Chapter 125: Brain Sickness .

Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis's face was pale, almost devoid of any color.

He had been injured by Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai before, but the energies they had injected into him were as intense as the scorching sun and as cold as ice.

Furthermore, the purity of these two energies was extraordinary. After all, they were the energies of a Grandmaster, imbued with a certain depth of martial arts truth.

Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis's Qi-absorbing technique could absorb the energies of others and use them for his own benefit, but it could only absorb the energies of Grandmaster-level warriors at best. Against this Grandmaster-level energies,

Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis was powerless, unable to transform them into his own. Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis could only use his vast Grandmaster-level energies to forcibly suppress these two energies.

Fortunately, both Dongfang Bubai's Sunflower Qi and Yao Yue's Bright Jade Qi were rootless, allowing Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis to suppress them with his own immense energies.

However, suppressing these two streams of true qi had drained 80% of Tiedan Shenhou's total energy, leaving him with only 20%.

Even though Tiedan Shenhou's internal energy was exceptionally strong due to absorbing so much other people's true qi, being able to utilize only 20% still significantly reduced his strength. Now, his strength, far from reaching the power of a Grandmaster, was practically at the bottom of the ninth level of Grandmaster.

Therefore, Tiedan Shenhou acted with extreme caution and prudence.

He traveled stealthily throughout the journey, even daring not to contact the forces affiliated with Hulong Villa, fearing that spies from other factions would discover his weakness and kill him.

This behavior also meant that he had no time to heal his wounds, which worsened, explaining his pale, bloodless complexion.

After stumbling and treading cautiously, like a stray dog or a shady rat, he finally, with much effort, quietly returned to the capital and to the Hulong Villa.

Upon his return, Tiedan Shenhou immediately retreated to his secret chamber, consuming copious amounts of healing medicine. He managed to temporarily stabilize his injuries, but the prolonged treatment had already affected his body and foundation.

If Tiedan Shenhou's cultivation technique, the Qi-absorbing Great Technique, had previously prevented him from advancing to the Grandmaster realm, then even if the cultivation technique had been resolved, his body had lost the potential to achieve Grandmaster status.

Tiedan Shenhou would ultimately be limited to the ninth level of Grandmaster.

Upon discovering this, his face turned pale, a look of grief washed over him.

He had never dreamed that things would turn out this way.

Originally, he had been limited by the Qi-absorbing Great Technique, and had been obsessed with acquiring a similar martial art, ultimately finding a way to advance. But now, all his efforts had been in vain.

"Yao Yue!!! And that other bastard!!!"

Tiedan Shenhou gritted his teeth and growled. His voice was filled with rage and murderous intent.

If possible, he would have wanted to kill Yao Yue, destroy Yihua Palace, and that Grandmaster, whose identity he didn't yet know.

But unfortunately, with his current strength, even with his power, he simply couldn't do that.

Yao Yue was a Grandmaster, after all.

Grandmaster status was a bit of a problem; some major sects would always have masters at the Grandmaster level. With some strategy and taking advantage of the situation, they could have easily destroyed Yihua Palace through scheming and deception.

But Grandmaster!

Currently, within the Ming Dynasty, only sects with deep-rooted traditions like Shaolin and Wudang possessed Grandmaster status. Even those were only legends, never seen in person. It

could be said that unless a deity appeared, a Grandmaster was considered the pinnacle of power, powerful enough to suppress an entire sect or even a power.

This is why Iron-hearted Marquis Zhu Wusi had so desperately sought to advance to the Grandmaster realm.

Now, there was no hope for him to reach Grandmaster.

Even so, Iron-hearted Marquis Zhu Wusi hadn't given up on his ambitions to deal with Yao Yue and the other person.

"The throne, I must seize it. Only by becoming emperor can I legitimately mobilize all my forces. I can then dispatch a vast army and mobilize all the sects to besiege Yihua Palace. Shaolin and Wudang both have Grandmasters. If they join forces with the army, we'll surely be able to take down Yihua Palace!" Iron-hearted Marquis Zhu Wusi's eyes flashed with a cold glint, a sinister glare that sent shivers down his spine.

However, for the time being, he couldn't act on usurping the throne.

Furthermore, what he needed most was to expel the scorching heat and cold zhenqi from his body. Otherwise, with his current strength, he simply didn't have the confidence to venture out and take action.

...

In Yihua Palace.

Ye Xiu was finally free. He could finally leave Yihua Palace.

Of course, before leaving Yihua Palace, he still needed to attend a banquet.

It was Lianxing's banquet, hosted in Yaoyue's name, to thank Ye Xiu for the Shenzhao Sutra.

As she practiced the sutra daily, Lianxing noticed that her twisted limbs were slowly healing, and she was truly in a good mood.

She was finally no longer disabled, no longer hiding her left hand and foot beneath her clothes, afraid to even expose them.

The thought of a future where she could freely reveal her hands filled her with gratitude towards Ye Xiu.

Her joy was especially profound after Lianxing returned home and discovered that Ye Xiu's favorability towards her had increased from 47 to 53, a five-point increase.

