Black Hand
Li Wei searched the box inside and out, but found nothing; it was indeed an empty box.
Li Wei plopped down on the ground, his mind completely blank.
How come this box, which was supposed to contain the Book of Heaven "The White Horse Neighs in the West Wind," is empty?
This was the first time Li Wei had encountered such a situation in the world of characters. In the world of missions, the rules are unchangeable, meaning that the settings of a certain location cannot be altered, just like this box. Unless someone takes the Book of Heaven beforehand, this situation will not occur.
However, Li Wei knew that neither the characters in the story nor any other reincarnators could enter this place without damaging the white stone wall.
Li Wei couldn't help but think of the Evil-Resisting Sword Manual incident at the Lin Family Old Residence, which also exuded a sense of mystery.
"There must be some connection between these two things!" Li Wei stroked his chin and began to think about his next plan.
These two incidents were clearly directed at him, seemingly intended to make his mission more difficult. Who would do such a thing? Li Wei was eager to know, but he obviously couldn't focus his attention on that right now.
With only five months left until the one-year deadline, and two more Book of Heaven still to be obtained, time is extremely tight.
Now that "The White Horse Neighs in the West Wind in the West Wind" is nowhere to be found, we can only turn our attention to other Book of Heaven.
Fortunately, in terms of martial prowess, Li Wei is already capable of handling things on his own. There are a total of fourteen Book of Heaven; at worst, he can simply choose one that he can seize by force.
"Oh right, it seems there's a copy of 'The Book and the Sword' that's easy to obtain. How could I have forgotten about that!" Li Wei slapped his forehead and hurriedly left the Gaochang Maze, returning to the desert ruins.
He carefully checked the route again along the way and found no signs that anyone had entered. In other words, the one who took "White Horse Neighs in the West Wind Gallops in the West Wind" was a top-notch master.
This was the only conclusion Li Wei reached.
Mounting the Condor, Li Wei didn't delay and immediately opened the Black Paper to find the coordinates of the 'Hui Tribe'.
"Found it! It's not far from here, it should only take a day to get there!" Li Wei put away the Black Paper, patted the Condor, and the man and the eagle soared into the sky.
After Li Wei left, inside the Gaochang Maze, the box that was originally empty suddenly emitted a bright light, and then a book appeared inside without warning.
If Li Wei were here, he would definitely recognize that this was the Book of Heaven he was looking for, "The White Horse Neighs in the West Wind".
Having shifted his focus to "The Book and the Sword," Li Wei began to recall how he obtained this Book of Heaven. In fact, acquiring this scripture was quite simple.
The book is located within the Hui Tribe, Li Wei has two choices. One is to directly force the Hui Tribe to hand over the Quran Book of Heaven Horde Hui Tribe Golden Wheel Dharma King, and then the Hui Tribe will give him the Book and the Sword out of gratitude.
After a moment's thought, Li Wei summoned the Black Paper and instructed the Condor to change direction and head towards Golden Wheel Temple.
In the end, Li Wei chose the normal storyline.
Forcing the Hui Tribe doesn't guarantee obtaining the Book of Heaven. What if the plot changes and these people refuse to submit? Even if you kill them all, you'll still end up with nothing.
It would be better to follow the normal plot and, after obtaining the Quran, have them voluntarily give it to you.
As for the Golden Wheel Dharma King, he is at most stronger than a sect leader but weaker than a grandmaster. He poses no threat to Li Wei, who has already mastered the Sunflower Divine Skill to level 10 and the Nine Yin Manual to level 8.
A day later, Li Wei flew to the Golden Wheel Temple where the Golden Wheel Dharma King was seated.
From the air, one could see many Tibetan monks practicing martial arts in the courtyard. Judging from their aura, these monks were all quite strong. Li Wei jumped directly off the Condor and 'crashed' into the courtyard like a meteorite.
With a loud crash, a crater was created in the ground, and the huge noise startled all the Tibetan monks in the courtyard. They stared in disbelief at Li Wei falling from the sky, speechless for a moment.
"Where is the Golden Wheel Dharma King?" Li Wei went straight to the point.
"Who wants to see me?" A tall, imposing Tibetan monk emerged from the house. This monk had a fierce appearance, resembling a butcher more than a monk, with bulging muscles beneath his fleshy face and prominent temples, clearly indicating that he was no weakling.
Li Wei looked at the man and realized that he must be the Golden Wheel Dharma King, because the monk was holding a huge golden wheel weapon.
A slight smile appeared on Li Wei's face as he lunged forward.
Sunflower Divine Skill fully activated, Nameless Fist fully activated!
In just thirty moves, the Golden Wheel Dharma King was struck in the face, collapsing to the ground while clutching his nose.
"Ding! Defeat the Golden Wheel Dharma King and gain cultivation points. The surrounding Tibetan monks who wanted to come to the rescue were also knocked off balance. They knew in their hearts that this young man was not to be trifled with, so they all remained silent."
"Old man, stop pretending to be dead!" Seeing the Golden Wheel Dharma King lying on the ground, Li Wei walked straight over.
When Li Wei walked out of Golden Wheel Temple, he was holding a Buddhist scripture.
Quest item: The Quran.
