As soon as Ye Qiu hung up the phone, Real Person Changmei’s call came through again.
“This old fellow is always trying to trick me into going to Kunlun Mountain. He definitely has no good intentions.”
Ye Qiu directly switched off his phone and put it in his pocket.
“Boss, is Huzi alright?” Xiao Zhan asked quietly.
“He has successfully passed the tribulation, and all his injuries have fully healed. He just needs a moment to consolidate his cultivation.” Ye Qiu glanced at the Symbol of Life and Death again and sighed. “Huzi’s cultivation is advancing at an astonishing speed.”
Xiao Zhan said enviously, “Who says otherwise? When I first met Huzi, I could still exchange a few moves with him, but now he could crush me with a single finger. I am truly envious!”
“By the way, has your strength improved lately?” Ye Qiu asked.
Xiao Zhan gave a wry smile. “Still the same as before, stuck in place.”
Ye Qiu then remembered that he still held a leaf from the Golden Sacred Tree in his hand. He had originally intended to use it to heal Huzi, but in the end, it had not been needed.
“Xiao Zhan, eat this leaf. In a bit, I will pass on a technique to you,” Ye Qiu said.
“Really?” Xiao Zhan was overjoyed and quickly took the leaf from the Golden Sacred Tree, stuffing it straight into his mouth.
Soon, Xiao Zhan’s face flushed bright red.
“Boss, my whole body feels so hot. Why does it feel like I have taken a little blue pill?”
“Have you taken a blue pill?”
“No.”
“If you have not, then how do you know what taking a blue pill feels like?”
Damn, he had let it slip!
Ye Qiu said, “I thought you were quite innocent. I did not expect you to be such a lecherous rogue. I misjudged you. Still, with your physical condition, you probably do not need pills, do you?”
“Boss, you do not understand. It is all that Real Person Changmei’s fault. That old fellow gave me a pill and tricked me into thinking it would boost my power. Who knew it was…”
Xiao Zhan thought to himself, Real Person Changmei, you can take the blame for this one. Anyway, Boss knows what sort of character you are.
“In future, have less to do with that old fellow. He is unreliable,” Ye Qiu said. “Sit cross-legged. I will pass on the technique to you.”
“Yes!” Xiao Zhan promptly sat on the ground.
Ye Qiu transmitted the incantation for cultivating the Killing Blade Technique to Xiao Zhan and asked, “Have you memorised it?”
Xiao Zhan nodded. “Yes, I have.”
“Then begin practising!”
At once, Xiao Zhan entered a state of cultivation.
About twenty minutes passed.
“Zing—”
Suddenly, a sword cry rang out. Immediately after, three strands of sword qi appeared before Xiao Zhan.
Although each strand of sword qi was only a little over an inch long and not very powerful, to comprehend the Killing Blade Technique within just over twenty minutes showed decent martial talent.
Xiao Zhan cultivated according to the incantation Ye Qiu had passed on. Moments later, the three strands of sword qi coalesced into a single strand of sword intent about a metre long.
“Go!”
Xiao Zhan pointed from afar, and the sword intent shot through the air, striking a ginkgo tree over ten metres away.
“Crack!”
The ginkgo tree, as thick as a bowl’s mouth, snapped in two.
“Boss, I have learnt the Killing Blade Technique,” Xiao Zhan said excitedly.
“Is that what you call learning it?” Ye Qiu gave him a disdainful look. With a thought, thousands of strands of sword intent instantly appeared around him.
Each strand of sword intent was about three metres long, swirling around Ye Qiu and emitting a peerless sharpness.
Ye Qiu said, “This is the true Killing Blade Technique. When you can do something like this, you will have entered the ranks of the world’s supreme experts.”
Xiao Zhan was filled with awe and said, “Boss, you are too powerful. Right now, you look like a sword immortal.”
“You are the wretched one!” Ye Qiu withdrew the sword intent and said irritably.
