Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 341 What about me
Many disciples were still reeling from the shock of seeing so many stars before them.

All the children who had not yet been implanted with the seed of true qi had starlight filling their eyes, which then slowly faded away.

Some children scratched their heads, feeling as if they had gained special power in their martial arts perception, but when they tried to perceive it again, it disappeared.

Not far away, the disciples who had long since joined the Ancient River Sect wore smiles.

My previous introductory work was somewhat hasty.

This formal entry into the sect truly reveals the might of the ancient river.

Liang Baiyin watched her senior brother's retreating figure, her heart filled with doubt.

This person felt familiar to her, but upon careful recollection, she had never seen a martial artist with such a peculiar physique before.

He's really strong.

However, his entire body was covered in fat and flesh, and there were very few martial artists with this kind of physique. It was very likely that his body had absorbed a huge amount of power but had not been able to fully convert it.

However, this body type seems to provide a greater sense of security.

"Pah..." Liang Baiyin looked around but couldn't find Zhou Lengge. She had originally wanted to chat with him.

She's about to take the college entrance exam, and she'll go back to Xiongjing after that.

Zhou Leng walked out of the large square, entered an office, took off his mask, and carefully took out the Tiger Talisman from his magic bag.

Although the jade tiger tally possessed great power, Zhou Leng was always afraid of breaking it, so he handled it with care.

The tiger tally originally had light white and black stripes on its surface.

Now, there is an extra gold stripe on each side of the waist.

The whooshing sound during the initiation ceremony just now was the activation of the Tiger Tally.

Zhou Leng silently recited "Tiger Tally" in his mind.

Then a screen of light appeared before my eyes, similar to what I had seen on the highest mountain in Hundred Peaks Valley that day.

On the screen of light, divine runes rotated.

A red notification appears.

"The following disciples are suspected of harboring ill intentions or of having obtained the inheritance of the ancient river's great enemy, the 'Other God.' The senior brother shall decide whether to punish them."

Below the red prompt, the images of sixteen people appear.

Out of two or three thousand people, there were only sixteen traitors.

Zhou Leng contacted Wang Boxiong and requested access to all of his disciples' records.

Soon, these sixteen people were found in the disciple records.

Six powerful military clans.

Seven major powers.

Three ordinary people.

Wang Boxiong arrived and looked at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng said, "As the acting senior disciple of the Ancient River Sect, I have some minor special abilities. For example, I can determine which of the newly initiated disciples has problems. I found a total of sixteen people."

Zhou Leng sent the information on the sixteen people back to Wang Boxiong.

Wang Boxiong flipped through the documents, his expression growing colder with each reading.

Zhou Leng said, "The first nine people are plotting something sinister. Theoretically, they should be considered internal enemies, though it's unclear whether they are domestic or foreign. The other seven are believed by the Ancient River Sect to possess alien power, but I don't know the specifics. However, it's likely related to the Demon Worship Cult and demons. They could also be hidden, unknown forces, but that's highly improbable."

Although I don't know exactly what the alien gods are, I instinctively associate them with the Demon Worship Cult and the Demon Prison.

Zhou Leng continued, "According to the rules of the Ancient River Sect, they should be eliminated directly. However, I hope to follow the clues and arrest or kill those who can be arrested, especially the last seven people. As for the first nine, I need a definite answer."

Wang Boxiong flipped through the documents again and said, "If the last seven are involved with the Demon Worshiping Cult, as long as we find evidence, no matter who is behind them, even if it's a martial arts family, we will pursue them to the end. But the first nine are most likely major domestic and foreign forces attempting to steal the Ancient River's inheritance. These kinds of people are difficult to deal with."

Zhou Lengdao said, "So, you mean the first nine people are basically beyond the reach of your Martial Guard Department?"

“Just like the case of No. 59 Middle School, there’s nothing we can do. Espionage, especially espionage with connections, you should have seen the news. Although some are used to exchange for benefits, but…” Wang Boxiong sighed softly.

Wu Wei only had the power to arrest and fight, but not the power to adjudicate. Seeing the verdicts in some cases, he often felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Since your armed forces can't handle these nine people, I'll take care of it."

“You are the senior brother, so it’s up to you to decide,” Wang Boxiong said.

"To be on the safe side, we'll have a demigod spirit master come and implement a triple restriction of oath, decree, and divine decree. Everyone will participate, and the main focus will be on those sixteen people. Then, under the pretext of closed training, we'll prohibit these sixteen people from contacting the outside world. After you've finished investigating those seven people, I'll find an opportunity to publicly execute those nine people, so that those behind them will know that the Ancient River Sect cannot be humiliated."

Wang Boxiong said, "Some of them come from very high backgrounds, and some are even grandmasters. They will be under immense pressure once they start fighting. However, we insist that Marshal Huang Xuange is involved to share the burden."

"Aren't you afraid Huang Sheng will beat you up? I've heard Huang Sheng has a bad temper."

"It doesn't matter, we'll just avoid them," Wang Boxiong said.

"Senior brother, I never expected you to be so reckless... no, I mean so loyal. I believe you won't betray me when you get beaten up."

"Don't worry, as long as I can hold on, I will never betray you."

"Thank you, senior brother." Zhou Leng's face showed no sign of a smile.

“As the senior, it’s my duty,” Wang Boxiong said seriously. “Besides…”

Wang Boxiong took out one black plastic bag after another from the magic bag.

"These are pills from the Divine Eagle Project of the Armed Forces Department."

"This is the elixir of the New Youth Science Foundation."

"This is an extra reward from Senior Brother Guhe."

