Chapter 237 It’s not a diary but a storybook

“What happened today was a bit beyond my expectations!”

“Because I heard from others that the great scholar Wang Tong was going to have a birthday, I knew that the Heshi Bi was still safe, and that the two dragons Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling would be there as well, so I relaxed a little and decided to attend the birthday party. It would be best if I could meet Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling at the birthday party, at least to know what they look like.” “

This goal was indeed achieved. I saw Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong. The strength of the two of them is only at the innate realm, not that strong.”

“Later, this guy Ba Fenghan showed up. At the banquet of the great scholar Wang Tong, he challenged Wang Tong by name and even killed someone at the banquet.”

“How stupid is this guy Ba Fenghan to do such a thing? Or is he really arrogant, insolent, and doesn’t care about other people’s thoughts at all. He is a completely self-centered guy.”

"Then, I saw Dugu Feng. Dugu Feng wanted to help Wang Tong take on Ba Fenghan's challenge. But

she was intercepted by Ouyang Xiyi." "I can see that Dugu Feng seemed quite disappointed. Because Dugu Feng should be a martial arts fanatic. Fighting with a master like Ba Fenghan who is quite powerful and has brutal means should be Dugu Feng's favorite thing to do." "

However, although Dugu Feng is a martial arts fanatic, after Wang Tong didn't want her to intervene, and Ouyang Xiyi expressed his willingness to take over the battle, she didn't insist."

"From this we can see that although Dugu Feng is a martial arts fanatic, she is not a martial arts fanatic who knows nothing. She will still abide by some normal human relationships and so on."

"Tsk tsk tsk, from top to bottom in the Dugu clan, there is not a single good-for-nothing man. In such a big Dugu clan, apart from You Chuhong, there is only Dugu Feng. If Dugu Feng were a man, the Dugu clan would have been handed over to her and let her take control. If she had been in control of the Dugu clan, it would not have ended up being the worst among the four major clans, at least not as bad as it is now." "

Okay, let's not talk about Dugu Feng for now. Let's talk about what happened next."

"Sure enough, that guy Ba Fenghan, before the battle, started to publicize how talented and evil he was, so much so that Bi Xuan, the grandmaster, wanted to kill him early to prevent him from threatening Bi Xuan in the future."

"Tsk, how shameless."

"And what comes next is the key point, key point, key point! Important things should be said three times!"

"Zhu Yuyan showed up. Well, it wouldn't be too surprising that Zhu Yuyan showed up. After

all, the great scholar Wang Tong is more or less famous, although Zhu Yuyan's appearance at his birthday party was a bit of a compliment to him." "However, Zhu Yuyan killed Ba Fenghan with one palm. I never expected that. However, Zhu Yuyan's decisive palm without hesitation made people feel favorable towards her! It's mainly because of the comparison with that guy Ba Fenghan."

"Ba Fenghan is a Turkic man, arrogant and domineering. He fought at someone else's birthday party and killed people. He kept bragging about himself and getting close to his face. And Zhu Yuyan - don't look at her age. She is a grandmother, but she is very beautiful and has a lot of temperament. In terms of appearance and appearance alone, she crushes Ba Fenghan."

"But, what I never expected was that Zhu Yuyan was actually a grandmaster!"

"Zhu Yuyan is a grandmaster, isn't it? How is she a grandmaster?"

"Zhu Yuyan is a grandmaster, so is the evil king Shi Zhixuan also a grandmaster? Is there a grandmaster in Cihang Jingzhai? Is there a grandmaster in Jingnian Zen Sect?"

"If there are grandmasters in Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zen Sect, can my plan to steal the Heshi Bi still be carried out?" "

Fortunately, I asked around. Zhu Yuyan has just recently broken through and become a grandmaster. On the surface, there are only Ning Daoqi and Zhu Yuyan who are grandmasters in the Sui Dynasty."

"But, how did Zhu Yuyan break through and become a grandmaster? I don't understand it at all, I don't understand it at all!"

