The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 174: "Revising the Blood-Losing Method"

Time has unknowingly come to the golden September, but the autumn heat is still unbearable.

The city of Jinling has still not recovered its usual prosperity.

Originally, the case of Luo Kang's assassination had gradually faded, but with the arrest of Qin Wanpeng and the rise of Fang Xun, four or five businesses were raided every day, causing panic among households in the city.

Ten days ago, big news broke out again at the Qingfeng Temple outside the city. It was revealed that the temple master Xuanxin was actually a demon who practiced the evil blood-based skills. He had secretly targeted masters from various factions in Jiangzhou, intending to collect their blood essence.

This soon caused an uproar in the entire Jiangzhou, and all of a sudden the city of Jinling became a den of dragons and tigers in everyone's mind.

It is true that Jinling City has been too uneasy these days. First, the prefect was assassinated, then a large number of Black Water Abyss members were arrested, and even Qingfeng Temple Master Xuanxin practiced the evil blood-path technique.

This makes outsiders feel that everyone they see looks like a member of Black Water Abyss.

Fang Xun didn't care at all whether Jinling City was prosperous or depressed. He still went to work and got off work on time every day for the past ten days.

After Xuanxin was arrested, he did not speak for ten days and did not utter a word no matter how the Six Gates detectives tortured him.

This made Yu Jiaolong so angry that she jumped up and down, but there was nothing she could do.

Fang Xun just checked on Xuan Xin's condition every day as usual, and spent most of his time in the martial arts hall communicating with Gu Shentong.

During these ten days, Fang Xun also gained a lot. His martial arts skills were also improving bit by bit through fighting with Gu Shentong.

But for ten days in a row, he had only tied with the opponent. It was not that his strength was inferior to Gu Shentong, but that it was a situation where I could not defeat you and you could not do anything to me.

It feels similar to fighting with Ah Qing.

Although Gu Shentong was not the most dangerous enemy he had ever encountered, he was definitely the most difficult one. He might be stronger than him, but he just couldn't defeat him.

The strongest awakening realm people Fang Xun had ever seen were Yu Jiaolong and Jiang Xing. He felt that their strength was equal, and he still had some gap.

But after fighting with Gu Shentong for ten days, he even suspected that even Yu Jiaolong and Jiang Xing, who were in the top ten of the human list, would not be able to kill the other party.

The emperor observes the weather and kills people while talking and laughing.

Gu Shentong was able to master the "Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique". Diligence and talent were certainly indispensable, but it was more of a coincidence.

He was chased and killed by Wan Guizang three times, and only after he was pushed to the extreme point did he realize this kung fu.

After mastering this skill, Gu Shentong could find the flaws in any opponent's style and thus achieve the effect of restraining him.

Even if the opponent is stronger than him, he can remain undefeated and even look for opportunities to counterattack and threaten the enemy. This is the case with Wan Guizang.

During the battle at the top of the Forbidden City in "Cang Hai", Gu Shentong attacked and injured Wan Guizang when his mind was distracted by Lu Jian, but Wan Guizang still managed to hurt Gu Shentong despite being seriously injured.

Facing this special opponent, Fang Xun could only use absolute strength to break his "Emperor's Qi-Seeing Technique".

If Master Yin Shen took action, even if Gu Shentong could see the Master's flaws, he would not be able to stop the Master's power.

Fang Xun does not have the power of a grandmaster yet, so he can only think of surpassing Gu Shentong in other aspects.

Through communication with Gu Shentong, he acquired all of Dongdao's martial arts.

Fang Xun also tried to refer to Gu Shentong's path and created his own "Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique".

After communicating with him for ten days, Fang Xun also learned about the process of Gu Shentong's creation of "The Emperor's Qi-Watching Technique".

At first, he only practiced the "Turtle Mirror" that could reflect other people's thoughts. Later, he read the "Wonderful Music and Spiritual Flying Sutra", a music-based martial art that was said to "encompass the treasures of heaven and earth and the subtle ways of Xiyi".

The Wonderful Music and Spiritual Flying Sutra is divided into four chapters: Spiritual Song, Spiritual Dance, Inspiration and Spiritual Flying.

Among them, "Spiritual Song" is an internal energy song with a total of twenty-two pieces of music, "Spiritual Dance" is a light Kung Fu body technique, and "Inspiration" and "Spiritual Flying" are methods of refining the mind.

To practice the inner strength of "Spiritual Music", one needs to be proficient in music.

Although Gu Shentong had only a basic understanding of music, there was no such requirement for the two articles "Inspiration" and "Spiritual Flying", and no deep attainments in music were needed.

