I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 566 News from the Mirror of Retribution
[Activation successful, obtained finger technique: Amazing Finger!]

Chu Qing looked down thoughtfully at his hands, and the subtlety of the finger technique flowed into his mind.

He pondered for a moment and found that the "Surprising Finger" had twenty-four fingers, named after the twenty-four solar terms.

It is a unique skill that combines both offense and defense.

As the saying goes, one's merits are like a sudden storm or a torrential downpour, or mercury spilling onto the ground; one's defenses are like a master plucking a pipa, neutralizing the enemy's moves before they even take shape.

In addition, there is a third finger that is derived from these twenty-four fingers, called the Three-Finger Sky-Flicking Technique.

There are actually a total of twenty-seven moves.

However, the power of the last three fingers is almost mystical.

Among them, the "Dream Startling Finger" can enhance one's combat power.

With Chu Qing's current cultivation level, it's unknown how much it can increase.

In Chu Qing's opinion, the second finger strike was fairly standard...

The third finger, however, can draw upon the energy of the four elements of heaven and earth, which is in harmony with Chu Qing's [Heavenly Extreme Formless Divine Power]. With the two combined, their power will likely increase even further.

In conclusion, this martial art, while not exactly a lifeline, is certainly a welcome addition.

Chu Qing is not lacking in such methods nowadays. After integrating his own martial arts and deducing through the Martial Arts Stele, he has gathered almost all kinds of methods.

In terms of techniques, they have gradually moved from a variety of moves to a state where no moves are the best moves.

Every gesture he makes is incredibly powerful.

Overall, opening these two boxes today was quite a good experience.

The gains were considerable... especially in martial arts that emphasize consistency, which involve beliefs and willpower. These martial arts often have extremely high limits and are quite unreasonable.

Chu Qing meticulously dismantled and broke down the core principles of "unwavering consistency," even dismantling the "Heavenly Limitless Formless Divine Power," before finally integrating the core essence of "unwavering consistency" with the "Heavenly Limitless Formless Divine Power." The process was undeniably arduous.

However, outsiders know very little about the dangers involved.

When Chu Qing was doing this, she was in an extreme state and didn't feel anything.

Now, after calming down and reflecting on it, I suddenly feel a sense of walking on thin ice.

If one is not careful, the only outcome will be utter destruction.

Fortunately, the outcome was good... The system and the martial arts monument's blessing, along with the meditation meditation, allowed him to find the most stable balance point amidst countless dangers, bringing everything back on track.

After this battle, the [Heavenly Ultimate Formless Divine Power] has progressed from the initial stage of the seventh level to its peak, and is now only one step away from the eighth level.

"I reckon that once I reach the eighth level, my internal strength can improve even further."

"The characteristics of various methods will be further enhanced."

Chu Qing has always relied on system rewards to integrate martial arts and cross realms.

This also resulted in his internal energy cultivation level not showing significant improvement.

These realms appear to be merely placed there, treated as decorations.

In reality, it's not like that... Each advancement in his cultivation level would result in a significant leap in the power of his martial arts.

Take the Heavenly Frost Fist as an example.

In the earliest days, when facing Wen Fusheng, Chu Qing once used the Heavenly Frost Fist, although it was just a test, a gathering of strength.

But that is enough to demonstrate its power.

If the same situation were to occur now, it wouldn't just be Wen Fusheng's room that would be frozen.

The entire Luochen Manor might be engulfed in ice.

This is partly due to his increasingly profound internal strength, and partly due to the feedback he received after his internal strength broke through.

Chu Qing flicked her fingers lightly and stopped thinking about it.

After obtaining the Divine Finger, no unusual sensations were felt in his fingers.

In fact, given his current state, he is no longer worried about not being able to use the martial arts skills rewarded by the system. His cultivation level is improving every day, and his physical fitness is constantly improving. He already has the ability to handle anything.

After relaxing a little, Chu Qing glanced back at the bed.

She saw Wenrou and Mutong sitting side by side, both covered by blankets, their heads peeking out, staring at her intently.

Chu Qing was slightly taken aback:
"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Gentleness didn't even need to think:

"nice."

She was never stingy with praise, as if she felt that Chu Qing deserved all the praise in the world.

The shepherd boy was even more unconventional:
"What are you going to do about it?"

"..."

Chu Qing's face darkened.

"sleep!!"

"Coming or not?"

Mu Dadan is simple and direct.

Chu Qing snorted.

"Third brother."

The gentle, soft call made Chu Qing feel as if her bones had loosened several pounds.

