“Gu Yong, quick, flee northward,” the Blind Swordmaster said hastily to Gu Yong with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique. 

  Teng Qingshan was one to two Zhang ahead of the Blind Swordmaster. If Gu Yong ran in the wrong direction, his body would be hacked by Teng Qingshan’s axe. Although Gu Yong was protected by the Divine Armor, his face was exposed. So, with Teng Qingshan’s skills, the axe would definitely slash Gu Yong’s face. 

  The Blind Swordmaster was located north of Teng Qingshan. Therefore, Gu Yong ran northward, closing in the distance between him and the Blind Swordmaster. 

  “Yes, Martial Ancestor.” 

  Gu Yong, who was far off in the distance, remained calm. He instantly determined the most advantageous direction and dashed northwest. However, he had only moved a distance of several Zhang when two streaks of flowing light descended almost simultaneously. 

  “Cunning old bastard.” Teng Qingshan’s brows raised in anger. The moment Gu Yong fled, Teng Qingshan would lose the advantage which would allow him to win against the Blind Swordmaster. “However, is your running speed as fast as the speed of my axe-shaped flowing light?” Teng Qingshan shouted out when he was several Zhang away from Gu Yong. 

  “Whoosh!” 

  Without showing any mercy, Teng Qingshan hacked down fiercely with his axe. Immediately, a semicircular axe-shaped flowing light flew toward Gu Yong rapidly. The Blind Swordmaster’s facial expression changed drastically, and he reacted with a prick of his rod. A black beam of light flew through the illuminating axe-shaped flowing light, which then disintegrated. However, it still enveloped Gu Yong. 

  As for Gu Yong, he had already lowered his head and was covering his face with his arms as he ran. 

  “Bang!” The seven or eight axe-shaped beams of flowing light hacked into Gu Yong’s body. 

  Gu Yong was thrown into the air like a sandbag, and he spurted a mouthful of blood. 

  “Whoosh.” 

  The Blind Swordmaster caught Gu Yong in his arms. Then simultaneously, he immediately ascended into the sky and hovered in midair. 

  “Are you alright?” The Blind Swordmaster asked Gu Yong. 

  “I am fine. Thank the heavens for the divine armor,” Gu Yong answered, heaving a sigh of relief. His complexion appeared pale as he hovered in midair with the Blind Swordmaster. Gu Yong stared at the divine armor in shock and said, “Martial Ancestor, this divine armor is powerful indeed. Jing Yi’s attack didn’t leave a mark on the armor, while I have only suffered from blast injury.” 

  The force of the impact was great, but Gu Yong was a Golden Dan Innate Expert. As such, he had protected himself with the use of the True Origin. Furthermore, the force of impact had weakened when it went through the divine armor. For Gu Yong to have only received this blast injury, it was already considered fortunate. ……

  Teng Qingshan stood on the ground. The great number of Qing Hu Island soldiers in the distance had no audacity to approach him. 

  He looked up at the Blind Swordmaster, who was hovering in midair, and bellowed furiously, “Tie Wu, are you so scared that you don’t dare to come down?” The voice sounded like the rumbling of thunder, causing many soldiers of Qing Hu Island to cover their ears in pain. 

  “Hmph.” The Blind Swordmaster humphed and ignored Teng Qingshan. 

  “To think that Gu Yong didn’t actually die.” Teng Qingshan stared at Gu Yong while thinking, “Even though my detached axe-shaped light disintegrated because of the Blind Swordmaster’s rod, it would still have exhibited a powerful effect that even Golden Dan Innate Experts cannot handle. Even someone as strong as ten Golden Dan Innate Experts would die.” 

  However, the silver battle armor donned by Gu Yong……! 

  “There is not even one mark on it? The attack of an Emptiness Realm Expert can’t even leave a mark on that armor?” Teng Qingshan had excellent vision. Even though Gu Yong was about two hundred Zhang above the ground, Teng Qingshan still saw clearly. 

  “What kind of armor is that?” Teng Qingshan had never seen such armor. He came to an understanding that this suit of armor had saved Gu Yong’s life. 

  Teng Qingshan cast a glance back and smiled. 

