Martialism

Chapter 47's

Yi Ping sighed regretfully at the horrifying sight he saw on the way to the Holy Amalgamate Mountain Range. There were many banners of fallen clans, dead exponents and battles as they got closer to the Holy Mountains of Amalgamate.

The exponents of the dozens of martial clans in the martial fraternity had fought each other with terrifying results. It was not just a battle between unorthodox and orthodox clans. The feud between the Sacred Hex Sect and the Honor Manor aroused a long-standing hatred between all the martial clans, who had harnessed the riots to settle old grudges against each other.

The Orthodox Clans began to fight each other openly while the Orthodox Clans began to fight each other subtly. Even a heretical dark secret sect had also appeared in the martial fraternity, creating more chaos and unrest.

In short, the martial fraternity was now engaged in a battle for order or supremacy!

The old alliance was destroyed and a new alliance was formed in just a matter of weeks. Overall, over a hundred major martial clans fought for supremacy and territory, involving hundreds of smaller large clans!

Lingfeng was anxious as she said, "When I left the Sacred Amalgamate Mountains, things weren't like this. In fact, there are some unorthodox clans who suddenly cut ties with the Sacred Hex Sect, angering my brother. Now it seems that everyone is heading there right now."

They had visited one town along the way but did not stay for long because there were many conflicts and they were afraid of being recognized. They had waited until nightfall to visit the city secretly for supplies and leave immediately once they were done.

Nangong Le was saddened after visiting the city. When Nangong Le entered the merchant bank to retrieve some silver teals, he discovered that he had been disowned by his father.

He now has no money …

Yi Ping comforted him, "The worldly treasures are only matter. As long as we're alive, we can get it back."

Nangong Le smiled bitterly, "Brother Yi Ping, you don't know how long it will take to obtain even one silver. Without money, nothing is possible and we'll lose a lot of friends and fun."

Yi Ping only smiled coldly, "And you spent tens of silver every day when you were still the Young Master of the Nangong Clan?"

Nangong Le said, "That's different. At that time, I didn't have to get it."

Yi Ping asked, "You need one silver? That easy.Maybe I can help you."

Nangong Le was surprised, "You look just as penniless as I do. If you can actually produce one silver in front of me, then that is truly a miracle. Money doesn't just fall from the sky."

Yi Ping called Yujian, "Yu’Er, Brother Nangong needs one tael of silver. I don't have any money. I wonder if you can give it to him?"

Lingfeng was surprised, "The sun has risen from the west. You didn't ask me for money this time."

Yi Ping laughed, "All the way, all our expenses have been paid by you. I feel bad if I ask you."

Lingfeng smiled alluringly, "Hmph, you are still not entirely heartless to remember that."

Yi Ping was silent immediately.

Yujian laughed softly as he reached into his pocket hanging on his belt.

He quickly shot out a silver tael in front of Nangong Le, much to his astonishment.

Nangong Le sighed, "Now I really regret spending all my money on entertainment and should have found myself as a rich wife …"

Yujian laughed softly, "It's a silver one. The interest is one cash every day until you can return the principal amount."

Nangong Le was surprised, "Yu’Er, you .. I'm Yi Ping's brother and you really interest me? You're so shrewd .. I'm so pathetic …"

Mei’Er interrupted cheerfully, "You are a high-risk debtor. Consider yourself lucky because we do not ask for any promises from you. Why do you need so much?"

Nangong Le looked at everyone, "I was just thinking of eating something good in the city."

Gongsun Jing smiled bitterly, "You are too wasteful. One silver tael to eat! Did you forget that we're still fugitives and fugitives?"

Nangong Le said awkwardly, "I used to spend over ten taels of silver on one meal …"

Qiu Wufeng was dazed; he was born in a wealthy martial clan but the amount of silver Nangong Le spent every day was too extravagant even for him. He said, "Brother Nangong, did you know that for one silver per month, you can buy the life of a martial exponent to fight for you? The Qiu Clan only paid Lu Baiyun two silvers a month."

