A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

Chapter 191 Taking the Initiative

"True Essence? He actually broke through to the True Essence realm?"

At this moment, Lu Changge and his companions, who had been filled with murderous intent, were suddenly terrified and their souls were about to leave their bodies.

"How could he possibly possess true essence?"

Lu Changge's face, hidden behind the mask, became ferocious.

"Run! Quickly—split up and escape!"

Feng Shouyi roared wildly, completely devoid of fighting spirit, and turned to flee.

Ma Pingchuan's strength was similar to his, but he had no power to resist Chu Xuan, which showed that the gap in strength between the two was too great, and even a half-spirit weapon could not make up for it.

Although Lu Changge and the other two were shocked, they did not hesitate and turned to flee in three other directions!

There is a whole realm between Gang Jin and Zhen Yuan, which is a qualitative difference.

Even if they possess semi-spiritual weapons, they could never be a match for a True Essence expert.

Boom!

Just as the four were about to separate and escape, Chu Xuan also moved. With the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Technique activated, the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Locking Technique was unleashed, instantly imprisoning the group.

"Ah ...

Several people roared angrily, frantically circulating their inner energy in an attempt to break free from the restraints.

With the blood and qi boiling, the skin turned bright red, like a cooked shrimp.

As a result, under the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Locking system, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree. After struggling for a moment, all the internal energy was forced back into the dantian.

Even the flow of qi and blood seemed to be bound by chains, unable to circulate anymore.

His body felt as if it were stuck in a swamp, and he couldn't move at all!

"You—you're the alchemist from last night?"

Feng Shouyi sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Chu Xuan and suddenly exclaimed in horror.

"What? He's the alchemist who refined the elixir? How is that possible!"

Situ Jin and the others were all horrified.

Chu Xuan's ability to break through to the True Essence realm already made him a prodigy in the Xuan Yang Sect. Unexpectedly, he was also an alchemist and even managed to refine spiritual pills.

What kind of monster is this?

Chu Xuan didn't waste any words with them. He raised his hand and struck Feng Shouyi with a palm.

"Situ Jin, I'll curse your ancestors—"

Feng Shouyi's face was filled with despair, and he let out an angry roar.

Is this the kind of martial artist you're talking about who has mastered the Gang Jin (罡劲) technique?

Bang~!

After a muffled thud, Feng Shouyi's body was blown into a cloud of blood mist, leaving not even a trace.

Situ Jin?

Chu Xuan glanced at the masked Situ Jin, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.

Compared to Lu Changge, Situ Jin is even more hateful!

He and Situ Jin had no real grudges. It was just that he had climbed into the top ten of the popularity rankings and pushed Situ Jin down.

Instead of daring to cause trouble for the person who ranked the figures, the other party went to provoke him.

Afterwards, the Situ family even sent experts to the Azure Mist.

Although Chu Xuan didn't know what the other party was doing, it was clear that they had ill intentions. Unfortunately, he was tricked by them and lost a True Essence expert as a result!

All of this was brought upon the Situ family by themselves.

He had never offended Situ Jin from beginning to end. Yet now, Situ Jin had actually joined forces with Lu Changge and others to kill him!

Situ Jin opened his mouth: "I—"

boom!

Before he could speak, Chu Xuan delivered a punch from a distance, smashing his head open.

The headless corpse collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Don't kill me! I'm Lu Changge!"

When Lu Changge saw Chu Xuan walking towards her, she immediately cried out in terror.

"I'm going to kill you!"

Chu Xuan spoke indifferently, raised his hand and slapped the other's crown, directly shoving his head into his chest cavity.

Finally, Chu Xuan's gaze fell on Song Yunshu.

He reached out and grabbed the mask off, revealing a beautiful face that Chu Xuan had never seen before.

"And who are you?" Chu Xuan asked.

He didn't remember offending this person.

"I am Song Yunshu!" Song Yunshu said through gritted teeth.

"A member of the Song family?"

Chu Xuan was somewhat surprised.

The Song family must have lost their minds to send someone who had just entered the Gang Jin realm to intercept and kill him.

Song Yunshu said, "This has nothing to do with the Song family. I am Qin Chuan's wife!"

"I see!" Chu Xuan exclaimed in realization.

"What a loving couple! Perfect timing to take you to see him—"

As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped Song Yunshu on the top of her head, turning her head into a mess.

Next, Chu Xuan didn't linger. After quickly looting the corpses, he smashed all the bodies to pieces and then bombarded the area where the battle had taken place.

After erasing all traces, they quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Half an hour later.

in the cave.

