I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 90 Nanyang Sword Hall
Pei Ju didn't know why he suddenly returned the Sword Hall.

However, Chongshan quickly explained that it was his senior sister who wrote a letter to the president of the Haishi Taoist Association, asking him to help get the Sword Hall back.

The condition is that Pei Ju must take over the gang that his maternal grandfather, Dong Qingcheng, established overseas.

As for when to take over, there are no requirements, only when the time is right.

"What did Senior Sister say?" Pei Ju asked.

"Master Xiaoyu said he hopes you will go, saying that those are things left behind by Master Qingcheng outside, and since you are his descendant, it is right for you to go and retrieve them." Although Master Chongshan had grown a beard, he was actually only in his thirties, in the prime of his life.

He continued, "Master Xiaoyu said that the storms outside are the best test of a person. Your sword needs to be tempered by monsters and blood and fire. You need to let them know that to them, you are a celestial being from beyond the heavens."

Pei Ju immediately understood that Senior Sister Yu was giving him advice from the perspective of cultivation and growth. He also understood that in Senior Sister Yu's heart, only cultivation was his own, and everything else was external. In her view, going there would help him hone his skills, so she hoped that he could grow.

"So what does the city mean?" Pei Ju asked.

"If you're willing, I'll take you to see the president right now, and he'll explain things to you in detail." Master Chongshan was clearly just there to get some initial opinions.

If he wants to know the deeper meaning, he needs someone at a higher level to tell him.

Pei Ju decided to go and hear what the Extraordinary Management Committee of Hai City meant.

So he followed Chongshan to the Executive Yuan of the Super Committee.

After being informed, he was taken to the chairman's office of the Super Committee.

The office was large, with a large desk behind which was a map of the entire city. On the other side were three sofas, one long and two short, a coffee table, and a cabinet containing some documents and books. At that moment, two people were sitting on the sofas.

One of them looked to be in his seventies or eighties, but he was very energetic. He had some white hairs mixed in with his temples, but his face was ruddy. He was wearing a gray-white Zhongshan suit.

The other one was wearing a yin-yang robe. When Pei Ju entered, he turned around and looked at him. Pei Ju suddenly felt as if there was a flash of lightning in his eyes.

In the instant the sparks of electricity flashed, Pei Ju felt as if an electric current was coursing through his body. He froze, as if struck by lightning, but it was only a fleeting sensation. The current surged through his body and, before he could react, it burrowed into the ground from the soles of his feet.

For a moment, he actually felt a sense of relief.

Such ability reminded him of someone.

Lei Rushui, a member of the Extraordinary Committee.

Five years ago, a sea monster caused chaos. At night, many people in the city heard crying and were disturbed in their dreams. Then, the next night, everyone heard thunder in their dreams, and then the sea monster's crying disappeared. Those who were disturbed by the crying were able to sleep peacefully.

He asked his grandfather about his name.

Back then, I felt he was so far away from me, but now that I've met him, his name immediately comes to mind.

"Pei Ju, right? Come, come, have a seat." The kind-looking old man beckoned Pei Ju in, while Chong Shan remained outside.

Pei Ju sat down on another sofa, and the old man said, "This is Lei Rushui. You should have heard of him. He is also one of our Super Committee members. This time, the Daoist sect specifically asked him to come and listen. It seems that the Daoist sect still doesn't trust me."

"However, I'm letting you take over that gang without any selfish motives. You're wholeheartedly devoted to the country and the future. Keeping it a secret from others is also for your own good," Chairman Zhou He said gently but firmly.

He paused for a moment, then said, “Of course, our Haishi is also implementing the top-level strategy. Although our country is currently in a period of keeping a low profile and focusing on economic development, with everything else giving way to this target, it is unreasonable for our people to work so hard yet still live a hard life. The economic base is the foundation of all the superstructure, so we need to develop the economy first and make everyone’s pockets full.”

"However, as our country's economy develops, there will come a day when we can no longer keep a low profile. Conflicts will inevitably break out. The whole country is a unified whole. We can't wait until conflicts break out before we start making moves. The whole country is a unified whole. Our city is at the forefront of the country's opening up. We have the opportunity to make moves overseas. Even if they are just minor moves, we should make them if we have the chance."

