The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 449 - 261: Proceed in Advance

Chapter 449: Chapter 261: Proceed in Advance

In the Northern Zhou Imperial Palace at night, a figure suddenly appeared and entered a certain bedroom in the Eastern Palace.

Ou Jianyuan, who was always leaning against a golden pillar, abruptly opened his eyes in surprise and glanced at Feng Jiu, who was engrossed in a Confucian classic. However, he then felt as if he had been mistaken and slowly closed his eyes to feign sleep once again.

Just now, he had definitely sensed something unusual, but if he had to pinpoint what was amiss, he couldn’t say.

Of course, there was an anomaly, and it was right behind the screen behind Feng Jiu.

Behind that, a figure that was barely there stood silently with its back to the screen, indifferent and speechless.

[Your martial arts have greatly progressed after this journey. By now, if you don’t appear in front of Ou Jianyuan, he probably can’t detect you], Feng Jiu’s inward sigh, communicated through some connection to Qing Yu, who was very close by.

[Li Xin’s death has accelerated my progress. In at most two months, I should be able to complete the harmonization of the Three Elements], Qing Yu said with a tranquility like that of a still well.

[Li Xin is dead? Then that esteemed disciple of Lu Shenbu must be in a dreadful state now, right?], Feng Jiu said.

[He was rescued by someone.]

[Someone actually escaped from your grasp?]

Feng Jiu was truly astonished. As far as he knew, none who had fallen into Qing Yu’s hands had ever ended up well. Luo Yan being able to escape from Qing Yu’s grasp was indeed a first.

[For the capture of Luo Yan, I requested Yuan Jianyi’s assistance. Yuan Jianyi’s master, Qiu Jiling, in order to repay all favours owed, personally took action to restrain Zhang Jinggen of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The two of them successfully captured Luo Yan for me. But once Luo Yan was handed over to our people, they were no longer related to the matter.

Zhang Jinggen followed them, reaching the accommodation prepared for them by the Shadow Pavilion, destroyed that place, and incidentally rescued Luo Yan], Qing Yu explained calmly.

When it came to the rescue of Luo Yan, he didn’t feel any regret, because even if Luo Yan wasn’t rescued, he might still have let him go.

After all, there was a deal with Lu Qifeng, one person in exchange for another. Since Lu Qifeng had given Li Xin to Qing Yu, Qing Yu naturally would return Luo Yan to Lu Qifeng.

Even more, Qing Yu had no intention of doing something ill to Luo Yan.

Killing Luo Yan was as easy as breathing for Qing Yu. Unless Luo Yan spent his whole life within Six Gates, as long as he dared to come out, Qing Yu dared to deploy a suicidal explosion tactic to blow him to pieces.

There was no need to kill Luo Yan. The one Qing Yu really wanted to kill was that Divine Constable Lu.

Moreover, judging from the way Lu Qifeng was covertly lying in wait for Qing Yu, anticipating his appearance in the small hut, he must have been mentally prepared to lose this disciple.

Now, taking the life of Luo Yan would at most cause Lu Qifeng momentary sorrow, then he would bite at Qing Yu like a mad dog, which was genuinely unnecessary.

[It’s a pity about Luo Yan], remarked Feng Jiu with a sigh.

His regret wasn’t over Luo Yan’s escape, but rather he thought that if Luo Yan had been killed, perhaps some of Qing Yu’s hatred or obsession regarding Li Xin’s death would be alleviated, which might also help Qing Yu make some breakthrough in the harmonization of the Three Elements.

The sooner Qing Yu’s power broke through, the smoother their plan would proceed. This time, they had already come close to turning against Lu Qifeng openly, and Qing Yu’s identity was quite likely to be exposed, which made it essential to have even stronger capabilities.

Qing Yu also sensed Feng Jiu’s thoughts and mentally communicated: [Luo Yan being rescued just leaves a final thread of decency between me and Lu Qifeng, maintaining a fragile balance. He probably won’t reveal my identity to the whole world now, but exposing it to some others is extremely possible.]

[Isn’t that very bad?]

"As long as the so-called secret isn’t known to the public before the identity switch, it won’t be too bad. After all, the identity of Qing Yu would at most attract the attention of the Zhenwu Sect. Within the Zhenwu Sect, apart from the Sect Leader lineage, the others are not necessarily my enemies."

"As long as the public doesn’t associate Young Master Yu with me, it’s fine," Qing Yu said with profound meaning.

"Do you plan to carry out this plan ahead of schedule?" Feng Jiu asked.

"Yes, in at most three days, Feng Chaonan will come to you. By then, you will know what to do."

After he spoke, Qing Yu’s figure suddenly vanished from behind the screen, without even the nearby Feng Jiu noticing.

Qing Yu, who had improved once again, mastered his "Harmonizing Light with Dust" technique with increasing skill. He truly could come without a trace and leave without a shadow, and even Ou Jianyuan, who shared the same hall, was unaware of his presence.

Even considering Ou Jianyuan’s poor perception, the fact that Qing Yu was able to achieve this proved he was nearing the True Pill.

Just wait until his hair is all white, and the Three Elements are completely harmonized; then Qing Yu can challenge the boss of the Divine Origin Realm, facing the final barrier to advancing to the True Pill.

He was only one step away.

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"Uncle, your nephew has something he wishes to discuss with you?" Feng Chaonan came to the door of Si Haofeng’s room and knocked.

"Come in."

Si Haofeng opened the door, letting Feng Chaonan in and said with a slight headache, "As long as you don’t bring up the matter of me swearing allegiance again, there’s nothing unpleasant for us to discuss as uncle and nephew."

In recent days, Si Haofeng was quite exasperated. His nephew wanted him to aid him in his endeavors, and the Noble Consort sister in the Imperial Palace also wanted him to assist her nephew.

Sometimes Si Haofeng felt like going back to the Si Family altogether, considering that he had his uncle, Si Ze of the True Pill Realm, watching over the place.

But then he thought of facing those maddening family affairs back home, Si Haofeng felt that Divine Capital was still better.

At the very least, if things got too much, he could seek refuge at the Mountain River Academy. And it would afford him the chance to have more conversations with his revered master.

"Uncle, this time your nephew is here not to seek your help for personal matters but to ask you to do a great service for the country and the people," Feng Chaonan said with a smile.

"For the country and the people..."

Si Haofeng was at a loss for words. If it really were for the country and people, then you should first sheath your murderous blade. Recently, the Azure Dragon Association had been continuously assassinating military generals, with one after another being replaced. Si Haofeng had always suspected this was Feng Chaonan’s doing.

Were it not for their kinship, Si Haofeng might have been able to split Feng Chaonan in half with a single palm strike.

’I ultimately cannot bring myself to put justice before family,’ Si Haofeng sighed inwardly, ’perhaps this is the reason why I haven’t made any progress in this bottleneck for three years.’

At Si Haofeng’s current realm, the backlash from his "Vast Righteous Qi" was not significant, but if there was guilt in his heart, "Vast Righteous Qi" would still find it hard to progress.

Si Haofeng’s sense of guilt stemmed from turning a blind eye to the actions of his own family members.

Although the Confucian principle of "Family Members Covering for Each Other" was still advocated by the Great Master, when it came to actually practicing it, many people couldn’t overcome the hurdle in their conscience. This could be seen as both a virtue and common weakness of good people.

Clearly, Si Haofeng was one such person. Not to mention his practice of "Vast Righteous Qi," even if he practiced a different martial art, such a blockage in his heart would cause obstruction.

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