Chapter 66 The Final Battle

Although he said a lot of farewell words, he wouldn't actually be leaving so soon after showing off his adventure.

The reason I gave advance notice was simply because I've been tricked by the sudden settlement interface so many times that I've learned to prepare in advance.

Only after she had explained everything did Bai Choufei finally ask a question.

"The news that the Six and a Half Hall and the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion are about to have a decisive battle is spreading like wildfire in the capital. I suppose Hall Master Di Feijing must be getting restless."

"Since you intend to keep him here to balance the power between the Six and a Half Hall and the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion, do you want me to keep an eye on him?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head: "No need."

"As a member of the Six and a Half Hall, Di Feijing is certainly more aware of its movements than we are. Since he brought up our Hundred Rivers Pavilion at this time, he must be confident that even without him, the Six and a Half Hall will not lose to the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion."

"Since they've already thought that way, they probably won't run away halfway through."

"Besides, it's fine even if he leaves. I was just taking a shot, whether I had a chance or not. It would be good if Six and a Half Hall and Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion lost some power. But if I didn't achieve my goal, there's no need to worry too much."

"With us at Baichuan Pavilion, how could we possibly be inferior to others?"

"Well said!" Qiao Feng laughed heartily.

"Since we've decided to build up our power, we can't be timid and hesitant. We need to have a domineering attitude that says 'I am the only one who can do it.'"

He then looked at Xiu Chuqiyu and said, "Don't worry, I will only help you protect your foundation and will not tarnish your reputation."

After enjoying a farewell dinner early with laughter and chatter, Wang Xiaoshi also prepared a whole bunch of plans for a night out.

However, plans can't keep up with changes.

Even though everyone was mentally prepared for the decisive battle between Liufenbantang and Jinfeng Xiyulou, they did not expect their battle to start so quickly and so suddenly.

They had only casually provoked each other during the day, and by night they had actually started fighting.

Having received the system notification, he hurriedly bid farewell to Qiao Feng and the others after sharing his extraordinary adventure.

"Six and a Half Hall and Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion are fighting. I'm going to take a look."

"When did this happen? I want to go too!"

The group arrived at the Bitter Water Shop together after Xiu shared his extraordinary encounter.

Although this is the territory of the Six and a Half Hall, it is extremely far from their headquarters. Logically speaking, the decisive battle between the Six and a Half Hall and the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion should not be held here.

Bai Choufei originally wanted to ask if Xiu Chuqi had received false information, but the next second, seeing Lei Sun and Su Mengzhen fighting fiercely there, he shut up.

With a flourish of his light-footed skills, he miraculously landed on the highest arched corner of the roof.

These arched corners are typically used for decoration and lightning protection, and are extremely delicate. Even a cat could break one, let alone an adult woman.

But the strange encounter stands there, seemingly unaffected.

This small detail reveals the extent of this person's martial arts prowess.

Those members of the Six and a Half Hall and the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion, who had already received word that they should not attack Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter to avoid needlessly provoking an enemy, avoided the place even more.

They were afraid that they might accidentally hurt her, and then she might think they were provoking them and turn around and attack them, which would be a huge loss.

Seeing this, Qiao Feng and the others had a sudden inspiration and immediately used their lightness skills to fly to the vicinity of Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.

Sure enough, no one attacked them anymore.

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he glanced at Lei Sun and Su Mengzhen, who were locked in a fierce battle.

Both men were wielding knives. Lei Sun's knife had a unique, dull appearance, while Su Mengzhen's knife had a slightly shorter blade and a crimson body. The two knives clashed violently, creating a series of sparks.

She couldn't understand their martial arts styles when she encountered them, but that didn't matter; she could understand their states of mind.

On the same BOSS panel, the two had roughly the same health, but Lei Sun's mana bar was twice as long as Su Mengzhen's.

Seeing that Su Mengzhen's blue bar was about to run out, Xiu Chuqi sighed softly.

"Su Mengzhen is going to lose."

Qiao Feng nodded in agreement. He was a veteran of countless battles and arguably the most experienced and talented fighter here. He easily saw through Su Mengzhen's decline.

"Although profound internal strength is not the most important factor in determining victory or defeat, the gap between them at this moment is simply too great."

