Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

"My lord! The battle is over. Wenxi Manor has been captured by our Ximen Hall. What's next—?"

Yan Kuangtu asked for instructions.

Chen Jie looked up at Wenxi Manor and said:

"Even if Moon Hee-seong says that, he is still the national advisor of Goryeo. For now, we will not parade his body through the streets to avoid increasing hatred with the Goryeo natives."

"Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, is a mid-level Martial Saint. Let's give her the dignity befitting a powerful person."

"Find a coroner to change her body into some cleaner clothes."

The objectives of this expedition to Andong County have been achieved: the destruction of Wenxi Manor and the elimination of Meng Lianhua.

For a while,
Chen Jie also felt disheartened and ordered Yan Kuangtu to clean up the remaining mess.

Next,
Chen Jie turned to Kou Yin and said, "Eunuch Kou, take inventory of everything at Wenxi Manor and record it in the books!"

“Send people to transport all the confiscated items to Hongcheng, and then escort them back to Shandong by ship.”

Kou Yin nodded and said, "Yes, my lord!"

Today's battle to besiege Wenxi Manor was truly thrilling.

Chen Jie felt a little tired, and after making the arrangements, he went straight back to Wenxi Villa to rest.

That night, Chen Jie waited for someone.

Miyamoto Musashi!

He had a hunch that Miyamoto Musashi had already arrived in Goryeo.

only,
To his surprise, Miyamoto Musashi did not make a move, seemingly waiting for something in the shadows.

Chen Jie was happy to have some free time and focus on recuperating.

He quickly entered a meditative state, continuously taking the essence potion refined from the 'Flower of Death', and pondering the 'Taiping Jing' and the way of the sword.

At the same time, he used his divine sense to refine the Saint-Slaying Sword!

This mid-level spirit sword is too powerful. To truly possess it, one must refine it, merging one's primordial spirit power into the ice barrier.

Chen Jie knew very well that his ability to kill Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, was entirely due to this mid-grade spirit sword.

When a sword pierced Meng Lianhua's vital heart.

The opponent launched a counterattack, nearly trapping his primordial spirit with a net of heaven and earth, almost causing him to suffer a backlash at the last moment.

It should be noted that Meng Lianhua's primordial spirit was severely injured at that time.

What if he encounters an opponent stronger than Meng Lianhua, such as the mysterious and invincible Miyamoto Musashi?

Then,

Even if he possessed the trump card of the Martial Saint Sect and unleashed the Ancient Restriction, he probably wouldn't be able to protect this mid-grade spirit sword, and it would be easily taken away.

To truly make the Saint-Slaying Sword one's own weapon, one must constantly refine it, allowing the spiritual essence within the mid-grade sword to completely merge with one's own divine will.

In this way, they become indistinguishable, making it impossible for anyone to erase their divine thoughts.

The next morning,
Kou Yin was very efficient; he completed the registration of all the items confiscated from Wenxi Manor in just one night.

Inside the council hall of Wenxi Manor, Kou Yin handed a thick booklet he had compiled the night before to Chen Jie for review.

After opening the booklet and reading its contents, Chen Jie's eyes widened in surprise.

Twelve boxes of gold coins, one hundred and forty boxes of silver bricks, fifteen boxes of jewelry, and twelve boxes of amethyst jade.

The booklet was filled with detailed records of the confiscated items, all of which were quantities of gold coins, silver, jewels, and elixirs.

The next page lists weapons, equipment, armor, and other items.

"No way? All of these things belong to Wenxi Manor? So many!?"

After reading the records in the booklet, Chen Jie was utterly shocked.

call--!
He closed the booklet, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

Kou Yin quickly replied, "That's right, these are all things confiscated last night."

"I never imagined that a single estate like Wenxi Manor could amass such wealth. No wonder it was the state advisor of the Goryeo Dynasty."

"This place not only amassed the wealth of Goryeo over the years, but also shared all its resources with the Japanese, without handing them over to the Japanese Empire."

"This shows that Miyamoto Musashi was not only loyal to Emperor Meiji on the surface, but he also had his own plans."

"In addition, many items in Wenxi Manor were transported from Daqian, including a number of silver bricks that Daqian's national treasury compensated Westerners."

"Unexpectedly, in the end, it all benefited the Netherworld Sect. They not only made money from the Great Qian Dynasty, but also robbed ships from the Western Ocean."

"Based on the total value of the seized assets, it is estimated to be over 180 million silver dollars, which is almost more than the annual tax revenue of our Great Qian Dynasty."

Cao Shaoqing, who was standing next to him, said in a low voice, "My lord, the other valuables have been escorted to the battleship in Hongcheng by the Ximentang army. There are some other items that you need to inspect in person."

Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "What else? Let me see."

finished,

Cao Shaoqing shouted towards the door, "Bring everything in."

next moment,
Sixteen strong, elite soldiers from the Ximen Hall carried in eight large boxes.

Judging from the tautness of the ropes and the soldiers' footwork, the contents of the box were quite heavy.

"Could there be something good inside these eight boxes?"

Chen Jie suddenly became curious.

Click!

