Chapter 10 (Part 1) seems not quite right

  Woke up from a nap and happened to see the sunrise.

  At the place where the sea meets the sky, a strip of golden light is flashing. The clouds hold up the sun, slowly emerging from the surface of the sea, dyeing the sky into a piece of purple and red. The color of the seawater is diverse, like undulating brocade. I gaze at the scenery in front of me in a daze.

  Ji Danmei stretched her waist and gave me a charming glance: "Little pervert, why are you spacing out so early in the morning?"

  I came to my senses and said, "The sunrise on the sea is too beautiful." In the past in Luoyang, I spent all day struggling for food and drink, how could I have the mind to appreciate the scenery. When I was hungry, seeing the round sun would only make me think of scallion oil pancakes. Now that I don't have to worry about food and drink, I naturally have a more leisurely and elegant demeanor.

  "You're now infatuated with novelty, so you think it's beautiful. Once you get used to it, you'll find it monotonous."

  I smiled and said: "I see you every day, I'm used to it, but why don't I feel bored? On the contrary, the more I look at you, the more beautiful you become."

  Haiji glared at me with a stern expression, but her voice was filled with delight: "You little scamp, always spouting nonsense."

  Gan Ning suddenly sat up from the lotus flower, coldly staring at me: "You have time to flirt and quarrel, but it's better to practice your charming dance instead. In more than half a month, we will arrive in Dacheng City. At that time, there may be many masters who will come to trouble us, you'd best prepare for the worst fight."

  Jiudan Mei nodded, and said seriously: "Gan Xianzi is right, the three treasures have made us the target of everyone in the North. Xiao Se Lang, for the next few days, let's help you cultivate your powers and increase your demonic energy, so that when the time comes, you won't be taken advantage of by others."

  I'm overjoyed, this is exactly what I've been longing for.

  "I'll come with him to practice!" Before I could even speak, Haigi's body flashed and she appeared in front of me, her palm shining with a dazzling golden light.

  Come on, you're going to hit me just like that?! My heart skipped a beat and I hastily shouted: "Wait a minute!"

  Haiji's palm knife stopped half an inch from my face: "What's wrong?"

  "Now—begin!" Taking advantage of her momentary stun, I leaned my body to the left, unfolded a charming dance, and kicked her ribs with my right leg.

  Hai Ji was both angry and amused: "You're a sly little kid." She stretched out her palm to chop at my right foot.

  My right leg suddenly retracted, as if it had never kicked out before. I bent down, arched my back, and slowly turned around in a circle. My left leg rose up like a venomous snake, kicking towards Haiji's knee.

  "As expected, it's a divine and unpredictable martial art!" exclaimed Kojou Danmei.

  Hai Ji was forced to dodge to the side, but my arms were like willow branches that had already sealed off her retreat. When she launched a straight chop, my left leg kicked silently and struck her shoulder.

  "Bang", Hai Ji's delicate body swayed slightly, a sharp golden aura burst out from her shoulders, and my toes went numb as I was blown away. Hai Ji chased after me like a shadow, a series of palm knives chopped down, and she laughed: "Use some strength to kick, why is it like you're scratching an itch for me?"

  Golden palm knives fluttered wildly in my line of sight, the air "hissing" with a sharp sound, I secretly cried out in alarm, suddenly remembering a charming dance move, my body arched back, falling flat to the ground.

  The sea princess descended straight down.

  My arms swung gently upwards, and I flipped over in mid-air, landing behind the Sea Girl. My leg shot out, aiming straight for her abdomen. This kick was as elusive as a deer hanging from a cliff, leaving no trace. The Sea Girl had no choice but to withdraw her palm to defend herself. I smiled secretly to myself - this kick was actually a feint, and if the Sea Girl had taken it seriously, I would have followed through with a turning motion, striking her with my elbow.

  "Be careful!" Jū Danmei suddenly shouted at me, her foot kicking onto Haixing's palm as if it had been cut by a knife blade. It hurts so much! The next elbow strike was powerless to use.

