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Chapter 30

Mirage Sea Demon Bugs!

Fifty of them?

At this sight, even a pig would have thought that the First Prince had been played like a monkey.

"The First Prince just spent seven hundred and fifty thousand taels to win three Mirage Sea Demon Bugs. I'll sell fifty of them at two hundred and fifty taels. That's not expensive, right? "

Xu Ming asked with a smile.

"Not expensive … not expensive!" The First Prince gritted his teeth. He felt that everyone was looking at his room, as if mocking him for being an idiot.

"Xu Ming, you're good! But you won't be laughing for long! "The First Prince snorted and took out two and a half million taels of gold and sent it to the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce.

But when he sent out the two and a half million taels of gold, the First Prince suddenly felt a sense of wariness, as if the gold would no longer belong to him.

"Hmph, impossible! How can Xu Ming be Sikong Liangjun's match! "

"The bets have been placed. Why aren't you going up the stage?" Sikong Liangjun shouted.

Xu Ming's every move was in the limelight, and this made him very unhappy. He couldn't wait for the bet to start immediately so that he could trample on Xu Ming and even kill Xu Ming.

"A rare genius in the history of Feiyun Nation? Hmph, let's see what everyone will say after I kill you! "

Sikong Liangjun thought about this, but he forgot that he had spent countless resources from his family to achieve his current achievements. If he didn't have a huge amount of resources, his talent wouldn't be that amazing.

"So anxious to die?" Xu Ming sent the fifty Mirage Sea Demon Bugs to the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce and jumped onto the stage.

At the same time, the bet between Xu Ming and Sikong Liangjun had begun.

"Who do you think we should bet on?"

"Of course, it's Sikong Liangjun! Although Xu Ming has been very popular recently, Sikong Liangjun has been famous for a long time. Who knows how many geniuses of Feiyun Nation have lost to him! "

"Indeed, indeed! As far as I know, Sikong Liangjun has never been defeated before! "

"What's there to be confused about? Just by looking at his cultivation, he would know who it was! Sikong Liangjun has been in the middle stage of Internal Training for a long time. As for Xu Ming, I'm afraid he's still in the middle stage of Internal Training! "

"But don't you think it's strange?"

"What's strange?"

"If Xu Ming wasn't confident at all, why would he dare to accept the challenge? And he even made such a huge bet with the First Prince? "

"That's true! Xu Ming shouldn't be so stupid as to embarrass himself and give money to the First Prince! "

All of a sudden, many people were so conflicted that they did not know how to place their bets.

Theoretically speaking, betting on Sikong Liangjun should be a sure win. However, Xu Ming's self-confidence was too strange, which made it difficult for many people to make a decision.

On the stage, Sikong Liangjun started bragging to Xu Ming again.

"You actually dared to come up to the stage and fight with me. Your courage has really exceeded my expectations! Originally, I thought that you would be a coward! "

Seeing that Xu Ming did not pay attention to him, he continued to chatter.

"Do you think that you're invincible just because you won against trash like Lin Muqing? I, Sikong Liangjun, will let you see what the true top geniuses of our Feiyun Country are like! "

Sikong Liangjun even dared to say that Lin Muqing was trash in front of everyone.

However, this was normal.

In terms of background, the Sikong Family was not inferior to the Lin Family. Sikong Liangjun's position in the family was even higher than Lin Muqing's.

In terms of talent, Sikong Liangjun was clearly superior to Lin Muqing.

In terms of connections, Sikong Liangjun was on equal footing with the First Prince, while Lin Muqing could only bow his head in front of the First Prince.

In the circle of young masters in the capital, Sikong Liangjun was undoubtedly one of the top few, while Lin Muqing was a level lower.

The upper echelons of society were strict. If Sikong Liangjun said that Lin Muqing was trash, Lin Muqing would not dare to say anything.

"Are you done with your nonsense? Can we start fighting? "Xu Ming only glanced at Sikong Liangjun, then asked impatiently.

"You're courting death, you dare to look down on me!"

"Look down on you? Are you qualified to be looked down on by me? " Xu Ming said disdainfully, "Just now, you were crying and begging me to come up. When I came up, you kept talking nonsense. Can't you hurry up and fight? I still have to go eat supper after the fight! "

"Go die!!"

Sikong Liangjun attacked Xu Ming with his bare hands. However, profound qi was circulating around his fists, so it was obvious that his power was not ordinary.

"Sikong Liangjun is really angry. He's using a killing move right from the start!" A sharp-eyed spectator said.

"Killing move? What killing move? "Of course, most of the spectators were blind.

"You don't understand, right? This is the Sikong Family's secret technique — Air Splitting Palm! With Sikong Liangjun's cultivation, even a late stage inner refinement cultivator would not dare to take this palm head on. They would only be able to dodge it! "

"So fierce? Doesn't this mean that this secret technique is able to fight against those with higher cultivation levels? "

"It's still a little bit lacking. After all, the speed of this technique is not fast enough! However, Xu Ming's cultivation level is much lower than Sikong Liangjun's, so his speed will definitely be slower. Therefore, he will be completely restrained by this technique! "

"Oh? Luckily, I listened to you and placed my bet on Sikong Liangjun! "

"Just listen to me. I've been in the gambling arena for so many years. If I didn't have good eyesight, I would have lost all my money!"

Xu Ming calmly looked at Sikong Liangjun, who was charging at him.

"The power is not bad, but the speed is too slow. It's too easy to dodge! However, since I'm going to be high-profile today, I might as well be high-profile! Moreover, this Sikong Liangjun is really annoying! "

In just a few seconds, Xu Ming understood Sikong Liangjun's current strength with a single [Examine].

"Let's use a cheat!"

"Perfect battle!" A perfect battle was definitely going to happen. Because it was cheap, good, and had powerful effects!

"Let's use … Double Defense!" Xu Ming was rich now, so he directly used five times Double Defense.

"Since I've already used it, let's use another five times Double Attack!"

With three cheats, Xu Ming directly suppressed Sikong Liangjun in terms of attributes!

Xu Ming's current cultivation level was also much higher than Sikong Liangjun's!

Sikong Liangjun's ultimate technique, the Air Splitting Palm, was extraordinarily powerful. However, Xu Ming's attack was even more powerful than his attack!

Boom!

Xu Ming's iron fist was like a dragon. He actually wanted to fight Sikong Liangjun head-on!

"Fighting head-on is simply courting death!" Sikong Liangjun was very clear about how powerful his palm was. He dared to say that in the whole Feiyun Nation, no one of the same age group would dare to take it head-on. "This kid's cultivation level is not bad. If he were to rely on his cultivation level to deal with me, I'm afraid I would have to put in some effort. However, he actually chose to fight head-on!"

Sikong Liangjun's eyes were ferocious. "Then I'll cripple you first!"

"F * ck, what is this Xu Ming doing? I bet on him, but he actually wants to fight head-on with Sikong Liangjun!" Some people also bet on Xu Ming because they felt that someone who was close to the Minute Subtlety Realm was very scary. Maybe he would have a chance to turn the situation around. However, Xu Ming's first attack directly blinded their eyes — Xu Ming actually gave up the advantage of his cultivation level and chose to fight head-on!

Isn't this cheating me of my money?

"Xu Ming …"

"Boss …"

Wen Shuai and Sun Ji were very worried. They also thought that Xu Ming's strongest point was his cultivation level. As for other aspects, although he seemed to be very powerful, they seemed ordinary when compared to his cultivation level.

"Hahaha, good!" However, the First Imperial Prince was the happiest to see such a scene. "This Xu Ming is too impatient. Sikong Liangjun only provoked him casually, and he is so angry that he wants to fight head-on … Young people are still too impulsive!"

At this moment, the First Imperial Prince suddenly had this thought — How should I use the 50 Illusory Sea Demonic Bugs that I won? There are so many of them that I can't use them all! Moreover, the market price of the Illusory Sea Demonic Bugs has always been stable at 50,000 because they are very rare. Now that 50 of them have suddenly appeared, if I take them out to sell, the price will definitely be greatly reduced!

"Could it be that I really have to feed a few of them to the dogs?" Seeing that the situation was very good, the First Imperial Prince even had this thought.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Ming's fist collided with Sikong Liangjun's Air Splitting Palm.

However … the scene that everyone expected, where Xu Ming was crippled by the powerful Air Splitting Palm, did not happen.

Instead, something that no one expected happened.

Chapter 31

Boom!

Following the sound of Sikong Liangjun crashing onto the ground, the entire place fell into a dead silence.

Almost everyone present stared at Sikong Liangjun with their eyes wide open. At this moment, it was so quiet that even the sound of breathing seemed to have disappeared.

Instant … instant defeat!

That's right, instant defeat!

