"Why are there so many again?"
Looking at the two large scrolls of secret manuals on the table, covered with dense text, Dongfang Bai was driven to madness.
She had gone to great lengths to find a copy of the Innate Taiji Fist Manual, from the Sun Moon Holy Cult, and it was even handwritten by Zhang Sanfeng himself. She thought she could at least repay that guy's favor, but who would have thought that bastard would send over so much more.
She hasn't even finished reading those martial arts manuals that were sent last time!
"Girl, when are you going to marry your fiancé? You're not getting any younger, it's time to continue the Dongfang Household bloodline!"
Granny Song earnestly advised that as an older member of the Dongfang Lineage, she naturally did not want to see the Dongfang Household bloodline die out, leaving no one to worship them in the future.
Now that Dongfang Bai has finally set her sights on a man, she absolutely has to hold onto him.
Ignore everything else, let's get Girl Bai to give birth to a big, healthy boy first.
She would then swallow her pride and persuade Zhu Yanzu to agree to let the child take the surname Dongfang. In that way, she would have the face to face the ancestors of the Dongfang Lineage.
" Granny Song, I'm tired, you should go back and rest too!"
Her delicate body stiffened. Before Granny Song could speak again, Dongfang Bai quickly pushed her outside the door and swiftly closed it, even blowing out the candle.
" Girl Bai, please think carefully about what I'm saying. After all, you wouldn't want your parents to die with regrets, would you?"
Granny Song, who had been pushed outside the door, sighed and turned to leave slowly.
She knew that her young mistress harbored deep and persistent hatred, making it difficult to persuade her on this matter.
However, as Dongfang Bai's only elder, she really didn't want to see this girl continue to be immersed in hatred; such a life had no future.
"Father, Mother, I will definitely avenge the blood feud of the Dongfang Household!"
In the dark boudoir, Dongfang Bai's face was icy cold, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a chilling light.
"You scoundrel, I hope we meet again in our next life!"
He sighed, forcibly suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and unfolded the scroll of the secret manual by the moonlight, beginning to read its contents.
Having reached her First Tier, she was already able to see in the dark. As for characters so small they were barely visible to the naked eye, that was no problem either; she could see them clearly simply by adding true energy to her eyes.
While Dongfang Bai was browsing through the martial arts manuals brought by Wang Hao in her boudoir, Wang Hao was examining the small Profound Iron sword in his hand, and then looked up at Dugu Qiubai lying on the bed with a hint of suspicion.
"Can this thing really be used as a token to travel to the Dugu Family's library?"
This small Profound Iron sword is only three inches in size, very small and with a very ordinary design; any blacksmith with a bit of skill could make it.
But the old man Dugu Qiubai said that this thing was the token of their Dugu Family patriarch, and that holding it allowed him to enter the library to read all the martial arts classics.
Wang Hao felt that it was somewhat unreliable and too hasty!
"If you don't want it anymore, give it back to me, kid?"
He glared at Wang Hao with dissatisfaction, Dugu Qiubai speechless and helpless at this cheap disciple.
Although it was indeed arrogant of this kid to ask for Innate secret techniques as a greeting gift, he had the right to be arrogant.
Putting everything else aside, the Innate arts techniques they gave A Bai exceeded ten, far surpassing the resources of their Dugu Family.
Faced with this kind of guy, he was really embarrassed to use any martial arts skills below the level of Innate mastery, so in the end he could only hand over his personal token, the Xuan Profound Iron Sword Token, to this kid.
However, there is indeed a problem with this Profound Iron Sword Token. Whether that kid can get into the family's library will depend on his own abilities.
"Then I'll make a trip to your Dugu Family!"
After looking at the old man on the bed for a while, Wang Hao finally accepted the Profound Iron Sword Token.
Anyway, the location of the Dugu Family that this old guy mentioned is not far from his next target, Mount Tai, separated only by the Yellow River.
This is also recorded in Old Master Jin's works. The first generation of Dugu Qiubai, also known as the Sword Demon, had the words "Sharp and fierce, indestructible, used to contend with the heroes of Heshuo before the age of twenty" engraved next to the first sword in the Sword Tomb.
In ancient times, Heshuo referred to the area north of the Yellow River. When the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai first started out, he would naturally have been wandering around his hometown. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that the Dugu Family's territory was on the north bank of the Yellow River.
"Does that overseas martial arts world you mentioned really exist?"
After a long silence, Dugu Qiubai suddenly pressed for an answer.
He has been pondering this question since last night.
Although those characters were all impersonated by this kid, there's one thing that doesn't make sense: the martial arts he used under those identities.
The Holy Spirit Swordsmanship was one thing, but the Sword Control Technique and the Wuji Sword Formation couldn't be created in a short time. Yet, he had never heard of such unique skills, and there wasn't even a single similar record in the family's records.
This is quite extraordinary!
"What's so strange about that? If we can create a martial arts world in the Central Plains of Huaxia, why can't people in overseas lands create one?"
Instead of answering directly, Wang Hao asked a question about the past.
He didn't believe that martial arts, such an unscientific cultural heritage, existed only in Huaxia; he was sure that other places must also have similar Body Refinement.
