All Heavens: Yin Zhiping, a Demon with a Daoist Heart!

Massage therapist?

Ah!

Yin Zhiping simply laughed at the system's ridiculous operation; this flawed system was nothing more than another new project to give him an upgrade opportunity.

Fortunately, the recent gains have been quite significant. My comprehension has increased by 1 point, my physical constitution by 2 points, and my Frost-Treading and Ice-Breaking Palm Technique has progressed from beginner to minor mastery.

Most gratifyingly, the Quanzhen Swordplay has been improved from beginner to advanced, giving him more ways to protect himself when traveling the martial world.

Moreover, the Six Heroes of Jiangnan probably felt indebted to him for forcing him to stay, so they would give him serious guidance when teaching Guo Jing, which greatly benefited him and improved his experience in battle.

The thought of receiving ten years' worth of pure internal energy as a system reward in three months brought even greater joy.

The system may be a bit clunky, but it's still useful.

"Um?"

As Yin Zhiping was thinking, he suddenly felt a cold wind blowing and a chill in the air. Someone was spying on him outside the tent!

He immediately drew his sword, stood up, and went out of the tent. Looking around, he saw a dark shadow drifting slowly behind the yurt, like a bat, with extraordinary agility.

Who is it?

Yin Zhiping was startled, but for safety reasons, he did not chase after them, and simply stayed in front of the yurt.

But then he heard a voice, seemingly both near and far, ring in his ear: "Little Taoist, don't panic, I have something to tell you."

Yin Zhiping looked again and saw a woman standing in front of him. Under the bright moonlight, she was dressed in black with long, loose hair, looking like a ghost.

Upon closer inspection, the woman's eyes were closed, and she had a delicate nose and cherry lips. However, her face was as white as paper, and she stood alone in the dark, which made one's heart tremble.

Mei Chaofeng?

Upon recalling the name, Yin Zhiping frowned and said, "Senior, you've come so late at night. Is there something you wish to say to me?"

The woman asked, "Are you a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect?"

"Indeed, my master, Master Changchun, together with his fellow disciples, is known as one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen. His martial arts are superb and his name is known throughout the world."

The woman chuckled coldly, "You're afraid I'll kill you, so you've brought up the name of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen first. You're both cunning and cowardly. Don't worry, I won't kill you. I just want to test your martial arts."

Yin Zhiping stood with his sword drawn and said directly, "Senior, would you like to test my martial arts? Where are your disciples?"

The woman frowned and said, "I do have a disciple, but he is not here."

Yin Zhiping knew she was referring to Yang Kang, so he said, "Then you can't test my martial arts tonight, senior. How about we discuss it again tomorrow?"

"Why can only my disciple try?" The woman listened intently, already quite patient. If it weren't for Yin Zhiping's special status, she would have killed him long ago.

Yin Zhiping said, "Senior is a renowned master in the martial arts world. Even my master respects you. If you want to test your martial arts, you should test it on someone like my master. If you test it on me, wouldn't it make people in the martial arts world say that you are bullying the weak?"

The woman paused for a moment, then laughed, "Hmph! So you know my identity. But don't try to provoke me with the rules of the martial world. I, Mei Chaofeng, have done many things that have tarnished my reputation, so why should I fear the ridicule of the martial world?"

This woman was indeed Mei Chaofeng, but it was unclear why she had come to this place.

Knowing he was no match for him, Yin Zhiping could only try to appease him with words.

He asked, "I wonder why you want to test my martial arts skills, senior... uh!"

Before he could finish speaking, a dark shadow flashed, and Mei Chaofeng, like a ghost, floated behind Yin Zhiping and lifted him up.

Although she was blind, her other five senses were stronger. She suddenly darted far away along the way she came, throwing Yin Zhiping into the air.

Yin Zhiping cursed inwardly, channeled his internal energy, and used the Golden Goose Technique to strike twice in the air before landing lightly on the ground, his longsword unsheathed.

"What do you mean by this, senior?"

Mei Chaofeng's face lit up with joy: "Excellent! You have indeed mastered the superior martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect!"

