The Legend of the Netherworld

The next day, Lin Xiao got up at dawn, ate a few mouthfuls of breakfast, picked up his shoulder pole and bucket, and started a new day of fetching water.

With the experience of the previous day, he was no longer in a hurry to achieve success, but chose a steady pace. Although the speed was slower, he was able to maintain it for a long time.

In this way, he could not only complete more water-carrying tasks, but also reduced a lot of physical fatigue.

Time flew by as Lin Xiao worked non-stop. At dusk, he finally filled twenty-five loads of water and completed the day's task.

Although he still felt tired, Lin Xiao's body had obviously adapted a lot compared to yesterday.

He watered the vegetable patch for the last time, patted his muddy hands, looked at the sky lit red by the setting sun, and couldn't help feeling a sense of accomplishment.

However, when he returned to the thatched hut, Lin Xiao was shocked by the scene in front of him - the dirty Taoist priest was fighting fiercely with Lin Jiao in front of the house!

Lin Jiao formed seals with her hands and silently chanted a spell. In an instant, a huge vortex of fire formed in front of her, like a hot whirlwind, carrying the power to destroy the world, and went straight to the dirty Taoist priest.

The dirty Taoist priest was not in a hurry. He used the "Dragon Swimming Around the Seas" body movement and dodged quickly like a dragon, avoiding the flames while quickly approaching Lin Jiao.

The dirty Taoist suddenly paused, and his fists turned into dragons, and the shadow of his fists attacked fiercely like a long dragon. It was his famous skill "Dragon Shadow Fist". The Dragon Shadow Fist was unstoppable, and it hit Lin Jiao continuously. The strong fist wind whistled and made it difficult to resist.

However, Lin Jiao was equally unwilling to be outdone. She quickly formed hand seals and summoned a water shield to protect her. A clear water shield condensed around her body, quickly blocking the dirty Taoist's attack.

The two of them fought back and forth in front of the thatched cottage, their fire and water blending together, affecting the surrounding vegetation. Lin Jiao retreated continuously, forming hand seals with her hands, and unleashed another vortex of fiery storms.

This time, three massive vortexes of flames approached the Taoist priest simultaneously. Undeterred, he once again employed his "Dragon Swimming Across the Seas" technique to skillfully dodge them.

However, the vortex that he dodged did not dissipate. Instead, it turned in the air and rushed straight to the back of the dirty Taoist priest.

Seeing the vortex approaching, the dirty Taoist shouted loudly, waved his right palm, and performed the "Tiger Roar Palm". With the deafening tiger roar sound in his palm and the momentum like a rainbow, a palm print flew towards the vortex, instantly shattering the three fire vortexes and turning them into invisible.

The dirty Taoist priest then launched the Dragon Shadow Fist, and the fist wind roared out again, heading straight for Lin Jiao.

Lin Jiao used the water shield to defend herself again, but she felt more and more that the opponent was powerful. The dirty Taoist priest's punches were like a continuous tide, and it became more and more difficult for her to defend herself.

She gritted her teeth, knowing that relying on this defense alone would eventually overwhelm the Dirty Taoist priest. So she quickly retreated, forming seals with her hands once again, and summoned the "Flame Myriad Formation." Twenty flames condensed above her head, shooting like arrows at the Dirty Taoist priest.

The dirty Taoist priest's figure flashed again, like a dragon swimming in the water, extremely flexible. At the same time, he once again struck out the "Tiger Roar Palm", easily dissolving the flames of the Flame All-Seeing Formation.

He quickly approached, constantly using Dragon Shadow Fist to force Lin Jiao closer, and said with a smile as he hit her: "Let's see how long you can resist me."

Lin Jiao cast the spell again and chanted the incantation, using Pyroblast and Blazing Spear at the same time. Pyroblast - detonates a ball of compressed fire energy under the enemy's feet, causing a violent explosion; Blazing Spear - condenses the power of fire to form a blazing flaming spear, which is thrown at the enemy.

Suddenly, a flame appeared under the feet of the dirty Taoist priest and exploded directly. The dirty Taoist priest dodged in a hurry to avoid being blown up. While he was dodging, a huge spear formed by flames was already above Lin Jiao's head.

Lin Jiao suddenly drove the flaming spear towards the dirty Taoist priest, causing an explosion, but the dirty Taoist priest teleported away to avoid all attacks, came behind Lin Jiao, and continued to use the Dragon Shadow Fist on Lin Jiao. Lin Jiao had water escape at all times beside her to block the dirty Taoist priest's attacks.

Lin Jiao formed seals and cast a spell to use wings of fire. Wings of fire appeared behind Lin Jiao and he flew into the air. At this time, the dirty Taoist priest still used the Tiger Roar Palm and hit Lin Jiao. Although Lin Jiao quickly dodged the Tiger Roar Palm, the airflow brought by the Tiger Roar Palm forced Lin Jiao to fall to the ground.

The dirty Taoist priest smiled and said, "Two moves are enough to beat you."

Lin Jiao felt that she was in a deeply passive position. She knew that the dirty Taoist priest was much stronger than herself, and it was impossible for her to win if she continued to retain her strength.

