Chapter 856: All Are Talents

  Carrying a bowl of cut fruit, Ye Wen directly knocked on Ning Ruxue's door.

  The door creaked open, and a plain face that had never been adorned with any artificial objects appeared before Ye Wen. Her hair, as soft as clouds, fell down naturally, probably just after removing the hairpin on her head. It was likely that she saw the late sky and was preparing to rest.

  Ning Ruxue didn't expect her senior brother to come knocking on the door. Looking at the fruit in his hand, Ning Ruxue was puzzled and asked:

  "What's going on so late?"

  She really couldn't figure out what Ye Wen wanted to talk to her about. If it was something serious, then why did Ye Wen have a bowl of freshly washed fruit in his hand? Was he planning on having a snack while discussing important matters?

  Ye Wen took a look at Ning Ruxue's appearance and realized that this was not an appropriate time. It was already late, and his junior sister was clearly ready to rest. He knocked on her door at this hour, which was really too unreliable... If it weren't for the fact that they had grown up together since childhood, another woman would not even open the door for him. Now he could only force himself to do it, because the snake gall had been mixed into the fruit bowl by him, and he wanted his junior sister to think it was just a strange new fruit and swallow it.

  If we wait until tomorrow, I don't know if the snake gall's efficacy will deteriorate or not, so it's better to eat it now while it's still fresh.

  Gritting his teeth, he said:

  "The moonlight is great tonight, I'm having a bit of insomnia, sister. Would you like to chat with me for a while?"

  Ning Ruxue looked at Ye Wen's strange expression, feeling that this matter must be unusual, but she really couldn't think of what Ye Wen wanted to do. And why choose this time?

  "Big brother is too reckless, how can he come knocking on someone's door so late at night!"

  Thinking of this, Ye Wen's face turned pale with discontent, but his mouth said:

  "Wait for a moment, brother! I'll gather my things and come out!"

  She just said that Ye Wen wanted to chat and enjoy the moon on the stone table in the middle of the courtyard, but now it's already summer, so there's nothing special about chatting under the moon.

  Just then Ye Wen thought for a moment and suddenly said:

  Let's go to your room and talk...

  "Huh?"

  As soon as Ye Wen said that, he was also extremely depressed, because this sentence was really too ambiguous. However, since Ning Ruxue had indeed swallowed the snake gall, she couldn't help but circulate her Qi to digest it. She couldn't possibly do that in the courtyard, could she? The weather didn't matter, but if someone were to disturb her, that would be a problem.

  When Ning Yuxue heard that her senior fellow disciple was actually going to run into her room and chat with Ran Yi at such a late hour, it was as if a magnitude 10 earthquake had occurred in her brain. Her ears buzzed loudly, and stars seemed to be flashing before her eyes, leaving her unsure of how to respond.

  Mentally, it's even more chaotic, constantly guessing what Ye Wen means by this:

  "Big brother, what are you doing? It's so late and you still come to my room?"

  At first, she thought Ye Wen was going to do something bad to her, but just a moment later, she felt that Ye Wen wasn't that kind of person. However, thinking again, if it wasn't like this, then why did he insist on coming into her room to talk to her? Couldn't they have chatted in the courtyard instead?

  Her mind was in a daze, and she didn't even know what she had done. When she came to her senses, she found herself sitting in her own room, with Ye Wen sitting opposite her.

  "Alas? How did I unknowingly come in here? Ning Ruxue herself didn't know, the two of them ended up sitting here because Ye Wen saw Ning Ruxue being frightened by his own words, standing still and at a loss. After thinking about it, today's matter couldn't be helped, it was best not to hesitate any further, so he directly supported his junior sister back to her room, then pressed her onto the table, letting her sit down, and he himself sat down across from her, picking up the most eye-catching thing in the bowl of fruit."

  "Sister, try this fruit... it looks very unusual, but brother tried one and thought it tasted good!"

  After finishing speaking, he handed the fruit to Ning Ruxue's lips. It took her a while to come back to her senses and she didn't understand how she had become like this. She was then made to blush by Ye Wen's slightly intimate action. She opened her mouth as if wanting to say something, but in the end, not a single word came out. She just slightly parted her lips, waiting for Ye Wen to feed the fruit into her mouth.

  Yu Wen was taken aback:

  "Alas? Is it that simple? I wasted so many brain cells thinking of this trick of mixing in with the fruit! This is really too lacking in challenge!"

