Chapter 126: Unknown Sword Sutra, Entering the Fourth Level (8000)

As the old voice sounded, the man in the bamboo hat lowered his body, bent down, stretched out his hands, pressed the fish basket on the ground, and slowly lifted it up.

The fish in the fish basket jumped around, shaking their tails constantly, and flapping their tails, making a popping sound, which was particularly obvious in the dark night.

"The world is a fish pond, and we are the fish in the fish pond, just to seek a life."

The man in the bamboo hat held the edge of the fish basket with one hand and placed the other hand on the bottom of the fish basket, slowly tilting it.

As the angle of inclination became larger and larger, the fish in the fish basket flapped their tails, and were poured out one by one, falling into the lake, stirring up a large area of ​​water.

If Qin Feng saw this scene, his eyes would probably pop out.

Fishing and releasing, this operation is very puzzling.

"Sir."

The dark night was like spilled ink. In this dark night, a figure slowly walked out.

The figure was wrapped in a black robe, and his face could not be seen clearly.

"Sir."

These two simple words clearly indicate the identity of the man in the bamboo hat.

"Several families have been wiped out by Xu Bai. Five of them may have solid evidence, but the Miao family definitely does not." The man in the bamboo hat said slowly: "We can't play it darkly, so we can only go the open way. So many things have happened in Zimu Mansion. The people from the Jiantian Division will come soon. As far as I know, the one who comes this time is a director. Go, you should understand what I mean."

"I understand, I will do it right away." The man in the black robe bowed and prepared to leave.

But just as he turned around, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. When he looked down, he found that a fishing rod had come out of his chest, and blood was dripping slowly to the ground along the fishing rod.

"Sir, why..." The man in the black robe turned his head with difficulty, but because he was facing away from the man in the bamboo hat, he couldn't turn his sight at all, and couldn't see what the man in the bamboo hat looked like.

On the contrary, due to the movement of turning his head, his injury worsened, and he vomited several mouthfuls of blood, and his face turned from rosy to pale.

His breathing became more and more difficult, and he could feel that his vitality was gradually declining, but the confusion in his heart was getting bigger and bigger.

"Heh..."

A burst of laughter came from behind, and after the laughter, a cold voice made the man in the black robe feel cold all over.

"The two people from the Jiqiao Pavilion can testify for him, so I don't want something that can testify. It just so happens that you are very important in the Zimu Mansion, and your family is enough."

"I am loyal to you, but you treat me like this." The man in the black robe wanted to resist.

The next moment, he felt a terrifying force coming from the fishing rod, and then a crack appeared on his chest, and he had lost consciousness.

The man in the bamboo hat looked at the body in front of him, which was split in two, shook his head, and put the bloody fishing rod in the lake.

The blood was diluted by the lake water, and in the blink of an eye, the fishing rod was restored to its original state, as if it had never been stained with blood.

"Heh... you are loyal to me, so I need you to make contributions. This is a very fair exchange."

At this point, the man in the bamboo hat turned his head and looked into the darkness.

In the darkness, a man with a longbow on his back walked out.

If Xu Bai was here, he would find that this man was Ji Xiaojian.

"Hello, sir."

After Ji Xiaojian appeared, he said, "Your Excellency is indeed very smart. They seem to have believed that I am not from this side."

The man in the bamboo hat was not shaken by Ji Xiaojian's flattery. Instead, his voice became extremely cold: "I don't want a flattering subordinate, but a useful subordinate. Do you still not understand the real intention of Jiqiao Pavilion? If so, I will not keep you any longer."

Ji Xiaojian was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "It seems that only the Pavilion Master and Ji Xiaoshan know about this matter. They kept it secret from everyone. They just told me that Xu Bai is very important. Apart from that, I don't know anything, but don't worry, sir, I will definitely find out the real reason."

"Anyway, Jiqiao Pavilion means that it wants to completely hold on to Xu Bai's thigh. You should know what to do." The man in the bamboo hat said again.

After this sentence came out, the scene fell into silence.

The surrounding night was very quiet. From time to time, there were ripples on the lake? There were fish jumping out of the lake, adding a hint of sound.