With just one move, the outcome of the battle had been clearly decided without the slightest hesitation.

Xu Ming stood on the stage, safe and sound, while Sikong Liangjun, who had challenged him, was lying quietly below the stage.

It wasn't that no one had thought that Xu Ming would win, including the First Prince Wen Man. In fact, he had also mentally prepared himself for Xu Ming's victory. However, no matter who it was, no one would have thought that Xu Ming would win so cleanly. It was as if Sikong Liangjun was on a completely different level from him … Oh, no, it wasn't 'as if', it was' definitely '.

"What? I won, right? " Xu Ming rubbed his wrist, as if saying — My hands are itching, why is there no opponent before the fight even started? How lonely!

"Of … of course you won!" Li Wenshi was also stunned for a while before replying.

According to the rules of the gambling match, falling out of the stage counted as a loss. Being unconscious also counted as a loss. And Sikong Liangjun had both of these points.

"Hurry up and check on Sikong Liangjun's condition!" The First Prince shouted at the guards on his left and right.

Sikong Liangjun was the successor of the Sikong Clan. If anything happened to him, there would be a bloodbath in the capital.

However, Wen Man wasn't afraid of a bloodbath!

Or rather, he liked a bloodbath very much. Because the more bloodbath there was, the more chances he had to win over forces and eliminate dissidents!

Of course, on the surface, Wen Man still had to pretend to be furious. "Xu Ming, you actually dared to take advantage of the situation and be ruthless! You better hope that Sikong Liangjun is fine. Otherwise, you can just wait to face the wrath of the Sikong Clan and me! "

"Be ruthless?" Xu Ming said disdainfully. "In the gambling match, life and death are determined by fate. Who can he blame for his inferior skills?"

Actually, Xu Ming's current thoughts were more focused on the effects of the cheat.

"Fivefold Attack, Fivefold Defense … That's amazing!"

Xu Ming's cultivation base had already reached the early stage of Internal Refinement, and he had also used a Strength Stone. Adding on the fact that his attack had multiplied by five times, his strength could only be stronger than an ordinary person in the middle stage of Internal Refinement.

If it was just Double Attack, it wouldn't be that scary. Now, with Double Defense, Xu Ming's body was as tough as a steel plate!

In other words, although it looked like Xu Ming and Sikong Liangjun were punching each other, in reality, Sikong Liangjun was using his body to fight against Xu Ming, who was ten times harder than a steel plate! Moreover, it was a steel plate with a very high realm!

Before Sikong Liangjun lost consciousness, the only thought in his mind was, "What the hell is this fist? It's so hard!!!"

After that, he didn't know anything.

The First Prince's subordinates carefully carried Sikong Liangjun to the side and checked him thoroughly. Finally, they reported, "It's nothing serious, he's just injured from the shock! He'll be fine after a few months of recuperation.

"En!" The First Prince replied expressionlessly.

Actually, his current thoughts were — What the hell, it's such a pity. Why didn't he die? If he had died, how wonderful would that have been! Pity! What a pity!

Xu Ming received the admiring gazes from all directions and calmly returned to the private room.

In the private room, Wen Shuai suddenly felt that he didn't know Xu Ming anymore, "Big brother Xu Ming, I'm calling you brother! Tell me honestly, how much strength are you hiding? Is this all you've got? "

Full strength?

In front of Wen Shuai and Sun Ji, Xu Ming didn't want to hide anything, so he silently shook his head.

"What? This still isn't your full strength? "Wen Shuai suddenly remembered that Elder Du had said that he had underestimated Xu Ming.

Now, it seemed that he had underestimated him by more than a little!

"Boss!" Sun Ji, this boorish man, had completely lost his rationality in front of Xu Ming. All that was left was blind worship. The way he looked at Xu Ming was like an infatuated girl who had suddenly seen the idol that she had been thinking about day and night.

If not for the fact that his gender didn't allow it, and that his looks were a little shabby, Sun Ji really wanted to rush up and shout, "Boss, I want to give birth to your babies!"

"The two of you, can you not look at me with such perverted eyes?" Xu Ming scolded, "I'm getting goosebumps from the way you're looking at me …"

"No … Boss, just the look in my eyes is not enough to express my admiration for you!" Sun Ji actually threw himself to the ground and hugged Xu Ming's thigh, "I still need to add words to express — Ah! Boss, my admiration for you is like a torrential river, endless! Ah, boss … "

At this moment, a martial artist from the Nine Tripod Commerce opened the door and walked in. When he saw the 'strange' scene in the room, he was stunned.

"Erm … Third Prince, Young Master Xu, these are your winnings from the bet, please check them. Erm, I won't disturb you anymore, you can continue! "

After putting down a pile of gold notes and the fifty Illusory Sea Demonic Worms that Xu Ming had bet on, he left the room as if he was escaping. After closing the door, he couldn't help but think, "If the girls in the capital knew that Xu Ming had such a fetish, and such a strong taste, they would definitely be heartbroken!"

Xu Ming of course also noticed that the martial artist from the Nine Tripod Commerce looked at him strangely, but before he could open his mouth to explain, the other party had already run away. This time, Xu Ming really couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

"Scram!"

Xu Ming kicked Sun Ji away.

Sun Ji didn't get angry. He shamelessly crawled to the pile of gold notes and laughed, "Boss, I'll help you count the money!"

This gambling battle, Xu Ming could be said to have profited greatly!

Originally, Xu Ming only had five hundred thousand taels of gold from selling the Illusory Sea Demonic Worms. If he took it out to bet with the First Prince, he could only win another five hundred thousand taels of gold! Hence, Xu Ming had an idea and exchanged the five hundred thousand taels of gold for fifty Illusory Sea Demonic Worms. Not only did he ruthlessly mock the First Prince, he also earned two and a half million taels of gold!

Two and a half million taels!

One must know that Wen Shuai's entire net worth was only a few million taels. For example, Wen Shuai had already dug a hole in his storage ring by taking out one million taels of gold to bet. Of course, now, not only had he filled up the hole, he even had a small gold mine!

As for Xu Ming, after just one night, his wealth was already on the same level as Wen Shuai's!

"Now, I have two and a half million taels of gold! Furthermore, those fifty Illusory Sea Demonic Worms can be sold back to Xiao Guo at any time at a discount! " Xu Ming calculated, "With so much money, it's enough for me to buy the Refinement stage directly. After that, I'll use up all the level one Strength Stones. There's still a lot left!"

Of course, since it was rare for him to earn a fortune, Xu Ming couldn't spend it recklessly. Instead, he had to spend the money in the most rational way possible.

Just as Xu Ming and the other two were overjoyed by the gains from tonight's bet, Wen Shuai suddenly received a message. Then, his face immediately became very ugly.

"What's wrong, Wen Shuai?" Xu Ming asked.

However, when he asked, he felt very helpless. Although his cultivation had increased by a lot, and could still soar by a large margin, Xu Ming admitted that he couldn't help at all with something that could make Wen Shuai's face turn ugly.

Xu Ming's strength was still too weak.

Chapter 32

Did something happen to Xu Kai?

Xu Ming's face was calm and he didn't seem to be angry. But at this time, his heart was filled with ruthlessness.

"What happened?"

"He disobeyed a military order and has been detained by the Cloud Rising Guard."

"Disobeyed a military order?"

Hearing these words, Xu Ming's first reaction was to smell that something was wrong.

The Cloud Rising Guard was the army that protected the capital. Now that the Flying Cloud Country was at peace and there was no chaos in the capital, the Cloud Rising Guard didn't have any dangerous missions. They just patrolled around the capital and made their presence known. In this kind of situation, why would Xu Kai disobey a military order?

"I have to go take a look!" Xu Ming stood up and was about to walk out.

"I'll go with you!" Wen Shuai also stood up without hesitation. "I'm afraid things aren't that simple … Moreover, if you go to the Cloud Rising Guard alone, no one will care about you. It's even possible that someone is setting a trap for you. Once you go, they will accuse you of offending the Flying Cloud Army!"

Offending the Flying Cloud Army was not a small crime.

Xu Ming looked deeply at Wen Shuai. "Many thanks, Brother Wen Shuai!"

"Don't say that. Xu Kai is your brother and also my brother!" Wen Shuai said solemnly.

However, Wen Shuai's influence in the Cloud Rising Guard was very limited. Even if he went, it was hard to say how much help he could provide.

"I'll go too!" Sun Ji also shouted.

…

On the way to the Cloud Rising Guard, Wen Shuai investigated the ins and outs of the matter.

"Strictly speaking, Xu Kai really disobeyed a military order!" Wen Shuai said with a frown.

When Xu Ming heard this, he directly asked, "He was framed?"

