78: First meeting with Tianshan Tonglao (please subscribe)

"Tóng Lǎo has misunderstood. As a Senior, how dare a Junior threaten Tóng Lǎo? It's just that with this Junior here, Tóng Lǎo can easily overcome this tribulation. There's no need to worry about subordinates rebelling and affecting Tóng Lǎo's Cultivation."

Ning Yuan smiled faintly, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"You're quite good with words. Without you, these traitors still couldn't do anything to me."

Tianshan Child Granny snorted and raised her head, saying.

She seemed very confident.

But in reality, given her current predicament, saying such words made it hard to believe.

"These people naturally can't do anything to Tóng Lǎo, but what if it's that person in the palace?"

Ning Yuan hinted subtly.

"What do you mean?"

Tianshan Child Granny suddenly stared intently at Ning Yuan, her expression changing several times, her heart trembling. After a long while, she spoke in a hoarse voice: "You even know this? Who exactly are you?"

"Even Wu Yazi probably doesn't know this much detail."

Tianshan Child Granny asked in a deep voice.

Various suspicions couldn't help but arise in her heart.

After all, the matter of Li Qiushui marrying into the Western Xia imperial palace, logically speaking, Wu Yazi couldn't possibly know about it.

Over the years, even she didn't know Wu Yazi's whereabouts, let alone whether he was alive or dead.

Similarly, Wu Yazi couldn't possibly know Li Qiushui's whereabouts.

As for Lingjiu Palace, that was because this place was originally one of Xiaoyao Sect's strongholds.

She had always Cultivated here, which Wu Yazi naturally knew.

"I forgot to introduce myself. This Junior is Murong Fu. I happen to know a little about your Sect's past and the grievances between the two of you. Tóng Lǎo, don't worry too much. My current identity is also very simple: I am the new Sect Head of the Xiaoyao Sect."

Ning Yuan said, again intentionally or unintentionally revealing his token, "If I had other intentions towards Tóng Lǎo, with Tóng Lǎo's current state, I'm afraid she wouldn't be my opponent and couldn't escape my grasp."

"And the fact that I'm not doing that clearly shows that I have no ill intentions towards Tóng Lǎo, but rather harbor a sincere heart, coming to invite Tóng Lǎo back to the Sect."

Ning Yuan said with a sincere expression.

Hearing these words, Tianshan Child Granny's expression also began to change.

Because what the other party said was true.

In her current state, and with the strength the other party had just displayed, she truly had no power to resist in his hands.

Although she stubbornly claimed she could ensure her safety without him, she knew her own condition best.

Thinking of this, Tianshan Child Granny still snorted arrogantly, "Junior Brother's eyesight is indeed good. At such a young age, you possess such Cultivation. It seems he placed high hopes on you."

"Tóng Lǎo, I do need a Protector now. I have a great enemy to deal with. Can you ensure you can defeat her?"

"I understand Senior's meaning. Senior can rest assured on that point."

Ning Yuan's Face was serious.

"Then let's go."

"There are still some traitors on the mountain. I need your help to deal with them."

Seeing this, Tianshan Child Granny no longer refused.

She had been chased and fell from Piao Miao Peak earlier.

She thought she would surely die, and her domineering life would end at the hands of a few unknown nobodies, but she didn't expect to be saved at such a high place.

The person who came was also the new Sect Head of her Sect, a true escape from certain death.

Saving someone from such a height, even in her prime, she might not have been able to do it so easily... Western Xia Imperial Palace.

"Southern Murong has come to my Western Xia territory and dares to publicly kill my Western Xia general?"

The Western Xia Emperor, hearing this news, immediately looked furious, "How arrogant! Thousands of you, can't you even stop one person?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that we didn't stop him. It's that Murong Fu's strength is too terrifying. He captured General Nuerhai from amidst ten thousand troops. We, thousands of men, charged, but he killed over a hundred with a single palm. His Divine Might is irresistible. Your Majesty, you can ask Master Duan and Great Master Jiumozhi."

The reporting young general knelt on the ground and quickly said.

The Western Xia Emperor turned to look at Jiumozhi and Duan Yanqing.

Duan Yanqing coughed, and his hoarse voice came, "This man's strength is terrifying. I only managed to escape by catching him off guard when he wasn't in his residence."

"Duan Yanqing, I heard you once fought Northern Qiao Feng. Who do you think is stronger, him or Qiao Feng?"

The Western Xia Emperor looked at Duan Yanqing and asked in a deep voice.

