I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

Praises poured in, ranging from amazement at Zhang Yangqing's strength and performance to affirmation of the two men's ability to "turn hostility into friendship" and their display of strength.

The white-haired elder stroked his beard and laughed heartily, his eyes filled with satisfaction and anticipation for "Yin Kui".

The competition has reached this point and there is no need to continue.

The referee stepped forward at the right time and officially announced that Eun-kyu had won.

Although Jin Wu was defeated, he accepted the defeat wholeheartedly. He took the initiative to step forward, patted Zhang Yangqing on the shoulder, and said loudly, "Junior Brother Yin Kui, I have benefited greatly from today's battle! If you have time in the future, you must come to my 'Golden Scale Peak' as a guest, so that the two of us can drink and discuss the ultimate meaning of boxing!"

Zhang Yangqing smiled and nodded in agreement: "Definitely. After I finish dealing with some urgent matters, I will definitely pay a visit to learn from you, senior brother."

Jin Wu seemed to be in a much better mood, and laughed heartily: "Of course, important matters come first. Junior brother, please go ahead with your business. I will be waiting for you then!"

Clearly, Jin Wu took the opportunity to back down, otherwise the defeat would have been too humiliating.

After exchanging a few more polite words, the two stepped down from the stage under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

On the way back, Zhang Yangqing's fellow disciples, their faces flushed with excitement, chattered excitedly:

"Senior Brother Yin Kui! You're amazing! That last punch was like a divine intervention!"

"Senior brother, your cultivation speed is truly astounding! At this rate, the position of clan leader won't be far off for long!"

"We'll need your guidance more in the future, senior brother!"

The white-haired elder walked beside Zhang Yangqing, looking at the group of excited young people, and then at Zhang Yangqing, who looked calm and seemed to have just done an ordinary little thing. He was filled with emotion.

He had been worried that Yin Kui was overconfident and was ready to step in to save him at any moment, but now it seemed that his worries were completely unnecessary.

Yin Kui's strength has far exceeded his expectations, and he can no longer see through it.

Back at "Pan Shi Ju", the heavy stone door was closed, isolating it from the noise of the outside world.

Zhang Yangqing walked straight to the stone bed, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing, as if the competition that had shaken the entire clan just now was really just something he did casually and was not worth mentioning.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes stood to the side, opened her mouth, and prepared a bunch of gorgeous words such as "Big Brother's divine might is unparalleled", "His talent is unprecedented", and "His fist intent is all-pervasive".

But looking at Zhang Yangqing's calm and indifferent expression, I suddenly felt that these praises were somewhat superfluous and pale.

For him, grasping a trace of the essence of boxing was as natural as brushing dust off his sleeve; it was nothing to be surprised or boast about.

That's the style of a master.

The boss is in seclusion, so I didn't want to disturb him. I continued working, coordinating and organizing intelligence with the chairman.

After Zhang Yangqing finished his short "seclusion", the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes began to report on the information she had recently gathered.

She took out a simple sketch map, which marked several key warehouses at the dock, the handover area for laborers, a suspected "shipping registration point," and the regular times when different ships moored. "According to observation, the dark red 'dead ship' heading towards the suspected 'upstream river' docks about once every seven days, staying for no more than two hours. The laborers responsible for unloading its cargo are always the same group of 'veterans' living in the shacks on the east side of the dock. They seem to have a special agreement with the foreman to only unload cargo from the 'dead ship.'"

“After the goods are shipped out of ‘Dragon Head Warehouse No. 3’, they will be ‘sealed’ and ‘marked’ in a specific corner of the dock that is shielded by array. Then, they will be carried onto the ship by those fixed laborers. There seems to be no complicated inspection during the process, but the laborers are very careful when carrying the goods, as if the goods themselves are ‘fragile’ or ‘dangerous’.”

"Regarding the 'shipping' fees and registration, I've learned that it seems they're not settled with ordinary money, but rather with special contribution points, rare materials, or..."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes gave a very detailed report, clearly having put in a lot of effort.

After listening, Zhang Yangqing nodded slightly: "Well done. The timeline and process are clear. The next step is how to 'become' the goods."

The chairman has already solved this problem exceptionally well, and he personally came to tell Zhang Yangqing about it.

The two met in the forest near the dock. When the chairman saw Zhang Yangqing appear, his tone was slightly excited: "While chatting with a few old laborers, I managed to extract a crucial clue about 'disguising inanimate objects'."

Not far to the southwest of the dock lies a strange body of water known as the "Lake of Sinking Corpses." It is said to naturally accumulate yin energy and death energy, and is a place for processing "special corpses" or for crafting materials for certain sinister magical artifacts.

"The key point is that a peculiar 'Netherworld Pearl' grows at the bottom of the lake. This pearl is not a living thing, but is formed by the condensation of extremely pure Yin energy and corpse energy under specific conditions. It naturally possesses powerful 'death energy' and 'preservative' properties. It is said that if a mortal puts this pearl in their mouth before burial, the body can be preserved for a hundred years without decaying, and its aura will be no different from that of a real corpse!"

The chairman paused, then continued, "I managed to obtain one, and it's been verified. The death energy in this bead is extremely pure and concentrated. If you grind it into powder and apply it evenly to a living person..."
It can indeed perfectly simulate a 'dead' state in a short time, completely concealing even the traces of life! It can absolutely fool the rules of the 'dead ship'!

At this stage, there are many other ways for the chosen ones to obtain the method. Zhang Yangqing was busy cultivating, and the chairman helped him complete the task.

The chairman concluded, "However, the most crucial question is this: even if we manage to board the ship and safely reach our destination, what happens after we disembark? We can't play dead forever. How do we deal with the dangers we might encounter after disembarking? And how do we break free of our disguise?"

After listening, Zhang Yangqing smiled slightly.

The chairman is indeed reliable; he not only figured out the disguise method but also thought of the follow-up.

However, Zhang Yangqing's current strength is not what it used to be.

Zhang Yangqing's tone was reassuringly calm: "Don't worry, I've already made arrangements for disembarking. You just need to prepare enough 'Yinming Pearl' powder, preferably two portions, for the round trip, and make sure that the 'cargo' route and timing we've chosen are correct. Leave the rest to me."

Although the chairman did not know what Zhang Yangqing's specific trump cards or plans were, he was even more unaware that Zhang Yangqing was already a half-saint and had just defeated Jin Wu, a half-saint at the Great Perfection stage.

However, due to his absolute trust in Zhang Yangqing's abilities, he did not ask any further questions, but simply replied, "Understood! I will prepare the bead powder and the action schedule as soon as possible."

At this point, Zhang Yangqing knew that the mission was nearing completion. Next, he would select the specific "cargo," complete the disguise, and then quietly wait for the dark red dead ship heading towards the "Upstream River" to dock.

As for the dangers after disembarking?

Unless a saint personally visits, where in this so-called outer area of ​​the Immortal Mountain is there that one cannot go?
So here's the question: what if the sage really comes?

It's not impossible that the final boss might be hiding at the entrance of the starting village!
(End of this chapter)