"That's right!" Wen Shuai said. "Xu Kai's superior is a captain called Zhai Ba! This person is also a member of Wen Man's faction and has a good personal relationship with Lin Muqing. "

"Is Lin Muqing behind this?"

"It's most likely because Lin Muqing is in the Cloud Rising Guard right now!"

"Damn, that Lin Muqing. Last time Boss spared his life, I didn't think he would dare to play such tricks! When Your Father sees him, I must give him three slaps first before talking! "Sun Ji yelled furiously.

Xu Ming remained silent, thinking about how to save Xu Kai.

Wen Shuai continued, "It's like this — Zhai Ba said that he wanted to entertain an important guest today and needed a Grade 5 wild boar. In the end, he specifically asked Xu Kai to hunt it down!"

"Let Xu Ming hunt a Class 5 wild boar?" Xu Ming's eyes immediately turned red with anger.

A fifth rank wild boar was equivalent to an external cultivation rank five human martial artist. And Xu Kai only had rank three external refinement cultivation.

"Yes, tell him to go alone! This was an impossible mission. If Xu Kai accepted the mission and really went to hunt, he would be courting death. If he accepted the mission and didn't hunt, he would be considered a deserter. He would also die! In the end, Xu Kai didn't accept the mission and was detained in the name of 'disobeying a military order'! "

"Lin Muqing! Zhai Ba! "Xu Ming clenched his fists, his fingernails digging into his flesh.

Right now, he wished he could rush to the Cloud Rising Guard and beat Lin Mu Qing and Zhai Ba up. However, if he really dared to do so, the Cloud Rising Guard would probably arrest him immediately. Although Xu Ming's strength had greatly improved, it was undoubtedly a fool's dream if he wanted to go against the Cloud Rising Guard!

Cloud Rising Guard's commander was a veteran Xiantian expert. Any one of the generals and deputy generals in Cloud Rising Guard could easily trample on Xu Ming.

"Brother Xu Ming, calm down!" Wen Shuai said, "Our top priority now is to think of a way to get Xu Kai out!"

Xu Ming took a deep breath: "I know!"

After Xu Ming came to this world, he only had a few companions that he truly acknowledged, and Xu Kai was undoubtedly one of them. And now, because of his grudge with Lin Muqing, Xu Kai was accused of 'disobeying a military order'. How could Xu Ming feel good?

"Strength! I need strength! " If Xu Ming's current strength was strong enough to sweep through the entire Feiyun Country, then Lin Muqing wouldn't dare to play such a trick.

In this world where the fist was respected, encountering such a thing, although Xu Ming hated Lin Muqing, at the same time, he hated that he wasn't strong enough!

Xu Ming urgently desired powerful strength!

Soon!

"That's right, attribute stones!"

Xu Ming suddenly thought of attribute stones.

Although it was cheap to rely on offline hacking to increase one's cultivation, it would take time to slowly increase it. However, attribute stones could allow Xu Ming's strength to soar in a very short period of time, but the cost was not small.

But Xu Ming now had money!

"Little cheat, one million gold taels for one hundred thousand attribute points!"

Before tonight, one hundred thousand attribute points was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for Xu Ming.

"Strength stone!" Xu Ming opened the artifact store and chose to buy it. A strength stone appeared in the palm of his sleeve. Immediately after, this strength stone directly turned into a mysterious energy and was absorbed into Xu Ming's body.

In this way, without Wen Shuai and Sun Ji noticing, one strength stone after another was absorbed by Xu Ming. And Xu Ming's strength also crazily increased bit by bit!

In the blink of an eye, thirty strength stones were absorbed by Xu Ming. Xu Ming's strength had soared by four to five times!

Xu Ming's cultivation was still at the early stage of Internal Training, but in terms of strength, he was already at the late stage of Internal Training!

The sudden increase in strength made it impossible for Xu Ming to immediately adapt. In addition, Xu Ming's heart was filled with rage. His feet were not careful and left a footprint on the hard ground.

"Xu Ming?"

"Boss?"

Such a big movement, of course Wen Shuai and Sun Ji would not have missed it. This made them secretly shocked — the ground of Rising Clouds City was extremely hard. Normally, without the help of tools, it was very difficult for external martial artists to leave many marks on it. But Xu Ming, just walking unintentionally in his anger, left a footprint on the ground.

How strong was this strength?

Wen Shuai and Sun Ji both realized that they had underestimated Xu Ming's strength by a lot.

"I'm fine!" Xu Ming said.

But Xu Ming's attention was more on Xiao Gua's warning. "The host's strength attribute is too high, it has exceeded the limit of what the current spiritual energy can control! The host's strength attribute is too high … "

The strength attribute was too high?

After a few warnings, Xu Ming more or less understood what was going on — strength required spiritual energy to control. If the strength was too high and the spiritual energy was not enough, then it was very likely that it would be like a baby holding a knife, accidentally injuring himself.

"But, how should I increase my spiritual energy?"

Xu Ming suddenly turned his attention to the wisdom stone.

In the introduction of the Wisdom Stone, it was only written that it would permanently increase wisdom. It could be understood that it would increase strength; it could also be understood that it would increase agility; it could also be understood that it would increase speed and agility; but what exactly was the effect of increasing wisdom?

Xu Ming did not know.

"Could it be that increasing wisdom can be used to increase spiritual energy?"

Xu Ming originally wanted to use a hundred strength stones directly. This way, his strength would undoubtedly increase to an unimaginable level! But now it seemed that he could not continue using the strength stones.

"Then let's try the wisdom stone!"

As expected, after five or six wisdom stones, Xu Ming immediately felt that he had recovered a lot of control over his body and was no longer as "clumsy" as before. After thirty wisdom stones, Xu Ming's control over his body was completely back.

"But after using the wisdom stones, I feel that controlling my speed is as easy as flipping my hand." Xu Ming guessed that this was caused by his spiritual energy being too high and his speed not being able to keep up. And to increase his speed —

"Agility stones!"

After thirty agility stones, even if Xu Ming did not use his full strength, he could feel that his speed and agility were incomparable to before.

"Even if I don't use any cheats, my current strength is completely comparable to the late stage of internal training!" And Xu Ming's current body still had the effects of Perfect Battle, Double Attack, and Double Defense. "Now, even if I face someone who has completed internal training, I can still directly crush them!"

And this was not Xu Ming's full strength!

"My strength has suddenly increased by a large margin, I still need to properly adapt for a while. In the short term, I should not continue using attribute stones!"

After one's strength increased, there was still a need to adapt. Just like when Xu Ming went offline for the first time, he went from External Training First Stage to External Training Second Stage in one night. He was unable to adapt and even broke many things.

Strength was confidence.

At this moment, Xu Ming's confidence in rescuing Xu Kai had increased by quite a bit. "With my current strength, even if I want to forcefully take Xu Kai away at all costs, there are not many people in the Cloud Rising Guard who can stop me."

Chapter 33

Xu Ming and his group hurried along and soon arrived at the Rising Cloud Guard's encampment outside the capital.

During this time, Wen Shuai's guards — ten experts with perfect internal training — also walked out from the shadows and followed Wen Shuai.

Perfect internal training was enough to become a deputy general of the Flying Cloud Army or a middle-level manager of a large force like the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion. Wen Shuai had ten martial artists with perfect internal training following him everywhere he went. Although Wen Shuai's power was not as strong as the First Prince Wen Man's, he still had some influence.

"Stop!"

However, outside the Rising Cloud Guard's encampment, Xu Ming and his group of thirteen were stopped. "This is the Rising Cloud Guard's encampment of the Flying Cloud Army. Trespassers will be killed without mercy!"

Wen Shuai flashed a golden token.

There was a golden dragon coiling around the token, and the word "Wen" was written on the front. On the back, there was a lifelike dragon head. Moreover, as soon as the token was taken out, an oppressive aura spread out.

"The Flying Cloud Token!"

Every soldier in the Flying Cloud Army recognized this token. It was the symbol of the Flying Cloud Country's imperial family — the Flying Cloud Token!

Even in the imperial family, only a few people with great power could have this token.

Seeing the Flying Cloud Token, the small soldiers blocking the way were so frightened that they trembled. The person they were blocking was an important figure of the imperial family. If they angered the other party, they would have nowhere to complain even if they died.

"The Third Prince is here. Get out of the way!" Wen Shuai's guards immediately stood out and shouted.

Of course, Xu Ming and Sun Ji wouldn't do this kind of shouting. Wen Shuai definitely wouldn't do it himself. Apart from protecting Wen Shuai's safety, Wen Shuai's guards also had the task of protecting Wen Shuai's image.

The small soldiers immediately got out of the way in fear.

"Someone, bring us to a captain named Zhai Ba!" Wen Shuai said without turning his head as he stepped into the encampment.

