Travel through a martial arts world and gain a little breakthrough every day.

Qinghe County quickly became lively, with inns and restaurants fully booked.

The city guards were the first to post notices, preparing to open a martial arts arena in seven days to recruit people.

This time, five members of the city guards withdrew, some because of their advanced age and others because of their injuries.

Therefore, the city guards need to find five more people to fill the vacancies.

According to the rules of the Sword Sect, if the city guards want to recruit people, they must announce it widely and hold open martial arts competitions.

The competition will last only one day.

The city guards set up five arenas, and whoever could become the final winner on one of the arenas would pass the martial arts test.

If you pass this test, the city guards will send examiners to compete with you again to determine your martial arts style.

Those who practice unorthodox martial arts cannot pass this test.

Those who lack a solid foundation will also be left behind.

Then comes the interview.

Passing the interview will make you a formal member of the City Guard, and you will also be considered an outer member of the sect.

This sect is not the Sword Sect.

Rather, it is a subordinate force within the Sword Sect.

The Sword Sect has three major subordinate forces: Yunda Escort Agency, Iron Sword Sect, and Ten Thousand Swords Manor.

Qinghe County falls under the jurisdiction of Yunda Escort Agency.

Yunda Escort Agency is a sect that undertakes escort services.

Therefore, the city guards and government offices of Qinghe County were all peripheral forces of Yunda Escort Agency.

Joining the city guards and government offices makes one a peripheral member of the Yunda Escort Agency.

Although it's an outer member position, it's still a coveted status for many martial arts practitioners. After joining, you'll receive a substantial monthly salary, and even after retirement, you'll continue to receive a monthly stipend.

This treatment is a thousand times better than that of farmers, hunters, and small vendors.

Countless martial artists from the martial arts world would do anything to get in.

There were even organizations that specifically helped martial artists get accepted into the official civil service.

……

Time flies like an arrow, passing by in the blink of an eye.

The day for the martial arts competition arrived quickly.

Before this, Lin Feng had already leveled up the Flying Sword Cloud Piercing Step to the first level.

The Flying Sword Piercing Cloud Step is a mid-level martial art. The two breakthrough points for beginners are the increase in life attribute.

The first level required four breakthrough points, increasing life attribute by two points.

Lin Feng's life attribute has officially reached 200.

Lin Feng glanced at Zhang Xiaoyu's attribute panel.

Driven by the Bloodthirsty Demon Art, Zhang Xiaoyu mastered the Wind-Breaking Blade Technique, but her life attribute only reached thirty-two points.

That morning, Lin Feng and Zhang Xiaoyu ate a hearty breakfast and left home amidst the eager gazes of their family.

Lin Feng and Zhang Xiaoyu were afraid that their families would worry, so they didn't let their families come along.

Lin Hu and Zhou Haitao were filled with envy. They secretly resolved to work harder and improve their skills to catch up with Brother Zhang and Brother Feng.

What they don't realize is that many things can't be achieved through hard work alone; without the right opportunity, they'll never catch up in their entire lives.

Although martial arts in the arena should be stopped when the point is reached.

However, swords have no eyes, and warriors are full of youthful vigor, so casualties are inevitable when a real fight breaks out.

Some martial artists even kill people without hesitation in order to establish their authority.

Anyway, everyone has to sign a death waiver before going into the ring, so killing them is pointless.

Lin Feng and Zhang Xiaoyu ran into Master Ding and his son as they went out.

Young Master Ding also held a sword in his hand.

Master Ding was a businessman who greeted everyone he met politely.

"Young heroes, are you on your way to participate in the martial arts competition?"

Zhang Xiaoyu replied with a smile, "My brother and I will go and broaden our horizons."

Young Master Ding said arrogantly, "I'm just going to broaden my horizons. I thought you were going to go to the arena. Well, you'll get to see my swordsmanship then."

Lin Feng disliked the Ding family.

He felt that this Master Ding was too worldly and slick. People like him always smile at everyone, and they are most likely to do things that are actually malicious.

This young master Ding was even worse. You could tell he looked down on the two of them. I don't know where his sense of superiority came from.

