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As a swordsman, Jian Jiuhuang was no exception.
Besides his master Sui Xiegu, the person he admired most was the legendary Li Chungang.
But now, with Li Chungang standing right in front of him, it was hard for him to accept.
Xu Fengnian and Ning Emei were the same.
In all the rumors circulating in the martial arts world, Li Chungang has always been described as a dashing, handsome, and spirited young man.
Chapter 52 A Battle Is Inevitable
This made it difficult for them to associate the short, thin, squinty-eyed, one-armed old man with a goatee and a tattered sheepskin coat with the name "Li Chungang".
Li Chungang seemed to see through their thoughts and chuckled, "What? Don't I look like Li Chungang?"
The group exchanged glances, then Xu Fengnian coughed and said bluntly:
"I've heard many rumors about the martial arts world during my travels in the south and north."
"The legendary Li Chungang was a man of great elegance, and countless people in the martial arts world admired him."
"There was also a particularly beautiful female poet who was deeply in love with him and wrote many poems for him."
A poem reads: "A flying sword splits Zhongnan Mountain, a green snake in the sleeve is bold and courageous, a three-foot sword with the aura of Lu Zu, acting on behalf of Heaven to right injustice."
"But I have poor eyesight and really can't see any resemblance between the old man and these poems."
Li Chungang wasn't angry at being mocked like that; he simply picked at his ear and sighed.
There was indeed a female poet back then.
"But that's all in the past. She's grown old now, with white hair, and was eventually buried in a desolate grave."
“I have never gone to pay my respects. I only heard that she asked her descendants to burn her poems before she died.”
"I didn't understand what it meant to be devoted in love before. By the time I understood, it was too late."
His tone revealed a deep sense of loss, which made Xu Fengnian, Jian Jiuhuang, and the others even more confused.
Is this person really Li Chungang?
In the third private room on the east side of the thirteenth floor.
Wuming said in surprise, "I didn't expect that Sui Xiegu and that Li Chungang had fought. I've heard of Li Chungang's great name, but unfortunately we're not from the same era, so I've never seen him in person."
Dugu Qiubai had mixed feelings, recalling what Li Hanyi had said before.
He and Li Chungang should be from the same era.
Sixty years ago, when he returned from his travels and went into seclusion at the Sword Tomb, it was the height of Li Chungang's fame.
If he had known about the feud between Li Chungang and Sui Xiegu back then, he wouldn't have wasted sixty years of his life.
Thinking of this, Dugu Qiubai stood up, walked out of the private room, and said loudly:
"Dugu Qiubai pays respects to the Celestial Mystery Immortal."
"I am willing to offer one hundred Bodhi snake galls as the price for divination, to inquire about Li Chungang's situation."
Why did he suddenly retire back then? Is he still alive? If so, where is he?
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall echoed them.
This is also what they most want to know.
Li Chungang was a legendary figure in the Jianghu of Liyang, who ushered in a golden age of swordsmanship.
However, this legendary figure suddenly disappeared more than forty years ago and has not been heard from since.
This caused quite a stir in the martial arts world.
Some people say he died from a qi deviation caused by practicing his martial arts.
Some say that he fought with Wang Xianzhi, was defeated by her, and became disheartened, which led him to retire from the martial arts world.
In short, from that day on, his name was no longer listed in the Li Yang Martial Arts Ranking.
People in the martial arts world thought he was dead.
His sudden disappearance at the height of his fame added a touch of mystery to his story.
However, judging from Su Chen's words, Li Chungang did not die from qi deviation as rumored in the martial arts world, but chose to retire on his own.
This is no small matter.
Everyone wants to know the real reason why Li Chungang retired.
Was it because he lost to Wang Xianzhi?
Or was it because Sui Xiegu cut off his arm?
More importantly, more than forty years have passed since his retirement. Is he still alive?
This answer is extremely important.
If Li Chungang were still alive, all the swordsmen in the world would go crazy for him.
Thinking of this, everyone held their breath and looked at Bai Yutai in unison.
In the sixth private room on the fourteenth floor, on the side of Bei.
A middle-aged man who looked somewhat haggard looked surprised and muttered to himself, "One hundred Bodhi Serpent galls? Dugu Qiubai really knows how to be ruthless."
This person is Sikong Changfeng, who has just returned from Beiliang.