The "Inspiration" chapter allows practitioners to use their true Qi to listen to the sounds of all things and escape the path of music, while the "Spiritual Flight" chapter is said to be able to control all things.

However, after communicating with Gu Shentong, Fang Xun learned that this was just an exaggeration. "Spirit Flying" is a mental method of controlling energy with spirit.

Although it is an exaggeration to say that one can control all things, one can control the power of heaven and earth by playing the music in the "Spiritual Song" chapter.

"Miao Le Ling Fei Jing" is more of a reference for Gu Shentong.

He used "Turtle Mirror" as his foundation, and a considerable part of the Dongdao martial arts he learned were derived from "The Secret of the Hidden Dragon in Mountains and Rivers", a martial art derived from the art of Feng Shui.

Afterwards, he had an epiphany under the intense pressure brought by Wan Guizang.

Finally, he integrated the essence of the two chapters "Inspiration" and "Lingfei" in the "Miao Le Lingfei Sutra" into the "Turtle Mirror", and supplemented it with the Feng Shui qi-gazing technique of "Shan He Qian Long Jue" to create this "Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique".

In the Six Gates base, Fang Xun was also sorting out the gains of the past few days.

“I already have the Taixu Eye that can see everything, plus the ‘Turtle Mirror’ and the two chapters ‘Inspiration’ and ‘Spiritual Flying’, as long as I can achieve something in these two special skills, I believe it will not be worse than Gu Shentong’s ‘Emperor’s Qi-Seeing Technique’.

Although he was unable to defeat Gu Shentong in the past ten days, he used him as a mirror to reflect some of his own flaws and sort them out and improve them.

However, the gains from fighting him over the past two days have been decreasing. It is time to defeat him."

Thinking of this, Fang Xun stood up and looked at the sky outside. It was noon, and then he left his study.

Not long after, he appeared in front of Yu Jiaolong again.

"Commander, I suddenly feel like asking for three days off."

"I understand. Cultivation is the most important thing in the world. I approve your leave. Go ahead."

Yu Jiaolong just nodded calmly. She understood Fang Xun, a genius, very well and could even empathize with him.

Because she was like this before, she would often have sudden realizations and would go into seclusion on a whim to make progress, so it was normal for the other party to ask for leave from time to time.

But then she told Fang Xun one more thing: "Just now, Senior Mu finally pried open Xuan Xin's mouth."

Fang Xun was stunned when he heard this: "The commander asked Senior Mu to take action. Did he get some important information, such as the identity of the Blood Shadow Man?"

Xuanxin was too stubborn. Although the Six Gates were well-known for their various tortures, it was difficult for anyone to endure and not speak, but Xuanxin was an exception.

This man has made up his mind to die, and he will not say even a single word if he is determined.

Fang Xun was not surprised to hear that it was Mu Xiangyun who finally made Xuan Xin speak.

The Yin Yue Sect's members are also good at some techniques to confuse the mind and the soul, and Mu Xiangyun is a master, so it will be easy for him to capture him.

However, Yu Jiaolong's face darkened again. "Although Xuan Xin did speak, her brain was tampered with. After Senior Mu asked the key point, she suddenly became a fool. She was helpless about it."

Fang Xun sighed helplessly upon hearing this, but immediately calmed down and asked.

"What did Senior Mu ask?"

Yu Jiaolong frowned and said, "It has been confirmed that the blood-shadow man is the murderer that Yin Yue Sect has been looking for for thirty years - Liu Xinyuan."

Liu Xinyuan, this name is not well-known in the martial arts world, but according to the information Mu Xiangyun obtained, he had already achieved the master of Yin Shen thirty years ago.

After draining the Yinyue Sect's master dry, he came to Jiangnan under an assumed name, and Xuan Xinzuo followed him everywhere.

This Xuanxin is not that Xuanxin. The real Xuanxin died thirty years ago and was impersonated by the current Xuanxin.

This time, the 'Demon-Extermination Conference' at Qingfeng Temple was indeed as Fang Xun had guessed. Liu Xinyuan wanted to capture a group of masters with pure blood and energy to use for healing.

Originally, ten days ago, after Xuan Xin subdued those masters who came to attend the conference, people from Huilang Mountain were going to come and take them away.

But Fang Xun intervened and completely ruined the plan.

The above is the information Mu Xiangyun obtained. Other key things, such as Liu Xinyuan’s current identity, are still unknown.

Fang Xun shook his head in his heart and prepared to leave.

At this moment, a constable suddenly hurried into the room and reported to Yu Jiaolong.

"Commander, there is a Taoist priest at the door who claims to be the Immortal Liuyun of the Qingcheng Sect and wants to see you."

