Urban Martial Saint

After being called by Ye Qing a few times, the Seventh Elder finally came to his senses. He looked at Ye Qing, and a certain indignant thought suddenly flashed through his mind: You are ruthless, so don’t blame me for being disloyal. I’ve done so much for the family, and yet you want to kill me. Alright, since you treat me this way, why should I remain loyal to the family? From now on, the Wanyan Family, hmph, I am no longer Wanyan Family’s Lao Qi, but rather an enemy of the Wanyan Family!

With this thought, the Seventh Elder took a deep breath, a chilling glint flickered in his eyes. However, outwardly, he remained calm and walked steadily to Ye Qing.

”Are we going straight into the water?” The Seventh Elder asked softly, keeping his voice light to avoid revealing his emotions.

”No problem, come down with me. Hold on to this rope on me, and I’ll bring you along.” Ye Qing replied casually. This Seventh Elder was the key to saving Huangfu Ziyu, so naturally, Ye Qing had to take good care of him. What’s more, the Seventh Elder didn’t have any strength left now; underwater, Ye Qing truly had to protect him.

The Seventh Elder nodded, stretched out his hand to grab the rope tied to Ye Qing, and said nothing more.

”Wait for me!” Although Old Chen kept nagging, when he saw Ye Qing and the others about to enter the water, he quickly ran over, grabbing the rope on Ye Qing: ”Take me along, take me along!”

Ye Qing glanced at him and said: ”Didn’t you say you wouldn’t go into the water?”

”Well, I... I changed my mind. Since you’re all going into the water, I’ll appear too antisocial if I stay out. As the saying goes, minority obeys majority. If all of you go into the water and something happens to you, and I survive alone, I’d feel terrible for the rest of my life, wouldn’t I? Instead of that, I might as well take a risk with you.” Old Chen reasoned eloquently.

Ye Qing was too lazy to argue and said: ”If you want to go into the water, swim by yourself, I can’t carry you!”

Old Chen immediately felt discontent: ”Hey, how can you say that? I’m an old man of considerable age, though I look young, my age is here. You should respect the elderly, respect all of them. You respect him alone, not me, what does that mean...”

Ye Qing found his chatter tiresome and was unwilling to listen further. Before Old Chen could finish, Ye Qing directly grabbed the Seventh Elder and jumped into the underground river.

In the underground channel, the currents flowed rapidly, but Ye Qing was used to it. After jumping down, he immediately dived underwater. The waves were merely surface currents; the water below remained calm, so once underwater, everything returned to tranquility.

The Seventh Elder was prepared, so he showed no particular reaction when hitting the water. Unlike Old Chen behind him, who also clung to Ye Qing’s rope. As Ye Qing jumped into the water, Old Chen was still talking with his mouth open. Predictably, Ye Qing dragged him into the water, causing him to swallow a wave right into his open mouth.

”Awu...” Choking on the water nearly drowned Old Chen, who flailed madly on the surface trying to get ashore. But as Ye Qing was grabbing rocks beside him to dive deeper, Old Chen, holding tightly onto Ye Qing’s rope, was naturally dragged under.

Ye Qing and the Seventh Elder were prepared, so they didn’t have much trouble in the water. Old Chen, on the other hand, was caught off guard, being dragged down by Ye Qing. Still, the old man was quite resilient, as he held onto the rope tightly in such conditions.

Fu Qingping also jumped down holding the Qingping Sword and the Sun Shooting Bow. Given his current Inner Strength, diving underwater was not difficult at all, and he easily followed Ye Qing.

Having scouted the water-filled Stone Cave earlier, Ye Qing was familiar with the layout below. Although he was dragging three people, moving in the water was no big deal. In less than two minutes, he emerged, bringing everyone to the surface.

Handsome Fatty Wang and others were hiding in the Stone Corridor. Ye Qing emerged with the others without any incident. He knocked on the stone gate and shouted: ”Fatty, we’re back!”

”Damn, that was fast!” Handsome Fatty Wang’s voice echoed from within the Stone Corridor. The stone gate opened shortly after, revealing Handsome Fatty Wang and his entourage standing there.

During this time, Wen’er gradually regained consciousness. Upon seeing Ye Qing, her eyes turned red. To be honest, the first thought that crossed her mind when the Water Monster took her was that she was certainly going to die this time. And upon waking, hearing about Ye Qing’s battle with so many Water Monsters to save her deeply touched her heart.

”That was fast?” Old Chen spat out water for a while and then loudly complained after hearing Handsome Fatty Wang’s remark: ”Do you know how long we were diving in the water? Do you know I almost suffocated in there? Do you know how much water I drank? Do you understand how long this time felt to me? Do you realize how slow the wait to break the surface feels under the water?”

