After some time, Xu Fengnian finally received news of Jian Jiuhuang. Unfortunately, it was terrible news.
"Jian Jiuhuang carried his sword case onto the city wall and stopped twenty zhang from Wang Xianzhi. All five swords in his case emerged, and he unleashed all eight sword forms. Wang Xianzhi faced him with one hand, and they exchanged a total of sixty-eight moves.
"At the end, Sword Nine emerged. Wang Xianzhi moved his right hand. Sword Nine was like a Galaxy pouring out for a thousand li, shredding the sleeve on Wang Xianzhi's right arm.
"Wang Xianzhi fought with all his strength. Jian Jiuhuang broke forty-nine moves with one hand and one sword, until his death.
"Sword Nine was called Six Thousand Li. After this battle, Jian Jiuhuang's meridians were all severed. He sat cross-legged atop the city wall, facing north, and remained upright even in death."
"Old Huang is gone at last!" Xu Fengnian's eyes were vacant. After an unknown amount of time, he abruptly rose to his feet. "Martial arts. I want to learn martial arts! I'm going to Martial Emperor City to retrieve Old Huang's sword case!"
"You want to learn martial arts?"
On the first floor of Tingchao Tower, Xuantian looked at Xu Fengnian and teased, "Didn't you say you wouldn't practice martial arts even if it killed you?"
"Old Huang is dead. I'm going to Martial Emperor City to retrieve his sword case," Xu Fengnian said.
Xuantian gave Xu Fengnian a once-over. "Moves are easy to grasp, but internal energy is difficult to accumulate. That problem won't be easy to solve."
"Xu Xiao said he would handle it. He also told me to make a trip to Wudang Mountain," Xu Fengnian said.
"Is that so?"
"You know something?" Xu Fengnian asked.
"That fellow probably wants you