Chapter 35: Extreme in Heart, Extreme in Emotion!

“Little Brother Wei!”

Wei Ziqing and Little Dragon Maiden had just gathered some Heart-Breaking Grass beneath the Passionflower and were about to leave when they suddenly heard a call.

They turned around and found Huang Laoxie rushing quickly toward them.

“Huang Laoxie?”

Wei Ziqing was slightly stunned. Shouldn’t Huang Laoxie be with Huang Rong right now? Why had he chased after them?

“Why are you leaving in such a hurry, Little Brother Wei? The two of us still have a round of wine to drink!” Huang Laoxie laughed, but his laughter sounded somewhat unnatural. Clearly, he did not seek out Wei Ziqing for that reason.

“My wife and I are deeply poisoned. We want to go back and detoxify as soon as possible. I am afraid we cannot drink that wine!”

“Oh? Little Brother Wei is poisoned?” Huang Laoxie was slightly stunned. Seeing the strange paleness of Wei Ziqing and Little Dragon Maiden, he discovered they were indeed poisoned, so he said: “Although I am not skilled in medicine, I know a little. Perhaps I can be of some help.”

How easy was it to cure the Passionflower Poison?

If he did not know the original story and how to cure it, only that old monk from India would know the antidote. How could Huang Laoxie cure it?

Wei Ziqing smiled and shook his head, pointing to the Heart-Breaking Grass in his hand: “Thank you, Island Master Huang, but I have already found the antidote!”

“You found it?”

A hint of disappointment appeared on Huang Laoxie’s face. He had hoped that by using the merit of curing the poison, it would be less awkward to ask Wei Ziqing about the matter he wanted to know.

Now that he heard Wei Ziqing say this, he temporarily did not know how to start the conversation.

Wei Ziqing smiled inwardly. He was not a fool. Why would Huang Laoxie find him at a time like this if not for some business?

To think that the unrestrained and free-spirited Huang Laoxie could actually act this way. If others saw this, they would probably be shocked!

Deciding not to make things difficult for Huang Laoxie, Wei Ziqing took the initiative and said: “Island Master Huang, you looked for me because you wanted to ask about breaking through to the Postnatal Realm, right?”

Huang Laoxie’s current cultivation was already at the Half-Step Peak. He had stayed in this realm for over ten years. Aside from the secret of breaking through to the Postnatal Realm, Wei Ziqing could not think of anything else it could be!

“This…”

Being suddenly called out by Wei Ziqing, Huang Laoxie truly felt a bit embarrassed.

Breaking through to the Postnatal Realm was one of the most secret matters in the Wulin. One must know that for hundreds of years, very few had broken through to the Postnatal Realm, largely because these experts kept their secrets to themselves.

Now that he had to ask Wei Ziqing about this, how could Huang Laoxie not feel embarrassed?

However, he was still Huang Laoxie. This embarrassment flashed by quickly, and he nodded: “I indeed came for this matter. I have been stuck at the Half-Step Peak for over ten years. My hope is to break through to the Postnatal Realm one day. If you tell me, I can give you all my martial arts!”

All of Huang Laoxie’s martial arts!

Even if it wasn’t the full Nine Yin Manual, the melodies of the Blue Sea Tide, the Flicking Finger Divine Skill, or the Falling Petal Divine Palm—which one of these wouldn’t make the people of the Wulin envious?

He actually wanted to give them to him?

However, Wei Ziqing still refused. His Nine Swords of Dugu were already enough!

Moreover, the martial arts within the Ancient Tomb were enough for him to study for a very long time!

Being versatile but not proficient was a detriment!

“Island Master Huang is too kind. I am not very clear on how to break through to the Postnatal Realm, but perhaps I can give you a sentence!”

Originally, when he heard Wei Ziqing refuse his martial arts, he thought the youth didn’t want to tell him. Now hearing this, Huang Laoxie was delighted, and his expression became extremely solemn: “Little brother, please speak!”

“Extreme in heart, extreme in emotion. When I broke through to the Postnatal Realm, I thought only of Long’er, and thus I broke through on my own. Perhaps the Island Master can try this!”

Wei Ziqing ignored Huang Laoxie, who stood frozen in place upon hearing these words. He exchanged a glance with Little Dragon Maiden, and the two of them slowly left.

He had said everything he could and should say!

As for whether Huang Laoxie could break through to the Postnatal Realm, he was now powerless to help!

…

“Ziqing, shall we return to the Ancient Tomb? Senior Sister has already returned, and I want to go back too. I am somewhat tired of this Jianghu!” Little Dragon Maiden said softly while holding Wei Ziqing’s hand.

“Your senior sister is in the Ancient Tomb?” Hearing this, Wei Ziqing was stunned.

Rumors in the Jianghu said that Li Mochou had disappeared, and he didn’t expect her to return to the Ancient Tomb!

“Yes. Your words back then made Senior Sister completely see through things. Half a year ago, she found me and asked me to accept her back into the Ancient Tomb, and I agreed!”

Little Dragon Maiden explained softly. She and Li Mochou were fellow disciples and had been close since childhood. If Li Mochou’s personality hadn’t changed drastically, they would certainly still be like sisters.

Now that she saw Li Mochou had let go of some things, she did not refuse.

Wei Ziqing didn’t expect that Li Mochou had truly seen through everything and returned to the Ancient Tomb, but he soon smiled: “That’s for the best. This is perhaps the best ending for her!”

“What? You don’t want to return to the Ancient Tomb with me?”

“No, I also don’t want to wander in this Jianghu anymore. I only want to go back and stay with you. However, before returning to the Ancient Tomb, we must go to Xiangyang!”

“Xiangyang?”

“Yes, to see an old friend!”

“Okay!”

The simple conversation was full of warmth. Wei Ziqing and Little Dragon Maiden rode that yellow-brown horse, heading north, looking like a pair of Kami.

…

The Jianghu was big, yet it was also small.

Some news spread even faster than the wind.

Especially Wei Ziqing, who had defeated a Peak Expert like Imperial Preceptor Jinlun with a single sword at the Hero Assembly, had done something that shocked the Jianghu.

He had blood-washed Passionless Valley!

One man, one sword, slaying the Peak Experts Imperial Preceptor Jinlun and Hao Datong, and driving Sun Bu’er insane!

However, this was not what truly shook the entire Jianghu!

More importantly, rumors said that Wei Ziqing was actually a Postnatal Expert!

Since the Central Divine Wang Chongyang, there had been no Postnatal Experts in the Wulin. When this rumor came out, how could the Jianghu believe it?

But soon they had to believe it.

Because Guo Jing and his wife, who guarded Xiangyang, came forward to confirm the reliability of the rumor. Not only them, but also the Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi, one of the Five Uniques!

At this moment, the entire Jianghu fell completely silent, and then the news swept across the Wulin like a hurricane!

Furthermore, because Wei Ziqing had once called himself the Heir of the Sword Demon, the title of Sword Demon spread everywhere.

Everyone was searching for Wei Ziqing, but he seemed to have completely vanished from the Wulin world.

Some claimed to have seen Wei Ziqing and a stunning woman in white appearing on a giant eagle outside Xiangyang City, heading toward Mount Zhongnan.

A saying then spread through the Jianghu: Beneath Mount Zhongnan, in the Living Dead Tomb, The Return of the Condor Heroes have vanished from the Jianghu!