Urban Martial Saint

Seeing Wen’er like this, Ye Qing felt warmth in his heart. Although he had a bit of conflict with this girl before, since the few Sect Leaders of the South Ridge Sect saved Ye Qing, they had become friends, and naturally, their relationship was much better than before.

”Don’t worry, I won’t die.” Ye Qing smiled at Wen’er, simultaneously glancing at Du Canglang and said: ”Did this old guy bully you?”

Wen’er shook her head, Du Canglang widened his eyes, indignantly saying: ”Ye, what nonsense are you talking? Although I, Du Canglang, kill without hesitation, I certainly wouldn’t do such a disgraceful thing. Since you went in to help me get the Tianzhu Sword Technique, I definitely won’t make a move against this little girl.”

”If you can keep your word, that would be best.” Ye Qing said casually.

”Enough nonsense, write down the Tianzhu Sword Technique for me first!” Du Canglang took out paper and pen and handed them to Ye Qing, anxiously waiting.

”I can write the Tianzhu Sword Technique for you, but I have one condition!” Ye Qing looked at Du Canglang and said: ”You release Wen’er first, and I will immediately write the Tianzhu Sword Technique!”

”Ye Qing, do you still have the right to negotiate with me now?” Du Canglang’s face turned cold, he extended his right hand, directly grabbing Wen’er’s neck, and said in a deep voice: ”If you don’t write, then I’ll kill her immediately!”

”Kill me, Ye, don’t write for him!” Wen’er responded loudly.

Ye Qing looked at Du Canglang and didn’t speak. Du Canglang coldly chuckled and said: ”Ye Qing, are you and this little girl trying to scare me together? Hmph, do you think you two can trick me? Don’t think I can only use her to threaten you, Ye Qing, you have family and friends outside, many people you care about. These people can all be used to threaten you. If you don’t write today, I’ll kill this little girl. After leaving Mount Duwang, I’ll then go kill your family, kill your friends, and let’s see how long you can hold out!”

Just as Du Canglang said, Ye Qing originally wanted to scare Du Canglang with Wen’er like this, at least to make Du Canglang release Wen’er first. However, Du Canglang was really clever, ignoring them and instead taking Ye Qing’s family and friends to threaten him, leaving Ye Qing powerless. Ye Qing cares about many people, and Du Canglang could easily threaten him with anyone. If Ye Qing truly didn’t write the Tianzhu Sword Technique this time, Du Canglang would definitely kill Wen’er!

”Fine, I’ll write it for you!” Ye Qing replied through gritted teeth, showing an extremely hateful expression. In fact, he wasn’t too worried because he had already prepared a modified version of the Tianzhu Sword Technique on the way. By writing this Tianzhu Sword Technique, he could deceive Du Canglang, at least to make him release Wen’er.

”To know the time is a great talent!” Du Canglang replied with a faint smile.

”I can write it, but you have to keep your promise. After I write it, you release her immediately!” Ye Qing replied in a deep voice.

”Hmph, don’t talk nonsense with me. If you write, she can live. If you don’t write, she must die; it’s your choice.” Du Canglang said coldly: ”As for wanting me to let her go, as long as I get the Tianzhu Sword, get the Buddha’s Relic, I will surely let her leave alive!”

Ye Qing didn’t expect Du Canglang to be this shrewd; he wanted to use the modified Tianzhu Sword Technique to exchange for Wen’er’s freedom, but Du Canglang didn’t give him a chance at all. Ye Qing felt very frustrated, but with Wen’er in Du Canglang’s hand, he had no choice but to helplessly write down the modified Tianzhu Sword Technique.

The Tianzhu Sword Technique wasn’t complicated, it didn’t take long to write, just one sheet of paper was enough.

After Ye Qing finished writing, Du Canglang immediately took the Tianzhu Sword Technique and looked it over from beginning to end. Although Ye Qing wrote a modified Tianzhu Sword Technique, most of the content was similar to the original, with some modifications in key areas. These changes, even with someone as skilled as Du Canglang, couldn’t be detected, so after reading it, Du Canglang didn’t find anything wrong with the Tianzhu Sword Technique, and instead admired its ingenuity.

After reading through the Tianzhu Sword Technique, Du Canglang suddenly looked up at Ye Qing and said in a deep voice: ”Gather the qi in the chest, force originates from the heart, what follows?”

Ye Qing knew that Du Canglang asking like this was to test whether the Tianzhu Sword Technique Ye Qing wrote was concocted by Ye Qing. All of this, Ye Qing had foreseen, and in the Stone Corridor, Ye Qing had memorized the modified Tianzhu Sword Technique thoroughly. So now, with Du Canglang asking him, it posed no difficulty for Ye Qing, who answered very easily.

