Urban Martial Saint

Fu Qingping spoke about the Sword Saint Sect, leaving Ye Qing shocked. To hear the words ”strength beyond measure” from Fu Qingping was no small matter. It seemed that the power of the Sword Saint Sect’s leader was indeed strong enough to astonish Fu Qingping.

”If the leader of the Sword Saint Sect is so powerful, then why did they disappear from Jianghu?” Ye Qing asked.

”No one knows why they choose to remain hidden, but I learned some secrets about the Sword Saint Sect through a chance encounter!” Fu Qingping looked at Ye Qing and said, ”Do you know why the leader of the Sword Saint Sect is so strong?”

Ye Qing asked, ”Is it because the secret techniques of the Sword Saint Sect are very powerful?”

”Hmph, even the most powerful secret techniques can’t compare to the unique skills left behind by Buddhist and Taoist Magic!” Fu Qingping shook his head and said, ”Every leader of the sect is strong because the Sword Saint Sect has a cultivation technique for strength transfer!”

”Strength transfer?” Ye Qing was surprised and asked, ”What is that?”

”It’s about transferring power to another person.” Fu Qingping looked at Ye Qing and said, ”Just like how Li Changqing transferred his power to you before.”

”Oh!” Ye Qing suddenly realized and then wondered, ”But that’s just a regular cultivation technique, isn’t it? How does it make their leader so powerful?”

Fu Qingping said, ”Ordinary strength transfer indeed has no difficulty. However, ordinary strength transfer can only be done once, not multiple times. For instance, when Li Changqing transfers his strength to you, you cannot transfer it to another person. Moreover, this kind of strength transfer only allows you to accept the strength of one person. Accepting a second person’s strength will conflict with the previous strength, causing chaos within the body and weakening the power!”

Listening to Fu Qingping’s words, Ye Qing couldn’t help but think of the three forces within his body. As Fu Qingping said, the three forces within him conflicted with each other and fought most of the time within him. Could this be the reason he couldn’t harness these three forces?

Fu Qingping didn’t know what Ye Qing was thinking and continued, ”But the strength transfer of the Sword Saint Sect is different. A single power can be transferred multiple times, and several people’s powers can be transferred to one individual. Every generation of the Sword Saint Sect’s leader, before dying, passes their complete power to the next leader. The Sword Saint Sect has stood for hundreds of years, with over a dozen leaders, each of exceptional power. With the strength of so many leaders concentrated in one person, do you realize how powerful that strength can be?”

Ye Qing also took a sharp breath, finally understanding why everyone feared the Sword Saint Sect. Not to mention anything else, the strength of the Sword Saint Sect’s leader was already at a terrifying level.

”Actually, since the first leader of the Sword Saint Sect, who was the Knife Saint, they’ve been masters beyond the pinnacle. Every generation of leader is a beyond peerless master. Imagine having so many people’s strength focused into one individual, how powerful would their realm be?” Fu Qingping said this and gave a wry smile, ”Now do you understand why I said the Sword Saint Sect can easily kill the Corpse Ghost Dragon?”

Ye Qing did not speak, but his heart was shaken to its core. The cultivation technique of the Sword Saint Sect’s strength transfer was exceptionally fascinating. Every generation of their leader was frighteningly powerful. No wonder even the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls didn’t dare to offend the Sword Saint Sect. Now he finally understood the reason. The Sword Saint Sect was indeed formidable!

However, no matter how formidable the Sword Saint Sect, Ye Qing would not fear them.

Ye Qing took a deep breath, slowly planning the next steps in his mind. With the Sword Saint Sect’s strength, no one could match them. Thus, how he would take his revenge became a complicated issue. This matter required careful planning.

Seeing Ye Qing remain silent, Fu Qingping lightly sighed and said, ”I never expected even the Sword Saint Sect to fail to resist temptation and to come out to seize the things within the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. Ye Qing, don’t worry too much. If the Sword Saint Sect behaves too outrageously, even I will not tolerate them. Hmph, if the Sword Saint Sect acts justly, everything will be fine. But if they try to bully others, even at the cost of my life, Fu Qingping will not stand for it!”

Fu Qingping said this with such heroic spirit that it was impossible not to admire the grand aspirations of this Peerless Swordsman.

Ye Qing looked at Fu Qingping and felt a surge of pride in his heart. He slowly nodded and said, ”Master, rest assured, I know what to do. This is the territory of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance. Even if the Sword Saint Sect wants to parade their power, it won’t be possible here!”

