After the family split up, I achieved martial arts sainthood.

"clear!"

The manager understood immediately and, without further hesitation, arranged for several people to stay behind.

After giving all the instructions, Lei Tong led his men to prepare to leave.

Just then, the clatter of hooves came hurriedly from the street ahead.

A short while later, a young man dressed in a black samurai outfit rode up on horseback.

"Huh? Are they from the Zhou Family Martial Arts School?"

Lei Tong's sharp eyes caught sight of the logo embroidered on the young man's short-sleeved shirt.

On the left chest, a pure white ruyi cloud pattern connects end to end, forming a closed circular pattern.

Within the circular pattern, a red "周" (Zhou) character is embroidered.

This is the logo of Zhou's Martial Arts School.

"Looks like they're from Chaozhenwei Martial Arts School?"

The steward, with his sharp eyes, spotted the direction the young man was galloping from.

"Whoa!"

Soon, the young man arrived not far from Lei Tong and his companions, reined in his horse, and stopped.

"Master Lei?"

The young man recognized Lei Tong and greeted him with clasped hands.

"Does this fellow Daoist know me, Lei?"

Lei Tong was surprised; he did not remember knowing this person from the Zhou family martial arts school.

"Lei Tong, the leader of the Green Robe Hall of the Green Forest Gang, is a household name. Who in Qingyuan County doesn't know him?"

The young man smiled broadly, his words full of flattery.

This attitude left Lei Tong somewhat at a loss.

Left with no other option, Lei Tong changed the subject, asking, "I wonder what's going on, friend...?"

"Oh, the martial arts examination is approaching. I am here on my master's orders to deliver a message to Zhenwei Martial Arts School."

"Sending a letter? What letter?"

Lei Tong felt a chill run down his spine. Could it be that the three major martial arts schools were about to join forces?

"It's nothing much. It's just that the martial arts examination is approaching, and in order to ensure that the disciples of our school are in better condition for the examination, my master decided to give us some training. Therefore, he invited the disciples of Zhenwei Martial Arts School and Biaoma Martial Arts School to spar with each other."

The young man didn't hide anything and readily explained the purpose of his trip.

"Oh?"

Lei Tong's eyes lit up, and his face lit up with joy.

This isn't some friendly competition; it's clearly a malicious challenge.

Before the martial arts examination, crush the fighting spirit of the disciples of Biao Ma Martial Arts School and Zhen Wei Martial Arts School.

Considering the recent rumors circulating within the Green Forest Gang...

Lei Tong quickly guessed the true intention of Zhou's Martial Arts School.

"I see!"

Lei Tong's heart skipped a beat, and he laughed heartily, "Fellow Daoist has come from afar; perhaps you are unfamiliar with the way? How about I, Lei, lead the way and act as your guide?"

The young man from Zhou's Martial Arts School was surprised, but seeing Lei Tong's sincerity, he didn't stand on ceremony and immediately thanked him, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Hall Master Lei."

You're welcome! You're welcome!

Lei Tong waved and smiled, then turned and headed back towards Zhenwei Martial Arts School.

The young man from Zhou's Martial Arts School dismounted and led his horse away on foot with Lei Tong.

……

A guest has come from afar, but Zhenwei Martial Arts School is unaware of it.

Yang Wei was telling Gu Xin and the others about the contents of the two porcelain bottles, one white and one black.

"The water in this black porcelain bottle is known in the martial arts world as Transformation Water. It is extremely corrosive, dissolving upon contact with blood, capable of corroding the flesh and blood of a corpse and destroying any traces of internal energy left behind."

"The water in this white porcelain bottle is known in the martial arts world as 'Invisible Fragrance.' It has strong adsorption properties, capable of absorbing residual scents in the air and causing them to evaporate quickly."

"Under normal circumstances, Transformation Water is sufficient. The purpose of Formless Incense is mainly to guard against pursuit by experts at the Body Cleansing Realm and above. Below the Body Cleansing Realm, it is impossible to detect their aura."

After finishing his story, Yang Wei casually slipped the two porcelain bottles into Gu Xin's hands.

Eh?

What are you doing?

Gu Xin looked at Yang Wei in a daze.

