I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

Xie An suddenly looked up, his face full of shock.

"Branch Leader Wei… this…"

Wei Dian smiled faintly, "Although cultivating the Sect Leader's famous skill is easily criticized, I don't have much time left to live, so I don't care about the impact. As long as you aren't afraid of criticism, then take it and practice."

Xie An clenched the manual tightly with both hands, feeling its weight.

Favors are hard to repay.

Xie An didn't like owing people favors, but he really liked this martial arts manual and was quite reluctant to part with it.

Wei Dian seemed to see Xie An's hesitation and smiled, "You call me Branch Leader, what's wrong with me giving you a manual? I don't have much time left. I'll help you if I can."

Xie An no longer hesitated, stood up, and cupped his fist deeply towards Wei Dian, "Thank you, Branch Leader Wei."

Wei Dian was in a great mood, "That's right, a man should be straightforward. Back then, I was just like you, and I took a fancy to the Heavy Mountain Saber as soon as I entered the Scripture Pavilion. Fang Baiyu also said that it would have a bad influence and suggested that I specialize in other saber techniques."

Xie An became curious, "What choice did the Branch Leader make later?"

Speaking of his own past, Wei Dian became very energetic, "I was young and ignorant at the time, and I was very stubborn. I had to practice the Heavy Mountain Saber. Fang Baiyu couldn't persuade me, and he couldn't save face, so he had to agree. Hahaha."

Seeing Wei Dian talk about the past so frankly, Xie An couldn't help but smile, "Branch Leader Wei is a man of great character."

Eh.

Wei Dian shook his head and sighed, "The word 'character' is not a good word if used in the wrong place. If I had been as steady as you back then, and not so impatient, I wouldn't have become enemies with Fang Baiyu because of this."

Xie An clicked his tongue after hearing this.

Just because of such a small matter, he was resented by Fang Baiyu?

However, thinking of Fang Baiyu's actions, Xie An felt that it was objective.

Branch Leader Wei, you were too young back then…

Xie An didn't want Wei Dian to continue to be immersed in bad memories, so he changed the subject, "Later, did the Branch Leader master the Heavy Mountain Saber?"

Wei Dian sighed again, "The Heavy Mountain Saber is extremely difficult to master. I almost went crazy several times.

Even an existence as powerful as the Sect Leader spent ten years cultivating horizontal training, and then twenty years cultivating the life-nurturing skill. With thirty years of foundation, he began to cultivate the Heavy Mountain Saber. It took him eight years to complete it.

I didn't have a foundation in horizontal training and life-nurturing skill, and I directly entered. I have been practicing the saber for twenty years, and I have only just entered the door.

If I hadn't been so ambitious back then and changed to other saber techniques, my achievements would have far exceeded what they are now. I was… too young at that time, and I didn't know anything."

Xie An was speechless for a while.

He thought, didn't Meng Hu's notes write about the experience of cultivation?

Xie An didn't believe that Wei Dian hadn't read it.

"Are you curious why I dared to directly enter the Heavy Mountain Saber after reading the notes?" Wei Dian seemed to see Xie An's doubts, and without waiting for Xie An to answer, he continued, "I jumped from being a horse gang member to becoming the Tiger Wolf Sect Branch Leader. I felt that I was amazing, and my future achievements might not be inferior to the Sect Leader. I also felt that the Sect Leader's notes were a bit exaggerated…"

If Xie An were thirty years younger, he might have had similar thoughts.

When people achieve great success, they often become arrogant, and then subjectively exaggerate their abilities, while ignoring the blessing of the times and luck. If he were to do it again, he might not be able to achieve the same success.

At this time, Wei Dian turned to look at Xie An, "I see that you are also fifty years old, and you have always been steady and cautious. Why did you choose the Heavy Mountain Saber?"

Xie An understood that Wei Dian meant to compare himself, so he cupped his fist and said, "To be honest, Branch Leader Wei, I have always practiced the life-nurturing skill. So after seeing the Sect Leader's notes, I felt that maybe I could try."

A look of understanding flashed in Wei Dian's eyes, "So that's how it is, that makes sense. In this world, there are not many people who spend time cultivating the life-nurturing skill. Looking at the entire Qingwu County, only the Tang Family Fortress still insists on cultivating the life-nurturing skill. By the way, is the life-nurturing skill you cultivate inherited from the Tang Family Fortress?"

Xie An's pupils shrank slightly.

Wei Dian is testing the waters.

Suddenly, many doubts were confirmed.

No wonder Lin Yun personally provided convenience when he first went to the Scripture Pavilion.

No wonder Wei Dian exceptionally promoted him to Second Deacon during the encirclement of the Plum Blossom Monster in the Blood Ridge Black Market.

No wonder Wei Dian wanted to let him leave the ancestral hall regardless of his reputation during the encirclement of the Plum Blossom Monster in Chen Mansion.

Including… giving him the Heavy Mountain Saber mental cultivation method and moves now.

A thin family background, and not long to live… I'm afraid it's not the main reason.

The main reason is… the Tang Family Fortress behind Xie An.

Everything makes sense.

In fact… Xie An and the Tang Family Fortress don't have much of a connection. Wei Dian's understanding is somewhat biased.

However, Xie An also knew that this matter could not be explained clearly.

Wei Dian instinctively felt that he had a close relationship with the Tang Family Fortress.

The prejudice has already formed. The more he explained, the more Wei Dian would feel that he was hiding something, and even feel that he didn't trust Wei Dian.

Thinking of this, Xie An directly told the truth: "My life-nurturing skill technique was inherited from my master, Tang Qingfeng."

"No wonder Elder Tang favors you so much."

Wei Dian smiled, full of relief, "You are a lucky person to be taken care of by the Tang Family Fortress. Looking at the entire Qingwu County, who doesn't admire Old Master Tang? Even our two Sect Leaders have to give way to Old Master Tang.

Back then, three thousand pirates crossed the sea and crossed the border, beating the Qingwu County Thousand Households Office to the ground. They also demanded that the magistrate at the time personally kneel at the city gate to welcome the pirates into the city, otherwise they would slaughter the city for three days. Guess what Old Master Tang did?"

Xie An was shocked.

The two Sect Leaders of the Tiger Wolf Sect have to pay respect to Old Master Tang?

Is this Old Master Tang so fierce?

However, thinking about it, it made sense. After all, he was one of Li Changchun's two direct disciples. Having lived for over a hundred years, he must be an old monster.

"This must have happened fifty or sixty years ago. I wasn't born at that time. Please tell me, Branch Leader."

Hmm.

Wei Dian nodded, and suddenly became full of pride: "Old Master Tang led eighteen Tang Family Fortress experts, and launched a night attack on the bandit camp outside the city. He slaughtered three thousand bandits overnight, killing them until their heads rolled. He also engraved a sentence in the bandit camp's commander's tent — As long as Zhengyang is not dead, the blue sky will be there, how dare the bandits cross the blue sky?!

Since then, inside and outside Qingwu County, everyone has admired Old Master Tang's prestige. The first thing every new magistrate does is to visit Old Master Tang. Back then, our two Sect Leaders also visited Old Master Tang first, and only dared to develop in Qingwu County after obtaining Old Master Tang's approval."

Hiss!

Xie An's scalp was numb, and he couldn't help but gasp.

Damn… is this the demeanor of Old Master Tang?

Thirty years after traveling through this world, Xie An heard what it meant to be a "Heroic Knight" for the first time!

In a chaotic and decaying world, where people's hearts are collapsing.

There is still chivalry in the world.