There are ten people in total, three of them are blocking the city outside, so why are there eight people in this inn
Xing Xuanshi also quickly sensed something was wrong. He looked around and his eyes fell on Qiao Mu's face.
"Who are you?" His voice turned cold.
The other people also reacted immediately, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.
In a small Taoist temple at the foot of Qingming Mountain.
The fat Taoist nun Lingling was calling Qiao Canxue to her side with a serious look on her face.
"Canxue, I heard something important recently."
"In your hometown, Heyang City, a warrior named Qiao died recently..."
Master Lingling visited the Qiao family in Heyang when Qiao Canxue was a child. He is one of the few people in the world who knows that Qiao Canxue is the last orphan of the Qiao family in Heyang.
"That man's name is Qiao Pifu. Do you know him?"
After saying that, Master Lingling looked at Qiao Canxue's face with a little anticipation, wanting to see if she would get excited and have a sudden breakthrough.
"I don't know him." Qiao Canxue only slightly opened his left eye, revealing a vast expanse of white, and reached out to touch a stone wall in front of him.
Whether you touch it with your hands, tap it with your fingers to listen to the sound, or get close and smell it carefully... it shows that this is just an ordinary stone wall.
But in her eyes, this stone wall did not exist at all.
She turned her head to look at Master Lingling, but what she saw was not a fat Taoist nun, but a little girl in Taoist robes with pigtails.
Master Lingling saw Qiao Canxue's actions and felt an inexplicable envy in his heart:
"Her eyes are even more outrageous than her immortal talent. They don't seem like something a mortal can possess..."
Chapter 87: Wrong skill tree? (3k
As Xing Xuanshi's gaze fell on Qiao Mu's face, the atmosphere in the room gradually became tense.
The bearded swordsman who was sitting closest to Qiao Mu also changed his expression slightly, and put his hand quietly on the scabbard at his waist.
Only Qiao Mu remained calm and composed:
"You can just call me Qiao Zhong. Ting Chaolou told me that you wanted to hunt down the Saintess Wu Qingxin."
He fell in love at first sight on this trip and came to see the saint off at her final resting place, so he changed his name to show his deep love for the saint.
At the same time, he did not forget to use Tingchao Tower as a shield.
If Tingchao Tower is the enemy of Wujihui, then this action is just fanning the flames.
If Tingchao Tower is on good terms with Wujihui, then waving a big banner could also help him get in.
After saying these words, he carefully observed everyone's expressions, trying to judge the relationship between the two organizations.
However, Envoy Xing Xuan was wearing a mask, so it was impossible to see any specific changes in his expression.
It was the middle-aged strong man who was speaking from a distance behind him who spoke:
"Xingxuan Envoy, how about letting me test his bottom line?"
After saying that, he stood up and flew towards Qiao Mu, smashing his fists into Qiao Mu's chest with fierce wind pressure.
But Qiumu didn't dodge.
When he stood up from the bench, he secretly used his hard skills, the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Cloth Shirt, ignored the strong man's fist, and imitated him, punching the strong man's lower abdomen like the wind.
You fight yours and I fight mine.
There is a way to see who has a tougher life.
It would be best if you were stronger and could kill me.
The sturdy man originally pounced over, and although his face changed slightly, he was unable to change his moves in mid-air.
Phew.
But there were two consecutive muffled sounds, and Qiao Mu's robe was blown up by the strong wind. A clear fist mark appeared on his chest. Under the huge force, he took a half step back.
Excluding the Iron Crotch Skill, Qiao Mu has already made some progress in the two hard skills he has practiced, the Golden Bell Cover and the Iron Cloth Shirt.
Although it is impossible to completely block the attacks of fourth or fifth rank warriors, it is certainly possible to reduce the damage.
The sturdy man who pounced over staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"A martial artist who is good at hard skills? It's rare to live to the age of sixty." The sturdy man stood firm and turned around as if nothing had happened.
Then he turned his back to Qiao Mu, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he quietly and forcefully swallowed a small mouthful of blood that was rising up his throat.
The strength of his internal energy is comparable to Qiao Mu's. If it were a normal fight, the outcome would be unknown.