"Now we can go to the Hui Tribe and hand in this task directly!" Li Wei whistled, and the Condor landed from the air. A few seconds later, Li Wei rode the Condor and flew towards the Hui Tribe.
However, when Li Wei finally arrived at the Hui Tribe after many hardships and handed them the Quran, he only received a large amount of gold and silver. As for the book "The Book and the Sword," they didn't even mention it.
Greatly surprised, Li Wei had no choice but to shamelessly ask for it back, only to be told that "The Book and the Sword" had been stolen the day before and its whereabouts were still unknown.
"No way!" Li Wei exclaimed, looking utterly dumbfounded.
However, judging from the people of this Hui Tribe, they didn't seem to be deceiving me.
"This is the third time. That hidden hand in the shadows keeps sabotaging my plan to seize the Book of Heaven... Damn it, who is it?" After leaving the Hui Tribe, Li Wei found a roadside tea stall and pondered this question while drinking tea.
Whether it's switching the Evil-Resisting Sword Manual or taking away the two Book of Heaven, it seems there's only one purpose.
That is to increase the difficulty of your task.
The Book of Heaven are now easily obtainable are already very few. If that sinister force continues to cause trouble, then I may not be able to obtain the remaining Book of Heaven.
If more than three of the Book of Heaven are not collected within a year, the mission will be considered a failure, and the individual will be eliminated.
Li Wei slammed his fist on the table, his heart filled with unease. After all, he didn't even know who was secretly sabotaging his plans.
Li Wei summoned Black Paper and used a pen to record the unusual phenomena he had discovered since entering the mission world.
Sure enough, Li Wei discovered something peculiar.
If we categorize them by difficulty, then "The White Horse Neighs in the West Wind" and "The Book and the Sword" are both very simple.
The slightly simpler "The Return of the Condor Heroes" increased in difficulty midway through, with Li Wei nearly dying while dealing with the giant python in the cave. As for "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer," it goes without saying that it's the most difficult Book of Heaven to obtain in Jin Yong World, so the difficulty of the mission remained unchanged.
In other words, the mastermind behind it all wouldn't allow him to touch those easily obtained Book of Heaven!
This is the only explanation.
Having reached a conclusion, Li Wei put away the Black Paper, got up, and left the tea stall.
"In that case, I'll find a more challenging Book of Heaven quest!"
Li Wei first returned to the Ancient Tomb and took Zhang Wuji, who had already mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill to the highest level, away with him. Then he went straight to Cheng Kun's Residence.
This time, Li Wei chose the Book of Heaven quest: The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
The quest process is arguably the second most difficult among the Book of Heaven of Jin Yong's Heroes. According to the normal process, first, you need to find Zhang Wuji, then defeat Yang Xiao at the Ming Cult branch, then examine Yang Dingtian's remains in the Ming Cult tunnel, fight the six major sects at Bright Summit, obtain the Iron Flame Token, kill Cheng Kun, find the Purple-Robed Dragon King, and finally break the Bright Holy Fire Formation at Bright Summit to obtain <The Legend of the Dragon Slayer>.
Even Li Wei found the task extremely tedious. Of course, this wasn't a game world, so many steps could be skipped. All he had to do was kill Cheng Kun, then relieve the siege of Bright Summit by the six major sects, and finally bring Golden Flower Granny to Bright Summit.
Cheng Kun's Residence is located in a remote place in the northwest.
Even with the Condor, it still took three days. Li Wei and Zhang Wuji arrived at Cheng Kun's Residence at dusk. The reason for bringing Zhang Wuji was that some plot points required his presence to continue.
"I've heard my godfather talk about Cheng Kun, the 'Round Thunder Hand,' since I was a child. You could say that without him, my godfather wouldn't be all alone. He's my godfather's greatest enemy, and therefore my greatest enemy too!" Zhang Wuji, also riding on the Condor, had a face full of hatred.
"Therefore, we need to kill him, hand his head over to your godfather, and settle this score!" Li Wei looked down, patted the Condor, and slowly descended.
Upon entering Cheng Kun's Residence, the Cheng Kun man was indeed inside. Without a word, Li Wei and Zhang Wuji launched a deadly attack. Although Cheng Kun possessed exceptional martial arts skills, including the unique "Illusory Yin Finger" for self-defense, far surpassing even a sect leader, he was no match for the near-grandmaster Li Wei and the sect leader-level Zhang Wuji. He was quickly overwhelmed and defeated, struck in the back by Zhang Wuji's palm, dying from a hemorrhage.
Upon reaping Cheng Kun's head, Li Wei received the following notification: "Acquired story item, Cheng Kun's Head of the Round Thunderclap Hand... This is a human head!"
Then, Li Wei and Zhang Wuji arrived at Bright Summit the following afternoon without stopping.
At the foot of Bright Summit Peak, a large number of disciples from the six major sects have already gathered, clearly indicating that the storyline event "The Six Major Sects' Siege of Bright Summit" has begun.
"Let's go up the mountain!" Li Wei licked his lips as he looked at the hundreds of disciples from the six major sects. In Li Wei's eyes, these were all cultivation points. If he collected a few more, he could upgrade the Nine Yin Manual to level 10. Then, he could directly lead Zhang Wuji and the others to Blackwood Cliff to seize the last Book of Heaven, the Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer.