The Legend of the Netherworld

Lin Xiao sat cross-legged, feeling the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth rushing into his body madly. His blood seemed to be burning hot, causing him unbearable pain all over his body.

This pain lasted from dusk until late at night, until the moonlight in the sky gradually faded, and Lin Xiao slowly regained consciousness. He opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the power in his body surge. He had broken through to the second level of Jiazi!

Standing up, Lin Xiao felt a surge of joy. He tried to perform a Tiger Roar Palm move, and a giant tiger, seemingly able to tear apart rocks, emerged from the palm strike. The sound was like thunder, and the tiger's roar echoed through the valley, becoming even clearer and louder.

Lin Xiao was pleasantly surprised to feel the increase in his palm power, and was even confident that he could now smash the fire snake summoned by Yu Sheng with one palm.

As the night deepened, Lin Xiao realized it was already late, so he returned to the hut and sat cross-legged on the bed to continue practicing the "Boundless Heart Sea Technique". That night, he was immersed in his practice and did not notice the dirty Taoist priest in front of the cave.

The dirty Taoist priest witnessed his breakthrough from beginning to end, and only returned to the cave to meditate and practice when Lin Xiao's breathing stabilized.

The next morning, Lin Xiao was practicing martial arts in front of the thatched cottage as usual. He was concentrating on practicing his skills when suddenly, a gust of wind came from behind. Lin Xiao reacted quickly and dodged to the side, avoiding the dirty Taoist's attack.

However, today's dirty Taoist priest did not seem to just attack once as usual. Instead, he stuck to Lin Xiao tightly and attacked like a tide.

Lin Xiao dodged left and right, but soon he was entangled by the dirty Taoist priest. Lin Xiao's left arm was locked by his right arm, and his left foot was tightly locked by his right foot. His limbs were locked on his back, and his body was pressed to the ground. He was tied up like a lamb to be slaughtered.

The dirty Taoist priest had a wicked smile on his face. Lin Xiao was so angry that he cursed: "Dirty Taoist priest, you have no moral principles! It's okay to sneak attack, but you also disgust me so much!"

The dirty Taoist chuckled and asked slowly, "Do you want to learn this move?"

Lin Xiao's expression immediately changed, his attitude becoming extremely respectful. He said flatteringly, "I want to! I want to learn!"

Seeing this, the dirty Taoist priest contentedly released Lin Xiao's hands and feet. Lin Xiao immediately stood up, clasped his fists and bowed, his face full of expectation: "Master, please teach me!"

The dirty Taoist raised his hand and pointed at Lin Xiao, saying with a smile, "This move is called the Soul-Locking Grappling Hand. It's a grappling technique specifically designed to lock the enemy's joints and acupoints. As long as you master the trick, no matter how powerful the enemy is, you will be able to easily subdue them."

Then, the dirty Taoist priest taught Lin Xiao the key points of the Soul Locking Grappling Hand, clearly explaining the formulas and moves. Lin Xiao studied very seriously. After a while, he suddenly had an idea and planned to take advantage of the dirty Taoist priest's unpreparedness to attack him and practice his skills.

However, the dirty Taoist priest seemed to have seen through his thoughts. As soon as Lin Xiao attacked, the dirty Taoist priest easily neutralized his attack and locked Lin Xiao firmly in his grasp. This time, Lin Xiao once again became the dirty Taoist priest's "trophy," falling helplessly to the ground in front of the thatched hut like a lamb to be slaughtered.

The dirty Taoist priest chuckled, dusted off his hands, turned around and went back into the cave, leaving Lin Xiao lying helplessly on the ground, cursing the dirty Taoist priest.

Lin Xiao was furiously cursing the dirty Taoist priest, his hands and feet tightly chained, lying on the ground like a four-legged beast. At this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from afar: "Brother Lin Xiao, Brother Lin Xiao!"

When Lin Xiao heard it, he immediately recognized it was Lin Jiao and hurriedly responded loudly: "Lin Jiao! I'm here! Come and help me release it!"

Lin Jiao rushed over following the sound and saw Lin Xiao's miserable state. His hands and feet were tied together, making him unable to move at all. She couldn't help but chuckle. She smiled and asked, "Brother Lin Xiao, what are you doing?"

Lin Xiao's face flushed red as he explained sheepishly, "Stop laughing! Help me untie it! It was all that damn dirty Taoist priest's fault!"

Lin Jiao quickly helped him untie while smiling, while Lin Xiao continued to angrily complain about the dirty Taoist priest's prank. After Lin Jiao helped him untie the restraints, the two walked to the well together and sat down to chat. Lin Jiao said: "I heard about you when I was in seclusion. Now the entire Tianji Pavilion regards you as the number one enemy.

You have embarrassed them completely. A Dingchou Sixth Realm cultivator couldn't even defeat you, a Jiazi First Realm cultivator."

Lin Xiao smiled disdainfully: "I don't care about enemies or anything like that. If he meets Yu Sheng again next time, he won't be so lucky."

Lin Jiao nodded slightly and continued, "If I were there at the time, I would definitely not let him bully you. Even if Zhang Ning was there, I would still teach Yu Sheng a lesson."

Lin Xiao jokingly said, "If you were here, it would be a lively scene. However, I have now broken through to the second level of the Jiazi realm, and my strength is even stronger than before." At this point, he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Lin Jiao, "By the way, how was your retreat this time?"

Lin Jiao's expression faded, and she said proudly, "This time out of retreat, I have already broken through to the sixth level of Dingmao."

Lin Xiao was startled when he heard this, then a challenging smile appeared on his lips: "In that case, how about we have a PK and see how strong I am now?"

When Lin Jiao heard this, she asked in confusion, "What is PK?"

Lin Xiao then realized that he had said the wrong thing and explained awkwardly: "Uh, what I meant is, let's have a sparring match to see who has the stronger kung fu!"

Lin Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "Sparring? Wouldn't it be bullying to compete with you?"

Lin Xiao said confidently, "No! Don't underestimate me. I practice with the dirty Taoist priest every day, and I'm no longer the same as before!"

Seeing how persistent he was, Lin Jiao reluctantly agreed: "Okay, but you have to remember, if I hurt you, remember to stop immediately!"

"No problem!" Lin Xiao responded excitedly, eager to try it out.

The two men distanced themselves from each other by the well.