47: Thank you for the generous gift from the five masters!

"Yuer!"

Duan Zhengchun turned pale with fright and immediately gave chase.

Duan Zhengming and the others wanted to pursue, but they suddenly felt their strength waning.

Engaging in hundreds of moves with Jiumozhi, even with their Foundation and using the Six Meridian Divine Sword—even if only one of its paths—consumed an immense amount of Internal Energy.

The power of the Six Meridian Divine Sword entirely relied on the depth of the wielder's Internal Energy.

"Put the person down!"

Master Kurong also frowned. He, too, came from the Dali Duan Family and was the paternal uncle of Prince Yanqing. Although the Dali throne was no longer in his direct line, it still belonged to a descendant of the Duan family.

If Duan Yu met with misfortune, Dali would surely fall into turmoil.

Therefore, even an enlightened Great Master like Master Kurong had no choice but to pursue.

"Master Kurong, there's no need to see me off. I won't harm this Young Master. How about this: I want to use the Six Meridian Divine Sword to honor the late Mr. Murong Bo. We are heading to Gusu now. Why don't you send the sword manual to Gusu Yanzhi Dock? I will then release this young boy!"

Jiumozhi skimmed over the grass, soaring through the air, and didn't forget to shout back.

"This old monk never accepts threats."

Master Kurong's face was cold.

In a one-on-one fight, he was certainly no match for Jiumozhi, but Jiumozhi had already expended a great deal of Internal Energy clashing with them, so he could now engage him in battle.

In the blink of an eye, both sides rushed out of Tianlong Temple.

Only the five monks remained, sitting cross-legged, urgently recovering their Internal Skill.

"Great Masters, how about I help you rescue Young Master Duan?"

At this moment, Ning Yuan suddenly jumped out, smiling, and said, "However, it will require a small reward from you Great Masters."

"It's you!"

Benyin suddenly opened his eyes. Upon seeing Ning Yuan, his expression changed drastically, then he angrily stood up and pointed a finger at Ning Yuan, "You stole the Six Meridian Divine Sword from our temple, and now you dare to show yourself! Leave the sword manual behind!"

"I also know I Yang Finger!"

Ning Yuan also pointed a finger. Similar finger forces collided, and Benyin's expression suddenly changed.

Although Ning Yuan's Cultivation was not the true I Yang Finger, but rather an adaptation using the Xiao Wu Xiang Skill, his Internal Energy was profound, and the power he displayed was even stronger and fiercer than the true I Yang Finger.

"Who exactly are you?"

Benyin's face was grim. "Could it be The Utterly Evil, the leader of the Four Evils?"

"Are you really Duan Yanqing?"

He had already learned from Emperor Baoding about The Utterly Evil's true identity and his ability to use the I Yang Finger.

Now seeing the other party use the I Yang Finger, he naturally had to suspect this.

After all, Duan Yanqing had recently been in the vicinity of Dali.

It was entirely reasonable for him to come to Tianlong Temple to seize the Six Meridian Divine Sword.

Although Ning Yuan's current appearance did not match Emperor Baoding and others' descriptions of Duan Yanqing, the Jianghu was not lacking in disguise techniques, nor in people deliberately feigning disability to deceive others.

"You don't need to know that."

Ning Yuan grabbed Benyin's wrist with a backhand and activated the Bei Ming Divine Skill.

In an instant, Benyin's True Qi from his arm frantically poured into Ning Yuan's body.

"Senior Brother!"

Bencan and Ben Guan, seeing Benyin's situation, also changed their expressions. They thought Benyin was competing in Internal Energy with Ning Yuan and was at a disadvantage. The two immediately clapped their hands simultaneously onto Benyin's shoulders, and surging Internal Energy flowed into Benyin's body, intending to resist Ning Yuan.

But unfortunately... the two were also absorbed, and their Internal Skill quickly flowed into Ning Yuan's body.

Ning Yuan's Bei Ming Divine Skill was far more profound than the one Duan Yu originally Cultivated. Even though the three had deep Internal Skill, once they were touched, they couldn't break free, and couldn't even speak.

Bencan and Emperor Baoding's faces also changed drastically upon seeing this.

"Senior Brother, be careful! This person's martial arts are strange; do not approach him!"

Emperor Baoding immediately shouted, simultaneously launching a Sword Qi from a distance, attacking Ning Yuan's face.

