The Great Martial Saint!

The Long'an Commercial Route crosses the Canglong Mountains and connects the northern and southern states.

There are three important towns along the trade route, namely Beicang Town, Longan Town, and Nanling Town.

Among the three major towns, Beicang Town is under the jurisdiction of Canglong Prefecture, Nanling Town is under the jurisdiction of Qingling Prefecture, and Long'an Town, which is located at the middle pass and is also the most important town on the trade route, is jointly governed by the two states. A joint office is set up in the town to coordinate and deal with this matter.

However, since the initial planning of the Long'an trade route was initiated by Canglong Prefecture, the nominal head of the important town of Long'an is the deputy director of the Canglong Prefecture's Pacification Office.

Guarding Long'an, Nie Yunlong!

Nie Yunlong is stationed in the important town of Long'an and is a great master with a great reputation.

Nie Yunlong has been famous for sixty years, and his skill of catching dragons has reached perfection and is superb!
His secret skill, the Dragon-Catching Hand, has even allowed him to capture grand masters alive.

Not only is Nie Yunlong proficient in dragon-catching skills, he is also proficient in claw techniques, palm techniques, leg techniques, body techniques and an extremely unique method of unloading force. His combat power is that of a first-rate grandmaster!
Like the Five Thunders Hand, although Ning Zhengyue has a great reputation, he is still one or two levels inferior to Nie Yunlong in terms of combat power.

After all, as deputy directors of the provincial pacification office, the situation of being in charge of a place and living in the provincial capital are naturally very different.

During the Northern Cang Rebellion, Saint Tianluo had not yet reached the level of Grandmaster. One of the important reasons why she was able to make such a great reputation was that she was able to escape unscathed from Nie Yunlong.

Nie Yunlong's combat power might not be as good as those grand masters who are close to the level of the Fengyun Ranking, but his ability to capture people alive is definitely first-rate.

The fact that Saint Tianluo was able to escape from his hands was not only due to external factors such as the secret treasure that protected her, but also inseparable from Saint Tianluo herself.

In the past, the Holy Maiden Tianluo fought against seven great masters alone, one against seven.

In this battle, two of the seven masters died and five were injured!
If Nie Yunlong had not arrived in time, the remaining five masters would probably have died on the spot and would have had no chance of survival.

Among the five seriously injured masters, one of them was none other than Gu Qingchan, the Master of the Ice Soul Needle!

If she hadn't survived that disaster, there would probably be no Gu Qingchan today.

In addition, Xue Shishun, the Qiyao Meridian Sealing Master, was also one of the masters who survived by chance. However, compared with Gu Qingchan, his injuries were more serious.

That's why the Xue family would take advantage of the opportunity of recuperation to secretly send him to Liyang County with the intention of assassinating Chen Ping'an!
However, Chen Ping'an's combat power had already reached the Grandmaster level at that time, so he did not feel too much pressure to kill a Grandmaster who had been seriously injured and was no longer at his peak.

All of these things happened in the past. Looking back on them now, I find that the world is wonderful.

Although the important towns of Beicang and Long'an are both located on the trade route, the distance between them is not as close as outsiders think.

The reason why there are three important towns on the Long'an trade route is not only to suppress the trade route and prevent the disturbance of monsters, but also to consider the supply and rest along the way.

Although Chen Ping'an's carriage with black-patterned jade decorations was quite impressive, and the guards accompanying him were all elite, it was undoubtedly unrealistic to reach the important town of Long'an within a day.

The Canglong Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and have thousands of barriers in depth, which is absolutely incomparable to ordinary mountains.

There are also endless monsters in the mountains. When Long'an Business Road was first designed, it was intended to leave the core area of ​​the Canglong Mountains. It does not pass through the core of the mountains, but there are still many powerful monsters around.

Of course, with the continuous operation of the Long'an Trade Route in the past two years, although there are still monsters around, there are undoubtedly fewer powerful monsters. Even if there are still some left, most of them have moved away from the trade route.

