The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 191 - 3: Star Constellation Old Immortal and Ning Bukong

Chapter 191: Chapter 3: Star Constellation Old Immortal and Ning Bukong

Qingzhou was now in a quandary.

Not long ago, the deputy temple master of Tieshan Temple, which belonged to the Zhenwu Sect, was attacked by assassins from the Azure Dragon Association. Because help arrived in time, several assassin corpses were left at the scene.

However, after the autopsies, a shocking fact was discovered. The assassins of the Azure Dragon Association were all people who had been secretly disabled from continuing their bloodlines. Further investigation of the bodies’ meridians revealed that the cultivation technique they practiced bore a great resemblance to one that Xuanfeng had brought back.

This immediately caught the great attention of the senior members of the Zhenwu Sect.

Where did the "Exorcism Sword Manual" come from? It was Xuan Guang who taught it to Qing Yu. And now the assassins from the Azure Dragon Association were found to practice the "Exorcism Sword Manual." Did this imply that the Azure Dragon Association was connected to Xuan Guang, the greatest traitor of the Zhenwu Sect?

Because of this, the Zhenwu Sect dispatched several groups of disciples to investigate the matter. Qingzhou was the leader of one such group.

But being the leader was no easy task! Qingzhou glanced over at his Junior Sister Qingling, who was still visibly outraged, and his Junior Brother Chen Qinglin, who was full of defiance.

Junior Sister Qingling was manageable, just too naive and inexperienced in worldly society. But Junior Brother Chen Qinglin...

Qingzhou felt like swearing to the heavens! He was here to investigate the realities of the Azure Dragon Association, not to play nanny to a spoiled brat. However, due to certain reasons, he had to suppress his desire to swear deeply in his heart.

Meanwhile, what was Qing Yu up to at this time?

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"Congratulations, Host. For killing the two-star villain Ding Chunqiu, you have obtained items: Divine Wood King Cauldron (Two-star), Three Smiles Leisurely Powder (Two-star), Martial Arts Inheritance: ’Transformation Technique’ (Two-star), ’Corrosive Corpse Technique’ (Two-star), ’Turtle Breath Technique’ (One-star)."

Two months had passed, and Qing Yu had drawn two new Character Cards. They were:

Name: Ding Chunqiu

Realm: Innate Eighth Layer

Items: Divine Wood King Cauldron, Three Smiles Leisurely Powder

Martial Arts: "Transformation Technique," "Corrosive Corpse Technique," "Turtle Breath Technique"

Evaluation: Star Constellation Old Immortal, boundless magical power; vast divine skills, prestigious in the Central Plains.

Name: Ning Bukong

Realm: Innate Ninth Layer

Items: Fire Dragon, Phoenix Shuttle, Heavenly Fire Pearl

Martial Arts: "Circulating Fire Technique," "Wood Thunderclap," "Wuming Divine Skill," "Fire God Shadow"

Evaluation: In success or failure, Ning Bukong remains!

Among them, the Star Constellation Old Immortal had just been rubbed into the ground by Qing Yu.

During this time, the Azure Dragon Association wasn’t only occupied with murder and arson but also with robbing all kinds of elixirs and heavenly materials and earth treasures. Thanks to this, Qing Yu’s power was advancing rapidly, and he remained at the Innate Seventh Layer.

With Ding Chunqiu at the Innate Eighth Layer and Qing Yu at the Innate Seventh Layer, the one-layer difference was not much of an issue for Qing Yu. Under the "Taiyi Splitting Light Sword Qi Union Technique," the "Innate Gang Qi" was born from the ultimate yin, becoming extreme yang, and this Gang Qi wrapped around the body, making it difficult for anyone in the Innate Realm to break through this defense.

For Ding Chunqiu, Qing Yu was impervious to all techniques. Poison techniques were blocked by the Innate Gang Qi, and the Transformation Technique could not dissolve the pure Innate Gang Qi, leaving Ding Chunqiu with no choice but to be rubbed into the ground by Qing Yu, conceding his Martial Arts Inheritance.

