With a reputation of 70,000, one leader travels across countless worlds with his adventure team.

After parting ways with Master Qiao in Wuxi City and resting for a night, Bai Ze told the women and his senior sister Li Qingluo about his experiences during the day, and that he and Master Qiao had become sworn brothers.

Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Li Qingluo said:

"Junior brother, you're lucky to have become sworn brothers with Qiao Feng, the renowned leader of the Beggars' Sect. Your trip wasn't in vain."

Bai Ze also said happily:

"I'm so glad I got Brother Qiao's appreciation, hehe~"

After everyone finished dinner, they went back to their rooms to rest, preparing to continue their journey the next day.

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Four days later, Bai Ze returned to Leigu Mountain with a group of beautiful women. The mountain had changed drastically since Bai Ze left. Under the leadership of Feng Asan, one of the "Eight Friends of Hangu", several multi-story houses had been built along the mountainside around the cave where Wu Yazi had previously secluded himself.

The surrounding decorations were all done by Su Xinghe, along with the painter Wu Lingjun and the gardener Shi Qinglu, giving it a somewhat secluded sect feel.

The disciples of the "Eight Friends of Hangu" had already seen the group enter the valley. When Bai Ze approached, he saw Su Xinghe leading a few of the Eight Friends who were not busy to greet him.

"Welcome back to the mountain, Sect Leader!"

"Welcome back to the mountain, Master Uncle!"

Bai Ze dismounted and helped Su Xinghe up. Looking at the drastically changed valley, he said:

"Senior brother, you're really fast! It seems you guys haven't been idle at all these past few months while we were away!"

Su Xinghe said with a smile:

"Junior Brother Sect Leader is joking. It was basically Ah San who led the people to tinker around, saying that since two generations of our Xiaoyao Sect leaders have lived here, how could we just have these few dilapidated houses!"

Before, when it was just the master and me, we didn't think much of it. But now that there are more people, we really need to fix it, so we just let Ah San do a quick job.

Bai Ze nodded to Feng Asan, indicating his approval of the residence he had built. Feng Asan, seeing his sect leader nod to him, bowed with a look of honor.

Su Xinghe then said to Bai Ze:

"Master returned not long ago, bringing with him his Uncle-Master Wu Xingyun. But Uncle-Master's age is truly astounding..."

Bai Ze guessed that Master Wu Yazi must have used the Kiss of Remy that he had given to Tong Lao Wu Xingyun. Tong Lao must have mastered the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme" (also known as the "Eternal Youth and Longevity Skill"), and her body had been repaired, no longer in the form of a child.

That's why Su Xinghe, unaware of the truth, was puzzled as to how his master could have such a young senior brother.

Bai Ze didn't say anything more, but turned to the women and said:

"Let's go in and pay our respects to our master. We've been away for so long, I've really missed him."

Su Xinghe and his eight friends instructed their servants to settle the things that Bai Ze and the women had brought back. Li Qingluo, supported by Wang Yuyan, nervously followed her junior brother to see her father.

Bai Ze arrived at the newly renovated cave dwelling and shouted loudly:

"Master! Master! I'm back!"

Wu Yazi, who was helping Wu Xingyun recuperate inside the house, heard Bai Ze's voice. A smile appeared on his lips as he slowly released his hands from Wu Xingyun's back and said to Tong Lao Wu Xingyun:

“Xingyun, listen, my little apprentice is back. His voice has arrived before he has.”

Wu Xingyun looked at Wu Yazi, whose eyebrows were raised, and snorted:

"Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮, you're just too fond of your new apprentice, aren't you? Hearing he's back makes you happier than seeing me~"

Wu Yazi moved forward and hugged Wu Xingyun, saying:

"Oh~ How can senior sister and disciple be compared!" she said, giving Tong Lao a kiss.

On the way back to Leigu Mountain with Wu Yazi, they dealt with many villains in the martial arts world. After circulating the Lesser Formless Skill, his hair and beard returned to black, and he looked like a handsome middle-aged man of about 40 years old. Wu Xingyun, who had mastered the skill, looked even younger.

In the past few days, Tong Lao Wu Xingyun has stabilized her rapidly growing body and even received the magic juice from Bai Ze from Wu Yazi. Her body has completely transformed into a young beauty in her early twenties. Wu Yazi has been accompanying Wu Xingyun in her training these past few days, keeping Tong Lao busy. The two are now enjoying a blissful relationship.

