Martial Arts Crossover: Something's Wrong with This Evil Sect

after one day.

As dawn broke, carriages and horses began to stream in front of the Lin residence, all eager to see Lin Zhennan after learning that the Fuwei Escort Agency had overcome its difficulties.

"Go quickly and report to Chief Escort Lin that Jiang Yiqi, the Swift Blade, has come to visit. If I hadn't been tied up with something the other day, what would I have to fear in this small Qingcheng with me, Jiang Yiqi, here!"

A burly man dressed in tight-fitting clothes shouted at the gatekeeper.

When the gatekeeper heard this, he didn't even lift his eyelids, and casually picked at his ear.

"Chief Escort Lin is still dealing with important matters today, so I'm afraid he won't have time to see you."

No wonder the doorman spoke in that tone; this Jiang Yiqi, nicknamed Quick Knife, was one of Chief Escort Lin's "good brothers" whom he hadn't seen before.

He usually freeloads off the head镖师 (chief镖师) and boasts endlessly, but when trouble comes, he runs faster than a rabbit. His nickname should be changed from "Quick Blade" to "Run Fast".

Therefore, they didn't give them a friendly look at all.

"You doorman... you really have no manners. If it weren't for the sake of the chief镖头 (chief镖头 is a term for a bodyguard/escort), I would have shown you what I'm capable of!"

Jiang Yiqi felt embarrassed when he saw the way people were looking at him. He said something harsh and then turned and left.

Seeing that Jiang Yiqi had gotten away with it, the others who were waiting started to gossip.

"Brother Zhao, have you heard? I never expected that the winner this time would be the Fuwei Escort Agency?"

"I just heard that even Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, is dead?"

"Yu Canghai, a cultivator at the Innate Realm, died just like that?"

"Yeah, and I heard he died a really horrible death, his whole body covered in wounds like a gourd of blood."

"Hiss! So tragic?"

Upon hearing this, the people around gasped. They only knew that Fuwei Escort Agency had won, but they did not expect Yu Canghai to die so tragically. Lin Zhennan was now so ruthless!

........

Meanwhile, inside the Fuwei Escort Agency, Shan Tianxie was talking to Lin Zhennan, while Xiyu stood by as his bodyguard.

"Young Master, as you instructed, all the disciples of the Qingcheng Sect have been cremated. But why are we having a ritual performed after the cremation? These people deserved to die. If it were up to me, throwing them into a mass grave to feed the dogs would be the best thing to do!"

Lin Zhennan asked, puzzled, after all, his hatred for the Qingcheng Sect was so deep that it could not be washed away by the waters of the five lakes and four seas.

"It's just our Paradise Valley's procedure. The procedures that need to be followed still need to be followed, unless we are shattered into a bloody mist."

“Very well, I have one more thing to offer to the young master.”

Lin Zhennan didn't quite understand, but he showed respect. After rummaging around in his clothes, he pulled out a red garment from his pocket.

After he pulled it out completely, Xi Yu could see that it was a red kasaya. She wondered why he would offer a kasaya. Did he want the young master to become a monk?

Dan Tianxie remained expressionless. If Fuwei Escort Agency had any treasures worth offering, it would only be the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual that Lin Yuantu relied on back then!

"This item was passed down from my ancestors, who warned their descendants never to remove it. I, Lin, was unfilial and forced to disobey the ancestral instructions, so I took it out to cultivate. Now I offer it to the young master!"

Lin Zhennan said in a low voice, "This sword manual is indeed evil, but it is indeed very powerful. As the saying goes, you have to pay a pledge of allegiance before you can join a group. Besides, it saved my life, so I naturally have to show my sincerity."

He held up the red cassock with both hands and slowly handed it to Shan Tianxie.

Dan Tianxie took it and saw that it was covered with tiny characters, but the most astonishing thing was the eight large characters on the first page: "To practice this skill, one must castrate oneself!"

Even knowing what was written on it, I was still awestruck by those eight words at first glance.

Xi Yu, unable to contain her curiosity, peeked over. When she caught sight of the eight large characters, her face turned pale, and her eyes widened in horror. There was such an evil martial art!

"His swordsmanship is truly remarkable!"

After quickly scanning it, Shan Tianxie realized that although the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual was called a sword technique, it also contained a set of matching internal energy cultivation methods. The first hundred words described the general principles of internal energy cultivation and the path of cultivation. Only by cultivating this internal energy cultivation method and combining it with the sword moves could the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique be truly invincible!