But Qiao Mu refused to dodge or evade, and instead relied on his brute force to confront him head-on to see who was more stubborn.
He was not good at hard work, so he was naturally at a disadvantage.
"So he's a martial artist who practices hard skills. An external martial artist who practices hard skills and can live to this age must be quite capable." The sturdy man smiled.
The sturdy man's move this time was just to test the waters, and to show off his strength in front of Xing Xuanshi of the Wu Ji Association, but he had no intention of fighting to the death with Qiao Mu, so after one move, he turned around and left.
After walking a few steps away, he saw Qiao Mu was quite far away from him, and said:
"But although hard skills are good, they can only be used against warriors like us."
"No matter how well you practice hard skills, they are nothing but firewood in front of Wu Qingxin's bone-eating fire."
The others also nodded in agreement.
"There are several fourth-grade martial artists in this room."
"In the old martial arts world, a fourth-grade warrior would have been considered a top-notch expert. It was only after the Wuji Conference was realized that more fourth-grade warriors appeared in the world." The sturdy man licked the Star Mystic Envoy calmly.
“But even if he is a top-3 Spiritual Refining Warrior, relying solely on his internal energy, I’m afraid he won’t be able to stop the Holy Maiden Wu Qingxin’s talisman fire.”
The warriors all felt sad.
Even the Star Envoy of the Wu Ji Association could only nod in agreement and said:
"That's right. You must be careful of Wu Qingxin's talisman fire."
"When facing the bone-eating fire, a warrior's only chance of survival is to hide."
"Rely on light skills to dodge and move in a small area to avoid the talisman fire."
"Is it really that powerful?" Qiao Mu questioned again.
Envoy Xing Xuan glanced at him and said: "Once you are touched by the bone-eating fire, all your bones, flesh, skin and blood will be burned to ashes."
"This bone-eroding fire cannot be extinguished by water or submerged by earth. Even if you unleash your inner strength, you can only temporarily suppress the burning speed of the fire, but you cannot put it out."
"Once a warrior is infected, he either has to cut off his arm as soon as possible to survive, or die. There is no third possibility."
"So you can only rely on Qinggong to dodge before being hit, and then you will be fine."
Hearing the expressions of approval from the people around him, Qiao Mu also began to have doubts in his heart.
Did he click on the wrong skill tree
Now, apart from the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique which he is best at, he has actually practiced a lot of hard skills, including the Iron Crotch Technique, and has practiced a total of three and a half techniques.
As the top Wudang unique martial art, Chunyang Wuji Gong is also a martial art that cultivates both internal and external skills. It can be regarded as half of a top-notch hard skill. Qiao Mu has now reached the third level, which can also enhance the body's ability to withstand attacks.
It was also thanks to these skills that he was able to withstand the attack from the burly man just now and only suffered minor injuries.
Most of the battles Qiumu had experienced in the past were one-on-many, life-and-death fights, and he could only hold on longer by relying on hard work.
However, in a one-on-many battlefield, there is actually not much room for the use of light skills.
If Captain Qian hadn't given him a copy of "Shadow Step" some time ago, he still wouldn't have practiced it at all.
"You are quite strong and good at hard work. Your internal strength has already reached the fourth level." Xing Xuan Envoy looked at Qiao Mu and commented:
"And you have also practiced the 'Martial Spiritual Rhinoceros Technique', so you can be considered a half-member of the Wu Ji Association."
"Although I came uninvited, it's okay."
Just as the fake captain of Tingchao Tower had speculated, Xing Xuanshi of the Wu Ji Association quickly accepted this uninvited guest after seeing Qiao Mu's skills.
Xing Xuanshi naturally knew the secret of "Wu Sheng Ling Xi Jue".
No matter what Qiao Mu, the uninvited guest, wanted to obtain, it would eventually become the nourishment of the Martial Saint, so he didn't care too much.
"Then, let's go." Xing Xuan Envoy said:
"Among the eight of you, there are four fourth-rank officials and four fifth-rank officials. This is a force that has the potential to force its way into the residence of a fourth-rank official of the imperial court and the prefect."
