Immortal Martial Saint, starting with unlimited stat points

The next day, at dawn.

The entire Xingde County town was no longer deserted as it had been the day before. People who had been afraid to go out because of the man-eating monster flocked to the streets.

"Oh dear, the magistrates of the county government have finally wiped out those monsters. I heard that someone even saw the corpse of that monstrous thing." A woman stopped in front of a shop on the street and chatted with the shopkeeper.

"That's right. I heard it was a disciple of the Crimson Flame Martial Arts School whose nose is as sharp as a dog's. He found the monsters' hiding place in no time." The shopkeeper nodded in agreement.

Her shop has been closed for almost half a month since the cannibalistic monsters began wreaking havoc in the city.

If we don't open the door soon, we'll starve.

"Brother Zhou, thank you very much this time." Hong Lie's eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't slept all night, but he was in high spirits.

More than seventy residences, more than three hundred man-eating monsters, some of which have even reached the Refined Filth level by devouring flesh and blood.

This is the result of one night's work.

"It's my duty. After all, I'm a henchman for the county government now." Zhou Chen shook the black waist token in his hand, which was engraved with the four characters "Ninth-Rank Martial Official".

The Great Qian Dynasty was founded on military strength, and even after its establishment, it never abandoned its martial arts tradition. In fact, it developed martial arts openly and secretly through official schools and various sects.

The title of "Wuqing" was a token issued by the Great Qian Dynasty to win over and commend military personnel who had made contributions to the court.

Holding this decree, one can receive a monthly salary of one hundred taels of silver from the county government.

Secondly, it allows one to dispatch a team of yamen runners for personal use in special circumstances.

The ninth rank is merely the lowest level of certification among the military officials.

However, it is also the only grade certification that Xingde County can issue.

If you want to level up further, you will have to go to the county town.

According to Hong Lie, among all the martial artists in Xingde County, only the owners of the three major martial arts schools possess this waist token.

Zhou Chen's piece is the fourth one.

"Hahaha, good." Hong Lie laughed heartily a few times.

With Zhou Chen present, the dark cloud that had hung over the entire Xingde officialdom due to the cannibalistic monster finally dissipated.

"Tomorrow, I'll have someone deliver your reward to the martial arts school. I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Hong Lie patted Zhou Chen on the shoulder, then took his leave.

Last night, countless cannibalistic monsters were wiped out, and he still needs to oversee the overall situation and compile statistics.

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Xingde County, a stronghold of the Wusheng Sect.

In the open space, seven armchairs are arranged in a circle.

Every chair was occupied by a masked person, and even the usually empty second chair was now occupied.

"Fourth Brother!" The voice of the man in the head chair, wearing a crimson-gold mask, was deep and tinged with weariness. "What happened? The county government is making such a large-scale operation, how come you didn't receive the news?"

The masked man whose name was called heard the reproach in the red-gold masked man's tone and immediately said somewhat aggrievedly, "Ever since Chen Wu became the county magistrate, he has been in charge of all matters, large and small, both inside and outside the county."

"His trusted confidant Hong Lie reports directly to him in everything, and he doesn't need my permission to transfer officers. I am truly wronged."

"How can you be such a good official? You can't even hold onto this little bit of power." The old man with a black mask spoke slowly from the third chair.

Seeing that everyone was pointing the finger at him, the fourth brother quickly changed the subject, saying, "If you ask me, it's because the second brother's experimental subjects still need to evolve. It's only been a few days and they've already been discovered."

"It's already pretty good." The second son, whose voice was sharp and whose hair was disheveled, said, "Go and find out who discovered the whereabouts of my treasures. Bring them here so I can study them."

Suddenly, he smiled sinisterly, as if he had thought of something interesting.

"It's the same guy from last time, Zhou Chen from the Crimson Flame Martial Arts School!" The fourth brother had clearly prepared in advance. "Right now, the entire county government is talking about him."

"I heard he can tell by smell."

"Smell?" The second son frowned, his face scrunched up like an orange peel that had been sun-dried for days. "Impossible, my babies don't smell."

Seeing that the two were about to speak, the man in the crimson-gold mask cleared his throat to suppress the noise, his eyes gleaming. "Fifth Brother, I heard that a martial arts master at your school who practiced evil arts also died at this man's hands?"

"Brother, your insight is truly remarkable." The speaker was as tall as an iron tower and wore a demon mask, resembling a malevolent spirit.

"I'll leave it to you. Find a legitimate reason to kill him, so that it won't implicate the cult." The man in the crimson-gold mask finished speaking and slowly stood up.

When the others saw him get up, they understood that their elder brother was telling them to leave, and they all wisely left.

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Inside the Crimson Flame Martial Arts School building.

Zhou Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, circulating the Crimson Flame Meridian within his body, repeatedly refining his qi and blood.

Yesterday's journey not only failed to improve his cultivation, but also delayed Zhou Chen's mental recovery.

It wasn't until noon that the divine attributes on the panel returned to normal.

"From today onwards, I fear I will become a thorn in the side of the forces behind the cannibalistic monsters," Zhou Chen thought to himself.

Such a large-scale cannibalistic monster incident must have been orchestrated by someone.

Otherwise, the city walls of Xingde County alone, which even the strongest warriors couldn't cross, would be impenetrable even to cannibalistic monsters.

[Crimson Flame Sutra Progress +1]

【Red Flame Scripture (Mastery, 1%)】

Just as Zhou Chen was preparing to stay in the house to cultivate the Crimson Flame Scripture until the countdown ended, there was a knock on the door.

"Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Brother requests your presence at the training ground." A voice called out, filled with respect.

"Senior Brother?" Zhou Chen frowned slightly, unaware of what had happened.

He stepped out the door and saw a servant waiting outside, who was none other than the attendant of his eldest brother, Gao Tian.

"Do you know what it is?" Zhou Chen asked.

"I don't know, but I saw several men dressed in Iron Stone Martial Arts School robes coming in a menacing manner. I'm afraid they're up to no good," the servant replied after thinking for a moment.

"Iron Stone Martial Arts School?" Zhou Chen suddenly thought of the Yi Jin martial artist who had ambushed him in the alley that day.

That person seemed to be from the Iron Stone Martial Arts School.

"I didn't go looking for trouble with them, but instead they came to my door!" Zhou Chen frowned and strode forward.

Before long, Zhou Chen had arrived at the edge of the training ground.

At this moment, Senior Brother Gao Tian, ​​along with Yi Lianxing and several other inner disciples who regularly resided in the martial arts school, stood on the training ground, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Opposite them were seven or eight tall martial artists dressed in black robes.

Their average height is even half a head taller than that of the Red Flame Martial Arts School.

Seeing the large and conspicuous characters "Iron Stone" on the newcomer's robe, Zhou Chen already knew the newcomer's identity.

"Senior Brother," Zhou Chen greeted.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you've arrived." Gao Tian's serious expression softened slightly upon seeing Zhou Chen approach.

His junior brother, who had only recently joined the sect, had really made the Crimson Flame Martial Arts School look good last night.

Both the Hanliu and Tieshi martial arts schools were under his command, which made him very powerful.

Especially Du Ming from the Cold Stream Martial Arts School, who initially cursed and made sarcastic remarks, could only remain silent later, barely managing to save face.