Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 125 Female Bodhisattva, Times Have Changed!

Night comes quickly.

The group was settled in an inn on the west side of the town.

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Jiang Xuan came to the courtyard, lit Wanliyan cigarettes, and summoned Xiyu and the others who had been secretly following the Jinyiwei team northward. He mentioned the matter of the Great Joyful Bodhisattva to them and ordered them to investigate secretly and make preparations.

"The other party is a Grandmaster?" Everyone's expressions turned solemn upon hearing this.

Grandmaster and great grandmaster are two completely different levels.

Not to mention, among the experts within the Netherworld and even on the imperial court's side, only Jiang Xuan has reached the Grandmaster level... no, now there are two.

Yan Shisan said, "If they are just entering the Grandmaster realm, you and I can join forces and try to fight. Perhaps we will have a chance to turn the tables."

He was a seventh-grade Grandmaster, not far from becoming a Great Grandmaster. With the Thirteen Swords Intent, he was fearless even if he encountered a peak Grandmaster. He felt he could give it a try.

"Let's find out the details first." Jiang Xuan didn't refuse; that was what he thought too.

If it's someone who has just entered the Grandmaster realm, then it's not necessarily impossible to kill them.

The gap between a Grandmaster and a Master is not insurmountable.

Normally, the highest record for a Grandmaster, from the late stage to the peak, is 800 to 1000 armor penetrations.

An ordinary Grandmaster is basically capable of defeating a thousand men.

The only difference between the two is in terms of spirit and energy; the difference in internal and external skills should not be significant.

If you can break through their defenses, you can kill them.

Coincidentally, the biggest advantage of their artistic conception is its ability to cross borders and break through defenses.

But we still need to investigate thoroughly first.

He didn't know what level the Great Joyful Bodhisattva had reached in this world; there was very little information about her in the martial arts world.

This is a grandmaster of the freelance world.

Yan Shisan was not afraid; on the contrary, he was very excited: "Back when Xie Xiaofeng's sword intent was first formed, his internal strength was only at the Grandmaster level. Although he had already been famous for a long time, at most his level was similar to mine now. He could kill a Grandmaster across realms, and I, Yan Shisan, can do the same!"

"Don't be careless. You're nowhere near as good as he was back then," Jiang Xuan advised. Xie Xiaofeng came from a prestigious family and certainly had no shortage of top-tier master techniques. Moreover, he was at his peak at the time and had also comprehended sword intent, so his strength was definitely extraordinary.

Unlike Yan Shisan, who only cultivates ordinary mental techniques and whose meridians and blood are still damaged, making him practically crippled.

"You can fight if you take the lead." Yan Shisan didn't care; Jiang Xuan's strength wasn't much worse than his.

In a life-or-death battle, he was not confident of defeating Jiang Xuan.

With the two of them working together, killing a Grandmaster is nothing difficult.
He became extremely arrogant.

“I’m about to break through to the next level too. My true energy has been converted by half, and I can join the battle,” Xi Yu said.

After switching to internal energy cultivation, her progress was rapid. She has now reached the peak of the Innate Realm and has begun to transform her true energy. Moreover, she has mastered the Water-Splitting Sword Technique.

"You stay in the shadows and make your move at the crucial moment." Jiang Xuan nodded; Xi Yu was no weakling.

In the original novel, after being injured by Li Xunhuan, the Great Joyful Bodhisattva was ambushed from behind by You Longsheng, the young master of Youlong Manor, and was ultimately killed by Li Xunhuan, dying with resentment.

In this world, Youlong Manor is quite famous in the martial arts world. Youlong Sheng is a disciple of Xue Yingzi, a swordsman from Tianshan Mountain. Three years ago, he also mastered sword aura at the innate level, which made Youlong Manor even more famous.

Since You Longsheng was able to successfully ambush the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, then Xiyu could certainly do the same. As long as she broke through the protective aura, everything would be fine.

Qiu Moyan and Yang Huizhen exchanged a glance, somewhat helpless.

