Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists-Chapter 58 - 57 Grandmaster Conference (Congratulations

Chapter 58 -57 Grandmaster Conference (Congratulations to the Head of the Book Proofreading Team in Loquat Shade!)_1

Chapter 58 -57 Grandmaster Conference (Congratulations to the Head of the Book Proofreading Team in Loquat Shade!)_1

Spring passed and autumn came.

In the blink of an eye, another year had gone by.

Fang Xi drank a cup of wine, silently celebrating his nineteenth birthday.

‘The South Wilderness… I wonder how it is now?’

He had originally chosen a random place to traverse through time, and theoretically, returning through it wouldn’t pose too great a danger.

But Fang Xi had decided to wait until he became a Grandmaster before going back to check on things.

After all, the concept of time for Immortal Cultivators was different from that of ordinary people.

A war could last for decades, even hundreds of years.

The area around Green Bamboo Mountain must be in chaos now, and it was best for him to hold off for the time being.

Having cultivated his Martial Arts to the level of a Fourth-Step Martial Teacher, the next step would be God Merging with Nature, which emphasizes sudden enlightenment and thus requires less from the external environment and resources.

However, it was precisely this lack of requirements that Fang Xi feared!

Otherwise, he might be able to make a breakthrough directly with the help of spiritual pills and elixirs!

“It’s not like there’s no way… it is rumored that at the auction on Green Bamboo Mountain, there was once a ‘Spirit-opening Pill’ which could temporarily enhance a Cultivator’s insight… in the end, it sold for several hundred Spirit Stones at a high price.”

“If I had one on hand, maybe I could speed up the understanding of merging with nature and man?”

“Pity, even if I had the Spirit Stones, it’s not certain that I could acquire one.”

Fang Xi sighed and started to pack up a wolf hide that was on the table.

He had spent a great deal of money to purchase this wolf hide in Tri-element City—a Monster Wolf’s hide!

Besides the hide, there was also a necklace made of wolf teeth, which he took as a bonus into his bag.

These things were all future Spirit Stones for the South Wilderness!

Unfortunately, with Fang Leng’s identity, it was fine to collect some monster materials occasionally as a personal interest, but purchasing them in bulk would attract too much attention.

Moreover, the biggest channel for monster materials in Tri-element City was the Demon Hunting Society!

‘One day, all of this will bear the name of Fang!’

‘No rush for now.’

Fang Xi carefully stored the Monster Wolf hide and went to the training field.

Sun Hongdie had been so discouraged by him that she returned home to get married. Now, there were only a few students left on the training field, all of whom he had taken on later.

“Master!”

‘Qing Sang,’ who had become the senior apprentice brother due to a plentiful diet and continued training, had grown rapidly in the past year and had begun to look like a young adult.

Especially after he had subdued a street’s worth of beggars and wrested control of that street from the hands of the original beggar gang, he had gathered quite a few small beggars. Not only begging normally but also monopolizing businesses like selling vegetables and night incense. Though not earning a fortune daily, his income far exceeded that of the average civilian, and he was now renting a house near the Martial Arts School.

“Hmm… Three Transformations of Qi and Blood already? Not bad, not bad!”

Fang Xi glanced over and knew that Qing Sang had made another breakthrough in his Martial Arts realm.

“All thanks to Master’s teachings these days!”

Qing Sang smiled modestly: “I am nowhere near as good as Dai… He had condensed True Power a month ago, and this year he has a good chance of being selected into the Eight Steeds during the Military Alliance evaluation. By then, Master’s Martial Arts School will become famous in one battle.”

The Military Alliance referred to the Martial Arts Alliance, and Fang Xi typically did not care much for such rookie evaluations.

However, what surprised him was that among these rookies, there was one person named Zhang Mingding from the White Cloud Martial Arts School!

Back when he was a beggar, he was adopted by Zhang Junming, and given his achievements today, Zhang Junming’s spirit in heaven would surely be comforted.

