novel-bin Chapter 119, Innate Overlord Body
Chapter 119, Innate Overlord Body
Chapter 120, Innate Overlord Body
The wildfire on Shenxiao West Mountain continued until late at night before gradually being extinguished.
Over the next two months, the disciples of Shenxiao, led by Xiantian, launched a series of large-scale operations, wiping out the bandits around the city.
They killed several thousand people in total.
They even piled up the heads of bandits on the official road to form a mound of skulls and erected a monument to commemorate it.
From then on, the bandits of the nineteenth road east of the prefectural city became a thing of the past—at least for the past ten years, they had been completely wiped out.
The actions of the Divine Firmament Holy Realm were not only an act of venting anger, but also a means of deterring and demonstrating their power, and more importantly, an explanation to those disciples who had died.
The people of the city were all delighted by this, and both respected and feared it.
It is widely circulated before and after tea and meals.
This sacred place of martial arts has been entrenched in Fengcheng for as long as the nation itself, and its majesty and power are deeply rooted in the hearts of a generation.
Feng Jingxian and Gongshu Ce did not make any move.
Gongshu Ce's attitude was very clear: killing bandits is a good thing. For the next few years, trade routes will be open, and people will not dare to touch the emperor's secret guards. They can't even kill the bandit leader to vent their anger.
The two veterans understood the principle that haste makes waste.
It would not be a good thing to completely push Shenxiao to the brink of despair if we are not yet prepared for the final battle.
Moreover, Shenxiao's move is certainly a weakening factor for the families in the city who have received tributes from the Green Forest over the years.
The more enemies you make, the faster you'll die!
These past two months.
Ren Qingshan was busy acquiring land and grain.
When news of the severe drought in the northern border reached Fengcheng Prefecture, the government quickly responded by sealing off all government-owned farmland, ceasing all sales.
Fortunately, the day after breaking through to the Innate Realm, Ren Qingshan took all the silver from his family to the government office and purchased more than 85,000 mu of official land.
At the time, the government offices hadn't reacted yet.
Bought at the current price.
One mu of dry land yielded six liang, costing a total of 510,000 liang.
Now, more than two months later, land prices have nearly doubled.
I have inside information; making money is that simple.
Of course, these are all unrealized profits. It's impossible for them to actually sell off their land. This price was driven up by unscrupulous merchants. If Qingshan Rice Company were to sell off large quantities of land, the price would definitely drop.
Moreover.
With the autumn harvest approaching, the produce from these lands is the life-saving food for the disaster victims in the North. If it falls into the hands of unscrupulous merchants, it will be worth at least several times more.
This is something Ren Qingshan doesn't want to see.
He has already borrowed three managers from the Lu family, as well as Lu Jiu, and brought ten guards to escort a ship of grain and 200,000 taels of silver to the northern border to open a branch store.
The fields in the North, parched and nearly barren, were incredibly cheap.
Ren Qingshan didn't expect to make much money from this deal.
The grain from their own rice shop would definitely be sold cheaper than that of unscrupulous merchants, with stabilizing grain prices being their top priority.
For the public good: to provide disaster relief and help the people.
Yu Si: To acquire land and practice martial arts.
It's not particularly noble, but it's fair enough.
Moreover, the imperial court would not stand idly by in the face of such a great calamity in the north.
Feng Jingxian said: The Emperor has dispatched an imperial envoy to the northern border, secretly accompanied by one Qi Realm expert and nine Xiantian Realm experts. Their main task is to provide relief to the disaster victims and stabilize grain prices. This time, many unscrupulous merchants will likely die.
In a world where martial arts reign supreme, the most powerful individuals wield absolute authority.
In particular, the most powerful individuals are relatively righteous and stand on the side of the people.
Gently pluck a few grains of rice from the mature, drooping rice ears, and let Qingshan chew them, savoring the rich aroma of rice.
In my mind.
[Currently owned land: 113989 mu]
[Convertible soil fertility: 30000]
Having already cultivated the Overlord Body to its ultimate level, Ren Qingshan continued to transform the earth's energy into qi and blood, transforming over 60,000 times, finally pushing it to the next level!
Innate Overlord Body!
Martial artists who cultivate external skills to the Innate Realm are extremely rare, even in the vast world!
The difficulty of advancing external martial arts to the Innate level can be seen from the amount of earth energy consumed.
Thirty thousand earth-strength, nurtured internally, excluding the five elements and spiritual objects, is enough to elevate an ordinary person to the innate realm.
As for external martial arts, it took more than 10,000 cultivations to reach perfection, and it took more than 60,000 cultivations to advance to the innate level.
The consumption was more than double!
Without the earth's power, even for those with other innate abilities, achieving this level would be extremely difficult.
The Book of the Ground is absolutely a legend in the martial arts world!
Ren Qingshan realized his own strength; he had mastered the three innate cultivation methods, one of which was external martial arts.
