Under the simultaneous application of Li Xuanxiao's Martial Arts and Buddhist Dharma, Qian Yu soon found himself unable to hold out.
After gritting his teeth and enduring for three more rounds, he finally had no choice but to admit defeat.
Li Xuanxiao restrained his True Yuan and returned to his normal state, without the slightest hint of arrogance from defeating his opponent.
Many Disciples felt a bit embarrassed; they had previously harbored criticisms of Li Xuanxiao, thinking he was just a showy but useless person.
They never expected Li Xuanxiao's true strength to be so formidable!
Long Hui looked at Lu Yixian with a smile: "How is it, Master? I didn't lie to you, Li Xuanxiao is the real deal!"
Lu Yixian nodded: "Indeed quite good. This is the first time I've seen someone capable of Dual Cultivation of Buddhism and Martial Arts! I will report what happened today to the Council of Elders."
After speaking, he paused for a moment and scanned the surrounding Disciples with a serious expression.
"I hope everyone remains silent about what happened today. This concerns the grand plan of our Ancient Martial Mystic Court and even the entire Divine Land! Any violators will be immediately expelled from the Ancient Martial Mystic Court! And even the Divine Land!"
Many Disciples nodded in agreement one after another.
How could a Martial Artist capable of entering the Ancient Martial Mystic Court be a fool?
Li Xuanxiao's existence was destined to deal a massive blow to the traditional Martial Arts System!
The higher-ups also needed to have a discussion before they could decide how to handle this matter.
Lu Yixian looked at Li Xuanxiao: "Little friend Li, I will report your situation. If everything goes smoothly, you will be exceptionally admitted into my Ancient Martial Mystic Court! At that time, not just me, but the entire Ancient Martial Mystic Court will be your backing. Even if the Qilin Clan wants to move against you, they will have to think twice!"
Li Xuanxiao cupped his fists again: "My thanks to Senior Lu!"
Lu Yixian nodded: "I'll take my leave first. If you have any questions about the Ancient Martial Mystic Court, you can ask Long Hui."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yixian transformed into a clear breeze and dissipated on the spot in an instant.
Long Hui gently nudged Li Xuanxiao twice with his elbow: "Let's go! I'll take you around to see the place first."
Li Xuanxiao nodded; naturally, he wouldn't refuse.
...
Bian Qing's figure flickered rapidly, with faint sounds of subtle thunder.
After only half a day, he arrived near the borders of the Divine Land.
Just as he stepped one foot inside, a long spear came whistling through the air!
The True Yuan wrapped around it was incredibly thick; the being who threw the spear was at least at the Late Stage of the Heaven Realm.
Bian Qing frowned slightly and sidestepped to dodge it.
The spear missed its mark, turned back, and flew into the hand of a hovering Martial Artist.
Bian Qing observed indifferently; the newcomer was a Sky Dome Guard of the Divine Land.
"Who goes there? Why are you trespassing into our Divine Land territory?"
The Sky Dome Guard spoke with a voice full of vigor, possessing a cultivation at the Qian Realm Seventh Layer.
Bian Qing glanced at him. If it were anywhere else, a Qian Realm Seventh Layer existence who dared to shout at him like this would have been decapitated long ago!
But now that he was in the Divine Land territory, if he did that, the only one who would end up decapitated would be himself.
Bian Qing suppressed his temper: "I am Bian Qing, from the Qilin Clan. I have come to the Divine Land to find a Martial Artist."
The Sky Dome Guard raised an eyebrow in surprise. How rare! It was actually someone from the Qilin Clan!
"Do you have a Passage Token? Have you reported your itinerary in advance?"
Bian Qing was somewhat confused. Passage Token? Reporting itinerary?
He hadn't been to the Divine Land for too long and was completely unaware of the current changes there.
Since when did entering the Divine Land require so many miscellaneous things?
Bian Qing shook his head: "No."