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Inside the car frame, Chen Ping'an's eyebrows were shining with spiritual light, and his inner energy was flowing. There seemed to be a faint halo flowing around him.

Chen Ping'an's true essence isolated the inside and outside, and with the spiritual attraction, he did not worry that someone outside would discover his practice.

This Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique is the Ten Thousand Demons Sect's sacred skill. Unless it is necessary, it cannot be discovered by others.

Speaking of which, ever since he started practicing the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique, except for the time when he fought against Old Man Qi Jue and used all his strength and exerted his full power, he has not been able to fully display it at other times.

Even when he was testing the power of the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Evil, he held back when fighting against Nangong Liu, the master of the Nangong family, and everything was based on testing.

Another attack can be traced back to the assassination of Xue Mingde, the governor of Liyang Pacification Office, using the Bloody Hand of Ten Thousand Demons to put the blame on the people of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.

Besides, there is no other record of battles.

Although the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique is a magic technique, under the perfect understanding of the gold finger panel, it has been refined and has fewer side effects. For example, the backlash and side effects after the battle have also been greatly reduced.

However, if one uses all one's strength, there are still signs of demonic power!

After practicing this supreme skill, Chen Pingan was looking forward to the day when he could use the sect's methods to suppress the masters of the sect!
I wonder what they will think then!

Chen Ping'an's eyes narrowed slightly, and a gold finger panel appeared in front of him.

Name: Chen Pingan
Realm: Late Yuheng - Spiritual Patterns and Spiritual Fruits (six patterns)
武学：七杀天罡拳入门（0/1440）、霸刀小成（0/1280）、七绝神功大成（0/4800）、万魔铸身诀大成（1815/3200）、游龙身法圆满、金刚不坏神功圆满、龙象霸体诀圆满、三分人劫指圆满
"1815 points!"

The experience of practicing the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique has reached halfway, and with more than a month, it will be possible to practice it to perfection.

Previously, Weishui had realized that the seventh spiritual pattern was mostly engraved. If the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique was perfected, with the help of the Gold Finger Panel, it might not be as simple as just engraving the seventh spiritual pattern!
Once the seventh spiritual pattern is successfully engraved, Long An, who is guarding Nie Yunlong, may not be his opponent!
Relying on the power of Ten Thousand Demons' True Body, he even dared to challenge Grandmaster Fengyun!

However, although it is a challenge, the result is up to each person to see!

If one wants to truly defeat Grandmaster Fengyun with confidence, he still has to engrave the eighth spiritual pattern.

Along the Long'an Commercial Road, the carriage was heading towards the important town of Long'an. Along the way, they encountered many caravan travelers. When they saw Chen Ping'an's carriage, they all tried to avoid it.

None of those who can appear on the trade route are simple. There may be some who are weak, but there is absolutely no stupid one in the true sense.

Those who are simple-minded are either trapped in their own little piece of land, or die on the road of struggle.

Chen Ping'an's carriage looked unusual at first glance, and with the elite officers accompanying him, it was clear that he was a real big shot.

There are not many noble people like you in the entire Longan business route!
There are no people so blind as to come out and cause trouble.

In addition to the trade routes and pedestrians, you can also encounter trade route inspections from time to time. For example, in the first half of the section between Beicang Town and Longan Town, the trade route inspection is the responsibility of Beicang Town. After crossing the boundary, the inspection office of Longan Town is in charge.

The important town of Long'an is located in the center of the trade route and controls the most dangerous section of the Long'an trade route.

In addition to the inspection office of Long'an Zhenfusi, there is also a joint inspection established by various forces in Long'an. It is not just the forces of Canglongzhou, but also the forces of Qinglingzhou.

As more forces emerge, there will naturally be more conflicts of interest.

Although the Provincial Pacification Office has its own rules, there are always some things that the rules cannot take care of.

If it is just one state, there is still the state pacification office to suppress and control it. But when it comes to the interests of two states, the state pacification office cannot interfere too much in many aspects. If it is not handled properly, it will escalate into a dispute between the two states.

