Chapter 315: Heroes Gathering

Chapter 315: Heroes Gathering

Chapter 315: Heroes Gathering

Looking at the disappearing ghost market around them, several people were amazed, except Ye Luo, who seemed to have already gotten used to the changes in the relationship between humans and ghosts.

Several people sighed for a while, and Xia Yi Wushuang suddenly said solemnly: "Brother Suifeng, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I would have died here today. I owe you one. If you need anything in the future, just let me know. I will go through fire and water for you without hesitation."

Xiao Jie was about to say that you are too polite, but suddenly he had an idea: "There is something I really need your help with. I may need to fight a very powerful BOSS in a while, and I will need a lot of helpers. Brother Xia, can you come and join in the fun?"

"Hahaha, that's a must."

It is absolutely necessary to have enough manpower to fight against Hongchen Zhenren. The more experts you can bring along, the better your chances will be.

Xia Yi Wushuang is already very powerful. If he can really learn the peerless swordsmanship this time, he will naturally be a great ally.

"Brother Xia, you promised to take me to improve my swordsmanship, don't forget it." Bai Ze at the side took the opportunity to remind him.

Xia Yi Wu Shuang readily agreed, "I won't forget. I'll take you there after I hand in the quest. If you're afraid that I'll forget, then come with me. The place where I hand in the quest happens to be the same as the place I want to go. Brother Sui Feng, will you come with me? I'll also take you to the new map. You're also a swordsman, so maybe I can be helpful to you in the future."

Xiao Jie thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go and take a look together."

His current goal is to level up. It doesn't matter where he practices. He can also kill a few monsters on the way.

Besides, his swordsmanship level has not yet reached the grandmaster level. It would be nice if he could improve it quickly.

As for I want to become an immortal and Ye Luo, they expressed their agreement.

"Okay, let's go now." Xia Yi Wushuang said as he summoned his mount and led the way. The four of them also summoned their mounts, and the five of them rode side by side and galloped towards the northwest of Guiwu Ridge.

Naturally, they were bound to encounter some monsters such as skeleton zombies, ghosts and undead along the way. Xiao Jie and his two companions didn't waste any time when they encountered monsters. They just fought them as soon as they met. All three of them were here to level up, so they couldn't let go of any experience.

Bai Ze, however, was terrified as he watched. He took a deep breath every time he gained some experience, for fear that he would level up accidentally.

Later, he simply hid far away with the heavenly soldiers and waited for a few people to kill all the monsters before approaching.

Although he has lost some combat power, the addition of Xiayi Wushuang has made the combat power equal. Xiayi Wushuang is now level 34, and his combat power is not much weaker than Xiao Jie. In terms of physical output alone, it is even higher than Xiao Jie, and he is very efficient in killing monsters.

As they fought, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Suifeng, you are really strong. How come you are almost as strong as me? You are an ancient Qi-refining master, so you are a magic-based profession, right? How come you are so powerful when you chop people?"

"Haha, I just encountered some adventures. Brother Xia has extraordinary martial arts skills, so there is no need to underestimate yourself."

Xia Yi Wushuang did not ask any more questions, and turned to look at Bai Ze again, "Brother Bai, you don't need to be so nervous. You can easily gain weapon experience when you get to the group of heroes."

"A group of heroes?"

"That's right. The Heroes' Association is an organization similar to the Wulin Conference. The Wulin Alliance Leader is the boss of the Heroes' Association. There are martial arts masters there, and they use all kinds of weapons. As long as the favorability is high enough, you can choose to spar with them. It doesn't give experience points, but it can improve your weapon proficiency."

"Do I need to improve my favorability before I can compete with you?" Xiao Jie thought that was a bit troublesome.

"It's okay if you don't want to brush it. I have a professional specialty called [Congeniality], which can introduce you to the NPC, and you can directly gain 60% of the NPC's favorability towards me. I have basically maxed out the favorability between those NPCs. When the time comes, your favorability will be directly 60 and you can directly spar with me."

Seeing that Xia Yi Wushuang spoke so convincingly, Bai Ze was relieved and joined the battle with his heavenly soldiers. They walked along the main road and did not encounter any big monsters. Some small soldiers and monsters were not difficult for them to deal with. They chopped vegetables and melons along the way and reached the edge of Guiwu Ridge in less than an hour.

