Chapter 696 Lingshan Sect, Qigong Transformation, Lingshan Patriarch

"I remember Beidou said the venue of the martial arts competition is on the small island over there in Guyun Pavilion. It can be seen at a glance." Paimeng looked into the distance, "That's where many ships are parked. That's probably it."

"Although the day of the competition has not yet arrived, we can go and take a look at the situation first."

They had been planning to go before, but when they accepted the commission from the Adventurer's Association, they were directly involved in the matter of the escape of the Dragon King Ruota, so they were unable to go.

Now that I have some free time, I can finally see the venue.

"It's a way to get to know the opponent in advance! In case a powerful person suddenly pops up and we're not aware of it." Paimeng was very cautious.

"Yeah!" Ying nodded, but without much worry.

Even without using elemental power, her martial arts can defeat most people in Teyvat.

The two came to the island and Jiang Yi looked around.

Compared to the few people in the game, the fighting in reality is obviously much more lively. Even on the registration day, there are a lot of people watching the fun.

Use a little illusion to cover up the presence of myself, Ying, Paimon, and Yandora,

This is to prevent a special guest or a strong contender for the championship from arriving before the game to inquire about the news and attract people's attention.

Then the story made it to the Steam Bird newspaper, which reported on the event.

"Ying, who has defeated the demon god Osel, defeated the Fatui executive, and saved Mondtvarin, is an honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius, an outstanding adventurer in Mondstadt, and a strong contender for the championship of the Southern Cross Fighting Tournament. He brought the special guest Playboy to visit the registration site secretly. Is he not confident in his own strength?"

"Who will get the ownerless Eye of God?"

"How can ordinary people use elemental power? What is beneath the human appearance? Will she cheat? Use elemental power to cut off the opponent in advance?"

"Legend has it that the two are going to Inazuma. What kind of bloody storm will be set off?"

Just thinking about it makes my fists harden.

Most of the reporters at the Fontaine newspaper have no moral integrity.

An ownerless Eye of God, Beidou, the leader of Liyue's Southern Cross Armed Fleet, and news about two great heroes are enough to keep the news hot for a while and provide them with a lot of material.

"It's completely different from the game!" Jiang Yi and Ying walked in the crowd and saw reporters interviewing registrants at the registration office.

"The rules of the martial arts competition state that contestants must be famous and skilled in martial arts. What are your nicknames?" the reporter asked a pair of men dressed as fellow disciples.

"We are the descendants of the Lingshan Sect of Liyue, and disciples of the founder of the Lingshan Sect. The founder is a true martial arts master who created many martial arts. More than a dozen martial arts sects have been influenced by him."

"We came here this time, relying a little on our master's reputation, but in the competition, we will rely on our own efforts to win glory for our master."

Surrounded by the crowd, the two men felt their blood flow freely and shouted excitedly.

"Oh! It seems that you two are very confident." The reporter quickly took notes. Although he had never heard of the name of the Liyue sect, he didn't care. He exaggerated it when reporting. "What kind of martial arts are you good at? Fists or feet? Swords or spears?"

The two men coughed twice and said, "The competition has not started yet, so it is not convenient to reveal our martial arts skills."

"Hmm? Don't you two lack confidence? The previous few people have talked about the martial arts they are good at. This won't do. You can't bring shame to the reputation of your master and ancestors." The reporter provoked.

"Okay! Let's talk about the martial arts taught by our master." The two men looked serious and earnest. "Its name is - Hua Jin."

"Hua Jin?" The reporter became excited.

"Hua Jin?" Paimeng and Ying put their hands under their chins.

"Transformation of Energy..." Jiang Yi indicated that he was familiar with this, and moved his fingers slightly to condense the airflow.

"This is a kind of Qigong that can mobilize the energy of the whole body and dissolve external attacks without moving an inch." The two Lingshan disciples said proudly, "For example, our master can easily reverse the opponent's punches, or deflect the direction of stones thrown at him. He even once knocked a challenger away!"

The reporter's eyes widened and he asked in doubt, "What a miraculous skill! Can it really be done without the Eye of God?"

Yingluo was thinking.

The disciples of Lingshan Sect nodded: "It is true, but it is very difficult. We have practiced for a long time, but we have only learned the basics and cannot use it skillfully."

"Alas, we are just not smart enough to grasp the essentials quickly. But if we continue like this, we will soon be unable to pay the tuition..."

The reporter grasped the key point: "Tuition? Is your school's tuition very high?"

The disciple of Lingshan Sect waved his hands: "No, no, no! We handed it over voluntarily. Master is a martial arts master with great skills and is very busy every day. If we want him to teach us personally, we must show some sincerity."

"It's just that I always ask Master for advice, but I never make any progress, and Master's face becomes more and more unpleasant."

The latter sentence was so weak that only people around him could hear it.

The reporter hesitantly wrote it down in his notebook. It sounded like he had to change the title of this news. Two young people in Liyue were defrauded. Many martial arts of various sects were actually created by a fraud master? Has Liyue Kung Fu declined?

"Why do you want the Eye of God?" The reporter asked the last question out of professional ethics.