Therefore, when it comes to special matters, a joint agency jointly established by the two states is needed to coordinate.

The joint office was nominally under the command of the Long'an Pacification Office, but in reality it was an independent organization managed by members of the review committee selected by the two state Pacification Offices.

In addition to the high-level officials of the Long'an Pacification Division, the members of the Joint Office's review committee will also include representatives of major forces in the two states. Of course, some small and medium-sized forces that cannot be put on the stage, even if their representatives are strong, cannot join the Joint Office's review committee and cannot become members of the review committee.

Long'an is an important town, located at the core of the trade route and involving the interests of two states.

The unique geographical background has led to the special management model of the important town of Long'an.

The Longan Pacification Office and the Joint Office Review Committee jointly manage the important town of Longan.

The situation in the important town of Long'an is far more complicated than that in the important town of Beicang. Open and secret struggles are just commonplace.

With the conflict between the two states having such a huge impact, the Longan Pacification Office did not dare to control it too much. And the Joint Office Review Committee also had the shadows of various major forces, which was far less pure than the Longan Pacification Office.

There were many struggles among various forces in the review meeting. Although the Longan Pacification Office coordinated among them, the overall situation was far from ideal as expected.

When it comes to special matters, there are many selfish actions during the deliberation!

This is the situation of Long'an!

Chen Ping'an was stationed in Beicang, so he naturally had some understanding of the situation in the important town of Long'an.

Compared to Beicang, Nie Yunlong was more troubled by the situation of guarding Long'an.

Although Nie Yunlong is strong, he also has many constraints!
Apart from other things, the deputy governor of Long'an was the background of Qinglingzhou's pacification department. Although he was only the deputy governor, under the special circumstances of the game between the two states, his momentum was no less than Nie Yunlong's!

In addition to the deputy garrison commander, the Long'an Pacification Division also has several substitute garrison commanders. Both sides have their own troops, and most of them are at the level of senior masters, and there are even top masters.

In addition, there is the chief priest of the Long'an Pacification Division, who is also a great master with considerable strength. The priests under him also have their own backgrounds. In general, they have backgrounds from Canglongzhou and Qinglingzhou. If we break it down, there are also interest factions and power camps to which they belong.

Different interest factions and different power camps will result in the same worshiper having different considerations and positions on the same type of matter. It is not something that can be fully summarized by a simple interest label.

The relationships are intricately intertwined, the network of interests is dense, and the situation is extremely complex.

Although Nie Yunlong was the nominal head of the huge Long'an Pacification Office and held a high position in authority, he was far from being able to truly control the organization as he pleased.

This is just the situation within the Long'an Pacification Office. In the joint office established by the two states, the situation is even more complicated.

In addition to the influence of the Long'an Pacification Division, there are also the forces stationed in Long'an such as Canglongzhou and Qinglingzhou. For example, the three great Canglong families, the Nangong family, and the Bixia Sect are the most transcendent forces in their respective states.

For example, there are top forces like the Leiminggu family, the Beidi Zhu family, the Huichuntang, and the Lieyang Pavilion.

It is worth mentioning that the Shadowless Blade Sect also has interests in the important town of Long’an.

But compared to its strength in Northern Cang, the Shadowless Blade Sect is much more ordinary in the important town of Long'an. Although it is not reduced to an ordinary force, it is definitely not the top one.

From a big picture perspective, the six forces that really have weight in the important town of Longan are the Longan Pacification Office, the three great Canglong families, the Nangong family, and the Bixia Sect.

Strictly speaking, the joint office established by the two states is a dialogue platform for many Long'an forces headed by these six.

In addition, there is a lot of influence from the two states in the Long'an Pacification Office.

Compared to other forces, the reason why these six forces are so superior is that each force has a Grand Master in charge. However, these Grand Masters in charge will not show up easily. All related operations are handled by other people in the force.

Only when there is a real game of interests involved, such as the convening of a joint agency review meeting of the highest level, will these grand masters in charge come forward.

