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Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship is the same way. Even Earth Sword Immortal couldn’t perform it when he was not focused.
This level of spiritual refining martial art demands a higher state of mind and will. Without reaching that point, it can’t fully unleash its power.
Earth Sword Immortal is the top martial artist, unmatched in this field.
Though Spear Saint was once ranked second to Earth Sword Immortal, there was quite a gap between them.
The difference is… Earth Sword Immortal is a genius and can create Heavenly Slashing Swordsmanship based on instinct.
Top martial artists like Spear Saint naturally don’t match Earth Sword Immortal in martial arts achievements.
Though not as skilled, Spear Saint can write martial arts manuals and insights, roughly organizing techniques and martial arts beyond superb rank.
This, even Earth Sword Immortal wouldn’t be able to do, he is an extraordinary talent.
Qing Li said, "After reaching the 1st rank of Spiritual Refining Period, the powerful ‘spirit’ can already influence external things.""So, how to combine this powerful ‘spirit’ with the martial artist’s ‘skills’ for use in real combat, was the issue that the teacher pondered in their later years."
With that, Qing Li turned away once again.
Her interactions with Qiao Mu were very simple, either sparring or discussing martial arts, without intending to have any deeper personal connection with Qiao Mu.
"Wait." Qiao Mu spoke up at this moment, stopping her in her tracks.
"Since you know that it was the people from Xishan Village who passed on the ‘Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear’ to me, don’t you have more questions to ask?"
From the beast slave Chen Heihu, Qiao Mu learned that Qing Li had left Xishan Village many years ago and hadn’t returned for a long time.
So, since she had met Qiao Mu who had been to her hometown, why didn’t she ask a few questions about her hometown?
This is actually a bit strange.
"….I don’t want to listen," Qing Li not only refused to listen but walked even faster.
It wasn’t until she was far away from the bamboo forest that she muttered to herself:
"Xishan Village is shrouded in thick fog all day long, it’s like a formation of the Immortal Gate."
"With the formation of the Immortal Gate, how can outside monsters disturb us? So, Xishan Village is indeed safe."
"The safety of Xishan Village actually depends only on me."
"As long as I am still the Feather King of the Immortal Gate, as long as I am still a lackey of the Immortal Gate, Xishan Village will remain unharmed." ṞÀNỔꞖΕŠ
Qing Li’s mood was a bit desolate as she walked away by herself.
The soul left in Xishan Village suddenly disappeared… she seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally forgotten about this matter.
It’s like a worker waking up to find a missed call on their phone at midnight from their family back home.
When the worker calls back, the family says there’s nothing wrong, just a mistaken call.
Despite feeling anxious, the worker delays going back home, afraid to face the truth.
It’s just fear of going near home.
The closer to home, the more fearful the heart.
…………………………..
Shanzhen Tower.
This is the biggest restaurant in Taotie City, where only rich and wealthy people come and go.
Yang Dabai is a helper in the restaurant, working hard every day from dawn to dusk, earning a living day by day.
Despite being busy and tired, he has been feeling quite good recently.
For some reason, in recent years, the boss of Shanzhen Tower has been very generous, increasing wages, and even giving some gold as rewards to good workers and chefs.
Even Yang Dabai, who works as a server, recently received a Gold Ingot as a reward.
With the boss being so generous with money, Yang Dabai naturally worked even harder.
"The guests at that table in the front hall are so strange, they actually brought a cat to dine." In the restaurant kitchen, several chefs are discussing:
"The focus isn’t on the cat dining, but on how fat that cat is."
"Its belly is almost touching the table, still eating voraciously, it’s like a bottomless pit, could it be a glutton reincarnated?"
"Is it really that mysterious?" Yang Dabai carries the dishes out of the kitchen, and takes a glance at that table in the front hall corner.
Indeed, he sees that the guests at that table have ordered a full spread of dishes, and what’s even more surprising is that the food is split into two portions, one for the people and one for the cat.
People are easy to handle.
The cat is really chubby, still eating voraciously, its belly round and almost touching the table, looking like a well-fed Tom cat.
"Had enough to eat? If so, I’ll find the owner," said Qiao Mu.
Qiao Mu gently patted the fat cat’s back.
In recent days, fat cat impermanence has been able to easily sniff out the smell of gold and stones, using it to find people who have had contact with creatures from Golden Village.
The boss of Shanzhen Tower was likely the first person to encounter the creatures of Golden Village.
Qiao Mu had originally planned to knock on the door directly.
Later, he heard that the dishes at Shanzhen Tower were a local specialty, so he changed his mind and decided to eat first before confronting the boss.
