Righteousness and pure love, yet you ask me to spread demons throughout the world?

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That place used to be where the masters or inner disciples who guarded the library lived when the sect was at its peak.

The scenery around the library is also quite nice, situated between two peaks of Xiaodiancang Mountain, with several other unused buildings nearby.

Since Fu Hai and his group often had to help out at the inn, it would be more convenient for them to stay on the mountainside of Qianfeng. So, although the scenery there was beautiful, they didn't move there to live.

The next morning, the weather cleared up, and Fu Hai, along with Lingyue and Yuelan, went to help Xiaoye clean her place. Xia Yuelan, as expected, didn't dare ask Xiaoye about what she had inadvertently revealed the day before.

Chapter 82 I'll let you kill! I'll let you train!

"Xiao Ye, put this lantern over here!" Xia Yuelan pushed a large lantern over on a cart. The lantern wasn't actually heavy, but it was quite large, so it was difficult to carry over without a cart.

Fu Hai looked at the lantern and saw that it was made messily and crookedly. He couldn't help but say, "Hey, did you make this yourself? Is it even usable?" Xia Yuelan said angrily, "It's not that bad."

Song Lingyue looked at Xiaoye: "This lantern is fine to be placed here. Don't light the candles inside. There are a lot of books in the library. It would be terrible if they caught fire." "It won't catch fire!" Xia Yuelan exclaimed. "Sister Qiu Ying said I did a good job."

Fu Hai sighed, "Sister Qiu Ying is such a kind-hearted person." Song Lingyue nodded in agreement.

Although the lantern wasn't pretty at all, and she wasn't even sure if she dared to light it, Xiaoye was still very happy and placed it in front of her door.

Although Xiaoye only needed one room, everyone still helped her clean up all the rooms here, distinguishing them as bedrooms, studies, and so on. Song Lingyue also moved the bedding and other items that she had aired out for Xiaoye over.

In the afternoon, as the sun began to set, they rested in the mountains. Xia Yuelan said, "Let me show you my newly practiced swordsmanship."

She drew her sword and brandished it with a showy air. The sword light grew increasingly sharp, and a faint aura of sword energy seemed to emanate from it.

With a sudden lunge, and with a whoosh, a tree in front of them was instantly shattered from its trunk. Xiao Ye was also somewhat surprised: "Yue Lan, your swordsmanship has improved so quickly?"

Xia Yuelan said smugly, "I realized something else yesterday: as long as you treat all your opponents as dreams, you can destroy them all."

Fu Hai said, "So you mistook this tree for a dream just now?" Xia Yuelan replied, "Yes! Hehe."

Fu Hai hadn't expected this to be possible. He could only conclude that this kind of swordsmanship, which relied on comprehension to unleash its power, truly required someone with extraordinary talent to practice it. He continued, "From now on, when you encounter enemies, will you treat them all as Liang Meng?"

Xia Yuelan waved her hand and said, "It's not just a dream, it's also evil, it's a villain! Evil, be slain."

"What if the other person isn't so bad?" "To oppose me is evil! I'm new!" "What if the other person is a stone?"

"That right-hand side blocking my way, that's evil too! I'll cut it down!" "What if one day your senior brother does something bad?" "Even if he's my senior brother, I'm still... oh dear!"

Fu Hai clenched his fist and smacked her on the head repeatedly until she scurried away like a raven, yelling, "You even killed your senior brother? You even want to train with me? You have no respect for elders! I'll let you have your way, I'll let you train with me!"

This girl ruined his whole system of moral education and ethics. And now you're playing the heroine? Is that all?

Xia Yuelan had nowhere to escape, so she covered her head and coughed on the ground. Song Lingyue and Xiao Ye exchanged a glance, both finding it somewhat amusing.

Even if one cultivates to the eighth realm, so what? Even if one has extraordinary comprehension, so what? This is simply a superior suppressing an inferior. At dusk, Fu Hai descended the mountain and arrived at the inn.

“Miss Butterfly is in room number eight,” Qiu Ying said. “She’s been waiting for you, Master, for quite a while.”

Fu Hai exclaimed "Ah!" and arrived at room number eight. As soon as he knocked, the door opened. A pale white hand pulled him inside.

There were other guests in the inn at the time, and they couldn't make too much noise.

After their tender moment, on the bed, Murong Die let Xiao Xuegui rest his head on her chest, then took out two secret manuals from under the pillow: "These are for you."

Fu Hai took them and examined them, discovering they were actually the "Flying Star Footwork" and the "Chaotic Butterfly Flying Red Blade." He exclaimed in surprise, "Butterfly, how can you use these?"

"Flying Star Steps" is an eighth-rank martial art related to movement techniques, while "Chaotic Butterfly Flying Red Blade" is even higher at the seventh rank, serving as her true defensive sword technique.

Murong Die laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? These two skills of mine are not family martial arts. They are just two sets of skills that I acquired by chance in the past."

