A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

Chapter 110 Thunderclap

Hearing the unfamiliar voice behind her, Yang Yuan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave!

She had already recognized the owner of the voice.

Chu Xuan!

Since it was Chu Xuan, not Song Hongguang, who came here, the meaning of that was all too clear.

Yang Yuan closed her eyes in fear.

Song Hongguang has reached the Great Perfection of Internal Energy!

"Junior brother, do I... do I still have a chance?"

Yang Yuan spoke, her voice trembling.

"Of course!" Chu Xuan's indifferent voice rang out.

Yang Yuan was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Whoosh!

The next moment, a head flew off.

Yang Yuan was shocked to find that she could see her own body, and then she saw the indifferent young man standing behind her.

"I...I'm dead?"

With her last thought, Yang Yuan's head slammed to the ground with a thud, followed by the body falling to the ground with a thud.

Chu Xuan sheathed his knife and said coldly, "In your next life, you can open your eyes wider!"

Without delay, Chu Xuan quickly searched the corpse.

To his dismay, he didn't get any contribution points or gold tickets, but instead found a whole bunch of IOUs.

All of them were contributions from the Xuan Yang Sect.

Several of them are about to expire.

Chu Xuan threw the IOUs on the ground with some disdain, and then began to search the room, but unfortunately most of them were gold and silver valuables.

In the end, Chu Xuan did as Song Hongguang had instructed and dug out a box under an old locust tree.

Upon opening it, at the top was a thick stack of gold notes, roughly calculated to be no less than five thousand taels, and below that were over three thousand contribution points.

"Good heavens!"

Chu Xuan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

He guessed that Song Hongguang must be quite wealthy, but he never expected that the other party would be so rich.

"Damn it, with so much money, you still dare to covet a poor wretch like me! You deserve to die!"

Chu Xuan snorted coldly, put away the box, and left.

After leaving, Chu Xuan did not return to Xuan Yang Sect immediately. It was already late, and he didn't know if he would encounter any trouble on the way back.

To be on the safe side, he did not go back, but stayed at the Qingshan Clubhouse for one night.

That evening, Chu Xuan took stock of his spoils in his room.

[Slayed a martial artist at the peak of the Transformation Realm, Essence Value +397]

[Slaying a martial artist at the peak of the Dark Force realm grants +157 Essence Value]

The next moment, the panel changed.

[Energy Value: 1573/5000]

[Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique·Dacheng (6759/10000)]

Chu Xuan put away the panel.

At this rate, it will take at least another month to perfect the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique.

Adding this little bit of essence value is far from enough.

Chu Xuan wasn't in a hurry.

Then, he began to take stock of the spoils he had looted from Song Hongguang's residence.

The total amount of gold notes was 5500 taels and contribution points was 3300. There was nothing else.

It's clear that these are Song Hongguang's backup plans!

Now, they belong to the Chu family!

The next morning, Chu Xuan went straight to Wanbaolou in Lingxiao City.

This is an organization that caters specifically to martial artists. It sells all kinds of things for martial artists, such as pills, elixirs, weapons, and cultivation techniques. Basically, anything a martial artist needs can be found here.

Rumor has it that Wanbaolou has a powerful background. Not only in Lingxiao City, but also in the cities under the rule of the other five major sects, and even in the nine provinces directly under the jurisdiction of the Dayong Dynasty, there is a Wanbaolou!

Chu Xuan didn't buy the Lesser Qi-Nourishing Pill yesterday because all his money was spent on buying a knife. Now that his wallet is full again, he naturally won't miss out.

Chu Xuan always believed that money was most valuable when used to invest in oneself.

Otherwise, how could someone like Song Hongguang, who accumulated so many gold tickets and contribution points, ultimately end up benefiting Chu Xuan?

"What would this customer like to buy?"

As soon as Chu Xuan entered, a servant greeted him warmly.

"I want to buy Lesser Qi-Nourishing Pills, do you have any here?" Chu Xuan asked directly.

The servant smiled and said, "The guest must be a disciple of the Xuan Yang Sect, right?"

"Oh, how did you know?"

Chu Xuan was surprised.

The servant said, "Sir, you may not know this, but the Lesser Qi Cultivation Pill is a unique pill produced by the Green Wood Peak of the Xuan Yang Sect. Generally, only disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect will purchase it. Inner disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect do not need this kind of basic pill."

"I see!"

Chu Xuan suddenly realized.

As expected of Wanbaolou!

It is truly remarkable that a mere servant could possess such insight, able to deduce his identity from a single sentence.

"Do you have any here?" Chu Xuan asked.

"Yes, we do, but—it's not cost-effective for you, sir," the waiter said with a smile.

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow: "How so?"

The servant smiled and said, "The Lesser Qi-Nourishing Pill is unique to the Xuan Yang Sect and rarely circulates, so it is quite rare. But to put it bluntly, it is still a pill for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy, and it is for martial artists at or below the Transformation Realm."

