The Tacit Balance Between the City Lord's Manor and the Martial Dao Sect, Chang Ruoli's Refusal!
In the backyard of the city lord's mansion, inside the martial arts training square.
The two figures, like butterflies flitting among flowers, constantly collided, separated, and darted about.
These two people were Chang Ruoli and Ling Yi.
Chang Ruoli is a Fourth Pin Martial Practitioner, and she is already able to unleash her full strength.
But this power isn't something you can use casually. It's usually reserved for crucial moments, for a single, fatal blow, or for a defensive, one-hit kill.
Using force consumes too much of Qi and Blood. An ordinary Fourth Pin Martial Practitioner can only manage two or three consecutive uses, which is already quite good. To use it more than ten times in a row is truly remarkable.
However, Chang Ruoli was ultimately a Fourth Pin Martial Practitioner with a very strong body and rich Combat experience.
Even though Ling Yi has reached the Perfection of the Subtle Minute Subtlety Realm, it will be difficult for him to get close to her in the short term.
You can't check in if you can't get close.
However, Ling Yi was not in a hurry.
The greatest benefit that Martial Practitioner gains from Perfection of Subtlety Martial Dao Intent Realm of martial arts is that it saves fuel.
Ling Yi can achieve maximum effect with minimal force in every move.
Therefore, to outsiders, Ling Yi's Combat appears very casual.
Ling Yi kept talking even while Combat.
"Lord City Lord, you've already used this trick once. Are you perhaps out of ideas?"
"Lord City Lord, if your sword had moved even half an inch further, it would have touched my hair!"
"Lord City Lord, Lord City Lord... Lord City Lord."
Chang Ruoli felt her head buzzing, like a million flies buzzing in her ears.
Chang Ruoli swore that in her twenty-four years of life, she had never seen anyone with such a foul mouth.
One's mindset is unconsciously affected.
In life-or-death Combat, especially against masters, the worst thing you can do is lose your Combat.
Ling Yi could clearly sense that Chang Ruoli's sword moves were somewhat disordered.
Ling Yi quickly seized an opportunity.
Taking advantage of the moment Chang Ruoli's longsword thrust forward, Ling Yi sidestepped, took a step, and his Luoxue Sword sliced through the blade in Chang Ruoli's hand.
It emitted a buzzing sound.
With a flash of light, the sword's edge was already pressed against Chang Ruoli's throat.
Ling Yi used his other hand to touch Chang Ruoli's brow with two fingers together.
"Lord City Lord, your heart is in turmoil, and so is your sword."
This move is cool, but also a bit pretentious.
That's quite intimidating.
Ling Yi sheathed his Luoxue Sword, took a few steps back, and looked at Chang Ruoli, who was still in a daze, thinking to himself, "Could this woman be feeling discouraged?"
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing this check-in. Reward: Mastery of Qinggong -Flying over Grass the Great Perfection. Claim now?]
"I'll take it!" Ling Yi was overjoyed.
What was he going through all this trouble for? Wasn't it all for this one Qinggong skill?
In an instant, a flood of memories rushed into Ling Yi's mind.
At the same time, Ling Yi's body also underwent some slight changes.
The biggest Changes is in the Dantian.
Within Ling Yi's Dantian, there is only the Heavenly Yang Inner Breath. This Internal Breath can only circulate within the body and cannot be released externally or generated into power.
Only when Internal Breath transforms into internal energy can internal energy be released externally.
Internal energy is the hallmark of Third Pin Qi Refining Realm Martial Practitioner.
Theoretically speaking, Ling Yi is currently only Sixth Pin Martial Practitioner, and is still a long way from becoming Third Pin Martial Practitioner.
But now, within the Dantian, the Internal Breath has been transformed into internal energy.
Not only his Dantian, but also the meridians in Ling Yi's legs have been completely opened.
As Ling Yi followed the memory in his mind and circulated his internal energy through the Yu Shuang, he instantly felt that his legs became lighter and stronger.
"Hehehe!" Feeling the Changes in his legs, Ling Yi chuckled twice.
The laughter startled Chang Ruoli, who had been silenced by Ling Yi.
"Are you mocking me?" Chang Ruoli asked, annoyed.
Why would I laugh at you? I'm going to be working for you from now on. Laughing at my boss? Am I out of my mind?
"Then what are you laughing at?"