"What I am most worried about now is Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zen Sect. Do they have any grandmaster-level predecessors hiding in the dark?"

"I can't help but adjust my plan now. According to the original plan, I would go straight to Jingnian Zen Sect and snatch the Heshi Bi back without thinking about anything. But now, I want to follow Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling and be the one who takes advantage of them. When they steal the Heshi Bi from Jingnian Zen Sect, I will directly snatch it away." "

After all, stealing the Heshi Bi from Jingnian Zen Sect, where you don't know if there are any Grandmasters, is much more difficult than snatching the Heshi Bi from a rookie who doesn't even have two Grandmasters."

"Also, I heard Shi Qingxuan's flute playing today!"

"I have to say, Shi Qingxuan's flute playing is amazing! So amazing!"

"At that time, I was still uneasy because Zhu Yuyan was a Grandmaster, but after hearing Shi Qingxuan's flute playing, I calmed down and my mind became peaceful!"

"Shi Qingxuan's flute playing is the most accomplished in music that I have ever heard."

"Speaking of which, in this mysterious world of martial arts, could Shi Qingxuan's flute playing have reached the level of Taoism? Maybe her spiritual realm is extremely high."

"Based solely on Shi Qingxuan's flute skills, I feel she's definitely more likely to become a Grandmaster than anyone else, perhaps even a Celestial Being." "

After all, the higher the martial power of a world, the higher the spiritual realm required. As long as Shi Qingxuan has decent aptitude and a profound spiritual realm, she might truly become a Celestial Being." "

I really want to kidnap Shi Qingxuan and have her play the flute for me every day!"

Ye Xiu's diary entry consisted almost entirely of events from the day.

After Ye Xiu finished writing, his internal Qi increased by another month's cultivation level. Then, a martial art called "Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon"—more accurately, a sound art, a miraculous martial art—appeared in Ye Xiu's mind.

"Huh?" Ye Xiu's eyes widened in surprise.

Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon—this was a companion martial art to the Heavenly Demon Harp.

Without the Heavenly Demon Harp, its power was greatly diminished, and without it, the Heavenly Demon Harp was completely unusable.

"Should I try to find the Heavenly Demon Harp later?" Ye Xiu muttered to himself.

Ye Xiu had developed a certain interest in the Heavenly Demon Harp, thanks to the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon.

However, since the Heavenly Demon Harp belonged to Huang Xuemei, Ye Xiu hadn't considered forcing it.

However, with the news that Lü Lin was Huang Xuemei's biological brother, he might be able to trade the Heavenly Demon Harp for her. That was after Huang Xuemei took revenge and killed Dongfang Bai, the Fiery Patriarch, and the others.

After all, Ye Xiu didn't want to hinder Huang Xuemei's revenge.

In Ye Xiu's view, revenge for a family's annihilation was a necessary evil, and those who urged others to be magnanimous and give up their hatred were sheer idiocy.

...

"Huh? The diary writer was at the birthday party?" Zhu Yuyan's eyes widened, her expression filled with surprise as she gazed at the diary entry.

She couldn't help but regret not staying longer at the party; if she had, she might have discovered the diary writer.

Zhu Yuyan began to recall the people she had seen at Wang Tong's birthday banquet that day.

She did remember two of them with unusual Qi fluctuations.

Those vibrant, yet subtly shrouded in strange Qi fluctuations, they must have been Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

At the time, Zhu Yuyan hadn't taken the two innately gifted individuals seriously.

Then, trying harder to recall, she seemed to remember a few others beside Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, but they didn't seem particularly impressive, so she hadn't paid much attention.

"The person who wrote the diary seems to have changed his appearance, so his face is relatively ordinary. After all, he didn't want to draw attention to himself before obtaining the Heshi Bi. So his appearance after the change should be relatively ordinary." "

As for his strength, he is at the eighth level of the Grandmaster Realm. However, because he practices a wide variety of martial arts, including unique skills like the Changsheng Jue, he is probably also very strong at the Grandmaster level." "

But since he said he saw Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling at the banquet, perhaps he had contact with them at the banquet. We can start our investigation from this aspect."

