Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Chapter 178 Another sneak attack!

Zhang Hong stopped, his expression slightly smug, and said to Ye Qingzhou with a boastful smile: "This is why the Wushu Association wants to build a sentry post here. In addition to guarding against unexpected situations that may occur in Jiuli Cave Heaven, more importantly, there is a huge dragon vein deep underground under our feet."

"The Martial Arts Association's Feng Shui master discovered this dragon vein, so they chose to build the outpost here."

"In recent years, we have gradually set up a powerful gathering formation to gather the vital energy flowing out of the cave to the five peaks above the dragon vein. This is the 'Five Finger Mountain' plan that the Hunan Provincial Martial Arts Association has been planning for ten years. Now it has been completed and we have the momentum to control the world."

"We haven't even reached the mountainside yet, and the vitality here is already five times as dense as that of an ordinary secret realm."

Zhang Hong opened up right away and told everyone about the arrangements made by the Martial Arts Association here, without reservation.

Ye Qingzhou nodded. Any professional martial artist who had cultivated martial arts qi could clearly feel such an amazing change in vital energy.

It has to be said that although it is dangerous here, wealth and honor are to be found in danger. For martial artists, this place is definitely a holy place for practice.

"The strongholds and outposts near the top of the mountain have more concentrated vital energy, at least ten times more than the concentration of vital energy in the secret realm."

Zhang Hong looked at Ye Qingzhou with emotion: "Ye Qianlong, your residence is one of them."

"ten times?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded slightly. He had made this request to Zhao Zhiyi and Wang Anyuan before. He also wanted to have the treatment that a master should have.

It seems that, at least in this regard, Zhao Zhiyi did not do anything weird.

"Yes, ten times."

Zhang Hong spoke with envy, "Professional martial artists spend four to five hours a day practicing, and sometimes more than eight hours a day. They need to digest the energy from rare treasures to condense their martial arts energy. If they spend more time practicing, they will have less time to hone their skills. How can they comprehend a higher realm and break through to become a master?"

"This is even more true for the master realm. Even if one's Qi penetrates heaven and earth, it is essential to cleanse one's bones and meridians with martial arts Qi every day. Otherwise, one's cultivation and realm may regress."

"If we can occupy a place on the top of the mountain to practice, with the rich vitality of this place, even if the speed of absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth is slow, it will only take two hours a day at most, and the rest of the time can be used to study martial arts."

"I see."

Ye Qingzhou thought it made sense. In order to speed up their practice, martial artists actually took a lot of drugs to practice martial arts. Blindly practicing hard was simply seeking death.

Of course, you can’t become a master just by taking drugs. It’s like a fat guy and a boxing champion eat the same amount. If they really fight, can the fat guy withstand a blow from the boxing champion?

The martial arts true qi transformed from the original qi only raises the lower limit of the martial artist. Only the level of martial arts techniques and moves determines the height that a martial artist can truly reach.

Otherwise, there will be a fat guy who weighs the same as a boxing champion, and when facing the boxing champion, he will be knocked down with one punch, which is an embarrassing scene.

The gap between martial artists is often even greater than the gap between a fat otaku and a boxing champion.

Thinking about it, Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but ask: "So, there should be many martial artists willing to garrison the Five Peaks of Xiangxi. If they can practice in the mountains for a long time, wouldn't more powerful people be born? Has the Martial Arts Association ever thought about recruiting more civilian martial artists to garrison here?"

Many civilian martial artists have to budget carefully when eating a martial arts meal. If there is a place that provides free vitality, they will probably do everything they can to get a piece of the pie.

Zhang Hong smiled, then raised his hand and pointed into the distance.

Ye Qingzhou looked along the second peak where he was. The scenery was extremely beautiful. The quaint pavilions and towers were located on the cliffs between the mountains. The wonders were amazing.

Among the numerous pavilion-like and palace-like residences, the largest number of people are the staff of the Wushu Association, 70% of whom are women, all of them pretty and respectful.

After a little perception, Ye Qingzhou saw their cultivation level. Most of them were elite apprentice martial artists. There were so many of them that there were people in every residence.

There are professional martial artists, but they are few in number.

"Are they all martial arts apprentices?"

Ye Qingzhou seemed to be thinking about something.

"Yes, the majority of people on the five peaks are martial arts apprentices. These people are elites selected by the Martial Arts Association. Basically, they are sent down the mountain every two years."