The centurion in charge of guarding the encampment's gate immediately stood out and led the way in front. At the same time, a quick-witted soldier quickly ran to report to Zhai Ba.

Xu Ming walked beside Wen Shuai and couldn't help but think, 'Luckily, Wen Shuai came with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to enter the encampment!'

The encampment of the Cloud Rising Guard, how could anyone enter as they wished?

If Xu Ming couldn't even get through the door, how could he talk about saving Xu Kai? It would already be good if he didn't lose his life.

"Wen Shuai's kindness to me is not small. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay him!" Xu Ming thought to himself.

Indeed, if it weren't for the storage ring and money that Wen Shuai had given him back then, Xu Ming probably wouldn't have been able to grow so quickly. Today, if it wasn't for Wen Shuai, he wouldn't have been able to save Xu Kai. Wen Shuai had helped him time and time again, so Xu Ming was naturally grateful.

…

Within a large military tent in the depths of the Cloud Rising Guard encampment, Lin Muqing, Zhai Ba, and the ten chiliarchs under Zhai Ba were drinking to their heart's content.

"Brother Zhai, thank you for today's matter!" Lin Mu Qing raised his glass and said with a smile.

"You're my brother. Thank you? Aren't you treating me like an outsider? "Zhai Ba smiled and drank a cup of wine.

As for how much the word "brother" was worth, it was unknown.

"Of course I have to thank you! Brother Zhai, you don't know how much you helped me vent my anger! " Lin Mu Qing sighed. "This Xu Ming, I've wanted to kill him for a long time. Unfortunately, he joined the Wasteland Martial House, so I couldn't find a good opportunity to do so! Coincidentally, I found out that his cousin Xu Ming is here with you. Since I can't kill Xu Ming for the time being, I'll kill this cousin of his for fun first … Oh, no, I can't kill him so quickly. I have to trample on him until his mother can't recognize him before letting him die. Hahahaha … "

Lin Mu Qing laughed pervertedly.

His personality was incomparably selfish and twisted. In the capital, whenever he saw someone he didn't like, as long as the other party was weaker than him, he would think of ways to kill them.

Originally, Lin Mu Qing didn't put Xu Ming in his eyes. In his opinion, a small character like Xu Ming could be easily killed.

However, Lin Mu Qing soon discovered that Xu Ming's strength was actually stronger than his. Even so, he still didn't put Xu Ming in his eyes. So what if his talent was better? So what if he's stronger than me? He's just a brat from the countryside. As long as he's in the capital, I, Lin Mu Qing, will have a way to kill him!

Hearing Lin Mu Qing's perverted laughter, Zhai Ba's hand trembled imperceptibly. However, he immediately acted as if nothing had happened. "Brother Lin, why are you talking about this? Today, us brothers will only drink and not talk about these dampening matters! "

"Haha, good, drink!"

The ten Chiliarchs sitting beside him carefully toasted each other.

These captains naturally knew how abnormal Lin Mu Qing was, and they also knew that their superior, Zhai Ba, wasn't a good person either. However, in order to obtain more promotion opportunities in the Flying Cloud Army and to have a wider network in the capital, they still carefully came over to flatter Lin Mu Qing and Zhai Ba.

Suddenly, a soldier hurriedly pushed open the tent door and entered.

"Where did this thing that doesn't know the rules come from?" Lin Mu Qing raised his hand and threw a wine cup at him.

Although Lin Mu Qing's strength was very average, he was still at the early stage of internal training. He was naturally much stronger than a soldier of the Rising Cloud Army.

This soldier had an urgent matter to report, but who would have thought that as soon as he opened the tent door, a wine cup would fly at him, causing his head to bleed. However, when he saw that the person who threw the wine cup was Lin Mu Qing, who was surrounded by the captains, he didn't dare to say anything.

"What's the matter?" Zhai Ba knew that if there wasn't an urgent matter, a soldier wouldn't dare to open his tent door.

"Report! General Zhai, the Third Prince is looking for you. He has already entered the camp! " Zhai Ba was only a captain and didn't have the title of "general". However, when there weren't any higher ranking officers present, the soldiers would still flatter him by calling him General Zhai.

"The Third Prince is here?" Zhai Ba frowned and looked at Lin Mu Qing, "Who else came with him?"

"There are also ten guards and two friends."

"Two friends?" Zhai Ba was shocked, "I have never interacted with the Third Prince before, so why would he personally come to find me? — — Brother Lin, do you think it's possible that it's because of Xu Ming? "

Zhai Ba had also heard that the Third Prince and Xu Ming seemed to have some friendship.

However, Zhai Ba's information wasn't very accurate. If he knew that Wen Shuai and Xu Ming didn't just have a friendship, he wouldn't have had the courage to help Lin Mu Qing plot against Xu Kai.

"I don't know." Lin Mu Qing also didn't think that the Third Prince would personally come to find Zhai Ba, "However … … I'm afraid that he really did come for Xu Ming!"

The soldier who came to report was also a wretched person. After being smashed on the head by Lin Mu Qing, he still gave Lin Mu Qing more information, "That's right! There's a person beside the Third Prince, and it seems to be Xu Ming — — I saw him when the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion was recruiting new members, so it shouldn't be wrong! "

The soldier had also heard that Xu Ming was a rare genius in the history of the Flying Cloud Nation, and he was lucky enough to see Xu Ming fight. Now that he heard the name "Xu Ming", he suddenly remembered — — wasn't that person Xu Ming?

"As expected!" Zhai Ba and Lin Mu Qing looked at each other again, "I didn't think that the Third Prince would personally stand up for him!"

"So what if the Third Prince stands up for him?" Lin Mu Qing sneered, "Brother Zhai, the Flying Cloud Army isn't the Third Prince's territory!"

"No matter what, let's go out and welcome him first!" Zhai Ba said.

Zhai Ba and Lin Mu Qing both nodded and bowed as they welcomed the Third Prince. Even if they looked down on Wen Shuai in their hearts, they couldn't lose their manners in front of the imperial family.

"Lin Mu Qing!" Xu Ming looked at Lin Mu Qing with killing intent in his eyes.

Lin Mu Qing acted as if he didn't see it and snorted disdainfully in his heart, "You want to kill me? You're just a country bumpkin. Even if you have some talent, what can you do? My Lin Family's influence in the capital is something you can't achieve even if you work hard for ten lifetimes! "

"Zhai Ba!" Wen Shuai went straight to the point, "Do you have a soldier named Xu Kai here? Hand him over to me!"

"This …" Zhai Ba hesitated.

"Third Prince!" Lin Mu Qing boldly said, "Xu Kai disobeyed a military order and has been detained. I'm afraid I can't hand him over to you!"

Wen Shuai's eyes turned cold.

Lin Mu Qing immediately felt a huge pressure.

"Who are you? Since when is it your turn to butt in? Scram! "Wen Shuai reprimanded without any trace of politeness.

Since Lin Mu Qing was clearly a member of the First Prince's faction, why should Wen Shuai give him face? After all, it didn't make a difference whether he stayed or not.

Lin Mu Qing clearly didn't expect Wen Shuai to scold him. His heart was filled with shame and anger, but he didn't dare to make a sound. He could only silently stand to the side. In terms of power, Lin Mu Qing was far inferior to Wen Shuai. They weren't even on the same level.

"Humph, noisy!" Wen Shuai coldly snorted and continued to look at Zhai Ba.

Zhai Ba braced himself and thought for a moment before saying, "Third Prince, Xu Kai has indeed disobeyed a military order. I'm afraid I can't hand him over to you. I'll have to leave him behind to receive punishment!"

"Disobeyed a military order?" Wen Shuai smiled, "Then tell me, how did he disobey a military order?"

"I sent him to hunt a monster beast, but he refused to accept the order!" Zhai Ba continued to say.

"Oh? Then tell me, what kind of monster beast did you want him to hunt? "

"Level five wild boar …"

"What a joke!" Wen Shuai suddenly shouted, "Zhai Ba, I'm really doubting your brain. How did you become a captain? Letting Xu Kai, who is a third rank external practitioner, hunt a level five monster beast? "

Zhai Ba also knew that he was in the wrong and didn't reply for a while. After all, the truth of the matter was that he was helping Lin Mu Qing to deliberately make things difficult for Xu Kai.

"I won't talk nonsense with you and won't haggle over the course of this matter!" Wen Shuai's aura was very strong, "Now, immediately transfer Xu Kai to me and this matter will be written off. Don't worry, I'm not someone who holds grudges."

Written off?

In an instant, Zhai Ba's thoughts fiercely struggled.

To be honest, he had no enmity with Xu Kai. The reason why he made things difficult for him was because he was giving face to Lin Mu Qing. However, could Lin Mu Qing's face be as big as Wen Shuai's face?

