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

Over the next few days, Chu Xuan learned many techniques from Dongfang Lin. These included the importance of disguising oneself, not revealing one's real name, and ideally, not revealing one's martial arts skills, lest one's background be exposed…

Of course, this guy was all talk and no action; he'd never actually been there.

Chu Xuan then consulted his senior brother Wei Hong, who only told him one word: "ruthless"!

This kind of trading market is a gathering place for all sorts of people, most of whom have shady backgrounds and murder and robbery are commonplace!

If you're not ruthless, you'll be meat on someone else's chopping board!

Of course, it's best to avoid violence if possible! But if you encounter someone who's unreasonable, don't hold back!

Before we knew it, it was the fifteenth.

morning.

Chu Xuan prepared his mask and black robe, and sprinkled some herbs on his body to cover his scent before heading straight out of the city.

This was just a trial, and he didn't bring much money, only a few dozen gold leaves, worth about a thousand taels. It was Dongfang Lin who told him that this trade fair didn't accept silver notes, only cash and gold.

Most people would choose to use gold for transactions, as silver is too heavy and inconvenient to carry around.

This was Chu Xuan's first time going outside the city.

After leaving the inner city, the landscape became increasingly desolate, with few houses in sight for miles around.

The small temple we passed by was also dilapidated. Most of its thatched roof had collapsed, revealing the wind-blown and sun-exposed statues inside, whose original appearance was no longer recognizable, and weeds grew rampant around it.

Passing by the fields, one occasionally sees a few ragged farmers. They are all emaciated, skin and bones, working mechanically, their faces showing no expectation for a bountiful harvest, only the bitterness and numbness of life!

The journey of twenty li was not far, and in less than an hour, Chu Xuan arrived at the market at the foot of Yunling Mountain.

It was in the middle of a dense forest, where a section had been cleared out.

There were quite a few people inside. They each chose a section, either spreading out a rag on the ground or placing their goods directly on the ground, and began trading.

It's no different from an ordinary market.

However, most of the people inside were wrapped up tightly.

Not to mention his face, you can't even tell his figure.

After disguising himself, Chu Xuan also went inside.

However, he didn't rush to find the meat of the strange beasts. Instead, he first looked around and found that the market sold a wide variety of things.

Rare and precious materials, all kinds of elixirs, martial arts manuals, the remains of exotic beasts, and divine weapons are all for sale, each one boasting more outrageous than the last.

As for whether it's real or fake, you'll have to tell for yourself!

Some even offered bounties.

Chu Xuan only took a casual stroll before realizing he was being watched.

A dozen meters behind him, three men in black robes were pretending to casually haggle with a stall owner, but their eyes kept glancing in his direction.

"So, we've been targeted already?"

Chu Xuan was speechless, not knowing where he had given himself away.

However, he didn't care. As he passed a wooden stake, he inadvertently left a palm print that was an inch deep on it.

"Hidden strength..."

The three men in black robes who were keeping watch exchanged a glance and quickly disappeared.

The surrounding stall owners also looked solemn after seeing the palm print left by Chu Xuan.

This is definitely a tough opponent!

Ordinary internal strength martial artists could not leave such a clear palm print on the iron-like wooden stake as easily as Chu Xuan.

After showing off my skills a little, things went much more smoothly afterwards.

No one was watching anymore, and the stall owner's attitude became friendly.

Chu Xuan asked several times, and none of the stall owners put on that "buy it or leave" attitude anymore; they all became kind and gentle. Even if Chu Xuan didn't buy anything, the stall owners would still smile and end the conversation with him.

Indeed, when you become powerful, you're surrounded by good people!

Soon, Chu Xuan also found the meat of the exotic beast.

The flesh of a second-tier alien beast, the Crimson Flame Bear.

The stall owner was a rugged-looking man who made no attempt to conceal his appearance, though half of his face was disfigured, as if it had been burned.

Behind him were three other people, all looking disheveled and bearing injuries of varying degrees, sitting on the ground resting.

Chu Xuan also learned a little about the situation of the others from the conversations of the people around him.

