Chuyang City, the Yan Household.
Yan Zhen, Third Rank martial artist, was drinking tea in a side hall, while Yan Baoying stood respectfully to one side, waiting for her father to give her a lecture.
Yan Zhen took a couple of sips of tea unhurriedly, and after setting down the teacup, he said, "I heard that Zhou Wuji is going to challenge the seven sword cultivators of Yuheng on the fifteenth of August. Are you aware of this?"
He instructed his daughter to win over Zhou Wuji, and paid close attention to the man's movements.
The news has been circulating throughout the city for the past two days, saying that Zhou Wuji single-handedly challenged many sword cultivators from the Yuheng Lineage, and that Zhou Wuji a name for himself through this...
There are all sorts of versions of this story.
Yan Zhen then called Yan Baoying over to get to the bottom of things.
"Father, I went to the mountain today to see Zhou Wuji, and it is true."
Yan Baoying was more concerned about Zhou Wuji, and upon hearing about this, she hurriedly went to inquire about the situation.
"Oh, what did Zhou Wuji say?" Yan Zhen asked.
He only said it was a personal grudge, and didn't say anything else.
Yan Baoying held Yan Zhen in high esteem. She cautiously said, " Zhou Wuji appears calm and composed, showing no unusual behavior. He seems extremely confident." "This matter is of utmost importance. Zhou Wuji initiated the challenge; if he loses, he will have no chance of advancing to the True Disciple level."
Yan Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "However, this is also our chance to place a bet."
"Go again tomorrow and see what he needs. We'll try our best to help him out. Providing help in times of need is what truly matters..."
"Yes." Yan Baoying was overjoyed. She had just been thinking about how to persuade her father, but she didn't expect him to offer to help.
She naturally leaned entirely towards Zhou Wuji. Even if they lost this battle, with Zhou Wuji's wisdom and ability, he would surely rise to prominence in the future.
Such characters are worth investing in...
The next day, Yan Baoying went to Fallen Blossoms Studio again and met Zhou Wuji again.
Zhou Wuji was wearing a white shirt and was barefoot, reading a book in his room.
He had been reading through many ancient books these past few days, mainly searching for records related to the Scarlet Fire Flying Ant. Relying entirely on the book titles provided by Su Wuyi, he searched for a long time but only found a handful of relevant records.
Su Wuyi said that the Scarlet Fire Flying Ant must have Pure Yang divine object as their foundation to have such a large number of them, and he was genuinely interested.
Even if something is useless, it's good to get your hands on it.
The key is that he possesses the Life-Burning Red Lantern, a Law Treasure whose Law Domain can annihilate all life. However, for a powerful individual, such Law Domain poses little threat.
The Scarlet Fire Flying Ant, which have almost no spirituality, will die instantly if they are exposed to the Life-Burning Red Lantern.
No matter how many of these Scarlet Fire Flying Ant there are, they absolutely cannot stop him.
Fortunately, there's no rush; he's currently focusing on making preparations.
Seeing that Yan Baoying had arrived again, Zhou Wuji roughly guessed the woman's purpose and stood up to warmly welcome her.
It was a hot day. As soon as Yan Baoying entered the room, she took off her veil. Today she was wearing a sleeveless vest over a thin, gauze-like blouse, through which the curves of her chest could be faintly seen.
Yan Baoying was only in her early twenties, in the prime of her life. As a martial artist, she possessed strong Qi and Blood, with soft, fair skin and full of vitality.
Like blooming Peach Blossom, they are charming, alluring, and vibrant.
Zhou Wuji recalled a rather crude and direct metaphor from his previous life: this woman was full of sexual tension.
Zhou Wuji never considered himself a gentleman, so he took a few more glances and admired Yan Baoying's graceful and alluring figure and bewitching face.
He did indeed like it, and this did not conflict with his liking for Wuming.
It's just that the degree of liking is different, and the angle of liking is different, that's all. Yan Baoying could also feel Zhou Wuji's gaze, and she was actually quite happy about it.
She goes to great lengths to dress and groom herself, all in an effort to gain his appreciation and please him.
