Chapter 34: The Ever-Changing and Elusive Hengshan Clouds and Mist Thirteen Forms

  "Task content: Mr. Mo's eyebrows are furrowed, as if he has an unspoken secret, and after sealing his mouth three times, he finally spits out what's on his mind. This task is not limited by time."

  "Task completion conditions: Complete Mr. Mo's request, and the degree of completion is determined by Mr. Mo."

  "Task Completion Reward: 1 Talent Point, Root Bone +5, Body Technique +5, Internal Energy +15"

  "Mission Failure Penalty: Mr. Mo's Expectations are Greatly Disappointed, Favorability Decreases"

  After the system's voice disappeared, Ling Jing slightly furrowed his brow. This task seemed to have a high degree of freedom, and the content would be completely decided by Mr. Mo Da. He then looked up at Mr. Mo Da.

  Mo Da seemed to be somewhat troubled in his heart, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Xian nephew, you should know that since the Five Mountains Sword Sect formed an alliance, we have always been together in progress and retreat, assisting each other in attack and defense."

  Ling Jing nodded, and then heard him sigh again, continuing: "But before that, my junior brother kindly spared Fei Bin's life, but unexpectedly this person repaid kindness with enmity. After Ding Mian opened his acupoints, this person suddenly launched a sneak attack, severely injuring both my junior brother and that... surnamed Qu."

  Mo Da sighed and frowned, Ling Jing's heart also sank with him. He had not expected the truth to be as he had predicted. Liu Qu and Liu Zhongfeng were ultimately unable to escape their fate of being seriously injured due to Liu Zhongfeng's slight mercy towards women. He secretly sighed and thought that Liu Zhongfeng was indeed reaping what he had sown, otherwise how could he have ended up in this situation? If only he had been ruthless enough to kill Fei Bin first, there wouldn't be so many troubles now. Alone, Ding Meng would not have been a match for him and Qu Yang, two top-notch experts.

  Mo Da continued: "Xian nephew, my junior brother and his friend are now seriously injured. At that time, I saw Fei Bin chasing after them, and I'm afraid they won't be able to escape for long before being caught up. However, there is one more troublesome matter that I would like to ask Xian nephew for help."

  Ling Jing was perplexed in his heart, but with Mo Da Xian Sheng's unpredictable swordsmanship, even a Fei Bin might not have been taken seriously by him. However, seeing how serious he was now, Ling Jing also didn't dare to be careless. His expression turned solemn as he said, "Master Mo, please give your orders, I won't dare disobey."

  Mo Da smiled slightly and said: "Actually, this matter is also related to the Huashan School. Don't you have a senior brother who was seriously injured and is recuperating nearby?"

  Ling Jing had long known that it was not far from here, Linghu Cong and Yilun met Liu Qu and Qu Feiyan unexpectedly, and then Fei Bin rushed up to do the killing. But he didn't know how Mr. Mo Da knew about this matter, so he waited quietly for Mr. Mo's next move.

  Mo Da smiled faintly and said, "Now my junior fellow disciple and his group have arrived at the waterfall one mile away. Your senior brother and a young master from Hengshan Sect are hiding nearby."

  Ling Jing suddenly realized that Mr. Mo Da's internal strength was profound, and despite the great distance, he could already hear the movements on the other side, but he didn't know how he could determine the identities of these people based solely on their voices. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel admiration.

  Mo Da furrowed his brow and continued, "My wise nephew should know that I am the leader of the Hengshan Sect. If I were just a wandering spirit or a wild ghost, then even if Fei Bin caught up with me, I could simply kill him with one sword strike and no one would be able to do anything about it. However, now there are other people hiding in the vicinity, so I am not convenient to take action yet. Therefore, please help me out, nephew. When Fei Bin arrives later, you can think of a way to lead him here, and as for what happens afterwards, I will take care of it myself."

  After hearing Mo Da's words, Ling Jing understood why he was being so cautious. With the current reputation and influence of the Songshan Sect, if Lin Pingzhi and Yin Li were to spread the news about Mo Da's actions, it would definitely bring disaster to the Hengshan Sect. He hadn't met Lin Pingzhi and Yin Li before, so naturally, he didn't trust them. But since he had already taken action first, this old man wouldn't be afraid of him revealing his secret. Now that they were fellow travelers, it seemed that this bait would indeed fall on himself.

  And killing Fabian was just a necessary part of his main quest anyway, so although the task was dangerous, he seemed to have no reason to refuse.