In order to take Qingniao, a disciple who had the potential to become a master spearman, he stayed in the Beiliang Royal Palace for half a month.
But the result was good.
The bluebird not only agreed to become his apprentice, but also agreed to follow him to Snowmoon City.
Hearing Sikong Changfeng's words, the bluebird beside him blinked and asked curiously:
"Is the gallbladder of this Bodhi snake very precious?"
"It's not just precious, it's a treasure that can enhance internal strength."
"I had only read about it in the 'Medicine King's Manual,' I never thought it actually existed in the world."
These one hundred snake gallbladders could cultivate at least seventy Vajra Realm experts; they are truly priceless treasures.
Sikong Changfeng said enviously.
Qingniao's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "Didn't Master say that you have a good relationship with the Celestial Mystery Immortal? You should be able to get a few over, right?"
"This one……"
Sikong Changfeng was speechless, filled with regret. Why had he been so talkative?
Isn't this what you asked for?
Su Chen was also quite interested in the divination fee that Dugu Qiubai had offered.
Although he is now at a level where he no longer needs the gallbladder of the Bodhi Serpent, his maidservants still do.
Judging from Li Hanyi's example, snake gall is still quite useful, at least before reaching the half-step Divine Realm.
Thinking of this, Su Chen showed a satisfied expression, then brought up the system and looked at Dugu Qiubai.
The system responded quickly:
"He successfully divined Dugu Qiubai's fate."
"Congratulations, host, on obtaining the divine sword technique 'Seven Star Sword Style'."
The third move of the four true sword techniques of Qingyun Sect – the Seven Star Sword Technique?
A hint of joy flashed in Su Chen's eyes; he had been looking forward to this sword technique for a long time.
Compared to the righteous and awe-inspiring "Slaying Ghosts and Gods," the "Seven Star Sword Style" is even more powerful and can only be cultivated by the successive leaders of the Qingyun Sect.
However, now is not the time to think about this. Su Chen quickly gathered his thoughts and slowly said:
"The story of Li Chungang's retirement from the martial arts world is actually quite complicated."
"Some people in the martial arts world say that he was defeated by Wang Xianzhi and became disheartened, which is why he retired from public life."
“That’s not the case.”
"The relationship between Li Chungang and Wang Xianzhi can be described as both teacher and friend, much closer than what is rumored outside."
"Li Chungang was exceptionally talented and made rapid progress. He crushed his peers as soon as he debuted and was invincible for ten years."
"Liyang Martial Arts Ranking ranked him first, and the Thirteen Masters of Spring and Autumn even called him Sword Master, praising him as a sword genius that is only seen once every five hundred years."
"No one dares to refute such an honor, which shows his sharpness."
"Wang Xianzhi possesses the extraordinary talent of 'imprinting immortality with a single glance,' enabling her to master any martial art with just a glance."
"But unlike Li Chungang, he was not arrogant. Instead, he quietly laid a solid foundation, challenged heroes from all walks of life, and made all kinds of martial arts his own."
"So in that era, Li Chungang was like a mountain, majestic and awe-inspiring, and everyone looked up to him; while Wang Xianzhi was like the sea, surging and turbulent, yet silent."
"With these two geniuses appearing in the world at the same time, a battle is inevitable."
"The number of times they fought each other far exceeded everyone's expectations; it wasn't just two or three times, but a full seven times."
"In the first six times, Wang Xianzhi lost every single time."
"But Li Chungang cherishes talent and deliberately guides him in every match to help him grow."
"For example, he specially showed his famous skill 'Two Green Snakes in Two Sleeves' to Wang Xianzhi so that he could turn it into his own unique skill 'One Green Dragon in One Sleeve'."
"This is what Su meant by 'both teacher and friend'."
"Through continuous training, Wang Xianzhi finally grew into someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Chungang."
"This realm is extraordinary, even more powerful than a terrestrial immortal, capable of causing the clouds in the heavens to hang low and the waters of the four seas to reverse!"
"This realm is called the Land Celestial Realm."
"But Wang Xianzhi had just entered this realm, while Li Chungang had been immersed in it for many years and had comprehended the ultimate sword move, 'One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate'."
"If Li Chungang uses this sword, Wang Xianzhi will surely be defeated."
"But at that time, Li Chungang had not fully mastered this sword technique. If he were to use it, it could very well have taken Wang Xianzhi's life."