Chapter 4: Lady Qingyi
As he watched the first light of dawn creeping into the sky, Li Yanchu felt somewhat dazed.
“I actually achieved sudden enlightenment and mastered the first stage of the Six Yang Saber Art just like that!? This is a realm most ordinary martial artists might not reach even in ten years.”
The medicine he enhanced through the Decree of Bestowal clearly wasn’t ordinary; it had allowed him to break through and master the first stage of the Six Yang Saber Art instantly!
Li Yanchu wasn’t particularly knowledgeable in martial arts. After all, his master had been a Daoist priest, not a martial artist.
This blade technique had been found purely by chance. His master, Daoist Master Xuancheng, had discovered it among the belongings of a swordsman who died while fleeing from his enemies.
Daoist Master Xuancheng himself didn’t know any martial arts.
Looks like I’ll have to consult Miss Qinglan tomorrow, Li Yanchu thought to himself.
Right across from Qingyun Temple stood the Taiping Inn, run by a widowed woman. Her younger sister, Fang Qinglan, was a true martial expert trained by a renowned master. She wielded an iron sword, and her swordsmanship was exceptionally refined.
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The next morning, Li Yanchu arrived early at Taiping Inn. The innkeeper was a beautiful woman in her thirties, whose every movement and expression was brimming with mature allure.