Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

Several figures stood in the dense forest on a high slope several dozen feet above the roadside.

The first man was Xue Yin, who was wearing armor and a helmet and carrying a long sword.

Half a step behind him stood a thin man wearing the same armor as a hundred-man general.

Perhaps because he was too thin, the man's bones were very prominent, especially his hands, where each knuckle was as big as a green date, and his skin had a slightly oily yellow tinge.

The man glanced listlessly at the mountain path below, then looked away, gazing at the distant scenery, and said with a hint of boredom:

"They're just a few bandits robbing a caravan, why did we have to come all this way?"

"When did our Zhenwu Battalion become a guard unit?"

Xue Yin took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to the man:

"This group below is not some thugs."

The man took the paper, quickly glanced at it, and said, "Vermilion Bird Martial Arts School, Azure Dragon Martial Arts School, Three Yang Sect... Hmm, those few we caught a few days ago, got them out of them?"

Xue Yin nodded first, then sighed and said:

"We got the information, but it was useless. They were either ordinary disciples or had already graduated years ago, so it couldn't be used as evidence."

"Now we can only hope to find some core disciples among these people."

The man paused for a moment upon hearing this:

"Wouldn't doing this be tantamount to going against Commander Shen?"

Xue Yin countered with a question:

"Then why did you follow me?"

The man chuckled and said:

"Captain Shen naturally has his own plans, but the duty of the Zhenwu Battalion is to maintain the stability of the Grand Canal and promote national prosperity. Those people have overstepped their bounds, so it is naturally up to us to deal with them."

"No matter what, let's arrest them first and take control of the situation."

As they were talking, Lu Cheng had already engaged in combat with the robbers opposite him.

Seeing Lu Cheng take the initiative, the man opposite also spurred his horse forward.

The two met in the open space between them.

The person opposite was wielding a large sword. In an immediate confrontation, it was obvious that the shorter sword would be at a disadvantage against the longer one.

Given Lu Cheng's already considerable strength, in just one exchange, the man let out a miserable scream and was cleaved off his horse by Lu Cheng.

"That kid is Lu Cheng? He's got some skills."

The thin man wasn't particularly interested.

Seeing how swiftly and decisively Lu Cheng stabbed the man down with his halberd, the man immediately turned his gaze to Lu Cheng with great interest.

Lu Cheng was unaware that Xue Yin was nearby. With a single halberd strike, he cleaved the sword-wielding man who had come to greet him off his horse. Without turning back, he simply reined in his horse and stared at the other side.

A dozen or so figures stood in a row opposite them.

Seeing Lu Cheng's arrogance, they couldn't hold back any longer.

The man holding a long spear pointed at Lu Cheng and angrily said:

"Don't be so arrogant, kid. You're just relying on your superior weaponry. I'll fight you!"

With that, he spurred his horse and galloped off.

This person was not fast; riding on horseback, he flicked his long spear, creating a series of spear flowers that subtly enveloped Lu Cheng's head, face, chest, and abdomen.

Seeing that the man's horse was not moving fast, Lu Cheng did not urge his horse on, but just waited.

When the two horses were no more than ten feet apart, Lu Cheng thrust out his halberd.

With a clang, the spear and halberd clashed, sparks flying.

The person wielding the spear was merely a martial artist in the early stages of the Qi Refining realm.

His spear technique was nothing more than a set of ordinary martial arts; how could he possibly be a match for Lu Cheng?

First, Lu Cheng intercepted his spear thrust with a halberd, then returned the halberd and used his spear to knock him off his horse.

On the high slope, the gaunt man clicked his tongue twice, looking rather surprised.

"This Lu Cheng is truly remarkable. I'm itching to fight him. If I didn't have another purpose today, I would definitely want to see whether his Seven Strikes of the Black Eagle is more powerful or my Stone-Smashing Hand is more domineering."

Behind Xue Yin and his companion stood four soldiers in leather armor, one of whom laughed upon hearing this:

"Although the Seven Strikes of the Mysterious Eagle is a mid-grade human-level martial skill, it relies on grappling techniques. In terms of the power of its fists and palms, how can it possibly compete with Li Tou's Stone-Smashing Hand?"

"If it were the three head镖师 (bodyguards) of Changfeng镖局 (Changfeng Escort Agency), they might be able to overpower Li Tou with their Body Refinement Realm strength, but this Lu Chengyao... I don't think he can last more than a few rounds."

The other person continued:

"Of course. Speaking of martial arts techniques, the Seven Strikes of the Black Eagle is indeed quite good, but it also depends on who uses it. Isn't there a competition in two months? Li Tou will have plenty of opportunities then."

The centurion, known as Li Tou, was overjoyed and chuckled with satisfaction.

He then shook his head and said with considerable regret:

"Sigh, I'm afraid it won't be my turn to make a move by then."

As he spoke, he looked at Xue Yin in front of him.

The four people behind him also shook their heads:

"It's a real pity. With Xue Tou around, let alone the Changfeng Escort Agency, the Chen and Lin families would only have a chance to make a brief appearance."

