The Martial Saint, starting with daily intelligence.

There's no need to worry too much about the dead!

But he can't die now, or die in front of me, otherwise my strength will be exposed.

Zhong Ming has made up his mind to find a time and a suitable place to send him on his way.

"So, what does the stationmaster mean?"

"I'm guessing the information you provided is worth at least two hundred contribution points."

Pujiang Haiyin smiled wryly.

"Let's do it in half and half. After all, without my reminder, you would have missed this opportunity."

"I can't just give it away directly. Oh well, just like last time, I'll take one Essence Blood Pill from your contribution points."

People can actually laugh when they're speechless.

Zhong Ming now suspects that the other party actually knew about the opening of Fog Shadow Island all along and deliberately tricked him here.

Zhong Ming maintained a dry smile and responded indifferently.

"Let's do things the way the station manager wants."

Zhong Ming was burning with anger, but he kept telling himself: there's no need to argue with a dead person!

"I'll kill you tonight!"

Zhong Ming had made up his mind; he was determined to get rid of that bastard, and no one could save him.

As he left the pawnshop, Zhong Ming glanced back at the newly built signboard—Pu's Pawnshop.

I don't like this name; I should change it.

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On his way back, Zhong Ming sensed a faint feeling of being watched, so he immediately changed direction and headed towards the residence in the South District.

It's not suitable to take action during the day in the inner city. It's slightly better in the city center, but you have to be quick and not make too much noise, otherwise the patrolling constables can arrive within three to five minutes.

At this moment, Zhong Ming was already burning with anger, and now that someone had delivered themselves to his doorstep...

Whatever the reason, let yourself vent first, otherwise you'll feel uncomfortable holding it in.

"This road seems familiar."

"That looks like the alleyway where the Yang Family Martial Arts School blocked our way last time."

"Could it be the Yang Family Martial Arts School again this time?"

"That's a possibility, but shouldn't they have approached the gambling addict Hua first? What's the meaning of coming directly to me?"

As if possessed, Zhong Ming still headed towards

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And v will be here soon, oh wow, it's a long time, i o UI is good oh

Daily Intelligence System

Martial Arts Realm: Mid-stage Bone Forging (38 drops of essence blood)

Body Refinement Realm: Qi and Blood Manifestation Level 1 (Proficiency: 6665/10000)

Transcendent System: Transcendent Tier 1 (Proficiency: 0/1000) [Erosion Level: 0]

Exercise: Spirit Turtle Gazing at the Moon Stance (Proficiency: 125/10000) [Five Stars]

武技：伏虎拳法大成（熟练度：353/400）【三星】，青雀三掠小成（熟练度：184/200）【四星】，降龙掌法小成（熟练度：52/200）【三星】，灵蛇七缠功入门（熟练度：37/100）【四星】

Secret Technique: Concealing Breath Technique [Three Stars]

Extraordinary Inscription: Tier 1 Super Strength [Three Stars]

Superpowers: Three-Light Eye Technique [Five-Star], Petrified Skin [Four-Star], Skin Hardening [Three-Star], Bone Manipulation [Four-Star], Blood Burning [Four-Star]

Root bone: 38 (B-grade)

Comprehension: 42 (C)

XP: 268

Warrior realm:

Body Refinement Realm

炼血期：成功凝练出一滴精血即入门，1-12滴精血为初期，13-24滴为中期，25-36为后期

36-72 represents perfection.

The limit is 73-81.

81-136为破限（81-108一步破限，109-136二步破限）。

Once one's essence blood reaches 72 drops, one reaches the peak of the Essence Refining stage and can directly break through to the next realm, the Qi Refining stage. A few core disciples of aristocratic families and disciples of major sects break through to the Qi Refining stage after reaching their limit or breaking through their limit.

Bone Forging Stage: The bones are forged and tempered, becoming as strong as steel. Movements are as swift as thunder, with the strength to move a thousand pounds; a martial artist can move faster than seven steps.

During the marrow cleansing stage: 35mm muskets posed little threat to him.

[The Blood Refining stage primarily increases strength, reaching up to a thousand jin; the Bone Forging stage strengthens tendons and bones, increasing defense; the Marrow Cleansing stage enhances all aspects, including flesh, bones, and internal organs, doubling strength to two thousand jin, and doubling defense and speed.]

