Martial Saint through Reading

The more intense the duel, the better.

The spectators, clearly weak in strength, still risked their lives to watch. What was their purpose?

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.

The Sword Gourd Spirit fully expanded, nearly covering the entire town, with the strengths of the spectators all within Chu Ming’s investigation.

Eight at the Refining Organ Realm, dozens at the Strong Bone Realm, and a number at the Blood Circulation Realm.

It’s unusual for such a small town to have so many strong individuals, but in a chaotic place like Zhengxi Town, their presence seemed ordinary.

Particularly among the eight at the Refining Organ Realm, five exuded Blood Evil Qi, clearly marking them as members of the Blood Evil Sect.

The battle among the three Meridian Unlocking Realm experts continued, with no victor in sight in the short term. After watching for a moment, Chu Ming’s Sword Gourd Spirit began to lock onto the Blood Evil Sect members.

He came here to eradicate the Blood Evil Sect’s stronghold.

Those in the Meridian Unlocking Realm must be killed, as well as those in the Refining Organ Realm, Strong Bone Realm, and Blood Circulation Realm, as long as they were from the Blood Evil Sect.

Chu Ming flickered, beginning to change positions.

His first targets were the five from the Refining Organ Realm of the Blood Evil Sect.

He first came to the northern part of Zhengxi Town.

”Who’s there?!” A reprimanding voice sounded from within a large mansion.

Boom boom——

The mansion turned into ruins, and the bodies of two Blood Evil Sect members from the Refining Organ Realm were hurled out, crashing heavily onto the street.

In this town filled with desperados, the moment an attack happened, they rushed into the mansion like fish in muddy water.

Next was the central part of the town, another large mansion, where a body from the Refining Organ Realm and more than a dozen from the Strong Bone Realm were thrown out.

Chu Ming took all the valuables and flickered towards the southwestern part of the town.

Because of the battle among the three Meridian Unlocking Realm experts, it was already reduced to ruins, but the Sword Gourd Spirit detected that the last two from the Refining Organ Realm of the Blood Evil Sect were here.

Arriving in the southwest, the black market was nowhere to be seen, only the ruins scattered around.

Standing atop the ruins, a flash of unexpected joy swept through Chu Ming’s eyes.

His Sword Gourd Spirit sensed the two from the Blood Evil Sect’s Refining Organ Realm were underground.

Not just the Refining Organ Realm aura, he had just sensed something else as well.

”The underground Primordial Qi is dense... a Melting Furnace?”

The Sword Gourd Spirit seeped into the secret chamber.

”What is this...?!”

”A Primordial Artifact being refined!”

A smile curled on his lips as his figure flickered, the shadow of a red palm striking forth.

Boom——

From beneath the collapsed ruins, a black door emerged.

Chu Ming approached the door, his red palm shadow struck again.

Boom——

The black door trembled, strands of cracks appeared on its surface.

Within the cracks, there was a fluctuation of Primordial Qi.

Chu Ming’s eyes focused as he raised his right hand, palm facing up, and a Star Ring condensed out of thin air.

Then came the second and third Star Ring.

Primordial Technique, Ten Extremes Star Ring!

Boom——

The black door shattered spectacularly, revealing the underground door before his eyes.

At the same time, the Blood Evil Sect’s Red Flame, who was entangled with Kuirong Zhi’s Young Master from the Perfect Meridian Unlocking Realm, instantly changed his expression.

”Not good, someone broke into the secret chamber!”

In that instant of distraction, Rong Ye from the Nine Hordes Kingdom seized the opportunity, his fists crashing down.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

”Puff——”

Red Flame couldn’t react in time, Chi Zhen blocked with his body.

”Second Brother?!” Chi Zhen spat out a mouthful of blood, knocked back tens of meters by Rong Ye’s attack.

”Third Brother, hurry to the secret chamber!”

Red Flame gathered several fireball-like Primordial Techniques and launched them at Rong Ye while controlling a Red Elemental Artifact to hold him at bay.

Hearing this, Chi Zhen’s sense of unease heightened, disregarding Rong Ye as he got back to his feet and ran towards the southwest.

Southwest, beneath the black market ruins.

With Black Blade hovering, Chu Ming slowly entered the underground.

This was not one secret chamber, but three.

Suddenly, two sharp gleams slashed at him from the darkness, one on the left and one on the right.