Duan Yanqing pondered for a moment, then said:

"Though Qiao Feng is strong, one can still discern his limits. However, Murong Fu gives me a feeling of unfathomable depth. His progress speed is extremely fast. Every time I meet him, he seems stronger than the last. He has never used his full strength, so no one knows his true limits."

"When I first met him in Dali, I could fight him to a draw, but a few days later when we met again, I was at a disadvantage. By the time I reached Jiangnan, Your Majesty already knows the result."

Duan Yanqing's expression was also somewhat solemn.

The Western Xia Emperor took a deep breath, then looked at Jiumozhi and asked, "What does Great Master think?"

Jiumozhi also nodded, "I agree with what Benefactor Duan said. A month ago, I also met Murong Fu in Yanz塢 and had a confrontation. Last time, he and I were evenly matched, making it hard to determine a victor. But this time, meeting him, I feel his aura is even more powerful and unfathomable. He repelled this humble monk in just a few moves, and still had strength to spare. He is truly unfathomable and incredible."

Jiumozhi's Face was solemn.

He even felt a lingering fear when he thought about it.

He had never seen such a terrifying person.

Nor had he seen anyone progress so quickly.

"This Central Plains truly produces many heroes. The younger generation has produced such experts as Southern Murong and Northern Qiao Feng."

Jiumozhi thought to himself.

But the Western Xia Emperor's Face was ashen, "I rule over ten thousand li of land, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and fierce generals under my command. Can I still be threatened by a Martial Forest person? Can I not do anything to him?"

The Western Xia Emperor reprimanded with a Face full of anger.

Jiumozhi looked at his nose and remained silent.

Duan Yanqing naturally wouldn't invite trouble either.

"Enough, all of you may leave."

After a long while, the Western Xia Emperor snorted and waved his hand, saying.

First Rank Hall had always been under the jurisdiction of Empress Dowager Li Qiushui, so what happened here naturally reached Li Qiushui's ears at the same time.

"How audacious! A Junior dares to be so arrogant and rude within my Western Xia territory. Does he really think my Western Xia has no experts?"

Li Qiushui snorted coldly, then her eyes squinted, "You are also useless. I recruited you into the First Rank Hall, placed great hopes on you, and bestowed upon you the title of First Rank, yet you only possess low-rank abilities."

"Your subordinates are incompetent. Please punish us, Empress Dowager!"

The First Rank Hall experts outside the door immediately bowed down.

"If he's difficult to deal with, can't you change your approach and recruit him into the First Rank Hall?"

"Where is he now?"

Li Qiushui leaned against a soft couch behind a gauze curtain, asking casually.

"I heard he went to Tianshan."

The person outside the door immediately replied.

"Tianshan?"

Li Qiushui suddenly stiffened, then abruptly turned her head, her eyes flashing with cold electricity, "He went to Lingjiu Palace?"

"Yes, yes!"

The person outside the door immediately replied in a panic, "He brought many beautiful women with him, so he must have gone to Lingjiu Palace."

"Hmph!"

Li Qiushui slammed the table, rising in anger and shock, "He doesn't give me Face, and dares to go see my great enemy. This is clearly going against me."

Li Qiushui touched the covered scar on her Face and said with hatred, "You may leave. I will handle this matter personally."

"Yes!"

The people outside the door immediately retreated.

Li Qiushui came to the dressing table and looked at her delicate skin in the bronze mirror. Her fingers slowly glided across her Face. After her fingers touched the scarred area, Li Qiushui revealed a trace of hatred, "Tianshan Child Granny, you Bitch, by my reckoning, it's time for your Cultivation to dissipate again. This time, I want you to repay it with interest, principal and all."

For a woman, a beautiful woman, a beautiful woman who loves beauty, having her Face scarred is more unbearable than killing her.

One can imagine how strong Li Qiushui's hatred for Tianshan Child Granny was.

Therefore, as soon as she heard her subordinates mention Lingjiu Palace, Li Qiushui's anger boiled uncontrollably... Tianshan Piao Miao Peak.

Clouds and mist swirled, like a fairyland.

But at this moment, the fairyland had become Hell, a bloody battlefield.

Countless beautiful maidservants lay dead.

Large groups of mountain dwellers trampled the magnificent palace, leaving behind broken walls and flowing blood like a river.

"What exactly happened here?"

Wang Yuyan cowered behind Ning Yuan, and A Zhu, Mu Wanqing, and others also showed vigilance.

