91: Fight Wuzhu! Beat him till he bleeds oil! (33, please subscribe
Chapter 91: Fighting Wu Zhu! Beating Him Until He Leaks Oil! (33, Please Subscribe!)
After breaking through to the Blue Level Futu, Li Chang'an's defensive capabilities were sufficient to resist a Great Grandmaster's attacks.
However, to harm a Great Grandmaster, he still needed to continue Cultivating the last two levels of the Muscle: White Level Futu and Black Grade F Tu.
The process of Cultivating White Level Futu was about strengthening the control of True Qi.
After completing White Level Futu, the control over True Qi would greatly improve, allowing True Qi from every acupoint in the body to extend three zhang outside.
The final Black Grade F Tu was the ultimate development of the Physical Body, where the entire body became a receptacle for True Qi, making True Qi inexhaustible.
As the Cultivation of Black Grade F Tu deepened, the power of True Qi would undergo a qualitative change, with combat power increasing exponentially, making one the strongest Great Grandmaster in the world!
Currently, Li Chang'an's Cultivation and martial arts primarily focused on defense and speed, which was enough to fight a Great Grandmaster. Li Chang'an wanted to find an opportunity to test his skills.
There were only two choices in the capital: one was Emperor Qing, and the other was Wu Zhu.
Compared to the deep-minded Emperor Qing, the robot Wu Zhu was the best choice.
After discussing Sword Qi with his two concubines, Li Chang'an was not entirely satisfied, so he went to the Net stronghold and fought Si Lili for several days.
Early the next morning, Li Chang'an summoned Jing Ni and began to monitor the development of the war.
"Your Highness, the war is progressing very smoothly. Southern Qing should easily obtain a prefecture from Northern Qi."
"Southern Qing's own strong military power is the main reason, but the Supervisory Council's intelligence advantage is also immense.
Several times, they launched surprise attacks, accurately finding the weak points in Northern Qi's defenses."
This should be Yan Bingyun, who was lurking in Northern Qi, playing a role, and soon after, he would be sold to Northern Qi by Li Yunrui.
"In the court, many ministers hoped to completely wipe out Northern Qi in one fell swoop, and such a divergence also appeared within the Supervisory Council."
With a Great Grandmaster like Ku He present, occasionally forcing Northern Qi to cede some land was possible, but destroying Northern Qi's ancestral temple was impossible.
Jing Ni continued, "According to intelligence, Emperor Qing's strategy is to retreat when things are good and gradually encroach later.
Within the Supervisory Council, Chen Pingping has begun to purge the stubborn elements who insist on unifying the world and support destroying Qi Country in one fell swoop."
"Our people, following Your Highness's orders, all acted according to Chen Pingping's wishes, so they were not purged."
Li Chang'an frowned and said, "Jing Ni, do you think Chen Pingping's actions are appropriate?"
Jing Ni also couldn't help but frown, "This subordinate feels there's something fishy. The Supervisory Council is an intelligence agency.
Even if there are such divisions internally, there's no need to completely eliminate them."
"After all, the Southern Qing Emperor's long-term goal is still to unify the world. Those who were purged can be considered loyal subjects of Southern Qing."
Li Chang'an said, "Because Chen Pingping wants to achieve absolute control over the Supervisory Council.
Most of those who supported quickly destroying Qi Country were loyal to Emperor Qing, not to him, Chen Pingping."
"Chen Pingping is not completely loyal to Emperor Qing. Every step he takes is part of a plan. Soon, the Supervisory Council will be completely loyal to Chen Pingping."
"What have the Lin family and Fan Xian been doing recently?"
Jing Ni continued, "Lin Wan'er, with the help of the two princes and Your Highness, has started to operate restaurants and teahouses in the capital. She is learning business calculations from Gao Wuniang and is making rapid progress."
"Just yesterday, Lin Ruofu sent dozens of guards to ambush and assassinate Fan Xian again on the road after he left Taiping Villa!"