They are only at the mid-stage of the Innate Realm, and their swordsmanship has not yet made any breakthroughs. They cannot participate in battles of this level.

"You have another mission." Jiang Xuan could see that the two women were unwilling, so he instructed them to do something else.

Tonight he received a secret letter by carrier pigeon from the capital. It was sent by Pei Lun. The letter said that civil and military officials had submitted a memorial impeaching him, and Han Kuang and others had even accused him of raising a private army and plotting a rebellion, citing the underground forces in the capital. They wanted to kill him directly.

He couldn't tolerate this at all.

They're trying to kill me while I'm not in the capital?
Then don't blame me for striking first.

You say I'm keeping a private army? Well then, I'll show you!

And today I was also informed that the Great Joyful Bodhisattva has come looking for me at this time.

Jiang Xuan sensed something was amiss.

Although there was no direct evidence to prove anything, he just inexplicably felt that something was wrong.

He was too lazy to investigate. Since they were all enemies anyway, there was no need to look for any evidence. He could just pin the blame on those who wanted to kill him and settle accounts with them all at once.

"I will send someone to handle it!" Upon hearing that someone wanted to harm Jiang Xuan, Qiu Moyan and Yang Huizhen's eyes turned cold, and they were filled with murderous intent.

"Just kill a few of the more troublemakers, be careful of the Dragon Guard Manor, and make sure you don't leave any evidence. Deal with the rest slowly," Jiang Xuan instructed.

He worried that Qiu Moyan and Yang Huizhen would make too much of a fuss and attract the attention of the Dragon Guard Manor, which would be dangerous.

He is not yet confident in dealing with Zhu Wushi, and there is also a mysterious figure in the palace.

Furthermore, too many deaths in the court could easily cause unrest, which is not the outcome he desires.

"I know what I'm doing." Qiu Moyan nodded, knowing the seriousness of the matter.

Jiang Xuan continued his conversation with Yan Shisan, discussing how to deal with the Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva.

Two grandmasters are plotting to kill a great grandmaster. If word got out, people would probably think they were crazy.

Both of them are capable of fighting across borders, and they have always been very confident in their own strength.

The next day, Jiang Xuan instructed Lin Pingzhi to send someone to find Lu Xiangshan and borrow a few red-coated cannons for use.

Although the red cannon is not very powerful, it can still break through the defenses of a Grandmaster's true energy without much problem, provided that it is accurate.

Jiang Xuan planned to give the Great Joyful Bodhisattva a 'surprise' and let her see the power of the imperial court.

Incidentally, it will also serve as a deterrent to other martial arts sects.

If even this doesn't kill them, then we'll have to resort to human lives.

Isn't the Grandmaster supposed to be able to defeat a thousand men?
Then prepare two thousand people for her. If that's not enough, then twenty thousand. If twenty thousand is still not enough, then two hundred thousand!

Even if Jiang Xuan gathered all the troops from the Huguang Garrison, he would still kill a Grandmaster and let the entire martial arts world see if Grandmasters were truly invincible!
If you dare to come and kill me, then be prepared to die!
……

Three days later, a group of Imperial Guards left the town and continued north.

Many spies immediately spread the news.

At the entrance of the town, the old man of the Heavenly Secrets, Sun Baifa, stood with his granddaughter, watching the Imperial Guards depart. He sighed, "They didn't go to Dongting Lake for protection, so they wanted to face it head-on? Youth is indeed a blessing. Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, they still went into the tiger's den. I have to admire them!"

Sun Xiaohong blinked her big eyes and said, "Grandpa, since you want him to owe you a favor, why don't you help him out?"

Sun Bai shook his head: "The Money Gang is already investigating us. I can't make any more moves, or our entire Sun family will be in danger."

"Once you're in the arena, you have no choice!"

Sun Baifa sighed: "Although everyone knows that Bai Xiaosheng's weapon ranking is fake, how can a weapon represent a person's strength? Moreover, the Heavenly Mystery Staff in my hand may not necessarily be stronger than Shangguan Jin Hong's Dragon and Phoenix Rings, but a person like Shangguan Jin Hong will never allow anyone to be above him."