"Hmph, a bunch of traitors, ambushing Tóng Lǎo while her Cultivation was dissipating. When Tóng Lǎo recovers her power, I will make these traitors wish for death but unable to die."

Tianshan Child Granny said with a grim Face.

Wang Yuyan and the others also showed fear.

Although the other party looked young, from their previous conversation, they already knew her true identity.

Especially Wang Yuyan, she even learned that the other party, who appeared to be a seven or eight-year-old girl, was actually her maternal grandfather's Senior Sister, more than ten years older than her maternal grandfather.

It commanded awe.

At this moment, people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands who had returned from the depths of Lingjiu Palace finally saw Ning Yuan and his group.

"There are still remnants of the demonic palace here. Kill them!"

The leader waved a long saber, and the people behind him immediately swarmed forward.

"Presumptuous!"

Ning Yuan snorted coldly, and with a raise of his hand, dozens of Sword Qi crisscrossed.

In an instant, all the encroaching people prostrated themselves on the ground.

"What exquisite swordplay! Could it be the Dali Duan Family's secret art, Six Meridian Divine Sword?"

Tianshan Child Granny's eyes lit up, and she spoke in surprise.

Although she hadn't been involved in the Jianghu for a long time, she had heard of the Six Meridian Divine Sword. After all, this martial art was a peerless skill on par with the Xiao Wu Xiang Skill Cultivated by that Bitch and the Beggar Clan's Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms.

"Tóng Lǎo has good eyesight. To even know the Six Meridian Divine Sword, that's right, what I'm displaying is indeed the Six Meridian Divine Sword."

Ning Yuan admitted directly.

"I heard that the Six Meridian Divine Sword is a secret art of Dali, and even among the Duan Family imperial clan, very few can Cultivate it. What is your relationship with Dali to have obtained this martial art?"

At this moment, even Tianshan Child Granny couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The Dali Crown Prince and I are sworn brothers, and I have a very good relationship with the Princess of Dali. Obtaining this martial art Legacy shouldn't be considered much."

Ning Yuan said casually, then continued, "However, I heard that Tóng Lǎo's 'Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Only I Am Supreme Skill' is incredibly miraculous, possessing the Divine effect of returning to youth. There are also rumors that Tóng Lǎo's Tianshan Six Yang Palm is so fierce it can rival the Beggar Clan's Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, and the Tianshan Plum Hand is even more exquisite than the Six Meridian Divine Sword. The Life and Death Talisman is also unparalleled. I wonder when I will have the chance to witness them."

"Hahahahaha!"

Hearing these words, Tianshan Child Granny, even though she knew it was flattery, couldn't help but be happy, "You little brat have some insight, knowing the excellence of my Lingjiu Palace's unique skills. As long as you perform well, Tóng Lǎo doesn't mind passing these unique skills on to you."

As they spoke, the group continued deeper, encountering several more waves of traitors who had invaded Lingjiu Palace.

Looking at these people, Tianshan Child Granny became furious, "Damn it, if it weren't for the sudden incident and Tóng Lǎo's trusted Nine Heavens, Nine Divisions not having enough time to return, how could these people have attacked my Piao Miao Peak!"

"Kill, all of you kill these traitors for Tóng Lǎo!"

"No, don't kill them. Killing them would be too easy for them."

Then Tianshan Child Granny suddenly changed her tone and looked at Ning Yuan, "You have already mastered the Bei Ming Divine Skill, so you can directly Cultivate other unique skills of my Xiaoyao Sect. Now I will teach you the Life and Death Talisman. Use the Life and Death Talisman to control these people. Tóng Lǎo wants them to wish for death but unable to die."

Without further ado, Tianshan Child Granny immediately began to impart the techniques of the Life and Death Talisman.

The Life and Death Talisman is a special hidden weapon.

It utilizes liquids like wine, reverses the True Qi, transforms the vigorous Yang Qi into Yin and soft Qi, causing the True Qi emitted from the palm to be several times colder than ice. The liquid in the hand naturally condenses into ice and is struck into the enemy's body to control them, manipulating their life and death, hence the name Life and Death Talisman.

Ning Yuan Cultivating the Bei Ming Divine Skill meant that performing the Life and Death Talisman was naturally no problem.

He quickly mastered this technique.

Under Tianshan Child Granny's leadership, the group went deeper, either killing or controlling the traitors who had invaded Lingjiu Palace.

Until they reached the secret passage in the backyard.

Tianshan Child Granny opened the secret passage door, and immediately several long swords stabbed out.

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