I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Chapter 47 Reaction
Jingye City.

Chen's Pharmacy.

In a room in the backyard.

"Father, you should rest here for a couple of days. I will come to pick you up and settle down after I have finished my business."

Wu Ming spoke to Wu Qi and Liu Shi inside the house.

Wu Qi remained calm as he escorted Wu Ming to the door and whispered, "Go and deal with your affairs. Your mother and I are fine. This world is inherently dangerous; don't let us hold you back."

Wu Ming had already told Wu Qi about how he killed Guo Huai and the others in a fit of rage. As for Liu Shi, she was old and injured, so to avoid causing her too much worry, Wu Qi and Wu Ming decided to keep it a secret for the time being.

Although Wu Qi was not a warrior, he had traveled between Wu Village and Jingye City for many years and had experienced his share of ups and downs. After learning that Wu Ming had killed Guo Huai, he remained silent for a short while, without criticizing him or feeling any satisfaction at having avenged himself. He only instructed Wu Ming to handle things properly, as fighting and killing among warriors was common, especially after he entered the Shenxing Division, where such things would be even more unavoidable.

For him and Liu, they were just an ordinary old couple, old in years, but they could no longer guide Wu Ming. They supported Wu Ming until he successfully coagulated blood and sent him onto the path of a martial artist. After that, Wu Ming had to walk the rest of the road by himself.

All they can do is try their best not to become a burden to Wu Ming.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Wu Ming responded calmly, then walked out the door and into the courtyard.

In the courtyard,

When Chen Gui saw Wu Ming come out, he asked, "Is everything settled?"

Wu Ming nodded, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Chen Gui and said, "Thank you for your help this time, Brother Chen."

"Haha, we're brothers, it's just a small matter, nothing to worry about."

Chen Gui smiled and said, "Once you're in the Censorate, we'll have a good drink together."

"it is good."

Wu Ming nodded slightly.

He did some work on the deaths of Guo Huai and Lu Yuan, but it was impossible to completely cover them up. Even if he had carried out the assassinations at night, it wouldn't have been easy to hide them. After all, the fact that he had killed ten bandits in the city had already spread. Among the people Guo Huai had offended recently, he was the one with the most motive and ability. With Guo Huai dead, people would inevitably suspect him no matter what.

He was not afraid of Guo Huai's elder brother, Guo Xiang. In terms of strength, he was not afraid of any opponent with secondary blood coagulation. In terms of background, he was going to report to the Cautious Punishment Division tomorrow, so he was not afraid of the Black Fiend Sect either.

After all.

Bringing Wu Qi and Liu Shi into the city brought much peace of mind. After all, the order inside and outside the city was almost completely different. Outside the city, the Shenxing Division basically did nothing, and it was a world of pure survival of the fittest. Inside the city, the Shenxing Division maintained order, and killing without cause was a serious crime. If a martial artist relied on force to kill innocent civilians at will, the crime would be even more serious.

Wu Ming didn't know when Guo Huai's elder brother, Guo Xiang, would react, but since they were in the city, even if the other party wanted to retaliate, they would have to think it over and not act recklessly. Moreover, Wu Qi and Liu Shi were only staying at Chen Ji Pharmacy for two days. Once he entered the Shenxing Division, he could arrange for Wu Qi and Liu Shi to live in the safer inner city of the Shenxing Division.

He learned from a casual conversation with Chen Gui that one of the many benefits a martial artist could enjoy upon entering the Shenxing Division was the ability to bring their immediate family members to live in the inner city, specifically in 'Anning Lane' behind the Shenxing Division.

The officials of the Censorate, constantly dealing with all sorts of vicious bandits, were always worried that these bandits might retaliate against their families. Therefore, the Censorate had its own arrangements. Places like Anning Lane, located behind the Censorate, were much safer, not only because they were near the Censorate's headquarters, but also because they were patrolled day and night. Of course,

Arranging for relatives to live in Anning Lane would mostly require paying a considerable amount of money to rent houses there, but for Wu Ming now, money was not so scarce. He could go to North Street to beg for money at any time, and if all else failed, he could borrow some from Chen Gui.

