My Martial Dao Has No Bottlenecks

Liang Cheng glanced at the Token but didn’t take it.

"I appreciate the Treasure Pavilion’s kind intentions, but there’s no need for a gift."

Wen Ruoqian’s smile remained. "Shopkeeper Qian acted inappropriately and has been punished by the Main Tower. The Tower Lord specifically instructed me to resolve any previous animosity with Liang Zhenchuan."

"There was no misunderstanding."

Liang Cheng said no more, walking around the carriage and leaving directly.

Wen Ruoqian stood by the carriage, watching Liang Cheng’s retreating figure. The smile vanished from his eyes. He slowly put away the Token and said in a low voice, "Inform the Main Tower. The target has refused recruitment and shows clear hostility. Advise proceeding with the second plan."

A low reply came from within the carriage.

The night before his departure, Liang Cheng sat quietly in the courtyard.

Lady Ning had sewn him new clothes, Yaya had prepared rations, and Yang Wei sat beside him, drinking in silence.

「The next morning, at the Martial Arts Academy Mountain Gate.」

Bai Hong, Shen Jun, Yang Wei, Lady Ning, Yaya and her husband, and many Disciples from the Martial Arts Academy had all come to see him off.

Liang Cheng shouldered his pack, the Zhenxian Saber at his waist, and gave everyone a solemn bow.

"I’m off."

He didn’t say much more. He turned, left, and boarded a ferry at the docks, which was filled mostly with merchants and Martial Artists.

The ferry left the port, sailing north with a favorable wind.

Liang Cheng stood on the deck, gazing at the gradually blurring silhouette of Lin Wu City until it became a thin line on the horizon. Only then did he turn and return to his cabin.

The voyage lasted a month, the seas calm and winds fair.

Liang Cheng kept to himself, spending most of his time in his cabin on his Cultivation.

His True Essence Realm Early Stage Cultivation had been completely stabilized. He made steady progress on the Third Layer of the Broken Wave Technique. After mastering the Wind and Thunder Slash to Perfection, his Profound Yin Sword Technique also improved. He could now wield it as if it were an extension of his own arm, and Perfection was within sight.

[Third Layer of Broken Wave Technique: Beginner Level (1752/5000)]

[Profound Yin Sword Technique: Great Success (10953/12000)]

When not training arduously, he would occasionally go to the deck to relax, drawing sideways glances from the other Martial Artists on board. However, no one dared to approach him for a conversation.

A twenty-year-old at the True Essence Realm was considered a peerless prodigy, even within the Four Islands Alliance.

A month later, the docks of Canglan Island were visible in the distance.

The ship docked, and Liang Cheng disembarked with the flow of the crowd.

Canglan Island was several times larger than Central Origin Island. The docks teemed with thousands of ships, and the crowds were a constant, weaving stream.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the air was also noticeably higher than in Lin Wu City. Many of the Martial Artists had powerful auras, and those at the True Qi Realm were a common sight.

Liang Cheng didn’t notice a pair of sinister eyes in a corner of the docks, staring fixedly at him.

Fu Chenzhou was dressed in plain cloth, a bamboo hat on his head. He watched Liang Cheng disembark, buy a horse, and ask for directions, the hatred in his eyes almost overflowing.

He had arrived on Canglan Island half a month before Liang Cheng. He had left Cyan Mist City under the pretext of entering secluded cultivation, but in reality, he was lying in wait for his prey.

"You little bastard. Now that you’re out of Lin Wu City, let’s see who can protect you."

Fu Chenzhou pulled his bamboo hat lower and disappeared into the crowd.

Liang Cheng bought a Cyan-Maned Horse at the dockside market, purchased a map, and after confirming the direction to Yunhai City, he spurred his horse and set off.

Yunhai City was located in the center of Canglan Island. It would take five days to get there from here by a fast horse, so he wouldn’t miss the two-month deadline.

The main road was wide, and Liang Cheng galloped along it.

