Martialism

Chapter 7's

Yi Ping had run out of the city. He struggled with his injuries until he was out of town. He knew that he was being chased but his pursuers did not seem to be in a hurry.

He sat down to recuperate and waited for his pursuer to appear.

Sure enough, a monk appeared on the horizon.

Yi Ping hummed coldly, “You have come.”

Jue Yuan laughed, “Yes, I'm coming. Looks like you've been waiting for me.”

Yi Ping said, “We are now in a secluded place. This place is the right place for you to kill me.”

Jue Yuan laughed, “Indeed! I, the merciless Jue Yuan, will send you to heaven today!”

Yi Ping said coldly, “Good name! And I think a monk is someone who is loving!”

Jue Yuan said proudly, “Not me. Compassion for the enemy means no mercy for ourselves, do I really say that?”

Yi Ping replied, “Indeed.”

He added, “I would never have thought that the Good-Natured Gongsun Jing would be someone evil to a stranger.”

Jue Yuan said, “You have made two mistakes. First, you have rejected the friendship of our Young Master Gongsun and secondly you are the protege of Qiao Feng the Shadow Kicker. All of this deserves a death sentence, don't you think? ”

Yi Ping got up and unsheathed his long sword, “So this is martial fraternity justice! Those who are not on your side are your enemies! What a joke! Even a nameless person like me deserves the great monk Jue Yuan to dirty his tangab.”

Jue Yuan laughed as he rubbed his prayer beads that were in his hands, “You are not a nameless person. The fact that you can withstand a blow from Gu Tianle and still survive proves that. Even if you are not a threat now, you will become one in the future when Young Master Gongsun I want to unite the martial fraternity.”

Suddenly, Jue Yuan broke his prayer beads and each of them shot towards Yi Ping with incredible speed and power.

Yi Ping was startled and he quickly raised his sword to defend.

But the strangest thing happened. All twenty prayer beads fell to the ground right in front of Yi Ping as if they had all smashed into an invisible barrier!

Both Yi Ping and Jue Yuan were shocked!

Jue Yuan was stunned. He is best known for his prayer bead projectiles that kill. At this distance, no one could avoid all twenty beaded projectiles.

To think that this injured young man with the current level of martial arts could do so was extremely unlikely. Moreover, this young man had not even started to try. His prayer beads seemed to hit an invisible wall!

“A monk bullied a wounded man and tried to kill him, this is really interesting.”.

Yi Ping and Jue Yuan looked up and saw a young girl with black hair draped over sitting on a tree branch. It was not her extraordinary beauty that made them hold their breath even though her beauty was impossible to describe and her appearance was incomparable! The fact that one could move in their sight yet they did not realize it was simply too overwhelming!

Yi Ping heart was pounding. At first she thought she was Shui Yixian but when she looked closely, she realized her mistake. Both share the same unparalleled beauty and are very much a must see!

Yi Ping heart instantly sank into disappointment.

The beautiful girl jumped to the ground. His descent was unhurried and he landed on the edge of the grass gently.

He said, “I don't want to interfere in your affairs, but the conversation was too heavy for me to bear.”

Jue Yuan could not believe his eyes. ‘Tipping on Grass’ This like ‘Walking on Grass’ is the highest emblem of all levitation skills. That he was just hovering at the end of the grass spoke volumes about his breathing technique and martial development. He really did not believe that this young girl would be able to do such a thing!

Jue Yuan asked, “Who are you?”

The amazing beautiful girl said coldly, “It seems that you are not only a merciless monk but also a depraved monk. Not only a depraved monk but also a shameless monk to ask a girl her name in broad daylight!”

He doesn't mince words at all. This instantly angered Jue Yuan.

Jue Yuan angrily said, “No problem. I know who you are soon!” He released his Triple Merciless Palms to the young girl!

Jue Yuan is best known for his deadly Triple Merciless Palms and has killed many boxers.

Yi Ping warned the girl, “Be careful, girl ..”

He had interfered because of her and he did not want anything to happen to him.

The Triple Merciless Palms was indeed extraordinary and deadly. No wonder his rank was so high in the martial fraternity! The extraordinary beautiful girl was shocked as she narrowly avoided the first three blows of the Triple Merciless Palms.

Jue Yuan was also surprised. He had never seen anyone avoid someone like him before. When he attacked with a Strong Bale Punch of merciless Three-Times Skill as he attacked, it could be followed by any blow. This forced his opponent with no other choice but to fight him at close range.

This caused him to waste his ingenious punch and end the fight quickly.