"But—I'm very old?" Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but narrow her eyes, a hint of sternness flashing in her eyes.

No matter who it is, women are always concerned about age. Especially Zhu Yuyan, who already has the idea of ​​old cow eating young grass, this seems more like humiliation to her.

"But I didn't expect the person who wrote the diary to be so optimistic about Shi Qingxuan, believing she could definitely become a Grandmaster, and even believing she could potentially become a Celestial Being?"

"Spiritual realm?"

"Xiao Yi?"

Zhu Yuyan felt a little uneasy as Ye Xiu evaluated Shi Qingxuan.

Honestly, even Zhu Yuyan wouldn't dislike Shi Qingxuan, a woman with a calm personality yet occasionally a bit of mischief, and a homebody. Even though she was Shi Zhixuan's daughter, she couldn't help but

feel a bit of envy and jealousy when she saw Ye Xiu's evaluation of Shi Qingxuan.

You have to remember that because of Shi Zhixuan, Zhu Yuyan had been stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm for decades. Now, thanks to the diary, she had finally achieved Grandmaster status.

But even without Shi Zhixuan, Zhu Yuyan's cultivation of the Heavenly Demonic Art to the eighteenth level would have only allowed her to become a Grandmaster at best. But becoming a Celestial Being? She couldn't even dream of it.

"If Shi Qingxuan truly possesses such talent, perhaps recruiting her into the Yingui Sect would be a good option—" a thought flashed through Zhu Yuyan's mind.

As the sect's leader, Zhu Yuyan was deeply concerned about the sect's development.

"However, I now have this diary. As long as I capture the person who wrote it, my strength will continue to grow. I don't know what the ultimate limit is, but perhaps I can become a Celestial Being. If I become a Celestial Being and rule the Yingui Sect, I could even unify the six paths of the Demonic Sect and the two sects..." Zhu Yuyan pondered this, her desire to capture Ye Xiu growing stronger.

Ye Xiu was truly invaluable to her.

Not only could he enhance her cultivation, allowing her to continuously grow stronger and gain more life, but he could also help the Yingui Sect continue to develop.

...

"Zhu Yuyan, Grandmaster—in other words, Zhu Yuyan could very well, like me, rely on the diary's power to break through her previous bottleneck and become a Grandmaster." Tianshan Tonglao, who had been secretly protecting Ye Xiu, thought as she looked at the diary.

During the day, Tianshan Tonglao naturally discovered Zhu Yuyan and discovered that she was a Grandmaster.

At that moment, Tianshan Tonglao suspected that Zhu Yuyan, like herself, might possess the diary.

However, Zhu Yuyan didn't pose any threat, and Tianshan Tonglao, wanting to secretly protect Ye Xiu, didn't pursue her.

"However, this Zhu Yuyan, who became a Grandmaster thanks to the diary, I'm afraid she might also harbor feelings for Ye Xiu." "

And she's a member of the Demonic Sect. Those in the Demonic Sect are often extreme and unscrupulous—" Tianshan Tonglao frowned. "Forget it. If Zhu Yuyan has feelings for Ye Xiu, she'll definitely attack him. I just need to stay by his side." "

As for whether Cihang Jingzhai or Jingnian Zen Sect have Grandmasters hiding—that's not a concern. With me here, Ye Xiu won't be in danger." A glint of confidence and dominance flashed in Tianshan Tonglao's eyes.

Tianshan Tonglao was now a Grandmaster in the Finger Profound Realm, although her cultivation hadn't improved much recently.

However, during this time, Tianshan Tonglao has been constantly researching the original version of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions Unique I Am Supreme Kung Fu: the Eternal Spring Kung, the Small Invisible Kung, and the North Sea Divine Kung. She actually found some commonalities among these three martial arts, and then continued to try to combine them to form a new martial art.

