Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!
Chapter 176 - 159 Extraordinary Wisdom Turns! Medical Practitioner’s Compassionate Heart, Fingertip Thunder! (Request for Subscription)_2

Chapter 176: Chapter 159 Extraordinary Wisdom Turns! Medical Practitioner’s Compassionate Heart, Fingertip Thunder! (Request for Subscription)_2

Behind, a "Dragon Claw Sect" suddenly emerged in Qingzhou. It sounded insignificant, but at the time, they could capture anyone they desired.

The Thunderbolt Hall of Qingzhou was also considered a local hegemon, but the Dragon Claw Sect took a disliking to them and directly captured and killed the Thunderbolt Hall Master within his own hall.

At that time, Heroine Feng Ying of the Huangshan Sword Sect, widely regarded as one of the top ten female swordsmen of her era, was captured by the Sect Leader of the Dragon Claw Sect, the Dragon Claw Taoist, with just two moves, leaving her garments torn and tattered.

Naturally, the Sect Leader of the Dragon Claw Sect, the Dragon Claw Taoist, was that Wuming Taoist who had obtained the Dragon Essence. His Dragon Claw Hand was unmatched under the heavens.

It was said that his claws had already grown covered in azure dragon scales and were no longer human.

Not to mention him, the claw skills of the disciples he taught were also bizarre and formidable, incredibly swift and fierce.

At that time, the six major demonic claws of his sect could really capture anyone they wanted, wherever they wanted. Even many notable figures of the Martial World and their ladies and daughters who suffered at the hands of the Dragon Claw could only feel helpless.

With the help of two Dragon Essences, a previously unknown Taoist and his Dragon Claw Sect became one of the hegemonies of the Martial World, truly a transformation of a flood dragon soaring into the sky.

The Dragon Claw Taoist was the biggest beneficiary of the Azure Dragon incident; at that time, many who had consumed dragon meat and gained Dragon Tendons.

Many of these people later joined the Dragon Claw Sect, becoming stronger and fiercer, ascending more than just one level.

However, the story of the Dragon Claw Taoist and the sudden rise of the Dragon Claw Sect came to an abrupt end fifty-six years later. In the second month of the year, on the day when dragons raise their heads, the Dragon Claw Taoist and half of his disciples died a mysterious and violent death.

The Dragon Claw Sect, being without a leader, fell into disarray, previously having antagonized those they should not have. The surviving disciples who left the Dragon Claw Sect also met a very tragic end.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yun couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise: "Dead?"

Shen Ying took over the conversation, "When my father told me this, he speculated that the Dragon Essence was not something ordinary people could withstand, or perhaps it was a poison in itself that could greatly increase one’s strength but also caused violent death. Some even say it was the vengeful spirit of the Azure Dragon claiming lives."

"So many people are after it, even though it can cause violent death?" Duan Yun couldn’t help but say.

"Fifty-six years, how many years does a person live? Two Dragon Essences could turn an ordinary Taoist into a local hegemon, who could capture anyone he wanted for fifty-six years. Isn’t that a huge temptation?" the Murong brothers said.

Thinking about it, Duan Yun felt it made sense. The Taoist was certainly no child when he obtained the Dragon Essence, and fifty-six years later, he would definitely be a true old man.

This was akin to a salted fish turning into a dragon and exploiting the system for fifty-six years.

Let alone common folk of the Martial World, even he, a one-in-ten-thousand cultivation prodigy, felt somewhat envious.

Being able to capture whoever you wanted, wherever you wanted, was something he estimated would take him a long time to achieve.

This was purely a cheat.

The "Azure Dragon’s advent" being compared to the "Twelve Divine Valleys" must also be for this reason.

Both actually shared a characteristic: they allowed one to undergo a transformation and possess tremendous combat power, just like the Wuming Taoist who mastered the Dragon Claw Hand, like the Murong Ancestor who cultivated the "Twelve Layers of Spring Rain."

Now, with so many people from the Martial World coming to the small Yushi Town, it became understandable.

In this world obsessed with strength to the point of madness, not many could resist such a temptation.

Of course, Duan Yun could resist.

Because he was a one-in-ten-thousand cultivation prodigy who preferred to stand above the rest through his own efforts—such dangerous things were not something he’d try lightly.

At this moment, Duan Yun recalled something and said, "Why would the Azure Dragon come to our poverty-stricken place? Could it be false news?"

The Murong brothers nodded, "It’s possible. Because there have been three instances of false news on the Martial World before, but as long as there’s hope, even if it’s fake, plenty of people will believe it."

What if it’s true?

Thinking of the story told by the Murong brothers, Duan Yun realized a rather frightening fact.

It was that during the Azure Dragon’s appearance, many people died—Jianghu people, masters of both the Righteous and Demonic paths, commoners of Jinan Prefecture...

Too many people in the Martial World saw only the immense benefits gained by others, rising with the wind, able to capture whoever they wanted, but overlooked this point.

However, being blinded by the desire for power, unscrupulously seeking strength, was the underlying theme of this Martial World.

At this time, one of the cripples suddenly rose on one foot, his eyes fierce: "I want to be a Hero!"

Observing him, Duan Yun asked, "Heroes are honest folks. Tell me, how did you come across this information?"

The cripple immediately knelt down, gazing steadfastly at Duan Yun, "O master of Heroic Spirit, I’ll tell you everything!"

Afterward, he began to describe the sequence of events.

Just as the Murong brothers guessed, they were indeed practicing the Heavenly Broken Foot.

However, they hadn’t apprenticed under the Heavenly Ruin Sect to learn the technique; instead, they acquired the Cultivation Technique from Wang Jinchui, a discarded disciple of the Heavenly Ruin Sect.

They didn’t have any official school, and the four disciples had always been operating around Yunli Mountain, not far from here.

But a few days ago, something strange happened on the mountain.

There weren’t many people in the mountain, yet at night fires would be lit and voices heard.

The nearby villagers always thought it was haunted.

Curious folks got wind of this and sneaked over to investigate, only to discover those were groups of foxes.

Yunli Mountain had always had foxes, so this wasn’t so surprising, but the odd thing was that these foxes could talk.

The words they spoke were "On the ninth day of the tenth month, there’s wine in the sky; atop the graveyard, at night, fish for the Azure Dragon." Some curious onlookers wanted to catch the foxes to see what was going on.