However Jue Yuan, did not hesitate at all and rained down punch after punch at him.

This incredible beautiful girl displayed various martial strokes to counter her punches. Therefore, Jue Yuan could not guess the origin of his martial will. It seems he was deliberately hiding it.

He wryly sneered, “It seems that you are deliberately hiding your martial origin. Even if you are a charming woman, you will soon find out that I, Jue Yuan is unlike anyone else before you. That is why I am known as a merciless monk. !”

And he increased his strength and the martial power of his palm. “I'll drop you in less than thirty steps! I want to see if you can still hide your martial origin!”

The extraordinary beautiful girl was aware that Jue Yuan meant what she said. Suddenly, there was a sudden shriek and his silky smooth right hand was filled with an incredible force that projected an immense overwhelming power onto Jue Yuan!

Jue Yuan was startled by the projected force and was thrown backwards!

Even Yi Ping exclaimed loudly, “What an incredible martial skill!”

That was because the projected strength would get weaker with increasing distance. But this incredible palm technique extended the projected palm force within a short distance. Although the projected distance of this palm technique was extremely short, this aspect was truly frightening! Normal boxers could not block it and this palm technique could also weaken the opponent's strength before the clash.

As Yi Ping stood behind the incredible beautiful girl, he could see that she had pulled her right hand onto her back and her fingers were trembling!

Jue Yuan did not believe what he had just seen. He shouted furiously as he fled, “Hand of Divine Horizon, Hand of Divine Horizon! That's impossible!”

It seemed that Jue Yuan was not seriously injured by the projected force. Instead, he was more afraid of this palm skill.

The amazing beauty did not catch up as she sighed in relief, “Wah. It's lucky! I don't know how to handle it if he wants to last any further.”

Yi Ping looked at him carefully.

The amazing beautiful girl said, “Hmph! Instead of thanking me, you looked at me. At least you should tell me your name, yes no?”

Yi Ping shook his head and muttered, “You are not him ..”

The extraordinary beautiful girl was not happy and it was all written in her expression and Yi Ping could feel it sharply. He stared intently at Yi Ping. Without a word, it seemed like she was warning him not to compare her to other girls.

Yi Ping said, “I'm looking for someone. Sorry I just mumbled. I'm Yi Ping. I'm grateful to you, girl. How do I call you girl?”

That amazing beautiful girl smiled, “You're lucky today. That's because I've decided to tell you my name. My name is Ji Lingfeng.”

Yi Ping said, “Girl Ji, I will repay you in the future.”

Ji Lingfeng asked, “It looks like you have a problem with that monk. Why is he chasing you?”

Yi Ping shook his head, “I'm not so sure. I was drinking in the city when Gongsun Jing, Gu Tianle and Jue Yuan suddenly approached me...”

He began to tell her the events of the day.

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “It is well known that Gu Tianle has a blood feud with the Shadow Kicker and the Lightning God for losing his left arm. Why are they accusing you? Is there really no connection between Qiao Feng and you?”

Yi Ping said, “We dueled at the peak of the Heavenly Mountains some time ago. I just subconsciously took his kick style. I really don't know Kick Shadow Skill ..”

Girl Ji said doubtfully, “That's amazing, isn't it?”

Suddenly, Yi Ping stepped forward and showed the punch he showed in the duel with Jue Yuan and even the Triple Merciless Palms!

Ji Lingfeng flinched and was amazed, “You can really remember every detail of the fight clearly! I think it only happens when the top exponent reaches the level of ‘United Martial’. At that level, they would be able to display any martial blows they had seen or observed with the martial unifying principle. But it won't happen to someone as young as you. Just copying is useless, I have to warn you first and there will be too many loopholes to be exploited by your opponents.”

Ji Lingfeng had no idea that Yi Ping had indeed reached ‘Defense Unifying Level’. Any martial skill he picked up after he had observed for some time was not just imitating and in actual combat, either, he was also able to improvise and grasp martial principles quite quickly as if he had actually practiced martial arts for many years.

But for now, Yi Ping was really just mimicking what he saw without polishing it because he did not have a flexible opponent to practice with. He had no idea that the Triple Merciless Palms he had observed would be able to help him tremendously in the future since he had observed quite a number of sweeps from him to understand some of his principles.

However, he could not understand Ji Lingfeng's martial skills because he used a mixture of punches from different clans and sects.

She laughed, “I better remember to stay away from you when I used my secret technique. You should know that boxers in the martial fraternity are hostile towards those who steal their martial skills. Therefore, even if you can remember all of their punches and moves, you should not display them. It's for your own good! That is why top exponents always duel in secret places, away from spies. Those who are highly proficient in martial arts can remember their secret skills or use them to their own advantage.”