"I also know the Six Meridian Divine Sword!"

Ning Yuan sneered, raising his hand to return the Sword Qi.

Two Sword Qi attacked Emperor Baoding and Bencan respectively.

The six monks of Tianlong Temple could Master the Six Meridian Divine Sword so quickly by dividing their practice.

With his hundredfold Cultivation speed boost, he could also Master it in just a moment of Cultivation.

Although he hadn't fully mastered it yet, unleashing one or two Sword Qi was effortless.

Their power was even stronger than that of the five monks.

"What? You just got the sword manual, how have you already mastered the Six Meridian Divine Sword?"

Emperor Baoding exclaimed, his face showing an expression of incredible shock.

After all, although they had also mastered the sword manual in just a few hours.

But it was only a trick, each only mastering one path.

And the other party had received the Secret Manual for an even shorter time than them, yet had mastered more than one path. Such speed and Aptitude, how could it not be shocking?

"The Six Meridian Divine Sword is indeed powerful, but it's not as profound as you imagine."

Ning Yuan said casually, and these words made the five monks even more ashamed and angry.

This clearly meant that the five of them were incompetent and had terrible Aptitude!

And as Ning Yuan's Internal Skill circulated, the decades of Internal Skill of Benyin, Bencan, and Ben Guan almost dissipated in an instant.

Ning Yuan, having absorbed the Internal Skill of three people in one go, also felt his Qi surge.

But Ning Yuan was unwilling to let go of such an opportunity.

"You come too!"

Ning Yuan used the Xiao Wu Xiang Skill to employ other School's martial arts, making his true methods inscrutable. He spun around and appeared behind Emperor Baoding and Bencan. Both sides simultaneously struck palms, and in an instant, the pure Internal Energy of Bencan and Emperor Baoding also flowed into Ning Yuan's body.

The fundamental Internal Skill cultivated by several people was the I Yang Finger, which could be said to be of the same origin.

Now, being absorbed by Ning Yuan, it was even easier to digest.

"Presumptuous!"

Just then, an angry roar came from afar.

Like a furious lion.

A violent sound wave attacked from a distance, forcing Ning Yuan back.

"Lion's Roar!"

Ning Yuan raised an eyebrow, initially wanting to continue fighting, but felt his True Qi surge wildly within him. Ning Yuan's eyes flickered a few times, then he chuckled lightly, "Thank you, five Great Masters, for your generous gifts. We will meet again!"

As he spoke, Ning Yuan tapped his foot, and his body, light as a swan's feather, flew far away.

At this moment, Master Kurong also finally rushed back.

Seeing the condition of the five monks, he couldn't help but show surprise and anger, "Your Internal Skill..."

"Decades of arduous Cultivation, all gone to waste!"

Benyin sighed deeply, recited a Buddhist chant, and sat cross-legged.

"Junior Martial Uncle, this person's martial arts are strange; he can transform people's Internal Energy. Could he be that Old Monster of Xingxiu from the Western Regions?"

Bencan struggled to raise his head, guessing.

However, Master Kurong's expression changed several times, as if he remembered something, and he suddenly frowned, "Could it be that the people of that School have a successor again?"

Master Kurong had Cultivated for over sixty years, and the Xiaoyao Sect was within Dali territory, so he naturally knew more than others.

"Master, which School are you talking about?"

Emperor Baoding couldn't help but ask.

"We'll talk about this later. I'll help you heal first."

Master Kurong didn't say anything more. That School was not one that ordinary people could afford to provoke.

"Master, what about Yuer...?"

Emperor Baoding couldn't help but ask again.

"He was abducted by Great Wheel Mingwang. Duan Zhengchun said that Southern Murong is at his residence. He has now returned to his mansion to ask Southern Murong to help him rescue Yuer. Duan Yu should be safe, and you don't need to worry. Everyone has their own destiny."

Master Kurong sat down cross-legged.

"Yes, Young Master Murong is at the mansion. Since Jiumozhi used Murong Bo as a pretext to demand the Six Meridian Divine Sword, with Young Master Murong present, his lies will surely be exposed."

Emperor Baoding's expression also gradually relaxed.

Since they knew Murong Fu, and Murong Fu was Duan Yu's sworn Senior Brother, then Duan Yu would naturally be safe.