Urban Martial Saint

While Ye Qing was astonished, the streams inside those seven gemstones slowly retreated, and the seven gemstones returned to their original state. The tiny figures that were projected onto the ground earlier also disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened. It seems that after these streams flow for a while, they sink down and can no longer project those tiny figures.

Discovering this secret, Ye Qing felt a wave of surprise within him. The swordsmanship concealed within the Seven-Star Ancient Sword was far from simple! Even Third Master Li had once opened it to look, which showed that the swordsmanship inside was by no means ordinary.

Ye Qing shook the sword hilt vigorously, trying to make those streams dance again and closely examine this swordsmanship. However, contrary to expectations, no matter how hard he shook, those streams did not move at all, and the seven gemstones remained unobstructedly translucent.

”What... What is this?” Ye Qing was astonished and looked up at Li Bing’en.

Li Bing’en chuckled, took over the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, and drew it out, followed by tapping on the sword body several times. With these gentle taps, a majestic sword hum rang out. Li Bing’en took advantage of the sword hum and immediately stuffed the Seven-Star Ancient Sword into the scabbard, handing it back to Ye Qing.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Qing found those streams indeed surged out again, slowly flowing amongst the seven gemstones. Under the sunlight, the ground projected several figures practicing a complete set of swordsmanship, incredibly magical.

Ye Qing was even more amazed, for he had mostly understood. It seemed that there was a mechanism within the sword body and hilt. One must tap the sword body a few times, causing it to tremble and emit a sword hum while concurrently sliding the longsword into the scabbard. The trembling of the sword body, when collided with the scabbard, shakes these streams out to circulate among the gemstones, thereby projecting this set of swordsmanship.

One cannot but say, the design by the ancients can only be described with the word ’exquisite.’ A Seven-Star Ancient Sword, yet concealing so many secrets on it. If not for Li Bing’en seeing Li Changqing use it as a child, this secret might have been completely lost.

Ye Qing, following the method taught by Li Bing’en, projected those figures and carefully observed several times. Indeed, this was a complete set of swordsmanship, yet this swordsmanship seemed very strange. It did not have the usual techniques of ordinary swordsmanship but consisted solely of some piercing pick skills.

Ye Qing, idly absorbed in interest, picked up a tree branch and began practicing these piercing pick skills. After practicing for over two hours, Ye Qing grew increasingly confused, feeling the more he practiced, the more it seemed off. Although all the techniques were correct, it felt completely different from the moves those tiny figures had performed, leaving him wonderstruck, not knowing what was happening.

Having practiced all morning, he didn’t make any progress but rather felt increasingly wrong, thoroughly drawn into it. At noon, he ate something casually and then went directly upstairs, continuing to practice the swordsmanship in the sunlight. He toiled for the entire afternoon until the sun set, then only halted.

The entire day Ye Qing spent practicing this swordsmanship, having perfected the moves fluently; yet, he increasingly felt the practice was wrong. All the techniques were correct, but the feeling was off. Ye Qing couldn’t articulate what precisely this feeling was.

Meanwhile, Black Bear was still practicing martial arts alongside Li Bing’en nearby. Li Bing’en occasionally came over to watch Ye Qing practice his sword, but Li Bing’en consistently wore a silly grin, offering no critical help to Ye Qing. If Ye Qing wanted to practice this swordsmanship, he had to rely on his own comprehension.

With no sun in the evening, Ye Qing couldn’t continue practicing and headed downstairs to rest. Coincidentally, Li Lianshan and Zhao Chengshuang came over, the trio preparing to go out for a meal when Chen San happened to call.

Since the incident with Aomuhan, Ye Qing had less contact with Chen San, both harboring concerns. With Ao Wuchang about to enter Shenchuan City next, the two would inevitably be foes. After all, Chen San was Ao Wuchang’s adopted son, so if Ao Wuchang were to battle Ye Qing, Chen San naturally would have to side with Ao Wuchang.

Receiving Chen San’s call, Ye Qing was slightly surprised, with a hint of worry—could it be Ao Wuchang was arriving in Shenchuan City so soon?

”Chen San, what’s the matter?” Ye Qing asked upon answering the call.

”I just received news that a Martial Arts Family at the junction of the Western and Eastern Province has just been challenged by Lu Zian and completely defeated!” Chen San paused, then said solemnly, ”Judging by his itinerary, he will arrive in Shenchuan City by tomorrow or the day after. Ye brothers, you must be careful as his target this time in Shenchuan City is only you!”

Ye Qing immediately frowned; he hadn’t expected Lu Zian would eventually come over. Ye Qing was unsure if he should worry or be happy, as he had been looking for Lu Zian to avenge Huangfu Ziyu. However, now with Lu Zian truly coming, with Ye Qing’s strength, he might not be able to exact revenge.