"Kill Xu Bai and seize Jiqiao Pavilion!" Ji Xiaojian's voice was very cold.

"Okay!" The man in the bamboo hat said, "What other plan do you have?"

"Yes!" Ji Xiaojian's eyes were full of murderous intent: "My Lord said he wanted to come to Ming, I know what my Lord wants to do, and I also have my own way. Xu Bai has been thinking about my martial arts, so I will give him a chaotic martial arts and let him reap what he has sown."

In Ji Xiaojian's mind, although Xu Bai has learned a lot of things, the most important thing is the way of a warrior, and the martial arts he gave is also the martial arts of a warrior.

But once the martial arts are changed, it will be ineffective at best, and it will cause irreversible damage at worst, and even turn him into a useless person.

Ji Xiaojian was thinking of this trick.

"Are you sure?" asked the man in the bamboo hat.

"No." Ji Xiaojian took out a secret book from his bosom and handed it to the man in the bamboo hat: "Sir, if I modify it casually, I am very worried that he will find out the flaws, but if you take action, there will be no problem."

The man in the bamboo hat took the skills and nodded: "Okay, I will use my strategy, and you use your method. Under the double attack, Xu Bai will definitely die!"

The laughter of the two people rang out by the dark lake, which was particularly creepy in the silent night.

...

The next day.

After what happened last night, the clues were broken again, but it didn't matter to Xu Bai.

As long as he was still here, the other party would not miss the opportunity to attack. The clues would be there sooner or later, so there was no need to worry about it.

Leaning on the chair in the room, Xu Bai put his legs on the table and lay diagonally, looking at the nameless sword scripture in his hand.

The progress bar was growing bit by bit, and now it was not far from perfection. It would take at most half a day to grind another copy of the Nameless Sword Scripture.

As time passed, the streets outside gradually became lively, and the noise was boiling. Some slight noises came into Xu Bai's ears.

This inn was opened on the side of the street. It was very good to be able to soundproof to such a degree that only subtle sounds could be heard.

After all, the prosperity in Zimu Mansion was much better than that in Yunlai Mansion.

Early in the morning, the streets were already crowded with people, and vendors and stalls were everywhere, shouting and selling various items.

"Let's talk about it after eating."

After such a disturbance, Xu Bai also came back to his senses and stopped grinding the progress bar. He put the Nameless Sword Scripture into a wooden box, wrapped the wooden box in a bundle, put it on his back, and turned around and went out.

There were many pedestrians outside the street, most of them were wandering around various stalls. Xu Bai walked along the street and finally came to a small stall to order breakfast.

Compared with some big restaurants, these small stalls seemed more down-to-earth.

Soon, the stall was full of people, and Xu Bai's breakfast was served.

People were coming and going around, and from time to time there were bursts of conversations, sometimes loud and sometimes soft, but Xu Bai could hear them clearly.

He ate and listened, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The surrounding discussions gradually came into his ears...

"Have you heard? Many families died, all of them were famous and prominent families, and they died tragically."

"I heard about it a long time ago. I guess they offended someone, otherwise how could they all be wiped out?"

"You still dare to say it? Now the Lord of the Mansion is also involved. You'd better say less, or they will arrest you all."

"I seem to have heard the servants of the government office say that this time the Lord of the Mansion is just protecting the scene, and there are some big shots coming to investigate this matter."

...

The conversation was intermittent, but after listening to all the content, Xu Bai came to a conclusion.

First, the destruction of these families has caused a sensation in Zimu Mansion.

This is fine, after all, he has the evidence in his hands. These people attacked the court officials, and it is right for them to have such a fate. At most, they can find a random reason at that time, such as the excuse that the situation was critical at the time and he had to take action.

Secondly, there is a person coming over, and the governor protected the surrounding scene because this person was coming over.

"Who is it?" Xu Bai drank the last mouthful of porridge and thought to himself, "It's probably Jian Tiansi."

This matter is very obvious. When the governor doesn't know the inside story and who did it, he may think it's something from the underworld, so it's normal for Jian Tiansi to come over.

