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Chapter 107 Martial Arts Manual! "The Legend of Tianma Mountain"!

"I'm no match for a hero."

The blessing song remained unmoved.

"Great hero" is a title for those who have reached a high level of mastery, also known as powerful figures.

Moreover, it is exclusive to martial arts.

Now, this stick insect calls Zhu Ge "Great Hero," which is equivalent to calling a junior staff member "Director."

However, Zhu Ge was not someone who was easily fooled, and he continued to strike steadily.

"The Technique of Transforming the Silver Cudgel —"

Please carefully contemplate the blessing song.

How he uses the silver staff will determine his fighting prowess for a long time to come.

If used properly, this True-grade Star-Picking Silver can definitely unleash tremendous power!

"Great hero! I was wrong! Great hero!"

"I'll be your pet, I'll be your pet, okay, hero?"

"Great hero, I was truly wrong! I possess a secret manual, a martial arts manual, which I am willing to offer to you!"

"Hero! Hero! If you kill me, the secret manual will be gone!"

"call"

The silver stick stopped, and Zhu Ge looked at the stick insect in front of her, a hint of doubt on her face: "Really?"

"Really, really! I'm willing to submit! Oh, right, I also have a secret manual!" The stick insect's voice was mournful: "That martial arts manual is called 'The Heroic Chronicles of Tianma Mountain,' and I'm willing to offer it to you, great hero!"

The Legend of Tianma Mountain!

"Zhi" is a genre, a type of historical compilation that focuses on classifying and recording institutional systems, social phenomena, and natural conditions.

For example, the Records of the Three Kingdoms, the County Annals, and so on.

In other words, "The Legend of the Heroes of Tianma Mountain" should be a record of the deeds of some people called "heroes" in the Tianma Mountain area.

Is it really a martial arts manual?

Zhu Ge narrowed her eyes: "If you lie to me, you're dead—Jianjian!"

"Coming!" Liu Jianjian ran over, her eyes shining as she looked at the stick insect in front of her. "Is this it?"

Zhu Ge nodded.

The stick insect in front of them suddenly raised its head: "What, what are you going to do?"

"Didn't you say you were going to submit to me?" Zhu Ge grinned.

The stick insect looked terrified and was about to fight back when Liu Jianjian suddenly plucked a hair from her head with her right hand and threw it at the stick insect's head.

"hunting!"

Liu Jianjian's body was filled with surging demonic energy, which flowed into her hair.

The next moment, the hair transformed into a long spike in mid-air, penetrating the stick insect's body at a speed that even the stick insect couldn't react to.

"Refine!"

Liu Jianjian's heart pounded wildly.

"No, no!!!" the stick insect cried out in terror, and suddenly the image of a hedgehog was reflected in its two tiny, sesame-seed-sized eyes.

That's exactly what Liu Jianjian looks like!

In less than a minute, the stick insect was sucked away like a swimming pool filled with paint, its entire body turning into a colorful mess, and it was absorbed into the long, sharp thorns of the willow branch.

"call out--"

The long thorn quickly returned, transforming into a strand of green hair that returned to the top of Liu Jianjian's head, looking no different from the rest of her hair.

"Is it finished?"

Zhu Ge was curious.

Although he knew the contents of the "Demon Hunting Divine Technique," this was the first time he had ever seen how to hunt demons.

"It's done—" Liu Jianjian's voice revealed a hint of weakness: "I'm only in the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm, and my cultivation level is about the same as this stick insect, so it was quite difficult to subdue it."

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"Okay, you should rest for a bit." Zhu Ge nodded. "This stick insect seems to have a way of integrating metal into its body; it's probably an ancient species."

"There's also a martial arts manual called 'The Legend of Tianma Mountain,' which must have some interesting origins. Once you've rested, let him out and ask him about it."

"Yes, Master, I'll cultivate for a bit first." Liu Jianjian closed her eyes, sat cross-legged, and then began to circulate the "Demon Hunting Divine Technique," stimulating her demonic heart to restore her demonic energy.

