The Corpse Driver of Western Hunan: My profession panel has no upper limit.

"Please lead the way."

The adjutant nodded, and on the way to see Hu Qiang, he chatted with Lu Jin with a smile. Lu Jin also learned his name, Wu Qi.

Lu Jin also learned how he became Hu Qiang's adjutant.

"Master Lu's performance on the ring today was truly remarkable, and his victory is known throughout Anyang. I have the utmost admiration for a young talent like you, Master Lu..."

He readily uttered those insincere flattering words, and after saying them, he stuffed 10 silver dollars into Lu Jin's hand, saying, "I had a very pleasant conversation with Master Lu for the first time. This is just a small gift. Please don't take offense."

Lu Jin was never going to refuse money offered to him for free.

Although he doesn't like owing favors, he has his own standards, and there are some favors he can repay.

Some people owe favors... and they simply won't pay them back.

His moral character and martial ethics are so low it's appalling, yet you expect him to repay Wu Qi's favor?

Wu Qi's idea was simple: Lu Jin was so young yet had such strength. This time, he met with Commander Hu alone and was very likely to be recruited into the army by Commander Hu, possibly even starting as a company commander. Moreover, Commander Hu had children under his command.

At that time, Lu Jin might become a son-in-law of a dragon, soaring to great heights.

In Wu Qi's view, it was very likely that Commander Hu would extend an olive branch to Lu Jin, and Lu Jin would certainly not refuse.

Being a corpse driver in a Miao village is not bad, but joining a warlord would open up more possibilities. People strive for higher positions, and wise birds choose wise trees to perch on. Lu Jin would definitely agree for the sake of his future.

If not now, when?

"We've arrived. Please wait for us elsewhere, Master Lin." Lin Tianzheng's face showed a hint of worry upon hearing this, but Lu Jin waved his hand, "Master, it's alright."

Lu Jin did not sense any murderous intent from Hu Qiang, so he assumed nothing unexpected had happened. A short while later, Lu Jin met Hu Qiang in the reception room.

Upon meeting, Hu Qiang warmly rose to greet him, saying, "Master Lu, I have long admired your name since you defeated Sun Guoli a few days ago. Meeting you today after the martial arts competition, I can say that your reputation is well-deserved."

"Commander Hu, you're too kind." Lu Jin sat down, and Hu Qiang immediately had someone make tea for Lu Jin. Then, just as Wu Qi had expected, Hu Qiang began to recruit Lu Jin, but Lu Jin politely declined.

"Oh? Master Lu, are you disrespecting this commander?"

Seeing Lu Jin refuse, Hu Qiang frowned, which made Lu Jin feel a chill and his whole body tense. If he felt Hu Qiang's killing intent towards him, he would immediately launch a fierce attack.

Hearing that Hu Qiang was also quite strong, seemingly close to the Dark Force level, Lu Jin was determined to fight to the death.

"Commander Hu, you flatter me. I am merely passing on my master's skills. I have already sworn an oath that, at least until another successor is found, I will continue to carry on this burden of being a corpse driver."

"Hahahaha." Hu Qiang let out a hearty laugh. "I was just joking with Master Lu."

The next second, he clapped his hands, and suddenly several subordinates appeared, carrying the silver dollar from the first place in the martial arts competition and a long gift box. When they opened it, they found the century-old Changbai ginseng.

In their hands were two glasses of wine, but the wine made Lu Jin's scalp tingle. It was pitch black, and there seemed to be a worm inside. Hu Qiang called it medicinal wine.

"Without further ado, congratulations to Master Lu on becoming the number one young martial arts master in Anyang. Master Lu and I hit it off immediately. Let's have a drink. After you finish this drink, Master Lu can come to me for any difficulties you encounter in Anyang."

Although Lu Jin had some doubts, he didn't hesitate too much, after all, he was immune to all poisons. He immediately drank it all in one gulp, and Hu Qiang didn't try to stop him. He let Lu Jin take the prize for first place in the martial arts competition and leave.

"Just had a glass of wine?"

Lin Tianzheng was somewhat surprised after hearing Lu Jin's words. He and Lu Jin shared the same thought: Hu Qiang's purpose in organizing this martial arts competition was not simply to make money.

