Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 851: Chapter 850: Tablet Sword Technique

”Alright!” Fu Dewei paused, then spoke in a low voice, ”Ping’an, my senior brother runs a martial arts school in the provincial capital. He told me that there were rumors in the provincial capital stating that when Master Su was on Lake Heart Island, Qi Zhishan and Qi Jian’an, the strongest members of the Qi family, were not present. With Ye Jiansheng and Lian Wanxiong secretly backing Master Su, he was able to defeat the Qi family’s people.”

At this point, Fu Dewei hesitated for a moment, then continued softly, ”Although I don’t believe these rumors, you need to inform Master Su about them. I think the Liu family got involved in this matter because they received this message. Regardless of who spread the rumors, they’re up to no good, so tell Master Su to be extremely cautious!”

Zhao Ping’an’s eyes sharpened as he nodded and said, ”Thank you, Master. I will report to Master Su immediately!”

”Good!” Fu Dewei patted Zhao Ping’an’s shoulder, smiling as he said, ”Ping’an, seeing you succeed truly fills me with genuine joy. Remember, listen to your Master Su. Without him, we might all be dead by now. Don’t forget this kindness, no matter what!”

Zhao Ping’an earnestly replied, ”Master, rest assured, in my heart, you and Master Su both have given me a new lease on life. I will never forget this debt of gratitude!”

Fu Dewei’s face lit up with satisfaction. Having taken on such a disciple, who had not only achieved something but also remembered his roots, was truly the most precious quality.

After seeing off Fu Dewei, Zhao Ping’an immediately tried calling Su Yang. However, after several attempts, he couldn’t get through. With no other choice, he called Wan Xiong, who was with Su Yang at Wangyue Villa at the time.

Wan Xiong did answer the phone, but he told Zhao Ping’an that Su Yang was not at Wangyue Villa.

Zhao Ping’an couldn’t help but be surprised. Where could Su Yang be at this time?

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On the outskirts of Liuan City, at the old site of the Wu Family Estate.

The place was now desolate, with almost the entire Wu Family having met a tragic end, and the area had been sealed off.

In the early morning, Su Yang came alone to the Wu Family Estate.

He looked around and then leaped directly into the estate.

After searching the estate, Su Yang finally arrived at a secret chamber. This chamber was where the Wu family hid their treasures.

However, the chamber had already been emptied. According to Hu Wannian, the most valuable items from this chamber had been taken by the Japanese, and the rest had been taken by the Hu family.

Su Yang had also seen the treasures taken by the Hu family, but none of them were particularly valuable. It seemed that the most precious item of the Wu family was probably the Celestial War Armor.

After searching the area, Su Yang found several tablets on the ground in a corner. He picked up the tablets and saw that the names written on them belonged to the Wu family’s Terrestrial Immortals.

Hu Wannian had told Su Yang about the Wu family before: the Wu family’s Terrestrial Immortals had never returned after leaving to seek Immortals. The Wu family did not know where these people had gone, so they left tablets here and worshipped their ancestors as if they were Immortals.

In the Wu Family’s view, these Terrestrial Immortals didn’t disappear; they had ascended to become Immortals. Thus, the Wu family didn’t worship heaven or gods, only these particular ancestors of their clan.

Su Yang extended his hand to flick the dust off the spirit tablet and was about to take a closer look when he suddenly discovered some shallow carvings on one of the tablets. The scratches were so faint that they would have been undetectable without touching them by hand.

Su Yang quickly picked up the tablet and carefully felt it with his hands, astounded to find that the carvings were of a sword riding technique, exactly identical to the one he had seen used by Wu Jianqiu.

What was going on here? Why did the tablet of the Wu Family’s Terrestrial Immortal bear the very same Sword Riding Technique as Wu Jianqiu’s?

With his curiosity piqued, Su Yang picked up the other tablets and caressed them one by one, finding that only this particular tablet bore carvings; the others did not. This was even more peculiar. Why was it only on this tablet? Could it be that someone on a whim decided to engrave these details solely on this tablet?

Su Yang had observed Wu Jianqiu’s Sword Riding Technique, but at the time, he could only mimic the form without grasping its essence. Now, through the engravings on this tablet, Su Yang finally understood the essence of the Sword Riding Technique.

Committing the secrets of this Sword Riding Technique to memory, Su Yang simply walked to the center of the secret room, took out the Nine Cold Jade Sword, and used the technique to wield the Nine Cold Jade Sword.

At first, he was somewhat clumsy, but after practicing a few times, Su Yang had fully mastered the method of the Sword Riding Technique.

However, Su Yang could only perform a few of the ordinary attacks. When he attempted to execute Wu Jianqiu’s Art of Thousand Swords, he felt a clear lack of strength, making it impossible for him to unleash it.

Wu Jianqiu’s strength was actually a bit weaker than Su Yang’s, so why could he use the Art of Thousand Swords while Su Yang could not?

Su Yang carefully recalled the fight with Wu Jianqiu, remembering that when Wu Jianqiu executed the Art of Thousand Swords, there was a misty qi enveloping his longsword. This meant that the power did not come from Wu Jianqiu, but rather from that misty qi.

This misty qi always seemed strange to Su Yang. Now thinking about it, it was indeed peculiar; the power within was very strong, somewhat similar to the power of the Three-faced God Monarch in Liao Yuxuan or the Power of the Medical Sage in Gongye Liang.

In other words, Wu Jianqiu’s situation was the same as the other two; it was the result of being possessed by another power.

Linking this to the fact that this person could use the Art of Thousand Swords, Su Yang couldn’t help but speculate. Could the power within Wu Jianqiu come from the very Terrestrial Immortal of the Wu Family, the one who left behind the Sword Riding Technique?

If Liao Yuxuan had the Three-faced God Monarch’s power and Gongye Liang had the Medical Sage’s power, and if Wu Jianqiu possessed the power of a Terrestrial Immortal from the Wu Family, then the matter became even more bizarre.

It was neither a case of reincarnation nor possession, so what exactly was going on?

Unable to figure out these questions, Su Yang didn’t ponder on them any longer. Having practiced the Sword Riding Technique and with the sky turning pale, Su Yang left the secret room. He wandered around the estate once more and, as he passed by one of the rooms, he was drawn to a photograph on the wall.

The person in the photograph was none other than Wu Jianqiu, who had fought against him back at Wangyue Villa!

Su Yang was even more startled. Was Wu Jianqiu actually a member of the Wu Family?

What in the world was going on?

How could the Wu Family, possessing such a formidable expert, possibly have been wiped out by a sneak attack from the Japanese?