Standing at the front, Xue Yin frowned slightly, clearly displeased with the words and the underestimation of the enemy by the others.

But he didn't say anything.

Apart from body-refining martial artists, they really had no rivals.

Even among those who have reached the peak of Qi Refining, apart from disciples of major sects, very few others can match the warriors of the Zhenwu Camp.

Seeing Lu Cheng kill two of their own men in a short time, the opposing team erupted in chaos.

The four people in the middle, in particular, were very emotional.

One of the young men, not much older than Lu Cheng, gritted his teeth and angrily said:

"That kid is incredibly arrogant!"

The person next to him immediately chimed in:

"Last time, although he was quite strong, he wasn't this powerful. How did he become so formidable in just a few days?"

"Zhang Fa and Lian Gang have both been practicing their internal energy cultivation for a long time, and are only a step away from the middle stage. Even we can't just kill them so easily. If this continues, who will be able to subdue him in two months?"

"If I'm not careful and lose to him in one or two moves, that would be awful."

"Yes, our four families were the initiators of the competition. Losing to Zhenwu Camp is nothing, but this kid... even if we can't win in a stalemate, let alone lose, it's still embarrassing."

"Hmph!" The young man, who had initially been angry, finally couldn't hold back any longer and pointed at Lu Cheng, saying:

"Why be afraid of him? What if it's two months, or even two years?"

Before the other three could react, he spurred his horse and charged out:

"Lu Cheng, isn't your Changfeng Escort Agency known for its claw techniques? If you're so capable, let's dismount and have a hand-to-hand combat match!"

Lu Cheng was overjoyed when he saw the person who had arrived.

This person is not old, yet he is in the very center, and he knows my information and appearance, so his status is definitely not low.

If they are caught, they will be important witnesses.

Thinking of this, he immediately hung his halberd on his horse and dismounted.

Upon seeing this, the man opposite let out a loud shout and, without waiting for his horse to stop, pushed off with all his might and leaped high into the air.

Using the momentum, he struck out with both palms towards Lu Cheng from high to low.

"Hmph, all talk and no action, but these are the tricks they use." The gaunt man on the high slope curled his lip in disdain. "Sure enough, the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked too."

At this point, four leather-armored soldiers behind the two also rushed to the side to watch.

Seeing that Lu Cheng didn't move at all, his eyes fixed on the man falling from the sky, they all became somewhat anxious:

"Oh dear, what's wrong? Are you stunned?"

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

This man already possessed the strength of the late stage of the Qi Refining Realm, and this move was the unique martial art of the Vermilion Bird Martial Arts School, the Flaming Bird Nine Heavens, with explosive and fierce power.

The combined momentum of a galloping horse makes it even more powerful, like adding wings to a tiger. This palm strike is incredibly powerful.

While still in mid-air, the force of the palm strike had already caused Lu Cheng's hair to flutter wildly.

The young man naturally noticed Lu Cheng's reaction and considered himself to have succeeded in his sneak attack.

A cold smile crept onto his lips, and he unleashed the last bit of strength he had reserved in his palms.

At that moment, Lu Cheng's hands moved instantly.

His arms slid out from bottom to top with a "whoosh" like an eagle spreading its wings.

As it reached the man's arm, it suddenly transformed its palm into a claw, swiftly seizing the man's wrist.

Suddenly, a surge of strength erupted from his hands. With a forceful pinch of his thumb, index finger, and middle finger, the three forces instantly penetrated the flesh, like three nails driven into the man's wrist pulse points, instantly dissipating the force from the man's palms.

At the same time, to the man's incredulous gaze, she took two steps back faster than him, and with both hands, she twisted and pressed the man's wrists outwards.

"Click!"

"Crack!"

First came the crisp sound of a wrist bone breaking, followed by a series of sounds of bones and tendons dislocating from the arm to the shoulder.

The man's cold smile hadn't faded before it instantly turned to pain, and a heart-wrenching scream erupted from his throat:

"what!"

Lu Cheng's Locking Joints and Breaking Technique was primarily an attack that involved twisting and dislocating bones, separating tendons, and blocking the breath.

Then she forcefully threw the man behind her.

Without saying a word, Zhao Cheng had already selected three men from Liujia Village to come forward and tie up the man.

This turn of events was unexpected even by Xue Yin and his companion on the hillside.

At first, he was surprised, then they recognized each other and his expression became serious.

To outsiders, Lu Cheng's two moves were no less than an adult beating a child.

Only the two of them could see that this was something that could only be done by someone whose strength was close to the perfection of refining internal energy, who had a profound control over their own internal energy, and whose martial arts skills had reached a certain level of proficiency.

The gaunt man finally shook his head and said something that surprised the four leather-armored soldiers:

"Within a hundred moves, it's difficult to determine a winner."

Xue Yin, who was standing beside him, also nodded:

"Perhaps the competition two months from now will really bring something different."

After saying that, she completely severed ties between the figure in her heart and Lu Cheng.

