In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan did not bring anyone else with him and set off alone.

Ping Mountain is too dangerous, and he has traveled quite a distance this time.

Besides the distant Ping Mountain, which is tens of thousands of miles away, they also had to travel to Kunlun to pick the peaches of immortality and other blessings for the birthday celebration.

Chapter 315 The Flying Centipede Returns to Ping Mountain

Bottle Mountain!

After the treasure map incident, this place is no longer a secret.

In particular, the treasure's light shines outwards, making it appear from the outside as a blessed land, a place of immortals. Many martial arts masters who went in to explore for the treasure never returned.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan naturally could not settle down in the nearby Miao village, but instead took root there.

With the Dragon Ball protecting him, and Zhang Xiaoshan also bringing the Golden Silkworm Gu with him.

Fight poison with poison!

As soon as we entered Ping Mountain, swarms of poisonous creatures followed the scent.

In an instant, a mocking smile appeared on Zhang Xiaoshan's lips. He drew a circle on the ground, turning a ten-zhang radius area into his own territory, and at the same time released the Bloodthirsty Golden Silkworm.

Ordinary poisons cannot penetrate the aura of his chaotic demonic pool, but extremely poisonous substances are different.

Once inside, they will first confront the Bloodthirsty Golden Silkworm, rather than directly attacking Zhang Xiaoshan.

This "070" is a battle of kings!

After demarcating the territory, Zhang Xiaoshan began to study it.

The Seven Forms of Soul Severance primarily utilize the Goose Feather Blade or the Ring-Pommel Blade, because the essence of swordsmanship lies in its simplicity, ruthlessness, and speed.

Three words: Fast, accurate, and ruthless!

However, this is also a characteristic of all one-handed knives, and how to stand out from these three words depends on each school's techniques and mental approach.

The Dragon Slayer Saber is a thick-backed blade, so it has nothing to do with speed; its main characteristic is its ruthlessness!

The blade's momentum was domineering, with an unstoppable and overwhelming force that was invincible.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xiaoshan decided to use the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber as the foundation and integrate various martial arts techniques.

The Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber may seem like just a superior saber technique, not even a supreme skill, but it has been refined through countless trials and is almost beyond modification.

This sword technique excels in its refinement of sword moves, but what Zhang Xiaoshan wants is its domineering and powerful offensive, with endless layers of sword momentum.

To create a martial art, one must undoubtedly be proficient in one.

With the Lesser Formless Skill in his body and the Dragon-Slaying Saber in his hand, Zhang Xiaoshan used this to practice the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber technique, and entered a state of excellence after only two repetitions.

Moreover, the Dragon-Slaying Saber, weighing at least forty pounds, seemed weightless in Zhang Xiaoshan's hands. In an instant, golden light shone brightly, and countless sword shadows crisscrossed the sky, displaying the power of unparalleled swordsmanship.

Tiger dominates the mountains and forests!

A sharp and fierce blade aura swept across an area of ​​ten feet in radius, like a surging river and a tsunami.

The higher one's level of understanding, the more insights one will undoubtedly gain.

After just one period of training, the seemingly unalterable Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber technique, consisting of fifty-four moves, has more than two hundred flaws.

That is to say, there are three to four openings in every move; that's Zhang Xiaoshan's feeling.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan did not make any changes, but continued to practice other sword techniques.

Whether it's the graceful and flowing willow-floss knife technique, the ruthless and sharp pig-slaughtering knife technique, or the ultimate martial arts technique, the Breaking-the-Precepts Knife...

In three days, he mastered a hundred different sword techniques with ease, and each move seemed to have been honed through countless trials.

Most importantly, these are all low-level martial arts, and they are even simulated using the Lesser Formless Skill.

However, besides his mastery of swordsmanship, after practicing for three days and three nights, Zhang Xiaoshan had also reached a level of unparalleled skill in swordsmanship.