  At this moment, the army of the Gui Yuan Sect was guarding cautiously on the walls of Jiangning County-City. The army of Qing Hu island had already retreated away from the city walls as the battle had halted temporarily. Actually, there was no choice but to stop the war…… The Longgang Guards of Gui Yuan Sect were like the Golden Scale Guards of Qing Hu Island. Moreover, the Longgang Guards outnumbered the Golden Scale Guards greatly! 

  Attacking the Jiangning County-City would be suicidal. 

  The troops which had come from three directions naturally chose to stop the battle temporarily. 

  Now that Teng Qingshan was no longer worried about the Gui Yuan Sect, his attention diverted to the armor that Gu Yong was wearing. “What armor was that?” He thought to himself. 

  “Tie Wu, I didn’t expect that instead of wearing that precious armor yourself, you would actually let Gu Yong wear it. You really care about him,” Teng Qingshan said with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique. 

  While flying in midair, the black-clothed blind man sneered coldly and replied with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique, “Hmph, why? Are you jealous? I guess even the Heavenly God Palace has possession of only two godly armors. You weren’t qualified to get one, right?” 

  “Godly armor?” As Teng Qingshan heard the Blind Swordmaster’s words, he immediately knew…… 

  Godly armors were very rare. 

  According to the Blind Swordmaster, even a great force like the Heavenly God Palace had possession of only one or two godly armor. 

  Actually, the Blind Swordmaster thought that Teng Qingshan’s background was the Heavenly God Palace and had assumed that Teng Qingshan already knew about the godly armor. Therefore, the Blind Swordmaster didn’t keep it a secret. 

  “Where did Qing Hu Island get this godly armor?” Teng Qingshan asked with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique. 

  “Hmph, it’s not from the Heavenly God Palace.” The Blind Swordmaster was standing in midair. At this moment, he had no time to talk nonsense with Teng Qingshan. Instead, he was observing the armies of the Gui Yuan Sect and the armies of his Qing Hu Island. Simultaneously, using the Sound Transmission Technique, he communicated with the two of the three generals who led the three great armies. The generals only needed to speak. Even if they were several Li away from each other, the Blind Swordmaster would still be able to hear them. 

  “Eh?” 

  When the Blind Swordmaster heard the reports given by the two generals within his domain, he was utterly shocked. “Such powerful army? The Gui Yuan Sect has such a powerful army? No way! It must be a troop of the Heavenly God Palace! 

  “Being able to foster an such an elite and great-numbered troop, the Heavenly God Palace is truly terrifying. 

  “It is just as I have expected. The Heavenly God Palace had such plans since the beginning. They have already deployed an elite troop to Jiangning County City. When the Heavenly God Palace attacks Yangzhou, the Gui Yuan Sect will work on the inside. Yangzhou will then be conquered entirely by the Heavenly God Palace,” the Blind Swordmaster deduced. 

  He didn’t believe that the Gui Yuan Sect, a sect which only controlled a land of one county, could possess such a great number of First Rated Warriors! ……

  The Blind Swordmaster was in midair. Teng Qingshan couldn’t fly, but the Blind Swordmaster couldn’t kill Zhuge Yuanhong and the others either. 

  This was because— 

  An Emptiness Realm Expert could leap over a hundred Zhang high, which was much higher than the walls of Jiangning County City. Therefore, if the Blind Swordmaster descended several Zhang, Teng Qingshan would be able to attack him with just a leap. If Teng Qingshan was able to hold him down, it would be very troublesome for the Blind Swordmaster. 

  The Blind Swordmaster had to protect Gu Yong. So, he couldn’t fight whole-heartedly with Teng Qingshan. 

  As the Blind Swordmaster’s expression darkened with rage, the Blind Swordmaster issued the command begrudgingly, “Retreat!” 

  Then suddenly…… 

  Upon receiving the order, the two generals standing within the Blind Swordmaster’s domain let out a sigh of relief. The two troops that were attacking the east wall and the north wall immediately began retreating. When the troop situated near the west wall heard the order, they too retreated. 

  As Teng Qingshan looked down below, the Blind Swordmaster humphed coldly and said with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique, “Hmph, Jing Yi, you’re lucky today.” 

