Chapter 23: Tian Boguang

  The next evening, Yue Lingshan came up to deliver food to the two of them and said, "Father and mother have already left for northern Shaanxi today."

  Ling Jing heard this and paused slightly, a thoughtful expression appearing on her face as she wondered why the Yue couple had suddenly changed their route again.

  The plot of this world is indeed quite grand, although the general direction he is heading in is known, but as for these minor details, they are not remembered very clearly.

  Now I heard that after Yue Buqun and his wife came down from the mountain, they didn't go straight to Chang'an, but instead took a detour through northern Shaanxi. Suddenly, he seemed to have some realization, feeling that there was something missing somewhere.

  Yue Lingshan saw that he had stopped his chopsticks, gazing intently and deeply in thought, and felt a sense of doubt. She raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes, asking: "Ling Jing, what's wrong?"

  Ling Jing smiled slightly and put aside the doubts in her mind for the time being. Then she heard Yue Lingxuan say, "That wicked thief Tian Boguang committed several major crimes in Shaanbei again yesterday. Since Father and Mother couldn't find him in Chang'an, they also followed to pursue him."

  Ling Jing uttered an "oh" and finally understood, but didn't delve into why Tian Boguang suddenly went to Shaanbei again to commit a crime. For the time being, he accompanied Yue Lingshan in conversation and laughter for a while, and only urged her to hurry back when the sky began to darken.

  In the following days, he continued to stay in the secret cave to practice his martial arts. As for Linghu Chong, after Yue Buqun and his wife came that day, he never set foot in the secret cave again, as if avoiding a flood or a fierce beast, fearing that he could not avoid it even if he tried.

  But Ling Jing was delighted with the peace and quiet, and didn't say much else.

  That evening, he once again practiced the superior swordsmanship of the Taishan Sect in the secret cave. After several days of hard work, the progress of the system's released quest "Reading Extensively" had also changed to "15/50". However, he knew that there was still a long way to go before completing the task and could only sigh silently, putting it aside for the time being.

  But to say, the two odd tasks released by this system are indeed a bit strange. It's rare to have top-notch martial arts in the world of martial arts. Many small and medium-sized sects don't even have one top-notch martial art, only famous sects like Wuyue Sword Sect, Shaolin, and Wudang have some. Moreover, these top-notch martial arts are all treated as treasures of the sect, kept secret and not taught to anyone. Unless you're an extremely outstanding disciple within the sect, you won't be easily taught.

  It seems that this series of extraordinary tasks is somewhat too difficult for him. His predecessor had been in the Huashan School for over ten years and still hadn't learned any top-notch martial arts, yet this promotion task requires him to cultivate fifty top-notch martial arts. If he didn't get this secret cave, it's likely that he wouldn't be able to complete this task in his lifetime.

  However, after being in contact with the system for so long, he also knew that the system's release of tasks always had some deeper meaning. The two main lines were all around important plot developments, and even some side lines allowed him to gain a lot. Only now, following this series of strange encounter tasks, what role could they play in the future, he still didn't have any idea.

  Just then, a swift and light footsteps came from outside the cliff, the sound was light but very dense, it was clear that the person's agility was extremely high. Ling Jing's heart suddenly became suspicious, thinking that since Yue Buqun and his wife had already gone to Shaanxi, there shouldn't be anyone on Mount Hua who possessed such excellent agility skills.

  He then walked out of the cave with his sword and came to the edge of the cliff.

  On the precipice, Linghu Chong was looking at the small path on the edge of the cliff with a serious expression. Seeing Ling Jing walk out, he said in a low voice: "Younger brother, Tian Boguang is coming up. We must be careful later."

  He had just been sitting on the cliff, heard footsteps coming from the road, and thought it was Yue Lingxuan or Lu Dahu coming to deliver food. As a result, he took a closer look and was shocked to see a tall man with a long pole on his shoulder, carrying several jars of things, rushing up the cliff at an incredible speed.

  He was greatly perplexed in his heart, and when the figure walked a little further, he looked intently again, only to discover that the person who came was none other than the notorious "Flower Thief" Tian Boguang. At this moment, his heart skipped another beat, thinking to himself, "Master and Mistress have gone down the mountain to punish this evil thief, but unexpectedly he dares to come up to Si Gu Cliff so openly."

  Ling Jing was greatly astonished when he heard Linghu Cong say that the person was Tian Boguang. His eyes rolled suddenly, and his mind turned rapidly as he thought: "Shouldn't this Tian Boguang still be in Shaanbei at this time? How did he suddenly appear on Mount Hua?"

  At this point, I tried to recall the plot carefully, but after thinking about it, I only remembered that in this scene, Feng Qingyang would teach Linghu Chong the ultimate martial arts "Dugu Jiujian".

  Just then, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly realized that it was the "Dugu Nine Swords". He thought to himself: "I had always assumed that with the presence of Wind Qiangyang, a master-level expert on this mountain, no one would dare to cause trouble. So I subconsciously ignored Tian Boguang's invitation for Linghu Chong to come up the mountain."

  At this time, he roughly remembered the plot of this episode. In the original story, Linghu Chong sacrificed himself to save Yilin in Hengshan Queyue Tower, died fighting Tian Boguang, and moved this little master to be beyond words, and finally secretly promised his heart.

  Later, Yilin's father, Wu Laoshi, learned of this and immediately seized Tian Boguang, pressed his death point, fed him a poisonous pill, and let him go to Mount Hua to ask Lin Feng to come down the mountain to relieve Yilin's lovesickness.

  He also said that this monk is actually a rare flower in the world, who married a nun and had a daughter who is also a nun. However, he has exceptionally high martial arts skills, a steady top-notch master, but his behavior is too eccentric and unpredictable, which led him to do something as outrageous as forcing Tian Boguang to invite Linghu Chong to the cliff.

  Later, Linghu Chong had a fierce battle with Tian Boguang on the Thoughtless Cliff, but at that time his martial arts were not high, compared to Tian Boguang, he was far inferior, and naturally he was no match. At this time, Feng Qingyang, who had been hiding in the back mountain, appeared, and then passed on the "Dugu Nine Swords" to Linghu Chong, which forced Tian Boguang to retreat.

  Having figured out this section, Ling Jing's heart was both certain and excited at the same time. He thought to himself that in this dramatic plot, the master-level character "Feng Qingyang" would appear, and this person is the only one in the world who has inherited the "Dugu Nine Swords". In the original plot, Lin Fengchong not only won his favor but also learned this ultimate swordsmanship.

  As for innate talent and comprehension, he believed that he would not be inferior to Linghu Chong, and might even surpass him. With his own qualifications, if he were lucky enough to be noticed by Feng Qingyang, as long as Feng was willing to teach him the "Dugu Nine Swords", he would definitely learn it.

  Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but reveal a hint of excitement. Originally, if he followed the pace of the talent tree, to light up an ultimate martial art, he would have needed at least over 100 days' worth of talent points. As for him, it was still unknown how many times he had to complete the main storyline to achieve this.

  Moreover, the "Dugu Nine Swords" on the innate tree have extremely high requirements for each attribute of the character. With his current four surrounding attributes, he still needs to make up a lot, but if he learns directly from Feng Qingyang, there will be no such restrictions.

  At this time, his gaze towards Tian Boguang was like a hunter seeing prey, thinking that Feng Qingyang might be on Si Gu Cliff at this moment. But this person is a master-level figure, and his vision must also be extremely high. He needs to perform well and catch his attention.

  PS: The third main line is about to arrive, it's a small ** after all, so... seeking recommendations...