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

As evening approached, Chu Xuan, reeking of alcohol, was helped back by Ren Yan and two junior disciples from the outer academy.

"I want more!"

"I'm so happy! I'm so happy today..."

Chu Xuan muttered loudly, his face flushed.

Zeng Ke and Chu He were startled when they heard the commotion and saw Chu Xuan so drunk. They quickly went over and took Chu Xuan from them!

Ren Yan and the others then took their leave.

After the group disappeared, Chu Xuan, who had been walking unsteadily, suddenly stood up straight, his eyes clear, showing no signs of drunkenness.

"Brother, you're not drunk?"

Chu He's eyes widened.

Chu Xuan quickly gestured for her to be quiet.

Once back inside, Chu He asked curiously, "Brother, you weren't drunk, so why were you pretending?"

Chu Xuan rolled his eyes at him, annoyed.

If I don't pretend to be drunk, am I really going to let these guys get me drunk?

"Xuan'er!"

Zeng Ke looked at him with concern: "I heard you fought in the arena today and even killed someone?"

Chu He pouted, displeased, and said, "Brother, you lied! You said before that the martial arts competition wasn't dangerous at all!"

The people at the White Ape Martial Arts School spread the word about the duel between Chu Xuan and Meng Qing.

Zeng Ke and Chu He naturally already knew.

Chu Xuan, worried that he might frighten them, told them it was just a sparring match between martial arts school disciples. He also often sparred with others at the school, and with his senior brothers watching over him, there was no danger, so he didn't let the two of them watch.

"mother!"

Chu Xuan also said with a serious expression, "I don't want to kill anyone either! But that's how the world is. If we don't eat others, we'll be eaten by others! All we can do is not to bully others!"

Zeng Ke opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Chu He chimed in from the side, "Brother, I want to learn martial arts too!"

"good!"

Chu Xuan nodded, not refusing. "Anyway, our family isn't short of money for martial arts lessons. In a few months, when you turn sixteen, I'll take you to the Lu Family Martial Arts School!"

"Great! I can learn martial arts too!"

Chu He jumped up excitedly, clenched her little fists, and said fiercely, "I want to be as strong as you, brother! No, I want to be even stronger than you! If anyone dares to bully you, I'll beat them to death!"

Chu Xuan smiled, then spoke a few more words to his mother, explaining that today's situation was just an exception, which reassured her.

Then he went back to his room.

[Energy Value: 483/500]

[Small Completion of Two-Element Stance (2105/3000)]

[Bajiquan Minor Mastery (1349/3000)]

[Introduction to Heart-Shattering Palm (991/1000)]

"Such a large increase?"

Chu Xuan was startled when he saw the data on the panel.

His experience points in Liangyi Zhuang and Bajiquan increased rapidly, more than he had gained in a month of arduous training!

"Indeed, there is great terror in the face of life and death! Only in life-or-death battles can one improve the fastest!"

"But I have the control panel, so as long as no one messes with me, there's no need to take this risk..."

Chu Xuan put away the panel, feeling much better.

At this rate, it won't be long before my essence value is full again.

In less than three months at most, he will be able to break through again and enter the realm of hidden strength.

Chu Xuan calculated that it had been less than nine months since he broke through to the Ming Jin level.

In other words, he could also break through to the Dark Force realm within a year and compete for the opportunity Wei Hong mentioned, just like Xu Yuan.

As for what that opportunity was, Chu Xuan didn't know.

Chu Xuan was naturally familiar with the martial arts examination.

Judging from Wei Hong and Dongfang Lin's words, it shouldn't be as simple as the martial arts examination. The secret behind it is probably only those who have entered the Dark Force realm can understand.

Next, Chu Xuan began practicing the Heart-Shattering Palm technique in the courtyard.

Until midnight.

Chu Xuan looked at the panel again.

[Minor Mastery of Heart-Shattering Palm (1/3000)]

Chu Xuan smiled.

The Heart-Shattering Palm Technique is complete!

Chu Xuan returned to his room, took a shower, and changed into a set of black clothes, covering his head and face. After sensing that his mother and sister had fallen asleep, his figure disappeared into the night.

……

Mingyue Tower.

The inner quarters.

After bypassing the guards in the front yard, Chu Xuan easily found Manager Chen's residence.

There's no other reason than that the light in this one room was still on!

At this moment, besides Manager Chen, there was also an elderly man over sixty years old in the room.

This man was Lin Ying, another retainer of Mingyue Tower.

Chu Xuan had already thoroughly investigated his information.

Lin Ying was also a master of the Ming Jin (明劲) skill. In his early years, he worked as a bodyguard in a security escort agency. He retired as he got older and became a retainer at Mingyue Tower.

However, he had suffered many hidden injuries from his travels in his early years. Now that he is old, his blood and energy have declined, and his strength is not what it used to be. He almost never fights with anyone.