  “Let’s go.” With this, the Blind Swordmaster immediately led Gu Yong away and pierced through the air, disappearing into the sky. ……

  Amidst the clouds, there were only Gu Yong and the Blind Swordmaster. 

  “Martial Ancestor, is Jing Yi so powerful that even you can’t kill him?” Gu Yong had witnessed how the Blind Swordmaster had thrown him far away and then proceeded to attack Jing Yi. Even so, the Blind Swordmaster still hadn’t managed to kill Jing Yi. In fact, he hadn’t even managed to wound Jing Yi. 

  “Of course, he’s no match against me,” the Blind Swordmaster said confidently. “However, because I had to protect you today, I was not able to use my full strength! When I hurled you far away and attacked Jing Yi, I attacked him with the wrong move. At that time, I used the fastest move, which was my most skilled move. If Jing Yi failed to defend against even one move, he would had died. 

  “However, I didn’t expect that his defense would be even more exquisite and marvelous than my moves,” the Blind Swordmaster said with a sigh. 

  “Therefore, no matter how fast and how smart my moves were, they were useless against Jing Yi’s defensive moves. 

  “If I really wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t need to use any smart moves. I only needed to attack him with my most powerful force! If I use all 100 percent of the Power of the Heavens and the Earth, and instill all that power in that one sword strike……! If I pressure him with my full force…… Even if he manages to defend against that full force, he will definitely make some mistakes. And when he does, I will seize that chance and kill him,” the Blind Swordmaster said. 

  In the past, the Blind Swordmaster had never really liked pressuring someone with his full force. This was because he was meticulously skilled in the art of sword. 

  However— 

  He had never expected to meet Teng Qingshan, someone whose moves were even more skilled than his. Actually, the Blind Swordmaster was not at fault. No matter how powerful the Blind Swordmaster’s moves were, how could they be compared with the 《Thirty-six Splitting Mountain Forms》 which had been created by Emperor Yu? 

  “Unfortunately, you were beside me. So, I didn’t dare to take any risk,” the Blind Swordmaster said. 

  The Blind Swordmaster pulled Gu Yong, transformed into a flowing light, and flew toward Qing Hu Island. 

  On the walls of Jiangning County-City, a great number of the soldiers and disciples of the Gui Yuan Sect were all busy with attending to the wounded and carrying the corpses of the dead. Joy could be seen on most of the survivors’ faces. 

  Qing Hu Island, one of the eight Supreme Sects, had attacked again, but the Gui Yuan Sect had actually won once more. 

  “The Gui Yuan Sect is safe.” 

  Teng Qingshan turned and strolled toward the city gate. Many disciples and soldiers of the Gui Yuan Sect looked toward Teng Qingshan with admiration and respect. Of course, gratitude could be seen on their faces as well! They had all watched the battle between the two Emptiness Realm Experts. So, they all knew that it was Senior Jing Yi who had fought and guarded the Gui Yuan Sect against the black-cloaked blind man of Qing Hu Island. 

  “Whoosh!” 

  Teng Qingshan leaped up like a shooting arrow and then descended upon the city walls. 

  “Senior Jing Yi.” Immediately, the people in the surroundings, including Elder Yan, Elder Ni, Zhang Feng, all came to show their gratitude. Elder Yan was so excited that he even knelt on the ground. 

  “Please don’t, please don’t.” Teng Qingshan hastily supported Elder Yan up. 

  These were all things that he should do! 

  After all, he was a member of the Gui Yuan Sect! 

  Zhuge Yuanhong, who was at the side, smiled as he stared at Teng Qingshan. He recalled back when Teng Qingshan took the test to join the Gui Yuan Sect and when Teng Qingshan fought the disciple of the Cangjiang Swordmaster, Yue Song. At that time, Zhuge Yuanhong had already known that Teng Qingshan possessed boundless prospects. 

  “Boundless prospects…… Indeed,” Zhuge Yuanhong sighed as he thought of the past, “The Heavenly Eyed Swordmaster is known to be an expert who has attained the culmination of the Emptiness Realm.” 

  At this moment…… 

  “Yun.” A beautiful figure appeared on the city wall. She held two toddlers and dashed rapidly toward Zhuge Yun. 