Actually, there are many pills of the same grade and efficacy. For example, the Blood Coagulation Pill from the Danyang Sect has the same efficacy as the Lesser Qi Cultivation Pill, but because the Danyang Sect is a sect that sells pills, the Blood Coagulation Pill is not uncommon, and its price is much lower than that of the Lesser Qi Cultivation Pill.

Blood-clotting pill?

Chu Xuan was speechless for a moment, and then he thought of the Qianjin Pavilion in Qingshan City.

Could it be the same thing?

However, Lu Tong seemed to have said at the time that the Blood Clotting Pills sold by Qianjin Pavilion were just a poorly made product pieced together from various sources.

"May I take a look?" Chu Xuan asked.

If the Blood Clotting Pill is really similar to the Lesser Qi Cultivation Pill, he wouldn't mind buying the Blood Clotting Pill.

"Of course, no problem!"

The servant immediately led Chu Xuan to a VIP reception room and quickly brought him a bottle of blood-clotting pills.

It looks similar to the blood-clotting pills he took before, but I don't know how effective they are.

"Are you sure this Blood Clotting Pill is similar to the Lesser Qi Cultivation Pill?" Chu Xuan asked, somewhat uncertainly.

"Of course!" the servant said proudly. "The reason why our Wanbaolou has been able to stand in Lingxiao City for so many years is because of our trust." Half an hour later, Chu Xuan walked out of Wanbaolou.

He also had a bottle of blood-clotting pills in his arms.

Thirty in total, which was his monthly supply, cost him three thousand taels of gold!

Most of the gold notes he had plundered from Song Hongguang were gone in an instant. As for the contribution points, Chu Xuan didn't touch them.

They were worried about being investigated by someone with ulterior motives.

In the two months since he joined the Xuan Yang Sect, he has only completed the Hundred Beast Garden mission. If he spent too many contribution points, he wouldn't be able to explain where they came from.

As for the gold tickets, there's nothing to worry about.

Moreover, within the Xuan Yang Sect, contribution points are much more useful than gold tickets!

This time, Chu Xuan chose to return to the sect in broad daylight, taking the main road as usual, and thankfully, nothing else went wrong along the way!

Chu Xuan headed straight for Animal Park No. 9.

"Senior Brother Chu, you're back?"

Li Fan looked completely lost. When he saw Chu Xuan standing in front of him, he finally snapped out of it and quickly forced a smile.

Chu Xuan frowned and asked, "What happened at the beast farm while I was away?"

"No—no, everything in the animal park is as usual," Li Fan said with a forced smile.

"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get back to work!"

Chu Xuan waved his hand.

Soon, an outer disciple entered and handed the account book to Chu Xuan: "Senior Brother Chu, this is the account book for the 9th of this month. You need to sign it in person."

This man is called Wang Kun. He just entered the inner sect this year and was recruited by Li Fan last month.

"I see."

Chu Xuan nodded, then suddenly called out to the other person, asking, "By the way, has anything happened within the sect these past two days?"

"No!"

Wang Kun shook his head, then, as if remembering something, quickly said, "Oh, no, there is!"

He sidled up to Chu Xuan mysteriously and whispered, "Senior Brother Chu, you don't know yet, do you? The Thousand Gold Gathering is over!"

Finished?

What does that mean? Has something unexpected happened?

Fortunately, before Chu Xuan could ask, Wang Kun continued, "Just yesterday, news broke from the inner sect that our Xuan Yang Sect doesn't have an elder surnamed Ke at all, and the Thousand Gold Gathering didn't discover any Xuan Iron Mine! It's all fake, completely fake—"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan immediately looked enlightened.

As expected, the Qianjin Club has collapsed!

No wonder Li Fan looked like his father had died; his entire fortune had probably gone down the drain!

It seems that Li Fan borrowed some contribution points using his identity token back then. If he can't repay it on time, he'll have no choice but to carry out the mission assigned by the sect.

Chu Xuan didn't know much and waved Wang Kun away!

It's obvious that what follows will be a complete mess, and in the end, it will either fizzle out or a scapegoat will be found, killed, and the public anger will be appeased!

As for the mastermind behind it all—

Heh~!

To say that the inner disciples were unaware, or that no one from the inner disciples was involved, would be truly absurd!

He wasn't interested in whether the Heiress Club would collapse; he was just happy as long as the Beast Garden No. 9 was alright.

After regaining his composure, Chu Xuan turned his gaze to the account book, checked it one by one, and nodded in satisfaction.

It must be said that Li Fan's talent for cultivation might be average, but his abilities are still very strong. Managing the more than three hundred exotic beasts in Beast Garden No. 9 is quite complicated, but he manages them in an orderly manner, saving Chu Xuan a lot of energy.

"Is Junior Brother Chu here?"

Just then, a voice rang out from outside the door.

Chu Xuan stood up and saw Li Fan leading the two of them in.

Both of them were dressed as outer disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect.