Xiao Zhan laughed and said, “Boss, do not misunderstand. I did not mean to curse you. But just now, with your whole body surrounded by sword intent, you looked just like a sword god.”
“Enough. You have only just glimpsed the door to the Killing Blade Technique. With diligent practice, one day, as your cultivation advances, you will surely master it fully.”
Ye Qiu said, “Now I will teach you the unique secret art left by Zhang Sanfeng, the founding patriarch of Wudang: the Thirteen Forms of Taiji.”
“I will demonstrate it once for you.”
“You watch closely.”
After speaking, Ye Qiu began to demonstrate the Thirteen Forms of Taiji. He deliberately suppressed his cultivation and slowed his movements, all so that Xiao Zhan could see and remember clearly.
One demonstration finished.
“Have you memorised it?” Ye Qiu asked.
“I have got about ninety percent. Some details are still unclear,” Xiao Zhan said.
Ye Qiu said, “No matter. Practise it first. Ask me about anything you do not understand.”
Xiao Zhan nodded and began to practise.
Under Ye Qiu’s guidance, Xiao Zhan spent half an hour mastering the Thirteen Forms of Taiji.
After that, Ye Qiu passed on the Cloud-Stepping Technique to Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan took just over ten minutes to learn the Cloud-Stepping Technique.
“This lad has good martial talent,” Ye Qiu evaluated inwardly.
Although Xiao Zhan had no special encounters, his aptitude for comprehension was strong. Basically, as long as it was explained once, he would grasp it.
Next, Ye Qiu taught him the Six Meridians Divine Sword.
“You have now learnt the Thirteen Forms of Taiji, the Cloud-Stepping Technique, and the Six Meridians Divine Sword. Now, as long as it is not a cultivator, no one can be your opponent.”
“I believe it will not be long before you become a cultivator yourself.”
“Once you become a cultivator, I will teach you even more powerful techniques.”
Ye Qiu had already decided that once Xiao Zhan became a cultivator, he would pass on the Grass Sword Art to him.
It was a pity that he had only mastered three forms of the Grass Sword Art so far, and it was incomplete.
“I wonder when I will find the complete Grass Sword Art?”
Ye Qiu had just thought this when Xiao Zhan’s voice sounded beside him.
“Boss, you have taught me so many techniques. I do not even know how to thank you.”
Ye Qiu laughed and said, “We are all on the same side. Why be polite with me? No need to thank me…”
“No, I must thank you,” Xiao Zhan said. “But after racking my brains, it seems the only thing I have of value is my sister.”
“Boss, how about you take my sister…”
Smack!
Ye Qiu slapped Xiao Zhan on the forehead and cursed, “What the hell are you thinking?”
Xiao Zhan chuckled and said, “Boss, am I not the best brother-in-law in the world?”
“Get lost—”
Just then, Huzi stood up.
The black mist around Huzi dissipated, and a vast aura emanated from him, full of wildness, just like a ferocious beast.
“He has reached the peak of the King realm in one step. Impressive!”
Ye Qiu had originally wanted to teach Huzi some techniques too, but now it seemed Huzi had no need for them.
The power of the Symbol of Life and Death exceeded Ye Qiu’s imagination.
“Huzi, the peak of the King realm is the strongest existence in the secular world. If your cultivation breaks through again, you will have to go to the cultivation realm.”
“For this period, follow Xiao Zhan around to have some fun. Do not rush your cultivation.”
“When the time comes, we will go to the cultivation realm together.”
Huzi nodded. “Alright, Master.”
Ye Qiu said, “Xiao Zhan, call your sister. At noon, Huzi and I will come over for a meal.”
“Sure thing.” Xiao Zhan agreed with a beaming smile. He had already planned it: after the meal, he would have Ye Qiu accompany Xiao Yiren shopping and to the cinema. And by evening, heh heh…
Everything would fall into place naturally!
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a pleasant voice rang out from the doorway: “Ye Qiu—”
