Urban Martial Saint

Shen Tianjun glanced at Helian Tiehua. He could tell that Helian Tiehua was genuinely worried about this battle. After all, in terms of strength, the gap between the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls was indeed huge.

Not to mention that the Heavenly Master Lin Xuan Yue of the Twelve Green Halls is formidable, just Yin Xianzi and Ding Lianshun alone are peak masters. Adding Ning Qianshu to the mix makes them even harder to deal with. Meanwhile, on the side of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, only Helian Tiehua stands out. Although Huangfu Ziyu is incredibly strong, she can only hold her own against a single peak master. If Luan Ping decides to aid the Twelve Green Halls, the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance will have a tough fight ahead.

Of course, with forces like the Twelve Green Halls and the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, there are certainly hidden powers unknown to outsiders, which are only used at critical moments. However, the fact that the Twelve Green Halls and the Seven Steering Committees have been able to confront each other for so long suggests that their hidden strengths are likely comparable. Still, on the surface, the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance are far behind the Twelve Green Halls.

”No need to worry,” Bai Li Xi, seated beside him, said smugly at this moment, ”I can guarantee that even if Luan Ping teams up with Old Ghost Ning, it won’t last long!”

”Oh?” Helian Tiehua said surprised, ”What do you mean?”

”When I was removing the Commonheart Worm from that old fellow just now, I tampered with his body. Before long, Luan Ping’s body will start to have issues,” Bai Li Xi said with a smile. ”I used my unique secret formula that I developed during years in the dungeon of the Wanyan Family. Not even that old fellow Ning Qianshu could tell I tampered with it!”

”Really?” Helian Tiehua became interested at once and looked at Bai Li Xi, saying, ”But if you do this, Luan Ping will only hate us more. I just want Luan Ping not to get involved in this matter. Does your method restrict Luan Ping?”

”You don’t know crap!” Bai Li Xi sneered. ”How would he know it was me who tampered with it? Let me tell you, he’ll only suspect Old Ghost Ning. He absolutely won’t suspect me.”

”You’re that confident?” Shen Tianjun couldn’t help but ask.

”Nonsense, everyone believes my strength is comparable to Old Ghost Ning’s. Plus, since my Inner Strength has been completely wasted, I’m definitely not as good as Old Ghost Ning,” Bai Li Xi said. ”In such a situation, if Old Ghost Ning tampered with it, I might not notice. But if I tampered with it, Old Ghost Ning would have no reason not to notice.”

Bai Li Xi chuckled coldly and said, ”Old Ghost Ning doesn’t know I tampered with it. That kid is all out trying to cure Luan Ping, intending to team up with him. Humph! Once Luan Ping discovers his own physical issues, he’ll definitely suspect Old Ghost Ning instead of me. Because if Old Ghost Ning tampered with it, I certainly wouldn’t notice. But if I tampered with it, Old Ghost Ning would definitely notice. And since Old Ghost Ning didn’t mention it to him, he’ll definitely suspect that Old Ghost Ning tampered with it in order to control him. At that point, you can imagine the results yourselves!”

Listening to Bai Li Xi’s words, Helian Tiehua and Shen Tianjun glanced at each other, remained silent for quite a while, and then nodded simultaneously.

”Mr. Bai Li, you are indeed thorough in your thinking,” Helian Tiehua said with a relaxed expression. Bai Li Xi’s maneuver not only removed a major worry but also potentially pitted Luan Ping against Ning Qianshu, which is good news for the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance.

”No wonder you agreed to help him remove the Commonheart Worm so readily,” Shen Tianjun said. ”You must’ve already planned to tamper with his body then?”

Bai Li Xi replied, ”Exactly. For a man like him, who works for anyone who pays him, you can’t rely on morality. Sometimes, some tactics are more effective!”

Shen Tianjun and Helian Tiehua wholeheartedly agreed with Bai Li Xi’s words. Indeed, for someone like Luan Ping, morality isn’t applicable.

Bai Li Xi walked over to a chair beside him and sat down, then asked, ”By the way, have you found Young Ye yet?”

Upon hearing this, the people in the room fell silent again, each showing a bit of somberness.

Seeing their expressions, Bai Li Xi already knew what was up. He appeared slightly worried too and said, ”By the way, isn’t Shijia and that Wuhua Monk in Shenchuan City? With Shijia’s great abilities, why not ask him to figure out where Ye Qing is?”

”Last night after Ye Qing blasted through that giant rock, Shijia and Wuhua Monk disappeared without a trace,” Helian Tiehua sighed. ”Shijia has always acted like this, never showing up when needed. I think it’s basically impossible to rely on them to help find Ye Qing.”

”What about Old Wang Ba?” Bai Li Xi asked. ”Isn’t he a descendant of the Iron Calculation Sect? His divination abilities should not be bad, right?”

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianjun and Helian Tiehua looked at each other and spoke simultaneously, ”Right, how could we forget about him?”

”Old Wang Ba is currently staying at Ye Qing’s estate, and I’ve heard that a group from the Yelu Family is gathered there too,” Helian Tiehua said. ”Ye Qing hasn’t gone back since he returned, so he likely has unresolved matters with the Yelu Family.”

