#237 - Good Samaritan
“Clang!”
In the dreamscape, Xu Ming wielded a pig-slaughtering knife, forcefully blocking the butcher's strike.
Xu Ming was knocked back ten meters.
As Xu Ming steadied himself, the butcher's long blade once again slashed towards him.
Xu Ming somersaulted, dodging the butcher's attack, and then swung his pig-slaughtering knife at the butcher's neck!
The butcher retreated a step, avoiding the blade.
Xu Ming pressed forward, seizing the opportunity.
At this moment, Xu Ming felt a profound and mysterious sensation.
Xu Ming felt as if he had grasped something crucial; a sudden flash of inspiration sparked in his mind, as if he had comprehended the essence of the pig-slaughtering knife technique.
Xu Ming leaped up, unleashing a powerful, sweeping downward strike.
This strike appeared ordinary, merely a simple jumping chop, but in reality, the blade was focused inward, spiritual energy compressed, capable of cutting through anything with unparalleled precision!
Now, Xu Ming understood the meaning of the butcher's earlier words.
Indeed, once one mastered this knife technique, it could cleave through anything, be it man, demon, dragon, or even god.
“Clang!”
This time, it was the butcher who raised his blade to block Xu Ming's attack.
However, the pig-slaughtering knife in Xu Ming's hand sliced through the butcher's pig-slaughtering knife as easily as cutting tofu.
In one fluid motion, Xu Ming cleaved the butcher in two.
“Well done. You're indeed more talented than my eldest disciple. How is it that my eldest disciple isn't as clever as you?”
The butcher smiled, his figure dissolving, leaving only his voice echoing in the air.
Xu Ming's pig-slaughtering knife also vanished, and he bowed respectfully towards the butcher's disappearing form: “Thank you for imparting your knowledge, Senior.”
After the butcher left, the third person arrived.
The third person was a skinny man resembling a monkey.
Xu Ming remembered that he was called Thief.
“I have a movement technique called Nebula Steps, my bread and butter. If you can learn it today, then it's your ability,” the thief said to Xu Ming.
Xu Ming bowed respectfully: “I wonder how Senior wishes to compete with me?”
Xu Ming understood what was happening now.
Although Xu Ming was still unclear about what they ultimately wanted to do, each of them was now going to impart a technique to him.
Presumably, Jiang Xue was experiencing something similar on the other side.
It was just that the process of imparting these techniques was rather strange; Xu Ming had never seen such a method of teaching before.
Moreover, their trials with him were diverse and varied.
They were all competing in the very techniques they were about to impart.
If he won the competition, he would completely master it.
If he didn't win, the consequence would probably be death.
“It's very simple. Race me. If you can outrun me within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then you win. If you can't outrun me within that time,” the thief smiled slightly, “I probably don't need to tell you the consequences.”
“Naturally, I know,” Xu Ming nodded, frowning.
“Alright, let's begin then. Keep up, and don't let my efforts be in vain.” As soon as the thief finished speaking, he vanished from the spot, and Xu Ming immediately followed.
When Xu Ming flew into the air, he was shocked.
Just like before, he had inexplicably learned the other party's technique.
Xu Ming discovered that the thief's Flowing Cloud Steps were extremely bizarre and incredibly fast, allowing him to move freely.
This was definitely an immortal-grade movement technique! Definitely the thief's trump card!
Whether it was the Tranquil Heart Incantation from before or the Pig-Slaughtering Knife Technique, all of these things were extraordinary.
They were not only imparting techniques to him, but they were also bringing out all of their trump cards.
Logically speaking, obtaining the trump card techniques of fifteen powerful figures should be a cause for ecstasy for any cultivator.
However, Xu Ming didn't feel much joy in his heart.
Firstly, whether he could learn all fifteen of these powerful figures' trump card techniques was a big problem.
If he failed to learn even one, he would die.
Secondly, the better the things they gave him, the greater the risk of the task he had to undertake.
They wanted him to save them, but the way to save them was probably fraught with peril.
After all, Xu Ming didn't think that these people were benevolent saints.
But Xu Ming also knew that he didn't have the right to consider these things.
He should first learn the techniques that these fifteen powerful figures were imparting to him.
While Xu Ming and Xu Xuenuo were constantly cultivating in the dreamscape, the fourteen people in the cave, besides the old man, all wore very solemn expressions.
They hadn't expected the Heavenly Mystery Sect Master to arrive so quickly!
If it were their peak condition, they wouldn't have cared about the Heavenly Mystery Sect Master. At the very least, they wouldn't have allowed him to do anything they didn't want him to do.
But now, their spiritual power was locked. Over the years, they had only condensed two wisps of spiritual power, which had entered the sea of consciousness of these two juniors as carriers.
If these two juniors were discovered by the Heavenly Mystery Sect Master, their deaths would be certain.
Then their hope of escaping would be virtually non-existent.
“How is the progress of those two kids?”
The old man asked the others.
“Those two kids have very high talent. It's my turn to compete with them now. To be honest, I even want to take them as disciples and pass on my mantle,” the thief replied.
Zhou Wanfeng smiled: “Perhaps it's true that Heaven never seals off all exits. These two kids were sent by the Great Dao to save us. Of course, the premise is that these two kids must learn the sword technique that Old Man, you are imparting.”
The hunter shook his head: “At least, they have to be able to make it to that step. Now that the Heavenly Mystery Sect Master is coming towards us, how are we going to stop him?”
The old man smiled: “What can you bunch of good-for-nothings do? I'll take care of it.”
As he spoke, gusts of sword energy swept out from the old man's body, rushing towards the top of the cave.
At the same time, the Heavenly Mystery Sect Master, Xia He, had already arrived at the cave entrance leading to the center of Three Stone Peak.
As soon as he arrived at the cave entrance, Xia He saw the Saber-toothed Tiger Beast lying on the ground, a large hole pierced through its chest!
Xia He frowned.
This Saber-toothed Tiger Beast was specifically placed here by him to guard the entrance. It possessed formidable strength, capable of killing Core Formation cultivators and even fighting Body Tempering Realm martial artists!
What he hadn't expected was that it would actually die like this!
“Waste!”
Xia He kicked the Saber-toothed Tiger Beast aside and quickly flew into the cave.
But before Xia He could fly halfway, a gust of sword energy, like tens of thousands of flying swords, pierced towards him.
