Becoming a Martial Saint: Starting with the Mountain-Breaking Fist

"You mean that gang that collects tolls on the roads connecting Huangshe County to other villages?" Ren Yun tapped his cane with his finger: "This is a newly emerged gang."

"The fact that they have some connections with certain forces within the inner city, and were able to defeat the Qing Snake Gang, indicates that the gang has at least two Ming Jin masters!"

Duan Xuan understood that there weren't many gangs that could commit crimes on the official road. Over the years, there had only been the Flower Snake Gang and the Clear Snake Gang.

If it were not related to those bigwigs in the inner city, they would never dare to be so bold.

Duan Xuan also caught another piece of information.

That means these two gangs and the bigwigs in the inner city have at most a relationship of mutual benefit. Otherwise, such a major event as the change of leadership would not have escalated to the point of wiping out the entire gang without having any impact whatsoever.

"Two experts at the Ming Jin level? This is rather troublesome..." Duan Xuan thought to himself, then cupped his hands in thanks to Ren Yun: "Thank you, Young Master Ren."

Ren Yun didn't ask what happened, but after Duan Xuan left, he waved to Zhou Wei and said, "Zhou Wei."

This kid is probably up to something again, but we can't afford to act recklessly when facing an entire gang.

Have Ren Yu and the other two retainers secretly follow them. If necessary, they should intervene immediately!

Zhou Weile nodded in approval.

……

After learning everything, Duan Xuan returned to the herb garden.

After checking the growth of the herbs, he went to the open space where he usually practiced martial arts and set up his stance.

The ground beneath my feet has been filled in with soil countless times, but I can still clearly see a large arc, standing there abruptly.

Duan Xuan took a deep breath and executed the first move of the Mountain-Breaking Fist in one go, continuing into the third move, third stance.

At the same time, he did not forget to practice the Crouching Wolf Skin and Cold Wolf Concealment Steps of the Azure Wolf Hidden Hunt.

Soon, the day was over.

The explosive sounds in the herb garden gradually subsided. Duan Xuan sat on a mound, holding a more elaborate little trap in his hand.

"Last time, my aunt and the others scared off those bandits by using the name of the Broken Mountain Martial Arts School."

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But they will find out my background very quickly, maybe today, maybe three days from now, or maybe ten days from now.

In short, they will definitely come to harass my aunt again.

It's hard to predict what kind of trouble might arise.

Not every registration number can intimidate these guys.

"This problem must be solved." Duan Xuan has already investigated the location and personnel composition of the Flower Snake Gang.

The gang currently has 38 members, including one martial artist at the mid-to-late stage of Ming Jin and one martial artist at the early stage of Ming Jin. The two are father and son.

The remaining henchmen were all ordinary people.

What's strange about this gang is that it was only established a month ago.

This also proves that a new sect that can replace an old gang within a month must have the help of a powerful figure behind it.

But what does it matter?

After finishing the last trap, Duan Xuan made more than a dozen brand-new animal traps in the evening.

These items are portable and only the size of a foot. However, they are more refined and sharper than before.

Similarly, he did not make long wooden arrows.

Because if they were to attack that gang, they would certainly not be able to bring the battle to their own mountain stronghold.

Therefore, they were all palm-sized wooden arrows and whistle arrows, which could be hidden around the gang and were difficult to detect.

In addition to these, Duan Xuan also made six or seven earth balls, which were made by filling extremely fine sand into cloth balls woven from hemp rope.

At that time, you only need to hang it in a designated position or carry it in your hand, and you can break the sand with a strong blow to deceive the enemy's vision.

"Done!"

Duan Xuan's consciousness settled into his mind.

Humanity rewards diligence, and Heaven rewards those who help themselves.

[Trap: Great Achievement (180/300)]

【Hunting: Mastery (52/300)】

[Breaking Mountain Stance Skill: Minor Success (300/1000)]

【Mountain-Breaking Fist: Beginner (299/300)】

【Hidden Wolf Hunter: Beginner (75/300)】

"I'm just a little short of mastering the Mountain-Breaking Fist technique to reach minor mastery. I'll use you bunch of bastards as a whetstone!"

