Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1048 - 1048 1034 Pei Wudi

Chapter 1048: Chapter 1034: Pei Wudi Chapter 1048: Chapter 1034: Pei Wudi “It’s really not simple. I’m starting to wonder, how can his martial arts be so advanced? Did he truly learn from Ke Yizhu?” Wan Liyun expressed his doubts.

Shao Hengjiang shook his head and said, “No, he didn’t learn from Ke Yizhu. Ke Yizhu doesn’t have that sort of ability and can’t teach someone that powerful.”

“Then who did he learn from?”

“If I’m not mistaken, it should be one of my martial uncles.” Shao Hengjiang remembered that, back in the day, when he and his master, the Sacred Heavenly Lord, were studying the Sacred Heavenly Technique, there were three others, one of whom was his martial uncle.

“I was just saying, how could Qiandu Xiang, being so young, have acquired such impressive skills.”

“He’s a decisively smart person with great talent,” said Shao Hengjiang.

Ye Chen lay on the deck of the ship, blowing in the sea breeze, gazing at the starry sky as the vessel continued forward into the vast expanse ahead.

“How did you end up here?” Nangong Yan gasped for breath; she had found Li Mo and only then learned that he was on the deck of the ship.

Ye Chen glanced at her disdainfully. This girl was really stubborn, hanging around him all the time, making him unsure of what to do with her.

“You should go find someone else to play with.” Ye Chen remained lying down, not joking with her.

“Are you really missing your sweetheart?” Nangong Yan asked curiously.

“Of course I miss her, but you’d better not get too close to me.”

“Are you afraid I’ll be like some girl, getting into trouble, right?” Nangong Yan asked, her tone laced with speculation.

The girl wasn’t dumb. Ye Chen continued, “I’m afraid that you, without realizing it, will fall for me, and then won’t know whether to jump into a river or the sea.”

“Then you are really overthinking it,” Nangong Yan said, leaning against the railing, tilting her body, and opening a bag of food. At this time, only the two of them were on deck, in the biting cold; no one else wanted to come out and freeze on such a late night.

Soon after, the Black Demonic Spirit and Red Demonic Spirit flew out.

“Don’t worry, if my dad really gets the Sacred Spirit Stone, I’ll make sure he helps you first.”

Ye Chen gave a shallow smile after hearing this.

“I mean it, I’m not trying to trick you.”

“Let’s talk about it when your dad actually gets the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

“My dad will definitely get the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

“I don’t think so,” Ye Chen continued, “Do you know who’s ahead of these two ships?” He had just secretly found out.

“Who?” Nangong Yan asked, curious.

“Qiandu Xiang’s people, the Shark Ship and Iron Bull Ship and the like, just ahead.”

“That’s Qiandu Xiang’s ship.” Nangong Yan suddenly became nervous and said, “They are following Qiandu Xiang’s people, so Qiandu Xiang’s people are following my dad.”

Ye Chen nodded slightly and said, “Yes, if we are not mistaken, that should be the case.”

“What should we do?”

“Heh, how should I know what to do? I’m just telling you, don’t be so happy. Even though the Key Box is in your dad’s hands, it doesn’t mean that your dad will get the Sacred Spirit Stone.” After considering for a moment, Ye Chen realized that if a fight truly broke out, with Shao Hengjiang’s people involved, it really wouldn’t be so easy to handle.

Nangong Yan started to feel confused, murmuring, “How come they are following my dad’s ship?”

Ye Chen smiled and said, “That’s not too difficult to figure out. Do you know how Shao Hengjiang’s people are following Qiandu Xiang and his group?”

“How are they following them?”

Ye Chen replied, “They have someone inside Qiandu Xiang’s group acting as a spy.”

“You mean that my dad and Ouyang Yue could also have someone acting as a spy for Qiandu Xiang’s people.”

“I’m just speculating, I’m not certain if it’s true, but it’s possible.”

Nangong Yan became anxious; at this point, she couldn’t notify her dad and the others. Just today, she had been wondering how Shao Hengjiang’s people came to know that her dad and Ouyang Yue were looking for Xiyue Island, and she still wanted to find out what exactly was going on.

Should she set a fire to create trouble for the Free Wanderer ship? Nangong Yao said, “I was wondering how they found out so quickly that my dad and Ouyang Yue were looking for Xiyue Island. So that’s what happened.”

“They are all smart people; you’re the only fool.”

“Monkey, what should I do now?”

“Don’t tell me you’re thinking about setting the boat on fire.”

“Would that stop them?” Nangong Yan asked doubtfully. If it could delay the Iron Ten Thousand Bandits, it would be a good thing, at least one less enemy to worry about.

“Then you’d better wait for me to get off the boat before you do that. I don’t want to drown in the open sea,” Ye Chen continued, “Even if you affect Shao Hengjiang’s men and blow their cover, there are still Qiandu Xiang’s men following.”

