the Flower Palace.

"If it's a common martial art like the 'Absorption Technique,' then naturally there's no need for such trouble. But if it's a martial art that uses others as a furnace, then it's a different story."

Upon hearing Shen Ping'an's words, Zhang Sanniang looked thoughtful: "Using others as a furnace or cauldron, could it be a martial art similar to the 'Joyful Union Technique'?"

Shen Ping'an nodded and said, "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San Niang, Qu Fei Yan, and Shen Qing Shan looked down at the people on the nameless island with a hint of disgust in their eyes.

"Dare to do such a thing? Doesn't Nameless Island fear becoming a public enemy of the martial arts world?"

In the martial arts world, any martial art that uses another person as a furnace or vessel can be classified as an evil sect.

Even the Demon Master Palace's "Great Method of Planting Demons in the Heart of the Dao" is the same.

However, since the Demon Master Palace is located in the Great Yuan Kingdom and holds an extraordinary position within it, no one in the Great Ming Kingdom cares whether the Demon Master Palace's martial arts are righteous or evil.

Moreover, the Demon Master Palace's "Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Technique" is the palace's signature martial art. In the past hundred years, two successive palace masters of the Demon Master Palace have failed to master it, so people in the martial arts world naturally pay even less attention to it.

However, within the Ming Dynasty, few dared to openly abduct people to use as cultivation furnaces.

Not to mention that the people of Nameless Island are now targeting the Flower Palace, a top-tier power.

Once the news gets out, everyone will condemn it.

The first to be affected would be the Divine Water Palace, whose members are also all women, and they would certainly regard the people of Nameless Island as a thorn in their side.

In response, Shen Ping'an said, "The facts will become clear in a moment. Let's take a look for now!"

As he spoke, Shen Ping'an's gaze swept over the martial artists below.

After a moment's thought, Shen Ping'an reached into his robes.

When he took his hand out, he was holding a medicine bottle.

Zhang San Niang and the others recognized this medicine bottle; it was the one Shen Ping An used to store the poisonous smoke when he was preparing the Nine Lotus Heart-Clearing Flower in Shanglin City.

After sensing the wind direction and confirming that it was blowing with the wind, Shen Ping'an opened the bottle.

In an instant, wisps of pink smoke rose from the jade bottle.

The moment the poisonous smoke drifted out of the jade bottle, as Shen Ping'an circulated his internal energy, streams of energy enveloped the poisonous smoke and carried it towards the people on the nameless island below.

After understanding Shen Ping'an's intention, Shen Qingshan muttered, "These people, do they even deserve my cousin to use poison?"

In Shen Qingshan's view, even the Divine Sword Manor was destroyed because of Shen Ping'an.

If Shen Ping'an really makes a move, these people below are simply not enough for him to kill.

Shen Ping'an said calmly, "It's better to be safe than sorry. It's never wrong to be extra careful when doing things."

After glancing at the corpses of the Yihua Palace disciples at the entrance of Xiuyu Valley, Zhang Sanniang nodded and said, "There's no need to follow the rules when dealing with these notorious guys from Wuming Island. Rather than letting them go out and harm others, it's better to keep them all here."

(End of this chapter)