  Teng Qingshan stared at the familiar figure. It was his sister…… 

  His own sister, Qingyu! 

  “Qingyu.” Zhuge Yun had already removed his armor. His wounds were bandaged as well. Despite his pale complexion, Zhuge Yun’s expression brightened as he rushed toward Qingyu. 

  “Father!” The voices of the toddlers called out. 

  Qingyu’s eyes were red and puffy. As she stared at the red bloodstains on the white cloth which bound up Zhuge Yun’s wounds, tears welled up in her eyes. “Yun…… You……” 

  “It’s alright. Everything is fine. Everything is over.” Zhuge Yun held one of the two toddlers While tears leaked from his eyes. “I am willing to be disabled as long as I am able to see you and the kids again.” 

  Teng Qingshan stood at the side. He stared quietly at the sister he loved the most. Suddenly, he felt that all the effort he had expended was worth it. 

  As long as he could see the happy smile on her face…… 

  As long as he could see the bright smiles on the faces of his fellow clan members, then everything was worth it…… 

  Suddenly, Teng Qingshan felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and saw that it was Zhuge Yuanhong. Zhuge Yuanhong smiled at him and said, “Everything is over. The Gui Yuan Sect is safe. It’s all good.” 

  “Yes, it’s all good.” Teng Qingshan nodded and grinned. 

  Then suddenly, he sensed something was approaching and looked up at the sky. 

  A beam of swordlight pierced through the air and shot toward Teng Qingshan. 

  “Senior Jing Yi, be careful!” Elder Ni was the first to scream out loud. They all knew that Emptiness Realm Experts capable of flying were experts who stood on the pinnacle of the Emptiness Realm. 

  “It’s alright.” Teng Qingshan smiled as he walked over. 

  As the beam of swordlight descended before Teng Qingshan, it transformed into a human figure. It was the Sovereign of the Sword Sect, the indifferent-looking white-browed man who donned a black cloak. 

  “Brother Huhe, what happened? Where are the men of Qing Hu Island?” He inquired with a confused expression. 

  Pei San had ordered the Sovereign of the Sword Sect to chase away the army of Qing Hu Island and protect the Gui Yuan Sect. 

  “Brother Li, the men from Qing Hu Island have already left,” Teng Qingshan said with a smile.

  Book 9 Chapter 47 The Beginning of the Internal Martial Arts 

  “They’ve left?” 

  The black-robed and white-eyebrowed man looked all around him. This city wall was covered in blood and the nicks from hacking and thrusting of many weapons. Meanwhile, below the city wall, there was a great amount of corpses. It was very clear that Jiangning County had just suffered a calamity. The man couldn’t help but be startled. “That Blind Swordmaster, Tie Wu…… It’s rumoured that he has long since already attained the Emptiness Realm Culmination. Among those who have attained the Emptiness Realm Culmination, he is also considered as one of the best. Yet he actually returned without any achievements? This Huhe, he——” 

  “Clan Head Zhuge, this person is a close friend of mine. He has come from afar.” Teng Qingshan looked at Zhuge Yuanhong with a smile. “I’ll first return to my residence and attend to him.” 

  “Yes, that’s fine.” Zhuge Yuanhong smiled while nodding. “However, Senior Jing Yi, you must definitely return for the celebration feast.” 

  Being addressed by his own master as ‘Senior Jing Yi’ made Teng Qingshan feel somewhat awkward. However, this was something he could do nothing about. 

  “Senior Jing Yi, thankfully you were here this time.” Elder Ni, Elder Yan, and the others looked at Teng Qingshan with gazes filled with reverence and gratitude. 

  Having faced an Emptiness Realm expert, they were of course grateful. 

  Teng Qingshan could only smile as he departed from the city wall rapidly while carrying the black-robed, white-eyebrowed man. 

  At the Martial Elder’s residence in the Gui Yuan Sect: 

  Two streams of light dropped into the residence and turned into two people. One was the white-robed Teng Qingshan, and the other was the black-robed Sovereign of the Sword Sect, Li Chao. 

  “Brother Li, please take a seat.” Teng Qingshan led Li Chao to a nearby pavilion. “This time, I’ve troubled Brother Li to come over from afar.” 