He simply went to the bedside, pulled the shepherd boy off the bed, climbed up to the innermost side, and held Wenrou in his arms:
"Let's go to sleep and ignore her."

The shepherd boy pointed at himself with his finger, his face full of anger.

Finally, she climbed into bed in a huff:

"What's so great about it!?"

After saying that, she went to pull the blanket.

Chu Qing struggled with her for a long time with the blanket, but in the end, Wenrou yawned and fell asleep first.

To avoid waking Wenrou, the two of them agreed to a truce.

……

……

Time flew by and it was already the morning of the second day.

When Chu Qing opened her eyes, she found that she had been moved from the innermost part of the bed to the middle without her noticing.

Looking down, I saw that the gentle breeze was on my right and the shepherd boy was on my left.

They were each fast asleep, nestled in their own arms.

Chu Qing paused for a moment, then looked up at the debt settlement.

He sighed after a long pause:

"He really is a scumbag..."

Leaving aside what happens after he falls asleep, the initiative before he falls asleep is actually in his hands.

If he doesn't give him any chance, the shepherd boy has no chance of staying here.

Now that the good deals are all mine, what right do I have to complain about anything else?
Ultimately, the shepherd boy wasn't wrong; the fault lay with himself... However, since things have come to this point, whether he was right or wrong doesn't seem to matter anymore.

He carefully pulled his arm out from under the two women's necks and tiptoed off the bed.

After putting on my coat, I washed my face before heading out to my study.

No sooner had he left than Wenrou and the shepherd boy opened their eyes at the same time.

Both girls had flushed slightly; they had actually woken up a little earlier than Chu Qing... but neither of them got up, afraid of waking Chu Qing.

Before Chu Qing woke up, the two of them looked at each other from a distance, separated by Chu Qing.

Now they each stood up, silent. "I'm sorry... I ruined your good time."

The shepherd boy spoke first... If he hadn't come uninvited last night, Wenrou would definitely have succeeded.

Gentleness doesn't seem to mind:
"There is ample time."

She had Chu Qing's promise to her, so she didn't care about a moment.

Upon hearing this, the shepherd girl breathed a slight sigh of relief. She felt that she still needed to maintain good relations with Wu Qianhuan and Wenrou.

Fortunately, neither of these girls was heartless...

Chu Qing's attitude also wavered last night.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have allowed myself to stay here overnight.

Sure enough, once I got past my own hurdle, everything started to move in a positive direction.

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In the study, as Chu Qing listened to Liu Zhaonian and others report on the situation of yesterday's battle, he, who was initially a little absent-minded, slowly frowned.

He was distracted because he saw Wu Qianhuan when he arrived.

His own fiancée, with a half-smile, asked him about what happened last night... Chu Qing felt a little guilty at the time, but later he found out that Wenrou had seen her when she arrived.

She originally wanted to come... but she was worried that Wenrou would feel embarrassed, so she gave up the idea.

It turned out that the shepherd boy had also gone.

I sensed that Chu Qing's room must have been very lively last night, so I came to inquire about it this morning.

Chu Qing was speechless for a moment, but after chatting with her for a bit, he at least figured out Wu Qianhuan's attitude.

As a result, Wu Qianhuan didn't say anything, but just told Chu Qing to consider it himself, and also made a request... no more!

While Chu Qing was sitting in the study, he was still pondering the meaning of the phrase "No more."

But there's no time to think about those things now.

The battle at Xiangnan City yesterday should have been cleaned up and the damage reported by evening.

Considering how difficult the battle had been, Chu Qing told them to rest after cleaning up the battlefield and to summarize the battle later.

As expected, although we won yesterday's battle, we suffered considerable losses.

Liu Zhaonian and Tian Fengzi took the blame, saying that they had not considered things carefully and were suspected of underestimating their opponent.

Fortunately, this time it was only the generals under the Earth Slaughtering Army Chief who came. If the Heavenly Evil Cult Master had come in person, Xiang Nan City would probably have been wiped out before Chu Qing arrived.

Chu Qing inquired about the preparations Liu Zhaonian and his team had made for this battle, as well as the three strategies they employed.

After thinking about it for a moment, he sighed:

"The Heavenly Evil Cult is not an ordinary martial arts world. Their methods are mostly not bound by rules and regulations. Moreover, the four chief military leaders are skilled in battle."

"It's not entirely your fault... but you did underestimate your opponent."

They always assume that if they set a trap, the other party will have to fall into it according to their wishes.

This is unacceptable.

Liu Zhaonian and the others nodded in agreement.