Gongsun Jing was surprised, "It's so cheap! Jue Yuan and Gu Tianle got three silvers a month!"

Nangong Le was surprised, "You guys.now I know why they betrayed your clan.Even our lowest servant gets four taels of silver every month!"

Qiu Wufeng said, "That's really too much. Do you know how many mouths we have to eat in our martial clan?"

Nangong Le smiled weakly but he thought, "Then, you have so many men, why not make good use of them and make them do business and get back your investment?"

Gongsun Jing seemed to know what she was thinking because she said, "It's a pity that the martial exponent we have is not good at doing business and can only be a bandit …"

Lingfeng wanted to say that she used to spend a hundred taels of silver every month but did not say it out loud because it would give Yi Ping and everyone a bad impression of her.

But Yi Ping had already thought about it, "Lingfeng, you brought so many silver taels. How much are your expenses?"

Lingfeng smiled bitterly, "This is hard to say. Sometimes a lot, sometimes a little. Usually I can't spend money until I meet you."

Yi Ping could only faintly smile as he looked at Ding Yun and Youxue, "What about Yun and Youxue?"

Ding Yun smiled gently, "It seems like you are checking our finances. I usually don't have much money either. The Virtue Palace was not a good place to conduct a clan. At most I only get about ten to thirty cashes per day. Sometimes, the Virtuous Palace doesn't even give me timely perks."

Yi Ping comforted Ding Yun, “Okay. I will work hard in the future.”.

Ding Yun looked at Yi Ping excitedly, "I'm not sad. Don't worry for me. We will earn our income in the future …"

Yi Ping was touched as he stared at Ding Yun gently until his heart started to make him uncomfortable again. He quickly recovered as he asked Youxue, "Youxue, what about you? Unfortunately, you must be the poorest .. just like me. You have wandered for three years .. lived such a difficult life …"

Youxue gave her a shy smile.

He looked at Yi Ping sweetly, sighing. "Fuckin' thick…"

If Yi Ping knew that reality was completely different from what he was thinking, he would instantly faint on the spot.

Before Youxue had secretly left the Virtue Palace, he had stolen all of Xiao Shuai's golden taels, causing him to almost suffer a heart attack! Not only that, over the years, he had constantly caused trouble for all the famous bandits and fighters in the martial fraternity, using them to train his martial skills and help their victims.

Of these famous bandits and fighters, he had taken their martial treasures, their unique weapons, their martial secrets and their secret martial manuals. The items he did not need, he would secretly trade them on the black market for a large amount of silver and gold!

Needless to say, he had already amassed a vast collection of treasures and riches that exceeded even the Nangong Clan in such a short period of time!

Yi Ping said softly to Youxue, "Youxue, don't worry. I'll work hard to meet your needs. I'm not going to let you roam the fraternity again. We will find a quiet place with high mountains and a calm river to settle in. . There I will be a farmer and..”.

Lingfeng, Youxue, Ding Yun, Meijian and Yujian started to shift uncomfortably. Living in a secluded place was actually the last thing on their minds!

Youxue pretended to nod …

Gongsun Jing clapped her hands, "Sister Yi Ping. I admire your peace of mind. Over the centuries, there have only been a handful of heroes who could put everything down and retreat to the recesses of the mountains. It's really awesome!"

Qiu Wufeng nodded, "If we survive this, maybe I will also retreat to the mountains. Maybe I'll build a hut besides Brother Yi Ping. Hahaha…"

Gongsun Jing started coughing lightly.

Of course Qiu Wufeng was not serious. He just wanted everyone to admire his aspirations as well. The only person he could fool was Yi Ping.

Yi Ping nodded in agreement, "It's great Brother Qiu! If we can all survive this, we'll do it!"

Qiu Wufeng grinned but he was already thinking, "With so many martial clans gathered in the Sacred Amalgamate Mountains, I might be famous for myself …"

Yi Ping asked, "What about you, Brother Nangong?"