Zhang Hong patiently explained to Ye Qingzhou: "The reason for this is that the vital energy comes from the underground dragon veins. Although the vital energy transformed by the dragon veins through the formation is huge, it is ultimately limited."

"Although there are few martial arts masters, their cultivation requires a huge amount of vitality, which puts a heavy burden on the dragon veins. If only a few professional martial artists were to practice in the mountains, the problem wouldn't be too big, and the dragon veins could still bear it."

“But if hundreds or even thousands of professionals go up the mountain to practice together, the vitality on the five peaks will be rapidly reduced, and even the underground dragon veins will be affected.”

The power of the dragon veins comes from the core of the Blue Star. This energy is so huge that even if the dragon veins are drained at once, the impact on the Blue Star will be minimal.

What is really affected are human beings themselves. Once the dragon vein is exhausted, the formations and various construction measures built based on the dragon vein will be completely useless. It is necessary to find a new dragon vein and then reinvest resources and manpower in construction.

Obviously, this approach is too cost-effective.

Therefore, the Dongji Kingdom basically finds a larger dragon vein and then builds semi-permanent fortifications to allow the formation to operate for a long time. This is slower, but the cost is controllable, and in the long run, the benefits are greater.

"So, in order to extend the life of the dragon vein as much as possible, only masters and a small number of professionals are allowed to practice on the mountain?"

Ye Qingzhou seemed to be thinking about something.

The vital energy of heaven and earth is the most precious resource on the Blue Star where martial arts flourish. Any martial artist needs to use the vital energy to temper his body and strengthen his muscles and bones every day.

However, the vitality of heaven and earth comes from the cave. This extremely precious resource is extremely difficult for martial artists to obtain.

The Dongji Kingdom was able to achieve control over the martial arts world by monopolizing the vital energy of heaven and earth.

Today, Ye Qingzhou finally saw part of the Wushu Association's strengths.

"These martial arts apprentices can only stay here for two years at most. If they cannot break through to the professional level, they must go down the mountain. If they want to stay on the top of the mountain permanently, they will have to consume points."

"Martial Arts Association points?"

Ye Qingzhou's eyes flashed. He had accumulated a lot of points in Lingyun Cave before. It turned out that besides being able to buy things, points also had this benefit.

"If you contribute to the Martial Arts Association, you will get points from the Martial Arts Association."

Zhang Hong continued to introduce diligently, "There are many benefits to points. There are actually many benefits within the Wushu Association that cannot be bought with money, but can be bought with points. So even if points can be exchanged for money now, no one will do it, because no matter how much money you have, you can't buy points."

Ye Qingzhou nodded, indicating that he understood the Martial Arts Association's approach.

For the Martial Arts Association, the things produced in the secret realm of the Cave Heaven are the most valuable. In comparison, money in reality is often dispensable to martial artists.

Just like Ye Qingzhou, he doesn’t even have to spend money to buy a luxury house now, because others give it to him voluntarily.

However, rare and valuable things are hard to buy even with money.

The two communicated with each other, and Ye Qingzhou's understanding of the Wushu Association became clearer from Zhang Hong's words.

The Wushu Association is more like an independent economic entity independent of normal society than an association. It even has its own currency - points.

The martial arts world composed of martial artists is like an independent small society.

Whether this small society called the martial arts world can operate in an orderly manner depends entirely on the coordination of the Martial Arts Association.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the mountainside of the second peak.

The closer they got to the top of the mountain, the richer the vital energy between heaven and earth became. From afar, Ye Qingzhou could already see through the trees towards the residence on the top of the mountain.

Suddenly, Ye Qingzhou's sword heart issued a warning.

huh~
A terrifying arrow shadow pierced through the clouds and mist, shaking the air, and flew towards Ye Qingzhou with a terrifying sharp sound.

"who!"

Zhang Hong was startled. The arrow was not aimed at him, but the strong martial arts energy on the arrow still made his scalp tingle and his legs tremble.

"arrow?"

Ye Qingzhou looked a little surprised. This arrow came very fast, faster than a sniper rifle bullet. Moreover, this was the first time he had encountered a martial artist who used arrows.

Boom~
The innate five elements energy in Ye Qingzhou's body began to rotate, and the entire dantian instantly turned into a high-power turbo engine. At the moment of explosion, the strength of his muscles and bones broke through to the limit.

Second gear!