“So what should I do?” Nangong Yan was getting anxious. If Qiandu Xiang was really around Ouyang Yue and the others, the situation would become dangerous, and they knew nothing about it. How could they not worry?

“You should take care of yourself first. Don’t start a fire, or else they won’t just capture you, I’ll have to do it myself.” In this vast sea, the fact that they had safely reached land last time was purely luck. They couldn’t expect to be so fortunate every time.

Nangong Yan was visibly agitated.

“Hey, they’re not in such grave danger yet. They haven’t reached Xiyue Island, and there’s still plenty of time. Plus, they haven’t started fighting.”

But Nangong Yan knew that her father and the others were no match for Qiandu Xiang.

Ye Chen felt genuinely hungry and needed to eat.

Nangong Yan kept asking herself what to do. If her father was secretly followed by Qiandu Xiang, wouldn’t that be very dangerous? She asked, “Are you sure it’s Qiandu Xiang’s men tailing us?”

“All I know is that Shao Hengjiang’s men are following the Sacred Spirit Sect.” Ye Chen had overheard Shao Hengjiang’s conversation last time and knew that he had arranged for men to be with Qiandu Xiang.

“Help me think of a solution, will you?”

Ye Chen smiled, stood up, and said, “Marry Shao Hengjiang. Let him help you against Qiandu Xiang. Perhaps he really will be moved by your beauty and exceptionally help you out this time.”

“Stop joking around, okay? This is serious,” Nangong Yan persisted. “Qiandu Xiang’s martial arts are so advanced, my father and the others are no match for him.”

“That’s right, how exactly did Qiandu Xiang learn his martial arts?” Ye Chen wasn’t sure; he thought he was quite outstanding until he realized there were indeed stronger people, saying, “Although both he and Shao Hengjiang use the Sacred Heavenly Technique, Shao Hengjiang’s is mainly fierce and vigorous, while Qiandu Xiang’s focuses on a softer, more insidious approach.”

Nangong Yan said, “It’s said that the Sacred Heavenly Lord originally had a junior brother named Pei Wudi, who also mastered the Sacred Heavenly Technique. However, when it came to modifying the technique, he disagreed with the Sacred Heavenly Lord on whether to emphasize fierceness or softness. A dispute arose, and of course, the Sacred Heavenly Lord prevailed and expelled Pei Wudi from the modification work.

He thought that softness was a deceitful tactic, unworthy of being promoted, but Pei Wudi was extremely angered and left the Sacred Spirit Sect. He felt that he had to make the sect regret its decision, leading to two distinct cultivation methods—one focusing on firmness and the other on softness.

Pei Wudi disappeared as if into thin air, and Qiandu Xiang encountered him. He was taught by Pei Wudi and was later discovered by Ke Yizhu, but by that time, Pei Wudi was already dead.

Ke Yizhu was also surprised to find that Pei Wudi had indeed developed a different version of the Sacred Heavenly Technique based on softness and had taken Qiandu Xiang under the sect’s wing, fearing that if they missed out on this youth, no one would know of this correct method of cultivation.”

“So that’s how it happened. No wonder! Why his Sacred Heavenly Technique was different from Shao Hengjiang’s and Si Nanyu’s,” Ye Chen asked curiously. “What’s the grudge between Shao Hengjiang and the Sacred Spirit Sect then?”

“I’m not sure about that. It seems he made a mistake and was expelled from the Sacred Spirit Sect.”

“Haven’t you asked your father what exactly happened?”

“Every time he hears about it, he gets really angry.”

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true.”

Ye Chen noticed the jade piece at her waist twinkling under the moonlight as if it was glowing on its own and asked with a smile, “What exactly is that piece at your waist?”

Nangong Yan took the jade piece from her waist and said, “This was left to me by my mother. Even though it’s made of jade, it has traces of phosphorescent stone and can emit a faint light at night.”

Ye Chen saw a character “Lan” on it and murmured to himself, “Lan!”

“My mother’s name is Fu Chulan,” Nangong Yan said.

Ye Chen handed the jade piece back to her.

“How did Qiandu Xiang turn out to be so bad?”

Nangong Yan shook her head and explained, “It seems he suffered a lot whilst learning martial arts. Although Pei Wudi’s skills were great, he was quite extreme and not very good at teaching his disciples. Qiandu Xiang was just a beggar on the streets who could’ve died at any moment, and Pei Wudi took him in, probably seeing some potential in him. To learn martial arts, he went through a lot of hardships.”

“Who told you that?”

“Ouyang Yue told me,” Nangong Yan continued. “When Ke Yizhu brought Qiandu Xiang back, he was already quite extreme. He despised those who had it better than him, rarely spoke, and was very introverted. Ke Yizhu tried to guide him back to the right path, but he failed. Qiandu Xiang remained the same and wasn’t transformed by anyone, becoming more inscrutable and increasingly ambitious. But what probably provoked him the most was Ouyang Yue deciding to be with Si Nanyu, and Ke Yizhu planning to pass the Sect Leader position to Si Nanyu.”