He was also present when Lei Sun sold the Na Yuan Dan to Liu Fen Ban Tang after showing off his extraordinary encounter: "Judging from Lei Sun's appearance, he must have consumed at least half of the Na Yuan Dan that Liu Fen Ban Tang bought, but Su Mengzhen clearly did not improve at all."

"Su Mengzhen distributed most of the Na Yuan Pills to the other brothers in the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion."

Wang Xiaoshi suddenly spoke up: "If we only consider character, I would prefer Jin Feng Xi Yu Lou Sheng. At least Su Mengzhen is much more loyal and righteous than Lei Sun."

“People with only loyalty and righteousness won’t survive long in this capital,” Bai Choufei said, agreeing more with Lei Sun’s approach: “Knowing that a great battle is imminent, instead of improving their own strength, they want to distribute such treasures to others.”

"The fall of the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion was not unjustified."

"No wonder Lei Sun was able to confidently send Di Feijing to our Baichuan Pavilion. I'm afraid that the moment he got his hands on the Na Yuan Dan, he no longer considered Su Mengzhen his biggest rival."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Su Mengzhen was defeated in yet another clash of swords with Lei Sun.

"OP!"

Seeing this, the others in the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion disregarded their own opponents and were willing to take a hit from them in order to desperately gather in the direction of Su Mengzhen.

In a short while, the battle between Jin Feng Xi Yu Lou and Liu Fen Ban Tang, which had been evenly matched, quickly became clear.

The experts from the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion, all wounded, gathered around Su Mengzhen.

Lei Sun, on the other hand, stood confidently opposite him: "Lord Su, it seems destiny is on my side. The outcome of our battle today is decided!"

Su Mengzhen used the knife to support her body, pushed away Yang Wuxie's hand, and stubbornly stood up on her own.

"If one believed in fate, then Su Mengzhen wouldn't be alive today."

He then pointed his knife at Lei Sun: "How can Chief Lei be so sure that victory will be yours until the very last moment?"

"you……"

*Pfft*

The sound of a sharp blade piercing a body rang out.

"Master Lei!"

"you……"

Lei Sun turned around in astonishment to look at Lei Mei, who was slowly pulling the sword from his heart.

A large amount of blood gushed from his chest. Seeing that he had succeeded in his attack, Lei Sun immediately turned around and leaped into Lei Mei's camp in the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion.

He asked incredulously, "Why...why?"

Lei Mei's expression was now icy cold, a far cry from her previous alluring demeanor.

Su Mengzhen answered Lei Sun's question for her.

"Because she is Guo Dongshen."

"Guo Dongshen, what a great Guo Dongshen!"

After uttering his last words, the once-powerful Lei Sun met his end.

With the death of Lei Sun, the head of the Six and a Half Hall, the betrayal of Lei Mei, the third hall master, and the absence of Di Feijing, the head hall master, the Six and a Half Hall, which had initially held the upper hand, leaderless, the situation reversed, and they began to suffer a series of defeats.

Seeing this, Second Hall Master Lei Dongtian could only order the members of the Six and a Half Hall to retreat. In today's battle, the victor was actually the Golden Wind and Drizzle Pavilion, which had no advantage whatsoever!

Qiao Feng and the others were also shocked by this unexpected development. It wasn't until the Six and a Half Hall members withdrew and the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Pavilion began cleaning up the battlefield that they came to their senses.

Turning around to look at Xiu Chu Qi Yu, I found that Xiu Chu Qi Yu, who was originally standing on the corner, had disappeared, leaving only the roof decorations standing there as always.

Seeing the familiar ink-wash style settlement interface pop up, I was very curious about what evaluation the system would give this time.

"A mysterious origin, an amazingly effective medicine, and the ability to move mountains and overturn seas."

"A mysterious woman suddenly appears in the capital. Can she change the landscape of the capital, break through the pressure, and show her brilliance?"

System: "Congratulations to the player for clearing the game level 'A Gentle Blade' and achieving the ending 'When Two Dragons Fight, the World Is in Turmoil' (Note 1)."

System: "The completion reward will be sent to your mailbox one minute after you log out of the game. Please check your mailbox in time."

