Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 122 Li Zhaoting flaps his wings, and the Fuwei Escort Agency stirs up a hurricane.

Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu exchanged more than three hundred blows.

Li Shengnan's moves were swift, fierce, and ruthless, fully demonstrating the characteristics of the Demonic Sect's martial arts: ruthlessness, decisiveness, unpredictability, treachery, and offensive prowess.

The sword's momentum unfolds as if it has seven or eight arms, with unpredictable and ever-changing moves, unrestrained and boundless, with sword energy like rain, penetrating everywhere and reaching all directions.

Apart from masters like Nu Zhenren and Li Zhaoting, the remaining spectators either kept their distance or sighed that new talents emerge in every generation, replacing the old.

To be honest, there are quite a few Taoist masters who live in seclusion in Qingcheng Mountain. Many of them are enlightened masters who are hermits who live on air and dew and have no interest in martial arts.

They have a high level of understanding of Taoist principles. Some of them have comprehended profound knowledge from the Taoist canon, and some have even reversed their innate nature, entering the innate realm overnight from their mortal bodies.

However, they themselves did not know it.

These Taoist masters possessed a very high spiritual realm, yet they had no knowledge of martial arts. When Cheng Huaixiu was young, he practiced swordsmanship on Mount Qingcheng and often listened to these masters preach, which inspired him greatly. His swordsmanship became exquisite and fluid.

The Other Shore Sword Technique has nine sword moves.

The Cihang Sword Manual has no fixed moves.

Li Shengnan has evil tricks, tricks, demonic tricks, and monster tricks, while Cheng Huaixiu has no tricks, only the most refined and pure, exquisite and smooth sword style. With one sword in hand, he can break through all tricks.

No matter how Li Shengnan changed her moves, even if she changed them rapidly within a small space, Cheng Huaixiu's Clear Sword Heart could sense the pattern and block it with his sword in time.

There are no eyes of the naked eye, only eyes of wisdom.

The Buddha has five eyes.

The naked eye, the divine eye, the wisdom eye, the Dharma eye, and the Buddha eye.

Sword mind clarity is "wise eye".

With eyes that observe the universe and the three realms, and with hands that wield the sword of wisdom to subdue demons.

Although Cihang Jingzhai is named after "Cihang", in the later period of Wu Zhou, it merged with Jingnian Chan Temple, absorbed the Manjushri lineage, and practiced compassion and universal salvation with great compassion and wisdom.

Li Shengnan's attacks were as fierce as the wind, as powerful as the waves, as imposing as the sky, and filled with murderous intent. Every move was a powerful attack, giving the enemy no chance to breathe, and her sword energy was endless.

Cheng Huaixiu's moves were simple and unpretentious, without any unnecessary embellishment or showing off. Like a bowl of vegetable and egg noodles, it was light yet fragrant, warming people's hearts and minds.

For the first two hundred moves, the two swords frequently clashed. After two hundred and thirty moves, the two swords no longer collided at all. Their sword energy drifted freely among the clouds and mist of Qingcheng Mountain, moving with ease, like a dragon and a phoenix, soaring freely in the clouds and mist.

When they had fought for three hundred moves, Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu simultaneously entered a state of enlightenment. One of them unleashed a barrage of attacks, while the other countered each move. One of them used unpredictable and strange techniques, while the other purely controlled the sword with his mind. Whether they used techniques or not, there was no difference in skill; it all depended on the user's spiritual understanding. Both Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu were unparalleled geniuses, and they both pushed their potential to the limit.

The two took turns attacking, with Li Shengnan launching a series of powerful attacks one moment and Cheng Huaixiu unleashing a flurry of sword energy the next. The situation remained evenly matched, with neither able to gain a decisive advantage.

In terms of swordsmanship, Cheng Huaixiu was slightly better, but Li Shengnan had the Vajra Indestructible Great Searching Divine Hand to assist her, leveling the gap between the two, and their palm and sword coordination was precise and flawless.

"laugh!"

Cheng Huaixiu swung his sword toward Li Shengnan's chest. Li Shengnan, wearing the Vajra Indestructible Great Search God Hand on her left hand, forcibly locked the Color Void Sword, while her right hand slashed down with the sword, aiming for Cheng Huaixiu's neck. Cheng Huaixiu then formed a sword with his left hand and used the Sword Laughing at Xuanyuan move to strike Li Shengnan's chest and abdomen.

The two unleashed their desperate moves simultaneously, neither willing to yield an inch. Given Li Shengnan's personality, even if she were riddled with holes, she would not back down even slightly. Cheng Huaixiu's personality was the same; this sword strike was all-or-nothing.

Seeing that the two beauties were about to perish, Li Zhaoting used the Void Step to fly between them, formed the Immovable King Seal in his heart, and extended his index and middle fingers.

