I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 109 You can't expect me to dress as a woman, can you?

Lingyun Cave Heaven, where seven-colored light descends from the heavens.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qingzhou and the others appeared in a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

The place where they stood was a fairly large campsite with complete facilities. Not only was there barbed wire fencing around it, but a steel wall had also been erected around it.

It's clear that over the years, the Dongji Kingdom's government has managed to operate this place quite well, even using a piecemeal approach, and has built an outpost inside Lingyun Cave.

"Welcome to Lingyun Cave Heaven. My name is Weng Tiejun, and I am your instructor."

The person who spoke was dressed in military uniform, with a burly build and a serious expression, exuding a strong military aura.

Ye Qingzhou sensed it briefly and discovered that Weng Tiejun's blood and qi were extremely strong.

"The fire and the mountain have both reached their peak, his physique is strong, his internal energy is profound, and he has even cultivated an iron body. It seems that he is a master-level martial artist trained within the military."

Among the five major powers on Earth, only the Eastern Pole Kingdom has the most cohesive official organization.

In contrast, in the Western Kingdom and Europe, powerful martial artists have gradually risen above the law in recent years, turning around to control politics, doing whatever they want and disregarding the law, to the point that their people are living in dire straits.

In particular, the state religion of the Western Kingdom, the Crimson Sanctuary, has become a nightmare for many.

Despite having "Sanctuary" in its name, the martial artists of the Crimson Sanctuary are all blood-fed and practice evil arts. Among their outer organizations is the Source Blood Society, a crazy research institution that conducts bloodline modification experiments.

They basically don't get involved in anything that involves people.

Compared to the Crimson Sanctuary, the martial arts families of the Eastern Pole Kingdom are practically a bunch of law-abiding good kids.

All of this is thanks to the foresight and strong execution capabilities of the Eastern Extremity Kingdom's government, its powerful military, and its well-established talent development mechanism.

Take Weng Tiejun as an example. He came from a working-class background and joined the army right after graduating from high school, which allowed him to come into contact with martial arts.

After continuous and arduous training, Weng Tiejun became a renowned master martial artist.

Within the official ranks of the Eastern Pole Kingdom, there are many people like him.

It is precisely because of the many successful cases such as Weng Tiejun that Dongji Kingdom launched the Martial Arts Rising Star Program in its early years, then promoted "Free Martial Arts Meals" nationwide, and recently is preparing for the "Martial Arts New Talent" competition, continuously increasing its support for ordinary martial arts practitioners.

In fact, Ye Qingzhou was one of the beneficiaries of both the "Free Martial Arts Meal" and "Martial Arts Prodigy" programs, which can be described as benefiting from being under a powerful tree.

Therefore, being born in a prosperous and stable country like Dongji is truly a very fortunate thing.

At least, that's what Ye Qingzhou thinks; in any case, he really likes Dongji Kingdom.

However, being a lackey for the powerful and wealthy is out of the question; Ye Qingzhou can't stand being treated like a dog.

Just as Ye Qingzhou was lost in thought, Weng Tiejun looked at the twenty martial arts upstarts in front of him with a very complicated expression, and was so angry that he cursed under his breath.

In Weng Tiejun's view, sending young people who have not yet become professional martial artists into Lingyun Cave Heaven is simply a blatant disregard for human life.

If any of these precious children gets into trouble, he will be the one to bear the brunt of the blame.

Therefore, at this moment, Weng Tiejun could not care about anything else. His first thing to do was to tell everyone to pay attention to safety.

"Currently, the main secret realms that have been explored inside Lingyun Cave are the Divine Feather Sword Sect, as well as the surrounding Echo Valley, Jade Cloud Mountain, Fengling Ferry, the gloomy Ghost Forest, and the Cicada Sound Ancient Temple."

"For safety reasons, your exploration missions will be concentrated in these six secret realms. You are not allowed to leave the safe zone and go to dangerous places, especially Tiange Peak in the west. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Excitement shone on the faces of the group of martial arts upstarts, who were about to explore the various secret realms within the cave!

Everyone was very excited, and some people even started to fantasize about whether they were the chosen ones favored by heaven.

They yearn to have a miraculous encounter and rise against all odds, just like the protagonists in those legendary tales.

After all, Qi Shengtian is the best success story!

Pick up a divine skill while you're out and about, and practicing martial arts will be even easier!

Ye Qingzhou took a deep breath, and then his eyes lit up: "Such rich spiritual energy! The total amount of spiritual energy I get every ten minutes or so is equivalent to eating a whole Iron Feather Chicken."

