Kill Me More Times, I’ll Become Invincible

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After the Martial Saint left.

Wei En stood still with Wang Tongjian behind him, still in shock from what happened before.

"He’s actually the Martial Saint? How can that be? What is he doing here?"

Wang Tongjian couldn’t help but speak out.

He was a local official, not very skilled in martial arts, probably at about the 8th or 9th level of cultivation.

Facing the Martial Saint was too intense for him.

"It’s not hard to guess. The Martial Saint probably has the same intentions as me," said Wei En.

"The rumors of a martial artist killing a Nascent Soul Elder are truly astonishing."

Only by seeing Immortal Yu Hua’s head can you know if the rumors are true or not.

Wei En stepped forward and carefully observed the Immortal Yu Hua skull in the box.

"It seems that the Taotie Swallowing Heaven Skill is truly extraordinary, just like the rumors say," he remarked.

Wei En’s expression turned serious.

When he arrived in the city, he heard about Qiao Xin’s incredible sword skills and was surprised that this artifact didn’t seem like a martial art technique.

But before this… the renowned Martial Saint, has he ever followed a normal path?

Wei En now held an important position as a high-ranking official and the head of the Flying Fish Guard. With many connections, he naturally heard about the Martial Saint’s recent activities.

The most observed by the Great Yan Imperial Court was the Taotie Swallowing Heaven Skill that originated from the Martial Saint Spiritual Technique.

"It is said that the Martial Saint and his martial artists under his command have been hunting cultivators all over the Jiu Province, thanks to this Taotie Swallowing Heaven Skill, which can even consume immortals…"

In the path of immortality, the spirit is crucial, and the physical body is merely a vessel.

Immortal Yu Hua, even though he is at the Nascent Soul stage, his body naturally possesses many extraordinary qualities compared to ordinary people.

But his essence naturally surpasses that of gods and Nascent Souls.

Unfortunately, he has already perished at the hands of Qiao Mu, and everything has vanished.

When dealing with human martial artists or powerful demons with abundant energy and formidable bodies, the flesh and essence of the corpse can be plundered.

However, when dealing with cultivators, it is preferable to kill them while they are still alive or right after death, when their soul has not dispersed yet.

Therefore, for practitioners of the "Taotie Swallowing Heaven Skill," a head that has been dead for three days is not very useful.

"Can this Martial Saint distinguish the taste of Nascent Soul cultivators using a head that has been dead for three days?"

Wei En furrowed his brows, realizing that things were not as simple as they seemed.

A figure like the Martial Saint suddenly arriving in Southwest Province is clearly not here for leisure.

Combining his previous actions, according to Wei En’s guess:

" If I were the Martial Saint, after knowing the truth behind the rumors, the next step would probably be to visit Peach Blossom Villa and investigate the Qiao family members."

Wei En’s heart sank suddenly.

A figure like Martial Saint, wherever he went, there was bloodshed and chaos, once even cleansing half of the martial world.

Nowadays, Peach Blossom Villa has become a sacred place for martial artists in the Southwest Province. If the Martial Saint were to visit, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Lord Wei, maybe not," disagreed Wang Tongjian beside him.

"A prominent figure like Martial Saint would probably not bother hiding his identity, he would enter openly and challenge that Qiao Xin openly."

"By then, the other martial artists who know their stuff would flee, so it probably wouldn’t cause too much trouble."

" You underestimate Martial Saint," Wei En shook his head.

"This person has always acted without any taboos, how could he still maintain his identity?"

"Besides, I heard that he also practices a skill called "Xuanming Contain Breath Technique", combined with the Flesh Changing Skill of the Martial Saint. If he wants to disguise as an ordinary martial artist, who in the world can discover him?"

The Flying Fish Guard in the hands of Emperor Yonghe is a different concept from the one in the hands of Founding Emperor Yan.

Founding Emperor Yan’s reputation, governing experience, talent, all cannot be compared to Emperor Yonghe’s. Even if they both have a Flying Fish Guard, the difference is significant, and a lot of intelligence information has been found.

The "Xuanming Contain Breath Technique" of the Martial Saint is said to be specifically created to complement the "Martial Saint Spiritual Technique", even able to avoid the intuition of martial artists.

It can be said that in the deadly competition of the Martial Saint Spiritual Technique… – being a participant, a coach, and also a referee.

