Urban Martial Saint

The place where the bomb exploded was less than five meters away from the man in white, and he was still standing. Such a close explosion shattered the body of the Eldest Brother, yet the man in white seemed unscathed. This result not only surprised the Joyous Monk but also Prince Nalan.

Seeing the man in white walk away and disappear, Prince Nalan finally came back to his senses, frowned, and looked at Shijia, asking curiously, ”Master, what is going on?”

Shijia had just asserted that the man in white wouldn’t die, indicating that Shijia clearly knew what was going on.

Shijia said, ”After observing for such a long time, I have already figured it out. The principle of the Murderer’s Knife and Murderer’s Manual is actually using flesh and blood as Gu, turning all the flesh and blood into one entity. As long as there’s human blood to replenish, he won’t die regardless of how severe the injuries are.”

Murderer’s Knife and Murderer’s Manual? So, this man in white turned out to be the White-haired Ding San.

Prince Nalan’s complexion changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, ”If he can’t die no matter how severe the injury, doesn’t that make him Invincible Under the Heavens in the future?”

Shijia shrugged and said nothing. Prince Nalan frowned even more, looked at the five corpses over there, and said, ”I heard that with the Murderer’s Manual and Murderer’s Knife in hand, the more people one kills, the stronger their power becomes. He’s been blocking this pier for a while, killing people, and Master, you’ve been here for days. Haven’t you seen him kill anyone?”

”Of course, I saw it,” Shijia said. ”But what does his killing have to do with me?”

”Ah?” Prince Nalan widened his eyes in astonishment and looked at Shijia, momentarily speechless.

In his view, Shijia was a high monk from Xiaolin Temple, a renowned figure for many years, surely a prestigious personage. However, Shijia’s brazen manner during their bet surprised him, and now Shijia’s words were completely unexpected.

It’s said that people of the Buddhist Sect are compassionate, but Shijia seemed different from other monks. Even those fake monks begging for food would hypocritically say a few words of condemnation in such a situation. But Shijia simply saying, ”What does it have to do with me?” was entirely unbecoming of a Buddhist’s attitude.

The Joyous Monk understood Shijia best. This senior brother of his was skilled in eating meat and drinking wine. Although considered a true high monk, he was the most nonconforming to the Buddhist Sect rules and certainly wouldn’t interfere with White-haired Ding San killing people. Moreover, White-haired Ding San’s affair was a result of a bet between Shijia and the Bloody Monk, and Shijia couldn’t interfere with White-haired Ding San before this.

Of course, Shijia wasn’t completely indifferent to the matter either. His reason for guarding here was to stop White-haired Ding San from killing recklessly. Ding San could kill those who deserved to die, and Shijia wouldn’t intervene. But if Ding San killed those who shouldn’t die, Shijia definitely wouldn’t allow it. Fortunately, most people appearing at the pier were heinous individuals deserving death, so Shijia didn’t intervene much.

As for the five people earlier, Shijia could tell at a glance they were not good people, so he didn’t step in to save them.

Prince Nalan didn’t know Shijia’s character; he stared at Shijia for a while, then slowly nodded and said, ”The Master is indeed absolutely neutral, it seems I really don’t need to worry about anything. In that case, Nalan takes his leave first!”

After speaking, Prince Nalan did not wait for Shijia’s response and directly jumped off the cliff. Although the cliff was steep, it was nothing to a peak master like Prince Nalan. He casually grabbed the cliff a few times, neutralizing most of the force, and after a few jumps, he rounded the corner ahead and disappeared.

Watching Prince Nalan walk away, the Joyous Monk immediately spat and turned to Shijia, ”Senior brother, you just let him leave like that?”

”What else can I do?” Shijia spread his hands and said, ”I told you, I am neutral in these matters, should I have kept him here?”

”I didn’t mean to keep him, just the White-haired Ding San matter,” the Joyous Monk said. ”Nalan Jingwei is narrow-minded, can’t tolerate others being on par with him or above him. Now that he knows Ding San is likely to become a peak master too, I suspect he’ll act against Ding San before Ding San’s murderous demon skill fully develops, to eliminate this threat!”

”If he really has that ability, then let him kill,” Shijia said. ”Your second senior brother treats Ding San as the biggest secret weapon, and is currently training Ding San with full effort. Do you think he’d leave Ding San alone here to kill?”

”You mean...” The Joyous Monk paused and said in a low voice, ”The second senior brother is nearby watching Ding San?”

Shijia said, ”Definitely, or else how could he be at ease with Ding San alone here?”

