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

"Whether you have a chance or not, ask yourself, not me!"

Tao Hongkun said calmly, "If it were that easy to reach the Transformation Realm, the entire Qingshan City wouldn't have been unable to gather even twenty Transformation Realm experts over the years."

"So little?"

Tao Ping was startled and said in disbelief, "That's not right! Father, each of the five major families has someone at the Transformation Realm, plus the owners of various martial arts schools, there must be at least thirty people, right?"

Tao Hongkun scoffed, his voice laced with disdain: "I told you, less than twenty people! As for the others, they're nothing but trash who broke through using pills. They're not worth mentioning in front of true experts!"

"There are even pills that can help one break through to the Transformation Realm?"

Tao Ping's eyes lit up.

He didn't pay attention to the disdain in Tao Hongkun's tone.

Even the worst level of neutralizing force is still neutralizing force, and dealing with hidden force is a piece of cake!

Tao Hongkun glanced at him and said indifferently, "Of course there is! But after eating it, your path forward will be cut off, and your strength will be at the bottom of the Transformation Realm. It's only two or three times stronger than the Perfected Dark Realm."

"Don't even think about it. Our Tao family doesn't have any. Jiang Wang might have some, or he might not. But there's one place where they definitely exist..."

Upon hearing this, Tao Ping immediately understood where Tao Hongkun was referring to.

Xuan Yang Sect!

A look of disappointment crossed his face.

Tao Hongkun looked at him and said, "I didn't let you participate in the martial arts examination, causing you to miss the opportunity to enter the Xuan Yang Sect. Do you resent me?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Tao Ping shook his head.

"You don't dare? That means you do!"

Tao Hongkun said calmly, "What if I were to say that I'm preventing you from participating in the martial arts examination for your own good?"

Tao Ping suddenly looked up, somewhat puzzled.

"Your martial arts talent is decent, but it's no match for your elder brother! You're smooth in character, but you lack ruthlessness! Xuan Yang Sect is neither a holy land of martial arts nor a benevolent place!"

"Your elder brother has faced countless life-threatening situations during his years in the outer sect of the Xuan Yang Sect. If you go there, even with your elder brother's help, you probably won't survive the three years of hardship in the outer sect!" Tao Hongkun sighed.

What?

Tao Ping exclaimed in surprise, his face filled with disbelief.

His elder brother, Tao Ran, was the champion of the previous martial arts competition and a genius with exceptional physical talent!

Shouldn't the Xuan Yang Sect cherish and nurture such a disciple?

What does it mean to have a narrow escape from death?

"Don't be so surprised! Of those from Qingshan City who entered the Xuan Yang Sect through the last martial arts competition, almost half are dead now. More than half of our five families are also dead. Even your eldest brother almost died several times..."

Tao Ping couldn't help but gasp upon hearing this.

It's only been three years, and half of the people who went to Qingshan City have already died.

This sect, no matter how you look at it, doesn't seem very proper.

"I didn't tell you these things before because you weren't qualified to be at this level. I'm telling you now in the hope that you can settle down."

Tao Hongkun patted him on the shoulder, "Transformation Realm is probably your limit! With the resources of my Tao family, if you have the ability, you can reach Transformation Realm without entering the Xuan Yang Sect! If you don't have that ability, entering the Xuan Yang Sect won't help!"

"Father, I understand!"

Tao Ping nodded emphatically, "I will definitely do my utmost to break through to the Transformation Realm!"

Tao Hongkun didn't say anything more. Instead, he raised his hand and lightly slapped the iron cauldron with his palm. Without making a sound, the ten-thousand-pound iron cauldron trembled slightly, and dust fell from the patterns on its body.

"This is the meaning of neutralizing force: force follows the mind's will, force is controlled by momentum, rather than force is used to create momentum!"