"Wu Zhu, hidden in the dark, was forced to act and killed all a dozen people.
The two of them realized something was wrong shortly after leaving, thinking the other party was trying to test for Wu Zhu's existence."
"But when they returned, several bodies were already missing, so they could only destroy the remaining bodies."
Li Chang'an couldn't help but exclaim, "Lin Ruofu still dared to assassinate Fan Xian. He must have sent all his personal guards, right?"
Jing Ni's answer surprised even Li Chang'an, "Lin Ruofu's actions were in conjunction with Li Yunrui."
"Because Li Yunrui also wanted to find out if there was a Great Grandmaster by Fan Xian's side, the two temporarily cooperated once, with Li Yunrui providing half of the experts."
Wu Zhu had made a move, so Li Yunrui and Lin Ruofu must have confirmed that there was indeed a Great Grandmaster by Fan Xian's side!
Li Chang'an felt it was time to seek out Wu Zhu and fight him.
On one hand, he wanted to test his own strength, and on the other, Li Chang'an also wanted to comprehend the essence of profound martial Dao.
Emperor Qing had not made a move since achieving the Great Grandmaster Realm, but when he was at the Ninth-Grade, he had fought Zhan Qingfeng many times.
In the Prime Minister's Residence.
Several forensic examiners from the Ministry of Justice had just left. Lin Ruofu said to the Female Official beside him, "Imperial Attendant Bai, you should also take a look yourself."
Imperial Attendant Bai was the Female Official by Li Yunrui's side, with a Peak Eighth-Grade Cultivation, and was Li Yunrui's absolute confidante.
Li Yunrui had four personal expert Female Officials, and this one was the strongest among them.
Among the other three, one was a long-time hidden operative of the Supervisory Council.
After examining the wounds, Imperial Attendant Bai reached the same conclusion as the forensic examiner just now.
"The wounds are almost identical to Second Young Master's, the work of a Great Grandmaster!"
Lin Ruofu could only let out a long sigh, "A Great Grandmaster... an invincible Great Grandmaster. I'm afraid Lin Gong's revenge can never be exacted."
Imperial Attendant Bai, however, said, "Prime Minister Lin, please rest assured. The Eldest Princess said that even if there truly is a Great Grandmaster by Fan Xian's side, it's not impossible to deal with him."
Li Yunrui controlled the Junshan Society and could contact influential figures from various countries and the Jianghu, so these words were not an exaggeration.
Lin Ruofu cupped his hands and said, "Please tell The Eldest Princess that as long as we can avenge Lin Gong, whatever she wants to do can be discussed for cooperation!"
Imperial Attendant Bai returned the bow, "Prime Minister Lin is wise. Wait for the news."
Lin Ruofu and Li Yunrui had long since lost any affection for each other. In the original plot, they even completely fell out over Lin Wan'er's marriage.
But now, on the matters of Lin Wan'er's marriage and their hatred for Fan Xian, they reached perfect agreement.
So the two actually achieved a cooperation, and there was a trend of continuing to cooperate against Fan Xian.
Fan Manor.
Fan Xian said disappointedly, "Taiping Villa doesn't have what we're looking for, so we'll have to find an opportunity to enter the palace to investigate."
"The imperial palace has a Great Grandmaster, and also Yan Xiao Yi, the seventh highest expert of Langya Pavilion, which is quite tricky."
Wu Zhu said, "The Great Grandmaster could be an old eunuch named Hong Sixiang. I can lure him out, and you can sneak into the inner palace."
Fan Xian felt it was still not safe, "The inner palace is too dangerous. If we are discovered, there might be complications.
I need to find a solid alibi. Let's plan this carefully."
Wu Zhu said with displeasure in his tone, "Fan Xian, you were assassinated again yesterday."
Fan Xian boldly guessed, "It's either Li Yunrui or Lin Ruofu. These two enemies can no longer be reconciled!"
Wu Zhu affirmed, "I recognized the Qi of two people that night at the Prime Minister's Residence."