Du Canglang then asked Ye Qing several more questions, each of which Ye Qing was able to answer promptly, which made Du Canglang very satisfied. Ye Qing remembered so proficiently, indicating it wasn’t something he had randomly fabricated, so this Tianzhu Sword Technique must be correct.

”Good! Good! Good!” Du Canglang exclaimed three times, pleased as he stuffed the Tianzhu Sword Technique into his pocket, and said to Ye Qing, ”Ye Qing, since you’ve brought me the Tianzhu Sword Technique, I can promise you this. Once I have the Tianzhu Sword and the Buddha’s Relic, I will let this little girl go.”

Ye Qing smirked and said, ”I hope you’ll keep your word.”

Du Canglang ignored the sarcasm in Ye Qing’s words, turned to look at the fork in the path, and suddenly asked, ”By the way, did you discover the Instantaneous Blossom in that Stone Corridor?”

Hearing this, everyone else also turned to look at Ye Qing. They had just heard Du Canglang mention the Instantaneous Blossom, and were very curious about this strange flower, eager to know more about it.

”I was just about to ask you about that,” Ye Qing replied immediately. ”There was indeed a kind of flower inside, it’s black. But this flower is different from ordinary flowers!”

Du Canglang looked at Ye Qing, fell silent for a moment, and said in a low voice, ”Is it that this flower can move?”

”You know about this?” Ye Qing’s eyes widened as he spoke. ”That’s right, I don’t even know how to describe it—whether it’s a flower or an animal. When it stands there, it looks like a blooming flower. But once it lays down, it immediately turns into a very strange insect and can crawl away on its own. This... this isn’t a flower at all, it’s basically a plant!”

”It seems the legend is true!” Du Canglang nodded slowly and said solemnly, ”As the legend has it, the Instantaneous Blossom is like a ghost, capable of appearing by your side anytime and anywhere. Sometimes it’s a plant, sometimes an animal, capable of absorbing human nutrients to survive, and can also root itself in the soil to grow like a plant.”

Ye Qing recalled the situation of the Instantaneous Blossom, exactly as Du Canglang described—sometimes a plant, sometimes an animal. When there are people, it can absorb human nutrients to live. When there are no people, it can root itself in the soil. This creature is truly bizarre.

”Instantaneous Blossom! Instantaneous Blossom!” Du Canglang repeated the name several times in a low voice, looking toward the Stone Corridor with evident longing. But ultimately, he held his ground and did not proceed into the corridor.

”Now that we have the Tianzhu Sword Technique, it’s time to find the Tianzhu Sword at the Doomsday Sect!” Du Canglang turned to the Wanyan Family members and said in a deep voice, ”Do you know how to get to the Doomsday Sect?”

The Wanyan Family members immediately shook their heads and waved their hands. They had actually followed the South Ridge Sect people here and weren’t familiar with the area.

”I thought as much—you don’t know how to get to the Doomsday Sect!” Du Canglang snorted coldly and suddenly took out a bottle from his body, pouring out several pills, then looked at the people over there and said in a deep voice, ”If you don’t want to die, come up and take a pill!”

Everyone exchanged glances. The pills Du Canglang brought out at this time couldn’t possibly be anything good—they definitely had to be poison. Naturally, no one wanted to take these pills. But forced by Du Canglang’s strength, they dared not refuse, merely exchanging looks and hoping someone else would step forward first.

”What? Want me to invite you?” Du Canglang’s face darkened as he said coldly, ”There are nineteen of you, and I only have seventeen pills. Which means two of you won’t get a pill. So you’d better hurry up—if you don’t get a pill, you’ll die here!”

At this, everyone’s face changed. After a moment of silence, they suddenly rushed towards Du Canglang. Although they knew the pills were surely no good, swallowing one would allow them to live a little longer, while not taking one would mean immediate death. Naturally, they knew what choice to make.

The people closest to Du Canglang were the luckiest, rushing to his side first and taking a pill from his hand to swallow. Others who rushed afterward started fighting among themselves, even turning violent in the chaos. Those with greater strength naturally got pills first, while the weaker ones were pushed to the back, fighting desperately to come forward.

Du Canglang, holding the pills, calmly watched the crowd’s desperate struggle, his face emotionless, as if watching ants fight. To him, these people were no different from ants, whose lives he could control at will, and he felt no need for pity.

In the end, seventeen people rushed forward to grab and swallow a pill. The last two stood dumbfounded as the last person swallowed the final pill, their faces turning like pig liver. They glanced at Du Canglang, then suddenly turned and bolted—they had no hesitation, knowing Du Canglang would surely kill them if they didn’t run!