"Not enough, more more more…" The chubby cat wagged its tail, which slapped against Qiao Mu’s palm, and continued eating eagerly.
Regular cats shouldn’t eat greasy human food, but Wuchang is a spirit, so he doesn’t care about this rule.
"Almost done?" Qiao Mu gently rubbed the round belly of the chubby cat, making it ripple like water.
He cleared his throat and slapped the table with a loud bang.
"This food is terrible, it’s like pig slop!"
"How dare you call this the top restaurant in Taotie City? Where is your boss? Have him come see me!"
Wuchang angrily glanced back at Qiao Mu, glaring at him with his eyes while still eating.
"This is really… like pig slop!"
Qiao Mu looked around with sharp eyes as if they were a sword.
It was obvious that Qiao Mu was looking for trouble, but his gaze was too intense for anyone to meet.
By rights, there’s no need for the boss of Shanzhen Tower to personally deal with troublesome guests.
But Qiao Mu’s presence was too strong, his gaze too piercing, no one dared to approach him and ask questions.
After a long time, a well-built middle-aged man with a smile on his face walked over.
"Sir, is the food at our restaurant not to your liking?"
After speaking, the boss couldn’t help but glance at the little cat playing nearby.
"Who are you? Bring your boss here!" Qiao Mu snorted coldly.
The boss of Shanzhen Tower was the first to engage with Golden Village, and he was not one to be overly polite.
"I am the boss." The boss continued to smile:
"I have been running this restaurant for over twenty years. Do you think it’s fake?"
When Qiao Mu said that, the fat cat who was still eating lifted its head at the same time, glanced at the boss, and even shook its head slightly to deny.
Things became a bit more complicated.
The fat cat, Impermanence, could now smell a hint of something valuable, but the boss didn’t have that smell at all.
"Why don’t you smell more carefully?" Qiao Mu frowned, picked up Impermanent Demon Cat, and let her sniff the air carefully.
Unexpectedly, after Impermanence sniffed, she suddenly turned her head and pointed with her furry cat paw towards Yang Dabai, the helper in the front hall.
"What does this mean? Could it be that the helper who carries trays is the real owner of this restaurant?" Qiao Mu asked in confusion.
"That’s ridiculous," the fat boss chuckled, appearing friendly and not at all pretentious.
Qiao Mu stared at the fat boss, feeling a bit impatient, and prepared to act recklessly.
He took out a sword from his storage bag and placed it across the fat boss’s neck.
"That’s just right." Qiao Mu’s sharp eyes were like swords, and the long sword in his hand shimmered with a cold light.
"Someone hired me to kill the boss of Shanzhen Tower. Since you’re the boss, I made easy money."
"No, no, no—" The chubby boss broke out in a cold sweat. This person’s eyes were too keen, like a ruthless killer who sees death as an everyday thing!
He didn’t doubt this guest at all. He really dared to do something in broad daylight…
"Sir, please don’t act rashly. I’m not really the boss anymore." The chubby boss trembled as he spoke:
"Although I opened this restaurant, I couldn’t keep it going due to poor management three years ago."
"I sold the entire restaurant to someone else. It’s just that the boss didn’t want to show up, so he had me act as the manager in public."
"What’s going on?!" Because of Qiao Mu suddenly drawing his sword, a crowd had gathered in the lobby, including diners and the restaurant staff.
Yang Dabai was also in the crowd and suddenly understood.
This matter was completely unknown even to him, a helper who had worked in the tavern for several years, let alone others.
"So the store owner had been replaced long ago, no wonder…." Yang Dabai muttered.
"The fat boss turned out to be a shrewd and calculating person, how could he possibly pay generous wages, and even give out gold as rewards…."
"It turns out that the real owner had already been replaced, so the changes in wages were obviously the idea of that owner? Truly a kind-hearted person."
At this point, Yang Dabai thought to himself, then heard Qiao Mu ask again:
"So who is the real owner of your tavern? What is their name? Where do they live?"
The fat boss’s voice trembled as he replied:
"He is called Yang Xiaoqian, a gambler from the outer city’s Fengsha Alley, Old Yang’s youngest son."
When this name was spoken, many people present shifted their gaze and looked at Yang Dabai.
Yang Dabai couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
"Boss, what are you saying?" Yang Dabai exclaimed.
"My younger brother has quit his job and been idle at home these years, going out early and returning late every day. How could he be the owner of Shanzhen Tower?"
"If he’s so rich, how could my family still be living in a place like Fengsha Alley outside the city?"
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