Nangong Le smiled weakly, "I don't want fame. I don't want to be a hero or a hermit in the mountains. I just wanted to beg my father for forgiveness …"

Yi Ping patted her on the shoulder, "What a filial child! This is so awesome! The ancients said one of the seven virtues to be upheld was filial. I didn't expect this from you."

Nangong le laughed, "Thank you, thank you!"

Everyone except Yi Ping looked at Nangong Le with disdain. It was because they all knew that the last thing Nangong Le had in mind was filial but the wealth of his parents.

Yi Ping was suddenly saddened as he said to Yujian and Meijian, "You two are very young .. unfortunately .. I wonder if it was the right decision for you to follow me …"

Mei’Er was sad and she was expressed with a painful gaze, "Master, we have been accompanying the students of the mistress since childhood. Besides him, you are the closest to us. If you don't even want us, there's no point for us. to live any longer."

Yi Ping sighed, "The Brotherhood is so big and there are many difficulties with me …"

Yu’Er interrupted with a silent determination, "Through joy and sorrow, we will follow you. We have few possessions and if Master does not hate us and is willing to accept us, we are too grateful. Yu’Er just wants to sing and play music for you every day.”.

Yi Ping suddenly started bending forward as a painful pain assaulted him!

Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Lingfeng, Ding Yun and Youxue quickly surrounded her as they showed their affection and attention!

"Master ... What's up!" Mei’Er gasp.

"Yi Ping.. Are you okay?" Lingfeng asked with great concern.

Yu’Er helped support Yi Ping…

Ding Yun was checking his pulse…

Youxue asked softly, "Yi .. Ping …"

Yi Ping smiled weakly and his eyes shone with appreciation as he looked at all of them softly, "I don't know why, but lately, I've been experiencing discomfort in my chest …"

While Gongsun Jing and Qiu Wufeng looked at Yi Ping anxiously, Nangong Le stared at the translucent jade that was on the twin brothers wrist.

Nangong Le thought, "This translucent Jade is priceless and worth a lot of money anywhere …"

He couldn't help but ask Meijian, "Mei’Er, the jade bracelet you are carrying is fragile. You can break it in a convincing fight. Then it'll be terrible, won't it?"

Mei’Er laughed cheerfully, "Don't worry! I have more of these jade bracelets in the Eternal Ice Palace."

Nangong Le was secretly shocked but he quickly recovered his composure. This precious translucent jade was said to be from the Heavenly Mountains so it was not entirely surprising for him to have it. But still, translucent jade was still very rare to find…

Suddenly, an idea came to his mind …

Nangong Le laughed, "Alright... In that case, do you mind selling me one tael of silver? There are two good reasons to sell to me …"

Before she could finish, Mei’Er had replied coldly. "Dream!"

He was not someone who would easily give up and would show the profits of selling his see-through jade bracelet to him when he realized that Lingfeng, Youxue, Gongsun Jing, Qiu Wufeng, were looking at him, Yu’Er and Ding Yun were all also staring coldly.

Lingfeng said coldly, "You're desperate, aren't you?"

Nangong Le smiled awkwardly.

He was only saved from further embarrassment when everyone's attention was diverted by a young man in his twenties who was traveling on foot.

That young man is weird. He had five swords on his back and he was carrying a banner of the martial clan. From the character that was on the banner, it seemed like he was from the Five Elements Clan.

Since he was unsure whether this group of martial exponents were friends or enemies and outnumbered, he wanted to return immediately.

But he soon overcame his doubts. He had quite a courageous heart or else he would not dare to travel to the Amalgamate Holy Mountains alone.

But the only reason she could muster up her courage to approach them was because she suddenly realized that the five girls were all dazzling beauties even though they had covered their faces with veiled straw hats. He had never seen such a graceful and graceful girl …

Also, their views were investigative and did not have any evil aura; that was why he dared to approach them. Upon seeing that they had not unsheathed their swords when they saw them, he gathered up the courage to hasten his pace and greet them.