He added, “The advantage lies in seeing and learning; not haphazardly displaying half-hearted skills. You must have your own set of Martial Skills so that you will seem unpredictable and able to continuously improve your own skills. Only then can you become a true master?”

He said, “That's why seven major orthodox clans have been around for hundreds of years. They are not afraid of boxers trying to steal their skills. Rather, their martial skills lay in continuous refinement and improvement to reach the emblem. The change, flexibility and complexity of their martial skills caused their clan skills to stand the test of time.”

“Although their skills can be identified quickly and their punches may be common knowledge, fighting them is a completely different matter. Because they know others know the weakness of their punches, they can react with even more unexpected changes to your counters. “

When Ji Lingfeng saw her sad expression, she changed her tone and encouraged him, “Smartial foundations can be built. One day, you might be able to defeat Jue Yuan. Even I'm not his opponent. Sometimes we have to use our minds. “

Yi Ping was astonished that a young girl younger than him would know much. He suddenly enlightened and bowed respectfully to her, “Girl, your advice is golden and I am forever grateful!”

When Ji Lingfeng saw her grateful eyes, she was delighted.

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “You.you didn't bow to me when I saved your life. When I only told you about the common taboo of the martial fraternity, you saluted me. You are weird!”

Yi Ping said, “I've been wanting to find a good martial expert for a long time but unfortunately I didn't find one. Just now, when I saw the palm technique that Girl 'shows, I was really impressed. May I know that name? palm technique?”

Ji Lingfeng said, “Oh that. I believe it's called the Asper Horizon Hand. That's what the old man said. I learned it a few days ago when I was passing through a valley. He took out the wine I had and insisted on paying me by teaching me the techniques from the Divine Horizon Hands. Since the old man didn't mean to hurt me and I didn't do anything, I only learned one technique from him.”

He added, “This skill is hard to master. It requires a good foundation in internal strength. Just after I used it, my blood almost reversed its flow. If Jue Yuan continues to fight with me, I don't know what will happen next.”

He smiled and winked at Yi Ping, “It seems like you are interested in learning Horizon Hands?”

Yi Ping said solemnly, “Girl, actually as you said. Can you tell me where this Old Senior is? I want to visit it.”

Ji Lingfeng sighed, “My brother warned me not to interfere in the affairs of the martial fraternity or I got myself into endless trouble. I should have really listened to him ..”

Yi Ping asked, “Girl, will you help me?”

Ji Lingfeng sighed again, “Since I have nothing to do for the next few days, I will help you. But first you have to go to the city first!”

Yi Ping was surprised, “Go to town? Wh-wh-what for? Aren't we going to the valley?”

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “The old man is weird but he likes to drink. If you can go to the city and get some nice wine jars, he might consider accepting you as his student!”

Yi Ping said excitedly, “Why don't I think about that? Girl, you're very helpful. Let's go now!”

Ji Lingfeng said, “I will wait for you here.”

Yi Ping was surprised, “You didn't come with me?”

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “If I go to that city, soon, everyone will chase after you and me. Therefore it is better for me to stay.”

Yi Ping asked, “You have enemies in this city?”

Ji Lingfeng sighed, “Do you think a beautiful woman like me would go unnoticed in this city? Soon, Gongsun Jing's men will know of our every move. You better leave your sword to me, too. Their eyes and ears will be mine. pursue someone with a precious white sword.”

Yi Ping was surprised.

What he said made sense. What surprised Yi Ping was that he could calmly analyze the situation and advise him.

He handed his sword to her, “Girl, wait for me. I'll be back in a minute!”

Ji Lingfeng asked, “This sword has writing on it, writing ‘Phoenix White’ and ‘Emerald’. Is this long sword from the Eternal Ice Palace?”

Yi Ping said, “That's right. I have taken this sword from the Eternal Ice Palace.”

Ji Lingfeng laughed softly, “This is a precious sword used only by the leaders of the Eternal Ice Palace. It's amazing how you can get this sword unscathed. Does that mean it's not safe to travel with you? I don't want to antagonize those whores from the Eternal Ice Palace.”

Yi Ping said, “Girl, don't worry. I assure you that no one will chase this sword for a long time!”

Ji Lingfeng asked, “Hmph, can you confirm it?”

Yi Ping had already started running as he shouted in the distance, “I will explain to you when I return!”

Ji Lingfeng laughed out loud, “Hei! Don't push yourself and run so fast. You ... have not recovered from your injury!”

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