Martial Arts Immortal Saint: Starting from Feeding Horses and Escorting Goods

"In simulation?"

Lu Chuan was curious.

He took a closer look at the panel.

"Is it a simulation that consumes martial arts points? What is being simulated?"

He tried calling the system again, silently reciting in his mind that he was about to begin the deduction.

[Can be deduced: Iron Wire Fist (Low-grade Mortal: Proficient)]

[This simulation consumes 0 training points (the first time this is given will take three days)]

[Should we perform a simulation?]

Looking at the prompt in his mind, Lu Chuan realized that the deduction did indeed consume martial arts points.

Is the first time free?

He licked his lips, not thinking much of it, and confirmed the deduction in his mind.

The panel changed again.

【Host】

Name: Lu Chuan

Realm: Body Tempering Realm: Skin Refining (Minor Success)

[Technique]

Iron Wire Fist (Low-grade Mortal: Proficient)

Enlightenment progress: 0%

[Martial Arts Value: 1]

[Driving simulation]

Kung Fu Technique: Iron Wire Fist

Current grade: Lower mortal grade - Middle mortal grade.

Remaining time: 3 days

"After the deduction, will the cultivation technique's grade be directly upgraded?"

Lu Chuan was overjoyed; so this was the meaning behind the deduction.

In this world, cultivation techniques are extremely precious and are held by various powerful forces. They either require a large sum of money to purchase, or one must spend a lot of money to obtain even rarer techniques.

Right now, he only needs to consume martial arts points to increase the grade of his technique!

"Alright, alright, three days isn't long, and this is only the first time."

After all, with only two or three hundred coins a month, it would take him a long time to buy a mid-grade mortal-level cultivation technique.

Lu Chuan snapped out of his daze and looked at the others.

After the strange incident, no one dared to sleep anymore. They all stayed on high alert, fearing that something else might happen.

Day two.

The heavy rain finally stopped.

As dawn broke, Lu Chuan continued his journey with He Laoliu and the others.

The team was in far worse shape than before; most of them were dead, and the rest were seriously injured.

Especially for someone like Lao Wei, whose leg is completely useless, he's practically disabled, at least in the short term.

Along the way, Lu Chuan noticed that He Laoliu looked at him several times, his gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"really."

Lu Chuan knew in his heart that a shrewd person like He Laoliu would not trust him so easily.

After all, he had been silent for more than two years, and today he suddenly made a move to kill a vengeful spirit that even he had difficulty dealing with. Anyone would be suspicious if he were in his shoes.

……

Half a day later, everyone stopped to rest in the woods again.

Lu Chuan couldn't help but call up the panel again to check, but there was no change.

A thought suddenly struck him.

"Can I see the other people's panels?"

Previously, we could see the interface of the ghouls; I wonder if humans can see it too.

So, while concentrating his attention, he looked at He Laoliu.

【Target】

He Laoliu

Realm: Meridian Opening Realm (Second Acupoint)

Technique: Unknown (beyond the current scope of deduction)

Status: True Qi depleted (approximately 40%)

"You can actually see it!" Lu Chuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

The next moment, he looked at Lao Wei.

【Target】

Lao Wei

Realm: Body Tempering: Bone Forging

Status: Damaged meridians in the right leg, lingering resentment.

Then, he turned to look at the other three surviving scouts.

These three people only displayed their cultivation levels; nothing else was shown.

"The more familiar you are with someone, the less you show your true self; the greater the difference in your levels of understanding, the less you show your true self."

"But the Changgui previously revealed its life core and weakness... probably because it was a matter of life and death."

Lu Chuan analyzed it in his mind and roughly understood the pattern of the martial arts manual panel.

He came to his senses, and his stomach was already growling with hunger.

He got up, took the bundle off his horse, and started eating the dry rations.

At the same time, he took out the booklet from his pocket, preparing to record what had happened yesterday.

He had just opened the booklet and hadn't even started writing when he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at his previous records.

"On the fifth day of the eighth lunar month: We stayed overnight at the Zhao Family Village Inn. Two of the porters had fevers, and the innkeeper said it was because they were not used to the local water and soil."

"September 3rd: At the same inn, I also had a low-grade fever for two days and felt weak all over. The symptoms were exactly the same."

Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes upon seeing these two records.

"Today... the eighth day of the tenth month, I detoured to a deserted village, not an inn, but I encountered a ghost directly."

He wrote down this line and then stared at the three records for a long time.

It's the same escort route, yet three incidents occurred in half a year; this is probably not a coincidence.

His intuition told him that there were probably some secrets about this road yet to be revealed.

However, things are relatively stable for now, so it's not something he's thinking about too much.

……

The following evening, the group of six finally entered the city gate of Canglan Prefecture.

He Laoliu dismissed everyone to recuperate, while Lao Wei was picked up by his family.

Lu Chuan then returned to the woodshed in the backyard of the escort agency.

Pushing open the door, everything was just as it had been before I left: a wooden bed, a broken wooden table, and a pile of firewood half a person's height in the corner.

"We're finally back safe and sound."

Lu Chuan took a deep breath, and his tense nerves relaxed.

He filled a basin with hot water, soaked his feet, and, having walked for several days, felt quite tired. He slept soundly for one night.

The first thing I did when I woke up the next day was to check the panel.

He saw the simulation progress at the bottom of the panel.

"There's only one day left. The simulation will be over by tomorrow at the latest."

Lu Chuan stretched his body, feeling somewhat excited.

If the Iron Wire Fist truly reaches the mid-level of the mortal realm, then his strength after mastering it will definitely increase significantly.

Suppressing his excitement, he went to the stable in the backyard of the security company as usual.

"Brushed its fur, Big Green..."

Old Sun was in charge of grooming the horses in the courtyard, but Lu Chuan would come to groom them often. After all, if you don't get close to your horses while escorting goods, something might happen at any time on the road.

"Crunch~"

Old Sun was chopping hay nearby.

After glancing at Lu Chuan, he muttered to himself, "A lot of people died this time. Master He came back and locked himself in his room. The escort agency hasn't had any work these past few days. But you, you're still managing to farm horses."

"Zhao Kui went to Changfeng Escort Agency yesterday. He said he felt our agency might not last long and wanted to find a way out."

Lu Chuan paused slightly after hearing this, but did not say anything more.

Zhao Kui was a bodyguard in the escort agency. He often looked down on him and mocked him, even giving him the nickname "Little Horse Lu". However, he didn't pay much attention to it and would at most retort.

After all, if he lacked the strength and angered Zhao Kui, he wouldn't fare well either.

Although Changfeng Escort Agency and Zhenyuan Escort Agency are not affiliated, they are both under the General Escort Association.

Just then, Zhao Kui passed by the gate of the stable carrying a bundle of empty cargo boxes.

He saw Lu Chuan squatting on the ground brushing the horse, stopped, and looked slightly strange.

Then, he put the cargo box on the ground, leaned it against the door frame, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Lu Xiaoma, so many people died this time, but you're all safe and sound. You're really lucky."

Lu Chuan continued brushing his hair, saying calmly, "It's the team led by Master He."

Zhao Kui sneered, "Master He can protect you once, but he can't protect you a second time. I heard you even landed a punch in the deserted village? You're really lucky."

"Luck is also a skill."

Lu Chuan stood up, patted Da Qing on the neck, and walked past Zhao Kui.

He walked out, then turned back and said, "Brother Zhao, you've unloaded the cargo box, but you haven't moved the goods yet."

Zhao Kui's expression was unpleasant, but he didn't lash out in front of Lao Sun. He just stared at Lu Chuan's back with a gloomy expression.