"My own 'Riding the Ducks' Leg' technique is an eighth-grade martial art, but it's actually not as good as this 'Flying Star Step' technique, so I won't give it to you."

Fu Hai said, "I can accept the Flying Star Steps, but this Chaotic Butterfly Flying Red Power Technique is a seventh-grade martial art. Sister Butterfly... just now she was calling me Butterfly, and now she's calling me Sister Butterfly again."

Murong Die said, "Keep it! You are still the nominal head of the Dragon Claw Sect. Even though you've become an innkeeper, you still need to have some martial arts skills."

"I'm sorry you had to go through all that trouble last time we had to fight that monster. You can keep these two sets of techniques; they're part of your sect. You can teach them to your two junior sisters without any problem."

Seeing that she said that, Fu Hai accepted it.

Compared to those breast-grabbing dragon claws and skyward-pointing staffs, he really should practice some proper martial arts.

Of course, the Heavenly Strike was also very useful. Sister Die was so good to him, how could he not try to repay her kindness? He immediately activated the Heavenly Strike again, and Murong Die didn't expect that he could come again after just finishing.

Instantly, he made her feel weak all over, and she had to bite her red bodice to keep herself from moaning uncontrollably in the inn.

After that, Fu Hai checked the character attributes panel and saw that Butterfly Girl's own "Chaotic Butterfly Flying Red Power" had only reached the Great Completion stage, not the Perfection stage. So he used 300 points to give her a single martial art comprehension enhancement.

At the same time, seeing that Junior Sister Lingyue's Bright Moon Meteor Sword had reached the "beginner" level, he also gave Junior Sister Lingyue a martial arts advancement and a comprehension enhancement.

Most martial arts require repeated and arduous practice before mastery can be achieved; this is where "martial arts advancement" comes into play.

To progress from mastery to mastery, or even to perfection, requires comprehension. Reaching perfection in any martial art is no easy feat.

On the contrary, those with skills like the Shattered Dream Blade, which require extraordinary comprehension or a special state of mind from the very beginning, are extremely rare.

As the Lantern Festival approached, Murong Die, who assisted the government in maintaining order in the county, became increasingly busy. In the county town, large and small lanterns were appearing in greater numbers, and more people were coming to stay overnight.

With more people, dine-in service naturally had to be started, and the Fu family's elderly couple also moved in to help run the inn. Fu Hai still kept his book, "The Young Swordsman's Adventures," in mind.

He both hoped it would sell well during the Lantern Festival and feared that a poor response would deeply hurt his young heart. Therefore, he was constantly anxious, and in his spare time, he began to diligently practice martial arts.

Since obtaining the so-called supreme martial arts bone, he has felt that every time he practices, his internal energy and blood increase. His cultivation speed can be described as twice as effective with half the effort, and that would be an understatement.

And so many more days passed, until the Lantern Festival truly arrived.

(End of Volume 1)

Chapter 83: They Have to Teach Them a Lesson

There are still three days left until the Lantern Festival. Looking into the city from the front peak of Xiaodiancang Mountain.

Colorful flags fluttered on the city walls, and bright lanterns hung high in the city. At night, the city was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a lively scene.

Outside the south gate, the small market that had disappeared in the past few months has reopened. Near the peach grove in the east of the city, an officially organized lantern troupe is rehearsing and performing.

The inn at the foot of the mountain is finally getting more guests, and it's starting to feel lively, but it still can't compare to last year's Lantern Festival.

Back then, all the empty rooms in the backyard were vacated and rented out at the price of a "land-level" house. It was like that; whether you stayed or not was up to you. If you didn't stay, there were plenty of other people who would.

This year, let alone freeing up the backyard, even the "Earth" level rooms aren't fully occupied. Only one of the three "Heaven" level rooms was pre-booked. Of course, the "Closed" level rooms cost a lot of money per night, and are only for the truly wealthy.

Although there are more people staying overnight, there is no need to worry about safety, as there are officials stationed at the city gates during such festivals.

In order to shirk their duties, the stationed officials would often simply move tables and chairs from the main hall to the entrance, where they would drink tea while keeping an eye on the city gate.

In addition, the post station on the official road east of Xiaodiancang Mountain has also been garrisoned by county soldiers for the past few days. That post station also functions as an inn, but since the Grand Canal...

After the river was opened, business suddenly stopped, and the business never reopened.

"The Lantern Festival in Anjun seems to be unique to this prefecture. What is the origin of this festival?" Xiaoye asked curiously. At this moment, she and Xia Yuelan stood together on the mountaintop, looking down at the prefecture from this vantage point, enjoying a unique view.

Xia Yuelan put her hands on her hips: "I heard that a long, long time ago, a demon came from the west and destroyed the world. A fairy descended from the sky, carrying a flower basket from which she released many lanterns with mysterious powers, protecting the entire county."

"This is recorded in the official county annals, and it has been recognized by all dynasties, which is why Anjun has its own unique Lantern Festival." Xiaoye is not from Anjun, and in fact, she had never been here before.