"I just had a slight understanding, and my technique has made a tiny breakthrough."
Chang Ruoli immediately didn't want to continue this topic.
"Speak, what's your name, and what's your purpose?"
Ling Yi took off his face mask and casually tossed it aside.
"My name is Ling Yi, and I come from the Heavenly Yang Sect."
Chang Ruoli was taken aback. She knew Ling Yi, of course, but she had never actually met him.
The young sect master of the Heavenly Yang Sect, a cultivation genius from Southern Ridge Commandery.
"I thought you were dead!" Chang Ruoli looked Ling Yi up and down, her eyes full of curiosity.
Chang Ruoli was naturally familiar with the ins and outs of the Heavenly Yang Sect.
The original Heavenly Yang Sect Master, Ling Tianhu, and his wife plotted against Ling Yanyun, who then fled and was wanted by the Heavenly Yang Sect.
Ling Yi, the former genius and Heavenly Yang Sect, is said to have had his Dantian destroyed and was seriously injured.
Theoretically speaking, Ling Yi should not be able to leave Heavenly Yang Sect alive.
But unexpectedly, I've ended up here.
He even defeated himself.
"I almost died, that's why I've come to seek the City Lord's protection!" Ling Yi said.
"I can't protect you. You'd better leave Red Maple City and Southern Ridge Commandery now."
"No way, aren't you supposed to be pretty powerful and not afraid of the Heavenly Yang Sect at all?"
"I'm not afraid of the Heavenly Yang Sect, but I'm afraid of the Martial Dao Alliance." Chang Ruoli shook her head.
"Furthermore, it's not that I'm truly unafraid of the Heavenly Yang Sect Heavenly Yang Sect. I can kill some of their lesser-known disciples with legitimate reasons."
"But that's all; it didn't cross the Heavenly Yang Sect's bottom line."
Is that how it is?
Ling Yi was slightly disappointed.
"Moreover, Red Maple City is too remote and lacks Martial Dao resources. The Martial Dao Alliance doesn't care about it, and the Heavenly Yang Sect doesn't want to hand over its already limited Martial Dao resources to the Martial Dao Alliance."
"Therefore, the City Lord's Mansion and the Heavenly Yang Sect have an unspoken agreement: minor skirmishes are acceptable, as long as they stay within the bottom line."
"None of us want to provoke the Martial Dao Alliance."
After a pause, Chang Ruoli continued, "It's not just Red Maple City; almost all thirteen cities in the entire Southern Ridge Commandery are in this state."
Chang Ruoli stared at Ling Yi and said, word by word, "But clearly, you belong to one of the bottom lines of the Heavenly Yang Sect."
"If I protect you, it will be tantamount to formally declaring war on the Heavenly Yang Sect."
"I can't afford the consequences."
"Understood. Then, Lord City Lord, what do you think I should do?" Ling Yi shrugged.
What do you think?
Having said all that, Chang Ruoli didn't believe Ling Yi was oblivious.
Just then, Ling Yi's stomach rumbled.
I think we should eat first.
The original owner of this body had not eaten or drunk anything for three days.
If the system hadn't appeared and repaired his body, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.
It's just a meal; Chang Ruoli can afford to treat her.
Soon, someone was arranged to bring up a table full of delicious food and wine.
Halfway through the meal, it was already dark.
Ling Yi intended to leave after finishing his meal, but at that moment, the familiar halo reappeared.
[Ding! New check-in point detected. Host has successfully checked in and will receive a reward: one bottle of Mirror-Breaking Pill!]
Mirror-Breaking Pill, one bottle contains one hundred pills.
A single Mirror-Breaking Pill can allow Martial Practitioner to advance to a higher realm without any side effects.
However, each person can only take one pill per year.
You can only take three pills in your lifetime.
Although it has limitations, it's definitely a good product.
It's a good thing, but it's useless to Ling Yi right now.
If there were no restrictions, Ling Yi would be invincible if he drank the whole bottle.
Even if Ling Yi were to consume a Mirror-Breaking Pill, he could only reach the Fifth Pin Blood Refining Realm.
In terms of strength, there hasn't been much improvement.
However, this time the halo appeared on Chang Ruoli's shoulder.
Compared to the previous two check-in points, this one was a bit more formal.
" Chang Ruoli, let's make a deal!" Ling Yi said to Chang Ruoli with a smile.