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Chapter 174 The Nine Dragons External Elixir Technique!

"Are there any guys this young on the weapons ranking list?"

Sikong Zhaixing frowned.

The guy opposite me exuded a chilling aura. Just by standing there, he made people feel uncomfortable, as if they were facing a vicious creature composed of a venomous snake and a fox.

Lu Xiaofeng's expression also tensed up.
"We definitely recognize all the guys on the weapon ranking list, except for the top five mysterious ones."

Sikong Zhaixing squinted his eyes.

"did you mean.."

Lu Xiaofeng nodded.
"good,"

"This person is probably the fifth on the Weapon Ranking—the Sword Demon 'Gong Jiu'!"

Sikong Zhaixing was taken aback.
"So young. I've heard Wang Gan mention him. I heard he has an extremely high talent for martial arts. No matter how difficult the martial art is, he can learn it in no time and master it in a short while! In terms of martial arts, he is even above Mu Daoren!"

Lu Xiaofeng was somewhat puzzled.
"Since his strength is above that of Master Mu, why is he ranked below Master Mu on the weapon ranking list?"

Sikong Zhaixing shook his head.

"I don't know, maybe this person has something special about him."

call out!
Shangguan Xue'er moved, a hint of displeasure on her face, and struck out with both palms in a flash.
Shangguan Xue'er's martial arts skills were comparable to any top-tier master in the world. Her two palm strikes combined the essence of the Wudang and Kunlun schools. Any master of the Weapon Ranking would have to be on high alert upon seeing her.

But Gong Jiu's expression was a half-smile; he twisted his body slightly, as if broken in two, and simultaneously struck out with his palms.
With just one palm strike, he knocked Shangguan Xue'er to the ground. His martial arts skills were so high that Lu Xiaofeng and the other man standing nearby were taken aback.

"Is this all the skill Wang Gan's apprentice has?"

"I learned your palm technique when I was ten years old. You are just showing off your limited skills in front of me. I am very disappointed."

Gong Jiu shook his head and sighed.

He had wanted to meet this Master of Heavenly Secrets for a long time, but the old man beat him to it and buried him underground for more than ten days.

He finally managed to get out and have some fun, but then he heard that some kind of Hidden Dragon Ranking had appeared in the martial arts world, and he was disappointed again.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shangguan Xue'er suddenly sprang up from the ground and struck out three palms with lightning speed, combining timing and power. Any expert would have been killed in that situation.

But when it came to someone like Gong Jiu, they didn't see him make any moves at all; those three palm strikes couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

Gong Jiu's face grew increasingly disappointed, to the point that a terrifying killing intent was brewing within him!
"Never mind, I'll go see Wang Gan instead."

"I heard he's quite difficult to meet. If I bring his disciple's head, I should be able to see him."

As he spoke, Gong Jiu waved his hand, unleashing a surge of true energy that shattered the bricks and tiles on the city wall from a distance!
boom!
Two figures suddenly appeared and attacked simultaneously, their energy radiating outwards, blocking the killing intent.

Lu Xiaofeng's expression was somewhat solemn.
"It's a bit unreasonable for Gong Jiu, who ranks fifth on the Weapon Ranking, to bully a child."

Sikong Zhaixing's smile vanished. This guy was clearly here to cause trouble, even threatening to offer his head to Prince Tianji.

If he succeeds, where will the members of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion put their faces?

"You two are somewhat interesting. You could barely be considered two little mice."

"So now..."

Gong Jiu's tone was calm yet chilling, and he treated the two masters on the Weapon Ranking as if they were nothing.

"The game of cat and mouse has begun."

As soon as the words were spoken, Lu Xiaofeng and Sikong Zhaixing were on high alert, their hands and feet turning cold. They could sense that this was the most terrifying monster they had ever encountered.

Not only is his martial arts terrifying, but Gong Jiu also exudes an inhuman chilling aura!
Lu Xiaofeng can only pray that Tianji Tower will receive the news soon, otherwise Wang Gan might have to collect their corpses!
"Is this the one who insulted the Heavenly Mystery Prince?"

Suddenly a voice interrupted the crowd; the voice was old yet powerful.

"It's Sect Leader Dugu!?"

"Dugu Yihe, ranked sixth on the Weapon Ranking, is said to have become even more unfathomable in martial arts since he joined the Tianji Tower's 'College'!"

"The sixth on the Weapon Ranking and the mysterious fifth on the Weapon Ranking. Seeing such a battle, even dying would be worth it!"

"How exciting! How exciting! I can't believe I'm witnessing such a battle between such powerful individuals!"

Dugu Yihe landed gracefully, the Wuji Blade at his waist.

Lu Xiaofeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the person who had arrived.

Dugu Yihe and Gong Jiu are ranked only one place apart on the weapon ranking list, suggesting their strengths are not far apart.

Moreover, as one of the first batch of college students, Dugu Yihe was exposed to the latest martial arts research results every day, which put him far ahead of other martial artists.