Telepathic communication.

The body has no colorful phoenix wings and wings, and the heart is a little bit better.

With his left hand gripping Li Shengnan's sword and his right hand blocking Cheng Huaixiu's sword finger, the two women unleashed their most powerful attacks on Li Zhaoting. Li Zhaoting focused his mind and gathered his energy, his body as still as a mountain. Pure Yang Qi emanated from his body, and his inner strength poured downwards, causing the ground beneath his feet to crack inch by inch.

Li Shengnan tried to draw her sword, but it was clamped by iron clamps, leaving her unable to move forward or backward. Cheng Huaixiu looked at Li Zhaoting with a flushed face and cursed inwardly: You scoundrel, you're holding my hand and won't let go. In front of so many people, are you trying to kill me to silence me, or are you trying to force me into marriage?

"Li Zhaoting, let me go!"

Li Shengnan glared at Li Zhaoting.

"This match is a draw. Do either of you have any objections?"

Li Zhaoting's face turned deathly pale, and he swayed twice.

How could Li Shengnan and Cheng Huaixiu's desperate attack be so easy to withstand? Even with the Spiritual Finger and Pure Yang Qi protecting their bodies, they were still blasted into internal injuries.

The internal injury is not serious and will heal in three days.

Li Shengnan said, "Chief Cheng's martial arts are superb, I admire him. I would like to challenge him to another battle in three months."

Cheng Huaixiu said, "The Holy Maiden's moves are exquisite. It is the greatest fortune of my life to be able to discuss martial arts with her."

See you in March!

Li Shengnan turned to leave, only to find that the sword was held between Li Zhaoting's two fingers and he still couldn't pull it out.

"Li Zhaoting, let go!"

"Oh, it was a momentary lapse, please forgive me!"

Li Zhaoting released Li Shengnan's sword.

Li Shengnan stomped her foot and turned to leave.

The January agreement doesn't need to be fought anymore.

Judging from Li Zhaoting's performance just now, Li Shengnan realized that she was no match for him and needed more experience. She would challenge Li Zhaoting again when her martial arts skills had improved.

Cheng Huaixiu stared intently at Li Zhaoting.

Li Zhaoting flashed a simple, honest smile, just like Bao Zheng.

"I acted in a moment of urgency, please forgive me, Chief."

"If it weren't for Brother Li's righteous intervention, Li Shengnan and I would probably have perished together. We are so grateful that we would never blame you. Thank you so much for saving our lives, Brother Li."

"Hiss~ According to the common tropes in the martial arts world, won't this lead to a situation where the greatest favor can never be repaid..."

"If I have nothing to repay you with, then I will not repay you!"

Cheng Huaixiu smiled and disappeared into the clouds.

The lingering fragrance of a beautiful woman remains on my fingertips.

Li Zhaoting looked around.

The angry Taoist priest glared and exclaimed, "These young men and women nowadays are really going too far, they've offended my eyes!"

Han Yinqiao, Duan Hongzi, and the others finally managed to suppress their fear and got up to exchange pleasantries with Li Zhaoting, thinking to themselves that Qingcheng, a sacred Taoist site, was not afraid of the Jiazi Tai Sui.

Li Zhaoting had no intention of staying in Qingcheng.

What is there to explore in Qingcheng Mountain?
Now that we've met Bai Suzhen at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, we should go and complete Liu E's mission. Li Zhaoting's mission is in another famous mountain in Sichuan, namely: Emei!
The Salt Gang is about to hold its leadership election, and Li Zhaoting's continued presence here is suspicious and could lead to misunderstandings.

Cheng Huaixiu was already the most popular candidate, and after his battle with Li Shengnan, he helped the main board get on DingTalk.

The Salt Gang is, after all, a martial arts sect.

In the martial arts world, martial arts skills come first.

The Salt Gang needs martial arts masters to maintain order.

Cheng Huaixiu is highly skilled in martial arts, deeply loyal, and adept at making friends, which is very beneficial to the expansion of the Salt Gang. Unless the Salt Gang's top leaders have lost their minds or outsiders try to infiltrate the Salt Gang, Cheng Huaixiu will inevitably be re-elected.

Li Zhaoting stayed for a few days, partly to fully recover from his internal injuries, partly to search for clues, and finally to draw out the process of the battle between immortals and demons.

Unfortunately, no clues were found. The Salt Gang had no records of the mother.

Even the clan elders, who were in their seventies or eighties, did not know that Li Zhaoting's mother seemed to have been completely erased by someone using supernatural powers, and even her memories were wiped away.

Who did my mother offend?

Was exiling my father to Lingnan to protect him?