Wu Qingxin initially died because the Martial Saint, using the Xuanming Contain Breath Technique, secretly approached her under the guise of swordsman Old Hu, and ultimately killed her.

"Perhaps the Martial Saint will visit Peach Blossom Villa… Wang Tongjian, do you know the location of that Peach Blossom Villa?" Wei En asked.

For all reasons, he should visit Peach Blossom Villa to remind the Qiao family member of this matter.

With the power of Martial Saint, if one intends to cause trouble, there will certainly be numerous casualties.

"Mr. Qiao publicly talks about martial arts, the location of Peach Blossom Villa is not really a secret," said Wang Tongjian.

"The most recent martial arts demonstration should be this afternoon."

…………………….

In the faint morning light, a peach blossom forest looks especially beautiful. The peach blossoms sway in the wind, emitting a light fragrance.

In the forest, a round-bellied fat cat plays among the trees, matching the peach blossoms perfectly.

Despite its round shape, the cat’s fur is shiny and sleek, and its movements are quite agile as it moves effortlessly through the woods.

Perched on a tree branch is a Jingwei Bird with red feet and a white beak, preening its feathers among the peach blossoms.

The fat cat creeps up the tree stealthily, almost becoming an invisible shadow, and pounces on the bird from behind.

The bird sensed the fat cat following it and flew gracefully to another branch. The cat tried to catch the bird by jumping but always missed. The bird seemed to enjoy the game, chirping happily from time to time.

Qiao Mu sat against the tree trunk, watching the playful cat and bird.

"Qing Li seems to have no idea when she will regain her past memories," Qiao Mu shook his head.

When Qing Li was alive, she always looked unfriendly, but now, reborn as a bird, she was having fun playing with the fat cat.

"Reincarnation may not be a bad thing for her."

"With her personality, once her memories as a half-demon from her past life awaken, she will probably start the eternal struggle with the Immortal Gate just like before."

Qiao Mu suddenly felt a bit envious of the cat and bird, and he put down the book in his hand.

"It’s really difficult to figure out this Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method," Qiao Mu sighed.

This time, the situation he encountered was different from before.

Half of the "Human Path Sutra" is actually based on the work of the previous master, Hai Wuya.

Hai Wuya was the founder of the martial arts technique, while Qiao Mu improved and popularized it.

Qiao Mu wasn’t alone when he worked on the "Divine Transformation Technique".

Before him, there were Earth Sword Immortal and Martial Saint.

Even though Qiao Mu didn’t have a specific method for internal strength transformation, he knew deep down that it was possible, the question was how to do it.

But when it came to the "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method", things became more complicated.

It’s important to know that explosive techniques like the "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method" often come with a great cost and are not favored by most martial artists.

Even if someone practices such techniques, when faced with danger, they might not have the courage to sacrifice everything and use it.

Therefore, in the martial arts world of Jiu Province, the understanding of explosive techniques is summed up in one word in Qiao Mu’s eyes: testing.

"Behind."

"Too behind!" Qiao Mu exclaimed,

"In understanding the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, there is no one in this world who can compare to me."

"No wonder I couldn’t find any advanced forbidden techniques, turns out no one has delved deep into it."

In the realm of forbidden techniques, the entire martial arts community in Jiu Province is a blank slate.

When it comes to forbidden techniques, all the martial artists in the world combined make up one stone, the Qiao family members make up two stones, and the rest of the martial artists combined owe him one stone.

So, the challenges in front of Qiao Mu were very difficult, almost to the point of being amusing.

"Mr. Qiao." At this moment, several white-headed soldiers were walking towards them, including Hai Siyuan, Li Changshi, and others.

The white-headed soldiers were slightly formal, bowing to Qiao Mu respectfully.

After going out for a while, Qiao Pian came back as Qiao Xin… Although a stranger to the Qiao family, Qiao Xin also expressed his intention to carry on Qiao Pian’s legacy and continue teaching at Peach Blossom Villa.

Qiao Mu also noticed the restraint of the white-headed soldiers, showing no emotions on their faces, but feeling a hint of sadness in their hearts.

For Qiao Mu, Hai Siyuan, Li Changshi, and others were old acquaintances reunited after 400 long years.

For Hai Siyuan and the others, seeing Qiao Xin meant another Qiao family member had died in battle, which was not a happy occasion after all.

"What’s wrong?" Qiao Mu hugged the chubby cat, gently rubbing its belly, feeling slightly better.