Skillfully open your email, show off your adventure, and collect your game completion rewards.

The game reward this time is still 300 Hero Coins.

"Looks like even though I made some big moves, I didn't really change the protagonist's fate!"

Unaware of the truth, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and accepted the reward without any surprise, only to discover that he still had a letter he hadn't read.

It was sent to her by Lu Xiaofeng.

Upon opening it, they discovered that it contained 100,000 taels of gold!

"When did Lu Xiaofeng become rich?"

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she carefully read the letter and discovered that the money was a gift from the Hua family of Jiangnan to thank her for providing medicine that cured Hua Manlou's eyes.

The NPC Hua Manlou, who has some influence through his extraordinary encounters, is Lu Xiaofeng's blind friend.

"I didn't expect Lu Xiaofeng to be serious; the Hua family really did give us a thank-you gift!"

She just finished clearing a level in the game, and the system cooldown has been refreshed, so she has one more chance to enter the game level today.

"Why don't we choose the world where Lu Xiaofeng lives?"

"I don't know what's going on with the new level. Before it makes a name for itself, I doubt the Na Yuan Pills will sell that well. The other game levels are all poor, but the NPCs in Lu Xiaofeng's world are much richer. Maybe we should sell the Na Yuan Pills to them?"

"It just so happens that I have a somewhat decent relationship with the emperor of their world. When it comes to doing business, you should choose the richest person to cooperate with."

With that in mind, Xiu Chuqi no longer hesitated and chose the world where Lu Xiaofeng was, and began to travel by divine speed.

Perhaps because no new level had been unlocked, this time she landed not near the main character or the location of the main storyline, but at the spot where she had been seriously injured earlier.

That is, the entrance to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The emperor, who was working in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, fell silent when he saw a person who was supposed to be dead suddenly appear at the entrance of his Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The emperor stopped the head of the guards who was about to arrest Xiu Chuqiyu, and looked at him curiously.

"I remember the young lady passed away, didn't she? How come she's suddenly here?"

Remembering how I died at someone's doorstep after eating random food, I suddenly felt a little embarrassed about this unexpected encounter that I hadn't cared about before.

She had always thought of the NPCs in the game levels as the NPCs in the main game, but after playing more levels, she realized that their intelligence was much higher than she had imagined, and they were just like real humans.

Thinking back on all my previous actions, I didn't realize it before, but now I feel quite embarrassed.

But there's not much awkwardness about it; after all, players can do whatever they want!

I easily convinced myself that the location where I logged in was perfect, and after showing off my adventure, I suddenly realized that it was a great place to log in.

He glanced at the emperor, who was looking at him curiously, and showed off his extraordinary encounter with a smile.

"I'm here to do some business with you."

Seeing that Xiu Chu avoided talking about his miraculous encounter and his resurrection, the emperor blinked and asked in a cooperative manner.

"What kind of business do you want to do with me, young lady?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he took out the Na Yuan Pill and tossed it lightly to the imperial guards beside the emperor.

"This is the Na Yuan Pill. One bottle can increase your internal energy for a year. And it has absolutely no side effects."

"Your Majesty, didn't you almost get rebelled before? Those people took advantage of the fact that you, as the emperor, didn't have time to practice martial arts, which is why they had wicked intentions towards you."

"Now that we have the Na Yuan Pill, as long as you buy thousands or tens of thousands of bottles and consume them, I guarantee that you will immediately and painlessly become a top expert. You will never have to worry about being threatened by others with force again, nor will you have to worry about others rebelling."

Upon hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but chuckle.

"Wasn't it you, young lady, who rebelled before? And my cousin, who's close to you. Isn't it inappropriate to use something like that as an example?"

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she immediately retorted, "You're talking nonsense, I didn't have that."

"The one who rebelled was the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan."

And silently added in his mind: "What does this have to do with my showing off my extraordinary encounter and the renamed Kunyu Xuanjing?"

After giving Xiu Chuqi a long look, the emperor sighed.

"Aren't you afraid of hurting my cousin's feelings by saying that?"

Before he could even reveal his extraordinary encounter, he added, "That's right, the person is already dead, what's the point of worrying about whether he's sad or not?"

Unaware that the other party was testing her, she did not refute her boasting of her extraordinary encounter.