"Wait and see what happens." Xu Bai thought of this, stood up, took out the silver, put it on the table to pay the bill, turned around and walked towards the inn again.

Nothing else happened along the way. After Xu Bai returned to the inn, he continued to pick up the nameless sword scripture and grind it.

If the other party didn't make a move, he would be happy to be idle. It was the best choice to continue to grind the nameless sword scripture.

The longer the time, the more beneficial it is for him.

After all, as time goes by, the more skills he acquires, the stronger his strength will be, and relatively more stable.

Looking at the slow growth of the progress bar, Xu Bai became more and more excited.

There was only a little progress bar left before it was completed. He was waiting, waiting for the last bit of progress bar to be completed, but unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?" Xu Bai put the book in his hand back into the wooden box, covered it, and put it in a secret place. Then he raised his head and asked.

Outside the door, as Xu Bai asked this question, the knock on the door stopped abruptly, and then Ji Xiaoshan's voice came.

"Master Xu, it's me." Ji Xiaoshan's voice came from outside the door, with a hint of respect.

Compared with before, his tone was completely different. After all, their identities were different now, and they had changed directions.

In the past, he talked to Xu Bai as a partner. What they talked about was a business, and each of them had their own capital, but now it was completely different.

Everything has changed since his brother attacked Xu Bai. They were in the wrong first, and Xu Bai did not make any excessive demands. Just this point alone put them in a weak position.

But being in a weak position is being in a weak position. It doesn't matter. As long as they can hold on to this thigh and rely on the emperor, the day of the restoration of Jiqiao Pavilion is just around the corner.

Last night, he talked to his father. After hearing the whole story, his father was furious, but after calming down, he immediately gave him a right.

In any case, this thigh must not be given up. On the contrary, since the other party has expressed the intention of peace talks, no matter what the result is, they must take action.

Now he brought the request given by Xu Bai last night, exactly.

"Come in." Xu Bai leaned back in the chair, squinted his eyes, and said.

He knew that Ji Xiaoshan was coming today, so he did not lock the door.

After saying this, Ji Xiaoshan pushed the door open and saw Xu Bai staring at him. He quickly took out two books from behind, walked to Xu Bai with his head down, put the books on the table, and then lowered his hands and stood aside.

"Master Xu, I have brought everything you want. Please take a look."

Xu Bai nodded and picked up the top book. The cover read "Jiuqiao Mishu".

The name is not important. What is important is to look at the progress bar on it. He put the book aside with satisfaction and picked up the second book.

The cover of the second book also has four words, named "Bai Bu Piercing Yang".

But when Xu Bai saw the book, he did not show a satisfied expression, but frowned and looked up and down.

His hands kept turning the pages of the book, looking at the content on it, and his brows frowned deeper and deeper.

The content in the book is very complete, but there is no progress bar, not even a trace of progress bar.

"Fake?" Xu Bai thought to himself.

Since he had the golden finger, he could activate the progress bar for any secret book, but this one could not be activated, so this was the only possibility.

Ji Xiaoshan hung his hands obediently on both sides, waiting for Xu Bai's reply, but he saw Xu Bai's expression change, and he could not help but wonder.

When Xu Bai saw the first book, he was obviously satisfied, but when he saw the second book, his expression was completely different. Not only did he not show a satisfied look, but he seemed to be thinking about something.

"Sir, is this book not to your liking? If it is really not, you can make other requests, and we will agree to it."

Although he did not understand the reason for Xu Bai's change of expression, Ji Xiaoshan still asked.

If you don't ask something, you will never get an answer. Only by asking can the problem be solved satisfactorily.

"This book was given to me by your brother, right?" Xu Bai asked.

Ji Xiaoshan was slightly stunned, nodded and agreed: "Your Excellency is right, this book is indeed given to you by my brother, and this is also in accordance with your request at the time. We did nothing wrong."

"Very good." Xu Bai suddenly said: "I like this book very much."

After saying this, Xu Bai put the second book on the other side, indicating that he was very satisfied.

Ji Xiaoshan said: "Since your Excellency is satisfied, then I am relieved."

