Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 189 - 183: Perfectly Reasonable
Times are changing.
We live in the best of times.
Food and clothing are plentiful, information flows freely, and everyone has the right to open their eyes and see the world.
We also live in the worst of times.
For certain golden things are gradually being forgotten and cast aside, while certain Demon Fiends are baring their fangs and claws in the shadows.
But this is, after all, an era that surpasses all before it. Gold is still gold, and even when cast into a corner, its brilliant light cannot be concealed.
And the Chief Commissioner wants people to pick that gold back up.
Not just for the sake of humanity itself, but also to face the onslaught of the Celestial Demons, which may become increasingly difficult to control in the era to come.
They obstruct humanity's virtue, despise the laws of the wise and holy, create all kinds of disturbances, and prevent the cultivation of transcendent good roots.
Celestial Demons prey upon the spiritually weak. They don't even need to deliberately entice them; such people are consumed by the "Demon Fiends" within their own hearts.
Hearing the Chief Commissioner's words, Zhou Yuanjue knew he favored Changhe Martial Arts School, which had broken the monopoly of the great families and schools of the Northern Three Prefectures. It was even possible that the Chief Commissioner's hand was behind the school's very founding.
"Of course, my opinion is my own. This time, you will go in your personal capacity. All you have to do is remain impartial, put a hand on each side, and push them both down."
The Chief Commissioner spoke in a simple and crude manner, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
"I understand." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Zhou Yuanjue nodded.
"Also, be wary of the Celestial Demons. We can't rule out the possibility that someone in the Northern Three Prefectures has a problem."
The Chief Commissioner added abruptly.
Zhou Yuanjue paused slightly at his words, understanding his meaning.
"Now that we've finished with business, I actually have some questions to ask you about the path beyond Saint Awakening..."
Zhou Yuanjue said. With the official business concluded, he began to discuss the direction of the path after Saint Awakening with the Chief Commissioner.
As a veteran Saint Awakening, the person with the highest authority in the Secret Inspection Bureau, and a national pillar who bore the weight of the National Fortune, the Chief Commissioner was naturally well-versed and experienced.
「Half an hour later.」
After their conversation, Zhou Yuanjue had a deeper understanding of the Saint Awakening Realm and of ethereal powers like the National Fortune. However, he had made little progress regarding the method of merging Yin and Yang. Even in the modern era, those on the path beyond Saint Awakening were still feeling their way across the river by touching the stones.
The Chief Commissioner's own path was far too unique. He was born with spiritual acuity and shouldered the National Fortune with great perseverance and courage. His path belonged to him alone, unprecedented by any before him. How he should walk it, and how far he could go, no one could say for sure.
Their conversation finished, Zhou Yuanjue prepared to take his leave.
"A Mu, Xiaoyuan, stop lying there. Get up and see our guest out."
The Chief Commissioner's voice boomed across the courtyard.
"Oh."
Hearing their master's words, the young man and woman opened their eyes, ended their "playing dead" state, and stood up.
Although they had been awake for a while, and their master and the new Saint Awakening were just talking normally, past experience had taught them a lesson. They didn't dare get up, worried the two might suddenly go crazy and they would be caught in the crossfire again.
Hearing that the man was finally leaving, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They walked out of the courtyard, preparing to see the new Saint Awakening off.
"No need. I can see myself down the mountain."
Zhou Yuanjue shook his head. His figure flickered and vanished before their eyes, like a wisp of smoke.
A relieved smile appeared on both of their faces.
'Being around that guy is really stressful. Not having to see him off saves us some trouble.'
"Alright, you don't need to see him off. However, your assignments for today are tripled. As my disciples, is it proper for you to just lie on the ground when a guest arrives?"
"Look at him. He's not much older than you. You should feel a little pressure."
The Chief Commissioner's voice boomed through the air, then fell silent. The smiles on their faces instantly froze.
'Why are we the ones getting shot at today? Who did we even provoke?!'
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At the foot of Zixiao Mountain, inside the guard post's tea room.
Ning Muqing was talking with the middle-aged man.
WHOOSH!
A sudden breeze swept past. Their vision blurred for a moment, and Zhou Yuanjue's figure had already appeared before them.
"You've returned," Ning Muqing said, hurriedly standing up.
"Please forgive my inadequate hospitality."
The middle-aged man also scrambled to his feet and saluted Zhou Yuanjue.
Zhou Yuanjue gave the middle-aged man a slight nod of acknowledgment, then looked at Ning Muqing. "Business is finished. Let's go back."
"Alright."
Ning Muqing froze for a second before quickly recovering. She saluted the middle-aged man, then accompanied Zhou Yuanjue out of the tea room. She started the car, and they slowly drove away from Zixiao Mountain under the man's gaze.
Along the way, she was tempted several times to ask Zhou Yuanjue what kind of person the Chief Commissioner was, and what that giant dragon coiled around Zixiao Mountain was, but she ultimately held her tongue.
'Don't ask what shouldn't be asked, don't say what shouldn't be said.'
Even though she'd never been an assistant before, she was still very clear on certain things.
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
Halfway through the drive, Ning Muqing's satellite phone suddenly rang. She immediately answered it via the car's Bluetooth.
A few minutes later, she hung up the phone with a shocked expression and asked, "You're planning to suppress the martial arts realm of the Northern Three Prefectures?!"
"It seems your superior told you. But I'm going in a personal capacity this time. You're with the Secret Inspection Bureau, so you don't need to come with me."
"No, my superiors have ordered me to follow you. I'm your personal assistant now, serving as a liaison for the Secret Inspection Bureau. I need to stay by your side at all times," Ning Muqing said.
"Is that so? Perfect. You can arrange all the related matters for this trip."
Zhou Yuanjue said, not objecting. It would be for the best to have someone follow him and handle miscellaneous tasks so he wouldn't have to do everything himself. As for whether Ning Muqing's identity would cause any issues, the Secret Inspection Bureau had surely already taken that into consideration.
"But that's the Northern Three Prefectures we're talking about! So many ancient families and schools with long-standing traditions... It's teeming with experts. Won't you be run ragged trying to handle it all by yourself?" Ning Muqing said with a frown.
In the Northern Martial Arts Realm, the Northern Three Prefectures could be said to occupy half the territory. Her own Ning Family had considerable ties to the Northern Three Prefectures in the past. Although their rules were a bit conservative, there was no denying that the various families and schools had extremely complete legacies and profound foundations. Every generation produced a wealth of talent. In the recent Northern Martial Arts Tournament, ten of the top sixteen contestants were from the Northern Three Prefectures.
If any other Martial Artist had claimed they wanted to single-handedly suppress the entire Northern Three Prefectures and prevent turmoil, she would have thought they were insane.
"Are there any Saint Awakenings in the Northern Three Prefectures?" Zhou Yuanjue asked.
"Aside from the Northern Guardian, there don't seem to be any publicly known Saint Awakening Level beings among the various families and schools," Ning Muqing said after a moment of thought.
"Then you should just treat this as a vacation," Zhou Yuanjue said, his expression calm.
Hearing Zhou Yuanjue's words, Ning Muqing opened her mouth, as if she were about to offer a rebuttal out of habit. But then she remembered his unfathomable power, and the terrifying, almost exaggerated True Dragon Form of the Chief Commissioner she had witnessed earlier.
'A Saint Awakening cannot be judged by common sense.'
She took a deep breath, suppressing the words in her heart, and couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration.
'This man is so arrogant, but what he says seems to be perfectly reasonable.'
