The Great Martial Saint!

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The light in Chen Ping'an's mind gradually dimmed, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"It's almost time to leave!"

Nearly a month has passed since he announced that he would go into seclusion to consolidate his realm.

For a master like Yu Heng, if he practiced some secret technique in seclusion for nearly a month, it would not be unusual. Not to mention nearly a month, two or three months would be normal.

The Grand Master has a long life, so it is not a problem for him to spend a longer time in seclusion occasionally to improve himself.

However, he had just achieved a breakthrough, and he only needed to go into seclusion to consolidate his realm. If it took longer, it would not be appropriate.

In addition, before the retreat, Gu Qingchan had said in advance that if his retreat was delayed for too long, he would not be able to explain to the Gu family.

The purpose of this retreat has been achieved, so Chen Pingan naturally will not delay any further.

After he cultivated the Seven Absolute Divine Art to perfection, he continued to practice for a few days. During these days, Chen Pingan's main focus of practice shifted from the Seven Absolute Divine Art to the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique.

As both were great accomplishments, the cultivation of the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique required much less effort than the Seven Absolute Divine Art. In addition, after the Seven Absolute Divine Art was cultivated to great perfection, his spiritual foundation was not that lacking. The foundation of the Six Paths Spiritual Patterns and the spiritual blessing of the Seven Absolute Heart Method made his spiritual protection a first-class existence in the Grandmaster Realm.

Although he is not as good as those grand masters who have practiced spirituality, he is already a remarkable existence compared to ordinary grand masters.

Since his spirituality was completely up to par, his physical training naturally couldn't be left behind. As it had always been his advantage, Chen Pingan naturally still attached great importance to it.

As one of the ten thousand demon sect's sacred skills, the power of the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique should not be underestimated. In addition to the blessing of the physical training itself, there are also the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Evil and the Ten Thousand Demons Corrosion, which are also extremely powerful auxiliary means of killing. In addition, there are some variants similar to the Ten Thousand Demons Lust.

More importantly, as long as he practices the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique to perfection, he will be able to unlock the ultimate secret of this technique, the Ten Thousand Demons True Body!
Previously, in the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Pond, he had seen a flawed version of the Ten Thousand Demons' true body, and its power was enough to move people. Not to mention the Ten Thousand Demons' true body in perfect condition with the help of the Gold Finger Panel.

Not only will the time be longer, but the possibility of backlash from the Ten Thousand Demons and Blood Evil will also be reduced to the lowest!
Once the Ten Thousand Demons True Body can be manifested, the combat power of Chen Pingan will definitely be increased to an extremely terrifying level! Chen Pingan's previous calculations were all only in the theoretical stage. He still needed to try and experience the specific power of the Ten Thousand Demons True Body himself.

His current martial arts realm is more stable and powerful than before, and when he practices the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique, it is as if he has divine help, and his progress is gratifying. The overall progress is much faster than the practice of the Seven Absolute Divine Arts!
"Sir, you are out of seclusion!"

As soon as Chen Pingan came out of the room, he ran into Shaoyao. Seeing Chen Pingan, Shaoyao was surprised and saluted quickly.

"Yes, I'm out." Chen Pingan nodded with a smile.

It was daytime and he had to go to Gu's house. Without even saying a few words to Shaoyao, he asked someone to prepare a carriage and prepared to go to Gu's house.

"Son."

Shaoyao's eyes widened as she watched Chen Ping'an leave.

Although it had been almost a month since the incident, it still felt like a dream to her now.

Sir, has he become a master now?

Grandmaster Yuheng lived for three hundred years. To ordinary people, he was already a legendary figure.

Who could have thought that a meeting in Chunyu Tower would be enough to change her fate!
Chen Pingan visited the Gu family and was naturally welcomed in at the first opportunity. He is now in the limelight and can be said to be a first-class figure in Canglongzhou City.

Along the way, he met many servants and maids, who all bowed and greeted him, with a respectful attitude and humble words, as if he, Chen Ping'an, was the master of the Gu family.

However, combined with previous rumors, although he is not the real owner of the Gu family, he can be considered half of it.

Who says that a son-in-law is not a grandfather? ?

In the quiet pavilion, Chen Pingan met Gu Qingchan smoothly.

It is worth mentioning that the maid who led Chen Pingan in this time was the same maid who led him in. Although she did not say much, she only said a few words during the guidance, but Chen Pingan could still easily feel her nervousness and anxiety.

What are you worried about?
Chen Pingan felt a little curious, but soon put it aside.

Maybe it was the nervousness of meeting a legendary figure! ?