"What is my real purpose? You didn't tell him?" Xu Bai thought for a moment, and this sentence was not transmitted by voice.

I saw Xu Bai dipped his hand in the water cup on the table, dipped some water, and wrote on the table.

This action was very strange and happened very abruptly, which made Ji Xiaoshan confused.

But when he saw Xu Bai doing this, he also understood the meaning, that is, he didn't want others to hear it.

So after seeing the above content, he nodded quickly, indicating that he didn't tell others.

Xu Bai continued to dip water and wrote another paragraph on the table.

"The book is fake, there is something wrong with Ji Xiaojian."

After writing this paragraph, Ji Xiaoshan showed a look of shock on his face, as if he heard it for the first time, and couldn't help but take a step back.

In addition to shock, his face was full of disbelief.

"Adapt to circumstances and intensify surveillance." Xu Bai wiped off the water on it and wrote another paragraph.

Ji Xiaoshan's expression became more and more complicated, but he still nodded, indicating that he already knew.

"Go." Xu Bai waved his hand.

"Goodbye." Ji Xiaoshan didn't stay, bowed and left.

What happened today was too bizarre. He had to go back and think about what went wrong, especially Xu Bai's words. He had to tell his father, otherwise if it was true, the loss would be too great.

It's not that he didn't think about whether Xu Bai was deceiving him, but this idea had just appeared and was quickly extinguished by him.

Impossible, with Xu Bai's identity, he would never deceive.

After all, Xu Bai is now a popular figure in front of the emperor, and he would not do such a thing for the secret book.

They have already agreed to hand over the secret book. If Xu Bai still does this, it is tantamount to unnecessary.

"You must tell my father immediately. Don't let anything happen."

...

After a while, Ji Xiaoshan disappeared from the room.

Xu Bai stood up from the chair, came to the door, closed the door, and put the door bolt back to its original position.

After doing all this, he returned to the chair, closed his eyes, and sorted out what happened last night again.

After about an incense stick of time, Xu Bai opened his eyes again, with a gleam in his eyes.

"There is a flaw!"

There is a huge flaw in everything that happened last night.

The biggest flaw is in that temple.

At that time, he remembered that after Ji Xiaojian appeared, the first person he had to kill was the old monk.

This action can be explained by other reasons, such as what Ji Xiaojian said himself, because of extreme anger.

Going a little further, Ji Xiaojian said that he did so because he saw those mummies.

Then the question is, when did he see them? Before or after?

If it was before, then Ji Xiaojian could not have been stable and waited until Xu Bai won before making a move.

Someone who could be controlled by his thoughts would never hold back at that time.

Another thing is that when he and Ji Xiaojian fought in the woods, the first thing he shot was his arm.

Maybe he could make up another excuse, such as not wanting to take Xu Bai's life, but this reason is not so sufficient.

At that time, the two sides had actually not held back, and the arrow shot everywhere, no matter where it hit, there was no difference between the arm and the chest.

"If that's the case, it's a good thing to use a trick against the opponent." Xu Bai touched his chin and thought.

He could completely pretend that he didn't know the truth of the matter, and use this as an excuse to find out the real person behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai felt that the feasibility of this matter was very high.

"Then, it depends on how you will do it next."

Xu Bai took out the Nameless Sword Scripture again and continued to grind the progress bar. After getting new clues, his mentality of grinding the progress bar was much better.

He already had a new plan. After finishing this book, he would grind the book about mechanical skills sent by Ji Xiaoshan.

After the Nameless Sword Scripture was split, in fact, the level of each book was not high, so it was better to grind a high-level book.

As time went by, the last progress bar was finally completed.

Light blue smoke appeared, floating in the air, and gradually condensed into a line of text.

[You observe the Nameless Sword Scripture and comprehend the armor-breaking method (incomplete). ]

When Xu Bai saw this line of text, his face showed joy.

Here it comes, it's finally here!

Facts have proved that he was right.

After the Nameless Sword Scripture was divided into 24 parts, it was not only the sword method, but also other skills. Otherwise, how could it be possible to enter the first level directly by collecting 24 parts?