After consuming the remaining Gold Ingot from the Gold Ingot Demon, the chubby cat became more relaxed and brought a strange calming effect, soothing people’s hearts subtly.

"It’s General Li Changshi, he made a breakthrough," Hai Siyuan said.

"Has he reached the Golden Core period?" Qiao Mu knew that shortly after Li Changshi emerged from the desert, he successfully reached the Foundation Building stage, but it was difficult to make further progress.

For cultivators on the path to immortality, advancing in cultivation and even forming a Dan requires the essential Incense Symbol of Divine Fire.

To obtain the Incense Symbol of Divine Fire, one must also be accepted into one of the Nine Immortal Gates… This is pretty much a dead end.

For a wanderer like Li Changshi, the Foundation Building period had reached its peak.

Qiao Mu casually asked, not taking it seriously.

"No, it’s about cultivating True strength!" With just one sentence from Hai Siyuan, Qiao Mu, who was feeling a bit lazy, immediately perked up.

"True strength? Is this for real?" Although Qiao Mu had taught the Divine Transformation Technique to the old soldiers in the past three days, but…

Isn’t this Li Changshi an exceptional martial artist in spiritual refinement?

As one of the generals under the command of the Martial Saint in the past, Li Changshi was also a top-notch martial artist specializing in spiritual refinement at his peak.

However, after being injured in the Battle of Lonely City and left with only half a face due to the Etching Bones Li Fire, coupled with old age and declining health, he could no longer take to the battlefield, thus he turned to the path of immortality.

After starting to practice the Human Path Sutra in his later years, although Li Changshi’s elderly body began to fill with vitality, he was still far from reaching the 4th rank limit.

Li Changshi didn’t explain much.

He made a hand gesture and a ball of bright red flame floated out, lighting up half of his face.

This fire is called Etching Bones Li Fire, often used by cultivators in the martial arts world, fueled by the blood and energy of martial artists.

It can only be controlled by constantly using internal strength to suppress it, but it can’t be extinguished.

Suddenly, Li Changshi shouted softly and thrust his right hand out, releasing a pale blue energy that pierced through the Etching Bones Li Fire and extinguished it in an instant.

"Being able to extinguish the Etching Bones Li Fire of cultivators, have you truly mastered True Strength?" Qiao Mu was amazed.

Qiao Mu had been cultivating the Divine Transformation Technique, trying to merge his energy and spirit, making him a skilled spiritual refining martial artist over a thousand years old, with top-level spiritual refining abilities listed as number one on the Spiritual Refining List.

With Qiao Mu’s advanced spiritual refining skills, practicing the Divine Transformation Technique was effortless. The challenging part was the process of understanding and mastering the technique.

In other words, Qiao Mu’s spiritual refining skills had far surpassed the basic requirements of merging energy and spirit, making it easy for him.

So even Qiao Mu, the founder of the Divine Transformation Technique, truly didn’t know how high the requirements of "combining Qi and Spirit" were for spiritual cultivation.

"Could it be that even those at the 1st rank of the Spiritual Refining Period can start practicing the Divine Transformation Technique?"

He gazed at Hai Siyuan and other old soldiers, deep in thought.

Among these old soldiers, there were dozens who had already reached the 3rd rank of the Spiritual Refining Realm.

The martial artist Li Changshi, whose vitality had declined at the 1st rank, only took three days to successfully cultivate True strength.

Perhaps this Divine Transformation Technique created by Qiao Mu could allow the old soldiers of the 3rd rank and 2nd rank to give it a try?

"I must thank Mr. Qiao for enabling me, Li Changshi, to cultivate True strength. I have hope of returning to the martial path and the battlefield. This kindness is no less than that of giving me a new life." Li Changshi bowed, thanking with a trembling voice.

His eyes were slightly reddened, clearly showing his excitement.

Although Li Changshi was old, his spirit remained young. His body could no longer go to the battlefield, but in his later years, he started cultivating as an immortal.

It was difficult for him to cultivate immortality, as it was a difficult path that could not be changed by his will.

Thinking he would never have a chance for revenge in this lifetime, he unexpectedly obtained the "Human Path Sutra" and the "Divine Transformation Technique", becoming the first martial artist among the elderly in the lonely city to cultivate true strength.

Ding ding ding.

At this moment, the sound of a bell rang from within the Peach Blossom Villa.

"It’s time for a martial arts competition," Qiao Mu stood up and walked outside.