Could my father be a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty?
Could it be that my mother is...? I can't figure it out!
Unable to find any clues about his mother, Li Zhaoting asked Cheng Huaixiu for help in searching, requesting her to open a caravan route to Miao territory to fulfill his father-in-law's request.

Then, we headed straight for Mount Emei.

The top brass of the Salt Gang held a collective farewell party for Li Zhaoting.

They looked at each other.

Free from illness and disaster, in good health.

A young man laughed and said, "Don't believe everything you hear in the martial arts world. Li Zhaoting is gentle and polite, how could he possibly be a jinx? It's all just rumors!"

The clan elder solemnly advised, "Little Wu, it's always better to believe something is true than not to believe it is. We are business people, and we seek good fortune in our business dealings."

The young man was still all smiles: "Li Zhaoting is a lucky star for us. He just gave us a new way to make money. There is a severe shortage of salt in Miao territory."

The leader of the Qian Gang chuckled: "It's not just salt. Miao region lacks everything. Silk, porcelain, tea—these are all lucrative businesses. We can all make a fortune from them."

What are some worthwhile business opportunities in Miao territory?

"Fool! Of course it's medicinal herbs. Miao territory has no shortage of medicinal herbs. Besides, Miao territory is very rich. Their traditional clothing is adorned with silver ornaments. As long as you send them oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, you can earn silver."

"Could we have been poisoned by the Five Poisons Sect?"

"Let Li Zhaoting issue a pass. The Five Poisons Sect Leader is Li Zhaoting's mistress. Who would dare to double-cross us?"

The leader of the Money Gang truly lives up to his reputation as a professional businessman. He has a clear understanding of where to do business, what kind of business to do, and how much money to make.

At the same time, Cheng Huaixiu was reminded that Li Zhaoting already had a beautiful wife and concubines at home. He was told to stop thinking about it and stop staring at the painting and grinning like an idiot. He was almost going to go crazy.

A butterfly flapping its wings can cause a hurricane; if Li Zhaoting stayed for so long without any impact, no one would believe it.

Who is affected?
Yu Canghai, Abbot of Songfeng Temple!

The Qingcheng Sect is not a single sect, but an alliance of many Taoist temples. Its management structure is very loose, and its sect cohesion is slightly stronger than that of the "Five Mountains Sword Sect".

Songfeng Temple was originally the strongest Taoist temple in Qingcheng.

Unfortunately, decades ago, Changqingzi, the abbot of Songfeng Temple, was defeated by Lin Yuantu, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of Fuwei Escort Agency. He never recovered and died in depression a few years later.

Since Changqingzi's death, Songfeng Temple's strength has declined rapidly. There are no genius disciples and the elders in the temple have not made any breakthroughs. As the temple master, Yu Canghai, influenced by Changqingzi, is determined to seize the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.

He originally planned to scheme for a few more years, but unexpectedly, when the fairy and the demon were dueling in Qingcheng Mountain, he, a local bully, wanted to go and watch the battle, but was actually stopped by Li Zhaoting with a sword.

To be precise, Yu Canghai didn't even see Li Zhaoting's face; he only saw the sword mark left by Li Zhaoting. The sword mark unleashed sword intent, blasting Yu Canghai away.

Yu Canghai tried several times but could not get even half a step closer to the sword mark. He sat on the ground, covered in dust, and watched helplessly as Nu Zhenren, Han Yinqiao and others went up the mountain.

These people completely ignored Yu Canghai.

It is said that even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Li Zhaoting, this dragon from the mountains, trampled his dignity into the mud. Among the masters of the Qingcheng Sect, no one helped him.

In fact, Nu Zhenren ignored Yu Canghai not because he looked down on him, but because he knew that in a battle between masters, the overflowing internal energy could split mountains and divide water. If he could not pass Li Zhaoting's test, watching the battle would only bring him trouble.

The Angry Immortal was not good with words and was too lazy to explain.

Yu Canghai felt increasingly aggrieved the more he thought about it.

Songfeng Temple has a vast collection of Taoist classics, but its martial arts secrets are not particularly strong. After much thought, the only way to improve one's strength in the shortest amount of time is to rely on the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual.

Why is it the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual?

On the one hand, Changqingzi kept talking about it, leaving a deep impression on the young Yu Canghai.

On one hand, Lin Yuantu defeated Changqingzi with thirty-two sword moves. Changqingzi memorized the sword moves and, after returning to Qingcheng, drew up a sword technique manual. All the sword moves practiced by his disciples in the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique were utter nonsense.

It is obvious that the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique has special secrets.

Yu Canghai has been practicing the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique for over a decade. If he obtains the sword manual and learns the sword techniques, his sword skills will surely soar to new heights, allowing him to regain his lost dignity.

