Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

A great battle took place in Baojiao County. The self-detonation of two Yin Gods of the eighth realm of Ping'an Dao caused a great commotion. The golden light formation of incense and fire that was broken from the inside attracted the attention of many people who had been paying attention to the situation in Baojiao County.

Especially the Wu Temple in Qiulong Prefecture and Li Lishan, the prefect of Qiulong Prefecture.

"Quickly check, quickly check, who did this!"

Li Lishan paced back and forth in the government hall, speaking in an urgent voice:

"Han Shouhou's 20,000 new troops had been unable to capture Baojiao County for months, but after the Northern Yuan invasion, they had to withdraw their troops to the front line. The gates of Baojiao County were almost opened. Who did this? What is the current situation in Baojiao County?"

Those two large pits that were suspected to be left by the self-explosion of the Eighth Realm Yin God, do they mean that the most powerful defender of Ping'an Dao in Baojiao County has died?

Is it a hollow moment for Baojiao County now?

If this is the case, should I mobilize troops and horses as soon as possible, take advantage of this great opportunity, and recapture Baojiao County in one go? That would be a great achievement.

Various inquiries and intelligence transmitted from the prefectural government spread to various court organizations.

but,
But the people sent out from the prefectural government had not yet brought back the news.

There was a spy from the prefectural government office in the Martial Temple who immediately reported:

"Master, Master, I know who did it."

Li Lishan turned around when he heard the voice.

Seeing that it was a chief writer under the governor, he immediately asked:

"Say it."

The editor-in-chief immediately said, "The two masters of the eighth realm who died outside Baojiao County were the two most powerful guardian evil gods of Ping An Dao, Huang Tai Yuan Ling and Tian Guo Shang Ren."

"Two Eighth Realm Evil Gods, no wonder Han Shouhou couldn't take Baojiao County for several months..." Li Lishan muttered, and then asked anxiously: "Who has the ability to force those two Eighth Realm Evil Gods to self-destruct?"

He immediately thought of all the possibilities in his mind.

Combine the clues from Baojiao County in the past two days.

The only related thing is that Bai Yuanhao, who was ranked 500th on the Jiuzhou Genius List, went to Baojiao County because of the bounty issued by the State Martial Temple. He was ambushed and killed by a group of monsters from Ping'an Dao.

Could it be that another talented person from Youzhou or other Longyuan states has come to Qiulong Mansion?

Being able to force two eighth-level Yin God masters to self-destruct, no one in such a small place as Qiulong Mansion has such ability, not even Qin Yuxian could do it in the past.

When these speculations flashed through Li Lishan's mind.

The editor-in-chief replied, "It's Xiao Tianzuo from the Longyuan Xiao clan."

"Xiao Tianzuo!"

Li Lishan's eyes showed a look of realization, as expected:

"So he is the heir of the Longyuan Xiao family. No wonder he has such abilities."

The power of the Xiao family's Pure Red Dust Sword is so powerful that it can be said to be a martial art of the legendary Dragon Abyss, a martial art of divine level. The Xiao family's family heritage is four or five hundred years older than the Daji Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the editor-in-chief continued:

"And President Chen from our government."

"Mr. Chen..."

Li Lishan was slightly startled, and then said in shock:
"Chen Ku? Is he involved in this?"

The editor-in-chief nodded and said, "Not only was President Chen involved in this, but Xiao Tianzuo also told our Qiulong Wu Temple's chief priest, Lord Zhao Shenyang, about the events in Baojiao County. President Chen and he each dealt with an Eighth Realm Yin God demon from Ping An Dao. At the same time... President Chen also went deep behind enemy lines and disrupted the reincarnation ceremony of the God of Yellow Sky."

"God of Huang Tian, ​​reincarnation ceremony?"

Li Lishan looked stern and serious:
"The information reported by the Martial Temple a few months ago that the 'God of Yellow Sky' was looking for a human body was actually true?"

"Yes, according to the Martial Temple, this information was provided by President Chen to Tang Lie, a scholar of the Martial Temple, a few months ago. Tang Lie then reported it to the chief priest. You also received a copy of the information at that time, and sent a copy to Han Shouhou's front line. But at that time, Han Shouhou was unable to break through Baojiao County, so he couldn't figure out what the reincarnation ceremony was about. So... that's why we asked the Martial Temple to continue to apply to the higher authorities and set up the reward."

As the editor-in-chief who was responsible for handling many documents inside and outside the prefectural compound, he had participated in many things and at this moment he spoke like a treasure:
"The reward offered by the State Martial Temple at the time was very generous. It was said that if someone could find out and destroy the 'reincarnation ritual' of the God of Yellow Sky, he could even be nominated as a 'Martial Grand Master'."