Whether in terms of strength or defense, he is at least 50% stronger than the other three cultivators—especially in defense.
His true combat strength might be comparable to that of a sixth-level innate cultivator?
I'm terrifyingly strong!
Now, Ren Qingshan is determined to succeed in the martial arts examination and the palace examination next spring.
Martial Arts Champion!
He must be the martial arts champion!
The Great Zhou Dynasty was vast, with twelve prefectures, eight hundred counties, and a population of over 400 million. It held a martial arts examination every three years—but there was only one champion!
This day.
morning.
Ren Qingshan is practicing martial arts at Jiuyang Martial Arts School.
After becoming an apprentice, he lived a very regular life, going between the martial arts school, the manor, and his home, occasionally going to Phoenix Pavilion to relax and listen to music with his fellow apprentices.
In the eyes of his disciples, Senior Brother Ren is portrayed as an extremely hardworking genius.
He is more talented than others, works hard, is low-key and amiable, and speaks very nicely—and he is quite successful at Phoenix Pavilion.
"Fellow disciples, two disciples from the Divine Firmament Sect have arrived at the gate! They say they've come to pay a visit!"
A young servant boy hurried into the courtyard, his face flushed, and said urgently.
Ren Qingshan looked at Kang Mianzhi.
He was in charge of almost all the reception duties at the martial arts school.
"Here to challenge us?"
Kang Mianzhi made a joke, straightened his clothes, and went out to greet him.
After a moment's thought, Ren Qingshan drew his sword and followed.
Outside the door stood two disciples of the Divine Firmament Holy Sect, a man and a woman, both handsome and beautiful, like a perfect couple. They were dressed in long red robes with the words "Divine Firmament" embroidered in gold thread on their chests, and each held a gift box.
Kang Mianzhi welcomed the two men into the room and led them to the reception room. After some polite conversation, he learned that they had come to deliver invitations to the Autumn Festival.
The autumn sacrifice of the Divine Firmament Holy Sect had been arranged long ago.
Although the convoy transporting offerings to the prefectural city was hijacked last time, it did not affect the autumn festival itself.
This grand sect ceremony was scheduled for the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double Ninth Festival.
They brought three invitations, addressed by name to Feng Jingxian, Gongshu Ce, and Ren Qingshan, inviting them to attend the ceremony.
They may also bring attendants.
"Master, is there any particular custom associated with this autumn festival?"
After seeing the two off, Ren Qingshan took the invitation and went to find Gongshu Ce.
It's all about reciprocity.
Last time, I made such a big fuss at my own innate banquet.
Nowadays, when the Shenxiao Autumn Festival is held on someone else's territory, the feast is generally not very good.
"Heh, Elder Feng definitely won't go to this kind of banquet, and I don't want to go either. A wise man doesn't go into dangerous situations."
"Would you like to go and see for yourself?"
Gongshu Ce smiled calmly.
Ren Qingshan chuckled, "If I don't go, won't my fellow martial artists laugh at me? Are you scared?"
"Jokes are nothing, laugh all you want. A martial artist who is burdened by fame will surely die because of his great reputation."
"If neither of us goes, but you do, they will be hesitant to act recklessly, fearing the consequences."
"If all three of us go, and they're really determined, then we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop."
Gongshu Ce didn't care about saving face at all, and joked with a smile.
Ren Qingshan pondered, "I am truly interested in the martial arts legend of the Divine Firmament Holy Sect, but I am not particularly brave enough to go alone. I will think about it some more and see if Magistrate Chu has been invited. If he has, I will go with him."
The safety factor is higher if the two elderly people don't go.
The Assistant Magistrate is a high-ranking official in the prefecture and a legitimate official of the imperial court. Traveling with him ensures a higher level of safety.
"Yes, that's one way."
"Grind the ink for me, and I'll write a letter to ask your other senior brother to come back and keep you company."
Gongshu Ce noticed that his disciple wanted to go, and after a moment's thought, he immediately offered his assistance.
"Senior brother? Which senior brother?"
Ren Qingshan was curious.
"Wei Bin, the Great Hero of Zhongzhou."
Upon hearing this name, Ren Qingshan's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately thought of Wei Bin's background: a disciple of Gongshu Ce, ranked eleventh.
Calling him the Great Hero of Zhongzhou is actually a eulogy.
Many people regard him as the chivalrous bandit of Central China.
Wei Bin enjoys stealing from the rich to help the poor, playing around in the martial arts world, taking pleasure in teasing the wealthy, but never harming anyone, only leaving those who suffer losses to silently accept their bad luck.
Erxi's treasure hunting, especially the hidden treasures he obtained through underhanded means, has accumulated countless secrets of the martial arts world over the past thirty years.
Ren Qingshan was somewhat tempted by this person, but at the same time remained wary.