  Hai Ji immediately stopped and looked pale: "Is your foot okay? Why did you block my pulse-cutting hand knife?"

  I rubbed my foot and moved it around a few times, saying "It's fine, no damage."

  Ji Danmei and Hai Ji exchanged a glance, the latter exclaimed in surprise: "Don't try to be strong, the pulse-cutting hand knife can cut through gold and iron, are you really not injured?"

  I'm guessing it's because I've refined the Yun Guangshi Fei Dan, so my foot is fine. I said loudly: "Injured? It's just a scratch. Hai Ji, let's keep fighting."

  "Stop fighting, your weakness is obvious, you're just too weak. Even if you hit your opponent, they won't necessarily get hurt. Moreover, you don't know anything about demonic arts, secret path techniques, or armor defense techniques, nor do you know how to utilize the transformation of internal elixir into demonic power. If you encounter a master, you'll definitely die."

  "I wiped my face and said: 'Then teach me. What kind of magic, armor technique, secret path technique, I'm not picky.'"

  Hai Ji shook her head and apologetically said, "Without the consent of the elders in Hai Dian, I cannot privately teach you the art of Mai Jing Jia Yu. Sorry, little rascal. If I secretly taught you and the elders found out, it would only bring you trouble."

  "Absolutely not," Kaneto flatly refused. "The secret art of 'Bì Luò Fù' is only passed down to our sect's disciples."

  Ji Dan Mei gave me a wry smile: "My magic relies on the changes of the scorpion's tail, you're not a scorpion demon, how can you learn my magic? However, I can teach you the basic magic of inhaling and exhaling yuan, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon."

  I made a wry face: "Guess I'll just have to learn a bit and count on it."

  Facing the sun, I followed Ji Danmei's words, opened my mouth wide, and used the breathing method to inhale a mouthful of solar essence. Next, I should have guided it to flow through my whole body. But just then, the tripod furnace in my lower abdomen suddenly appeared and started spinning, and the solar essence automatically poured into the furnace.

  "Huh? What's going on? I just absorbed several mouthfuls of solar essence, and yet the tripod furnace confiscated it again. Just as I was about to ask Ji Danmei, her face suddenly turned cold, and her gaze fell towards the sea."

  "Hai Ji said in a low voice: 'In over 100 meters away, don't disturb him for now.'"

  "He has been following us for some time."

  I was startled and looked intently, but nothing could be seen in the undulating sea water. Ji Danmei leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Look carefully, he has transformed into the shape of a wave."

  Looking back again, I just found that at the hundred-meter place of the spiral tail, a surging wave was somewhat strange. The color is lighter than seawater and always condenses without dispersing. When the golden shell moves forward, this wave follows slowly.

  "What kind of monster is it?"

  "Kill him and you'll know. However, he seems to be good at water escape, if not careful, he might slip away, so we need to lure him out." With a cunning smile, she took out the Snow Spirit Brain and started inhaling and exhaling it.

  Gan Ning turned sideways and lay down in the snow lotus, as if asleep. Ji Danmei winked at me and deliberately turned her head away.

  After a long time, that wave of ruffians didn't make any unusual moves. He patiently followed behind us and didn't take the opportunity to snatch the Snowy Jade Brain.

  Hai Ji put away the Snow Spirit Orb, snorted: "Really cunning, even the Snow Spirit Orb can't lure him out. I don't have time to waste on him, I'm going to take action now."

  "I'll go, you protect Lin Fei." Gan Ning's true form remained still, his sword sheath flashing like lightning, silently piercing into the sea.

  Under the sea surface, a wisp of water vapor flashed by. A hundred meters away, that wave of seawater suddenly let out a "hum" sound, white foam splashing everywhere, and the wave began to twist and turn eerily, slowly rising up straight, transforming into a handsome young man with skin almost transparent. Even his long hair was like delicate glass, sparkling crystal clear in the sunlight.

  "His complexion changed slightly: 'He actually didn't get hurt!'"

  I was shocked in my heart, every time Gan Ning really made a move, he must have hit it once, but today is the first time I returned without success.