"We've struck it rich!"

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up as he looked at the three and a half spirit weapons and the pile of other items in his hand.

He originally had about 700,000 contribution points. But it would cost him 300,000 to 400,000 to upgrade the Karma-Slaying Blade with Tong Hao's help.

In addition, he also paid for the materials for the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill with the help of the Liu family, which cost him over 200,000 contribution points.

In addition, purchase the Eight Desolate Prison Suppression Technique!

It can be said that in just a few days, all of Chu Xuan's savings have been depleted.

Now we can finally recover some losses.

These three semi-spiritual weapons alone are worth four to five hundred thousand contribution points.

In addition, there were a bunch of pills and several secret manuals, which, although used by martial artists of the Gang Jin level, were still worth tens of thousands of contribution points.

Including the contribution points plundered from these people, I've amassed a total of approximately 600,000 contribution points.

He earned more than he did in the battle at Sunjiabao!

"I really need to hide my strength! Otherwise, where would I find such a great opportunity to make money?"

Chu Xuan first hid the three and a half spirit weapons.

These items are the most valuable, but they are really hard to sell.

He planned to sell them to Wuyi Lane when he was short of money, or try his weapon-forging skills to see if he could transform these three semi-spiritual weapons.

As for now, let's keep it hidden for now.

Then, Chu Xuan began to examine each of the pills.

After successfully refining the Heavenly Essence Pill and the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill, his understanding of pills far surpassed what he had before. He no longer needed anyone's help; he could determine whether a pill was poisonous simply by smelling it.

Fortunately, all the pills were fine, otherwise the harvest would have been much less.

As for those secret manuals, Chu Xuan only glanced at them and lost all interest after confirming that they were not true essence cultivation techniques.

Even if the Gang Jin technique is excellent, it's of little use to him now; at most, he can sell it for money.

After the inventory was completed, Chu Xuan frowned and fell into deep thought.

Next, he faced a choice: whether to report the matter to the sect.

It's likely that only three forces were involved in this attempt to intercept him.

Lu Changge, the Situ family, and the Song family!

As for those two martial artists who had reached the peak of the Gang Jin realm, the fact that they didn't have any semi-spiritual weapons suggests that they didn't have any special background and were most likely helpers brought in by Situ Jin and Song Yunshu.

Intercepting and killing a disciple on the Fengyun Ranking is no small matter, especially since he was ranked third on the Fengyun Ranking.

Once the evidence is conclusive, both the Situ and Song families will be annihilated. But—

If you report it up, there are only two possible outcomes.

Either the Xuan Yang Sect takes action and wipes out the Situ and Song families, or the matter is left unresolved.

Chu Xuan leans more towards the latter!

Because he did not have any conclusive evidence to prove that he was related to the Situ family or the Song family.

The Song family and the Situ family are not insignificant clans, especially the Song family, which is a first-rate power and cannot be easily destroyed. Even the Xuan Yang Sect has to be careful about the impact.

Situ Jin and Song Yunshu are not only members of the family, but also disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect!

He reported it to the authorities, and the two families could easily deny it, claiming it was a personal grudge and that they were unaware of the situation.

In the end, both families will likely suffer heavy losses, but those losses will go to the Xuan Yang Sect, not to him. Not only will his strength be exposed, but he will probably have to hand over the three semi-spiritual weapons he acquired, at least two of them!

That's such a bad deal!

If it is not reported, the Song family and the Situ family will become a hidden danger.

Both sides have experts at the Core Formation stage, so with his current abilities, he naturally cannot eliminate this hidden danger!

If Situ Jin and his companion did not return for an extended period, both families would inevitably guess that they had died at Chu Xuan's hands.

Chu Xuan thought for a moment and finally decided not to report it!

Because after reporting it, it wouldn't shake those two companies at all. On the contrary, it would expose its own hand and even lose the benefits it had.

As for being guessed by these two companies, it doesn't matter.

In any case, the two sides are already locked in a life-or-death struggle.

Whether it's reported or not, the result is the same.

Although both families have experts at the Core Formation stage, they dare not use them lightly, otherwise it would truly be a disaster that wipes out their entire families!

As for sending a True Essence expert to retaliate?

It's still uncertain who will kill whom!

Once the Karma-Slaying Blade is upgraded to a spirit weapon, and with the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Technique and the Heavenly Roc Nine Leaps, even if he is no match for the enemy, he will still have the power to protect himself.

Thinking of the Nine Heavenly Rocs, Chu Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

As expected, Jiang Wang did not lie to him and gave him a life-saving technique.

