Now That Was a Legend of the Martial World!
Meng Chuan knew nothing of what the others had discussed after he logged off. Now, looking at the four corpses of Dimensional Demons before him, he had a gleam of delight in his eyes.
"This should be the Demon God of the Fire Dimension, and this one is from the Wind Dimension. The remaining two seem to be water and earth."
Meng Chuan pondered. "Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire? Ancient One must have deliberately sought out these four kinds of dimensions."
Meng Chuan first extended his divine sense into the Fire Dimension's Demon God and examined him carefully.
"He fused with the power of his dimension. His entire body is saturated with the power of fire..."
"And his very form of life underwent a complete transformation."
"The flames contain... something like the resonance of the Dao? The Flame Law? The origin of fire?"
"Hmm? That resonance is gradually weakening. Is it because he left the dimension he ruled, or even because he left the Marvel Universe?"
"I'll have to hurry..."
Meng Chuan immersed his consciousness in the resonance of the Dao of fire contained within the Demon God's corpse. This was the Dao of another world, something he had never encountered before. Even to him, it could be considered precious.
Meng Chuan's imperial title, Dao Shi, had certainly not been chosen at random.
Dao Shi—the beginning of the Great Dao.
To some extent, his imperial title also represented his Dao.
In the Heavenly Sword and Dragon-Slaying Saber World, Zhang Sanfeng looked at the weather-beaten man before him, unable to hide the joy on his face.
"Cuishan, after all these years, I never thought master and disciple would see each other again."
Hearing his master's words, Zhang Cuishan dropped to his knees with a thud. Tears streamed down his face as he kowtowed to Zhang Sanfeng.
"Master, your disciple has been unfilial! All these years, I haven't been here to attend to you!"
As he spoke, he knocked his forehead against the ground with repeated thuds.
"You little brat! Since you know you've been unfilial, stay here at Wudang and behave yourself from now on!"
Zhang Sanfeng rapped Zhang Cuishan on the head. How had he taken in such a foolish disciple? He had even wanted to kill himself. Utterly beyond saving!
And those Five Great Sects, daring to stir up trouble at his hundredth birthday banquet! They must have been fucking tired of living!
As for Ah Er and Ah San, who could be counted as the chief culprits, and the sect behind them, the Vajra Sect of the Western Regions—even their ashes had already been scattered.
Having finished watching his Fate Instance, Zhang Sanfeng understood the tragedy that would occur at his birthday banquet all too well.
Yu Daiyan would reveal the truth behind how he had been crippled years ago: Yin Susu had seized his Dragon-Slaying Saber, immobilized him, and arranged for an escort agency to bring him back. But Ah Er and Ah San had appeared halfway and abducted him.
To learn the whereabouts of the Dragon-Slaying Saber, Ah Er and Ah San had subjected Yu Daiyan to brutal treatment, only to get nothing out of him in the end. (In fact, Yin Susu's silver needles had immobilized Yu Daiyan at the time, leaving him unable to speak at all.)
In their fury, Ah Er and Ah San had used Great Strength Vajra Finger to destroy the tendons and meridians throughout Yu Daiyan's body. He had lost all his martial arts, been left bedridden and paralyzed, and become a cripple from that day onward.
How could Zhang Cuishan accept the truth about his Senior Brother's crippling? On one side were his fellow disciples, as close to him as his own brothers; on the other was the wife he deeply loved. What could he do?
On top of that, his master's hundredth birthday banquet had been thrown into chaos by the Five Great Sects because of him, pushing his mind toward collapse.
With the Five Great Sects pressing him relentlessly, and even some Wudang disciples pointing fingers at him, Zhang Cuishan had finally buckled under the pressure and chosen suicide.
Such a tragedy had played out right at Zhang Sanfeng's birthday banquet.
Knowing the root of the problem, Zhang Sanfeng also had a solution.
The Vajra Sect had already been wiped out, so there was naturally more than enough Black Jade Intermittent Ointment!
"Master, this is my wife, Susu."
"And this little fellow is my son, Wuji!"
"Wuji, come, greet your grandmaster."
As he spoke, Zhang Cuishan took Zhang Wuji from Yin Susu's arms.
"Grandmaster!"
Zhang Wuji called out brightly, his eyes lively.