Many martial arts practitioners refer to grotto-heavens as blessed lands, and Ye Qingzhou wholeheartedly agrees.

Abundant spiritual energy; one can cultivate and become stronger simply by sitting down. What else could this be but a blessed land?

If he could, Ye Qingzhou really wanted to stay here and never leave.

After the instructor dismissed the group, Xu Yuebing immediately asked Ye Qingzhou, "Which secret realm do you plan to explore first?"

Just as Ye Qingzhou was about to say that he planned to try his luck at the Divine Feather Sword Sect, Kang Jinlong's voice echoed in his mind: "Ye Qingzhou, come to Tiange Peak to see me."

"Sigh, the benefits really aren't free."

Ye Qingzhou sighed, then said to Xu Yuebing, "You stay here and don't move. I'm going to Tiange Peak first."

"What? You actually..."

Xu Yuebing turned pale with fright, knowing that Instructor Weng Tiejun had just emphasized not to go to dangerous places, especially Tiange Peak.

As a result, Ye Qingzhou, knowing full well that there were tigers in the mountains, still insisted on going into the tiger's den!

Of course, Ye Qingzhou would definitely retort: ​​"Nonsense, I knew there were dragons in the mountains, but I still went to Dragon Mountain."

Ye Qingzhou gently touched Xu Yuebing's cherry lips with his finger and smiled at her: "This is a little secret between us, don't go around telling everyone."

Then, in a flash, he used his dashing footwork to ride the wind and disappear.

Watching Ye Qingzhou leave without looking back, Xu Yuebing stomped her feet in anger: "Does this guy really not know the meaning of death? He insists on doing whatever he's told not to do!"

Hey~

With a sigh, Xu Yuebing decided to keep quiet for the time being.

In her opinion, Ye Qingzhou is probably going through a rebellious phase of adolescence, and after experiencing setbacks, he should learn his lesson.

Then, Xu Yuebing couldn't help but worry about Ye Qingzhou, hoping that nothing bad would happen to him.

However, at this moment, Ye Qingzhou strengthened his wind inner energy with dragon inner energy, used the Swift Step technique, and soared freely between heaven and earth. He felt extremely happy and suddenly felt a heroic ambition to "travel to the North Sea in the morning and visit Cangwu in the evening".

In his previous life, his favorite poem was Li Bai's "Departing from Baidi City at Dawn".

I departed Baidi City amidst colorful clouds at dawn, returning to Jiangling a thousand miles away in a single day. The cries of monkeys on both banks never ceased, yet my light boat had already passed countless mountains.

That kind of unrestrained, carefree, and uninhibited life between heaven and earth is the life that Ye Qingzhou yearns for most, which is why he named himself Qingzhou (Light Boat).

Like fallen leaves without roots, or a light boat adrift on the current, even if I am all alone, I will live my life freely and unrestrained.

Alas, in this mundane world, we are bound by shackles. As human beings, who can truly attain freedom and ease?

Fortunately, Ye Qingzhou traveled to Earth and came into contact with martial arts, finally gaining the power to break free from his shackles.

The seemingly inexhaustible energy filled every corner of the cave, transforming into fuel for Ye Qingzhou, allowing him to use his inner energy without worrying about overexertion and running out of energy.

Swoosh!

Speedy!

Ye Qingzhou flew faster and faster, his body entering the realm of divine speed, and his flight speed began to exceed the speed of sound.

Mach 1!

Mach 2!

Mach 3!

……

In fact, his flight speed began to break through Mach 5, exceeding the previous limit!

This isn't the speed at which he swings his sword, but the speed at which his body flies!

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou's divine sense was not even able to dispel the air in front of him, and the friction became more and more intense.

But it doesn't matter, the bones of Geng metal and the sinews of Xin metal endowed him with an incomparably powerful golden body, making him indestructible.

He tore through the air with his body, creating a series of ear-piercing sonic booms, and crimson flames erupted around him as he traversed towards Tiange Peak like a meteor.

The powerful flying monsters along the way couldn't even catch his exhaust fumes; he was too fast!

The distance of twenty kilometers took only a dozen seconds to fly.

Upon landing, Ye Qingzhou found that the other person was unharmed, but his clothes were burned completely, leaving him naked.

Fortunately, there was no one around, so I didn't have to worry about being seen as a pervert.

After landing, Ye Qingzhou used whatever materials were available to weave a grass skirt for herself, covering her private parts, and then looked up at the summit of Tiange Peak.

Tiange Peak is steep and precipitous, towering into the clouds.

The dark golden stone wall was incredibly smooth, standing between heaven and earth like a giant spear, piercing deep into the sea of ​​clouds.