  Na Fei Bin was a top-notch expert, but he had also fought Tian Bo Guang for a long time. He thought to himself that his current strength had made great progress, and after withstanding seven or eight moves, it should be fine.

  Having understood the key points, he nodded and said: "Don't worry, Master. I will definitely do my best to complete your entrustment."

  As he spoke, he turned around and was about to head towards that waterfall.

  Mo Da suddenly grabbed his wrist and said with a smile: "Xian Sheng, don't be impatient. That Fei Bin won't find this place for a while. You're taking risks on my behalf now, although you seem calm, I feel apologetic in my heart. However, I was thinking of teaching you a defensive skill, but I don't know if you're willing to learn?"

  Ling Jing was overjoyed in his heart. He had heard Yue Buqun mention before that the Hengshan School's martial arts were unique, among which the "Returning Wind Falling Goose Sword Method", "Hundred Changes Thousand Fantasies Hengshan Cloud and Mist Thirteen Styles" and "Hengshan Five Spirits Sword" were the most famous, known as the three greatest skills of the Hengshan School. However, the "Returning Wind Falling Goose Sword Method" was actually the school's ultimate skill, and even if he wanted to learn it, Mo Da might not be willing to teach him. On the other hand, the "Hundred Changes Thousand Fantasies Hengshan Cloud and Mist Thirteen Styles" required a certain number of talent points from the Talent Tree to unlock, but this sword method was actually not that extraordinary. Its uniqueness lay in its adaptability to different people, and if it fell into the right person's hands, its power would be extremely formidable. This could be seen from Liu Zhengfeng's single move taking down Fei Bin.

  He had already made up his mind, so he smiled and thanked him: "Thank you, Master Mo, for your kindness. I have always admired the Hengshan school's martial arts. Here, I dare to ask Master to teach me the 'Hundred Changes Thousand Fantasies Hengshan Clouds and Mist Thirteen Forms'. I will never forget Master's kindness."

  A hint of surprise flashed across Mo's face, and he said, "I didn't expect you to be so interested in this martial art." He stroked his beard and chuckled twice, saying, "This skill was actually a playful creation of our ancestors, and it's not bad that I'm passing it on to you. However, this skill is too flashy when used, so you must still guard yourself carefully, don't neglect your foundation."

  Ling Jing said calmly: "Disciple understands."

  Mo Da didn't say much, and now Fei Bin was about to catch up. There wasn't much time left to pass on the profound skills of this martial art. For the time being, he simply poured out all the techniques and principles of this martial art to Ling Jing. If Ling Jing had any doubts, Mo Da would share his own experiences from practicing to clarify them for him. The two of them were like a perfect pair of teacher and student, with Ling Jing learning quickly due to his exceptionally high aptitude. Sometimes, he even shared his own understanding of certain techniques, earning Mo Da's repeated praise and increasing Mo Da's esteem for him.

  About half an hour later, Mo Da had finished explaining the essentials of this skill. Ling Jing recited it one by one, although many places could only be memorized forcibly and didn't understand the reason, but at this time, there was no waiting for me, I could only temporarily remember it and leave it to slowly ponder afterwards.

  At this point, Mr. Mo suddenly stopped talking, frowned and said: "Xian nephew, that Fei Bin has already found his way here, but my junior brother and your senior brother are in some danger. However, Xian nephew is a genius, I only explained it once, and now you have already grasped three or four points of its essence, which is many times stronger than when I first started. Now if you go again to lure Fei Bin, you will be able to add another layer of grasp."

  Ling Jing smiled and said: "In that case, I'll go meet this 'Great Sun Yang Hand'! Master Bo, please wait for a moment."

  Now, the third layer of his talent tree has lit up an icon, which is exactly "Bai Bian Qian Huan Heng Shan Yun Wu Shi San Shi" (Hundred Changes Thousand Fantasies Hengshan Cloud and Mist Thirteen Forms), and the progress bar has also changed to 3/7. He was already satisfied in his heart, knowing that this progress was extremely fast, and it was also the first superior martial art he had lit up on the talent tree since coming to this world. As for "Kuai Jian Yi Shi San Shi" (Fast Sword Thirteen Forms), although it was also a superior martial art, it belonged to the expansion category, and the two martial arts were fundamentally not of the same type, making them difficult to compare. However, in his heart, he had an extraordinary liking for this new martial art.

  At this point, he added a few more points of confidence in his heart and went towards the waterfall.

  PS: Chapter 2 is finally done today... Tomorrow there might be three updates, at least two for sure.