Chapter 56: The Second Style of the Unknown Sword Technique
Wang Xining only brought two people with him. Instead of taking a carriage, he rode directly out of Jiangzhou City.

"Ms. Xining."

Not long after leaving the city, a rider came after her. It was a handsome young man riding a black horse. He was like a flash of black lightning. In a moment, he caught up with her and rode side by side with her.

He asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Where are you going?"

"Brother Liu."

Wang Xining looked stern and said, "I have to go to Minglong City for something."

The man smiled cheerfully, "What a coincidence, I'm also going to Minglong City, why don't we go together?"

Wang Xining nodded and did not refuse.

This person is from the Liu family of Jin Yu Tang, named Liu Yi, and is an important figure in Jin Yu Tang’s Jiangzhou branch.

Jinyutang, the largest trading company in the world, had business all over the country, involving the most profitable businesses, including cloth, tea, salt, and iron.

Most importantly, this trading company is the royal family’s purse.

In other words, it is the Queen Mother's purse.

There is no need to offend.

Wang Xining suddenly had an idea and asked, "Why did Brother Liu go to Minglong City alone?"

Liu Yi was somewhat delighted to see that she took the initiative to ask him. Before, she was polite to him on the surface but actually distant from him and never took the initiative to ask him any questions.

He said quickly, "Minglong Prefecture is rich in medicinal materials, accounting for nearly 40% of the entire Jiangzhou. Now, the Li family, who are responsible for the supply of medicinal materials, have encountered some problems, and sent a message inviting me to discuss it. And the medicinal materials are exactly what I am responsible for. I have to go there."

Wang Xining's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Oh, what happened to the Li family?"

"Several leaders of the Li family were killed. By the way, what about you? What are you doing in Minglong City?"

"I have a savior in Minglong City. Now someone wants to kill him. When I heard the news, I naturally rushed over to help."

"How could this be possible? Who is so bold as to threaten even your savior?"

"What a coincidence, that person's last name is Li."

Liu Yi was stunned.

……

Two days later, Wang Xining and Liu Yi arrived in Minglong City.

After the two entered the city, they parted ways and Wang Xining went to the prefect's mansion.

When Guo Yi learned that she was coming, he ran to the gate to greet her, surprised and excited, "Xining, why are you here?"

"Why, you don't welcome me?"

"welcome."

The two sisters walked into the mansion hand in hand and talked about their farewell.

Soon, the topic turned to Gu Mingchuan.

"What? You mean, he killed a martial artist of the eighth level of Gangyuan?"

Wang Xining was shocked when he learned the whole story.

In the prison of the Demon Suppression Division, Gu Mingchuan had demonstrated the power of the Divine Realm. She judged at the time that he should be at the seventh level of the Divine Realm.

This is quite amazing.

As far as she knew, among the children of aristocratic families, there were only a few who could practice the horizontal training method to this level at the same age.

Only a few days have passed, and he can already easily kill a warrior at the eighth level of the Gangyuan Realm?

In other words, his cultivation had made another breakthrough, reaching the eighth level of the Divine Power Realm.

You know, the further you go in the horizontal training method, the slower your progress will be. It's much slower than that of a Gang Yuan warrior.

Guo Yi said, "That's the patriarch of the Li family. He killed him just because he said so. The Li family also has a master at the peak of the ninth level of Gangyuan. Isn't he courting death?"

As she spoke, she thought of Gu Mingchuan's attitude and became furious. "I kindly reminded him to hurry up, but he didn't appreciate it. Isn't that infuriating?"

"Does he really think he's invincible? Humph, wait till Li Rulong shows up tomorrow and see what he'll do."

Wang Xining shook his head and said, "If he runs, he will probably die faster."

How could an old veteran like Li Rulong not be on guard against this?
As soon as Gu Mingchuan left the city, Li Rulong caught up with him.

While staying at Gu's house, Li Rulong was cautious and didn't dare to act rashly.

In this situation, the only thing Gu Mingchuan could do was to ask for help.

When Wang Xining thought of this, he suddenly felt annoyed.

She did not receive any message from Gu Mingchuan, which meant that he had probably contacted Jiang Yihong or someone else.

Does this mean you can't trust her?
At this time, Guo Yi finally reacted and looked at her with a puzzled look, "Why do you keep asking about him? You suddenly returned to Minglong City this time, could it be because of him?"

Soon, she got the answer from Wang Xining's expression, which gradually became shocked.