Gu Qingchan is still as beautiful as ever. Although she has a baby face, her charm is indeed impeccable.

She was wearing an ice-blue fairy dress, her skin was as white as cream, and her wrists were whiter than snow.

"Greetings to Senior Gu safely!"

Chen Pingan greeted him as usual, without showing any disrespect, nor did he act in a pretentious manner because of his Grandmaster level breakthrough.

"Get up." Gu Qingchan spoke lightly, dignified and elegant.

"Yes." Chen Pingan bowed and responded.

He thought Gu Qingchan would get straight to the point and explain the main point, but she remained silent and stared at him for a long while, as if she wanted to see something from him.

Not until Chen Pingan, who was watching from behind, felt a little uncomfortable did Gu Qingchan slowly speak.

"Speaking of which, you have achieved Grandmaster status, and I have not yet congratulated you. Ping An, congratulations, Grandmaster status, strive to make further progress and be on the same level as us!"

Gu Qingchan obviously had extremely high expectations for him. Her words "on the same level as us" implied her earnest hope that Chen Ping'an could break through the barriers and achieve the status of a grandmaster one day!

In response to this, Chen Pingan was modest and said frankly that he would forge ahead and live up to the expectations of his predecessors.

After a few brief greetings, Gu Qingchan finally got to the point.

First of all, the most important thing is naturally the matter of marriage.

Previously, the Gu family chose the family's contemporary genius, Gu Qingcheng, to marry Chen Pingan, which might have been considered a high-profile match.

But now, with Chen Ping'an's breakthrough, this problem obviously no longer exists.

In fact, if Chen Pingan had not suddenly broken through and practiced in seclusion, the marriage should have been finalized according to the previously planned rhythm. According to the Gu family's plan, after the celebration, the marriage would be officially announced to the public.

However, good things never come late. It is not too late to announce this matter later.

In addition, Chen Ping'an has just broken through to become a Grandmaster, and is currently at the peak of his powers. Announcing this at this time would be of great benefit to the Gu family's reputation.

Both parties had already agreed on this matter, and Chen Ping'an had no objection, and simply told them to just arrange it according to Gu's family pace.

After confirming that Chen Ping'an had no suspicion of changing his mind, Gu Qingchan's expression softened a lot. Before hearing the definite answer from Chen Ping'an, she still had some doubts.

After all, with the talent that Chen Ping'an has shown now, looking across the Northern Territory, as long as Chen Ping'an himself is willing, there are powerful forces willing to marry the legitimate daughters and noble ladies of the clan to him!
Among them, there are forces that are more powerful and have deeper foundations than the Gu family.

Although the Hidden Dragon List has not been updated yet, there is no doubt that with the talent and combat power that Chen Pingan has shown now, it is a foregone conclusion that he will be on the Hidden Dragon List.

The only difference is the ranking on the Hidden Dragon List!

Unlike the Rookie List, which has a state limit of 30, the age limit on the Potential Dragon List is a little more relaxed.

Within the dynasty’s territory, any master genius who is under fifty years old has the possibility of being on the list!
However, even though the dynasty’s territory is vast, anyone who can break through to the Grandmaster level before the age of fifty is undoubtedly an absolute monstrous genius!

Chen Ping'an's talent was at the top of the North Territory, and even in the Great Qian Dynasty, he was a first-rate talent. But the only pity was that he was still too young. Competing with those latent geniuses in their thirties, forties, or even forties, was an absolute disadvantage.

However, being young also means endless possibilities and the hope of reaching the top in the future.

This time, the Hidden Dragon Ranking was updated, and Chen Ping'an's ranking might not be too high. But if it were five years later, ten years later, or even twenty years later, Chen Ping'an would definitely make a further step, or even several steps.

With time, before being removed from the list, it may be possible for him to enter the top ten of potential dragons!
After mentioning the marriage, Gu Qingchan turned the topic to the state's overall situation. This time, the description and explanation were undoubtedly more detailed than before.

Obviously, in Gu Qingchan's eyes, now that Chen Ping'an has entered the Grandmaster realm, he has truly entered the threshold of a strong man and is qualified to access this information. The territory of the dynasty is vast and boundless. Even though it is divided into four territories, the territory of each territories is still very vast. For example, the territories of the states in the northern territories are so huge that it is unbelievable!
Although Chen Pingan had heard of this situation before, this was the first time he had heard such a clear and comprehensive introduction.

This world is much bigger than he imagined!

Not to mention the northern states, even the territory under the influence of the Bi Cang Prince's Mansion can be described as vast.