In her opinion, the Prince of Pingnan was a thing of the past, and what awaited her in her homeland now had nothing to do with the word "rebellion."

The emperor, who had been recounting his extraordinary experiences and inner thoughts, believed that the Prince of Pingnan's heir was truly dead, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he felt more relieved or more sorrowful.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

He turned to look at the guard holding the Na Yuan Pill. Seeing this, the guard, with great insight, uncorked the bottle and swallowed the Na Yuan Pill.

After a moment, feeling the internal energy that had suddenly increased in his dantian and the absence of any discomfort, he nodded to the emperor.

Upon seeing this, the emperor looked at the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter with even greater apprehension.

"Such a miraculous medicine, I wonder what price you intend to sell it for, young lady?"

“Three hundred gold coins,” Showing off his extraordinary encounter, then quickly added, fearing the other party might misunderstand, “the price of one bottle.”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief; it was much cheaper than he had imagined.

But he still looked troubled: "This price is really too expensive. The national treasury is empty right now, and I really can't come up with that much money right now."

Unaware of the other party's true thoughts, Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter reminded him of Emperor Huizong of Tang, who thought the emperor was telling the truth and quickly offered him advice.

"How about this, I'll sell it to you for 200 gold coins a bottle, and you can sell it to other martial artists for 300 gold coins. You'll make a net profit of 100 gold coins per bottle. You can use the extra money to sell Nascent Soul Pills for your own consumption, right?"

"This is the only batch I can sell here. If you miss this opportunity, you probably won't be able to buy it again."

Why?

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he sighed and said, "Just assume that the materials used to make it have become extinct, and there's no way to refine it anymore."

"How can we let such a miraculous medicine fall into the wrong hands?" the emperor thought to himself, but readily agreed.

"In that case, I'll take as many Nascent Soul Pills as you have!"

"Are you serious?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she looked at the other person in shock.

"My words are lawful and cannot be false."

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she was tempted to buy up all the Na Yuan Pills in the trading house and sell them to him. But reason told her that he probably didn't actually have that much money.

To avoid overproduction leading to price reductions, she had to keep production just below his bottom line to maximize her profits.

Fortunately, there is someone who can help.

"Wait a moment, I'll go check how many Na Yuan Pills there are in total."

He made up a random excuse and showed off his amazing adventure back home.

"Kunyu Xuanjing, Kunyu Xuanjing, come quickly and help!"

"What's up?"

A handsome face suddenly appeared from the swing set in the corner.

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, her heart skipped a beat for a moment, and the next second, she hurriedly asked.

"I have a batch of Na Yuan Pills that I want to sell to your royal brother. Do you know how much gold he can spend at most to buy them?"

I really do know about Kunyu Xuanjing.

Before rebelling, he had carefully studied all his elder brother's preferences and information. After careful consideration, he cautiously recited a set of numbers.

"At most, he should only be able to offer one million taels of gold. My brother is actually quite wealthy, but he is indeed a diligent and benevolent emperor who will not spend all his cash at once. If it's any more expensive, he probably won't be willing to buy it."

Thanks.

She showed off her extraordinary encounter and received the answer, which far exceeded her expectations. She excitedly patted Kunyu Xuanjing's arm and left.

Back in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, seeing the emperor still reviewing memorials, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and unhesitatingly gave the Kunyu Xuanjing as a number.

“I just counted, and there are about five thousand bottles of Na Yuan Dan left. If Your Majesty wants them all, I can sell them to you for one million taels of gold.”

This price just hit the emperor's psychological bottom line.

He glanced at Xiu Chuqi with suspicion: "Did the young lady really go to count the items just now, instead of looking for someone to ask for an answer?"

Thanks to the system's built-in emoticons, I showed off my adventure by clicking on the puzzled emoticon and asking, "What answer do you want? I'm going to count points, of course."

Seeing that her face showed no flaws whatsoever, the emperor was confident in his ability to judge people, so he put aside his doubts and readily agreed.

"Okay, let's trade at this price."

Having won another hundred bricks, the person who showed off their extraordinary encounter didn't linger in this world for long.

It was getting late, so she planned to finish up her daily tasks and then log off to rest.