Yu Jiaolong's eyes became serious: "Invite him to me immediately!"

Fang Xun, who was standing aside, seemed to be thinking about something.

"Master Liuyun, number twenty-seven on the Earth Ranking, I didn't expect the Qingcheng Sect to move so quickly, a Grandmaster came here in just ten days."

Immediately, Yu Jiaolong brought Fang Xun to a reception room and met Master Liuyun.

Taoist Master Liuyun was dressed in a bright yellow Taoist robe, and looked to be in his early forties. He held a whisk in his hand, fully displaying the demeanor of a true Taoist practitioner.

He just stood quietly in the room, his face not looking very good. He felt a little relieved when he saw Yu Jiaolong and Fang Xun coming.

He bowed and said, "I never thought that one of my disciples would actually practice the evil blood-path technique and help the tyrant to commit atrocities. This is truly a crime. I would like to thank Lord Fang and Commander Yu for stopping it in time, otherwise my Qingcheng Sect would have lost face."

"No matter where, it's all my responsibility."

Yu Jiaolong smiled and said something polite, then expressed relief.

"Senior Liuyun, this matter has been investigated. Xuanxin of your sect was killed thirty years ago, and his identity has been replaced by someone else since then."

Upon hearing this, Master Liuyun was stunned and quickly spoke again.

"I thank Commander Yu for your kindness, but there is really no need to excuse my sect. Xuanxin's crimes are extremely serious, so we should deal with him as he should. How could my Qingcheng Sect ignore the facts just for the sake of a little reputation?"

Now it was Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong's turn to be stunned.

“But that person confessed. He is indeed not Xuan Xin. Thirty years ago, he followed a Yin Shen realm villain named Liu Xinyuan from the capital to Jiangnan.

This was asked by Senior Mu Xiangyun of the Yinyue Sect himself, using the technique of confusing the mind. How could it be wrong?"

Master Liuyun was stunned for a moment and said, "Impossible!

A few years ago, when Xuan Xin returned to the mountain gate to report on his work, no problems were found during the blood test and the physical examination. I personally checked it. The face can be faked, the body shape can be changed, but the blood can never change, right? "

After hearing this, Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong looked at each other and also felt that there was something fishy.

At this moment, a soft voice came from far away.

"Haha, Taoist Liuyun, have you forgotten why the government, the imperial court, the major sects, and the aristocratic families all have the rule of blood tests for body examinations?"

"Ok?"

Master Liuyun's eyes narrowed, as if he immediately remembered something.

Fang Xun saw Mu Xiangyun, dressed in palace dress, walking into the house.

Yu Jiaolong asked in confusion: "I don't know this, please help me, seniors."

Master Liuyun sighed and said, "I was negligent. I forgot the painful lesson I learned a thousand years ago. I only took a cursory look at Xuanxin, but did not take the time to examine it in detail."

Then he slowly began to narrate an event that happened a thousand years ago, which was still related to the Blood Demonic Path.

Thousands of years ago, Xue Linlang caused a blood disaster, wanting to absorb the blood essence of all warriors in the world and gather it into his own body, so as to break through to a higher level.

Once the blood disaster started, it immediately swept across the world.

At that time, all major forces in the world were shocked to find that a considerable number of core personnel in their sects were actually disciples of the Blood Demon Sect.

At first they thought that the other party had gone astray, but later they found out that this was not the case. Their disciples were all impersonated by the Blood Demon Sect's disciples.

Not only are their appearance and body shape exactly the same, but even their blood is the same!

For those who have achieved the status of a Grandmaster, ordinary disguise techniques are of no use, because they look at the Qi and blood, and the true Qi, which can be exposed at a glance.

But during the blood disaster a thousand years ago, these masters of the Blood Demon Dao disguised themselves as disciples of various major sects and lurked for a long time, and none of them were exposed.

In the Blood Demonic Way, there is a technique called "The Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth and Exchanging Blood", which can exchange one's own blood for that of someone else.

Even for those with more advanced methods, even the Grand Master Yangshen would have to examine them carefully for a long time before he could find any clues.

Since that time, all the major forces in the world have had the tradition of blood tests and body examinations, for fear that someone from the Blood Demon Sect would infiltrate their ranks.

But what happened thousands of years ago is too far away from now.

Although the rules of blood tests and physical examinations have continued, not many people really take the time to check.

This is what happened to Master Liuyun, which is why he was deceived by the fake Xuanxin.

"Wait! Since the Blood Demon Dao has this kind of blood exchange technique, is it possible that Luo Zhizhou is the Blood Shadow Man?"

Just as Master Liuyun was blaming himself, Fang Xun suddenly asked.

Suddenly, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

(End of this chapter)