As she approached the group, she was already shocked; these girls were indeed extraordinary beauties. He could see their facial features through their thin silk veils!

She's confused. What caused these girls to be in this desolate wilderness?

Chi Zhengqi said respectfully, "I am Chi Zhengqi from the Five Elements Clan. I was on my way to the Holy Amalgamate Mountains to witness the battle of the century. May I know the origin and name of your martial clan if you don't mind sharing? "

He paused for a moment to look at each of them before adding, "I really don't see any martial banners …"

Yi Ping immediately bowed with his hands respectfully, "I am Yi Ping. We're from …"

As soon as Yi Ping greeted the stranger, everyone started to tense up and worry!

Lingfeng sighed in silence, "This pig head will divulge all our details to a stranger. He really did not understand about how dangerous the martial fraternity was …"

But before he could interrupt Yi Ping, Ding Yun said coldly. "We're from the True Axiom Clan."

Chi Zhengqi was startled as she thought, "I've never heard of it before. Judging from their experienced posture and keen eyes, they must have come from a famous but reclusive martial clan that rarely made news in the fraternity. The true battle between the Honor Manor and the unorthodox clans has revived the interest of many prominent loner martial clans back into the fraternity. It's just that I've never heard of their clan before. If I say I do not know their clan, then they will know that my clan is just a small seed in the martial fraternity. I better pretend otherwise.

Therefore he laughed out loud, "Yes, yes. I have heard of the True Axiom Clan. Judging from the incredible air displayed by your fellow proteges of your clan, your clan is definitely ranked among the top-tier martial clans in the fraternity."

Ding Yun asked, "You're alone? I've never heard of the Five Elements Clan."

Chi Zhengqi smiled awkwardly. This girl is too outspoken!

This would be his first time traveling in a fraternity and as such he might have never heard of the Five Elements Clan. But that's a good sign that he's talking to her. Maybe he's interested in her?

He said, "The Five Elements Clan is just a small clan, occupying a small hill in the Middle Brotherhood near the Universal Mountains. But hey, surely you've heard of the Universal Truth Clan? Our clans are close to each other! "

When mentioning the Universal Truth Clan, he grinned proudly.

Mei’Er said, "I've heard about the Universal Truth Clan being fine. It is a leading orthodox martial clan and one of the seven major orthodox sword clans. As far as I know, there are nine other martial clans near around the Universal Truth Clan.”.

Chi Zhengqi noticed that this girl who spoke to him had a sweet charming voice. When he mentioned that there were other martial clans around the Universal Truth Clan, he was secretly as happy as he thought. "This girl does know the Five Elements Clan. I didn't know my clan was also famous outside of the Universal Mountains!"

Mei’Er said coldly, ".however, the nine martial clans were too weak and did not even qualify to be ranked as third-rate martial clans. Not even worth mentioning by name."

Chi Zhengqi slightly thought, "You said my clan is a small clan and is not even worth mentioning? Are you sure? What about you, so just call the True Axiom Clan? I've never even heard of it before!"

He quickly said, "Girl, did you see the sword on my back? The Five Elements Clan was famous for its swordplay and five element techniques."

Mei’Er replied coldly, "Five swords might not be able to win a single sword. How do you use five swords at the same time? Strange, you have five hands?"

Yu’Er started to giggle.

Yi Ping felt awkward. This young man did not seem to have any ill intentions. The way Ding Yun and Mei’Er faced him was a bit too unfriendly.

Chi Zhengqi flushed red as she said, "It's only because you're a girl or I will definitely challenge you for underestimating my clan's martial skills. But I, Chi Zhengqi will let it pass because I just assumed that you were young and had little experience in the fraternity …"

Gongsun Jing and Qiu Wufeng exchanged funny looks. It seems that the fight will soon break out in the near future. The young man had absolutely no idea that he was dealing with the Exquisite Sword Fairy Shui Meijian, the direct protege of the Heavenly Fairy herself!

