I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Chao, the down-on-his-luck Taoist Zhao Wuji strode away, the large wine gourd at his waist swaying with his steps, making his silhouette quite amusing.

Zhao Wuji will not leave the Yunmeng Mountain area for the time being. This Taoist has clashed with the few dragons that made a fleeting appearance here, and he is determined to capture and take them away.

Jiang Chao had no intention of persuading the other party. After all, everyone has their own obsessions and pursuits, and others have no right to interfere. Jiang Chao could only wish him good luck and hope that his two strange-looking Xuanmen magical artifacts would be as the Taoist said, specifically designed to subdue dragons and the like, and would come in very useful.

Otherwise, given the Taoist's current level of cultivation, he is likely in grave danger.

Jiang Chao knew very little about the magical artifacts of the Xuanmen sect. Most martial artists used weapons made of ordinary iron, which had no other magical properties besides basic characteristics such as hardness and sharpness.

For example, his Moye sword was forged from a piece of meteorite iron mixed with black gold refined iron. It was extremely sharp and could cut through gold and jade, but that was all.

Unlike the Taoist's peach wood sword, which could emit light, or the Taoist's wine gourd, which could change size, it was not like that.

Jiang Chao couldn't figure out the specific principles behind the magic weapon, nor did he bother to think about it. With dragons existing in this world, what else was impossible?

After watching the mortals leave, Jiang Chao withdrew his gaze, gave a few instructions to Su E and the female knight Chu, and then left the open space alone, heading towards a lakeside.

Qin Shaoling went to Yunyang City, the prefectural capital of Yunzhou. A few days ago, after his waxwood spear was broken on the arena, Qin Shaoling felt guilty for a long time and kept saying that he was sorry for Jiang Chao's feelings.

Jiang Chao didn't care. That spear wasn't a good spear to begin with; it was just an ordinary thing. To appease the guy, Jiang Chao asked someone to bring him his original spear from Qingzhou City. It was supposedly called the Purple Gold Dragon Spear or something like that. Anyway, it was much better than the wooden spear he had just bought.

He told Qin Shaoling to go and get it himself.

Incidentally, let the other party meet with the Qin family girl who used to make a fuss about Jiang Chao having ulterior motives.

Although they are half-siblings, they are still considered siblings.

At this moment, Li Muqing, dressed in red, was standing by the lake, her back to the river tide, lost in thought.

The woman's back view was slender, her black hair cascaded down her back, and her red dress was as fiery as fire; she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Especially after several martial arts exchanges with Jiang Chao, the woman became even more graceful and charming.

"Is Miss Li leaving?"

Looking at the other person's back, Jiang Chao spoke softly.

Li Muqing turned around, her phoenix eyes looking at Jiang Chao. Jiang Chao saw a hint of reluctance in her seemingly calm eyes.

  

The woman's voice was clear and cool, like a summer spring.

"I have benefited greatly from these past few days of enlightenment, and my martial arts realm has advanced further. Therefore, it is time to put an end to some past matters."

After Li Muqing finished speaking, she took out a palm-sized cyan jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Jiang Chao.

"This is something I always keep with me, and my name is engraved on it. Please keep it safe. If we meet again someday, return this to me, and that will be the end of our karmic ties."

Jiang Chao was a little confused about what the other party meant.

What does it mean to meet again if fate allows? What does it mean to settle karma? What is this woman trying to say in such a roundabout way?

Seeing Jiang Chao standing still, the woman in red was not angry.

She stepped forward and handed the jade pendant in her hand to Jiang Chao.

"I will remember you, even if we never meet again, I will still remember you, young master."

Having said that, before Jiang Chao could speak or say anything more, the woman's figure suddenly rose from the ground, breaking through the rising mist on the lake surface and disappearing from sight.

During this time, even with Jiang Chao's perception, he did not sense much fluctuation in the flow of true qi.

Judging from Li Muqing's display of this skill, her current martial arts level is far above Jiang Chao's.

