Chapter 330: Chapter 220: Master’s Martial Arts Talent, Legendary Black Tiger Heart Steal

As soon as Bai Qi stepped into the Inheritance Hall at the far end of Four Directions Street, he saw a corpse lying prone.

The intense blood mist surged, coalescing into fragrant clouds of thick red vapor.

Like crystalline dew droplets after rain, it fell heavily to the ground.

"Did someone kill a Four Cultivation Grandmaster?"

Bai Qi’s eye twitched; only the death of a top master with all four gates open would result in such a phenomenon.

After death, the blood mist disperses, like abundant dew, lingering without dissolving.

It lasts for several days and nights, nourishing the land, a common sight.

Some extraordinary individuals even harmonize with the terrain, creating bizarre phenomena.

Similar to the "Inner Scenic Land" that exists in the vast void.

For instance, the King of Support, known for divine techniques, reputedly the foremost in the world today.

Once slaying Hu Lv Divine Light on Mang Mountain, who was then ruling a territory with ambitions of becoming emperor.

Using his life-bound Divine Soldiers, the Water and Fire Dragon Capturing Rod, he forcibly smashed the latter’s mortal shell.

It’s said that at the moment of Hu Lv Divine Light’s death, essence smoke soared to the sky, like blood clouds covering the heavens, shrouding a hundred miles of Mang Mountain!

To this day, the mountains appear crimson, the sinister winds wail.

On moonlit nights heavy with evil qi, one can hear the cries of charging golden spear and iron horse, now a tale circulating the prefecture.

"A Four Cultivation Grandmaster, killed just like that.

The Master is truly mighty and domineering!"

Bai Qi felt a sudden chill in his heart, collected his thoughts, then looked up at the tall elder grandly seated in the main hall.

His temples were white as snow, frost-like hair resembling a lance, with piercing dark eyes under his brows.

When his eyelids droop, he’s like a dozing tiger.

If Ninghai Zen is a precipitous cliff with unique peaks, carrying a sense of "untamed" vigor.

Then this silver-haired elder, looking so dignified and imposing.

Gave Bai Qi a spontaneous sense of boldness, as if even ghosts and gods shy away from his "majestic strength."

Is this the teacher who cultivated and taught my master?

Why does he look like a thick large leg!

Bai Qi resisted the strong urge to bow deeply, crossed the threshold, and respectfully clasped his hands:

"Grand-disciple Bai Qi, pays respects to the Master."

Seeing the fervor of this grand-disciple, Chen Xing was very pleased, laughing heartily and repeatedly praising:

"Good child! Good seedling! Good legacy!"

Bai Qi passed through the front courtyard, received gifts from the stunned Housekeeper Gui, and arranged them one by one on the round table:

"Grand-disciple visits for the first time and doesn’t know the Master and Mistress’s preferences, so I picked auspicious items."

He didn’t come empty-handed.

Far superior to Ninghai Zen’s wayward disciple!

The mischievous brat didn’t bring anything back then, yet he ate several large bowls of rice and a basin of tender, fragrant beef stew!

This comparison made Chen Xing quite gratified, finding the obedient and sensible grand-disciple even more likable:

"Come, come, sit down. Zirong, why don’t you show any discernment, quickly wash the floor clean, don’t leave it dirty to embarrass the Martial Arts Hall."

Xu Zirong, waiting outside the hall, responded with a sigh, feeling the stark difference in treatment between people. With the arrival of the grand-disciple, his already low status would further decline, soon to be akin to the watchdog of the Inheritance Hall.

He sighed and carried a wooden bucket to fetch water and clean the floor.

"Good grand-disciple, let’s talk in the rear courtyard. Oh, Zirong, later serve the Ganlu tea you stole from your father, brew it well."

Chen Xing commanded nonchalantly.

"Understood, Instructor."

Xu Zirong exhibited willingness to bear hardships, dragged the completely lifeless corpse aside, covered it with a white cloth, and planned to send it to Qianshan Sect later. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Having studied at the Inheritance Hall for years, he was accustomed to such chores.

Disposing of bodies, notifying families, distributing compassion funds... all too familiar.

"This Brother Xu, truly remarkable!"

Bai Qi cast a sidelong glance at the quick-footed Xu Zirong.

Another person who knows how to please the elders and advance!

He silently noted it and followed the Master to the rear courtyard.

The feng shui layout of the Inheritance Hall was quite meticulous.

Water pavilion, water terrace, water shore... all were present.

As the saying goes, water signifies wealth.

This spacious courtyard, abundant in water, could be considered a prime gathering place for prosperity.

Passing through the corridor, Bai Qi saw a rather elegant pavilion in the heart of the lake, where mist drifted and cool breezes blew gently.

It’s a pity the sky was too dark, making it difficult to appreciate the scenic beauty.

"Yihai Prefecture has a big lake named ’Sha Xue.’ Your Mistress loves to admire snow and take boat trips; I specifically diverted water from there to create this place."

Chen Xing clasped his hands behind his back, speaking calmly.

"This surpasses He Jingfeng’s scale at the Nine Palaces Platform; the Master is truly a romantic, willing to spend generously for his wife’s smile."

Bai Qi strolled slowly along the water’s edge, seemingly imbued with the light mist, with water patterns gleaming on his forehead.

"If I were to live here, practicing martial arts daily and fishing, wouldn’t it be an immortal’s life?"

Chen Xing glanced back at this reticent, seemingly honest grand-disciple, his eyes flashing with slight surprise:

"Do you have a water destiny among your primary and secondary imprints?"

Facing the Master’s inquiry, Bai Qi didn’t conceal it:

"The primary imprint is fiercely gold and burning fire, the secondary imprint is surging black water."

Chen Xing seemed startled for a moment, thought of something, then smiled:

"An excellent destiny trait, Tongwen Hall truly found a treasure."

"The grand-disciple is just a stubborn stone, wholly reliant on my master’s patience to shape."

Bai Qi discreetly praised Ninghai Zen, ensuring his image as respectful of elders and obedient to his master was intact.

Chen Xing sneered, shaking his head:

"Him? Patient? Shape? Your master is notoriously lazy, probably not very attentive to you.

I observed your martial arts earlier, learned the Five Grand Captures, but it seems chaotic, lacking a clear focus.