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Chapter 193 Forging My True Skill with Divine Blood! The mortal realm has become defiled again, you heretical little god, you have overstepped your bounds!
Xu Longxiang lifted up the 'True Meaning of the Martial Saint' and crashed into the 'Boundary Gate' like a mountain.

Upon witnessing this grand and imposing scene, Ji Xiu's eyes suddenly narrowed:
"His mentor"

The angry words, which echoed throughout the Dragon Cave and even reached the foot of Wushan Mountain, also reached Ji Xiu's ears, allowing him to hear them clearly.

According to the instructions of his mentor, Xu Longxiang.
The place where I buried Senior Ip Man Jiang's remains half a year ago has been dug up and used to forge an unorthodox divine armor!?
Isn't this tantamount to slapping a martial saint's face into the ground?
"President Ji, who is that?"

Such a spectacle was something that the people in the countryside of Anning County had never seen before!

How could an old man carrying a coffin be able to tread on the heavens, soar through the air, and challenge the gods?
For Wushan Town, where even 'masters of Qi cultivation' exist only in legends and concepts.
Such a feat is truly astonishing!
"That person is the ancestor of the True Martial Arts Sect, who reigns supreme over the three prefectures surrounding Jiangyin, the Dragon Elephant Martial Saint."

"He is also a giant among those who have mastered Qi cultivation and hold a title in martial arts."

"At the same time, he is also my mentor."

"You have come with me to cleanse the evil shrine and eradicate all demons!"

The steward, who had previously served under the old master of Wushan Hunting Manor and had met Ji Xiu once, now approached Ji Xiu tremblingly and asked questions with trepidation.

In response, Ji Xiu stood with his hands behind his back, responded calmly, and looked up at the sky, pondering to himself.

His conversation with the old steward was not concealed and was heard by many villagers on the side, causing quite a stir.

"Boss Ji? Is he the same boss who ran the 'Mountain Road Business' in Anning County and supplied money to our mountain town?"

"Yes, that's him. There's no mistake. His expression and appearance match perfectly, and he's about the same age!"

"When I was gathering herbs in the mountains before, I often saw this person returning from the depths of the Earth Dragon Cave after hunting spirits. I also caught a glimpse of him from afar once. It was this very master of mine!"

The townspeople who had gathered in this mountain village, after a brief period of turmoil, finally caused a sensation as the aftershocks subsided.

Ji Xiu's calm and composed tone made their hearts tremble, almost causing them to prostrate themselves before him. The way they looked at him was as if they were looking at a rising god!

Above the Qi Refining Master level, with the title of Martial Saint! Such a person is actually the mentor of this Chief Ji!

Even if these mountain people don't know the concept of 'titled martial arts', what does it mean to dominate 'three prefectures'?
Isn't he just a more noble and respected figure than those high-ranking officials in Jiangyin Prefecture?
You should know that a retired servant or slave from a large bank can become a master or a wealthy merchant, and a powerful figure in this small town of Anning County.

What kind of concept is it to be able to ride on the heads of these bigwigs?
In a few quick moves, doesn't that mean that Chief Ji, who had only integrated eighteen mountain towns and hunting villages half a year ago, already holds a position in the prefectural city comparable to those high-ranking officials?
These mountain people were secretly thinking about it.

At the same time, looking at the charred remains of 'Uncle Wushan', he felt both relieved and at ease.

No wonder.

No matter how powerful this Wushan Mountain Lord is, he was appointed by the 'Divine Lord' who suddenly appeared in the Earth Dragon Cave, comparable to the great demon who caused chaos in Anning County before. So what?

When faced with someone like Chief Ji, who stirs up trouble within the mansion, they would still end up as ashes under that mysterious, inexhaustible, blazing true flame!
"Huhu."

Da da da!
A flurry of footsteps rose up.

Song Chai, the owner of the Hunting Manor in Yuanshan Town, whom Ji Xiu mentioned when he killed the Wild God, was helped out of the cellar prison.

When Ji Xiu looked in the direction of the sound, he saw that the once burly, piercing-eyed, and invulnerable hunter of the manor, who had hunted in the mountains for many years, now had a sallow complexion, disheveled hair, and was very weak and listless.