Although Wen Shuai's face was big, Zhai Ba couldn't easily give him face. Because Zhai Ba was a very pure person of the first prince's faction.

Just as Zhai Ba was hesitating, almost at the same time, Zhai Ba and Lin Mu Qing's transmission tokens vibrated.

Chapter 34

Military discipline was like a mountain!

Zhai Ba and Lin Muqing did not expect the eldest prince to pay attention to such a small matter. However, they knew the meaning of these words — Military discipline was like a mountain. Xu Kai, who disobeyed a military order, had to be severely punished according to the rules!

Immediately, Zhai Ba and Lin Muqing knew what to do.

They were on the eldest prince's side. Of course, they had to carry out the eldest prince's orders.

If they carried out the orders, the eldest prince would help them shoulder the responsibility even if something happened. However, if they did not carry out the orders, they would have to face the eldest prince's wrath.

Thinking of this, Zhai Ba straightened his back and looked at Wen Shuai like a hothead. "Third Prince, are you trying to interfere with military affairs?"

Zhai Ba's rhetorical question was of a high standard.

It was a big taboo for a prince to interfere with military affairs. If Wen Shuai dared to answer 'yes', he would definitely have to bear the consequences. The succession of the throne would also have nothing to do with him!

Wen Shuai narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhai Ba.

Zhai Ba's hair stood on end. He could feel Wen Shuai's anger — the anger of the third prince was not something a mere centurion like him could bear.

However, he had to obey the eldest prince's orders. If he did not listen to the eldest prince, he would end up in a worse state.

Suddenly, Wen Shuai laughed. "Interfering with military affairs? What a big hat! It really scared me to death! However, Zhai Ba, I, Wen Shuai, have some status in the capital. If I really want to interfere with military affairs, do you think you are qualified for me to do so? "

"Then I don't know what the third prince means!" Zhai Ba said. "It doesn't seem inappropriate for me to punish a soldier who disobeyed a military order, right?"

"I won't beat around the bush with you!" Wen Shuai sneered. "Hand Xu Kai over to me. Take it as me begging you and I owe you a favor!"

A favor from Wen Shuai!

Zhai Ba could not help but be moved.

To be honest, a favor from Wen Shuai was extremely attractive to Zhai Ba, who was neither a high-ranking nor a low-ranking major. However, with the threat of the eldest prince, would he dare to accept Wen Shuai's favor?

He did not dare!

"The Third Prince won't be able to defeat the First Prince. In the capital, the only correct choice is to follow the First Prince's footsteps!"

Thinking up to this point, Zhai Ba resumed his business-like attitude. "Third Prince, there are military rules in the army. Xu Kai has violated military rules and should be severely punished. Forgive me for not being able to do you this favor! If there's nothing else, please leave, Third Prince! "

"How dare you!"

"How dare you! How dare you speak to the Third Prince like that! "

Wen Shuai's guards were infuriated. If this was not the Rising Cloud Guard's encampment, they would have captured Di Ba.

"Boss, go ahead!" Sun Ji was at the end of his patience.

Xu Ming shook his head and took a step forward.

"Zhai Ba!" Xu Ming stared at Zhai Ba.

"Who is this?" Zhai Ba pretended to have poor eyesight.

"Xu Ming — It doesn't matter if you've heard of me or not!" Xu Ming sneered. "Xu Kai is my brother. I'm here to bring him back."

Zhai Ba seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. He was about to burst into laughter when he saw Xu Ming take out a stack of items.

This thin stack of paper seemed unremarkable. However, Di Ba inadvertently caught a glimpse of the pattern on it and was stunned.

"Ten thousand taels of gold?" Zhai Ba looked at it in shock. "It seems like each piece is worth ten thousand taels. This stack should be worth four to five hundred thousand taels!"

Xu Ming's words confirmed Zhai Ba's thoughts. "Here are five hundred thousand taels of gold. Take it as the price for Xu Kai's defiance of military orders. Take it as me making a friend of yours!"

Five hundred thousand taels of gold to redeem Xu Kai, who was a Third Transformation External Practitioner?

Everyone looked at Xu Ming's actions in shock.

To an ordinary martial artist, five hundred thousand taels of gold was an astronomical figure. Even to a captain like Zhai Ba and a rich second generation like Lin Mu Qing, it was a huge fortune that was difficult to obtain. Zhai Ba and Lin Mu Qing had never possessed such a huge fortune in their lives.

But now, five hundred thousand taels of gold was used to redeem Xu Kai who was an external practitioner of the third transition?

Was it necessary?

Five hundred thousand taels of gold was more than enough to buy ten thousand slaves who were external practitioners of the third transition!

Was it necessary? Of course it was necessary!

What was five hundred thousand taels of gold? Xu Ming didn't care about money. He only cared about one thing — Xu Kai was his brother!

With the cheat in his hands, Xu Ming had ways to earn more gold. However, once he lost his brother, it would be irretrievable! — Why wouldn't Xu Ming use the wealth that he could regain to exchange for his brother Xu Kai?

At this time, even Wen Shuai looked at Xu Ming with some surprise. But in his heart, he recognized Xu Ming even more and was even more determined to befriend Xu Ming as a brother.

Zhai Ba's breathing gradually became heavy. Wealth moved people's hearts. With five hundred thousand taels of gold in front of him, it had already deeply shocked him!

Zhai Ba knew that as long as he nodded his head, five hundred thousand taels of gold would be within his reach!

"With this gold, I can immediately escape from the Cloud Rising Guard and leave the capital. In a small town that no one knows about, I can live out the rest of my life happily!" Zhai Ba could not help but think.

With Zhai Ba's age and talent, if he wanted to progress further on the path of martial arts, honestly speaking, the hope was very slim. And with his cultivation, if he wanted to progress further on the path of a general, it was equally slim — with his cultivation at the late stage of internal training, it was already very difficult for him to be a captain. It was basically impossible for him to be promoted to a deputy general.

"If I can have five hundred thousand taels of gold, why can't I live out the rest of my life in a carefree manner?" Five hundred thousand taels of gold was enough for Zhai Ba to buy three thousand beauties and then find a small town to be his local tyrant.

Suddenly, the first prince's gloomy face flashed across Zhai Ba's mind.

"No!" Zhai Ba was so frightened that he quivered, "If I betray the first prince, even if I hide deep in the mountains, I may not be able to survive. If I want to find a small town to live a carefree life, how is that possible! "

If he hid deep in the mountains, what was the use of having so much gold? Moreover, even if he hid deep in the mountains, whether he could survive was still unknown!

After struggling for a while, Zhai Ba looked at the stack of gold notes with incomparable heartache, as if he had lost five hundred thousand taels of gold. Then, his voice was sonorous, "Military discipline is like a mountain!"

"You …" Xu Ming also did not expect Zhai Ba to make such a choice after struggling for a while.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ming coldly said, "You have to think clearly — — this five hundred thousand taels of gold, since I've already taken it out, then it will either be in your hands or … … Hidden Thorn!" Saying this, Xu Ming intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Lin Muqing, "I think that this money should be enough to buy two lives!"

Two lives, naturally referring to Zhai Ba and Lin Muqing.

"You … … You dare to threaten me!" It was unknown whether Zhai Ba was scared or angry, but his finger was trembling as he pointed at Xu Ming.

Lin Mu Qing's face turned pale. If Xu Ming really used so much gold to assassinate him, then he would have to hide in the Lin Family and never come out. Only then would he be able to struggle at death's door!

Hidden Thorn, an assassin organization that was enough to make the upper echelons of the Flying Cloud Country pale.

Not even one out of ten people who were sent on a mission by Hidden Thorn could survive!

"Think carefully!" Xu Ming stretched out his hand, holding the five hundred thousand taels of gold.

In fact, Xu Ming's heart was like a volcano erupting. If this was not the Cloud Rising Guard, he would have beaten Zhai Ba half to death first. Why would he take out so much gold to negotiate?

Zhai Ba's finger trembled for a long time. Suddenly, he put down his hand and a self-deprecating smile flashed across his face, "You're forcing me? It's useless even if you force me. Things have already developed to this point, I have no other choice! Xu Kai must die! Even if you want to assassinate me, he must die! — — You can't blame me for this, it's all because of you! "

"Because of me?" Xu Ming was angry — — You schemed to frame Xu Kai, and now you've shown so much sincerity, but you still don't want to let him go and blame me?

"Of course I blame you!" Zhai Ba laughed hysterically, "Who doesn't want five hundred thousand taels of gold? But if you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for offending someone you can't afford to offend. And Xu Kai is that person's warning to you! Not to mention five hundred thousand taels, even if you give me five million taels or fifty million taels, I wouldn't dare to accept it — — Although money is good, you still need to be alive to spend it! "

Offending someone he shouldn't offend?

