Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 73 - 73 73 Blade Guan Dam

73: Chapter 73: Blade Guan Dam?

What’s Blade Guan?

73: Chapter 73: Blade Guan Dam?

What’s Blade Guan?

Indeed, after Zhang San finished writing the character, because he had basically no research on runes, the effect of the written character was not very good.

Just as Zhang San was trying to fix it with Qi time and again, a loud boom echoed from afar.

It must have been the Thunder Method he had buried that exploded.

Soon after, Zhao Siyang walked back.

Obviously, Zhao Siyang was smarter than Zhang San had imagined, realizing that Zhang San had not continued to move forward, so he was sure that Zhang San was still on the original escape route, just hidden somewhere he hadn’t noticed before.

Seeing Zhao Siyang approaching, Zhang San patted Little Fox.

“My opponent is coming soon, you should leave first.

I’ll cover our retreat,” he said.

Little Fox ran out from the hollow tree and turned back to look at Zhang San, who was inside the tree.

To face the bad guy, he actually chose to stay behind to protect her.

It was another life-saving grace!

I must work hard to transform, in the future, to repay him with everything fiercely!

Definitely!

With tears in her eyes, Little Fox turned and left.

Seeing a snow-white little fox running out from a big tree and leaving, Zhao Siyang knew for certain there was someone inside.

There was no need to guess who that person was.

“Come out!

How do you always make things so complicated?” he said.

The techniques around the tree dissolved, and Zhang San, sitting inside the tree, stepped out and grinned at Zhao Siyang on the outside.

“That little shabby house was a bit drafty, so I came over here to find a place without drafts,” he said.

Zhao Siyang rolled his eyes, not believing such nonsense at all.

“When you’re a hostage, can’t you give me a break?” he said.

Zhang San laughed.

“What hostage?

During the time I’ve been with you, my realm and strength have skyrocketed.

You’re practically my great teacher and benefactor.

How about we become sworn brothers?” he said.

Sworn brothers?

Zhao Siyang’s brow furrowed.

He had been thinking of taking Zhang San as a disciple, and now you’re asking me to be your elder brother?

Zhang San continued, “How about this, from now on, I’ll be your Brother San, and you’ll be my younger brother, how does that sound?”

Zhao Siyang snorted coldly, How old am I, how old are you, and you want me to acknowledge you as the elder brother, is that some sweet daydream of yours?

“Fine!

As long as you can beat me!” he said.

As he spoke, the Light Sword Gang reappeared around him.

Zhang San slowly drew his Horizontal Blade.

“Let’s agree to this first, a battle of controlling Qi Quantity within the same realm!” he said.

“Fine!” Zhao Siyang mentally added the second half: You’re in the True Core Realm, and so am I, no problem!

As for why you’re only at the Yin and Yang Harmony stage, and I’m at the True Core Ocean Calming stage, that’s entirely personal choice!

“Hold on, you won’t cheat, will you?” Zhang San asked somewhat warily.

Zhang San always felt that when he first met Zhao Siyang, the man was pretty naive.

But later on, he gradually started to become corrupt, and he didn’t know who he had been learning from.

“Don’t worry, as long as it’s not discovered, it doesn’t count as cheating!” he said.

Zhang San knew, this Zhao Siyang was becoming less and less honest.

The two engaged in combat.

As they just started fighting, Zhao Siyang couldn’t help but be shocked.

Previously, Zhang San had just entered the stage of Yin and Yang Harmony, and although at that time, Zhang San already had some understanding of Yin and Yang, it was incomplete and imperfect.

For martial artists at this stage, the speed of progression in their realm depends entirely on their personal insight as well as the inheritance and guidance from their masters.

Those with inheritance conditions, coupled with exceptional personal insight.

Naturally, it could take just one or two months to bring the stage of combining Yin and Yang to great achievement.

But if one cultivated on their own, even if they had high insight, it would take three months to achieve that great accomplishment.

A genius like myself also spent a whole seven days and seven nights, before I could comprehend the Great Achievement in the Scripture Pavilion.

What’s the deal with this Zhang San?

He achieved Great Achievement in less than one night?

What on earth is going on with this person?

Could he be the reincarnation of the Taoist Ancestor?