Unfortunately, this person just looked and didn't do anything else.
However, she was somewhat captivated by this subtle, ambiguous affection between a man and a woman.
" The True Person likes me... but is constrained by our social status..."
Every time Yan Baoying thought about this, she would become excited and feel elated.
She suppressed her distracting thoughts and honestly explained her purpose.
" True Person don't hesitate to ask if you need anything, and I will do my best to help." Zhou Wuji nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your kindness Miss Yan..."
He thought for a moment and said, "I'm planning to start refining pills recently, but I'm short of some medicinal herbs. I'll have to trouble Miss Yan."
Yan Baoying was slightly surprised; at this crucial moment, Zhou Wuji was still thinking about alchemy, which was rather strange...
She nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's easy, leave it to me."
"The raincoat Miss Yan gave me last time was very nice, but it was unfortunately damaged in the secret realm." Zhou Wuji thought the gold-threaded raincoat was very durable and sturdy, much more so than his several Daoist robes.
The golden silk raincoat will be very useful when venturing into complex environments such as mountains and forests.
Since the Yan Household wants to win him over, he doesn't need to be polite.
He can afford to use and repay these favors.
To put it bluntly, the Yan Household would be very happy if he wanted these things.
Sure enough, Yan Baoying hurriedly said, "That's easy, I'll have someone send the medicinal herbs and raincoats over as soon as I get back."
"You've worked hard." Zhou Wuji expressed his condolences warmly, but he felt that it was a bit inappropriate to express his gratitude in words alone.
"The sword competition will be held on the fifteenth of August. Miss Yan is welcome to come and watch if she wishes."
Yan Baoying's bright, Peach Blossom eyes were filled with surprise. "I can come and watch the game?"
"As my friend, you naturally have the right to watch the game."
Zhou Wuji said, "You can bring two more people; I'll arrange it..."
He understands women well. If he only lets Yan Baoying watch the game alone, who will she brag to? If he can bring two people, Yan Baoying will have a huge boost in terms of face in front of her friends.
Everyone, regardless of gender, likes to save face!
Yan Baoying was overjoyed. "I will definitely come on time to cheer for the True Person..."
Not long after Zhou Wuji saw Yan Baoying off, Quan Zhiguang arrived.
This elder of the Heavenly Pivot Hall was away for some time and only returned to Chuyang these past two days.
Upon hearing that Zhou Wuji had challenged the Yuheng Lineage duel, Quan Zhiguang immediately went to find Zhou Wuji.
When Zhou Wuji heard that Quan Zhiguang was coming, he changed into a Daoist robe.
Elder Quan traveled a long way to deliver the Tianshu Treasure Sword to him and had a pleasant conversation with him, which can be considered as his connections in Tianshu.
Quan Zhiguang had not seen him. Zhou Wuji personally went to the gate to greet him and welcomed Quan Zhiguang into the main hall.
Quan Zhiguang looked at Zhou Wuji, who was radiant and even more dashing than last year, and he didn't know what to say.
The agreement for the Seven Star Consecutive Battles has spread throughout the academy, and since the sect leader hasn't intervened, no one can stop it.
With his black hair and beard, he looked like a wise old man in his middle age. He couldn't help but sigh, "Why did you have to do this..." " Zhou Zhiyi was being aggressive, and I had no choice but to comply."
Zhou Wuji explained to Quan Zhiguang tone, "I have no connections in this academy, and everyone wants to take advantage of me."
"If we win this battle, we can resolve most of our problems. And I will be able to establish a foothold in this institution."
Quan Zhiguang nodded. "That's indeed the case."
He lived to be over ninety years old, and in the Heavenly Pivot Hall he was always suppressed by Zhiming and could only be an elder. He naturally knew how fierce the power struggles were in this academy.
The old Daoist sighed again and said, "The highest Secret Method of the Yuheng Lineage is the Northern Dipper Seven Star Sword, among which the Northern Pole and Tianshu are the highest."
"I don't know much else either, and I'm sure you're already prepared, so I don't need to say more..."