At the edge of the vast wilderness is a deep river.

"How do we get across?" Xiao Jie asked, taking a look at the rushing river.

"Don't worry, I've made preparations." Xia Yi Wushuang said as he took out some wood and iron nails from his bag, and after a few clanging sounds, he knocked out a wooden raft.

Bai Ze looked at it in surprise, "Hey, can you play it this way?"

“Master craftsmen are not given away for nothing.”

As Xia Yi Wu Shuang said this, he jumped onto the raft, and several others jumped on one after another, and they crossed the river leisurely.

Once you cross the river, the surrounding environment suddenly changes. There are no more dead trees and rotten grass, and no more bones scattered around. The surroundings are once again covered with green grass and sparse woods.

After walking for a few more minutes and passing through the woods, a fertile field suddenly came into view.

Endless golden wheat waves are dotted with farmhouses and fields, with faint smoke rising. Some farmer NPCs are harvesting wheat, and some are even driving some uniquely shaped mechanical wooden oxen to carry food.

There was not a single monster in sight. Only occasionally among the fields could one see some harmless little monsters like crows and field mice of level one or two, which were chased all over the ground by the farmer's children.

At this time, the midday sun was shining down, illuminating the earth with a golden color, creating a scene of peace and prosperity.

Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that there was such a good place right next to the gloomy and terrifying map of Ghost Fog Ridge.

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Ye Luo couldn't help but sigh.

Xia Yi Wu Shuang was not surprised by the surprise of several people. In the gloomy game of Jiu Tu, it was rare to see a map that was not considered to be the underworld.

"This is the Jinniu Plain, the largest grain-producing area in Fengyin Province, and the main area of ​​activity for the Heroes Association. Whenever there are any monsters, bandits, or bandits, the Heroes Association will immediately send people to deal with them. Because of this, this plain is a rare peaceful place in the Nine Provinces.

There are no particularly powerful monsters on the entire map, so you can relax a bit. Come on, follow me to Hero Villa, which is the headquarters of the Heroes Association."

The five people sped along the way and indeed did not encounter any monsters. Ten minutes later, a mountain appeared in front of them. The mountain was not very high, but it was particularly eye-catching among the plains. A fortress-like villa was built against the mountain, and a road led directly to the foot of the mountain.

The group arrived at the foot of the mountain, where stood a magnificent archway with four large characters written on it - [Hero Villa].

There is a couplet hanging on both sides of the archway.

On the left is written [Heroes gather together to slay demons].

On the right is written [Heroes gather to protect the people’s safety].

Outside the archway stood a row of twelve level 30 elite guards - the sword guards of the Heroes Association. They rode on war horses and carried long swords, looking very domineering.

Xia Yi Wushuang led the four people straight up the mountain and came to the gate of the villa. The guards at the gate greeted them warmly.

"Hey, it's Master Xia who's back, open the door quickly!"

The door opened with a bang, and a group of people walked in.

The pavilions inside the villa are arranged in an orderly manner, and different areas of the villa are separated by high walls, which obviously has certain military attributes.

Xia Yi Wushuang was familiar with the route and first brought a few people to Yaowang Pavilion.

"This is the logistics department of the Heroes Association, which makes pills. If your reputation is high enough, you can also buy some exclusive pills for your faction. It's worthwhile to improve your reputation if you have time."

As he was speaking, an NPC named Doctor Su came out.

"Chivalrous and righteous? You're back so soon. Have you gathered all the herbs I asked you to find?"

"Of course. Here it is."

"Thousand-year-old ginseng, thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, ghost ganoderma, forget-me-not, red spider lily, green lotus root... Not bad, not bad, they are all here. You are really fast."

"Stop talking nonsense and make the elixir quickly. I need it urgently."

"Okay, I'll start the furnace right away. You can come and get the pills in an hour." Doctor Su said as he prepared to go back to the alchemy room.

Xia Yi Wushuang said anxiously: "It actually took an hour...Okay, okay, I'll just wait."

