I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 169 The Number One Sister

"The streamer is awesome!"

"I, Ye Liangchen, am convinced!"

"You said one minute, but it only took thirty seconds. You're so fast, host!"

"Thirty seconds, that's way too fast!"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments, clearly indicating that Ye Qingzhou's "one-minute challenge" was a huge hit.

It is well known that martial arts flourished on Earth, and although not everyone in the Eastern Pole Kingdom could practice martial arts, the social influence of martial arts was still very significant, even though not everyone in the kingdom could practice it.

Some powerful martial artists often have a large number of fans on the Internet, and their every move attracts a lot of attention.

However, most martial artists do not show their faces on the internet. After all, martial artists are not internet celebrities, they do not make money by performing, and they do not live off fans.

Martial artists rely on their own strength, so rather than becoming internet celebrities, they should spend their time practicing diligently. As a result, very few martial artists are willing to show off their skills online.

Therefore, Ye Qingzhou only showed off his skills slightly, but it successfully caused a sensation.

The rich second-generation who had just bought Ye Qingzhou the "Crane Shadow Sword Technique" then immediately gave Ye Qingzhou a reward of 100,000 yuan, becoming the top donor in the live stream.

The live stream chat immediately erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap, 100,000 yuan!"

"Poor me, my monthly salary is only three thousand yuan."

"It's so good to be rich."

"Does the rich guy need any accessories to hang on his thigh?"

Ye Qingzhou also received a friend request from the other party in the background, wanting to add him as a friend. After all, he was the top fan, so Ye Qingzhou naturally wouldn't refuse.

I had just added them as a friend when they eagerly sent me a message.

"Hello, boss. My name is Wu Funing, and I live in Xingcheng."

"Hello there."

"Hey pro, can you help me out?"

"What should I bring?"

"Take me to new heights, carry me to new heights!"

Wu Funing was clearly very excited: "I've been learning the Crane Shadow Sword Technique for almost half a year, but I still haven't even gotten the basics right. No matter how I practice, I just can't seem to get the hang of it. Please, master, teach me!"

Since he had been paid, Ye Qingzhou was happy to give Wu Funing a few pointers and directly pointed out the key to the problem: "The Crane Shadow Sword Technique is based on the wind and forest. If you master these two basic stances, you will learn the Crane Shadow Sword Technique very quickly. If you are diligent, you can learn it in a week."

"I see, thank you so much!"

Wu Funing sincerely thanked him, and then gave Ye Qingzhou a reward of 100,000 yuan in the live broadcast room.

It is said that true teachings can be contained in a single page, while false teachings can fill countless volumes. Ye Qingzhou's casual remark could potentially change Wu Funing's life.

Previously, Wu Funing had heard from the professional martial arts master he had invited that the importance of the six basic stances was mentioned.

However, these private tutors were far less skilled and insightful than Ye Qingzhou, so their words were ambiguous and they themselves might not have been able to explain themselves clearly, let alone convince Wu Funing.

However, Ye Qingzhou was different. He personally demonstrated the basics of swordsmanship in thirty seconds. Everyone who saw it would give him a thumbs up and be completely convinced.

Later in the live stream, many more people asked Ye Qingzhou questions about martial arts cultivation. Ye Qingzhou answered some of the questions he could answer, and his popularity soared.

These days, how expensive is it to hire a professional martial arts master as a private instructor?

Those are all charged by the minute!

Not to mention the private tutors they hired; they weren't nearly as good as Ye Qingzhou at all!

Of course, Ye Qingzhou wouldn't teach his martial arts skills to others for free in the live stream, mainly because many of his martial arts skills were learned by stealing and didn't have "copyright".

For example, the intermediate-level movement technique "Sa Ta" that Ye Qingzhou stole from Huang Jinlong is a "secret secret" of Mingde Middle School. It's one thing for Ye Qingzhou to steal it himself, but he can't teach it to others, otherwise he'll be waiting for a lawyer's letter.

There are many similar secret techniques, and martial artists who want to learn them often have to spend their own money to buy the manuals.

Because of Wu Funing's spending money to boost the rankings, Ye Qingzhou's live stream was quickly recommended, which then attracted an "old acquaintance" he had only known for a short time.

"Ye Qingzhou?"

