Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 179 Visiting Card (Adding more to the previous book)

Chapter 179: Chapter 179 Visiting Card (Adding more to the previous book)

The next day.

Zhong Shenxiu had a good chat with Wei Baizhu and talked about some of the less important things he encountered in Jianghu.

When he heard that Zhong had made friends with Jing Fan of Stone Buddha Temple, Duan Mingyu of Su Yin Sword Sect, and others, the old man’s face blossomed into a smile. Upon hearing that Zhong had joined the Divine Capture Sect and become a Silver Seal Minister, the old man fell into thought and then slapped his thigh, "Well done. Our small house cannot afford to provoke those enemies. Joining the government was an act of necessity."

"And this position of guest elder is truly marvelous. With this, the court cannot summon you to fight to the death at will..."

"That was my thinking as well," Zhong Shenxiu replied with a smile.

"Recently, I’ve heard of your return. Many nearby sects, especially Nine Elements Sect, have sent invitations. You handle them as you see fit. I’m at ease..."

Wei Baizhu slowly stood up, then suddenly slapped his forehead, "Right, there’s also that girl Hong Yao. Sigh, let’s just leave her matter be..."

Wei Baizhu felt somewhat puzzled.

Originally, Wei Hongyao was constantly thinking about her junior brother, but ever since Zhong Shenxiu’s return, for some reason, the girl would show a look of terror whenever Xun Liuyi was mentioned.

With that, not to mention marrying him, even their previous interactions were now a huge problem.

This left Wei Baizhu in a fog of confusion but also secretly relieved.

It was a good thing his daughter could so decisively cut off her feelings.

Even though he didn’t know Zhong Shenxiu had advanced to Grandmaster level, just from joining the officialdom, he knew it certainly involved Grandmaster martial arts, and a future on the Earth List was very likely.

For such a dragon among men, although he was a blessing to Shanyao Gang, he was now out of their league and no longer a suitable match.

...

After speaking with Wei Baizhu, Zhong Shenxiu walked out of the room, his mind pondering over his own issues.

Since breaking through to Grandmaster with the Ten Thousand Gu Hand technique, he had to think about surpassing the Martial Arts Divine Barrier and achieving the status of Great Grandmaster.

The three barriers of martial arts are blood exchange, marrow refining, and divine communication. Among them, the barrier of divine communication is known as the Martial Arts Heaven Barrier! One step across, and there lies the difference between a heavenly person and a mortal! Of all three barriers, it is the most difficult.

Especially after Zhong Shenxiu’s recent adventures and observing Jing Fan’s breakthrough, he realized that this barrier of communication with the divine in the martial arts world is truly not a trivial matter!

If one says that becoming a Grandmaster is only a transformation in the essence of life, then the spirit of a Great Grandmaster at the barrier of divine communication will undergo a metamorphosis!

This happens because martial artists do not cultivate evil energies; they must interact with great beings to facilitate the spiritual transformation, thereby obtaining Martial Arts Divine Powers.

This is a real hassle.

Although martial artists in this region of Jianghu do not shy away from contact with evil beings like Da Mo and Niu Shenjun, Zhong Shenxiu was still afraid of doing so.

Yet, Liu Yi clung to the obsession of being named in the Heavenly List, making it necessary to break through to the Great Grandmaster realm on the Heavenly List of Martial Artists.

Fortunately, after knowing the situation, Zhong Shenxiu thought it through and finally came up with several unconventional methods; he was now preparing to try the one with the highest feasibility first.

To be more specific, he planned to use the assistance of the attribute panel to break through the divine communication barrier.

After obtaining the Ten Thousand Gu Hand Secret Manual, which was worthy of being listed on the list of strange and supreme techniques, cultivation techniques were no longer an issue for the current Zhong Shenxiu.

’When it comes time to break through the divine communication barrier, maybe I can use the Heavenly Show System to resist the invasion of the Evil God... Or perhaps, use a large number of Heavenly Show Points to forcefully break through?’

Zhong Shenxiu paced slowly as he pondered.

Having surpassed the level of a Grandmaster in his cultivation, he didn’t have a deep understanding of what lay ahead, but he could feel his inner strength and body steadily growing stronger. It was as though the vast void contained endless life energy, which was being seized by tiny gu and infused into his body. He didn’t even have to practice his cultivation technique on purpose; it was happening naturally. As this continued, there would eventually come a day when he would touch the bottleneck of the Grandmaster’s peak and meet the conditions to challenge for the Great Grandmaster level.

At that time, some of the ideas he had would come into play.

While he was lost in thought, someone approached. It was his unfortunate disciple, Shi Yu.

Seeing Shi Yu’s furrowed brow, Zhong Shenxiu couldn’t help but ask with curiosity, "Little Shitou, what’s on your mind?"

Upon seeing his master, Shi Yu straightened up and quickly bowed in greeting, replying, "Master, your disciple was contemplating the issue of the Nine Elements Sect’s visitor."

"People from that sect learned of Master’s return and have already sent over a greeting card, even deliberately dispatching a new talent from within their ranks. It is said that it’s Han Nuo, the Sect Master’s direct disciple, coming to meet Master and bring gifts. There might also be a request for Master to impart martial arts knowledge..."

Zhong Shenxiu listened, and couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

In his view, the Nine Elements Sect, not even having a Human List Martial Artist, couldn’t really be considered important, whatever they intended to do.

Even more so, his memory of the Nine Elements Sect was limited to recalling some person who had jumped out during the time they suppressed the disciples of the Five Poison Sect; that person was not skilled enough and, trying to show off but failing, met a miserable end.

As for the name, he truly couldn’t remember...

After thinking for a moment, he went on, "Little Shitou, such a trivial matter doesn’t warrant your teacher’s personal involvement; it would give them too much face. If the people from the Nine Elements Sect come to pay their respects, that’s fine. But if there’s any sort of exchange, you can take care of it..."

This Little Shitou, after all, was the face of the Shanyao Gang.

It’s just too bad that while he had some reputation in Little Mountain City and even acquired a nickname, his martial arts skills couldn’t truly be considered top-notch.

Shi Yu was startled to hear that he would have to deal with Han Nuo of the Nine Elements Sect.

"Don’t worry; your teacher will teach you a thing or two."

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily, "You know, 99 out of 100 martial arts techniques in the world can’t escape the concepts of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. In this regard, your teacher just happens to have some insights. I’ll refine your Medicine Sand Palm a bit; that should be enough to make it presentable..."

The Shanyao Gang really was too pitiful; they needed some support.

Zhong Shenxiu felt that perhaps he could not sway an Earth List Master.

Because breaking through the level of Grandmaster—a good cultivation technique, aptitude, and opportunity were indispensable; it was truly not something for which he could help take shortcuts.

But to build up a Human Ranking Expert was probably not too much of a problem.

In fact, even Earth List Masters were rare in Jianghu; Human List Martial Artists were sufficient for handling most issues.

When these younger disciples grew up, whether he was there or not wouldn’t make much of a difference.

’And moreover... within the Ten Thousand Gu Hand, there seem to be ways to consider, like infusing tiny gu into Shi Yu’s body to aid his cultivation? Could that count as a form of empowerment?’

Zhong Shenxiu touched the gloves on his hands, feeling somewhat tempted, but soon decided to abandon the idea.

After all, the Ten Thousand Gu Hand had great power; he was still not adept at controlling it, and it was easy to accidentally harm someone.

If he wasn’t careful and touched even a bit of skin, this little disciple might die. How would he handle that?

Shi Yu swallowed nervously, sensing that his master had become even more formidable than a year before.

And he, still afraid, did not realize that he had just narrowly escaped a calamity...

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