Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 196: Splitting the Sect
The experience as a disciple of the Furukawa Sect and their military experience were like two strong bonds that bound the eleven people together.

The wine was half drunk and the atmosphere was lively.

Zhou Leng was pushed to the position of the eldest senior brother of the "Guhe Sect Blue Star Branch" and was toasted repeatedly, so he couldn't help but drink a little more.

No matter how strong my true Qi was, it couldn't make my bladder bigger, so I went back and forth to the bathroom several times.

Fortunately, the restroom is in the big box, which is very convenient.

As they drank more, they talked more, and gradually everyone lost their worries.

"What kind of power do you think the Ancient River Sect is?"

"It's hard to say. There are too many civilizations in the universe."

"We don't even know the origins of that civilization judge, let alone the ancient river sect, which is a big force."

"I heard from my father that the Civilization Judge should be on the side of us Dragons. Some people say that he once hinted that we on Blue Star should follow the path of martial arts."

"Really? Then the story about him destroying the cultural relics is also true?"

"There's this thing? Tell me about it."

"It's nothing, actually. It's just that when other countries learned that our Dragon Country had received preferential treatment due to its long history, some of them were dissatisfied and brought some older cultural relics, such as..."

"For example, a basket that has been buried for tens of thousands of years and still looks brand new, a stone tablet that has remained unchanged in the water for thousands of years, a cement statue... There are so many fakes and forgeries. Anyway, they are really bold."

"They put those things in front of the Civilization Arbiter and asked him to identify them. Then, a light flashed."

"In the end, it was said that less than 10% was left, and the rest was gone. People who know the business will understand what happened at a glance. The Civilization Judge did not become a Civilization Killer. It was very polite."

"Advanced civilization is really something to be desired."

"If we really excavate the ancient river ruins, we may find a path to a higher civilization."

"Probably!"

"We are so lucky. I didn't intend to come, but my father forced me to hone my skills, so I came along on the way."

"I came here by myself, but my mother wouldn't let me come."

"I have to say, we have to thank the Blood of Tyranny to some extent."

"He is... it's hard to say. Anyway, he is a half-blooded mermaid, and it is said that he had a miserable childhood."

"It's not just miserable, it's extremely miserable. Although he is of royal blood, because he is a half-blood siren and had no siren talent when he was a child, he was treated as a slave and beaten every day."

"It is said that he was about to be beaten to death, but he accidentally stumbled into a martial arts ruin in the sea monster world, acquired martial arts skills, and slowly got better."

"No wonder people say he has martial virtues but no morals. Martial arts saved his life, so he takes martial arts very seriously and is even willing to discuss it with us."

"But he was too ruthless when it came to killing people. At the time, there was a tug-of-war on a hill that lasted for three days and three nights. He got tired of it and didn't care about the sea monsters or the humans. He just attacked and wiped out all the people and the hilltop."

"However, according to the siren captives, he has killed more sirens than humans."

"Really?"

"It's quite true. Before he became a Grandmaster, he was relatively honest. But after he became a Grandmaster, he killed no less than a hundred Siren Grandmasters. The number of human Grandmasters who died at his hands was no more than ten."

"Hmm... so which side is he from?"

"Looking at his origin, he looks like a siren. Looking at his battle record, he looks like an ally. Looking at his character, he looks like a devil. Looking at his martial arts, he looks like a gentleman."

"Good guy..."

"I hope he won't enter the ancient river ruins again. If he enters once more and takes one more step forward, he will become a martial saint."

Zhou Leng said: "Could it be that the necklace he used to open the Ancient River Jade Stele was what he got from the martial arts ruins when he was a child?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"You mean, his connection with the ancient river ruins may be earlier and deeper than ours?"

"No wonder……"

"Brother Zhou, from what you said before, the ancient river ruins are about to be opened?"

"The current research institute's studies show that this is indeed the case, and it is very likely to be activated within two to three months. So you should pay more attention to it and practice more during this period."

"Well, it won't conflict with the Ten Realms Youth Tournament, right? I'm trying to get the qualifications for the Ten Realms Youth Tournament. What do you think, which of these two is more important?" Zhang Feng asked.

Everyone was stunned and no one answered, because most of these people were not qualified to participate in the Ten Realms Youth Battle.

They are neither among the top dozens on the national list of martial arts students nor do they have particularly strong family backgrounds. They can only be considered to have a middle-class family background in Long Country.

"It depends on what kind of person you are."

"You are the type who is very cautious and thinks that the bottom line is the most important. You are sure that the Ten Realms Youth Battle is a sure thing."

"The Ten Realms Youth Battle is an independent space. There are a lot of treasures in it, and martial arts inheritance has been discovered. As long as you don't die, you will definitely be innate when you come out."

"As for the Ancient River Trial, it's hard to say. The lower limit may be nothing, but the upper limit is to be a formal disciple of the Ancient River Sect."

Zhang Feng frowned and said, "Alas, if it really doesn't work, I don't want the qualification for the Ten Realms Youth Tournament. My father spent a huge price to get it, and it's not completely certain now."

"If it were me, I would definitely choose the Ancient River Trial."

"The Ancient River Trial is probably the only advanced civilization inheritance we can access."

"Have you heard of other advanced civilization inheritances?"

"No."

"I've heard that many of the earliest martial saints received inheritance from advanced civilizations."

"It's just that most of the inheritances are incomplete, and it seems that they are very strict in accepting disciples. They don't even dare to pass on all the inheritance to their descendants, let alone make it public."

"Most of the martial arts we know are low-end versions modified by martial saints based on advanced civilizations."