"Among you, there are internal members of the Wu Ji Association, and there are also masters from outside, but this is not important."
"Anyone who can kill the traitor Wu Qingxin will be rewarded handsomely, regardless of his origin. This is the rule set by the Martial Saint."
Having said this, Envoy Xing Xuan paused and said:
"Soul-Catcher Xu Cheng has already gone ahead. He has also practiced the 'Martial Spiritual Rhinoceros Secret' and can rely on his intuition to find the Saintess Wu Qingxin."
"Just now, he has sent me a signal that he has found Wu Qingxin's whereabouts... Time is running out, let's set off!"
Including Envoy Xing Xuan, a group of eight people left the inn, got on the horses that had been prepared in advance, and galloped out.
... .
After this trip, Qiao Mu and others left the city directly from the west gate.
"Old Hu, how strong is Xu Cheng, the Soul-Catching Hand that Xing Xuan Envoy mentioned?"
Qiao Mu rode his horse side by side with the bearded swordsman he had spoken to before and asked at the same time.
The bearded swordsman called himself Lao Hu and did not give a specific name.
The other seven people were similar. Some only reported their surnames, or just reported names like "Thunder Hand" and "Jade-faced Flying Dragon". Like Qiao Mu, he was the only one who reported his full name.
"Soul-stealing hand Xu Cheng, he is a famous fourth-grade master for many years, and he is also good at hard skills like you. I heard that he once fought two fourth-grade warriors one on two, and killed one with his life-threatening style, and the other escaped." The swordsman said:
"As long as they don't cultivate their spirits and only cultivate their inner strength, they are all fourth-grade warriors. Therefore, the strength gap between fourth-grade warriors is quite large, and Xu Cheng, the Soul-Catching Hand, is obviously a strong one among the fourth-grade warriors."
"He is the most famous among us. Even if he is not the strongest, he is probably not far behind."
"The Martial Spiritual Rhinoceros Secret is a strange secret method created by a Martial Saint. It focuses more on character. Those who can master it are all warriors who are expected to embark on the path of spiritual cultivation, and Xu Cheng is one of them... By the way, you too."
The swordsman was very talkative and kept chatting with Qiaomu all the way, which helped him catch up on a lot of martial arts knowledge.
As time passed, these people galloped ten miles on horseback, but the Xing Xuan envoy in the front suddenly stopped his horse and made a gesture to let Qiao Mu and others be on guard.
I saw a beam of fire lit up on the side of the official road ahead.
When I got closer to look, I found that the fire was a blazing red flame with a vague human figure in it.
A sharpened wooden stake pierced through the lower body of the vague human figure and came out of the mouth, nailing the person to the side of the road and burning him.
"My intuition leads me to this place. He just died." The white-clothed swordsman "Jade-faced Flying Dragon" frowned and said:
"He is Xu Cheng?"
Everyone stood around the burning stake for a while, and the atmosphere became dull.
"The Soul-Catcher Xu Cheng is dead. We just left the city and haven't even seen the Saint." The bearded swordsman sighed:
"This Wu Qingxin is just as cruel and ruthless as that Martial Saint."
Everyone was not stupid, so they could naturally see that Wu Qingxin's intention was to intimidate.
The death of a master, and an extremely tragic death at that, is naturally a deterrent.
"He was just burned to death. Wu Qingxin deliberately controlled the burning speed of the bone-eroding fire, leaving this man dying, attracting our intuition and bringing us here." Qiao Mu spoke. He was quite experienced in this matter.
"So when dealing with Wu Qingxin, you need to be cautious and careful, and don't rely on your own strength." Xing Xuan Envoy said:
"Once you are careless, you will be like Xu Cheng and turn into ashes."
"The Soul-Catcher Xu Cheng probably relied on his strength to chase Wu Qingxin alone. My original intention was just to have him hold Wu Qingxin back, but I didn't expect it was too late."
Xu Cheng was dead, but there were still many people in this team who had practiced the "Martial Spirit Rhinoceros Secret", so they just sighed for a while and then followed the guidance of their intuition and continued on their way.
As long as they are not all dead, Wu Qingxin will not be able to escape.
Chapter 88 Reading for the People of the World (4k