Tong Lao nudged Wu Yazi with her shoulder in disgust and said:

"You old scoundrel, go see your apprentice! Don't try to pin this on me!"

Wu Yazi chuckled and got up, pulling Tong Lao up with him. The two of them left the cultivation cave and headed towards the room where Bai Ze had come in.

Bai Ze didn't rush into the cave from inside the house, afraid of disturbing his master's good time. Seeing his master holding hands with his uncle Wu Xingyun as they came out, he raised an eyebrow, cupped his hands in a playful smile, and quickly knelt down on one knee, saying:

"Master, may you be well! Congratulations on finding your uncle! Congratulations on your master's great success in martial arts!"

Wu Yazi chuckled and stepped forward to help his obedient disciple up, saying with a smile:

"Hehe~ Good, good, good. I should thank you for your contribution. If it weren't for you, your uncle and I might never have had the chance to meet like this again in this lifetime!"

The miraculous medicine you gave me worked very well; your martial aunt's body has been completely healed, and she has mastered the 'Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies, I Alone Am Supreme Technique.' I'll have your martial aunt teach you the technique when I have time later, as a reward for you!"

"Hmph~ Why use my things to do me a favor? Can't I just thank my junior nephew directly!"

Wu Xingyun was displeased when he saw his old flame using his cultivation technique to do him a favor, and he said repeatedly.

Wu Yazi turned around, grabbed Wu Xingyun's hand, and said:

"Hehe, now, we're inseparable, inseparable..."

Wu Xingyun shook his arm, trying to pull his hand away from Wu Yazi's grasp, but Wu Yazi clearly didn't want to, holding it tightly and looking at Wu Xingyun with eyes full of love.

Bai Ze watched his master and uncle being so affectionate and smiled as he cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"Congratulations, Master, on winning the heart of your beauty! Congratulations, Uncle-Master, on fulfilling your wish!"

Wu Yazi had never felt so happy. He held Wu Xingyun's hand in one hand and stroked his beard with the other. Looking at his obediently thanking disciple, he burst into laughter!

At this moment, Bai Ze said to Wu Yazi:

“Master, I also brought two people back with me this time. I hope they will make you happy.”

Bai Ze glanced back at his girls, nodded to Mu Wanqing and Xiao Meng, and the two turned around and led Li Qingluo and Wang Yuyan into the house from the outside.

Laughing so hard he was dizzy, Wu Yazi looked towards the doorway where light was coming from and saw a young woman who looked remarkably like Li Qiushui supporting 'Li Qiushui' standing in front of the door.

"Ah! Qiu Shui... Who is this again!"

Wu Yazi was startled and stood up from his chair, pointing at Li Qingluo.

Wu Xingyun, seeing Li Qingluo, genuinely thought it was his old nemesis who had come looking for him. Upon closer inspection, he noticed there were no scars on her face, and said to Wu Yazi:

"You old fool, even though you're young, are your eyes still failing you? Take a closer look!"

Wu Yazi rushed forward, and seeing the figure at the door with tears welling up in their eyes, he suddenly remembered...

"You are Qing'er, you are Qing'er, aren't you!"

Looking at her father, who appeared even younger than she remembered, Li Qingluo finally let tears stream down her face. She cried out, "Father!" and rushed into Wuyazi's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Looking at her heartbroken mother, Wang Yuyan finally realized that she still had a relative in the world, and she wiped away tears, overwhelmed with emotion.

Wu Yazi held his daughter and cried. After being murdered by his wife Li Qiushui and his traitorous disciple Ding Chunqiu, Wu Yazi lost contact with his biological daughter. He never expected that his good disciple Bai Ze would find his daughter!

After crying their fill, the father and daughter finally calmed down. Wu Yazi wiped away Li Qingluo's tears and said:

"Back then, I was so blinded by the stone statue that I neglected your mother and you. Now, seeing you grow up safely, I am so happy!"

Li Qingluo shook her head, crying, and said:

"No! Father, it's best for me that you survived. Back then, Mother and Ding Chunqiu took me away from you, I..."

Li Qingluo always believed that her father had died long ago. Later, Li Qiushui made Li Qingluo call Ding Chunqiu "father." It was precisely because Ding Chunqiu loved Li Qiushui so much that he spoiled his adopted daughter excessively, which led to Li Qingluo's current unbridled behavior towards the people.

At this moment, Wu Yazi turned his head and saw Wang Yuyan, and said:

"Qing'er, is this... your daughter?"

"Yes, that's my daughter, her name is Wang Yuyan."

