Chapter 79

"Seventh Uncle, it seems we are both viscounts." Bai Cangdong was drenched in cold sweat.

"What's wrong with being a viscount? Viscounts have their strengths and weaknesses. Clearly, I am the extremely strong type, and you are the extremely weak type. Are you still unsatisfied with me being your master?" Feng Xian glared angrily at Bai Cangdong.

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Feng Xian pulled the two of them away from the ancient demon cave.

"When are you going to become my disciple?" On the way back from the ancient demon cave to Fenghua City, Feng Xian asked no less than thirty times.

"Seventh Uncle, can I be your junior brother instead of a disciple?" Bai Cangdong asked with a strange expression.

"Of course not." Feng Xian was furious, wishing he could slap Bai Cangdong away, but since he needed Bai Cangdong's help, he could only temporarily hold back, secretly vowing, "Brat, just wait, I'll show you how to deal with you later."

"Alright, I can become your disciple, but I have a few conditions." With Feng Xian's favor, Bai Cangdong himself also wanted to learn Feng Xian's movement and sword techniques, so becoming a disciple wasn't entirely unacceptable.

"What conditions?" The muscles on Feng Xian's face twitched, and the anger in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt.

"The master should treat the disciple well, follow the disciple's words, and protect the disciple in times of danger. Even when the disciple is not in danger, the master should always care for the disciple..."

"Go to hell!" Feng Xian couldn't hold back any longer and punched Bai Cangdong's extremely annoying face.

"Good timing." Bai Cangdong used the imitated "One Quarter" movement technique to dodge Feng Xian's punch and countered with a strike to Feng Xian's abdomen.

"Showing off your movement technique in front of me, you're asking for it." Feng Xian used the "One Half" movement technique, easily deceiving Bai Cangdong, and kicked him to the ground, twisting his arm. "Brat, do you submit? Do you want to become my disciple?"

"No, if you have the guts, let me go, and we'll fight again." Bai Cangdong shouted.

"Fine, today I'll beat you until you submit." Feng Xian let go of Bai Cangdong, and the two fought again.

The fastest way to learn martial arts is never through the master teaching the disciple step by step, but through the disciple being beaten and gradually reflecting and improving.

This was how Bai Cangdong progressed. Under Feng Xian's beating, his "One Quarter" movement technique rapidly improved. From being completely helpless against Feng Xian, he gradually began to guess Feng Xian's movements and apply them to his own technique, accumulating experience bit by bit.

The two spent most of their time fighting every day, and in less than ten days, Bai Cangdong's movement technique had made astonishing progress. When facing Feng Xian, he could now attack and defend, completely different from the rookie who was beaten to a pulp ten days ago.

"Stop, if we keep fighting, my martial arts will be stolen by you. You won't become my disciple, so it's a waste of time." Feng Xian used the "One Half" movement technique, but after nearly half an hour, he still couldn't defeat Bai Cangdong using the "One Quarter" movement technique. He felt somewhat frustrated and stepped out of the battle.

"Seventh Uncle, I'd rather be your friend than your disciple." Bai Cangdong wiped the sweat from his face. "When representing you to fight Mo Sangsheng's successor, I'll be your disciple. Otherwise, I'll be your friend. Is that okay?"

"Fine, as long as you help me save face, anything is fine." Feng Xian was slightly taken aback but then smiled.

"Are you still worried about my strength? How is my 'One Quarter' movement technique? It's not much worse than your 'One Half' movement technique, right?" Bai Cangdong said proudly.

Feng Xian sneered, "It's still far from it, but it should be enough to deal with Mo Sangsheng's successor. Take this back and practice it well. When the time comes for the duel, use my movement and knife techniques to thoroughly beat the Huas."

Feng Xian took out a martial arts crystal plate and threw it to Bai Cangdong. Bai Cangdong took it and saw that it was a viscount-level golden martial art called "Serrated Blade."

After carefully reading it, he found that it was a pure technique for using one's innate divine light to form a serrated blade, but it did not include Feng Xian's dual-knife technique.

"Seventh Uncle, what about your dual-knife technique?" That was what Bai Cangdong most wanted to learn.

"Two-handed techniques require talent and must be practiced from a young age. It's already too late for you to start now, and it would take a lot of time to achieve anything. It's useless to pass it on to you now. If you have the time and really want to learn it in the future, I'll teach you." Feng Xian said.

Bai Cangdong casually broke off two branches from a tree in the garden and performed a set of "Thunderfall Knife Technique" and "Lightning Strike Sword Technique," which were quite impressive.

Feng Xian didn't think much of it at first, but after watching for a while, his face showed surprise.

"How about it? Is my talent for two-handed techniques good enough?" Bai Cangdong said proudly after finishing the set.