Just now, Mei Chaofeng only listened to half of Yin Zhiping's words and did not use any killing moves against him. She simply threw him into the air, and Yin Zhiping would definitely try to find a way to deal with it. She immediately discovered that he had practiced the internal energy of the Quanzhen Sect.

Even so, she still wanted to try, asking, "What is the meaning of carefully storing lead and mercury?"

Yin Zhiping remained silent, thinking to himself that this crazy woman really did want to learn about the authentic internal energy cultivation method of the Quanzhen School.

Back then, she and Chen Xuanfeng stole the lower volume of the Nine Yin Manual from Peach Blossom Island. They practiced it diligently but to no avail, and later she figured out her own methods to practice the skill haphazardly.

The two eventually became neither human nor ghost, and had to use arsenic to fight poison with poison in order to maintain their power, and even frequently went into a state of demonic possession.

The reason was that neither of them possessed the superior Xuanmen martial arts techniques recorded in the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual; they only practiced external skills and failed to grasp the essentials.

"Speak quickly!" Mei Chaofeng shouted.

Yin Zhiping knew she wasn't there to kill him, so everything was fine, and he immediately came up with a plan.

He then said, "So, senior wants to understand my Xuanmen internal energy cultivation. That's simple enough. Lead and mercury are carefully stored away. Lead sinks, which is analogous to kidney water, while mercury..."

He stopped halfway through his speech.

Mei Chaofeng was both surprised and delighted. With just half a sentence, she had answered a question that had puzzled her for over a decade. She leaned forward and said, "You really know! Tell me quickly!"

Yin Zhiping refused to say anything more, instead saying, "It's easy to say, but please answer a few questions for me, senior, otherwise I will definitely not say anything."

"You dare not talk? I'll kill you!"

"Ha, so be it. But from where will you, senior, learn the secrets of my Xuanmen's orthodox cultivation methods?"

Mei Chaofeng immediately cursed, "What a cunning little Taoist! That old Taoist Qiu Chuji actually taught such a treacherous person as you. It truly baffles me... Ask away!"

Yin Zhiping laughed and said, "That's for the best. The first question is to find out how you started watching me, and for how long?"

"Hmph!" Mei Chaofeng laughed loudly, "I have been practicing my divine skills in the desert for a long time. Recently, I have mastered a whip technique. I originally intended to seek revenge on the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan for killing my husband, but I did not expect to hear that disciples of the Quanzhen Sect had arrived. Therefore, I have been keeping an eye on you for several days."

Several days?

Yin Zhiping was annoyed that he hadn't noticed Mei Chaofeng's presence for the past few days, which showed that he was far inferior to her in terms of skill.

She revealed her whereabouts today only to lure him out, and this feeling of insecurity made him uneasy.

It seems that when venturing into the martial world, martial arts skills are still paramount.

"I see." Yin Zhiping said, "I only need you to answer two more questions for me, and I will tell you the Xuanmen internal energy cultivation method truthfully."

"Go ahead and ask."

Yin Zhiping then asked, "Senior, have you recently experienced any signs of qi deviation?"

Why are you asking this?

"I'm just asking to see if the senior is terminally ill and if there's still a chance to save him."

Mei Chaofeng pondered for a moment, then replied, "It happened three days ago, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Zhiping sighed and said, "Senior has practiced the Nine Yin Manual incorrectly and is already terminally ill. If he does not grasp the essentials, he will soon be dead."

"What?!"

With a whoosh, Mei Chaofeng raised her palm and hovered it above Yin Zhiping's head, her five fingers flashing with cold light, as if she was about to use the Nine Yin White Bone Claw to pierce through his skull.

"How do you know I possess the Nine Yin Manual?"

Confident that she wouldn't kill him, Yin Zhiping calmly said, "This is not difficult; I only need to deduce a little. Senior, there's no need to frighten me. You should know that I am the only one in this world who can pass on the cultivation technique to you."

Mei Chaofeng, filled with surprise and doubt, asked, "What's your name?"

"Yin Zhiping".