All the heavens, starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 68 Schrödinger's Number One in the World (Please continue reading)

Wang Gan largely agreed. Indeed, Bai Tianyu became the number one martial artist in the world two years after Shangguan Jin Hong's death, which is four years from now. As for how high his martial arts level is now, no one knows.

But considering Bai Tianyu's domineering and uncompromising personality, if Shangguan Jin Hong were truly inferior to him, he certainly wouldn't have remained hidden outside the pass, watching the Money Gang unify the martial arts world.

Therefore, Bai Tianyu's current strength should be among the top three in the weapon rankings, meaning he can compete with the number one in the world, but is slightly inferior.

"What about me? Can't I compete to be the best in the world?"

Wang Gan was somewhat surprised.

Logically speaking, his current martial arts skills are enough to compete for the top spot in the world. He would have to fight Bai Tianyu to know for sure, but the abbot of Shaolin Temple didn't mention it at all.
"Wang Tanyue said that he is the best in the world. There are few things in the world that I cannot see through."

“Wang Tanyue is one of them.”

Master Xinhu sighed somewhat.

The so-called number one in the world is nothing special in Shaolin's eyes. Every ten years, a new figure changes in the martial arts world, but Shaolin Temple has been sitting here for a thousand years and has seen as many as a hundred different figures.

Its rise was swift, and its fall was sudden; it was nothing more than that.

But Wang Gan alone, whether in his conduct or the origin of his martial arts, seemed to be an alien from another world, not a person of this world.

Wang Gan remained noncommittal; his extraordinary abilities couldn't be judged by conventional standards.

"What about Li Xunhuan?"

Wang Gan was quite interested.

Li Xunhuan is also Schrödinger's number one in the world.

In terms of combat strength, before Li Xunhuan unleashed his Little Li Flying Dagger, his martial arts skills were only top-notch, and many people could even stop him from throwing the dagger.

Even Li Xunhuan himself was a guy full of flaws, often ambushed, poisoned, seriously injured, threatened, and playing the erhu with low health was almost a daily occurrence.

But since Li Xunhuan launched his flying dagger, almost no one has been able to break it, including the so-called number one in the world.

What's even stranger is that it seems everyone wants to try Li Xunhuan's throwing knives, refusing to believe in this superstition.

Of course, Wang Gan usually has another name for this kind of person—the world's favorite son.

"Li Tanyue is another outlier."

"He is a special kind of person in the martial arts world. Some people want him dead, while others would rather die than let him live."

"The martial arts world cannot do without people like Li Tanyue, otherwise there will be a lot of chaos."

Wang Gan's lips curled into a smile; he found it amusing.
People in this world may not have the concept of a protagonist, but Master Xinhu, with his own knowledge and experience, can describe the characteristics of a protagonist.

Always at the heart of the event, never dying, and fighting for justice.

"To be honest, I have another request."

"I hope that you, benefactor, can return this Bodhidharma Yijinjing to Shaolin."

Master Xinhu finally brought up the matter of the Yi Jin Jing.
"Originally, the Yi Jin Jing was the brainchild of Bodhidharma, who combined Buddhism and martial arts, and intended to spread the principles of Zen. It would be fine even if Wang Tan went beyond the scope of mathematics."

"However, this copy of the Bodhidharma Yijinjing is the original version passed down by the patriarch, and it is of extraordinary significance. It is something that Shaolin cannot afford to lose."

Wang Gan did not reply, but stared at Master Xinhu with a half-smile.

Master Xinhu knew perfectly well that this scoundrel wouldn't act until he saw the benefit.

"In exchange, the Shaolin Sutra Repository is open to Wang Tanyue for his perusal."

Looking at martial arts novels, there probably aren't many characters like Wang Gan who openly and honestly went to the Shaolin Temple's Sutra Pavilion to read books.

Wang Gan's most frequent encounters were with people who used the guise of donating money to visit the Sutra Repository and read the Lankavatara Sutra.

In reality, the Shaolin ancestral Buddhist scriptures are incredibly precious, and Shaolin is certainly not short of money. If you were to calculate carefully, you probably wouldn't be able to see a genuine, unique copy no matter how much money you offered. The Shaolin Sutra Repository is not just a pavilion, but an entire palace, containing a vast collection of scriptures. The most valuable aspect, however, is not martial arts techniques, but the boundless ocean of Buddhist classics.