"It's not that I need you to stay there forever, I just need you to reorganize that gang and keep it from falling apart. You don't need to do much else."

"When our country develops in the future, the southeast will become our country's foundation, and we will not allow foreign countries to interfere. Perhaps there will be a time when we need your help."

"Moreover, you belong to the grassroots, not the government, which gives you more flexibility." Chairman Zhou He said, glancing at Pei Ju, before finally looking at Lei Rushui.

Lei Rushui was dressed in a Taoist robe with a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram, and he remained silent as still water.

In Pei Ju's eyes, his skin was dark and he didn't have any otherworldly or otherworldly air about him; he only had a serious demeanor.

Hearing this, he looked at Pei Ju and said, "The choice is entirely up to you. If you think you can do it, then go. If you think you can't, then don't go, because you'll die."

"Furthermore, don't expect any aid from the country. Of course, if you want to perform a psychic ritual to gain some abilities, we can give you two 'psychic' opportunities here, with no level restrictions. However, you need to think carefully: the abilities gained through psychic rituals must be compatible with your own abilities. If they are not compatible with your own abilities, they will not bring you any improvement, but will instead become a burden."

Pei Ju understood his meaning. His own abilities included [Demon-Slaying Sword Technique], [Mount Hua Sword Technique], [Nourishing Myself Sword Technique], [Xi Yi Sword Technique], [Embracing Yuan Strength], [Golden Goose Skill], [Nine Swords of Dugu], [Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm], [Azure Sea Morning Song], and [Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens].

Although I obtained so many things through psychic communication, if you really look at it, they are all from the same series and have the same origin.

Among them, the [Demon-Slaying Sword Technique] is about condensing one's will and nurturing sword intent.

[Baoyuan Jin] is an internal skill.

【Golden Goose Skill】is a type of light-body skill.

The Huashan Swordplay, Yangwu Swordplay, and Xiyi Swordplay are all of the same lineage.

The "Nine Swords of Dugu," "Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm," and "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens" are all within the swordplay system. Of course, "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens" is a complete set, integrating lightness skill, internal energy cultivation, and swordplay.

What Pei Ju needed to do was to digest all these sword techniques, thoroughly understand them, and make them his own.

The move he created himself, the "Demon-Slaying Sword-Drawing Style," was based on his thorough understanding of certain techniques.

This sword strike can break free from constraints, sever distracting thoughts, and eliminate negative influences that invade one's heart.

For example, things like hints and control.

This sword strike originates from the depths of the heart, breaking through external magic and slaying the demons within.

There are also some theories of breaking Qi from the "Nine Swords of Dugu," which can break other people's thoughts. He is currently thinking about a move called "Breaking the Law."

These days, he has cut through the wind, the darkness, and the laughter by the river. The sword he envisioned is almost complete.

And then there's that sword strike, "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens." He incorporated the sword intent of killing ghosts, as well as the idea of ​​finding every flaw in the Nine Swords of Dugu, bringing a qualitative leap to this sword strike. Originally a sword technique that resembled flying immortals, it had now entered another, higher level in his eyes.

However, despite having so many sources of power, it still brought him a lot of negative emotions after he obtained it.

It has not been able to be dispelled after all these years.

He didn't know how his senior sister Yu dispelled the negative statuses on her body, but this time, Yu sent him the Thunderfire Ghost-Slaying Sword Token. During the refining process, the gloomy aura on his body was cleansed along with the yin energy on the sword token, allowing him to glimpse some of the ways Yu cleared her own negative statuses.

Of course, it's also possible that Senior Sister Yu is detached from worldly affairs and doesn't need this method.

"I'll go back and think about it," Pei Ju said.

"Okay." President Zhou He stood up, took a red booklet from the desk, and said, "This is your family's Sword Hall property certificate. I've issued you a new one."

"Also, this is your certificate to attend classes at the Rakshasa Spiritual Retreat Center. You can attend any class there. There are many vicious and sinister people in Southeast Asia. You'd better study some secret arts systematically, otherwise you'll easily suffer a great loss if you go there," Chairman Zhou He said seriously.