Without guessing, Xu Ming knew who it was.

To be able to make Zhai Ba ignore the Third Prince Wen Shuai and five hundred thousand taels of gold, who else could it be other than the First Prince Wen Man!

"So …"

Zhai Ba was about to say something to officially announce Xu Kai's fate, but suddenly, his and Lin Mu Qing's expressions became very interesting.

Both Zhai Ba and Lin Mu Qing received a telepathic message at the same time. It was from the First Prince.

The telepathic message was obviously very urgent, and there was even a trace of fear in it, "Immediately! Release him! Xu Kai!!! "

Chapter 35

Di Ba and Lin Mu Qing's faces were filled with disbelief and bewilderment.

"Release him?" Di Ba's lips moved slightly, but he didn't make a sound.

Lin Mu Qing instantly understood and also mouthed back, "Release him!"

The boss's orders changed so quickly, making Di Ba, the little brother, feel very awkward. He looked at Wen Shuai, "Third Prince, you can take Xu Kai away now!"

Take him away now?

Xu Ming, Wen Shuai, Sun Ji, and the others' first reaction after hearing this was not happiness, but … they were also very bewildered.

Just a moment ago, they couldn't reach an agreement no matter what. Even Wen Shuai's' selling face 'was useless. Even Xu Ming's five hundred thousand taels of gold was useless. But in the blink of an eye, Di Ba took the initiative to release Xu Kai.

What the hell is going on here?

But at this time, it wasn't the time to investigate what was going on. Because they were worried that Di Ba and Lin Mu Qing would go back on their word, Xu Ming and Wen Shuai hurriedly got Xu Kai out.

Xu Kai had just been caught not long ago and hadn't had time to be abused. When he came out, he still had a refreshed look on his face. It was obvious that his condition was very good.

"Eh, why are you all here?" Xu Kai was a little embarrassed.

"Let's go back first and talk later!" Xu Ming said.

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Mu Qing with a deep meaning.

"This Lin Mu Qing, I didn't plan to continue arguing with him, but he still insisted on playing some dirty tricks with me! Since it's like this … "Xu Ming's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness.

Since Lin Mu Qing had played such a dirty trick once, he would definitely play it a second time. Xu Ming's own strength was getting stronger and stronger, so he wasn't afraid of these little tricks. However, people like Xu Kai, Sun Ji, and the others by Xu Ming's side were easily threatened.

"Looks like I have to find an opportunity …" Xu Ming was very clear that this world was more suitable for people who killed decisively.

Lin Mu Qing's complexion didn't look too good, "I had originally planned to use this opportunity to kill Xu Ming. But, I don't know what happened to the Eldest Prince, but he suddenly gave the order to release him … Forget it. Xu Kai is just a small character. It doesn't matter if he's released. But Xu Ming … "

Lin Muqing vaguely looked at Xu Ming, "You won't live for long!"

Although Lin Muqing didn't gain any advantage when facing Xu Ming, Lin Muqing had been doing very well in the family recently. Lin Muqing had basically been selected as the successor of the Lin Family. Now, he had obtained a large amount of family resources.

"Xu Ming?" Lin Mu Qing sneered disdainfully in his heart, "No matter how high your talent is, as long as you're willing to pay a few hundred thousand gold taels, there will still be people willing to kill you!"

…

After leaving the Rising Cloud Guard's encampment and returning to the capital, Xu Ming, Wen Shuai, and the others were still very puzzled. Why had Di Ba and Lin Mu Qing suddenly released Xu Kai?

"When we were talking, I heard Di Ba say that Wen Man didn't allow him to release Xu Kai!" Wen Shuai said, "But then, Di Ba and Lin Mu Qing seemed to have received some order at the same time. They were so scared that they immediately released him!"

Xu Ming thought about it, "This order can only come from the Eldest Prince! … But, the Eldest Prince didn't allow them to release him, so why did he suddenly order them to release him? "

This was what Xu Ming and the others couldn't figure out.

"I guess that Wen Man might have received some outside pressure!" Wen Shuai said.

"How many people in the Feiyun Country can give him that much pressure?" Xu Ming asked, "And why would such a powerful person stand up for me?"

"That's true!"

Just as they were discussing for a long time without coming up with anything, Xu Ming suddenly received a message.

"Come and see me!"

These four simple words came from Gu Hanmo.

"What's wrong?" Wen Shuai asked.

"Martial House Lord Gu is looking for me."

"Martial House Lord Gu?" Wen Shuai immediately grasped the key point. "Could it be that Martial House Lord Gu is standing up for you? … Martial House Lord Gu's status is very high. Even my Imperial Father has to give him face. If he really is standing up for you, Wen Man definitely won't dare to not give him face! "

"It's really her?" Xu Ming had investigated Gu Hanmo, so he knew that Gu Hanmo was actually a girl. Wen Shuai didn't know this. "I'll go take a look first. Why is she looking for me?"

…

As the Martial House Lord of the Wilderness, Gu Hanmo naturally lived in the Martial House.

Even the elders of the Martial House rarely came to Martial House Lord Gu's courtyard, but Xu Ming had come several times.

But this time, Xu Ming only saw Gu Hanmo's back from afar, and he felt that Gu Hanmo's temperament was very different from before. He felt that Gu Hanmo seemed to have merged into a painting, and the world around Gu Hanmo was naturally this painting.

"What a mysterious feeling!"

At this time, Gu Hanmo suddenly turned around, as if she had walked out of the painting.

"You're here?" Gu Hanmo still had the sloppy appearance of a playboy. She casually pointed at the tea table to the side. "Sit."

Xu Ming sat down without any trace of politeness.

He knew that Gu Hanmo treated him as a friend. Even if Gu Hanmo's strength was very strong and his background was very mysterious, he didn't look down on him in the slightest.

"Is the matter settled?" Once he sat down, Gu Hanmo asked out of the blue.

Xu Ming stared blankly for a moment, then smiled. "Martial House Lord Gu, it was indeed you who helped me!"

Gu Hanmo poured two cups of tea. "Do you know why I helped you?"

Xu Ming didn't hesitate to take a cup and drink it. "I don't know."

Gu Hanmo said, "If you don't know, you can only blame yourself for being too narrow-minded!"

"Oh? What do you mean? "Xu Ming and Gu Hanmo could be considered to have some friendship, so even the way they spoke was very casual.

"I just want to tell you that the Flying Cloud Nation is only a small place, a tiny place!" Gu Hanmo stated unhurriedly. "This tiny place is destined to not be able to accommodate you; you should belong to a wider world! So — — everything that happens in this tiny place is nothing to you! "

Xu Ming listened.

"Don't you think that you're squandering your talent by wasting your precious cultivation time for some insignificant matters?" Gu Hanmo asked.

Squandering his talent?

Xu Ming only wanted to say, 'What talent do I have? If I didn't have a cheat, I don't even know if I would have gone out to train for the second transition!' However, Xu Ming couldn't explain this to Gu Hanmo at all!

"So, you're helping me because you don't want me to waste my precious cultivation time?" Xu Ming raised his eyebrows.

"That's right!" Gu Hanmo said, "In the future, spend more time on cultivation! If you have any problems that you can't solve, just let me know! "

"Uh … Thank you!" Xu Ming didn't expect that Gu Hanmo would give him such a huge promise.

"Just focus on your cultivation!" Gu Hanmo emphasized again, "Remember, the Flying Cloud Nation is only a tiny place!"

Following that, the two of them chatted for a while.

"Oh right! I might have to leave the Flying Cloud Nation soon! "Gu Hanmo suddenly said.

"Leave the Flying Cloud Nation?"

"Yes, I'm going back to the Savage Sect!" Gu Hanmo said, "The reason why I came to the Flying Cloud Nation was firstly because I wanted to take the opportunity to go out and train to see if I could break through my cultivation level. Secondly, I wanted to find talented martial artists for the Savage Sect. Now that I've completed both of these goals, there's no point for me to continue staying in the Flying Cloud Nation."

"You've completed both of these goals?" Xu Ming was surprised and puzzled.

"Yes, in these few days, I finally broke through the shackles of the Minute Subtlety and stepped into the Union of Heaven and Man!" Gu Hanmo smiled with satisfaction. At such a young age, being able to step into the Union of Heaven and Man realm was indeed something to be proud of. "As for the genius I'm looking for, needless to say, it's you! … You should also make some preparations and hand over all the things you need to do in the Flying Cloud Nation. Then, follow me to the Savage Sect! "

Chapter 36

Savage Sect?

Upon mentioning these three words, Gu Hanmo's face was filled with pride, "The Savage Sect is the ruler of this area! The Feiyun Country is only one of the hundreds of subsidiary powers of the Savage Sect! "

The ruler of an area with a radius of several hundred thousand miles?