Fan Xian frowned, "Lin Ruofu isn't giving up. He sent people to confirm your existence."
"He also took away several bodies, so he has probably confirmed that it was the work of a Great Grandmaster."
Wu Zhu said mechanically, "Since that's the case, I'll go kill Lin Ruofu. Only then will this matter be settled."
Fan Xian shook his head, "What I told you before, about getting mother's Relics (relics/keepsakes) and returning to Danzhou, now seems too naive."
"Even if Li Yunrui is willing to let me go, Lin Ruofu will never let me go.
I vaguely feel that once I step into the capital, there's no turning back."
"With Lin Ruofu's current power and status, killing him directly would cause big trouble.
To kill him, it's best to make him lose his power and status first."
Wu Zhu rotated his neck, finding it troublesome, "I don't know about power struggles. I only know how to fight and kill."
"Li Yunrui is in the palace. I cannot enter rashly, that would alarm the Great Grandmaster."
"But Lin Ruofu has no Great Grandmaster by his side. I will warn him at an appropriate time to stop assassinating you!"
Fan Xian instinctively wanted to stop Wu Zhu, but this thought instantly changed.
Because Wu Zhu couldn't be by his side all the time, and he didn't want to experience another assassination like the one on Niulan Street.
The madness of Lin Ruofu that day at the Prime Minister's Residence still made Fan Xian shudder when he thought about it.
"Uncle Wu Zhu, I want to reconcile with Lin Ruofu, but if I go to him myself, I'm afraid he'll go crazy again and make it public."
"Uncle, you can find an opportunity to tell him that you only killed Lin Gong for revenge and will no longer be an enemy of the Lin family."
"I hope Lin Ruofu will stop here. I will find a way to cancel the engagement, reconcile with the Lin family from now on, and we will each mind our own business."
Fan Xian knew Wu Zhu was not good at talking and couldn't handle overly complex communication, so he added another instruction.
"Uncle, you just need to relay my words. Don't say anything more to Lin Ruofu."
"If this message is delivered and Lin Ruofu is still relentless, then we will fight him to the end!"
Just then, Wu Zhu suddenly stood up!
"An expert!"
After he spoke, his entire being almost disappeared on the spot!
Li Chang'an, whose Cultivation had greatly improved, had just tested Wu Zhu's hearing.
He was breathing normally, a few zhang away from Wu Zhu, and Wu Zhu heard him.
This range was considerably larger than Li Chang'an's current hearing range.
It was estimated that other Great Grandmasters also had this range, which wasn't particularly exaggerated.
After all, the Crown Prince and Li Yunrui were messing around in the palace, and Emperor Qing hadn't heard anything for years.
Wu Zhu leaped onto the rooftop and saw Li Chang'an's fading afterimage in the distance, realizing he couldn't keep up!
"Such speed! Judging by the movement, it's somewhat like that person from the Ye family..."
"Is it Ye Liuyun? Isn't he in Jiangnan...?"
A few days later.
Lin Ruofu, accompanied by guards, came outside the city to visit Lin Gong's grave.
As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, he saw a figure flash before his eyes, followed by several muffled groans.
All the guards he brought were instantly knocked down. Wu Zhu, blindfolded and holding an iron rod, stood not far away.
Lin Ruofu's pupils constricted, and he instinctively recoiled in fear. Although he didn't know martial arts, he knew the person before him was definitely an expert.
"You... who are you?"
Wu Zhu seemed to be staring at Lin Ruofu, his words mechanical and devoid of any emotion.
"I killed Lin Gong only to avenge the assassination on Niulan Street. I bear no grudge against the rest of the Lin family."
"Fan Xian will find a way to cancel the engagement. I hope this matter ends here, Lin Ruofu! Do not assassinate Fan Xian again!"
Although Lin Ruofu was a shrewd man, under the pressure of absolute martial force, he could only obey.
Wu Zhu's meaning was that if Lin Ruofu continued to assassinate Fan Xian, he would take action against Lin Ruofu.