Pei Ju looked at the Rakshasa Spiritual Cultivation Academy's attendance certificate tucked inside the property certificate and sighed inwardly. Before he even agreed, Rakshasa had already arranged everything, clearly anticipating that he would agree.

Moreover, after I arrived, I only said that I needed to go back and think about it, and I didn't agree immediately, but he had already given me all of this.

Pei Ju knew that some things were unavoidable.

“Okay, who should I tell when I’ve decided what ability I want to acquire through psychic communication?” Pei Ju asked.

“You can go directly to the Rakshasa Spiritual Retreat Center and find their head of teaching; he will arrange everything,” Zhou He said.

Pei Ju nodded in agreement, stood up, bowed to the two of them again, and then left.

Zhou He and Lei Rushui remained seated.

Looking at Zhou He's seemingly kind face, Lei Rushui knew better than anyone that Zhou He was first-rate in both his skills and abilities.

"Are you really no longer investigating Dong Qingcheng's matter?" Lei Rushui asked.

"There's nothing left to investigate now. Didn't they say he was dead? What else can they find out? Even if they find out he came from the Dark, so what? He might have already returned to the Dark."

"And the disciple he took in has been cultivating in seclusion in a remote little temple, and hasn't shown any bad behavior. The Taoist sect also believes that she will be the one to lead the Southern Taoist sect in the future. If I were to touch her, you wouldn't agree, would you? Let's take it one step at a time." Zhou He scratched his head at the end, looking a bit troubled.

“I’ve met Xiaoyu, and I’ve also met Dong Qingcheng. Dong Qingcheng is a bit strange. There’s nothing wrong with his body and soul, but you can clearly feel that he’s suffered a backlash from the world. He may have been injured in the Mountain God Temple, so the backlash became more and more severe after he went back. That’s why he has been confined to that small Taoist temple ever since.”

"As for whether Huang Di was really killed by them, I think it's all in the past. The dead can't verify anything, so there's no need to discuss it," Lei Rushui said.

“I don’t think Dong Qingcheng’s problem is the most urgent. On the contrary, Huang Di’s matter is probably not going to be easy. You should know very well the power behind Huang Di. Before, when he died, many people were watching Pei Ju, so the Huang family didn’t dare to make any moves. Only his son made a move, and then they did nothing. But now five years have passed, and that’s different. Everyone may have forgotten. Even if they haven’t forgotten, if something happens to Pei Ju, no one will dare to associate him with the Huang family again.”

Zhou He was well aware of the complex web of forces within the entire city.

When Master Pei was in his final moments of lucidity, he said he wanted to return to Xijiang. He had thought about this problem and was afraid that his grandson might not be safe in Haishi. So he went to Xijiang, which was the territory of the Southern Daoist sect. It was because of this that Pei Ju was able to spend five years peacefully there.

“Young eagles always have to face storms. We are not their parents, and we have no connection with the Pei family. We have no reason to protect them,” Lei Rushui said slowly.

“You have no connection with him, but his senior sister is the future leader of the Southern Daoist sect. If he dies, Haishi will definitely not be peaceful in the future.” Zhou He seemed to see the future.

Lei Rushui frowned. He could imagine that he had seen that little Kun Dao before and could feel the rich Dao aura emanating from her.

The moment he saw her, he was actually filled with jealousy; he was jealous that Dong Qingcheng had such a successor.

As for Dong Qingcheng, he didn't actually have much of a reputation because he spent some time in Southeast Asia. After returning, he kept a low profile. If Zhou He hadn't been watching him, he probably wouldn't have discovered that the other party's soul was different and didn't belong to this place.

You should know that every person who can invade this world from the spiritual realm, live well without going insane or showing obvious signs of rejection, is a terrifying existence.

"Let's take it one step at a time. I don't think Pei Ju looks like he's destined to die young," Lei Rushui said.

That's just how things are. I've thought about so many things, worried so much, but in the end, all I can do is sigh and take it one step at a time. No matter how capable I am, there will always be problems that are hard to solve.

(End of this chapter)