Chu Ming easily dodged, Black Blade shooting through the air.

Puff! Puff!

Two bodies fell out of the darkness.

The two were precisely the Blood Evil Sect members responsible for guarding the underground secret chambers at the Refining Organ Realm.

After killing the two, Chu Ming first blasted open the door to the left secret chamber.

Inside, rows of shelves lined with Treasure Medicine, each over a hundred years old, numbering five to six hundred shrubs in total, were sensed.

In the center of the secret chamber on a shelf was a neatly placed white porcelain bottle.

Seeing this porcelain bottle, Chu Ming’s eyes immediately shone brightly.

Approaching, he uncovered the white porcelain bottle cap, immediately a fragrant scent wafted out.

”Azure Ancient Juice, an entire bottle of Azure Ancient Juice!”

The benefits of Azure Ancient Juice were numerous, including bone marrow cleansing, accelerating cultivation, replenishing stamina, breaking through bottlenecks, and more.

A single drop of Azure Ancient Juice is more valuable than a hundred-year, or even a five-hundred-year-old Treasure Medicine.

An entire bottle, estimated to contain at least two hundred drops!

Previously, he obtained a single drop of Azure Ancient Juice in Black Wind Stronghold and hadn’t decided who to use it on, but now, with an entire bottle, it solved this dilemma.

With a wave of his hand, the golden fragments with golden light swept away all the Treasure Medicine, along with that bottle of Azure Ancient Juice.

After securing the Treasure Medicine, Chu Ming blasted open the second secret chamber, where golden light flashed, revealing a chamber filled with gold and jewels.

Without a second glance, he waved his sleeve, collecting it all.

Finally, the third secret chamber.

Boom——

The door forcefully exploded open, revealing the situation inside.

At the center was a Melting Furnace, materials placed on either side, and at the front right, a case table with several books lying on it.

Tat-tat-tat——

At this moment, footsteps sounded from outside.

No time to examine closely, Chu Ming controlled golden light to engulf the furnace, materials, and books, all absorbed into the golden fragments.

Just as he finished, the arriving Blood Evil Sect member Chi Zhen blocked the doorway.

”Die!”

Without another word, Chi Zhen launched an attack, channeling the power of the Eight Meridian Passage of the Meridian Unlocking Realm.

Through the Sword Gourd Spirit, Chu Ming had already sensed this person’s arrival.

He casually raised his hand, and a crimson palm shadow tore through the void.

Boom—

The chamber shook, and Chi Zhen’s body spewed blood as he was sent flying backward.

”You... cough cough...”

Terror surged like a tidal wave, as Chi Zhen dragged his battered body forward, trying to crawl away.

Behind him lay darkness, and three meters ahead was light.

Just as he was about to crawl out, a crimson palm shadow pierced the darkness, landing precisely on Chi Zhen’s back.

”Pfft—”

Chi Zhen felt as if his internal organs were driven out of him.

”Who... are you...” In his dying moments, Chi Zhen thought of the mysterious expert recently encountered by his sect in Xirong County.

”It is I.”

Chu Ming took a step forward, looking down from above.

Pfft—

A black streak swept across Chi Zhen’s neck, and a torrent of blood splattered instantly.

The Blood Evil Sect’s Blood Envoy, Chi Zhen, who had unlocked the Eight Meridians, died with reluctance and confusion.

Chu Ming crouched down and, after a search, only found an Identity Token and the Blood Evil Sect’s cultivation technique—not the rest of the Silver Moon Equipment.

Without lingering, he left the underground chamber.

Standing amidst the ruins, the Sword Gourd Spirit extended over to cover the battle between Kuirong Zhi’s expert and another from the Blood Evil Sect.

Battlefield.

Without Chi Zhen’s assistance, Chi Lie had already fallen into a disadvantage, unable to withstand Kuirong Zhi’s Rong Ye’s twin iron fists.

With Chi Lie on the brink of defeat, two overwhelming Blood Evil Qi auras rapidly closed in.

One around the Middle Stage of the Meridian Unlocking Realm, the other... the Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm!

”Second Brother, I’m here to help!” Chi Lie bellowed as he charged in.

The Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm expert instantly joined the fray.

”Big Brother, you’re right on time; this person is an expert from Kuirong Zhi!”

The situation instantly reversed.

”You go protect the Young Master, while I take down this thief!”