She thought for a moment: "Demons from the west? The west... isn't that Broken Cloud Mountain?" "Huh?" Xia Yuelan tilted her head, "Yes!"

After thinking for a moment, not knowing what she was saying, she looked at Xiaoye. "So what?"

Xiaoye only remembered the "immortal tomb" that suddenly appeared in Duanyun Mountain ninety years ago. As for whether there was any connection between the two, she naturally did not know.

The two chatted as they walked towards the mountainside.

Xiaoye looked up at the azure sky: "What a beautiful day! The autumn rain is so gentle... It's hard to find such good weather in other places at this time of year."

Xia Yuelan said, "Well, the weather here is always very good around the time of the Lantern Festival, and everyone is used to it." As she spoke, she saw some people at the training ground.

The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds. These past few days, Fu Hai said that since his junior sister was practicing her swordsmanship, she should simply treat these weeds as a "dream" and clear them all away with a single, decisive strike.

However, Xia Yuelan only chopped for an hour, ending up covered in dust and bits of grass, before giving up. She then saw her senior brother practicing his staff techniques.

He held a newly whittled long stick in his hand. The stick was whittled smoothly and rounded, but in his hands, he used it to stab and poke without any method.

"Senior brother!" Xia Yuelan put one hand on her hip, pointed at her senior brother with the other, and laughed loudly, "Where did you learn this trashy stick technique? It looks completely useless and utterly shoddy."

Fu Hai chuckled: "That's because you don't know its value. My set of staff techniques can reach the sky and pierce the ground, attacking from the front and striking from the back, penetrating everywhere. How could a little junior sister like you possibly understand it?"

Xia Yuelan suddenly laughed and said, "Shi Dui, you're just talking big. I'm now an eighth-level master who has cultivated divine power. I'm more powerful than you now."

Fu Hai said smugly, "If you don't believe me, come and try it and you'll see. Don't blame me for not holding back then." It turned out that Fu Hai had been practicing his knife and sword skills these past few days.

Correct.

Although their qi and blood were also increasing, it was still slightly inferior to using the "Heavenly Staff Technique." The Heavenly Staff Technique was a seventh-rank martial art; it could be used anywhere and anything could be transformed into a staff.

Regardless of other factors, it is indeed a set of staff techniques that can enhance blood circulation and improve skill.

Martial arts inherently include techniques to enhance one's power. Since different techniques have different effects, it is indeed always better to cultivate as many martial arts techniques as possible.

A single technique cannot enhance the internal strength of all parts of the body. Moreover, if one only knows one martial art, one's skills are easily predictable when facing an enemy. After practicing Butterfly Girl's Chaotic Butterfly Flying Red Blade and Seven Star Steps for a few days, Fu Hai still felt that his own "Heavenly Staff" was more effective in enhancing the strength of his entire body.

Qi and blood allow internal energy to circulate throughout the body.

It's common for fellow disciples to practice sparring with each other.

Hearing her senior brother's words, Xia Yuelan drew her unsharpened curved sword from her waist, jumped onto the field, and swaggered at her senior brother: "You're the one who wanted to compete!"

"Don't blame me for not giving you face, Shi Ke. I'd be so embarrassed if I accidentally embarrassed him."

Fu Hai, holding a wooden stick, twirled it and continued chuckling, "Just because you learned a set of Shattered Dream Blade Technique, you really think you can surpass your senior brother?"

"How about I give you the position of leader of the Dragon Claw Sect?" Xia Yuelan drew her sword, walked around the area, and said with a grin, "That's not impossible!"

Suddenly stopping, he slashed with his curved blade, like a full moon rising into the sky: "Senior brother! Be careful, from this moment on, you will lose your position as sect leader." In fact, the Dragon Claw Sect nominally only had the three of them, senior and junior brothers and sisters.

The so-called sect leader is nothing more than someone who needs to be nominally in charge of the government; he is completely useless. But today, the junior sister has decided to defy her superior and force her senior brother to step down and yield the position to a more worthy successor.

However, after thinking about it, the junior sister herself felt that winning the position of sect leader seemed useless and impractical.

A sudden idea struck her: "Hehe! Senior brother, if you lose, the allowance I get during the Lantern Festival will increase tenfold." This was more useful.

Fu Hai had just practiced a set of staff techniques, and while the upward-pointing strike on the bed was indeed impressive, it didn't seem particularly effective in actual combat. He wondered if a seventh-rank martial art could truly only be used in bed. He wasn't entirely sure. His sparring with his junior sister was mainly to test its effectiveness in real combat.

Unexpectedly, this unfilial junior sister is still thinking about increasing her allowance. It's almost the end of the year, and she hasn't even saved enough for this year's taxes yet.

Because it was a holiday, he had already gritted his teeth and given the girl a little extra pocket money for the occasion. He never expected her to want to increase it tenfold! It seems that this junior sister needs to be taught a lesson!