Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 255 - 11 Killing the Good and Stealing the Credit_2

"Is the news reliable?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Reliable!" Xie Xiaojiu nodded.

"Good, go notify Feng Jiuge and Ruan Hongmei. Have them gather the men, and they will accompany me shortly."

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu responded.

He then turned and left.

Jiang Ning was fully dressed by then.

"God Worship Sect?" he murmured to himself.

He hadn't forgotten that his predecessor seemed to have fallen into a coma because of the God Worship Sect.

The reason the sect members had attacked him was simple: he possessed Innate Spiritual Wisdom.

From his conversation with Shi Xiaoyuan, Jiang Ning had learned about the attraction the God Worship Sect held for those with Innate Spiritual Wisdom.

Those with Innate Spiritual Wisdom, if sacrificed to the gods they worshipped, could receive tremendous gifts.

"Let's meet them shortly. Let's see what this God Worship Sect is really capable of!" Jiang Ning murmured to himself.

Read lat𝙚st chapters at fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓ Only.

...

Several hours later.

In front of a residence in the East District.

Boom—

Under Jiang Ning's signal, Feng Jiuge kicked out, shattering the residence's main gate instantly.

"No one?" Feng Jiuge was startled.

Jiang Ning said, "Follow me!"

With those words, Jiang Ning stepped into the residence.

Before Feng Jiuge kicked the door, he had already known that the courtyard was empty.

His senses were extraordinarily sharp now, able to hear a person's heartbeat even through a wall.

And standing in front of this residence, not only were there no voices, but there was also no sound of breathing or heartbeats.

This indicated that there was definitely no one in the courtyard.

Upon stepping into the courtyard, what met his eyes was indeed an empty space.

A moment later.

"My Lord, there's not a soul here!" Xie Xiaojiu reported.

Then, from a nearby house, Feng Jiuge's voice rang out: "My Lord, I've found something!"

"Let's go!" Jiang Ning said.

Xie Xiaojiu quickly followed behind Jiang Ning.

Inside the house.

Feng Jiuge had blasted a large hole in the floor, revealing a pitch-dark basement entrance.

"My Lord, should I go in first?" Feng Jiuge asked.

Jiang Ning shook his head: "No rush."

Then he turned to the people behind him: "Bring me a torch!"

"Yes, Commander Jiang!" the people behind him immediately responded.

A moment later.

A blazing torch appeared in front of Jiang Ning.

Holding the torch, Jiang Ning threw it into the basement hole.

In an instant.

The darkness of the basement revealed downward steps.

The torch rolled and bounced down the steps, illuminating the staircase brightly.

"Bring another torch!" Jiang Ning said.

"Yes, Commander Jiang!" the man responded again.

Then, he quickly lit another torch and handed it to Jiang Ning: "Sir!"

Jiang Ning took the torch and turned to his followers: "Stay close behind me, and be careful!"

"Why should you lead, my Lord? I'll go ahead!" Xie Xiaojiu quickly stepped forward.

"You're too weak; just follow behind me!"

During the conversation,

Jiang Ning unfastened the mouth-horizon from his waist and took a sip.

Then,

Puff—

He exhaled a mist of alcohol forward.

"Keep up!"

Jiang Ning spoke, then stepped onto the basement stairs.

At that moment, in the air unseen by the others.

Countless alcohol mists seemed to turn into his eyes, controlled by him, following the basement stairs deeper underground.

A moment later.

"Wait a moment!" Jiang Ning raised his hand.

The people behind him immediately stopped.

The next instant.

Jiang Ning's hand smashed the wall in front of him with the hilt of his knife.

Boom—

The wall cracked instantly.

Several arrows flashing with green light shot out.

Poison arrow traps?!

Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge, and the others behind him suddenly widened their eyes.

"My Lord is really incredible, to have spotted that!" Xie Xiaojiu exclaimed in astonishment.

"Indeed impressive!" Feng Jiuge nodded.

"How did you find out, sir?" Ruan Hongmei asked the question that puzzled her heart.

Jiang Ning said, "Just observe carefully!"

Then he continued forward.

He had manipulated the fog in front of him to scout the area, so he knew very well whether it was safe.

A moment later,

Jiang Ning sabotaged two more mechanisms along the way before he reached the underground room.

Entering the basement, Jiang Ning was familiar with the process.

