Urban Martial Saint

According to Bai Li Xi, Liu Mubai’s heart was damaged and his life was only preserved by a Rebirth Pill, so his situation was extremely troublesome. Other than the top-level Body Cultivation methods among the three great sects of Buddhist and Taoist Magic, there was simply no other way to save him. That was why Ye Qing left him the Secret Manual of the Immortal Demon Body, letting him try cultivating it to see whether it could heal the wound in his heart.

The Immortal Demon Body Manual that Ye Qing left Liu Mubai was, in fact, still an incomplete Secret Manual—or rather, this Immortal Demon Body was only a portion of the complete Immortal Demon Body. Ye Qing had obtained this Immortal Demon Body in the tunnel of The Tomb of the Duwang Sect Master, and it differed greatly from the Immortal Demon Body he had gotten in the Demon Hideout Cave. It was just that the Immortal Demon Body Secret Manual in the Demon Hideout Cave was written in ancient script, many characters of which Ye Qing did not recognize, let alone practice from. So Ye Qing could only give Liu Mubai an incomplete Immortal Demon Body Manual and let him try cultivating it first.

Liu Mubai was a man with a withdrawn temperament and an especially stubborn nature. He had originally thought himself already crippled, to the point of harboring thoughts of seeking death. To turn him into a cripple was worse than letting him die. So after Ye Qing gave him this Immortal Demon Body Manual, he did not hesitate and began practicing it immediately, paying no heed at all to his injuries. What surprised him was that after cultivating this Immortal Demon Body for only a short while, he felt the pain from the wound inside his body lessen. He tried moving a little, and it did not bring much pain to the wound—meaning he could already make some small movements.

This situation naturally made Liu Mubai overjoyed; he knew it was definitely the benefits brought by this Manual. So he did not stop and continued cultivating according to the Secret Manual. After cultivating for half a day, his body already felt much better, and he could get off the sickbed. Because the bedroom was too small, he simply went to the living room, sat cross-legged there and slowly cultivated, all the way until Ye Qing returned.

After listening to Liu Mubai explain his situation, Ye Qing was greatly astonished. He had never expected the Immortal Demon Body to actually benefit Liu Mubai, and the benefits were not small. It had only been such a short time—Ye Qing had given him the Secret Manual yesterday, and now only a day had passed, yet Liu Mubai had already achieved a small success. This was too strange; could the Immortal Demon Body really be mastered so quickly?

In truth, Ye Qing did not know that the Martial Arts Liu Mubai had previously practiced were somewhat entangled with the Demon Sect, having evolved from the Demon Sect’s Martial Arts. It was just that, since the Demon Sect no longer existed, no one could see that Liu Mubai’s Martial Arts had anything to do with the Demon Sect. Liu Mubai’s heavy killing intent and withdrawn personality were precisely the result of cultivating Demon Sect Martial Arts. He already possessed a foundation of Demon Sect Inner Strength in his body, so once he began cultivating this Immortal Demon Body the result was naturally twice the result with half the effort, extremely effective. Moreover, the greatest characteristic of Demon Sect Cultivation Techniques was to grant people immense improvement in a short time, with a cultivation speed far faster than the Cultivation Techniques of the Taoist Sect and Buddhist Sect. That Liu Mubai could improve so much in a short time was not strange at all.

Although Ye Qing did not understand the reason behind it, the fact that Liu Mubai could recover was, to Ye Qing, the best outcome.

”Since this Secret Manual can heal your wound, then keep cultivating it.” Ye Qing said with a smile, ”If it can completely heal your injury, that would be ideal!”

”Judging by this speed, I estimate that in less than half a month, my wound will be completely healed.” Liu Mubai paused and said, ”And more importantly, the potential of this Manual is enormous. From yesterday to today, I’ve already opened up two Meridians in my body. If I keep cultivating at this pace, it probably won’t be long before I become a Peak Master!”

”Really?” Ye Qing was greatly shaken. He knew very well that, for a Martial Artist, the Meridians in the body were the most critical, for they were the channels of Inner Strength. To become a Peak Master, the most crucial point was to possess peak-level Inner Strength. And to possess peak-level Inner Strength, there was an important prerequisite: all Meridians had to be opened, only then could one store peak-level Inner Strength.

Ye Qing was an exception. His Inner Strength had been directly poured into his body by Northern Fist King Li Changqing; his own Meridians had never undergone tempering. Thus, every time he used the Inner Strength left by Li Changqing, his Meridians had to endure tremendous pressure, almost to the point of being torn apart by that power. But to cultivate step by step from an ordinary realm to that of a Peak Master was different. Once the Meridians were opened, one could freely unleash one’s own power.

Liu Mubai was now going through precisely such a process. The Martial Arts he had previously cultivated were far from enough, at most allowing him to reach his current realm, which was why he had been stuck for years. Now, having obtained the Immortal Demon Body Secret Manual, the Demonic Sect Power in his body was further strengthened and continuously tempered his Meridians, opening them up. If Liu Mubai continued to cultivate according to this Secret Manual, with his talent and comprehension, becoming a Peak Master would only be a matter of time.

