Lying Low in the Martial World to Become a Saint

"Oh? Do you know who they’ve hired?"

Chen Qing’s heart sank slightly. The Grand Elder’s branch of the Wang Family was Wang Zhifu’s direct lineage. As expected, they weren’t willing to let this go easily.

Zhu Yu shook his head. "The specifics are a tightly guarded secret. There are only baseless rumors. But for the Grand Elder’s branch of the Wang Family to secretly hire someone even after the Sect applied pressure, it must be someone extraordinary."

Chen Qing’s expression remained calm. He just gave a soft "Mm" and committed the matter to memory.

It would be incredibly difficult for the Wang Family to investigate him based on mere clues.

But he absolutely couldn’t let his guard down.

"Right, there’s something else."

Zhu Yu changed the subject. "I got news that Senior Sister He Shuang is probably going to issue a True Inheritance challenge to Brother Lu Chenming very soon!"

"Is this information accurate?" Chen Qing asked.

It had been some time since He Shuang passed the thirty-first floor. A challenge was expected, but the specific timing was noteworthy.

"The source should be reliable."

Zhu Yu said with certainty, "I heard that Brother Lu has been in frequent closed-door cultivation recently, seemingly preparing to attempt a breakthrough to the True Essence Realm. Senior Sister He must have heard this news and is worried she’ll lose her chance once Brother Lu breaks through. That’s why she wants to issue a challenge during this window of opportunity. As long as she succeeds, even if she’s only a True Disciple for a single day, she can immediately enjoy the resources and benefits that come with the title."

Chen Qing nodded slightly.

Zhu Yu’s analysis was logical. Lu Chenming had been stuck at Astral Force Perfection for six or seven years and had a deep foundation. His chances of breaking through to the True Essence Realm were indeed much higher than those of He Shuang, who had only recently reached Astral Force Perfection.

He Shuang choosing to challenge him now was a clear move to seize his position and reap the benefits first.

The two chatted for a while longer before Zhu Yu stood up. "Brother Chen, I’ll head back and prepare for my closed-door cultivation then."

"Go on. I wish you a swift success," Chen Qing nodded.

Zhu Yu bowed again before turning to leave, his steps filled with motivation.

The courtyard gate closed softly, shutting out the sounds from outside.

’The Wang Family!? When the time is right, I’ll deal with this trouble once and for all.’

Chen Qing thought to himself before stepping into his Quiet Chamber, ready to continue his cultivation.

He took out a High-quality Quenching Gang Pill he had just exchanged from He Zhi. He had been taking this pill for a long time and was familiar with its medicinal properties.

However, the moment the elixir entered his mouth and dissolved, flowing into his stomach, the situation changed abruptly!

BOOM—!

A torrent of medicinal power, far stronger and more violent than ever before, erupted inside him like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening!

A surging hot current instantly flooded his limbs and bones, pouring into his meridians and acupoints. His True Astral was violently churned, compressed, and purified by this force, its circulation speed abruptly multiplying several times over!

His meridians throbbed with a searing, swelling pain, as if they were about to be torn apart by the sudden torrent!

’What’s going on!?’

Chen Qing was alarmed. The ferocity and potency of this medicinal power were far beyond that of the High-quality Quenching Gang Pills he usually took. ’Could it be that Elder Zhang’s alchemy skills have improved again, and the effects of his newly refined elixirs are stronger?’

Not daring to be careless, he immediately focused his Heart and Spirit, channeling the Five Elements True Astral with all his might to guide the violent medicinal power along the cultivation technique’s path to temper his True Astral.

The entire process was several times more difficult than usual. The medicinal power was like an untamed stallion, requiring much more of his Heart and Spirit to control and guide.

But correspondingly, the effects were also extremely significant.

When the medicinal power gradually subsided, Chen Qing slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long, turbid breath, a trace of shock and doubt flashing in his eyes.

Chen Qing looked at the Elixir Bottle in his hand and thought, ’This is definitely not the same Quenching Gang Pill as before... Could this be the newly refined elixir Elder Zhang mentioned?’

Not only did he feel no discomfort, but he actually felt exceptionally good.

....

Zhang Yi returned to the Alchemy Room, covered in dust from his travels.

As soon as he entered, he saw He Zhi with her head down, organizing the medicine cabinets.

"Master, you’re back."

Hearing the footsteps, He Zhi quickly turned, bowed her head, and greeted him.

"Mm," Zhang Yi responded casually, his gaze sweeping across the hall as he asked, "Did anyone come by while I was out? Is everything in order?"

"Reporting to Master, Brother Chen Qing came by just now to exchange for some elixirs. He has already left," He Zhi answered cautiously, not daring to look up.

Zhang Yi nodded, not paying it much mind.

Chen Qing was a regular visitor, and he always came to exchange for the same few types of elixirs. The procedure was already familiar.

He strolled toward the back hall, intending to check on a few medicinal ingredients he had been processing before he left.

However, when his gaze fell upon a cabinet shelf on one side of the back hall, his pupils suddenly contracted.

An inconspicuous Ink Jade Pill Bottle was missing!

The contents were the new, improved version of the Quenching Gang Pill that he had spent the last few months pouring his heart and soul into creating!

Its medicinal power was brutally potent, far exceeding the version Fang Hui had tested months ago. He hadn’t even had time to find a suitable Medicine Man to test it on...

A sense of foreboding washed over him instantly.

He whipped around, his voice carrying a severity he himself didn’t realize. "He Zhi! What about the elixirs in that Ink Jade Bottle?!"

Startled by her master’s sudden, harsh tone, He Zhi trembled all over. Her face went deathly pale. "I saw Brother Chen come to exchange for elixirs, and the bottle wasn’t labeled... so I took the elixirs from the Ink Jade Bottle... and gave them to Brother Chen as regular Quenching Gang Pills!"

"You... you gave them to Chen Qing?!" Zhang Yi’s voice suddenly shot up an octave.

An image of Fang Hui’s miserable, worse-than-death state after testing the last elixir flashed through his mind!

That was Fang Hui, a cultivator at Astral Force Perfection with extremely high tolerance!

And this version’s medicinal power, which he had purified and enhanced, was even more ferocious than the last!

And who was Chen Qing?

He was the True Martial Lineage’s most promising True Successor Candidate, a Sect genius valued by Qu River and held in high regard by Pei Tingchun!

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