Upon seeing Ji Xiu for the first time, Song Chai immediately knelt down with a thud:
"Thank you very much, Chief!"

Song Chai's eyes blazed with fury as he looked at the tusked pig-man that Ji Xiu was trampling under his feet.

When their gaze shifted upwards to the young man carrying a plaque and a knife, the reverence in their eyes was palpable.

More than half a month ago.

This is the great demon that emerged from the 'Earth Dragon Cave', who has refined his horizontal bones and can speak human language. He claims to be acting under divine decree and demands that the tens of thousands of people in the entire Wushan Town worship him.

They also regularly offer blood food and infants as tribute, and have a feast.

How could Song Chai, the lord of the mountain town, agree to this?

Having long been impervious to swords and spears, and having reached the pinnacle of skin refinement, he immediately engaged the wild boar in combat. However, he was defeated in three moves, imprisoned in the manor, and turned into a puppet.

At this critical juncture, one of his own offspring shamelessly fawned over the evil shrine, claiming that he was bedridden due to illness and had become its lackey, thus intimidating the entire mountain town!
Song Chai, who was already on his last breath, thought he was going to die, but unexpectedly, today, he was rescued by the boss who had sworn a blood oath with him!
According to bystanders and the old man from the mountain village who came to rescue him.

When Song Chai heard that Ji Xiu had burned Wu Shanbo to ashes with a single burst of true fire without even moving, and that Ji Xiu had even taken a figure in the prefectural city, a man who could tread the heavens and was known as the Martial Saint, as his master, he was very imposing.

Others may not know the details, they may be naive, but how could he not know?
As a skilled martial artist specializing in skin refining and a powerful figure who dominated the town, Song Chai's vision was naturally far beyond that of a mere mountain dweller.

Martial Saint!

That's something you wouldn't find in Jiangyin Prefecture.
This man, who rose from humble beginnings as a stable boy to become the head of the gang, is about to soar to the heavens!

I've heard that the chief commander aspires to become a 'prefectural official,' and there's a 'prefectural official examination' this year. If he's promoted to the Great Xuan rank, or even makes meritorious contributions, he'll be awarded a title and receive a fief.
Does that mean Anning County has the potential to become his fiefdom?

A fiefdom! This means that from this day forward, the household registration, mountains, sea, and all resources of this county will serve this person and this family!
That was true success, far surpassing what a county magistrate or prefectural guild master could achieve by simply doing business on mountain roads!

He took the Martial Saint as his master.
It can be said that what was originally an absurd and fantastical thing for a peasant from a rural area has become a possibility!

What an honor it would be to serve such a person!

Unfortunately, a wicked child appeared in the family.

Thinking of this, Song Chaiqiang took a deep breath, drew his steel knife from the scabbard beside him, and walked with his staff to his young son, who had been fawning over Wu Shanshanbo but had panicked and lost his composure with Ji Xiu's arrival.

The gleaming blade of the knife made the unfilial son's face turn pale.

"Father, I... I was forced into this situation. I even saved you, preventing that wild god from taking your life. I..."

Stab it!

Blood splattered everywhere.

Song Chai, holding the knife, exhaled a breath of stale air and forced a smile at Ji Xiu:

"Sorry for the family's lax discipline, boss."

"But as subjects of the Great Xuan, we were taught by our ancestors from the very beginning of our martial arts training that we must not bow down to outsiders or evil spirits."

"It's just that my skills are too weak to withstand the methods of this wild god, and I was imprisoned. I'm ashamed."

In response, Ji Xiu, who had been gazing at the sky, lowered his head and, seeing Song Chai's series of actions, nodded slightly.
"Chief Song is decisive in his actions and is a hero among men. There is no need to worry about him."

"Tell me about what happened in the 'Earth Dragon Cave,' and the current situation of the eighteen mountain towns and hunting villages that surround the Earth Dragon Cave as a natural barrier."

The commotion caused by Xu Longxiang carrying the coffin and stomping on the sky indicated that the matter was far more complicated than Ji Xiu had imagined.

