Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 268 The Silken Rope

Ding Chunqiu asked, "Whose side are you on now, kid?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingzhe couldn't help but smile slightly.

This question brought back many memories for him!

Back in the day, in the workplace, choosing sides was a very important matter, both within and outside the department, and among colleagues.

Whom to side with, how to side with them, whether to side openly or covertly, and when to side with them—there are lessons to be learned in every aspect.

If this had happened when he first arrived... no! Even if it had happened just over a month ago!

He was determined to make these Song Dynasty people deeply understand the passive skills of a dignified sales director!
But now, he's like a working-class ox who's won twenty jackpots in the lottery; looking at things like choosing sides is like watching kids peeing and playing in the mud.

"Don't worry, Li Qiushui's word doesn't count," Jiang Mingzhe said nonchalantly. "What's the second thing?"

Ding Chunqiu's expression darkened.

These words seemed to indicate that he had not agreed to Li Qiushui's request, but Ding Chunqiu was asking what he really thought, and Jiang Mingzhe simply said that Li Qiushui's opinion did not count.

Moreover, Jiang Mingzhe immediately asked him what the second question was. If Ding Chunqiu continued to dwell on the previous question, it would seem as if he couldn't control his disciple.

He stared at Jiang Mingzhe with a sinister look and said coldly, "The second thing is that I want you to offer up the secret manual of the Kun Transformation into Peng Technique."

Jiang Mingzhe glanced at Kumārajīva, realizing that he had revealed his true abilities.

Kumārajīva showed no remorse and chuckled, "Back in Shaolin Temple, I heard from Tianshan Tonglao that this skill seemed to have been created by her master, right? Hehe, Tianshan Tonglao is your master's senior master, and her master is your master's ancestor. So, in that sense, Benefactor Ding naturally has the right to obtain it."

Jiang Mingzhe shook his head and said, "Are you Tibetan monks so unreasonable? First of all, Wuyazi, the junior brother of Tianshan Tonglao, did indeed take my master's master as his disciple, but my master has long since betrayed the sect, slept with his master's wife, killed his master, and founded the Xingxiu Sect. What connection does he have with the unique skills created by our ancestor?"

Before Ding Chunqiu could erupt in anger, he looked at Ding Chunqiu and smiled, "Secondly, this skill doesn't have any secret manual. It was taught to me by my sworn brother's father, Uncle Xiao Yuanshan. Even if Tianshan Tonglao wanted it, I could only dream of giving it to her!"

"Hehehehe!" Ding Chunqiu laughed in extreme anger: "You little beast, since you still know to call me master, you should have offered up what I asked you for properly. How dare you ramble on and on, you are simply betraying your master and ancestors!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Azi's voice rang out: "Deceiving one's master and betraying one's ancestors is the tradition of our sect, and it is also the key to our sect's continued prosperity and the fact that each generation is stronger than the last! Hmph, our sect has always followed the rules that the position of sect leader belongs to the most capable person. Whoever has the strongest martial arts in our sect should be the sect leader. Right now, the strongest martial artist in the Xingxiu Sect is me, Azi, followed by Da Shengjiang. Xiao Ding, go and compete with the others for the position of third senior brother."

Jiang Mingzhe turned his head and saw that Azi and the others had also passed through the maze. They must have followed the path he had opened up and met Zhu Danchen, who had shown them how to get out.

Azi, her face beaming with smugness, saw Jiang Mingzhe looking at her and said with a grin, "Big Ginger, do you agree with what I said?"

Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "I'm convinced."

Azi's smile grew even brighter as she pointed at Ding Chunqiu and asked, "Little Ding, what do you think? Are you convinced or not?"

Ding Chunqiu laughed heartily, giving a thumbs-up and saying, "You little beasts, you little bitches, do you want to be the leaders of the Starry Constellation Sect? First, take a look at this!"

Everyone looked closely and saw that he was wearing a dazzling gold ring on his thumb, which was inlaid with various gemstones, colorful and extremely luxurious.

Ding Chunqiu said smugly, "This Seven Treasures Ring is the proof of being the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect. The Star Constellation Sect was originally a branch of the Free and Unfettered Sect. Now that I have become the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, if you are willing to obediently hand over the Kun Transformation into Peng Technique, I will hand over the Star Constellation Sect to you to manage, so you can experience the thrill of being the leader. It's nothing." Azi asked in surprise, "Didn't you betray your master? How did you become the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect?"

Ding Chunqiu became even more smug and said arrogantly, "Didn't you just make it very clear that the sect leader is only the one with the power? The previous sect leader, Wuyazi, was blind and acted absurdly. For the sake of the sect's future, I have no choice but to step in and take over the sect."