  Depressed and returned to depression, but her hands didn't slow down. Ning Ruxue was now in a daze, if she didn't seize the opportunity, by the time she came back to herself, it would be even harder to feed her this thing.

  With a burst of strength, the snake gall flew directly into Ning Ruxue's open mouth. However, Ye Wen seemed to have used too much force this time, and the snake gall actually drilled straight into her throat. Ning Ruxue didn't even have time to taste the "fruit" before swallowing it down.

  “Cough…… Brother” Ning Yuxue, who was slightly choked, was about to speak when she saw Ye Wen suddenly pounce towards her. Her expression changed instantly, and she thought that Ye Wen had lost control of his beastly nature. However, deep down, she didn't feel angry, and instead, a hint of shyness appeared on her face. Just as she was about to speak, a wave of heat flowed through her body, spreading throughout her limbs. Ning Yuxue finally came back to her senses and no longer felt dizzy. At the same time, she saw that Ye Wen hadn't pounced directly at her but had instead run behind her and shouted: "Sister, quickly activate your Small Wu Xiang Technique! I'll help you dispel the snake gall's effect!"

  "Snake gall?"

  Ning Xue's face changed color again, this time turning pale with a hint of greenish-purple. She was both nauseated and furious, unable to believe that her senior brother had actually "cheated" her. Additionally, she felt a little unhappy.

  Big brother came looking for me, it's actually this kind of thing?

  These thoughts flashed by, and soon she focused all her attention on the hot air flowing inside her body. Since she had already swallowed that snake gall, it seemed unlikely to spit it out again. Her master brother had gone to such great lengths to help her improve her skills, and if she didn't cooperate now, she would be somewhat ungrateful.

  This exercise, unexpectedly ran straight through the whole night. Ning Ruxue's Xiao Wu Xiang Gong finally broke through the entrance barrier with the effect of Snake Gallbladder, and even pushed it all the way to the Small Success realm. At the same time, because her internal energy was even more profound, many things that she didn't understand before were finally clear, and she realized that as long as she followed the routine and practiced, she would be able to achieve something. Before, she couldn't do it mostly because her own cultivation wasn't enough, now that her cultivation is sufficient, everything falls into place naturally.

  Of course, the reason why Ning Ruxue was able to cultivate so fiercely throughout the night without any issues was also due to Ye Wen's protection by her side. Ye Wen's Zixia Shengong protected Ning Ruxue, ensuring that she wouldn't suffer from internal energy deviation or demonic possession. Without this worry, she naturally made rapid progress.

  When Ning Ruxue had cultivated the Xiaowu Xianggong to a small success, Ye Wen had already stopped and instructed:

  "Sister, continue to practice for a few more times. Once you have a solid foundation in the Small Wu Xiang Gong, then stop. Brother will leave now!"

  Having finished speaking, he stood up and glanced at Ning Ruxue who was still practicing her skills by herself, knowing that she couldn't answer him, turned around and left.

  That night, Ning Ruxue's harvest was not bad at all. The effect of the snake gall was many times stronger than that of an ordinary red-line snake. Just this one night, Ning Ruxue would not be able to digest it all no matter what. Most of the essence was hidden in Ning Ruxue's body and needed her to constantly work hard to cultivate and then stimulate it.

  However, unlike Xuan, Ning Ruxue's hidden strength was far inferior to that of Xuan who had drunk the snake blood. The Snake King's Gallbladder seemed to have an effect more like improving one's physique, allowing his body to accommodate even stronger and more overbearing energy.

  "Isn't it that no one can cultivate the Red Sun Divine Fire to success, because ordinary people's meridians can't withstand that overbearing fire energy?"

  The more I think about it, the bigger it gets. It seems that Ning Ruxue won't have to worry about her body not being able to withstand it in the future, but she's afraid that her internal skills won't be able to keep up. As for Xun Xian, as he cultivates, his inner strength becomes more and more profound, and after the essence of the snake blood is fully activated, the Pure Yang Wuji Gong may still have a surplus even after it reaches its peak.

  *sigh*...

  It seems like I don't have much potential now...

  "Just thinking about it, he himself was able to penetrate the Ren and Du meridians between life and death, this kind of rare encounter is probably hard to find in the world, and his power surged as a result. Such an encounter is also something that many people can't even hope for. "Better not be too greedy!"