Generally speaking, in the important town of Longan, senior masters are the top ones!
Among the leaders of various forces, the Grandmaster is the mainstream!
Of course, due to perspective, for ordinary people, these masters are still extremely far away from them, and there is no chance of contact at all.

From the perspective of ordinary caravans and passers-by, the top masters, or the masters standing at the top of the Dragon and Tiger List, are all those who are openly in charge of the important town of Long'an!
But for some influential people or forces, as their perspective changes, masters, or even senior masters, will appear in their field of vision.

In short, sometimes the reason we see less is not because the world is small, but because our vision is not high enough!

"Sir, we have arrived at the important town of Long'an."

Xiong Sanrang's voice came from outside the frame.

On this trip to Long'an, Chen Ping'an asked Xiong Sanrang to accompany him.

We are all old now, so we are more comfortable using it.

Compared with the important town of Beicang, the important town of Long'an is undoubtedly more majestic. From a distance, it looks like a towering mountain, like a giant beast entrenched, magnificent and imposing.

There are many caravans that want to enter Long'an, and there are inspections and procedures before entering Long'an. The elite soldiers of Long'an Zhenfu Division are guarding the gate of the town, wearing fish scale uniforms specially made by the Zhenfu Division, with blue, yellow and black patterns.

Chen Ping'an's frame was special, and it attracted the attention of many elites before it even got close. "Mysterious pattern jade ornaments!"

"That is."

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The crowd was a little chaotic, but it soon calmed down.

There are many giants in Longan, and although such scenes are rare, they do exist.

Xiong Sanrang was efficient and handled the relevant matters early on.

When the carriage arrived at the city gate, there was no hindrance and it entered the important town of Long'an smoothly.

However, unlike in Beicang, when Chen Ping'an's carriage entered the town, there was no scene of surging sound or mountains and seas cheering and responding.

With just a polite shout from the elite members of the Pacification Office, he entered the important town of Long'an.

Although his attitude was not perfunctory and was respectful, it was not at all respectful.

In addition, when entering the town, although Chen Ping'an's carriage was smooth and without any obstacles, he could not avoid the basic inspection procedures. The reason why he was able to do so smoothly was because Xiong Sanrang had already completed the procedures, not because he had the privilege of being exempt from inspection.

Obviously, as the governor of Beicang, his role is not so effective when he arrives at the important town of Long'an.

However, although it is not very useful, that is only relative. Compared with ordinary people, it still has many privileges.

His identity as the candidate for the position of Chief Executive is not fake!
For example, the basic review was just a formality. If someone really came to review, no one would have the courage to do so. In addition, the fees for entry procedures were all exempted. Not only Chen Pingan himself, but also all the people accompanying him were exempted from paying.

In addition, there are the privileges of priority entry into the town and preferential treatment for walking through the main gate of the town. These represent that the majesty of the Beicang garrison is still there.

The corresponding preparations were all complete, without any loss of dignity.

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Chen Ping'an took a look at the carriage entering the town, then quickly retracted his gaze and returned to his normal position as an elite defender of the city.

It's just not as good as expected.

In the important city of Long'an, no matter whether one is a master or a candidate for the position of chief, everyone will treat him/her politely, and even respectfully when necessary.

But in the end, the only accounts that each force was really selling were those of the Longan Pacification Office and the United Office!
Bei Cang Pacification Division! ?

Sorry, I haven’t heard of it!
The important town of Long'an connects the north and the south, with a lot of vehicles and horses on the road, and even more people.

The shops and pavilions along the street are full of goods, and the scene is bustling and lively everywhere.

Not long after Chen Ping'an's car entered the important town of Long'an, he heard a very rhythmic sound of iron forging.

"Blackwood Forge!"

Chen Ping'an was very spiritual. Although he did not lean out of the car frame, he could see the plaque of the forge clearly.

The trade route runs through the two states, and trade takes place between the two states. There are many caravans coming and going, and weapons and supplies are naturally needed along the way.

