Urban Martial Saint

Seeing this situation, Shen Tianjun was also quite surprised. However, it wasn’t because Master Naikun was standing still that surprised him, but he turned to ask the masked elder next to him, ”How long has he been here?”

The masked elder extended one finger and then raised it upwards. Shen Tianjun was even more surprised, saying, ”He’s been doing this for over an hour?”

The masked elder nodded, and both Ye Qing and Shen Tianjun were stunned.

Not to mention the fact that Master Naikun was standing still here, but just being surrounded by those Bone-Attaching Maggots for over an hour, what kind of concept is that? They had just witnessed the power of the Bone-Attaching Maggots earlier.

A handful of Bone-Attaching Maggots latching onto your head can gnaw through the bone in minutes. And now Master Naikun is surrounded by Bone-Attaching Maggots all over his body for over an hour, and he’s still not dead!? How is this possible?

”How could this be?” Shen Tianjun frowned deeply, looking at Master Naikun surrounded by the Bone-Attaching Maggots, his face full of astonishment. He had already gotten the method to open the Devouring Demon Flower from those sorcerers’ mouths, so there was no need for Master Naikun to stay. But now it seems, even wanting to kill Master Naikun might not be an easy task.

Although Master Naikun had a strength comparable to the Five Uniques, in reality, under Shen Tianjun’s Karmic Retribution, he stood no chance of resisting. However, even now Shen Tianjun found it challenging to kill him, considering he was wrapped in Bone-Attaching Maggots. These Bone-Attaching Maggots are something even Shen Tianjun wouldn’t dare to touch.

”Uncle Shen, he just said...” Ye Qing paused for a moment, then softly said, ”He said we can’t kill him. Did he... could he have practiced some strange sorcery that’s allowing him to last so long without dying?”

Shen Tianjun was silent for a moment, as he had the same thought, but he really couldn’t guess what peculiar sorcery Master Naikun could have practiced to survive being enveloped by Bone-Attaching Maggots for so long. It’s truly mind-boggling!

However, before Shen Tianjun could figure out the situation, he suddenly heard the sound of light footsteps. Shen Tianjun immediately turned his head to look, and the masked elder beside him had already looked over, both frowning at the same time.

Ye Qing, whose strength was far inferior to these two, didn’t hear a thing. Seeing the two of them turn their heads, he quickly turned his as well, unsure of what they had discovered.

After a moment, Shen Tianjun took a step towards Ye Qing and said loudly, ”After so many years, Mr. Ning still acts so stealthily!”

”Mr. Ning?” Ye Qing was stunned, unsure who Shen Tianjun was referring to. Could it be King Yan Ning Qianshu?

”After so many years, Brother Shen’s strength has improved quite a bit. Among the Five Uniques, Brother Shen is probably the true number one!” A hearty laugh came from afar, and soon enough, an elder strode over, stopping right in front of Shen Tianjun.

The newcomer was none other than King Yan Ning Qianshu!

Shen Tianjun replied calmly, ”First or second, what does it matter? It’s all but a mere name. After so many years, Mr. Ning, can you still not let go of the worldly fame and fortune?”

”Brother Shen’s mindset is truly fitting of a grandmaster!” Ning Qianshu laughed in reply, his gaze sweeping over the masked elder and Ye Qing. His eyes lingered on the masked elder for quite a while, filled with curiosity, as if trying to discern the elder’s identity. As for Ye Qing, he merely smiled slightly, showing no hostility.

Not wanting to dwell on these matters, Shen Tianjun said aloud, ”Mr. Ning, after all these years not setting foot in Huaxia, why did you come here because of the Medicine King Mountain matter, instead of heading there directly?”

By this point, Ye Qing had already determined that this person was indeed King Yan Ning Qianshu. To be honest, seeing Ning Qianshu, he was a bit surprised; he hadn’t expected this figure, famous for decades, to look so ordinary, without any distinctive features.

”The matters Brother Shen is busy with are exactly what I am busy with,” Ning Qianshu said with a smile, looking over at Ye Qing, ”The question Nephew Ye asked earlier was on point. Yes, this Master Naikun is indeed unkillable. Because he has practiced one of the South Seas Forbidden Arts, the Undead Descent!”

”Undead Descent!?” Shen Tianjun’s expression changed, as if deeply shocked. Not just him, even the masked elder beside him had a gleam flash in his eyes, swiftly turning to look at Master Naikun.

”Undead Descent is one of the most forbidden techniques in Southeast Asian Sorcery. To master the Undead Descent, one must first experience life and death. One has to flood one’s body with the Five Poisons daily, smear the body with Corpse Oil, transforming the body into a toxic one, and use the death energy of Corpse Oil to protect the body,” Ning Qianshu explained. ”The Undead Descent isn’t hard to master, but the price to pay for practicing this sorcery is extremely high. It isn’t merely about transforming the human body into something like an animal; even if it transforms, it’s still alive. But mastering the Undead Descent is akin to turning oneself into a corpse. The daily torment of the Five Poisons is not something the ordinary person can endure, and smearing Corpse Oil exacerbates the poison’s pain. So, although the methods to practice the Undead Descent are simple, very few manage to master it.”