At Cao Shaoqing's command, the locks on the eight chests were quickly opened.

As soon as the first huge box was opened, a rich medicinal aroma immediately filled the entire council hall.

The box contained rows of high-end porcelain bottles, all sealed with beeswax.

Each medicine bottle has a thin label attached, making it easy to identify.

Marrow-strengthening plaster, Bear King Power Pill, Tendon-building pill, Eye-brightening liquid, Bone-strengthening plaster, Soul-stabilizing incense—!
Almost every medicine contains extremely concentrated medicinal power.

Surprisingly, even the secret Soul-Stabilizing Incense of the Great Qian Dynasty wasn't among these medicines.

Chen Jie immediately became interested.

He knew the effects of the Soul-Stabilizing Incense, but as for the other ointments, there were only records in the Imperial Armory, and he had never seen the actual products.

I never expected to see so many legendary medicines in a mountain resort on the Korean Peninsula.

Upon seeing the Marrow-Changing Ointment, Chen Jie recalled a record from a book in the Imperial Armory.

These items were all secret treasures of the Shaolin Temple back then.

These are precious medicines used by Shaolin monks in their training, and some of them even contain spiritual herbs.

"These are all—?"

hiss!
Chen Jie looked at the eight large boxes of pills and couldn't help but gasp.

At that moment, he was stunned into silence.

He could tell from the names on the labels on the medicine bottles that these plasters, pills, and liquid medicines were all genuine high-end products.

These medicines are almost impossible to buy on the market.

Just like when Chen Jie first started practicing martial arts, the tiger bone powder he bought from the pharmacy was not even qualified to be used as medicine compared to the pills in the box.

These medicines are not only expensive in terms of materials, but their refining techniques are the most precious part.

Like the secret medicine contained in one of the porcelain bottles—the Fetal Lion Marrow Strengthening Pill!

This is a miracle drug.

It requires a pregnant lioness on the savanna to remove the cubs and placenta within one day before giving birth.

The timing cannot be too early or too late.

It must be completely removed before the lion cubs are born.

Then the lion cub and placenta are separated, and various precious herbal ingredients are added and simmered for a year to become a jelly-like substance.

Then, the jelly-like substance is dried and allowed to ferment for more than three years to allow the medicinal properties to settle and precipitate.

No mistakes are allowed in the process. Only one Lion Cub with its placenta can be refined into a Lion Marrow Strengthening Pill.

This 'Fetal Lion Marrow-Tempering Pill' is a top-grade precious medicine for tempering the physical qualities of martial artists.

When using it, swallow it with warm water. Then, a skilled practitioner needs to guide it with their internal energy to dissolve the medicinal power and allow it to penetrate the meridians and bone marrow of the whole body.

In just one day, a martial artist's muscles and bones can become strong and resilient, undergoing a transformation.

The key is,
This kind of pill can be called a spiritual medicine, which means that it has no side effects and no toxicity, and it is of great help to the cultivation of low-level martial artists.

For martial artists below the level of Yi Sui Hua Jin, taking this 'Fetal Lion Yi Sui Pill' will make their cultivation twice as effective, accelerating their training speed several times over.

For a martial artist to elevate their physical abilities to the level of "Blood-Moving Pill Strength," they need decades of arduous training and physical conditioning.

but,

By taking one 'Fetal Lion Marrow-Changing Pill', one can transform their physical condition to the level of the Blood-Moving Pill within a year.

of course,

This elixir has limitations for its users.

Once a martial arts mastery reaches the Blood-Moving Pill Force level, the medicinal herbs will have little effect.

For low-level martial artists, this 'Fetal Lion Marrow Transformation Pill' is an extremely coveted elixir, priceless and highly sought after.

There is another precious medicine – Buddha's Bone Plaster!
It is also an extremely precious elixir.

In terms of medicinal effects, it is even more miraculous. Even those with strong internal energy can use it, and the results are astonishing.

It is a type of plaster that is applied to the body during martial arts practice.

The plaster penetrates the body through the pores, making muscles stronger and more powerful, and bones as hard as iron.

Many Shaolin monks used this precious medicine when they were practicing their martial arts.

Once you master the hard skills, your body will be indestructible.

When not exercising, the body is flexible, and there is no indication that one has practiced hard skills; it is no different from ordinary muscles.

All of this is because of the use of Buddha's Bone Plaster.

There is another precious medicine called "continuous spring rain".

It is a kind of herb that is collected and picked when the first spring thunder sounds, and refined with the essence and blood of various rare and fierce beasts.

Once someone takes this "Spring Rain" while practicing palm techniques, their palm strikes will appear soft and boneless, but they can unleash extremely domineering power.

The most remarkable feature of this precious medicine is that after a martial artist at the Meridian Opening and Qi Strengthening stage takes it, they can condense innate Qi, enabling them to break through to the Divine Indestructible stage in one fell swoop, with astonishing effects.

Upon seeing this miraculous medicine, Chen Jie quickly thought of Cao Shaoqing.

Eunuch Cao practices the Cotton Palm technique.

If he can take Spring Rain, he will likely be the first to break through to the Divine Realm, his Cotton Palm will become even more powerful, and he will be able to condense an Innate Dharma Image.

