Elderly Martial Saint: Sixty Times the Cultivation Speed ​​at the Start

Upon hearing this, Xie Tinglan's hand holding the sword froze in mid-air, her chest heaving violently, clearly indicating that she was extremely angry.

General dispatch order for Qingzhou.

Wanyao Mountain Range.

These two words were like two buckets of cold water poured on her anger.

She could disregard the position of a garrison commander in a prefecture, but she could not disregard the reputation of the Qingzhou Astronomical Bureau, and she certainly could not risk offending the Commerce Bureau at this critical juncture.

Although the Zhuxi Sect holds absolute power in Yongzhou Prefecture, it is not yet at the point where it can rival the entire Qingzhou Patrol Division.

She stared intently at Yi Yang, her eyes filled with a look that seemed to want to tear two pieces of flesh from his body.

Three full breaths passed.

With a flick of her wrist, the soft sword disappeared into her sleeve.

"Let's go."

She coldly uttered three words, turned around, and went upstairs without looking back.

The disciples of Zhuxi Sect glared at Yi Yang fiercely before following him up.

The commotion ended abruptly, with nothing to show for it.

The lobby fell silent, but the atmosphere was even more eerie than before.

Seeing that there was no show to watch, Meng Kuo pursed his lips and told his men to continue drinking, but he lowered his voice considerably.

Yi Yang didn't look at him again.

He cupped his hands in greeting to He Ming.

"Thank you, Commander He, for getting me out of that predicament."

"It's my duty." He Ming nodded, then said, "Lord Yi, please have your men settle things first."

Yi Yang nodded and told Xu Min to take the people to a hotel room.

He and He Ming then requested a quiet private room.

……

Evening, inside the private room.

He Ming personally poured Yi Yang a cup of tea.

"Lord Yi, please forgive me for what happened earlier."

"It's alright." Yi Yang picked up his teacup. "I'm just curious, why does this Elder Xie harbor such hostility towards the Zhenfu Guard?"

He Ming sighed and lowered his voice, saying, "This is a long story, and it's a case from decades ago."

He organized his thoughts.

"When Xie Tinglan was young, he was a genius that Zhuxi Sect had only seen once in a hundred years. He reached the Inner Qi Realm at the age of eighteen. Later, he went down the mountain to gain experience and met the commander of Zhenfu Guard in Yongzhou Prefecture."

"and then?"

"That commander was more than twenty years older than her and was already married with children. But he kept it a secret from Xie Tinglan and used sweet talk and some underhanded methods to seduce the young girl."

He Ming shook his head, somewhat disdainfully, and said:

"Later, when the matter was exposed, Xie Tinglan was struck by lightning and almost collapsed. The Zhuxi Sect naturally had to stand up for their disciple, and the matter was taken to the Yongzhou Prefecture's Heavenly Patrol Division."

"But at that time, Zhuxi Sect was just one of the major sects near Yongzhou Prefecture, and the strongest member of the sect was only at the late True Qi Realm. Meanwhile, the chief inspector of the Yongzhou Prefecture Sky Patrol Division was a powerful expert at the Profound Realm."

"With officials protecting each other and overwhelming power, the chief inspector, in order to protect his trusted subordinates, managed to suppress the matter. In the end, the commander was only punished with three months of confinement, and the matter was dropped."

Upon hearing this, Yi Yang roughly understood.

This is a classic case of a scumbag who cheats on his girlfriend, but ends up escaping punishment because he has powerful connections.

"But that's different from her current attitude..."

"Lord Yi, do you think the story ends here?" He Ming gave a wry smile. "This is just the beginning."

"After that incident, Xie Tinglan's personality changed drastically. She went into seclusion to cultivate diligently and vowed to avenge this grudge. No one expected that after decades of changing times, the fortunes of the Zhuxi Sect would change, and two Supreme Elders of the Tongxuan Realm would emerge in succession, making it a top sect in Yongzhou Prefecture."

"As for Xie Tinglan herself, she was also exceptionally talented and managed to cultivate to the peak of the True Qi Realm."