The Bi Cang Prince's Mansion, as a giant in the northern border, mainly covers the seventeen states in the southeast corner of the northern border.

Canglongzhou, Yanliezhou, and Xuanlingzhou are all within the seventeen states within its influence. As for Bi Cangzhou, it goes without saying that as the fief of Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion, the importance and influence of Bi Cangzhou are beyond doubt.

The area of ​​Bi Cang Prefecture is three times the size of Canglong Prefecture, and nearly one-fifth of its territory belongs to the direct fiefdom of Bi Cang Prince's Mansion. The taxation, appointments, and fiefdoms within it are all directly controlled by Bi Cang Prince's Mansion.

With the influence of the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion and nearly one-fifth of the territory, one can imagine what the situation is like in Bi Cang Province. Many forces rely on the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion to survive.

This is not only the case in Bi Cang Province, but also in several neighboring provinces. Although Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion is located in Bi Cang Province, it also has a great influence on several neighboring provinces, and it has almost the power to have the final say.

If there were no constraints from the Pacification Department, Qiankun Department, and the military, the influence of the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion would probably expand to an unimaginable extent. But even so, within the territory of these seventeen states, the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion is a giant that no one can avoid.

The local powerful people are not just those families and sects, but also the royal bloodlines that have been granted fiefdoms.

For example, in Bi Cang Prefecture, where Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion is located, although taxes are still paid in name, who can know whether the accounts are true or false? How much of the taxes that should have been paid fell into the pockets of the County Prince's Mansion?

Not only the Bi Cang Province, but also several provinces influenced by its core forces, most of them have similar situations. The only difference is the severity of the degree.

Gu Qingchan was not the only one who knew about this. The influential forces and figures in the Seventeen States were all aware of it. Not only did they know about it, but the Pacification Department and the Qiankun Department were all aware of it. The Imperial Capital repeatedly sent out special envoys to conduct audits in an attempt to eliminate this matter.

But every time they came and checked, they mostly dealt with trivial and superficial issues. When it came to the core interests of taxation and water extraction, they all came back empty-handed.

Every time we mobilize a large army, it always ends in a miserable failure.

They came again and again, and failed again and again, which dealt a heavy blow to the prestige of the Central Imperial Capital.

Taxation involves the foundation of the dynasty. The Imperial Capital has not thought about using ruthless means, but the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion, as the bloodline of the royal family, is not without foundation in the Imperial Capital. Some key officials even share the interests of the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion. In addition, the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion has always handled the matter very properly and the scale has been just right.

The relationships are complicated and the interests are intertwined. Although there are knowledgeable people in the imperial capital who have discovered the problems and drawbacks, it is difficult to sort them out at once, let alone solve them.

For the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion, what they considered was only the seventeen states. But for the Imperial Capital Center, what they considered was the four territories of the southeast, northwest, and northeast, which was the vast Daqian!
The trend of martial arts, power struggles, bloodline divisions, factional positions, system supervision, aristocratic families, evil demons, and powerful giants
Each of these items, taken individually, cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

The explanation cannot even be made clear, let alone sorting out, improving, and solving the problem!

The taxation mentioned above is only one of the problems in the bloodline division. For the Imperial Capital, the problems of several states that the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion has involved in the interests are only a small part of the huge territory of the dynasty. Looking at the four borders of the dynasty, there are many cases like the Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion!
The problems here are entangled with each other, and they are extremely complicated. Not to mention that even in the core of the imperial capital, there are factions standing on each other's sides, power struggles, the transfer of their own interests, the endorsement of forces, and the hidden turbulence and unpredictable circumstances. If you take them out individually, it would be shocking.

If there were no giant pillars supporting the imperial capital, the dynasty would have collapsed in a matter of days given its current situation.

Gu Qingchan mainly mentioned the 17 states including Canglong State, and the Dynasty Capital was only briefly mentioned. But even if Gu Qingchan only mentioned it briefly, Chen Pingan could clearly feel the extremely complex situation in this ancient dynasty.

There may be people in this world who are trying to point fingers at other people, claiming that they are born geniuses and are unparalleled in their brilliance. If they can one day realize their desire for revenge, they will be able to swallow up mountains and rivers, wipe out all the declining trends, and revive the country!

But the reality.
If this day really came, he would find that the constraints and oppression involved were far beyond his imagination as a bystander. Not to mention the difficulty of the problem itself, just imagining the full picture of this matter was enough to consume all his efforts and energy.

Imagination and reality are two different things.

Thinking about it and being able to do it are two different things.