"That's understandable. If I were the leader of a high-level civilization, I wouldn't allow my martial arts to be leaked. Once the enemy learns about it and cracks it, it would be a disaster."

"Zhang Feng, you should go through the Ancient River Trial with us."

"Don't you think that the reason why Tyrannical Blood is so talented is more or less related to the Ancient River Ruins?"

Everyone nodded heavily.

"It's also possible that the times don't overlap, and both of you can go." Zhou Leng said. "I'll take advantage of Brother Zhou's good words, come on, let's go one by one..."

After eating and drinking in the evening, Zhang Feng paid the bill early, and no one cared about it.

After leaving the box, everyone was talking and laughing, surrounding the eldest brother Zhou Leng like stars surrounding the moon, and walked towards the door.

As I walked out of the door and stood on the platform at the entrance, a group of people approached the steps of the hotel and came towards me.

Zhou Leng and others stood on the steps, and those people stood at the foot of the steps.

The people at the bottom of the stairs stopped first.

Yan Fenggang, the fifth of the Shuizhou Five Tigers, accompanied a major client of their company.

Yan Feng frowned when he saw Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng also recognized Yan Fenggang with an indifferent expression.

Both parties stopped and looked at Zhou Leng and Yan Fenggang respectively.

"Zhang Feng, why are you here?" Yan Fenggang's big client suddenly forced a smile, stepped onto the stairs, bent slightly, and walked towards Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng stood still, nodded, and said, "Boss Mo, I'll have a meal with my comrades to celebrate."

Boss Mo observed what he said and immediately walked to the stairs with a smile, saying, "Then you go first, we'll meet again later."

Then he glanced at the young man in the middle of the steps, wondering about his origins.

Zhou Leng was not familiar with this person, and seeing that Zhang Feng didn't say anything, he walked straight down.

When Yan Feng saw that his big customers were all actively trying to please him, he had no choice but to move away and go to the side to wait.

After Zhou Leng and others left, Yan Fenggang and Boss Mo looked at the backs of everyone.

"Boss Mo, who is that Zhang Feng?"

"His father is Zhang Nanchao." Boss Mo stood straight with a calm expression, completely different from before.

"That great innate?"

Boss Mo nodded.

Yan Fenggang broke out in a cold sweat on his back, fortunately he didn't confront him forcefully.

Boss Mo asked, "Who's the one in the middle? I think you two know each other."

Yan Fenggang cursed the old crafty man inwardly and smiled, "Hey, we are always meeting all kinds of people when we develop the company. This person is Zhou Leng, a student of the martial arts school. He is very strong and a little genius."

Boss Mo stood there and watched for a while, then raised his hand to glance at the magic watch and said, "Oh, look at my brain. I forgot to deal with an important matter at the company. I'm going back to the company now. Let's talk about our contract in a few days."

Yan Fenggang hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay: "Boss Mo..."

But Boss Mo just walked away without giving him a chance to explain, and drove away in his car.

Yan Fenggang's face turned pale. He turned around and looked at the backs of Zhou Leng and the others. His heart skipped a beat.

It has only been a short time since we last met, and yet Zhou Leng has reached this point.

Zhang Nanchao is not an ordinary innate person, but a top-level innate person who is well-known in Rucheng.

Zhang Nanchao's son was not the leader in the crowd.

The other ten men were more powerful than each other.

Especially the looks of some of them were like a cat looking at a mouse.

Yan Fenggang frowned and walked slowly.

His men followed behind, secretly guessing the identities of those people.

Zhou Leng and the others walked forward for a while, and Li Yuanhe said, "That person seems to be Yan Fenggang from the Five Tigers of Shuizhou, right?"

One person said, "Yes, I saw him a few years ago."

"He didn't cause you any trouble later, did he?" Li Yuanhe looked at Zhou Leng.

"No." Zhou Leng said.

"Huh? What happened?" Zhang Feng asked.

Zhou Leng told him about the gambling fight, including the matter of Tian Chengchang.

Everyone knows that the Five Tigers of Shuizhou are famous, but except Zhou Leng, everyone present is in their prime, and they are all arrogant and brave generals. They really don't take the Five Tigers of Shuizhou seriously.

Besides, everyone was drunk and didn't care.

Zhang Feng snorted coldly and said, "My father has long looked down on the Five Tigers of Shuizhou. If they cause trouble for you again, just come to me."

"Why are you here? When the time comes, we brothers will attack together."

"Haha, yes, let's join forces."

"Let's see who is more powerful, the Five Tigers of Shuizhou or the Eleven Dragons of Guhe."

"This nickname is a bit off."

"This number is wrong. If I cut you off, it will become the Ten Dragons of Ancient River, and it will immediately become right."

"Hahahaha..." Everyone laughed.

As the night deepened, everyone separated.

Zhou Leng and Li Yuanhe ran to the community together to exchange martial arts.

Li Yuanhe has a higher overall understanding of martial arts, especially actual combat.

Zhou Leng was stronger in controlling his true qi and had a deeper understanding of Gu He's calligraphy, and Li Yuanhe also benefited a lot.

Near the community, Li Yuanhe said with emotion: "This time, thanks to you. I feel that with this experience, even if I can't enter the ancient river trial next time, I can be promoted to Xiantian within three or four years."

“You should suppress your realm a bit, so that you don’t reach the innate level and fail to enter the ancient river trial.” Zhou Leng said.

"I'll try my best. But I don't care. As long as I can be promoted to Xiantian, I'll be satisfied."

(End of this chapter)