Zheng Shuyi, who was lying at home scrolling through short videos on her phone, was quite surprised when she first saw Ye Qingzhou's video. After confirming that it was indeed Ye Qingzhou, she immediately told Zheng Zhiguang: "Uncle, I came across Ye Qingzhou's short video. He's doing a live stream on Douyin."

Zheng Zhiguang was completely confused. Wudao Qianlong was going to do live streaming?

What kind of operation is this?

The National High School Martial Arts League is next spring! Shouldn't you be training harder?

Perhaps this is the capriciousness of geniuses; young people always like to show off.

Although he was inwardly criticizing Ye Qingzhou's actions, Zheng Zhiguang quickly came up with a plan in order to deepen their shared interests. He directly transferred one million yuan to Zheng Shuyi's bank card: "You need to use this money specifically for tipping Ye Qingzhou's live stream. I'll make sure your name stays firmly at the top of the leaderboard. If it's not enough, just ask me for more."

At the same time, Zheng Zhiguang also plans to set up a brokerage firm to provide services for Ye Qingzhou.

Although Zheng Zhiguang couldn't understand why Ye Qingzhou, a promising martial arts talent, wanted to become an internet celebrity, he knew that to make friends with someone, you had to cater to their interests.

Since Ye Qingzhou wanted to become an internet celebrity, Zheng Zhiguang felt he could spend money to make him famous.

Soon, Wu Funing's status as the top male fan was replaced by "gentle little lady".

"Holy crap, the top male fan has become the top female fan?"

"Host, danger!"

"Waaaaah, I want to be favored by a rich woman too!"

Looking at the changes in the list, Ye Qingzhou was also a little surprised. A rich woman actually rewarded him with one million?

Could it be that she's after my handsome looks and dashing charm?

Ye Qingzhou then realized that he had lost out.

Depend on!

Why not keep the money for yourself privately? The platform takes half of it!

The thought of losing 500,000 yuan for no reason made Ye Qingzhou feel extremely distressed.

Subsequently, Ye Qingzhou channeled his grief and anger into strength and continued to livestream his practice of the Crane Shadow Sword Technique.

The moves of this sword technique are all intermediate-level martial arts. Entering the basics is just the beginning. With his mastery of the six basic stances, Ye Qingzhou deduced the power generation techniques and energy resonance of the sword technique and quickly replicated the subsequent levels of the Crane Shadow Sword Technique.

The beginner-level "Crane Shadow Sword Technique" features a longsword tearing through the air, producing a sound like the whistling of a crane in the wind.

The advanced level of the "Crane Shadow Sword Technique" creates afterimages with the longsword, forming a scroll that resembles a white crane spreading its wings.

The mastery level of the Crane Shadow Sword Technique is such that the longsword moves as fast as lightning, and the swift figure is like a crane skimming the water.

The "Crane Shadow Sword Technique" at the advanced level features a longsword that is light and agile, with a graceful sword style, like a free-spirited crane.

Even in the end, the White Crane Tower Master, who created the Crane Shadow Sword Technique, was unable to perfect his sword moves. Ye Qingzhou, however, found a direction for improvement after only a little thought.

"The following moves cannot be demonstrated in the room."

After saying that, he had Huang Liwen carry the camera to the villa's courtyard.

The fleeting appearance of Yingyue and Youruo quickly attracted the attention of viewers in the live stream.

"Oh My God!"

"What a beautiful young lady!"

"Is this my new wife? I'm in love!"

"A cute little girl is adorable too."

"Heh, cuteness is useless in the face of sexiness."

Viewers who were originally focused on martial arts quickly veered off-topic, demonstrating that the allure of beauty far surpasses that of martial arts.

However, Ye Qingzhou quickly proved with his strength that the allure of martial arts far surpasses that of mere beauty.

Clang~

When the dragon is unsheathed, all is still.

The brilliant sword light illuminated the hazy night. Ye Qingzhou's "Crane Shadow Sword Technique" was becoming faster and faster, until finally his figure turned into a flowing white light, so blurry that no one could see him.

Only his steady voice drifted in from all directions: "This is the perfect state of the Crane Shadow Sword Technique, the Crane's Cry in the Nine Marshes!"

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou was controlling his qi with his sword, and his body had entered the realm of divine speed. His movement was faster than the spread of sound.

Each sword strike detonates a burst of air currents.

Each sword strike was as swift as a flash of light.

Ye Qingzhou had already perfected the Crane Shadow Sword Technique, truly making it as loud as a crane's cry echoing through the heavens.