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Now, it's the Yongzhou Prefecture Astronomical Bureau's turn to have a headache."

"Two experts from the Zhuxi Sect, both at the Tongxuan Realm, personally came to demand the person. The previously powerful Chief Inspector couldn't stop them and had no choice but to hand over the retired old commander."

He Ming's voice lowered even further.

"It is said that the old commander was subjected to the death by a thousand cuts by Xie Tinglan himself. He was tortured for three days and three nights outside Yongzhou City before he finally died."

Yi Yang paused for a moment, holding the teacup, and asked:

"This matter has blown up so much, hasn't Qingzhou done anything about it?"

"How can we manage this?" He Ming spread his hands helplessly and said, "The Qingzhou Patrol Division initially wanted to stand up for their own people, but the Zhuxi Sect is backed by Qingzhou's sect forces."

In Qingzhou, the sects and the Sky Patrol Bureau were evenly matched, with the sects having gained a slight edge in recent decades. Furthermore, the Sky Patrol Bureau was in the wrong in this matter, and they didn't want to risk clashing with the entire Qingzhou sect community over a dead man of questionable character.

"In the end, we had no choice but to swallow our pride and accept it, and we had to completely remove the chief inspector who had tried to smooth things over from his post before we could finally calm things down."

"From then on, Xie Tinglan hated all the Zhenfu Guards. Especially... the Commander."

He Ming looked at Yi Yang, a hint of sympathy in his eyes, and said:

"Lord Yi, you have suffered an undeserved calamity."

Yi Yang finished his tea, put down the teacup, and said thoughtfully:

"I see."

He finally understood that he had suffered an undeserved misfortune and had run into Elder Xie's gun.

"Won't she cause trouble again?"

"Openly, she wouldn't dare," He Ming analyzed. "You were recruited by Qingzhou. If she dared to attack you on the road, it would be a blatant provocation against the Qingzhou Patrol Bureau and would ruin the overall situation of the Commerce Bureau. Zhuxi Sect cannot bear such a crime."

"But what might happen in secret is another story," He Ming cautioned. "There's still a long way to go to Qingzhou City, so Lord Yi should be extra careful."

"Thank you for reminding me." Yi Yang nodded.

After chatting for a few more minutes, He Ming handed something to Yi Yang and then got up to take his leave.

After closing the door to the private room, Yi Yang didn't rush to rest.

He took out the roster that He Ming had just given him from his pocket.

The booklet was not thick, and the paper was ordinary bamboo pulp paper. The cover had three characters written in ink.

"The List of Outstanding Individuals"

There is also a vermilion seal in the lower right corner that reads "Wen Si Ge".

According to He Ming's previous introduction, this was compiled by an intelligence agency called "Wen Si Ge" in Qingzhou City. Wen Si Ge is a well-known intelligence agency in Qingzhou, specializing in collecting information on the battle achievements, techniques, backgrounds, and interpersonal relationships of martial artists from various places.

The commotion caused by the Commerce Bureau's recruitment this time was significant. Before the troops from various prefectures arrived in Qingzhou, Wensi Pavilion compiled a list based on the intelligence it had gathered, specifically listing the strength of the powerful individuals from the various prefectures and cities under Qingzhou's jurisdiction who were recruited to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.

Yi Yang turned to the first page.

The names, hometowns, cultivation levels, and battle records of the people on the list are all clearly recorded.

He glanced at the list briefly; it contained 180 people, all of whom were personnel from the Sky Patrol Bureaus of the various prefectures under Qingzhou's jurisdiction, or invited experts from various sects.

The weakest among them is at the True Qi Realm.

His finger slid across the page and quickly found his name.

"Fifty-eighth, Yi Yang, Commander of the Zhenfu Guard of the Suining Prefecture, late stage of the True Gang Realm."

Note: Skilled in swordsmanship, possesses a formidable physique, and rich combat experience. He has killed several True Qi Realm leaders of the Nine Evil Sects and participated in the siege of Nine Evil Sect elders at the Profound Realm. Wen Si Pavilion's comment: "Although his cultivation is in the late stage, his combat strength far surpasses that of his peers and cannot be judged by ordinary standards."

