Chapter 45 Murder and arson
The little thief had been hit by the Lotus Palm and was seriously injured.
How could two masters, with dozens of elite soldiers, end up getting injured like this?
Is there anyone else to support him?
Everyone was startled at first, then realized that there might be more enemies. Wang Xi immediately ordered: "Quick! Heizi, close the gate, notify the whole village, open all the traps, and be on high alert! Tell the brothers below to be careful. If someone steps on a trap and dies, don't blame me!"
"Yes."
Heizi ran out quickly.
The bandit carrying Fan Jue had entered the gathering hall and carefully placed the man on a chair.
"Fan Jue"'s figure and appearance were all consistent, and his body exuded the unique icy aura of the Snow Mountain School's internal energy "Xuan Shuang Qi". He had just suffered a serious injury, and his internal strength was greatly damaged. In addition, the conspicuous big mole on his face was something that everyone was used to seeing, so they didn't suspect anything at all.
At this time, his face was as pale as gold paper and he was sweating profusely. He was obviously seriously injured, so saving people was the most important thing.
Yu Baihe has always been cautious and careful. He was unable to find any flaws at first sight and quickly stepped forward to check the injuries.
"What's going on? Only the Fifth Master came back?"
Wang Xi strode over with his hand covering his chest, asking questions one after another.
The bandit said hurriedly: "Only the fifth leader himself fell at the gate of the village, and no one else was seen in the fog..."
"Is there a master behind that little thief?"
Wang Xi's face was uncertain: "If the Wudang elders come to kill us, then..."
"Not really."
Ouyang Zhou shook his head: "If every disciple entered the martial arts world to gain experience, there would be an elder behind him, and there would not be enough elders in Wudang. Zhang Sanfeng only had seven true disciples in total, and even if you count the registered disciples, there are no more than twenty. Now that Wudang is thriving and talented people are emerging, there are no less than twenty true disciples in the lineage of the eldest disciples alone. It is impossible that they are the ones."
"The Holy Envoy is right. Don't worry, big brother."
Yu Yangzi also said: "To put it bluntly, if the disciples of Taoist Master Zhang Sanfeng really followed us, we would probably be dead. To them, the [Mist Banner] and the [Enchantment Formation] are completely useless!"
This statement may seem to boost others' morale and undermine one's own prestige, but it is the truth.
Wang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand to let the bandit leave, closed the door, and turned to Yu Baihe: "Military Advisor, how is Fan Jue? Where is he injured?"
Yu Baihe looked solemn as he stared at Fan Jue's collar, where there was a red mark.
He carefully pulled open his clothes, revealing a red palm print. The inner energy in his palm was so blazing that it burned his skin!
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Xi blurted out: "The Lotus Palm?!"
"impossible!"
Ouyang Zhou was also surprised when he saw it. Regardless of his injuries, he walked closer to take a closer look and said solemnly: "There are only a handful of people in the entire Holy Church who can do this! It is impossible that they are the ones who did it..."
Before he finished his words, there was a "puff" sound!
"Fan Jue" made a lightning-fast move, the Xuanshuang Qi turned into ice, and the ice turned into an arrow, which pierced into Ouyang Zhou's Qi Hai acupoint!
In an instant, Ouyang Zhou's Qi Sea was sealed, and the cold air invaded his internal organs, as if a knife was stabbing his meridians. Ouyang Zhou groaned, retreated several steps, and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"Holy Messenger!"
Wang Xi was shocked.
"Holy Messenger!"
Yu Yangzi pointed his sword, and the black and white swords behind him came out of their sheaths, like two dragons stabbing towards Fan Jue together!
A sudden change occurred.
Yu Baihe, who was closest to the scene, saw that the situation was not good and immediately retreated, preparing to escape.
"Fan Jue" stood up quickly and dodged the two swords. In a flash, his left hand had already grabbed his wrist, and the second arrow in his right hand quickly condensed and pierced his neck!
"Yu Baihe, the military advisor of King Kaoshan, was born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He spread lies many times to confuse the people and fooled the common people. He was wanted by the Pacification Department. However, he escaped many times because he was good at Qinggong and cultivated the spirit [Ape]. The Records of Strange Things in Shenzhou records: There is a beast, which looks like a monkey but has white ears. It is good at running and can shrink its steps to move quickly..."
Zhao Wumian made another slash with his hand, and the head fell to the ground as the blade passed.
"This time, you can't do it."
boom!
Yu Baihe's head hit the ground, his neck was still emitting coldness, but not a drop of blood was shed.
