Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Chapter 749 "Separated by Water"

The departure of Shiki Kira no Suke drained Tsujizane Kaoru's strength, causing the beautiful woman to kneel on the ground, filled with helplessness.

The sudden resignation of the weapons team leader was like the sky falling for Kaoru Tsuji. What was even more despairing was that the other pillar that held up the sky was also gone...

Just as Tsujizane Kaoru was feeling lost and helpless, his cell phone suddenly rang. He answered it weakly, saying, "What is it... What!? You saw Lord 'Nine Heavens Thunder God'!"

Upon hearing the contents of the phone call, Tsuji Kaoru jumped to her feet and exclaimed, "Where is Lord 'Nine Heavens Thunder God'?!"

On the other end of the phone, Mao Lixia hesitated for a moment before saying to Tsujizane Kaoru, "I'm sorry, this is his personal privacy, and I can't disclose it. Anyway, Xiang Ying is fine now and doesn't look injured at all, so you don't need to worry."

Previously, Li Xin asked Mao Lixia to go to the Valley of Healers to see if Xiang Ying had returned. However, before Mao Lixia could even set off, she saw Xiang Ying come to see Li Xin, and she seemed to be in very good condition. Mao Lixia then dialed the phone number that Li Xin had given her and informed Tsuji Kenkaru about this.

Of course, while she was informing him, she wasn't familiar with Tsujizane Kaoru, so she had no obligation to tell him about Xiang Ying's whereabouts.

Kaoru Tsuji was anxious, but since Morishia wouldn't say anything, she couldn't force her.

However, the fact that Tsujizane Kaoru was able to be sent by Shiki Kōnosuke to look after Xiang Ying shows that he has both ability and cunning.

Although she didn't know Mao Lixia, she would tell her about Xiang Ying's situation at this time, that only Li Xin and the people around him were present, so that she would know how to speak.

"Mr. X is going to duel with our leader of the Darkness in three months. Only the Lord of the Nine Heavens Thunder God can stop him!"

Kaoru Tsujiri's words startled Risha: "What!"

Although she knew that Li Xin must have some reason for going out to cultivate, she did not know that it was because he was going to fight the "Two Heavenly Yama Kings"!

This is an extraordinary peak expert, a titan-level figure known to everyone in the Japanese martial arts world. Although Li Xin is strong, there is still a clear gap between him and such a master, and this gap cannot be closed in just three months.

In other words, the duel between Li Xin and Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu three months from now will likely end badly!

Thinking of this, she could no longer sit still, so she took off her apron and headed towards "Hayabusa no Sato".

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In a treacherous place in the Tianshan Mountains, Li Xinshou silently circulated the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" and the "Bright Jade Skill" in front of the Tianshan Snow Lotus.

The "Wedding Dress True Qi" and the "Bright Jade True Qi" are completely opposite, representing the extreme yang and the extreme yin and the extreme softness respectively. The two kinds of true qi are constantly circulating and mutually promoting each other in Li Xin's body, and are constantly increasing at an indescribable speed.

Previously, Li Xin's "Wedding Dress True Qi" and "Bright Jade True Qi" needed "Returning Origin True Qi" to mediate and regulate them. Now that Li Xin has dispersed his power and started to cultivate again, he finds that he can use these two internal forces as easily as his own arms and fingers, and has reached the point where he can do whatever he wants. Even if they touch, it will not cause the two true energies to erupt. Instead, they will stimulate each other and make them even stronger.

Li Xin understood that this was precisely the effect of the "War God's Record," allowing his internal energy to reach a state of mutual exchange and endless circulation of Yin and Yang.

Li Xin could do this before, but because the "Wedding Dress True Qi" and "Bright Jade True Qi" were cultivated one after the other, Li Xin needed to make constant fine adjustments to maintain perfect coordination between the two. However, now that he has abandoned the practice and started over, the two internal energies have been together since the beginning of his life, mutually stimulating each other, and naturally a certain dynamic balance has been generated. When one side strengthens, the other side will automatically strengthen. Li Xin doesn't even need to deliberately maintain it, which is truly wonderful.

At this rate, it probably won't even take a month for Li Xin's skills to recover to their former level, or even become more refined.

After finishing his internal energy cultivation, Li Xin stretched his muscles and was about to practice his moves for a while when two dusty figures suddenly landed in front of him.

Li Xin blinked, looking at Wu Ji and Xiang Ying, whose hair was a mess and whose clothes were somewhat tattered, and couldn't help but ask, "How did you two get here?"

Just as Wu Ji was about to say something, he suddenly sensed that Li Xin's internal energy had weakened considerably, and couldn't help but frown and ask, "What happened to your skill?"

"Ah, I have to start all over again."

Li Xin frankly stated.

"Hahaha..."

Wu Ji rubbed his forehead and couldn't help but burst into laughter: "I've always thought I'm crazy enough, but you, you actually crippled your own martial arts before a duel... You're something else!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Li Xin said calmly.

"I didn't praise you, you jerk!"

