Purple Haze Divine Skill Obtained

"Yue Lingshan, your father's here to pick you up!" Hao Shuai shouted into the cabin.

Hearing Hao Shuai's words, Yue Lingshan emerged from the cabin and saw Old Yue on the shore, calling out, "Dad!"

After confirming it was Yue Buqun, Hao Shuai stepped forward, put his arm around Yue Lingshan's waist, and flew directly towards the shore, skimming just above the river.

Seeing how incredible Hao Shuai's Qinggong was, and recalling that Hao Shuai had annihilated the Qingcheng Sect, Old Yue mentally labeled him: This person cannot be fought head-on.

Upon reaching the shore, Hao Shuai released Yue Lingshan and spoke directly to Old Yue, "Sect Leader Yue, let's not waste any more time. Did you bring the Purple Haze Divine Skill?"

Old Yue didn't answer, but instead asked Yue Lingshan, "Shaner, are you alright? Were you bullied?"

Hao Shuai rolled his eyes.

Bullied!

Doesn't he see his daughter has gotten fatter from eating too much junk food and soda!

"Dad, I'm fine!" Yue Lingshan, being somewhat conscientious, didn't lie.

"Sect Leader Yue, you've spoken with your daughter, so let's cut the pleasantries. Toss me the Purple Haze manual, and I'll let Miss Yue go! This way, everyone wins, everyone gets what they want, and no one loses face. And by the way," Hao Shuai interrupted the father-daughter reunion, "if you feel like you're getting the short end of the stick, I happen to have a certain sword manual you might want, which I can throw in as a bonus."

"Do you really have that sword manual?" Old Yue asked, a flicker of interest in his eyes.

"Absolutely. And I have no reason to lie to you."

Old Yue pondered. Given Hao Shuai's martial prowess, he indeed had no need to deceive him. He directly took a booklet from his robes and tossed it towards Hao Shuai.

Hao Shuai caught the booklet and opened it to read.

Alright!

Still can't understand it!

"Sect Leader Yue, you wouldn't give me a fake, would you? You know it wouldn't benefit your Mount Hua Sect to offend me," Hao Shuai asked, not entirely at ease.

"I swear on the reputation of the Gentleman Sword that it's real. As you said, my Mount Hua Sect doesn't want to end up like the Qingcheng Sect," Old Yue stated solemnly. Yue Buqun truly didn't dare to play any tricks here; being targeted by such a powerful expert would be dire for the Mount Hua Sect.

What kind of good reputation can you, Yue Buqun, possibly have?

Hao Shuai scoffed inwardly.

Never mind, I'll have Dongfang Bai verify it later.

"Yue Lingshan, congratulations, you've been released! Go find your father!" Hao Shuai, true to his word, let Yue Lingshan go.

"Shaner, hurry over here."

Upon hearing Old Yue's words, Yue Lingshan walked towards him, looking back over her shoulder three times.

Old Yue saw Yue Lingshan looking back and assumed she was afraid Hao Shuai would attack her.

But Hao Shuai saw something entirely different in her eyes.

What the hell!

What was that look in her eyes!

That intense reluctance, what did it mean?

Could this girl have Stockholm Syndrome?

Despite her reluctance, Yue Lingshan eventually reached Old Yue's side.

"The sword manual you mentioned earlier?" Old Yue, seeing his daughter safely returned, looked at Hao Shuai expectantly and asked.

"Are you sure you want to exchange now?" Hao Shuai asked, glancing at Yue Lingshan.

"Shaner, go back to the city and wait for me." Old Yue understood immediately and quickly sent Yue Lingshan away.

"Sect Leader Yue, if you want the Bixie Sword Manual, trade me other martial arts from the Mount Hua Sect, like the Primordial Unity Skill." Seeing that only Old Yue and he were present, Hao Shuai made his demand.

"Agreed." Old Yue was a decisive man. He directly took out several booklets from his robes and threw them to Hao Shuai.

It wasn't surprising Old Yue was so decisive; after all, he'd already given up the Purple Haze Divine Skill, so he didn't care much about other martial arts.

Hao Shuai took the booklets, saw titles like "Primordial Unity Skill" and "Xiyi Swordplay" written on them, and without verifying their authenticity, put them directly into his spatial storage. At the same time, he took out a booklet and threw it to Old Yue.

Hao Shuai couldn't help but muse inwardly: These martial artists really do like carrying secret manuals around with them everywhere. It seems looting corpses is quite a profitable venture.

Old Yue eagerly opened the Bixie Sword Manual he'd just received.

"To practice the divine skill, one must first castrate oneself!"

The moment the manual was opened, the first thing that met his eyes were these eight bizarre characters. Instantly, with a loud boom, it was as if a thunderclap had exploded in his ears, leaving him completely disoriented.

"This..."

