The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 246 - 58 Qiao Baixuan Clarifies Doubts

Chapter 246: Chapter 58 Qiao Baixuan Clarifies Doubts

After entering the Stone Hall, the interior scene was no longer as magnificent as outside. The space was very spacious, yet there were no unique artifacts, just a stone platform resembling an altar, on which lay a jade-colored book.

The book was entirely jade-colored, resembling both silk and paper, and the cover was embroidered with four golden characters—"Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement."

Though Elder Suan Tian was known simply as Suan Tian, he was an expert not only in the Heavenly Mechanism Divination Skill but also highly skilled in Geomancy Inspection, Observing Qi and Fortune, and Dragon Seeking and Acupointing.

Thus, his title was "Suan Tian," but his inheritance was "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement."

By this time, Qiao Baixuan, who had entered the hall first, was already at the stone platform, reaching out to take the "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement."

However, the five members of the Demon Sect had also approached, and Yun Wuyue, taking the lead, threw two Floating Ribbons from her sleeves; one struck directly at Qiao Baixuan’s reaching hand while the other entwined towards "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement."

"Humph!" Qiao Baixuan grunted coldly, his palm seeming omnipresent, unleashing the Heavenly Destiny Palm, lightly touching the ribbon to break the True Qi attached to it.

However, the previously unbeatable Heavenly Destiny Palm met its match against the seemingly trivial ribbon. The ribbon fluttered, its attached True Qi appearing and vanishing, elusive and intangible. As the Heavenly Destiny Palm struck its weak point, the weak spot vanished in an instant; as the palm force pressed down, the True Qi solidified, and the ribbon wrapped around Qiao Baixuan’s wrist.

Seizing this opportunity, the other ribbon swept away "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement," flying toward the sleeve of Yun Wuyue.

Though it seemed to take a long while, it was actually a momentary event; before Qiao Baixuan’s hand could touch it, "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement" was almost in another’s grasp.

However, at this moment, Qing Yu, who was a step behind, also entered the scene. Quick as a flash, his sword unsheathed, slashing towards the Floating Ribbon flying toward Yun Wuyue.

The ’Eternal Brightness’ sword cut through the ribbon. Its plain blade sparked a dazzling brilliance, cutting through regardless of whether there was True Qi or not—it simply slashed with a single stroke.

This stroke, much like Yuan Jianyi’s Sword Qi, unrivaled and sharp, cut through the ribbon and Qing Yu caught the falling "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement" with his hand.

"Eh?"

Qing Yu lightly exclaimed, suddenly feeling an overwhelming pressure converging from all directions, making his circulation of True Qi somewhat sluggish.

Simultaneously, a formidable aura swept over from the stone platform. Qing Yu turned to look: he saw Qiao Baixuan’s hand pressed on the spot where "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement" had been placed. Immense Primordial Energy continuously gathered into his body from the surroundings, increasing his aura rapidly.

"It’s an Array," Qing Yu confirmed.

This mysterious influx of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, driven under some force, poured into Qiao Baixuan’s body endlessly, providing him with a constant supply of True Qi. Seeing this, Qing Yu could only think of an Array—Elder Suan Tian had set the hub of the Array right above the stone platform, which at this moment, was fully controlled by Qiao Baixuan.

"Gong Ziyu’s discernment is indeed extraordinary." As Qiao Baixuan channeled True Qi into the stone platform, manipulating the Array to close the Stone Hall door, a rumbling sound followed. The recently opened door of the Stone Hall began to close.

"My master was known along with Senior Suan Tian as the ’Heavenly Destiny Elders’, and their relationship was naturally extraordinary. My Heavenly Destiny Palm was a collaborative creation by both elders.

The Demon Sect, by helping Senior Suan Tian build the heritage relics in secret, left a hidden door to seize the Heavenly Calculation Inheritance when it opened.

Little did they know, such tricks were already foreseen by Senior Suan Tian. This heritage relic isn’t set for you but for me!"

Qiao Baixuan took out a Compass from his bosom, "The foundation of the Array has long been in my hands; even if you arrived at the Stone Hall first, you still encounter a closed door."

Saying this, Qiao Baixuan placed the Compass on the stone platform, which silently sank, embedding the Compass within.

In that instant, Qing Yu felt the mysterious pressure intensify, and his circulation of True Qi even nearly came to a stop.

Among the five from the Demon Sect, two were slightly weaker in Power; they were now swaying, on the verge of collapsing.

"Why are you so certain that I am Gong Ziyu?" Qing Yu asked, his face seemingly full of doubt.

"Brother Zhao, let me still call you Brother Zhao," Qiao Baixuan smiled, "do you know what the first lesson we who study the Yi Skill learn?"

"It’s Physiognomy; to observe a person’s facial features and thus discern their fortunes. This was the first lesson my master taught me. Your face appears normal, yet your facial features are chaotically arranged, and it’s impossible to verify your fortunes, hence my guess that you must be using some sort of Disguise Technique to alter your face."

"When you previously debated with Qingxu, you argued that as there’s Gong Ziyu, why can’t there be you, Zhao Yun. The logic is sound, but to cultivate Martial Arts to our level without a distinguished master, relying solely on self-cultivation is impossible. Those seemingly phenomenal prodigies are not truly from humble origins; they have all received guidance from either reclusive experts or old freaks from the worldly society.

My Fate Altar has gathered overviews of Martial Arts from most of the Martial Arts society; I dare not claim to recognize all Martial Arts in the world, but I can identify the origins of most. Yet, neither your Martial Arts, Zhao Yun, nor Gong Ziyu’s, are familiar to me—can you tell me this is just a coincidence?"

After this string of words, Qiao Baixuan’s aura began to stabilize, less chaotic than before.

"Thank you for cooperating, allowing me this chance to stabilize my injuries. Gong Ziyu, the severe injury you inflicted earlier was no light matter. I’ll be repaying it in full shortly."

"Thanks also for clearing my doubts. It seems I’ll need to find a fitting facial appearance for future disguises." Qing Yu took out a bronze mask from his bosom and put it on his face; his voice began to sound deep and odd, as if many were speaking together.

"Members of the Demon Sect, shall we join forces? It seems now we can only kill Qiao Baixuan to have a chance to escape."

Looking at the five from the Demon Sect, two were now weak as shrimp, two could still fight but would likely be instantly defeated by Qiao Baixuan.

Only the woman dressed in white court attire still maintained her composure, preserving her strong capabilities. When talking about joining forces with the five from the Demon Sect, Qing Yu’s main target was still to ally with this woman, who was always outstanding in both Martial Arts and appearance.

"Members of the Demon Sect, are you sure you want to join forces with Gong Ziyu? You know, last night, Gong Ziyu killed Jue Jian of the Doomed Hall. Don’t you want to avenge Jue Jian?"

Qiao Baixuan remained the same Qiao Baixuan, seemingly gaining the upper hand and becoming arrogant, yet still maintaining deep calculations.

Just as before, he intentionally talked to delay time to stabilize his injuries, and now he was sowing discord between Qing Yu and the Demon Sect to eliminate the possibility of them joining forces.

However, he overestimated the relationship among those of the Demon Path. It’s said they’re Demonic People, where there’s no real camaraderie; Jue Jian’s death meant little, as the most important thing now was to keep themselves alive.

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