In fact, it wasn't just Lianxing's favorability that had increased; Ye Xiu's favorability towards Yaoyue had also increased, from 30 to 31. After all, when Ye Xiu was kidnapped, Yaoyue had been restrained by this, demonstrating that Yaoyue still had a good impression of him.

At the banquet, Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai's eyes occasionally met—not the kind of sparks between men and women, but rather a fierce rivalry between the two, each vying to outdo the other.

Compared to Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue felt even more pressured. She knew Ye Xiu's favorability towards her was too low, a mere 31 points, making it impossible for her to receive any extra rewards. Her strength was slightly higher than Dongfang Bubai's this time, but the difference was infinitesimal. But next month, when the diary gave out the monthly summary rewards, she would receive even less due to Ye Xiu's low favorability. Perhaps Dongfang Bubai would surpass her then.

This was something Yaoyue couldn't accept, and she had no way of changing the status quo.

Lianxing, with her ever-present smile, didn't feel the same pressure.

After all, she had been suppressed by Yaoyue since childhood, and she had almost no desire to be competitive.

Even if she harbored a glimmer of ambition, it was simply a desire to surpass Yaoyue in certain areas. Therefore, Dongfang Bubai's superior strength didn't concern her.

"Palace Master Lianxing, may I ask, who is the man who broke into Yihua Palace before?" Ye Xiu asked with some curiosity.

"I don't know that man, but he's here for the Liuren Divine Dice," Lian Xing said, shaking her head.

"Here for the Liuren Divine Dice?"

"Yes, actually, I suspect he's after the final level of the Wedding Dress Divine Art within the Liuren Divine Dice, the Flower-Transferring Technique. The martial arts he practices are somewhat similar to the Flower-Transferring Technique, both of which allow one to absorb the inner energy of others for themselves. The zhenqi within him is extremely powerful, far exceeding the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm. This is probably because the technique he practices only caps at the ninth level, while the Flower-Transferring Technique allows one to break through to the Grandmaster Realm," Lian Xing explained.

"I see," Ye Xiu nodded, but inwardly he was still speculating on the other person's identity. He even had a target in mind.

Ye Xiu suspected that the person who broke into the Yihua Palace might be the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis Zhu Wusi, after all, the martial arts practiced by the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis Zhu Wusi were the Qi-Absorbing Technique.

In "Number One Under Heaven," because it's a single world with a limit, Tiedan Shenhou could use the Qi-Absorbing Art to absorb the inner energy of countless people, thus becoming the best under heaven.

However, in this world of comprehensive martial arts, martial arts like the Qi-Absorbing Art, the Star-Absorbing Art, and the North Sea Divine Art would cause their own Qi to become less pure due to absorbing the Qi of others, thus preventing them from breaking through to the Grandmaster realm. Therefore, Tiedan Shenhou was probably stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, unable to break through. This is when he began to consider the final level of the Wedding Dress Divine Art, the "Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees."

"By the way, Ye Xiu, I've already spoken to my sister, and she's agreed to give you the final level of the Wedding Dress Divine Art, Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees. She'll come find you after the banquet. However, techniques like Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees, which absorb others' martial arts skills for their own, are ultimately flawed. Absorbing others' true energy will make your own true energy less pure, preventing you from breaking through to the Grandmaster realm. Even if you manage to break through, it's almost the end of the road. So, after you obtain Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees, you can take a look at it, even learn from its ideas, but it's best not to practice it, and don't absorb others' true energy," Lian Xing whispered to Ye Xiu.

"Thank you, Palace Master Lian Xing. I won't practice Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees even after I obtain them," Ye Xiu nodded.

Ye Xiu was also very happy to have obtained the complete Wedding Dress Divine Art. At least this martial art could be mastered quickly. If he met the right person in the future, he could pass it on to others, and train a large number of masters.

It's just that martial arts like the Wedding Dress Divine Art are too vicious after all. Before teaching it, one must be very careful, otherwise one will become a public enemy in the martial arts world.

Although the atmosphere of this banquet was a bit strange because of Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue,

but other than that, the banquet as a whole was still very good. At least Ye Xiu thought it was good, especially Lian Xing, who sat next to him and talked to him from time to time to adjust the atmosphere and make Ye Xiu feel relaxed.

Also, when drinking, they were all casual, and they would never deliberately toast or force people to drink.

So at the end of the banquet, Ye Xiu was still sober except for a little more alcohol on his body.

After the banquet, Ye Xiu, Ning Zhongze and even Dongfang Bubai were all arranged to live.

Ye Xiu returned to his residence, washed up, washed off the smell of alcohol on his body, and then took out his diary to write today's diary.

"Today, generally speaking, I'm very happy, even though a lot of things happened."

"For example, someone broke into Yihua Palace, and the other party even took me hostage, trying to threaten Yaoyue."

"But Yaoyue was really tied up because of me, so Yaoyue was not bad to me. It's just that the inexplicable imprisonment before still makes me a little unacceptable."

"Lianxing is very good at talking. She said that after Yaoyue brought me back, she suddenly got the news of Liuren Divine Dice, so she left Yihua Palace, and Lianxing started to practice Shenzhaojing, trying to heal the injuries on her hands and feet. No one took care of me for a while, so a state similar to imprisonment was formed."