The reason for self-castration is that this internal skill is inherently unorthodox. In order to cover up the weaknesses of the sword moves and make people die before they can react, the internal energy circulates extremely fast during operation. Under high speed, it constantly generates heat. If self-castration is not performed to change the direction of the internal energy meridians, the heat will inevitably accumulate until the qi goes into a state of demonic possession, the meridians break, and death ensues.

"Fine Rain, lend me the Water-Splitting Sword."

Dan Tianxie put the cassock aside, picked up the Water-Repelling Sword, and walked out of the room. Now that he understood the principle of self-castration, which was due to the heat generated during the operation of internal energy, he wanted to test whether the power of the Star Absorbing Technique could suppress the heat and achieve the effect of self-castration.

Standing in the courtyard, he closed his eyes slightly and recalled the sword moves in his mind. After a moment, he slowly performed the moves of the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique. At first, it was really awkward to perform the sword technique. The Evil-Repelling Sword Technique's moves were very strange. Some of the moves were designed to be unexpected, and when performed, the body twisted back and forth like a pretzel.

However, as he gradually adapted, his speed increased with the help of the fox-like movement technique. Sword shadows filled every corner of the courtyard, and he switched freely between real and feint attacks.

"Truly worthy of being called an unparalleled swordsmanship below the Grandmaster level!"

As Xi Yu looked at the sword moves, she exclaimed, "This Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is full of illusions and deceptions. It has reached the pinnacle of skill. The speed, the variety of moves, and the strangeness of the attacks are all combined. Ordinary people simply don't have time to distinguish between feints, real moves, and killing moves! How can they possibly deal with it?"

Meanwhile, Shan Tianxie, still engrossed in his own world, hadn't stopped. He unleashed a series of sword techniques: "Flowers Bloom to Reveal Buddha," "Meteor Falls," "Flute Plays on the River," "Sweeping Away Demons," and "Evil Repelled." As the heat within his body gradually increased, the initial heat from the Star Absorbing Technique was absorbed into his meridians, allowing him to perform it with some semblance of skill. However, as time went on, the heat within his body continued to build up, and the fully-fledged Star Absorbing Technique was almost impossible to suppress.

He abruptly sheathed his sword and stood motionless, slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air.

"Looks like it still won't work. Could a woman possibly practice this sword technique?"

Dan Tianxie turned to look at Lin Zhennan and asked the question that had been bothering him.

Suddenly, Xi Yu's eyes lit up. "That's right! If a woman doesn't have to castrate herself, then this sword technique is practically made for women!"

"I'm afraid that won't work. The energy circulation method of this Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is entirely based on the meridians of men. Women who practice it will probably suffer a qi deviation and die as soon as they start practicing it."

Lin Zhennan, however, poured cold water on the idea.

Upon hearing this, a fleeting look of disappointment crossed Xi Yu's eyes, but it didn't last long. Her mind, honed by her early career as an assassin, was naturally not so fragile.

"In that case, I'll leave this robe with you for now, but I have a feeling I've forgotten something?"

Dan Tianxie stroked his chin, carefully recalling what had happened.

"Could it be that little girl from the backyard?"

After thinking for a while, Lin Zhennan asked.

"It means there's something I forgot. Yue Lingshan is still in the backyard. I don't know if Yue Buqun has arrived yet."

"Yue Buqun? Young Master, are you referring to Yue Buqun, the Gentleman Sword?"

"That's right, his daughter is in the backyard now. Why didn't you tell Old Lin?"

Dan Tianxie glanced at Xi Yu, assuming that Lin Zhennan already knew about this.

"Um, I thought Brother Zhou would say that."

Lin Zhennan, the host, didn't even know who he had tied up. Thinking about it, Xiyu found it a bit funny.

Upon hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Zhennan finally understood what was going on. However, since he had long admired Brother Yue, he still had to say a few kind words.

Just as he was about to speak.

A melodious female voice could be heard coming from outside the courtyard.

"Hey, you surnamed Shan, come out here! My father's here. Let's see how you explain this to him!"

"Interesting. It looks like Yue Buqun has arrived. Let's go out and see the gentleman's swordsman's prowess!"

Dan Tianxie got up and walked out of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, Yue Lingshan, who should have been obediently staying in the backyard, now stood with her hands on her hips, looking like she had found a powerful backer, as if she were the most important person in the world.