In just a moment, Ouyang Zhou was seriously injured and Yu Baihe died!
Wang Xi was shocked and angry: "You are not Fan Jue!"
"nonsense!"
Zhao Wumian removed his disguise, restored his true appearance, and sneered, "How could I be that ugly!"
"……kill!"
Wang Xi threw out a punch, the "Mountain Shaking Fist" was fierce and domineering, with a strong wind emitting from the fist, extremely powerful.
You're seriously injured, yet you still dare to fight me?
Zhao Wumian's whole body of true energy changed, and the strongest and most powerful Tiangang Qi gathered in his fists. He put his fists together, and there was a loud clanging sound!
A strong wind swept in all directions, shattering all the tables and chairs in the hall like a knife!
Wang Xi was injured in the chest and his heart meridians were severely damaged. The Shaoyin Heart Meridian of the Hand, which belongs to the heart, and the Jueyin Pericardium Meridian of the Hand, which originates from the pericardium, among the twelve main meridians, were difficult to connect. It was difficult for him to gather his true energy and exert his strength. When he put his fists together, he felt an unparalleled force crushing him from the opposite side, as if he was facing a ferocious beast. After one punch, he retreated several steps!
The wound on the chest opened up, and the bright red blood soaked through the snow-white cloth.
"Big brother!"
Yu Yangzi was shocked that his elder brother, who was so brave, was actually at a disadvantage.
"You attack!"
Wang Xi had been through many battles, and he quickly realized the reality that it was difficult for him to win head-on with his current strength. He immediately opened his mouth and used his magical power [Mirage Dragon]. Billowing white mist rushed towards Zhao Wumian, and the mist came out of his mouth, covering the sky and the earth, transforming into delicate beauties, and the surrounding scenery changed accordingly.
The world was spinning.
Zhao Wumian seemed to have come to a place full of steam, where many beauties were playing. He could vaguely see patches of ecstasy whiteness, smell waves of stimulating and alluring body fragrance, and hear low moans and panting in his ears, which made him unable to help but indulge in it and unable to extricate himself...
At this moment, two swords stabbed forward!
Yu Yangzi used all his strength, and the black and white swords turned into light and shot out!
"Humph!"
Zhao Wumian sneered. This level of illusion was not even one percent of the one when the essence and blood were injected.
With a flash of his body, he dodged the two swords, and six clones, whose true and false identities were difficult to distinguish, appeared at the same time and drew their swords at the same time!
At this speed, there is no way to dodge.
Wang Xi's whole body was filled with energy, and he was as still as a mountain. With a loud shout, the energy enveloped his body, and he chopped it with the long sword, shattering his clone. Wang Xi exclaimed that something was wrong. On the other side, Yu Yangzi's eyes blurred, followed by a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down and saw an icy arrow piercing through his body, and the azure arrow was covered with blood!
"Below the third realm, it's useless to me."
Zhao Wumian pierced Yu Yangzi's back of the head with his second arrow, and threw the body aside. He looked at the furious Wang Xi and the injured Ouyang Zhou and said, "You two are both in the third realm. You should have been solved with poison, but there is no need for that now."
The wound on Wang Xi’s chest became more and more serious, and more and more blood flowed out.
Ouyang Zhou's Qi Hai acupoint was sealed, Yin Qi invaded his Dantian and froze his meridians, making it difficult for him to exert his strength.
The two sides were in a standoff, but the two third realms did not dare to act rashly.
"Hahaha!"
Ouyang Zhou's mouth was bleeding, and he suddenly laughed, his eyes coldly said: "The Actor's Treasure Mirror, what a trick!"
Zhao Wumian was indifferent: "Is this your last words?"
Ouyang Zhou said: "I originally thought it only had the ability to change its appearance, but today I discovered that it can also change its injuries! You were the one who saved that little Wudang Taoist priest. You looked at the palm injuries on his body and used this to attract me closer..."
"The Actor's Treasure Mirror certainly can't do that."
Zhao Wumian smiled and said, "But, I can!"
Disguise is an art. Among the five parts, "Face Changing" allows practitioners to perfectly control their facial skin and use their true Qi to change skin color, facial features, and muscles to achieve the effect of a thousand faces. It can even simulate various physical scars, leaving bruises where they should be and scars where they should be. However, it cannot simulate the special injuries caused by internal strength.
Zhao Wumian combined his own techniques and drew inferences from one example to perfect this part.