Or is it possible…

he harvested that Little Fox just now?

Does harvesting really improve one’s understanding of Yin and Yang so significantly?

“Zhang San, you’ve improved very quickly,”

With a smirk, Zhang San said, “This Ghost Domain is indeed my blessed land, where comprehending Yin and Yang is highly efficient.”

Only then did Zhao Siyang realize that for normal people, being in such a Yin Qi-filled environment indeed deepens the comprehension of Yin and Yang.

Why hadn’t I thought of such an excellent place for comprehension before?

“However, I’m now very curious as to exactly what Yin and Yang you’ve comprehended.”

Zhang San gave a mischievous smile and said, “Call me grandpa, call me grandpa and I’ll tell you!”

Zhao Siyang couldn’t be bothered to waste words with Zhang San, such a person would be better dealt with by giving him a thrashing.

However, Zhao Siyang realized that although Zhang San was not as strong as himself, he was fast and would pretend not to be able to defeat him, but every time Zhao got close, he would be met with frenzied attacks.

Luring me over to fight him, how excessive!

Even more excessive is the fact that I am currently at the True Core Ocean Calming stage, the last phase of the Primordial Qi Realm.

Zhang San is still only at the Yin and Yang Harmony stage.

Had I not been experienced in combat, I probably would have suffered a loss.

Instead, during their exchange, Zhao Siyang suddenly unleashed a Thunder Method that he had never used before.

With a boom.

Zhang San was blasted away.

Zhang San had never anticipated that the other party also knew the Thunder Method.

Yet suddenly, Zhao Siyang conjured a Divine Aspect, almost exactly resembling himself and made of condensed Qi, right behind him.

The towering Divine Aspect stretched out its hand and grasped Zhang San.

Only then did Zhang San notice that there was a river behind him, emitting a cold Yin aura.

When the Divine Aspect had grabbed Zhang San back to the riverbank, Zhao Siyang finally heaved a sigh of relief.

“You must have cheated again.

That Divine Aspect doesn’t look at all like something one could execute at the Yin and Yang Harmony Realm!”

Zhao Siyang glanced at Zhang San and said coldly, “That’s not a real Divine Aspect, it’s a Divine Soul Dharma Aspect that one can cultivate at the Purple Mansion Realm.

Wait, shouldn’t you be thanking me for saving your life?

If I hadn’t acted just now, you would have fallen into the Yin River!

Do you understand?

The Yin River!

You would’ve been gone!”

Zhang San snorted with disdain on his face.

“Is it possible that I was only knocked into the Yin River because you suddenly attacked me?”

Zhao Siyang didn’t want to engage with Zhang San any more and simply turned his head to look in the direction from which the Yin River had come, then looked along the direction of its flow, noticing that the river was blocked by a dam.

“Zhang San, look at this dam, isn’t it slanted?”

Zhang San turned to look and thought, where’s the slope here?

This is built on an incline, undeniably.

A slope at least 20 degrees in angle stretched forward, but the other side of the Yin River was shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to see what the far-off dam was like.

“I know where this is now!”

Zhao Siyang suddenly exclaimed with excitement and joy, “Back when the Yin River invaded the Realm of the Living, a mighty warrior cut the flows with a single stroke, severing the Yin River’s invasion of the mortal world.

This place is Blade Guan Dam!”[注36]

Zhang San immediately put on a curious expression and asked, “Blade Guan what?”

“Dam.”

After answering, Zhao Siyang saw the mischievous smile on Zhang San’s face and suddenly realized something, glaring at Zhang San.

“I should have let you fall into the Yin River!”

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[注36]Reference Explanation

The Blade Guan Dam mentioned here is a reference to an actual place in Sichuan, but the depiction in the book is completely different from the real Blade Guan Dam.

The setting in the book is also meant to lay the groundwork for the plot here and for subsequent events.

It’s just that when I was looking for geographic references on the map, the name inspired me instantly.

Especially upon seeing this name, it makes me think of the God of Wealth I admire: The Great Emperor Guan, the epitome of loyalty, martial prowess, divine assistance, benevolence, bravery, mighty awe, protecting the country, safeguarding the people, with sincere peacekeeping and commendation of virtue!