”I will definitely become a Peak Master!” Liu Mubai gripped the Immortal Demon Body Manual, a resolute light flashing in his eyes. Ever since those hidden masters appeared, his strength had become increasingly inadequate. Yet unfortunately, the Martial Arts he had learned were insufficient, making it impossible for him to become a Peak Master. Now that he finally had the opportunity, he naturally made up his mind that, no matter what, he had to possess absolute authority in this chaotic world. And to have a say in this age of turmoil, he had to at least become a Peak Master first!

Ye Qing nodded. With Liu Mubai’s current cultivation speed, he naturally did not doubt that Liu Mubai would become a Peak Master. It was just that he still had some concerns in his heart, because what Liu Mubai was cultivating now was a Demon Sect Cultivation Technique, a Demon Sect Secret Manual. After he became a Peak Master this way, would he also become someone of the Demon Sect? Would his personality change because of this Demon Sect Secret Manual?

Looking at Liu Mubai, Ye Qing did not know how to bring up the matter of the Demon Sect Manual with him, and in the end simply said nothing more. In any case, Liu Mubai’s wound had to be healed first; that was the most critical matter. As for whether he would become someone of the Demon Sect, there was no time to worry about that. Besides, deep in Ye Qing’s heart, his attitude toward the Demon Sect was not that hostile. After all, the reason he was still alive was largely thanks to the Demon Sect. Moreover, the Demon Pet in the Demon Hideout Cave had an excellent relationship with him; it seemed that between him and the Demon Sect, there was already an inseparable connection.

After a brief silence, Ye Qing took out a packet of Devouring Demon Flower Fragments from his person and handed it to Liu Mubai, saying, ”After your wound has healed, you can eat some of this; it’ll do you some good!”

Liu Mubai did not refuse. He had eaten Devouring Demon Flower Fragments before, and their benefits to him went without saying. After all, he cultivated a Demon Sect Cultivation Technique, and the Devouring Demon Flower contained Demonic Sect Power; its benefits to him were far greater than to others. Now that Ye Qing had given him such a large packet, he was truly grateful. Although he did not know where the Devouring Demon Flower had come from, he could tell that such a miraculous medicine could not be easy to obtain.

What he did not know was that, in the Demon Hideout Cave, Ye Qing had been forced by the Demon Pet to eat so many Devouring Demon Flowers he had almost burst. In the eyes of outsiders, the Devouring Demon Flower was indeed an extremely rare treasure—Great Lords would even risk their lives for it. But to Ye Qing, this stuff was not rare at all; there were still so many inside the Demon Hideout Cave.

Leaving the living room to Liu Mubai, Ye Qing returned to his own room. Thinking of Liu Mubai’s cultivation of the Immortal Demon Body just now, Ye Qing took out the notebook he carried with him. In this notebook were also copies of the Immortal Demon Body Secret Manual that Ye Qing had transcribed from the Demon Hideout Cave; it was just that many of the characters written on it were unrecognizable.

Ye Qing flipped through this copied Secret Manual from beginning to end, but still could not grasp its general meaning, as there were simply too many characters he did not know. And these characters came from an age far too distant; no one nowadays could recognize them. To mend this Secret Manual and make it complete would not be easy.

”Sigh!” Ye Qing let out a breath and finally set the notebook aside. He was still pondering whether he should repair the Immortal Demon Body Secret Manual and give the complete version to Liu Mubai. But he was also concerned that it was a Demon Sect Secret Manual, so he himself was somewhat hesitant and did not know what to do. In any case, he could not read the characters inside right now, so he might as well not think about it and wait until he had the chance in the future.

Putting the notebook away, Ye Qing sat down cross-legged and began slowly cultivating according to the Nine Charts of the Innate Skill he had obtained on Mount Wendao. Ye Qing did not know what status the Innate Skill held within the Taoist Sect. But he knew that the power of the Innate Skill could still manifest in his body even when the forces of the Buddha’s Relic and Devouring Demon Flower were locked in confrontation; from this it was clear that the power of the Innate Skill was far from simple. He already had the power of Buddha-Demon within him, so he did not mind adding one more power from the Taoist Sect. Moreover, he had no idea how to change the current situation in his body, so he simply decided to let things go and cultivate the Innate Skill as well, to see what changes would occur in his body.

Ye Qing had cultivated the Innate Skill almost constantly, so he was very familiar with it. The Nine Charts had long been engraved in his heart. This was the foundation of the Innate Skill, and through this period of cultivation, the power of the Innate Skill had been continuously accumulating in his body.

Every time he cultivated, the power of the Buddha’s Relic and the Devouring Demon Flower would simultaneously appear in Ye Qing’s body. While confronting each other, they also seemed to stare hostilely at the power of the Innate Skill. Ye Qing had long grown accustomed to this, but the current him, sitting cross-legged in the darkness, looked somewhat strange. Most of his body was shrouded in a mass of black qi, while his hands glimmered with faint golden light. The strangest of all was that in the area of his internal organs, there flickered a trace of Qing Mang’s dim green light—precisely the three colors symbolizing Buddhist and Taoist Magic!