Li Lishan nodded.

It was precisely because of this very important nomination of "Martial Master" that a genius like Bai Yuanhao came all the way from Youzhou to Qiulong Mansion, and finally died in a foreign land.

“In other words, Chen Ku knew about the reincarnation ceremony of the God of Huang Tian at the beginning, and he took the initiative to report it to the court at that time. A few months later, he took the initiative to participate in this matter and successfully destroyed the reincarnation ceremony of the God of Huang Tian?” Li Lishan took a deep breath.

He couldn't imagine that if all this was done by Chen Ku, then how great a contribution this person's actions before and after should have made.

"Yes."

The editor nodded and said:

"According to Xiao Tianzuo from Youzhou, the destruction of the Huang Tian God's reincarnation ceremony was entirely done by President Chen alone. He hardly participated in it and was even almost trapped in Baojiao City at that time. Fortunately, President Chen helped him escape from the impregnable monster city, and then he joined forces with President Chen to kill two eighth-level Yin God monsters."

"Chen Ku? He actually played such an important role in this matter, almost all by himself..."

Li Lishan couldn't believe it:
"He, how could he have such terrifying strength?"

Not to mention that forcing two Eighth Realm Yin Gods to self-destruct was already not something that an ordinary Eighth Realm master could do. Otherwise, Marquis Han Shou would not have led an army of 20,000 to besiege Baojiao County for several months without achieving any success.

Let’s just say that the God of Huang Tian, ​​the intelligence shows that if he were to be resurrected, he would at least be at the tenth realm, with the strength of a king who could rule a region. His reincarnation ritual... is not so easy to destroy?

"This is beyond my ability to know, but one thing I can be sure of is this."

The editor-in-chief looked respectful and said:
"Your Excellency the Prefect, our President Chen, who was born in Qiulong Prefecture, has made great contributions and has a promising future. I heard that he and Xiao Tianzuo from Youzhou are both preparing to apply for the 'Shenwu Hall' founded by the imperial court in Yandu..."

"Shenwu Hall..."

Li Lishan took a deep breath and quickly decided something in his mind.

With the Northern Yuan Dynasty invading Daji's territory from outside and warlords rising from all directions from within, the imperial court established the "Shenwu Hall" at this special time to train a group of outstanding talents. The forces, departments, and teaching resources mobilized can almost make people conclude that those who can graduate from the Shenwu Hall in the future will definitely be the rising stars of the Daji Dynasty.

Li Lishan felt extremely complicated.

Because not long ago, Chen Ku, in the name of the martial arts conference, killed his illegitimate son, Li Tiansheng, the leader of the Hongwu Society.

Although, he was just an illegitimate child who was not presentable and had an awkward identity.

But he is his blood after all. Over the years, he has helped the prefect do many shady things in the name of the Hongwu Society, both openly and secretly.

Now, Chen Ku not only killed his illegitimate son, but also reorganized the Thirty-Six Martial Associations. He amassed huge wealth in the name of war and even directly annexed the Hongwu Association which had no leader.

As a result, now in Qiulong Mansion, the influence of the Danyuan Society is already above that of him, the lord of the mansion.

Originally, Li Lishan was still thinking about finding an opportunity to teach a lesson to Chen Ku, this young man who was so young and brave enough to arm wrestle with him and share cakes with him, so that he could know who was the master of the Qiulong Mansion.

Unexpectedly, before these ideas could be implemented, this happened.

"Great contribution, nominated by the martial arts master, with the talent of eighteen years old, if he enters the Shenwu Hall, in the future he..."

Li Lishan felt a chill in his heart.

The previous thinking of going against Chen Ku had been completely reversed unconsciously.

Just because such a rising star of the country can be placed in front of him and seen clearly by everyone, if he is not crazy, then the most correct thing to do is to make friends with the other party in advance before the other party rises completely.

Just when Li Lishan was secretly thinking about how to make friends with Chen Ku.

He certainly can't go there directly. It seems that Chen Ku is going to Yandu to apply for the Shenwu Hall, but perhaps, he can give more attention to the business of Danyuanhui.

"I heard that the Danyuan Association has made a lot of money these days. How about I, in the name of the prefect, open up a way for them to receive more material orders from the military?"

In this way, he could not only please Chen Ku who was behind the Danyuan Society, but he might also be able to gain some profits for himself.

A change of mind.

I suddenly felt that the world was vast.

Li Lishan waved his hand and said:

"Pass it on and tell them that our government will host a banquet for the head of Danyuan Society in three days and invite him to our home as a guest."

…………

In the Temple of Martial Arts.

"Incredible. Incredible."