The mountain is so steep that even martial artists would find it difficult to climb, let alone ordinary people.

Fortunately, Ye Qingzhou could fly, so he wasn't flustered at all.

Using the mid-level martial skill "Swift Step" of Wind Force, Ye Qingzhou stepped on the breeze and rose into the air, soaring straight up to the clouds and flying all the way to the summit of Tiange Peak.

Rumble~

As soon as he entered the sea of ​​clouds, Ye Qingzhou heard the sound of thunder.

From below, it appears to be a vast expanse of white clouds, but upon ascending, one discovers that above the clouds, as far as the eye can see, are dark clouds that obscure the sky and block out the sun.

Before my eyes, silver snakes danced wildly.

Thunder roared in my ears.

Ye Qingzhou finally saw it: a huge golden dragon corpse lay coiled on the summit of Tiange Peak, its belly ripped open, its eyes gouged out, its heart ripped out, lying there silently, slowly rotting and stinking.

"You've finally arrived."

Kang Jinlong's majestic and unfathomable voice appeared in Ye Qingzhou's mind.

"You're dead?"

Ye Qingzhou looked puzzled.

"For us, life and death are just a cycle. My death now does not mean that I cannot be reborn in the future."

"Okay, I got it. You're not completely dead."

"..."

Does this person even know how to talk?!

"As the saying goes, a favor is remembered for a thousand years, but I don't think my memory is that good. You gave me 'True Gold Refined in Fire,' so you'd better tell me now, lest I forget it someday."

Ye Qingzhou picked at his ear, looking somewhat nonchalant.

His flawless sword heart could sense that Kang Jinlong before him harbored ill intentions. However, this malice was not directed at him, so Ye Qingzhou didn't bother to care what Kang Jinlong was plotting.

After all, he was just there to work; the grudges and conflicts between the boss and others were none of his business.

roar~

In mid-air, Kang Jinlong's dragon soul let out an angry roar, and thunder roared, wind howled, and boundless pressure fell on Ye Qingzhou.

Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with Ye Qingzhou's work attitude.

"You lowly mortal, I am the Dragon God! You have committed such a grave offense of disrespect. Are you truly not afraid that I will skin you alive and tear you apart?"

Ye Qingzhou's mind was refreshed, and he immediately used the Dragon Ascension Sword Intent to break free from Kang Jinlong's dragon might suppression.

This move was derived from the secret teachings of the Heart Sword and is a reflection of Ye Qingzhou's life in his previous life.

Some people are born fighters, never yielding, never accepting their fate, harboring lofty ambitions, and wanting to challenge the heavens!

I'm just here to work, not to be mistreated. Do you expect me to be your father?

Ye Qingzhou stood ramrod straight, his eyes flashing with sword intent, staring directly into Kang Jinlong's flawless golden dragon eyes: "You call yourself a noble god, yet you can only ask me, a lowly mortal, for help. How laughable."

"Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Of course I'm afraid."

"Then why do you dare to disobey my orders?"

"Because you can't kill me."

"Mortal, you are far too arrogant!"

Boom~

Kang Jinlong used his divine power to control the heavenly thunder, transforming it into a giant dragon claw that slammed down on Ye Qingzhou as punishment.

However, Ye Qingzhou had already prepared to turn against him.

Speedy!

Swoosh!

With a swift movement, Ye Qingzhou transformed into a streak of white light, as if riding on a somersault cloud, and departed gracefully.

Only after disappearing into the distant horizon did Ye Qingzhou's voice drift back: "With the help of a favorable wind, I soared to the heavens. I'm gone, don't worry about me."

Rumble~

The Thunder Dragon Claw missed its target, futilely collapsing half of the mountain.

Kang Jinlong was furious and roared, causing the sea of ​​clouds to churn and silver snakes to dance wildly.

Unfortunately, Ye Qingzhou had long since disappeared, and everything Kang Jinlong did was nothing more than impotent rage.

…………

Back at the camp, Xu Yuebing was bathing in a hot spring next to the camp, but her mind was still on someone: "What if this guy ran into some kind of accident outside? Maybe I should talk to the instructor about it..."

huh~

bang~

The hot spring water splashed everywhere, and suddenly a person appeared, and he was a naked man.

"ah!!!"

Xu Yuebing let out a scream. With her left hand, she grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around her body. At the same time, with her right hand, she quickly drew the Snowdrift Sword that was beside her and stabbed it through the misty water vapor.

As a result, Ye Qingzhou firmly held the tip of the Snowdrift Sword between two fingers.