Upon hearing this, Song Chai gave a wry smile and recounted the events that had occurred at the Earth Dragon Cave more than half a month ago:

"Shortly after the chief went to Jiangyin Prefecture, a thin layer of white mist gradually rose from this underground dragon cave, affecting the entry of us mountain people from nearby towns and hunting villages."

"After all, we make a living by working on the mountain trails. If we delay for too long, the whole town and village will go hungry."

"So I sent people to investigate the situation in the mountains. And what they found was that the 'spiritual energy' in the mountains was more than ten times stronger than before!"

Spiritual energy is a resource that sustains the cultivation of "masters of Qi cultivation" and "high-level Taoist practitioners," and it is also the key to the emergence of earthly treasures.

When martial artists practice secret techniques or cultivate their spiritual thoughts, meditating in a spiritually rich place can make their efforts twice as effective.

If a place lacks spiritual energy, it will not produce treasures, nor will it evolve into a blessed land. In fact, over time, it will become increasingly barren and turn into a dead land.

Even in the worst places, there is always a spark of life. If there is none at all, it will lead to the collapse of mountains and rivers, the spread of tsunamis, and the recurrence of earth, water, fire, and wind, until no one is left to live.

In the entire Jiangyin Prefecture, there are only a handful of places that can be considered blessed lands.

The Golden Turtle Island of the Heavenly Blade School is the largest of them. It was planted with local treasures by the former 'Three Yang Sect' generation after generation, and was irrigated by various sects captured by Wang Xuanyang, which is how it has evolved to its present state.

Even so.

If the spiritual energy in this Earth Dragon Cave could increase tenfold, and that would only be the beginning.
Ji Xiu silently made a calculation. Therefore, the grade of this mountain must far exceed that of Jin'ao Island, and it might even be more than a 'blessed land'.

One day in the future, this place may meet the conditions for the birth of a 'heavenly talent' and become a higher-grade spiritual storage site.

You must know, natural materials are truly precious treasures!
The top three grades of precious medicines all require such spiritual items as the main ingredient to be refined. Each one is extremely rare and precious. It would be a waste for a master of Qi cultivation to use them.

Only the direct descendants of the powerful Tianzhu family could afford such extravagance.

No wonder that when a 'gateway' opens, those major sects and factions risk their lives to volunteer to oversee it.

If used properly
It's more than just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Listening to Song Chai's narration, Ji Xiu instinctively realized that if he brought his master Xu Longxiang and destroyed the Earth Dragon Cave, the Divine Lord Temple behind the 'Boundary Gate' would be unable to move an inch.

after that
Perhaps someone will come along to 'reap the benefits'.

The spiritual energy has increased tenfold, and this is only the beginning of the Earth Dragon Cave. Moreover, the first Dragon Elephant Martial Saint to arrive was someone who had founded a sect and suppressed a 'realm gate'!

Wouldn't that be perfect unclaimed land?

However, that's all in the future.

Song Chai, unaware of Ji Xiu's thoughts, continued:
"The spiritual energy is ten times stronger, which is naturally a good thing for us martial artists, but it also almost completely eliminates the qualification for ordinary mountain people to cross the white mist and step into it."

"After all, this means that the spirits and monsters there are several times more dangerous than usual!"

"Just when we, the eighteen mountain towns and hunting villages, were at a loss and were about to report to Anning and request Jiangyin Prefecture to investigate and survey the situation..."

“Some armored figures, neither warriors nor Taoists, emerged from the white mist.”

“They claimed that they would confer titles upon the mountain gods and earth deities, and from then on, as long as they regularly offered sacrifices, incense, and human offerings, they could enter the mountains as usual. They also sent ‘earth gods’ to every mountain town and hunting village.”

“Every mountain town must strictly follow his orders, or disaster will surely follow.”

“My Wushan Town is the closest, so I was very wary at first. I immediately wanted to send a message to Anning County, but I received no response. The person who sent the message was killed by the town.”

"And the next day!"

"Then the Mountain Lord of Wushan came, and from then on, I was imprisoned in a cellar, never seeing the light of day."

"I imagine the situation in other mountain towns and hunting villages is much the same."

