Chapter 55: 《Ultimate》

Shi Feizhe had been living with the old man for two years and found him to be quite stubborn.

He said he was a martial arts genius, the old man said he was a freak!

He said that the martial arts he practiced were very powerful, the old man said it was garbage!

He said that he would reform the Jianghu after he had mastered his divine skills, the old man said he was dreaming!

He said that he treated people with sincerity and changed the atmosphere of the Jianghu, the old man said he was a fool!

He said that he would spread martial arts throughout the world in the future, the old man said he would be a scourge for a thousand years!

He said that he was a good cook, the old man said you finally said something human!

In short, Shi Feizhe and the old man could argue several times a day. They were both very stubborn and insisted that they were right.

Therefore, when the old man said that there was no such martial art in the world, Shi Feizhe simply replied: “Old man, the world is vast and full of wonders! There is no such thing as absolute in this world!”

“What kind of martial art are you practicing?” the old man asked.

“The world’s wonder, 《True Origin Sword Finger Formula》!” Shi Feizhe said frankly.

Having lived with the old man for two years, Shi Feizhe knew that he usually just basked in the sun, grew vegetables, and lived a life of leisure. So there was nothing he couldn’t say.

“I’ve never heard of that martial art!” the old man thought for a moment and said.

“A hundred years ago, a man appeared in the Jianghu, calling himself ‘Sword Emperor’! His true energy was vast and boundless. His true energy emanated outwards, transforming into infinite sword energy, dominating the world.” Shi Feizhe explained.

“Oh~ so it’s him, Zhu Yidan!” The old man suddenly realized who it was and said: “Fought him, not bad.”

“Decades ago, the Sword Emperor’s 《True Origin Sword Finger Formula》 spread throughout the Jianghu, and I am practicing this 《True Origin Sword Finger Formula》.” Shi Feizhe was already accustomed to the old man’s bragging and continued:

The old man also said that when he was young, he had three of the most beautiful women in the world by his side, and the wealth and power of the world were at his fingertips.

He had everything, and he still owed me fifteen taels of silver?

It’s understandable that old people like to brag about their past glories in front of young people!

“So it’s something from recent decades!” the old man said, “No wonder I don’t remember.”

Shi Feizhe curled his lips. This old man always talked about things from seventy or eighty years ago, making it all sound fantastic. When it came to things from recent decades, he said he was too old and lazy to pay attention.

Anyway, he was old, and everything he talked about was from decades ago, so no one could verify it!

He was invincible in his words, a bit of a rogue. It really confirmed the saying “old children”.

“I should be the only one who has mastered it in recent years!” Shi Feizhe said proudly.

“Oh~ Zhu Yidan’s Sword Energy Finger, it’s just so-so.” After the old man learned what martial art Shi Feizhe was practicing, he stopped sitting up straight and instead lay down in his rocking chair, seemingly uninterested in anything.

Few things in the world were worth his attention.

“…” Shi Feizhe was used to the old man’s posturing. He was ready to continue practicing.

After achieving the perfection of Blood, Qi, and Spirit, he no longer needed to spend a lot of time every day tempering his body, but he needed to exercise once or twice a day to maintain the perfection of Blood and Qi.

He needed to spend more time circulating his True Qi to open up the meridians throughout his body, strengthening his True Qi, and hopefully achieving a state where his True Qi was as vast as the sea, circulating endlessly.

“Shi boy, do you want to practice my martial art?” the old man suddenly said to Shi Feizhe’s back from his rocking chair.

“The one you said is invincible in the world?” Shi Feizhe stopped and asked.

“Yes, it’s 《Ultimate》!” the old man said calmly, “The ultimate of the world! The ultimate of martial arts! The ultimate of life! The ultimate of will!”

“Only those with great fearlessness, great wisdom, and great will that surpass their own limits can practice this invincible martial art!”

“…But aren’t martial arts more powerful the longer their names are?” Shi Feizhe felt that this didn’t sound very powerful. He said:

“Like 《Tathagata Divine Palm》 《Demon Heart Planting Demonic Arts》 《Ten Thousand Tribulations Wisdom Root Demon Subduing Scripture》. Those martial arts sound very powerful.”

“…Get out!” the old man shouted angrily.

Who said martial arts are more powerful the longer their names are, and moves are more powerful the longer their names are!

This kid is really fucking stupid!

I actually thought about passing on my martial art to him, I must have been infected by his stupidity!

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The old man cursed in his heart. Even at his age, he could still be infuriated by Shi Feizhe’s stupidity!

“Hehe…” Seeing the old man lose his composure, Shi Feizhe shrugged and continued practicing.

He had indeed lived a good life for the past two years.

He was very relaxed now, and the unrestrained life had exposed his long-suppressed nature.

Before transmigrating, he had been a corporate slave for over ten years to make a living.

In the office, there were endless schemes and power struggles, and every little thing had to be communicated in several versions indirectly.

In the work group on his phone, people were constantly @ing him every day, and he didn’t know how many times he had replied with “received” and “received”.

When it came to actually doing work, the higher-ups would disappear after assigning tasks.

He had to coordinate and communicate with various parties, working overtime every day, both physically and mentally, and in the end, the credit went to the leaders, while he took the blame.

He was truly cautious and walking on thin ice. He had to think several times before saying anything.

Every morning when he woke up, the thing he wanted to do most was to quit!

But he couldn’t. He had elderly parents and young children to support. He had to provide for his family and couldn’t be willful.

He could only grit his teeth and go to work to earn money.

After transmigrating, his life wasn’t very good at first. He often went hungry and shivered in the cold at night.

In the lonely nights, he also shed tears thinking of his family in his previous life, and even those scheming colleagues.

If possible, he really wanted to go back to his original world.

But transmigration left him with no choice. He could only grit his teeth and live on.

Maybe, I can live a better life with the knowledge of a transmigrator. He always encouraged himself before going to bed every night.

What really changed his fate was the 《True Origin Sword Finger Formula》 he obtained from looting a corpse, and the days at the medical clinic that allowed him to cultivate True Qi and kill that someone.

Otherwise, he might be dead!

From Yiyang City to Three Talents Manor, from Three Talents Manor to Qiuyang City, and from Qiuyang City to this small temple in the mountains, his constant moving was all out of necessity.

He lived cautiously, having to hide his true thoughts.

Only here, he was no longer restrained, no longer had to carefully consider the thoughts of others.

Here, he didn’t have to think about anything, didn’t have to worry about messages on his phone, didn’t have to reply with “received”, didn’t have his wife’s nagging, and didn’t have the trivial matters of life!

He had no worries about food and clothing, only practicing martial arts to become stronger, practicing martial arts to become stronger every day!

This kind of simple, dedicated pursuit of something he loved brought him the simplest and purest joy!

It had been a long, long, long time since he had experienced this.

The last time he had felt such happiness was probably many years ago, when he first played video games!

So, for the past two and a half years, he had really been happy!

And after mastering martial arts?

Living another life, why not do something he wanted to do!

He hated replying with “received” the most. （Almost done with watering, tomorrow I’ll step into the Jianghu. ）