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Chapter 200: Chapter 198 Effects
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Taizhou City, Mingzhou City, Huazhou City, Hengzhou City, Luzhou City...
With Yujing City as the center, within a thousand-mile radius, the Martial Arts Sects have no shortage of experts who have seen the Summoning Order.
Anyone who received the Summoning Order for the world’s heroes was ecstatic.
They were given Spirit Pills and loaned Divine Weapons; just from these two points, one could see the Court’s generosity and formidable strength.
Their own sect was often a dominant force, but before the Court, it was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
They were filled with awe and longing, eager to achieve great merit quickly, to enter the Military Suppression Department and obtain the rich cultivation resources from the Heavenly Treasure Department.
With these cultivation resources, and the cultivation environment of the Military Suppression Department, the hope of ascending to a higher level was in sight, reaching the ultimate goal of all martial artists: Great Grandmaster.
The Great Grandmaster is the ultimate goal for all in the martial arts world.
They relentlessly pursue and fiercely compete for anything that aids in achieving the status of Great Grandmaster.
The cultivation resources in the Heavenly Treasure Department are what they dream of day and night.
The Heavenly Treasure Department is where their hope for achieving Great Grandmaster lies, and the Military Suppression Department is the only path to it.
The Summoning Order is a shortcut for the disciples of these Martial Arts Sects, a rare opportunity.
Entering the Military Suppression Department, with the support of powerful cultivation resources, to reach Great Grandmaster is the most ideal path for a martial artist.
If one achieves Great Grandmaster, their sect could also grow to become a top sect like the Four Great Sects.
The Flying Flower Sword Sect is such an example.
Wherever the Summoning Order reaches, there is wild excitement, and the whole sect celebrates.
...
"The Court issued a total of thirty-six Summoning Orders," Chu Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back by the Martial Arts Training Ground of Mingwu Hall, watching the morning sun rise, and said slowly, "Almost all are experts in tracking skills."
"Thirty-six..." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Are only thirty-six enough?"
"There are only so many tracking experts in the world, thirty-six people are enough to corner these remnants of the Yuding Sect."
"Will the Military Suppression Department be the main force?"
"Along with the Great Grandmasters of the Four Great Sects."
"Uncle, how many Great Grandmasters can we deploy this time?"
"Four, an initial estimate suggests that the Yuding Sect has one Great Grandmaster, at most two, not possibly more."
"Four against one is fine, but if there are two..."
"There are never enough Great Grandmasters, at most four can be deployed, others have important duties and cannot be spared."
"The Four Grotto Heavens and the Four Secret Lands?"
"Yes, and other places, in short, four Great Grandmasters is already the limit."
"Then we can only rely on Grandmaster-level experts to fill in, ... Uncle, can I bring Guo Chi and the others?"
"... Bring them."
"Thank you, Uncle."
"It’s rare to see you voluntarily participate in this siege, but be cautious and don’t take risks recklessly."
"Yes."
"Follow the clues of the Leaving Gu and Five Hidden Needle Technique, four Great Grandmasters have already been deployed, the location of their lair will soon be found, ... even if you don’t participate in the siege this time, it’s still a great achievement."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, then slowly concealed it.
Even with this merit, it’s still impossible to upgrade from Second Grade to First Grade Merit.
First Grade Merit is too colossal, too despairing.
"In ten days, act on time, these days rest and prepare, focus on cultivation."
"Yes."
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Duke An Mansion
The setting sun dipped to the west, the remaining rays of the evening sun lingered.
The entire Duke An Mansion was bathed in the gentle glow of the evening sky.
On the painted boat on the lake, Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling sat facing each other, two small Cold Jade Boxes placed on the table before them.
Chu Zhiyuan examined the four stalks of Sky-reaching Grass, taking one to his mouth, then placing it back in its place.
He did this four times, testing each stalk of Sky-reaching Grass.
Xiao Ruoling’s deep, entrancing eyes fixated on him, unblinking, and when she saw him put down the last stalk, she hurriedly asked, "How is it?"
