The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 280 - 92 Big News (Extra Daily Update)

Chapter 280: Chapter 92 Big News (Extra Daily Update)

"Crossing Eight Directions."

Compared to "Crossing Four Directions," this move was even more intricate and fierce, more domineering.

The bright yellow True Qi blazed like flames upon the Shark Tooth Sword. Wei Zhuang pressed his fingers across the blade, igniting the ferocious Shark Teeth with the flame of True Qi.

As the sword was drawn, the sword light shined brilliantly. The bright yellow Sword Qi swept across Dragon Swarming Qi, fully displaying its domineering aura.

"It won’t be that simple!"

Accompanied by these unhurried words was an even more powerful counterpressure. "Soul Dragon Travel" would not be so easily overcome.

Wei Zhuang faced an even greater counterpressure. The Dragon Swarming Qi filled the white expanse, a golden Divine Dragon soared within the True Qi, charging towards Wei Zhuang who was still struggling.

"Not a chance!"

His eyes almost splitting with rage, Wei Zhuang would not allow himself to be defeated by someone unexpected like Gai Nie. Wielding the Shark Tooth Sword, he transformed the Sword Qi into a black dragon, shooting straight towards the attacking Dragon Swarming Qi.

"Boom—"

For a moment, the gold-colored Dragon Swarming Qi filling the space trembled, and then it all pressed down on Wei Zhuang.

The brilliant light made one instinctively close their eyes.

However, Qing Yu ignored this glow, quietly watching the battle between the gold and black divine dragons.

As the light dissipated, a disheveled figure was revealed.

By then, Wei Zhuang’s hair band had flown off, his clothes were torn, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but his waist remained straight.

"I grant you death."

True Qi pulled the ’Eternal Brightness’ from the ground into Qing Yu’s right hand. Soaring into the air, the ethereal yet domineering Extreme Sword Skill reappeared.

A sword came from the west, the Outer Heaven Flying Immortal.

The sword light that flew towards him was dazzlingly fast, reminding Wei Zhuang of his sworn rival’s "Hundred-step Flying Sword."

That thought lasted only a moment because, in the next instant, the sword light swept past and Wei Zhuang died.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing the three-star villain·Wei Zhuang, obtaining items: Shark Teeth (three-star), Martial Arts Inheritance: ’Hundred-step Flying Sword’ (three-star), ’Crossing Four Directions’ (three-star), ’Crossing Eight Directions’ (three-star), ’Ghost Valley Breathing Technique’ (three-star)."

What followed was the usual Martial Arts Enlightenment. Thoughts revolved, ’Ten Thousand Paths’ took all the transmitted enlightenment to heart, unlike before where it required a long time to absorb.

"The Zongheng Sword, excellent swordsmanship."

Indeed, it was excellent swordsmanship. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to fight back and forth despite True Qi being far inferior to Qing Yu’s.

Leaving this exclamation behind, Qing Yu left the vast white space and returned to reality.

Back in reality, Qing Yu brandished ’Eternal Brightness’ and the sword moves of "Crossing Four Directions," "Crossing Eight Directions," "Hundred-step Flying Sword," and other Zongheng Sword techniques reappeared in his hands.

"Perhaps it can also be done this way."

A spark of inspiration flashed in Qing Yu’s mind, and he executed "Hundred-step Flying Sword" once more. But this time, the "Hundred-step Flying Sword" revealed not just the sharpness of the sword but also the ethereal and domineering spirit of the person.

Sword moves integrated, Hundred-step Flying Sword · Outer Heaven Flying Immortal.

The Sword Qi, beyond its overbearing nature, radiated even more fierce sharpness, piercing through the seclusion of the secret room and out into the sky through a hole it punched in the house outside the chamber.

"Yikes, truly terrifying!"

Do not misunderstand, such unbecoming remarks did not come from Qing Yu, but rather from Feng Jiu outside the secret room.

Qing Yu pressed a mechanism, opened the door of the chamber with a hole in it, and walked into the study outside.