Lingshan Sect disciple: "It's like this. We heard that after a person with the Eye of God joined the weakened Guhua Sect, their martial arts improved immediately. In order to compete with him, we also want to get the Eye of God, satisfy our master, and become his most proud disciple."

"Is that so!" The reporter was a little disappointed. He took a step forward and prepared to interview other people. These two were no longer worth interviewing, so they should get out of his way.

The two Lingshan disciples scratched their heads and heard someone muttering, "You two fools, you've been fooled! What's the point of Qigong transformation?"

I suddenly felt unconvinced.

Suddenly he reached out and grabbed the reporter: "Wait, we have something else to say."

"What?" The reporter showed little interest.

"Do you know the special guest, Mr. Jiang Yi?" said a disciple from Lingshan Sect.

"Of course I know this playboy who has been on the headlines of our newspapers several times." The reporter said boringly. From restoring Mond's two-handed sword dance to saving Tevarin to become an honorary knight, and then fighting the demon god Osel and the Fatui executor... he has been on the headlines many times.

It is said that he is a genius monster who appears once in a thousand years in Teyvat and has the fastest combat power improvement.

Although in the past two months, he has become the protagonist of gossip and his reputation has become ambiguous.

"Let me tell you a little tidbit." The Lingshan Sect disciple said, "Our ancestor told us."

"What news?" the reporter asked.

Ying and Paimon pricked up their ears.

Jiang Yi was curious.

“I heard that the Flying Sword Master is a Qigong master who has achieved great success. He has directly returned to his innate state and communicated with the elements of heaven and earth. He can drive the true Qi of heaven and earth without the Eye of God and display the power of the five elements of earth, fire, water and wind.” The disciple of Lingshan Sect said, “When he entered Liyue from Mondstadt, he could use Qigong to walk on water and cross rivers, display sword energy with Qigong, and deflect attacks from monsters with Qigong.”

The reporter's spirits were lifted, things were finally getting interesting.

Great, new headlines.

"Is Liyue Qigong a hoax or a real magical technique?"

"The secret of Liyue Flying Sword Master's Godless Eye controlling elemental power..."

"Qigong can turn you into a playboy...charming and able to date ten women a night."

The reporter cordially took the hands of the two Lingshan disciples and asked, "Would you two like to move over? Follow me for a further interview?"

"Uh - sure!" The two Lingshan Sect disciples felt a little guilty and could only follow reluctantly.

They were not sure whether the Master of Flying Sword had practiced Qigong or not. Everything was said by the ancestor.

"Hey! Jiang Yi, is what they said true?" Paimeng and Ying asked curiously.

"..." Jiang Yi looked up at the sky. How should I answer?

Is Qigong real? Or is Qigong's control of elemental forces fake? Huajin is real, but Lingshan Patriarch may be fake?

Liyue Lingshan Sect seems to be becoming famous!

This is obviously the name of a sect that has a special affinity with him. He hopes that it won’t be ruined by these two disciples of Lingshan Sect.

Oh! This seems inevitable.

"Next!" The woman who registered the competition applicants looked at the next applicant.

He conveniently identified Lingshan Sect as the legendary dark horse. After all, it sounded like they practiced the same kind of Kung Fu as Feitian Sword Master, so they were worthy of attention.

Then, Ying and Paimeng, who were eavesdropping secretly, heard many strange titles such as "Qingce Zhuangban Wrist Champion", "Second place in Chihuyan Free Fighting Tournament", "The perfect person who is only short of the Eye of God"...

"I always feel... that my confidence in the competition is as strong as standing on Mount Tianheng and looking at the ants at the foot of the mountain." Paimeng said with his hands on his hips.

"Isn't this competition held by Beidou a bit irregular? These people just signed up so casually. They didn't prove any martial arts skills at all."

"Where is the expert we promised? At least someone like Jiang Xue! Oh! Jiang Xue has the divine eye, so let's get someone like Yan Xiao!"

"It seems like the chefs at Wangshu Inn can sweep the martial arts competition..."

"It's completely different from what Beidou said! Is it because our reputation is too great that people are scared away, or is it because the masters all have the God's Eye and they don't care about this ownerless God's Eye anymore?"

"Or maybe our expectations are too high? Is this the normal level of force in Teyvat?"

Paimon was very confused.

Ying hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe there are masters we haven't discovered yet who have already signed up."

Jiang Yi walked around the venue. Although he didn't see any martial arts masters, he was having a lot of fun just watching them and listening to them introduce and brag.

I felt very suitable to accompany Hu Tao to the on-site interview and promote the services of Wangsheng Hall.

After staying here for an hour with Ying, Paimon, and Yan'dora, everyone returned to Liyue Harbor.

Ying went to accept a small commission from the Liyue Adventurer's Association and continue to make money.

Jiang Yi went to Jie Cuihang to play two rounds of stone blocking.

Go to see Ganyu at night, go to find Hu Tao, and see Keqing...how leisurely.

……

Time passed, and it was mid-August.

"The Southern Cross Martial Arts Tournament has officially begun!"

Beidou and Manye arrived at the scene, and a salute blasted, marking the start of the preliminaries of the martial arts competition.

Yingkong walked into the venue with his hands clasped.

"Please enlighten me!"

As he finished speaking, his sharp eyes swept across the audience.