The remaining 'Snow Lotus Flowers' are similar in nature to the 'Flower of Death' that Chen Jie obtained.

Consuming the Snow Lotus Flower can strengthen the body's foundation and make the internal organs incredibly resilient, greatly benefiting the tempering of a martial artist's internal organs.

The Mighty Vajra Pill is also a miraculous medicine for tempering bones and strength.

It can make muscles bigger without side effects, and at the same time increase bone density.

If a martial artist who practices hard skills takes the Mighty Vajra Pill, he will become incredibly strong.

On the surface, his size will become like that of a giant bear.

Anyway,

If the precious medicines in these boxes were to appear in the martial arts world, they would definitely cause a sensation.

Each of these precious medicines is a rare and valuable medicinal material that is only seen once in a century.

Even though Chen Jie, as the Prince of Qian, had seen a lot in the world.

Seeing so many bottles and jars of precious medicine still fills me with immense awe.

"These medicinal herbs were all found in the underground vault of Wenxi Manor, a total of eight boxes!"

"After investigation, it was found that Wen Xicheng was the eldest disciple of the Youming Sect and the senior brother of the Holy Maiden Meng Lianhua. Many spiritual herbs, treasures and other items that the Youming Sect brought from Daqian were transported to Goryeo."

"Wen Xicheng trained Netherworld Sect assassins and experts in Goryeo and secretly developed his own power, cooperating with the Japanese in order to gather troops to counterattack the Daqian Dynasty."

"With these precious medicines, given enough time, we can definitely train a group of top-notch assassins."

"I estimate that over the years, while Wen Xicheng has been cooperating with Miyamoto Musashi on the surface, he has actually been secretly training assassins."

"This group of assassins is very likely located within the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty."

Cao Shaoqing said in a low voice, "When the Shaolin Temple was wiped out back then, the entire Shaolin armory was emptied, and the imperial palace only obtained a small amount of spiritual medicine."

"According to records, a fire burned down the Shaolin Temple's medicine storehouse back then."

"Now it seems that the medicine storehouse had actually been emptied by the Netherworld Sect long ago. In order to cover their tracks, they burned down the Shaolin Temple."

"The spiritual medicines that Shaolin Temple had accumulated for hundreds of years were actually looted by the Netherworld Sect, and they even managed to keep it a secret from the Imperial Palace."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie's heart skipped a beat: "The Shaolin Temple's medicine storehouse!?"

Hundreds of years ago, Shaolin Temple was hailed as the pinnacle of martial arts in the world.

Shaolin monks are world-renowned, and Shaolin's medicinal herbs are considered a secret of the martial arts world.

The Shaolin Temple has collected far more medicinal prescriptions than the Imperial Palace.

I never expected that so many spiritual herbs would fall into the hands of the Netherworld Sect.

No wonder the Netherworld Sect disappeared so quickly and went into hiding.

It turns out that they were the culprits behind the burning of Shaolin Temple, and also the sect that reaped the greatest benefits.

To avoid retaliation from the remaining Shaolin monks, he deliberately went into seclusion.

However, what the Netherworld Sect did not expect was that they had gone to great lengths to transport the elixir from the Great Qian Dynasty to Goryeo.

The original intention was to have Moon Hee-sung train assassins.

but,

The assassins hadn't even used these elixirs yet, and in the end, they ended up benefiting Ximen Tang.

After a while,

Kou Yin had nine more boxes carried in.

Click!

When the box was opened, Chen Jie discovered that it contained soft armor covered in scales.

Unlike other steel helmets, this armor is incredibly soft and cool to the touch, like silk.

Unlike the bulletproof vests specially made by Ximentang, it looks thinner and its surface is made with a special process, making it smooth to the touch and giving the feeling that you can't put any pressure on it.

"These are armors made using a secret method involving shark skin and skulls after hunting giant deep-sea sharks overseas. There are nine sets in total!"

"Simon Hall's bulletproof vest and other specially made armor are extremely protective, able to withstand ordinary bullet attacks, and even shrapnel from artillery shells cannot penetrate the bulletproof vest."

"However, whether it's a bulletproof vest or a steel helmet, once it encounters a powerful expert who can unleash innate qi, it will be as fragile as paper and pierced through with a single sword."

“These secret armors are completely different. They look very thin, but they actually have thirteen layers of armor.”

"Each layer has the effect of a bulletproof vest. When worn, it can block the full force of a peak late-stage expert in the Meridian Opening Realm."

Kou Yin explained in detail.

call--!
Chen Jie couldn't help but take another deep breath.

He picked up one of the specially made armor pieces and squeezed it in his hand.

"The thirteen-layered armor, crafted with secret techniques, was actually able to withstand a full-force attack from a late-stage Qi Refining expert."

"This armor provides the same level of protection as thirteen layers of titanium chainmail!"

"Wearing such armor, even a Barrett sniper rifle probably couldn't penetrate it."

"This thing is not only useful for low-level martial artists, but even I can wear a set!"

Chen Jie was amazed by the manufacturing process and materials of the secret armor. (End of Chapter)