So, she changed the spell without hesitation, and instantly, a ball of fire condensed and formed in front of her. The figure formed by the fire was surprisingly the appearance of the dirty Taoist priest!

The Flame Dirty Taoist priest instantly displayed the "Dragon Traveling the Four Seas" body movement, quickly approached the real Dirty Taoist priest, and suddenly swung out the Dragon Shadow Fist.

Faced with the attack of his own flaming clone, the dirty Taoist priest was slightly stunned, and quickly dodged and kept his distance.

He looked at the flaming clone and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Little girl, I was just testing a few moves on you, but I didn't expect you to be so serious and even use all your ultimate moves."

Lin Jiao was panting, her eyes still fixed on the dirty Taoist priest, obviously she had given it her all.

However, the dirty Taoist priest had a faint smile on his face, and it was obvious that he was able to handle all of this with ease.

Seeing that Lin Jiao and the dirty Taoist priest had already distanced themselves, Lin Xiao hurriedly ran between them, waving his hands anxiously and persuading them, "Stop, stop! We're all family. Let's talk it out. Stop the fighting!"

When Lin Jiao saw Lin Xiao coming, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She loosened her hands and muttered a few words, and the flame clone of the dirty Taoist priest instantly disappeared into the air.

Seeing this, the dirty Taoist also smiled lightly, retracted his aura, and said leisurely: "Not bad, Lin Jiao. You are much more powerful than your master was back then. It seems that your master did not make a wrong choice of disciple."

Lin Jiao snorted in dissatisfaction, her eyes still filled with displeasure: "Humph! Bullying the weak with the strong, what's so great about that?"

Lin Xiao looked at the tense atmosphere between the two and quickly tried to smooth things over: "What's going on? Why did you start fighting as soon as you met?"

Lin Jiao pouted in grievance and explained, "I had just finished dinner, and when the head master wasn't paying attention, I sneaked up the mountain to see you. But as soon as I got here, this dirty Taoist suddenly attacked me, and the fight started without a word. Look, I even brought you a roast chicken!"

As she spoke, she pulled out a fragrant roast chicken from behind her.

The golden skin exuded a strong fragrance, which immediately made Lin Xiao and the dirty Taoist priest drool.

The dirty Taoist's eyes lit up, and he quickly said with a smile: "Ai, no friendship without fighting! Since you brought the roast chicken, Lin Xiao must be hungry too, let's sit down and enjoy it!"

As the dirty Taoist priest spoke, he pushed Lin Xiao with his hand, signaling him to start.

Lin Xiao smiled, turned to Lin Jiao and said, "Sister Lin Jiao, the dirty Taoist priest didn't mean any harm. He knows he was wrong. Don't be angry. Let's eat roast chicken together."

After hearing what Lin Xiao said, Lin Jiao didn't bother to argue anymore. She nodded and handed him the roast chicken.

The three of them sat down by the well. Lin Xiao tore off a chicken leg from the roast chicken and handed it to Lin Jiao, and handed the other one to the dirty Taoist priest, while he picked up the chicken wings and started eating.

The three of them chatted while eating roast chicken.

Lin Jiao suddenly said, "By the way, today at the academy, Wang Hao, Liu Yi, Yuan Hong and the others have all broken through to the Ding Chou realm, and Wang Yiming has also broken through to the Jia Zi realm."

Lin Xiao was shocked when he heard this: "How could it be so fast? They were just getting started before!"

Lin Jiao smiled slightly and explained, "The academy has recently updated their cultivation methods. After teaching each new student the "Calm and Concentrate the Mind" technique, they give them a piece of immortal jade to help them quickly improve their realm. They say this will help them get on the right track of cultivation faster."

Upon hearing this, the dirty Taoist frowned and snorted coldly, saying, "This is simply forcing growth! Immortal jade is good, but relying solely on external objects to improve your realm will destroy your foundation. These children still have a long way to go in their cultivation. If they are so eager for quick success, they will only suffer in the future. Does your leader have any objections to this?"

Lin Jiao shook her head, looking somewhat helpless: "The headmaster has been in seclusion recently, seemingly preparing for a breakthrough, and hasn't been involved in the affairs of the academy for a long time."

The atmosphere was a little heavy for a moment. Seeing this, Lin Xiao quickly changed the subject and asked with a smile, "Lin Jiao, what was that last move you just made? It looked incredibly powerful, really amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiao's face lit up with a hint of pride as she replied, "That move is called 'Twin Mirror Images: Martial Arts Reflection', and it's the academy's most valuable treasure."

Upon hearing this, the dirty Taoist shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not some kind of academy treasure. This move is recognized as a top-grade secret technique by the Lingxiao Dynasty. Unfortunately, the Feng Shui Academy only has one volume, and only the past and present masters of the academy are qualified to learn it. I didn't expect the master to pass it on to you so soon."

"However, you are indeed the right person for this spell. This spell requires extremely high comprehension and quick adaptability, and the ability to see through the enemy's martial arts and imitate them in a short period of time. In this respect, you have surpassed your master." The dirty Taoist added.