Qi Refining Stage: Internal energy is released externally, making ordinary foreign gun squads pose little threat to it.

Refining God Realm:

The maximum lifespan is three cycles of sixty years, but due to the hidden injuries from early cultivation and the wear and tear on the body, the actual lifespan often cannot reach the limit.

Grand cultivator: A cultivator who has comprehended the 'Domain' at the Refining Spirit Realm.

To break through from the Refining Spirit stage to the Embracing the Elixir stage, one needs the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, meaning that the three flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit must break through simultaneously.

Grandmaster (Embracing the Elixir Realm)

The spirit, energy, and vitality are perfectly integrated, making one flawless.

He comprehended his own "Tao".

The maximum lifespan is nine Jiazi, or 540 years. And because the essence, energy, and spirit are unified, one's own essence and energy no longer leak out, so theoretically it is easier to live to the maximum lifespan.

Breaking through from the Core Formation Realm to the Deity Transformation Realm requires gathering the Five Elements, also known as the Five Elements Returning to the Origin. These are the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The core is these five elements, but they can be substituted with others, such as ice instead of water.

Yuan Shen Realm: A plus version of the Nascent Soul stage. All abilities are 1.5 times that of the Nascent Soul stage, and the overall strength is about three times that of the Nascent Soul stage. Lifespan increases to 1,500 years. The physical body is no longer a constraint. Losing a physical body does not affect strength. One can regain 100% strength after possessing three bodies.

Yang Shen Realm:

The "Great Monk" of ancient times.

He lived to be two thousand years old.

When one severs the Three Corpses, the Three Corpse Gods will instantly revive the original body after the original body is killed. Each of the Three Corpses possesses 100% of the original body's strength. Unless all three Corpses are killed simultaneously the instant the Great Cultivator is killed, the Great Cultivator of the Yang God will not be killed. As long as one of the Three Corpses is still alive, both the Three Corpses and the original body can be revived in an instant.

Dao Integration: Earth Immortal, God King, Celestial Being

Harmony with Heaven and Man.

My soul is entrusted to the Way of Heaven; I am the Way of Heaven, and the Way of Heaven is me!

They are immortal and indestructible. Unless the portion of their soul entrusted to them by the Heavenly Dao can be erased, they cannot be killed. Even if killed, they can be resurrected after replenishing their spiritual energy. A Dao-Merging Celestial Being can only die as their soul essence slowly depletes over time until it is completely exhausted; this is called "Return to the Void."

After a celestial being dies, their spiritual energy will gradually merge into the universe, causing the universe's spiritual energy to regain its vitality.

All of them are at the level of attaining the Dao.

The Celestial Being is the normal state of attaining the Dao, where a portion of their soul essence is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao of the main world. Therefore, compared to Earth Immortals and God Kings, Celestial Beings can also be called "Celestial Immortals."

Once a Dao-Merging Celestial Being entrusts their soul to the Heavenly Dao, their human form will remain in the mortal world at a half-step Dao-Merging realm. Theoretically, they can only last for a maximum of ten thousand years before their human form decays and perishes. Moreover, the more they do, the stronger the Heavenly Dao's pull on them becomes, and the shorter their stay will be.

The human body can fully unleash the Dao Integration Realm and combat power, but the corresponding losses of the human body will increase exponentially. Even if the human body is resealed at the half-step Dao Integration Realm, the lost lifespan of the human body cannot be replenished.

Once the human body of a Dao-Merging Celestial Being perishes, it becomes difficult to interfere in the affairs of the main world. The soul resides in the Heavenly Dao, and although it is immortal, it is limited by the rules of the main world. To interfere in the main world, it must be limited by a medium, and the power used is extremely limited. Moreover, each interference in the main world depletes the essence of its soul. Over time, the 'humanity' in the soul will be increasingly consumed until it becomes an existence without joy or sorrow, devoid of all emotions. In the end, it can only follow its instincts to absorb and release spiritual energy until the last bit of soul power is exhausted.