"Yes, good little Wuji!"
Zhang Sanfeng looked at Zhang Wuji with affection brimming in his eyes, then took him straight into his arms.
"Master."
Watching from beside them, Yin Susu tentatively addressed him as her master too. Marry a rooster, follow the rooster; marry a dog, follow the dog. Besides, the elderly man before her was the legendary figure whose name crowned the martial world.
"Mm."
Zhang Sanfeng looked at Yin Susu and nodded. He said nothing more, but that counted as acknowledging this daughter-in-law.
Zhang Sanfeng regarded all his Seven Disciples as his own children.
Watching from the side, Zhang Cuishan was overjoyed. Today he had reunited with his master and fellow disciples, and his master seemed to have accepted Susu as well. This called for draining a great cup of wine!
He immediately went behind Zhang Sanfeng and joined his six fellow disciples in a tight embrace.
Master truly foresaw everything like a god.
The same thought arose in the hearts of all six disciples other than Zhang Cuishan.
Several days earlier, Zhang Sanfeng had specifically summoned his six disciples and instructed them, "Cuishan will return to Wudang in a few days. Don't speak just yet!"
Seeing his disciples' excitement, Zhang Sanfeng felt gratified. He did have a knack for teaching disciples!
"When Cuishan returns to Wudang this time, he'll bring his wife and child with him."
"Cuishan's wife is Yin Susu of the Heavenly Yin Sect. When he comes back, remember not to pick at her with your words."
"Master, but she's a demoness of the Demonic Cult!" one of the Wudang Six Heroes said.
"But she is now Cuishan's wife, and the mother of his child! Besides, do you think your master cares about such things?"
Hearing Zhang Sanfeng's words, the six fell silent. Yes, she was not merely their fifth brother's wife. Most importantly, she was the mother of his child.
Yu Daiyan's expression was especially conflicted. On one side was his dearest brother; on the other was the demoness of the Demonic Cult who had caused him to become a cripple.
"All right, go back and make your preparations. Try not to let it show in front of Cuishan."
"Yuanqiao, go attend to your work. I'll take Daiyan back," Zhang Sanfeng said when he saw Song Yuanqiao preparing to wheel Yu Daiyan out.
"Yes, Master." Song Yuanqiao suspected nothing. After all, this was not the first time their master had personally taken Yu Daiyan back.
Once the other disciples were out of sight, Zhang Sanfeng looked at Yu Daiyan and sighed.
"Daiyan, I know everything that happened back then."
Yu Daiyan trembled, his voice unsteady.
"Master, have you come to persuade me?"
Zhang Sanfeng rapped Yu Daiyan on the head. "You little brat! All of you are my disciples. In your eyes, am I really that biased?"
Yu Daiyan hardly dared look at Zhang Sanfeng. That thought really had crossed his mind just now...
"Daiyan, I've found a way to heal you."
Zhang Sanfeng's voice rang in Yu Daiyan's ears. Yu Daiyan jerked his head up, his eyes filled with disbelief and a trace of... hope.
"Master, is that really true?" Even Yu Daiyan's voice shook.
"Would an old man like me lie to you?" Zhang Sanfeng then told Yu Daiyan how, after learning that Ah Er and Ah San were responsible, he had hurried to the Western Regions, destroyed the Vajra Sect, and obtained the Black Jade Intermittent Ointment.
"Master..." Tears streamed down Yu Daiyan's face. He was overjoyed that he could stand again, but also ashamed that his master was still running about on his behalf at such an advanced age.
Afterward, Zhang Sanfeng used the Black Jade Intermittent Ointment to heal Yu Daiyan, then channeled some of his own Life Spring divine power into Yu Daiyan's body.
As a result, Yu Daiyan not only recovered rapidly, but also regained his internal force, which became even more profound than before.
Later, Zhang Sanfeng called Yin Susu and Yu Daiyan together in private. No one knew what they discussed, and Zhang Sanfeng did not eavesdrop.
After that conversation, although Yu Daiyan was not especially warm toward Yin Susu, at least he no longer met her with cold glares, much less bitter hatred.
As for the Five Great Sects, well, Perfected Zhang decided that on the day of his hundredth birthday banquet, he would give their members a fresh understanding.
Of what it meant to be a legend of the martial world!
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