Chapter 180: The Transaction.

"Tien Shan Tong Lao Wu Xing Yun?" Ye Xiu's eyes flashed with astonishment when he heard Yun Niang, also known as the Tian Shan Tong Lao. He hadn't expected this Yun Niang to be the Tian Shan Tong Lao!

Furthermore, shouldn't the Tian Shan Tong Lao be in the Tianshan Mountains of the Song Dynasty? Why had she come to the Ming Dynasty? And surprisingly, she appeared right before him.

If it weren't for Lian Nishang, he wouldn't have even known the Tian Shan Tong Lao was lurking near him.

First it was Huang Rong from the Song Dynasty's Peach Blossom Island, then Zhong Ling from the Dali Kingdom, and now, the Tian Shan Tong Lao from the Song Dynasty!

It just didn't seem right!

How could they all appear before him by such coincidence? And it wasn't just them, even Dongfang Bubai, Yao Yue, and the others had done the same.

Ye Xiu couldn't help but wonder, even wondering if there was some kind of guiding hand.

His current situation was like the treatment of the male protagonist in a novel—

"Uh, I guess I should be the male protagonist too." A time traveler, with cheats, and incredibly handsome. In my case, wouldn't I be the perfect male protagonist? So, beauties from all corners of the world would appear before me by chance. This seems like a perfectly normal novel setting. Ye Xiu couldn't help but wonder if he was the legendary male protagonist.

He even had the feeling that he wasn't really just some shady author's character.

However, if he truly was the male protagonist in some author's novel, Ye Xiu would be sincerely grateful to that author for not only giving him such a powerful cheat code, but also for arranging so many beauties for him. For these two things alone, he would be grateful to the author.

As for the question of whether he was a fictional character, if he were a fictional character,

that question didn't seem like a problem to Ye Xiu at all. What was wrong with a fictional world? What was wrong with a fake world? Wasn't he himself anymore? Didn't he have a cheat code? Hadn't he slept with Dongfang Bubai, Yao Yue, and Murong Qiudi?

Ye Xiu thought of a movie he'd seen before his time travel, The Matrix.

In the fake online world, people dress glamorously, eat delicious food, sleep with beautiful women, and enjoy all kinds of perks. But the real world is nothing; it's desolate and barren. There are no delicious foods, no beautiful women, and no perks to enjoy. And people are hunted daily.

Anyone with a brain would choose to stay in this fake world and enjoy their lives. How many people would choose the miserable real world?

Ye Xiu, of course, would choose to stay in this fake world and enjoy life.

And if the world he was in was truly a fictional world created by some author, then he would be happy to stay there.

After a chaotic tumble of thoughts, Ye Xiu managed to find his own perspective.

Of course, despite his self-reflection, he still wanted to know why Lian Nishang and the Tianshan Tonglao had appeared before him. Well, mainly the Tianshan Tonglao. Lian Nishang had already said that she'd heard Ye Xiu was good-looking, and out of curiosity, she'd come to see him.

Well, Lian Nishang must be a fangirl like Yao Yue.

Therefore, Ye Xiu's question remained with Tianshan Tonglao.

However, she only possessed a realm, unable to unleash much of her true strength. If her total skill level was 100,

she could only unleash around 60 or 70 at best. On the other hand, someone like Lian Nishang, with a 100-point Combat Power, could at least unleash over 90, or even more.

Therefore, Ye Xiu had little confidence to question Tianshan Tonglao about her situation.

The battle between Tianshan Tonglao and Lian Nishang continued,

but Lian Nishang was no match for her.

While Lian Nishang was no match for her, her combat power was not formidable. As long as Tianshan Tonglao wasn't too focused, she could still hold her own.

It could be said that Lian Nishang was somewhat similar to Qiao Feng, the type who became stronger when faced with a stronger opponent, capable of exerting 120% of her full potential in battle.

However, as someone who grew up among wolves, accustomed to the law of the jungle, she was easily able to unleash her combat power beyond her capacity in battle.