"However, these three strategies were not without effect."

"After Senior Shang dealt with those generals, his inside and outside attacks were also well-aimed. With the elite of the Heavenly Evil Sect wiped out, yesterday's battle can be considered a turn of defeat into victory."

"If it weren't for Prince Meng's sudden intervention, this battle would have already ended before I returned."

"Overall, these three measures still worked, so there's no need for punishment."

Victory and defeat are common occurrences in warfare. These three strategies are not particularly problematic, except that they underestimated the opponent's insufficient preparation.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Evil Sect used a group of elderly people, women, and children as its vanguard to restrain the Southern City from taking any action against them.

This forced the battle to become a stalemate.

Let's leave this matter here for now. We need to figure out how to handle the funeral arrangements for our fallen comrades and how to comfort their wives, children, and elderly relatives.

The various matters were discussed for about an hour before a conclusion was reached.

The next task was to recover the lost territories in the Western Regions.

Because of the battle before heading south, this step will be much easier.

There shouldn't be any major obstacles ahead.

The group of Western Region experts currently imprisoned in Xiangnan City also need to be dealt with. If they are dealt with properly, then the Western Regions will have been completely taken back from the hands of the Heavenly Evil Sect.

After that, Chu Qing became busy again.

Time flies. Since the Tianyi Martial Arts Tournament in June, it's already mid-September.

All affairs in the Western Regions have been properly handled. What needed to be recovered has been recovered, what needed to be dealt with has been dealt with, and what needed to be appeased has been appeased.

The remaining city, two pavilions, and two manors returned to their respective positions, and the five masters went back to handle their respective sect matters.

Then, manpower was allocated from the Western Regions to join forces in the Southern Regions, and together they marched toward the northeastern gateway of the Southern Regions to prevent the Eastern Regions from launching a sudden attack.

The news that came back from the Eastern Regions told Chu Qing that the Seven Killers had never stopped causing trouble.

Chu Qing also had the idea of ​​making a trip to the Eastern Region several times to kill the Seven Executioners.

However, there was never any definite news about this person; to be precise, the news was always delayed.

It seems that someone is intentionally covering up this person's whereabouts.

The messages sent back by spies from the Eastern Region were not timely.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Qing decided to personally make a trip to the Eastern Region after all the matters in the Southwest Regions had been dealt with and the situation had stabilized.

In addition, there are many things to be handed over to the Northern Region.

Now that Chu Qing controls two regions, it's impossible for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to have no reaction at all. The Northern Region is still under the rule of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors for the time being, and they have quite a few complaints about Chu Qing.

The main reason is that Chu Qing made a special detour to Dafeng Tower last time and killed Bai Yitian.

On the surface, Bai Yitian was under the jurisdiction of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Since Chu Qing killed them so easily, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors naturally wanted to demand an explanation from Chu Qing.

Chu Qing was actually quite too lazy to pay them any attention...

These people each have their own agendas; some are purely evil, some are driven by selfishness, and some are simply unable to judge character.

Just like Dao Di Xuan Song, there is a suspicion of condoning evil.

Knowing full well that there were problems with the head of Wanbaolou, they simply didn't address them... Upon further inquiry, they claimed it was all about "the bigger picture." It wasn't that they didn't understand the principle of pacifying the internal before dealing with external threats; it was just that they felt they had managed to appease the internal situation quite well.

Little did they know that the problem was slowly brewing in this process of just getting by.

Now that the leader of Wanbaolou has disappeared, in this vast land of four regions and one state, who knows where these people have hidden in some stinking ditch, dreaming of unifying the world?

Regardless, Chu Qing didn't break ties with them tomorrow.

They still had to join forces... but Chu Qing's desire to venture deeper into the Northern Region to lend them a hand was rejected by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Chu Qing didn't mind. Since there was no need for his side to get involved, they could just help each other out.

Anyway, it wasn't Chu Qing who was in a hurry.

However, news from Zhongzhou indicates that the Heavenly Evil Cult Leader has been quite quiet lately.

Since the Battle of Yuesong Mountain, or rather, since the Battle of Xiangnan City, there has been no news of this person... I wonder if he plans to do something big in silence, or if he will simply fade into obscurity.
Chu Qing felt that the latter was highly unlikely; it was more probable that the kid was planning something big.

Chu Qing had no idea what this person was thinking. The location of the Heavenly Evil Sect was still a secret, and further investigation was needed.

However, before that, Chu Qing had a few expected guests arrive.

They brought news of the Mirror of Misfortune to Chu Qing.

(End of this chapter)