Wu Yazi glanced behind the women and, seeing no one else following, asked:

"Where is my grandson's father? Why didn't he come with you?"

Li Qingluo instantly felt embarrassed. Duan Zhengchun's actions made her too ashamed to tell her father how she came to be his daughter.

This is when Bai Ze stepped forward and said:

"cough~"

“Master, this is a long story, we can talk about it later. Senior Sister and Yu Yan have had a long journey, they should rest first and we can talk about it after they settle down. I brought Senior Sister back to make you happy, they won’t be leaving for the time being.”

Wu Yazi looked at Wang Yuyan and said:

"My dear grandson, come here and let your grandfather take a look."

Wang Yuyan obediently walked to Wu Yazi's side, placed her little hand on his hand, and called out to the excited Wu Yazi:

"Grandpa~"

"Oh! Grandpa's here, he's here..."

Wu Yazi, who had instantly become a doting grandson, spoke in a voice so low it was distorted, causing Wu Xingyun, who was sitting next to him watching Wu Yazi's performance, to roll his eyes.

Three generations of the family huddled together, chattering on and on. Tong Lao, unable to bear it any longer, turned to Bai Ze and said:

“Good nephew, come on, Grandma will teach you the ‘Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme’ technique, so they can play games and reminisce here.”

Bai Ze called out to Wu Yazi:

"Master, I'll go with my martial uncle now. You and Senior Sister Yuyan can chat for a while longer."

Wu Yazi didn't even turn his head, just waved his hand at Bai Ze, gave a casual reply, and sent him away.

Speechless, Bai Ze looked at his master, who was already deeply engrossed in the scene, and shook his head helplessly. He turned around and told the women to go and rest first, while he followed Tong Lao into the cave where Wu Yazi had previously cultivated.

Bai Ze approached Tong Lao Wu Xingyun and bowed to her. Wu Xingyun looked at the spirited Bai Ze and nodded, saying:

"Ever since that vile woman Li Qiushui ruined my virginity and prevented me from growing up, I have been in great distress. But you not only saved Wuyazi, but also cured me. I am very grateful to you."

I heard from Wu Yazi that you have already mastered the 'Northern Darkness Divine Art' and the 'Lesser Formless Art'. Today, your martial uncle will teach you the sect's last divine art, the 'Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies, I Alone Am Supreme Art', so that you can combine the three arts and reach a higher level!

Bai Ze also knelt before Tong Lao, listening to her explain her skills to him.

Tong Lao Wu Xingyun continued:

"This divine skill also has another name, 'Eternal Youth and Longevity Skill.' This internal skill is a pure and yang skill, and is not suitable for women to practice."

But I, your grandmother, am exceptionally clever. I reversed the Yang energy and cultivated it into Yin energy, which is why it can be practiced by women!

And thanks to your help, I've now mastered this divine skill. If you want to teach it to your girlfriends later, that's fine too. Having them accompany you for a long time wouldn't be bad, hahaha..."

Bai Ze was very happy listening to Tong Lao's explanation. The companions he summoned in his adventure group could stay with him forever, but Daenerys and Celine couldn't. Now that he had this technique, they could stay with him forever.

The old woman continued:

"The body's vital energy originates from the five grains. After the five grains enter the stomach and intestines, the nutrients are absorbed by the small intestine, while the vital energy is collected by the middle jiao (one of the three jiaos), enters the upper jiao (one of the three jiaos), then enters the twelve meridians through the lungs, enters the Ren and Du meridians through the kidney meridian, returns to the lower jiao (one of the three jiaos), and enters the dantian."

The Triple Burner actually controls the collection, dissipation, storage, and use of true qi. Strengthening the Triple Burner through internal energy cultivation can yield far more true qi than ordinary techniques. Once mastered, the entire body is filled with true qi. Therefore, the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Technique is said to be extremely powerful, truly the pinnacle of internal energy cultivation!

However, because this technique involves an excessive amount of Qi, far exceeding the blood of the practitioner, and Qi is Yang while blood is Yin, without Yin blood to balance the Yang Qi, the practitioner will die from an excess of Yang and a deficiency of Yin. Therefore, when Grandma practiced this technique, she chose deer blood, which is high in Qi and heat, as the starting point.

As Bai Ze listened to Tong Lao's explanation, he thought about blood and energy. Would his big red dog lack them? Even if the women needed to cultivate and their blood and energy were insufficient, they could simply consume top-tier life-sustaining elixirs (which increase maximum blood volume). There was no need to worry about running out.

