The First Sage of Military Strategists

a few days later.

Han Qing had already returned to Shu from the capital of the Holy Royal Court. On his journey, he had absorbed Kou Huai's soul light points and obtained a lot of trivial information from them.

He thus concluded that the Primordial Ancient Seal, which sealed the Demon of Lust, had been taken back to the capital by Emperor Yu, and with the Holy Royal Court having Qi Tianyun, a top expert, in charge, he was powerless to do anything about it for the time being, so there was no need for him to stay any longer.

He pondered that he needed to utilize the Gluttony Demon's inheritance to quickly improve his strength; otherwise, as more and more extraterrestrial powerhouses like Qi Tianyun, who had broken through the upper limit of combat power in this realm, descended, his situation would become increasingly dangerous.

At this moment, in a pavilion of Yuelu Academy, Han Qing sat cross-legged in a secret room with his eyes slightly closed. In his mind, there was a panel with a secret technique called Heaven and Earth Profound Harmony on it, and his proficiency and realm were rapidly improving.

This is a martial art that combines theory and practice, integrating combat and training, and containing 360 key points.

After absorbing Kou Huai's soul light, he learned that this fist technique was also extremely famous in the Upper Realm. It was a reward from the Dao Ancestor for Kou Huai's great achievements and was one of his most treasured moves.

Therefore, Han Qing continuously absorbed soul light points, selected martial arts skills, and then transferred their proficiency to this particular fist technique.

As time passed, his proficiency in the fist technique improved rapidly, and acupoints in Han Qing's body were opened one by one, gradually increasing his aura.

At a certain moment, this style of boxing reached its perfect state.

Han Qing suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his hands, and slowly moved them in the void in front of him, as if stirring up water.

As he gestured, the flow of time in this secret room kept changing. When his hand movements were slow, the flow of time would slow down; when his hand movements were fast, the flow of time would speed up.

Han Qingjing pondered for a while, then slowly finished his practice, muttering to himself, "What an exquisite boxing technique."

This fist technique is very powerful. By stirring up time within a certain area, it uses time turbulence to kill the enemy. If there is no prior warning, it is easy to be seriously injured without anyone noticing.

On that day, Kou Shuai did not use this move because Kou Huai had only recently obtained this secret technique, and the technique was extremely difficult to learn. Therefore, Kou Huai had only just begun to grasp the basics, but now it had benefited Han Qing.

In addition, he activated 320 acupoints in one go today, further improving his physical strength.

In fact, during this period of time, he has been using the Seven Killings Stele to improve his martial arts realm, and now he has opened six thousand acupoints.

Legend has it that the Myriad Apertures is the pinnacle of martial arts, capable of challenging those at the Rainbow Transformation Realm.

The advantage of martial arts lies in not being bound by the laws of nature. Therefore, Han Qing has been learning various martial arts, hoping to become a Martial Saint of Ten Thousand Apertures as soon as possible.

This is difficult. Even with the help of the Seven Killings Stele, he still needs to invest a lot of time and energy. The biggest challenge is that this world doesn't have many martial arts techniques that can open up more acupoints for him to learn.

"Once this matter is settled and the crisis of the imperial court is completely resolved, I will set off for the Upper Realm to break through to the Rainbow Transformation Realm and the Myriad Aperture Martial Saint in one fell swoop," Han Qing thought to himself.

The Upper Realm has a long history, and its various powerful martial arts techniques and secret methods are far more abundant than those in the Lower Realm. He pondered this, then got up and left the secret room. A servant then reported that a guest had arrived: Liu Yue, the leader of the rebel army in Shu.

Now, the Shu region is completely under Liu Yue's control. With Han Qing as a deterrent, the imperial court's powerful figures dare not set foot in this area. The imperial court's powerful figures stationed in various cities have either surrendered to Liu Yue or left the Shu region early.

Han Qing then ordered his servants to bring Liu Yue in. With a series of footsteps, Liu Yue led several attendants into the main hall of the pavilion.

Han Qing glanced at Liu Yue and saw that he walked with the stride of a dragon and the aura of a deep sea, indicating that his strength had greatly improved.

However, when he opened his divine eye, he saw something else. Liu Yue was emanating wisps of gray-black energy, a sign of decay and ruin. This must mean that there was a problem with his body or soul.

The thought flashed through his mind, but Han Qing didn't rush to explain. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "Lord Liu, please sit!"

He gestured for Liu Yue to sit down on a chair. Liu Yue, still dressed in coarse cloth, sat down casually upon hearing this: "Han Qing, your strength has now reached a point where I am afraid of you. There is no need to call me 'sir' anymore, as I cannot accept that title. Just call me by my name."

Han Qing nodded slightly and said softly, "When I was weak, it was Lord Liu who helped me. I have always kept this kindness in mind. Besides, elders are respected, so it is only right for me to call you Lord Liu."

Liu Yue said slowly, "Han Qing, you are truly a man of great loyalty and righteousness. I came here because someone in the capital has obtained some crucial intelligence that may endanger the safety of the Shu rebels and Yuelu Academy. I have come to inform you of this."

"Oh? What is it?" Han Qing asked.

"Two things. First, a new group of top experts of unknown origin has appeared in the imperial palace in the capital, including some saints and martial saints. Second, Emperor Yu has recently been gathering beauties into the palace on a large scale. This person is not a muddle-headed and lustful person. I think there must be something fishy going on behind this. Emperor Yu is probably playing some kind of conspiracy." Liu Yue said in a deep voice.

Han Qing took a sip of hot tea and said slowly, "Those top experts are all from the Golden Armor Sect in the Upper Realm. Emperor Yu has reached an agreement with them. The Golden Armor Sect will do its best to help Emperor Yu unify the world. As for his sudden gathering of a large number of women into the palace, I guess it is related to the inheritance of the Heavenly Demon of Lust. This inheritance can help people break through the Heavenly Dao and unlock their combat power infinitely. Perhaps he needs the help of a large number of women."

Liu Yue was initially taken aback, not expecting Han Qing to be so well-informed about the court's movements. He then frowned slightly, saying, "This is troublesome. It means that the court's strength is growing at an alarming rate. If they were to invade Shu in the future, we might not be able to stop them."

"Lord Liu, there is no need to worry. The leader of the Golden Armor Sect in this world is named Kou Huai. I killed him a few days ago. Moreover, the true leaders of the court are still Emperor Yu and Han Yi. As long as we kill these two, the others are not a concern."

"As for the inheritance of the Demon of Lust, there's no need to worry. I also possess an ancient Demonic inheritance. As long as I can grow at a faster pace, the imperial court will pose no threat to us," Han Qing said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yue sensed the strong confidence in Han Qing's words, and most of his worries instantly dissipated.

"Han Qing, with you here, I feel much more at ease."

"Lord Liu, I said back then that I would help you ascend to the throne of the Human Emperor. Rest assured, I will definitely keep my word. However, your current strength is still far behind that of Emperor Yu. You need to find ways to become stronger." Han Qing's eyes were bright as he suddenly changed the subject.

Liu Yue nodded: "Han Qing, you're right. My strength isn't enough yet. It's just that time is short. Becoming a top expert in a short period of time is not an easy task, and I'm very anxious about it."

Liu Yue was by nature a calm and composed person, but in this era, the world situation was changing rapidly, changing every day, and everyone was seizing the time to become stronger quickly, leaving him no room for complacency. (End of Chapter)