Chi Lie threw a punch directly at Rong Ye’s iron fist.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rong Ye was shocked in his heart.

Equally shocked was Chu Ming, watching from afar.

At the Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm, the sensed aura was no weaker than his master!

After contemplating briefly, his figure flickered repeatedly, fleeing toward the outskirts of the town.

Given his strength, he could battle the Perfection level of the Meridian Unlocking Realm by burning Qi and Blood, but facing experts who had unlocked the Eight Extraordinary Meridians would be quite risky.

He had already gained much from this venture, so there was no need for further combat.

Avoiding Zhengxi Town, Chu Ming traveled northward along the borders of the Nine Hordes Kingdom, eventually re-entering the Great Qin Dynasty’s territory.

He did not return to Yangjia City. His master had captured Kuirong Zhi’s young Horde Lord, and the outcome of the Yangjia City battle was already determined.

Returning to Zhengxi Town,

The Blood Evil Sect’s Chi Lie was attacking Kuirong Zhi’s Rong Ye with overwhelming force.

Rong Ye, knowing he was not a match, used some unknown method to suddenly increase his speed, managing to escape despite the dangerous situation.

”Big Brother, there’s bad news. Third Brother is dead, and all of our treasures here have been looted!”

Chi Yan emerged from the underground chamber, only to see Chi Zhen’s lifeless body.

”Kuirong Zhi!!” Chi Lie erupted in fury.

They believed that Kuirong Zhi had orchestrated all of this in advance.

”Chi Lie, Chi Yan.” A young man wearing a blood-black robe walked through the ruins, his voice calm.

The two men, still seething with anger, suppressed their rage upon seeing the young man, bowing in salute.

”Young Master.”

”I am saddened by Chi Zhen’s death,” the young man said calmly, looking at the body on the ground, ”but don’t forget why we came here.”

”Young Master...”

The young man only had the skill level of the Middle Stage of the Meridian Unlocking Realm, yet upon hearing his words, both men quickly knelt down in terror.

”The failure of the plan to capture Kuirong Zhi’s young Horde Lord is not your fault,” the young man said, helping the two to their feet, ”but within Kuirong Zhi’s domain, our Blood Evil Sect can no longer find footing. Among the Nine Hordes of Nine Hordes Kingdom, which would you consider more appropriate, besides Kuirong Zhi?”

”Thank you, Young Master.”

Chi Lie and Chi Yan bowed, though they stood, they remained in a hunched posture.

”Subordinate believes the Xianyun Horde Branch might be more suitable,” Chi Lie considered briefly and said, ”The Xianyun Horde Branch is close to Kuirong Zhi and borders the southern territory of the Great Qin Dynasty.”

”Though Kuirong Zhi and Xianyun Horde Branch are among the Nine Hordes, the two have long-standing territorial disputes.”

”Young Master, the subordinates believe we can use this point to make Kuirong Zhi and Xianyun Horde Branch...”

”...”

...

Chu Ming fled from Zhengxi Town, returning to the Xirong County’s territory.

After traveling and fighting continuously, his body was weary and exhausted. Passing by Liuu Town, where he had stayed before, he decided to take a rest.

Liuu Town, at the end of West Street, there was a small courtyard.

The courtyard, though long unattended, was free of dust.

Chu Ming quietly entered the house. The interior was just as clean, as if someone had been cleaning it regularly.

With a glance, he saw all the furniture and items were exactly as they were when he had left.

He sat at the desk, recalling memories of when he first came to this world.

He sat there for half an hour.

When his body had somewhat recovered, a light wave of his sleeve scattered golden light.

As the golden light faded, an array of items appeared on the desk.

These items were all treasures from his ventures in Yangjia City.

As for gold, silver jewels, and Hundred-year-old Treasure Medicine, compared to the treasures on the desk, they weren’t worth bringing out.

Chu Ming first looked at a white porcelain bottle, which contained the Azure Ancient Juice.

He poured out one drop of the Azure Ancient Juice and took it into his mouth.

Refreshing, sweet, like spring water from the mountains.

Then, the Azure Ancient Juice dissolved in his abdomen, sending a warm flow throughout his meridians.

The seeds of Qi Blood within his meridians received a supplement from the Azure Ancient Juice, condensing and expanding, then reforming into Qi and Blood Power.

One drop was not enough, so he swallowed another.

It wasn’t until he had taken three drops that his body basically recovered.