But before she could finish, Mei’Er had already whipped out her sword with a sharp ringing sound, the cold aura of a radiant long sword that was unsheathed could be felt by everyone!

Yi Ping secretly praised him, "Mei’Er, it looks like your sword arts have improved! This ice-cold aura was almost similar to Infinity-Two now!"

The sharp and piercing cold aura of his long sword was so resounding that everyone except Youxue, Yu’Er and Yi Ping, were so resounding, unwittingly taking a few steps back to avoid the sharp gaze directly from his cold sword energy!

Chi Zhengqi broke out in cold sweat as she stared deeply in disbelief that this young-looking girl could possess an unusually high level of divinity in her sword arts and was already able to combine her complicated energy with a sword to harness sword energy!

His cold sword energy was so crippling that he could not move and his legs trembled in fear!

Mei’Er said quietly, "Image your five swords. I want to see how you can use five swords at once!"

Chi Zhengqi found her voice again after a difficult struggle with crippling fear as she said weakly, "Girl…it was against the martial code of the Five Elements Clan to fight with the weaker sex. Even if you have won, it is not a true victory.”.

Mei’Er interrupted sadly, "You! Hurry, pull your sword! My sword arm is tired!"

Chi Zhengqi smiled bitterly, "As a man, I will not fight with a woman. This is not only contrary to my clan's martial code as well as my personal principles …"

Mei’Er pointed at Nangong Le, Qiu Wufeng, Yi Ping and Gongsun Jing as she said coldly, "There are four men here. Please choose and challenge one of them. If anyone dies, this is the will of heaven and not someone is to blame. I want to see your five swords in action."

Gongsun Jing, Nangong Le, Qiu Wufeng and Yi Ping were surprised that Mei’Er had pointed them.

Gongsun Jing, Nangong Le and Qiu Wufeng smiled confidently. After all, they were one of the famous Four Young Masters of the Martial Brotherhood and their martial skills were naturally not weak. In fact, they were much better than most exponents in the fraternity.

Chi Zhengqi panicked as she thought, "What should I do now? I was hit in an awkward situation …"

Yi Ping stepped in front of Mei’Er as he said, "Please forgive Mei’Er. It wasn't his intention to make things difficult for you …"

Chi Zhengqi felt relieved as she thought, "This Yi Ping .. she looked friendly …"

Yi Ping said, ". now that Mei’Er has mentioned it, I am also interested in your impressive Five Element Sword Game. I wonder if the young hero can give me honor by arguing with me?"

Mei’Er laughed softly, "So even our Master is also curious."

Chi Zhengqi was startled as she thought, "This young man is the Master ?! This young girl was already very tough then her Master would become even more formidable .. how did this appear like this? Are they going to kill me?"

In the martial fraternity, age was not used to indicate seniority within the martial clan. Instead, direct learners have a more senior rank and they are usually the ones who are taught the clan's secret skills.

Chi Zhengqi thought dejectedly, "Now it has truly become the will of heaven and no one is to blame if anyone dies. I myself fell into this abyss …"

Yi Ping had already shown a fighting attitude!

Suddenly, a thought struck Chi Zhengqi like deadly lightning!

"Did he say he was Yi Ping? The Honor Manor had branded Yi Ping as a fugitive along with Nangong Le, Gongsun Jing and Qiu Wufeng …"

He started staring at the three men who were behind the man. He had noticed that they all inconspicuously touched their unsheathed weapons lightly with their fingers except for the two unarmed girls.

Lingfeng and Youxue were curious that Chi Zhengqi suddenly saw them…

Chi Zhengqi quickly thought, "I must remain calm and think of a way. These two girls should be held hostage by this famous group of heretics. Come to think of it, I could see their little fingers moving. Maybe they've given me so many pointers with their hand movements. I must have been a fool for not realizing it earlier. Maybe they don't know that I already know their identity?"

