While writing a diary at Zongwu, Wang Yuyan falls in love with someone else.

She can be considered the second charming Huang Rong.

Therefore, the moment Jiang Sishui looked into her eyes, he couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.

Faced with A Zhu's difficult behavior, Jiang Sishui seemed quite helpless: "I don't look or see, the girl says I have empty eyes and ignore you '283'."

“I looked at her closely, and seeing how playful she was, I was sure she would accuse me of being rude and having ulterior motives.”

"Oh dear, I don't know whether to look or not. This girl has given me a difficult problem, and I don't know what to do."

Jiang Sishui spoke with a sense of grievance, which made the other women smile.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "Don't you have ulterior motives? You do! If I hadn't been able to read your thoughts through your diary, I would have really been fooled by you."

Zhao Qiying watched from the side, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.

However, considering that these women would likely become her sisters in the future, she didn't get jealous at this moment, otherwise, there would inevitably be some distance between them in the future.

Azhu sighed, seemingly blaming herself: "According to Young Master Jiang, it was I, this little maid, who was being unreasonable. Oh well, I'll change in the future."

Jiang Sishui: "..."

Wait, is this A'Zhu from Yanziwu? Are you sure she's not from Grand View Garden?

Why do you speak in such a pretentious way? Every sentence sounds so familiar.

He immediately changed the subject: "May I ask how you are addressed, young lady?"

Seeing this, A'Zhu's playful smile deepened, and she said, "My name is A'Zhu, a very ordinary name, but it doesn't sound as nice as yours, young master."

Jiang Sishui: "..."

This mischievous girl is really naughty; someone has to be found to keep her in check!

Subconsciously, the image of Huang Rong appeared in my mind.

"You wait, I'll find you a worthy opponent later!" Jiang Sishui thought fiercely.

A thought suddenly occurred to him, and he looked at Abi beside him, feigning ignorance, "So it's Miss Azhu. May I ask the relationship between Miss Azhu and Abi...?"

Azhu and Abi exchanged a glance, and the former smiled and said, "I am her older sister."

"Sister?"

"She's not my biological sister, but she's better than one."

Jiang Sishui feigned sudden realization: "So that's how it is. Since Miss Azhu and Abi are like sisters, and Abi calls me Grand Uncle, then we're family from now on! Excellent! Excellent!"

Azhu: "..."

When Wang Yuyan and Abi saw that the usually quick-witted Azhu had been humiliated, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

Azhu glared at Abi.

It's all because of this girl, who insisted on becoming Kang Guangling's disciple. Otherwise, how could she be indirectly two generations younger than Jiang Sishui?

How abominable!

In this round, Azhu was very dissatisfied with her loss.

Then, Jiang Sishui looked at Abi and said, "I don't like those formalities, so please don't bow to me anymore. And don't call me 'Grand Uncle' anymore, it makes me feel old."

Upon hearing this, Abi agreed without hesitation: "Yes, Young Master Jiang."

……

As the group got to know each other, the deaf-mute disciples also went down the mountain to purchase necessary items.

In the afternoon, under Su Xinghe's guidance, everyone held a funeral for Wu Yazi.

As the saying goes, "When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out." With Wu Yazi's coffin being buried in the earth, the past grievances and grudges came to a partial end.

The other half, well, that's not up to him to decide.

After the funeral, Su Xinghe pulled Jiang Sishui aside. Seeing that no one was around, he took out a booklet from his sleeve and gave it to her.

Jiang Sishui's curiosity had already been piqued by his mysterious demeanor. She took the document and glanced at it, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Su Xinghe explained from the side, "This is the spirit-suppressing formation created by my master. My master entrusted it to me for safekeeping. Now, in accordance with my master's last wishes, I am handing it over to you, the sect leader."

Jiang Sishui accepted the offer with pleasure.

He was very curious about the Spirit-Suppressing Array, which could "sever all communication between heaven and man," and wanted to find out more.

By the time I finished my work, the sun was almost setting.

While the women were busy preparing dinner, Jiang Sishui took out her diary and started writing.

Last night, I went up Leigu Mountain and discovered that there was actually a "Precious Illusionary Array" on it, which really caught me off guard.

Because this thing doesn't exist in the original story.

Moreover, this "Precious Illusion Array" is no ordinary array; it has a legendary record of trapping and killing celestial beings!

Not only did I overlook such important information, but I also inexplicably stumbled upon it.