Yi Yang looked at his ranking and tapped his fingers twice on the table in the room.

Fifty-eight.

A position that is neither too high nor too low.

Given his apparent late-stage True Qi cultivation level, ranking him here is somewhat too high.

Because most of the people around this ranking on the list are veteran True Qi Perfection experts.

It seems that when Wensi Pavilion ranked the players, they took his participation in the battle to kill Xuan Yi into account, believing that he had the ability to kill enemies of higher levels.

After looking at his own record, he scrolled up to see what kind of strength those ranked ahead of him possessed.

The top ten powerhouses were all at the peak of the True Qi Realm, and each of them had a long list of battle achievements and cultivation techniques listed after their names. Any one of them could be a force to be reckoned with in their respective prefectures.

The first one is named Pei Jin, from Mo Yuan Mansion. He is at the peak of the True Gang Realm and has mastered five True Techniques, all of which have reached perfection. He once single-handedly wiped out a stronghold of the Nine Evil Sect, killed three experts of the same level, and fought dozens of moves with the Transcendent Realm elder of the Nine Evil Sect after he arrived, and successfully escaped.

Yi Yang's fingers paused on the name for two breaths.

He knew all too well the significance of the battle record above, which indicated that he had fought and escaped from a Transcendent Realm expert of the Nine Evil Sect.

There is a major realm between the True Qi Realm Perfection and the Profound Realm. The fact that this person was able to fight against the Nine Evil Sect Elders and escape shows that his strength is infinitely close to that threshold.

Scroll down further. At number thirty-second, I saw a familiar name.

"Thirty-two, Xie Tinglan, Elder of Zhuxi Gate in Yongzhou Prefecture, True Qi Perfection."

The notes state: He has mastered the *Emerald Bamboo Heart Sutra*, the *Listening to Rain Sword Technique*, and the sword techniques *Azure Sky Sword Technique* and *Thirteen Forms of Azure Frost*, both of which have reached perfection. He once defeated two deputy chief inspectors of the Heavenly Patrol Division of Yongzhou Prefecture, both at the peak of the True Qi Realm, in a one-against-two battle. After the battle, his opponents were seriously injured and went into seclusion for half a year. The Wen Si Pavilion's comment: "His sword intent is solid and his attacks are fierce; few of his peers can rival him."

Yi Yang raised an eyebrow.

This woman's strength was even more solid than he had imagined.

He possesses two fully mastered sword techniques and has an impressive combat record. No wonder he dared to be so arrogant yesterday.

His finger continued to slide, and near the hundredth position on the list, he found another person he had just met during the day.

"One hundred and three, Meng Kuo, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Punishment Division of Qingqu Prefecture, late stage of True Qi."

There are no particularly famous achievements to be mentioned later.

Yi Yang twitched the corner of his mouth. No wonder that guy immediately distanced himself from the situation yesterday when things went wrong. It turned out that the strength on the list wasn't that great either.

Yi Yang closed the booklet.

He discovered a problem.

The strongest person on this list is Pei Jin, who is at the peak of True Qi; there isn't a single person at the Profound Realm.

After thinking for a moment, Yi Yang understood; the reason was very simple.

The experts at the Profound Realm are the core fighting force deployed by the Trade Commission in the three major towns to maintain the trade routes of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains. Information about them wouldn't be casually printed in a circulating booklet.

Wensige likely has another list as well.

It was specially arranged for those at the Tongxuan Realm.

Those on that list are the true powerhouses who decide the ownership of the three major towns.

Yi Yang carefully put away the "List of Heroes" and made a mental note of the matter.

Upon arriving in Qingzhou, the first thing I did was inquire about the list of those who had reached the Profound Realm.

My next goal is to break through to the Profound Realm, and I need to know who's standing in front of me.

"The Profound Realm..."

Yi Yang leaned back in his chair and exhaled.

My next goal is to overcome this hurdle.

He blew out the oil lamp on the table and, with his [Heart Follows the Dream] talent, sank into his sea of ​​consciousness to continue deducing his sword techniques.