From the fusion of Tongbei Quan to the Longevity Martial Saint

Just as Fang Qing entered a state of flow during his cultivation,

As the gunshots pierced the wooden dummy covered with the skin of a demon beast.

Suddenly, Fang Chulan appeared next to the wooden dummy beside Fang Qing...

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Fang Chulan glanced at the wooden dummy's skin that Fang Qing had repeatedly failed to pierce, and couldn't help but sneer:

"I originally thought you could get into the Salt Patrol Guard with the help of the Fang family's second branch, and I was quite impressed with you."

"But look at you, after practicing with the spear for so long, you can't even pierce the skin of a wooden dummy."

"It seems that even Lord Wei Wu of the Six Doors can make a mistake."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Chulan drew his longsword and gently slashed at the wooden dummy next to Fang Qing.

This stroke is very sophisticated.

It's a diagonal downward stroke from top to bottom.

In actual combat, it is almost an unpredictable and difficult-to-defend move.

After making that slash, Fang Chulan decisively sheathed his sword and then turned and left.

At the same time, as Fang Chulan turned around, her cold voice drifted over:

"Fang Qing, you still need to practice!"

Just as Fang Chulan turned around,

The wooden dummy she just slashed diagonally downwards with her longsword.

A snapping sound was heard.

Immediately afterwards, the top of the wooden dummy slid slowly down the slope that Fang Chulan had traversed, landing on the ground.

It made a loud bang.

Everyone from the Mountain and River Boxing Academy looked this way.

Several members of the Fang family, who were waiting for Fang Chulan in the distance, were pointing at Fang Qing and whispering among themselves.

However, judging from the mocking expressions on their faces, it wasn't a kind remark.

Fang Qing frowned and looked over.

Fang Qing glanced at the cross-section of the sword light and quickly looked away.

Although Fang Chulan's sword was sharp, if Fang Qing went all out and used the Piercing Rainbow Style of the Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust,

The outcome wouldn't have been the wooden dummy being chopped in two.

The Falcon Spear will pulverize the entire wooden dummy.

Fang Qing ignored Fang Chulan's meaning.

He then continued practicing the Breaking Dragon Thrust technique on the spot.

[Practice the Breaking Dragon Thrust once... Piercing Rainbow Style, combat power +1...]

【Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust...Piercing Rainbow Style (95%)...】

【Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust...Piercing Rainbow Style (99%)...】

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【Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust...Piercing Rainbow Style (↑100%)...】

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【Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust... Reverse Scale Reversal (0%...)】

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[A crucible of martial arts, fusing all the laws of the world...]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering Level 4 (70%)...]

[Current Martial Art: Undying Golden Body Refinement Technique (70%)...]

[Current Combat Skill: Breaking Army Returning Dragon Thrust Three Forms Mastery: Reverse Scale Counterattack (0%)...]

Current stamina: 190 points...

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When Fang Qing returned to the salt field, he saw the two horses of the salt patrol guard tied up in the stable.

Sure enough, when he returned to his residence at the salt field,

They saw Yang Zhi and Yang Jiu Mei's family standing trembling with fear.

Gu Changyuan was sitting in his seat with an air of superiority.

Ding Mingcheng, holding a long knife, stood behind him acting as a bodyguard.

Upon seeing Fang Qing enter, Yang Zhi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

For salt field managers like Yang Zhi, the salt patrol guards were like a sword hanging over their heads.

The entire Liu family, salt merchants, was raided and exterminated.

This matter had already spread throughout the circle of those in charge of the saltworks.

Therefore, in Yang Zhi's eyes, Gu Changyuan was a righteous and upright official, just like the people in the Salt Patrol Guard.

While treating them well, they were also afraid that something might go wrong on their side.

That would be a heinous crime, punishable by the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan.

Upon seeing Fang Qing return, Yang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly told Yang Jiu Mei and Yang Shi to leave the house.

Yang Zhi and his family remained outside the mansion until they reached the gate, then gently closed the gate from the outside.

Yang Zhi and his family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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Upon seeing that it was Gu Changyuan, Fang Qing cupped his hands in greeting and then sat down in the seat next to him.

"Brother Fang always returns from Shanhe Boxing Academy this late every day; he's certainly working very hard at martial arts."

Gu Changyuan murmured something, but didn't say the rest.

He had just asked Ding Mingcheng to inquire about Fang Qing's situation, and that's how he learned that Fang Qing had changed his cultivation method.

The drawbacks of altering cultivation methods are something that salt patrol guards like Gu Changyuan are naturally aware of.

At this moment, Gu Changyuan was using his connections and channels to inquire whether the Salt Patrol Guard's armory contained any resources or techniques to repair or modify flaws in martial arts methods.

However, the message he received from the Yangzhou armory was that it was only available at the armory in Kyoto.

Gu Changyuan originally came here to tell Fang Qing that he would try to obtain some cultivation techniques to make up for the deficiencies in his cultivation method.

Realizing that the matter might not come to fruition, he immediately dropped the subject.

"Let's wait until I get the cultivation techniques and resources to make up for his inability to cultivate to the True Essence Realm after changing his cultivation method, and then I'll talk to Brother Fang about it."

Thinking of this, Gu Changyuan put on a cheerful smile and then took out several jade bottles from his pocket.

"When the salt merchant Liu family was raided that day, if it weren't for Brother Fang extracting information from them so quickly, we would probably have been tricked this time."

"When Lord Lin learned of this news, he personally led a team, with two Gold Guards and dozens of Silver Guards."

The Copper Guard and Iron Guard, numbering nearly 200 men, launched a surprise attack on the location where the Liu family and the Tiger Beach salt bandits were conducting their transaction.

"Directly wipe out the largest bandit gang in the area from Yancheng to Yangzhou on Tiger Beach."

The salt bandits, relying on their familiarity with the terrain, would always disappear into the depths of mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas whenever the salt patrols came to wipe them out.

And when the salt patrol guards relaxed their vigilance, they quietly came out again.

In addition, many salt bandits are stationed at the True Yuan Realm, which has caused great trouble to the waterways and land routes that were previously protected by the Salt Patrol Guard.

Tiger Beach was the main salt bandit stronghold on the waterway from Yangzhou to Yancheng.

Now that Fang Qing has directly taken control of the trading location and essentially wiped out this group of salt bandits, it has solved a pressing problem for Gu Changyuan and even for the Salt Inspector Lin.

Of course, this was also a great achievement for the imperial court.

"This porcelain bottle contains five Qi-gathering pills."

"In addition, 35 merit points have been transferred to your Salt Patrol Reserve Battalion account."

Immediately afterward, Gu Changyuan lowered his voice and said.

"Those torches and searchlights are strategic equipment belonging to the Salt Patrol Guard."

"And this time, you helped us obtain intelligence from the Liu family; this is a one-off mission."

"35 merit points may not seem like much, Brother Fang, please don't think it's too little."

Fang Qing naturally knew that even within the Salt Patrol Guard, merit points were not so easy to obtain.

It was nothing more than using a little scheming to obtain a little information; the 35 merit points were indeed beyond his expectations.

At this moment, Ding Mingcheng, who was standing behind Gu Changyuan, had a look of envy in his eyes.

He received 5 merit points this time.

In fact, if Fang Qing hadn't made him shout out those insults against Liu Tianming according to the script, he would have only received two merit points during the mission.

In fact, Ding Mingcheng should thank Fang Qing for this.

However, these 5 merit points are a bit insignificant compared to Fang Qing's 35 merit points...

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