Azi laughed and said, "Wonderful! So the Free and Unfettered Sect is the maternal home of the Starry Constellation Sect? That's perfect. I was just thinking that the name Starry Constellation Sect doesn't sound very good. Quickly present the ring. When I become the sect leader, I will appoint you as the Right Protector of the Free and Unfettered Sect, a position above all others, second only to this sect leader and the Left Protector, Da Shengjiang. If you don't know your place, this sect leader will have no choice but to order the Left Protector to beat someone up!"

Ding Chunqiu formed an alliance with Kumārajīva, and Kumārajīva told him in detail about the battle at Shaolin. When Ding Chunqiu heard that Jiang Mingzhe had defeated Tong Lao, he was greatly shocked. He was even more eager for the "Kun Transforms into Peng Divine Skill," a skill he had never heard of before but which was obviously related to the Beiming Divine Skill.

Seeing Azi's arrogant expression, Ding Chunqiu smiled sinisterly: "Little Azi, even your Great Ginger was trained by me. Do you really think I'm afraid of him? Today, I'll let you see the true power of the Starry Sky Immortal..."

At this point, Ding Chunqiu suddenly roared, "Imperial Preceptor!"

Kumārajīva instantly understood, let out a fierce shout, and waved his hands in succession, unleashing four flaming blades that tore through the air and viciously smashed towards Jiang Mingzhe.

Jiang Mingzhe's heart tightened, thinking that the Starry Sky Immortal and Kumārajīva were going to join forces against him. He dared not underestimate them. He struck out with both palms at the same time, and with a loud bang, it sounded like a dragon's roar. He unleashed a powerful move, the Twin Dragons Taking Water, which was actually the Dragon Subduing Palm Technique to directly confront the Flaming Blade!

At the same time, Xingxiu Laoxian waved his left hand, and Azi screamed and flew up from the ground, heading straight for Xingxiu Laoxian.

Jiang Mingzhe naturally knew about the Three Treasures of Xingxiu: the Great Art of Dissolving Power, the Divine Wood King Cauldron, and the Soft Silk Rope. However, he did not expect that the Old Immortal of Xingxiu would not launch a joint attack, but instead have Kumārajīva entangle him and capture Azi as a hostage first!
Ding Chunqiu!

"Hahahahaha!"

Jiang Mingzhe roared angrily, while the Starry Sky Immortal laughed heartily.

Beside the Starry Sea, there is a snow mulberry forest where snow silkworms grow. They are extremely small and non-toxic, but they spin exceptionally tough silk. The so-called Heavenly Silkworm Silk in the martial arts world is actually this kind of silkworm.

Ding Chunqiu had collected over many years and twisted snow silkworm silk into a soft silk rope, eight zhang long, fine and transparent, barely visible to the naked eye. He rarely used it in battle, considering it his secret weapon. And now it had indeed achieved great success!
Jiang Mingzhe shattered the flaming blade with both palms and charged forward.

Ding Chunqiu's white eyebrows twitched, and he shouted, "Kneel down, or I'll kill that little bitch!"

As he spoke, he struck out with his palm at Azi.

His palm strike was intended to force Jiang Mingzhe to submit, and the momentum was not fast. Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingzhe seemed not to hear it and had already darted several feet away in the blink of an eye. Ding Chunqiu recognized it as Li Qiushui's Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), and was both shocked and angry. His palm strike suddenly accelerated, intending to kill Azi on the spot and then use the Corpse Poison technique to smash Jiang Mingzhe.

Ding Chunqiu was ruthless and experienced. Seeing that Jiang Mingzhe was not stopping, he immediately launched a killing blow. He was confident that no matter how fast Jiang Mingzhe was, he would not be able to stop him with this palm strike.

Unexpectedly, although Jiang Mingzhe couldn't catch up, Azi turned around in mid-air, shouted, and slapped her small palm towards Ding Chunqiu.

Seeing that Azi still dared to attack, Ding Chunqiu was both angry and amused, and shouted, "An ant trying to shake a tree!"

Before he finished speaking, his palms clashed, and Ding Chunqiu felt an incomparably powerful and insidious palm force surging towards him like a raging torrent.

In order to make it easier to use the Corpse Poison, he only used 50-60% of his internal strength in this palm strike, intending it to be enough to kill A Zi. However, he did not expect A Zi to have such power.

In an instant, Ding Chunqiu felt an icy chill run through his entire arm, and he was sent flying backward involuntarily. Only then did he cry out, "Oh no!"

(End of this chapter)