That palm print was nothing more than sealing the Five Elements Yangyan power on the body's surface, forming injuries on the skin's surface, and with a little tweaking, it made it look like the Lotus Palm.
Wang Xi shouted: "Why are you telling us this?"
Zhao Wumian said: "You were a bit heavy-handed just now. You should recover a little now."
Wang Xi said coldly: "What do you mean?"
"I didn't tell you."
puff!
The cicada wing knife suddenly stabbed from behind, and Wang Xi groaned, his heart was already shredded by the knife. He looked behind him in astonishment, and his huge body fell to the ground unwillingly, his eyes wide open, and he died completely. Zhao Wumian shook off the blood on the knife and looked at Ouyang Zhou: "I'm talking about you."
“This is too much!!”
Ouyang Zhou was furious and slapped out with one palm, the raging flames were unstoppable!
"Lotus Palm" - Blazing pure light!
This palm was struck out with all the strength, carrying hatred and the momentum to burn the whole world to ashes, and it hit Zhao Wumian fiercely.
Zhao Wumian performed the "Observing Words and Expressions" technique, observing and memorizing all the changes in moves with a cold eye. His footwork was agile and he only defended but did not attack.
Ouyang Zhou was so angry that his head was blinded. His right hand could not be used, his dantian was attacked, and he could only exert 20% to 30% of his strength. In all likelihood, he would suffer the same fate as Wang Xi.
Those who kill will always be killed. They should have been dead, but the man in front of me used despicable means, disguised himself, attacked, took advantage of the situation, and killed...
When he killed Wang Xi, his expression and movements were like those of a butchering a pig or a dog!
"Die!"
Ouyang Zhou only had one left hand left to attack. Unconsciously, many moves of the Lotus Palm were performed one by one. The pure flames were blazing, the sun and moon were like mirrors, the nets spread across the sky, and the sound of Sanskrit could be heard in all directions...
Zhao Wumian observed with a cold eye and wrote down everything.
At a certain moment, Ouyang Zhou suddenly woke up and was horrified: "No! You are secretly learning the magic skills I teach you!"
Since this person can learn "Mysterious Frost Qi" and "Ice Arrow", it is entirely possible that he can comprehend "Lotus Palm" and even "White Lotus Heart Sutra". What if he uses today's method to sneak into the sect...
not good!
Ouyang Zhou was frightened and stopped immediately. Zhao Wumian swung his knife in reverse, and a strange knife light passed through his palm, as if he knew the flaw in his move and slashed across his throat.
"You are right, but it's too late. I have already learned..."
Heads fell to the ground.
"Huh...huh..."
Zhao Wumian sheathed his sword, closed his eyes, concentrated, breathed in and out, and calmed his meridians.
Fortunately, the door to the Juyi Hall was tightly closed, and other bandits were strictly guarding the checkpoints at the stronghold. Otherwise, if they rushed in together, although there would not be any danger, they would also have no chance to learn the White Lotus Sect's unique skills so easily.
Zhao Wumian calmed down a bit and started to search the corpses. Yu Baihe and Yu Yangzi didn't have any treasures on them. The former had some medicine for his injuries, and the most valuable thing for the latter was just the pair of swords. But Wang Xi and Ouyang Zhou were very rich. They each had a [Qian Kun Bag]. Especially Ouyang Zhou's bag, which held three cubic meters!
Zhao Wumian immediately changed into a better one and moved his belongings into it.
There was gold and silver in Wang Xi's bag, totaling ten thousand taels, which was as much as the total amount of the first three mountain stronghold masters. Ouyang Zhou's bag also had nearly ten thousand taels, which should have been looted from various branches of the White Lotus Sect. There was also a token in it.
Zhao Wumian took out the token and looked at it carefully.
The token has a simple shape, with a blooming lotus engraved on the front and the word "holy" above the lotus. Two lines of words are engraved on the back: The mud originates from chaos, and the white lotus appears to usher in a prosperous era.
"The tone is not small."
This is the Holy Lotus Order of the White Lotus Sect. Seeing the order is like seeing the Three Deities.
Zhao Wumian put away the token, carefully left the Juyi Hall, and came to the square at the back. In the center of the square, on a three-meter-high platform, the [Cloud-Breaking Mist Flag] was breathing out clouds. Zhao Wumian took a look at it, but was not in a hurry to take it down. It would take time for the government troops to arrive, and it would also take time to find the [Blue Spring Flower].
"Blue Spring Flower can only grow in cold places. According to the information, there is only one place in the entire village where it can be grown, Guiyun Cave in the back mountain!"