In the study, Feng Jiu was holding onto a strand of hair, still in shock. Just a moment ago a flash of Sword Light passed by, no, it should be said just a flash, as Feng Jiu could not even tell it was Sword Qi. The sharpness of the Sword Qi had sheared off a strand of her hair from three feet away—how could it not have frightened her?

"What brings you here today?"

Qing Yu placed the Sword Box on a rack to the side and turned to ask Feng Jiu.

The beginning of the month was not a time for rest. Feng Jiu’s status allowed her to come and go freely from Mountain River Academy, but if it wasn’t for something important, she wouldn’t abuse her privileges to leave the Academy. After all, it was still necessary to build relationships with the ordinary students, better not to let them feel that Feng Jiu was above everyone else.

"There is an urgent matter," Feng Jiu put the hair strand away, speaking with grave seriousness, "It has not spread outside yet, but Mr. Ouyang from the Academy mentioned that the Emperor, my father, may soon accept the Esoteric Sect returning from overseas into Northern Zhou, even considering endorsing it as the state religion."

"The Esoteric Sect, even possibly endorsed as the state religion, tsk," Qing Yu clicked her tongue, "Your father the Emperor really can’t sit still."

Northern Zhou has always been a stronghold of the Confucian sect with very few Jianghu forces. The Esoteric Sect, once a Great Sect that could compete with the Zen Sect and also a religious force, Emperor of Northern Zhou, Feng Tianming, bringing the Esoteric Sect into Northern Zhou, the consequences...

Qing Yu could not imagine the uproar it would cause.

As previously mentioned, as a Prominent School, the Confucian sect and other religious forces, if not outright incompatible, certainly have disdain for each other.

The Three Sects of Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist, but it is more appropriate to refer to the splintered Confucian as Confucianism.

Feng Tianming’s decision to welcome the Esoteric Sect will certainly provoke a predictable reaction from Mountain River Academy.

"The Emperor has always been restless; he has never been satisfied with a Meng Shanhe overshadowing the Emperor from above, not the Supreme Emperor yet as good as one, and with the influence of the Confucianists spread throughout the court. Many proposals, if not in line with Confucianism, face endless obstacles. If you were the Emperor, you too would be restless," Feng Jiu explained.

"He seems to forget, if it weren’t for Meng Shanhe, Northern Zhou would have been long gone, from where would he have the throne to be Emperor," Qing Yu said sarcastically.

However, while saying this, Qing Yu also knew that if she were in Feng Tianming’s shoes, she would also think of ways to counterbalance the Confucian sect and Meng Shanhe.

After all, it is the selfish nature of humans at work. Feng Tianming wasn’t ignorant of the importance of Meng Shanhe to Northern Zhou, but considering the daily restrictions, feeling resentful as an Emperor constrained at every turn was natural.

After all, in this world, many people are prone to remember grudges rather than gratitude, especially when both favor and resentment are intertwined.

Moreover, welcoming the Esoteric Sect would not only balance the hegemony of the Confucian sect but also strengthen Northern Zhou’s power. The Esoteric Sect was once capable of competing with the Great Zen Temple, and even if they had lost and their Primordial Energy was greatly drained, after recuperating overseas for so many years, they should have recovered their Primordial Energy.

Nevertheless, while everyone can empathize with the plight of the Emperor of Northern Zhou when considering his perspective, the reality is that everyone has their own stance. The people of the Confucian sect will not forgive the Emperor’s actions that border on betrayal, and there is sure to be a storm brewing.

"Even Northern Zhou can’t find peace!"

Qing Yu had intended to set up a stronghold in Northern Zhou and to plant her crops there. Unexpectedly, this once peaceful territory is now facing upheaval.

If the Esoteric Sect were truly to enter Northern Zhou, the conflict with Mountain River Academy would be secondary; the mainstream Central Plains Buddhism, the Zen Sect, would not allow the Esoteric Sect, this old rival, to develop peacefully.

It is foreseeable, once the Esoteric Sect makes its presence official, the arrival of the Great Zen Temple would not be far off.

This move by Feng Tianming might look promising, but it was actually quite a blunder.