Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 42

[Chapter 42 Sanyuan City (recommendation required)]

‘Chen Ping must have a secret!’

Fang Xi’s eyes sparkled after returning to the Daliang world: “Do you want to…”

The next moment, he burst out laughing: “I am not the only cultivator in the world who has this opportunity. Isn’t it normal to have some secrets? It is unnecessary to dig deep into the matter, even to kill people and steal treasures… It is even missing the point! No matter how big his secret is, can it be bigger than mine?”

Sitting on a mountain of gold, he was planning to rob beggars of their coins. It was really… low-class!
After realizing this, Fang Xi gave up his desire to explore Chen Ping, identified the direction, and galloped after the convoy.

To be honest, he actually likes this kind of position away from the big team and being a semi-lone ranger, which makes it more convenient to hide some things.

For example… Fang Xi has been looking for traces of monsters in the wild.

Unfortunately, although there are demons causing trouble in Daliang, they are not to be seen everywhere.

Ever since killing the chameleon, all of Fang Xi’s luck has been used up.

He wandered in the wild during this period of time, but did not encounter any monsters.

We had a safe journey and caught up with the convoy.

“The Master is back!”

When Lily saw Fang Xi, her eyes were full of smiles.

“Yeah, I’m back!”

Fang Xi looked at the increasingly large convoy and nodded.

When the caravan passed through other towns, it would naturally replenish livestock and carriages, so it became more and more huge and bloated… but the hardship of traveling was reduced a lot.

After talking briefly to the maid, Fang Xi went to find Fatty Han.

“Oh? Brother Fang, you want to know about the power of Sanyuan City?”

Fatty Han was sitting in the carriage, eating the fruit peeled by his concubine. Hearing this, he laughed out loud: “This is simple…”

Since he was free on the road anyway, Fatty Han simply explained to Fang Xi in detail the distribution of power in Sanyuan City.

Sanyuan City is the capital of Dingzhou. It has a large population, prosperous industries, and a mixed bag of forces.

“Speaking of the number one force in Sanyuan City, it must be the Dingzhou Army! The Dingzhou Army is the pillar of support placed by the imperial court in Dingzhou… All the soldiers in the army must be martial artists who have mastered the qi and blood and reached the first level! Only those who have mastered the qi and blood three times can become a team leader, a true strength martial artist can become a battalion commander, and above the battalion commander are the eight captains, each of whom is a true strength martial artist who has been famous for many years… As for the general…” Fatty Han deliberately kept it a secret.

“Could it be the True Gang Martial Saint?” Fang Xi asked.

“If he were a master, he would naturally be able to be the commander-in-chief, but that’s not the case…” Fatty Han laughed, “Being able to fight doesn’t mean you can fight a war… Being good at martial arts doesn’t mean you can command an army. The commander-in-chief of the Dingzhou Army is just a military officer appointed by the Daliang court. It’s hard to say how strong he is. But it is said that he has an elite force guarding him closely. Even a master may not be able to get close to him…”

“That’s indeed the truth.” Fang Xi nodded: “The imperial court is the first, what about the second force?”

“The second force is Yuanhe Mountain.”

Fatty Han glanced at Fang Xi and found that the latter had no expression on his face. He then continued, “Yuanhe Mountain is a major sect in Dingzhou. There are dozens of True Force martial artists in the sect, and there are endless True Force martial artists. The relationship network is complicated… It is said that there is also a Grandmaster ancestor in the sect, but I don’t know if it is true or not.”

“As for the third one, it’s the Monster Hunting Association!”

“Monster Hunting Club?” Upon hearing this name, Fang Xi suddenly felt a favorable impression of it. He probably had a connection with this organization.

Fatty Han knew nothing about this, and introduced: “There are too many monsters in the mountains and wilds, and they are too hidden. It is too troublesome to dispatch the imperial army or even the divine detectives to solve them one by one. The civilian warriors are also a good force, so the Monster Hunting Association came into being. It is equivalent to the imperial court offering a reward. Capable warriors can go to hunt monsters in exchange for rewards… and become famous all over the world! Who among warriors doesn’t love fame and fortune? This Monster Hunting Association is spread all over the state. Once a warrior defeats a difficult monster, he will be famous, and there will even be a ranking every month…”

“It’s really good.”

Fang Xi continued to ask and was speechless when he learned that the fourth and fifth forces were the Merchant Alliance and the Martial Alliance.

The Chamber of Commerce is a business alliance. It goes without saying that people cannot be rich without business.

The Wumeng is an alliance of martial arts schools, but it is only ranked fifth. It turns out that none of the things they sell are good.

Martial arts that are taught for money are always at the lowest level. It’s understandable that they have become such a mess. It’s understandable.

“Fatty Han, you seem to have missed something, such as the black market forces?” Fang Xi thought about it and narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Haha… the black market is just a rat in the gutter, what power can it have?” Fatty Han smiled humbly: “Besides that, there are the four great families. The reason why they are not listed separately is because their influence spans all walks of life. For example, the Huang family has people serving as lieutenants in the Dingzhou army and running businesses. The businesses under their command have a lot of voting rights in the Merchant Alliance. In addition, they have also influenced some martial arts schools and secretly recruited many masters as their wings. They are very difficult to deal with…”

“I’m not planning on dealing with anyone…” Fang Xi laughed dumbly: “I just want to practice martial arts well and become a master in the future!”

“Grandmaster?” Fatty Han smiled bitterly. “To become a real Qi? How difficult it is… I only heard an elder mention it, saying that one must ‘combine spirit and Qi’, ‘unify nature and man’, or something like that…”

“Do spirit and strength combine?”

