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

Hiss hiss hiss... idle...

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and amazed by the twists and turns of the story.

Unexpectedly, even the most notorious villain in the martial arts world, the Fire Cloud Evil God Gu Jianhun, could be converted, even if it took eight years.

After eight years of imprisonment, and ten years without any relapse, it's safe to assume that Gu Jianhun has completely reformed. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been absent from the martial world for those ten years.

As for Xiongwu?

No one was surprised by the presence of 13,000 bodyguards.

Moreover, it was somewhat of a waste of his talents to protect Wan Sanqian at the level of a Grandmaster of Martial Might.

Chapter 763 The Premonition of a Knight-Errant

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"

"The Heavenly Venerable of Fortune and Longevity!"

"Amitabha!"

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Revenge or debt collection?

Leaving aside the current peak strength of the Ancient Sword Soul.

Eight years of reciting Buddhist scriptures and ten years of secluded cultivation—who knows what level Gu Jianhun has reached?

If it weren't for Gu Jianhun's special identity, he would probably already be listed on the Celestial Ranking, a top-tier Grandmaster.

Rather than sending people to their deaths, it's better to keep the martial world relatively peaceful.

They didn't think that Gu Jianhun was someone to be slaughtered at will. In their view, it was a good thing that Gu Jianhun could calm down now.

With the Zhang family here, Gu Jianhun will at least not rebel; otherwise, even four or five Grandmasters might not be able to subdue him.

As for Tu Xuehua?

Zhang Sanfeng, with his profound understanding, naturally realized that Tu Xuehua was already a Grandmaster, and with Dongfang Bubai added to the mix, the strength of these two Grandmasters was in no way inferior to that of Gu Jianhun.

Moreover, if the three of them were to join forces, the situation would be extremely troublesome.

This may also be the reason why Zhang Xiaoshan saved Gu Jianhun.

Only a handful of people in the martial arts world knew the identity of the Golden-Faced Buddha.

Moreover, the Golden-Faced Buddha was ranked first on the Heavenly Gang List, and Zhang Sanfeng had vaguely guessed that this Golden-Faced Buddha was the Ancient Sword Soul.

It's impossible for Zhang Xiaoshan to occupy two places on the Heavenly Ranking.

"This is not a place for receiving guests, gentlemen, please come inside!"

The entrance and exit were a narrow mountain path, flanked by dense, secluded forests, overgrown with thorns and ancient trees that blocked out the sky. Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the group and couldn't help but remind them:

"Please be careful, everyone. Do not wander into the jungle and damage its ecosystem."

In order to provide martial arts resources to the greatest extent possible, and at the same time protect the safety of Xia Ke Island, Zhang placed some dangerous poisonous insects on the island, forming a relatively well-organized food chain system.

However, the ecological cycle is extremely fragile at this point; if even one link breaks, all previous efforts could be in vain.

"Oh? Why did you place poisonous insects here, young master?"

The old master, Juesheng, and the others looked around but couldn't see anything unusual. However, they knew that Zhang Xiaoshan wouldn't make a statement without a reason.

"The way of the Ghost Doctor is that poison is better than medicine."

When used skillfully, poison can be just as potent as some ancient medicinal herbs, such as the Bodhi Serpent, the Heart-Corroding Bone-Eating Grass, and the Seven-Leaf Soul-Severing Flower...

Three years from now, the gallbladder of the Bodhi snake should be ready for extraction. What do you all think of this opportunity then?

Hiss...

The old master looked at Zhang Xiaoshan, never expecting that the Zhang family could now even cultivate the Bodhi-curved snake.

It is important to know that this medicinal snake has a great effect on one's own blood and energy. It is a legendary beast, so it is naturally considered an extremely rare opportunity.

Corrosive Heart-Eating Grass, Seven-Leaf Soul-Severing Flower, Poinsettia... these are all infamous poisons that strike fear into the hearts of many.

Following the mountain path for several hundred feet, you will come into view a small island lake about a hundred feet in circumference, with its clear blue water surface that is refreshing and invigorating.

Along the lakeside stood rows of three-story courtyard houses resembling villas, with elegant surroundings and unique architecture. Even Zhang Sanfeng couldn't help but admire the Zhang family's extravagance.

This isn't a knight-errant's island; it's clearly a resort.