Mingyue Tower then hired Meng Qing as a retainer.

Lin Ying, on the other hand, lived in the backyard of Mingyue Tower to retire, and was also responsible for the safety of Manager Chen.

"Shopkeeper, there's no need to worry. Although my strength is not what it used to be, I might not be a match for Chu Xuan on the arena. But protecting you from him shouldn't be a problem."

Looking at the panicked Manager Chen, Lin Ying couldn't help but comfort him again.

He had lost count of how many times he had said this.

"Does he not hold grudges? Does he really not hold grudges, or what does that mean?"

Manager Chen clearly didn't listen to Lin Ying's words. He paced back and forth in the room, cursing angrily, "That good-for-nothing Meng Qing has eaten so much of my money, and he can't even beat a newly broken martial artist!"

If he hadn't made that solemn promise, why would I have even considered hitting on that kid?!

And that Lu Tong! A piece of trash with only a third-rate innate talent, he's so…”

"Shopkeeper, watch your words!"

Lin Ying was startled and quickly stopped Manager Chen from continuing.

A martial artist at the Transformation Realm is a figure standing at the pinnacle of Qingshan City; they are not someone these people can even talk about!

Manager Chen was also startled, his face turned pale, and he realized that he had spoken his mind.

Lin Ying reassured him, "Shopkeeper, please don't worry about that. Master Lu is a dignified expert in the Transformation Realm; he wouldn't lower himself to cause you trouble over such a trivial matter."

In my opinion, even if Master Cao of the White Ape Martial Arts School hadn't broken the rules, Master Lu wouldn't have cared even if Meng Qing had killed Chu Xuan on the stage.

"is that so?"

Manager Chen was stunned for a moment, and then slowly realized what was going on.

If it weren't for the threat posed by the Lu family martial arts school, he wouldn't actually be that afraid of Chu Xuan.

After all, he had a powerful cultivator who had achieved the Great Perfection of the Ming Jin realm protecting him day and night.

Lin Ying is just old, not dead!

He didn't believe Chu Xuan would dare to retaliate against him at this time!

After all, this is the inner city. If we can't kill him and instead get caught with something, even Lu Tong won't be able to save Chu Xuan!

He was blinded by his own involvement.

"No, that little bastard Chu Xuan is still a threat!"

Manager Chen thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "If he breaks through to the Dark Force realm, he might come looking for revenge! We have to get rid of this trouble!"

Manager Chen thought for a moment and said, "Master Lin, do you think the Lu Family Martial Arts School would interfere if we hired someone to kill Chu Xuan?"

"this……"

Lin Ying frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "If there's no evidence, they shouldn't come after us! After all, no matter how strong Lu Tong is, he's just one person, and he can't control everything in Qingshan City!"

If he dares to kill indiscriminately, there are people who can deal with him! The one in the city lord's mansion is no pushover!

Shopkeeper Chen chuckled upon hearing this, "That's good, that's good!"

The next moment, a chilling murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Lin Gongfeng, go and kill Chu Xuan!"

"Huh? Me?"

Lin Ying gave a wry smile. "Manager Chen, you flatter this old man too much. Although I have now reached the Great Perfection of Ming Jin, I am getting on in years..."

"One thousand taels!" Manager Chen stared intently at Lin Ying, his voice chilling.

Lin Ying's eyebrows furrowed and his eyes lit up.

A thousand taels is no small sum!

That's enough for him to live comfortably in the inner city!

In the end, however, he still shook his head inwardly.

He is old now, and has long lost the passion of his youth. He just wants to enjoy his old age in peace.

"Two thousand taels, no, three thousand taels!"

Before Lin Ying could speak, Manager Chen, panting heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "If you kill Chu Xuan, I'll give you three thousand taels!"

He really went all out!

Three thousand taels, plus the one thousand taels he had given to Chu Xuan before, was all the savings he had accumulated in most of his life!

But as long as we can get rid of Chu Xuan, it's all worth it!

With Mingyue Tower around, he has no worries about not making money.

"Huff..."

Lin Ying's breathing also became rapid.

Three thousand taels is more than enough to hire a martial artist with internal strength!

He could never earn that much money in his entire life!

Manager Chen added fuel to the fire, saying in a sinister tone, "Guardian Lin, I only asked you to kill Chu Xuan, not to kill him head-on on the arena like that good-for-nothing Meng Qing!"

"If you can't beat them, can't you at least launch a sneak attack?"

Lin Ying suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with killing intent: "Since the shopkeeper thinks so highly of me, then I will do it on behalf of the shopkeeper..."

Bang!

The door suddenly burst open, sending splinters flying everywhere.

Chu Xuan seized the opportunity, suddenly burst open the door, and slapped Lin Ying, who was facing away from the door, hard with his palm.