Martial Saint through Reading

Following that.

The Tiger Armor Army filled the air with yellow sand, obscuring vision.

Xiang Yue led Huo Buyan and Fang Xiao to attack the city, while Guan Zhen and Jiang Zhan retreated ten miles.

The five thousand enemy troops in Yangjia City found it difficult to resist the Tiger Armor Army led by Xiang Yue, and the army quickly captured the first city of the Nine Hordes Kingdom.

”Clean the city, any resistance, kill without mercy!”

”Control the city government, do not disturb ordinary people.”

”...”

With continuous commands being issued, in just half a day’s work, the Tiger Armor Army completely controlled Yangjia City.

”Reporting to the commander, we found the provisions left by the enemy soldiers, but...”

”Speak.”

”All of them are poisoned,” Fang Xiao reported.

Xiang Yue’s face remained calm, as if he had already anticipated this.

”How is the defense line deployment?”

”Reporting to the commander, the defense lines are set up, soldiers stationed at each point.”

”Additionally, scouts report a large number of enemy forces found north of Yangjia City.”

”Hmm,” Xiang Yue nodded lightly, ”it can be basically determined that Kuirong Zhi wants to play an empty city strategy on us.”

”Order the soldiers to prepare for defense.”

”Yes.”

”Commander, the enemy is attacking from the north, should we have Commander Guan and Commander Jiang flank behind the enemy?” Fang Xiao continued.

”Haha, Fang Xiao, you’re way better at leading troops into battle than Jiang Zhan,” Xiang Yue said with a smile. ”Let Jiang Zhan lead ten thousand Tiger Cavalry to flank behind the enemy forces.”

”Yes.”

”...”

...

North of Yangjia City, Nine Hordes Kingdom, Kuirong Zhi’s main army.

”Report!”

”Speak.”

”The Tiger Armor Army from Qin Kingdom’s Xirong County has entered Yangjia City.”

In the rear of Kuirong Zhi, the main camp.

”May our Kuirong Zhi warriors eliminate the enemy forces and return victoriously!”

Kuirong Zhi’s young Horde Lord raised his cup high and drank.

”Eliminate the enemy forces!”

”Return victoriously!”

”Order to besiege Yangjia City!”

Kuirong Zhi’s two hundred thousand troops marched toward Yangjia City.

Inside the main tent.

”Your Highness Young Horde Lord, Commander Rong Dang has led troops on the expedition, leaving the camp defenses lacking.”

”Hmm, got it.” This young Horde Lord waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned by these contradictory words.

Immediately, this young Horde Lord entered the inner tent.

To everyone’s surprise, there was yet another person inside the inner tent who looked identical to the young Horde Lord in dress and appearance.

”Your Highness Young Horde Lord.” This Kuirong Zhi young Horde Lord kneeled to the other person.

”Rise.”

”Yes.”

”Commander Rong Dang has already gone on the expedition, right?”

”Hmm.”

”Next, whether we can uncover the infiltration of heterodox sects from Qin Kingdom within Kuirong Zhi’s borders depends on the efforts of Rong Ye’s guards.”

”Your Highness Young Horde Lord, rest assured, Rong Ye will certainly locate the heterodox sect’s nest.”

”Hmm, go ahead.”

”...”

...

In Kuirong Zhi’s camp, at a certain tent.

”Brother Three, Rong Dang took the majority of the troops, leaving the entire camp...” Chi Hong sneered coldly.

”Hehe, let’s make a move.”

Chi Zhen and Chi Hong’s figures flickered as they dashed toward the main tent.

”Who goes there?”

Outside the main tent, a patrol of soldiers stopped the two.

”Get out of the way!”

Chi Hong shouted in a low voice, releasing the power of the Meridian Unlocking Realm.

Bang—

More than ten soldiers died on the spot.

At the same time, Chi Zhen charged into the main tent with unstoppable force.

”Who are you?” Rong Ye, disguised as Kuirong Zhi’s young Horde Lord, was shocked.

”Your Highness Young Horde Lord, come with me.” Chi Zhen’s eyes gleamed ferociously, he struck the young Horde Lord unconscious with a palm and grabbed the person as he rushed out of the tent.

”Let’s go!”

Chi Zhen and Chi Hong showed no desire to fight, seizing the young Horde Lord and running out of the camp.

...

