Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

More than a month has passed since the incident in Chenjia Village.

During the past month, Qi Changqing followed Jiang Yuchuan, stopping and starting along the way, passing through several villages and cities, encountering many interesting people and events, and tasting many different delicacies.

On this day, the two arrived at a place called Qiushui Town.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, and that a heavy rain was about to fall, Jiang Yuchuan and Qi Changqing decided not to continue their journey. They planned to rest at the only teahouse in town and wait for the rain to stop before setting off again.

When Jiang Yuchuan led Qi Changqing into the teahouse, there were already quite a few people inside.

Judging from their clothing, almost none of them were local villagers; they were just passing through and stopped to take shelter from the rain.

Jiang Yuchuan led Qi Changqing to sit down at an empty table near the window.

There were three tables by the window, and Jiang Yuchuan chose the middle one. There were people sitting at the tables in front of and behind him.

Sitting at the table behind was a man dressed in a light blue robe, snoring and exuding a faint smell of alcohol and flowers.

Sitting in front were four people: two men and two women.

The four men were dressed in opulent attire from head to toe, each carrying a jewel-encrusted longsword. Their eyes gleamed with arrogance.

After Jiang Yuchuan took his seat, the waiter in the teahouse immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Young master, what would you like to order? We have strong tea, flower tea, and fruit tea! In addition, we also have a variety of pastries and fruits!"

"Then bring a pot of tea, plus three plates of your best-selling snacks."

"Alright! Please wait a moment, young master, the tea and snacks will be here shortly!"

After catching the silver coins thrown to him by Jiang Yuchuan, the waiter turned and ran towards the kitchen.

By this time, the sky outside was as dark as night, and the teahouse was affected, becoming even darker.

Fearing it might disturb the customers, the shopkeeper immediately instructed the waiter to bring out several candles and place them around the teahouse for illumination.

A cool breeze suddenly arose, accompanied by rumbling thunder.

Qi Changqing glanced out the bamboo window a few times, yawned, and listlessly lay down on the table.

Just as Qi Changqing was dozing off, his ears suddenly twitched, and he was drawn to the whispers of the tea drinkers beside him.

However, because the tea drinkers were talking so quietly, even though Qi Changqing strained his ears and tried to get closer, he still couldn't hear a few words clearly.

Jiang Yuchuan couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Qi Changqing tilting his head, looking like he wanted to eavesdrop but was afraid of being discovered. So he raised his finger and gently tapped Qi Changqing's forehead.

Qi Changqing tilted his head to look at Jiang Yuchuan, and just as he was wondering, he suddenly felt that the voice in his ear had become clearer!

Ignoring the question of what kind of magical method Jiang Yuchuan had used, Qi Changqing's attention was immediately drawn to the surrounding conversation the moment he heard it.

"Have you heard? The Valley Master of Ten Thousand Medicines Valley secretly set off for Tianlong City some time ago! It seems that the rumor that the current emperor is seriously ill and bedridden is not true!"

"No wonder I've had a strange feeling about the martial arts world lately; it turns out it's because of this!"

"How did you know about such a secret matter?"

"There are no secrets in this world! As long as you have the means and the connections, there's no information you can't find out!"

"The position of Crown Prince is still vacant. Do you think the Great Qian Dynasty will descend into chaos once the old emperor passes away?"

"Chaos is impossible. Don't forget, the one in the palace is still alive! As long as this pillar of stability remains, even if two more emperors die, the Great Qian Dynasty will still be as stable as a mountain and won't be able to cause any trouble!"

"That makes sense..."

"Hey! Let's not talk about that. Matters of the imperial court have nothing to do with us nobodies who roam the martial world. It's not worth us worrying about them! If we should talk about anything, we should talk about the major events that have happened in the martial world recently!"

"What major events have happened in the martial arts world lately? I haven't heard a single word about it."

"I know that! Are you talking about the Blood Demon's reappearance in the martial world?"

"That's right! It's exactly this!"

"Blood Demon? Which Blood Demon? Could it be Cui Kaishan? Didn't he die ten years ago? How could he possibly reappear in the martial world?"

"Don't you believe me! The Blood Demon I'm talking about is none other than Cui Kaishan! The ones who spread this news are disciples from the Divine Fist Sect, the Myriad Sound Pavilion, and the Gu family of Star Casting City! These three forces are all well-known in the martial arts world! How could they possibly spread false information about this?"

"That's right! It's said that even the Suspended Sword Pavilion was alarmed and sent an elder down to investigate the matter, which confirmed that the Blood Demon's identity was indeed real!"

"How could this be?! Where is the Blood Demon now? Has he already been killed by the experts of the Hanging Sword Pavilion?"

"Don't worry about that. When the Blood Demon was discovered, all his evil skills had already been destroyed. He should have been taken back to Wanren Peak for investigation by the people of the Suspended Sword Pavilion by now."

"His martial arts were already crippled when he was discovered?! Do you know which senior master did this?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Changqing subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yuchuan sitting opposite him.

But at that moment, Jiang Yuchuan was looking out the window with a serene expression, sipping tea and enjoying the torrential rain outside.

Qi Changqing then realized that he had been so focused on listening that he hadn't even noticed when the waiter brought the tea and snacks.

Although Qi Changqing didn't notice anything unusual on Jiang Yuchuan's face, he knew that Jiang Yuchuan could definitely hear the conversation between the three people at the next table.

"Rumor has it that the one who crippled the Blood Demon's evil arts was a grandmaster who had never appeared in the martial world before!"

"What?! It was a Grandmaster who made the move?"

"Indeed! It is said that this grandmaster looks very young, only about ten years old! His strength is terrifying. With just a glance, he completely destroyed the Blood Demon's Blood Refining Technique, which he had cultivated for decades!"

"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated? A teenager's appearance? One look and he crippled the Blood Demon's power? Even the Boundless Sword Master didn't do something this exaggerated!"

Qi Changqing had often heard others talk about the Boundless Sword Master mentioned by the three people during his travels over the past month. He was said to be the most talented and youngest Grandmaster-level expert in hundreds of years.

As for the three people's comments about the mysterious grandmaster, Qi Changqing couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly as he listened.

He finally understood what it meant to spread rumors and hearsay.

I wonder what kind of stories they'll tell about that mysterious master if this continues to circulate. They might even say he has three heads and six arms, is several meters tall, can fly, escape from the earth, and devour stars and capture the moon—all sorts of things are possible!

Thinking of this, Qi Changqing couldn't help but glance at Jiang Yuchuan again, covering her mouth and secretly laughing.

Others may not know who that legendary master is, but how could he not know!

Just as Qi Changqing's lips curled up in a smile, he suddenly realized that his hearing had returned to normal, and he could no longer hear the three people's conversation.

This unexpected turn of events caused his upturned lips to droop immediately, and he looked at Jiang Yuchuan with an innocent expression.

Jiang Yuchuan smiled faintly and pushed the pastries on the table forward.

"The snacks are nice, have some."

"Understood, sir."

Qi Changqing sighed softly and replied listlessly.

Just as he raised his hand to grab the snacks, a loud bang came from behind him, followed by a woman's angry shout:

"How dare you! The Boundless Sword Master is not someone you lowly rats can casually discuss!"