”Just as well, I am waiting for him!” Ye Qing tightened his grip on the Seven-Star Ancient Sword. Since the Seven-Star Ancient Sword almost got stolen by Handsome Fatty Wang last time, Ye Qing had been more careful, carrying it with him wherever he went.

Chen San said, ”Ye brothers, Lu Zian is very powerful, and with the Overlord Spear in hand, he will be even more formidable. If you encounter him, be extremely cautious!”

Ye Qing replied, ”Thank you for the reminder, Chen San. I will be careful!”

Chen San was silent for a moment over there, seemingly hesitating whether to say something, and finally said in a deep voice, ”Also, in two days, my foster father will arrive in Shenchuan City. Ye brothers, if it really doesn’t work out, you can stay at Shen Family Manor for a while.”

”I know what to do in my heart!” Ye Qing said calmly, ”As always, thank you Chen San for the reminder!”

Chen San didn’t say anything more, sighing deeply, he said, ”Take care!”

After putting down the phone, Ye Qing furrowed his brows. This is truly a case of troubles never coming singly, with Lu Zian arriving soon, and Ao Wuchang just happening to come too. No matter which one of these two, Ye Qing is no match for them. If they really come together, won’t everything in Shenchuan City be lost for Ye Qing?

However, despite the opponent’s formidable strength, Ye Qing would never back down. In Shenchuan City, there are too many people he needs to protect, so he cannot retreat!

At eleven o’clock in the evening, in a suburban county at the furthest west of Eastern Province, particularly close to the Western Province, it can be said to be the junction of Eastern and Western Provinces.

This suburban county is mountainous, and among one of these mountains, several men stood atop a giant rock. One of them, holding a thirteen-foot-long Overlord Spear, was none other than Lu Zian who injured Chen San last time.

They stood on the giant rock, quietly watching a small path below the forest, as if waiting for something. However, the expressions of the few people behind Lu Zian clearly showed some worry; it’s unclear what they were concerned about.

”Young Master, it’s this late, and they still haven’t come. They probably won’t come, right?” Finally, someone couldn’t hold back, walked to Lu Zian’s back, and whispered, ”Should we go back first? This person isn’t even on the targets listed by the Heavenly Master. There’s no need to waste time on him!”

”That’s right, the Heavenly Master only instructed us to challenge the mainland’s famous experts to make Young Master famous, not to challenge an unknown nobody like this.” Another person said, ”Moreover, this person’s martial arts are very bizarre. It can’t even be considered martial arts but more like a kind of Gu Technique. Young Master, why waste time on him?”

The others also spoke up, advising Lu Zian not to wait for that person here. Lu Zian was unmoved, and when everyone stopped talking, he turned his head, looked at them, and said in a deep voice, ”If you want to leave, go ahead. This fight, I must take. I’ve fought so many matches since coming to Huaxia, and I haven’t encountered a single person who could match me; it’s become so meaningless. Since Wang Tian’an said this person’s power is extraordinary, then I want to try and see if he can give me a surprise!”

The crowd looked at each other, the leading person was about to speak, but Lu Zian waved his hand and said, ”You go, I’ll be waiting here!”

”Young Master, this is not okay!” The person next to him urgently said, ”This person is like a wild beast, he can’t be judged by common sense. Young Master, the Heavenly Master said that we must protect your safety no matter what, how can we leave?”

Lu Zian frowned, turned to look at this person, and said in a deep voice, ”So according to you, I’m absolutely no match for him?”

”I... I didn’t mean that...” The person quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, ”I’m saying, this person... this person is like a wild beast, who knows if there might be any accidents. Young Master, please... please let us wait here, if anything goes wrong, we really can’t bear the consequences...”

As he spoke, he was nearly crying, and the expressions of the others were similar. Lu Zian’s face turned icy, suddenly grabbed the nearby Overlord Spear, and swept it at this person, sending him flying seven or eight meters away.

The person struggled to get up, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, barely able to stand.

The others, seeing this situation, trembled all over, but no one dared to say a word.

Lu Zian looked coldly at him and said in a deep voice, ”Hear me clearly, in this world, there is absolutely no one of my generation who can defeat me. I, as the Young Master, will never lose!”

The few beside him trembled all over, hearing these words, they quickly nodded submissively, not daring to say a word for the person just now.

Lu Zian gave them all a cold glance, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, ”Take him down for treatment; next time, if you speak the wrong words, I will personally take your dog’s life!”

The group, as if granted a pardon, hurried over to lift the person, rolling and crawling down the mountain, not daring to look back even once.