The next morning, Jiang Chen hurriedly left the Dali Imperial City.
Last night, he had broken into Tianlong Temple and destroyed the Six Meridians Divine Sword Manual. This news had probably reached Emperor Duan Zhengming of Baoding.
If he stayed any longer, he didn't know what kind of trouble would ensue.
There was another important reason for his hasty departure!
Jiang Chen had overheard that Duan Yu had run away from home because he didn't want to learn martial arts. If Duan Yu couldn't practice martial arts, it meant that the Beiming Divine Skill and the Lingbo Micro-Steps in the Wuliang Jade Cave had not yet been obtained by him.
Jiang Chen was also very interested in these two martial arts, the Beiming Divine Skill and the Lingbo Micro-Steps.
Since they had not been taken by Duan Yu yet, Jiang Chen decided to take the initiative!
After a day of non-stop travel, Jiang Chen finally arrived at Wuliang Mountain in the evening.
At this time, Wuliang Mountain had been placed under a lockdown by the Wuliang Sword Sect. During the Wuliang Sword Sect Grand Tournament, no one was allowed to enter Wuliang Mountain without permission.
There were many disciples of the Wuliang Sword Sect guarding the area around Wuliang Mountain, and they were very strict.
However, these Wuliang Sword Sect disciples were all at the Body Tempering Realm and the Post-Heaven Realm, and they could not detect Jiang Chen's presence.
Jiang Chen bypassed the guards, infiltrated Wuliang Mountain, and easily found a rock wall as bright as a mirror.
The Wuliang Jade Wall!
Legend has it that on moonlit nights, a pair of immortals often danced with their swords on the jade wall.
Jiang Chen knew that the pair of immortals that people were talking about were Wuyazi and Li Qiushui, who had once lived in seclusion here.
The reflections of the two of them practicing their swordsmanship on the Wuliang Jade Wall had been mistaken by others as immortals dancing with their swords.
After finding the Wuliang Jade Wall, Jiang Chen quickly located the Wuliang Jade Cave!
Behind the Wuliang Jade Wall, a waterfall cascaded down from the peak, and the entrance to the Wuliang Jade Cave was behind the waterfall.
This was also the reason why no one had discovered the Wuliang Jade Cave for so many years. In the original story, Duan Yu had stumbled upon it.
Jiang Chen went through the waterfall, and a huge stone door appeared before him.
"Creak!"
He slowly pushed open the stone door, and a wide open space appeared before him.
A spacious stone hall came into view, and in the middle of the hall stood a jade statue of a woman that was lifelike!
The jade statue had an extremely beautiful face, and it was lifelike, like a fairy in a painting. Even Jiang Chen, who had seen many women, was amazed.
No wonder Duan Yu called her "Fairy Sister"!
In front of the jade statue, there was a cushion.
In the original story, Duan Yu kowtowed to the jade statue a thousand times, and only after he had worn out the cushion did he obtain the Beiming Divine Skill and the Lingbo Micro-Steps.
Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't kowtow to the jade statue, so he simply tore open the cushion.
Two martial arts secret manuals with yellowed covers fell out, and on the covers were clearly written "Beiming Divine Skill" and "Lingbo Micro-Steps"!
The Beiming Divine Skill was the unique martial art of the Xiaoyao Sect, which could absorb other people's internal energy and use it for oneself. The Lingbo Micro-Steps was the unique light-footed skill of the Xiaoyao Sect.
Jiang Chen opened the Beiming Divine Skill and the Lingbo Micro-Steps and carefully read them.
Through his Martial Dao Emperor Eye, Jiang Chen instantly grasped the cultivation methods of the Beiming Divine Skill and the Lingbo Micro-Steps!
The Five Elements Yin-Yang Art, combined with the Beiming Divine Skill, resulted in a higher level of cultivation speed and internal energy!
Although the Lingbo Micro-Steps and the Uninhibited Ascend to Heaven Step were both light-footed skills, there were still significant differences between them.
The Uninhibited Ascend to Heaven Step focused more on speed, while the Lingbo Micro-Steps emphasized more on technique.
In narrow spaces, the Lingbo Micro-Steps would actually be superior to the Uninhibited Ascend to Heaven Step.
After grasping the Beiming Divine Skill and the Lingbo Micro-Steps, Jiang Chen stored the two secret manuals in his system space and prepared to leave.
As he was leaving, Jiang Chen impulsively stored the jade statue in his system space as well...
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Wuliang Mountain, Jianhu Palace!
At this time, night had fallen, and the Jianhu Palace was brightly illuminated by torches!
"Xin Shimei, this year, we from the East Sect will be staying at the Jianhu Palace again. Shimei, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed again!" said Zuo Zimu, the head of the East Sect of the Wuliang Sword Sect, with a smile.
"Zuo Shixiong, you're getting ahead of yourself! The tournament hasn't even started yet, and it's still too early to say who will win!" said Xin Shuangqing, the head of the West Sect of the Wuliang Sword Sect, with a black face and a cold voice.
"Hahahaha..."
Zuo Zimu laughed triumphantly: "Since Xin Shimei is still not convinced, then let's settle this with our fists!"
Seeing Zuo Zimu's triumphant smile, Xin Shuangqing was furious but helpless.
In terms of the strength of their disciples, the current East Sect was indeed superior to the West Sect!
The Wuliang Sword Sect Grand Tournament, held once every five years, determined the ownership of the Jianhu Palace!
Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing had also invited notable figures from the martial arts world to be witnesses!
Among the many invited guests, a young man in brocade robes with a handsome face was curiously looking around.
"Thank you all for coming to witness this. Please take your seats. Our Wuliang Sword Sect Grand Tournament is about to begin!" Zuo Zimu clasped his fists and said to the many martial arts figures.
"Zuo Zhangmen, you're too polite!"
The many martial arts figures also clasped their fists in return, and then took their seats in the guest seats.
"Xin Shimei, let's begin!" Zuo Zimu said.
Xin Shuangqing nodded, but didn't say anything.
"Guangjie, you'll be the first to compete!" Zuo Zimu said.
"Yes, Master!"
Zuo Zimu's favored disciple, Gong Guangjie, stepped forward and clasped his fists.
At Xin Shuangqing's gesture, a disciple from the West Sect also stepped forward...
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