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The Qiao family members were famous for valuing honor over life and death.

They gained a great reputation throughout the Jiu Province martial arts world by defeating many opponents.

Demon Spear Qin Li became famous early on and has remained at the top of the Power List since Spear Saint’s death.

The Power List of Tide Listening Building is similar to a list of powerful beings, where it’s very difficult for pure humans to rank high. Only natural power wielders like Wu Jingang can compete with these powerful beings.

Even though this highly renowned martial arts expert had been famous for a long time, their fame had already been overshadowed by a member of the Qiao family.

"The Qiao family, known for valuing justice over life and death, has been dishonored by a person named Qiao Pian who deceives ordinary people for money…"

In a small alley, Qing Li looked down with a hint of disappointment and exhaustion in her eyes.

But when you think about it…

It’s just that due to the consistent behavior of the Qiao family members through generations, they have left a strong and enduring impression on people.

The Qiao family is, after all, a lineage, not just an individual.

Can a prominent and strict family with a glowing reputation ensure that there won’t be any black sheep in the family?

And at this moment.

Qing Li lifted her hat with one hand and held a bamboo stick with the other.

The end of the bamboo stick was not sharpened, just a regular walking stick.

However, when it comes to martial arts at the level of Demon Spear Qin Li, even a sharpened leaf can be a weapon, so what’s the difference between sharpening and not sharpening a bamboo stick?

"You came to my door just to lend me a thousand coins?" Qiao Mu ignored the tense atmosphere and felt very touched.

"I didn’t expect to have such good connections in Taotie City, with fans voluntarily coming to lend me money."

Tears welled up in Qiao Mu’s eyes, then he took out a small notebook from his pocket.

"Lending money is one thing, but we still need to follow the rules."

"Don’t rush, register your name first."

"…" Qing Li pondered for a moment, then revealed her real name:

"Qing Li."

Keeping her identity hidden and using a fake name was not very meaningful.

There were only a few superb martial artists in the whole Southwest Province, it was impossible for them to keep appearing out of nowhere like the Qiao family member.

Demon Spear Qin Li and Feather King are two different identities.

When she puts on the mask, she becomes the Feather King who is controlled by the Immortal Gate.

When she takes off the mask, she is Qing Li, a disciple of the Spear Saint in the past.

These two identities are not the same, they are not known by most people, only a few know about Dao Zhen.

The newcomer Qiao Mu obviously wasn’t someone who knew what was going on.

"Qing Li?" Qiao Mu paused for a moment, recalling the deceased villagers of Xishan Village who were unaware of their own deaths, as well as the Qing Li doppelganger at the peak of Xishan Village.

The former Qing Li had also left a deep impression on Qiao Mu.

The strength of the doppelganger Qing Li was clearly inferior to Wu Qiankun’s, but she was able to hold her ground for a long time against him with her skilled spear techniques.

One of them was ranked first on the Power List, and the other was second on the Spiritual Refining List; they were like two sides of the same coin.

Although she was ultimately defeated by Wu Qiankun, she was after all just a mere doppelganger, so it could be considered an honorable defeat.

"Demon Spear Qin Li, a half-demon without internal strength, relied solely on her strong physical body and spear techniques to earn the name ‘Demon Spear’, she is far from ordinary."

A faint sense of battle intent arose in Qiao Mu’s heart as well.

This Demon Spear Qin Li wanted to test his skills, and he was also curious to explore the depths of the "strongest half-demon".

"If you want to challenge me, then come."

Qiao Mu reached into the storage bag and pulled out a red tassel spear, with a strong white energy swirling around the tip of the spear.

With a single move, he executed the deadly move from "Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear" called Prairie Fire.

Although Qiao Mu only skimmed through half of "Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear," after fifty years of practice, he had mastered it to a certain degree.

A cold glint appeared as a sharp piercing sound echoed through the air, and a fierce energy burst out from the tip of the spear.

Even before the spear tip arrived, a sharp wind pressure swept over.

In the blink of an eye, Qing Li, who should have reacted, was briefly distracted and only dodged the long spear when it was close.

Hiss!

With a swift move, the spear broke through Qing Li’s hat, revealing a face underneath to Qiao Mu.

The person under the straw hat had a face as beautiful as jade, but their eyes were sharp and determined, just like the soul split at the top of the West Mountain that day.

"Where did you learn ‘Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear’ from?" Qing Li’s eyes were like a drawn sword in an instant, revealing an unmistakable sharpness. Even making eye contact made people shiver.

Before Qiao Mu could respond, she sighed sadly.

"I know… You learned it from the Zhao family in Xishan Village, right?"

The sharpness in her eyes suddenly disappeared, and there was no longer any fighting spirit.

Zhao Hu, using her name, spread the news about ‘Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear’, and she had heard a bit about it.

However, she was already the Feather King at that time, feeling guilty, and unwilling to face her old friends and family in Xishan Village.

Zhao Hu was different from her.

This son of the Spear Saint, though his martial arts skills were not superb or top-notch, his character was as upright as his father, the Spear Saint.

Teach "Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear", first, to keep this spear skill alive, second, to find worthy and calm-hearted individuals who are eager to learn.

Since Qiao Pian has already received "Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear" from Zhao Hu, he has surely gained the latter’s approval.

In other words, in terms of character and aspirations, he is bound to pass the test.

"Is Qiao Pian also someone approved by our brother?"

Qing Li pondered about this.

She believed in seeing is believing, so after witnessing Qiao Pian cheating in Taotie City, she was disappointed.

But she had more faith in her brother Zhao Hu’s character.

"Brother Zhao Hu is upright, always better than me, the Feather King with blood on my hands." Qing Li chuckled self-deprecatingly, but her determination grew stronger.