He also knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, but when he thought of the peerless swordsmanship that was about to be obtained, he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.

Watching Doctor Su enter the alchemy room, Xia Yi Wushuang waited patiently. He was anxious, but Bai Ze was even more anxious than him.

"Brother Xia, how about you introduce me to those masters while I'm refining the elixir?"

"Okay, okay, come with me."

Xia Yi Wushuang knew that he couldn't just wait, so he took a few people and went straight to the martial arts field.

Xia Yi Wushuang brought a few people to the martial arts arena. Xiao Jie took a look around and found that there were indeed many martial arts masters gathered here. One could tell something from their names. They were quite similar to the martial arts coaches in the Luoyang Town martial arts hall, all of whom had nicknames in front of their names. However, their levels were obviously higher, and their nicknames were more domineering.

‘Shadowless Swordsman’ Linghu Fei (expert in the Heroes’ Gathering): Level 37.

'Iron Palm Hero' He Beihong (expert of the Heroes' Association): Level 38.
'Flying Cloud Blue Dragon' Yan Jiuxiao (expert in the Heroes Gathering): Level 42.

'Heavenly Sword to Suppress the Eight Wastelands' Jin Wujiu (expert in the Heroes' Gathering): Level 43.

Xiao Jie thought that this person was much more impressive than those 'Iron Spear Little Overlord' and 'Iron Axe King Kong' in Luoyang Town, and he could be seen as a real master at first glance.

Those NPCs obviously knew Xia Yi Wushuang, and they politely saluted him with their fists when they met him.

"Hey, Brother Chivalrous is here."

"Brother Chivalrous Wushuang? Who are these people?"

"Dear seniors, let me introduce them to you. These people are all my friends. We are like-minded and are the best of friends. They are all heroes who slay demons and monsters and defend the Way. Let's get to know them."

A series of system prompts immediately popped up on Xiao Jie's screen.

System prompt: You have obtained the unparalleled chivalrous [Recommendation], and your favorability with the 'Shadowless Swordsman' Linghu Fei has increased, and now you are [Friends in the Jianghu (temporary favorability)].

System prompt: You have obtained the unparalleled chivalrous [Recommendation], and your favorability with the 'Iron Palm Hero' He Beihong has increased, and now you are [Friends in the Jianghu (temporary favorability)].

System prompt: You...

Instantly, the names of several NPCs turned green, and their favorability reached the level of "friend".

Xiao Jie looked at the row of avatars that suddenly appeared in his friend list and thought to himself, isn’t this professional expertise pretty cool?

While greeting these martial arts masters, he secretly sent a private message to Xia Yi Wushuang.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: These NPCs have a good relationship with you.

Chivalrous and Unparalleled: Of course, I am a chivalrous man and I make a living by living in the underworld.

As he spoke, he also briefly introduced the profession of hero to Xiao Jie.

It turns out that the core skill of the hero profession is called [Chivalry].

Unlike core skills such as swordsmanship and swordsmanship that directly improve combat effectiveness, [Jianghu Loyalty] improves the initial favorability of the people in the martial arts world that the hero encounters, as well as the reputation of the martial arts sects and the efficiency of obtaining the favorability of martial artists.

Whether it is to increase reputation or favorability, it will be twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, he is very popular among the people in the underworld.

Xia Yi Wushuang is also a man who likes to meddle in other people's business. When he has nothing better to do, he has almost maxed out the favorability of all the masters in the Qun Xia Hui. Although favorability cannot directly improve combat effectiveness, it can obtain many special privileges.

On weekdays, when you want to buy a pill, learn martial arts, forge a weapon, etc., you can always find a suitable NPC to help you.

After listening to the introduction, Xiao Jie thought that this profession was not bad. Although it was not as effective as a swordsman or a swordsman, it had too many benefits.

"What does this temporary favorability mean?" Ye Luo suddenly asked.

"To put it simply, I introduced you to them, so they recognize you as their friend. However, this friendship is indirect and temporary. If you want to continue to improve your favorability, you need to first increase your real favorability to 60 before you can continue to increase it. Moreover, if I become enemies with them, your favorability will be directly reduced to zero.