Wu Ji couldn't help but shout angrily.

Xiang Ying also looked annoyed: "I was wondering why I couldn't sense your presence. It turns out you actually crippled your martial arts. If you hadn't emitted some aura while practicing just now, we wouldn't have been able to find you!"

“I can tell you’ve had a lot of trouble finding me.”

Li Xin nodded. The two extraordinary experts had ended up like this; the word "hardship" was probably insufficient to describe their experiences these past few days.

Indeed, after learning from Morissa that Li Xin was going to duel with Shiki Kou no Suke, the two began to search for Li Xin.

But the world is so vast, how could they know where Li Xin had gone to train? Later, Mao Lixia asked Zhen Yuanzhai and finally learned that Li Xin should have gone to Tianshan, so the two of them came to Tianshan to look for Li Xin.

Even though they limited the location to the Tianshan Mountains, the Tianshan Mountains are so vast that the two of them searched for almost two months, enduring wind and rain, before finally finding Li Xin today.

"You bastard, you actually went to duel with someone..."

Wu Ji glared angrily at Li Xin.

"that……"

Li Xin was about to explain when Wu Ji immediately said, "I was clearly first! Who does that guy think he is, why is he ahead of me!"

Li Xin: "..."

Is that what you're so concerned about?!

Li Xin's forehead creased with annoyance, but upon closer inspection, he thought, "Hmm, this is very much like Martial Arts."

"But you've got guts, kid, to challenge that old codger so early."

Xiang Ying hugged him with both arms.

Previously, in order to retrieve the broken Thunder Blade, he caused a great disturbance in the "Darkness" and was defeated by Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu, who had temporarily emerged from seclusion. Xiang Ying felt the old man's power the most. Even someone as arrogant as him felt that it would take at least another five years to defeat Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu. Now... no, before Li Xin's power dissipated, he would definitely face certain death if he faced Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu.

"It wasn't me who initiated the challenge; it was someone else who challenged me."

Li Xin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He must be out of his mind to challenge a peak-level expert.

Wu Ji looked at Li Xin: "What's wrong with you? At a time like this, shouldn't you be focusing on improving your skills? Why are you crippling yourself? And this... this is a Tian Shan Snow Lotus, isn't it? It's quite old. Are you waiting here to eat it to improve your skills?"

Li Xin shook his head and told Wu Ji about his self-imposed power lock and his training trip. Of course, he deliberately kept the matter of the two seniors, "Feng" and "Yun," a secret.

Upon hearing that Li Xin had crippled his martial arts in order to break through his own limitations, Wu Ji raised an eyebrow and said, "That's interesting."

Even he had to admire the courage and determination to fight to the death.

Li Xin said, "I've calculated it. At my current pace, I'll be able to fully recover my power before the duel."

Generally speaking, even with a previous foundation, starting over after losing your skills only makes the process more efficient; ten years' worth of skill can be regained with one or two years of hard work.

However, Li Xin had absorbed the special power of the "He Shi Bi" and his true energy recovery speed was already extraordinary. After he abandoned his martial arts, the sword energy condensed in his body had the ability to reshape his meridians and accelerate the recovery of his internal energy. In addition, the "Wedding Dress True Energy" and "Bright Jade True Energy" stimulated each other, which made the recovery speed of his power almost double.

If Li Xin hadn't wanted to solidify his martial arts skills and didn't want to recover too quickly, using "Wind and Cloud True Qi" to gather the energy of heaven and earth and transform it into "Wedding Dress True Qi" and "Bright Jade True Qi," his recovery speed could have been even faster.

"So, you're still a long way from recovery?"

Martial arts seek the way.

Why are you asking this?

Li Xin was somewhat wary.

Wu Ji suddenly made a move, grabbing Li Xin by the back of his collar and lifting him up: "Come on! Come with me to a place!"

Li Xin knew he was powerless to resist, so he quickly said to Xiang Ying, "Keep an eye on the Tianshan Snow Lotus for me!"

Xiang Ying waved his hand to reassure Li Xin.

Wu Ji carried Li Xin and flew away using his lightness skill. Even at Wu Ji's current speed, it took them quite a while to reach their destination.

Wu Ji left Li Xin behind and said to Li Xin, "We've arrived!"

"Where is this place?"

Li Xin looked around and saw that the water and sky were one color, the vegetation was lush, the riverbed was undulating and the clear water flowed quietly through it, creating a beautiful and elegant scene.

“‘Separated by a river’”

Wu Ji replied.

“‘Separated by a river…’”

Li Xin looked back at the scenery again and felt that the name was indeed a perfect match for the view before him: "What a wonderful name!"

Although the scenery here is beautiful, it can't fill an empty stomach, so Li Xin couldn't help but ask, "Why did you bring me here?"

Wu Jidao said, "My Great Rakshasa Sect once had a sect leader who fought against the same peerless enemy here. Although a long time has passed, the intent of my Great Rakshasa Sect's sect leader and that peerless enemy's technique remain here. Therefore, the sect leaders of my Great Rakshasa Sect have all come here with a pilgrimage mentality to comprehend the intent of their techniques and enhance their strength."