"Fortunately, the chief commander personally went to the Earth Dragon Cave. Otherwise, the mountain town barrier of the entire Anning County would have been paralyzed, and the prefecture would probably still be completely unaware."

Song Chai sighed. Having vaguely known some of the secrets of the Boundary Gate, he knew that this matter was no small thing.

Ji Xiu's eyes flashed with a cold light at this.

It was just as he expected.

Not only Wushan, but also other mountain towns and hunting villages, large and small, that had once served under him and served as local leaders, all fell to him.

This has indirectly led to his 'mountain trail business' recently becoming extremely poor, with income failing to cover expenses.

These circumstances were explained yesterday by the officials in charge of the underground affairs in Anning County, as well as Lin Zhenhai and his daughter.

From a moral and rational perspective, and from both a public and private standpoint.

These mountain spirits, let alone the fact that they have no plaques or temples, are untenable.

Just considering that he blocked his path to wealth, endangered the mountain people under his command, and became an outsider, he could be a potential breakthrough point for him to become a 'Master of Qi Refining'.
There's no reason for me to let myself off the hook!
Buzz!

At this moment.

Suddenly, a communication talisman appeared on Ji Xiu's body, glowing faintly.

[Things are getting tricky inside the Earth Dragon Cave.]

Wait here and do not rush in.

The few lines of writing were left by my mentor, Xu Longxiang.

At this moment, the figure in the sky seemed to have crashed into the depths of the white mist, approaching the 'gateway'.

Ji Xiu put the talisman away.

The Earth Dragon Cave is naturally fraught with danger, but
The young man straightened the 'Martial Saint Blade Plaque' on his back and touched the 'Azure Blood Dragon Core Pendant' at his waist.

The former is unfathomable, the latter can withstand dragons and tigers!
Putting aside his own foundation, just these two barriers alone would be enough to prevent even a Martial Saint from arriving in his true form outside the gate!
Even with the suppression of heaven and earth, losing more than half of his strength, he might still not be able to defeat him directly!
But that's what the mentor said.
Ji Xiu pondered to himself.

It's not too late to go after I've destroyed and destroyed all the shrines and altars of the eighteen mountain hunting villages!

So——

Ji Xiu instructed Song Chai to select several mountain guides and bring a fine horse from the mountains. They immediately set off, galloping along the winding mountain roads!

This mission involves breaking through mountains and felling temples!

Each time we passed through a town or village.
All of them were unorthodox demons, mountain gods, and evil spirits who became his victims and provisions for his true fire!
This allowed him to "exterminate demons in the Jiazi year," greatly advancing his destiny!

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at the same time.

Standing in the 'Temple of the Divine Lord', full of vigor, he donned the divine armor. As the 'Gate of Boundaries' grew increasingly solid, at that critical moment, the 'General Who Summons Spirits and Manifests Saints' finally stepped out!
Upon entering the Earth Dragon Cave, he immediately felt the immense pressure of heaven and earth, which suddenly reduced his strength, which was originally comparable to that of a 'dragon and tiger,' to the level of the initial stage of the Qi Sea Peak.

Just as he was getting used to this situation of being stuck in the mud.
Click, click, click!
The so-called "destiny talismans" bestowed upon the so-called deities by the "Three-Five Slaying Evil God" in the "God Lord Temple" were shattering one after another upon arriving in this Great Xuan Territory!

The summoning of the Spirit-Summoning General was immediately met with great alarm:

"How is this going?"

impossible!
He knew Anning County all too well. Those mountain towns and mountain lords who were granted imperial titles were all comparable to the peak of the Immortal Realm, and no one could rival them!
What being could completely solidify the boundary gate, and then destroy it when I personally led three hundred grass-headed gods, clad in divine armor, to this realm?

The Summoning Spirit and Manifesting Saint General was still wondering to himself.

Beside this 'gateway', a tall old man carrying a coffin had been crouching there for a long time, watching intently.

When this heretical deity sensed something amiss, he finally noticed Xu Longxiang and glanced at him.

Just a glance.

His entire body's divine blood had solidified.

"The world has become filthy again."

“You heretical little god, you have overstepped your bounds.”

"The rest"

"I, the Holy One, will teach you a lesson."

"What are rules!"

(End of this chapter)