The Feiyun Country was only a subsidiary power?

There were hundreds of subsidiary powers like the Feiyun Country?

Xu Ming listened in a daze.

However, he finally understood why Gu Hanmo disdainfully called the Feiyun Kingdom a "tiny place" when he talked about it. To the Savage Sect that controlled hundreds of thousands of li, the Feiyun Country was indeed a tiny place.

At the same time, Xu Ming couldn't help but think of Gu Hanmo's terrifying identity — the only daughter of the Savage Sect's Sect Leader!

"Even if the Feiyun Country is filled with experts, with Gu Hanmo's identity, if she really wanted to destroy the Feiyun Country, it would only take a single sentence!" Xu Ming guessed.

At this moment, Xu Ming finally understood why Gu Hanmo had told him not to waste his time on such boring "small matters". This was what it meant when one looked at things from a different vantage point. With Gu Hanmo's vantage point, he naturally felt that Xu Ming's time was much more important than the trivial matters of fighting with the eldest prince and Lin Muqing.

After leaving Gu Hanmo's place, Xu Ming directly returned to his own residence.

Xu Ming didn't want to immerse himself in cultivation just because he heard Gu Hanmo's words. He was very clear that his talent was average. His only advantage was that he could use cheats!

"I heard Gu Hanmo say that she has already stepped into the realm of One with the Heavens!"

What kind of realm was One with the Heavens? Xu Ming had only heard of it, but he wasn't clear on the specifics. However, thinking about it, it should be much more powerful than the Minute Subtlety realm.

"Even if I use cheats, my realm is only close to the Minute Subtlety realm. On the other hand, Gu Hanmo is the same age as me, but he has already stepped into the Unity of Heaven and Man realm … "Xu Ming deeply felt the gap between them.

Because he felt the gap between them, Xu Ming was eager to improve his strength.

"I can only wait for the offline hack to level up. This can't be rushed. It's best not to continue using attribute stones for a short period of time …" After thinking about it, if he wanted to quickly increase his strength, Xu Ming had another choice — to directly buy realms!

Xu Ming opened the Divine Artifact Store. In the category of realms, the "Refinement Realm" was lying there all by itself. It was marked with a price of 100,000 points.

One hundred thousand points was equivalent to one million taels of gold. That was about two-thirds of Xu Ming's current assets.

Xu Ming hesitated for a moment. "I'll buy it!"

Xu Ming wasn't buying things on a whim, but he was very clear that with his own perception, he really didn't know how long it would take for him to comprehend the Minute Subtlety realm. He might as well buy it now and increase his strength first. With strength, he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to make money.

After all, in this world, it wasn't money that was respected. It was strength that was respected. Things like "economic foundation determines superstructure" didn't work in this world.

Moreover, Xu Ming also wanted to know … If he was already at the Minute Subtlety realm, then what kind of strength would he have if he activated the "Perfect Battle"?

Buy it!

After spending 100,000 points, a crystal-clear ginseng shaped treasure with strange characters vaguely appeared in Xu Ming's hand.

"Using this will allow me to reach the Minute Subtlety realm?"

Xu Ming scrutinized this magnificent treasure. With a thought, this treasure turned into wisps of strange energy, just like the attribute stones, and flowed into Xu Ming's body.

Xu Ming only felt that his mind quickly became clear, and his eyes quickly became sharp. This feeling was like a person who had been nearsighted for many years suddenly putting on a pair of glasses.

Xu Ming's vision, hearing, and senses suddenly became extremely sharp. Not only could he sense the world around him, but he could also control his own strength in detail.

If it was said that before, even if Xu Ming activated the "Perfect Battle", there would still be tiny flaws in his fighting process. Now, even if Xu Ming didn't activate the "Perfect Battle", his attacks would still be flawless.

At this moment, the "Perfect Battle" effect on Xu Ming's body was still ongoing.

"The Minute Subtlety realm coupled with the" Perfect Battle ", what kind of experience would it be?" Xu Ming felt it carefully. Sometimes, he would suddenly hit the air with his palm, and sometimes, he would inexplicably take a few steps. "It seems like … the resistance in the air has completely disappeared? Moreover, everything in the world doesn't seem to be resistance to me anymore. Instead, I have a faint feeling that it wants to support me. "

"I understand now!" Xu Ming suddenly figured it out. "When I activate the" Perfect Battle "without any realm, my realm will be close to the Minute Subtlety realm. When I activate the" Perfect Battle "when I'm in the Minute Subtlety realm, my realm will be close to the Oneness of Heaven and Man!"

Xu Ming was sure that he was only close to the Oneness of Heaven and Man. He hadn't really reached the Oneness of Heaven and Man yet. Because if he really attained the realm of the unity of man and the heavens, then he would become one with the heavens, the earth, and nature. Every single move he made would even be enhanced by the energy of the heavens and the earth. At that time, the realm wouldn't be a peerlessly exquisite move, but actual strength!

For those who had a high realm, the strength bestowed upon them by the realm was even stronger than their own physical strength!

"Although spending 100,000 Utility Points to increase my realm in a short period of time doesn't seem to increase my strength as much as spending 100,000 Utility Points to buy attribute stones! However, as my strength becomes stronger and stronger, the effect of my realm will definitely become greater and greater! "

Xu Ming looked at the Divine Weapon Shop again.

At this time, in the "Realm" category, other than the Minute Subtlety realm, there was one more item — the Oneness of Heaven and Man realm.

However, for now, Xu Ming couldn't see the price of the Oneness of Heaven and Man realm. He could only see the introduction that said, "Purchase requirement: Reach the Innate Stage and have comprehended the Minute Subtlety realm."

Xu Ming had already comprehended the Minute Subtlety realm — although he had bought it.

However, it would take some time for his cultivation to reach the Innate Stage. He would slowly go offline.

Of course, if he wanted to reach the Oneness of Heaven and Man realm, he would need one more thing — Utility Points!

Xu Ming didn't know the number of Utility Points, but it was definitely not a small amount!

… …

In the blink of an eye, another five days had passed.

Xu Ming was different from the other disciples in the Martial House. He never went to the Martial House's teachers' lectures. After all, to Xu Ming, there was no difference whether he listened to the lectures or not. Anyway, as long as he had enough Utility Points, his cultivation would continue to increase.

As for his own comprehension of cultivation?

What the hell, that was too slow. Compared to going offline, there was really no difference whether he cultivated or not.

Since there was no difference whether he cultivated or not, why should he cultivate? He might as well relax and relax! In Xu Ming's words, this was called "balancing work and rest". Going offline was "work", and eating, drinking, and playing was "rest".

"Why do I feel like I came to this world for a vacation?" Xu Ming held a book in his hands and suddenly lamented.

At this time, Sun Ji pushed open the door and came in, "Boss, let's go and get the resources!"

"Get the resources? What resources? "Xu Ming hazily raised his eyelids.

"Today is the day the Martial House distributes the resources!"

"Distributes the resources? Then help me bring them! "Xu Ming was so lazy that he didn't even want to move.

"No, you have to go get it yourself."

"So it's like this …" Xu Ming put down the book in his hand and stretched, "Since I have nothing to do, since I can get the resources, I might as well go …"

The Martial House didn't distribute many resources, but no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat. To be able to get it for free, Xu Ming was still quite happy. After all, ever since the bet, Xu Ming didn't have a single cent of income.

Sun Ji couldn't help but glance at the book Xu Ming was reading. He saw that the book just happened to turn to this page:

"… Wang Mazi's words completely angered Du Yu De. At this time, the thirteen year old Du Yu De, although his cultivation was still weak, was not afraid. He used the basic palm technique he learned in the Martial House and attacked … "

Chapter 37

When Xu Ming arrived, there were already hundreds of people gathered in the Martial House's plaza. There were Elders, teachers, and disciples of the Martial House.

"Xu Ming."

"Brother Xu!"

"Brother Sun Ji."

… ….

Although Xu Ming and Sun Ji were newcomers to the Martial House this year, their reputation in the Martial House was not weak.

Sun Ji was born with divine strength, and after entering the Martial House, his strength had made a breakthrough. Even those old disciples with internal cultivation did not dare to underestimate him.

There was no need to mention Xu Ming. Although he rarely showed his face in the Martial House and did not even attend classes, among this year's new disciples, Xu Ming was undoubtedly the number one person.

Even Sun Ji, who had beaten all the new disciples into submission, was as obedient as a cat in front of Xu Ming.

Therefore, even if Xu Ming did not show his face many times, Xu Ming's position in the Martial House was unquestionable.