Sun Xiaohong nodded; she understood what her grandfather meant.

Even if everyone knows that this weapon ranking is fake, the more people discuss it, the more people may gradually believe it.

People in the martial arts world will do anything for fame.

Just like Li Xunhuan, who ranked third on the Weapon Ranking, he accepted more than 300 challenges in just seven years after the ranking appeared. In the end, he had no choice but to go far beyond the Great Wall and gradually calmed down.

As proud as Shangguan Jin Hong was, he would naturally not allow himself to be ranked only second.

He has only two ways to dispel this rumor.

Alternatively, they could ask Bai Xiaosheng to revise the weapon rankings, but Bai Xiaosheng is a legendary figure in the martial arts world, rarely seen. Even if they found him, he might not be willing to make the changes.

Alternatively, he would have to take matters into his own hands and defeat the Heavenly Mystery Elder who was ranked above him.

"Grandpa, are you not confident in dealing with Shangguan Jin Hong?" Sun Xiaohong asked Sun Baifa.

"I'm old."

Sun Baifa shook his head and sighed, "Besides, the martial world is full of troubles. It's best to avoid fighting if you can avoid it..."

With a sigh, the grandfather and grandson gradually disappeared at the entrance of the town, and no one knew where they would go next.

Storytellers in the martial arts world are inherently homeless.

……

The headquarters of the Angry Dragon Gang is located on Angry Dragon Island in Dongting Lake, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres.

Tens of thousands of gang members and tens of thousands of their families lived together in the lowlands along the coast. The area was bustling with activity, with casinos, brothels and restaurants everywhere. Merchants flocked there, making it more prosperous than a metropolis, and it was as if they had carved out their own territory and established their own kingdom.

The power of a top-tier force is evident!
Inside the main hall of Nujiao Ridge, the main peak standing in the heart of Nujiao Island, a Nujiao Gang scout is reporting the situation to a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man, around forty or fifty years old, stood in the center of the hall, wearing a black dragon robe, with his hands behind his back, exuding an extremely majestic aura. He was none other than Shangguan Ying, the leader of the Angry Dragon Gang.

"The Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva?" After hearing the scout's report, Shangguan Ying frowned slightly. He had also heard of this Grandmaster of the Wandering Immortals.

After a moment of contemplation, Shangguan Ying asked, "Have you found out this person's background?"

The scout respectfully replied, "This person's whereabouts are elusive and impossible to ascertain. The only information we have is that she is the godmother of the Five Poisons Child of Bliss Cave. Moreover, wherever she goes, she is accompanied by a group of male concubines and a group of female disciples under her command, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts, obese, and adept at physical attacks."

"Then we don't need to worry about it. As long as they don't take action on our territory, we don't need to pay attention," Shangguan Ying said.

The scout's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "What if Jiang Xuan asks us for help..."

"Pretend you don't know." Shangguan Ying said indifferently, "Although we are on good terms with the imperial court, we are not its dogs. The conflict between the imperial court and the martial arts world has nothing to do with us."

"Yes." The scout nodded respectfully.

"Have you found any trace of Lang Fanyun?" Shangguan Ying changed the subject.

"No, all our men have been deployed, and we haven't been able to find Elder Lang's whereabouts." The scout shook his head.

Shangguan Ying was silent for a moment, then said, "Continue the investigation."

"Yes." The scout left.

“Waves overturn clouds…” Shangguan Ying looked out of the hall, his expression somewhat dazed.

When the old gang leader passed away, he took over the Nu Jiao Gang at a young age. He was arrogant and insisted on reform, so he began to exclude Lang Fanyun and other former gang leaders who followed the old gang leader, and cultivated his own power.

However, Lang Fanyun disregarded past grievances and, when the Nu Jiao Gang faced a crisis, single-handedly defeated the three grandmasters of the 'Black List,' turning the tide and elevating the Nu Jiao Gang's reputation to a new level.

For sixty years, no one has dared to violate it.

But after that, Lang Fanyun also disappeared.