Super fast!
Ye Qingzhou's figure became blurred in an instant. His speed soared to ten times the speed of sound. He suddenly leaped forward and narrowly avoided the arrow by a hair's breadth.

bang~
The arrow shot into a rock dozens of feet away, and then the martial arts energy attached to it was detonated, and the entire boulder exploded as if it had been hit by a missile.

Countless pieces of gravel flew towards Ye Qingzhou, but were blocked by his protective sword energy, making a series of clanging sounds.

Only then did Zhang Hong come back to his senses from his shock, his face changed drastically: "What on earth is going on? The Second Peak is a military stronghold jointly guarded by the Wushu Association and the Southwest Military Region. Who dares to assassinate here?"

Zheng~
Ye Qingzhou took out the Feishuang Sword from the Xiayu Treasure Ring and held it firmly in his palm. He looked towards the distant forest with a cold gaze and said in a cold voice: "Get out of here, you coward."

The sound was not loud, but the sword intent was overwhelming, and the powerful spiritual force overwhelmed the whole place.

Zhang Hong looked back in surprise. At this moment, Ye Qingzhou's aura had completely changed. Just now he was as casual as an ordinary teenager, but at this moment, Ye Qingzhou was like a peerless sword unsheathed, sharp and powerful.

Just standing by, Zhang Hong felt frightened and uneasy, as if his skin was being cut and caused waves of stinging pain.

'Is this Ye Qianlong's true face?'

"Such a strong murderous aura! In terms of momentum, it is stronger than many martial arts masters who have returned from the battlefield of the gods in Kunlun Cave Heaven."

Zhang Hong was secretly shocked. He began to understand why Zhao Zhiyi had to tolerate Ye Qingzhou no matter how much he disliked him.

He has such strength at the age of seventeen.

What about ten or twenty years later?
The martial arts world of Dongji Country is probably going to respect the young man in front of them.

"You are only seventeen years old, yet you were able to dodge my arrow. Your talent is truly extraordinary."

In the quiet forest, an indifferent voice was heard. The tone was high and mighty, with three parts of coldness and seven parts of murderous intent: "However, you are too reckless to kill a martial arts master and reduce the combat power of my Dongji country's martial arts world."

"Second Lieutenant Zhou, this is a misunderstanding, we are all one family!"

Zhang Hong obviously recognized the other person's identity.

This man was called Zhou Ming. He came from a family of generals and had an extraordinary background. He had mediocre qualifications when he was young, but he rose rapidly after he was admitted to university. After graduation, he joined the army and his position rose like a rocket.

Zhou Ming looked at Zhang Hong coldly, his tone contemptuous: "Misunderstanding? No misunderstanding, I am here today to test whether he is qualified to replace Li Yaoping."

Ye Qingzhou was shot by an arrow for no reason. He was not a good-tempered person to begin with. At this moment, his face was covered with frost, but anger was rising in his heart.

He was ambushed by Li Yaoping in Longhua Mountain before, and now he came to Jiuli Dongtian to take charge. As a result, he was almost shot to death by someone as soon as he got up the mountain.

Being assassinated again and again, even a clay man would get angry.

The power of the arrow just now was no less than the cruise missile that killed him in his previous life.

If Ye Qingzhou had reacted a little slower, he would probably have died on the spot.

How could Ye Qingzhou not be angry at this moment?
"What, you're not convinced?"

Another indifferent voice came from the depths of the forest, and then a figure floated out and landed next to Zhou Ming. He was about 1.8 meters tall, looked to be in his thirties, and was wearing a blue combat suit with a high-tech feel.

On the chest, there is a red word "Sharp" embroidered with a gold border.

The mighty warriors of the Shen Ce Army!

The Shen Ce Army is the strongest ace force of the Dongji Kingdom. Every soldier in it has the combat effectiveness of a professional martial artist at the very least, so they are called Shenwu Ruishi.

"The Divine Warrior?"

Ye Qingzhou's eyes were fixed on the blue-robed man in front of him. He felt a fatal threat from him. Although he was not even at the master level, the pressure he brought to him was stronger than that from Li Yaoping.

Zhang Hong, who was standing by, saw the man's appearance and his expression changed instantly: "Hello, Lieutenant Lin."

Zhang Hong recognized the other person at a glance and bowed respectfully.

