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Chapter 46 Using the "Emei Nine Yang Skill" to create a nest

After nine rounds of sparring, including the draws, Wudang won five matches, drew one, and Emei won three.

The suppressed cheers of the Wudang disciples echoed across the training ground, their faces unable to conceal their excitement.

The disciples of Emei looked tense, clearly not satisfied with the result, and their eyes unconsciously turned to Abbess Miejue, who was sitting in the chief seat.

Abbess Miejue's expression remained as calm as still water, as if the outcome of the battle had not stirred her emotions in the slightest.

After the disciples who had just finished their trials had all left the arena, Miejue suddenly spoke.

"Shao'an, you'll be the one to play in the last match!"

Upon hearing what Miejue said, Gu Shaoan felt a little suspicious.

Miejue was unaware of Gu Shaoan's greatly increased power.

Therefore, in Miejue's mind at this moment, Gu Shaoan should only have gained two more years of skill.

However, Gu Shaoan's physical constitution was of an excellent level.

Two years of training have made him no less skilled than those martial artists with ordinary aptitude who have trained for four or five years.

The Wudang and Emei disciples who had sparred with each other were either barely old enough to dance or just reached adulthood. They were all juniors who had recently become inner disciples of the Wudang and Emei sects, and their skills were not yet profound or refined.

His own skill and mastery of martial arts are inferior to Gu Shaoan's.

In all calculations, these disciples' strength is at most equivalent to that of the three bandit leaders on Blackwood Mountain.

Why should Gu Shaoan personally participate in such a competition?

Despite his doubts, Gu Shaoan immediately replied to Miejue's order, "Disciple obeys."

After saying that, he slowly walked out from behind Miejue, encouraged by Zhou Zhiruo's gaze.

As Song Yuanqiao watched Gu Shaoan slowly walk out from behind Miejue, a knowing glint flashed in his eyes.

It is common for disciples of martial arts sects who are on good terms to spar with each other.

Not to mention that the Wudang Sect has maintained a good relationship with the Emei Sect since its inception.

Occasionally, disciples from both factions would exchange sparring skills.

However, in recent years, both sides have been busy dealing with the various disturbances caused by the Ming Cult within their sphere of influence, and Wudang has also been busy with its own affairs, which has led to the two factions having no time to spar.

But today, Miejue suddenly brought Emei disciples over to let the disciples of the two sects spar. In Zhang Songxi's opinion, it was probably to broaden the horizons of his newly recruited disciples.

Moreover, whenever the new disciple, Miejue, was mentioned on the way up the mountain, Miejue's eyes were filled with satisfaction.

This also made Song Yuanqiao curious: what was so special about Gu Shaoan that made him so important to Miejue?
However, looking at Gu Shaoan, who was at most in his early twenties, and considering that Gu Shaoan had only been a disciple of Miejue for a little over two months, she was still puzzled.

Song Yuanqiao had no choice but to give a few instructions and find the youngest inner disciple of Wudang Mountain.

She was twelve years old, not much different from Gu Shaoan.

As two small figures stood three zhang apart in the arena, all eyes turned to them.

"and many more."

Just then, Extinction's voice suddenly rang out, drawing all eyes to the surrounding area.

Song Yuanqiao asked, "Master, is there a problem?"

Faced with Song Yuanqiao's question, Miejue smiled calmly and slowly said, "To be honest, a year ago, Master Zhang sent a letter, wanting to exchange Wudang's 'Wudang Nine Yang Skill' for my Emei Sect's 'Emei Nine Yang Skill'." "However, at that time, I was still resentful because of the matter of the Heaven Sword, so I refused Master Zhang's offer in the letter."

"But considering the friendship between our two factions, this humble nun cannot sever this friendship because of a momentary grudge."

"Therefore, if my disciple loses to the Wudang Sect in the next competition, I will exchange the Emei Nine Yang Skill with the Wudang Nine Yang Skill, which will also maintain the relationship between Emei and Wudang."

Song Yuanqiao and the others' eyes lit up.

Zhang Songxi, the fourth among the Seven Heroes of Wudang, couldn't help but praise, "Master is so righteous."

Song Yuanqiao and the others knew that Zhang Sanfeng's initial letter requesting the "Emei Nine Yang Skill" was intended to combine the "Wudang Nine Yang Skill" with the "Emei Nine Yang Skill," extracting its essence to neutralize the cold poison left in Zhang Wuji's body by the "Xuanming Divine Palm."

Although Zhang Wuji has disappeared, no one knows where he is.

However, the cold poison of the Xuanming Divine Palm in Zhang Wuji's body is special and cannot be removed without an extremely strong and yang substance.

If one can obtain the "Emei Nine Yang Skill", one can cure Zhang Wuji's cold poison and save his life when one finds him in the future.

In the arena, listening to what Miejue said, Gu Shaoan's eyebrows unconsciously rose, and the internal energy circulating in his body also paused, as if he was listening intently.

The fact that Miejue brought him to Wudang this time was already somewhat suspicious.

Gu Shaoan was also unclear about Miejue's intentions.

Now that Miejue has taken the initiative to mention the "Emei Nine Yang Skill," Gu Shaoan thinks it's clearly a ploy to stir up trouble.

Just as Gu Shaoan was pondering this, Miejue's voice rang out again.

"However, as I just mentioned, Master Zhang went a bit too far last year. If your sect wins in the sparring match with my disciple, the Emei Nine Yang Skill will be exchanged for the Wudang Nine Yang Skill."

“But if my disciple wins, the exchange of the cultivation technique will be cancelled! Wudang must return my Emei’s most precious treasure, the Yitian Sword.”

Upon hearing Miejue's words, Gu Shaoan immediately understood her intentions.

However, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the two factions' sparring to retrieve the Heaven-Slaying Sword from the Wudang Sect ahead of schedule through him.

After understanding the purpose of the extermination, Gu Shaoan also understood why, when the extermination introduced Gu Shaoan at the foot of the mountain, she made a point of mentioning the time when she accepted Gu Shaoan as her student.

This was clearly intended to allay Song Yuanqiao's suspicions.

Faced with what Miejue said, Song Yuanqiao hesitated.

Thinking of the effects of the "Emei Nine Yang Skill," as well as the deceased Zhang Cuishan and the unfortunate child Wuji, Song Yuanqiao sighed again.

After glancing at Gu Shaoan, Song Yuanqiao took a deep breath and nodded.

"The Heaven Sword originally belonged to Emei, but it was left in Wudang last year due to certain circumstances. Since the abbess is so righteous and willing to exchange the Nine Yang Skill of Emei for it, how could I refuse?"

Seeing that Song Yuanqiao agreed, Miejue was secretly delighted, but she kept her expression unchanged and simply said "Mmm".

However, Song Yuanqiao was an upright person.

Knowing Gu Shaoan's age at the sect entrance, and not wanting to bully him excessively, Zhang Songxi ultimately selected a Wudang inner disciple of similar age to Gu Shaoan.
A moment later, on the training ground, a twelve-year-old boy dressed in blue stood three zhang away from Gu Shaoan.

The two were of similar height and both had the youthful, somewhat awkward features typical of teenagers.

The young Wudang disciple, Zhang Yuting, was under the watchful eyes of his many senior brothers and even uncles. His still-childish face was inevitably filled with nervousness, but he still took a deep breath and tried his best to imitate the composure of his teachers. He drew his long sword and said in a crisp voice, "Wudang, Zhang Yuting, please enlighten me!"

"Emei, Gu Shaoan."

(End of this chapter)