The First Sage of Military Strategists

Chapter 80 Hengshan City (Seeking first subscription)
Please select two martial arts skills to inherit their proficiency levels.

1. Howling Moon Skill (100% Perfect)

A low-level physical cultivation method circulating in the Mangting Grassland, it can condense the power of the roaring moon, making it even more powerful under the moonlight.

February Shadow Soul-Stealing Arrow (85.2% Success Rate)

The third-rate archery technique, which is passed down in the Western Wilderness Grassland, is the ancestral method of the Black Wolf Tribe. Practicing it can greatly improve one's archery skills, and when mastered, one can hit a willow leaf from a hundred paces away.

3. Crescent Moon Blade Technique (Mastery 52.3%)

The third-rate sword technique, which is popular in the Mangting area, is said to have originated from Tianlang Fortress, the holy land of Mangting. The sword strikes are like a full moon, with great force and heavy weight, and the power is not bad.

4. The Second Chapter of the Forging Method in the Furnace (100% Complete)

This is a military strategy technique created by a master of Tianlang Fortress. Practicing it can condense the military strategy's hundred meridians realm of thought.

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After a moment's thought, Han Qing chose to inherit the second chapter of the Furnace Refining Divine Technique.

In an instant, a flood of information rushed into his mind.

He immediately transferred the proficiency of this Spirit Refining Technique to the Ceasefire Sutra.

In an instant, his proficiency in Zhige Jing began to rise rapidly.

Han Qing closed his eyes slightly and quickly entered a meditative state, calmly feeling the growing power of the Dharma thought in his mind.

For the rest of the day, aside from necessary eating, drinking, and relieving himself, he spent the rest of his time in the carriage meditating.

The roads to Shu are difficult to travel, the roads are rugged, the carriages are bumpy, and when you travel to the desolate mountains and wilderness, you often encounter bandits who block your way.

However, Qi Yan took the lead and walked at the very front, holding up a large banner with the character "Qi". Any bandit with a sound mind would know that this was Qi Wufeng's army and would not dare to provoke them.

So the journey was peaceful and uneventful.

Han Qing was also happy to see this situation. By the morning of the next day, he had completely digested the mastery of the Furnace Refining Technique, and his mastery of the third chapter of the Ceasefire Sutra had increased by 10%.

The conversion ratio was almost ten to one, and Han Qing quickly figured out the reason.

Firstly, this method of refining the spirit only reaches the Hundred Meridians Realm, which is one level below.

Secondly, the Zhige Jing is of extremely high quality, being the supreme spiritual refinement method for military strategists, while the Honglu Refining Method is only considered average. The latter, when converted into the former, even if both are at the Hundred Meridians Realm, will have a very low conversion rate.

"It seems that if I want to maintain a rapid improvement in my martial arts level in the future, I will have to kill more strong people. The benefits of killing weak people will only decrease over time," Han Qingxin thought to himself.

With another thought, the Seven Killings Stele reappeared in his mind. After a moment's consideration, he chose the second martial art from the red butterfly's soul light: Moon Shadow Soul-Stealing Arrow.

Archery is very useful in many situations, and Red Butterfly's other martial arts skills are too ordinary, so in his eyes, the Moon Shadow Soul-Stealing Arrow is the best choice.

Han Qing kept his eyes closed as a flood of information about this archery technique appeared in his mind. He seemed to hear a cold, emotionless female voice explaining the key points of this archery technique to him.

During this process, the proficiency level of this archery skill on the panel began to rise steadily, and soon the beginner level was successfully mastered.

Han Qing's understanding of archery improved dramatically in a short time, as if he himself had practiced archery diligently for many years.

However, martial arts and spiritual cultivation methods are different. It's better to actually try them out than to just think about them in your head. This way, you can understand and digest them more quickly.

So, halfway through the journey, Qi Yan ordered everyone to rest on the spot.

Taking this opportunity, Han Qing borrowed a bow and a quiver of arrows from a soldier nearby, drew the bow, and began practicing archery, using distant grass and trees as targets.