For example, the Body Refinement in Tianzhu is different from that in the Central Plains, and the Sacred Fire Tablet Martial Arts of the Ming Cult in the era of Heaven-Reliant Saber were also inherited from the Western Persia.
Since martial arts exist, a special class called the martial arts world must inevitably emerge.
Just like the saying among Huaxia artists, wherever there are people, there is a martial arts world.
Therefore, there must be martial arts circles overseas. From this perspective, he was not lying; at most, what he said was different from what the other party thought.
"That's true!"
Nodding in agreement, Dugu Qiubai acknowledged this statement, as it made a lot of sense.
"So, all those secret techniques from the Mount Hua Sect and those from overseas sects are genuine?"
After some thought, Dugu Qiubai became even more curious.
After all, the settings of those martial arts were simply too high-level, even more impressive than the five Sword Dao realms of their Dugu Family's ancestor, the first generation of the Dugu Qiubai Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai.
The concept of Shattering the Void, in particular, is simply irresistible.
"Those unique martial arts techniques and sects do indeed exist!"
Nodding seriously, Wang Hao continued his charade with a straight face.
Moreover, this wasn't exactly a lie; at most, he forgot to mention that these unique skills and sects didn't exist in the past or present, but rather in the future.
As long as he deduces and develops those martial arts techniques, and then transmits them to the Central Plains martial arts world under the guise of leaving behind a legacy, allowing those inheritors to establish those fictitious sects in the Central Plains martial arts Vice Admiral, that will suffice.
For example, he left behind the so-called Sword Faction's legacy at the Mount Heng Sword Sect. Once Dingzhen grows up, a real Sword Faction can be established within the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
Therefore, everything he fabricated will become true in the future, so it's not really a lie.
After staring at Wang Hao for a while, and confirming that he wasn't lying, Dugu Qiubai's expression suddenly turned serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Do those so-called Celestial Person Realm and Shattering Realm really exist?"
This is also a crucial question!
These two realms do indeed exist!
Wang Hao nodded earnestly, giving a definite response, but secretly added to himself, "It just hasn't been deduced yet!"
These two realms truly exist, and one can reach them as long as he deduces the method for advancement.
Even the third level of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art is a simple description of the Celestial Person Realm, but it is very general. Obviously, the creator of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art did not have a specific method of advancement and could only rely on his own extremely high realm to imagine it out of thin air.
"So that Great Heavenly Demon is real too? Did he plant Demon Seed in you, which is why you grew so fast?"
As if he had confirmed something, Dugu Qiubai looked at his newly accepted disciple with a mixture of worry and complicated emotions.
"..."
Wang Hao was taken aback, not understanding why Dugu Qiubai would say such a thing. After thinking for a moment, he seemed to understand something and asked in surprise, "You've met Wheel-Turning King?"
He didn't explain the false information about the Dao Heart Demon-Planting Great Technique and the Great Heavenly Demon to many people in detail. After considering it, he only talked about Qin Yan and the previous Wheel-Turning King, especially the Wheel-Turning King.
Without this false information, Dugu Qiubai would never have said such a thing, so the other party has likely met with Qin Yan or Wheel-Turning King, and he is more inclined to believe it is Wheel-Turning King.
"After you left the Mount Heng Sword Sect, I went to see that old fellow and learned some things from him."
Nodding, Dugu Qiubai asked with some concern, "Are you still yourself now?"
He learned a lot about the Great Heavenly Demon and the Dao Heart Demon-Planting Great Technique from Wheel-Turning King, and had some guesses about them. In addition, Wang Hao's strange speed of progress in recent years made him almost certain that the kid had been implanted with Demon Seed by the Great Heavenly Demon, which was why he could improve so quickly.
After all, this kid doesn't have the special physique of Dongfang Bai, so his cultivation level couldn't have improved so strangely, especially since he mainly cultivates the most difficult external martial arts.
What's most terrifying is how this kid possesses such profound Sword Intent and so many miraculous sword techniques. How could he not think of the Dao Heart Demon-Planting Great Technique?
Wang Hao was taken aback by the question, and after a long silence, he finally sighed.
"I'm not even sure who I am now?"
Honestly, he doesn't even know how to describe his current state.
According to Xiao Mengmeng, his current body is the result of the system traveling through time and space to return to his past life and possess him. Strictly speaking, it is still him, at least in terms of true spirit.
But this state was so bizarre that he really didn't know how to explain it.
"So how do you plan to handle your relationship with A Bai?"
Taking a deep breath, Dugu Qiubai asked his last question, which was also the one he cared about most.
His precious disciple Dongfang Bai, already had a hard enough life, and now he's completely immersed in hatred, which could very well lead to a tragedy in the future.
And now this kid has been targeted by that Great Heavenly Demon to be cultivated into a furnace, and he himself doesn't know if he will still be a force in the future. This pair of juniors are really having a lot of troubles!
Let's take it one step at a time!
After a long silence, Wang Hao sighed. What he really wanted to say was that he wanted to go and force himself on Dongfang Bai right away.
After all, Dugu Qiubai had already been crippled by him, and no one could stop him from forcing himself on her. If he wanted, he could even take away her shameful virginity tonight.
However, compared to that, he was more concerned about the old man Dugu Qiubai's attitude.
Judging from what just happened, the old man has finally been completely fooled.