Urban Martial Saint

Seeing that Du Canglang’s Metamorphic Iron Dagger was ineffective, Ye Qing felt even more at ease. He leisurely walked over to a stone bench nearby and sat down, saying to Du Canglang, ”Hey, if you have any other tricks, use them all. If there’s really nothing you can do, then I’ll be leaving.”

Du Canglang stared silently at Ye Qing, his expression extremely grim, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Noticing that Du Canglang didn’t respond, Ye Qing got up and began to stroll around the secret chamber, casually examining the famed instruments that Du Canglang had gathered. There were truly many famed instruments left here by Du Canglang, and Ye Qing couldn’t name them. However, Ye Qing could tell that these famed instruments were not ordinary items; in fact, these stockpiles were even better than those of the Shen Family.

During that era, Du Canglang was one of the most top-notch masters among peak masters, except for a few renowned individuals, others were hardly his match. Moreover, he acted alone, employing ruthless methods without following any rules, so it’s normal for him to seize these famed instruments. If all these famed instruments could be taken out, it would surely be a huge fortune.

Ye Qing had previously stolen the South Ridge Sect’s famed instruments, initially planning to use them to rescue Yin Xianzi and Ding Lianshun. However, saving these two didn’t require many famed instruments, and most were left, becoming Ye Qing’s own stock. At that time, even Helian Tiehua was envious upon seeing Ye Qing’s collection of famed instruments. After all, the total famed instruments held by the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance were merely comparable to Ye Qing’s collection, which shows the preciousness of famed instruments.

Once one’s strength reaches the Pinnacle Realm, famed instruments are no longer that crucial. However, below the pinnacle, the demand for famed instruments remains very significant. Particularly for those middle-tier martial artists, the strength discrepancy between possessing a famed instrument and not is substantial. As peak masters are not numerous, most people still need famed instruments. Especially when large forces confront each other, the demand for famed instruments naturally increases.

With so many famed instruments hidden here by Du Canglang, Ye Qing’s mind began calculating how to steal them all. Ye Qing would need a batch of famed instruments to open the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master later.

If Du Canglang knew what Ye Qing was thinking, he would certainly kill him instantly. These famed instruments were painstakingly collected by Du Canglang throughout his life; when he retreated into seclusion, he brought nothing but these instruments, showing how valuable they are to him. If anyone even thought of these famed instruments, he would undoubtedly kill them immediately.

Last time Ye Qing attempted to escape but failed, so he simply gave up. As Du Canglang said, given his current situation, it was impossible to escape from the cave.

Casually flipping through the famed instruments, suddenly, a longsword caught Ye Qing’s attention. This wasn’t because the longsword was particularly special but because there was a mark engraved on its hilt that Ye Qing had seen before.

Ye Qing picked up the longsword and examined it carefully. The engraving on the hilt was actually a Taoist Incantation, and Ye Qing was very familiar with it because he had seen it in the last five caves of the Demon Hideout Cave, left by Ancestor Chen Tuan, including this mark. Ye Qing later found someone to translate the content, learning that the mark symbolized Ancestor Chen Tuan’s name. So, the engraving on the hilt represented Ancestor Chen Tuan, and this sword was likely the longsword left by Ancestor Chen Tuan!

Ye Qing had heard some things about Chen Tuan from Old Wang Ba, knowing that he obtained a share of Karmic Dao, leading to his later developments. Furthermore, his status in the Taoist Sect was extremely high, comparable to the Buddhist Sect’s Patriarch Bodhidharma. What he left behind would not be ordinary. Since this longsword was left by him, it certainly wasn’t an ordinary item. However, Du Canglang didn’t understand the Taoist Incantation and naturally didn’t know what was engraved on the hilt, thinking it was just a matching pattern and didn’t pay much attention, but Ye Qing found it today.

Ye Qing carefully observed the longsword, finding that besides the Taoist Incantation mark on the hilt, there were no other marks elsewhere. Ye Qing was surprised, feeling the longsword couldn’t be so simple, so he drew it out to see if there was any problem on the sword body.

The sound of Ye Qing unsheathing the sword alerted Du Canglang, who glanced at Ye Qing without paying much attention, as his strength far surpassed Ye Qing, and he wasn’t afraid of Ye Qing attacking him. He didn’t realize Ye Qing was studying the Taoist Incantation on the longsword.

As the longsword came out of the scabbard, Ye Qing felt an indescribable ripple, and the power of the Buddha’s Relic and the power of the Devouring Demon Flower within his body began to stir restlessly. Ye Qing was startled, realizing that the longsword must contain Taoist Sect power, thus stimulating the Buddha-Demon power.