The Sky Dome Guard spoke calmly: "If you don't have them, come with me to process it. Report your itinerary and purpose in advance; write down clearly where you are going and what you are going to do."
There was a look of impatience in Bian Qing's eyes, and he almost lashed out, but considering the strength of the Divine Land...
He hesitated for a moment before slowly following the Sky Dome Guard.
As for where he was going and what he was doing, couldn't he just write whatever he wanted?
He would fool them for now, and after killing the culprit who murdered the Patriarch's descendant, he would leave immediately.
By the time the Martial Artists of the Divine Land realized it, it would be too late.
The Divine Land wouldn't trouble the Qilin Clan for the sake of an ordinary Martial Artist, would they?
...
Zhuxia Divine Land, Ancient Martial Mystic Court.
Li Xuanxiao and Long Hui flew together in mid-air, passing over one building after another.
During the flight, Long Hui was also explaining information about the Ancient Martial Mystic Court to Li Xuanxiao.
"The head of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court is the Profound Saint. Below the Profound Saint is the Council of Elders, and below them are the Four Symbols Divine Guards and the Imperial Court Envoys... The Profound Law Department... the Artifact Refining Workshop..."
"The Disciples of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court are divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D..."
After Long Hui's explanation, Li Xuanxiao's understanding of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court deepened significantly.
But what Li Xuanxiao remembered was simply where to go to receive tasks for slaying demons and monsters.
And where he could go to purchase Martial Arts resources.
As for some Profound Saint or some Council of Elders, it all went in one ear and out the other.
His purpose was very clear: he was only temporarily using the power of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court to protect himself.
Once his strength improved to a certain level and he no longer needed to worry about the Qilin Clan...
The Ancient Martial Mystic Court would no longer mean much to him.
He didn't count on some Profound Saint or some Elder being able to help him with anything.
As long as he could lay low here for a while, he would be very grateful.
To Li Xuanxiao, the Ancient Martial Mystic Court was more of a channel for information on demons and monsters, as well as for obtaining various Martial Arts resources.
As for improving his strength or studying Martial Arts, he didn't expect much.
After all, no matter how impressive your Ancient Martial Mystic Court was, could it be more impressive than the System?
One could tell just from the Dual Cultivation of Buddhism and Martial Arts.
Joining the Ancient Martial Mystic Court was just for fun; for real Martial Arts cultivation, he still had to rely on the System!
Long Hui's throat was dry after his explanation, only to find Li Xuanxiao's mind was wandering elsewhere, thinking about who-knows-what.
Fine!
It turned out that after talking for so long, I was just casting pearls before swine.
Long Hui shrugged, but his chest vibrated slightly.
He took out a crystal-clear mysterious jade and infused it with True Yuan.
Immediately, the mysterious jade floated in front of him and projected layers upon layers of light and shadow upwards.
The light and shadow soon stabilized, and the illusory image of Lu Yixian appeared in the air, looking just as if he were there in person!
Seeing such a miraculous scene, Li Xuanxiao's eyes widened: "A... a holographic projection!?"
Long Hui looked up with a proud smile: "This is called a mystic jade spirit shadow! It's a creation of the Wenyuan Pavilion, and every Disciple of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court has one. It can be used for communication and also as proof of identity."
Li Xuanxiao looked at it with greed: "Fight me. If you can't beat me in three rounds, give me this thing to play with for a couple of days."
Long Hui raised an eyebrow: "You wish! Do you think I'll be fooled and tricked by you again?"
Not bothering with Li Xuanxiao, Long Hui turned his head to look at the solid illusory image of Lu Yixian.
Lu Yixian's illusory image looked at Long Hui, then scanned Li Xuanxiao beside him.
"After discussion by the Council of Elders, it has been decided that Li Xuanxiao will immediately become a Disciple of my Ancient Martial Mystic Court! He will be ranked as 'C' Grade. Long Hui, take Li Xuanxiao to collect his introductory resources..."