Ch 151: Grand Completion

The System-given reward, an Internal Energy Manual mantra, was extremely quick to comprehend.

It could almost reach the level of instant enlightenment.

Chu Qing instantly understood the entire manual, but discovered that, according to the manual, there was simply no weakness to be found within this martial art.

The first thought that arose in Chu Qing’s mind was…

This wasn’t the martial art he had thought it to be.

But the next moment he denied this thought, and thought of that upgrade opportunity.

“Could it be that the so-called upgrade isn’t about obtaining better martial arts?

“But… it’s about making up for the shortcomings in one’s original martial arts, and raising the overall level?”

Chu Qing was very clear about the origin of this Unbreakable Golden Body; it was a divine skill improved from the Iron Shirt.

Once deployed, it is impervious to blades and spears; even divine weapons cannot harm it, and even peerless martial arts are difficult to break.

Although it is a purely defensive martial art, it allows one to remain undefeated.

Of course, one shouldn’t speak too confidently.

The martial world is vast, and experts abound.

The Tomb King of the Heavenly Evil Cult, with a single Funeral Song, possesses such power… yet he is only one of the Twelve Holy Kings.

In the Seven Secrets, Three Treasures, Six Profound Sect, what other peerless unique skills exist, nobody can say for sure.

With the Unbreakable Golden Body, one’s self can indeed be improved, but to say that one is thus invincible under the heavens is somewhat arrogant.

Gathering his thoughts, Chu Qing began to wholeheartedly merge the internal energy within his body.

The foundation of the Unbreakable Golden Body is the Iron Shirt; the Iron Shirt is a Buddhist Sect martial art.

Therefore, the internal energy Chu Qing gained this time was extremely vast, different from the Orthodox Xuanmen, and not the Righteousness of Confucianism.

However, the Unbreakable Golden Body, after being improved, does not have the Buddhist golden light swirling around it, nor the Buddha’s light shining everywhere.

Overall, it presents an extremely domineering and fierce True Qi.

Compared to the Mingyu True Scripture, which is as calm as jade and cold as ice, it forms a stark contrast.

Chu Qing, using the Mingyu True Scripture as a foundation, continuously drew the internal energy of the Unbreakable Golden Body into it, promoting the progress of the Mingyu True Scripture’s internal energy.

The Ninth Cultivation Realm, which had been stagnant for a long time, began to gradually improve.

At this point, Chu Qing’s clothes moved without wind, his figure surrounded by a golden light containing frost Qi, involuntarily floating up from the bed.

Gradually, a protective Qi emitting a chilling coldness arose from around Chu Qing.

The two internal energies had completed a preliminary fusion.

Time gradually passed during this process…

Chu Qing was in seclusion; nobody outside knew.

In the courtyard of Bian Cheng’s residence, a group of people were sitting opposite each other.

Chu Fan looked at this one, then that one… finally slapping his hand on the table, with a crack, the stone table was shattered by this single palm strike.

Bian Cheng jolted, glanced at the shattered table, and furrowed his brows slightly.

Then he looked at his junior martial sister not far away:

“Wenrou, tell him.”

Wenrou’s gaze was as calm as water; she glanced at Chu Fan:

“Pay for it.”

“…”

Chu Fan took out silver from his bosom and handed it to Wenrou:

“So, you all knew?”

“Knew what?”

Mo Duxing’s confusion was not feigned.

“Eldest Senior Brother, don’t interrupt.”

Bian Cheng pushed Mo Duxing aside and said to Chu Fan:

“So, you really don’t know anything?”

“What should I know?”

Chu Fan widened his eyes.

Bian Cheng glanced at Wenrou:

“See, even the junior martial sister knows.”

“Junior martial sister, what do you know?”

Chu Fan looked at Wenrou.

Wenrou thought for a moment:

“Why don’t you ask him yourself?”

“If you guys hadn’t held me back, I would have gone already!!”

Chu Fan shook his arm vigorously:

“Second Senior Brother, let go!”