Over the past few decades, the martial arts world has changed hands, with various top sects rising to prominence. Among them, the Money Gang in Jiangnan is the most powerful. Especially in recent years, the Money Gang's influence has expanded rapidly, and it even shows signs of encroaching on Hubei and Hunan provinces. Friction between the two sides has been constant, and the situation has become increasingly intense.

If things continue like this, a battle between the Angry Dragon Gang and the Money Gang is inevitable sooner or later.

With the strength of the Angry Dragon Gang, Shangguan Ying naturally wouldn't take the mere Money Gang seriously.

However, in order to expand its power over the years, the Nu Jiao Gang has made countless enemies, including the Supreme Alliance in Henan, the Giant Whale Gang in Guangdong, as well as its old rivals Zunxinmen and Qianluo Mountain City, all of which are eyeing the Nu Jiao Gang covetously.

Once the Angry Dragon Gang and the Money Gang go to war, these forces will definitely not sit idly by.

Therefore, Shangguan Ying was very worried that the Nu Jiao Gang, which seemed to be at its peak, was actually fraught with danger.

If he is not careful, a century-old enterprise will be destroyed in his hands.

That's why he was in a hurry to find Lang Fanyun, Ling Zhantian, and other veteran experts of the Angry Dragon Gang to come back and take charge.

"I hope we can find them soon," Shangguan Ying sighed, feeling a deep weariness.

……

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the strong winds of late autumn have swept in, bringing a chill.

Jiang Xuan stood on a mountain path, gazing into the distance, and murmured, "Another year has passed in the blink of an eye!"

Unbeknownst to him, three years had already passed since he transmigrated to this world.

Looking back on the past three years, I am filled with mixed feelings.

“Master!” Lin Pingzhi stepped forward.

"Any news?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"No!" Lin Pingzhi shook his head.

Jiang Xuan frowned.

After leaving the town, he deliberately slowed down his pace in order to lure out the Great Joyful Bodhisattva.

Unexpectedly, half a month has passed, and they are now almost out of the Hubei and Hunan region, but the Great Joyful Bodhisattva still has not appeared.

Neither the Embroidered Uniform Guard nor the Netherworld agents have yet found any trace of her.

What exactly does this woman mean?
Could it be that they've already discovered his plan?
"Let's go, let's speed up and get back to the capital!" After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Xuan was too lazy to think about it anymore. If the Great Joyful Bodhisattva didn't appear, he couldn't keep waiting.

On the contrary, if the other party really doesn't dare to make a move, it's actually a good thing, as it gives me enough time to cultivate.

That way, you'll have a better chance of winning next time you meet.

Soon, the group continued its journey north.

As the group was about to reach Tang County and enter Henan Province, Jiang Xuan thought that the Great Joyful Bodhisattva would not appear, but that very night, an unexpected event came knocking.

The group had traveled ten miles outside Tang County, and before they even reached the pass, they heard a burst of laughter and chatter from a mix of men and women.

This is a teahouse located beside the post road, where travelers can rest and drink tea.

But even before they got close, the aroma of food wafted over.

The aroma of food wafting from the teahouse seemed completely out of place.

"Go up and take a look!" Jiang Xuan stopped, waved his hand, and signaled a member of the Imperial Guard to step forward and check.

The imperial guard cautiously approached the teahouse entrance, but before he could even enter, a violent force surged from inside the teahouse, blasting him away.

The Imperial Guard let out a scream and flew dozens of meters away, bleeding from his mouth and nose. He fell to the ground and soon fell silent.

"died!"

Everyone was horrified and retreated, becoming wary.

"Isn't this Lord Jiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard known as 'Overlord Blade'? Where has his imposing presence gone, when he single-handedly stormed through Yongzhou City and killed multiple grandmasters? Why is he afraid to even enter a small teahouse and has to send a lackey to his death?"

A chuckle came from the small building, carrying a heavy oppressive force, like rolling thunder, making people's ears ring, and their warhorses neigh in fright.

"The Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva?" Jiang Xuan's expression turned solemn as he steadied his warhorse. With such profound skill, she was undoubtedly a Grandmaster.