After fighting with Lian Nishang for a while, Tianshan Tonglao had a certain understanding of Lian Nishang's situation. She looked at Lian Nishang with a little more admiration. However, this admiration was not a reason for her to hold back when facing Lian Nishang.

After taking the sword from Lian Nishang's hand, Tianshan Tonglao slapped Lian Nishang with a backhand palm, knocking her to the ground.

Lian Nishang fell to the ground after being hit by the palm. Under the severe pain in her internal organs, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. However, the look in Lian Nishang's eyes when she looked at Tianshan Tonglao was still full of ferocity.

Facing Lian Nishang's ferocious look, Tianshan Tonglao didn't care. She even thought she was quite pleasing to the eye. However, Tianshan Tonglao didn't say anything to Lian Nishang. Instead, she flashed to the front of the horse and grabbed Ye Xiu with her little hand, pulling him off the horse.

"Boy, I heard you possess a martial art called the Divine Illumination Sutra?" Tianshan Tonglao's face was expressionless, yet a hint of majesty emanated from her. She casually tapped Ye Xiu's blood and smelled it.

"Divine Illumination Sutra?" Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

The Tianshan Tonglao, intimidated by Li Qiushui, had driven her into a state of madness, ultimately enduring this effeminate appearance.

The Divine Illumination Sutra, a magical art capable of healing injuries, made it perfectly natural for Tianshan Tonglao to desire it.

As for why she knew of her possession of the Divine Illumination Sutra while far away in

the Ming Dynasty, it seemed likely she had been keeping an eye out for news about healing techniques or rare treasures in the martial arts world. So, knowing she possessed the Divine Illumination Sutra made sense.

"Boy, I need the Divine Illumination Sutra. Present it to me, and I will escort you back to Mount Huashan," the Tianshan Tonglao said with a dignified air.

"Um, thank you, Senior. The Divine Illumination Sutra. Since you need it, I'll give it to you." Ye Xiu didn't hesitate. The moment Tianshan Tonglao asked, he offered it.

The main reason was that Ye Xiu wasn't particularly impressed with the Divine Illumination Sutra. He possessed a vast arsenal of martial arts, and his collection would only grow

in the future. Furthermore, he had already given away numerous copies of the Divine Illumination Sutra, so giving Tianshan Tonglao one more wasn't a big deal.

Of course, another reason was that Ye Xiu knew Tianshan Tonglao wasn't someone to be trifled with, especially given her terrifying Life and Death Talisman.

Ye Xiu didn't want to refuse, only to be inflicted with the Life and Death Talisman by Tianshan Tonglao, tortured to death, and then offered the Divine Illumination Sutra.

Ye Xiu didn't consider himself a tough guy.

He could endure ordinary injuries and pain,

but he didn't think he could withstand the terrifying punishment of the Life and Death Talisman. Apart from this, Ye Xiu felt that he would not have much resistance to the beauty trap.

But as a man, if he could ignore even a honey trap, wouldn't that be a bit too naive? Ye Xiu felt that if it wasn't a too ruthless honey trap, he thought it wouldn't be a problem if he fell for it.

Of course, there was no honey trap for Tianshan Tonglao. At best, she was just a cute little girl, at least on the outside. Ye Xiu didn't consider himself a beast.

Tianshan Tonglao was also a bit surprised to see Ye Xiu so readily agree to give her the Divine Illumination Sutra.

After all, for people like Tianshan Tonglao, native to the martial arts world, martial arts manuals were still very important.

Just like the martial arts of their Xiaoyao Sect, which were rarely passed on to outsiders except under special circumstances.

So, Ye Xiu's easy offer of the Divine Illumination Sutra was somewhat unexpected by Tianshan Tonglao.

"You're not going to give me a fake Divine Illumination Sutra, are you?" Tianshan Tonglao looked at Ye Xiu suspiciously, unable to help but ask.