“By the way… where’s Dai?”

Fang Xi looked around, did not find Dai, and asked curiously.

“There was trouble at the street corner, and brother Dai, with his righteous personality, has already gone to handle it,” Qing Sang replied calmly. “It’s the Black Tiger Gang bullying the market again, demanding extra protection money…”

“I see.”

Fang Xi understood.

In recent years, the gang forces in Tri-element City had actually been quite chaotic, enduring several major shuffles.

And the reason, astonishingly, couldn’t exclude his influence!

Because the Huang Family had fallen!

As one of the four major Noble families, ever since their strongest expert was beaten to death by Fang Xi, and their ancestral home was thrown into utter chaos, they had rapidly declined.

Within a few months, the family had even been found exterminated, without a single survivor!

The remaining three Noble families and other forces had quietly divided up the interests originally held by the Huang Family.

After the fall of the Huang Family, the big fish on top took the lion’s share, while the small fries below naturally fought over scraps.

This caused some chaos; during that period, gang vendettas were particularly violent, but it had little to do with ordinary people.

Before long, a teenager in a green robe came from outside the Martial Arts School.

He still had a plain appearance, vacant eyes, and a simple, silly demeanor.

“Brother Qing Mu!”

“Brother Qing Mu, hello!”

But the apprentices of the Martial Arts School dared not neglect him, and they greeted him one after another.

Yes, Dai’s full name is Qing Mu, a name given by Fang Xi, who let Dai adopt Qing Sang’s surname.

But Qing Sang and Fang Xi still prefer to call him Dai.

“Master, Big Brother… it’s taken care of,”

Qing Mu approached Fang Xi, bowed, and then spoke to Qing Sang.

He is now at the Principal of Martial Arts School Realm. In other cities, he could even start his own martial arts school to show off and deceive others—no, rather to establish his own sect.

“Hmm, good that it’s settled. Huh?”

Fang Xi stepped forward, touched Qing Mu’s arm: “Your accumulation of Qi and Blood is rapidly increasing… Even the True Power Realm can’t confine you, very good, very good…”

He nodded his head repeatedly, very pleased.

After all, the Divine Intent Diagram was something he drew offhandedly, yet Qing Mu managed to breakthrough True Power with it, which meant that his own path wasn’t wrong!

If the other could continue following the path of the Mixed Origin True Skill all the way to condensing True Strength, it would prove that this Mixed Origin True Skill was fundamentally solid and without significant flaws.

“What a pity… your teacher is merely a True Power… But this evening, come over. I have some insights and experiences I’d like to discuss with you.”

Fang Xi now publicly claimed to be a Martial Arts School Principal of the True Power Realm.

After all, even within the Martial Arts Alliance, very few could make the breakthrough to become True Strength Warriors.

Naturally, Fang Xi wouldn’t draw such attention to himself.

“Master says so, obviously our sect’s Mixed Origin True Skill could possibly advance to Martial Teacher?”

Qing Sang’s eyes lit up, and he quickly pressed down on Qing Mu’s head: “Quick, thank your teacher!”

After all, that’s a Martial Teacher!

Tri-element City, although being the capital of Ding State, the major powers strictly guarded high-level martial arts and secret skills.

A Martial Teacher is truly part of the upper echelon.

Therefore, how precious would a cultivation method that might lead one to become a Martial Teacher be? At least, Qing Sang couldn’t even begin to imagine.

“Oh, thank you, Teacher.”

Compared to Qing Sang, Qing Mu still looked rather silly and dazed, only realizing to express his thanks when prompted.

…

Yuanhe Mountain.

Thunder Extreme Peak.

Linghu Shan was half-reclining in his chair, with a gigantic copper hot pot in front of him.

Charcoals carved into various animal shapes burst into flames, merrily licking the bottom of the pot and causing the milky-white broth to boil.