Although Tianshan Tonglao has not yet completely integrated them into one, the strength she can exert is much stronger than before.

The growth of strength will naturally make it easier to stimulate a person's self-confidence.

Moreover, Tianshan Tonglao believes that there should be no Grandmasters in Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zen. The reason Zhu Yuyan became a Grandmaster is entirely due to the power of the diary.

Unless the people of Jingnian Zen and Cihang Jingzhai also have diaries, they can use the power of the diary to break through and become Grandmasters.

However, while Zhu Yuyan had become a Grand Master and was so active in the martial arts world, neither Cihang Jingzhai nor the Jingnian Zen Sect had announced any Grand Master advancement, allowing the Yingui Sect to flourish. This suggests that these two sects likely lacked a Grand Master.

"

Is this someone else's diary? Why is it here?" Shi Qingxuan gazed at the diary with curiosity.

"That person must be very anxious after losing it, so I'm going to look through it now to confirm their identity so I can return it to its rightful owner." A sly glint flashed in Shi Qingxuan's eyes.

Although Shi Qingxuan was a homebody, she was still a young woman, and she was curious about some things.

And despite her quiet nature, she occasionally displayed a youthful vivacity and playfulness. So, faced with the diary that had appeared before her out of nowhere, Shi Qingxuan felt a urge to flip through it.

Opening it, Shi Qingxuan discovered that the author was from the distant Ming Empire, intensifying her curiosity.

Shi Qingxuan didn't like socializing, but she loved traveling.

She'd actually visited many places within the Great Sui Empire, but she'd never left. She harbored a certain yearning for the lands beyond.

Now that she suddenly had a diary that offered some information about the Great Ming Empire, she was delighted, even excited.

"The Exorcism Sword Manual—does one have to castrate themselves to practice this? It's a truly bizarre martial art, even stranger than many of the Demonic Sect's techniques. If only that person could obtain the Exorcism Sword Manual and practice it," Shi Qingxuan thought of her father with a filial piety.

Of course, Shi Qingxuan's thoughts were playful. She knew a martial art like the Exorcism Sword Manual wouldn't necessarily hold much appeal for Shi Zhixuan. Even if Shi Zhixuan did obtain it, he'd at most absorb some of its essence and incorporate it into his Immortal Seal.

After all, Shi Zhixuan was a prodigy, and Shi Qingxuan had to admit it.

"Ah, I didn't expect the Ming Dynasty's martial arts world to be like this. But it's normal; people are pretty much like that, after all. But I still want to go to the Ming Dynasty and take a look."

"Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Sun and Moon Sect? What a domineering name, and what a decisive woman. She had a crush on the diary writer and simply forced herself on

him. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, such decisiveness is probably extremely rare even among the demon sects." Shi Qingxuan felt a certain admiration for the woman named Dongfang Bubai. Then, Shi Qingxuan saw that Yao Yue

, the Grand Master of Yihua Palace, had also forced herself on Ye Xiu. "...How good-looking must this diary writer be? To have two such women force themselves on him, especially knowing he's in love with someone else?" A figure flashed through Shi Qingxuan's mind.

Her father, Shi Zhixuan.

Shi Qingxuan had to admit that, while Shi Zhixuan was a jerk, he was undeniably a very charming man.

As Shi Qingxuan continued to flip through the pages, her mind was completely immersed in Ye Xiu's diary, and the smile at the corners of her eyes became more and more intense.

Shi Qingxuan found that peeking at other people's diaries was really a very enjoyable thing, and also a very interesting thing. You can see a lot of things that you don't know on a normal day.

For example, if a man is too handsome, he will be forced to have sex with more than one woman.

"I'm a little skeptical. Is this really a diary, not a random book? There are so many women around him..." Shi Qingxuan couldn't help but have such an idea as she read it.

Because this diary is too much like a man's daydream.