There's Such a Good Thing?

The next day, Shi Feizhe and Shan Xu went their separate ways.

That's how things are in the Jianghu. After a chance encounter, you continue your journey through the martial world.

Everyone has their own path to walk.

Shi Feizhe was going to Qiu Yang City, while Shan Xu was returning to Yan Province.

"Brother Shan, we are neither friends nor brothers!" Shi Feizhe suddenly said before leaving.

"Oh?" Shan Xu was a little confused.

"That way I won't stab you with my sword in the future!" Shi Feizhe said with a smile.

"Hahahaha..." Shan Xu laughed heartily, "Brother Shi is truly humorous!"

"The green mountains remain!"

"The green waters flow on!"

After the two bid farewell, Shan Xu watched Shi Feizhe leave, then came to Ye Qiandeng's grave.

It was called a grave, but it was actually just a small mound of earth. They had buried Ye Qiandeng there that morning, together with Shi Feizhe.

Originally, Shi Feizhe hadn't planned to bury him, but he had persuaded him a few times, and only then did the two of them lay Ye Qiandeng to rest.

After all, before Ye Qiandeng poisoned him and tried to harm him, he had truly considered Ye Qiandeng a friend!

Friends, in this treacherous Jianghu, are extremely precious. But precisely because they are precious, one must pursue them even more!

After a long, long time, Shan Xu sighed, left Ye Qiandeng's grave, and headed towards Yan Province.

Shi Feizhe traveled southeast towards Qiu Yang City. Traveling and cultivating during the day, and staying at inns at night, things went quite smoothly.

Indeed, after leaving that unlucky fellow Shan Xu, how could he easily encounter trouble!

His Blood Qi Barrier cultivation was very smooth. Every day, after practicing the fist and foot techniques of the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record, he would also practice the sword techniques of the "Twelve Story Building". Both were for training the body, but they complemented each other.

For example, sword techniques were good at training the wrists, arms, and other parts, while fist and foot techniques focused on the core of the waist and the integration of the whole body. Practicing both together yielded twice the results with half the effort.

However, the visualization technique for the Spirit Barrier was not going smoothly.

The body-training techniques could complement each other, but the visualization techniques for training the "spirit" conflicted with each other.

A person's spirit is limited. It's impossible to visualize the Great Sage Equal to Heaven while also visualizing oneself as a divine sword.

If the two were combined, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven holding a long sword would be too ridiculous!

How could one visualize something so unsightly that even they couldn't bear to look at it?

Of the three cultivation techniques Shi Feizhe possessed, the True Origin Sword Finger Technique was the most effortless. He just had to practice the standing stance step by step every day, accumulating over time until the quantitative change led to a qualitative change.

The Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record was something he obtained at Three Talents Manor with guidance from Hua Xiaomei. Furthermore, with his exceptional martial arts talent, he had replaced the Ten Kings of Hell in the visualization with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

The "Twelve Story Building" was obtained by chance, taught to him by Shan Xu.

If the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record hadn't been successfully cultivated to the introductory level, visualizing the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, he would have definitely given up the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record and focused solely on cultivating the "Twelve Story Building"!

After the "Twelve Story Building" was mastered, it would definitely be of great benefit to the True Origin Sword Finger Technique. Now that he had already visualized the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, he was quite reluctant to give it up.

But there was nothing he could do even if he was reluctant!

After much thought, he could only give up visualizing the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Every day, he would visualize a divine sword and cultivate the "Twelve Story Building"!

After traveling for more than ten days, he finally arrived at Qiu Yang City.

Qiu Yang City was an ancient city in Yi Province, with a history of one to two thousand years. Merchants from north and south carried goods and converged here. The city walls were twenty zhang high, no shorter than the city walls of Yi Yang City. There were also soldiers patrolling on the city walls.

Shi Feizhe had come from the north, so he entered through the north gate. As he was queuing to enter, he saw a crowd of people watching a spectacle.

Shi Feizhe had no interest in watching a spectacle. He just wanted to find a place to stay, bathe, and change clothes, but then he heard someone in the crowd shout:

"Sun Moon Radiance Sect is recruiting outer disciples!"

"Must be strong and healthy, with a foundation in blood qi."

"Upon entering, you can cultivate the Sun Moon Radiance Sect's secret transmission, the Sun Moon United Heart Art, which strengthens the spirit and allows for dual-tasking. It is truly the supreme method for becoming a master!"

"Three meals a day, room and board included, many benefits, monthly allowance, limited spots, come and sign up quickly!"

As the person spoke, the onlookers raised their hands and shouted, "I'll come! I'll come!"

Just the promise of room and board and a monthly allowance attracted the idle men in the city to sign up. Only some old Jianghu veterans heard this and sneered inwardly, walking away without looking back.

In this world, where could there be such a thing as a pie falling from the sky!

When any sect recruits disciples, they are either related to the sect, orphans raised from a young age, or from wealthy families, all with clean backgrounds and known origins.

Recruiting outer disciples in such a high-profile manner meant either recruiting cannon fodder or test subjects!

Shi Feizhe originally had no interest in joining a sect. He didn't lack cultivation techniques, nor did he lack gold and silver. What benefit would joining a sect bring? But then he heard the person shouting that the Sun Moon United Heart Art could allow for dual-tasking and strengthen the spirit.

Wasn't this exactly what he wanted? And it included room and board, plus money?

Was there such a good thing?

It was simply like someone handing you a pillow when you were sleepy!

So he squeezed into the crowd and saw two people with a table among the crowd. Beside the table, a banner was erected, with the large characters "Sun Moon Radiance Sect" written on it.

Behind the table sat a person, pen in hand, recording. Another stood before the table, picking and choosing among the idle men raising their hands to sign up, saying, "No! No martial arts foundation is a no-go!"

Shi Feizhe saw that the man was tall, with thick eyebrows and bulging muscles. He exuded an aura that intimidated the idle men, clearly someone who had cultivated true qi.

"Do you think I'll do?" Shi Feizhe asked the big man.

The big man carefully sized up Shi Feizhe and saw clear signs of training on his body. He nodded and turned to the person behind the table, saying, "Martial Uncle Hua, do you think this person is suitable?"

The person behind the table was about fifty or sixty years old, with a simple face. He looked up at Shi Feizhe and said, "Although his blood qi isn't very abundant, his vital essence is stable. He can be given a try!"

"Good! Come stand behind me. We'll return to the sect together later!" the big man said to Shi Feizhe.

"Wait, I have a few questions I'd like to ask!" Shi Feizhe said. "After all, I don't know much about your sect. It's not too much to ask a few questions, right?"

"Not at all, please ask!" the big man said politely.

"Does your sect have any enemies? Will enemies come knocking one day and kill us all?" Shi Feizhe asked in a low voice.

He was truly afraid after what happened at Three Talents Manor.

The big man's face darkened. He said, "Although our Sun Moon Radiance Sect isn't a famous major sect, our sect leader is also a Circulatory Heaven expert! We're quite well-known in Qiu Yang City and don't have any enemies!"

"What is the standard for three meals a day in your sect?"

"There's meat and vegetables, plenty to eat! The sect is not stingy!"

"May I ask, what is the monthly allowance in your sect?"

"Five taels of silver!"

"May I ask..."

Shi Feizhe asked several questions in a row, voicing all the doubts in his heart, before finally standing behind the big man with satisfaction.

This sect, by inviting a wolf into their home, was already on the path to destruction.