Chapter 16 of 100
Chapter 16
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After Yin Zhiping left, Su Yi was once again alone, but he was now filled with excitement.
Previously, he had been so engrossed in cultivation that he had completely forgotten... But after seeing Li Mochou, he remembered that Wang Chongyang had left part of the *Nine Yin Manual* in the ancient tomb. It seemed that months of hard cultivation had made him forget that martial arts were just a side activity, and the real goal was to cultivate qi and fortune!
Moreover, with the foundation laid by Yang Kang and after months of hard cultivation, he still could not surpass Yin Zhiping in internal cultivation. It seemed he needed to find another way. If he could find the internal cultivation method of the *Nine Yin Manual*, then surpassing Yin Zhiping, catching up with Qiu Chuji, and marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman would be a piece of cake. The thought made him a little excited!
Thinking about it, he decided to act. Since no one would come to see him for the time being, Su Yi picked up his long sword, swung his sleeve, and gracefully headed to the back mountain.
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A few days later, Su Yi looked at the pond in front of him with a grim expression, feeling extremely frustrated!
TNND, in the novel, it only mentioned that one could enter the ancient tomb from a pond on the back mountain, but which pond? What specific location? He had no idea at all.
With such a small clue, it was extremely difficult to find the destination. For several days, Su Yi had been swimming in various mountain streams and rivers on Zhongnan Mountain, drinking all kinds of river water, but to no avail. He felt like he was about to develop a phobia of river water.
"Three more tries, if I still can't find it, I'll give up. This stagnant water is too hard to drink. I don't want to suffer like this anymore."
He had said this many times before. After several days of fruitless effort, he had wasted time on cultivation, but he was unwilling to give up. Su Yi had been in a state of extreme indecision for several days!
He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and splashed into the pond in front of him.
The familiar pressure, after several days of no progress, his swimming skills were now top-notch. He slightly opened his eyes and looked at the underwater world, trying to dive deeper.
Diving several meters, he still hadn't reached the bottom. Su Yi suddenly felt a spark of hope.
In the past, the ponds he had explored were only a few meters deep. This was the first time he had seen one so deep. Without hesitation, he used his internal qi to breathe and swam deeper.
After swimming for about half the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Su Yi's face turned red and his ears turned purple. Finally, he surfaced. In front of him was a dark space. After his eyes adjusted to the scene, a moss-covered stone staircase came into view.
Su Yi couldn't help but shed tears. Finally, he had found it. It was so difficult.
Without bothering to dry his clothes, Su Yi quickly climbed up the stairs, following them step by step until he reached a spacious stone room.
Taking out the sealed fire striker from his chest, he lit it and looked up. Sure enough, there were dense rows of small characters.
Su Yi was overjoyed. His days of hard work had finally paid off. He didn't bother to copy the text. Instead, he took out a blood bag and a piece of white cloth he had prepared in advance, and quickly made a rubbing of the text with the white cloth. Then he prepared to leave.
This was a secret place in the ancient tomb. Li Mochou and Xiaolongnü didn't know about this hidden passage, but it didn't mean that Lin Chaoying's maid and Sun Po didn't know. If he was discovered, even the weakest Sun Po would be too much for him to handle.
After packing away the white cloth, Su Yi was about to leave when he suddenly stopped. He thought he heard a sobbing sound. Listening carefully, the sound seemed to come from above, and it sounded like Li Mochou's voice from a few days ago.
He must have been abandoned and was in pain, afraid of being discovered, so he ran to the stone room where the bodies were kept to cry, which Su Yi heard from below.
After some thought, Su Yi ignored the sobbing. He really didn't like Li Mochou. This woman was too extreme. Except for her face, which was above average, everything else about her was unbearable... Moreover, by helping her get rid of the scumbag Lu Zhan yuan, she would now stay in the ancient tomb and not go out to harm others, which was a good deed. Why bother to get involved?
Su Yi quietly returned the way he came...
If this were a GALGAME and Li Mochou were the main character, my choice now would probably be a BAD END, he thought to himself as he hurriedly made his way back.
After another painful struggle in the water, he finally emerged, gasping, "I will never go swimming in a river again in my life!"
Taking a deep breath, he sat down to practice qi to dry his clothes. Su Yi casually caught a wild rabbit and slowly made his way back.
When he returned to the wooden house, he was surprised to find Qiu Chuji sitting idly at the door. This was a rare visitor. Su Yi excitedly approached and asked, "Master? Why are you back on the mountain today?"
"It's because the annual competition of our Quanzhen Sect is about to begin..." Qiu Chuji said. As Su Yi approached, he suddenly attacked with a lightning-fast palm strike.
Su Yi chuckled and dodged, creating three illusions on the ground. When the illusions disappeared, he had already avoided Qiu Chuji's palm.
Qiu Chuji stroked his beard and smiled, "Not bad! The highest level of the Spiral Nine Shadows can create nine illusions. You can now create three, which means this lightness skill is already quite accomplished. With this skill alone, you should be able to achieve a good ranking in the competition."
Su Yi's mouth dropped open in surprise, pointing at himself in disbelief, "Master, do I have to participate?"
Qiu Chuji said, "Of course. I have the fewest disciples in the Quanzhen Sect. Zhiping is steady and doesn't need my attention, so I haven't paid much attention to the competition before. But now that I have you, I want to see how much you have improved in the past few months..."
"From what I can see, your skills should be sufficient..." Qiu Chuji nodded in satisfaction, "I will go talk to your senior master. Remember to return to the Quanzhen Sect in half a month for the competition. I have high hopes for you and Zhiping. Don't let me down!"
"But Master, I don't really want to participate in the competition..." Su Yi frowned, thinking for a while, and then decided to refuse. There was no way around it. If he used the Shadow Sword Technique in the sect competition, it would be inappropriate. If it were serious, he might be accused of secretly learning martial arts from another sect, which could be a serious charge, and in any case, it wouldn't be good.
"By the way, the top four winners of this competition will be allowed to leave the mountain for training..." Qiu Chuji suddenly said, "Hmm? What did you say just now?"
"Nothing..." Su Yi waved his hand in a salute and said loudly, "I will complete the task!"
"That's good. Practice hard. I'll be off..." Qiu Chuji turned and left, leaving Su Yi with a silly grin.
"Leaving the mountain... I haven't had a good look at the ancient market yet..." Su Yi happily fell into a daydream.
"Today is truly a double joy. I can get the chance to leave the mountain and also obtained part of the *Nine Yin Manual*. The heavens are truly kind to me!"
Su Yi, looking like he had already won, proudly took out the rubbing from his chest and eagerly opened the already completed *Nine Yin Manual*.
"Internal cultivation! Internal cultivation! Internal cultivation!" Su Yi closed his eyes, murmuring in prayer, and slowly opened his eyes... Then...
"Ahh...!"
A scream echoed through the forest.
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