Chapter 67:Town Martial Hall (Second Update)

A look of shock appeared in Zuo Feiyu’s eyes.

He hadn’t expected that Chen Tian, who already possessed several powerful Cultivation Techniques, would have other trump cards!

And it was the kind of trump card that even a great expert of the Ningzhen Realm like Uncle Wu didn’t dare to face head-on.

“Feiyu, what exactly is going on? I rushed here as soon as I received your message. Why did such a great situation turn into this?

The person who heavily injured you looks to be about your age, but his strength and Foundation are astonishing. Could he be a descendant of some major Sect?”

Zuo Feiyu gave a bitter smile and shook his head. “He’s not a descendant of a major Sect, just a Loose Cultivator from Youzhou.”

Saying this, Zuo Feiyu recounted everything that had happened to Uncle Wu.

After listening, Uncle Wu gently shook his head and said, “Feiyu, things have been too smooth for you over these years, making you overly arrogant and supercilious.

You only know that Disciples from top-tier Sects and families shouldn’t be provoked, but you don’t realize that among Loose Cultivators, there are also many powerful and talented individuals.

The people I invited this time all have strength superior to mine, and they also come from Loose Cultivator backgrounds.

And your father—wasn’t Alliance Leader Zuo also a Loose Cultivator back then? He founded Green Peak Manor single-handedly and has now used it as a Foundation to establish the Nine Sword Alliance, creating the enterprise we have today.

You must understand that in this Jianghu, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. You must never underestimate anyone.”

Uncle Wu was a veteran of the Nine Sword Alliance and had watched Zuo Feiyu grow up, which was why he could lecture him like this.

Zuo Feiyu took a deep breath, a trace of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.

The setback he suffered this time was truly significant.

Leaving aside the loss of face, the subordinates he had recruited were either dead or scattered, and he himself was heavily injured.

“I understand, Uncle Wu. I’ve taken this lesson to heart and won’t make the same mistake again.

But are we just going to watch that Chen Tian walk away? Can we use the power of our Nine Sword Alliance to hunt him down?”

Uncle Wu shook his head and said, “Unless he stays here in The border between You and Ning, our power cannot reach into the heart of Ning Province.

The heart of Ning Province is the territory of the Town Martial Hall. Our Nine Sword Alliance’s desire to rise is actually undermining the Foundation of the Town Martial Hall.

In recent years, Ning Province has been in turmoil and the Town Martial Hall has become increasingly chaotic, which is why we were able to seize the Opportunity to rise.

At a time like this, it’s best to maintain a low profile. We must never enter the heart of Ning Province and touch the interests of the Town Martial Hall.

Otherwise, the accumulation of our Nine Sword Alliance over these years might be destroyed in an instant.

Feiyu, a lack of patience in small matters can ruin great plans.”

Zuo Feiyu nodded. Although he couldn’t swallow his pride, his reason told him that the Foundation of the Nine Sword Alliance was most important.

By this time, Chen Yuan had already run out of the dense forest, but he didn’t stop. Instead, he immediately changed direction, bypassed Fanglin City, and entered the heart of Ning Province.

Once he reached the heart of Ning Province, Chen Yuan found a hidden, desolate mountain and went into hiding to recover his strength.

It was a bit of a pity he hadn’t been able to kill Zuo Feiyu.

If that Uncle Wu had arrived just a bit later, Zuo Feiyu would have certainly died.

However, looking at Zuo Feiyu’s situation, he must have notified Uncle Wu to come in advance.

Zuo Feiyu, who fought alone, was indeed somewhat arrogant, but that innate caution of his also saved his life.

Once in the heart of Ning Province, Chen Yuan no longer worried about being hunted.

Even if Zuo Feiyu hated him to death, the people of the Nine Sword Alliance wouldn’t dare come to the heart of Ning Province to cause him trouble.

In Ning Province, the Town Martial Hall was the sole dominant power. It’s just that in recent years, their power had withered, and they had gradually relaxed their control over the Ning Province borders, allowing the Nine Sword Alliance to rise.