After fighting the great battle with Kunyu Xuanjing, and showing off his extraordinary encounter, just as he was about to say goodbye, the computer screen froze for a moment.

A traditional Chinese ink painting that has appeared many times recently came into view before the person who had shown off their adventure.

"Time flies by like a white horse galloping past, a lifetime of passion burns brightly on the remaining journey. When a chivalrous hero encounters a serendipitous event while traveling the world, triggering the [Ember of Kunwu] is a great opportunity, truly something to celebrate." (Note 2)

The system announcement sounded, and the world channel was filled with question marks.

Showing off her amazing encounter, she saw the question mark interspersed with the comment, "This name seems familiar." She felt no fear, only the joy of escaping her unlucky fate and achieving good fortune.

"It's true that I'll get criticized for releasing legendary items at this frequency, but this is compensation for not having Flash for two seasons!"

You should know that she diligently farmed the Cave of One and Taiji Palace for two seasons, but she didn't see a single Xuanjing, forcing her to bid high prices for large iron during the faction auction.

So what if there are four consecutive days of unparalleled geniuses?

I have 190,000 experience points, this is all compensation from Seasun Entertainment!

Silently reassuring themselves, they enjoyed watching the world channel's emotional breakdown performance, even though they knew it was a regular feature. No one was really upset; they still loved watching.

He waited until the next serendipitous encounter appeared, then showed off his own serendipitous experience before bidding farewell to Kunyu Xuanjing and logging off to rest.

A morning without staying up late means waking up early. Showing off my adventure, I pulled out my phone and opened JX3 (Swordsman Online).

Friday, a day that shouldn't be under maintenance.

Sure enough, I saw the maintenance notice from Seasun Games when I showed off my unexpected encounter. Perhaps because the previous maintenances had been met with such strong criticism, severely impacting the player experience, this time the maintenance only lasted half an hour.

Showing off my adventure and opening the update log, I indeed saw that the Na Yuan Dan had been nerfed.

"The bug that allowed Na Yuan Pills to increase NPCs' internal energy out of thin air has been fixed. In game levels, cultivation level and internal energy will be calculated separately, and cultivation level will no longer be considered as internal energy for improvement. Na Yuan Pills that have been handed over to NPCs will be changed to Na Yuan Pill *old, but will still have the effect of increasing internal energy."

"It's okay, who cares?"

"Anyway, I was prepared for this, and I've already earned all the gold I could."

Show off your amazing adventures and comfort yourself with tears streaming down your face.

"At least he left out the fact that the sold Na Yuan Pills only rip off players and not NPCs, right? You dog of a planner, if you can't handle the game, then don't play!"

As usual, I gave the planner a good scolding, then showed off my lucky encounter to cheer myself up and enter the new level.

This time, her arrival location was once again a frozen wasteland. Showing off her adventure and opening the map, she discovered the location was Kunlun.

"Could it be that this time, it's our Evil Valley that's going to be targeted?"

Open the quest panel. This time, the main quest is to repair the damaged Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he fell into deep thought.

"repair?"

"If the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber are still intact by now, could I find them and destroy them beforehand, then figure out how to repair them, so as to complete the mission ahead of schedule?"

He flew around in a circle using his superb lightness skill, making sure he didn't see any signs related to Evil Valley, before finally feeling relieved after showing off his extraordinary encounter.

"It seems it's just a matter of the same place name; the style of our Evil Valley can still be maintained."

She had flown around this place several times, but still couldn't find Zhang Wuji, the protagonist of this level.

There are quite a few other NPCs, and this Kunlun is much more lively than the Evil Valley in the main game of JX3.

"Could it be that the system landed at the wrong location this time, and didn't drop me near the main character?"

“No,” Shower said, clenching his fist. “I have to look carefully.”

"The names of these weapons, the Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber, are so ordinary. They sound just like names for something like 'Power Pill' or 'Dragon-Tiger Fist.' Without the protagonist triggering the plot, when will I ever find them to complete the main quest?"

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Author's Note: Note 1: This is derived from Li Bai's poem "Sending Scholar Zhang to Visit Vice Minister Gao".

Note 2: This is from the system announcement when the Kunwu Ember is triggered in JX3.