"Only this one can be consumed." Chu Zhiyuan pointed to the first little Cold Jade Box, then pointed to the other small Cold Jade Box, "The other three are no good."
Just as it touched his mouth, a strong portent arose.
Unable to see insight, he could only observe the exterior, finding no abnormalities.
"Then... really want to take it?" Xiao Ruoling hesitated, "Or else, wait a bit, wait until I return from the Secret Land, and get some more to check?"
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Let’s use this one first."
"But..." Xiao Ruoling, thinking about that Great Grandmaster who committed suicide, couldn’t help but worry, letting her imagination run wild.
Chu Zhiyuan saw her like this, smiled and said, "I have a tough life, it will be fine."
Usually broad-minded and calm, her becoming so indecisive, he knew it was due to concern.
He directly picked up a stalk of Sky-reaching Grass, stuffed it into his mouth, and bit it forcefully.
Bitter.
Spicy.
Like a bowl of strong wine entering his mouth.
It turned into a fiery dragon, entering his body through his throat, about to incinerate all his internal organs to ashes in an instant.
He felt like he was trapped in lava, yet remained calm.
Super Sense kept him as calm as a god.
Insight showed the aura was black flames, as if they could melt everything.
Wherever the black flames passed, flesh and blood quickly shriveled, as if all moisture was being extracted. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
His body was rapidly depleting, weakening.
Chu Zhiyuan’s skin turned red, like a cooked shrimp.
Xiao Ruoling was startled.
Chu Zhiyuan gestured for her to stay calm, took out a Flying Dragon Ball from a small Cold Jade Box.
Once the Flying Dragon Ball appeared, the first layer of the Dragon Transformation Technique instantly began rapid operation.
The golden aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique swiftly wrapped around the black flames, isolating its harm.
The golden aura enveloping the black flames made the meridians rapidly resilient, immediately effective.
Chu Zhiyuan formed seals with both hands, lips moving, while visualizing the Emperor Earth Scripture’s visualization from three hundred and twenty meters away.
The golden light of the Earth Venerate shot through the air.
Rapidly repairing the depleted body.
Located at Thick Earth Hall, just over three hundred meters from Duke An Mansion’s back garden, it was still covered by the Super Sense.
Super Sense unknowingly increased by more than twenty meters.
Under Xiao Ruoling’s tense watch, Chu Zhiyuan’s complexion quickly returned to normal.
...
A quarter of an hour later, he opened his eyes and smiled.
"How is it?" Xiao Ruoling asked quickly.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction, "As expected from the Secret Land, the effect is extraordinary! ... Don’t worry, if there are side effects, I’ll sense them, don’t forget how strong my intuition is."
Meridians’ strength and resilience increased rapidly.
He estimated that he could break the fourth layer copper building at any time.
Under constant impact by the Binding Dragon Ropes, the copper building finally showed slight damage, he estimated, using a persistent effort, it would take at least a year to break through the fourth layer copper building.
The fourth layer takes a year, the fifth will take longer, the sixth... the ninth, reaching Grandmaster Perfection will take at least twenty years.
The black flame wrapped by the first layer of Dragon Transformation Technique gradually turned red, then slowly faded and eventually became colorless, merging with the aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique.
He felt the changes in the meridians.
Strength had increased by about a tenth, extremely astonishing.
His meridians were already at the limit of resilience, hard to make any progress, but in this situation, to increase by a tenth was a massive enhancement.
"That’s good." Xiao Ruoling smiled radiantly.
Chu Zhiyuan embraced her, inhaling her fragrance, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Holy Daughter."
Xiao Ruoling immediately wriggled, feigning annoyance, "It’s still uncertain!"
She felt uncertain.
But seeing the confident expressions of Chu Zhiyuan and Zeng Yuan, it put pressure on her.
No one knows if a peerless genius will emerge, crushing her, wouldn’t she be a joke then?
Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Then just practice sword."
"Yes, practice sword!"
Xiao Ruoling, who was previously worried about the Sky-reaching Grass, finally sighed in relief and remembered to practice sword again.
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