When practicing boxing, let the energy spread throughout your body; when the fist lands, the energy will naturally flow out with the momentum. Don't seek explosive power, but rather a smooth and harmonious flow. The door to neutralizing energy will naturally open for you…

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the other side.

Chu Xuan's beast meat is almost finished.

Just as his essence value was about to reach its maximum, he was stuck here, which made Chu Xuan extremely frustrated.

If he were to endure it little by little, it would inevitably waste too much time. Fortunately, Ye Zhiyi told him some news.

At the foot of Yunling Mountain, there is a small trading place where a market is held on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.

Some of the martial artists who hunted exotic beasts in the Yunling Mountains would choose to trade there, where the prices were much cheaper than in the inner city.

After all, Yunling Mountain is not only home to strange beasts, but also to many bandits and wanted criminals.

These people dare not enter the city; even if the price is much lower, they can only choose to trade there.

However, Ye Zhiyi did not dare to go.

Most of the participants in the trade fair were martial artists, including some wanted criminals. Not only were the transactions not guaranteed, but those without the strength to participate might be robbed as soon as they left.

This is different from the black market.

The black market in Qingshan City is more like an underground auction.

Although the price is higher and the source may be questionable, safety is still guaranteed.

Therefore, if Chu Xuan wants more exotic beast meat, he will have to go himself.

Chu Xuan thought for a moment and then told Dongfang Lin the news, planning to invite him to go together.

Both of them possessed internal strength, so they could look out for each other on the way.

The main reason was that it was Chu Xuan's first time leaving the city, and he was unsure of what to do.

Among the martial artists he was familiar with, besides his senior brother Wei Hong, only Dongfang Lin remained. Although Dongfang Lin was a young master, he had far more experience in the martial world than him!

"You mean the market at the foot of Yunling Mountain? If you're lucky, you can indeed buy exotic beast meat there, and the prices are much cheaper than in the city. However, most of it is fake, so don't get scammed."

After hearing this, Dongfang Lin said loudly.

"You know?"

Chu Xuan looked at him in astonishment.

"I know!"

Dongfang Lin looked at Chu Xuan in astonishment. "What's so strange about that? Scarce resources like exotic beast meat are mostly monopolized by the five major families and other powerful forces! Do you think the exotic beast meat I've been eating all these years came from somewhere? The black market? Are you kidding me?!"

"..." Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan said dejectedly, "You knew, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"You didn't ask!"

Ok!

Chu Xuan was speechless.

However, he also learned something from Dongfang Lin: this market was very dangerous, and murder and robbery were commonplace.

If a martial artist below the level of internal strength goes there, they're basically just asking to be eaten!

This is also why Dongfang Lin hadn't mentioned it before.

"Brother Xuan, I'll go with you." Ren Yan, who was standing nearby, said excitedly after hearing their conversation.

"Go play with your eggs somewhere else!"

"..."

……

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Chu Xuan's supply of exotic beast meat was completely exhausted.

After experiencing the rapid increase in his essence value brought about by the meat of exotic beasts, Chu Xuan could no longer tolerate the slow growth of ordinary meat.

too slow!

After thinking about it for a few days, Chu Xuan decided to go anyway.

We're just going to the foot of Yunling Mountain, not deep inside, so the danger from the strange beasts isn't great. The main concern should be the people.

With his current mastery of internal energy, and the superposition of four layers of force, as long as he doesn't use his external force, practically no one can kill him.

Even if they can't win, with the Heavenly Ladder Leap leg technique, escaping won't be a problem.

What's more, there's also the deadly "Eight Extreme Vajra Kill"!

As for encountering someone with the Transformation Realm...

There are only a few Transformation Realm experts in Qingshan City, and they are all well-known.

Furthermore, while the Xuan Yang Sect wouldn't protect the safety of these promising talents, they strictly forbade experts at the Transformation Realm from intervening. To do so would be a grave taboo!

Therefore, there is not much danger for Chu Xuan!

Of course, preparations should still be made.