The blind girl Qiao Canxue could not see the changes in his age and body shape, but could only hear a slight difference in his voice, so it was not until now that she realized that Qiao Mu's entire body had grown larger.
"Incredible." Qiao Canxue also praised:
"Practicing strength is a long and arduous process. There is no shortcut, but you..."
"Don't be shocked here, move on to the next step and teach me the skills directly." Qiao Mu urged.
Qiao Canxue was choked: "Don't worry... Let me recall the formula for this strength training chapter."
"Although my Qiao family's Changsheng Fist Sutra was taken away, I still remember the contents up to the chapter on training strength."
Qiao Mu had no choice but to wait silently by the side.
Although Qiao Canxue told him not to be anxious, he was really a little anxious.
Qiao Mu possesses the ability to be immortal, which is equivalent to Kryptonian.
He sacrificed his lifespan and the rapid aging of his body in exchange for a rapid increase in strength.
For example, his battle with Zheng the Butcher lasted no more than an hour, and he died several times, which was equivalent to five years of hard training.
However, krypton life also has a price.
The peak period of human physical fitness is roughly between the ages of eighteen and thirty.
Even the most powerful warriors in this world, who can collapse mountains and split rocks with a pair of bare hands, will most likely see their energy and blood decline in old age.
The tree will not die, but it will grow old.
If there was no Changsheng Fist, even if Qiao Mu repeatedly committed suicide and his strength grew to the point where one punch was enough to collapse a mountain, his blood would eventually dry up and his strength would decline in his old age.
Birth, aging, sickness and death, this is the law of all things, and even the strongest warriors are no exception.
And what's even more tragic is that... trees have eternal life.
This means that unless he has exhausted his resurrections, his life is eternal, and he will have an endless period of old age and weakness.
So in Qiao Mu's opinion... .
The Changsheng Fist is the piece of puzzle that completes him!
Longevity Fist!
This is a superior martial art that has produced martial arts masters who have lived to be over a hundred years old. Its greatest feature is that it can prolong life and keep one alive even when one is old!
Qiumu wants to become stronger, but he doesn't want to grow old and weak because of spending his life like a kryptonian. Is there anything wrong with this idea
That's why he's standing here.
Qiao Mu must learn the complete "Eternal Life Fist" before he gets old and frail, and practice the Eternal Life Fist to perfection, reaching the state of being able to remain healthy even when old.
By then, with the ability of immortality and the state of being able to grow old without fading, Qiao Mu can live and die as he pleases, right
Qiao Mu has already thought about it.
If anyone offended him, he would secretly choose a dark and windy night and hang himself in front of his enemy's door.
Then the next day he played the role of his brother and went to the government to report his enemy.
... .
The two walked out of the noodle shop, turned around and around, and walked from the long street into the alley, going deeper and deeper.
The deeper you go, the narrower, cramped and darker the alley becomes, with peeling walls on both sides covered with moss.
A faint odor gradually filled the air, a mixture of feces, urine, sweat, and even the stench of the sewer, causing Qiumu to hold his breath unconsciously and quicken his pace.
"Why did you choose such a shabby place to live?" Qiao Mu asked, pinching his nose.
"My identity is not to be disclosed, so naturally I have to find an unoccupied house in the outer city. It's good enough to have a place to live. It's better than the disaster victims starving to death." Qiao Canxue replied.
A famine broke out in Yancheng a month ago.
In this outer city area, not only are nine out of ten houses empty, but four or five out of ten are also empty, leaving many vacant houses.
As long as Qiumu is willing, he can sleep in one house today and move to another house tomorrow. It can be said that he has achieved property freedom at a young age.
After entering the wooden house deep in the alley, Qiao Canxue began to recite the formula of the martial arts from memory:
"... ..The visible must be supported by the invisible, one place is real and many places are virtual... .Okay, I have told you the formula for practicing strength."
"Once you have developed a sense of Qi and developed internal strength, you can be considered to have mastered the art of martial arts."
Qiao Mu didn't say anything, but just sat there quietly meditating and regulating his breathing. After a while, he shook his head.
“No sense of qi yet.”
