After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Chen Futu's sudden appearance caused Yin Jian's expression to change drastically. "Why are you here?"

"As the acting sect leader, it's perfectly normal for me to come and have a private chat with my disciples and strengthen our bonds. But you, coming to see Long Luo in the dead of night, I'm afraid you have ulterior motives." Chen Futu's words were relatively subtle, but Yin Jian couldn't stand it and gritted his teeth, saying, "I naturally have important business to discuss with Miss Long."

"What Young Master Yin considers important is that he stays up late at night, running around gossiping in front of the young lady, acting like a long-tongued woman?"

"you!"

When it comes to witty banter, even ten Yin Jians tied together wouldn't be a match for Chen Futu, so he was immediately both angry and annoyed.

Long Luo whispered, "What does Your Majesty wish to see me about?"

"Do you have time to talk privately?"

“Yes, let’s go inside and talk.” Long Luo gestured for Chen Futu to enter her boudoir.

Chen Futu gave Yin Jian a provocative look, which made the latter's face contort.

Both Chen Futu and Long Luo sought her out late at night, but Chen Futu could openly enter Long Luo's boudoir, while when he came, Long Luo even deliberately kept a few steps away from him while they spoke. This difference in treatment was unbearable for him, and he finally snorted and left in anger.

"You little bastard, you still want the Dragon Knight? Just wait till I get my hands on you."

Chen Futu muttered to himself, then reminded Long Luo, "You'd better stay away from this person; he wants to be a dragon knight."

"Dragon Knight?"

Long Luo tilted her head back, looking somewhat dazed. Chen Futu coughed and said, "Ask your senior sister when you have time; she'll explain it to you."

"Oh, so what does Your Majesty wish to see me about?"

"Find me some secret manuals; I want to study them."

"Is Your Majesty also interested in other martial arts from Zhongnan Mountain?"

"Of course, I am now an acting sect leader, how could I not even know what cultivation techniques and secret manuals my disciples possess?"

Chen Futu began to raise his banner.

Long Luo was innocent and naive, unaware of the intricacies of the matter. She thought it made sense, so she actually took out many secret manuals from her boudoir.

Most of them contain the essentials of swordsmanship, as well as methods for cultivating internal energy, and even the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.

Chen Futu accepted all the offers without actually lingering in the young girl's room, and then took his leave.

No sooner had they left than the woman in green appeared in the courtyard.

Long Luo asked suspiciously, "Why is Senior Sister Sect Leader here?"

"I want you to marry into the Northern Frontier King's Mansion. Are you willing?"

Qingyi's words were too direct, catching Long Luo off guard. After realizing what she had said, she immediately shook her head and said, "Sect Leader, I am still too young to shoulder such a great responsibility."

"No rush, I'm just giving you a heads-up. It's not too late when you're older. Anyway, he wouldn't even look at a little girl like you right now."

Qingyi's words provoked a slight annoyance from Longluo, who then hurried back to her room to avoid hearing those embarrassing words again.

On the other side, Chen Futu returned to his room and couldn't wait to call out to the system.

"Take a look, can these be used as upgrade materials?"

The system performed a scan.

The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra is what the system requires; the others are so-so.

"So-so means it's usable, but not very effective?"

[Its grade is far inferior to the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra]

"So, if we collect a large number of martial arts manuals, even the smallest bit of luck within them can be used as upgrade materials?"

[For ordinary treasures, at least 500 are needed to upgrade the system to level three, and duplicates are not allowed.]

"I'll arrange for someone to go to Taiping City to collect it for you tomorrow. Show me an experience bar; it'll be more intuitive."

With a ding, a progress bar appeared on the system interface. Upgrading requires 500 points. Current level: Level 2.

As the system previously stated, the next level will allow you to access a special sale shop once a month, where the quality of the reward items you choose will be upgraded.

When I was young, the system absorbed the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and ten basic manuals. The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra provided the system with one hundred experience points, while the ten manuals only added ten points. The difference in effect was significant. It seems that in the future, I will need to use a treasure of the same level as the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to level up.

The following morning, Chen Futu summoned Ake and Li Taibai, then pointed to the booklet on the table, "You two, write down your best internal martial arts techniques, I want to learn them."

Li Taibai raised an eyebrow and said, "Your Majesty, you want to eat and take everything? No, no, we need to exchange it for fine wine."

"There are plenty of fine wines in the northern Xinjiang region. I'll let you drink your fill later, you can even take a bath in a pool of wine."

"Then it's settled, Your Majesty, you can't go back on your word."

Upon hearing that there was fine wine, Li Bai didn't hesitate and grabbed a small booklet to write furiously, while Ake had already started writing.

Unlike Li Bai, she was without desires or wants. Chen Futu's orders were everything to her. She wouldn't even flinch if he told her to die.

Chen Futu asked the system again, "Can these two people's manuals be exchanged for experience points?"

They are recipients of system rewards; everything is under the system's control.

"Okay, I was thinking of exploiting a bug."

The host's thoughts are dangerous.

As Li Taibai and Ake were writing, Chen Futu walked out of the courtyard and called Dou Dou over, giving him a task: to find a way to get some secret manuals, the more the better. If he did a good job, he would be given a government position when he returned to the Northern Frontier.

DouDou was overjoyed. "Young master, just you wait and see. Those martial arts figures haven't left yet. I'll steal for you right away. Cough cough, no, I mean, take advantage of the situation."

His Star-Picking Hand technique finally came in handy. Moreover, those martial arts practitioners who came to Taiping City to freeload had not yet been dealt with by the Northern Frontier King. Leaving them with some martial arts manuals could be considered a small lesson for them.

In the middle of the morning, Chen Futu obtained the mental cultivation techniques of Li Taibai and Ake.

Li Bai wrote "The Song of the Green Lotus Sword," while Ake wrote "Ten Directions of Nirvana."

The Ten Directions Annihilation is an assassin's ultimate technique, or in layman's terms, it's like unleashing a powerful attack. Unfortunately, the Dharma King wasn't qualified to let her use this ultimate move, and it was disrupted by the Black Desert Saintess.

Chen Futu sat down and carefully comprehended the Azure Lotus Sword Song, only to discover that he was a complete idiot and could not learn it without the system's support.

Li Taibai laughed heartily, “Your Majesty, there are no shortcuts in martial arts. Everything must be done step by step, starting with the most basic martial arts, then moving on to intermediate martial arts, and finally to high-level mental techniques. Right now, you are like a beggar who has obtained the Imperial Seal of the State but doesn’t know how to use it.”

"Shut up, I don't believe you."

Chen Futu continued to ponder deeply, but he couldn't even get a basic understanding, let alone comprehend it.

"Am I really not cut out for martial arts?" Chen Futu asked Li Taibai angrily. "Could I teach it to someone else?"

"Your Majesty, please feel free to do so. However, I do not recommend that you widely publicize the Azure Lotus Sword Song. Otherwise, if your enemies learn it, you will have a headache."

Do I look like an idiot to you?

Chen Futu, his face dark, summoned Long Luo and tossed her the Azure Lotus Sword Song. "Legend has it that Junior Uncle is a martial arts prodigy. This Azure Lotus Sword Song is a secret sword manual. If you learn it, you will..."

Chen Futu kept talking, while Long Luo had already skimmed through the Azure Lotus Sword Song. Then she leaped out of the house and went into the courtyard, drew her sword and practiced. After only a few repetitions, she unleashed the Azure Lotus Phantom, which astonished Chen Futu so much that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. Li Taibai was even more amazed, exclaiming, "A prodigy! A prodigy!"