Old Yue's hand trembled instinctively, and the manual almost slipped from his grasp. He reacted, quickly turning to Hao Shuai with a furious expression and demanding, "Tang Bohu, I sincerely exchanged manuals with you, yet you've given me this fake manual to deliberately trick me! Do you think Yue Buqun is easy to bully?"

"Sect Leader Yue, there's no need for anger."

Hao Shuai smiled and said, "I can guarantee that the Bixie Sword Manual I gave you, though a copy, is absolutely genuine. It's just that the techniques recorded in the manual are quite unbelievable. If you don't believe me, keep reading, and you'll see I'm telling the truth."

Old Yue had no choice but to flip through the manual again. Forcing himself to ignore the discomfort caused by the initial eight characters, he read word by word. As he continued, he became completely engrossed.

As the second-ranked expert among the Five Great Sword Sects, Old Yue's martial arts were undeniably high, and his mental fortitude was equally strong. However, all of that seemed to crumble before the Bixie Sword Manual.

"Hoo..."

It took a full fifteen minutes before Old Yue finally came to his senses. He let out a long, heavy sigh, his brow furrowed with worry. "The manual is indeed real. It seems I have misunderstood young hero Tang."

"Alright, Sect Leader Yue, if the manual is genuine, then our transaction is complete. We shall meet again!" Hao Shuai cupped his fists at Old Yue. He didn't return to Fuzhou City but headed directly towards Hengyang.

"Young hero Tang, we shall meet again!" Old Yue also cupped his fists.

He was in no mood to try and build rapport with Hao Shuai now. After putting away the manual, he returned directly to Fuzhou City to reunite with Yue Lingshan.

After walking to a secluded spot, Hao Shuai took to the skies, flying towards Hengyang.

Traveling by horse?

Hao Shuai had no intention of ever traveling by horse again. His backside couldn't handle that kind of suffering!

As Hao Shuai flew towards Hengyang, his alias, Tang Bohu, became famous. Or rather, it caused a sensation throughout the martial arts world.

Rumors spread like wildfire across the land, speaking of Tang Bohu's glorious deeds: annihilating the entire Qingcheng Sect, kidnapping Yue Lingshan, and escaping with the Purple Haze Divine Skill obtained from the Grand Sect Leader, all without a scratch.

There were even whispers that the Lin family's Bixie Sword Manual was in Tang Bohu's possession.

Now, the entire martial arts world was frantically searching for Tang Bohu. Most of these people were after the manuals he possessed. Regardless of whether the Bixie Sword Manual was real or not, the Purple Haze Divine Skill was confirmed to be in his hands.

Unfortunately, despite the entire martial arts world turning itself upside down, no one had managed to find Tang Bohu yet.

Black Wood Cliff, Sun Moon Holy Cult

Dongfang Bai reclined on her chair, lost in thought, twirling a golden thread snake with a stick tied to a ribbon. She murmured to herself, "Why would Yu Niang betray me for a man? Wasn't I good enough to her? Why does love make people lose themselves? What kind of person would I become if I ever met love?" As she spoke, she fell into a memory, seemingly recalling Hao Shuai's heroic rescue.

Snapping back to the present, the young woman Dongfang smiled and said, "I actually find him quite cute."

"Greetings, Cult Leader!"

A scout entered the silent hall, interrupting Dongfang Bai's reverie. He knelt respectfully on the ground.

"Do you have something to report?"

Dongfang Bai asked expressionlessly.

"Reporting to the Cult Leader, Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect is planning to wash his hands in the Golden Basin and retire from the martial arts world. Before this, Elder Qu has been lingering in Hengyang for several months. They have formed a deep friendship, meeting in secret numerous times to play music together."

"Is that so? One is the right hand of our Holy Cult, and the other is a defender of the orthodox sects. To think they could form a friendship is truly unbelievable," Dongfang Bai said with a cold laugh.

"Everyone in the cult is saying that Elder Qu plans to collude with Liu Zhengfeng," the scout reported respectfully.

"Hmph!"

Dongfang Bai let out a chilling smile.

"Should this subordinate go to Hengyang to investigate?"

"No need! Do you have any news of Hao Shuai?"

"Reporting to the Cult Leader, this person arrived in Fuzhou City from Huayin County and stayed there for several dozen days. However, the cult has been unable to ascertain what he did during those days. We only discovered that a few days ago, he departed from Fuzhou and headed in the direction of Hengyang," the scout replied.

"You may withdraw!"

"Yes, Cult Leader."

Silence returned to the grand hall.

"Liu Zhengfeng is publicly washing his hands in the Golden Basin, yet secretly colluding with Qu Yang. It seems a grand opera is about to unfold in Hengyang City. And he intends to go to Hengyang City as well. Why shouldn't I take a trip to Hengyang City?" Dongfang Bai smiled knowingly, then used her internal energy to draw the golden thread snake from its glass jar into her sleeve. She turned and left.