It can be said that in the year or so since he entered the Xuan Yang Sect, Tianpeng Jiuzong has been of great help to him, allowing him to escape from powerful enemies on many occasions. Its importance to him even surpasses that of the Eight Desolate Prison Suppression Technique!

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to go back. I must get my hands on the subsequent cultivation methods of the Heavenly Roc Nine Leaps."

Thinking about this, Chu Xuan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

But where should I get the Blood God Cult's cultivation technique that Jiang Wang wants?

The true Blood God Technique had long been absorbed by the panel and turned to ashes.

In Song Chengfeng's study in Lingxiao City.

"Master, the head of the Situ family requests an audience." The steward reported to Song Chengfeng.

"Situ Zhenshan?"

Song Chengfeng was taken aback. "What does he want from me?"

Although the Song family and the Situ family both belong to the Lingxiao City faction, they have no interaction whatsoever, and his relationship with Situ Zhenshan is merely a nodding acquaintance.

"Please let him in."

Song Chengfeng nodded and said, "By the way, have you seen Yun Shu these past two days?"

The butler was taken aback, then hesitated before saying, "Miss—she seems to be getting quite close to Master Ma lately—"

"Ma Pingchuan?"

Song Chengfeng's face immediately darkened.

He had heard some rumors recently, otherwise he wouldn't have asked.

Although Ma Pingchuan possessed the strength of the Great Perfection of Gang Jin, far surpassing the deceased Qin Chuan, his potential had been exhausted, and he could never improve further in this lifetime.

He married his daughter to Qin Chuan because he saw his potential!

As for Ma Pingchuan, he was nominally a retainer, but in reality, he was nothing more than a household slave.

How could the daughter of the dignified head of the Song family be with a servant?

"Go and warn Ma Pingchuan later, tell him he better not to have any improper thoughts!" Song Chengfeng said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

The butler nodded quickly and left.

When he returned, he was with a tall, middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes, who was none other than Situ Zhenshan, the head of the Situ family.

"Brother Situ, what brings you here?"

Song Chengfeng immediately stood up and greeted him with a hearty laugh.

Situ Zhenshan's expression was somewhat solemn, and he gave Song Chengfeng a look.

Song Chengfeng immediately dismissed the butler: "Afu, go outside and keep watch. No one is allowed to approach without my order!"

"Yes."

The steward immediately obeyed and went out.

Situ Zhenshan then spoke, his face grim: "Brother Song, something terrible has happened! If this isn't handled properly, both our families might face annihilation!"

"What do you mean?" Song Chengfeng frowned slightly.

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After a cup of tea.

"What?"

Song Chengfeng suddenly stood up, his face ashen, and roared angrily, "They actually went to intercept and kill Chu Xuan? How dare they? Who gave them the guts?!"

He knew absolutely nothing about this.

The Song family intends to take action against Chu Xuan, but they are not in a hurry.

Even if he were incredibly stupid, he wouldn't be stupid enough to kill Chu Xuan right under the nose of the Xuan Yang Sect.

Situ Zhenshan said with a wry smile, "I was unaware of this matter beforehand. It was entirely that scoundrel's doing. By the time I found out, it was too late."

"Then what are we waiting for? Send men to stop them immediately!"

Song Chengfeng roared, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly looked at Situ Zhenshan, his heart sinking deeper and deeper.

If he could think of these things, Situ Zhenshan couldn't possibly not have thought of them!

Since Situ Zhenshan came looking for him, it means that he has probably already sent people to search for him, and the result is probably the worst possible outcome!

If Situ Jin and his group succeed, they can easily shift the blame to the Blood God Cult.

If they fail and Chu Xuan escapes, then it's unlikely that only Situ Zhenshan will come.

Now that Situ Zhenshan has come alone, there can only be one outcome!

These people not only failed and their identities were exposed, but they may also have all fallen into Chu Xuan's hands.

Situ Zhenshan smiled bitterly, "It seems Brother Song has already guessed. I went to search outside the city myself, but unfortunately I was too late. I only found traces of a fight. If I'm not mistaken, Jin'er and the others are probably already dead at Chu Xuan's hands."

"Yun Shu—" Song Chengfeng's body trembled, and he closed his eyes in pain.

Situ Zhenshan quickly said, "Brother Song, now is not the time for grief. Chu Xuan is the third-ranked prodigy on the Wind and Cloud Ranking. If he reports this to the Xuan Yang Sect—"

Song Chengfeng slowly opened his eyes, the grief in them completely gone, replaced by a sharp glint: "Tell me your plans?"