Bian Cheng released his hand:

“Alright, alright, things have come to this, let’s go together, this older brother will help you bolster your courage.”

Although Chu Fan didn’t understand why he still needed to bolster his courage…

But he hadn’t hidden anything about his business from anyone, so he nodded:

“Let’s go!”

After saying that, he strode out of the courtyard.

Bian Cheng and the others followed, seeing Chu Fan standing in front of the door, with deep eyes, he couldn’t help but ask:

“Why aren’t you going?”

“Where does he live?”

Chu Fan was so angry he almost stomped his foot; this was his first time coming to Luochenshan Villa, how would he know where Chu Qing lived?

Wenrou walked calmly ahead:

“Follow me.”

While speaking, she played with a money pouch in her hand.

Sometimes she would toss it up and catch it, sometimes she would twirl it on her finger.

Bian Cheng didn’t notice at first, but later he found something wrong, and couldn’t help but ask:

“Found it?”

Wenrou nodded:

“Remembered the feel of it; it’s silver inside, I’ll return it to the owner later.”

“…That’s nice.”

Bian Cheng was a little envious.

His junior martial sister could find strange things every day, and these things included but were not limited to silver.

Under Wenrou’s lead, they quickly arrived at Chu Qing’s courtyard.

Bian Cheng shielded his eyes with his hand, and sneered repeatedly:

“Villa Master Wen’s ambition is clear as day.”

Mo Duxing spoke calmly:

“Explain.”

“Look at the courtyard next door, it’s clearly the junior martial sister’s residence.”

Bian Cheng sneered:

“Third Brother’s courtyard is only a wall away from the junior martial sister’s courtyard.

“And our guest rooms are all arranged on the lower three floors…

“What’s the purpose? What’s the intention?”

Chu Fan frowned:

“This won’t do…”

Bian Cheng wanted to ask why it wouldn’t do, when he heard a muffled groan, looking up, he saw Siye shivering as he retreated from the courtyard, his face full of suspicion.

“What’s wrong?”

Chu Fan and the others were startled, hurriedly going forward thinking something had happened to Chu Qing.

But upon closer inspection, the courtyard was peaceful, with no sign of any villains.

“Siye, what happened?”

Wenrou asked.

Her eyes flickered, she sniffed, and found no other scents around.

Only Siye spoke:

“Miss, Third Young Master seems to be in seclusion in his room… I was originally here to deliver his meal, but unexpectedly, as soon as my hand touched the door, I felt a wave of extreme cold coming, before I could even exert force, a surge of internal energy knocked me flying out.”

Bian Cheng stepped forward and took Siye’s pulse, discovering that a wisp of cold Qi still remained in his body.

This cold Qi was extremely insidious and impossible to dispel.

Several people looked at each other, while Chu Fan frowned:

“He… has always been like this?”

“Like what? Unfathomable?”

Bian Cheng smiled:

“More than unfathomable… forget it, let me tell you about my time knowing him.”

Although they couldn’t touch the door, apart from the low temperature in the courtyard, there was no danger.

Several people simply entered the courtyard; if Chu Qing was truly in seclusion, they could protect him.

Bian Cheng took this opportunity to recount his experiences with Chu Qing from the beginning.

This did not include his realization of Chu Qing’s identity, and his hidden identity as the Night Emperor.

It was simply a third-person perspective, describing the events that had occurred since he and Chu Qing had met.

At the Divine Blade Hall Top Under Heaven Competition, he killed Dong Xingzhi with one blade, earning the title of Mad Blade.

On the way to Luochenshan Villa, he encountered the Iron Blood Hall’s Cheng Tieshan, and sent him fleeing with one punch.

Before Luochenshan Villa, he killed Ling Beichen with one blade!

At the Martial Arts Competition for Marriage, his Divine Palm intimidated all heroes.

Especially last night, his battle with the Tomb King.

That kind of might, that level of fierce battle, was something Bian Cheng and the others had never seen before.