"There were bugs in the wine? You swallowed them?" Lin Tianzheng asked in shock.

However, Lu Jin patted his chest, and the force immediately rushed into his throat, and a bright red worm appeared in Lu Jin's hand.

"Master, do you recognize where this came from?"

"I don't know. You can take it back to the Miao village and show it to Granny Gu. She's quite knowledgeable about insects."

Lu Jin nodded, stuffed the insect into his pocket, and placed it together with the Heart-Eating Gu, but he was somewhat disappointed.

Both are insects, but the Heart-Eating Gu can provide him with a large amount of experience points and even god-level talents, while the one he just obtained is trash.

His job panel has reached level 6, and he can bind another skill, but unfortunately, everything provided by this bug is useless.

As he left, Lu Jin glanced back at Hu Qiang's residence. He felt something was amiss, because in his understanding, warlords wouldn't act without self-interest.

It's illogical that he neither accepted Hu Qiang's offer to win him over, nor that he took the first-place prize in the martial arts competition and left unscathed.

Would someone like Hu Qiang really be willing to give 500 silver dollars and a century-old Changbai ginseng to an outsider like Lu Jin?

Meanwhile, after Lu Jin left, in the reception room where they had just been, Hu Qiang leisurely sipped his tea, seemingly confident of everything. A graceful woman stepped out from beside him. "Commander, why didn't you force him to stay?"

"His master is still outside. He is a master of internal strength. Besides, there's no rush. That thing will stay in his body for 49 days and it might not even survive. If it's not necessary, why should I offend a master of internal strength and a future master of external strength?"

"I won't be able to sleep peacefully then."

"Being on good terms with him may not bring any benefits, but it certainly won't do any harm. Go and arrange for people to spread the word about Lu Jin's name widely, so that those other old scoundrels can see that Anyang County, under my command, has produced a martial arts genius!"

"What if they survive?"

Upon hearing this, a glint of madness flashed in Hu Qiang's eyes. "This commander wants to break through to a higher realm of martial arts. This commander doesn't want to die young at seventy or eighty!"

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"Newspaper! Newspaper! Master Lu Jin, the corpse-driving master from Miao Village, single-handedly defeated a hundred opponents on the arena, holding off ten thousand, and forcefully won the title of the number one young martial artist in Anyang!"

With the end of the martial arts competition, Anyang City was unsealed, and Lu Jin's name spread from inside the city to outside. Before long, someone brought the news back to the Miao village.

"Chieftain, Chieftain, great news! Incredibly great news!"

The Miao village chief, Xiong Ying, looked at the excited young people of the Miao village and couldn't help but feel puzzled. "What's making you so excited?"

"Anyang City has been unsealed!"

"Not only that, Brother Lu Jin also swept the entire competition for young martial artists in Anyang, winning first place!"

"That's impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen, the direct disciple of the clan leader Eagle, suddenly widened his eyes and stood up. He was actually no more than 25 years old.

He considered the news of the martial arts competition in Anyang again and again, but ultimately decided not to go, because his mind was only just beginning to settle down, and he felt that he might not be able to win first place if he went.

But when he heard that Lu Jin, who had started cultivating much later than him, had won first place, how could he not be shocked? He was utterly astonished.

"Brother Zhang Chen, I'm not lying, look."

Several newspapers were handed to Zhang Chen, detailing the major events that had occurred in Anyang County during the lockdown. Lu Jin's instant kill of Sun Guoli and his heroic figure sweeping away all opponents on the arena were also reported in the newspapers.

No matter how much Zhang Chen didn't believe it, that was the truth, and suddenly, Zhang Chen's face turned somewhat crazed.

"Ah Chen, your will is firm. I said that you will definitely be the next clan leader." The eagle snorted coldly, and the hidden force instantly brought Zhang Chen back to his senses.

"Master, I'm going to practice martial arts."

"Hmm." Eagle glanced at the newspaper, his heart filled with astonishment. In such a short time, Lu Jin had grown to this level. If only he were his personal disciple, or even someone else's.

It just so happened to be Lin Tianzheng's. The thought of his only son, Xiong Yan, following Lin Tianzheng to learn martial arts, only to have his body vanish without a trace, made the eagle's aura become extremely violent.