Qi Yan sat on a large rock nearby and glanced around. She found that Han Qing's archery skills were not as bad as she had imagined, and his posture and movements were actually quite decent.

"Han Qing, once we get to Hengshan City, you must learn archery and horsemanship. These two skills will be invaluable when you travel the world in the future," Qi Yan said loudly.

"Understood," Han Qing replied, and continued practicing archery.

Half an hour later, the group set off again, and Han Qing had to return the bow and arrows to the carriage to continue digesting and absorbing the archery technique. As time went by, his proficiency increased, and the level of this archery technique also continued to improve, eventually reaching mastery.

Han Qing let out a long breath, feeling an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

He closed his eyes slightly. In his mind, in the void, there were still three points of soul light, which came from Cao Yongliang, Qiu Shixiong and Duan Zhengping respectively.

"Once I've digested these three soul light points, my combat power will probably increase significantly!" Han Qing said with great anticipation.

He still has several martial arts skills that he hasn't mastered to the point of breaking through the limits, including a horizontal training skill, a hidden weapon skill, and now he has added archery.

"No rush, take your time." Han Qing pondered, then absorbed another soul light point from Cao Yongliang.

Every two or three days thereafter, he would digest a new martial arts technique and transfer his proficiency to the existing martial arts techniques.

Thus, although Han Qing was constantly on the move, his strength was continuously improving.

On the fifth day, the horizontal training broke through the limits.

On the ninth day, the hidden weapon martial arts, including the indirect attack, broke through the limits.

At this point, Han Qing had mastered one archery technique, and all his combat skills had broken through their limits, pushing his fighting power to another peak.

And on the tenth day.

The team finally arrived at Hengshan City.

"Get off! We've arrived in Hengshan City!"

Qi Yan shouted, and Han Qing stepped down from the carriage, gazing into the distance.

First, you'll see a majestic green mountain range, stretching endlessly to form a valley. In the valley flows a large river with swift, ceaseless currents.

Beside the great river lies a spacious valley plain, upon which stands a magnificent city. A towering city wall is built of massive, bluish-white stone blocks, upon which soldiers stand, spears held high, patrolling back and forth. In the sunlight, each spear gleams with a chilling light.

"As expected of the second largest city in Shu, it is indeed extremely magnificent!" Li Tai's voice drifted from behind Han Qing.

Standing to the side, Mu Dachun exclaimed, "This is the first time I've ever seen such a tall city wall! It's amazing!"

Qi Yan rode his horse slowly to the three of them and said with a smile, "Hengshan City is countless times more prosperous than Baiyun County. You'll see once you go in! Let's enter the city!"

"Enter the city!"

The convoy started moving again, slowly heading towards Hengshan City.

After passing through three checkpoints and two city gates, Han Qing and his group finally entered Hengshan City.

Within the city, towers and pavilions stood in rows, and the roads were wide enough for a dozen horses to run side by side; they were truly broad avenues.

The people walking on the road also had different appearances. Some wore white robes and veils, which Han Qing had read about in books. This was the common attire of the people in the Holy Desert Empire. Others wore hats woven from bird feathers and had their faces painted with various colors. This was the attire of the people in the southern island countries.

People from all countries, with all appearances and skin colors, walk together on a single street—a sight only seen in a magnificent city like Hengshan.

"Come with me to the Qi residence!"

Qi Yan did not ride a horse, but walked, handing the horse over to his attendants behind him.

The main street was too crowded. Although the road was wide, there were many pedestrians in some places, making it unsuitable for horseback riding.

Han Qing, Li Tai, and the others were so engrossed in the bustling scenery around them that they unknowingly arrived at the gate of a magnificent mansion.

Before them stood a large, vermilion double gate, its doors adorned with gleaming copper nails. On either side stood a two-zhang-tall stone lion, and beside each lion stood a group of men, their postures upright, their eyes sharp, their spirits high—clearly well-trained elite warriors.

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