Chapter 64 Martial Arts Tournament

Dayang Prefecture.

Yang Hongxia felt that a kind of coldness seemed to be radiating from Fang Yue’s body.

It wasn’t an illusion. Truly being near Fang Yue made one feel a chill, as if even the surrounding temperature had dropped a few degrees.

This situation had been gradually intensifying with each passing day.

At first, Yang Hongxia only felt a slight coolness when she was near Fang Yue.

But as time went on, this feeling gradually changed from cool to cold. Even just being near Fang Yue felt like being in a freezing place.

Looking at Fang Yue, even his emotions seemed to have become a lot more indifferent, and he spoke less.

He used to interact with her a bit, but now he was completely immersed in cultivation, as if he were possessed.

This really worried Yang Hongxia.

Her plan of taking advantage of her proximity seemed to be far from working.

Just as Yang Hongxia was at her wit’s end, the day of the Martial Arts Tournament had arrived.

Whether Dayang Prefecture could climb out of the abyss and regain a foothold in Chunnuan City, and rank among the top hundred in the Tianshang Alliance all depended on this Martial Arts Tournament.

She busied herself with the formalities, handling these trivial matters without bothering Fang Yue, providing him with a stable cultivation environment.

With Fang Yue in charge, Dayang Prefecture hadn’t had any more incidents.

Those who had originally planned to leave had also abandoned the idea. The Dayang Merchant Troupe, which had been teetering on the brink of collapse, had barely managed to stabilize itself.

The Martial Arts Tournament was the liveliest day of all the festivals in Chunnuan City.

The streets were filled with people, creating a festive atmosphere early on.

Amidst the bustling crowds, there were even martial artists who started fighting due to disagreements.

However, after being scolded by Lan Shan, they all became well-behaved.

"Martial Arts Tournament!"

Yang Hongxia clenched her fists, her heart filled with excitement.

Although Dayang Prefecture had lost many people and suffered heavy losses, as long as they achieved a good ranking in the Martial Arts Tournament, they could turn the tables in one fell swoop, gain the recognition of the Tianshang Alliance, obtain the best resources, and strengthen the Dayang Merchant Troupe!

When that time came, she might be able to... barely be worthy of Lord Ye, right?

Yang Hongxia thought secretly. Mang Liuzi, who had been seriously injured for a long time, had also recovered somewhat and was eager to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament.

"Can you do it?" Yang Hongxia's suspicious gaze swept over Mang Liuzi. His small frame was no match for Lord Ye.

"Aren't there two spots? Giving me one won't hurt, right?"

Mang Liuzi said weakly.

He really couldn't compare to Fang Yue, that freak.

But he was still a Xiantian master. He had been injured before, and his injuries hadn't healed, so he naturally didn't have a chance to contribute. He had been hiding in the sickroom resting, not hearing anything that was going on outside.

Now that his injuries had healed a lot, he could naturally come out and move around.

Mang Liuzi was a very cautious person. One could see this from his willingness to abandon the young miss and run away.

However... the Martial Arts Tournament was one of Mang Liuzi's motivations for coming to Chunnuan City. He had to participate.

The fame he accumulated through the results of the Martial Arts Tournament might also move Wei Ba, a genius disciple of the Jibing Sect far away, or Mu Liu, a talented woman from Qingcheng, to serve as a stepping stone to get acquainted with them.

Seemingly influenced by the festive atmosphere of the whole city, Mang Liuzi's heart was eager to try, and he was very excited.

Just then...

Creak.

Fang Yue's door suddenly opened.

As soon as the door opened, a stream of cold air spread out around it.

Yang Hongxia and Mang Liuzi felt the temperature suddenly drop a few degrees. Looking back, they saw Fang Yue, who had come out of seclusion.

"Lord Ye!"

The two called out in surprise.

Yang Hongxia found that Fang Yue's expression today had a bit more joy than his usual ice-cold face.

"Lord Ye, what's making you so happy?"

"Successful cultivation."

Yang Hongxia had thought that seeing Fang Yue's mood was relatively high, he would say a few more words to her today.

But the result was only these four cold words, which made her feel quite aggrieved and depressed.

Lord Ye wasn't like this before...

She couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried. Where had she made Lord Ye unhappy?

But... Lord Ye himself said that it had nothing to do with her, but was purely caused by the cultivation technique.

What a harmful cultivation technique, cultivating away people's emotions, turning people cold, harming people greatly!

Tui!

On the other hand, Mang Liuzi chatted with Fang Yue with a hippie smile. After Fang Yue reacted indifferently, he remained silent.

It wasn't until Fang Yue asked about the situation of the Martial Arts Tournament that he went back to continue his cultivation.

Anyway, when the time came, someone would notify him.

The inheritance left by Lord Han was indeed extraordinary, especially the Ningbing Xinfa (Ice凝 Heart Sutra) that Fang Yue was currently cultivating.

Although it was still in the stage of comprehension, it was already close to being completed, but the impact on the individual was becoming more and more obvious.

First of all, the external cold air directly affected the surrounding temperature.

For Yang Hongxia, it was just getting a little cold, but in reality, that was already Fang Yue's extreme restraint.

If he released more, ordinary people would probably be directly frozen into ice sculptures.

In addition, there was the internal impact of the Ningbing Xinfa.

Just as Yang Hongxia had directly felt, Fang Yue... had become indifferent and cold.

This was not what he wanted, but in the process of cultivating the mental method, the mental method was changing him.

Fortunately, Lord Han's cultivation diaries also stated that this was a necessary process for cultivating the Ningbing Xinfa.

But Lord Han also left a message... that it was people who were cultivating the mental method, not the mental method cultivating people. Controlling martial arts was the most basic requirement of a cultivator!

This was a requirement for xinxing (mindset/temperament) and had nothing to do with understanding.

Even if Fang Yue had heaven-defying understanding, it would be useless if his xinxing couldn't keep up.

Fortunately, the xinxing requirement for learning the Ningbing Xinfa was not high, and it could be slowly adjusted back.

As he gradually delved deeper into learning the Ningbing Xinfa and his strength and realm gradually increased, he would have to control the mental method bit by bit and not let the mental method affect himself.

For example, Lord Han had already reached the point where he could control it freely. The so-called ice-cold heart had long been tamed.

"The road is still long!"

Even so, Fang Yue did feel the progress of his cultivation. He believed that before the official start of the Martial Arts Tournament, he would definitely be able to complete the cultivation of the Ningbing Xinfa and achieve great success!

Fang Yue was looking forward to the power of the Ningbing Xinfa, because in a sense... the Ningbing Xinfa was fighting with guizhou (weird curses)!