The Nine Sword Alliance wanted low-profile development right now; they absolutely wouldn’t dare cause more trouble and provoke the Town Martial Hall.

Chen Yuan recuperated for seven days. Once his consumption had recovered to its Peak, he immediately found a town, bought a horse, and headed straight for the Hugu Forest in eastern Ning Province.

The Town Martial Hall dominated Ning Province. Under its command were four major branch halls: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, which guarded the four directions of Ning Province respectively. The main headquarters of the Town Martial Hall was in central Ning Province.

Each hall had tens of thousands of guards under its command. Under the Azure Dragon Hall were the Azure Dragon Guards, and under the White Tiger Hall were the White Tiger Guards.

It wasn’t actually difficult for Chen Yuan to join the Town Martial Hall. The four branch halls recruited guards every year; even the lowest-level Quti Realm Martial Artists could join by passing an assessment.

But Chen Yuan didn’t want to join the Town Martial Hall as a low-level guard. That would be too slow and too restrictive.

Since he had decided to join the Town Martial Hall, his starting point couldn’t be too low.

After half a month of galloping on horseback, Chen Yuan finally reached the Hugu Forest.

Chen Yuan couldn’t help but marvel at how truly large Ning Province was. In the same amount of time, he could have crossed the entire Youzhou.

Eastern Ning Province was close to Huangtian Ridge. This massive mountain range spanned several provinces and buried many ancient secrets within it.

It was said that many ancient Sects and clans had retreated into Huangtian Ridge to cultivate in seclusion to avoid the chaos of war.

Many powerful Loose Cultivators also retreated into Huangtian Ridge in their twilight years, building their own tombs to sleep there forever.

Furthermore, within Huangtian Ridge, there were numerous exotic beasts, Heaven And Earth Treasures, precious Spirit Medicines, and countless other opportunities and treasures.

Therefore, many Loose Cultivators also entered Huangtian Ridge to explore.

Of course, while there were opportunities, there were even more dangers.

The outer regions had been mostly explored, but in reality, this area was less than one percent of the total size of Huangtian Ridge.

Once one entered the interior, God knows what crises lay within. Entire teams of Martial Artists often entered, only for not a single one to escape.

The Hugu Forest belonged to the outer regions of Huangtian Ridge, so the dangers were already quite few.

Chen Yuan came here to wait for one person: Liu Feiyan, the daughter of the Town Martial Hall’s strategist, “Heavenly Calculator” Liu Suifeng.

The predecessor of the Town Martial Hall was the Tianwu Alliance of Ning Province. Everyone knew that the “Chaotic Martial Heavenly King” Chao Hongtu was the leader of the Tianwu Alliance, leading its rise to face the imperial court head-on.

What people didn’t know was that at the very beginning, the Tianwu Alliance actually had four core figures, who were also sworn brothers.

The most central figure was naturally the alliance leader, Chao Hongtu. Another was the general who led the Tianwu Alliance’s charges, the “Army-Breaking Divine General” Xie Wenyuan.

He was originally an officer in the Daxia Dynasty’s military, but due to a conflict with his superior, he defected from the court in a fit of rage to join the Tianwu Alliance.

Xie Wenyuan was matchlessly brave. He led the elites of the Tianwu Alliance to face the strong armies of the Daxia Dynasty head-on, yet he was always able to slay generals and break formations as if he were a god of war reborn.

It could be said that half of the Tianwu Alliance’s current status was fought for by Xie Wenyuan.

Unfortunately, Xie Wenyuan died young, having been targeted and killed by experts specifically sent by the Daxia Dynasty. The momentum of the Tianwu Alliance’s development was instantly cut short.

This was also the most important reason why the Tianwu Alliance later chose to accept amnesty instead of continuing to attack other provinces in the Central Plains.

Besides Xie Wenyuan, the other two were the “Goddess in the Clouds” Yun Zhaolan and the “Heavenly Calculator” Liu Suifeng.

