Chapter 2332 — Testing the Martial Arts
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"You call him leader!" Pi Zhifeng gave Pi Zhitao a slap and said. Pi Zhifeng's martial skill might not match Pi Zhitao's, but the bond between the brothers ran deep; there had never been scheming or contention between them, and such had been their relationship since childhood.
"Ha ha, no rush." Wei Zhao waved a hand, signaling Pi Zhifeng not to force the matter. "He has only just woken up. Let him have some quiet and rest first."
"Very well. Thank you, leader, for being so forgiving," Pi Zhifeng said hastily.
"By the way, Old Master Pi—Wu Chengtian may be an Earth-Rank expert, but he has no suitable martial art." Wei Zhao turned to Old Master Pi. "Wu Chengtian belongs to the Wu family of the mundane world, but the external Iron Hand art he cultivates is much the same in nature as your Hidden Pi family's—both are hand-refining methods. Could you help him find a martial art to cultivate?"
Generally speaking, no Earth-Rank experts emerged from the mundane families, and so no Earth-Rank martial arts appeared among them—even the mightiest of the mundane families, the Yu family, had none. Yu Huoxing had had no martial art and had instead gone to cultivate within the Hidden Yu family; only, when Wei Zhao encountered him, the Hidden Yu family had not yet granted him a martial art to study.
"Oh, that's easy enough. We're all one family from now on, so I needn't hide anything. Our Hidden Pi family's martial art is a hand technique called the Heaven-and-Earth Divine Fist, and this Divine Fist art happens to suit Wu Chengtian perfectly—he can take it up at once!" Old Master Pi said heartily upon hearing Wei Zhao's words. "Of course, Wu Chengtian is an expert who cultivates both inner and outer arts. If he can unleash the Heaven-and-Earth Divine Fist, its power will be far greater than what ordinary external experts like us can bring forth!"
Hearing Old Master Pi's words, Wu Chengtian was instantly stirred. Through his recent dealings with Old Master Pi, he had come to understand something of the Hidden Pi family's ancient-level backing—the renowned external martial sect, the Divine Fist Hall—and the Heaven-and-Earth Divine Fist was precisely that hall's signature art. Though Old Master Pi had mastered only the first fifteen forms of the Divine Fist and did not yet command the rest, for Wu Chengtian that was already more than enough!
And it was with the Divine Fist art that Old Master Pi had defeated that strange kidnapper. Wu Chengtian had envied it beyond measure—never imagining that he himself might learn it.
Of course, Wu Chengtian also understood: it was only after Wei Zhao had smoothly healed Old Master Pi and Pi Zhitao that Old Master Pi had truly taken him for one of his own, a comrade in the same trench. Before, Old Master Pi had offered him some pointers on cultivation, but had said not a word about the Heaven-and-Earth Divine Fist.
"Thank you, Old Master Pi, for your kindness. I will study diligently, and unless you tell me to pass it on, I will never teach it to anyone else!" Wu Chengtian hastily cupped his hands and said.
Pi Zhitao was somewhat shocked. He had not expected his grandfather to be willing to teach even the Heaven-and-Earth Divine Fist to Wu Chengtian. It seemed his grandfather had truly thrown in his lot with Wei Zhao, heart and soul!
Having only just awakened, he knew only of what had happened during this period, but of one thing at least he was certain: his injury had been healed by Wei Zhao. Thinking it over carefully—Wei Zhao seemed terribly formidable, almost miraculous? Not only had he shone brilliantly at the Hidden Aristocratic Families' Summit, but his medical skill was equally extraordinary?