Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

The chaos lasted for an entire day.

It wasn't until late at night that Yangcheng finally quieted down a bit.

This time, all three hundred soldiers of the Zhenwu Battalion were mobilized.

While Shen Yi personally led the team to besiege the Vermilion Bird Martial Arts School, the other three schools were also purged.

Led by four masters, including Zhang Rensheng and Zhou Ziwang, a total of thirty-six corpses were hung on the south gate of Yangcheng.

No fewer than a hundred people were imprisoned.

What awaited them was being sent to the front lines to serve as cannon fodder in prison camps.

……

Inside the main hall of Changfeng Escort Agency.

Feng Qi and the other two returned just as Zhang Rensheng and his three companions were killed one by one by Shen Yi.

Even now, people are still sighing.

Feng Zhan sighed:

"Shen Yi is truly ruthless."

"They acted without warning, using the excuse of eliminating four martial arts forces and obtaining so many medicinal resources."

Feng Ji also shook his head:

"Not only that, it also frightened all the other forces in Yangcheng."

"This guy has unknowingly reached perfection. Now even Cuiyun Temple and Tianquan Temple will be worried."

Lu Cheng stood opposite, listening to the three's discussion, when suddenly he remembered something and asked:

"What about the things they looted?"

The wealthy families in the city who were robbed at night were secondary; the key issue was the medicinal herbs in Liu Family Village.

Feng Ji glanced at Lu Cheng:

"What Shen Yi has swallowed, there's no reason to spit it out."

"But since the evidence is conclusive, let Liu Family Village give it a try. After all, they have that big shot behind them, and I reckon Shen Yi will have to give them some face no matter what."

The martial arts organization of the Great Yun Dynasty is independent of the imperial court.

Above the Zhenwu Camp is the Zhenwu Army, and the position of Zhenwu Grand General has always been held by members of the royal family.

Although Shen Yi was only a sixth-rank military officer, he didn't need to pay any attention to the words of a mere assistant minister.

Lu Cheng nodded, but instead of leaving, he asked another question that he was more concerned about:

"Will the other companies continue their competition?"

Feng Zhan nodded:

"Of course we'll continue. Shen Yi's goal is to weaken Yangcheng's martial arts. Withdrawing from the competition is fine, but the prize money can't be less."

"Not only will it not be less, but the Four Directions Martial Arts School will also have to pay their share."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng gained a deeper understanding of Shen Yi's ruthlessness and cruelty.

They were also alarmed by the methods they employed.

Thinking about this, Lu Cheng felt a little uncertain.

If I win the contest, wouldn't Shen Yi have gained nothing in the end?

But it's absolutely impossible for Lu Cheng to give up like that.

"No matter what, let's win first. After all, it was Shen Yi who proposed the competition."

"If we go back on our word, the entire martial arts community of Yangcheng will not stand for it."

After leaving the hall, Lu Cheng went straight to Liu Chang'an and the chubby boy.

Thirteen doses of the blood-activating powder can only last for four days.

According to the progress, the mastery of the Xuan Ying stance can reach 253.

The blood-activating powder is still far from sufficient.

The return of the Liujia Village convoy is still a long way off.

If we can get the stolen medicinal herbs back from Shen Yi, we can save at least ten days.

……

The next morning, the three of them did not return to Liujia Village to look for anyone.

Instead, he went directly to Zhenwu Camp in the west of the city.

The Zhenwu Camp's main camp was located in the northwest corner of Yangcheng.

The three of them walked through the main street in the west of the city and headed towards the west gate.

Before long, they arrived at the outside of a heavily guarded camp.

Although it's called a military camp, it's not an exaggeration to describe it as a small town.

First, there was a wide outer wall.

The main structure is built of bluish-gray stone blocks and is about three zhang (approximately 10 meters) high.

It is almost the same height as the Yangcheng city wall behind it.

Such a city wall is so high that even a martial artist at the Qi Refining stage, let alone a Body Refining stage martial artist, would not be able to climb it easily without the help of tools.

There was a crenellation every three feet on the top of the wall, and soldiers stood guard behind the crenellations.

Every six zhang (approximately 33 meters) on the city wall, there is a stone platform higher than the wall itself.

Even standing at the foot of the city wall, you can see the ballista arrows gleaming coldly on the stone platform.

Every three feet along the city wall, there are square holes about the size of a human head, dark and of unknown depth, which look like arrow holes.

All that's needed is one person standing behind them to keep firing continuously.

There are no fewer than a hundred such holes in the entire city wall.