The live stream also attracted several disciples of Baihelou, who had been called over by Wu Funing.

When they heard from Wu Funing that someone had mastered the basics of the Crane Shadow Sword Technique in just one minute, they didn't believe it. They thought Wu Funing must have encountered a fraudster who had secretly learned the Crane Shadow Sword Technique but was just pretending not to know it.

But what do they see now?

Someone actually managed to push the "Crane Shadow Sword Technique" to its perfect state?

Even the owner of the White Crane Tower couldn't do that!

"Holy crap, isn't our 'Crane Shadow Sword Technique' a mid-level martial art? How can it be so powerful?"

As the camera shook due to the sonic boom, they could all see that Ye Qingzhou's swordsmanship was so superb that they could only look up to him in their entire lives.

"The strength lies not in the Crane Shadow Sword Technique, but in the person who wields it."

"I feel like he's even stronger than my master."

The tone of their voices was somewhat bitter. The master of Baihelou possessed the strength of a professional ninth-dan, only one step away from becoming a martial arts master.

In their eyes, such a powerful person was almost a god.

However, Ye Qingzhou was even more powerful than the master of Baihelou, and had even pushed the Crane Shadow Sword Technique to an unprecedented level of perfection.

Those who don't know the story might think that Ye Qingzhou created the "Crane Shadow Sword Technique"!

"What should we do? Should we tell Master about this?"

"Let's just tell you, there's no way we can hide it now."

The group then took out their phones and dialed the number of the White Crane Tower Master: "Master, we have some good news, but please don't get excited."

"You're asking for it! Do you think your master is that impatient? Get to the point, I'm busy."

"Ahem, Master, someone has perfected the Crane Shadow Sword Technique. It is very powerful, and the speed of the sword strike even exceeds the speed of sound."

"..."

"Master? Master, are you alright? Don't scare me, Master!"

…………

By the time the broadcast ended, Ye Qingzhou's followers had skyrocketed to 100,000, and most of them were real people, not the kind of fake followers.

These fans, having watched Ye Qingzhou's live stream, now fully endorse his martial arts.

As a result, a massive amount of mental energy, ignoring the barriers of space, converged on Ye Qingzhou.

Each fan contributes very little spiritual energy, since they are not Ye Qingzhou's followers, but merely acknowledge his martial arts.

But the sheer size of the base is overwhelming!

At this moment, the sword intent, having absorbed a large amount of mental energy and thus been able to feast, subsequently triggered another qualitative transformation in the mind.

The indomitable sword intent slowly transformed into the form of a true dragon.

Its antlers resemble those of a deer, its head a camel's, its eyes a rabbit's, its neck a snake's, its belly a clam's, its scales a fish's, its claws an eagle's, its paws a tiger's, and its ears a cow's. It soars above the nine heavens, summoning clouds and rain, its might shaking the four seas and eight wastelands.

"The True Dragon Sword Intent has finally been achieved!"

Ye Qingzhou was startled: "In this way, the nexus of the mind can be considered successfully built."

He closed his eyes and began to rebuild his spiritual world, intending to make the condensed True Dragon Sword Intent a control center to assist his own combat.

This inspiration came from the divine generals Qinglong and Gu Minghui, especially from Qinglong's design concept for the Yuanling Battle Armor, which greatly benefited Ye Qingzhou.

"With the power of thought as support, my sword intent can gain powerful computing power. Combined with my sword heart and cicada senses, I will essentially have a personal AI brain from now on."

Ye Qingzhou felt more and more that his martial arts were beginning to break free from the shackles of martial arts. He believed that he could grasp both divine skills and science, and be strong in both areas.

A top student who takes up martial arts—no one can stop him!

…………

The next day, early in the morning, there was an extra guest at home.

"Ye Qingzhou".

Holding a contract drafted overnight, Zheng Shuyi said enthusiastically, "This is a management company that my uncle set up specifically for you. From now on, all publicity work can be handled by a professional team."

It has to be said that Zheng Zhiguang was indeed very sincere. The brokerage company he established did not cost Ye Qingzhou a single penny, but he gave him 70% of the shares, which was obviously giving him money.

The key point is that this has indeed caused Ye Qingzhou a lot of trouble. Rather than signing a "slave contract" with those shady brokerage companies, it would be better to continue cooperating with Zheng Zhiguang.

When Zheng Shuyi saw Ye Qingzhou sign his name on the contract, she immediately smiled and said, "Hehe, from today onwards, I'm your manager."