"勉强还凑合，虽然还是个庸才，不过在我老人家的调教之下，应该能够学到我的三成功力，对付莫桑生的废物传人，那也是足够了。”

Feng Xian began to teach Bai Cangdong the "Dual Blade Technique" in great detail, with very strict requirements. Any mistake in a move or a form would result in a direct whip strike, with no mercy.

It was precisely because of Feng Xian's strictness that Bai Cangdong quickly mastered the "Dual Blade Technique," lacking only practical experience.

"臭小子，今天我就让你看看我的真正实力，免得你整天自以为是，武技练的半桶水，遇到真正的高手吃了大亏。” Feng Xian was very impressed with Bai Cangdong's learning ability but was afraid that he might become arrogant and lose his diligence and ambition, eventually becoming a mediocre person.

"来吧，放马过来吧。” Bai Cangdong confidently held two wooden knives and said.

Feng Xian smiled slightly, also picked up two wooden knives, and attacked Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong thought he had learned quite well, but when Feng Xian took it seriously, he realized how far off he was.

In terms of both movement and knife techniques, he was completely overpowered by Feng Xian. Every move he made was anticipated by Feng Xian, who toyed with him effortlessly, leaving him no chance to counter.

Unable to withstand Feng Xian's pressure, Bai Cangdong had already taken countless hits. Suddenly, he used the movement technique he had imitated from Mo Sangsheng to dodge a certain hit from Feng Xian. Taking advantage of Feng Xian's momentary surprise, he countered with a strike to his arm.

Feng Xian jumped out of the battle and glared at Bai Cangdong. "How do you know Mo Sangsheng's 'Taiyi Step'?"

"Of course, I learned it by watching you fight him that day. How about it, did I learn it well?" Bai Cangdong said.

"Don't learn that crap technique. You only need to practice my 'One Half' movement technique, and defeating his successor will be easy." Feng Xian said angrily.

Bai Cangdong laughed. "Seventh Uncle, why are you so angry? Think about it, if your disciple can defeat their techniques just by looking at them, without using his own, how frustrated would the enemy be?"

Feng Xian's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh. "Right, why didn't I think of that? My disciple can defeat Mo Sangsheng's successor, who has practiced the 'Taiyi Step' for over a decade, just by looking at it. That will surely make Mo Sangsheng spit blood. Come, let me see how well you learned it. I'll point out any mistakes. I'm not boasting, but no one in the world understands the 'Taiyi Step' better than I do."

Time flew by, and soon it was the day Feng Xian and Mo Sangsheng had agreed upon. The seasonal wind had already stopped a few days ago, and the city lord of Fenghua City had distributed the Eight-Eyed Celestial Pearl. Those who received it were preparing to enter the Abyss.

Feng Xian was also busy preparing to enter the Abyss, and Bai Cangdong hadn't seen her for several days.

"I've mastered the 'Serrated Blade,' but the crystal plate is gone. How will I explain this to Feng Xian?" After practicing the 'Serrated Blade' once, the crystal plate was absorbed by the sword box and transformed into a sword core, allowing Bai Cangdong to master the technique but also losing the crystal plate.

Feng Xian had told him that the 'Serrated Blade' was his unique technique, obtained from the Immortal Altar, and no one else in the world knew it. Therefore, he valued the crystal plate greatly.

"Since he gave it to me, it's mine now. I don't have to return it." Bai Cangdong consoled himself.

"Brat, come with me. Today, you must beat Mo Sangsheng's worthless successor into a pig's head and show everyone that my martial arts are the best in Fenghua City." Feng Xian was very confident in Bai Cangdong. Apart from his weak innate divine light, his movement and knife techniques were already at about eighty to ninety percent of Feng Xian's level. Even if Feng Xian himself fought, it would take a lot of effort to defeat Bai Cangdong, and he might even lose. How much more so against Mo Sangsheng's successor, not Mo Sangsheng himself. Feng Xian believed Bai Cangdong would definitely win, and the key was how to win in a way that would infuriate the opponent.

On a hill covered with yellow flowers, Mo Sangsheng was already waiting. Behind him stood a woman and two men. The woman was Hua Qianwu, one of the men was Hua Mingyang, and the other man, who looked about seventy percent like Hua Mingyang, was Hua Buyu, the elder brother of Hua Qianwu and Hua Mingyang.

"Buyu, today I allow you to use all your strength." Mo Sangsheng smiled at Hua Buyu.

Hua Buyu nodded slightly but didn't speak. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he was mute.

"Uncle, Feng Xian doesn't have a successor. I think he won't come." Hua Mingyang said.

"I know him, he will come." Mo Sangsheng looked into the distance with deep eyes. "I have fought him seven times, losing four and winning three. People in Fenghua City think I am slightly inferior to him, and indeed, it is difficult for me to defeat him. But it's also not easy for him to defeat me. Now that he has withdrawn from the path of noble advancement, I have no chance to truly defeat him in front of the world. Only Buyu can prove to the world that my martial arts are not inferior to his, and may even be superior."