"This is a residential area. You will all need to rest here for a while. Someone will take you here to rest later."

Everyone nodded. No wonder the Zhang family built so many villas here; they were for receiving guests.

After passing through the residential area, the group entered the mountain wall behind the small lake, where a huge space could be vaguely seen through the gaps.

What was originally a huge natural cave has now been transformed into a vast, smooth, and excavated hall, secret chamber, and passageway.

"This is the core of Xia Ke Island, and also the place where Xia Ke Island will pass on its skills in the future!"

Zhang's plan was to gather the essence of various schools of martial arts here and create a comprehensive martial art suitable for everyone to practice.

Anyone who comes then can study the profound techniques within and gain some understanding of them.

"Does the young master want us to contribute our family's unique skills?"

"Of course not. If it were merely your unique skills, I wouldn't need to discuss it with you at all."

The Zhang family received the unique martial arts techniques from all over the world in the past, and in recent years they have also absorbed experts from all sides. Therefore, those unique martial arts techniques do not need your consent at all.

Moreover, in terms of divine skills and unparalleled techniques, the Zhang family's skills are definitely no less than all of yours combined.

Upon hearing this, everyone glanced at Zhang Xiaoshan with apprehension.

They didn't doubt Zhang Xiaoshan's words, but the sheer number of Grandmasters in the Zhang family wasn't due to accumulated resources, but rather the accumulation of countless cultivation techniques.

Nine Yang Divine Skill, Wedding Gown Divine Skill, Longevity Technique...

These are all the publicly known skills; there are countless other secret techniques that are not publicly known.

"Zhang's intention is to sit down together and discuss the Dao, and to gather everyone's insights into the realm of martial arts."

Not to mention the mutual learning among like-minded people, these insights, inscribed in the cave, can also be left for future generations to view and comprehend. Moreover, Zhang will eventually compile a set of supreme techniques based on these insights and leave them here.

You can all contemplate this here at that time.

"Is what you say true, young master?"

Everyone's hearts stirred; this was a good thing.

Not to mention inspiring future generations who come to Xia Ke Island, Zhang Xiaoshan's creation of a supreme martial art through this experience will also be of great help to them.

They had no doubt about Zhang Xiaoshan's comprehension; back then, Zhang Xiaoshan had created the Dragon-Slaying Saber Technique based on the techniques of a hundred different saber schools.

Moreover, given the insights of these martial arts masters, creating a supreme martial arts technique should be a piece of cake for them.

"Why would Zhang need to deceive you all!"

The main problem is that the unique skills of each of our families are too obvious. Leaving them here will eventually cause chaos. Rather than that, it would be better to create a world-class martial arts outline right here.

"Any martial art must be mastered through personal enlightenment. As for how much one ultimately comprehends and what level one reaches, that depends on the individual's destiny."

"Young master, you are truly insightful and far-sighted!"

Everyone understood Zhang Xiaoshan's concerns. Although Xia Ke Dao promised to give some people martial arts manuals, there were limitations, and it had to be within a reasonable range.

It's impossible for Xia Ke Dao to fulfill someone's request for secret martial arts techniques like the Tathagata Palm, the Three-Part Return to Origin Qi, or the Shaolin Yi Jin Jing.

The number of unique skills that Xia Ke Dao can provide is inevitably limited.

Therefore, their insights and the martial arts outline created by Zhang Xiaoshan became crucial.

As for the requirements for divine weapons, no one doubted the Zhang family's ability to mass-produce them.

"In that case, let's begin our discussion tomorrow, which will last for about half a month."

In the latter half of the month, Zhang organized everyone's insights, then secluded himself for half a month to create an unparalleled martial art. He hopes that the seniors will offer some guidance at that time.

"It should be us who thank you for your magnanimity and broad-mindedness, young master."

What advice can they offer?

It was merely Zhang Xiaoshan using this opportunity to pass on the unique skills he had learned from them to them.

Chapter 764 The Giant Bell Space Tai Xuan Scripture Completed

"Zhao Keman and Hu Ying, Wu Gou Shuang and Xue Ming.

The silver saddle illuminates the white horse, rustling like a meteor.

"..."