Chu Ming left West Wind Valley, rushing all the way.

Approximately twenty miles away from Yangjia City, he stopped.

In front of him, he sensed a familiar aura.

The encampment of the Tiger Armor Army!

He concealed himself, avoiding sight, and blended into the camp.

spread out.

”Guan Zhen...Jiang Zhan...”

”Master, Housekeeper Fang isn’t here.”

In a brief moment, utilizing ’s probing, he grasped the situation in the entire camp.

”The number of Tiger Armor Army troops here is off too...”

Chu Ming controlled to lock onto Guan Zhen and Jiang Zhan.

”Reporting, enemy forces have appeared north of Yangjia City, Commander Xiang ordered Commander Guan to lead troops closer to Yangjia City, Commander Jiang to lead ten thousand Tiger Cavalry to flank the enemy.”

”Haha, Master is planning to encircle and eliminate the enemy,” Jiang Zhan finally understood the tactics this time.

”...”

Rumble—

From the left side of the camp, the sound of thousands of troops galloping surged forth.

Jiang Zhan led ten thousand Tiger Cavalry, riding out of the camp, heading north.

”Seems like Master guessed Yangjia City was an empty city.”

Having investigated this far, Chu Ming’s heart relaxed a bit.

He silently withdrew from the camp, heading towards Yangjia City.

In no time, a massive structure appeared before him, it was the city of Yangjia City in the Nine Hordes Kingdom.

Chu Ming concealed himself with ease, entering the city.

The Sword Gourd Spirit dispersed and soon found Xiang Yue at Yangjia City’s northern city.

”Hmm?”

Xiang Yue was examining a sand table inside a room when his gaze suddenly focused on the doorway.

”Who is it?!”

Bang—

The sound fell and the fist arrived, the door instantly shattered.

”Master, it’s me.” Chu Ming revealed his form.

”Chu Ming?!” Xiang Yue was stunned for a moment, then his face flashed with disbelief.

”How could you appear here?!”

Yangjia City is thousands of miles from Xirong County, and it’s within Nine Hordes Kingdom territory. Xiang Yue couldn’t get his head around how his disciple suddenly showed up.

Though the face and body were different, he could confirm through the aura sensing that the person in black clothing was indeed Chu Ming.

”Disciple heard that Master has issues with grain supplies, so I rushed here from Xirong County.”

Chu Ming brushed away the disguise to return to his original youthful appearance.

”Do you know where you are? This is Nine Hordes Kingdom! This is a battlefield! Do you have a death wish?!”

Xiang Yue, hearing Chu Ming say this, was both angry and gratified.

But the grain problem is not something a single person can solve.

”Disciple knows.” Chu Ming bowed with his hands clasped.

”You came knowing the danger, do you think that just because you cultivated to the Refining Organ Realm, you’re invincible? Do you know how many people in the Nine Hordes Kingdom’s enemy forces are in the Refining Organ Realm?!”

Chu Ming’s breakthrough to the Meridian Unlocking Realm was only known by a few like Shen Yu and Meng Zhen, and Meng Zhen was still transporting grain.

So, Xiang Yue thought Chu Ming was still just in the Refining Organ Realm.

”Master...” Chu Ming paused, then bowed slightly. ”Disciple, has already unlocked the meridians.”

Meridian unlocking?!

Xiang Yue’s brow rose, ”Say that again.”

”Disciple, has already unlocked the meridians.”

Swish—

As soon as Chu Ming’s words fell, Xiang Yue slammed his fist, creating a terrifying gust.

Chu Ming did not dodge, facing it with his palm.

Bang—

A shockwave spread, crushing the items inside, and cracks appeared on the walls.

”Good kid, you’ve truly unlocked the meridians!”

With just one strike, Xiang Yue confirmed that his disciple was not lying.

”Commander!” Some Tiger Armor Army heard and came rushing.

”Nothing happened, all retreat!”

Xiang Yue dismissed the Tiger Armor Army, looking at Chu Ming with eyes like an eagle.

”Where did you get the Meridian Unlocking Technique?!”

”Disciple was fortunate to obtain a few books and combined them to deduce a suitable cultivation technique for myself.” Chu Ming said with a bow.

Fortunate to obtain a few books?

Watching Chu Ming utter this without joy or anger, Xiang Yue’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

”Master, this is the cultivation technique deduced by your disciple.” Chu Ming said, handing Xiang Yue the prepared Meridian Unlocking Realm cultivation technique.