"Fake? How is that possible? How could I possibly give Senior a fake Divine Illumination Scripture? With your cultivation level, if I gave you a fake Divine Illumination Scripture, I'm afraid you would be able to tell at a glance. Moreover, since you want the Divine Illumination Scripture, I'm afraid you are determined to get it. If I don't know what's good for me, I'm afraid I will be the one to suffer in the end." Ye Xiu said calmly.

Tianshan Tonglao frowned, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes when she looked at Ye Xiu. Although Ye Xiu almost handed the Divine Illumination Scripture over with both hands, Tianshan Tonglao felt that Ye Xiu's behavior was somewhat cowardly. She hadn't even threatened Ye Xiu yet, and Ye Xiu obediently handed over the Divine Illumination Scripture. It seemed that Ye Xiu was a spineless person.

Ye Xiu naturally didn't know what Tianshan Tonglao was thinking. Even if he noticed the flash of displeasure in Tianshan Tonglao's eyes, he was still full of question marks, confused and bewildered.

"Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you for nothing. Since you gave me the Divine Illumination Scripture, I'll also offer you a martial art in exchange," Tianshan Tonglao said to Ye Xiu.

"Thank you, Senior." Ye Xiu wasn't particularly excited to hear that Tianshan Tonglao wanted to exchange martial arts with him. While the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts were indeed formidable, Ye Xiu's own martial arts were also quite good. His only real shortfall was combat experience.

However, Ye Xiu was confident that he could utilize cheats to continuously improve his cultivation, ultimately crushing his opponent with his immense power.

Tianshan Tonglao frowned again at Ye Xiu's expression.

Ye Xiu's attitude clearly showed he didn't take the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts seriously.

Tianshan Tonglao looked at Ye Xiu with a sullen expression, a murderous glint in her eyes that left Ye Xiu baffled. He wondered what was going on with this Tianshan Tonglao. Her personality was far too volatile.

"The Tianshan Zhemei Hand and the Tianshan Liuyang Palm—these two martial arts are both unique to our Xiaoyao Sect. The Tianshan Zhemei Hand, also known as the Six-Way Zhemei Hand, incorporates three palm techniques and three grappling techniques. It also encompasses six martial arts. Any martial arts technique can be transformed into the Six-Way Zhemei Hand. As for the Tianshan Liuyang Palm, it..." After briefly introducing the two martial arts, the Tianshan Child-Father asked, "Which of these two do you want to learn?"

"I want to learn the Tianshan Zhemei Hand!" Although Ye Xiu didn't have a particularly strong desire to learn this Xiaoyao Sect martial art, if he had to choose between the Tianshan Zhemei Hand and the Tianshan Liuyang Palm, he would choose the Tianshan Zhemei Hand.

In Ye Xiu's opinion, the Tianshan Zhemei Hand and the Dugu Nine Swords were similar in nature.

The claim that learning the Dugu Nine Swords would allow one to break all martial arts was a bit of an exaggeration, but as

one's martial arts cultivation improved and their knowledge expanded, the range of martial arts that the Dugu Nine Swords could break would increase. Meanwhile, the Tianshan Zhemei Hand, on the other hand, could incorporate all martial arts techniques into it, becoming increasingly sophisticated. If one could master all martial arts techniques, then the Tianshan Zhemei Hand would encompass all martial arts techniques.

Of course, both the Dugu Nine Swords and the Tianshan Zhemei Hand were somewhat exaggerated in this world of comprehensive martial arts, but with diligent practice, the upper limits of these two martial arts techniques were indeed extremely high.

The Tianshan Zhemei Hand, with its ability to incorporate all martial arts techniques, could somewhat compensate for Ye Xiu's lack of combat experience, which was why Ye Xiu chose this technique.

Upon hearing Ye Xiu's choice, Tianshan Tonglao felt it was a wise one. Having read Ye Xiu's diary, she understood that the Tianshan Zhemei Hand was more suitable for him.

Ye Xiu and the Child-Girl of Tianshan had reached an agreement.

Lian Nishang, clutching her chest, staggered to her feet, looking at the Child-Girl of Tianshan with a hint of unwillingness in her eyes.