Following the example of the Tai Xuan Scripture of Xia Ke Island, Zhang Xiaoshan prepared to simulate the Twenty-Four Stone Chambers, using the Nine Yin Manual as a blueprint, as the island's signature martial art.

The blueprint for these stone chamber martial arts is naturally the essence of various martial arts schools.

It's important to know that the various masters Zhang Xiaoshan invited this time included Wudang, Shaolin, Zhengyi Dao, Quanzhen Sect, and so on. In addition, there were veteran martial arts masters such as Gu Jianhun, Xiongwu, Jiuyou Shenjun, and Cuiming Popo. The martial arts insights they collected were not just empty words.

Two weeks were spent organizing, summarizing, and understanding...

Everyone's comprehension is different, and when discussing the Tao, people speak one after another, so others can only learn one or two things from it at most, and it's good if they can remember three-tenths.

Once they realized what was happening, most of the people abandoned the idea of ​​writing everything down and focused on the parts that were useful to them.

If these masters were to go out and go into seclusion for a period of time, dozens more top masters would surely be added to the martial arts world.

But Zhang Xiaoshan and Zhang Sanfeng are different. They have already reached the realm of the celestial being. These insights into martial arts are like elementary school equations and Pythagorean theorem to them. They can quickly absorb and organize them.

Therefore, half a month later, in addition to his own insights, Zhang Xiaoshan also received four summaries—

Zhang Sanfeng, the Old Celestial Master, the Soul of the Ancient Sword, and the Mighty Warrior!

All four were grandmasters, but their paths differed, and their points of understanding also differed.

Their summaries were merely supplementary to Zhang Xiaoshan's, so Zhang Xiaoshan did not refuse them. He himself had not fully grasped their essence, and moreover, everyone's insights were different, each with their own unique perspectives.

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In a corner deep in the ocean.

The suspicious Zhang Xiaoshan did not go into seclusion on Xia Ke Island, but instead entered a state of tortoise breathing in a corner of the seabed.

The terrifying water pressure and the tempering skills at the peak of the Nine Cauldrons realm were almost ineffective.

Moreover, the aura of the three bronze-armored warriors, combined with Zhang Xiaoshan's primordial spirit power, was enough to protect Zhang Xiaoshan's safety at the bottom of the sea.

"100,000 merits, strengthen!"

His body entered a state of tortoise-like breathing, but Zhang Xiaoshan's primordial spirit was extremely active.

Moreover, the merit enhancement only requires a single thought, so Zhang Xiaoshan naturally does not need the physical recovery.

At this moment, the myriad martial arts techniques of various schools also flashed through Zhang Xiaoshan's primordial spirit—

Nine Yin Manual, Lesser Formless Skill, Nine Yang Divine Skill, Heavenly Demon Strategy, Compassionate Sword Manual, Sunflower Manual...

With the addition of insights from dozens of martial arts masters, Zhang Xiaoshan directly sacrificed 100,000 merits to forcibly merge all these martial arts skills and insights.

With the enhancement of 100,000 merits and blood sacrifice, the final 'Tai Xuan Scripture' will surely be a supreme skill no less than the Nine Yin Divine Skill!

Even more profound.

Compared to Zhang Xiaoshan's previous realm, he was now at the twelfth level of the Void Shattering Realm, and these martial arts techniques were like elementary school essays to him.

The fusion technique is simpler, and the insights gained during the enhancement process will inevitably be more profound, surpassing his current Nine Yin Divine Skill.

Boom!

With a resounding bronze bell that cleansed his primordial spirit, Zhang Xiaoshan's mind not only entered a state of clarity, but his consciousness also re-entered the giant bell space.

The first thing you see is the bronze bell that suppresses the stars of eternity, and as Zhang Xiaoshan's merits have been enhanced more and more, the originally mottled and ancient surface of the bronze bell has gained a bit of luster.

In particular, the area where Zhang Xiaoshan had previously studied the scriptures had been cleared of ancient divine runes and patterns, which looked like an endless abyss, making it impossible for people to escape.

Even though Zhang Xiaoshan's merit points had exceeded three million, the empty area was still less than one ten-millionth of the entire bronze bell's surface, a mere corner like a drop in the ocean.

At this moment, as the merit of 100,000 continued to strengthen, the corner engraved with ancient divine patterns expanded once more.

The divine patterns came into view, and endless insights rose in my heart.