He thought about how high of spiritual refining cultivation the "Divine Transformation Technique" required, perhaps allowing the other elderly in the city, and even martial artists from the Southwest Province, to give it a try.

…………………………….

The Southwest Province is mountainous, with a reputation of having ten thousand mountains, making it a sparsely populated wilderness.

However, as the Martial Saint transformed into a guest with a long beard walked on the rugged mountain road, he occasionally saw martial arts experts displaying their light skills, leaping past him.

In a remote mountain forest where few people venture, it was surprisingly lively at the moment, with over a hundred martial artists seen along the way.

Suddenly.

Then, there were a few sounds in the air, with a young man displaying his lightness skills, taking several steps in the air, creating ripples in the air, and then leaping even higher, landing on the tip of an old tree’s canopy by the roadside.

"What fantastic lightness skills!" Passing martial artists were knowledgeable and cheered.

"More than just fantastic! Ascending into the sky, this is the best lightness skill in the world, the Heavenly Dragon Eight Steps."

"But, Long Shankong, is that the Dragon Youth in person?" Someone recognized the young man standing on the tree canopy and asked with respect.

"Indeed. Are you all here to visit Qiao Xin Mr. Qiao at Peach Blossom Villa?" Long Shankong, standing on the tree, looked at the many martial artists before him.

He had bandages around his waist, a slightly pale complexion, his injuries not yet completely healed.

He was also someone who avenged quickly. Since Qiao Mu saved his life again, he often talked about repaying the kindness.

Qiao Mu wants to demonstrate his martial arts skills, so he decides to help guide the local martial artists a little bit.

"If you want to go to Peach Blossom Villa, just follow me."

Long Shankong shows off his light-footed skills as he leads the way, casually chatting with the martial artists.

"Dragon Hero, I heard you were one of the first to enter Peach Blossom Villa and learn martial arts from a member of the Qiao family. Is that true?" someone asked.

"Qiao Xin’s sword skills are so amazing that he’s like a living martial arts legend."

"To witness such a martial arts legend in person is truly a rare opportunity in life!"

"Don’t be too quick to call it a rare opportunity." The Martial Saint, standing in the crowd, offers a different perspective.

"While he may be a martial arts legend, his demonstration may not necessarily be beneficial to us," the Martial Saint explained.

"Hmm? What do you mean by that?" someone asked, surprised.

In recent days, many martial artists have questioned Qiao Mu’s achievements in swordsmanship.

But the man with the long beard in front of them had different doubts.

He seemed to believe the legend of Qiao Mu’s sword technique, but he didn’t think that Qiao Xin’s martial arts teachings would be of much benefit.

"Practicing martial arts is different from teaching martial arts," said the Martial Saint.

"Someone skilled in martial arts may not be good at teaching, even if they want to teach wholeheartedly. We may not necessarily understand even if they teach us."

"Just like Earth Sword Immortal, who was considered the best forty years ago," said the Martial Saint casually.

"Even if there were eight or ten more Earth Sword Immortals in the world, would that change anything?"

The Martial Saint’s words were confident, but they also made sense, leaving everyone speechless for a moment.

The strength of Earth Sword Immortal was individual prowess; during his peak, he was unbeatable, but he was not a founder of a martial arts school.

In fact, the Martial Saint didn’t have high hopes.

He had been waiting for forty years, searching all over Jiu Province for three thousand martial arts geniuses, but he still couldn’t find the martial arts prodigy he was hoping for.

When he was in seclusion pretending to be dead before, he had hoped that the "martial artist who enters the Dao through martial arts" training the Martial Arts Golden Body would be a new path to a superb rank.

What happened? Instead, a King Qin who joined the Immortal Gate appeared.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward at this point.

But Long Shankong didn’t mind, as Qiao Xin’s legend was too exaggerated. Many martial artists in the martial world didn’t believe it. The man with the curly beard in front of him was just one of them.

After a moment of silence, someone spoke again:

"Maybe not, right? Earth Sword Immortal is all alone, while Qiao family member belongs to a mysterious big clan."

"Considering Qiao Xin’s strength, the martial arts he practices from the Qiao family must be exceptional, right?"

"Indeed, the Qiao family’s martial arts must be top-notch skills, otherwise how could they produce so many exceptional experts?"

Thinking about this, everyone’s imagination ran wild:

"Entering this Peach Blossom Villa, would we have the chance to learn the legendary martial arts of the Qiao family?"