This reaction made Qiao Canxue laugh:
"I've told you not to aim too high. If you want to develop inner strength, you must at least reach the end of the strength training stage. Although you've been training well, you've only been training for more than a month after all."
"That butcher Zheng is suspected to be a member of the Wuji Society. He has been practicing martial arts secretly for many years. Although he has not developed internal strength, his arms are still able to exert several hundred kilograms of strength."
"When you have completed your training phase, your arms will have 500 kilograms of strength, and you will be able to defeat Zheng the Butcher--"
"No need for later, I've already finished it." Qiao Mu interrupted:
"I went out this time to kill Zheng the butcher from Heyang City. I also found a secret letter on him. He should be a member of the 'Wu Ji Society' you mentioned."
Qiao Mu briefly recounted the incident of killing Zheng the Butcher, focusing on the two letters in Zheng the Butcher's hands, especially the ciphertext letter.
Qiao Canxue was skeptical at first, but when she heard Qiao Mu mention the tadpole-shaped cipher letter, her expression suddenly changed.
"A tadpole-shaped secret code? You actually found something like this. It seems like you really did kill the Wu Ji Hui."
Qiao Canxue fumbled around in his body and took out a small notebook filled with densely written small characters.
"Tadpole script is a secret code used for internal communication within the Wuji Society. It is extremely difficult to master... This is how to decipher the code. Take a look and read it to me."
"You just happen to have it?" Qiao Mu was slightly stunned.
But seeing that Qiao Canxue looked calm and had no intention of explaining, he did not ask any more questions.
After all, the Heyang Qiao family was once a large clan. As the last descendant of the Qiao family, Qiao Canxue naturally had done something in the past six months.
Qiao Mu took the Tadpole cipher letter and the manuscript, compared them briefly, and then his face changed immediately.
"This letter seems to say that... the Great Yan Emperor will be leaving the imperial capital for a trip soon, and the Wu Ji Society is preparing to gather its members to assassinate the Great Yan Emperor?"
Qiao Mu's heart was suddenly filled with turmoil.
The assassin who assassinated the emperor!
Regardless of whether the assassination succeeds or fails, there is basically no chance of survival for this assassin!
It would be great if he could do such a dangerous thing!
after all.
If he died as an assassin, perhaps his name would be recorded in history books, and such a death would surely be highly evaluated!
Chapter 6: Second in the World
"Assassinate the emperor?" Qiao Canxue's expression suddenly changed when he heard this:
"Where will Wu Ji plan to assassinate the emperor? When will the emperor travel? Do you have more details?"
Qiao Mu looked at it carefully and his heart suddenly turned cold:
"The code in your little notebook is incomplete. I can only piece it together. I can't decipher the specific time and place."
Qiao Canxue lamented, "This Wu Ji Society is really bold, but if they take action, it is not impossible."
"How can Wu Ji be so strong? Please tell me in detail."
Qiao Mu became interested as soon as he heard it.
Qiao Canxue said: "The Wuji Association is a martial arts organization that has emerged in recent years. They are committed to breaking down the sectarianism of various schools and sects, exchanging martial arts techniques and training experiences with each other, with the purpose of exploring the ultimate of martial arts."
Qiao Mu asked, "So the gate of your Heyang Qiao family was broken by the Wu Ji Society?"
Qiao Canxue: “… ”
"It is said that the internal members of the Wu Ji Association can easily read the martial arts secrets that are regarded as treasures by various sects. After all, they are basically stolen without any regrets. This should also include my Qiao family's family martial arts, the Changsheng Fist Sutra." She continued:
"My Qiao family's martial arts, the Longevity Fist, has a great origin. It is said that the first generation ancestor learned the boxing manual from an immortal in a famous mountain. I believe it is not comparable to ordinary martial arts in the Wu Ji Association. Perhaps it is because of this that Zheng the Butcher can see through your Longevity Fist at a glance."
Qiao Mu didn't take the saying "immortals teach martial arts" seriously, he just thought it was for fun. In ancient dynasties, it was very common to use the name of immortals to find a high-class follower for their own family. However, the "Changsheng Boxing Classic" itself made him very concerned.
