A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2244 - 1521: Chance Encounter (Ben the Cat Transforms into a 300-Pound Tank!)

The turmoil around Master Zhang’s birthday gradually came to a resolution thereafter.

First, there’s Xie Xun. A group of people found Ice and Fire Island and Xie Xun, and battled with him. When Xie Xun learned that the secret within the Dragon Slayer Saber was a military strategy rather than some secret martial arts manual, and that it couldn’t command the world, he went mad with rage. He fought fiercely with the heroes who came to the island for revenge, especially upon discovering that Cheng Kun was hiding in the Shaolin Temple, making him even more desperate to break through and storm the Shaolin Temple to avenge his family.

However, this time, the people who came to him were not like the previous greedy ones with ulterior motives for the Dragon Slayer Saber. They were all willing to die for their families’ revenge. Xie Xun killed half of the Jianghu people, but was eventually hacked to death by the remaining Jianghu people. As for the Dragon Slayer Saber, Xie Xun threw it into the deep sea before he died, making it vanish without a trace.

Duanmu Huai was neither surprised nor shocked by this outcome. After all, the martial arts world is about "you kill me, I kill you," "you kill someone else’s family, they kill your family." Xie Xun’s failure to personally kill Cheng Kun indeed makes him pitiable. But looking at it from another perspective, for killing so many innocent people to draw Cheng Kun out, his tragic end is justified and inevitable. So Xie Xun’s ending, in fact, is not surprising at all.

Regarding the massacre of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency, Zhang Cui Shan and Yin Susu decided to face those seeking revenge for the Dragon Gate massacre as a team, which was somewhat an explanation. The couple held out through successive battles until the end, defeating all their challengers. However, both were severely injured, their martial arts skills mostly crippled. Regardless, this matter could be considered closed. This is martial arts, reasoning doesn’t matter; ultimately, it comes down to fists.

As long as your fists are big enough, you can use reason to convince people.

Yes, physics kind of reason.

As for the Shaolin Temple, it had several clashes with the Jianghu people looking for Cheng Kun. Later on, upon learning that Cheng Kun was the culprit behind their Sect Leader Yang Dingtian’s death, the Ming Sect was furious. The Sky Eagle Sect, the Four Great Popes, along with the Five Elements Flag charged straight to the Shaolin Temple, engaging in a fierce battle. Cheng Kun was killed with a palm strike by Leisurely Left Envoy Yang Xiao, but Yang Xiao was severely injured by the three High Monks guarding Cheng Kun. Half of the Ming Sect’s Popes and Five Independent suffered casualties, and Shaolin Temple didn’t fare well either, the ancient temple reduced to ashes by the Fire Flag explosion, with heavy casualties among Shaolin disciples.

It could be said this battle ended in a draw between Shaolin and the Ming Sect. The Ming Sect killed Cheng Kun, but suffered serious losses. Shaolin failed to protect Cheng Kun and lost many disciples, both sides were about even. After achieving their aim, the Ming Sect withdrew immediately, and the Shaolin Temple was left severely weakened, unable to contend with the Ming Sect for the time being.

As for who leaked to the Ming Sect that Cheng Kun killed Yang Dingtian... there’s no need to ask.

To this, Duanmu Huai claimed it had nothing to do with him, blaming that stupid Yang Xiao for being vain, coming to ask him about it, and that damned bastard was so handsome he couldn’t help but mess with him a bit.

Therefore, regarding the outcome between Ming Sect and Shaolin, Duanmu Huai expressed satisfaction, as he didn’t like either side anyway. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

While the martial arts world was in turmoil, Duanmu Huai continued to wander about with Wang Yuyan and Little Dragon Girl. Now both women started practicing the Nine Yin Scripture.

Wang Yuyan originally didn’t like martial arts, but after traveling with Duanmu Huai, she realized what he said was true — strength matters more than good or evil. So she too wanted to cultivate, and it just so happened that Duanmu Huai found the Nine Yin Scripture in the Heaven Sword, which he entrusted to Wang Yuyan and Little Dragon Girl to practice.

By the way, Mie Jue, that old undying nun, fell into a fury after returning to Emei, as the Heaven Sword shattered and the Nine Yin Scripture was taken. Crushed by rage, she didn’t dare to seek revenge on Duanmu Huai — as she knew he could truly wipe out the entire Emei Sect. So, she soon died in despondency, and Ji Xiaofu inherited the position of Sect Leader... As for Duanmu Huai, they naturally kept their distance, avoiding provoking him.

Wang Yuyan, smart and discerning, and Little Dragon Girl, a martial arts prodigy, took little time to get started on the Nine Yin Scripture. Of course, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t let them practice the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, nor did they want to. Using human skulls for practice was too revolting, even the aloof Little Dragon Girl couldn’t stand it.

Fortunately, Duanmu Huai had plenty of secret manuals.

Of course, not from this world.

Duanmu Huai had traveled through much time, having things from Journey to the West and Immortal Sword, finding a few secret manuals is not difficult? The only problem was, he couldn’t understand them, treating them as mere collectibles.

Much like those thick books filling the shelves in some big shots’ studies; there are many, but whether they’ve read them or not is another question.

Duanmu Huai rummaged through his inventory, and found two books.

One was the Five Thunder Technique, which he tossed to Wang Yuyan. Another was the Sword Control Technique, which he threw to Little Dragon Girl.

Magic and physical attack damage, all set.

Duanmu Huai initially thought of having Wang Yuyan wear a black shirt and forming a Black and White Double Evil with Little Dragon Girl, but Wang Yuyan firmly refused, and Little Dragon Girl was unwilling too.

"Black and White Double Evil," they argued, sounded awful!

So, Duanmu Huai could only see if he could find three more people and then form a Five-Color Squadron.