Compared to the original Dugu Yihe, he is now incomparable.

"Dugu Yihe, a frail old man."

Gong Jiu shook her head, instead becoming disappointed.

Compared to the mystery of the Heavenly Mystery Prince and the spirituality of Lu Xiaofeng, this rigid old man was the most boring to him.

"What? You're saying I'm weak?" Dugu Yihe's expression changed, turning somewhat ugly.

"Then let me ask you, do you consider yourself strong or weak? Then let me ask you... then let me ask you, are you an old person, a child, or an adult?"

"If you're a child, then let me ask you, are you weak or strong? If you're an adult, you might be stronger, but if you're an elderly person or a child, then it's not certain, because there are many elderly people and children in the martial arts world!"

"??!"

Lu Xiaofeng and Sikong Zhaixing exchanged a glance and suddenly felt the wrinkles on their heads smoothed out.

What's wrong with Dugu Yihe?! Has he gone mad from practicing qi cultivation?!
"What Master Dugu means is that in the martial arts world, the people you should never underestimate are the elderly and children."

"Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you're stronger."

Shangguan Xue'er shrugged, her expression somewhat helpless.

"I don't know what's wrong with Sect Leader Dugu. It seems like he's become like this in the last month or two. It took me a long time to communicate with him before I could barely understand what he meant."

Sikong Zhaixing's expression shifted, as if he had remembered something.

"No way, could it be that Dugu Yihe really mastered it?!"

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes widened.

"What kind of martial art has he mastered? Are you sure he hasn't gone mad from practicing it?"

Sikong Zhaixing uttered each word carefully.
"Nine Dragons External Alchemy Technique!"

Lu Xiaofeng frowned, having never heard of this martial art before.

"This 'Nine Dragons External Alchemy Technique' is a peerless martial art created by Young Master Tianji by combining human medical principles, Taoist external alchemy techniques, and Tibetan Buddhist external martial arts!"

"This skill requires you to take nine kinds of external pills named after 'dragon' in sequence to stimulate your internal organs and muscles. Then you have to train your muscles, bones and skin every day to refine the medicinal power. In the end, you will develop an extremely powerful external martial art!"

Lu Xiaofeng was greatly surprised.
"External martial arts training? At his age, Sect Leader Dugu can still practice external martial arts?"

Sikong Zhaixing took a deep breath.

"This is the terrifying aspect of this technique. Once you consume the 'Nine Dragons Medicine,' it doesn't matter if you're an old person, a child, or even a woman or a eunuch!"

"They can develop incredibly strong muscles in a very short time, enough to tear apart tigers and leopards, and to break through the limits of ordinary people!"

"It seems that Sect Leader Dugu was frustrated by his old age and frail health, which limited his progress in martial arts, and that's why he wanted to master this martial art."

Lu Xiaofeng had a vague sense of foreboding.

"But... there must be side effects, right?"

Sikong Zhaixing nodded.

"Indeed, the Nine Dragons External Elixir Technique does have some minor side effects. One of them is that once you start practicing it, you can never stop taking the Nine Dragons Medicine, otherwise your muscles will degenerate back to their original state in an instant."

"Secondly, the way Sect Leader Dugu speaks now makes him a little incoherent."

Lu Xiaofeng's lips twitched.
Is this a bit clumsy? Has he become an idiot?!

"The last side effect"

Sikong Zhaixing looked up at the top of Dugu Yihe's head.

"Because this technique draws on Tantric practices, where, when Tantric practices are practiced to a high level, the top of the head will become concave, and the higher the level of cultivation, the more concave the top of the head becomes,"

"But after Tianji Gongzi's improvements, this side effect was successfully improved, and it was changed so that the top of the head would bulge as the cultivation level increases."

"However, compared to other side effects, it is negligible."

It's utterly insignificant!
Lu Xiaofeng cursed inwardly.
It would be better to just let the top of the head continue to cave in!
Lu Xiaofeng believed it now; this really was Wang Gan's style.

"???"

Dugu Yihe's words stunned even Gong Jiu, the lunatic.
"Are you obsessed?"

Gong Jiu spoke for everyone.

"Going astray in cultivation? That just means you've made progress!"

Dugu Yihe's eyes widened, and his tone suddenly became excited.
"You...you...who hasn't experienced qi deviation? Qi deviation is a good thing! Don't you...you all experience qi deviation when practicing martial arts?"

"Going into qi deviation means you've practiced martial arts diligently, it means you're young, but going into qi deviation means..."

Shangguan Xue'er sighed.

"What Master Dugu means is that one cannot live without being obsessed. Martial arts require a spirit of being obsessed. If he had not practiced this martial art, he would not have become so young."

Thank you, translator.

Lu Xiaofeng sighed deeply.
Well, whether Dugu Yihe has become younger or not is unknown, but he has definitely become stupid.

(End of this chapter)