After a Celestial Being who has attained the Dao loses their human body, their soul can survive for tens of thousands or even millions of years. The less they interfere with the main world, the longer their soul can exist.

Earth Immortals are one of the ways in which cultivators in the Eastern world utilize grotto-heavens. They entrust their soul essence to a grotto-heaven, which then becomes the Heavenly Dao of the Grotto-heaven.

The Heavenly Dao of the Cave Heaven is far weaker than the Heavenly Dao of the Main World, so the combat power of an Earth Immortal is far inferior to that of a Dao-Merging Celestial Being.

After merging with the Dao of the Cave Heaven, the human body can also be preserved for ten thousand years. Moreover, the human body possesses complete Dao-merging combat power, and its combat power is consistent with that of the Cave Heaven. Furthermore, within the Cave Heaven, the human body can also draw upon the power of the entire Cave Heaven, making it virtually invincible among its peers. There is no need to worry about the human body being consumed due to its actions, as the human body has a fixed lifespan of ten thousand years.

The downside is that once you leave the celestial realm, your human body will be suppressed in the main world, and you'll easily attract the possession of Dao-Merging Celestials. These Dao-Merging Celestials are already stronger than Earth Immortals, and Earth Immortals are already suppressed by the main world. In the eyes of Dao-Merging Celestials, they are simply tempting prey.

If a Celestial Being who has attained the Dao possesses the human body of an Earthly Immortal, they can live a second life, and the depleted essence of their soul will be replenished.

After the mortal immortal's human body perishes, they will live on as the Dao of the Cave Heaven. This period is often only tens of thousands of years, or even less than ten thousand years, which is only about one-tenth of that of a celestial immortal. The more they interfere in human affairs, the faster their soul is consumed.

When the soul of the local immortal dies, the grotto will once again become ownerless, randomly respawning anywhere in the world, waiting for a destined person to enter.

The Divine Kingdom is a method used by Western cultivators to create grotto-heavens.

A divine court is established within the grotto-heaven to suppress it, thus imprisoning it in a certain place for a long period of time.

God King: An unconventional cultivator who attains enlightenment by absorbing the incense and faith of the mortal world, and entrusts his soul to the divine court. As long as the faith is extinguished, the God King will never die.

Within the Divine Court, the God King is invincible; outside the Divine Kingdom, his combat strength surpasses that of Earth Immortals but is weaker than that of Dao-Merging Celestials.

The limit for the human form of the God-King is also ten thousand years. As long as the power of faith and incense is abundant, he can definitely live to the limit. After the human form dies, the God-King's soul will be completely integrated into the Divine Court. As long as the faith of the Divine Court is immortal, the God-King will be immortal.

The downside is that the essence of the soul is easily polluted by the incense of faith. When the essence of one's own soul can no longer suppress the power of all living beings in the faith, one will gradually lose control of the divine power. At that time, the God-King will no longer be the original God-King, but the 'God-King' in the faith of all living beings.

Like the Earth Immortals, the God Kings also dare not leave their divine kingdoms at will, because they also face the risk of being possessed by a Dao-merging Celestial Being. However, compared to Earth Immortals, the probability is much lower.

To a Dao-Merging Celestial Being, an Earth Immortal's human form is like a delicious roast chicken, while a Divine King's human form is like a roast chicken that's been craving excrement—tasty, but stinky. This is because the body is filled with the power of incense and faith; the Dao-Merging Celestial Being, after possessing another body, will also be tainted by the karma of these sentient beings.

Once a Celestial Being who has attained the Dao possesses the human form of a God-King, they can also live a second life. However, upon returning to the Heavenly Dao, due to the power of all living beings they have been tainted by, their soul's essence...

Imprisoned by Yu the Great in ancient times, when Yu the Great was controlling the floods, he cast nine tripods to suppress the nine provinces. At that time, each of the nine provinces suppressed a grotto-heaven, which could only be randomly refreshed within the nine provinces. Moreover, the nine tripod grotto-heavens could not be recognized as owners and could be occupied by people for a long time.

In essence, the Nine Cauldrons Grotto-heaven already has an owner, namely the Nine Cauldrons that have been suppressing the grotto-heaven. The Nine Cauldrons are actually the true owners of the Nine Cauldrons Grotto-heaven, and this ownership is permanent and cannot be changed.