However, once inside, Wang Gan did not gain anything as he had imagined.

After all, the Lianhua Baojian (a martial arts manual) is a collection of the essence of martial arts in the world, and the 72 Shaolin skills are more or less collected in the martial arts section of the Lianhua Baojian.

With his foundation in Yi Jin Jing internal strength and his extensive knowledge of martial arts, Wang Gan could easily master seven or eight out of ten of the remaining uncollected skills by simply flipping through them.

Aside from some notes from Shaolin elders, the Sutra Repository only contained one martial art technique that Wang Gan was slightly interested in—
Shaolin Golden Bell Cover.

"Have you not eaten?"

Wang Gan's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.
"Push harder, Little Xie!"

Wang Gan was surrounded by golden energy, with a golden bell-like phantom swirling around him, radiating golden light and exuding a solemn and dignified aura.

Xie Tianling, meanwhile, wielded an iron rod, channeling his inner strength to strike with all his might, each blow delivered with full force and without reservation.

Each time the energy struck the golden bell, it only produced a buzzing sound, but it could hardly harm Wang Gan in the slightest.

'Don't you know whether I've eaten or not?!'

Xie Tianling was panting heavily, cursing inwardly.

They called him over early in the morning, saying they wanted to help him with his cultivation, and then made him take an iron rod and start swinging it.

Xie Tianling originally thought it was a good thing; after being beaten for so many days, it was finally his turn to vent his anger.

Unexpectedly, the iron rod, infused with internal energy, struck Wang Gan, leaving him completely unharmed. Furthermore, the golden bell-like energy subtly reversed his force.

After all that, Wang Gan was unharmed, while Xie Tianling was so frustrated that he almost vomited blood.

Xie Tianling was secretly alarmed; this guy must be a monster.

Counting the days, it had only been five or six days since Wang Gan obtained the Golden Bell Shield and began his cultivation.
From the initial cloth sticks and wooden sticks to the current iron sticks striking his body, he remained unmoved.
The speed of progress is extraordinary!
Xie Tianling still can't quite figure out why the Shaolin monks suddenly turned against him.

Could it really be because Wang Gan is the reincarnation of Bodhidharma?
Xie Tianling was completely baffled. Now he felt that this bastard was truly unfathomable, and it would be difficult for him to escape in a short time.

Last time, in front of everyone, he publicly betrayed Wang Gan, his attitude shifting from arrogant to obsequious, which was laughable.

Later, he tried his best to explain that he was doing this to infiltrate the young master's camp and scout ahead, so as to preserve his own forces.

Wang Gan, being broad-minded, naturally believed it to be true.

Not only was Xie Tianling rewarded with a level upgrade, from Little Xie to Little Xie Zi,
There's also martial arts instruction personally provided by Wang Gan, every single day!

Xie Tianling was also deeply grateful to the young master for his painstaking efforts, and she cried tears of gratitude every day.

As for the cultivation of the Golden Bell Shield, Xie Tianling was naturally recruited as a laborer.

When Wang Gan first began practicing the Golden Bell Shield technique, he needed to use cloth and wooden sticks as training tools, with Shaolin disciples assisting him in striking.

Unexpectedly, in just five or six days, Wang Gan's progress in the Golden Bell Shield skill was incredibly fast, even without using Destiny Points, he made rapid progress.

Three days later, the Shaolin disciples' internal strength was too weak, and their attacks had little effect. Since Wang Gan could not ask the Shaolin abbots for help, he captured Xie Tianling as a laborer.

Xie Tianling, as one of the top ten swordsmen on the weapon ranking list, also possesses profound internal strength.

Although Gu Long's martial arts world doesn't emphasize the description of internal energy during fights, often using subtle writing techniques and focusing on mental states, this doesn't mean that internal energy plays a minor role in Gu Long's world.

Even Yi Ku, the Green Demon Hand, known for his poison skills, was able to hold down a galloping horse with one hand in the original story without moving himself.
It is evident that none of the top ten weapons in the ranking are lacking in internal strength.

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