Martial Saint through Reading

”Is it you?”

The moment the message was sent, the communication device responded.

”Yes.”

Just one simple word, yet the shock it carried was unimaginable.

Ji Wujiang looked at the word ’yes’, unable to hide the smile on his face.

”Good kid... good kid...”

Muttering this, he watched the black-clad youth fly into the clouds and disappear completely, before descending into the Black Tower to check for any omissions.

...

Chu Ming had exterminated the evil beneath the Black Tower of the Divine Mystery Bureau in Pingzhong County, obtaining sixth-tier materials similar in size to those in Xirong County.

With these materials, he could refine the Shield Shuttle to upgrade from three to four shield plates.

But he didn’t rush to merge them; instead, he first took Evil Moon back to Xirong County in secret.

After instructing Evil Moon to protect Little Shan, he then set foot on the Primordial Artifact and flew towards Pingzhong County.

He didn’t enter the county but followed the White River Basin back to the Wind Spirit Race’s territory.

He handed over treasures like the Soldier Terracotta Warriors and Giant Spirit Guard to the Wind Spirit Race and assigned them a task.

”Centering around the White River Basin, recruit all bandits and wanderers.”

”Yes.”

The Wind Spirit Race and Spirit Contract Race were shocked as they looked at the two giant guards that resembled mountains.

Looking again at the thousands of Soldier Terracotta Warriors, they couldn’t calm the monstrous waves in their hearts for a long time.

”Clan Leader, the White River Basin runs through the east and west of the Qin Dynasty, westward through the Nine Hordes Kingdom, eastward through the Yiyang Kingdom, do you mean.....”

After the shock, the Wind Spirit Race elder Feeng Jun suddenly realized the task given by the Clan Leader seemed to imply something else.

”Yes, not confined to the Qin Dynasty,” Chu Ming said calmly.

What he wanted the Wind Spirit Race to do was not confined to just the Qin Dynasty.

According to the Cyan Cloud Secret Record, treasures like the Sect Treasure, Clan Treasure, and National Treasure had strong connections with their sect, clan, or nation respectively.

If the nation is strong, fortune grows; as fortune grows, the treasure becomes stronger.

He wanted to test through the Wind Spirit Race whether this was truly the case.

As the Wind Spirit Race grows stronger, wouldn’t their Clan Treasure, the Wind Spirit Clan Tree, also grow stronger?

The Azure Ancient Spirit Dew produced by the Clan Tree at present barely managed to refine elixirs beneficial to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, but it’s already showing signs of fatigue.

Afterward, he feared there wouldn’t be similar treasures like Azure Ancient Spirit Dew to quickly enhance himself.

Thus, Chu Ming hoped the Wind Spirit Clan Tree would grow stronger.

When the Wind Spirit Race heard it wouldn’t be confined to the Qin Dynasty, didn’t that mean...

No one asked further questions. Even the Wind Spirit Race elder Feeng Jun, and the Spirit Contract Race elder Qi Lanshui, along with other Meridian Unlocking Realm members, began executing the task.

”Calculate the timing, Ming Feng’s second senior brother and third senior sister should arrive at the Qin Dynasty in another two days.”

Chu Ming sat cross-legged in the Wind Spirit Race’s territory, contemplating his next plans.

”Two days’ time, let’s enhance the Shield Shuttle initially...”

With a wave of his hand, he took out the Thousand Refining Earth Fire Furnace obtained from Ming Yu, and began the task of refining the Shield Shuttle.

...

Qin Dynasty, Chi’an County.

After solving the evil in Pingzhong County, Ji Wujiang went to Chi’an County.

Chi’an County was the last place among the three major evils, with the Divine Mystery Bureau’s Black Tower having the last Cyan Stone Ancient Lamp suppressing it, so he had to come here, lest this ancient lamp be taken as well.

At this moment, Ji Wujiang was sitting cross-legged in a secretive place not far from the Black Tower, holding a Communication Jade Scroll.

He was contemplating a matter.

Should he let Chu Ming come here to also exterminate the evil beneath Chi’an County’s Black Tower, so the Cyan Stone Ancient Lamp wouldn’t have to suppress the evil here, reducing the risk of being coveted and taken.

But he hesitated, seemingly deciding whether he should call for Chu Ming.

On one hand, considering safety, Ji Wujiang wasn’t sure what price Chu Ming had to pay to exterminate the evil.

Chu Ming first exterminated the evil in Xirong County, then took nearly two days to go to Pingzhong County to exterminate the second one.

The two-day interval gave Ji Wujiang a gut feeling that Chu Ming must have used great means to eradicate the evil, requiring two days or even longer time to recover after each kill.

This was his first reason for holding the communication jade scroll without sending a message to Chu Ming.

The second reason was his trust in Chu Ming; he felt that if Chu Ming had the ability to exterminate the evil, he would surely come by himself without needing his message, just like in Pingzhong County.

If he hastily sent a message, he would likely disturb Chu Ming’s recovery.

There’s a third reason, though it accounted for only a small part, it couldn’t be ignored either.

”Should an ancestor summon a student?”

Ji Wujiang murmured, gently shaking his head.

No matter the reason, he felt that it was best not to disturb Chu Ming for now.

He believed that once Chu Ming restored his strength, he would come.

While thinking this, the Communication Jade Scroll in his hand suddenly lit up.

”Uh?”

Ji Wujiang’s eyes flashed as he immersed himself in checking it.

But in an instant, his complexion drastically changed.

”Senior Brother Ji, the Celestial Veil Kingdom has issued a Celestial Decree, summoning us to the Celestial Veil Kingdom!”

The message was not sent by Chu Ming but by Chang Qin Jiumin, another National Guardian Realm from the Great Qin Dynasty, who was in Qin Capital.

Among the thirty-three nations of the Ancient Profound Western Continent, the three strongest nations were Divine Martial Kingdom, Ancient Immortal Kingdom, and Celestial Veil Kingdom.

Divine Martial and Ancient Immortal Kingdoms were particularly special, with territories not large, comparable to a sect or a clan’s land, almost indifferent to the affairs of the Ancient Profound Western Continent.

These two nations ranked at the top not because of their territory, but due to their elite combat strength, unlike middle-tier nations like the Qin Dynasty, with National Guardian Realm figures like Ji Wujiang and Chang Qin Jiumin; they had experts standing at the pinnacle of the Ancient Profound Western Continent.

Celestial Veil Kingdom was different, boasting the largest territory and a considerable number of elite experts, and unlike the previous two, it didn’t ignore Western Continent affairs.

On the contrary, Celestial Veil Kingdom once united all thirty nations excluding Divine Martial and Ancient Immortal Kingdoms.