Martial Cultivator

A fierce battle suddenly broke out on the deck.

Situ Chang’s idea was actually very simple: no matter what the identity of this young man was, he would teach him a lesson first. At the very least, this would prevent him from being so arrogant and condescending in the future.

But soon, he realized that his thinking was completely wrong. When his disciples attacked, they could not even withstand a single move in front of the young man. As the Vice Sect Master, Situ Chang had to intervene. As a cultivator at the Great Beyond Realm, he originally thought that with his intervention, he could stabilize the situation. However, when he activated his Daoist technique, the moment his qi touched Chen Chao’s, it immediately collapsed. He was also instantly sent flying several feet.

At this point, he belatedly realized that this young man must have already transcended the Great Beyond Realm and stepped into Nepenthe.

This thought flashed briefly in his mind, and then he was kicked flying by Chen Chao. Before he could get up, Chen Chao stepped on his chest, looked into the distance, and sneered, ”Gu Changsheng, are you just going to watch your sect members be killed without coming out?”

Chen Chao had already sensed that Gu Changsheng’s presence was no longer in the guest room on the ferry, but was instead near the crowd, watching for a long time.

Gu Changsheng had been hesitating whether to intervene. At this moment, hearing Chen Chao speak, he gritted his teeth and walked out. Looking at the young martial artist, Gu Changsheng smiled, ”So it’s the newly appointed Lord Warden Commander of the Great Liang. My sect members were blind and offended Lord Warden Commander. They got what they deserved. Lord Warden Commander, please be magnanimous.”

As soon as he mentioned ”Lord Warden Commander,” Situ Chang who was being trampled underfoot by Chen Chao had an ugly expression. He knew that the Daoist Zhenye from the Infatuation Daoist Temple had been killed by this young martial artist.

As for the surrounding merchants, their eyes widened in shock.

This young man is the Lord Warden Commander of Great Liang?!

”It was all a misunderstanding before. I will now return the 100,000 skygold coins in full.”

Gu Changsheng tossed out a jade talisman, which Lu Xin caught firmly.

As the sect master of a sect and a Nepenthe cultivator, speaking in such a manner was already quite courteous. It also made his stance clear, he did not wish to fall out with Chen Chao. After all, Chen Chao was ruthless enough to not even put the Infatuation Daoist Temple in his eyes.

Chen Chao shook his head. ”Not enough.”

Gu Changsheng’s expression changed slightly, but he still did not get angry. Instead, he reached into his robe, pulled out another jade talisman, and tossed it over as well. ”Here’s another 100,000 skygold coins. Kindly accept it, Lord Warden Commander.”

These 100,000 skygold coins had originally been meant as a gift from Green Algae Sect to the master of the daoist who was getting married at Infatuation Daoist Temple. Giving it up now did not feel too painful, after he arrived at the Infatuation Daoist Temple and explained the situation, the Infatuation Daoist Temple would naturally decide how to handle it.

Chen Chao caught the jade talisman and tossed it to Lu Xin before smiling. ”With this, the grievances between the Lu Family and Green Algae Sect are now completely settled. If you call it a misunderstanding, this official can accept that. Now, shall we talk about something else?”

”What else is there?”

Gu Changsheng was taken aback. Although he had expected Chen Chao would not be so easily appeased, he was still somewhat puzzled.

Chen Chao glanced down at Situ Chang beneath his foot and asked, ”How does Sect Master plan to deal with this Vice Sect Master Situ, who earlier insulted the Great Liang?”

Gu Changsheng frowned, then smiled. ”I failed to discipline my subordinates properly. How about this, Lord Warden Commander can leave him to me. I’ll personally take him back to the sect and ensure he is properly punished. What do you think?”

Chen Chao let out an ”Oh,” but did not reply. Instead, he simply stomped down hard, caving in Situ Chang’s chest.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, this blow had snuffed out the last vestiges of his life force.

”You...”

Gu Changsheng glared at Chen Chao, his eyes burning with fury.

Chen Chao glanced at Gu Changsheng and said calmly, ”Since Sect Master Gu finds it difficult to handle, then this official will handle it for you.”

”This Vice Sect Master Situ just asked me what this had to do with me and why this official was interfering.”

Chen Chao chuckled. ”Did he not know that anything happening within the Great Liang’s borders that involves the oppression of our Great Liang’s people is this official’s concern?”