  “Haha,” the Sovereign of the Sword Sect, who was always cold and detached, was at present laughing heartily without restraint. “Oh, Brother Huhe, stop teasing me…… This time, the Gui Yuan Sect managed to drive out Qinghu Island. Although I ran over from afar, I wasn’t of even a little bit of help. It’s no wonder that you, Brother Huhe, dared to use the alias of ‘Jing Yi’ to provoke that Blind Swordmaster, Tie Wu. So, it turns out that highly skilled people are bold.” 

  Knowing that Teng Qingshan could drive away the Blind Swordmaster without help, some thoughts began to stir up in the mind of the Sovereign of the Sword Sect, Li Chao. 

  “Brother Li,” Teng Qingshan continued to say, “I just so happened to have a breakthrough at the battlefront. Otherwise, why would I have let Little Jun write a letter to the Sovereign?” 

  “True.” Li Chao nodded. 

  He had also realized Teng Qingshan’s aura was now different from when they’d last met. However, it was very difficult to make a complete judgement of Teng Qingshan just by looking at his aura. For example, the Blind Swordmaster’s aura was a sheet black primal chaos. Moreover, as he had the Emptiness Realm Culmination, his aura could also be any color under the sky. This was related to the comprehension of many people. 

  Some people would first comprehend two or three kinds of minor Dao. After that, they would fuse these two or three kinds of minor Dao together to comprehend a kind of major Dao, for example the Dao of life. 

  The aura could only give a vague judgement of a person’s strength. 

  Exclaiming in admiration, Li Chao asked, “Brother Huhe, your progress rate is truly astonishing! As far as I know, back then when you were at the Great Prairie, you still hadn’t stepped into the Emptiness Realm. It has only been a few years since then…… Perhaps, you’re already close to the Emptiness Realm Culmination?” 

  “Brother Li, you’re seeing how impressive I am now, but you didn’t see how miserable I was before I broke through.” Teng Qingshan laughed while shaking his head. “I didn’t have a teacher, so I made a big mistake when I broke through to the Emptiness Realm.” 

  “Big mistake?” Li Chao was startled. 

  “Mm.” Teng Qingshan nodded. “I didn’t study each Dao meticulously. Instead, I cultivated several Dao simultaneously. From time to time, I would cultivate this one, then other times that one.” 

  Li Chao replied hastily, “You really shouldn’t have done that! A person’s life span is limited, but Dao is endless. To distribute your energy into cultivating a few different kinds of Dao simultaneously…… I’m afraid you won’t have culminated even one Dao by the time you reach the end of your life span.” 

  “I didn’t have a teacher. No one taught me that.” Teng Qingshan smiled as he shook his head again. “So, I cultivated blindly by myself. During the days when I was cultivating painfully out at sea, I was completely engrossed in my cultivation. I didn’t even know what circumstances to cultivate up to for it to be considered stepping into the Emptiness Realm. However, effort doesn’t turn its back on resolute people. I finally culminated one Dao! 

  “After culminating one Dao, it was then that I understood I had taken a roundabout route in the past. 

  “If I concentrated on one Dao, I would have saved several decades of time at the very least,” Teng Qingshan said. 

  “Indeed.” Li Chao nodded in agreement. How could he possibly know that Teng Qingshan was spieling a great lie? 

  Teng Qingshan continued, “However, when there is loss, there is also gain. My other Daos were all close to making breakthroughs. Very soon after the culmination of the first Dao, a second Dao also broke through. This time, just before I fought with that blind person, Tie, I achieved another breakthrough under an opportunistic coincidence and comprehended one more Dao. Fortunately, that blind person, Tie Wu, had brought Gu Yong along with him. This Gu Yong is Qing Hu Island’s greatest hope for attaining the Emptiness Realm. Tie Wu only has 20 years left in his life span. To him, Gu Yong’s life was more important than wiping out the Gui Yuan Sect. So, when he was waging war with me, he was distracted from having to take care of Gu Yong.” 

  “Mm, I understand.” Li Chao suddenly understood. 