"This is an incense burner that we applied for from the Martial Arts Resources Bureau. We can put the Mind-Concentrating Incense in it and light it. It will be of great benefit."

"In addition, there are some national awards that were applied for and expedited in the past." "These are special allowances from the Nationalist government."

"This is the Demon City Army's 'Innate Covert Front Subsidy'."

"This is the Ministry of Armed Forces' 'Hidden Hero Model' award. The prizes for these two honors are not much, only about two million in total."

“But…” Wang Boxiong looked at Zhou Leng and said, “When you need it, because of these two honors, some people will stand up.”

Zhou Leng's heart stirred, and he vaguely understood the true purpose behind Wang Boxiong's application for these two honors for him.

Zhou Leng nodded slowly.

"Now that you are the senior disciple of the Ancient River Sect and the honorary director of the Ancient River Research Bureau, you have been specially granted a 'personal elixir purchase and conversion quota' qualification, which is called a 'personal quota certificate'."

"As long as you have money, you can buy 100 pills of any innate level directly, or you can exchange them with other pills without loss."

"No matter what you want to buy, the entire city, or even the whole country, will prioritize sourcing it for you."

"As for those non-special pills that can be taken indefinitely, you can buy them in large quantities."

“Even the Dragon Tiger Pill, which Grandmasters would fight over, you have a priority allocation of 20.”

"Neither Zhang Xinglie nor Elder Song are qualified. Among you younger generation, only Li Shenkong probably has this privilege."

"However, he doesn't need it."

"In addition, we are preparing to apply for the Excellent Young Scientists Fund for you, which is even higher than the New Youth Fund."

"Furthermore, Ru Da believes that you applied to the Divine Script Academy with Zhao Nandi's help and is preparing a new reward. I know you are low-key, so just have them exchange it for pills or money. We'll talk about the commendation ceremony after you become a Grandmaster."

"Furthermore, now that you've advanced to the Innate Realm, since you don't want to join the Martial Guard, then sign a 'Special Martial Guard' contract. Money is secondary; status is more important."

"With the status of a specially appointed military guard, you will have the ability to command subordinate military guards during wartime, and even request assistance from military guards nationwide."

Zhou Leng immediately understood; from now on, he would have the power to search and mobilize the armed guards.

"There are many more rewards to come, which you can obtain directly in Xiantian Mountain through trials and rankings."

"There are some rewards that are too conspicuous, so I won't apply for them for now. Once you advance to Grandmaster, I'll give you one or two more Grandmaster-level honors and rewards, which will be ten times the current amount."

"Now, the Divine Script Bureau, the Demon City Army, the Martial Guard Department, and even the Martial Academy all owe you a huge favor, and that's the most important thing."

"As the number of disciples in the Ancient River Sect increases, the day you reveal your identity, the disciples of the Ancient River Sect will be one of your greatest assets."

"With their identities as Iron Dwarves, Ice and Snow Cult, and Giants, these martial arts resources are already on par with the direct descendants of top conglomerates, probably second only to a very few individuals like Li Shenkong."

"I'll wait until you become a Grandmaster."

After Wang Boxiong finished speaking, he waited for Zhou Leng to sign the document, then turned and left.

Zhou Leng examined the pills and certificates in each of the plastic bags.

All the previous money had been spent, and the auction would take some time, but unexpectedly, Wang Boxiong arrived just in time.

These rewards are plentiful.

In addition to various bonuses and rewards, there are also 20 Baoyuan Pills, 20 Ningshen Pills, and 10 Peiyuan Pills.

There was also a completely unexpected reward.

One Dragon Tiger Pill.

One reward is more than all others combined.

Within the same realm, those with and without the Dragon-Tiger Pill are two different types of innate beings.

After tidying up and putting away the pills, Zhou Leng flipped through the documents while exploring the various functions of the Tiger Tally.

Seeing Lou Feiqiong, Zhou Leng was very pleased. His absence from the group of sixteen meant that Lou Feiqiong had no ulterior motives.

Within the Tiger Tally, the more than three hundred children who had not yet enrolled in school were marked as pure disciples of the Ancient River Sect.

The rest of the people were all people who already had skills and were looking for a master.

Three people were specifically marked.

One is Shanheyuan, marked as "Star Giant Bloodline". The Star Giant Bloodline, which allows one to cultivate martial arts, is extremely rare even in the endless universe.

One of them was Song Juesi, who was marked as having "cloud-patterned body" and "peerless will" and was given special attention.

The last one is Zhang Xinglie, who possesses "innate martial physique" and "inheritance of advanced civilization," and his future is limitless.

Even among the brilliant constellation of stars in the Ancient River Sect, these three individuals could have single-handedly supported an entire era.

"And me?"

Zhou Leng patted the tiger tally with great force.

The tiger tally did not react at all.

"A tiger's eyes look down on people; fortunes change every thirty years... never mind."

After the initiation ceremony, Zhou Leng left the Rucheng Martial Guard Bureau and continued his cultivation as usual, preparing for the counterattack.

Master Song, Li Yuanhe, Mo Chengjun, and Wu Wei jointly trained disciples.

Meanwhile, the Martial Guard and the Demon City Army secretly launched an investigation into the seven individuals.

Once the target is identified, nothing can hide from the massive state apparatus.

Just five days later, the relationship between the seven people was investigated and clarified.

The Wuwei and the Demon City Army joined forces to wipe out a large number of traitors, including even high-ranking members of grandmaster families and various powerful forces.

After the purge was completed, another disciples' meeting was held in the Guhe Research Bureau square.

Thousands of disciples lined up in the square, like students doing exercises during recess.

(End of this chapter)