"Girl, I've already promised to send Ye Xiu back to Huashan, so I won't let you leave with Ye Xiu. If you know what's good for you, leave now." The Child-Girl of Tianshan looked at Lian Nishang.

Upon hearing this, a fierce look flashed in Lian Nishang's eyes, but she also knew that she was no match for the Child-Girl of Tianshan. Although she was unwilling, she could only turn around and leave.

But before leaving, Lian Nishang still glanced at Ye Xiu, her eyes revealing determination. It was obvious that she would not give up on Ye Xiu just like that.

After Ye Xiu noticed the look in Lian Nishang's eyes, he also had a headache

. He didn't have much ill feelings towards Lian Nishang, but Lian Nishang's behavior gave him a headache.

The women in this martial arts world were too individualistic, so individualistic that it gave him a headache.

After noticing this, Tianshan Tonglao couldn't help but snort coldly. She couldn't possibly like a philandering man like Ye Xiu.

However, after reading Ye Xiu's diary, Tianshan Tonglao knew that Ye Xiu had been with those women, and every time he was passive. Strictly speaking, he was the victim.

Just like this time, if she hadn't taken action, Ye Xiu would have been captured by Lian Nishang and become the chief consort.

After Lian Nishang left, Tianshan Tonglao didn't take Ye Xiu back to Huashan immediately. Instead, she found a relatively secluded place, found some paper and pen, and asked Ye Xiu to write out the Shenzhaojing.

At the same time, Tianshan Tonglao also wrote down the Tianshan Zhemei Hand martial art for Ye Xiu.

The reason for exchanging martial arts in such a place in advance was that Tianshan Tonglao was worried about Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue and the others.

Ye Xiu's diary mentioned Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue, both Grandmasters. Although Tianshan Tonglao had reached the ninth level of Grandmaster at the age of twenty-six and continued to accumulate cultivation for over seventy years, she ultimately failed to reach the Grandmaster realm due to physical limitations.

While her combat prowess was comparable to that of some who had just reached the Grandmaster realm, she was still somewhat vulnerable against Grandmasters.

Therefore, it would be wise to obtain the Divine Illumination Sutra early, so that even if she later encountered Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue, she could easily choose to escape.

This wasn't Ye Xiu's first time copying the Divine Illumination Sutra, so he was quite adept at it. As he copied the Divine Illumination Sutra, he even considered making more copies of the martial arts manual to avoid having to manually copy it over and over again.

"Senior, this is the Divine Illumination Sutra manual. Please review it." Ye Xiu placed the Divine Illumination Sutra in front of Tianshan Tonglao.

The Child-Girl of Tianshan took the Divine Illumination Sutra and tossed the secret manual of the Tianshan Zhemei Hand to Ye Xiu. "Boy, this is the manual of the Tianshan Zhemei Hand. This martial art must be practiced by you alone. If I find out you've passed on the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts, hehehe—" The Child-Girl of Tianshan didn't spell out her words clearly, but the meaning was clear.

"Yes, senior, I won't pass on the Tianshan Zhemei Hand," Ye Xiu assured her hastily.

"Well, don't worry about me. This Divine Illumination Sutra is only practiced by me, and I won't pass it on." Although the Child-Girl of Tianshan was overbearing, she wasn't completely unreasonable.

Ye Xiu was stunned by her words, then smiled and nodded. Regardless of whether the Child-Girl of Tianshan would pass it on, her words were a sign of respect for Ye Xiu.

The Child-Girl of Tianshan flipped through the Divine Illumination Sutra, reading it from beginning to end, even silently deducing it. She concluded that it looked authentic, at least she didn't notice anything amiss, and nodded in satisfaction. This transaction was almost complete.

"Boy, it's time to go. I, your grandmother, will send you to the Huashan Sect. This transaction is now complete." Tianshan Tonglao's mood improved a lot. Although she couldn't wait to practice the Shenzhaojing to see if it could heal her injuries, she felt that it would be better to complete the transaction with Ye Xiu first.