Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 169 Giving Gifts (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 169: Chapter 169 Giving Gifts (Please Subscribe)

A palm struck out, and Zhong Shenxiu no longer pursued.

Because he knew that Qian Wuji’s internal organs were all shattered, unless he practiced the "Nine Lives Evil Technique," he would definitely not survive.

And indeed, that was the case.

Seeing Qian Wuji fall to the ground, a martial artist boldly stepped forward to check, only to exclaim in shock, "Six Void Young Master... is dead?"

This immediately drew continuous sighs from the crowd.

An old Jianghu figure shook his head and admonished the younger generation, "In martial arts battles, you must give it your all. A single careless moment can lead to death or injury. Although this Young Hero Qian was the senior disciple of Six Void Sect and had the potential to become a grandmaster, now that he is dead, he is no more than dust... Remember this scene well; surviving is what’s most important!"

Even more figures from Martial Arts were amazed that this trip was worthwhile, as they not only witnessed a clash between two Earth List Masters but also saw the changing of the ranks among martial artists.

After this battle, Five Elements Palm will inevitably replace Six Void Young Master to become the eighth-ranked expert on the Human Ranking!

After all, if someone is killed in battle, who could argue that the Six Void Young Master didn’t fight with his full strength or deliberately held back?

[Heavenly Show Points +15]

Zhong Shenxiu stood quietly, regulating his injuries, and looked at his attribute panel with a hint of surprise, "This gain is really not bad..."

In fact, Qian Wuji was very strong, perhaps even slightly stronger than he was at the moment.

It was just a matter of starting off on the wrong foot. One mistake led to another, and he never gave his opponent a chance to turn things around.

By the end, he had used the power of the Kidney Water Palm to slowly weave a death trap for his opponent.

A little bit of Kidney Water Palm Power was not taken seriously by Qian Wuji, but he couldn’t withstand the accumulation until the end when it suddenly burst forth like a flood, leading to a situation too dire to reverse.

Now, seeing him with a pale face and looking severely injured, many martial artists’ eyes began to turn, tempted to step out and challenge him.

A Human Ranking Expert might still care about their face, but they hadn’t made it onto the ranking.

If they could win against an unwell Five Elements Palm, wouldn’t it be like a pie falling from the sky?

"Those who want to challenge Brother Xun, get past me, Duan Mingyu, first."

Duan Mingyu immediately stepped out, loudly announcing and supporting Zhong Shenxiu at the same time.

"Thank you..."

Zhong Shenxiu expressed his gratitude, although most of his frail appearance was feigned.

Duan Mingyu, who was just about to transfer Inner Strength to help heal him, also perceived this, his face becoming extremely animated.

His eyes sidelong glance almost cried out, ’You sly old fox.’

"How did the Grandmaster battle go?"

Zhong Shenxiu asked in a low voice.

He had dared to divide his attention to other battles while fighting, which would have been courting death.

"Hua Miao lost..." Duan Mingyu quickly recounted the event, adding at the end, "The woman didn’t even release her puppet; it didn’t resemble a duel but rather... a probing! Or perhaps, it was indeed just fishing?"

For some reason, Zhong Shenxiu thought back to the day when Black Widow Hua Miao probed him, and he pondered thoughtfully.

He looked around but still could not find any trace of Yan Wushuang, which made him more suspicious.

...

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

The results of the Grandmaster duel in Changhe County naturally spread quickly across the world, and not many people felt pity for Black Widow.

After all, it was normal to lose when challenging a higher-ranked opponent, and abnormal to win.

In comparison, Five Elements Palm Xun Liuyi made a nearly hundred-rank leap on the Human Ranking list from beyond the top hundred, taking over the eighth place from Six Void Young Master Qian Wuji. This became the talk of the town for many in the Jianghu Martial Arts. Those who came to visit and challenge were so constant that Zhong Shenxiu had to change inns just to get a bit of peace.

It wasn’t until this day that a waiter brought a box to Zhong Shenxiu’s hands, saying it was a gift from someone.