  Coming out of Ning Ruxue's room and closing the door, Ye Wen was busy all night and his waist and back ached with fatigue (Ning Ruxue sat down, he could only squat behind her to operate) As soon as he turned around, he suddenly saw Xu Xian standing at the door opposite, staring at him in surprise. Before Ye Wen could speak, Xu Xian suddenly laughed and said: "Ah! Still haven't slept enough, my eyes are all blurry, I'll go back to sleep for a while!"

  Then he turned around and went back into the house, directly closing the door tightly behind him. This left Ye Wen crying with laughter and unable to speak:

  It's all over! Even if I jumped into an icy spring, I wouldn't be able to explain it. If my junior sister found out about this, wouldn't she chase me down the mountain with a long sword?...

  This matter ultimately wasn't known to Ning Ruxue, Xu Xian saw that scene which was very easy to misunderstand - he himself had misunderstood it, but he wasn't someone who liked to spread rumors, at most he would just make a couple of jokes when alone with his senior brother, making Ye Wen slightly depressed.

  But as for Ye Wen, seeing Xu Xian talk for a while and then cough twice in a manner that didn't seem right, he didn't dare to hit him, so he endured it.

  Apart from this, he also told Xu Xian about the things he had heard from Pei Gonglie regarding Ling Xuzi, and directly expressed his own thoughts:

  I reckon that old man who taught you martial arts is this Ling Xuzi!

  Mentioning that Ling Xuzi, Xu Xian also felt a little sentimental. These past few days after he recovered, he also recalled the "Breath-Holding Turtle Breathing Technique" he had used in his daze that day. Although this thing has some limitations, it is still a lifesaving method. He immediately asked Ye Wen, "The Breath-Holding Turtle Breathing Technique? Was it also taught to you by Senior Ling Xuzi?"

  Ye Wen didn't ask about the specific oral formula first, but instead asked about its origin.

  Xu Xian scratched his head and said, "When Ling Xu Zi taught me the martial arts incantation, he said a lot of things in a jumbled manner. At that time, I was also distracted and only managed to remember seven or eight out of ten incantations. This Qi Gong Turtle Breathing Method is just because the incantation is very short, so I happened to remember it all."

  "Since it's Ling Xuzi who passed it down to you, don't ever teach it to anyone else, not even your own direct disciple!"

  In this world of martial arts, there are many taboos in the inheritance of martial skills, especially for someone like Xu Xian who has bitter experiences and is proficient in a unique skill from another school. When teaching martial arts, one must be even more cautious.

  Unless Ling Xuzong permits it, even if Xu Xian's direct disciple cannot obtain the transmission of this Taoist martial art, even if Xu Xian only knows a little bit of its skin.

  Xu Xian was just a newcomer who had suddenly jumped into the martial arts circle, and many rules were only half-understood. It wasn't until Ye Wen explained it to him that he realized that martial arts were different from book knowledge and couldn't be casually passed on. This made him feel a bit depressed, as he had been thinking about it carefully for the past few days and had even thought of a set of lightness skills. He wanted to show off in front of his senior brother, but now it seemed that he could only wait until he had practiced enough before showing off his skills. "What a pity! I just remembered that set of 'Treading Snow Without a Trace' and was going to discuss it with my sister!"

  Ning Ruxue's Heaven and Earth Web also has its own unique aspects! Moreover, with her cultivation advancing day by day, the rough spots in the Heaven and Earth Web have been improved one by one. At this point, if Ning Ruxue were to use this technique again, it would no longer be something that Lu Tianxun could easily find flaws in. Ning Ruxue was confident that if she were to try again, she could directly kill Lu Tian on the spot, not just injure him. Ye Wenshu simply patted Xu Xian's shoulder:

  "Then let your junior brother practice 'Treading Snow Without a Trace' by himself! Perhaps one day he will become the new number one lightness kung fu expert in Jianghu!"

  His idea was simple, that is, since Ling Xuzi claimed to be the number one in lightness kung fu in the world, then his lightness kung fu must be unique in the world. If Xu Xian could practice it successfully, and then improve his internal strength, and then brush up a top-level skill to match with it, getting the title of the number one in lightness kung fu in the world should be an easy thing to do.

  Who would have thought that Xu Xian shook his head with a wry smile:

  Although I have forgotten more than half of the many martial arts incantations taught by Senior Ling Xuzi, after careful recollection over the past few days, I also remembered that the last incantation taught to me by Senior Ling Xuzi was not this "Treading Snow Without a Trace"

  "In fact, 'Treading Snow Without a Trace' was one of the earlier ones that my senior had me memorize, and it's precisely because of this that I can recall it clearly. And I vaguely remember that the name of the last set of mnemonic phrases was called 'Ling Kong Xu Tu'"

  "Hmm..."