Shen Tianjun knew a bit about the issues between Ye Qing and the Yelu Family. He wasn’t sure how to resolve it either. But now with Ye Qing missing, there’s not much they can do about it.

Shen Tianjun said: ”General Helian, send someone to find Old Wang Ba and have him divine on Ye Qing’s matter.”

”Alright!” Helian Tiehua nodded, arranging for his men to bring Old Wang Ba over.

Not long after, Old Wang Ba was brought to the manor. This old fellow still had that sleazy charlatan look, swinging his neatly parted hair and entered the hall with a toothpick in his mouth.

”Aiya, you finally got me over here.” Old Wang Ba immediately shouted upon entering the hall: ”Those two old guys from the Yelu Family kept pressing me to hurry up with the marriage arrangements, saying they want Ye Qing to marry that Yelu Ying. If you hadn’t brought me over, the details of the wedding might have been settled by now!”

”What marriage?” Helian Tiehua was surprised; he still didn’t know what exactly was happening.

”Just some minor matters.” Shen Tianjun waved his hand, looking at Old Wang Ba and said: ”Old Wang Ba, now isn’t the time to discuss weddings. Do you know about the battle we had with the Corpse Ghost Dragon last night?”

”What? You... you battled the Corpse Ghost Dragon?” Old Wang Ba’s eyes widened; it seemed he had no idea about this before. It’s no wonder, surrounded by people from the Yelu Family, Ye Qing had blocked off their information to prevent them from knowing he returned to Shenchuan City. Not even Old Wang Ba and his crew knew what kind of situation Shenchuan City was in recently, let alone about last night’s battle.

Seeing Old Wang Ba knew nothing, Shen Tianjun explained: ”We battled the Corpse Ghost Dragon, and Ye Qing used the Buddha’s Relic Sharira left by Patriarch Bodhidharma to kill the Corpse Ghost Dragon. But...”

”What the hell!” Before Shen Tianjun finished, Old Wang Ba cursed out loud, hurriedly took out a tortoise shell and copper coins from his body, and placed them on the table with a solemn expression.

”What’s wrong?” Seeing Old Wang Ba like this, Shen Tianjun felt uneasy.

”Battled the Corpse Ghost Dragon!” Old Wang Ba glanced at everyone and said: ”Was this something Ye Qing personally did? Shen Tianjun, you also somewhat understand The Art of Heavenly Fate, you should know Ye Qing’s situation. Although his Life Grid is unparalleled, benefiting from Feng Shui blessings, his Qi Luck is insufficient. His fortune was the three-year luck cycle I channeled for him last time. With this three-year fortune, he could go smoothly without hindrance. But the path of Qi Luck is like water in a pool; despite having three years, using too much at once will also drain it. The Buddha’s Relic Sharira requires someone with great Qi Luck to obtain it, and using it would consume Qi Luck. Ye Qing’s use of the relic against the Corpse Ghost Dragon might not have enough of his three-year Qi Luck left!”

Hearing this, the crowd exchanged glances. Regarding the path of Qi Luck, Old Wang Ba was definitely more knowledgeable than most, even more than Heavenly Master Lin Xuan Yue. After all, the Iron Calculation Sect is quite unique within the Taoist Sect, with its own special insights.

”So, now Ye Qing...” Shen Tianjun furrowed his brow and quietly said: ”His... his situation, is it a bit dangerous now?”

”Who knows, let me divine a bit and see!” Old Wang Ba gathered up his usual sleazy appearance, seriously using the tortoise shell and copper coins to divine.

Shen Tianjun, Helian Tiehua, and others nervously stood by, uncertain about the result of the divination. However, seeing Old Wang Ba’s expression, the situation looked questionable.

Old Wang Ba’s divination method was unique; a tortoise shell and three copper coins quickly completed the divination. He looked at the hexagram on the table, his brow furrowing deeply.

”How is it?” Shen Tianjun couldn’t help but ask; Old Wang Ba’s silence heightened his worry.

”Not too optimistic!” Old Wang Ba said solemnly.

”What do you mean by not too optimistic?” Bai Li Xi got anxious, saying: ”It’s either death or life; what exactly does ’not too optimistic’ entail?”

Old Wang Ba said seriously: ”He’s still alive.”

Upon hearing this, everyone around let out a collective sigh of relief. Shen Tianjun nodded slowly and said: ”Alive is good, alive is good.”

”But...” Old Wang Ba interrupted, saying seriously: ”His Qi Luck is getting weaker and weaker, according to the current results. Even if we bring him back, he might be a waste of a person, achieving nothing significant in this life!”

If Ye Qing were here listening, he would be greatly shocked. For what Old Wang Ba said was entirely correct. Ye Qing’s meridians were completely severed, showing no sign of recovery. His limbs’ tendons and bones were broken, except for his right hand, other body parts are likely difficult for movement; he truly had become a ruined person.

Old Wang Ba’s divination technique indeed had its unique approach. The Iron Calculation Sect’s secret technique, truly extraordinary!