"Tsk tsk tsk, Lianxing is really talkative. It was obviously not like this at the time, but when she said this, people can't find any fault with it."

"By the way, Lianxing is also very beautiful, but her temperament is not as domineering as Yaoyue's, especially in front of Yaoyue. Lianxing has always been cautious, so that when she faces Yaoyue, her temperament is inevitably a little lacking. When the two stand together, people will focus their eyes on Yaoyue at first sight and ignore Lianxing."

"But if it is Lianxing herself, her charm will be released without hesitation, giving people a stunning feeling."

"But speaking of Liuren Divine Dice - Yaoyue was able to find news about Liuren Divine Dice, and brought it back -" "

To be honest, when I heard the news, I was a little stunned. After all, under normal circumstances, Yaoyue would not know the news of Liuren Divine Dice at all. Liuren Divine Dice would eventually make Jiang Yuyan successful. Now that Liuren Divine Dice is in Yaoyue's hands, I don't know what Jiang Yuyan's situation is now. She probably won't be able to become the Yan Emperor with air bangs in the future." "

So, this is because of the Zongwu world. The original plot, because it became Zongwu, countless worlds were mixed together, and then a change was formed, which disrupted the original plot." "

Just like that guy Zhu Wushi, the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, just because Yaoyue brought back the Liuren Divine Dice, he started to invade the Yihua Palace." "

Unfortunately, although the Tiedan Divine Marquis's power-absorbing technique is very powerful, and although he has sucked the true energy of countless people and has a huge amount of true energy in his body, it is a pity that he was facing Yaoyue, who had already become a grandmaster. He was no match for Yaoyue and was finally beaten by Yaoyue."

"It just so happened that Zhu Wushi was unlucky. He was seen by Dongfang, and Dongfang actually attacked him directly."

"A mere grandmaster was attacked by a grandmaster. Zhu Wushi is a first."

"But he deserves it. It's his fault for kidnapping me."

"And Zhu Wushi is not a good guy either."

"He was originally an unappreciated prince with poor aptitude for martial arts. When he was traveling around the world, he met the undefeated boy Gu Santong. It was Gu Santong who led him to find the remains of Tianchi Weird Knight - well, this is the world of Zongwu, the upper limit of martial arts is higher, and Tianchi Weird Knight should not be dead." "

Anyway, it was Gu Santong who gave him the power-absorbing technique, but Zhu Wusi fell in love with Gu Santong's fiancée at first sight, so he framed Gu Santong, saying that Gu Santong practiced the power-absorbing technique and absorbed other people's true energy. In the end, he even drained the martial arts of the eight major sects, and then killed them and put the blame on Gu Santong."

"Unfortunately, this guy Gu Santong also has a problem with his brain. He didn't even explain and allowed Zhu Wusi to frame him. In the end, the two dueled, and because his fiancée Suxin interfered, Gu Santong lost half a point to Zhu Wusi and was captured by Zhu Wusi. He was eventually imprisoned on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Prison."

"Gu Santong was also mentally ill. He could have left, but he chose not to. In the end, he died on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Prison. Fortunately, his son entered the ninth floor by chance, allowing him to teach his martial arts to his son. Unfortunately, he didn't know until his death that it was his son."

"Gu Santong became an evil demon, while Zhu Wusi became the respected Iron-hearted Divine Marquis. He established the Dragon Guarding Villa, built up his power, and began to plot to usurp the throne."

"Su Xin was nearly killed after being hit by a palm. She was saved by Zhu Wusi using Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom. Unfortunately, it took three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms to completely revive a person, so she was placed in Tianshan and kept in ice."

"But Tiedan Shenhou is sincere to Suxin. Even though he knows that Suxin gave birth to a son for Gu Santong, he still treats Suxin wholeheartedly. In the end, he was about to succeed in usurping the throne, but he went crazy after seeing Suxin's head after committing suicide."

"If Zhu Wusi is not crazy. The four spies of Tiandi Xuanhuang are no match for Zhu Wusi at all. No, it's Tiandi Huang - damn, once the Xuan spy Shangguan Haitang died, the remaining three, it sounds a bit awkward to put them together."

"It seems that Tiedan Shenhou doesn't care about the rest of the people except Suxin. Even adopted sons and daughters can be killed at will." "

Tsk tsk, you say, Zhu Wusi is also sick in the brain. Since he is planning to usurp the throne, he is still righteous when raising his adopted sons and daughters. He says everything is for loyalty to the emperor, so that they are also brainwashed by these words."

"In the end, when Zhu Wusi planned to usurp the throne, his adopted sons and daughters were the first to jump out to oppose it."

"It makes me want to laugh when I talk about it. They have been trained since childhood, so can't they be brainwashed and turned into my helpers?" "

After all, whether it is Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, or even Gui Hai Yidao, they are all good talents. If they are trained to be my helpers since childhood, wouldn't it be easier to usurp the throne?" "

So, this guy Zhu Wusi is also mentally ill."