If everything goes well, you will be safe while escorting. But if you are unlucky, you may encounter bandits and enemies, and you will inevitably have a life-and-death struggle.

If the battle is too intense, it is inevitable that weapons will be damaged.

If there are only a few flaws, it will not affect the sharpness of the weapon or the strength of the martial arts. But if it is extremely worn out, even to the point of being damaged, then it must be repaired and supplemented in time.

Otherwise, the impact on combat effectiveness is a small matter, but losing one’s life is a big deal!

This is not an exaggeration. When you are away from home, any loss in combat power may make the difference between heaven and earth.

Sometimes, it only takes a little bit to make a difference. With this little bit, you can turn the tide and establish victory, or at the very least, you can just barely hold on and save your life.

Forges and blacksmith shops in ordinary small towns mostly do low-level business, and it is already the best they can do if they can produce a sharp blade.

But a forging workshop in the important town of Long'an is naturally not ordinary. Not everyone is qualified to do cross-state trade.

Those who can accompany and guard cannot be mediocre!
It is only normal for some treasures to appear during this kind of protection work!

In a Blackwood Forge like this, there might not be a forging master who can forge a magic weapon, but no one would believe it if you said there was no forging master who could forge exquisite treasures!

Without some skills, how could one have the confidence to open a forging workshop in the important town of Long'an!
The important town of Long'an, located in the Canglong Mountains, is different from other places!

Chen Ping'an's carriage was heading inwards. Along the way, he saw some martial arts practitioners dressed in various styles. Some of them were accompanied by one or two monsters.

These monsters are not big in size. The big ones are about the size of domestic pigs, and the small ones are only slightly bigger than ordinary dogs.

"Inferior bloodline!"

Chen Pingan could tell the truth at a glance.

A demon beast with inferior bloodline, when grown to its limit, would at most have the combat power of an ordinary inner energy realm. And with this bloodline, if one wanted to enter the inner energy realm combat power, it would require a lot of luck, and it was not necessarily achievable.

These monsters are all domesticated.

There are many ways to tame monsters, which has spawned a large number of industries and skills. For example, there are manuals for feeding monsters, survival guides for monsters, the only way to improve the combat power of monsters, and the theory of advancing the bloodline of monsters.

Among them there will also be specialized animal trainers, beast controllers, and even higher-level spirit controllers.

All in all, this is also a big business. Under the subdivision, it will also involve many industries and skills. Small ones such as the refined feeding of monsters, and large ones such as the matching of spiritual beasts' combat methods.

There are many schools and methods of training monsters. The most reliable and safest method is to train them from the day they are born, cultivate feelings from an early age, and develop a natural tacit understanding. Some monsters with special talents can even achieve a telepathic connection with their masters after a series of training.

Of course, this kind of training method not only takes time, energy and effort, but also requires special methodology to support it. Different bloodlines and different types of monsters have very different training methods.

It is far beyond what an ordinary martial arts practitioner or family can afford.

In addition, there is an invisible demand and expectation for the potential of monsters.

After all, no one wants the monster they raised from childhood to grow up to have just the most ordinary, inferior bloodline.

Even a monster with medium bloodline like that one, after exhausting all its efforts and energy, and bearing the hidden costs of the training process, such as feeding and cleaning, as well as the expensive costs of replenishing spiritual materials from time to time, finally got a monster that could hopefully fight against the Xuanguan realm.

There is even a great possibility of failure, as one may only reach the second or third level of internal energy.

After so much effort, the final return was not ideal.

In addition, the growth of monsters is different from that of humans, and it will not take ten or twenty years to show results!
Therefore, generally speaking, if it is not a superior bloodline, then there is basically no point in cultivating it from childhood, unless it is some extremely special variant bloodline among the medium bloodlines, or a rare type with other magical uses.

As for the superior bloodline, it is expected to be cultivated as a family or sect's inheritance beast. Such monsters are generally not called monsters within the family or sect, but can be called clan-guarding sacred beasts!