Fang Xi thought of a similar description in the Yuanheshan secret book.

But, it is more clearly stated.

There is a huge gap between a grandmaster and a martial artist, and it is divided into many steps.

The first step to becoming a master is to practice the meaning of boxing!

As for the second step, it is to use the true strength to refine the dragon of the spine, rush straight to the sky, and break through the Niwan Palace!
This is not recorded in the secret book, but was told to him by Linghu Yang’s master.

One step martial artist, two steps martial artist… and then there will be a third step, a fourth step…

As for when he can become a master, Linghu Yang doesn’t know either.

“The training of a martial artist is more difficult than that of a warrior…”

‘It’s a pity that the secret manual of Yuanhe Five Thunder Hands in my hand is incomplete… Perhaps, I should think of a way?’

Fang Xi looked at the scenery outside the carriage and fell into deep thought.

…

During the following month, Fang Xi often fell behind and went to the Southern Wilderness to cultivate the immortal world and deal with interpersonal relationships.

Occasionally he would rush around in the mountains and fields of Dingzhou, looking for traces of monsters.

After a huge effort, they finally killed a two-headed snake monster, skinned it, and stored the snake meat for sale.

Fang Xi gradually came to terms with this result.

If monsters were everywhere in the countryside, how could the people farm?

This world would have ended long ago, and the Daliang court would no longer exist.

Therefore, although there are monsters in the wilderness, they are ultimately very few in number.

Just like the situation in Black Stone City before, it was purely because the demon tree appeared and drove away other demon beasts. It was a special case!
…

This day.

The convoy drove up a hill and looked out, a big city came into view in the distance.

This great city is located at the junction of two great rivers and has a huge dock.

Under the sunlight, the moat sparkles, and huge flower boats cruise on it…

The majestic ancient city carries an ancient atmosphere, and on the plaque, the huge words “Sanyuan” are clearly visible.

“Sanyuan City, we’re here!”

Many people in the convoy cheered.

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They finally reached the end of their journey!

“Sir, look!”

Lily pointed excitedly at the city not far away: “So many people… so beautiful…”

“yes!”

Fang Xi smiled, patted her head lovingly, and then said to Mu Piaomiao: “Piaomiao… Lily will be left in your care.”

“Please rest assured, Senior Brother. Eh?” Mu Piaomiao agreed subconsciously, but then realized something was wrong: “Senior Brother… aren’t you going into the city?”

“I just sent you here. After sending you a thousand miles, we must say goodbye. I’m leaving!”

Fang Xi waved at Mu Canglong and Fatty Han, then turned around and walked away.

It was definitely not his plan to go into the city with so many people.

After all, there are many people and many opinions, and he had shown some extraordinary qualities before.

Even Mu Canglong might not trust him 100%.

What’s more, the siege of Black Rock City is a major event and will definitely attract government attention. When this group of survivors is discovered and interrogated, who will be able to hold out?

The human heart cannot stand the test either.

Therefore, Fang Xi chose not to test people’s hearts directly.

As long as he remained mysteriously gone, no one would know his whereabouts and no one would think of informing the authorities.

So, he decided to leave alone, without even taking Lily with him.

After all, she was just a maid. He protected her and allowed her to survive the demonic disaster and arrive safely in Sanyuan City. This was already a great favor.

I only feel gratitude towards him, and I owe him nothing.

Fang Xi walked away in a very elegant manner.

Looking at his back, Mu Canglong and Fatty Han were silent for a while.

Although they are grateful to Fang Xi for saving their lives and may not betray their benefactor, it is hard to say what they feel deep in their hearts.

But now, I don’t have the slightest thought about it.

Because Fang Xi didn’t give them any chance at all!

…

“After becoming a True Power Master, it’s more difficult to make progress. My current martial arts strength is equivalent to that of a second-step Master, but I haven’t taken a single step on the path to becoming a Grandmaster yet… Although I have the assistance of spiritual awareness and the realm of subtlety, I should be able to comprehend the meaning of boxing very quickly…”

“But martial arts are only a means of protecting the Dao, cultivating immortality is the real means of achieving immortality…”

Fang Xi returned to the world of immortal cultivation, feeling the spiritual energy which was more abundant than that in Daliang, and sighed secretly.

He walked out of the cellar and came to the shed, and found that there was a sound transmission note floating outside the house!

Fang Xi reached out to take it and input a trace of magic power.

A clear young girl’s voice rang out, “But Fellow Daoist Fang Xi? I am Situ Qingqing, the new An Tian Envoy. After you see the sound transmission note, please let me know.”

“The Situ family actually changed people?”

Fang Xi was very surprised holding the sound transmission talisman, but he still did as it said, input his magic power, and threw it with his hand.

Whoosh!
The sound transmission note turned into a streak of fire and disappeared.

Not long after, an iron leaf boat magic weapon flew over.

Standing on the iron leaf boat was a girl in a green dress.

She has willow-shaped eyebrows, powdered black hair, slightly pale skin, and facial features that are not particularly outstanding, but surprisingly coordinated. She has an ethereal aura like an elf, with long hair down to her waist, like a lady walking out of a landscape painting.

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist Situ!”

Fang Xi saluted quickly.

Although it felt like the other party was only in the middle stage of Qi Refining, he was still a member of the Situ family!
“Fellow Daoist Fang is also an old man in our Qingzhu Mountain Spiritual Farm, so you don’t have to be polite!”

Situ Qingqing opened her mouth, and her voice was as clear and pure as a mountain spring.

(End of this chapter)