Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 148: Chapter 106: Rising Fame! Undercurrents Surging!_3

Gu Sheng was already charging toward the Great Success stage of the Blood Refining Realm.

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Over the next stretch of time.

Gu Sheng’s routine life gained a new addition—aside from practicing martial arts at home, every once in a while, he would transform into the contract killer ”Butcher” to take on missions. On the surface, he claimed he was going hunting.

In just two or three months.

Gu Sheng had already completed three contract killer missions. Other than his first target, Xiong Jianmei, his next two objectives were entry-level martial artists in the Blood Refining Realm who specialized in direct offensive tactics.

With his massive axe in hand, the thing Gu Sheng feared least was facing enemies head-on. The First-level Chopping Wood technique’s ripping special effect displayed unparalleled strength. Facing entry-level Blood Refining martial artists, Gu Sheng could dispatch them as easily as slicing melons and chopping vegetables.

While these two also had trump cards up their sleeves, their cultivation realms aligned with intelligence reports, unlike Xiong Jianmei, who had hidden numerous secrets.

Nonetheless, the results were the same; against Gu Sheng, they stood no chance of retaliating.

Even though the ”Butcher” identity allowed Gu Sheng to conceal much of his true strength, the power he displayed was still far above ordinary entry-level Blood Refining martial artists.

Before long.

Gu Sheng began to garner fame among the contract killers, earning himself the nickname ”Axe Butcher.”

Everyone knew.

A new Blood Refining Realm powerhouse had emerged among the contract killers—a being of immense natural strength, wielding a hundred-pound axe, known for cleaving opponents into two with a single strike, ruthlessly savage.

Some attempted to befriend the Butcher and draw him into the inner circles of the contract killer community, but they were met with cold rejection.

Gu Sheng had created the identity of the Butcher solely for convenience, so others wouldn’t track down his true self. He had no desire to interact with anyone.

Shaping the Butcher as someone brutal and cold-hearted was part of his strategy—to ensure no one would suspect that the Butcher’s true identity was an ordinary young farm boy from Gu’s Manor.

Though some voiced dissent, they dared not challenge the Butcher due to his overwhelming strength, merely labeling him as reclusive and eccentric.

Gu Sheng naturally paid no mind to such opinions.

The only thing that mattered was the thousand silver coins he had earned from the three missions!

With ample silver in hand.

Gu Sheng’s cultivation continued progressing steadily. Using Strengthening Blood Powder to refine his flesh and blood, his progress remained stable.

At this pace, he was certain he’d achieve the Great Success stage in the Blood Refining Realm before the year’s end!

Now, he focused solely on mastering the Flying Thunder Leg and Snake Breath Skill—two martial arts techniques. Even with some time dedicated to contract killer missions, it had no impact on his progress with these skills.

During this period.

The Flying Thunder Leg had already reached another breakthrough; now it had entered the Great Achievement Realm, with progress reaching 40%!

The Flying Thunder Leg at the Great Achievement Realm had turned Gu Sheng’s speed into one of his key advantages. Even martial artists specializing in leg-based martial arts wouldn’t necessarily match his realm. Gu Sheng was steadily transforming into a versatile six-dimensional warrior.

He aimed to leave no apparent weaknesses in his abilities.

The Flying Thunder Leg at the Great Achievement Realm not only enhanced Gu Sheng’s speed but also addressed the texture defect in his leg’s skin membranes, making them almost as strong as those of his arms and fists. Once the Flying Thunder Leg reached the Perfect stage, it would achieve complete uniformity.

Gu Sheng could distinctly feel that reinforcing the membrane strength of his lower limbs was accelerating the progress of his Blood Refining cultivation!

Currently, only the membranes of his torso and head remained somewhat fragile. If he could shore up these remaining weak points and achieve fully uniform membrane strength across his entire body, future cultivation would undoubtedly become far smoother.

He could sense it.

Whether using Blood Nourishing Powder, Strengthening Blood Powder, or Blood Strengthening Pills, their absorption effects were closely tied to the condition of his membranes.

Moreover, he had a vague sense that refining membranes and flesh seemed to be constructing a kind of filtration barrier, which would likely prove crucial in the subsequent stages focused on bones and visceral marrow.

In summary.

No flaws could be allowed.

Luckily, with the aid of his interface, Gu Sheng’s training progress with two body-refining martial arts techniques was far superior to that of ordinary individuals. He didn’t need to worry about conflicts between different types of power; instead, they complemented each other, significantly enriching his Qi Blood Power.

It wasn’t hard to imagine: if Gu Sheng could acquire a third body-refining martial art and train all three techniques to the Perfect stage, the result would be terrifying.

His Qi Blood Power would be five to six times that of ordinary people!

This was his foundation.

Not only would his combat endurance and strength become increasingly formidable, but his efficiency in using Qi Blood Power to refine his bones would also drastically improve.

This had always been the reason behind Gu Sheng’s rapid cultivation progress—the propulsion of remarkably advanced martial arts realms lifting his cultivation like a jet engine powering a car.

Aside from this.

The Snake Breath Skill had also reached the Perfect stage, with progress at 51%, edging closer to unlocking its special effects.

Gu Sheng was quite satisfied with his cultivation’s development. By now, he had truly gained sufficient ability to protect himself in this territory—gone were the days of constant peril. His newfound sense of security emboldened him in his actions.

With confidence came the ability to calmly observe the shifting dynamics of the era.

Currently, Canghe County had seen improvements in the overall environment ever since Liu Yuanhu established the contract killer system. At the very least, bandits and outlaws no longer dared rampage as before; otherwise, they risked contract killers hunting them down.

This brought significant relief to nearby villages and strongholds. People no longer needed to tread like walking on thin ice when venturing into the city.

For a while, Liu Yuanhu’s reputation among the common folk surged rapidly.

However, as a contract killer himself, Gu Sheng understood that all of this was achieved at the cost of lives. Contract killers slaughtered outlaws, but in turn, were hunted by them. Many scattered strong individuals rose to prominence in Canghe County—”Butcher” merely being one of them.

The environment in Canghe County gradually improved.

Meanwhile, the Black Sand Gang had been uncharacteristically quiet lately. Many ruthless bandits targeted in contract killer actions had ties to the Black Sand Gang, yet the gang remained dormant and took no action—almost as though they had backed down after the incident at the underground auction.

Gu Sheng merely heightened his vigilance in silence.

The silent dog bites hardest.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that the Black Sand Gang was plotting something big, an undercurrent he had yet to detect surging both near and far.