Chapter 198: Effect
Taizhou City, Mingzhou City, Huazhou City, Hengzhou City, Luzhou City...
Centered on Jade Capital City, martial arts sects within a thousand miles were not short of martial arts masters who had seen the conscription order. All those who received the Conscription Order of Heroes Under Heaven were ecstatic.
Gifting spiritual pills and lending divine weapons, these two points alone showed how generous and magnanimous the imperial court was, and how astonishing its foundation and strength were. Their own sects were often hegemons in their own right, but before the imperial court, they were like fireflies compared to the bright moon.
They felt both awe and longing, wishing they could immediately make great contributions, enter the Town Guard Division, and obtain the abundant cultivation resources of the Heavenly Treasure Division.
With these cultivation resources, and the cultivation environment of the Town Guard Division, they would have more hope of stepping into a higher level, until they reached the ultimate goal of all martial artists: the Grandmaster. The Grandmaster was the ultimate goal of all martial artists.
Everything that could help them achieve Grandmaster status was what they tirelessly sought and desperately fought for. The cultivation resources within the Heavenly Treasure Division were what they dreamed of.
The Heavenly Treasure Division was where their hope of achieving Grandmaster status lay, and the Town Guard Division was the only path to the Heavenly Treasure Division. The conscription order was a shortcut for these disciples of martial arts sects, a rare opportunity.
Entering the Town Guard Division, assisted by powerful cultivation resources, and stepping into the Grandmaster realm was the most ideal path for a martial artist. If they stepped into the Grandmaster realm, they could also make their sect, like the Four Great Sects, grow into a new top sect.
The Flying Flower Sword Sect was one example.
Wherever the conscription order arrived, there was ecstasy and celebration throughout the sect.
"The imperial court has issued a total of thirty-six conscription orders," Chu Qingfeng said slowly, standing with his hands behind his back beside the training field of the Bright Martial Hall, watching the rising sun on the horizon, "Almost all are masters proficient in tracking techniques."
"Thirty-six..." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Is only thirty-six enough?"
"The number of tracking masters in the world is limited, and thirty-six people are enough to keep a close eye on these escaped fish of the Jade Cauldron Sect."
"The Town Guard Division is the main force?"
"Plus the Grandmasters of the Four Great Sects."
"Uncle, how many Grandmasters can be mobilized this time?"
"Four... Initial estimates suggest that the Jade Cauldron Sect has one Grandmaster, two at most, and no more than that."
"Four against one is fine, but if there are two..."
"Then we can only fill the ranks with Grandmaster-level experts... Uncle, can I bring Guo Chi and the others?"
"...Take them."
"Thank you, Uncle."
"It's rare that you can actively participate in this encirclement. Be careful in everything and don't be greedy for success or be reckless."
"Yes."
"Following the clues of the Separation Gu and the Five Viscera Needle Technique, four Grandmasters have already been dispatched. The location of their lair will soon be found... Even if you don't participate in this encirclement, you will have made a great contribution."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, then slowly restrained himself.
Even with this contribution, it is still impossible to raise a second-rank merit to a first-rank merit. First-rank merits are too vast and too despairing.
"Ten days later, take action on time. These few days, conserve your energy and concentrate on cultivation."
"Yes."
Duke Anguo's Mansion. The setting sun cast its last rays.
The entire Duke Anguo's Mansion was bathed in the soft evening glow.
Inside the painted boat on the lake, Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling sat facing each other. On the table in front of them were two small cold jade boxes. Chu Zhiyuan examined the four Heaven-Reaching Grasses, took out one and put it to his mouth, then put it back in its original place.
He did this four times, trying all four Heaven-Reaching Grasses.
Xiao Ruoling's deep, hazy eyes stared at him, unblinking. Seeing him put down the last one, she hurriedly asked, "How is it?"
"Only this one can be taken." Chu Zhiyuan pointed to the first small cold jade box, then pointed to the other small cold jade box: "The other three won't work." As soon as they were put to his mouth, a strong warning arose.