Fu Qingping slowly nodded, reached out, and patted Ye Qing on the shoulder, saying, ”Whatever happens, go ahead and do it boldly. Master will always support you!”

Ye Qing couldn’t help but feel deeply grateful. Although he hadn’t known Fu Qingping for long, Fu Qingping truly regarded him as his disciple and grandson. Not only had he taken risks with him previously, but now he also unconditionally supported Ye Qing despite knowing the strength of the Sword Saint Sect, which moved Ye Qing greatly.

Walking out of Fu Qingping’s courtyard, Ye Qing was pondering how to deal with the Sword Saint Sect as he headed toward the main building. According to Black Bear, the people from Chatiang Peak would soon arrive in Shenchuan City, and the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance would host them, surely in the main building. Ye Qing rushed there, as devising a foolproof plan was paramount.

The people within the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance had also received the news that the Great General was returning and were busily preparing to welcome him. The path was bustling with people. As Ye Qing walked to the main building, just as he was about to enter, two members of the Seven Steering Committees came up to him.

They greeted Ye Qing, and just as they were about to pass by him, one of them suddenly pointed to Ye Qing’s right wrist and said, ”Huh, Ye, what happened to your wrist? Why is there a green glow?”

”What green glow?” Ye Qing looked down and indeed saw a green glow flickering at his wrist. This made Ye Qing’s heart skip a beat, as he knew clearly that this glow was the light of the Taoist Sovereign. His clothes covered the Taoist Sovereign, so those two only saw the Qing Mang.

After a moment of surprise, Ye Qing quickly composed himself, laughed, and said, ”Oh, it’s a watch. I recently got a new digital watch that glows.”

”Oh.” The two of them understood and, not suspecting anything, left first.

Watching the two leave, Ye Qing quickly held his wrist and ran up to a room upstairs. The room was empty, and Ye Qing cautiously uncovered his wrist to see the string of Taoist Sovereign beads emitting waves of gentle green light, looking very comforting.

Ye Qing had seen this Taoist Sovereign glow before, most vividly within the Underground River when he was grabbed by a White Water Ghost. The Taoist Sovereign emitted light, subsequently boosting Ye Qing’s right arm’s strength, allowing him to easily deal with the White Water Ghosts. After which, he also dealt with the Octopus Snake Turtle before the Taoist Sovereign’s light faded, and the power in Ye Qing’s arm vanished. Ye Qing had tried many ways later, but the Taoist Sovereign didn’t light up again, which frustrated Ye Qing greatly.

This time, Ye Qing never expected the Taoist Sovereign to glow once more. But this time, would it provide him with strength?

Ye Qing looked at the Taoist Sovereign, took several deep breaths, and slowly reached his hand toward the nearby wall, attempting to press his right hand against it to see if his strength had increased. Who knew, with one press, the wall felt like tofu, directly sunken in by his press, leaving a large palm print, precisely his own.

”This... this...” Ye Qing stared wide-eyed at the wall, momentarily unable to comprehend what had happened. When did this wall become so soft?

However, Ye Qing quickly understood what had happened. The wall hadn’t softened, his strength had increased, which allowed him to press a palm print into it!

Could it be that the Taoist Sovereign had granted him power again?

Ye Qing’s heart was filled with astonishment and excitement. He hadn’t had such formidable power in a long time. Regaining such strength was crucial for him. If he could use this power when the people from Chatiang Peak arrived, at least he would have more confidence.

Taking several deep breaths, Ye Qing walked over to a nearby marble table, reached out with his right hand to grasp the corner, and with a slight twist, heard a cracking sound. The corner of the marble table was directly twisted off by Ye Qing, as if breaking a piece of biscuit, with no difficulty at all. Ye Qing didn’t even feel like he was exerting force, yet the corner came off, showing how formidable his strength was!

Ye Qing didn’t have much knowledge about strength because the power he had before was infused into him by Northern Fist King Li Changqing, and he hadn’t cultivated any himself. But he knew clearly that even with all of Northern Fist King Li Changqing’s strength, he couldn’t have casually twisted the corner off a marble table. This meant Ye Qing’s strength was now even higher than a peak master’s!

This situation made Ye Qing excited once again. This wasn’t an illusion; this Taoist Sovereign had granted him power again. This was a critical matter; with an invulnerable body and tremendous strength backing him, he now had the capital to face opponents!

”Taoist Sovereign! Good! Good! Good!” Ye Qing looked at the glowing prayer beads on his wrist, his eyes glinting, and said, ”It seems this time I can take my revenge personally. Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect, hmph, I’m waiting for you!”