Chapter 100

“Why give away a sword? Why give away such a terrifying sword?” Li Xunhuan, who had prepared tea for Zhang Weihou, asked directly from his carriage.

Zhang Weihua didn’t like drinking, and it was impossible for him to drink alone with Li Xunhuan, so they drank Wuyishan Da Hong Pao in Li Xunhuan’s carriage.

After all, his own carriage wasn’t very convenient, and he wasn’t used to letting men ride in it; carriages were quite chaotic.

“In order to harvest the fortune of the martial arts world…” Zhang Weihao naturally used the same trick he used to fool Jiang Yuyan and the others.

It wasn’t all a hoax; luck and fortune do exist in the underworld, and they are very important. So Zhang Weihao wasn’t just doing it for fun or to have some fun.

Li Xunhuan had never imagined that such a terrifying existence was hidden in the martial arts world, and asked in bewilderment, “Then why hasn’t it appeared before?”

“There are no fellow Daoists here. How can he manage all by himself? Do you think someone like the Ancestor would run around like I do, investigating everywhere, and then sending out swords? You know the people in the martial world. If someone like the Ancestor gets angry, the entire martial world will be completely wiped out. It wouldn’t be surprising if dynasties were to change. That’s why almost no one knows about him. Because those who know about him are almost all dead.”

Li Xunhuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile. That’s exactly right.

“Then what about Lingyu?”

“Why should I refuse something that would benefit me? I really don’t want to ascend too quickly. Down here I’m the boss, but up here I might really become a nobody. Fame and fortune or obscurity, if you were in my shoes, what would you choose?” Zhang Weihao directly quoted the famous line from Cyberpunk 2077.

This is just like the dark ending of Cyberpunk 2077 DLC. I used to be the famous V-Zhentian, walking with my head held high. Everyone called me Brother X. I had friends all over the world, countless beautiful women who fawned over me and served me comfortably. They were all proud to talk to me and befriend me. I was the epitome of love and glory.

After ascending, just like V-Brother who had surgery to remove all his prosthetics and was completely useless, he became an ordinary person who couldn’t even beat a few street thugs. Anyone could come up and step on him.

My original friends blocked me, deleted my account, and ignored me. Those beauties found new backers. Not only did they block me, but they also brought their new lovers to laugh at me. Living is worse than dying. No one with a brain would want such an advancement.

Therefore, true masters develop stealthily, using the resources of one world to continuously grow stronger, colonizing and reaping the entire world. When they have developed sufficiently, and have reached a level that is at least comparable to V-Bro (V-King), they are ready to ascend.

However, for the sake of balance, the laws and rules of each world do not allow such a malignant tumor to exist. So, once you reach a certain level, you will be passively ascended. If you want to sneak in and become an illegal immigrant to stay here, firstly, you cannot be too high-profile and arrogant, and secondly, you must find a bug or backdoor. That’s why there is such a harvest of luck.

Yes, logically it makes sense, it’s very reasonable.

Li Xunhuan was truly fooled, mainly because no matter how hard he thought about it, he felt that this flawless harvesting model was very reasonable.

After all, Zhang Weihai’s strength is real, and those divine weapons are real too. This is the most reasonable and scientific explanation, and also the most terrifying and ultimate truth of the entire martial arts world.

“You trust me so much, aren’t you afraid I’ll gossip about it?”

“Since both the Ancestor and I have entered the mortal world, there are naturally no secrets. I need true geniuses to wield the sword, obtain their corpses, and harvest their fortune. The Ancestor also needs to consume their swords to feed new divine weapons. Reputation is naturally indispensable. I myself do not intend to be an unknown nobody. What I want is to make a name for myself.”

“You are now famous and well-known, but I still hope that you will think of the common people and not get too entangled with such people.”

“Do I have a choice? Why don’t you go and challenge the ancestor, kill him with your throwing knives, and then I’ll be free.”

“Can I kill him?” Li Xunhuan seemed genuinely determined to act, even harboring thoughts of mutual destruction, after all, he was the embodiment of chivalry.

“If the power of your flying blade could be increased a hundredfold from its current level, it would be able to pierce through Fangshan in one strike. That should be achievable.”

Li Xunhuan immediately fell silent, picked up his wine flask, and began to drink.

Fangshan may not be considered a famous mountain or river, but it is still a mountain with an altitude of over 2,000 meters. To shoot a knife through Fangshan? Are you kidding me? If I could do that, I wouldn’t be called Little Li Flying Dagger, I would be called Great Li Divine Dagger.

However, Li Xunhuan also discovered how terrifying the old monster was. No wonder even someone like Zhang Lingyu cooperated obediently and dared not act recklessly.

Besides being beneficial to myself, the main reason is that I really can’t afford to mess with them; they’re no match for me at all, so I might as well cooperate obediently.

Of course, for ordinary martial arts practitioners and江湖雄 (jianghu heroes), this is definitely a good thing, not a bad thing. To be valued by such an old immortal like Zhang Lingyu is like ascending to heaven in one step.

What is a predestined connection with immortals?

This is fucking destiny.

Now Xue Keren is the coachman, driving Zhang Weihao’s carriage. She is holding her newly acquired Jingni and grinning foolishly, very happy. She is not unhappy at all because she has become a sword servant and coachman. She even feels that she has received a great blessing.

However, Xue Keren also noticed her poor foundation. She was indeed too eager for speed and even felt smug because she had comprehended the fourteenth sword before her older brother. But when she thought about it, she realized that women are inherently inferior to men in terms of strength and blood and energy. If she only had a realm and sword intent but her power and explosiveness could not keep up, she would only be a figurehead.

No wonder my older brother has never been in a hurry to break through; it’s not that he’s incapable, but that he truly understands swordsmanship.

Xue Keren immediately sent a message to her elder brother via carrier pigeon, telling him not to rush over and to wait until he broke through to the Innate Grandmaster level and comprehended the true Fourteen Swords before making a move.