Qiao Wanmian (End)

What had happened to Qiao Wanmian was simply too strange. Although this new Qiao Wanmian acted far too outrageously, she at least knew where to draw the line. In particular, she had done Li Xiangyi himself a great service. Until he found the real Qiao Wanmian, Li Xiangyi could not bring himself to kill the woman before him over a disagreement.

Besides, the body belonged to A Mian. Who knew whether hurting her would affect A Mian? It was better to leave things as they were for now and step up the search for A Mian in the jianghu afterward.

This woman had been able to enter A Mian's body, so perhaps A Mian had encountered some fortuitous opportunity of her own.

At first, Li Xiangyi did not know how to address this new Qiao Wanmian. He asked her original name, only to receive two words in reply: "Not worthy."

In the end, having no other choice, he could only call her Miss Qiao.

To learn more about Miss Qiao's true nature, Li Xiangyi often sought Qiao Wanmian out for a chat in his spare time while he recovered from his injuries and purged the poison on Mount Yun Yin.

For her part, setting aside Li Xiangyi's blindness and arrogance, Qiao Wanmian had come to see him in a new light during their time together. Li Xiangyi's talent was truly extraordinary. She had always prided herself on being a favored child of heaven, a peerless genius, yet if Li Xiangyi had been born in her world of immortal cultivation, his talent might have surpassed even hers.

After all, no matter how exceptionally gifted she had been, she could not have created an advanced sword art at sixteen or seventeen, much less devised an internal cultivation art approaching a true cultivation method in this low-martial small world.

What a Yangzhou Man it was, capable of making a withered tree bloom anew.

Although Qiao Wanmian's memories contained information about the art, Qiao Wanmian had been rather extreme when she first arrived in this world. Seeing how much Li Xiangyi resembled her past self, she had only alternated between scorning and pitying him.

Now that cultivating the Heavenly Devil Instruction had barely suppressed the Devil Qi within her, she could discuss martial arts with Li Xiangyi calmly. Only then did she finally cast aside her own shadow and truly look Li Xiangyi in the eye.

And as Qiao Wanmian's view of Li Xiangyi changed, how could his own heart not be stirred by towering waves?

From the few words Miss Qiao let slip, Li Xiangyi glimpsed a broader, vaster world.

It turned out that the Yangzhou Man had not yet reached its limit. Indeed, compared with that vast world, the Yangzhou Man was merely a starting point.

Thus, Li Xiangyi forgot his little schemes to probe her and devoted all his heart and mind to earnestly discussing martial arts with Qiao Wanmian.

A few days later, having experienced the lowest point of his life, the betrayal of friends and family, and Qiao Wanmian's revelation of the limits of martial arts, Li Xiangyi entered seclusion to break through the limits of his Yangzhou Man.

Qiao Wanmian genuinely admired Li Xiangyi's aptitude, so when she learned that Qin Po was working on a treatment plan for him, she also casually offered a few pointers, ensuring that no hidden dangers remained in the treatment of his injuries.

When the minds of two peerless geniuses, Qiao Wanmian and Li Xiangyi, met, Li Xiangyi was not the only one who gained something. Qiao Wanmian also benefited greatly.

Inspired by the characteristics of Li Xiangyi's Yangzhou Man, Qiao Wanmian had a flash of insight and created a balanced, tranquil cultivation method. Its principal use was to calm a person's state of mind and settle their heart and Qi.

Besides suppressing the influence of the possessed body's emotions on her after transmigration, this effect also made it easier to use the art to gain sudden enlightenment or put her state of mind in order, helping her comprehend and advance her realm.

With the cultivation method she named the "Ice Heart Instruction" helping to suppress her emotions, Qiao Wanmian found it much easier the next time she sat in meditation and circulated the Heavenly Devil Instruction. Thus, while Li Xiangyi was in seclusion, Qiao Wanmian also entered a meditative trance to cultivate the Heavenly Devil Instruction.

Half a year later, Li Xiangyi's Yangzhou Man finally broke through to a new level. This time, he did not need Qin Po's internal strength to assist him. With the help of some medicine, in just three months, the Yangzhou Man repaired all his internal injuries and cleared away every last trace of the Bicha poison.

At this point, Jiang Wuya of the Sigu Sect could finally hold on no longer and hurried to Mount Yun Yin to seek Li Xiangyi's help. Full of shame, he said, "Sect master, I have failed you. The rumors in the jianghu that you were poisoned and gravely injured are now being stated as fact. Although we traced the rumors back to Wansheng Dao, more and more people are clamoring to fight you, and the few of us can no longer hold them off."

Holding Shaoshi, Li Xiangyi looked as confident and flamboyant as ever. "It's fine. My internal cultivation has advanced another level, and I was just thinking of putting it to the test. Tell the sect members to set up a fighting platform. Our Sigu Sect will welcome challenges from heroes across the land. Also, tell Rujing to take a few of the brothers best at criminal investigations and look deeply into Wansheng Dao while the jianghu's attention is on my matches."

Seeing Li Xiangyi's present condition, Jiang Wuya's earlier misgivings were swept away. Full of confidence, he cupped his fists and called out, "Your subordinate obeys!"

By the time Li Xiangyi had once again overawed the martial world, made the restless people of the jianghu behave themselves, and thoroughly dealt with Wansheng Dao, founded by the surviving Nanyin clanspeople, Qiao Wanmian had finally emerged from seclusion as well.

Because she had suffered a backlash from Devil Qi this time, and Qiao Wanmian's body had been frail to begin with, she had spent more time breaking through to the third level of the Heavenly Devil Instruction.

The limits of this world allowed her to break through only to the early stage of the third level. She spent the remaining time perfecting her Ice Heart Instruction and patiently recultivating the Daoist cultivation method of the Heavenly Devil Instruction.

In this life, aside from her poor health, Qiao Wanmian had a family of considerable influence and no teammates holding her back. Now that her body had recovered to its peak, she no longer had to clean up the messes around her and seize power before she could live as she pleased, as she had in her previous two lives.

So, after taking her leave of Qi Mushan and his wife, Qiao Wanmian set out to roam the jianghu with A Rou and Liuxue, each armed with a sword.

In this life, to release the Devil Qi in her heart, Qiao Wanmian was even more unrestrained than before as she traveled the jianghu.

When she encountered Yu Lou Chun on Fragrant Mountain, treating innocent women like merchandise, she naturally cut them down one by one, until blood flowed like a river through the Women's Residence.

She then gave Bi Huang, their leader, a letter and told them to find Li Xiangyi to deal with the aftermath.

On another occasion, she happened to encounter Jiao Liqiao on the road, pointing and commenting on her looks. Naturally, another life was cut short beneath her sword. She then had A Rou write to the Sigu Sect again, telling Li Xiangyi to send people to deal with the aftermath.

And when she encountered Di Feisheng ten years later, as he sought revenge for Jiao Liqiao, Qiao Wanmian naturally showed him no mercy either. If Li Xiangyi had not arrived in time, the renowned leader of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance might have died beneath Qiao Wanmian's sword without even knowing why, just like Jiao Liqiao.

When Li Xiangyi finally entrusted the Sigu Sect to Fang Duobing and shattered the void in the face of the lightning tribulation, he felt a rare sense of relief.

The proud and arrogant Li Xiangyi had finally escaped the days of cleaning up after Qiao Wanmian while Di Feisheng chased him down for matches.

That was truly wonderful!