However, since it is a training, there is a possibility of failure. It does not mean that as long as there is a monster cub, it will be able to be trained.

This process also involves the issues of elimination rate and mortality rate.

There is no shortage of monsters with earth-grade blood in the world, but in the end their training was wasted. They had the potential to develop into grandmaster-level combat power, but in the end, they couldn't even achieve the combat power of a grandmaster with a perfect inner elixir!

The massive amount of natural treasures, spiritual objects and materials that had been invested previously have all gone to waste!
Moreover, hundreds of years were wasted for this!
For example, most of the demon beasts with earth-grade bloodlines, except for very special races, have a relatively long lifespan. Even if the inner elixir fails to be fully cultivated, it can still have a lifespan of hundreds of years!

The training time for a monster with a bloodline like this is hundreds of years!
Because of this, although everyone knows that the monsters raised from childhood are good, loyal, reliable, and almost risk-free, only a very small number of people will actually choose this kind of training method.

The vast majority of people would still choose to tame monsters through spiritual restrictions, beast taming techniques, and training and domestication.

Although the method of spiritual restriction is simple, the price to be paid is extremely high, and not everyone can afford it. If the monster's combat power is ordinary, it would not be worth the effort.

As for the beast control methods, there are many schools and methods, and the value of the secret teachings may not be inferior to the spiritual restrictions. But most of them are lower than the use of spiritual restrictions. Overall, the effect can also be guaranteed.

As for training and taming, it is far inferior to the first two.

However, the cost of using this method will be extremely considerable.

Depending on the type of monster, you just need to find a trainer with the corresponding skills to train and tame it.

Depending on the expected goals, different amounts of time will be spent to eventually achieve the ideal state.

The monsters like the ones Chen Pingan encountered were basically tamed in this way.

Although it cannot obey orders completely, it can still perform some simple command controls.

Compared to other places, the proportion of tamed monsters in the important town of Long'an is undoubtedly higher.

But most of them are used for monster hunting!
It can assist in some exploration and tracking work.

There are many monsters in the Canglong Mountains, which may be extremely dangerous to ordinary people, but for many martial arts practitioners, it is an unimaginable wealth.

Monsters are full of treasures, and even the most ordinary monsters can be sold for a high price.

The flesh, organs, fur, bones, claws, and scales of the monster
Those are all white silver and crystal clear crystals!

Driven by interests, there will naturally be spontaneously formed monster hunting teams.

There are many practitioners in the Inner Qi Realm or even the Mysterious Light Realm who come here to try their luck and make some quick money. If they succeed, it will take at least a few years, at most a dozen years, or even twenty or thirty years of accumulation.
"The Wolf Fang Demon Hunting Team is recruiting temporary members. They must be at the Inner Qi realm and be proficient in long-range means such as bows and arrows and flying spears. Those with special skills will be given priority."

"A scout for the Wild Bear Monster Hunting Team. He must be at the Inner Qi realm, good at scent tracking, and have the ability to send messages and detect areas. In addition."

"The Black Armor Monster Hunting Team is recruiting full-time members. The minimum requirement is to be at the third level of internal energy, have armor protection, and be good at..."

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Chen Ping'an had a keen sense of perception and had heard similar shouting.

This important town of Long'an seemed much more interesting than he had imagined!

A smile appeared on Chen Ping'an's face.

This is the world he wants!
All walks of life, all kinds of things.
The world is vast, he explores it on his own!
Chen Ping'an's car drove forward, and under the protection of a group of entourage, it arrived at the private residence of the Zhong family located in the core area of ​​the important town of Long'an.

The house is spacious, with high and wide walls, a vermilion lacquered gate, and red copper animal heads.

Soon Chen Ping'an met Yu Jinjue's master, the senior master who was stationed in the important town of Long'an.

"Mr. Chen, you are so honored to be here. I am sorry that I failed to welcome you. Please forgive me, Mr. Chen."

An old man with a ruddy face and red beard came out quickly.

Flame Blade, Zhongli Sheng! (End of this chapter)