The mind method is the foundation of all skills and is extremely important.

To make a simple analogy, if the mind method is a person, then other moves are weapons. If no one uses the weapon, it will always be just a dead object if it is placed on the ground.

Of course, it does not mean that other skills are not important. In fact, they complement each other.

Xu Bai is now at the level of a fifth-grade wanderer, but all his skills are at the maximum level. Even if the level is not enough, ordinary fourth-grade masters will probably not get any advantage in front of him.

So not only the mind method, but other skills are also equally important. They are not contradictory to each other, but are in perfect harmony.

"I guess it will be upgraded to a higher level."

Looking at the light blue smoke in front of him, Xu Bai looked forward to the moment of fusion.

Sure enough, the next moment, the fusion began.

The light blue smoke gradually dissipated, floating in the air, and gradually turned into invisible, but it did not take long for the dissipation to appear, and new light blue smoke appeared.

[Found a fusion option, fusion in progress. ]

[Inverted Purple Sky Wind Yin and Yang Chaos + Armor Breaking Heart Method (Incomplete) = Inverted Purple Sky Wind Yin and Yang Break. ]

[Fusion successful. ]

Xu Bai: "..."

As expected of Xiao Jin, he only changed one word.

A large amount of information, as the light blue smoke gradually disappeared, merged into Xu Bai's mind.

The next moment, the latest panel appeared.

[Name: Xu Bai. ]

[Realm: Fourth-grade Wanderer. ]

[Broken Three Styles (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Inverted Purple Sky Wind Yin and Yang Break (Level 6): Full Level. ]

[Returning Wind and Flowing Snow (Level 5): Full Level. ]

[Xingpo Second Turn (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Dou Zhuan Xing Yi (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Vajra Heart Demon Body (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Kidney-strengthening and Collection Technique (Level 5): Full Level. ]

[True Solution to Hundred Poisons (Level 3): Full Level. ]

[Essence of Paper-binding (Level 5): Full Level. ]

[Immortal Body (Remnant) (Level 5): Full Level. ]

[Comprehension: Full Level. ]

…

Level 6 Mental Technique!

Level 4 Strength!

The True Energy is growing at an extremely terrifying speed, and it gradually stopped after growing to a certain level.

Xu Bai felt the change in the True Energy in his body, which was nearly doubled compared to before.

With his current strength, even a little increase would be considered a great success, not to mention that after he entered the fourth level from the fifth level, it doubled!

From any angle, it was a qualitative improvement for him.

And…

After Xu Bai absorbed the information in his mind, he finally understood the domineering nature of this mental method.

Reversing Yin and Yang - the real and the fake, the real and the fake intersect, confusing people's minds, exchanging weaknesses and strengths, so that others can't see.

Zixiao - Taking advantage of the situation, you can increase your strength by 10%, and the consumption of true energy will also increase accordingly.

Gangfeng - the true energy surges, which can form a powerful Gangfeng to attack the enemy from a distance.

Break - every move, every move, has the power to break armor!

This last item is the newly acquired ability, and it is also the ability that Xu Bai thinks is extremely powerful.

In the past, he needed to use swordsmanship to have this feature, but now it is different.

Even if it is a punch or a kick, or even poking the opponent with a finger, as long as the true energy surges, it will have the power to break armor.

"Hasn't I become a humanoid weapon?" Xu Bai's mouth corners rose, and he felt more and more satisfied.

In this way, with a knife in the left hand and a fist in the right hand, plus copper coins and Gangfeng, the attack is very rich.

Although he doesn't know boxing, a casual move can bring the power of breaking armor.

Xu Bai just wanted to ask, can you block my twenty-year-old punch?

"Very good, I have a better grasp of it." Xu Bai thought.

With a good start, his mentality naturally became better and his mood became more cheerful. Xu Bai took out the "Secret Art of Jiqiao" given by Ji Xiaoshan and continued to grind.

Logically speaking, a fourth-grade master should have some style, but Xu Bai was not entirely so.

When he was grinding the book, his whole body was relaxed, just like an ordinary person. If it weren't for the fifth-grade paper man serving tea and water next to him, no one would have noticed it.