There's no need to worry about the safety of Wu Qi and his wife for the time being. As for Wu Yu, her sister... Wu Yu has already married into the Xu family. Xu Hao is a member of the Seven Martial Alliance's inner hall, and his status is no less than that of the Black Fiend Sect's inner disciples. He's even more formidable than Wu Qi. Unless Prime Minister Guo has lost his mind, he won't drag the Xu family into this. Of course, he also needs to inform Xu Hao about this matter beforehand.

After saying goodbye to Chen Gui.

Wu Ming then went to the Seven Martial Alliance's Huishan Hall, found Xu Hao, and briefly explained the situation.

"Killed him, so be it. He was just a piece of trash. No need to worry about him. I know what happened. You don't need to worry about me." Xu Hao's attitude was even more indifferent than Wu Ming's after he found out.

As a member of the inner hall of Huishan Hall, he had witnessed far more battles than Wu Ming had, especially outside the city. The Seven Martial Alliance, Black Fiend Sect, and Xuanyu Sect were already fighting fiercely for resources, and even members of the inner hall and inner sect were not uncommon to be killed or injured.

Guo Huai is nothing.

In comparison, what Xu Hao considered important was that Wu Ming had the opportunity to enter the Censorate, since the difficulty of entering the Censorate was no less than entering the inner hall of the Seven Martial Alliance.

Being able to kill ten bandits in one night during a single blood coagulation phase demonstrates Wu Ming's exceptional talent in marksmanship. With this talent, he would be more than qualified to join one of the seven inner halls of the Seven Martial Alliance. However, since the Cautious Punishment Division has already chosen to recruit Wu Ming, the Seven Martial Alliance will no longer interfere.

after all,

Compared to skill talent, martial arts aptitude is more important. If Wu Ming cannot achieve the third stage of blood coagulation in the future, even if he can sweep through his peers during the second stage of blood coagulation, he still won't be able to stand out on the big stage.

"Your entry into the Censorate is an opportunity, so seize it. As for everything else, there's no need to worry about it. Resources in this world are limited, and the higher you go, the more intense the conflicts become."

Martial arts is a process of accumulating blood and qi, and accumulating blood and qi requires resources. The world's resources are limited and can only supply a portion of people. Therefore, the higher one wants to go, the more conflicts there will be. He encountered far more battles in the inner hall than in the outer hall.

Especially when they reach the limit of the second coagulation stage and are about to reach the bottleneck of the third coagulation stage, everyone will do their best and put everything else aside in order to break through to the third coagulation stage. After all, once they cross this step, they will be free to fly high. Regardless of their status or position, it will be a qualitative change. They will go from being a lowly martial artist struggling to make a living to starting to wield power!
"I've heard that Prime Minister Guo holds a high position within the Black Fiend Sect's inner sect?"

Seeing that Xu Hao seemed to know something about Guo Xiang, Wu Ming asked him a question.

Xu Hao said calmly, "His aptitude is good, so he naturally has some status. However, he has been stuck at the second blood coagulation stage for some years. This so-called status is meaningless unless one achieves the third blood coagulation stage. The third blood coagulation stage is not easy to achieve either. Even those with above-average aptitude may not be able to overcome it."

Upon hearing Xu Hao's explanation, Wu Ming immediately understood.

It's not just the Black Fiend Sect; the same applies to the inner hall of the Seven Martial Alliance. Take Tian Hong, whom he met when he first entered the Seven Martial Alliance, for example. He had above-average talent and was directly taken into the inner hall by the steward Zhang He. He would be trained as a key disciple by the inner hall. However, special training does not mean that one will definitely be able to condense blood three times. As long as one fails to break through a few times, the possibility of crossing that threshold will become smaller and smaller as one gets older.

At that time, their status in the inner hall will gradually decline. After they turn thirty and have no chance to coagulate blood three times, they will usually be assigned by the inner hall to take over a business. They will not be much different from the martial artists in the outer hall.

The same applies to departments like the Cautious Punishment Division and the Demon Slaying Division.

The younger one is, the higher one's aptitude, the greater the possibility of breaking through the third blood coagulation stage, and the better the treatment one receives. However, if one fails to cross that threshold for a long time, one's status and position will gradually decline with age, eventually returning to ordinary.

(End of this chapter)