Half a day later, a sprawling mountain forest appeared ahead, with the main road cutting through it.

Just as Liang Cheng entered the forested section of the road, a warning flared in his mind!

"SHOOOSH—!"

A streak of cyan Sword Qi shot out from the trees to the side without any warning, aimed straight for the horse’s neck!

Liang Cheng reacted instantly. He slapped the saddle and leaped into the air. The Cyan-Maned Horse let out a pained neigh as the Sword Qi pierced its neck, and it collapsed to the ground with a THUD.

The moment Liang Cheng landed, the Zhenxian Saber was already unsheathed, its blade angled toward the ground.

"Who’s there?!"

A masked man in black emerged from the forest, holding a three-foot Cyan Blade. A cold light glinted along its edge.

"Liang Cheng, today you die."

The voice was hoarse, clearly a deliberate disguise.

Liang Cheng stared at the sword in the man’s hand and suddenly sneered. "City Lord Fu, do the people of Cyan Mist City only know how to hide their faces?"

The black-clad man flinched, then tore off his mask, revealing Fu Chenzhou’s grim face.

"A keen eye."

Fu Chenzhou pointed the tip of his sword at Liang Cheng, his eyes filled with boundless hatred. "Lingyun was the Fu Family’s once-in-a-century genius, yet you dared to cripple his Dantian and sever his path of cultivation! If I do not avenge this, I, Fu Chenzhou, am not fit to be called a man!"

Liang Cheng stood with his saber, his tone calm.

"Victory and defeat on the dueling platform are decided by fate. When your Cyan Mist City killed a Disciple from our Lin Wu City ten years ago, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"Enough nonsense!"

Fu Chenzhou’s True Essence erupted. A brilliant cyan light flared around him, and the oppressive might of a True Essence Realm Perfection expert pressed down like a mountain, his aura overwhelming!

Fu Chenzhou clearly didn’t want to waste any more words. Since he had dared to show his face, he had no intention of letting Liang Cheng leave alive. He moved, his sword flashing like a cyan rainbow piercing the sun as it thrust toward Liang Cheng’s throat!

Cyan Mist Swordsmanship - Sun-Piercing Technique!

The strike was as fast as lightning. Before the blade even arrived, the fierce Sword Qi was already making Liang Cheng’s skin sting.

Liang Cheng didn’t dare to be careless. He instantly activated his Golden Armor Realm Perfection defense, his skin taking on a faint golden sheen as he swung the Zhenxian Saber in a horizontal slash!

"Wind and Thunder Slash·Breaking Wind!"

The sword and saber clashed!

"CLANG—!"

The ear-piercing sound of metal on metal rang throughout the mountain forest!

Liang Cheng was forced back three steps, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger numb.

Fu Chenzhou’s Cultivation was profound. Even with Liang Cheng’s perfect foundation, the sheer density of Fu Chenzhou’s True Essence far surpassed that of Liang Cheng, who had only just broken through.

The force transmitted through the sword was as heavy as a mountain.

"You do have some skill!"

Fu Chenzhou sneered. His Sword Momentum shifted, and he unleashed the Cyan Mist Sword Technique. The light from his sword was like a fine, continuous drizzle, enveloping all of Liang Cheng’s vital points.

Every strike was vicious and cunning, aimed specifically at Liang Cheng’s weak spots.

Liang Cheng used the Wandering Dragon Step to maneuver and defended himself with a screen of light from his saber, but he was still grazed by a few streams of Sword Qi. Although his Golden Armor Realm defense was strong, his opponent’s powerful True Essence penetrated his body. A slash of Sword Qi cut his left shoulder, and blood began to seep out.

’I’m no match for this old bastard. I can’t fight him head-on; I have to outsmart him!’

After thirty exchanges, Liang Cheng’s left shoulder was struck by the sword again. The Sword Qi pierced to the bone, sending a wave of excruciating pain through him.

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