Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 228 Wudang Discussion

"Boom!" After a huge explosion, the water dragon turned into countless water droplets and fell from the sky, making the water vapor under the pool even thicker. In the water vapor, a cluster of green leaves appeared behind him, spinning around.

Qin Xiaochuan immediately turned around gracefully and shouted, "Blazing Flames Scorch the Sky!" The huge flames, like a row of surging fire waves, instantly swept away the oncoming leaves.

Since entering this back mountain, he has been sparring with many people and has been suppressed and beaten. He felt very frustrated. Now that he has finally reached the area where he is good at his skills, Qin Xiaochuan can't help but show off. So when releasing skills, he does not consider conserving spiritual power, but only thinks about making the skills look more grand and imposing.

Before the flames in the air had disappeared, several more rotating water columns emerged from the water, sweeping towards him from all directions. At the same time, a tornado followed closely behind the water columns and rushed towards him.

Qin Xiaochuan remained calm. He wanted to see how strong he had become, so he went all out, mobilizing his spiritual power and using the flames around him to block the opponent's attacks one by one. In order to understand his strength more objectively, he did not use the spiritual power in the witch's ring.

"Boom!" Another skill collision occurred, and several huge splashes of water erupted in the pool. It was as if a torrential rain had fallen on the back mountain. Qin Xiaochuan released a wall of flames around his body, and the water droplets were evaporated before they could even touch him.

"Junior Brother Qin is indeed exceptionally talented and outstanding. He actually managed to withstand the simultaneous attacks of the three of us brothers." As the steam gradually dissipated, a voice sincerely praised him.

"I am grateful to my fellow disciples for showing mercy." Qin Xiaochuan cupped his hands in a gesture of respect toward the source of the voice.

Luo Hao stepped forward and introduced them to him one by one. Only then did he realize that these seven people were all Guo Shiyi's senior brothers.

"My senior brothers gave me such a big welcome gift right away, I'm flattered," Qin Xiaochuan joked with a smile.

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense. You stole our junior sister. We've already shown you mercy. And you still dare to complain?" Senior Brother Wei Feng glared at Guo Shiyi and said.

"Huh?" Qin Xiaochuan was both amused and exasperated, unsure of what to say.

"Overall, you're pretty good, kid. You should be able to achieve something great in the future and be a good match for your junior sister." Second senior brother Lin Quan, who was a little chubby, patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manner.

"Then I'll have to ask my fellow senior brothers to put in a good word for me," Qin Xiaochuan said shamelessly.

"Then forget about it. We're all potential competitors for you, so you'd better watch out." The third senior brother, He Yu, looked tall and lean, and looked at him with a mocking expression.

Qin Xiaochuan could only remain speechless, both amused and exasperated.

"There's something I need to tell you," Luo Hao said mysteriously, putting his arm around his shoulder.

"Please speak, senior brother." He listened attentively.

"You mustn't tell Junior Sister about what happened today, especially don't mention that I led you to the back mountain," Luo Hao said, patting his shoulder.

Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback, thinking the other party was going to say something important. A thought quickly flashed through his mind, and he said with a grin, "Of course, and I also hope that senior brother will help me more in the future."

"Hey, you're not trying to blackmail me, are you?"

"Not at all, not at all, it's just a small request," Qin Xiaochuan said sincerely.

"Very good, very good, you're teachable." Luo Hao said, pulling Qin Xiaochuan's wrist and gradually increasing the pressure on his hand: "I think you shouldn't go back. Let me teach you a couple of moves of Wudang martial arts, how about it?"

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In the afternoon, Guo Shiyi stared wide-eyed at Qin Xiaochuan's slightly swollen cheeks and asked in confusion, "What happened to your face? It was fine this morning!"

"I dreamt I was fighting with someone when I was taking a nap at noon," Qin Xiaochuan said sheepishly.

"How come you got injured on your face if you were fighting in your dream?" She looked at him reproachfully, clearly not believing his explanation.

"That might be sleepwalking, or maybe you were hitting yourself in your dream," he offered a haphazard explanation.

Guo Shiyi reached out and placed her hand on his face, slowly releasing her spiritual power. Soon the redness and swelling subsided. Qin Xiaochuan saw that delicate face so close to his and couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.

"Luckily it's not too serious, otherwise how would I face my master later?" she muttered.

Qin Xiaochuan chuckled twice.

"Fool." Guo Shiyi mocked him for a moment, then said, "Come on, I'll take you to see my master." Only then did he feel a little nervous.

Guo Shiyi is right, her mentor Zhao Changyu is indeed an approachable person.

In a quiet bamboo teahouse on the back mountain, Qin Xiaochuan looked at the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged behind the tea table, with a gentle and refined demeanor. His nervousness immediately dissipated, and he quickly stepped forward to greet him: "Greetings, Daoist Master."

"Okay, Senior Uncle," Qin Xiaochuan immediately replied.

"If that's the case, then you'll have to call me senior sister." Guo Shiyi looked at him with a grin.

Qin Xiaochuan raised an eyebrow at her, smiling but not answering.

Zhao Changyu gestured for the two to sit down opposite him, then stroked his beard and said, "Wei Feng has already told me about your situation. He said you are neither arrogant nor impatient, neither humble nor overbearing, and that you are a promising talent."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaochuan was secretly delighted, but then he remembered that he had actually intended to show off at the end, and felt somewhat ashamed. So he humbly said, "Senior brother is too kind."

Zhao Changyu nodded and said, "Looking at your current situation, your spiritual cultivation is quite good, but you are still lacking in physical skills. Although spiritual masters tend to focus on spiritual cultivation, if you have one or two good physical skills to use in combination, you can not only save spiritual energy in battle, but also maximize the power of various skills."

"That's true. I've also experienced this in battles recently. I often find myself at a disadvantage due to a lack of physical techniques, and I have to expend a lot of spiritual energy to compensate. If I encounter some top-notch physical masters, I don't even have the power to fight back." Qin Xiaochuan said sincerely, as he spoke these words, the miserable scene of being completely defeated on the back mountain of the teaching building that day kept flashing through his mind.

"It's good that you have this kind of awareness. Now that you're here, you should learn a skill from Wei Feng and the others these next few days. That way, your trip won't be in vain."

"That's wonderful, thank you so much, Uncle-Master," Qin Xiaochuan said excitedly.

Zhao Changyu gestured for the two to drink tea, then picked up his own cup and took a sip. He then looked at Qin Xiaochuan with a meaningful gaze and asked, "Do you know what 'Tao' is?"