In comparison, the matter of killing several Dragon Yang Mountain disciples at the foot of Tian Xing Mountain was insignificant.

As for the Jade Dragon Old Immortal dying at Chu Qing’s hands, Bian Cheng and the others didn’t know yet.

Chu Fan was able to remain calm at first, but the more he listened, the more restless he became…

He even felt that he must have misunderstood.

His third brother left home at a young age, even if he had some strange encounters, he couldn’t possibly have reached this level.

How could the person his second senior brother was talking about be his own brother?

This was simply a peerless genius!

It wasn’t that Chu Fan intentionally belittled his own younger brother, it was mainly that… in the past, Chu Qing had never shown any amazing talent.

How could there be such a huge change?

“If you want to know, wait until he comes out of seclusion, then ask him yourself.”

Bian Cheng poured himself a cup of tea, but suddenly discovered that a layer of frost had somehow formed on the teapot.

The range of influence of Chu Qing’s internal energy in the room was getting larger and larger.

The four martial brothers sat in the courtyard waiting, until the sun slanted westward, the entire courtyard seemed to have just experienced a snowfall and a frost.

By the time this coldness gradually receded and dissipated, it was already dusk.

Several people cheered up, knowing that Chu Qing should be nearing the completion of his cultivation.

Looking towards the door, after a moment, they heard a creak.

The door opened, and Chu Qing walked out.

But looking at the Chu Qing before them, the words they originally wanted to say, for a moment, no one could speak.

He was seen wearing a green robe, standing with his hands behind his back, his whole body filled with a cold chill.

Aloof like snow, unapproachable, seemingly floating in the heavens, a transcendent immortal who had just descended to the mortal realm.

He had not yet managed to restrain his cold immortal aura, which came from the heavenly palaces.

It was out of place with this world, this mortal dust…

But the next moment, he rubbed his face, and this coldness disappeared like the warmth of spring sunshine.

Although his temperament was still cold, yet between his brows, there was more human Qi.

He first glanced at Siye guarding not far away, and beckoned him.

Siye quickly came forward, Chu Qing held his wrist, his internal energy turned, and Siye felt that the wisp of cold Qi that had previously invaded his body and could not be dispelled, disappeared in an instant.

Siye was just unlucky, he happened to encounter Chu Qing’s rapid increase in internal energy.

He combined the Mingyu True Scripture and the Unbreakable Golden Body’s internal energy, using the Unbreakable Golden Body’s internal energy, he had already raised the Mingyu True Scripture to the tenth major perfection realm.

His internal energy was perfect, the cold Qi was even stronger, and even more difficult to deal with.

And the Unbreakable Golden Body, with this change, also erased many shortcomings, it was not only for body protection; borrowing the cold Qi of the Mingyu True Scripture and the frost Qi of the Celestial Frost Fist, this protective Qi was filled with frost and cold, and the coldness could travel up the meridians, injuring the enemy.

Of course, the benefits were far more than that, but more wonderful uses would have to be experienced one by one in future battles.

After dismissing Siye, Chu Qing looked at Chu Fan.

“Third Brother…?”

Chu Fan tentatively spoke.

Chu Qing showed a slight smile:

“Second Brother, come inside and talk.”

Hearing Chu Qing call him Second Brother, Chu Fan’s apprehensive thoughts finally settled down completely.

For a moment, he didn’t know whether to be excited or angry; seeing Chu Qing open the door, Chu Fan quickly entered the room first.

Bian Cheng, Wenrou, and Mo Duxing also unceremoniously squeezed in.

A group of people gathered together, Chu Qing sat there looking at this one, then that one… silent for a long time.

Finally, it was Mo Duxing who spoke first:

“So, you really are Chu Qing?

“How is that possible? A person… how could there be such a big change?”

Bian Cheng sneered:

“You didn’t learn Master’s martial arts, but you did learn a lot of the old scholar’s demeanor.”

After listening, Wenrou immediately picked up her pen and started writing.

