Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!-Chapter 1049 - 545

Accompanied by a loud crash, the statue of the Young Hero outside Qingbai City collapsed with a roar.

Especially the handsome head of the Young Hero, which rolled straight into the river below.

The craftsmen with broken legs who witnessed this couldn't help but say, "It's over! It's over!"

"Truly over!"

Since the statue was erected, Duan Yun's reputation in the Martial World had grown increasingly significant. Many people in the area, who initially doubted and feared him, gradually began to worship him. They would speak of how Young Hero Duan had pierced through mountains and cleared rivers to save them.

It can be said that this statue had become a spiritual symbol for hundreds of miles around.

If the Heroic Land were to expand here, it would definitely become a place where the Heroic Wind would quickly flourish, given its deep-rooted popular support.

Yet now, this spiritual symbol was destroyed.

"It's over!"

"Truly over."

In response to the craftsmen's words, the leading Great Love Yangren smiled and said, "Great Love has descended; what's really over is the Evil Demon."

As this group left, they spat at the fallen statue, wearing amiable expressions.

...

The toppling of the Young Hero statue outside Qingbai City caused a great uproar locally.

The first to react, even before the commoners and who were the most outraged, were naturally the local gentry.

Back in the day, the gentry and Martial Arts sects, having been forced to donate, long wished Duan Yun would die suddenly. The towering statue seemed to slap them in the face.

However, as years passed, they got used to it. Not only did they stop complaining, but they even took pride in the news of Duan Yun dominating all sides each time.

Behold, it's those who were annihilated that are most pitiful; they only suffered a small financial loss.

People are like this: as long as others are more unfortunate, one's own misfortune doesn't seem that bad and might even bring schadenfreude.

Now that the statue is toppled, they surprisingly felt a sense of anger.

The crucial point is, they all knew that Old Demon Duan is narrow-minded, and should he claim poor guardianship of the statue, it would be their misfortune.

Thus, the local gentry reacted even faster than the common people.

They quickly gathered manpower to seek justice from those Great Love individuals.

Yet, within one night, the gentry were tearfully converted into Great Love followers.

Helplessly, upon seeing half of their dozens of wives tragically killed by some so-called Great Love's nonsense fart, they could only stand by without doing anything, remaining as impotent husbands. Would they not submit and join them?

The gentry heads surrendered first, but many Qingbai City citizens remained unconvinced and clashed with the so-called Great Love group.

These Great Love individuals seemed amiable, merely smiling when pushed around, appearing harmless to both humans and animals.

But the following night, all who pushed them suddenly died violently.

On the second night, many men of Qingbai City wept mournfully at funerals, all while absorbing moonlight and transforming into women.

Others did not dare to resist, but they did!

Was Young Hero Duan's Divine Skill inferior to theirs?

Could they let these so-called Great Love Yangren bully them on the land that Young Hero Duan had influenced?

"I decide my fate, not the heavens!"

On that day, perhaps because too many people absorbed moonlight, the moonlight quickly dimmed, with a vaguely emerging blood-red streak.

Li Shuiwang was perhaps the earliest and most determined that night in Qingbai City to begin practicing the "Jade Sword True Understanding."

Settling down here before marrying, he had been a Taoist.

A Taoist who traveled the Martial World with his master.

Back then, he was young, eager to wander the Martial World with a sword, conquering the most powerful fighters and the most beautiful women.

But shortly after their journey began, they encountered the Red House fairy and were...

If it weren't for his master desperately shouting, "Come at me! I'm not afraid!" he would likely have been crippled or dead.

The image of his master ascending with the Red House Girl was his last sight of him.

Only then did he realize that to walk the Martial World required absolute strength; otherwise, sheer misfortune would leave you powerless even to protect your chastity.

He secretly vowed to master Divine Skill and annihilate the Red House fairy entirely.

Sadly, the Martial World was so difficult to navigate. He nearly lost his life in the Netherworld just trying to make a small business fortune to stave off hunger, let alone mastering Divine Skill or killing the Red House Girl.

He drifted in the river for three days and nights before being saved by a kind girl.

He always remembered the caring look she gave as she pulled him ashore, a rare warmth in the dark Martial World.

Later, the girl became his wife, and he came to live in Qingbai City.

Life was stable, and he gradually forgot about the Martial World's vendettas; with his wife unable to bear children, he didn't mind.

He just knew he loved her.

He had almost entirely distanced himself from the Martial World; thinking back seemed like a lifetime ago.

Yet, he still loved listening to tales of the Martial World, especially those of Duan Yun, which he adored the most.

Not only had Young Hero Duan saved his and his wife's life by piercing through river channels, but his practice of killing anyone he disliked, including the oppressive Red House Girl, made Li Shuiwang admire him even more.

In fact, long ago, Li Shuiwang had already obtained the "Jade Sword True Understanding," aware of the consequences of practicing this martial art.

And his life was blissful, with his wife beside him; he only thought of continuing to live well, never intending to practice this martial skill.

But just yesterday, when his wife went to buy vegetables, she encountered those Great Love Yangren.

She simply refused their preaching, saying she would never become such a Wuqing person.