Fortunately, after writing in my diary yesterday, I obtained the protective artifact "Sun Shadow Golden Wheel," which allowed me to remain unaffected by the illusionary power, successfully pass through the illusion array, and find Wuyazi.

"Ah, Brother Jiang, you don't know about the 'Precious Illusion Array'?"

Zhao Qiying was also dumbfounded. She assumed that Jiang Sishui must have gathered all the information beforehand when she went to the Central Plains Escort Agency to entrust her goods to them, which was why she hadn't mentioned it at all...

Hearing that Jiang Sishui had entered the formation in a daze, he couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.

"The Golden Wheel of the Sun's Shadow? A protective magic artifact?"

Upon learning that Jiang Sishui had used this item to pass through the illusion array, all the women realized that it was an extraordinary treasure.

At the same time, the word "protection" has also evoked certain associations in some people.

Could the "Sun Shadow Golden Wheel" function in the same way as the protective light shield that shields them?

Fortunately, the bad luck was only temporary, and things went much more smoothly than I had imagined.

[The moment Wu Yazi saw me, he designated me as his successor after only a few words and then prepared to pass on his skills to me.]

So much so that even after I inherited all his skills, I didn't have to use a single word of my carefully prepared speech.

This puzzled me for a time.

But after thinking about it later, I felt relieved.

[It's likely that Wuyazi had long given up hope of solving the "Precious Chess Game," and his body was simply too exhausted to continue. Then, seeing that my score was decent at 3.7, he chose me right away.]

However, Wu Yazi was over ninety years old, yet he was only a Grandmaster.

After all, the Free and Unfettered Sect is not lacking in divine skills, and Wu Yazi is exceptionally talented. Having lived for so long, he should have reached the level of a celestial being by now through sheer hard work and time.

Could it be that Ding Chunqiu's sneak attack blocked his path to becoming a Celestial?

[That's true. If Wu Yazi were a celestial being, even crippled, killing Ding Chunqiu would be a piece of cake, and Su Xinghe wouldn't have had to endure humiliation for so many years.]

"Wu Yazi was merely a Grandmaster?"

Upon seeing the contents of the diary, all the women were surprised.

The "Precious Chess Game" is quite famous, and the "Precious Illusion Array" can cause even the Celestials to suffer heavy losses. No matter how you look at it, the mastermind behind all of this must be a big shot.

I never expected him to be just a Grandmaster!

It's like a cat tripping an elephant; it's unbelievable.

087 A Martial Arts World on Par with Gods and Demons

Having acquired Wu Yazi's entire power, I directly broke through to the late Grandmaster stage, or more accurately, the eighth level of Grandmaster.

Wu Yazi was likely at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, and he probably lost some of his power during the transfer of his skills.

[But it's alright, with the "Northern Darkness Divine Art" I have, I can just find some people to absorb some of its power and I'll be able to ascend.]

Unfortunately, one cannot become a Celestial Being simply by absorbing internal energy; one must also comprehend the concept of 'unity of heaven and man'.

Fortunately, with my current talent, this isn't difficult; it just takes a little more time.

"Grandmaster level eight..."

Seeing this, all the women were envious.

Jiang Sishui achieved a level that 99% of martial artists cannot reach in their entire lives in just one night.

Moreover, Jiang Sishui's talent is comparable to Lang Fanyun's. With the latter's spirit of "learning from heaven and earth," the concept of "harmony between man and nature" is not difficult for him at all.

In other words, the door to the Golden Core of Martial Arts has already been opened to Jiang Sishui.

There are three great benefits to becoming Wuyazi's disciple.

Firstly, of course, was his Grandmaster-level skill, which allowed me to rise to the top in one step.

The second is the "Northern Darkness Divine Skill" and the "Lingbo Steps".

27. The most prominent feature of the "Northern Darkness Divine Skill" is that it absorbs the true energy of others for its own use, making others' years of hard work benefit itself.

[As long as the meridians can withstand it, theoretically it can absorb and refine indefinitely without any hidden dangers, making it a veritable cheat code for cultivation.]

[However, when I was reading the book, I always had a question: can the internal energy absorbed by the "Northern Darkness Divine Art" be recovered afterward?]

This point in the book is written rather disorganized.

During the chaotic battle in the tunnels of Wanjie Valley, Duan Yu absorbed the internal energy of a group of people in one go, including the three villains besides Duan Yanqing.