Her spear skill was learned from Spear Saint.

Spear Saint 是人族 martial artist,所以《Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear》这样的 spear skills 中,既有肉身用力的技巧,也有身体内部力量的技巧.

Qing Li 虽然是 Spear Saint 的得意学生,但因为自己是 half-demon,虽然身体强壮,但没有身体内部力量.

一门《Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear》只学了肉身用力的技巧,只能算是学了一半.

而 Qiao Mu 这样的人族顶尖 martial artist,却有希望完全继承 Spear Saint 留下来的武功,并发扬光大…

"既然这样…."她挥动手中的竹杖,把它当成了一把长矛.

"Prairie Fire!"

这个招式和 Qiao Mu 刚才一样.只是双方展现出来时,威力却又有所不同.

Qiao Mu 只学会了《Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear》的一部分,而 Qing Li 从小就刻苦练习至今,在长矛技艺上沉浸了一生.

在这一瞬间,她手中的长矛从极静到极动.

The spear was thrust out, but no strong force was shown.

But as the spear stabbed out, Qing Li’s whole body surged with energy and blood.

At that moment, her blood rushed wildly through her body, feeling like she was burning up, and even her bamboo staff in her hand seemed to burst out like hot molten lava with the fast stab, causing sparks to fly as the staff tip rubbed fiercely against the air.

Calm like a virgin, fierce like a volcano!

"Prairie Fire." Qiao Mu also tightly gripped the long spear in his hand and thrust out with the same move.

His thrust caused the spear tip to burst with a surging energy aura, creating a white forceful wind pressure.

Spear tip against spear tip!

But then came a loud bang.

With a clash of forces, Qing Li’s bamboo staff instantly shattered into flying splinters, scattering all over the ground.

Qing Li took a step back, her hand holding the bamboo staff was bleeding.

"A member of the Qiao family indeed lives up to its reputation."

"Having《Birds Adoring the Phoenix Spear》in your hands, it seems you won’t tarnish the title of the former Spear Saint." Qing Li smirked faintly.

As a half-demon, she lacked internal strength, so she focused on perfecting her physical strength skills, earning her the title of "Demon Spear."

In terms of physical strength skills alone, this disciple of the Spear Saint had surpassed her master, excelling even more.

But now, has she disgraced the title of Spear Saint?

She glanced at the wound on her hand, took out a silver note worth a thousand taels from her bosom, and left without saying more.

Qiao Mu didn’t follow, feeling slightly puzzled.

This woman, who had just appeared with fierce determination, suddenly shifted her focus for reasons unknown.

Both sides only used one move in the fight, using Prairie Fire against Prairie Fire.

Qiao Mu’s spear skills were clearly inferior to Qing Li’s, relying only on physical strength and internal power to break through with force rather than skill.

Qing Li held a bamboo staff, lacking internal strength, the bamboo staff could not withstand her power explosion, and broke with just one strike.

"This woman is strange… She didn’t come to compete with me, nor does it seem like a mere sparring match." Qiao Mu rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

"It’s as if… a feeding move?"

Yes, a feeding move.

Instead of a Demon Spear Qin Li, training with him felt more like actual combat, giving Qiao Mu a firsthand experience of the power behind the "Prairie Fire" move.

"What kind of lady, coming to offer me a feeding move, and then giving me a thousand taels. Could she really be my secret admirer?"

Qiao Mu pondered, then glanced towards the shrine behind him.

At the corner of the temple wall, several figures quickly withdrew their heads.

"Something big is happening!" The excited faces of the people from the Luo family turned red, shouting loudly as they ran to spread the news.

"Demon Spear Qin Li has also joined Master Qiao’s project and just invested one thousand taels of silver!"

"What? Demon Spear Qin Li too? Is she also involved?"

Outside the Southwest Province, the reputation of the Qiao family members naturally surpasses that of Demon Spear Qin Li.

But in the surrounding areas of Linhe Prefecture, the names of Spear Saint and Demon Spear Qin Li are truly famous, well-known figures that everyone in the Southwest Province knows.

The mountain people in Taotie City may not understand how powerful the Qiao family members are, but the name of Demon Spear Qin Li has startled all of them.

"Great news! Demon Spear Qin Li just invested one thousand taels, endorsing the Taotie Gold project!"

"Even such a prominent figure invested, where else can we find such a reliable business opportunity?"

"Where is Master Qiao? I still want to invest another five hundred taels!"

Only the merchant Luo Cheng remained sober and loudly interjected:

"Shh… lower your voices and don’t attract attention!" Luo Cheng said in a serious tone. "We shouldn’t let outsiders outside the ancestral hall hear about it. The Taotie Gold project is a scheme to exploit the ignorant, with early birds benefiting at the expense of latecomers."

"If this news leaks out, won’t the people outside rush to invest as well?"

"Brother Luo Cheng, you always think ahead. No wonder you have been to Taotie City and have seen the world as a seasoned merchant!"

Inside the ancestral hall, members of the Luo family discussed fervently, their debates becoming more intense.

……………………………….

Another day passed.

When Qiao Mu visited the Luo family ancestral hall again, Luo Cheng and the others greeted him even more warmly than before.

Moreover, some even directly take out hundreds or thousands of silver notes and give them to him.

"What are you doing?" Qiao Mu was shocked.

"Master Qiao, after thinking carefully, we think this Taotie Gold business is promising. We are planning to invest more," the merchant Luo Cheng said with a smile.

The people were too eager, surrounding Qiao Mu and trying to give him money one after another, making Qiao Mu feel a bit overwhelmed.

"Isn’t it strange how people nowadays are so eager to give him money? It’s quite embarrassing," someone remarked.

"Have you really thought this through? These silver notes are not a small amount," Qiao Mu reminded them.

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