Time passed slowly, and the progress bar was growing.

...

Xu Bai was working non-stop to catch up with the progress. On the other side, Ji Xiaoshan found his father after returning to Jiqiao Pavilion.

The owner of Jiqiao Pavilion, a fourth-grade master, a middle-aged man.

He was wearing ordinary clothes and looked ordinary. He was the kind of person who could not be found in a crowd.

In fact, the Ji Pavilion Master was not only of the fourth rank. As one of the most powerful forces at that time, it was too unreasonable to have only this strength. However, that incident and that young madman who seemed like an idiot directly made him fall to this level.

The room he was in had a unique mechanical skill. Except for Ji Xiaoshan, even Ji Xiaojian could not enter.

After all, no matter what, Ji Xiaoshan was a relative, especially in the Great Chu State, this custom was common sense.

So here, Ji Xiaoshan had no worries. He said everything that Xu Bai said to him, and then stood quietly aside, waiting for his father to speak.

The Ji Pavilion Master had a blank expression on his face. After waiting for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh, and his face became a little older.

"I know why. Xiao Jian must care."

"Yes." Ji Xiaoshan replied: "Although we treat him as a relative, we don't let him in on many secrets, so it's normal for him to think too much, but it's really wrong to do such a thing."

"Think too much..." Ji Pavilion Master smiled bitterly: "Putting aside the blood relationship, I can't break the rule left by our ancestors.

He can't even practice the art of mechanical dexterity, so how can I let him know more secrets? This is the rule of our ancestors. Even if I treat him like my own flesh and blood, it won't work."

"But Xiao Jian doesn't think so." Ji Xiaoshan said: "He will think... we are lying to him, and he may even feel dissatisfied. Dissatisfaction and resentment are the root of all bad things."

After saying this, the scene fell into silence.

After a long time, Ji Pavilion Master closed his eyes and said, "According to Lord Xu's meaning, this is a strategy of turning the tables. Let's cooperate. You should know how to do it yourself."

"Yes." Ji Xiaoshan bowed and said, "The child is gone. Take care, father."

Ji Pavilion Master nodded and said nothing.

Even after Ji Xiaoshan left for a long time, he still looked forward with dull eyes.

"I regard you as my own flesh and blood, but now that you have done such a thing, I can only... destroy my own relatives for the greater good."

"In that battle, in addition to the great drop in realm, I also suffered irreversible damage. Only the medicine in the royal family can save my life."

"I can't fall. If I really fall, the Jiqiao Pavilion will never be able to recover."

His voice echoed in the room for a long time...

...

At this moment, everyone has their own ideas and is doing their own things.

In the Yinyi far away from Zimu Mansion, a neatly dressed young man with a long sword on his waist is drinking tea.

On his waist, there is a sign with the name of Jiantiansi engraved on it.

Zimu Mansion is very large, and the Yinyi around it is also very large, which of course attracts many postmen to do business here.

After all, in this day and age, it is much better to make a stable fortune than to wander around in the rivers and lakes.

But at this moment, the people around the postmen are doing their own business and are not looking here.

A few brave ones immediately retracted their gazes after seeing the sign on the man's waist, and did not dare to look at it any more.

Jiantiansi, this name is famous in the rivers and lakes.

With the imperial court behind him, he manages the affairs of the martial arts world and slays demons and evil spirits.

His power is so great that it is intimidating.

The postmen are also considered to be people in the martial arts world. Of course they are afraid, not only afraid, but also deeply afraid.

The young man did not care about the looks of these people. He had a letter in his hand. There was no signature on the letter. He picked it up by chance on the way here.

He came here this time for the matter of Zimu Mansion. After all, so many murders have happened, of course he has to find out clearly.

And he received another letter on the way, and the strangeness of it can be imagined.

While taking a break now, the young man did not pause and opened the unsigned letter in front of him.

After opening the envelope, the young man frowned as soon as he saw the content on it.

He saw the first two words, and it was because of these two words that his mood fluctuated.

The young man stared at the letter paper tightly and slowly read out the two words in his heart——

Xu Bai!