Yun Zhaolan was the sole successor of the hidden Tianyun Sect. She was responsible for managing logistics within the Tianwu Alliance. Although she was a woman, she had a very dignified manner that commanded the respect of everyone in the alliance.

Later, Yun Zhaolan married Chao Hongtu and became the Governor’s wife.

As for the “Heavenly Calculator” Liu Suifeng, although he came from a Loose Cultivator background, he possessed extraordinary intelligence and was a decisive strategist.

It was he who planned various frameworks and military strategies for the Tianwu Alliance, which allowed it to rise so rapidly.

However, in the Late Stages, Liu Suifeng was also seriously injured during the campaigns—so seriously that he could not be cured.

Therefore, within the Town Martial Hall, although Liu Suifeng was still nominally the strategist and one of the top three most important figures in the entire hall, he was extremely low-profile and rarely made appearances anymore.

A while ago, Liu Suifeng’s only daughter, Liu Feiyan, went out to travel.

Because she heard that a certain Spirit Medicine had appeared in the Hugu Forest that could treat her father’s injuries, she came to search for it on a whim.

In the end, she didn’t find the medicine but was instead besieged by bandits and almost lost her life.

In the original plot, the one who saved Liu Feiyan was none other than Zuo Feiyu.

Zuo Feiyu also relied on the favor of saving Liu Feiyan to poach many of the Town Martial Hall’s members to supplement his own strength.

But now, Zuo Feiyu was heavily injured by Chen Yuan. His plan to recruit experts at the border of You and Ning to join the Nine Sword Alliance had also failed. He should be recovering within the Nine Sword Alliance right now and certainly wouldn’t have the time to come to Huangtian Ridge.

Chen Yuan chose this plot point to join the Town Martial Hall not only because the starting point was higher, but also to intercept Zuo Feiyu’s Opportunity.

The Hugu Forest was quite large. It was called by this name because hundreds of years ago, a mutated giant tiger had come out of Huangtian Ridge and settled here.

After that giant tiger was slain by an expert, its flesh, blood, and bones strangely merged into the forest. From then on, rare Spirit Medicines often grew in the Hugu Forest, which also attracted many Jianghu People to search for treasure.

Chen Yuan only knew that Liu Feiyan was besieged by bandits here, but he didn’t know the specific location, so he could only wander around.

Occasionally, some scattered Loose Cultivators searching for treasure could be seen in the forest. Both sides would stay alert and go their separate ways upon meeting, so Chen Yuan wasn’t particularly conspicuous.

Chen Yuan had been wandering in the Hugu Forest for nearly a day. Just as he was thinking of finding a place to rest, the faint sound of clashing swords and sabers suddenly came from the distance.

With a shift of his body, Chen Yuan immediately sped toward that direction.

In the dense forest, more than ten Martial Artists were currently fighting—or more accurately, it was a one-sided siege.

Three people were being besieged: two men and one woman. It was Liu Suifeng’s only daughter, Liu Feiyan, and her guards.

Liu Feiyan was only in her early twenties, with a beautiful and heroic appearance. She wore a simple long braid and a man’s style moon-white short-sleeved martial outfit. Holding a silver longsword, she had a cultivation of the Blood Transference realm.

The remaining two were an old man in his sixties and a determined-looking young man around thirty. They were in the Lunhai Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm respectively, and both used long spears.

Looking at their techniques, these two were likely master and Disciple. They coordinated well and were actually able to barely hold their ground against the siege of more than ten people.

As for those ten-plus people besieging them, the leader was a one-eyed Lunhai Realm Martial Artist. He held a pair of oddly shaped hooked blades, and every move he made was ruthless and incredibly treacherous.

The old man fighting him was already covered in wounds. Although he could still hold on for now, he was old and frail after all, with insufficient blood and Qi. It was unknown when he would be defeated.

Among the one-eyed Martial Artist’s ten-plus subordinates, three were in the Foundation Establishment Realm, and the others were in the Blood Transference realm. Under the siege, the young Martial Artist was also covered in blood and was already nearing his limit.