"You are the Great Grandmaster by Fan Xian's side..."
Wu Zhu continued, "If you reveal my identity, you will surely die."
Just then, Wu Zhu suddenly frowned!
He noticed an afterimage approaching from a distance, instantly standing before him.
Li Chang'an, after disguising himself, also wore a green robe and now stood before Wu Zhu.
From the test last night, when Wu Zhu's speed was not faster than his own, Li Chang'an decided to use Wu Zhu as a whetstone.
Name: Wu Zhu
Age: Approximately 170,000 years old
Realm: Great Grandmaster (before removing blindfold)
Talent/Ability: Artificial Intelligence (can set any talent and ability)
Emotion: 0
Wu Zhu's emotional value had returned to zero, indicating that Fan Xian no longer held any hostility towards Li Chang'an.
"You don't know who I am, but I know you are Wu Zhu."
"I came to find you today just to fight you."
Wu Zhu carefully sensed Li Chang'an's True Qi aura from just now, then shook his head.
"Your speed is decent, but the True Qi's intensity is still far from that of a Great Grandmaster. It's not enough to fight me."
Li Chang'an glanced at the trembling Lin Ruofu, "Prime Minister Lin, you should hide far away first."
Afterward, he said to Wu Zhu, "Whether I can fight or not, we'll only know after we fight."
As Li Chang'an spoke, he unleashed the fastest Shao Chong Sword Qi from his right hand!
"Whoosh!"
The Sword Qi, accompanied by a fierce tearing sound, shot towards Wu Zhu!
Wu Zhu frowned slightly and directly used the steel rod in his hand to block the Sword Qi.
"Liuyun Loose Hand... very similar but not quite. Are you from the Ye family?"
Ye Liuyun's Liuyun Loose Hand also had power similar to the Six Meridian Divine Sword, which is why Wu Zhu asked.
"With this Sword Qi, you can fight me!"
As Wu Zhu spoke, his iron rod had already attacked Li Chang'an's face.
Li Chang'an's Meridians and acupoints were filled with True Qi. He activated Lingbo Microstep underfoot, easily dodging Wu Zhu's attack.
Wu Zhu, failing to hit, was clearly somewhat surprised.
According to his understanding of human Martial Artist, if True Qi intensity was insufficient, speed should also not keep up.
But he had already launched several consecutive attacks, all of which Li Chang'an dodged.
Lin Ruofu, hiding far away, could only see two black figures floating around. As for the details of the fight, he couldn't see them at all.
"Two Great Grandmasters... The capital actually has two Great Grandmasters!"
Wu Zhu's steel rod accelerated, and its power also increased.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Giant trees, each requiring one person to embrace, and huge rocks, a zhang in size, were all shattered by Wu Zhu's steel rod with a single blow!
The two black figures exchanged dozens of moves, with sand and stones flying around, leaving a scene of chaos!
"Clang!"
Suddenly, a sound of metal clashing rang out!
Li Chang'an's entire body emitted a faint blue light. His right palm, like a blade, actually collided head-on with Wu Zhu's steel rod!
Blue Level Futu was an enhanced version of the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, making the Physical Body's strength terrifying.
Wu Zhu couldn't believe that a human could Cultivate their Physical Body to such an extent!
He flipped his steel rod and stabbed out rapidly. This move was his fastest attack!
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
Two soft sounds!
Wu Zhu also felt a vast True Qi rushing towards him. Li Chang'an, without dodging, slammed his palm into Wu Zhu's chest.
The steel rod pierced through Li Chang'an's Bei Ming True Energy protective barrier, tore his shoulder clothing, and left a scratch on his blue-glowing Physical Body.
"Pfft!"
Wu Zhu's chest slightly cracked open, and a stream of yellow oil sprayed out.
He mechanically muttered, "Minor damage, can self-heal!"
In that instant, the crack on Wu Zhu's chest rapidly healed.
The two stood facing each other, but both knew clearly that neither could inflict fatal damage on the other.
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