A series of repetitive sentences left Ye Qing shocked as well. Though Old Chen was long-winded, he had quite the vocabulary.

Handsome Fatty Wang was dumbfounded by Old Chen’s words. He looked at Old Chen with surprise, then glanced at Ye Qing, and said in a low voice, ”Who is this?”

Because Handsome Fatty Wang had been following Ye Qing for a long time, he knew Ye Qing had many experts around him. As he himself didn’t know any martial arts, he was generally polite to others. Especially to those older in age, whom he assumed were high-level martial artists. Actually, he thought Old Chen was on the same level as Fu Qingping.

”A tomb raider. We found him in the cave,” Ye Qing replied casually.

”Tomb raider?” Handsome Fatty Wang was first stunned, then instantly infuriated. A tomb raider? He’s doing the same job as me, and yet he acts all high and mighty? Calling himself ’Master’? I’m the Fat Lord!

”Don’t insult my profession. I am the Tomb Raider Captain, understand?” Old Chen shouted loudly.

”Raid your grandpa’s tomb! Where’s this old bastard coming from, acting all masterly here?” Handsome Fatty Wang swung his hand and pointed to the group he brought along, ”Look closely! We are the real Tomb Raider Captains!”

Old Chen was noticeably taken aback after being cursed by Handsome Fatty Wang. However, he quickly regained his composure, squinting his eyes and staring at Handsome Fatty Wang for a long time, suddenly saying, ”I don’t speak to anyone over two hundred pounds!”

”Hey, you old bastard, are you discriminating against fat people?” Handsome Fatty Wang was instantly enraged and started cursing at Old Chen. But he clearly chose the wrong opponent. When it came to arguing, Old Chen’s combat prowess was akin to that of a street granny. After exchanging a few words, Handsome Fatty Wang was completely defeated, leaving him mumbling as Old Chen pointed at his nose and nagged him.

Ye Qing knew Old Chen’s character, so he didn’t pay him any attention. After calling out Handsome Fatty Wang and his team, he directly took Fu Qingping to see the sculpture and the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal.

Seeing the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal, Fu Qingping was visibly surprised. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, ”This is the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal!”

Ye Qing had only brought him over to see the sculpture and the stele first, without mentioning the name of the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal. Unexpectedly, Fu Qingping recognized the stele at a glance, which also surprised Ye Qing.

”Master, have you seen such an Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal before?” Ye Qing asked curiously, knowing that unless someone had seen it firsthand, it was impossible to recognize it at a glance. After all, the Buddhist texts engraved on it couldn’t be discerned by those unfamiliar with them. Ye Qing had seen a similar stele outside the sealed chamber where Patriarch Bodhidharma passed away, which led him to guess this was the Bodhisattva Seal!

Fu Qingping nodded slowly, ”Over seventy years ago, I saw a similar stele in a cave, which also bore the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal!”

Ye Qing quickly asked, ”Where is that cave?”

”In Wuyuan Mountain,” Fu Qingping replied.

Ye Qing was surprised. He had never been to the Wuyuan Mountain mentioned by Fu Qingping. Ye Qing was eager to inquire about the cave’s location to see if Fu Qingping’s cave was the same one where Patriarch Bodhidharma passed away. It seemed that the Bodhisattva Seal Fu Qingping saw before was not the same one Ye Qing had seen before. This means, counting the current cave, Ye Qing knows of three such Bodhisattva Seals. How many Bodhisattva Seals did the Immovable King Supreme Bodhisattva leave behind all those years ago? And how many eternal demons did he seal?

Noticing Ye Qing’s expression, Fu Qingping also seemed slightly shocked, ”You’ve seen such an Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal before?”

Without hiding anything, Ye Qing recounted his previous venture searching for Patriarch Bodhidharma’s sealed chamber, focusing on the matter regarding the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal.

Listening to Ye Qing’s recount of past events, Fu Qingping was visibly shocked. Having seen and known a lot, his understanding of the significance of the Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seal was deeper than Ye Qing’s. Three Immovable Mountain Bodhisattva Seals suggest that back then, the Immovable King Supreme Bodhisattva sealed at least three powerful demons. If these demons, like the sculptures seen in the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, are still alive, how terrifying would that be?

Ye Qing and Fu Qingping were concerned about the same issue. Ye Qing furrowed his brow and solemnly said while looking at the sculpture in front, ”No matter what, the entity suppressed by the Bodhisattva Seal must certainly be an eternal demon. Since we’ve encountered it, let’s completely deal with it to prevent any future troubles!”