Bian Cheng noticed this time, and was about to ask, when he heard Chu Fan say:

“Third Brother… you, why didn’t you go home?”

“I did.”

Chu Qing smiled:

“I’ve seen Big Brother and Father… and they entrusted me to send Wenrou back to Luochenshan Villa.”

“When?”

Chu Fan was surprised: “Why didn’t I know?”

Chu Qing frowned and looked at Mo Duxing and the others:

“I said… can you give us some space?”

It wasn’t about being suspicious of Bian Cheng and Wenrou… Bian Cheng was too smart, even if he didn’t say anything, he could guess.

As for Wenrou, her nose was too good, she could smell it out.

Chu Qing was mainly hiding it from Mo Duxing.

This eldest senior brother was a strange fellow; Chu Qing still remembered that after the Divine Blade Hall battle, this guy wanted to duel with the ‘Night Emperor’.

What he was about to tell Chu Fan now involved this identity.

If Mo Duxing knew… would he duel or not?

Bian Cheng curled his lips:

“Okay, give you two brothers some space, let’s go, senior brother, let’s find a place to eat, I’m starving.”

Mo Duxing snorted, stood up and followed behind Bian Cheng, and then asked:

“Should we send you some food?”

“That would be helpful.”

Chu Qing nodded.

Wenrou circled around Chu Fan and Chu Qing twice before leaving with Mo Duxing and the others.

After the door closed, Chu Qing began to tell Chu Fan everything from the beginning.

The reason he had kept it from Chu Fan at that time was mainly because this person couldn’t keep secrets.

And at that time, Tianwu City was filled with Crane Cries… many eyes were watching.

In comparison, Luochenshan Villa was much ‘cleaner’ now.

Taking this opportunity, some things could be explained clearly to Chu Fan.

He immediately started from Chu Yunfei’s help in holding a grand banquet, which gave the Mirror of Retribution an opportunity… only as he was speaking, he inevitably touched upon the scene where he had disguised himself as a beggar to travel, and met Chu Fan and Wenrou.

Chu Fan was startled and surprised, regretting that he hadn’t recognized Chu Qing earlier, and angry that Chu Qing clearly knew that he was worried about him, yet didn’t recognize him.

When he learned that Chu Qing was the Night Emperor, he was even more speechless.

To know, Chu Fan was the first person in the martial world to know the words ‘Night Emperor’.

But at that time, he never dreamed that this person was his own younger brother.

And he told Chu Qing:

“At that time, the junior martial sister said your handwriting was too ugly.”

Chu Qing: “???”

This conversation indeed lasted for some time, and all the details that should be said were explained clearly.

After listening, Chu Fan remained silent for a long time.

Suddenly, he gritted his teeth:

“The Mirror of Retribution! They’re so bold!!”

Chu Qing saw the blue veins on his forehead jumping, and quickly grabbed him:

“Second Brother, don’t be impulsive… they were indeed chasing me, but I’m more skilled, they have already lost my trace.

“And now, the name Mad Blade Third Young Master will surely rise to fame with the end of the Luochenshan Villa battle.

“They would never dream of connecting the former ‘Sword Ghost’ with the current ‘Mad Blade’.

“So I’m safe now!

“To deal with the Mirror of Retribution is not a matter of a day or two, Second Brother, I have my own plans for these matters, you must not act rashly and ruin my plans.”

“Okay.”

Chu Fan was quite decisive when he heard this:

“Both you and Big Brother are smart, Villa Master Wen even highly praises you, judging from what he said today, you are of great importance to him.

“You are now clearly a genius!

“So Second Brother will listen to you… but you also have to promise Second Brother.

“Be careful, if you really have any problems you can’t solve yourself, don’t forget, you still have two brothers and a father!”

Chu Qing chuckled:

“Don’t worry, I won’t act rashly.”

However, he wouldn’t act rashly, but he could act slowly.

Now that the Luochenshan Villa matter is settled, next… he had to settle the score with the Mirror of Retribution.