Meanwhile, in the Miao village of High Priest Yang Changqing, his personal disciple Jiang Feng exclaimed in shock and admiration, "I knew Brother Lu Jin's talent couldn't be hidden anywhere, right, Master?"

"Very good. You've developed such strength in such a short time. You should work harder, Ah Feng." Yang Changqing's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth subtly turned up.

As the Miao people who had been trapped in Anyang City for several days returned, the news that Lu Jin had won first place in the Anyang martial arts competition immediately spread throughout the Miao village and even reached the ears of several surrounding counties.

At this moment, many people know that there is a corpse driver named Lu Jin in a remote mountain valley.

Lu Jin was naturally unaware of this situation. After receiving the reward for winning first place in the martial arts competition, he immediately returned to the inn and closed the door to visitors.

After waiting for a long time, Lin Tianzheng finally boiled the century-old white ginseng into a medicinal soup. A terrifying medicinal effect wafted over, and Lu Jin felt his energy and spirit increase slightly after smelling it.

Immediately afterwards, the Dragon and Elephant Sky-Supporting Diagram, which had been specially brought over, was unfurled. Having learned from his first experience, Lu Jin immediately immersed himself in it.

A colossal dragon-elephant immediately appeared before his eyes, as if the heavens and earth were about to collapse. Terrifying power erupted from the dragon-elephant's body, directly supporting the blue sky. That magnificent aura continuously impacted Lu Jin's mind, causing his scalp to explode.

Without much hesitation, Lu Jin began to practice martial arts under these circumstances. After an unknown amount of time, he felt that his punches were more powerful, and a subtle artistic conception suddenly appeared on his body, leaving Lin Tianzheng, who was standing next to him, completely astonished.

"This kid's talent is getting more and more terrifying."

It took him many years to comprehend the essence of the Dragon Elephant Supporting the Sky Diagram, but Lu Jin grasped it in less than a short while.

To put it simply, the essence of a martial artist's fist is the outward manifestation of their spirit and energy. When a martial artist's spirit and energy become stronger, this essence of a fist can not only enhance their strength but also influence their enemies, and even kill them from a distance.

boom!

Lu Jin suddenly opened his eyes and immediately drank the medicinal soup made from the century-old Changbai ginseng.

In an instant, he felt his energy and spirit surge, his muscles were being rapidly tempered by the drug's effects, and his body was constantly making popping sounds like popping beans.

"Crackling and popping!"

Like a thunderclap, it can only be said that it is indeed a top-grade medicine. After taking it, Lu Jin felt that his essence, energy and spirit were replenished by more than half. After his essence, energy and spirit were fully replenished, he completely became a dark force martial artist. At the same time, a small part of the body refining stage was also completed.

Seeing the words "retinal" on his retina, Lu Jin was overjoyed. This improvement was enormous!

【Bajiquan: Unity of Mind and Qi (321/4000)】

【Power: 60.3→68.4】

Agility: 56.7 → 62.6

[Spirit: 54.2→59.3]

[Willpower: 55.1 → 60.2]

Waving his arms, Lu Jin felt several times stronger than before. Although he had only just broken through to the Qi Harmony stage, he was confident that he was invincible at that stage.

"Master, this is for you."

Lu Jin tossed Lin Tian a blue-faced, fanged mask that was exactly the same as the one he had bought before. After putting it on, it was as if a demon had descended to earth to claim a life.

"This...you did that before?" Lin Tianzheng was greatly shocked, then frowned, wanting to say something but ultimately held back.

Lu Jin also guessed Lin Tianzheng's thoughts. After all, his claim that Li Tianlei and Ren Zhenxing wanted to kill him was just his judgment based on his sense of killing intent, and there was no explicit evidence. However, Lu Jin didn't care.

"Master, are you going to wait until the enemy comes knocking on our door before you take action?"

"That's true." A murderous glint appeared in Lin Tianzheng's eyes as he put on the mask with a blue face and fangs.

Immediately, in the darkness of night, two evil spirits were watching every move in the city.

"Tonight, my apprentice and I will have a great hunt."

On a dark and windy night, two ghosts knocked on the door!

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