He reached a corner and lit a pile of fire, then casually destroyed the surrounding traps.

"Sir is too strong!" Xie Xiaojiu watched Jiang Ning's divine maneuver and admired him greatly.

"Indeed strong!" Feng Jiuge also slightly nodded.

If she hadn't believed that a prodigy like Jiang Ning couldn't possibly come from the God Worship Sect, she would have suspected he was one of them.

Normally speaking, how could he be so familiar with the arrangement here if he wasn't one of them?

Soon,

the entire basement lit up under Jiang Ning's ignition.

"There's nothing?" Feng Jiuge frowned slightly.

Jiang Ning also nodded slightly, "Indeed, there is nothing."

Before lighting the torches, he had discovered that there was nothing, the whole basement was empty.

...

Two hours later,

at the entrance of the Inspection Office.

"Well, Commander Jiang, why return empty-handed?" He Jinyun was still that same gaunt and casual figure.

"Commander He, it seems you have a full harvest!" Jiang Ning glanced at He Jinyun.

At that moment, He Jinyun was almost dyed red with blood, and the two Purple Golden Hammers he held were also stained with blood.

Behind him, someone was holding a pile of heads.

Suddenly, Jiang Ning's gaze sharpened.

"Are you claiming false achievements by killing innocents?"

He Jinyun turned to look, immediately understanding why Jiang Ning said that, then smirked.

"Claiming false achievements by killing innocents? These people are all followers of the God Worship Sect!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning took a deep look at He Jinyun.

Seeing this, He Jinyun shuddered.

Before he could regain his senses, Jiang Ning had already turned his head and walked away.

"Claiming false achievements by killing innocents, I misjudged this He Jinyun!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Initially, he thought that although He Jinyun was the son of a Lord, his nature shouldn't be bad.

But from that moment, He Jinyun's image in Jiang Ning's mind had fallen to an extreme.

Claiming false achievements by killing innocents.

With his moral standards from his past life, he simply couldn't bear to witness such a tragedy.

"Sir, should we report this to the Residence Master?" Feng Jiuge spoke softly from behind.

Jiang Ning shook his head, "Whether we tell him or not, the Residence Master will know. Even I could see it, how could he not?"

...

After returning to the Inspection Office.

Jiang Ning had just settled down when he received an invitation from Hong Minghu.

At 7:45 p.m. tonight, meet at Moon Pavilion.

...

Nighttime.

At the terrace of the Moon Pavilion.

The bright moonlight bathed the terrace.

"Residence Master, is it just the two of us?" As soon as Jiang Ning climbed the terrace according to the invitation, he saw Hong Minghu, who had clearly been waiting for quite some time.

Hong Minghu nodded slightly, "Yes, just the two of us. Consider it a private banquet!"

During the conversation, Hong Minghu stood and gestured with his hand, signaling Jiang Ning to take a seat.

Jiang Ning gave a salute, "I am honored that the Residence Master thinks highly of me!"

Hong Minghu laughed heartily upon hearing this.

"What are you saying!"

"In the entire Inspection Office, I may look down on anyone, but I dare not underestimate you!"

"Do you know, you are currently ranked eighty-third on the Hidden Dragon List!"

Jiang Ning was extremely surprised upon hearing this.

"The eighty-third on the Hidden Dragon List?"

"Yes!" Hong Minghu nodded slightly, then handed a roll of golden fabric placed beside him to Jiang Ning, "Take a look for yourself! This is the Hidden Dragon List, the Human List. You are currently ranked eighty-third."

Jiang Ning took the Hidden Dragon List handed over by Hong Minghu and unrolled it to see his name immediately at the end.

Then, he slowly scanned from the top to the bottom.

He paused slightly in the middle.

He Jinyun, ranked seventy-sixth.

Seeing this line, Jiang Ning continued to scan down.

Soon, these hundred names were ingrained in his mind.

"He Jinyun, ranked seventy-sixth! It seems that the person who customized the list does not know everything."

"Or...unless He Jinyun has hidden much of his strength, there's no way his Martial Arts Eighth Grade capabilities could be above my own."

Jiang Ning internally assured himself of this judgment, very confident.

Aside from himself, no one knew how much strength he truly concealed.

Although He Jinyun was reputed to have Innate Divine Strength,

Jiang Ning himself possessed strength over four thousand catties, not much different from someone with Innate Divine Strength.