Li Xin asked, "How long ago was this?"

Wu Ji thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... probably during the Northern and Southern Dynasties!"

Li Xin was stunned: "Wasn't that something that happened 1,500 years ago?!"

"Yes."

Wu Ji nodded.

"Has this tactic been preserved until now?"

Li Xin found it hard to believe.

Wu Ji smiled and said, "Why don't you try to comprehend it yourself and you'll know?"

Seeing that Wu Ji was not joking, Li Xin closed his eyes and focused his mind, letting his spirit drift into the tranquil environment of "separated by water and sky".

Suddenly, Li Xin felt the world change color; the tranquil scenery vanished, and an incomparably chilling atmosphere filled the air.

Two figures stood between this desolate world, one like a towering giant, unstoppable in its might, the other sinister and domineering, unfathomable in its depths.

The sinister and domineering figure, wielding swords and blades, seemed to sense Li Xin's probing. He swung his swords and blades, instantly transforming the world into a sea of ​​swords and blades, shredding and crushing Li Xin. Li Xin suddenly awoke, his mind damaged, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"What an overbearing move..."

Li Xin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. It was truly unbelievable that even after 1,500 years, the powerful cultivator's attack could still be so intense.

Wu Ji said to Li Xin, "You should cultivate here for the time being; it should be of some help to you."

Having reached Li Xin's level, if one wants to advance further, besides focusing on cultivation, observing the battles of stronger individuals is also a viable path.

Of course, there are very few people in this world stronger than Li Xin, and those people would not fight for Li Xin for no reason. Therefore, observing the battlefields where peerless masters fought and comprehending their moves and artistic conception is also an option.

If you were to ask where you could find traces of battle between masters, Wu Ji would immediately think of this place, the most sacred battleground for the Great Rakshasa Sect.

"it is good."

Li Xin nodded. He understood that comprehending the intent of two powerful masters' moves here was indeed better than trying to figure it out on his own.

Moreover, the environment here, "separated by water and sky," is much better than that in the sky. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but there is also a lot of food to eat, so Li Xin no longer needs to search for wild vegetable roots to eat.

So Li Xin stayed at "a river separating heaven and earth" to comprehend the meaning of the moves, while Wu Ji disappeared without a trace.

When Li Xin was concentrating on his enlightenment, he suddenly thought of something and silently recited the mental technique of "Wuqiu Yijue" to connect his spiritual power with the world here.

In the spiritual world, the figures of the two powerful figures became clearer, and even their moves became more distinct.

That domineering, towering figure wielded a weapon identical to the "Soul Devourer" of Wuji, unleashing a barrage of staff shadows, each strike deadly, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth.

The sinister and domineering figure wielded swords and blades, and faced with such powerful moves, he was not only not suppressed, but fought to a standstill, and even gained the upper hand.

Li Xin could guess that the imposing figure was the sect leader of the Great Rakshasa Sect, who was also Wu Ji's ancestor, while the sinister figure should be the "peerless enemy" that Wu Ji had mentioned.

The intent of the attack has remained unbroken for a thousand years. Without a doubt, both the sect leader of the Great Rakshasa Sect from countless generations ago and the peerless enemy who fought against him were near-god level experts. The battle between two near-god level experts is an unimaginable treasure for any martial artist.

Understanding this, Li Xin calmed down and watched the battle intently.

Using the "Easy Secret of No Seeking" to deduce the final battle of that year was extremely exhausting, and even with Li Xin's current mental cultivation, it would be difficult to sustain for long. Moreover, it was impossible to fully reproduce the duel of that year; one could only glimpse a few fragments. However, for Li Xin, it was still an extraordinary gain.

Li Xin, having exited the "Easy-to-Cure Technique," let out a breath. His face appeared quite pale, but his expression was one of extreme joy.

He picked up two withered branches from the ground, using one as a sword and the other as a knife, and began to wield them in unison, mimicking the peerless enemy who had fought the leader of the Great Rakshasa Sect...

Chapter 750 Divine Skills of Swords and Blades

As time passed, Li Xin sat cross-legged on the "water-separated sky," closing his eyes to rest, becoming one with the surrounding environment, just like the sky and the water.

One day, Li Xin suddenly opened his eyes. He gently got up, stretched his limbs, and then said, "That's about it..."

He took a step forward, and in the next instant, he was already a hundred feet away. Looking at him take another step, it was impossible to tell where he had gone.

In the perilous Tianshan Mountains, where the Tianshan Snow Lotus grows, Xiang Ying, following Li Xin's instructions, guarded the Tianshan Snow Lotus, preventing any person or beast from approaching. Suddenly, Xiang Ying sensed something and raised his sword to strike, but before the sword could fall, his wrist was grabbed.

"Xiang Ying, it's me."

Li Xin's calm voice rang out, and Xiang Ying was taken aback.

"you……"