The Nine Cauldrons Grotto can only be possessed temporarily. Once the person who discovers it dies, the Nine Cauldrons Grotto will randomly respawn somewhere in the Nine Provinces, waiting for the next lucky one.

Within the Nine Cauldrons Grotto, nine tribes of ancestors lived, with each tribe residing in its own grotto.

When the Nine Cauldrons Grotto is discovered by a destined person, that person gains the approval of the Grotto's "ancestral inhabitants." At that time, the world is in chaos and the people are suffering. The Nine Cauldrons ancestors will most likely help the destined person, who is the chosen one, to pacify the world and restore peace.

The Nine Ancient Tribes: Nine major tribes from ancient times, each possessing its own complete heritage, extraordinary technology, and partial heritage technologies from eight other tribes. Furthermore, due to the abundant spiritual energy of their grotto-heavens, all of them were cultivators.

Production-related: Planting, Construction, Smelting

Combat types: Taoist soldiers, warriors

General categories: Beast Taming, Totem Mystery, Object Control, Spirit Communication

Shennong Department (specializing in cultivation): population over 800,000, four Divine Realm cultivators (one Yuan Shen, three Hua Shen), thirty-nine Core Formation cultivators, five hundred Refining God Realm cultivators (proportion of great cultivators: 1/5), one hundred thousand Qi Refining stage cultivators, and the rest are all in the Essence Refining stage.

Jianmu Department (skilled in construction): population 300,000, two Divine Realm experts (two Nascent Soul experts), 27 Core Formation experts, and around 300 Refining God Realm experts.

The Yan Emperor Tribe (skilled in metallurgy): population of 500,000, three Divine Realm experts (three Transformation Gods), thirty-two Core Formation experts, and 360 Refining God Realm experts.

Chi You tribe (skilled in Taoist warfare): population of 400,000, three at the Divine Realm (one Primordial God, two Transformation Gods), 43 at the Core Formation stage, and over 400 at the Refining God stage.

Chi You's army was unparalleled in the world; a force of ten thousand was enough to slaughter even a god-level expert, and those in the Refining God Realm who had not comprehended the 'Domain' were not qualified to participate in the battle.

A hundred Dao soldiers under the command of an ordinary Refining Spirit Realm expert could easily suppress and kill a Refining Spirit Realm Grand Cultivator who had comprehended the 'Domain'.

The Da Yi tribe (skilled in training warriors): population 300,000, five Divine Realm experts (three Yuan Shen and two Hua Shen), seventy-nine Core Formation experts, and eight hundred Refining God experts.

Xuanyuan Tribe (skilled in beast taming): Population 300,000, two Divine Realm experts (two Nascent Soul stage experts) [Note: In addition, there are three Sacred Beasts that command all beasts, one of which is a Primordial Spirit and the other two are Nascent Soul stage experts], twenty-five Core Formation stage experts [of which over sixty are Core Formation stage experts taming beasts], and one hundred and eighty Refinement stage experts [the number of Refinement stage experts taming beasts has consistently remained around eight hundred].

Fuxi Tribe (specializing in totems and celestial secrets): population of 500,000, six divine realm cultivators (one Yang God, two Yuan Gods, and three Hua Gods), eighty Core Formation cultivators, and six hundred Refined Gods (proportion of great cultivators: 1/3).

Cultivators are mainly divided into three types: those who use the power of totems to gain combat power far exceeding that of their peers; those who use deduction techniques to avoid harm and gain advantages, live longer, and are more likely to comprehend domains; and those who use all-purpose formations with extremely strong auxiliary functions.

Houtu Tribe (skilled in manipulating objects): population of 500,000, five divine realms (two primordial spirits, three transformation spirits), 56 nascent souls, and 380 refined spirits.

The lineage they cultivate is related to the soul, which makes the tribe naturally powerful, even giving birth to "naturally gifted extraordinary people" who are born with the ability to materialize their souls and control all things.

Gonggong Department (skilled in spiritual communication): population 400,000, four divine realms (two primordial spirits and two transformation spirits), thirty-five core cultivators, and three hundred spirit refiners.