This is a hunting team that, having offended a powerful force in the inner city, dares not enter the inner city and can only sell the exotic beasts they hunt here.

After confirming that there were no problems, Chu Xuan directly purchased thirty catties, which cost approximately nine hundred taels of silver.

Seeing that Chu Xuan was straightforward, the other party even gave him a bear paw as a bonus.

After the transaction was completed, Chu Xuan left immediately.

On the way back, everything was normal; no one was foolish enough to try and rob us.

After entering the inner city, Chu Xuan relaxed.

"Junior Brother Chu, you finally managed to get out of the city, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

Suddenly, a mocking voice rang out.

Then Liang Qiusong emerged from an alley, looking at him with a half-smile, "Senior brother, I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time!"

Chu Xuan remained calm and said, "Third Senior Brother, what is it that you can't say in the martial arts school? Why are you waiting for me here?"

"Of course... I'm going to settle accounts with you!"

As the last word fell, Liang Qiusong also moved.

His figure shot out like an arrow, and he threw a punch with a heavy, powerful force, aiming straight for Chu Xuan's heart.

Chu Xuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly dodged to the side while raising his hand to block!

A loud bang was heard.

Although Chu Xuan blocked Liang Qiusong's attack, his arm was still numb from the shock, and he involuntarily took two steps back, his feet drawing two furrows in the mud.

Before Chu Xuan could even regain his footing, Liang Qiusong had already pounced on him.

With a left fist swinging horizontally and a right fist following up, the fist shadows intertwined, raining down on Chu Xuan's vital points.

The punches were fierce, carrying a chilling force.

Chu Xuan stopped dodging and also used Bajiquan to meet the attack, engaging Liang Qiusong in a fierce battle.

Neither side held back at all, each punch delivered with full force, showcasing the fierce and domineering nature of Bajiquan to the fullest extent.

Liang Qiusong truly lives up to his reputation as the strongest fighter in the inner courtyard!

His combat experience was so rich that no one among the disciples of the Lu Family Martial Arts Academy could rival him.

His moves were simple yet powerful, without any frills. His attacks were fierce, his footwork steady and swift, and his figure followed Chu Xuan like a shadow, always keeping him under the shadow of his fists.

In contrast, Chu Xuan, who only used Bajiquan to fight, was clearly inferior.

Before long, Liang Qiusong seized the gap in Chu Xuan's moves, suddenly lowered his waist and turned his hips, and thrust out his left elbow, hitting Chu Xuan's ribs.

The elbow strike made a whistling sound as it cut through the air, its force as powerful and fierce as thunder.

Chu Xuan also blocked with his elbow, but was so shocked that his chest felt tight, his throat tasted sweet, and he couldn't control himself and took three steps back again.

"Third Senior Brother, you won! Is that enough now?"

Chu Xuan said in a deep voice.

The difference between him and Liang Qiusong is not just in terms of blood and energy.

After all, his opponent was at the peak of internal strength, and was superior to him in both the richness of his qi and blood and the strength of his body!

I have no idea how they trained!

Despite practicing four different martial arts styles simultaneously, Chu Xuan was still inferior to Liang Qiusong in terms of physical strength.

This gave him a new understanding of Liang Qiusong!

Without breaking through to the Transformation Realm, it's almost impossible to defeat your opponent!

"Is it okay? Of course not!"

Liang Qiusong's eyes reddened, and his heart was filled with violence.

If this good-for-nothing hadn't refused to go find the Frost Grass, he would have already broken through to the Transformation Realm!

The more Liang Qiusong thought about it, the angrier he became!

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already moved closer to Chu Xuan again, his right fist clenched, the force of his fist coming down from above like Mount Tai pressing down, carrying a tremendous sense of oppression.

Chu Xuan dodged suddenly, the force of the punch grazing his ear before slamming into the stone wall behind him, creating a large crater with a loud bang and sending stone chips flying.

Liang Qiusong seized the opportunity to grab Chu Xuan's shoulder, and with a flick of his fingertips, a powerful force pierced straight through his skin and flesh.