Chapter 186: Chapter 136: Second Modification_2
Translator: 549690339
“I’ve returned this time with no intention to leave in a short period.”
Unexpectedly, Zhou Qing shook his head and said, “I have now broken through to the second level and plan to focus on cultivating for several years, first patching up my shortcomings in martial arts techniques and gradually enhancing and stabilizing my domain.
It’s also growing chaotic out there.
In the past couple of years, I have traveled to about four counties, and all I saw was war and disorder.
Even the first-class sects in the martial arts world are having difficulty staying intact under these chaotic circumstances. It’s just too risky for me to venture out prematurely.
So, Master, if you do not abandon me, please allow me to continue serving at your side and fulfilling my filial duties.”
Having seen the increasingly chaotic situation and the tragic state of the martial arts heroes in Xichuan, Zhou Qing’s innate steadiness kicked in.
His plan is to stabilize first and weather this chaotic era.
He has already achieved the second level after all, saving him several years of hard cultivation and gaining a top-notch first-class Divine Skill.
With these conditions, even if he doesn’t seek for opportunities in the martial arts world, he could break through the first class with another twenty years of perseverance.
By then, in his early forties, it won’t be too late for him to seek revenge against the Iron Sword Sect.
“I am, of course, delighted that you can stay by my side,” Master Lu Yuan responds.
There is no reason for Lu Yuan to refuse his apprentice’s desire to stay. He smiled and said, “I am currently recruiting soldiers in large numbers and have already gathered over ten thousand troops. But with so many people, management is indeed troublesome.
We are currently short of talents in the army and can’t find a second-tier expert. We have been short of a few military officers.
Since you are back, you can help ease my burden by serving in the army as a military officer, managing about two thousand five hundred people.
When you have a more solid foundation, I’ll promote you to be the deputy general. All matters in the camp will be handed over to you.”
These days of dealing with military affairs have seriously cut into Lu Yuan’s time for martial arts training and rest.
Yet, he couldn’t find anyone trustworthy to be his deputy and help handle military matters.
So, no matter how upset he was, he had to grit his teeth and bear it for now.
With Zhou Qing back now, his pressing problem is solved.
His own disciple, who is a second-tier expert, has more than enough trust and strength to be a deputy general.
“Yes, Master, I understand.”
Zhou Qing paid his respect and refused to decline.
Although he, like Lu Yuan, wasn’t particularly interested in administration, a disciple could not defy a command given by his teacher.
Moreover, he took a certain pleasure in the fact that he could relieve his teacher’s worries since he had returned after several years away. He felt a sense of satisfaction, as if he had not been abandoned and was still needed.
After telling his teacher about his experiences over the years, discussing official matters, and accepting his orders, Zhou Qing finally remembered the gift he had originally prepared for his teacher.
“Master, I have not been able to fulfill my filial duties during these years of my absence. This time upon my return, I have specially prepared a gift for you as a token of apology.”
With that, Zhou Qing paid his respects and then respectfully presented the original copy of the Chi Yang Divine Skill, saying, “This is a technique I
acquired a few days ago in Xichuan County.
This technique, Imown as Chi Yang Divine Skill, is the family’s secret skill of the Yuzhong Guo Family in Xichuan County. It allows cultivation up to six bizarre meridians and includes corresponding finger, palm, and sword techniques, and is a top-tier first-class technique.
Master, I know you have been troubled because there is no Tiejian Sword Technique that matches the Replenishing Qi Heart Sutra.
So, once I obtained this technique, I immediately thought of offering it to you.”
Zhou Qing explained the origin of the technique.
Lu Yuan took the secret book and was a bit dazzled after hearing his apprentice’s explanation.
What’s going on?
He had been prepared to train the fifteen thousand soldiers in his hand and then go to various parts of Dongting County to seize martial techniques.
How could his apprentice present him with an even more advanced Divine Skill before he even began his action?
With strong sense of unreality, Lu Yuan quickly flipped through the Chi Yang
Divine Skill and quickly browsed its contents. After a rough read, He confirmed it.
Indeed, it is a first-class technique, and even the finest of the kind.
The trajectory of meridian operation recorded in it, along with three sets of martial arts techniques that match the operation of Inner Qi, is all top-notch.
Even if only the mental techniques are considered, the Chi Yang Divine Skill is several levels superior to the Replenishing Qi Heart Sutra.
For the meridian operation paths and techniques described in both techniques, the solutions given by Chi Yang Divine Skill are stronger than those of the Replenishing Qi Heart Sutra.
These strengths are reflected in the quality of Inner Strength cultivated, efficiency during cultivation, recovery speed after Inner Strength depletion, and matching techniques with martial arts, among other aspects.
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