At the same time, Zhang Hong whispered to Ye Qingzhou, "Ye Qianlong, a wise man will not suffer a loss in front of him. Both of them are from the Imperial Capital Shen Ce Army. The one who shot the arrow before is called Zhou Ming, and this one is called Lin Jianfeng. Both of them are from military families. It is better not to provoke them if you can."

Ye Qingzhou seemed to have heard nothing, and just stared coldly at Zhou Ming and Lin Jianfeng. His sword intent had already locked onto the two of them. "Zhang Hong, this has nothing to do with you. Stand aside first."

Zhang Hong's heart trembled and he secretly groaned, but he could only quickly step aside.

The aura emanating from Ye Qingzhou at this moment made even this third-level professional martial artist feel a chill to the bone, fearing that he would be harmed by the fight between the three men.

The other party came to pick a fight for no reason. Ye Qingzhou couldn't figure out the reason, so he was too lazy to think about it. He just smiled coldly at the two of them: "You want to test whether I am qualified? May I ask if the test is completed?"

Zhou Ming raised the corner of his mouth and said contemptuously: "Ye Qingzhou, I admit that you do have some talent, but this world is big, there are always people better than you, don't be too arrogant, it's useless."

"Are you done talking nonsense?"

Ye Qingzhou had no expression on his face, he just raised the Feishuang Sword in his hand: "Now, it's my turn to test you two pieces of trash to see if you are qualified to be my teammates."

Zheng~
On the second peak, the wind was freezing cold.

The cold light reflected by the Feishuang Sword instantly enveloped Zhou Ming and Lin Jianfeng's bodies. The sword energy shot in all directions, covering the sky and the earth, leaving the two with nowhere to escape.

"How dare you fight back? You don't know what you're doing!"

Zhou Ming drew his bow and drew his arrow, smiling coldly. Then he heard the sound of the bowstring vibrating, resounding between heaven and earth: "Flying bow, divine shooting, ten thousand arrows fired at once!"

The combination of wind and forest forces, high-level martial arts, thousands of arrows fired at the same time!
Thousands of arrow shadows collided with Ye Qingzhou's sword energy torrent, canceling each other out.

hum~
Lin Jianfeng beside Zhou Ming moved, and the sound of a vibrating bowstring rang out in the air again, like the sound of muffled thunder, which was the sound of his muscles shaking all over his body.

The tendons are like a big bow, and the spear is like an arrow shot from a string!
The third move of the Six Bow Divine Lance: open and hidden arrows!

Quiet like a virgin, moving like a rabbit.

Lin Jianfeng took a step forward at this moment, and the moment he launched the attack, his figure flashed and appeared in front of Ye Qingzhou, his movements were incredibly fast.

Dang~
Ye Qingzhou waved his hand to block Lin Jianfeng's sudden spear attack, but the force he felt made him realize that something was wrong.

"Real Qi Imaging?"

The 'Lin Jianfeng' in front of him was actually an afterimage made up of martial arts true energy, and the real Lin Jianfeng had already attacked Ye Qingzhou from behind at some point in time.

This is the terrifying thing about the third style of the Six-Bow Divine Spear. It is easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark!
Lin Jianfeng didn't intend to take Ye Qingzhou's life, he just wanted to teach Ye Qingzhou a lesson, so he stabbed at his left shoulder, but this stab pierced Ye Qingzhou's entire body.

Rumble~
The scene seemed to have been detonated by explosives. The violent innate fire energy exploded and swept in all directions. Lin Jianfeng was the first to be hit. He was blown dizzy and flew dozens of meters away. He fell to the ground and rolled like a gourd. He was in a very miserable state.

"Old Lin!"

Zhou Ming exclaimed, and wanted to go forward to check on his teammates' injuries, but he was pushed down in mid-air just as he jumped. What greeted him was Ye Qingzhou's teasing smile: "You still have time to care about others?"

"Ye Qingzhou! You..."

Rumble~
Before Zhou Ming could finish his words, 'Ye Qingzhou' in front of him exploded again, and he was hit by a targeted explosion and was blown towards Lin Jianfeng. The two of them could be said to have shared the same misfortune.

Lin Jianfeng and Zhou Ming were both wearing combat uniforms, so they were able to withstand some of the impact. When they tried to struggle to get up, Ye Qingzhou's figure fell from the sky again.

Two big feet stepped firmly on the heads of the two men and pressed them into the soil: "I added a little bit of Bing Fire to my Mirage Dragon Shadow. How does it taste?"

(End of this chapter)