  Ye Wen never thought that this "Treading Snow Without a Trace" was just an introductory footwork, and from Xu Xian's expression earlier, this "Treading Snow Without a Trace" was definitely a top-notch lightness skill. But even so, in the eyes of Ling Xiaozi, it was still used for beginners. Then what level was that last lightness skill?

  What's even more hateful is that Xu Xian can't remember anything except his name! This is simply a barefaced, heaven-defying object! Ye Wentian was so angry that he almost pinched Xu Xian back into unconsciousness, perhaps this little scoundrel would be able to recall something between life and death again!

  Unfortunately, as soon as he had this thought, the infinite suddenly seemed to have a sense of awareness and let out a "hiss".

  Three meters away, Ye Wen's idea hadn't even been implemented yet and was already doomed to fall through. After secretly resenting it for a moment, he started discussing the proper business again:

  Let's not talk about that for now, let's get back to the main topic! Pei Gonglie is dead, and we've already released the news. As for the effect, it may take some time to see how Tian Le Gang will respond this time!

  Xu Xian nodded: "

  "If things go as expected, the Tianle Gang will be even more wary of our Shushan Sect. If they don't come, it's fine, but once they attack, it'll surely be with a thunderous and overwhelming force! After all, we were able to kill the Red Sun God Lord, so if the Tianle Gang doesn't make sufficient preparations, they definitely won't dare to come knocking on our door!"

  Ye Wen nodded in response, and just as he was about to speak, Ning Ruxue appeared from outside the courtyard, her snow-white dress fluttering behind her. She wasn't even carrying a long sword, and if Ye Wen hadn't already taken a good look, he would have thought she was some noble's daughter who had mistakenly walked into their Shu Shan Sect.

  It just so happens that the misunderstanding that morning made Ye Wen feel guilty whenever he saw his junior sister, and even greeting her seemed to lack confidence:

  "Ah... Junior Sister is back!"

  Fear!

  Ning Ruxue felt that Ye Wen had been a bit strange lately, but she didn't think much of it. After just finishing guiding the outer door disciples' martial arts and casually examining them again, she found that there was still no disciple who met her expectations, so she couldn't help feeling a bit depressed, and when answering, she wasn't as enthusiastic as usual.

  Xu Xian saw that these two people were one more bizarre than the other, and his mind became even more crooked. After Ning Ruxue returned to her room, he then said to Ye Wenda:

  "What's going on between you and your senior sister these days? Did you two have a fight?"

  When he spoke, his eyes were blazing with an inner fire!

  As a great traverser, Ye Wen, who had lived in that world of gossip for twenty years, was all too familiar with this gaze. This was simply the soul of gossip burning fiercely!

  "Can't believe Xue Yan is so gossipy!"

  He replied casually: "

  "No way, I get along well with my junior sister, where can we quarrel?"

  These past few days he has been avoiding Ning Ruxue and hasn't even had time to talk to her, let alone have a fight?

  In his heart, he was cursing and praying at the same time that Xu Xian would stop there and not ask again. But how could Xu Xian let him off so easily? He sneered to himself for a moment:

  "Since you won't say, I'll go ask sister later!"

  Ye Wen heard this and felt a wave of panic in his heart, really afraid that this kid would spout nonsense and cause trouble that would be hard to resolve later. He immediately stopped him, saying:

  "Junior brother, don't talk nonsense with your senior sister..." Before the words had even fallen, Ning Ruxue's voice came from beside him:

  "What's with you?"

  Turning her head, it was Ning Ruxue who had changed into a new set of clothes and was about to go practice her inner strength. As soon as she came out, she heard Ye Wen and Xu Xian discussing her, so she curiously opened her mouth and asked directly.

  "Practicing... nothing much, Junior Sister, are you going to cultivate internal energy?"

  Yè Wén cuts into the conversation.

  "Hmm... what were you just talking about me?"

  Failed to change the subject.

  Three people stared at each other, one was full of curiosity and suspicion, another was full of excitement, and the last one was either helpless or depressed. It's really a microcosm of life. Fortunately, Xu Ping happened to walk in at this time, bowed to the three of them and said:

  "Master, there are two people who have come to pay their respects! One of them says he wants to become a disciple, and the other..."

  Xu Ping glanced at Xu Xian and continued:

  Another young woman said she was looking for Master Xu!