The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 578 - 74 The Restless Monk

Chapter 578: Chapter 74 The Restless Monk

In the sky, three stars shone down, each emitting a light that deviated slightly.

This deviation was unnoticeable to common people, but Qing Yu could see very clearly the direction in which the starlight shifted.

"The Killing, Breaking, and Wolf Three Stars, among them the Greedy Wolf Star is in the Northern Grassland, Po Jun in Daqian, and Seven Killings..."

Qing Yu slightly furrowed his brow, "Seven Killings is in the eastern part of Daqian, either in the East Sea or in the overseas regions."

Thinking of that island nation in the Extreme East, Qing Yu felt somewhat indecisive.

Those imbued with Star Power were quicker in merging and enhancing their strength the more their temperament aligned with the attributes of the Star Power.

The Seven Killings Star Power was the most murderous among the Three Evil Stars; for growth, it required extensive slaughter. Yet, in the eastern part of Daqian, there had been no stories of heavily murderous individuals, nor any large-scale slaughters reported.

The bloodiest place in the east was actually on the sea.

In each of the Four Regions of Daqian, Southern Border and the Northern Grassland were inhabited by indigenous people who were extremely hostile to Central Plains people. Only the East Sea and the Western Regions were chaotic.

Thus, anyone who could not make their way in Central Plains would flee to these two regions for survival.

Among them, the chaos in the East Sea was even more intense than in the Western Regions.

The Western Regions still had Nalanda Temple and Cangsheng Sect holding fort. Even if killings occurred from time to time, there was some semblance of order.

But the East Sea was a lawless land of no ownership. Countless island lords in the numerous overseas islands fought and killed each other, with people dying daily at sea, their bodies sinking into the ocean depths.

Moreover, pirates frequently organized fleets to rob and plunder mercilessly.

In the law of the jungle overseas, in terms of chaos, it was foremost among the Four Regions.

Thus, the person with Seven Killings Star fate might very well be in the overseas regions or even further east in Japan. That person who concealed the Heavenly Mechanism, since he had led the Greedy Wolf Star Power into the body of a person from the grassland creating a great enemy for Central Plains, it wasn’t impossible for him to choose a Japanese to receive the Seven Killings Star Power.

However, these matters of the East Sea were not for Qing Yu to worry about right now. What he needed to concern himself with was his own strength.

After defeating Bai Jiangshan, Qing Yu had sequestered himself for nearly two months. During these two months, his progress had been somewhat less than satisfactory.

Golden Core Nine Reincarnations, Qing Yu had only reached the Fourth Transition, with the Fifth Transition still seeming a bit distant.

The reason for this, apart from contemplating the Demon Control Token, was mostly because the further the progress in Golden Core Nine Reincarnations, the more difficult it became.

In the Reincarnations, each transition marked a transformation— a process towards the pure Golden Core. Due to his exceptionally solid foundation, Qing Yu’s strength during the first transition could compare to that of a regular Daoist True Pill Realm at its fourth transition, making these nine transcendences particularly challenging.

Even with the "Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture" and "Upper Pure Miao Youwan Pill Transformation Skill" in hand, Qing Yu could no longer quicken his pace.

"Tomorrow, I will go to Daqian to handle some matters. During my absence, pay more attention to the movements in the Northern Grassland," Qing Yu instructed Feng Jiwu.

At this moment, Feng Mingxiao had already left, and Cold Eunuch had been dismissed by Feng Jiwu’s order, hence Qing Yu spoke directly in a commanding tone without any need for further pleasantries.

"Is it about that person with the Greedy Wolf Star fate in the Northern Grassland?" Feng Jiwu asked.

"Not just because of him, but also due to the Golden Wolf Khan’s factor. Now that turmoil is imminent in the world, do you think the Golden Wolf Khan can wait another nine years?"

Since the pact between Meng Shanhe and the Golden Wolf Khan stipulated ten years, only one year had passed with nine more to go.

In nine years, chaos might have already ended, so how could the Golden Wolf Khan possibly wait that long? Given the wolfish nature of the grassland people, they could start causing disturbances at any time to test the reality of Northern Zhou.

"Understood, I will keep an eye out," Feng Jiwu nodded.

"However, you should resolve the trouble with the Zen Sect before you leave. Recently, the Zen Sect has replaced the head of Arhat Hall with Xin Hui, who has started to stir up unrest," suggested Feng Jiwu.

Lately, Feng Jiwu had also been troubled by these monks. Xin Hui appeared simple-minded and focused only on martial practice, but he was extremely assertive internally, prone to solve disagreements with his fists and enforce his understanding through force.

Regrettably, his punches were exceptionally hard; even the Royal Tributor dispatched by Feng Jiwu was repelled by Xin Hui’s fists.

"Great Zen Temple’s Xin Hui, I’ve heard of him," Qing Yu commented thoughtfully, "He exclusively practices Arhat Fist, integrating the Arhat True Intent into his very bones. Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Zhang Yuanfeng was defeated by his Arhat Fist, which destroyed his Mental State and crippled his Power."

"With Xinyi Temple, Guangwen Temple, and Yunkai Temple aiding Yi Qianshan’s rebellion, the court openly pursued them with the Huoyu Army while secretly assigning Blood Robe Building to assassinate them, drawing the ire of many monks. Now with Xin Hui in charge, these monks have also grown bold. Currently in Northern Zhou, there are still quite a few members from the Three Temples lingering due to Xin Hui’s protection," explained Feng Jiwu.

"Heh, it seems these monks won’t realize until they see the coffin," Qing Yu said with a cold laugh.

These so-called people outside of mundane affairs, sometimes act like stubborn meat on a chopping block, hard to deal with. As if when they shaved their heads, they took off their shoes as well, undaunted by those wearing shoes.

Constantly reciting ’all things are void’, they believe themselves to be truly empty, fearing nothing. Little do they know that precisely because they renounce the world, declaring all things void, their last standing ground becomes extremely important.

It is said, "You can’t run away from the monastery," why is that said? Because the monastery is the last sanctuary for the monks.

Now that these monks insist on opposing the Northern Zhou Court, Qing Yu was naturally not averse to taking action and stretching his limbs.

In times like these, decisive, thunderous measures are needed to teach them a bloody lesson.

"Good timing, having just come out of seclusion, I’m not sure how much my strength has progressed; I need a testing target."

With a slight flick of his wrist, several streams of Qi Force streaked from his fingertips, tearing through the air creating multiple white lines.

Although contemplating the Demon Control Token had delayed his cultivation, Qing Yu had gained from it. This extremely aggressive Qi Force was one of the gains.

Just a few strands of True Qi were enough to tear through the air like ripping fabric, and if maneuvered with Sword Qi, the power could increase exponentially.

Moreover, due to recent insights, Qing Yu had delved deeper into the Xuanyin Sword Intent. Others, when using the Xuanyin Twelve Swords, treated it like a plug-and-play accessory; once removed, there was nothing left.

Qing Yu, more greedy, wanted to thoroughly absorb and fully digest the Xuanyin Twelve Swords.

During this period, this process of digestion had made considerable progress. Now, just in terms of mastery in the Sword Dao, Qing Yu could already be considered an expert.

Xin Hui was a formidable opponent, ranked sixth on the land list. Yet, Qing Yu needed such a strong opponent to validate his current learning.

With this in mind, Qing Yu’s eyes opened and closed, with seven dark green sword shadows flashing through them.