Chapter 468 - 216: Courting Death
Chapter 468: Chapter 216: Courting Death
Reaching out, she pressed her palm against the severed part of the thigh. As she circulated a bit of her Inner Breath, Yu Yaoguang’s eyes widened in an instant:
"How could this be?"
Fang Shuwen also clicked his tongue in amazement.
Miao Feichan hadn’t been watching the leg. She was focused on the sensation within. Hearing their reactions, she couldn’t help but open her eyes to look, and was immediately stunned.
On the shriveled human leg, where she was channeling her Inner Strength, golden lines tracing the paths of meridians had appeared.
There were many lines, because some of them were not major meridians.
Those minor meridians, stimulated by Miao Feichan’s Inner Strength, were also shimmering with light.
A moment of inspiration struck Miao Feichan. She focused her Inner Strength, channeling it only into the major meridians. As it flowed along these paths, a clear diagram of the meridian network appeared on the leg in the blink of an eye.
The proper paths for circulating True Qi—which meridians and which acupoints to use—were suddenly crystal clear.
Yu Yaoguang spoke, her expression somewhat complicated:
"If what Shuwen said is correct, then someone else’s Inner Strength cannot trigger this change.
"Then no matter who came here, they would only find a useless manual and two even more useless legs.
"This is the legacy of your Lingyun Sect. They truly went to great pains to pass down this Lingyun Star-Stepping Strategy."
In truth, this wasn’t unique to the Lingyun Sect.
It was the same throughout the entire Jianghu.
Sects often poured immense effort into preserving their legacies, stopping at nothing to do so.
Simpler methods involved writing manuals to be deliberately misleading; an entire volume of profundities might contain only two or three lines of the actual secret.
As for the more complex methods... everyone had their own ingenious tricks.
But no matter what, the true goal was still to pass down their ultimate techniques.
The Lingyun Sect’s measure was actually a last resort. If the one who came today hadn’t been Miao Feichan, their sole successor,
then the Lingyun Star-Stepping Strategy would very likely have been lost forever.
But considering the Lingyun Sect’s circumstances at the time, such a measure was also perfectly understandable.
Compared to their legacy being broken, they were more afraid of it falling into enemy hands.
’Even if it’s lost forever, we won’t let you have it!’
After memorizing all the meridian paths and acupoints on the leg,
Miao Feichan took out the other leg.
Using the same method, she discovered that the meridian circulation was completely different.
When she cross-referenced this with the Lingyun Star-Stepping Strategy, she realized this was the true brilliance of the martial art.
But what she had obtained so far was still only the surface.
This was because the Lingyun Star-Stepping Strategy contained not only a Lightweight Technique, but also an extremely formidable leg technique called the "Star-Stepping Killing Art."
To cultivate this technique, one first needed to achieve some initial success with the Lingyun Star-Stepping Strategy. She figured that at that point, her Inner Strength would have transformed, allowing her to probe the shriveled legs again and perhaps make new discoveries.
The group discussed it and felt this was highly likely.
Yu Yaoguang then said to Miao Feichan:
"In that case, don’t leave.
"Come back with me to Yuqing Pavilion. I’ll arrange a place for you to live. You can take this opportunity to enter seclusion for a while and completely master this Lingyun Star-Stepping Strategy."
Miao Feichan glanced at Fang Shuwen, then finally nodded:
"Alright. I’ll go to Yuqing Pavilion after this matter is completely resolved."
For all these years, she had been roaming the Jianghu.
Her goal was to uncover the truth of her sect’s annihilation.
If she could unmask Dragon Abyss on this trip, she might get some answers. Even if not answers, a clue would be enough.
Then she could stay at Yuqing Pavilion in peace and master her sect’s ultimate inherited technique.
Only after that could she even consider the matter of revenge.
Otherwise, with her current combat ability, she wasn’t even qualified to seek revenge.
And so, the matter was settled.
Fang Shuwen’s group didn’t linger. After taking what they came for, they left the area directly.
Getting there hadn’t been easy, and the return trip wasn’t without its own troubles.
Fortunately, the trio was well-equipped. Fang Shuwen’s Martial Arts were unparalleled; while Yu Yaoguang’s skills couldn’t match his, she was a master of Arrays; and Miao Feichan possessed a peerless Lightweight Technique.
No matter what dangers they faced, it was difficult to halt their progress.
After a few minor setbacks, the group saw the light of day again.
The entire process was quick, taking less than a day.
Standing there amidst the ruins of the Lingyun Sect, the three of them exchanged a look.
Yu Yaoguang spoke softly:
"There’s only one thing left to do."
"Let’s just hope we get something out of it."
Miao Feichan looked at Fang Shuwen.
Fang Shuwen smiled faintly:
"That will depend on them."
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「Suo Heng City.」
On a bustling street, an old man with a ruddy complexion drifted between the various vendor stalls.
He’d look at this, taste that, but never bought a thing.
This earned him a wave of displeasure from the stall owners.
Finally, he sat down at a table, ordered a bowl of plain noodles from the owner, and asked for two extra cloves of garlic.
Just as he was holding the bowl and slurping loudly, someone suddenly appeared beside him.
The old man didn’t look at him, just kept his head down and ate his noodles.
The uninvited guest, however, frowned slightly:
"Ding Wujiu, I think you’re truly hopeless. It’s not like you don’t have any silver. Everywhere you go, you have to take advantage of these small-time street vendors and their meager businesses. At your age, have you no shame?"
Ding Wujiu’s face was splattered with soup. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, tossed the two cloves of garlic into his mouth, and chewed them with a loud CRUNCH, CRUNCH.
This made the uninvited guest frown repeatedly.
Only then did Ding Wujiu say to him:
"What do you know? As the saying goes, you only regret not having money when you need it. A single penny can bring a hero to his knees.
"You’re still a kid. You don’t have to manage a household, so you have no idea how expensive life is. But I have to think about my daughter and son-in-law."