It was clear that both Shen Tianjun and the masked elder understood the situation regarding Undead Descent, so neither of them was shocked upon hearing these words. However, Ye Qing was completely stunned. These Southeast Asian sorcerers are indeed extremely cruel and strange, continuously producing all sorts of bizarre techniques, most of which come at the expense of the human body. The sacrifices they make to master sorcery are indeed immense!

”Once someone masters Undead Descent, they can survive a knife attack, be unharmed by swords, and resist water and fire.” Ning Qianshu smiled and said, ”Actually, to put it bluntly, they’ve essentially turned themselves into corpses. Can you actually kill a corpse?”

Shen Tianjun frowned slightly, looking at Ning Qianshu and asked, ”Mr. Ning, you didn’t come here just to explain Undead Descent to us, did you?”

”I wouldn’t be that bored.” Ning Qianshu chuckled and said, ”I just mentioned that my purpose here is the same as yours: I’ve come to kill Master Nai Kun!”

”Oh?” Shen Tianjun cast a cold glance at Ning Qianshu and said, ”I haven’t heard of a feud between the Twelve Green Halls and these Southeast Asian sorcerers.”

Ning Qianshu laughed and said, ”These sorcerers harm innocents and have killed countless people. How could we just sit by idly?”

”Isn’t what you’re saying ridiculous?” Shen Tianjun retorted coldly, ”Weren’t those people who died twenty years ago innocent too?”

”The feud between the Seven Rudders of the Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls started hundreds of years ago. Indeed, twenty years ago, many people from the Seven Rudders died. But didn’t people from the Twelve Green Halls die as well?” Ning Qianshu said calmly, ”Going back thirty, forty, fifty, even a hundred years, who had more deaths, the Twelve Green Halls or the Seven Rudders? I’m afraid even Shen himself has no answer. This conflict has persisted until today, and it’s no longer about right or wrong, who killed whom. Shen, as an outsider, you’re probably even less suited to comment on who is right or wrong.”

Shen Tianjun snorted coldly but didn’t refute Ning Qianshu’s words. In reality, when it comes to the feud between the Twelve Green Halls and the Seven Rudders, there’s truly no right or wrong, as both sides are merely fighting over Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates, and neither can stand on a moral high ground to blame the other.

Seeing Shen Tianjun remain silent, Ning Qianshu smiled slightly and looked at the masked elder, ”I wonder what name this brother’s martial arts goes by?”

Ning Qianshu also noticed the special nature of Master Nai Kun, but he was more curious about the martial arts of the masked elder and how he could make Master Nai Kun repeat the same action endlessly.

”This technique is called Six Paths Cycle!” Shen Tianjun declared loudly, ”It is a unique skill left by Patriarch Bodhidharma.”

”Six Paths Cycle!” Ning Qianshu gasped, staring at Master Nai Kun for a while, then nodded slowly and said, ”Six paths never cease, cycles never end. No wonder he repeats the same action, Bodhidharma’s Secret Techniques are indeed extraordinary.”

Ye Qing beside him was also completely stunned. He hadn’t expected that this masked elder had learned a secret technique left by Patriarch Bodhidharma. Calculating thus far, Ye Qing knew four secret techniques left by Patriarch Bodhidharma.

Helian Tiehua’s A Stone’s Throw Away, the Purple Robe Lama’s Crossing the River with a Reed, Shen Tianjun’s Karmic Retribution, and the masked elder’s Six Paths Cycle. Each move is extremely exquisite, leaving people amazed, and makes one marvel at how stunning Patriarch Bodhidharma must have been back in the day, otherwise, how could he have left such exquisite martial arts to posterity?

Shen Tianjun ignored Ning Qianshu’s exclamation and looked at Ning Qianshu, asking, ”Since Master Nai Kun has practiced Undead Descent, what method do you have to kill him?”

”The dead require transcending.” Ning Qianshu smiled lightly, taking out a small red flower from his body and said, ”The greatest bane of Southeast Asian sorcery is this Flower of Life and Death. Flower of Life and Death’s unique properties can decompose corpse oil and Five Poisons, thus disintegrating the human body.”

”Flower of Life and Death?” Shen Tianjun was silent for a moment, then said, ”Isn’t this the Red Spider Lily?”

Ning Qianshu smiled and said, ”You could say that.”

”This flower has long been extinct, hasn’t it?” Shen Tianjun asked in surprise.

”Hahaha…” Ning Qianshu laughed heartily and said, ”Shen, in Medicine King Mountain, what medicinal herb could possibly go extinct?”