Zhong Shenxiu felt a stirring in his heart, returned to his room, inspected everything carefully, made preparations, and then used his long sword to pry open the wooden box.

There were no traps or poisons in the box, just a black rubbing.

Beside it was a piece of paper with a fragrant scent, and on it was written a line of gentle handwriting:

——"Since the little brother has kept his promise, sister will not fail to meet hers. The Grandmaster Chapter of the ’Yin Yang Conquest Sky Demon Great Transformation Hand’ is gifted to you. If you wish to learn the Great Grandmaster Chapter, please come to the Southern Border. Sister will be waiting with open arms."

"A rubbing?"

Zhong Shenxiu did not unfold it, but pondered in his heart.

The martial arts on the list of extraordinary techniques were mostly understood through intuition rather than verbal instruction. The origin of the Miaojiang Five Poison Sect, one of the four great odd books, "The Diagram of the Strange," was said to be nothing more than a picture of a strange person.

On the "Heavenly Stele," there was nothing at all; it entirely depended on individual comprehension, and the martial art each person comprehended was entirely different.

It seemed that all the martial arts that made it onto the list of extraordinary techniques had something uniquely peculiar about them.

The more this was the case, the less he dared to look at this secret manual.

’A common martial artist might think that the Five Poison Sect is truly recruiting earnestly? Give a little sweetness, if one wants to break through the divine barrier, one must go to the Southern Border, and there seems to be sincerity... but...’

Zhong Shenxiu closed the box, took it with him, walked out of the inn, wandered around to make sure no one was following him, and then arrived at the County Government, showing his identity.

"So it is Young Hero Xun, what brings you here?"

A common constable from the Divine Capture Sect bowed with his hands clasped, curiosity in his eyes.

"I have important matters to discuss with Yan Wushuang!"

Zhong Shenxiu replied frankly.

"Yan the Divine Constable was in retreat and not seeing visitors, but she has come out of seclusion in the past few days. Your timing is perfect!"

The constable took Zhong Shenxiu to a courtyard and asked him to wait for a moment.

After the time it takes to burn three sticks of incense, a figure appeared at the doorway—it was Yan Wushuang!

"Eh?" Zhong Shenxiu took one look at Yan Wushuang and a puzzled expression appeared on his face: "You... have made a breakthrough?"

Today’s Yan Wushuang was entirely different from before.

Not only could the five energies no longer be discerned, but she also gave off a faint sense of danger, very similar to Iron Arhat Jing Fan from that day.

It looked like she was very much the image of a Grandmaster!

No wonder this Goddess Constable had been lying low recently, even missing the Grandmaster duel. It turned out she had been in closed-door cultivation, refining marrow, breaking through to Grandmaster!

"After a seven-day retreat, I finally made the breakthrough."

Yan Wushuang’s temperament became even more extraordinary, an amalgamation of compassion and iron-blooded impartiality, which gave off an extremely contradictory feeling.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Zhong Shenxiu bowed his hands in salute.

In theory, the experts at the top of the Human Ranking, having cultivated to the pinnacle of blood exchange, all had the potential to break through to Grandmaster.

And this edition of the Human Ranking, could it be the time when many were making their breakthroughs?

This indicates that there must be a fierce struggle among future Masters on the Earth List.

"What has brought you here?" Yan Wushuang asked with a gentle smile, gracefully taking a seat.

"Some time ago, I encountered Black Widow Hua Miao..."

Zhong Shenxiu recounted what had happened and then placed the box on the table: "Today, they sent me this secret manual, it’s right here. I am prepared to hand it over to the Divine Capture Sect for handling! Additionally, I am willing to cooperate with the Divine Capture Sect to lure and kill Hua Miao!"

Yan Wushuang suddenly regarded Zhong Shenxiu as if seeing him for the first time: "You’re willing to part with this?"

The other side didn’t have Grandmaster inheritance, and this was a hope to break through to Grandmaster.

"Of course, I also require something in return."

Zhong Shenxiu revealed a sincere smile.