With this in mind, Yu Canghai led his disciples away from Qingcheng, disguised their identities, and headed to Fuzhou.

……

The Buddha's light swallows the deep ravine, and the sea of ​​clouds obscures the lone bell.

Suddenly a nimble ape appeared, plucking flowers as snow covered the peak.

Mount Emei is blessed with the beauty and spirit of heaven and earth. Its main peaks are Da'e Mountain, Er'e Mountain, San'e Mountain, and Si'e Mountain. The Mount Emei that people usually think of is actually Da'e Mountain.

Mount Emei's geology is a short anticline running north-south, surrounded by faults, with sheer cliffs everywhere, smooth as a mirror, towering thousands of feet high, making it difficult for monkeys to climb.

Looking down from above, it's as if two sword immortals are debating swords on Mount Emei, using their earth-shattering flying swords to carve the mountain into a mirror, and using their delicate brushes to lightly paint their eyebrows.

The name "Emei" comes from this.

Mount Emei is the sacred site of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, and there are numerous Buddhist temples and Taoist monasteries on the mountain. From the perspective of the martial arts world, the main structure of the Emei Sect is half Taoist and half Buddhist.

In terms of religious significance, the Buddhist temples on Mount Emei far surpass the Taoist temples. The reason why the Taoist sect can compete with the Buddhist sect is because the Taoist sect leader has outstanding martial arts skills. In the end, the sects in the martial arts world rely on strength to speak, and the bigger the fist, the more authoritative they are.

The leader of the Dao Sect was named Dugu Yihe. He had already acquired skills before becoming a disciple, and at a young age, he displayed extraordinary talent. The old leader overruled all objections and made Dugu Yihe the leader.

Dugu Yihe lived up to expectations, creating the unique skill "Seventy-Seven Forty-Nine Styles of Double Killing with Swords and Blades" and cultivating three heroes and four outstanding talents. Even though the Buddhist sect had a profound foundation and far more disciples than the Taoist sect, they could only share the glory.

In the original story, if Huo Tianqing hadn't depleted half of Dugu Yihe's power, causing a flaw in Dugu Yihe's well-rounded swordsmanship and rendering many of his powerful moves unusable, Ximen Chuixue might not have been able to defeat Dugu Yihe. At least in Lu Xiaofeng's opinion, Ximen Chuixue's chances of winning were extremely low.

To be able to withstand a formidable figure like Dugu Yihe, the leader of the Buddhist sect is no ordinary person either. She is none other than the famous Abbess Miejue, the most fluctuating of the Heavenly Gang.

Abbess Miejue is an anomaly on the Heavenly Spirits List.

It wasn't due to Abbess Miejue's own martial arts skills, nor the support of the Wudang Sect, but rather because Abbess Miejue herself was a status-based martial artist who relied heavily on status effects.

This "state" is not a psychological state, but rather whether or not a weapon is used. The Heaven-Slaying Sword, the direct descendant of the Buddhist sect leader, can greatly enhance Extinction's combat power.

When not using the Heaven Sword, Abbess Miejue was at most on par with the Four Great Protectors of the Ming Cult. If the battlefield environment was unfavorable to her, the probability of losing was very high.

Abbess Miejue could fight the Purple-Robed Dragon King to a draw and use delaying tactics against the Green-Winged Bat King, but she would most likely be no match for the two masters Xie Xun and Yin Tianzheng.

However, if she could use the Heaven Sword, Abbess Miejue's combat power would increase several times over. There are many divine weapons in the martial arts world, but those who rely on weapons as much as Abbess Miejue are extremely rare.

Therefore, the last place on the Heavenly Stars List actually has two names: one is Ku Mei, the head of the Huashan Sect, and the other is Miejue. If Miejue uses the Heaven-Slaying Sword, she is the gatekeeper of the Heavenly Stars. If Miejue does not use the sword, Ku Mei is the gatekeeper of the Heavenly Stars. The position of the leader of the Earthly Fiends is temporarily vacant.

In terms of martial arts foundation, Ku Mei shouldn't have fallen to the level of a goalkeeper. Unfortunately, Ku Mei has a great physical defect: her left hand is severely disabled.

Yang Guo and Shanks are outliers.

Nine out of ten martial artists in the world will have their strength affected if they suffer serious physical injuries.

Both being gatekeepers of the Heavenly Gang and both being nuns, Miejue and Kumei never appeared at the same time and never met, but they secretly competed with each other. In this respect, Miejue was the clear winner, as her management skills far surpassed Kumei's. Although she claimed to be a Buddhist, she had taken in a large number of lay disciples.

When the disciple comes of age, he will go to Wudang to find a wife.

Abbess Miejue was quite shrewd.

Not at all like the old-fashioned characters in movies and TV shows!
(End of this chapter)