"Oh? You know me?" The voice sounded somewhat surprised.

"I've heard so much about you." Jiang Xuan said coldly, raising his right hand and waving it behind him, causing everyone to step back.

"Then you should know why I've come?" the woman said with a smile, perhaps having already heard the commotion outside, but seemingly unconcerned.

"Isn't it for your godson, the Five Poison Child?" Jiang Xuan put his hands behind his back and gestured behind him. One by one, the Imperial Guards quickly moved and pulled a bunch of things out of the carriage.

"good."

The woman said, "Although my precious son is not very good at martial arts, he is quite filial to me. Even if you cripple him, I might not avenge him. But you killed him anyway. If I just sit by and do nothing, where will I put my face?"

"He dared to assist the White Lotus Sect in their rebellion, which is a capital offense. Do you also intend to oppose the imperial court?" Jiang Xuan said, glancing back and seeing that the Embroidered Uniform Guards were ready. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, I can't afford to offend the imperial court, but you might be a different story."

The Great Joyful Bodhisattva laughed and said, "How about this? I won't make things difficult for you. I heard you're very skilled with your sword. Come to this teahouse and if you can break through the 'flesh formation' of my disciples and walk out alive, I won't make things difficult for you."

"If you can't get out of here, don't blame me for being ruthless and avenging my precious son."

"So, all you need to do is break the formation?" Jiang Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Great Joyful Bodhisattva said, "That's right, as long as you break the formation, you've won."

"Very good, what's so difficult about that!"

Jiang Xuan chuckled and waved his hand, and one after another, red-clad cannons were pushed forward, their barrels gleaming with a cold light.

"What are you doing? Why aren't you coming in?" Inside the teahouse, the Great Joyful Bodhisattva's ears twitched. Hearing the commotion outside, she suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Don't worry, it'll be over soon," Jiang Xuan's voice came.

Hey, hey, hey...

It sounded like something was burning.

Inside the building, the female disciples and their male lovers, all adorned with rouge and powder, strained to listen.

The next moment, a sound like thunder resounded through the night sky, making everyone's heart tremble.

bang bang bang-

"Oh no, it's artillery?!" Everyone's expression changed drastically.

"Run!" the Great Joyful Bodhisattva cried out in alarm. She hadn't expected Jiang Xuan to force her out in this way.

boom!
A raging fire erupted, and the entire teahouse was instantly destroyed and collapsed, with ruins flying everywhere.

The Bodhisattva of Great Joy immediately stood up to block the bombardment, but was still shaken back repeatedly. She and her female disciples were trapped in the ruins, all covered in dust and in a sorry state.

In the firelight, a group of extremely fat and muscular women could be seen crammed together haphazardly, interspersed with some heavily made-up men, clearly their male lovers, who were now squeezed into the pile of flesh and unable to even crawl out.

Several of them were squeezed so badly that they either vomited blood, rolled their eyes back, or were defecating and urinating. The scene was extremely disgusting.

But that's not the most terrifying thing.

In front of this group of obese women stood an even more terrifying woman, almost as big as three of them. One of her legs was thicker than an elephant's, and she looked like a prehistoric beast, not human at all.

At this moment, the woman was filled with shock and anger. She glared at Jiang Xuan, who was riding a horse behind a group of red cannons in the distance, and roared, "You are supposed to be a master of the sword, yet you use such despicable means to deal with us?!"

"Doesn't this count as breaking your flesh formation?"

Jiang Xuan sneered: "Female Bodhisattva, times have changed!"

After saying that, Jiang Xuan waved his hand again: "Fire!"

A group of Imperial Guards, holding torches, relit the cannon fuses, and a second volley of shells was launched in the blink of an eye, exploding into the sky.

The towering flames illuminated the entire forest, resembling dazzling fireworks, both brilliant and dangerous!

The power of the red cannon was such that even Jiang Xuan dared not face it head-on.

Grandmaster?
Today he'll show these reckless martial artists the power of the imperial weapons!

(End of this chapter)