Especially when Xu Ming defeated Sikong Liangjun in the Nine Tripod Commerce's gambling battle. This made Xu Ming even more famous in Rising Cloud City. There were even people in the Martial House who said that Xu Ming's strength was already the number one disciple in the Martial House.

"He's Xu Ming?"

Among the disciples, there were two people who were clearly independent of the others. These two people had a kind of arrogance on their faces, and their bodies exuded an inexplicable confidence that stood out from the crowd.

One of them, a young man with a mole at the corner of his mouth and holding a sword, disdainfully asked the person beside him, "I can't see anything special about him!"

"Indeed, I can't see anything special about him." The flirtatious male disciple beside him also said, "But many people in the Martial House actually think that his strength is not weaker than ours."

"Hehe, the only battle record he can show is defeating Sikong Liangjun in an instant!"

"Sikong Liangjun? He's just a child! "The flirtatious male disciple said contemptuously.

When these two disciples had first entered the Savage Martial House, they were the top geniuses among the new batch of disciples. In the blink of an eye, five or six years had passed between the two of them, but no victor had been decided. However, before Xu Ming's arrival, the two of them were publicly acknowledged as the top two amongst the several hundred disciples of the Savage Martial House.

However, after Xu Ming's arrival, there were differing opinions regarding Xu Ming's strength. Some people said that Xu Ming had the strength to become the number one disciple in the Savage Martial House. Others said that Xu Ming's strength was only mediocre when compared to the four or five year old disciples.

"Sikong Liangjun is indeed just a child!" The sword-wielding young man added, "This Xu Ming is also just a child!"

"I didn't expect that we would be compared to a child. It's been too long since we fought. Everyone is starting to doubt our strength!"

"Don't be hasty. If you want to display your strength, there will be a very good opportunity very soon! At that time, we'll amaze the world with a single brilliant feat, and our names will spread throughout the Feiyun Nation! "

"I know!" The flirtatious young man glanced at Xu Ming, "I can't be bothered to compete with a child. My goal is to be accepted into the Savage Sect!"

The Savage Sect was the overlord that ruled over hundreds of thousands of li. At the same time, it was also the holy land of martial arts that countless geniuses yearned for.

"The Savage Sect …" The sword-wielding young man's face was also filled with yearning, "Every year, only one person can be accepted into the Savage Sect. Last year, both of us lost to an old disciple who was one year older than us. This year, it's time for one of us to go to the Savage Sect! "

"It's our turn! However, I won't let you win! "The flirtatious young man said.

"Bring it on!" The sword-wielding young man's fighting spirit was also burning.

However, the two of them didn't know that this year, Gu Hanmo had already determined that Xu Ming would be the one to go to the Savage Sect. No matter how the two of them fought, they wouldn't have a share.

At this time, Xu Ming had already mixed in with the crowd and roughly understood the rules of the resource distribution.

The Savage Sect would distribute resources to the disciples every six months. However, the amount of resources each disciple would receive was different. The stronger the disciple, the more resources they would receive. The weaker the disciple, the less resources they would receive.

As for how to determine who was strong and who was weak, the Martial House would determine this based on the disciples' performance in the past six months.

Because it was the distribution day, the disciples were very enthusiastic. Soon, all the disciples had arrived.

"Since everyone is here, let's begin the distribution of resources!" The one who spoke was a bald elder of the Martial House. He was in charge of the Martial House's resources.

The disciples below all held their breaths and silently prayed in their hearts, "Call me later! Call me later! "

This was because the earlier one was called, the less resources they would receive.

"The first one …" The bald elder glanced at the name list and then raised his head, "Wang Xiao."

Among the disciples, the face of a short and fat disciple who had just joined this year suddenly fell, "It's really me!"

The weakest disciples were undoubtedly the new disciples who had just joined this year. However, the strength of the weakest disciples was not too different. The Martial House had to consider many factors before they finally determined who was the weakest.

"Haha, Wang Xiao, I already said that I was stronger than you. You still won't admit it? This time, you should be convinced! "

The one who spoke was also one of the weakest new disciples. He had a good relationship with Wang Xiao. When he heard Wang Xiao say that he was last, he immediately became happy.

"Just you wait! Later, I will publicly challenge you. As long as I defeat you, you will be last next time! "Wang Xiao said without any ambition. Then, with a worried face, he went up to receive a thousand gold taels.

"Next, Chen Huan!"

… …

After about three hundred people were called, Sun Ji's name was finally called. Obviously, the Martial House's evaluation of Sun Ji was not low, even higher than many of the older disciples.

"Seven hundred and seventy-four, Zhao Yicheng! Distribution of resources, seventy-eight thousand three hundred gold taels! "

The Savage Martial House had a total of seven hundred and seventy-seven disciples. Zhao Yicheng was called out at seven hundred and seventy-four. This meant that the Martial House's evaluation of his strength was — — fourth!

At this time, Xu Ming's name had not been called out yet.

"I'll go!" The white-haired youth Zhao Yicheng was not happy at all when he received fourth place. This was because he had always been in third place.

Zhao Yicheng glanced at Xu Ming and was angry in his heart, "The Martial House actually thinks that I am inferior to him?"

However, Zhao Yicheng did not dare to say anything. He could only obediently go up to receive his resources. However, in his heart, he was very unconvinced, "Hmph! Later, I will definitely challenge this Xu Ming! "

He was not convinced!

Zhao Yicheng was not the only one who was unconvinced.

When the names were called out to the top twenty, but Xu Ming's name was still not called out, there were already many older disciples who were unconvinced.

Which of the top fifty older disciples in the Savage Martial House did not have a cultivation of late inner refinement? If they were to fight against Shangkong Liangjun, there was a possibility of them being instantly defeated.

"This brat …" The flirtatious male disciple had already glanced at Xu Ming many times, "The Martial House actually ranked him third?"

Immediately, the bald Elder called out another name, "Seven hundred and seventy-five, Tian Dali! Distribution of resources, eighty thousand gold taels! "

The flirtatious male disciple was stunned, "Tian Dali? Me? "

That's right, the flirtatious male disciple was called Tian Dali — — a name that was extremely different from his appearance.

"How is this possible?" The sword-wielding youth on the side was also stunned.

The flirtatious Tian Dali and the sword-wielding youth's strength had always been very close. Ever since the older disciples of the Martial House finished their apprenticeship, the Martial House's evaluation of these two had always been based on one person being first and the other being first. No matter what, the top two would always be these two.

But now, the flirtatious Tian Dali had actually fallen to third place. Didn't that mean that Xu Ming was at least second, or even first?

"I'm not convinced!" Tian Dali shouted.

The bald Elder's face was expressionless, "If you're not convinced, you can give up on this cultivation resource!"

As the Elder in charge of resources, the bald Elder naturally had an unapproachable appearance most of the time — — his position did not allow him to be an easy-going person.

"I … …" Tian Dali did not dare to speak too much nonsense. He knew that the bald Elder's temper was not good. If he spoke too much nonsense, he might really not be given any cultivation resource.

"Eighty thousand gold taels it is!"

The second place's cultivation resource was ninety thousand gold taels, while the first place's cultivation resource was one hundred thousand gold taels. In fact, Tian Dali did not lack ten or twenty thousand gold taels. It was just that the Martial House had judged him to be weaker than Xu Ming, which made him feel deeply humiliated.

"Seven hundred and seventy-six … …"

The sword-wielding youth suddenly became nervous.

"Yue Jian!"

The Martial House of the Wilderness still cruelly judged him to be second place.

The sword-wielding youth, Yue Jian, did not dare to speak any nonsense. He only looked at Xu Ming with battle intent, then went up to receive his resources.

"Seven hundred and seventy-seven … …"

Actually, the last person's name was already known.

"Xu Ming!"

"I didn't expect the Martial House to have such a high evaluation of me." Xu Ming laughed as he received his resources. "One hundred thousand gold taels, although it is not much, it is still not bad!"

At this moment — —

"Xu Ming!" Two voices sounded at almost the same time.

Xu Ming turned his head to look. It was the sword-wielding youth, Yue Jian, and the flirtatious youth, Tian Dali.

"I do not accept the Martial House's ranking!" Yue Jian coldly said, "Do you dare to pick one of us to compare notes with? As long as you can win, we will accept it wholeheartedly!"

Immediately, everyone present looked at Xu Ming. They wanted to see how Xu Ming would react.

The older disciples who were ranked at the top were especially excited.

"That's right! I also do not accept the Martial House's ranking! "

"Xu Ming, if you really have the strength, then take it out and show it to us! If you don't have the strength, then please do not take the first place cultivation resource with a clear conscience! "

"That's right, that's right!"

"Xu Ming, do you dare to fight?"

In an instant, the entire scene was filled with clamoring. The older disciples who were ranked at the top seemed to want to vent their dissatisfaction.