  The handsome young man did not escape immediately, calm and composed, his eyes slowly scanning us: "Gan Xianzi's Three Thousand Weak Water Sword is indeed formidable, no wonder Tsuchi Hachirō was no match. I am Mizu Rokurō, and I have met Gan Xianzi, Kaijin, and Kurotsuchigumo."

  I thought to myself, this Mizuroku seems quite refined and courteous, not very much like a ferocious demon.

  Ji Dan Mei smiled charmingly: "It seems that the dwarf didn't die, so you came to find us. And what about Mu Qi Lang? Didn't he come with you?"

  Su Liu Lang smiled slightly: "The pheasant demon doesn't need to deceive me, Mu Qi Lang is chasing you from the land route, I'll take the water route. It seems my luck is a bit better."

  "Hmph, in my opinion, your luck is too bad. Since you know it's us and still dare to follow, you must have something to rely on."

  Mizuro said, "Although I know I'm not a match for all of you, the Demon Lord's orders are hard to disobey. If you hand over the map of the Heavenly Freedom, the Snowy Brain and the Enchanting Jade Mirror, I'll leave immediately."

  "Don't be ridiculous!" Haixi said disdainfully.

  Gan Ning slowly stood up, his sword scabbard pointing straight at Mizuo no Okuribi. The latter's face was solemn: "Gan Xianzi, it won't be long before the news of the three treasures spreads throughout the Red Dust Heaven. By then, the entire Northern Territory will know about it. Can you few handle the endless stream of powerful treasure hunters who will come to steal the treasures?"

  "This is our business and has nothing to do with you."

  Mizu Rokurō said, "Shi Kurō should have died at your hands. If you hand over the treasure, I will ask the Demon Lord to forgive and not pursue this matter further. Otherwise, once the Demon Lord arrives in person, none of you will be able to keep your lives."

  Jiudan's eyes rolled: "We divided the three treasures evenly with Ouyang Yuan, why don't you go find him?"

  Mizuro laughed: "What is Ou Yangyuan, can he compete with you? Jiuxiao You are also a figure, how did you snatch the heterodox treasure, but didn't dare to admit it?"

  "Hai Ji impatiently said: 'What's the point of talking to him? Just kill him!'"

  Gan Ning's wrist shook and a white misty water shot out.

  Mizu Rokurō stared at the water vapor, motionless, when suddenly a large empty hole opened in his chest, and the water vapor passed through the hole from behind, shooting out as if it had passed through invisible air. Mizu Rokurō shrugged with satisfaction, but suddenly changed color, dodging to the side just in time, for the water vapor had made another turn and was coming back, fortunately he had seen it in time.

  The true sword sheath swung, its posture like a flowing cloud and water, splashing out waves of water vapor. Mizuroku was just like the water itself, his body shrinking into a thin strip one moment, then flattening into a flat piece the next, twisting and turning to avoid the waves of water vapor. I watched in dizzy confusion - this Mizuroku was even more formidable than Tsuchi and Ishikawa!

  "Gan Xianzi, forgive me for being rude." Suddenly, Shui Liu Lang transformed into a wave and merged into the ocean.

  The seawater surged and rolled, with shocking waves rising to the sky, like a thousand horses galloping forward, rushing towards Gan Ning. Gan Ning swung his sword scabbard, drawing an arc around him. The waves crashed against the edge of the arc, as if they had hit a copper wall and iron wall, and were repelled one after another.

  The tide rises and falls, and Mizuro is nowhere to be found. I tense up and say, "Where's he? Has he escaped?"

  Jiudan Mei shook her head: "No, he's just hiding. But under the lotus eyes of Gan Xiangzi, he can't hide."

  A crystal lotus bloomed on Gan Ning's forehead, the lotus heart twinkling. In an instant, Gan Ning suddenly shifted three zhang to the side, turned around, and thrust his sword scabbard into the sea water at a slant.

  A wave burst forth on the surface of the sea, flying backward and escaping the pursuit of the sword sheath.

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