……

At night, a bright moon was hanging high in the sky. In the yard, Gu Mingchuan held the broken bronze mirror in his hand, constantly adjusting the angle to look at the figure in the bronze mirror.

This bronze mirror is somewhat mysterious and may very well be one of the legendary spiritual weapons.

After he learned the first sword technique, another sword technique began to appear in the bronze mirror.

Gu Mingchuan has been studying for more than a month, but he is still a little short of it.

Until late at night.

"So that's it."

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head, and he caught the inspiration from somewhere. He figured out the obstacles involved, and suddenly everything became clear to him.

On the panel, in the martial arts column, there is finally an Unknown Sword Skill Second Style (0/1000+ for beginners)

Gu Mingchuan did not hesitate and directly added points until it reached Great Success (0/1000000).

【Name: Gu Mingchuan】

[Level: Level 9]

【Aspiration: Live and die with the Gu family】

【Precepts: Omitted】

[Discipline Points: 1471965 (Note: Observe the precepts for one day and gain discipline points * difficulty coefficient)]

【Aspiration Point: 0】

【功法：《红尘渡世法》第九层（1802524/2500000），玄水真功第十层（766/300000+），金刚不灭神功第十七层（144/50000000+），玄火真功未入门（0/10+），玄木真功未入门（0/10+），玄金真功未入门（0/10+）】

[Martial arts: Five Elements Boxing (excellent), Liaoyun Sword Skill (excellent), Dawn Sword Skill (great success (432/100000+), Seven Star Sword Skill (skilled (4887/5000+), Lieyang Sword Skill (entry level (766/1000+), Unnamed Sword Skill First Style (great success 0/1000000), Unnamed Sword Skill Second Style (great success 0/1000000)]

"There are still more than 1.4 million Discipline Points. Add them all."

Gu Mingchuan did not hesitate and directly raised the Xuanshui Zhengong to the eleventh level.

Tomorrow will be a big battle, and every bit of strength increase is better than nothing.

With three hundred thousand discipline points, the Xuanshui Zhengong was upgraded to the eleventh level.

The energy in Dantian began to surge, and in the blink of an eye, it had increased by two times.

It's been a long time since I felt this way.

"Come again."

Gu Mingchuan continued to add points until he upgraded the Xuanshui Zhengong to the thirteenth level, using a total of 1.2 million discipline points.

Finally, he sat cross-legged on the ground and familiarized himself with his cultivation level which had just skyrocketed.

……

At the same time, in the Li family's study.

A thin old man in black was sitting on a throne, wiping a long sword that was shining with a cold light.

"I didn't expect you to take out this knife. Aren't you afraid of exposing your identity?"

In the study, there was an old man with a scar on his face, looking a bit ferocious. "If the guests in your house knew that you were the ninth of the Thirteen Bandits of Yanshan in the past, what do you think their reaction would be?"

The old man in black was Li Rulong. He focused on the long sword in his hand and said, "Tomorrow, please help me raid the battlefield."

The old man with the scar sneered, "When you left Yanshan, you were no longer qualified to call me fourth brother."

"Make a price."

"Tsk, that's Mr. Jiang Qi's best friend. If we kill him, we can't stay in Jiangzhou."

"Make a price."

"I want the location of the entrance to that place."

Li Rulong paused and stared at the other person for a second, "You know?"

The old man with the scar smiled. "I know more than you think. You stayed in Minglong City for decades, wasn't it just to find the tomb of the Changsheng Emperor? As long as you tell me what you have gained over the years, I will agree to help you once."

Li Rulong put down the knife cloth in his hand and asked, "How did you know?"

"Don't worry about this. You just need to tell me whether you agree or not."

"Okay. I promise you."

Li Rulong stood up and walked to the bookshelf, pressed a mechanism, opened a secret compartment, took out a palm-sized metal box, and threw it over.

He said, "This is a secret box. The detailed map of the entrance is inside. As long as you can kill Gu Mingchuan tomorrow, I will tell you the password to open it."

The old man with scar had no objection to this, "Okay."

Li Rulong reminded, "In fact, even if you find the entrance, you can't get in. If you want to open that entrance, you must practice the Zhou family's "Xuanshui Zhengong".

The old man with the scar looked at him with some pity, "You have been in Minglong City for decades in vain. There is more than one way to open the entrance to the mausoleum."

Li Rulong did not say anything. After he left, he took the knife-wiping cloth and continued to wipe the knife in his hand. The murderous intent in his heart continued to brew.

(End of this chapter)