Jiang Chao was not surprised by this, because the woman herself was a remarkable woman.

By sheer chance, he absorbed the power of witchcraft, was resurrected, and underwent a complete transformation, becoming even more powerful than before.

After their final martial arts sparring session, the woman calmly recounted her origins to Jiang Chao.

It was because of this that Jiang Chao learned that the other party came from the Jinxiao Sword Sect on the coast of the East China Sea, a secluded sect that cultivated ancient sword techniques.

Despite its reputation for seclusion, the Jin Xiao Sword Sect has been sending its disciples to various places for training for nearly a century.

On the surface, it seems like they are undergoing training, but in reality, they are searching for something. Even Li Muqing, the Holy Maiden, doesn't know what it is.

All she knew was that such a thing could allow the sect leader of the Golden Sword Sect to break through his current martial arts bottleneck and reach the Heavenly Rank, or even a profound realm above the Heavenly Rank.

The so-called Heavenly Rank is roughly equivalent to the realm of a half-step Grandmaster of Martial Arts, while above the Heavenly Rank is the realm comparable to a Grandmaster of Martial Arts.

The Grandmaster of Martial Arts represents the pinnacle of martial prowess in this world.

Above that, there are legends.

Legend has it that above the Grandmaster of Martial Arts, there is another realm called the Martial God Realm.

The God of War can traverse the void with his physical body and live forever.

Jiang Chao speculated that the temple masters of the Wind and Snow Temple in succession were probably all top-tier experts, but whether they had reached the Martial God realm was unknown.

After Li Muqing left, Jiang Chao remained silent for a long time.

As dusk approached, the young man finally suppressed the last trace of reluctance in his heart.

When they returned to the open space, almost all the martial arts practitioners in the vicinity had left.

The martial arts tournament held at Yunmeng Mountain provided an opportunity for many martial arts enthusiasts who came from afar to showcase their skills.

Those who seize the opportunity become famous, enter the top 100, and make it onto the Qing Teng List, achieving instant fame.

The Rising Star Ranking is a new ranking established for this martial arts tournament, and those who make it onto the list are all rising stars in the martial arts world.

He would eventually become a grandmaster.

However, according to Jiang Chao, the title of "Grandmaster" is largely exaggerated.

Martial arts masters above the fifth rank who can release their true energy to injure others can be called grandmasters.

It is a rather general realm of martial arts.

It can also be called a title of respect.

Because if you calculate carefully, Jiang Chao would also be at this level if he didn't use the power of his bloodline and only used his true qi cultivation.

Jiang Chao, however, did not think that his internal energy level was particularly impressive.

He couldn't even compare to his older sister, Jiang Yunyao.

Before leaving, the people from the Moon Goddess Palace left Jiang Chao and his group a tent.

Jiang Yunyao knew that Jiang Chao wouldn't leave the Yunmeng Mountain area so soon.

She knew her younger brother's temperament all too well.

He was free-spirited and liked to be unrestrained; otherwise, he wouldn't have secretly run down the mountain before he was even an adult.

Silent all night.

The next day, Qin Shaoling arrived on horseback, accompanied by a young girl.

Upon seeing the girl, Jiang Chao immediately felt a headache coming on.

"Why did you bring her along?"

Jiang Chao looked at the young man who had been called aside by the heroine Chu and spoke to Qin Shaoling in a low voice.

Qin Shaoling, weary from his journey, was also somewhat helpless.

"I had no choice. I couldn't just leave her alone in Yunyang City. Although my little sister has been spoiled since childhood, she is kind-hearted, innocent, and adorable. Besides, she is a student at Baihe Academy, a branch of Langya Academy..."

"Langya Academy?"

Jiang Chao had never heard of this name. In today's world, there are many martial arts sects, and academies like the Shushu Academy, which cultivate scholars and writers, are not well-known.

"Langya Academy is the premier academy in Jiangnan, don't you know that?"

Qin Shaoling was shocked.