Wasn't the reason he helped Qiao Canxue investigate the Wu Ji Hui just to get the complete "Eternal Fist Manual" so he could escape the dilemma of declining strength and energy in old age
"The leader of this Wu Ji Association is said to be the second most powerful martial artist in the world, the Martial Saint."
"Calling yourself a Martial Saint? So arrogant?" Qiao Mu was surprised.
"This Martial Saint was originally a high-ranking official in the Great Yan court. Later, he led his army to fight against aliens. After being defeated, he abandoned his official position and title and became a commoner. From then on, he called himself the Martial Saint, and his strength increased by leaps and bounds."
"He founded the Wu Ji Society and single-handedly destroyed many martial arts families and sects. Now he is so bold that he dares to plot to assassinate the current emperor... It really seems like something he can do." Qiao Canxue's voice turned slightly cold.
The Heyang Qiao family was no pushover at the time; after all, they were a family that had produced a centenarian master.
The one who could destroy the Heyang Qiao family was naturally the second greatest Martial Saint in the world himself.
Her enemy is a martial arts giant who has caused trouble for even the Great Yan court, and the second most powerful martial artist in the world.
Qiao Canxue was naturally not so naive as to think that by cultivating a tree he could kill the unattainable Martial Saint. He just hoped to clip his wings.
Qiao Mu thought for a long time, and suddenly said:
"I have an idea."
"Perhaps, I can find a way to infiltrate the Wuji Association."
Qiao Mu has already been attracted to Wu Jihui.
An organization founded by the second best martial artist of the time, possessing a large number of martial arts books, which members can easily read, including the "Eternal Fist Classic"... Isn't this what he has always dreamed of
If he could obtain the martial arts secrets mastered by the Wu Ji Association... then he could continue to commit suicide, spending a large amount of his life, and practice each and every martial arts secret to perfection!
"You just said that you wanted to join the Wu Ji Society?"
Qiao Canxue turned her head and looked at him expressionlessly.
I just sighed slightly in my heart.
"That's right." Qiao Mu nodded: "I will first join the Wu Ji Society, and then assassinate the emperor as an assassin of the Wu Ji Society. In this way, the Great Yan court and the Wu Ji Society will inevitably fight to the death!"
"If I can't infiltrate the Wuji Society, then I will continue to deal with the people of the Wuji Society and try to obtain the complete plan of the Wuji Society to assassinate the emperor... At that time, I can also act as an assassin to muddy the waters and let the Wuji Society bear the wrath of the court."
"With the strength of the Great Yan court, there should be a good chance that they can kill the Martial Saint." Qiao Mu pondered.
Regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, the Great Yan court would never allow such a strong man who dared to assassinate the emperor to continue to exist, and the conflict would inevitably be triggered to the extreme!
After listening to Qiao Mu's words, Qiao Canxue was stunned for a long time.
"You want to become an assassin to kill the emperor in order to destroy the Wu Ji Society? This is almost certain death." Qiao Canxue said word by word.
Qiao Mu said seriously: "This is the best opportunity."
"Since the Martial Saint is as strong as you said, it is almost impossible for you to seek revenge. At most, you can only cause some trouble to the Wu Ji Society."
"So, this is the best way." Qiao Mu said decisively.
"But you will die?" Qiao Canxue said slowly.
"Why fear death?" Qiao Mu was not only not afraid, he even almost laughed out loud.
He saw that Qiao Canxue looked doubtful, so in order to dispel her doubts, he thought of a reason and said:
"A drop of water should be repaid with a spring of water."
"You taught me the Qiao family's martial arts that are not to be passed on to outsiders, so I should repay you in return."
Qiao Canxue listened quietly, his expression moved.
As a blind person, although she cannot see, her other senses are much more sensitive than those of ordinary people.
Hearing, smell, and even the keen intuition that has allowed a blind person to survive in troubled times...
All these combined make her, a blind person, have a stronger ability to "read people's expressions" than ordinary people.
Qiao Canxue's nose twitched slightly, and she said to herself, "There's no hint of lying, but more of excitement. Is he serious?"
"Does he really think this is a great opportunity to destroy the Wuji Society, and is even willing to assassinate the emperor and die for it?"
Qiao Canxue was shocked and moved.