No, even the most talented person couldn't reach such a level of skill in just ten days.

……

Down the hillside, in the camp opposite Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng broke the man's arms and threw him behind him.

The three people in the middle turned pale instantly.

One of them couldn't help but shout, "Young Master!"

Then, disregarding everything, it charged forward on horseback.

The remaining dozen or so people, as if injected with adrenaline, shouted "Save people!" and followed.

Upon hearing this, both Lu Cheng and Xue Yin on the hillside changed their expressions.

Without a word, Xue Yin mounted his horse and charged down the mountain.

"Quickly, they're going crazy."

The gaunt man rushed out almost at the same time.

Seeing that the enemy was attacking, Lu Cheng quickly withdrew his halberd and slashed it across the horse's rump.

He then leaped onto the horse's back, halberd in hand.

The horse neighed in pain and then bolted forward like a madman.

Thanks to this, they were able to reach their maximum speed before their opponent.

Before the two sides even met, Lu Cheng unleashed three halberd strikes, stopping the three strongest individuals.

Then, with the speed of a falcon, he swung his halberd at the three men in quick succession.

These three were all martial artists at the mid-stage of the Refining Realm, even weaker than the "Young Master." Even if the three of them attacked together, they couldn't stop Lu Cheng.

After just three moves, everyone was injured and could only try their best to defend themselves.

Even though he was off his horse, he still held his own.

One of them, while fighting, shouted at the nearly ten people who had already passed Lu Cheng:

"Don't linger in the fight, save them! Save them quickly!"

In the convoy, two guards wielding knives suddenly sprang into action, instantly cutting down two people beside them.

Just as they were about to rush out, a long halberd suddenly thrust out, deflecting their weapons with two sharp clangs.

Then a ball of silver light flashed rapidly, and the two were immediately left only with the ability to parry.

Meanwhile, the villagers from Liujia Village in the convoy quickly used the vehicles as a shield, with the front row raising their guns in preparation and the back row drawing their bows and nocking arrows, firing at the charging men.

A volley of arrows struck everyone, but apart from one person who was hit in the throat and fell from his horse, the rest only suffered minor injuries.

After nearly ten people broke through Lu Cheng's defenses, they immediately split into two groups. Four or five people continued to charge the chariot formation, while the remaining three or four immediately pulled the man onto a horse.

The group didn't dare to pass by Lu Cheng; instead, they charged fiercely towards the convoy.

The six carts from Liu Family Village carried Lu Cheng, Zhao Cheng, and four other martial artists at the early stage of the Qi Refining realm. Two of the traitors were stopped by Zhao Cheng, while the remaining two fiercely protected Liu Yi.

Under such circumstances, it would have been impossible to stop those rushing to the rescue.

But at that moment, Xue Yin and his six companions rushed down the hillside.

The two martial artists, who had reached the pinnacle of their internal energy cultivation, were like two giant hammers falling from the sky, smashing those people to pieces.

Every time Xue Yin swung his long sword from his back, it was accompanied by severed limbs.

The other, thin man was even more ferocious.

This person looks weak, but every move he makes is as terrifying as a thunderbolt descending upon the world.

Every strike was accompanied by broken tendons and bones.

The four men behind them were like tigers among sheep, their spears aimed at vital points.

The six men made a move and in a short time, they knocked everyone off their horses.

As early as when Xue Yin and his six men rushed down the hillside, one of Lu Cheng and the other two realized something was wrong and immediately turned his horse around and fled.

Upon seeing this, Xue Yin snatched a bow and arrow from one of the men in Liujia Village, drew the bow, and an arrow shot out like lightning, striking the man squarely in the back.

With one less person to restrain him, Lu Cheng's attacks became even faster, and after more than ten moves, he stabbed both of them off their horses.

At this point, more than ten bandits had been killed or wounded.

Lu Cheng turned the convoy around, and although he recognized Xue Yin, he still pretended not to.

He bowed to the two of them and thanked them.

The gaunt man stared at Lu Cheng for a long while before finally nodding:

"Well done, Lu Cheng."

Xue Yin stared at Lu Cheng, his eyes filled with suspicion, and asked:

"Did you send that letter?"

Before Lu Cheng could answer, he immediately pressed on with another question:

"How did you know these people's identities, and why did you only contact me and not anyone else?"

"All three head镖师 (body-refining martial artists) of your Changfeng镖局 (Changfeng Escort Agency) are body-refining martial artists. Dealing with these petty thieves will be a piece of cake for them."

Lu Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.

Previously, I was only focused on using Xue Yin's thoughts to lure him here, and I hadn't thought about these few issues.

Seeing that Lu Cheng did not answer immediately, the doubts that had dissipated in Xue Yin's heart surged up again.

The hand that had loosened its grip on the long sword gripped it again.

Although the thin man beside him did not understand what he meant, he also stopped smiling and lowered his hands from behind his back to his sides.

Even the four leather-armored soldiers immediately raised their spears again and faced the convoy.