"Turning the tables!"

Situ Zhenshan said in a low voice, "Their deaths are actually a good thing for us. With no one to testify, we can use this to turn the tables on Chu Xuan—"

the other side.

After returning to the sect, Chu Xuan acted as if nothing had happened and went straight back to Beast Garden No. 9.

Just as it was getting dark, a group of disciples from the Enforcement Hall suddenly arrived.

"Junior Brother Chu, people from the Song and Situ families have come to Xuan Yang Sect. They said that Situ Jin and Song Yunshu went missing on their way back to the sect! You just happened to return to the sect today. I wonder if you have seen them?" the leading inner disciple asked.

Chu Xuan looked bewildered: "Senior Brother Ma, I don't know either Situ Jin or Song Yunshu. What do you mean by asking me?"

This astonishment wasn't an act; he genuinely hadn't expected that before he could even report it to the Xuan Yang Sect, these two families would expose the matter first.

Are they courting death?

However, Chu Xuan quickly guessed the intentions of the two families.

The guilty party filed the first lawsuit!

Their goal was to gain the upper hand preemptively, not to actually expect the Xuan Yang Sect to do anything to him, but to extricate themselves from the situation. Even if Chu Xuan revealed the truth, they could claim it was a personal grudge and had nothing to do with them.

Wow, that's brilliant!

With just this one move, they became invincible!

Even now that the truth has come out, the Xuan Yang Sect won't do anything to them.

Senior Brother Ma frowned and said, "But the Situ family said that Situ Jin has a grudge against you?"

"impossible!"

Chu Xuan retorted decisively, "I don't even know Situ Jin, so what grudge could there be between us? As for this Song Yunshu, I've never even heard of her!"

"Why waste your breath arguing with him? Whether there's a problem or not, just take him to the courtroom for questioning and we'll know!"

Just then, Su Jingyang came in and sneered.

"Su Jingyang, who gave you the audacity to come here and arrest someone?!" Just as he finished speaking, Tong Hao's voice rang out.

Immediately afterward, Tong Hao strode in, staring coldly at Su Jingyang: "Looks like the lesson I learned last time wasn't enough!"

Tong Hao?

Su Jingyang's face darkened. He hadn't expected Tong Hao to arrive so timely. He gritted his teeth and said, "Tong Hao, what do you want? Chu Xuan is suspected of intercepting and killing a fellow disciple. Do you intend to obstruct the Enforcement Hall from carrying out its duties?"

Tong Hao said calmly, "Don't try to label me. I'm here to investigate too!"

"What are you investigating?" Su Jingyang asked with a sneer.

Tong Hao said coldly, "Several Black-spined Mountain Boars in the Beast Garden have become pregnant unexpectedly. I suspect you're behind it. Explain yourself!"

Boom!

Su Jingyang's face immediately turned a deep purplish-red.

Several disciples from the Enforcement Hall nearly burst out laughing, each one trying hard to suppress their trembling shoulders.

Even Chu Xuan couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

This Senior Brother Tong is really fierce!

The Xuanji Mountain Boar is the most common second-tier exotic beast in the Beast Garden. It looks similar to an ordinary wild boar, but is as large as an ox, with a jet-black body and bony armor protruding from its back.

Although their strength is average, they have an astonishing amount of meat and reproduce rapidly. They have always been raised as meat pigs in the Xuan Yang Sect and are cheap in price.

Ordinary disciples who lack money would choose to buy this kind of cheap meat to replenish their qi and blood.

Tong Hao suspected that Su Jingyang was involved in the pregnancy of the Xuanji Mountain pig. This was not a frame-up, but a blatant insult!

Su Jingyang was furious and roared, "Tong Hao, how dare you frame me?"

"Oh, so you know this is a frame-up?"

Tong Hao sneered, "Then what the hell are you doing now? The burden of proof lies with the accused, don't you understand? You say Chu Xuan killed Situ Jin and the others, produce the evidence! If you don't have evidence, get the hell out of here!"

Su Jingyang glared at Tong Hao with hatred before turning and leaving.

Tong Hao then looked at Senior Brother Ma and the others.

Senior Brother Ma quickly said, "Senior Brother Tong, don't misunderstand! We're just here to inquire about Junior Brother Chu as usual; we have no intention of arresting him. Now that things are clear, we'll take our leave."

After saying that, he led a group of people and hurriedly fled, seemingly afraid that if they stayed any longer, Tong Hao would suspect that they were related to the pregnancy of the Xuanjishan boar.

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