"Senior Brother Chu, these two are Senior Brother Chen Liang, the supervisor of Beast Garden No. 8, and Senior Brother Zhang Sanyuan, the supervisor of Beast Garden No. 13. They visited you yesterday, but you weren't here then," Li Fan introduced.

It turns out he's the new manager of the neighboring animal park.

Meng Yong, the former manager of Beast Garden No. 8, and Shi Liang, the manager of Garden No. 13, both died at the hands of the Blood God Cult. After such a long delay, new managers have finally taken office.

"My name is Chu Xuan. I greet my two senior brothers."

Chu Xuan stepped forward and greeted the two politely.

These two are clearly senior disciples; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them "senior brothers."

After some polite exchanges, Chu Xuan learned some information about the two. They were indeed senior disciples, but not from the previous year, but from the year before that, and had been with the Xuan Yang Sect for six years.

Both of them were at the Transformation Realm, but after many years of wasting time, they still hadn't broken through to the Gang Realm.

"Junior Brother Chu is truly remarkable. He's only just entered the outer sect, yet he's already been noticed by Senior Brother Tong Hao and appointed as the supervisor of Beast Garden No. 9. His future is limitless," Zhang Sanyuan remarked.

Chen Liang also looked on with envy.

When they first arrived at the Xuan Yang Sect, they were also full of ambition and aspirations.

Unfortunately, those who can come to Xuan Yang Sect are almost all geniuses from various places!

However, their performance was not outstanding.

The two had worked at the Beast Garden for many years, one in Beast Garden No. 7 and the other in Beast Garden No. 4. As for their positions, they were similar to Li Fan's now, and they had never been able to become supervisors.

If Meng Yong and Shi Liang hadn't acted recklessly and made room for each other, they probably would have continued to wait in line.

After all, guarding the zoo is a tough job, but being a supervisor is a lucrative one. Without power or influence, they would normally never have the chance to become supervisors.

Chu Xuan smiled faintly and said, "It's just luck. Aren't your two senior brothers supervisors now?"

"hehe."

Chen Liang and Zhang Sanyuan exchanged a glance, both knowing it was somewhat forced.

They are different from Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan was handpicked by Tong Hao, while they—

They spent a fortune to get a managerial position; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they went bankrupt!

After exchanging a few casual words, Zhang Sanyuan got down to business: "Our three beast farms, though not large, are right next to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, which brings a lot of trouble. We'll have to support each other in the future."

Chen Liang added, "I heard that the two previous supervisors got into trouble because of the invasion of strange beasts from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain? Junior Brother Chu was in Beast Garden No. 9 before, so he should know more about it, right?"

"That's true."

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "My two senior brothers are very experienced, so please take good care of me in the future! If there is anything I have done poorly, please feel free to point it out."

"Hehe, no problem."

"You're too kind. We should all help each other out."

After exchanging pleasantries, the two got up to say goodbye and leave.

After leaving Animal Park No. 9, Chen Liang glanced behind him before turning to Zhang Sanyuan and asking, "Brother Zhang, what do you think of Chu Xuan?"

"Lucky you!"

Zhang Sanyuan said calmly.

If it weren't for sheer luck, how could such a newbie with no background have gotten the position of manager of the No. 9 Animal Park?

Chen Liang frowned and said, "I feel this kid is a bit more than he seems. He speaks so discreetly; he probably has some skill. Should we wait and talk about it later?"

"wait?"

Zhang Sanyuan sighed, "I want to wait too! But don't forget, we both spent a full two thousand contribution points to get this position as the manager of the beast park. Now we're both carrying huge debts!"

With just that meager monthly salary, when will we ever be able to pay off our debts? Should we even continue our cultivation?

This kid has only himself to blame for his bad luck. Who told him, a nobody who hasn't even reached the Transformation Realm, to end up in this managerial position?!

They always pick on the weak! That's human nature, don't blame us!

Chen Liang frowned and said, "I'm afraid this kid won't know what's good for him and will ruin our plans!"

"He dares?!"

A fierce glint flashed in Zhang Sanyuan's eyes as he sneered, "If he knows what's good for him, we'll turn a blind eye. If he doesn't, hehe—"

Don't forget, our beast sanctuary is right next to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. Strange beasts frequently come down to poach, and even martial artists at the Transformation Realm often get injured. So, the death of a martial artist at the Dark Realm is perfectly normal, isn't it?

As Zhang Sanyuan spoke, he patted Chen Liang on the shoulder and said, "Of course, Brother Chen, what you said makes sense. We can't be reckless in this matter, otherwise, if we're not careful, we brothers will lose our lives and fortunes. We need to find an opportunity to test his strength first."

the other side.

After finishing his work, Chu Xuan resumed his cultivation.

He poured out a blood-clotting pill and put it in his mouth.

The servant from Wanbaolou hadn't lied to him; the effects of this Blood Clotting Pill were indeed not much less than those of the Lesser Qi Cultivation Pill.

Chu Xuan immediately activated the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique.

Soon, the elixir transformed into a pure medicinal power, permeating his limbs and bones—