The night was dark and the wind was howling.

There was no moon tonight. Outside a small temple standing at the ancestral hall of Huashe Village, a black figure leaped down from a tree.

Duan Xuan squatted on the tree and observed for a full two hours.

He realized that this gang was being too arrogant, actually trying to control everyone in the entire Flower Snake Village.

They would build their stronghold next to the villagers' ancestral hall, and if anything displeased them, they would enter the hall and vandalize it, forcing the villagers to hand over their money.

That's how it was in the old days; villagers valued the things in their ancestral halls more than their own lives.

This move is arguably even more insidious than the money-making schemes of the Wolf Village's mountain god worship and incense offerings!

After setting up traps all around, Duan Xuan held his breath and focused his mind.

Finally, the time came for the sentry to stand guard and for the thugs to change shifts. While the four of them chatted idly, they took advantage of the moment.

Duan Xuan used the Cold Wolf Concealment Step.

He completely disappeared into the darkness, so that even when he stepped on the wooden branches, he could not make a sound.

"The boss has also declared that the Duan family girl is truly a rare beauty. In the next day or two, we brothers will head straight to the Duan family's shop!"

"What about the Golden Leopard Gang? Those guys seem to have lost their minds; they won't let us go even if we offer them money."

"Hmph, who cares about them!"

No matter how powerful the Golden Leopard Gang is, would they dare to touch us?

"The top two leaders are both experts in Ming Jin (a martial arts style). If they dare to provoke us, we'll storm their Golden Leopard Gang and wreak havoc!"

"Good, good, good, I've definitely chosen the right person to follow."

If the powerful officials in the county town keep providing financial support, our Qingshe Gang will soon become the largest gang in the surrounding counties.

I'll try out all kinds of women when the time comes!

Besides the third daughter of the Duan family and the two sisters from the Poshan Martial Arts School, I also want to get my hands on some...

"Right now, we've captured the youngest daughter of the Duan family. Look at how lively and agile she is, I can't even imagine how much fun we'll have with her..."

Whoosh!

Before the thugs could finish speaking, a hidden dart pierced through the air.

The straight trajectory and powerful edge of the bullet caught these martial artists, who hadn't even reached the Ming Jin level, completely off guard, and one of them was killed!

Seeing their companion cough up blood, the other three hadn't even realized what was happening when two more hidden arrows shot fiercely from the same direction.

One pin was driven into the forehead of the slightly drunk man, while the other pierced his throat.

"have……"

boom!

Duan Xuan delivered a straight punch that slammed into the man's chest, while his right claw grabbed him, preventing the man from flying backward and creating any extra commotion.

He used all three hidden arrows and took down four thugs with a single punch.

Watching the movements in the distance, Duan Xuan hid the two corpses, while placing the other corpse on a platform slightly higher than the gate, posing it as if it were standing guard.

At the same time, two lines were pulled out and tied to the two men, with four wooden arrows attached to the lines.

Faced with this small mountain stronghold, Duan Xuan's first reaction was to burn it down, except that the villagers' ancestral hall was nearby.

A fire can indeed destroy a mountain stronghold in the shortest time, but the ancestral home will also be reduced to less than one-tenth of its original size.

But Duan Xuan had already prepared a countermeasure. He took out a dozen small animal traps from his waist and buried them in the ground under the cover of night.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Duan Xuan ignored him and silently finished setting the last animal trap, which triggered the fuses of three nearby wooden arrows.

"I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?" The man cursed as he walked over, about to slap Duan Xuan.

The next moment, Duan Xuan, who seemed harmless, suddenly raised his head, his dark green eyes startling the man so much that he took two steps back.

For a moment, my body went weak and my legs went limp; I was at a loss.

Duan Xuan showed no mercy, his sharp claws flashing out as if drawing five silver marks, directly piercing a hole in the man's heart.

Having done all this, Duan Xuan took a deep breath towards the two houses with lights on: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"