The cultivation technique only goes to seven meridians at present.

Xiang Yue’s heart stirred, opening it to look.

The more he looked, the more alarmed he became!

”You deduced this?!”

Though it only went to seven meridians, he could still see that the profoundness of this technique far exceeded the Tiger and Python Body Refining Technique.

”Reporting to Master, it was deduced by your disciple.” Chu Ming said, taking out two items.

One silver-white wrist guard and one silver-white chest armor.

”Master, the defense of these two items is very good, able to withstand attacks from the late Meridian Unlocking Realm.”

”These are...” Xiang Yue looked at the wrist guard and chest armor, eyes instantly focused, ”Silver Moon Wrist Guards and Silver Moon Armor!”

He exclaimed: ”You know, there are seven pieces of this Silver Moon Armor. If you gather them all and use your own qi blood to connect them, you can resist attacks from Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts.”

”Disciple did not know.” Chu Ming was equally surprised, not expecting the Silver Moon Armor to be so strong.

”Where did you get them?”

”The wrist guard was acquired from killing the Teng Sect at Blood Vine Castle. As for the armor, it was taken from a Blood Evil Sect Blood Envoy who tried to raid our grain supplies.”

”Teng Sect at Blood Vine Castle? You killed him?”

Xiang Yue’s heart shook; what had this disciple been doing in Xirong County while Xiang Yue was campaigning in the Nine Hordes Kingdom?

Teng Sect at Blood Vine Castle, one of the five Lower Meridian Unlocking Realms in Xirong County, had actually been killed by my disciple?

”Yes.” Chu Ming nodded.

”Blood Evil Sect raiding grain supplies?!” Xiang Yue asked again.

”Yes, it was the Blood Evil Sect joining forces with the Nine Hordes Kingdom to raid the supplies. Commander An Guang’s Tiger Armor Army suffered heavy losses, Commander An died in battle...”

Chu Ming recounted the events that happened in West Wind Valley to Xiang Yue.

”Commander An died in battle...” Xiang Yue clenched his fist, burning with anger.

”Chu Ming, this time it’s fortunate you were there, the grain supply Commander An was transporting was of critical importance. If the Nine Hordes Kingdom had seized it, the Tiger Armor Army would have been at their mercy.”

”These Silver Moon Wrist Guards and Silver Moon Armor are not very useful for Master, you should keep them.”

Chu Ming said nothing more, putting the two items away.

Watching Chu Ming freely handle items, Xiang Yue chuckled lightly, ”Do you happen to have a Storage Space treasure on you?”

Chu Ming nodded.

”How large?” Xiang Yue reached towards his chest, seemingly wanting to take something out.

”Two zhang wide and high.” Chu Ming replied.

How large?!

Xiang Yue’s hand froze.

He also had a Storage Space treasure, but it was less than one meter wide and high...

”Master, I brought some grain supplies.” Chu Ming, looking at his master’s hand, pretended not to notice anything and said.

”Is that why you rushed here?” Xiang Yue reluctantly withdrew his hand, pointing outside, ”Come with me, show me.”

He was somewhat skeptical.

A two zhang wide and high Storage Space is simply too...

Xiang Yue took the lead leaving the room, dismissing the Tiger Armor Army outside.

Chu Ming followed out, waving his hand as golden light flashed, and a heap of grain appeared.

”...” Xiang Yue looked at the grain, then gravely at Chu Ming.

This disciple, could he be too monstrous?

Yet soon enough, he couldn’t help smiling on his face.

The more monstrous the better!

”I wonder if this is of any use to you.”

Xiang Yue said, taking out the Tiger Armor Army’s cultivation technique Tiger and Python Body Refining Technique.

Chu Ming received the technique with respect and said, ”Thank you, Master. With the Tiger and Python Body Refining Technique, I can deduce the follow-up cultivation techniques for the Meridian Unlocking Realm.”

”Even the Eight Extraordinary Meridians?” Xiang Yue asked in surprise.

”Disciple will try.”

”Haha, what a try.” Xiang Yue laughed, ”The Tiger and Python Body Refining Technique Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm is not perfect. To this day, I have only unlocked the first two meridians of the eight meridians, hoping you can continue to perfect it.”

It’s not perfect at the Lower Realm?