Each time they met, Zhang Xiaoyu would exchange a few pleasantries with them, while Lin Feng would never say a word.

Lin Feng felt that even if this Young Master Ding went to the arena, he would not be the final winner.

As Lin Feng practiced martial arts more, his eyesight also improved.

This young master Ding only has a life attribute of 20, and he only possesses a basic sword technique that has reached a minor level of mastery, and a second-rate lightness skill.

This level of life attribute is probably due to taking medication.

Most importantly, this person lacks the courage and ruthlessness of a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person who has never seen blood). He is just a novice who has never seen blood.

The four of them traveled together.

They separated at the arena at the crossroads.

The area around the arena was absolutely packed with people.

If it weren't for the martial arts competition, I wouldn't have known that there were so many people in Qinghe County.

The two arrived quite early; the duel wouldn't begin for another half an hour.

Lin Feng said, "Brother Zhang, when the competition starts in a bit, I will go up to a stage and fight my way through the entire stage."

Don't be like me; wait until the very end to go into the ring.

Lin Feng was confident he could break through an entire ring, but he was afraid Zhang Xiaoyu would follow his example, so he said something to her.

Zhang Xiaoyu also felt that Lin Feng had the ability, but he still reminded Lin Feng, "Once you're on the ring, life or death is irrelevant."

"Xiao Feng, don't be careless."

"Don't worry, Brother Zhang, you need to be careful too."

"I definitely won't follow your example."

I'll observe the other four arenas, and I'll only step into one when I feel confident.

"Alright, we brothers went out together today, so we have to come back together. Neither of us can get into trouble."

"Don't worry, I have to go back even for my wife and kids. If I'm not confident, I definitely won't step into the ring."

"Brother Zhang, just keep that in mind."

The two chatted for a while, and then it was time to leave.

With a sharp clang, a melodious bell rang throughout the entire county.

The bell rang, signaling the start of the martial arts competition.

Zhou Chunlan, who was at home taking care of her child, felt a pang of anxiety when she heard the bell. "Sister Zhang, I heard that you have to sign a death waiver for a martial arts competition. Will Xiao Feng be alright?"

Sister-in-law Zhang was even more worried than him. "Chunlan, your son Xiaofeng's skills are undeniable; he's a renowned martial artist."

The Mad Swordsman's reputation was known to everyone in the county.

My brother Zhang is really a worry.

Although he was exceptionally talented, his time spent practicing martial arts was ultimately too short.

He didn't train like your Xiaofeng from a young age, so his foundation in kung fu is much weaker. I'm really worried about him.

Aunt Zhang looked at Lin's mother and asked, "Auntie, will Xiaoyu be alright?"

Lin's mother quickly comforted her, "Since the two of them dared to go, they must have some confidence in themselves. They wouldn't have gone to the ring if they felt they couldn't win."

With Xiaofeng around, you don't need to worry, sister-in-law.

How could Sister Zhang not be worried? She said, "Why don't we go over to the arena and take a look?"

As soon as he said that, Lin's mother was somewhat moved.

Zhou Chunlan quickly dissuaded the two from their idea, saying, "There must be a reason why they don't want us to go."

If we go, they will inevitably be distracted.

It will definitely affect the performance of your abilities.

I think we shouldn't go.

Sister-in-law Zhang thought Zhou Chunlan was right. "Yes, yes, Chunlan is the most sensible one. Let's just wait at home."

……

The moment the bell rang.

Lin Feng leaped more than ten meters away with a flying sword step.

It swept over the heads of the spectators and martial arts practitioners and leaped onto the central arena.

As soon as Lin Feng stepped onto the stage, someone recognized him.

"Look, that's the Mad Swordsman! He's the first one to step onto the stage!"

Some martial artists from out of town didn't recognize Lin Feng and asked those around them, "Who is this person? What amazing lightness skill!"

"You don't even know him? He's a mad swordsman who single-handedly killed thousands of bandits. His skills are incredibly tough."

"So awesome, he was the first one to step into the ring."

Does he intend to fight from beginning to end, breaking through the entire ring?