The chief priest Zhao Shenyang also raised his finger at Chen Ku and said:
"This move destroyed the reincarnation ceremony of the God of Yellow Sky and killed two eight-level Yin gods. It will create a great opportunity for the government to retake Baojiao County. This move is a great achievement. Not only is the 'nominated master' indicated on the bounty guaranteed, there will even be additional court gifts."

"Baojiao County is my hometown, and I also hope that the court can save the people of Baojiao as soon as possible." Chen Ku said.

"Saving the people of a city is not something that can be done overnight. You have done enough." Zhao Shenyang said, "The next matter will be reported to the Ministry of War by the prefect. Let's just talk about your story."

He looked at Chen Ku and asked:

"Are you leaving today?"

"Brother Chen, don't be anxious. I know you have many relatives, friends, teachers and students in Qiulong Mansion. I can wait for you in the mansion for two more days, and then we will set off together." Xiao Tianzuo walked over and said.

"In that case, Brother Xiao will have to wait for me for two more days."

Chen Ku bowed.

He also needed to say goodbye to some old friends in Yaowang Hall.

After leaving the Martial Temple, he found two masters, Yang Luchan and Shang Yunfang, arranged a meal at home, and told the two masters about his plan to go to Yandu.

Yang Luchan smoked his pipe and after a while, he just said, "He has a promising future!"

Shang Yunfang laughed loudly: "A man's ambition is to travel far and wide. To be honest, I have never left Qiulong Mansion in my life. Go ahead, disciple. Maybe we two old guys will come to see you in the future, and take a trip to the provincial capital to see what's new there."

Chen agreed with a wry smile, then toasted the two old men.

The master and his disciples had a detailed discussion overnight.

Chen Ku told them to go to Kong Xin, Erlang and others if they had any problems.

The incarnation is equivalent to yourself.

Although he left, his incarnation was still able to serve these two masters as before.

The next day, I said goodbye to some people in Yaowang Hall.

Chen Ku and Xiao Tianzuo came to the Martial Temple.

Walk directly into the world of martial arts.

Chen Ku asked:

"It is said that teleportation between martial arts temples is not instantaneous and requires a lot of time?"

Xiao Tianzuo was teleported back through Youzhou Martial Temple. He nodded and said:
"Yes, the farther the Martial Temple is, the slower the transmission process will be. At the same time, due to issues such as spatial fluctuations, there may even be some dangers during the transmission. It is far worse than riding on a 'flying bird' in mid-air."

"Is there still danger?" Chen Ku frowned slightly.

"If Brother Chen minds, we can also choose to ride horses. However, there are only ten days left for the application period for the Shenwu Hall. If we ride horses, even if it is a Wanli Dragon Horse, it will take ten days. By the time we get there, we will be tired and exhausted, which may affect our condition when we take the examination." Xiao Tianzuo said.

"I guess we shouldn't be that unlucky." Chen Ku smiled and said, "Time is still of the essence."

As they spoke, the two of them came to a stone tablet in this martial arts world.

[Martial Temple Site…Selected site…Youzhou Martial Temple…]

[To teleport within this state, you need 10,000 points of martial luck]

"So expensive?" Chen Ku was shocked.

It's just a matter of hurrying along.

"This is still quite cheap. Before the war with Yuan Kingdom, teleportation within the state required at least 100,000 martial luck." Xiao Tianzuo saw Chen Ku's expression and asked curiously, "With Brother Chen's strength, he should not be without martial luck."

Chen Ku rubbed his fingers and said awkwardly: "After the last trial, I used all my martial luck to buy body armor and clothes."

“Hahahaha… No problem, I’ll treat Brother Chen.”

After Xiao Tianzuo finished speaking, he swept out the golden martial arts order in his hand and allocated 20,000 martial luck.

"Grandmaster?" Chen Ku saw Xiao Tianzuo's golden martial arts order and said, "Brother Xiao is actually a martial arts grandmaster?"

“Almost all the geniuses who can rank in the top 300 of the Jiuzhou Genius List have the title of Grandmaster. It’s strange that Brother Chen, whose strength far exceeds mine, has not yet obtained the title of Grandmaster.” Xiao Tianzuo said with a smile.

Chen Ku shook his head and smiled, "I have always been in the prefecture and county, so I really don't know. I hope Brother Xiao can give me more advice when we get to Youzhou."

"The teleportation array ahead is about to open. It's 30,000 miles to Youzhou, and even if it's teleportation, it will take an hour and a half."

Xiao Tianzuo said:
"We can talk about some of Youzhou's characters on the way. Let's go into battle first."

As he spoke, the altar in front flashed with five-colored light.

Chen Ku and the other person stepped onto the teleportation array.

As the five-colored altar light spun, the two disappeared from the spot a moment later. (End of this chapter)