After explaining the basics of the technique, Granny Tong began to teach Bai Ze the moves and key points. Bai Ze listened with great interest. After about half an hour, the explanation was finished, and a system notification sounded: "The 'Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies, I Alone Am Supreme Technique' has been learned."

Bai Ze thought carefully. The second task still required obtaining the Yi Jin Jing, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, and his master's wife's Bai Hong Zhang Li. After that, he would go to Shaoshi Mountain to rescue Brother Qiao's adoptive parents and should be able to get the Yi Jin Jing and the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms in one go. As for Bai Hong Zhang Li, he would have to find a way to meet his master's wife, Li Qiushui, before he could get it.

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Just as Bai Ze was studying hard, Qiao Feng arrived at the Dayi Branch and dealt with the affairs of Murong family retainers Feng Bo'e and Bao Butong. Then, he atoned for the sins of the four elders by taking the knife for the mysterious death of Ma Dayuan, the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Just then, a letter broke the tranquility of the Beggars' Clan. Elder Xu, Tan Gong, Tan Po, Zhao Qiansun, Shan Zheng, Kang Min (the widow of Ma Dayuan), and Master Zhiguang from Tiantai Mountain arrived one after another. Elder Xu even prevented Qiao Feng from looking at the urgently delivered letter.

Kang Min presented Ma Dayuan's will, revealing that Qiao Feng was actually a Khitan and that Qiao Feng was actually "Xiao Feng"! Qiao Feng found it hard to believe, but Master Zhiguang told him about the long-forgotten past, and Qiao Feng finally learned how his parents were mistakenly killed by the leader and the masters of the Central Plains.

Kang Min testifies that Qiao Feng killed Ma Dayuan to silence him in order to keep the secret. A'Zhu defends Qiao Feng, leaving Kang Min speechless. Elder Xu hands Qiao Feng the letter from the leader, but Zhi Guang tears off the signature at the end first, enraging Qiao Feng.

With this, Qiao Feng lost his position as leader of the Beggars' Sect and left the sect. He vowed to find out who had led the rebellion and avenge his parents.

Just after Qiao Feng left the Dayi Branch, Helian Tieshu of the Xixia Yipintang led two of the "Four Evils"—the notorious villain Duan Yanqing and the Crocodile God of the South Sea (Yue Laosan)—along with a group of Yipintang masters to challenge the Beggars' Clan.

Without Wang Yuyan's encyclopedic help, and with Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, resigning and leaving, most of the Beggars' Sect members were captured after being poisoned by the Western Xia's "Sad Breeze".

As A'Zhu, who had come to the Righteousness Branch with Bao Butong, was moved by Qiao Feng's heroic spirit and fell deeply in love with him, the scattered beggars encountered Bao Butong and his group during their escape from the fighting among the masters of the Righteousness Branch.

The beggar recounted the atrocities committed by the Western Xia people. Upon hearing of the Beggars' Clan's plight, Bao Butong and the others immediately sought out their young master and asked Murong Fu to intervene and rescue the Beggars' Clan, thereby enhancing their young master's reputation.

Anxious, A'Zhu secretly left during her rest at night to chase after Qiao Feng, wanting to tell him about the incident. Meanwhile, Murong, who had been hiding in Helian Tieshu's group, found his own retainer, wanting to rescue the Beggars' Sect on his own, clear his name of killing the Beggars' Sect's vice leader, and then make the Beggars' Sect work for him in the future.

A'Zhu, who caught up with Qiao Feng, told him about the Beggars' Clan's capture. Qiao Feng, naturally worried about his brothers in the Beggars' Clan, and he and A'Zhu also found out where the Beggars' Clan members were being held. The two then set off on their journey.

That night, Qiao Feng was in the front yard and Murong was in the back yard. They defeated the Western Xia attackers from Tianning Temple. Qiao Feng even fought Duan Yanqing and Yue Laosan, two of the "Four Evils," and won. Murong also presented the antidote for "Sad Breeze," which greatly increased his popularity among the Beggars' Sect members. The Western Xia Yipintang retreated.

After saving the people, Qiao Feng didn't ask the Beggars' Sect members for much thanks. He silently turned and left. Many members of the Beggars' Sect watched Qiao Feng leave with tears in their eyes, and A'Zhu fell in love with this tall and strong man.

A'Zhu later completely left her own group on her own and followed Qiao Feng all the way. Qiao Feng only wanted to go back to his parents' home at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain to ask them about his biological parents.

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