"it's me."

"Hmm? Ye Qingzhou!"

"Who else could it be but me?"

Xu Yuebing then remembered that she and Ye Qingzhou had a connection through their hearts and swords, which confirmed her identity.

At that moment, Zhu Jinfeng and several other girls rushed in, wearing bathrobes and towels, their expressions tense: "Xu Yuebing, what happened?"

"Have we encountered enemies?"

What they saw was a scene of Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing being completely honest with each other.

"Ahem~ Excuse me, sorry to bother you."

"Honestly, you guys shouldn't shout so loudly. You need to be mindful of your behavior."

A few girls made a few jokes, then left with smiles on their faces.

After everyone left, Xu Yuebing glared at Ye Qingzhou, her face flushed with embarrassment: "It's all your fault! You came in without any clothes on, didn't you know this was a women's bathhouse?"

"Do you think I wanted this?"

Ye Qingzhou was also helpless. She had run away very fast, but because she was too fast, she naturally couldn't keep her grass skirt.

He had no other clothes to wear, so following the feeling of being connected, he ran to Xu Yuebing for help: "Can I borrow your clothes for a moment?"

"Are you stupid? All my clothes are women's clothing!"

Why aren't there any men's clothing items?

"Why should I, a girl, wear men's clothing?"

"You can't expect me to dress as a woman, can you?"

Where are your clothes?

"The wind was too strong, it broke."

Ye Qingzhou answered truthfully. After all, his body had been strengthened by the "Refining Gold in Fire" technique and could withstand supersonic flight, but his clothes could not.

"I'm really impressed with you! Just you wait!"

Afterwards, Xu Yuebing went to borrow clothes from Lei Ang and Miao Yi, which at least prevented Ye Qingzhou from having to appear in public dressed as a woman.

"Teacher Ye, I've heard that you and Xu Yuebing were actually swimming together like lovers. How romantic!"

Leon was utterly impressed by Ye Qingzhou. After all, everyone who came to Lingyun Cave was extremely cautious and careful in their actions.

Ye Qingzhou, on the other hand, acted as if she were on vacation, even having the leisure to talk about love.

Perhaps this is the sense of relaxation that only the strong possess.

Ye Qingzhou was speechless: "How did you know about this?"

Miao Yi complained, "The whole camp knows about this."

"Rumors can kill people."

Ye Qingzhou made his judgment, but the way Miao Yi and Lei Ang looked at him clearly indicated that they still thought the rumors were more credible.

It was late at night, and all was quiet.

The camp was now eerily quiet.

Everyone is resting well, recharging their energy, and preparing to begin tomorrow's exploration.

Just as Ye Qingzhou was about to fall asleep, she heard Kang Jinlong's voice ring in her mind again: "Ye Qingzhou, you can't escape."

Ye Qingzhou scoffed at the threat: "Since you can transmit your thoughts, it means you know my location, yet you haven't followed me. Let me guess, you can't leave Tiange Peak."

"Hmph~"

Sometimes, not answering is also an answer, and Ye Qingzhou knew he had guessed correctly.

"Mortal, do not test my patience."

"If you're so capable, then come and kill me! If you can't, then shut up and stop babbling."

"Don't you want more benefits?"

"Hey, wouldn't it have been better if you had said that sooner?"

Ye Qingzhou's attitude changed abruptly, and he couldn't help but complain, "If you're going to talk about a deal, then talk about a deal properly. Don't always act like you're my father. You haven't even given me enough benefits, yet you expect me to act like a grandson. Is that reasonable?"

This guy is both a father and a grandson; the generational hierarchy is a complete mess.

However, Kang Jinlong was clearly in a hurry, so he didn't care about Ye Qingzhou's crazy talk: "I need you to do two things for me."

"What are the benefits?"

"Didn't you already take the benefits before?"

"Which one is for emotional distress? You scared me to death today, don't you owe me some compensation?"

"...Are all mortals these days as shameless as you?"

Kang Jinlong was so angry his dragon teeth almost shattered. Ye Qingzhou's shamelessness was something he had never seen before in his dragon life: "Speak, what do you want?"

"To cultivate 'Refining True Gold in Fire', a large amount of high-quality divine gold is required."

"I have no shortage of divine gold. As long as you serve me, you may take any of the rare treasures of heaven and earth."

Kang Jinlong readily agreed, and then made his demands: "The first thing I want you to do is go to Yuxia Mountain, kill the Azure Flood Dragon, and retrieve my Dragon Pearl from her. If you succeed, I will pay you half of the divine gold as a reward."

(End of this chapter)