  All this time, he had been very astonished. After all, the Blind Swordmaster had already been famous for a long time for having attained the Emptiness Realm Culmination. How could this Foreign Dignitary Huhe possibly drive the Blind Swordmaster away that quickly? 

  So, it turned out that it had been because of Gu Yong. 

  The Heavenly God Palace had plans to attack Yangzhou, so they were naturally very knowledgeable about Qing Hu Island and knew what Gu Yong meant to Qing Hu Island. 

  “Since the matter is already over, I won’t disturb you anymore.” Li Chao stood up. 

  “This time, I’ve really troubled Brother Li.” Teng Qingshan stood up as well. 

  Li Chao laughed loudly. “What trouble? It’s no trouble. After the Heavenly God Palace wipes out Hong Tian City, I’ll be a lot more idle then. When you have time, don’t hesitate to come find me. You have a wife who is the substitute cult leader. She is very clear on when I’m residing over there. 

  “Moreover, my teacher also really wants to meet with you. When the time comes, you can meet my teacher as well,” Li Chao said. 

  “The Sovereign?” Inwardly, Teng Qingshan was startled. 

  This formidable person who had founded the Heavenly God Palace…… Although Teng Qingshan had never seen the Sovereign, he viewed the Sovereign with slight fear. 

  During a short period of several hundred years, the Sovereign had set up a foundation which was not inferior to that of Mani Temple. The Sovereign was someone with such a peerless talent…… In Teng Qingshan’s eyes, the Sovereign of the Heavenly God Palace was ranked number one in the Land of the Nine Prefectures and also the Duanmu Continent. 

  “Mm, when the time comes, I definitely want to meet the Sovereign of the Heavenly God Palace. I view the Sovereign with reverence.” Teng Qingshan smiled. 

  “Haha……” 

  Li Chao laughed, then he cupped his hands together, transformed into a ray of sword light, and flew toward the north. 

  That day, the celebration feast ran continuously from afternoon till very late at night. Clearly, after the calamity, there was renewed life. This made many people feel very excited and joyful. This time, although many soldiers and disciples of the Gui Yuan Sect had died as well, it wasn’t considered as a serious injury to the Gui Yuan Sect. In fact, this was already considered as the best outcome. 

  On the morning of the second day: 

  Zhuge Yuanhong and Teng Qingshan walked together in the streets of Jiangning County City. Teng Qingshan condensed their encompassing space, preventing their voices from transmitting out. 

  “Do you want to see your parents?” Zhuge Yuanhong smiled. 

  “Yes, I really want to see them.” Teng Qingshan. 

  “Have you prepared what you are going to say to them?” Zhuge Yuanhong asked. In Zhuge Yuanhong’s opinion, Teng Qingshan still couldn’t reveal his identity yet. In fact, Zhuge Yuanhong thought that it would be best for Teng Qingshan to reveal his identity after achieving the culmination of the Emptiness Realm and after the divine beast, the Undying Phoenix, returned. 

  “Just something to comfort my parents.” Teng Qingshan nodded. “These couple of years…… They haven’t received any news of me and have always been very anxious and pained.” 

  Last night, Teng Qingshan had actually secretly watched his parents without speaking. He could tell that his parents’ hearts ached for him. 

  After all, their son had left home for over four years. During that time, they hadn’t heard even a 

  single piece of news about him. How could his parents not worry? ……

  At the location of the Teng Clan: 

  Last night, the Gui Yuan Sect had held a celebration feast. The Teng Clan also had a celebration feast since the victory meant that the Teng Clan wouldn’t need to hide or flee. During last night’s celebration feast which had been held in the clan base, Teng Yongfan and his wife had also returned to stay. After all, they had a place to live in the clan base of the Gui Yuan Sect. 

  “Sovereign.” 

  “Sovereign.” The moment the Sovereign entered the clan base, many juveniles, youths, and married women of the Teng Clan nervously greeted Zhuge Yuanhong respectfully. 

  “Hehe.” Zhuge Yuanhong laughed in greeting.

  However, the clan members on the paths of the clan residence did not actually recognize that Teng Qingshan was ‘Jing Yi.’ That said, it wasn’t strange either. After all, very few people from the Teng Clan had joined the Gui Yuan Sect army. Those who had seen Teng Qingshan battle with the Blind Swordmaster had only been Teng Qinghu and a few others. 