Lu Cheng had already witnessed the power of the ballista outside the Vermilion Bird Martial Arts Hall yesterday.

With these finely spaced firing holes, if someone were to actually attack the camp, they would probably be riddled with bullets before they even got fifty paces away.

The entire camp has two gates.

One of them is the west gate of Yangcheng.

One is facing directly east, which is the direction from which Lu Cheng and his two companions came.

The camp gate was small, only wide enough for two carriages to pass side by side.

However, the door was made of sheet metal wrapped in wood, with rivets tightly packed together, making it look exceptionally heavy.

The camp gate was empty, with no gate tower in sight.

Only a stone plaque-style doorway was carved above the lintel.

The words "Zhenwu Camp" are engraved on it.

The strokes are bold and the color is dark red, making it look like it was written with cinnabar.

But Liu Chang'an whispered that it was human blood, which really surprised Lu Cheng.

Four soldiers, wearing leather armor and carrying long swords at their waists, stood in front of the camp gate.

Their posture was different from that of ordinary soldiers.

Lu Cheng immediately recognized that the four people were practicing standing meditation.

He felt increasingly alarmed by the Zhenwu Battalion.

Even when guarding the gate, they were standing in a dummy position. Coupled with the massive resources of the imperial court, it's no wonder that all three hundred soldiers were martial artists.

Even so, Shen Yi was trying to weaken the power of martial arts sects.

Is this Great Dynasty planning to destroy all the sects in the world?

As the people approached, a soldier reached out to stop them, his gaze sweeping over the three men's faces without any expression.

"What do you do?"

As they spoke, the ballistae on the camp wall slightly changed direction.

Lu Cheng immediately felt a chill on the back of his neck, and a feeling of dread instantly washed over him.

There was no doubt that the soldiers behind the ballista would smash down the mechanism.

Liu Chang'an and his companion did the same, hurriedly cupping their hands and saying:

"We kindly request that Liu Chang'an, Liu Guicai, and Lu Cheng, disciples of the Changfeng Escort Agency, request an audience with Captain Shen."

The soldier didn't answer, but looked them up and down a few times, then scoffed and said:

"Captain Shen? Hmph, you think you can even have Captain Shen?"

"Tell me what's the matter first, so I can report it up the chain of command. It would be more appropriate to see Captain Shen right away; it would be more like one of your agency's three head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts)!"

Liu Chang'an frowned and explained his purpose to him.

After hearing this, the man gestured for the three to wait outside, and then turned and went back into the camp.

Lu Cheng took the opportunity to glance into the camp gate.

The drill ground inside can be vaguely seen.

The vast training ground was now filled with rows of soldiers.

These people were in groups of five, and their weapons and formations were exactly the same as what Lu Cheng had seen yesterday.

The training ground was surrounded by neat rows of weapon racks, complete with swords, spears, halberds, and knives.

Deep within the drill ground were rows of barracks.

Before long, the soldier returned, followed by another person.

Lu Cheng looked and saw that it was none other than Xue Yin.

Upon exiting the camp gate, before Lu Cheng and the other two could speak, Xue Yin had already spoken:

"If I'm not mistaken, you've come about the medicinal herbs, haven't you?"

He shook his head as he spoke:

"The Huang family has almost finished refining that batch of medicinal herbs. Of the original 2,400 doses, less than 400 doses remain. The rest have all been refined, totaling 434 doses of the Blood-Activating Powder."

"What?!"

Upon hearing that only four hundred pills had been successfully refined from more than two thousand medicinal herbs, Liu Chang'an and the chubby boy were dumbfounded.

Lu Cheng's success rate in elixirs is 100%. Reducing two thousand doses of the Blood-Activating Powder to four hundred doses would be a painful loss for anyone.

In their indignation, they all said in unison:

"We don't want the blood-activating powder, just make the Huang family compensate us for the medicinal herbs!"

Xue Yin ignored the two of them and looked at Lu Cheng instead:

"That's all the stuff left. If you want it, come inside with me to get it."

The chubby boy said angrily:

"Those are the fruits of our Liu Family Village's labor; how can we just dismiss them like this?"

Xue Yin suddenly turned his head:

"This is Zhenwu Camp. Think carefully before you speak!"

A powerful aura suddenly emanated from Xue Yin, instantly enveloping the chubby boy.

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on the chubby boy's body.

"Please forgive me, Chief Xue." Lu Cheng stepped forward, partially shielding the chubby boy behind him.

"Liu Guicai spoke rashly in a moment of anxiety, and did not intend to offend anyone."

As soon as Lu Cheng spoke, the chubby boy felt a sense of relief wash over him.