Zhao Wumian walked over quickly.
Wang Xi was not an expert in formations, and the Guiyun Cave still had the same "Maze Formation", which could not stop Zhao Wumian at all. He quickly passed through the formation and came to the deepest part, where he saw the [Blue Spring Flower] growing beside the cold spring.
The blue spring flower has four petals, and its color is ice blue. The petals faintly shine with blue light, which is very beautiful.
Three plants!
Zhao Wumian took a deep breath. He was even more nervous now than when he was on the execution ground!
Whether the "food qi to replenish the internal organs method" in "The Original Classic of the Five Internal Organs" is useful depends on whether I can prolong my life this time!
Three top-grade Xuan-grade plants, if used for Qi training, would allow him to break through to the peak of the second realm in one go, or even break through the realm.
I don’t know to what extent eating Qi can replenish the internal organs…
Zhao Wumian sat carefully in front of the three flowers. He didn't have time to use the ice jade beads and wait for them to mature further. He could only inhale now, holding his breath and concentrating. He began to carefully recall the key points of the spell of eating qi to replenish the internal organs, and cast the spell on the flowers with his fingers.
As the seals changed, the yin and yang energies in the body continued to change, becoming more and more subtle, and Zhao Wumian developed a mysterious feeling.
Before his eyes, he seemed to see a beating heart, expanding lungs, and a rising and changing spleen...
He had a deeper sense of his five internal organs, and his mind was empty.
The time has come.
Zhao Wumian leaned over and sniffed.
In an instant, the blue spring flower withered and dissipated, turning into a scent of essence that flowed into the nose, passed through the heart and lungs, cleansed the five internal organs, and merged into one...
Zhao Wumian felt his whole body lighten and feel refreshed. He thought that there was some effect, and then he continued to absorb all the life essence of the other two plants. At that moment, he clearly felt that his five internal organs were beating more powerfully, his body became more relaxed, and all the fatigue was swept away, just like drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup in the middle of summer, he felt refreshed!
The feeling is intoxicating.
Zhao Wumian enjoyed it for a moment and immediately looked at his personal panel.
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Name: Zhao Wumian
Fate: God is jealous of talents
(God is jealous of talents: all attributes are full (except luck), training speed +130%, lifespan limit -30, health limit -30)
Age: 18
Remaining life: 2
Health: 70
Attributes: Strength 50, Spirituality 50, Root 50, Agility 50, Charm 50, Comprehension 50, Luck 13 (the attributes of ordinary people are around 20)
Position: General Flag of the Pacification Division
Martial arts: Killing Waves, Running Flow Palm, Ten Miles of Mad Blade, Treasure Mirror of the Actor, Bodhi Heart Seal Sutra, Kasaya Subduing Demons, Five Elements Positioning, Xuantian Three Styles...
Cultivation: Second Realm, Fourth Level
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Zhao Wumian stared at the life span column.
"Isn't it useless?"
But the feeling just now was indeed wonderful.
Or is it that the life added by three Xuan-grade top-grade blue spring flowers is not enough to extend the life by a whole year?
That’s the top level of Xuan grade!
The promotion to centurion is only rewarded with yellow rank!
A medium-grade yellow ginseng costs a thousand taels of silver!
Such a high-grade natural treasure, even if it is not mature, with three of them together, there must be no reaction at all.
This panel is too blurry. It should also indicate the number of days and hours left, so that the effect can be seen immediately...
Zhao Wumian was complaining when suddenly the panel began to ripple, and the "2" on the life column twisted and turned into a "3"...
"Haha! It's done!"
Zhao Wumian read it again and again, filled with excitement and overjoyed: "【God is jealous of talents】is not a dead end! The method of eating qi to replenish the internal organs is really useful! Isn't it the treasures of heaven and earth? Suck it! Promotion, wealth, and the more treasures of heaven and earth, the better! As long as I can get through the death calamity in two years, I can change my fate!"
……
The night is darker.
The full moon hangs high.
At the foot of Yunmeng Mountain, there was suddenly the sound of horse hooves.
Ye Zongyuan led the way, and Henan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Wei Liang arrived with two thousand officials and soldiers from the Neisi Yamen!
"Block the mountain road!"
Wei Liang looked up at the top of the mountain and gave the order: "Shoot the signal arrows, cooperate with the experts of the Pacification Division, and prepare to attack the mountain!"
"Yes!"
The government troops dispersed.
The action begins!
(End of this chapter)