"I'll be relying on you from now on."

"No trouble at all."

"By the way, Ye Qingzhou, do you have any thoughts?"

When Zheng Shuyi asked him this, Ye Qingzhou pondered for a moment before stating his requirements: "For me, the most important thing about live streaming is the number of followers. As for whether I make money, that's not important."

Compared to the power of thought, money is far less valuable.

So Ye Qingzhou started doing live streaming simply to gain fame; whether he made money or not didn't matter. His main goal was to make friends with everyone.

Zheng Shuyi nodded upon hearing this: "Okay, then the company's main task from now on is to promote you and increase your fame."

If it were a typical talent agency, they would definitely object upon hearing Ye Qingzhou's request.

After all, Ye Qingzhou doesn't really need money, but these commission-based agents do!

Fortunately, Zheng Shuyi was sent by Zheng Zhiguang to serve Ye Qingzhou in order to get closer to him. Therefore, Ye Qingzhou's requests were absolute, and Zheng Shuyi was completely obedient to him.

For several days in a row, Ye Qingzhou's live streams continued to be a great success under Zheng Shuyi's management. They spent a lot of money on promotions, showing no regard for cost. Even the senior management of Douyin was alarmed and personally called to inquire. They then signed several promotion contracts and promised to promote Ye Qingzhou.

Both sides clearly intend to cultivate Ye Qingzhou into a rising star.

This also attracted the attention of the Heart Demon Rain Master.

"It seems that Longyuan's sword spirit has been repaired, faster than I expected. Ye Qingzhou, you truly deserve to be the successor of the Sword Emperor."

"Ghost Sword Sorrow".

"I have met the Rain Master."

"You've already crossed the Heavenly Gate? Perfect, then it's your turn to go."

"I obey."

Ghost Sword Sorrow Duan Ming, who had recently been promoted to Martial Arts Master, also intended to take back the Emperor Sword Dragon Abyss from Ye Qingzhou, and at the same time, to put a complete end to the unfinished battle from last time.

…………

The imperial landscape, a dark and windy night.

The cold air stirs the treetops, rustling like tearing silk.

Ye Qingzhou suddenly opened his eyes and looked to the east. The powerful sword intent that he could feel even through the wall made him turn his head.

Yingyue was also alarmed: "I don't know who these scoundrels are, daring to disturb your quiet meditation. Let me handle it."

"No need, this person is an old acquaintance of mine."

Just when Ye Qingzhou was worried about having no one come to test his skills, how could he let such an opportunity pass by?

Donning armor forged from indestructible iron, with a long sword at his waist, Ye Qingzhou leaped from the window and rode the wind away.

It was late winter, and although it hadn't snowed in Linjiang City, the temperature was still close to zero. The cold wind was biting, stinging people's faces, but it couldn't freeze a burning desire for battle.

Ye Qingzhou flew for a full kilometer on the wind and finally saw Gui Jianchou Duan Ming, who was eagerly waiting for his arrival, in a secluded, abandoned building.

"Haha, you've finally arrived."

Under the cool moonlight, Duan Ming stood with his sword, his aura imposing, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit: "I was worried you wouldn't come."

Ye Qingzhou landed gracefully, her gaze sweeping over the familiar figure before her: "You've become stronger?"

"Yes, three days ago, I constructed the bridge between heaven and earth and advanced to the master realm."

"Great, that's exactly what I wanted."

Upon hearing this good news, Ye Qingzhou was overjoyed: "Only someone like you is qualified to be my testing ground."

"That's arrogant enough! Then let's finish that battle we couldn't decide back then!"

Today, Ghost Swordsman Duan Ming is in full condition, his realm has improved, and he is far from the injured and exhausted state he was in when he first fought Ye Qingzhou.

"Let's fight!"

Duan Ming shouted, and the sword energy on his body instantly transformed into a monstrous wave of blood, surging towards Ye Qingzhou.

A high-level martial skill at the Great Perfection stage, Blood River Roars!

Blood River Sword Qi, as expected of Duan Ming's signature move, unleashed a blood-red river that surged towards Ye Qingzhou with unstoppable force, like a raging torrent.

It's overwhelming, there's no way to avoid it!

Ye Qingzhou had no intention of dodging. Holding the Longyuan sword, he drew it and sang: "The waters of the great river come from the sky, rushing to the sea never to return!"

(End of this chapter)