He decided to bet by saying, "I just remembered that I had something important to do first. May we meet again …"

Before Yi Ping could say anything, Chi Zhengqi had already turned around and ran in the opposite direction!

Chi Zhengqi was relieved that they did not chase after him as she thought, "Fortunately, I was quick to think or I would definitely die in this desolate mountain range. Oh. .. thank God! The first thing I headed to a nearby town was to tell the other orthodox clans that the powerful True Axiom Clan was heading to the Sacred Amalgamate Mountains. This notorious criminal has also kidnapped innocent girls along the way. They outnumber me. It's not that it's dishonorable to escape. The most important thing was to keep myself alive so that the godly orthodox clans could guard themselves from the scheme of the True Axiom Clan. These despicable rapists.”.

When Chi Zhengqi left, Lingfeng sighed softly. "Why do I have such a bad feeling about all this and that young man?"

Yi Ping said, "It's a pity. I really want to see his amazing Five Element Sword Game…"

Lingfeng said, "Yi Ping, you better not report your name just like that. We don't know if anyone else is a friend or an enemy. Don't take unnecessary risks, okay?"

Yi Ping clapped his hands, "Okay! I forgot I was a fugitive. Why didn't you remind me earlier, Lingfeng?"

Lingfeng immediately gave Yi Ping a hard kick, "Why don't you go and die first?"

Yi Ping quickly recovered from the hard kick as he said excitedly to everyone, "Lingfeng, your kick just gave me an idea for the Heavenly Star Formation. We should stick to the original deployment of Lele for the Heavenly Star Formation. Yu’Er and Mei’ Er will be in the same group as me. Youxue, Yun and you will remain in the same group. Brother Nangong, Brother Gongsun and Brother Qiu will form the third group of the Outer Star Formation. I think Brother Gongsun is a good leader ..”

Just by mentioning the Heavenly Star Formation, everyone seemed to have accelerated their steps and quickly walked away.

Yi Ping was confused, "What's wrong?"

That was because other than Lele, Yi Ping was the only one who could understand the Heavenly Star Formation.

Even Lele praised Yi Ping, "You have studied the Heavenly Star Formation before? How did you memorize all the moves so quickly?"

Yi Ping said, "No, it's my first time."

Lele was already thinking, "Could it be?"

He looked at Yi Ping with a curious look. There was something about Yi Ping that he could not yet show as he thought, "That's impossible. It took me a hundred years to understand but he only took a moment?"

He began to think that it was no coincidence that Yi Ping brought them to the center of the Heavenly Star Chamber…

The Heavenly Star Chamber where he found the golden scroll was located in the middle of some deadly Heavenly Star Formation. It was almost impossible to discover without first having knowledge of the Heavenly Star Formation or having deep knowledge in all of the famous formations…

But before he could ponder any further, Lie Qing and Yixian called out to him; they were also really interested in the Heavenly Star Formation and had some difficulty in comprehending the exciting changes of the Heavenly Star Formation.

He left his contemplation and flew happily to their side, explaining to them with great enthusiasm.

Yi Ping sighed as he recalled that scene back then …

Although he had just left the Quiet Mountains not long ago but he had already missed Lele a lot .. Lie Qing and Yixian …

He was now clutching his chest again as a sudden pain overwhelmed him …

Suddenly, there was a loud echoing sound in the mountains.

"Because your sword has left its sheath, isn't it a pity not to calm your sword first?"

Yi Ping was startled and he immediately jumped forwards.

Mei’Er looked around sharply, inspecting every tree, shrub, and shrub while saying, "Who are you?!"

"Who am I? Haha.I am the God of the Mountain." The sound is old and old.

Youxue said coldly, "Show yourself. How dare you do a naughty trick on us."

Ding Yun had unsheathed his sword as he said softly, "God or Devil, you should question the sword in my hand first."

Lingfeng raised her hand and threw dozens of secret projectiles towards the thick overgrowth as she shouted, "There! He's right there!"