What appeared to be just a demonstration of moves was actually Zhang Xiaoshan practicing his sword skills during the demonstration.

At Zhang Xiaoshan's level, all other techniques are dead; only the blade is alive.

The longer Zhang Xiaoshan used the knife and the more engrossed he became in his studies, the deeper his understanding of the knife became.

"Understanding one principle leads to understanding all principles"—this was Zhang Xiaoshan's state of mind at that moment.

Three more days passed, and during these three days, Zhang Xiaoshan found a huge rock.

The unique skills and profound mysteries of each school's techniques are all engraved on it.

Just like copying famous quotes in school, Zhang Xiaoshan not only inscribed the essence of various schools of thought into it, but also added his own summaries.

Therefore, the entire boulder is covered with dense, celestial-like carvings, all of which are the essence of various martial arts styles.

"It's time to slay the dragon!"

Swordsmanship is honed through fighting, so Zhang Xiaoshan's purpose is self-evident.

With the Dragon Slayer Sword in hand, Zhang Xiaoshan's first target was the six-winged centipede he had encountered at the Persian headquarters last time.

Upon arriving at the territory of the six-winged centipede, the ground was covered with centipedes and scorpions, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

Total Annihilation!

The sword's energy swept across the land, cleansing the mountains and rivers.

With just one strike, Zhang Xiaoshan cleared a ten-zhang area, tearing all the centipedes and scorpions within it to pieces with the sword energy.

The fiery venom spilled onto the ground, and the Bloodthirsty Golden Silkworm tried to rush out, but was stopped by Zhang Xiaoshan.

Seeing the scorpions and centipedes continuing to surge forward, Zhang Xiaoshan, with his long sword in hand, unleashed a move called "Flying Dragon in the Sky," instantly splitting his figure into nine.

He then turned and unleashed nine sweeping attacks, clearing away poisonous creatures within a radius of twenty to thirty feet...

This domineering swordsmanship is merely the most ordinary of moves.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoshan's ears twitched, and a wooden stake suddenly rose up from the soft soil beneath his feet.

That wasn't a real wooden stake, but rather what's known as a 'three-zhang centipede'.

It's over three zhang long; if you hoist it up, it's the height of a three-story building.

That's why Zhang Xiaoshan still hasn't finished eating the large dragonfish.

But in Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes, this was a flying centipede that was at least four or five zhang long, not a three-zhang centipede at all.

Flying centipedes are different from ordinary centipedes.

No matter how strong an ordinary centipede is, if it cannot fly, it loses a unique talent.

Even though the flying centipede cannot actually fly, it can glide through the air like an angry rooster, which is definitely a terrifying asset.

Moreover, such a mutated centipede must be even more terrifying.

Indeed, old ginger is spicier.

Zhang Xiaoshan was scheming against those Persians, and they were also constantly on guard against him. Once Zhang Xiaoshan came over, they would definitely suffer a great loss.

Foreigners cannot be trusted!

However, Zhang Xiaoshan had also tricked the Persian Grand Master many times, so he quickly let go of his resentment!

He's not here to find treasure this time; he's here to slay a dragon.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan, holding the Dragon-Slaying Saber, remained fearless as he pondered a strategy to defeat the enemy.

The key to defeating the enemy isn't about going all out and cleaving the flying centipede in two with a single strike, but rather about using swordsmanship to achieve victory; otherwise, it wouldn't be interesting.

2.0 If everything relied on irresistible true qi and power, why would he have created the Dragon-Slaying Saber Technique?

This sword technique was originally prepared for the Ghost King Yama, who reigns supreme over Ghost Street.

As for poison gas?

Zhang Xiaoshan had eaten ambergris fruit and was already immune to all poisons.

Therefore, as the man and the centipede stared at each other, the flying centipede was the first to erupt.

Its massive body appeared clumsy, but it was actually as fast as lightning. The hundreds of sharp, steel-blade-like feet on both sides swept past Zhang Xiaoshan and then swung at him simultaneously.