Ye Qing didn’t think too much because he found some Taoist Incantation engravings inside the sword scabbard. He examined them closely, yet he didn’t recognize them. But this wouldn’t stop Ye Qing; he copied all these engravings. If he managed to escape later, he would ask Old Wang Ba to clarify what message Ancestor Chen Tuan left in the sword.

Du Canglang didn’t pay any attention to Ye Qing, so he was unaware that Ye Qing was copying the Taoist Incantation left by Ancestor Chen Tuan. He sat in his seat, pondered for a long time, and ultimately failed to break Ye Qing’s grasp, so he led Ye Qing out of the secret chamber. Naturally, he didn’t leave the cave, knowing full well that many people were definitely searching for him outside. Leaving the cave would be courting disaster; better to hide in the cave for a while.

Ye Qing didn’t fear Du Canglang and slept soundly that night, lying down and falling asleep quickly. In contrast, Du Canglang was anxious and couldn’t sleep deeply, always ready to ward off potential attackers.

During the day, Du Canglang went out to hunt a few more wild game to bring back. Luckily, Ye Qing didn’t like to eat the food he roasted, so Ye Qing roasted everything himself. The two of them survived in the mountains for ten days living on wild game. Every day, Du Canglang tried to cut open Ye Qing’s palm but never succeeded—the Vajra Indestructible Body was not easy to break apart.

That morning, Du Canglang went out hunting again, and Ye Qing ventured into the secret room, hoping to discover if there was anything unique left to find. It wasn’t that Ye Qing didn’t want to escape. He had tried several times, but each time Du Canglang easily caught him, resulting in Ye Qing gradually giving up.

During these few days, Ye Qing had clarified the classifications of the famed instruments in the secret room. He had discreetly tied the Metamorphic Iron Dagger to his leg and carried it with him these days. This kind of thing that could cut through Mysterious Iron was truly a treasure.

Ye Qing also wanted to take Ancestor Chen Tuan’s longsword, but it was too big to carry, so he had to give up on it. However, he had become very familiar with this cave, and he thought he would need to find a way to return and steal all these famed instruments later.

This time, Ye Qing hadn’t been wandering in the secret room for long when Du Canglang suddenly rushed in from outside. He looked a bit panicked, although Ye Qing didn’t know what had happened. Moreover, Du Canglang had empty hands—he hadn’t brought back anything as he usually did.

Ye Qing was just planning to steal a smaller famed instrument when he was startled to see Du Canglang barging in and exclaimed, ”What... what are you doing?”

”Don’t say a word.” Du Canglang came over, grabbed Ye Qing, and pulled him out of the secret room, then closed the door of the room. After that, he ran straight out of the cave with Ye Qing, heading toward the rear mountain.

Seeing Du Canglang’s serious demeanor, Ye Qing’s heart skipped a beat, saying, ”Is someone here to rescue me?”

”Wishful thinking, they’re here to kill you!” Du Canglang glanced back and said in a deep voice, ”It’s Nalan Jingwei and the people from the Huang Family!”

”What?” Ye Qing’s eyebrows immediately knitted together. He hadn’t expected that Nalan Jingwei and people from the Huang Family were the first to arrive here. Being captured by them was even more dangerous than falling into Du Canglang’s hands—these people all bore grudges against him.

”Nalan Jingwei brought along two Peak Masters, plus Huang Yunfeng, making a total of four Peak Masters—there’s no way to win this fight.” Du Canglang clutched Ye Qing while racing up the mountain, growling, ”These shameless scoundrels want to play dirty tricks by bullying the few with many. Once I’ve acquired the Buddha’s Relic and fully comprehended its secrets, I’ll surely hunt them down one by one!”

”You’re still obsessed,” remarked Ye Qing, ”The Buddha’s Relic is with me—you can’t take it out. You’re dreaming if you think you’ll get it!”

”You don’t know a thing—I’ve already figured out how to extract the Buddha’s Relic!” Du Canglang declared. ”This time, I’m taking you with me to extract this Buddha’s Relic!”

”You know how to extract the Buddha’s Relic?” Ye Qing stared at Du Canglang in astonishment. ”You didn’t manage to find the Xuanyuan Sword or the Minghong Knife, did you?”

”Hmph, who said only the Xuanyuan Sword and Minghong Knife could break the Buddhist Vajra Indestructible Body?” Du Canglang laughed coldly, ”I’ve researched the classics and discovered another treasure that can breach the Buddhist Vajra Indestructible Body. And, by chance, I happen to know where this treasure is located!”

”Is that so?” Ye Qing’s expression changed. If such a famed instrument truly existed, he would be in danger once Du Canglang extracted the Buddha’s Relic—his life would be forfeit.

At that moment, several people suddenly appeared near the cave’s entrance. Ye Qing saw clearly the one leading was Nalan Jingwei. Accompanying Nalan Jingwei were three elderly people, with one of them being Huang Yunfeng. These people had finally caught up.

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