"Another poison expert. I feel like I have a peculiar affinity for poison techniques," Qing Yu mused with a wry smile after absorbing Ding Chunqiu’s Martial Arts Enlightenment.

Though a disciple of the Xiao Yao Sect, once Ding Chunqiu started cultivating the Poison Skill, he devoted himself to the Transformation Technique. He didn’t put much heart into the Xiao Yao Sect’s Taoist cultivation techniques.

But the path of Poison Skill was too narrow, and Qing Yu had no intention of cultivating it. Therefore, he had no choice but to forgo the formidable "Transformation Technique."

Though he had the "Heavenly Human Rebirth Technique," which allowed Qing Yu to directly transform the nature of True Qi and apply it, he was powerless when it came to True Qi that contained poisonous substances. Perhaps in the future, with a higher Realm and a thorough understanding of True Qi’s nature, he might be able to mimic the effects of poison with True Qi, but for now, Qing Yu admitted his impotence.

However, Poison Skill was not entirely useless. Even if Qing Yu was not cultivating it, his Exorcism Sword Guard could still practice it.

Just imagine, after cultivating the "Transformation Technique," when the Exorcism Sword Guards encountered an opponent, they would swarm them, using the "Transformation Technique" together to completely drain the opponent’s power. That scenario would be quite delightful.

Even if they took on a mission against someone from the Divine Origin Realm, it wouldn’t end in heavy losses like the previous battle with Tian Bohu.

After fantasizing about future scenarios for a moment, Qing Yu took some time to rest and recover his condition.

All injuries sustained in the Inheritance Space had no effect on reality, so the pressures and damages from using eightfold True Energy disappeared without a trace upon leaving the Inheritance Space. Qing Yu mainly focused on adjusting his mental state.

After the adjustment, he was ready to challenge Ning Bukong, the strongest opponent he’d encountered apart from Lin Tengyuan.

Ning Bukong was, after all, the person who made Lu Jian’s life achievements possible in the vast Canghai. His strength and cunning were both among the foremost in the world. Japan’s most famous hero, Oda Nobunaga, nearly unified the country with his aid. Had Ning not died in the Central Plains, the Honnoji Incident might never have occurred.

Yet Qing Yu was very confident in his ability to defeat Ning Bukong.

Although Ning was in the Innate Nine Layers, he had an unavoidable flaw: Ning Bukong was blind. And Qing Yu had ample experience in attacking silently. Being from the Fire Department, not the Wind Department, there was no need to fear that Ning would suddenly employ a "Wind Listening Technique," like Lu Qifeng’s magic.

Moreover, the "Circulation of the Six Voids Technique" had five essentials—timing, situation, method, magic, and item.

Inside the Inheritance Space, the timing and situation were out of question for Ning’s use. He wasn’t a level-end boss, so he didn’t have the privilege of the system preparing a unique environment for him. In terms of cultivation techniques, Qing Yu did not consider himself weaker than Ning, and with the "Taiyi Splitting Light Sword Qi Union Technique," he could compete with him.

In terms of stratagems and mental power, Qing Yu admittedly could not match Ning, who had once helped Oda Nobunaga unite Japan. However, when it came to personal schemes, he was no less capable than anyone else.

Only in terms of items, with various firearms at his disposal, Ning Bukong held an advantage, though it was the least significant aspect.

With the five essentials of Circulation, mastery of four led to invincibility. Ning Bukong, lacking four essentials, was not necessarily doomed to defeat, but to wield his full power was out of the question. Ning Bukong was not like Liang Siqin or Wan Guicang, capable of leveraging personal power to reverse the forces of time and terrain.

On this front, Qing Yu felt his odds of victory were substantial.

"System, I want to challenge Ning Bukong."

"Inheritance Space, opening..."

After the familiar sensation of the world blurring before his eyes, Qing Yu found himself back in the Inheritance Space after a brief moment.

Opposite him, a profound and inscrutable blind man slowly took form.

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