Ding! Ding! Ding...

Amidst the constant clashes of swords and spears, there were also occasional surprise attacks from the pincers of flying centipedes.

Although Zhang Xiaoshan easily dodged them all, he couldn't kill the flying centipede using his ordinary swordsmanship.

This is also the significance of his creation of the Dragon-Slaying Saber Technique.

Chapter 316 The Lion's End, Siblings Reunite

Southern Shaolin!

Although it lacks the long history of a Zen Buddhist ancestral temple, it is still a mottled and ancient temple with a sense of vicissitudes.

Moreover, compared to the Northern Shaolin Temple, which is based in the Central Plains and serves as a leading force, the Southern Shaolin Temple has always been at the forefront of the fight against Japanese pirates along the southeastern coast.

Many monks even joined the border naval forces!

The reason why the five eminent monks of Juexin violated the precepts was that upon returning from the southeast coast, they couldn't control their murderous intent and wiped out several inhuman bandit strongholds, thus violating the first precept of Shaolin.

Killing!

However, most of the monks of the Southern Shaolin Temple have a history of killing.

Therefore, the punishment was not too severe.

Most monks, unless they commit murder and extermination like Juexin, can simply recite scriptures to dispel their murderous intent.

Of course, first you need to kill the Japanese pirates, bandits, and mountain bandits who commit arson, murder, and looting along the southeastern coast...

If it is an ordinary person, or someone who bullies the weak and does evil by relying on martial arts, Shaolin will basically take action to clean up their own sect!

"Let me out! Let me out..."

"What kind of skill is it for you bald monks to bully the few with your numbers? If you have the guts, let's fight one-on-one for three hundred rounds."

"What are you chanting? It sounds like a funeral wailing! Grandpa isn't dead yet!"

Xie Xun, who was sent there, was immediately imprisoned in the forbidden area behind the Southern Shaolin Temple, guarded by three senior monks from the previous generation of Shaolin, namely the three members of the Shaolin Vajra Arhat Subduing Demon Circle.

At this moment, Xie Xun had no enlightenment about Buddhism. Inside the stupa where Xie Xun was imprisoned, Xie Xun's roaring and furious voice could be heard continuously.

Inside the three small stupas surrounding the stupa, three thin, dust-covered old monks continuously chanted the Diamond Sutra.

"Juesheng greets his three senior uncles!"

"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk Mingchen greets the three holy monks!"

"Amitabha Buddha, greetings to the Dharma Master!"

The three elders also knew about the Zhang family. Besides taking in Juexin and the other four, the most important thing was that the Zhang family had not betrayed their trust back then. They had been accumulating good deeds and doing good deeds, showing boundless compassion.

The Master Mingchen before them gave them the impression of having an otherworldly air and radiating Buddhist light.

Despite being only in her prime, her martial arts skills were unfathomable, and her forehead was filled with Buddhist aura, clearly indicating that she had achieved mastery of Buddhist teachings.

This is already among the ranks of truly eminent monks!

However, in their view, Tantric Buddhism is not true Mahayana Buddhism.

Some practices are even forbidden in Buddhism.

However, they did not interfere much with Mingchen's path.

After all, Tantric Buddhism has survived to this day, so it must have some merit.

Moreover, since Mingchen has chosen the path of Tantric Buddhism, it must be related to someone in the Zhang family, which might become a legendary tale.

According to Juexin, the young master of the Zhang family, though seemingly easygoing, is actually domineering and ambitious.

The mere mention of the Blood Droplet circulating in the martial arts world is enough to illustrate its power.

“My three senior uncles, Master Mingchen and the Golden-haired Lion King Xie Xun are old acquaintances. I have come to pay my respects to the Lion King!”

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Since they were from the Zhang family, they did not suspect the Zhang family's motives.

The Golden Lion King Xie Xun was sent by the Zhang family, and the Zhang family's strength meant they didn't even consider the Golden Lion King a threat.