Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 254 - 11: Killing the Innocent to Usurp Credit

In the pool.

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Under Jiang Ning's control, the convergence of the water flow took on the form of a dragon-like serpent swimming.

After controlling it for a moment, Jiang Ning waved his hand, and the serpent formed by the returning water instantly disintegrated.

"Indeed, the stronger I am, the more powerful this divine skill becomes!"

"Now my control over the flow of water is about ten percent stronger than a few days ago."

[Name]: Jiang Ning

[Source Energy]: 224.7

[Skill]:

Reading and Writing (Second Limit Breaking 2877/3000) (Trait: Unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses)

Five Animals Fist (First Limit Breaking 381/2000) (Trait: Five Internal Organs Store Essence)

Chopping Wood Blade Skill+ (Five Times Limit-Breaking 5000/5000) (Trait: Touch and Understand, Blade as Swift as the Wind, God-like Blade Control, Man and Sword as One)

Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Master 1811/2000)

Canglang Blade Skill (Great Success 67/1000)

Vajra Immortal Body (Small Success 453/5000)

Swimming (Five Times Limit-Breaking 4637/5000) (Trait: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation Technique, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainfall)

Glancing at his character panel, Jiang Ning was quite pleased.

After days of dedicated cultivation experience, the Reading and Writing skill was about to reach a breakthrough.

If this skill were to break the limit, his spiritual power would be greatly enhanced.

Then he would be able to test whether the Sumeru Ring was usable by him.

It was impossible for Jiang Ning not to look forward to such a treasure.

With the Nasumi contained within the mustard seed, although it would not enhance his strength, it would make many of his future actions much more convenient.

No longer would he need to carry weapons at his side wherever he went.

Additionally, due to the complete refinement of the Leopard Embryo Shaping Body Pill in the past few days, his Source Energy Points also experienced a surge.

This fulfilled the requirement for the five times limit-breaking of the Chopping Wood Blade Skill.

At the same time, the experience value for the Swimming skill also neared the requirement for five times limit-breaking.

But what Jiang Ning looked forward to the most was that in a few days' time, the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill would face a breakthrough.

This cultivation technique was a peerless skill. Once it reached the small success level, he would be able to master the mysterious Inner Breath.

At that time, his strength would inevitably undergo a transformation.

"It won't be long now, a few more days and I'll see a significant improvement in my strength," Jiang Ning whispered to himself.

Then, clenching his fists in the water, he felt his muscles around his body instantly engage, and a formidable strength filled his arms.

"Over four thousand jin!"

"All the muscles in my body have been tempered to the limit, and this is also my current limit!"

...

Just then,

Footsteps came from behind.

"Sir!" the voice of Xie Xiaojiu rang out.

"Little Jiu, what is it?" Jiang Ning stood up.

Whoosh—

A sound of water splashing arose as the droplets brought up by his rising form slid over his lean, cheetah-like muscles and fell upon the surface of the water.

At this moment, Jiang Ning was wearing only a pair of shorts.

For him, this was quite normal.

After all, this is how he previously dressed at the beach.

But at this moment, for Xie Xiaojiu, it was somewhat...

Xie Xiaojiu was momentarily stunned, then regaining his composure, he said, "Sir, according to the mission assigned by the higher-ups, your subordinate has located a branch of the God Worship Sect."

"The City God Temple? Any movements there?" Jiang Ning inquired.

Xie Xiaojiu shook his head, "A month before Master Hong's arrival, the statues of the God Worship Sect were secretly taken down from the City God Temple and are nowhere to be found."

"It seems they got the message. Such associations that worship Evil Gods have always been the primary targets for eradication by the Inspection Office."

"Half of the previous rebellions in Great Xia were related to these Evil God Sects."

As Jiang Ning dressed, he continued, "Little Jiu, the God Worship Sect could venerate their statues in the City God Temple, do you know who exactly in the local area might be involved with the sect?"

Xie Xiaojiu shook his head slightly, "I am not sure, but I estimate that the Cao, Liu, and Xie families could all potentially be connected to the God Worship Sect."

"You would bring up the Xie family?" Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

Xie Xiaojiu said, "The Cao, Liu, and Xie families are inherently intertwined, but the most likely would be the County Lord."

Jiang Ning asked, "If it's the County Lord, then what is he after?"

Xie Xiaojiu responded, "Your subordinate has pondered this as well, perhaps they are after military power."

"Military power?" Jiang Ning showed a trace of surprise, "Continue."

Xie Xiaojiu then continued, "Our Zeshan State is relatively peaceful, thanks to the many mountains and rivers."

"Especially our Luoshui County, being adjacent to the Luoshui River, the farmlands remain unscathed by the drought even after several months."

"However, outside Luoshui County, particularly beyond Zeshan State, the situation has become more chaotic over the years, with rebellions occurring from time to time."

"In such turbulent conditions, the various powerful clans and families are unanimously pressuring the authorities to decentralize power and relax control over the military."

"With looser control over military power, the mighty clans and families can freely recruit soldiers, arming them for battle."

"Having soldiers means having capital, capital for self-protection."

"After all, strong as Martial Arts Strongmen may be, they have their limits, and without reaching a certain pinnacle, human strength is finite."

"And those noble families and top-ranking forces are more than happy to see this happen!"

"The Royal Family of Great Xia was once the leading family in the world before Great Xia's time."

"If the world were to fall into disorder, many of those noble families would wish to follow that same path again!!"

Hearing Xie Xiaojiu articulate these points so clearly, Jiang Ning was inwardly impressed.

He truly lived up to his background as a scion of a major family. Despite seeming not so sharp outwardly, he understood so much.

Then, centering himself, Jiang Ning turned to Xie Xiaojiu and asked,

"By the way! Where is this branch of the Evil God Sect you mentioned just now?"

Xie Xiaojiu answered, "It's in a large mansion to the east of the city!"