Immortal Martial Saint, starting with unlimited stat points

[Zhenyue Stake Progress +1]

【Zhenyue Pillar (Small Success, 10%)】

At dawn, Zhou Chen exhaled a stream of air, which slammed into the window two or three zhang away in front of him, causing it to creak.

The deeper one's cultivation goes, the cleaner the air exhaled after completing the Zhenyue Stance becomes, indicating that impurities in Zhou Chen's body are becoming increasingly scarce.

As Zhou Chen walked into the dining hall, he listened to the disciples around him discussing the situation in Xingde County.

"Last night, Chief Constable Hong was attacked, and six or seven of his men were killed."

"Who has such audacity?"

Zhou Chen frowned as he listened to the conversation between the two people beside him.

Hong Lie's cultivation is almost at the Marrow Cleansing stage. Now, he has made meritorious contributions in leading the team to eliminate the man-eating monsters. There are even rumors in the city that he is the candidate for the next county magistrate.

The unexpected attack has likely caused quite a stir.

Because behind him stood Chen Wu, the county magistrate who now held supreme military and political power in the city.

Attacking Hong Lie was tantamount to opposing Chen Wu.

"I heard they were a group of martial artists wearing robes covered in talismans. The leader was a master of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, but their fighting style was not the well-known style in the city."

After listening for a while, Zhou Chen concluded that the martial artist wearing a robe with talismans that the two people were talking about was very likely a member of the Wusheng Sect.

However, although those demons of the Wusheng Sect are somewhat insane, they shouldn't be that mentally deficient.

The county government has not yet linked the cannibalistic monster that has caused such a stir in the city to the Wusheng Sect, but the attack on Hong Lie has given some people a pretext.

Just then, a constable dressed in official robes burst in from outside.

After entering, he glanced around and saw Zhou Chen eating. His eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly walked over.

"Zhou Wuqing, the county magistrate requests your presence at the county office; he has important matters to discuss."

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The Wusheng Cult, an underground stronghold.

"Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, who ordered you to do this!" The voice of the man in the crimson-gold mask echoed through the basement, filled with anger.

Opposite him, two figures, one in black and one in white, trembled simultaneously.

Although they were internal martial artists who had climbed up the ranks from within the Wusheng Sect, their cultivation had reached the Marrow Cleansing stage thanks to the resources they received.

Yet, whenever he faces the crimson gold mask, he is still overcome with fear.

"Boss, you know my personality best. I would never do something so stupid." The sixth brother was tall, but his back was bent very low, and his head was almost touching the ground.

The man in the crimson-gold mask glanced at the other person.

"Big brother, I have always only sincerely worshipped the Eternal Mother and never cared about these things." The seventh brother, who was being stared at, breathed a little harder, and beads of sweat seeped from the edge of the mask covering his face.

The man with the crimson gold mask nodded slightly. "Take off the mask, let me see."

Before the words had even finished, the two of them had already taken off their masks, revealing a dark, matte-textured face.

The black areas on his face seemed to have accumulated incense ash, and his face moved like fish gills, as if he were breathing.

The next moment, an invisible stream of energy emanated from the fingertips of the crimson-gold mask, containing a dense layer of incense ash.

A stream of air brushed across the two people's cheeks, which had been transformed and parasitized by incense ash, and the incense ash trapped in the air covered them.

A very faint buzzing sound arose, as if the incense ash was communicating silently.

After a while, the buzzing gradually stopped, and the incense ash was not collected by the gold mask.

"Not bad, you guys are honest enough not to lie to me." The voice of the man in the crimson-gold mask was like muffled thunder.

Upon learning that it wasn't his subordinates' stupidity that exposed the Wusheng Sect's plot, he felt relieved.

However, the person who impersonated the Wusheng Sect ended up impersonating the mastermind behind these cannibalistic monsters by sheer coincidence.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them. "These two strands of dust will help you improve your cultivation. Things have been a bit chaotic these days, so tell your family members to behave themselves."

Upon hearing their elder brother's words, the two felt a great weight lifted from their hearts, knowing that they had passed the test set by Wushengchen.

"Yes."

"Brother, should we take action and investigate which faction is behind these imposters?" the seventh brother asked, cupping his hands in greeting.

Hearing this, the taller sixth brother sneered. His elder brother had just told him to be honest, and he was already asking if he wanted to move around. Wasn't he just asking for trouble?

"No need, just let the third brother investigate. These outsiders can't just take all the benefits from my Wusheng Sect without contributing anything, can they?" Upon hearing this, the voice of the Crimson Gold Mask suddenly softened.

He has never liked foolish subordinates, but he dislikes them even more if they don't always put the school's interests first.

Take, for example, this self-important sixth son.

The Wusheng Sect has been established for nearly a century and has spread throughout the entire Daqian Dynasty.

Of all these, only the Dust of No Birth, controlled by the Grand Master, is the foundation of the sect.

Once the core followers who have undergone transformation have mastered the "Dust of No Birth," their lives and thoughts are entirely under the control of those in power.

The most miraculous thing is that by using the blood and flesh of humans and demons to water and offer to Wushengchen, one can receive a response from a mysterious entity, refine Wanling San, and improve one's cultivation.

For over a century, the Wusheng Sect has grown and thrived precisely because of this.

Standing to the side, the sixth brother saw the admiration in his elder brother's eyes as he looked at the seventh brother, and his heart skipped a beat.

Stupidity is certainly terrible, but if it is enough loyalty, then it becomes blind loyalty.

Who can hate or criticize someone who is blindly loyal to them?

Looking at the seventh brother's face, which was covered by the dust of nothingness, he felt a chill in his heart. He feared that the thoughts of this man, who had only been half a step behind him in taking the seventh seat in the sect, were not as simple as they appeared.

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Xingde County, County Government Office.

Zhou Chen sat on a grand master's chair made of fine huanghuali wood and took a sip of tea.

Opposite him, a middle-aged man with sharp, piercing eyes sat upright, naturally exuding an aura of authority.

This man was Chen Wu, the county magistrate who was temporarily promoted during the period when cannibalistic monsters were rampaging.

Now that most of the cannibalistic monsters have been exterminated, the word "temporary" can probably be dropped.

"Zhou Wuqing, have you heard about the attack on Constable Hong yesterday?" Chen Wu got straight to the point, without any formalities.

Zhou Chen nodded. "I just heard about it recently. I wonder how Officer Hong is doing these days?"

"He has turned misfortune into blessing. If he recovers from this injury, he might be able to break through to the Marrow Cleansing stage. It's just a pity about the few officers who sacrificed their lives." A trace of sadness flashed in Chen Wu's eyes.

Hong Lie was severely injured, but his life was not in danger. In fact, he even gained a chance to enter the marrow cleansing stage.

However, the county government lost six or seven skilled investigators, and Hong Lie will be unable to recover and return to work for some time.

Just when he needed manpower, he found himself in the predicament of having no one available.

"I wonder why Magistrate Chen summoned me here?" Zhou Chen asked, seeing Chen Wu lost in thought.

Chen Wu's thoughts were interrupted, and he remembered the purpose of summoning Zhou Chen today.

He continued, "Hong Lie was attacked, and his men say it was done by a group of people wearing talismanic robes, most likely the Wusheng Sect. What's your opinion, Zhou Wuqing?"

Zhou Chen frowned, wondering what Chen Wu was up to. "The Wusheng Sect isn't that stupid. Someone is just framing them."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Chen Wu's eyes, clearly indicating that he strongly agreed with Zhou Chen's statement.