Fortunately, although the favorability of 60 is not too high, it is just a friend in the arena, but it is enough to enable the sparring function. "

Xiao Jie right-clicked on the portrait of a martial arts master, and sure enough, there was an option to spar.

Xiao Jie glanced at everyone present. Although they all looked like masters, they didn't look like they possessed any unique skills.

"By the way, who are you going to learn your peerless sword technique from?"

"He's not here. He's in a thatched cottage under a cliff in the back mountain of the Heroes' Club. Why, do you want to see him too? Aren't you a swordsman?"

Xiao Jie did not hide it, "Actually, it was a friend I knew before. He asked me to help find a master who knows peerless swordsmanship. That guy wants to advance to Sword Saint. He has met all other conditions, except for a peerless swordsmanship. If it is convenient, it would be best if he could show me the way. Of course, if it is not convenient, forget it..."

Xiao Jie still remembered the commission from Drunken Swordsman. After all, they had worked in a team together and could be considered friends.

Besides, there is the monster's inner elixir as a reward, so if I can help, of course I will help.

Xia Yi Wushuang smiled and said, "Haha, it's not inconvenient, I'll take you there in a while. But this peerless sword technique is not easy to learn. The higher the strength of these NPCs, the more favorable they are. I spent a month just on the pre-tasks to learn this peerless sword technique.

I invested hundreds of taels of silver, but not a single penny was spent. I spent almost all my fortune to complete these tasks. Now I only have a sword and a knife left, and I have even sold all my equipment.

You, my friend, must be mentally prepared.

Besides, that guy has a bad temper, and none of the tricks from the martial arts world will work on him. At most, I can take you there, but if you want to learn swordsmanship, your friend will have to rely on himself."

Xiao Jie asked curiously, "Then how did you impress that expert?"

Xia Yi Wushuang said, "His daughter was dying, and I promised to help him refine a Seventh Revolution Returning Origin Pill to save his daughter. Only then did he agree to teach me. But he only has this one daughter, and this rescue mission is a one-time mission. Once I save her, the mission will naturally be over. Your friend can only think of another way."

While the two were talking, Bai Ze had already found a swordsman NPC and started to spar with him.

The two men put on wooden swords and began to practice.

In sparring mode, you cannot use items such as elixirs, talismans, and magical instruments, nor can you use special skills such as spells and magic. You can only use physical combat skills, and even the attributes of your equipment will be forced to zero. The only weapons you can use are wooden swords and wooden swords used for training.

It can be said that it depends entirely on their respective skills.

Furthermore, once the health value drops below 50%, it will automatically end, so it can be said that it is most suitable for improving skills.

At this moment, Bai Ze was fighting with the shadowless sword.

However, he was obviously being beaten unilaterally. Before he could finish his sword skills, he was slashed by the opponent seven or eight times. His health dropped to below 50% in the blink of an eye.

"Haha, little brother, your swordsmanship is pretty good, but unfortunately your proficiency is a little lacking. I'll let you off."

The shadowless swordsman did not pursue him, but bowed.

Bai Ze also used the action [Holding Fists]. Senior Linghu's swordsmanship was superb, and the younger generation felt inferior.

He immediately adapted to the local customs.

Xiao Jie's heart moved and he thought to himself, let me try it too.

Right-click on 'Tian Dao Zhen Ba Huang' Jin Wu Jiu.

"Senior, I heard that your sword skills are superb, and you have the reputation of being the Heavenly Sword that shakes the world. I would like to learn a thing or two from you. Please feel free to teach me."

Jin Wujiu was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long beard and a chivalrous demeanor. He nodded slightly and said, "It seems that my little brother is also good at using a knife. Well, let's spar with each other. But don't hurt the loyalty of the martial arts world."

He said with a fist, "Please."

System prompt: Obtained new action module [Hold Fist].

So this is how Bai Ze's fist-holding action came about...

Xiao Jie right-clicks the action module and uses [Hold Fist].

"Senior please."

System prompt: The competition is about to begin, 3-2-1.

As the countdown ended, the attributes of Xiao Jie's equipment were instantly disabled, and his weapon turned into a wooden sword.

(End of this chapter)