”If that’s the case, if Nalan Jingwei wants to kill Ding San, won’t he face the second senior brother?” The Joyous Monk was immediately excited and said enthusiastically, ”No, I must go see how the second senior brother will handle Nalan Jingwei, that old undying!”

”You forget it!” Shijia said, ”Nalan Jingwei isn’t a fool; he surely wouldn’t make an enemy of your second senior brother. If your second senior brother appeared, he would definitely avoid a fight. Don’t expect to see Nalan Jingwei and your second senior brother head to head. But after this incident, I suspect your second senior brother will move Ding San to another place, it’s not safe here anymore.”

”Move him?” The Joyous Monk said, ”Should we follow them now?”

”No need,” Shijia waved his hand and said, ”We have other things to do.”

”What things?” The Joyous Monk asked hurriedly.

”If I’m not mistaken...” Shijia paused and said softly, ”The last of the Seven Keys of Heaven Earth Man Three Gates is about to appear!”

”The last one?” The Joyous Monk widened his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, ”Is it... that Sun Shooting Bow?”

”Exactly!” Shijia nodded and said, ”It is indeed the most mysterious of these seven weapons, the Sun Shooting Bow.”

”Where on earth is the Sun Shooting Bow?” The Joyous Monk asked curiously, ”I heard it’s been hidden in the most secret place of the Hong Alliance, never to be used. Only when Heaven Earth Man Three Gates opens will the Sun Shooting Bow appear, and then it will disappear again after opening the three gates, very mysterious. And they say its power far exceeds the other six weapons, is it true?”

”You’re right!” Shijia said, ”The Sun Shooting Bow has always been considered the treasure of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance and is also the key among the seven weapons. The Hong Alliance could lose the other six weapons but never this Sun Shooting Bow, as it’s the foundation they can control. Only when Heaven Earth Man Three Gates open will the Sun Shooting Bow appear.”

”So, Heaven Earth Man Three Gates is about to open?” The Joyous Monk was even more excited; when Heaven Earth Man Three Gates opens, the world will be in total chaos. Though the world is already chaotic, it’s not yet at the stage of complete turmoil. At least, the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls haven’t officially clashed. If the Sun Shooting Bow appears, won’t the Seven Steering Committees and the Twelve Green Halls officially clash?”

”This time, it’s probably not that simple!” Shijia shook his head, paused for a moment, and said, ”Originally, before the Sun Shooting Bow appeared, the Heaven Earth Man Tri-Map of the Twelve Green Halls was also to appear, gradually revealing the specific locations of the three gates. And at that time, it would truly be total chaos. But this time, the situation is somewhat special. The Sun Shooting Bow is about to appear, but there’s still no movement from the Twelve Green Halls, meaning the Heaven Earth Man Tri-Map hasn’t started showing the locations of the gates. The real time for opening the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates is when the Three Maps are fully displayed, not when the Sun Shooting Bow appears.”

”Oh.” The Joyous Monk nodded and said, ”But since the Sun Shooting Bow has appeared, the Three Maps probably aren’t far from showing either. The Heaven Earth Man Three Gates may soon open!”

”The crux of the issue lies here.” Shijia said seriously, ”The Sun Shooting Bow has appeared, but the Three Maps haven’t started to show. This suggests that this time the opening of Heaven Earth Man Three Gates is quite different from before. And these differences are probably closely related to the current world’s situation.”

”The world’s situation?” The Joyous Monk scratched his head and asked curiously, ”What situation?”

”It’s the once-in-a-millennium Era of the Turmoil of the Three Stars of Sirius, coupled with the emergence of the Supreme Gu Mother of Miao Frontier, and even the appearance of the Wanyan Family’s Gold Silk Armor once again. The world is facing too many uncontrollable events.” Shijia said seriously, ”These uncontrollable events are the key to affecting Heaven Earth Man Three Gates. I think the differences this time compared to the past manifest here. The early emergence of the Sun Shooting Bow is likely a strategic move left by the Great Sage Guiguzi thousands of years ago!”

”Can’t be that far-fetched, right?” The Joyous Monk said, ”Could Guiguzi have predicted the events happening today thousands of years ago? Moreover, isn’t it just a Sun Shooting Bow? Just a Famed Instrument, what can it change? At most, it’s used to open the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates. Senior Brother, you take this Sun Shooting Bow too seriously.”

”You say that because you don’t understand the Sun Shooting Bow. Once you understand the Sun Shooting Bow, you’ll know why I’m concerned!” Shijia said seriously, ”The Sun Shooting Bow is not only the most mysterious among the seven weapons but also the most powerful. You should know, this Sun Shooting Bow is the only one not crafted by Guiguzi, so it certainly has its unique aspects, and its power is definitely not simple!”