Chapter 7: First Meeting with the Beauty

It was a young girl.

She wore a white dress that looked like light gauze, making her appear as if she were standing in mist and smoke. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. Except for her black hair, her entire body was snowy white. Her face was exquisitely beautiful and otherworldly, though her skin lacked a touch of color and appeared unusually pale.

She drifted toward him with the moonlight, as if descending slowly from that cold palace.

For a moment, Wei Ziqing actually stood there in a daze.

“Little Dragon Maiden, is this the Little Dragon Maiden?”

If he had come to the Divine Condor World and not thought about meeting Little Dragon Maiden, he would absolutely be lying.

However, although he was in Chongyang, that Little Dragon Maiden lived in the Living Dead Tomb for a long time and was always out of sight.

Now, he did not expect to actually meet her here today. Even though Wei Ziqing was mentally prepared, he was still captivated by her beauty.

Little Dragon Maiden also saw Wei Ziqing. Her brows frowned slightly; she clearly did not expect to encounter a Quanzhen disciple in this back mountain.

One must know that back then, Wang Chongyang and the Granny had a bet, which had already turned this back mountain into the territory of the Living Dead Tomb. Quanzhen Sect disciples were strictly forbidden from stepping inside, yet one had appeared here today!

She felt a hint of displeasure in her heart, but her personality was calm and indifferent, and she had long reached a state of neither joy nor anger.

Since this person appeared here, the people of the Quanzhen Sect would be the ones to punish him, so there was no need for her to say anything!

She had originally intended to take a walk under the moonlight, but she did not expect to meet a Quanzhen disciple here. She gave him a glance and then turned to leave.

Watching Little Dragon Maiden leave, Wei Ziqing smiled slightly but said nothing.

Although he liked Little Dragon Maiden, it was not a romantic kind of liking. Combined with his knowledge of her, he could understand why she turned and left.

Thinking of this, he did not say anything. When Little Dragon Maiden turned to leave, he also left!

The following days were quite ordinary.

During the day, he went down the mountain to buy items and organize the Scripture Library. At night, Wei Ziqing came to the back mountain to continue practicing his Innate Skill and martial arts.

The Wulin world was dangerous. To be honest, it was not that Wei Ziqing did not want to leave the Quanzhen Sect, but he knew that although he was currently an expert of the Second-Rate level, he did not have any profound techniques.

Additionally, the Divine Condor World was currently full of hidden dangers. Whether he could safely reach Xiangyang was still a question. Fortunately, there were still two and a half years left, so Wei Ziqing was not in a hurry. He decided to wait until he broke through to become a First-Rate Expert before leaving.

Little Dragon Maiden stood quietly under the moonlight. She looked at the youth who sat cross-legged, showing no vigilance toward her while practicing internal energy alone, and her brows tightened slightly.

From the first time she saw this person until now, a month had passed! And today was the fifth time she had seen him!

She did not quite understand. Did this person truly not know about the grievances between Quanzhen and the Ancient Tomb? Otherwise, knowing she was here, why did he have no vigilance at all? Was he not afraid that she might strike while he was practicing his internal energy?

If she could not figure it out, she would stop thinking about it!

Contrary to her usual personality, Little Dragon Maiden did not turn and leave this time. Instead, welcoming the starlight and moonlight, she suddenly leaped up under the moon.

Wei Ziqing woke up from practicing the Innate Skill. He turned and was slightly stunned to see Little Dragon Maiden practicing martial arts in the distance.

During this time, every time Little Dragon Maiden saw him here, she had turned and left. But rarely, today she did not leave; instead, she began practicing martial arts from afar in front of him.

This truly left Wei Ziqing a bit bewildered.

However, he soon discovered that Little Dragon Maiden seemed somewhat troubled. Every time she reached the final moment of her practice, there was a feeling of incompleteness, and she would stop abruptly. She had clearly hit a bottleneck!

Wei Ziqing also discovered that what Little Dragon Maiden was practicing were actually the sword techniques of the Quanzhen Sect!

“In the original story, the Ancient Tomb contained countless Quanzhen sword techniques. But because she lacked the internal energy heart method, she could never comprehend or practice them. Later, because of Yang Guo, she obtained the Quanzhen internal energy heart method. But now, Yang Guo has not yet entered the Ancient Tomb, so it is no wonder she is in this state!”

Originally, Wei Ziqing should have continued practicing his own internal energy, but for some reason, he stood up. He looked at Little Dragon Maiden from a distance and spoke slowly: “The Great Dao begins its practice by opening the nine apertures, the nine apertures are originally at the Weilu point, first rushing from the Yongquan point at the sole of the foot…”

Wei Ziqing’s voice was not loud, as if he were muttering to himself. But Little Dragon Maiden was currently a First-Rate Expert. How sensitive was her hearing? How could she not hear it?

Her delicate body trembled slightly. The parts she had been struggling to understand suddenly became clear upon hearing these words, and she could not help but dance with her Sword Finger once more.

Little Dragon Maiden did not know how long she had practiced. When she stopped, the silver moon had already moved west. She turned to look in Wei Ziqing’s direction, but the person had long since vanished.

“Is he gone?” Her cherry lips parted slightly. A trace of distraction appeared in Little Dragon Maiden’s cold eyes. How could she not know that Wei Ziqing had seen that she did not understand the Quanzhen heart method and intentionally reminded her?

Following the moonlight, Little Dragon Maiden discovered a book lying quietly where Wei Ziqing had been standing. On the cover of the book, several crooked large characters were written: Quanzhen Great Dao Song!

This Great Dao Song was precisely the internal energy heart method of the Quanzhen Sect!

As for the ugly handwriting, there was no one else it could have come from except Wei Ziqing!

After a brief stun, Little Dragon Maiden waved her sleeve. The white silk wrapped up the Great Dao Song, and she drifted away.

Another ten or so days passed quietly.

One night, Wei Ziqing finished practicing the basic sword techniques of the Quanzhen Sect, stood up, and prepared to leave.

However, just as he turned, he sensed a whistling sound coming toward him. By reflex, he reached out and caught the object.

When he saw what it was, his expression froze, and he then looked toward Little Dragon Maiden’s direction with a strange look.

“For me?” It was a book, and on it were several extremely elegant small characters: “Quanzhen Sword Art!”

Judging from the handwriting, it was clearly copied by Little Dragon Maiden during this period. This was the reason why Wei Ziqing was so bewildered.

Little Dragon Maiden actually gave him a secret martial arts manual!

Because of Wei Ziqing’s Quanzhen heart method, Little Dragon Maiden had become increasingly proficient in the Quanzhen sword techniques during this time, and her martial arts level had soared.

She also discovered that while Wei Ziqing’s internal energy cultivation was at the level of a Second-Rate Expert, his techniques were terribly lacking. That was why she had stayed up all night copying the Quanzhen Sword Art to give to him.

Hearing Wei Ziqing’s words, Little Dragon Maiden gave him a flat look and then turned to leave. However, her cold voice drifted back through the air: “The Ancient Tomb does not owe favors!”

Watching Little Dragon Maiden leave, Wei Ziqing rubbed his nose awkwardly: “Alright, if you don’t owe them, you don’t owe them!”

However, looking at the Quanzhen Sword Art in his hand, he felt quite touched in his heart.

One must know that what he lacked most right now was techniques. Little Dragon Maiden had truly given him a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy!

Without a second thought, he opened the secret manual and began to practice it himself!