And at this moment, Bai Shaoqing was desperately trying to get to a safe place before the Disintegration Skill started to exhibit a negative effect. The Heaven and Earth shattering pills, the map, and the Bilu Sword were all in his possession. Feng Long was no longer the number one martial arts artist in the world and was now just a miserable wretch that he could easily take his revenge upon. It stands to reason that there were no longer any threats standing in his way.

    It was the most yang and the firmest technique, completely undiluted but multiplying without end.

    In fact, just a hit smashing the scapula was not enough to remove the Horizontal Heaven Opposing Sun Technique.

    So that meant that in reality, he had actually gone easy on Feng Long with just that one hit.

    Bai Shaoqing escaped free and easy. In the end, he stopped at a rundown temple at the foot of the mountain in order to meditate and recirculate his energy.

    The gold-coloured pill was in the palm of his translucent pale hands that were almost transparent.

    “There are some that devote their lives to practising martial arts but it’s all worth nothing compared to one Heaven and Earth shattering pill.” Bai Shaoqing stared at the pill in the palm of his hand, and continued talking to himself: “The noble princess who made these two pills probably had ill-intentions.”

    He suddenly felt his pulse become more erratic and understood that the effects of using the Disintegration Skill were about to reveal themselves. Bai Shaoqing threw the Heaven and Earth shattering pill into the air whilst lifting his head and opening his mouth.

    The pills fell into his mouth, sliding down his throat and immediately beginning to dissolve, like the highest quality silk sliding smoothly downwards. Immediately his entire body felt much better, his erratic pulse also returned to normal.

    Knowing that there was no time to lose, Bai Shaoqing immediately sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

    In a flash, he had gained sixty years of martial art’s abilities.

    An ice-cold energy gradually filled his dantian1. An ice-cold but not rigid energy that was incomparably deep. Bai Shaoqing silently integrated this new internal energy into his body, he did not open his eyes for a long while and took in deep breaths.

    A moving smile appeared that made his handsome face even more radiant and awe-inspiring.

    He sprang up extremely proud of himself and looked into the distance, “I’ve finally done it.” A free and easy look came from his radiant sparkling eyes, as if a massive weight that he had been carrying had finally been lifted off his chest.

    In a blink of an eye, a piercing pain radiated out from his dantian, like a viper that suddenly attacked, so painful that it made Bai Shaoqing twist up his face.

    He was extremely surprised. What was going on?

    The pain came in an instant and then suddenly disappeared. But as he focused his energy, he could find no abnormality.

    Bai Shaoqing thought carefully for a while but couldn’t find a cause.

    “Perhaps the Heaven and Earth shattering pill is like this.” He muttered to himself and then continued to talk to himself out loud: “How could I gain sixty years of martial arts abilities without suffering a little anyway?”

    He calmed himself down a little, and his thoughts began to drift towards the lofty and cold Bai Manor.

    “Feng Long no longer has any martial arts abilities. Even if his position isn’t usurped by someone else, he will still have some troubles to deal with. I must take advantage of him being preoccupied with other things and go and get mother.” Having decided on a course of action, Bai Shaoqing turned around to pick up his cloth bag.

    Black robes, black shoes, black cloth bag.

    From today, no one will ever touch one hair on my head again.

    Thinking about being able to pick up his mother and keep her by his side, Bai Shaoqing hurriedly went on his way. He had already secretly purchased a house with a courtyard in the mountains of Yangzhou. He’d also purchased two maids and another servant.

    He could be by his mother’s side, chat with her, when he was free, he could play his zither, he could paint, and he could occasionally still go out and travel as well as study. When his mother’s birthday arrived, he would fill the table with wine, learn the twenty-four Filial Exemplars2 and put on some coloured clothing to amuse his mother3. All he wished for was this.

    But without the capability, this was all just a pipedream.

    Without the protection of others, how much bullying and humiliation would she have suffered, Bai Shaoqing understood it fully.

    He saw that familiar lofty external wall from afar, even though he detested Bai Manor, Bai Shaoqing still revealed a slight smile.

    A perfect silhouette, just as his smile began to take form, he exhibited a valiant and unconscious elegance.

    The Heaven and Earth shattering pill did not seem to be completely absorbed, and was still circulating around his body when it suddenly attacked. It was like his body had an undetected enemy hidden inside, and would slice him with its sword at any moment. After having suffered several sharp pains from his dantian, Bai Shaoqing understood that the issue was not so simple.

    But he preferred to sort everything out after he had picked up his mother.

    He sneaked into Bai Manor just like a shadow, the servants were running here and there, cleaning the courtyard and delivering food to everyone.

    The low standing house was still remote and desolate as it always was.

    He pushed open the wooden door, hearing the creaking noise, a familiar feeling arose. That lonely figure came into view.

    Bai Shaoqing quietly went over to the woman who had her back to him, half running he was bursting with emotion.

    “Mother.”

    “Shaoqing?” His mother was a little shocked, her unfocused eyes opened.

    She reached out her hand into thin air, and Bai Shaoqing carefully grabbed it.

    “Shaoqing, why did you suddenly come back?” His mother sighed, “If fu-ren and your father learn about this, it will probably cause unwanted trouble.”

    Bai Shaoqing’s eyes glowed. “Mother, I came back to take you away.”

    “Leave?” His mother shook her head, “No, we can’t leave. Why would they let a blind woman leave here and cause the great Bai family to lose face4 on the outside? Shaoqing, did you forget what happened last time?”