I Grind to Martial Saint

In Mingzhi County, within the great hall of the Cyan Cloud Sect.

The two rows of seats on the left and right were now completely filled.

A dignified-looking middle-aged man wearing a Cyan Cloud Brocade Robe sat in the main seat.

Standing beside him was a tall young man, none other than the eldest disciple of the Cyan Cloud Sect, Lü Song.

Wanghai was kneeling in the center of the hall, a look of terror on his face.

"Wanghai... the first County Magistrate... you killed him, didn’t you?"

The man in the Cyan Cloud Brocade Robe spoke coolly.

He was the Sect Leader of the Cyan Cloud Sect, Lü Song’s father, Lü Zhengyun.

Hearing this, Wanghai didn’t know how to respond for a moment and could only look to Lü Song for help.

Lü Song’s face was also grim as he said coldly, "Wanghai, at a time like this, you still want to hide things?!"

When Wanghai heard Lü Song’s words, he understood everything. He kowtowed hurriedly and said, "Sect Leader... this disciple was overcome with a murderous impulse. I snuck into the County Yamen at night and slaughtered the County Magistrate."

Lü Zhengyun’s face betrayed no emotion as he asked calmly, "And the second County Magistrate, why did you kill him?"

Wanghai quickly explained, "The second County Magistrate wouldn’t let the death of the first one go... My head was a mess at the time, so I snuck into the County Yamen again and slaughtered him too."

Hearing this, an Elder sneered, "Your head wasn’t a mess. You’re just lawless and thought that if you got away with killing one, you could get away with killing a second."

Wanghai hurriedly defended himself, "Elder, I truly didn’t mean that."

"Father... it was just killing a County Magistrate."

"Back when Nie Jing was in Cangshui County Town, he couldn’t do anything to us."

"Now, after the Wuyun Bandits’ attack, Cangshui County Town has suffered a great loss of Vitality. I heard that three of the five great families are gone."

"The County Town’s current strength is nothing to be afraid of."

Lü Song said softly.

"That may be so... but now is not the time to completely fall out with the Government Office."

Lü Zhengyun said coolly.

His purpose in this interrogation was simply to understand the whole story.

As for Wanghai, it was naturally impossible to hand him over to the Government Office.

Otherwise, how could the Cyan Cloud Sect maintain its standing in Mingzhi County?

"I think we should just give him a light punishment."

"Demote Wanghai to a servant disciple and have him do chores for two years."

An Elder spoke up.

Lü Zhengyun shook his head. "Let’s not be hasty. I’d rather like to see how Cangshui County Town will react."

Hearing this, an Elder immediately scoffed, "Sect Leader, you must be joking. How would the Government Office dare to react? They’ll definitely just swallow their anger and say nothing. They probably won’t even send another County Magistrate to Mingzhi County."

"That’s true... It’s already a feat for them to maintain stability in the County Town. How could they possibly dare to meddle with us?"

"These people from the Government Office... they don’t have a shred of backbone."

Several Elders chimed in, all of them expressing their belief that the Government Office wouldn’t dare to handle the matter.

Only one Elder frowned and said, "Not necessarily. I’ve heard that Demon Blade Han Yuan has a terrible temper. He might not just turn a blind eye."

The Elder who had spoken first laughed. "That’s because he hasn’t met our Cyan Cloud Sect."

"Does he really think the Cyan Cloud Sect is afraid of him?!"

Just then, a disciple walked into the great hall with a panicked expression.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader and all Elders!"

"News has come from Cangshui County Town! Han Yuan will be visiting our Cyan Cloud Sect in seven days!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the few Elders who had just been saying the Government Office would swallow their anger turned grim.

"Also... according to the report, Han Yuan should be coming alone."

The messenger disciple added cautiously.

"Alone?"

"This Han Yuan is the height of arrogance!"

"Does he really think he’s unrivaled in all of Cangshui County Town?"

"As long as he dares to come, we’ll make sure he never leaves!"

The many Elders in the hall grew furious.

This was a clear sign that he looked down on their Cyan Cloud Sect.

Even Lü Zhengyun, who had remained calm until now, cracked his neck. "What a Han Yuan. He’s got some nerve."

"Send word... The Cyan Cloud Sect will be waiting for his grand arrival in seven days."

"I’d like to see... if Han Yuan really dares to come!"

.....

A large ship slowly departed from Cangshui Pier, following the river toward Mingzhi County.

In the past, the Cui Family not only controlled Cangshui Pier but also owned many large ships.

This giant vessel was one of them. Apart from the captain and crew, there was only a single guest on board.

Han Yuan sat in his cabin, diligently studying a Martial Arts Secret Manual.

Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.

This was a Horizontal Hard Skill Training technique that reached the Innate Level, and it had cost Han Yuan eight thousand Contribution Points.

For perspective, the Innate Great Demon Skill had only cost nine thousand Contribution Points.

But Han Yuan was flush with cash now and didn’t feel the sting at all.

This Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill was the ultimate Body Refining Technique. It required the Cultivator to use Inner Qi to temper the body’s muscles, internal organs, tendons, and bones—even all the acupoints and meridians.

After cultivating it to Great Success, one would become Vajra Indestructible, impervious to water and fire!

It was precisely because Han Yuan had read this description that he chose this Martial Art.

Right now, his body still needed some time to adapt after he cultivated the Giant Spirit Monument-Opening Hand to Perfection. He decided to use the travel time to Mingzhi County to thoroughly study this Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.

The main issue was that the cultivation of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill involved many fatal acupoints. Even Han Yuan didn’t dare to be careless; he needed to study it in detail and memorize the location of every single acupoint.

.......

「Seven days later.」

The Mingzhi County Pier was a sea of people.

The news that Han Yuan, the new Director of the Cangshui Celestial Observation Bureau, known in the Martial World as Demon Blade, was visiting the Cyan Cloud Sect had long since spread throughout all of Cangshui County.

According to the date, Han Yuan was set to arrive in Mingzhi County today.

Many people wanted to witness the bearing of this new Director for themselves and had naturally come to catch a glimpse.

Many other members of the Martial World had also rushed over from out of town.

They knew that Han Yuan’s so-called "visit" to the Cyan Cloud Sect was, in reality, a challenge to their school.

There was sure to be a battle between a dragon and a tiger.

"Speaking of which, this Demon Blade Han Yuan really has guts, daring to come to Mingzhi County all by himself."

"He’s the badass who slaughtered the Black Cloud Spear King Zhang Bei. What’s there to be afraid of?"

"But a mighty dragon can’t crush a local snake."

"The Cyan Cloud Sect’s foundations are so deep. Han Yuan might not be able to suppress them."

While waiting for Han Yuan to arrive, many people at the pier were discussing the matter.

At the very front of the pier, a large open space had been cleared.

This area hadn’t been cleared by the County Yamen, of course, but by the Cyan Cloud Sect.

Lü Song was leading a group of disciples, gazing out at the approaching waterway.

"Senior Brother... the hour is getting late."

"Why haven’t we seen any sign of Han Yuan yet?"

"Maybe he got scared and isn’t coming."

"HAHAHA, if he doesn’t show up, his reputation will be in tatters."

These Cyan Cloud Sect disciples were relaxed, not taking Han Yuan seriously in the slightest.

"Less nonsense."

Lü Song said coolly.

Hearing this, those few disciples immediately wiped the grins off their faces.

Just then, a large ship slowly sailed in from the distance, following the river’s current.

"It’s here! It’s here!"

"That must be the ship!"

"Han Yuan didn’t break his promise after all!"

Seeing the silhouette of the large ship, the pier instantly erupted into a commotion.

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