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In the surrounding porcelain plates, there were heaps of beef, mutton, and various kinds of vegetables.

There was also a crystal basin carved out of ice next to him, filled with assorted chilled fruits; it was very pleasing to the eye and also whetted one’s appetite.

“Linghu Shan!”

Fang Xi walked over and casually tossed over a huge yellow gourd.

“Hmm?”

Linghu Shan caught it and popped the gourd stopper, taking a big gulp. Only after that did he let out a contented sigh: “Good wine… ”

Fang Xi sat in front of the hot pot, picking up his chopsticks to put meat in, while he muttered, “I always feel like you’re trying to swindle me. That Grandmaster’s ‘Mortal World Refining Heart’, I feel like it has no effect at all…”

“Haha, my friend, you’re too impatient. It’s only been a few years… this Spiritual Monkey Wine is not bad, bring more next time!”

Linghu Shan drank big mouthfuls, ate large chunks of meat, his mouth stuffed with food and alcohol, and mumbled unclearly: “Even with your outstanding talent, to break through to Grandmaster, you need the right opportunity… In truth, if you break through within ten years, your martial arts talent could rank first in Ding State for the century, and even those old guys at the Grandmaster Conference will be startled.”

“Grandmaster Conference? What is that organization?” Fang Xi was intrigued.

Chatting with Linghu Shan always led to some insider information, which was one reason why he visited Linghu Shan from time to time.

“Grandmaster Conference, that is a mysterious organization spread throughout Great Liang. The entry requirement is Real Gang Martial Saint. It is said to be in pursuit of the realm beyond Martial Saint…” Linghu Shan entered into a certain mood.

“A realm beyond Martial Saint?!”

Fang Xi’s heart stirred: “Did they find it?”

“Unfortunately, no, the Grandmaster is the limit for martial artists.” Linghu Shan shook his head regretfully.

“That’s really a pity.”

Fang Xi was somewhat disappointed.

He had thought that there would be body cultivators in the Foundation Establishment period in this world, but it turned out that Real Gang Martial Saint was the limit!

“The Grandmaster Conference is composed of people who are not satisfied. They believe that there must be other realms beyond Martial Saint, so they began to research Demonic Beasts… especially the undying nature and curse power of Demons, which was seen as a new hope. Many inhumane experiments were conducted, but unfortunately, there was no continuation…” Linghu Shan sighed.

“Research… Demons?” Fang Xi suddenly snickered: “Speaking of inhumane, your Yuanhe Mountain’s Demon Seed implantation technique isn’t much better, or is it… that secret skill you got from the Grandmaster Conference?”

“Haha, the Grandmaster Conference is just a loose organization. As a young man, I did join it in a personal capacity.”

Linghu Shan didn’t deny it.

“It seems… when I become a Grandmaster in the future, I’ll also need to take a look at the Grandmaster Conference.”

Fang Xi decided in his heart.

After his meal and drink, he stood up: “Linghu Shan, let’s fight a round!”

Though he was only a Fourth-Step Martial Teacher at the moment, by sparring with a Martial Saint, he might gain some enlightenment on the operation of True Gang, taking the first step from converting True Strength into True Gang!

“Fight again?”

Linghu Shan glared and laid back down: “No, no… Your secret skill of protective light is too shameless. It only allows you to hit me, but not me hit you, there’s no fun in it…”

Truth be told, he was quite curious about the secret skill of this Sorrowful To A Ghost Fang Leng.

Unfortunately, the other party just wouldn’t share, not giving him a chance to observe it.

‘Could it be some kind of imitation of a Demon’s secret skill?’

Linghu Shan had some guesses in his heart, but quickly changed the subject: “Actually, whether you indulge in the mortal world or seek a breakthrough through life and death struggles, the most crucial point is to understand your own heart. That is the starting point of a Grandmaster!”

“A Grandmaster’s heart? My heart?” Fang Xi was taken aback.