If he really walked in and took a look, he would find that he thought everything was too simple.

He only saw one side of a complete problem, and perhaps that one side was as unclear as looking at flowers in the fog or the moon in the water.

The full picture of the matter and the source of the problem are so complicated that others cannot describe them.

"It's not easy to be a central figure!"

Chen Pingan sighed.

Just by listening to it, he felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Not to mention the people involved in the game.

Perhaps, it wouldn't be that difficult to just go with the flow and follow the current.

But if one wants to save a collapsing building and turn the tide, the effort and energy involved is beyond the imagination of others.

Even a great master would probably be exhausted of all his energy and effort in planning this!
While thinking about it, Chen Pingan thought, if one day he were to take over the center, what choice would he make? ?

Let alone something so far away, just referring to the 17 states, if he were an inspector sent by the Imperial Capital, how would he deal with it and how would he resolve this matter? ?
Chen Pingan couldn't help but have some fantasies.

Gu Qingchan's explanation was extremely detailed. For a moment, Chen Ping'an even felt that Gu Qingchan was like a caring older sister, who was full of hope and was telling him some important points, hoping that he would have a bright future and soar into the sky!
After the explanation, Chen Pingan had a clearer understanding of the general situation in the state. For some things, we can see some clues from the general situation game.

This is thinking about the problem from the perspective of the general trend!
The necessary skills that a state giant, a true superior, needs to possess!
Compared to those old monsters who have lived for two to three hundred years or even four to five hundred years, although Chen Pingan is young now, he is also involved in this.

"What I just said is only part of the information involved. To get the full picture, you still need to experience and comprehend it in your daily life." Gu Qingchan looked directly at Chen Pingan with eyes like stars.

"Senior Gu, Ping'an understands." Chen Ping'an nodded.

"I'm glad you understand." Gu Qingchan raised her wrist slightly, as if she had thought of something: "By the way, the matter between you and Qingcheng will be announced to the public tomorrow. Before, the grandson of Bi Cang, Ji Changkong, intended to marry Qingcheng. You also know about this. If he knew the news of the marriage, he would have some reaction. Even if he didn't react, his faction would not let it go. The faction is easy to deal with, and most of them will only come to the Gu family. As for Ji Changkong, you should be careful."

Gu Qingchan reminded.

Chen Pingan nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood.

Although Ji Changkong was called the grandson of the Bi Cang Prince, he was actually a great-great-grandson. Although he was not the main line of the Bi Cang County Prince's wife, he was also the direct line of the concubines and concubines.

In addition, he is extremely talented and is one of the most brilliant and amazing people in the Bi Cang Prince's Mansion today. He is highly regarded among the younger generations in the Bi Cang Prince's Mansion.

His father and grandfather both hold major power in the Prince of Bicang's Mansion, and there are many people standing around them, most of whom are powerful. They are a very powerful faction in the Prince of Bicang's Mansion, and one of the representative factions among the Xianxuan faction!

Ji Changkong is already over 30 years old, much older than Chen Pingan, and he is also very talented. According to previous rumors, his cultivation has already reached the middle stage of Yuheng. He has a strong family background, and his external methods are endless. I think there are also many trump cards. In terms of combat power alone, I am afraid that he is even better than the average top master! In terms of difficulty, he is not even inferior to the average grand master.

Given Ji Changkong's family background, Gu Qingchan would not be surprised at all even if he used some trump cards that could threaten the Grand Master.

Although Chen Ping'an is incredibly talented and has already entered the realm of a grandmaster, he is still young, his skills are inexperienced, and his external resources are limited. If he meets Ji Changkong, he will probably suffer a loss!

Seeing that Chen Pingan didn't say much, Gu Qingchan gave a few more suggestions.

"But don't worry. Ji Changkong is confident of his position and will not do anything himself. My Gu family has also taken precautions against some shady tactics behind the scenes. What we are mainly worried about are the Tianjiao Grandmasters in the same circle as Ji Changkong."

The Bi Cang County Prince's Mansion was very famous, and as one of the representatives of the younger generation in the County Prince's Mansion, Ji Changkong naturally had many friends around him. With him as the center, a small circle was naturally established.

Those who can enter this circle may not be as talented as him, but their family background and background are all desirable.

"Thank you, Senior Gu, for your advice." Chen Pingan thanked.

Seeing that Chen Ping'an already understood, Gu Qingchan didn't say anything more.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and just when Chen Pingan thought that the visit should come to an end, Gu Qingchan called him away and took him to meet other elders of the Gu family.

"Come on, follow me and go meet the elders." (End of this chapter)