Hearing the old Daoist mention these things, Zhou Wuji seized the opportunity to ask, "Elder, I see that each lineage has its own unique skills and Divine Ability. My Tianshu is the head of the seven lineages, but I don't know what unique skills or Divine Ability it possesses?"
"You do not know?"
Quan Zhiguang was somewhat surprised, but he quickly realized that Zhou Wuji had no master.
He smiled and said, " The Secret Method of this lineage is actually the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder Method. However, at the Third Rank level, the Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder and Yang Thunder are combined and transformed into the Northern Dipper Primordial Unity Qi Divine Thunder."
"The corresponding Secret Method also transforms into the Northern Dipper Primordial Unity Qi Scripture.' ' The Northern Dipper Primordial Unity Qi Divine Thunder, when cultivated to its ultimate state, is silent and formless. It is because of this characteristic that it is called Yin Thunder.'"
"If one reaches the First Rank realm, one can cultivate the ' Northern Dipper Tianshu Limitless Scripture ' and unleash the Northern Dipper Tianshu Limitless Divine Thunder."
"The so-called 'Limitless' means boundless and inexhaustible divine power, and it is truly the sect's number one Secret Method. It is said that only by mastering this technique can one transcend the limits and ascend to the immortal realm..."
"I see. Thank you for your explanation, Elder."
Zhou Wuji understood immediately. There were two higher-level methods for the Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder. In the past, his level was too low, and he was not qualified to come into contact with these secrets.
This applies to Zhiyuan as well. A Fifth Rank old Daoist priest, it seems, really doesn't carry much weight now.
True Person Zhihua probably knew, but he was likely trying to lure him to Yuheng, which is why he didn't say anything.
The Northern Dipper Primordial Unity Qi Divine Thunder and the Northern Dipper Tianshu Limitless Divine Thunder sound incredibly imposing!
Once he advances to the level of True Disciple, all these Secret Method will be his!
Zhou Wuji was even a little excited. It wasn't that the Tianshu Secret Method was weak, but that he hadn't mastered the technique to a sufficient level.
To express his gratitude to Quan Zhiguang and to strengthen their relationship, Zhou Wuji gifted him twenty Fourth-Revolution Jade Liquid Pill.
Although Quan Zhiguang was only an elder of Tianshu, he was Third Rank True Person and still held a position of power and influence within the Heavenly Pivot Lineage. That evening, Zhou Wuji lay in bed and opened the Northern Emperor's Book of Heavenly Punishment.
Today, Quan Zhiguang solemnly reminded him that the sword cultivators in Yuheng were formidable and should not be underestimated.
He also felt he couldn't be too careless. Although he was confident of victory, he couldn't underestimate the heroes of the world.
In a public sword fight, one must win convincingly, and many tactics cannot be used.
Therefore, we still need to upgrade the Northern Pole Sword.
Zhou Wuji looked at Zuo Yurong's seven-tael-one-qian destiny, and in a flash, he transformed this destiny into Origin Profound Spirit, directly casting it into the Northern Pole Sword...
When the purple light dissipated, Zhou Wuji saw that the Northern Pole Sword had reached the Transformation Realm.
He was somewhat surprised; Zuo Yurong had only Transformation Realm after twenty years of practice?
But then he realized that the Third Rank Northern Pole Sword was exceptionally profound, Zuo Yurong's destiny was still insufficient; he could only cultivate Transformation Realm.
The Northern Pole Sword only advanced by one level, but its Swordsmanship improved tremendously.
The myriad mysteries of the Northern Pole Sword flowed through his mind. Although the Heaven Tier Sword Intent condensed by the Xiaoxiang Sword was not a perfect match, its high level allowed him to fully control the Northern Pole Sword...
With the help of the Sword Spirit, Zhou Wuji was able to truly unify all his Swordsmanship and True Qi, and even raise the upper limit of the Northern Pole Sword. Zhou Wuji reached out and grasped the hilt of the Tianshu Sword beside his pillow. In that instant, he felt that he was not holding the Tianshu Sword, but the Northern Pole in the nine heavens.
With stars as his sword, at this moment, the world seemed to be under his control.