Gu Changsheng’s face was cold as he said icily, ”I’ll remember what Lord Warden Commander has done today. We will settle this another time.”

In truth, as long as one threw out harsh words, it was already an admission of defeat.

But Chen Chao had no intention of giving this Green Algae Sect Master an easy way out.

”Settle this? With what? The Nepenthe Realm you barely managed to reach thanks to dumb luck? Or by wagging your tail at the Infatuation Daoist Temple’s gates, hoping they’ll come take revenge for you?”

Chen Chao stared at Gu Changsheng and said mockingly ”If I were in your shoes, I’d have committed suicide with a piece of tofu already.”

Gu Changsheng said coldly, ”Chen Chao, don’t go too far and we can still be friends in the future! Must you really push things to the dead end today?!”

No matter how good his temper was, it had worn thin by now. The other party was pressing him step by step, leaving him no dignity at all.

Chen Chao raised an eyebrow. ”What future encounters will this official want with you? You’re not some woman. And besides, how do you know that after today, this official won’t have your entire dao lineage wiped out?”

Hearing these words, most people on the boat gasped sharply. They had never seen this newly appointed Lord Warden Commander, who was famous far and wide. They only knew that this Lord Warden Commander had always been hot-blooded. Otherwise, he would not have killed that Daoist Zhenye from the Infatuation Daoist Temple without hesitation.

They had thought that today’s events were already satisfying enough.

But unexpectedly, this Lord Warden Commander casually spoke of wiping out the other party’s entire dao lineage.

Regardless of whether or not it was overboard, just hearing it felt utterly satisfying!

Especially for the merchants who had witnessed the Lu Family being humiliated earlier, some of them were nearly moved to tears.

Gu Changsheng’s expression was grim. ”Chen Chao, must you really go this far?!”

Chen Chao kicked Situ Chang’s corpse aside and said irritably, ”If this official were you, I’d have made my move already. Why are you still prattling on like some woman? Is your entire cultivation fake or what?”

At this point, even a fool could tell that things would not end peacefully today. Gu Changsheng wasted no more words. His entire body surged with qi as he prepared to attack.

A golden river materialized between them, formed by Gu Changsheng.

Seeing this, Chen Chao did not grow angry but instead laughed. ”Everyone, bear witness, this Green Algae Sect Master is assaulting this official. If this official kills him, that should be perfectly reasonable and legal, right?”

Gu Changsheng had been focused on mobilizing his daoist technique, but upon hearing this, he nearly coughed up blood from sheer fury!

This young martial artist was not only utterly unreasonable but also frighteningly adept at twisting the truth!

How could he have known that aside from killing people, Chen Chao’s greatest skill was hurling insults?

That was something he had honed with Zhou Gouqi.

But right now, insults were boring, killing was far more interesting.

Looking at this Green Algae Sect Master before him, Chen Chao made no attempt to be reasonable. He simply charged straight through the golden river, allowing the endless qi-powered golden radiance to land on his body.

A continuous crackling sound rang out, as if countless raindrops were pelting against his flesh.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Chao had crossed the golden river and arrived before Gu Changsheng. Then, he threw a punch.

The heavy blow landed squarely on Gu Changsheng’s chest before he had any chance to evade. His chest immediately caved in.

For a newly advanced Nepenthe cultivator like Gu Changsheng, who had only just broken through, standing before Chen Chao was no different from being made of paper; he had no power to resist.

This was only natural. After all, once a martial artist like Chen Chao closed the distance, Gu Changsheng was no match for him at all.

After that one punch, Gu Changsheng instinctively tried to retreat. But Chen Chao stayed right on him. The young Lord Warden Commander did not even draw his saber, he simply drove his elbow into Gu Changsheng’s face and sneered as he said, ”With this level of skill, you dare to come out and commit evil? With your paltry skills, you dare provoke the Great Liang?”

Chen Chao’s elbow strike left Gu Changsheng dazed. Just as he started to recover, Chen Chao landed another punch, knocking him senseless once again.

This once-arrogant Nepenthe cultivator had no strength to resist in front of Chen Chao.

The sight left everyone else on the boat utterly stunned.

They were just ordinary folk who did not understand the vast disparity in strength between the two. They were only shocked by this young Lord Warden Commander’s decisive and ruthless efficiency.

With such a Lord Warden Commander in charge, how could they ever lose faith in the Great Liang?