Unable to see through, he could only observe the appearance and could not see anything unusual.
"Then... are you really going to take it?" Xiao Ruoling hesitated: "Otherwise, let's wait, and when I come back from the secret realm, I'll get some more and take a look?"
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Let's use this one first."
"But..." Xiao Ruoling couldn't help but worry and overthink when she thought of the Grandmaster who committed suicide.
Seeing her like this, Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "My life is very tough, it doesn't matter."
She, who had always been broad-minded and calm, had become so indecisive. He knew that this was because she cared and was confused. He directly picked up a Heaven-Reaching Grass, stuffed it into his mouth, and bit down hard.
Bitter. Spicy. Like a bowl of strong liquor entering his mouth.
It turned into a fire dragon that drilled into his body from his throat, instantly burning all his internal organs to ashes. He was as if trapped in magma, but he remained calm.
Super-sense kept him as calm as a god.
What he saw through the cave was a black flame, as if it could melt everything. Wherever the black flame passed, flesh and blood quickly withered, as if the moisture had been drained.
His body was rapidly withering and weakening.
Chu Zhiyuan's skin suddenly turned red, like a cooked shrimp. Xiao Ruoling was startled.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand to signal her to be calm, and took out the Flying Dragon Pearl from a small cold jade box. As soon as the Flying Dragon Pearl came out, the first level of the Dragon Transformation Art instantly operated at high speed.
The golden aura of the Dragon Transformation Art quickly enveloped the black flame, isolating it from harm.
Wherever the golden aura enveloping the black flame passed, the meridians quickly became tough, with immediate effect.
Chu Zhiyuan formed a hand seal, his lips moved, and at the same time, he saw through the visualization diagram of the Imperial Heaven Earth Scripture three hundred and twenty meters away. The golden light of the Earth Venerable came through the air.
Quickly repairing the withered body.
The location of the Thick Earth Hall, just over three hundred meters away from the back garden of Duke Anguo's Mansion, was still covered by super-sense. Super-sense had unknowingly increased by more than twenty meters.
Under Xiao Ruoling's nervous gaze, Chu Zhiyuan's face quickly recovered.
...A quarter of an hour later, he opened his eyes and smiled. "How is it?" Xiao Ruoling asked hurriedly.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded in satisfaction: "As expected of something from the secret realm, the effect is extraordinary! ...Don't worry, if there are any side effects, I can feel it, don't forget how strong my intuition is."
The strength and toughness of the meridians have been rapidly improved.
He estimated that he could break through the fourth level of the Copper Tower at any time.
Under the constant impact of the Dragon Binding Ropes, the Copper Tower finally had some damage. He initially estimated that it would take at least a year to break through the fourth level of the Copper Tower with a slow and steady effort. The fourth level would take a year, the fifth level would take longer, the sixth level... the ninth level, it would take at least twenty years to reach the Grandmaster Completion.
The black flame enveloped by the first level of the Dragon Transformation Art gradually turned red, then gradually faded, and finally became colorless, merging with the aura of the Dragon Transformation Art. He felt the changes in the meridians.
The strength has increased by about one-tenth, which is extremely amazing.
His meridians are now already at the limit of strength and toughness, difficult to improve. Under such circumstances, an increase of one-tenth at once can be said to be a huge improvement.
"That's good." Xiao Ruoling smiled like a flower.
Chu Zhiyuan put her in his arms, smelled her fragrance, and smiled: "Thank you, Holy Maiden." Xiao Ruoling immediately twisted her body and said angrily: "It's not certain yet!"
She felt unsure.
But seeing Chu Zhiyuan and Zeng Yuan's expressions, they were very confident, which made her feel quite pressured.
Who knows if a genius among geniuses will pop out and crush her, wouldn't she be a joke?
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Then practice your sword well."
"Yes, practice sword!"
Xiao Ruoling had been concerned about the Heaven-Reaching Grass, but now she finally breathed a temporary sigh of relief, so she thought of practicing swords again.