"Besides these external effects, there are also some unique martial arts techniques in the martial world that can also have these effects. I won't go into detail about them, but you will hear about them sooner or later when you have the opportunity to travel the martial world."

Yang Wei, with his hands behind his back, concluded the lesson: "That concludes this class. Let's move on to the morning session!"

The apprentices dispersed, still wanting more, and prepared to begin their morning standing meditation practice.

"Master, what about me...?"

Holding the two porcelain bottles, Gu Xin looked bewildered and asked Yang Wei.

Was this given to him?

"Keep it, it's for you!"

Yang Wei stood with his hands behind his back, not turning his head, preparing to return to the inner courtyard.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

At that moment, the door of the martial arts school was knocked on again.

The force exerted by the person who came was obvious.

Yang Wei suddenly stopped, turned around and looked in the direction of the martial arts school gate, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Master?"

Zhou Tai turned to look at Yang Wei, his eyes questioning.

"Open the door!"

At Yang Wei's signal, Zhou Tai went to open the door again.

A short while later, Zhou Tai returned.

Behind him, Lei Tong, with a sword at his side, followed with a smile.

Beside Lei Tong, there was another imposing young man.

What's that guy surnamed Lei doing here again?

Did they bring back reinforcements to cause trouble?

Gu Xin witnessed this scene, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

"Master, I am a disciple of the Zhou Family Martial Arts School, here to pay my respects at the behest of Master Zhou!"

Without waiting for Gu Xin's questioning, Zhou Tai revealed the purpose of Lei Tong and his companion's visit.

Visiting the ancestral hall?

Gu Xin raised an eyebrow. When did Zhenwei Martial Arts School and Zhou's Martial Arts School become so close?

He looked at the young man from the Zhou family martial arts school with suspicion.

[Cultivation Level: Early Stage of the Blood Strengthening Realm]

[Technique: Six Harmonies Stance Exercise (Mastered)]

[Techniques: Six Harmonies Fist (Masterful), Six-Road Springing Leg (Masterful), Wind and Thunder Sword (Masterful)]

Cultivation experience: 10 years

Another martial artist who has entered the country.

He has two more years of cultivation experience than his third senior brother, Zhou Tai.

His foundation in martial arts techniques is even more solid than Zhou Tai's.

I wonder where such a person ranks in the Zhou Family Martial Arts School?

Gu Xin subconsciously glanced at the disciples of Zhenwei Martial Arts School. Currently, only Zhou Tai was among the disciples who had entered the sect.

Most of the other apprentices are at the stage of having achieved proficiency in stance training.

Apprentices who have mastered stance training are few and far between.

"Junior Qi Yu greets Master Yang!"

While Gu Xin was lost in thought, the young man from the Zhou family martial arts school bowed and explained his purpose: "With the martial arts examinations approaching, in order to ensure that all disciples are in the best possible condition for the examinations, my master intends to invite your school's disciples to spar with each other and verify what they have learned."

A friendly exchange?

Why bother with all this?

Gu Xin looked at Qi Yu suspiciously, and he couldn't help but recall the scene he had seen at Tianxiazhen yesterday.

A scene depicting Zhou Feng, the master of the Zhou Family Martial Arts School, gathering with the patriarchs of four powerful clans.

Combined with his master's suggestive words at the time, Gu Xin immediately sensed that Qi Yu's so-called sparring was probably not such a simple matter.

"There's no need for sparring! We martial artists only practice for health and fitness, and we don't enjoy fighting. Please reply to Master Zhou that we have failed to live up to his good intentions, and we are ashamed."

By the time Gu Xin realized something was wrong, Yang Wei had already smiled and declined Zhou's Martial Arts School's invitation.

Clearly, the master had also figured it out.

"hehe……"

Qi Yu, unperturbed by the rejection, smiled calmly and said, "Master Yang, this matter has already been approved by all four clans."

really!

The Zhou family martial arts school has joined forces with the four clans to manipulate the martial arts examination.

The other party didn't even bother to act.

Gu Xin's heart sank. Qi Yu's open statement undoubtedly came from a strong sense of confidence, indicating that he had received instructions from Zhou Feng.