  Standing outside a house, Zhuge Yuanhong smiled as he yelled, “Brother Yongfan!” 

  “Creak~” The courtyard door opened. It was Yuan Lan who opened it. 

  “Ah! It’s the Sovereign. Quickly, please come in. Please come in.” Yuan Lan smiled as she turned back to call out, “Fan, the Sovereign has come.” 

  “Oh? The Sovereign?” Teng Yongfan’s two hands rolled the wheels and arrived to the courtyard. 

  When Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan, the husband and wife, saw Teng Qingshan beside Zhuge Yuanhong, they were both somewhat suspicious. Teng Qingshan’s appearance was different from the first time Teng Qingshan had returned to the Gui Yuan Sect. This was the appearance of ‘Jing Yi.’ Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan didn’t recognize him, but they felt…… that the mysterious youth before their eyes gave them a feeling a familiarity. 

  “This person is?” Teng Yongfan smiled. 

  “You’re Brother Qingshan’s father and mother, right?” Teng Qingshan said while resisting his bubbling emotions. 

  “Yes, yes.” Yuan Lan immediately became emotional. Teng Yongfan even wheeled his wheelchair over with a very emotional appearance. 

  “You know our Qingshan?” 

  “How is Qingshan?” Teng Yongfan was still alright, but Yuan Lan’s eyes were already tearing up. There was no news about their son who was outside. As a mother, she would worry, hope, and anticipate every night. 

  Looking at his parents who already had silver strands in their hair, Teng Qingshan’s mood became somewhat unstable. He resisted his bubbling emotions and said, “Mother and father, that’s right. I know Qingshan. I’ve seen him.” 

  “Really? How is Qingshan now?” Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan, this couple got so emotional that their faces reddened. 

  “He is very well.” Teng Qingshan nodded. “Right now, he’s cultivating in secret on a tranquil island abroad. He asked me to tell you two, when I am in the Land of the Nine Prefectures, that he is living well. He hopes the two of you will take good care of yourselves.” 

  Teng Yongfan and his wife, the couple’s tears streamed down suddenly. 

  “That’s great. Oh, heavens. Qingshan is fine. He’s fine.” Yuan Lan’s tears flowed down without restraint. 

  “What are you crying for? Our child’s well!” Teng Yongfan said loudly. 

  Then suddenly, Teng Yongfan was startled. He looked at Teng Qingshan rather hesitantly. “Is Qingshan really on an island abroad? You—You’re not lying to us?” 

  Teng Qingshan nodded. “Qingshan even showed me a set of fist art he developed. He said that if I practice this set of fist art, you’ll believe me.” After saying this, Teng Qingshan immediately took two steps backward and took on the stance for Tiger Fist. This was the fist art Teng Qingshan had given to the Teng clan back then. 

  Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan took one look at this fist art, and they overflowed with emotion. ……

  Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan left Teng Qingshan staring blankly for no less than two hours. After that, Teng Qingshan truly had no way of staying on. Afraid that he wouldn’t be able to control his emotions, he left the courtyard. 

  “Qingshan.” Zhuge Yuanhong looked at Teng Qingshan. 

  “I’m fine.” Teng Qingshan and Zhuge Yuanhong walked shoulder to shoulder. “Master, I’m prepared to accept a batch of disciples.” 

  “Mm?” Zhuge Yuanhong was startled, but soon after, he smiled. “This is a good thing. Tell me, what sort of qualifications are you looking for? Those who already have inner strength? And of what age?” 

  “They don’t need inner strength. Youngsters ten years old and under who don’t have much flaws to their physique will suffice,” Teng Qingshan said. 

  Inner strength wasn’t necessary? Zhuge Yuanhong heaved a sigh of relief. This kind of youngster, there were as many as one could want. 

  “First, help me find a thousand of them,” Teng Qingshan said. 

  Teng Qingshan believed that even if he were confronted with the Blind Swordmaster, he would have the strength to defend himself by relying on the 《Thirty-six Splitting Mountain Forms》. So, the development of a branch of Internal Martial Arts would start for real now.