Xiang Yushan's Death (Part 1)

"Lu Miaozhi."

Trapped in the net, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong cried out in unison. Seeing their expressions, Shen Luoyan immediately showed a trace of confusion, unable to understand what had shocked them. No matter how clever Shen Luoyan was, she could never have imagined that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had met Lu Miaozhi not long ago.

However, Shen Luoyan soon shifted her gaze from Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling to Qin Shubao standing nearby. To Shen Luoyan, Qin Shubao was far more valuable than the two of them.

After all, Qin Shubao was a renowned general of the Sui Dynasty, while Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were merely street punks. Even the legends of the Longevity Scroll and Yang Gong's Treasure did not change that.

It was certainly miraculous that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had mastered the Longevity Scroll, but as the original work made clear, only a handful of people truly wanted to obtain it from them—people such as Bi Xuan, Ning Daoqi, and Wan Wan. Everyone else pursued them mainly for Yang Gong's Treasure.

Moreover, even Bi Xuan, Ning Daoqi, Wan Wan, and the others merely wanted to study it for reference. None of them had ever intended to cultivate it.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had begun martial arts training far too late. Even with their exceptional talent, that remained true. Fu Junqi had initially held the same view of their desire to learn martial arts. It could be said that had they not later encountered such fortuitous opportunities as He's Jade and the Relic of the Evil Emperor, their limit would have been becoming innate experts. They might have reached the master level within their lifetimes, but that would have taken around a decade or two.

For ordinary people, reaching the master level