Transformed demon beasts should theoretically have an inexhaustible supply of demonic energy. At this moment, it is clear that more than 90% of Liu Jianjian's demonic energy was drained in an instant, which is why she needs to recover in this way.

After waiting for about half an hour, Liu Jianjian opened her eyes. All the demonic energy on her body returned to her body, and her demonic heart disappeared into her chest.

"Master, I've recovered." Liu Jianjian slowly exhaled, then her expression became somewhat excited: "I just had a brief conversation with the stick insect, his name is Dao Xia—never mind, let Dao Xia tell you himself."

As she spoke, the hair on Liu Jianjian's head fell off automatically, then expanded from it, instantly transforming into the appearance of the bamboo-stalk insect-knife hero.

"Knife Hero?" Zhu Ge asked curiously, "How did you come to have this name? Tell me about your background."

"Yes, Master!" The swordsman crossed his legs and bowed, just like a human bowing. "I was originally a demon beast from Tianma Mountain. I accidentally devoured a spirit-level metal ore vein and advanced to the Spirit Realm. Afterwards, I was taken in as a pet by a martial arts hero."

"However, that chivalrous man later died together with someone, and then released me back into the mountains. This 'Chronicles of Tianma Mountain' is his martial arts manual."

A chivalrous person?

Zhu Ge nodded slowly.

"Then why do you want to keep a human as a pet?" Liu Jianjian asked curiously, "Keep a human as a pet? Does such a thing even exist?"

The swordsman said helplessly, "Young master, the world is now in chaos. Humans can take demons as pets, so why can't demons take humans as pets?"

"Besides, I'm used to being around the chivalrous people I used to know, so I thought I'd just pick up a pet, at least someone to talk to and keep me company, and maybe it'll help me pass the time."

"Keep talking to them? To relieve their boredom?" Liu Jianjian's expression was one of utter shock: "Yes, that makes so much sense! I've always thought that many demonic beasts are stubborn and unruly, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and that chatting with humans is nothing like having fun!"

"So I've always tried to communicate with those in the Spirit Realm or Transformation Realm, but many demonic beasts are territorial and attack me when I go in."

"My dear sister, why didn't I think of that before? If I had someone to take care of me, I could chat with them every day without worrying about getting beaten up —"

Liu Jianjian became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes almost sparkling.

"Alright, you two stop talking." Zhu Ge interrupted the two of them speechlessly.

The swordsman is a male stick insect, and Liu Jianjian has started calling him her best friend.

It seems that gossip and chatting are indeed one of the ways for so-called "good sisters" to get closer.

However, Zhu Ge wouldn't let Liu Jianjian receive anyone's favor.

Otherwise, putting aside everything else, even Confucian scholars like Yu Xiucai would criticize him to death.

To be criticized to death in every sense of the word.

"Then do you know what bloodline you have?" Zhu Ge asked Dao Xia again.

"I don't know." Dao Xia shook his bamboo-like head: "My former master, Dao Guangjian, was just a resentful swordsman. He was not qualified to access such secret and valuable knowledge in Qujing City."

"Alright then." Zhu Ge nodded. "Now that you've joined us, just focus on helping us. You can memorize the 'Chronicles of Tianma Mountain' later."

There's no need to worry about loyalty when a monster is subdued by the "Demon Hunting Divine Technique".

Therefore, Zhu Ge was quite at ease with this swordsman.

"Next, you can practice some staff techniques. You can watch me practice, and once you've learned enough, you can spar with me," Zhu Ge said.

"Huh? Me?" The swordsman pointed to himself with his long, thin toes, looking miserable. "Fine, fine."

Liu Jianjian, standing nearby, exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful! Swordsman, from now on you'll be in charge of sparring with Master!"

"You join in too." Zhu Ge glanced at her. "You need to learn to fight alongside the monsters you've tamed."

"Let's put everything else aside for now; monsters are coming from ahead."

"Keep practicing martial arts!"