A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 5 Taiyi Sect

Duan Rong was thinking: the weapon spirits of the useless swords on the weapon rack are either level two or level three, while the weapon spirit of the good sword used by Zhao Mu is not level three.

In other words, the level of the weapon spirit actually has no direct relationship with the quality of the weapon itself.

"So what determines the rank of a weapon spirit?"

Duan Rong frowned and thought hard.

He suddenly thought that the useless swords on the weapon rack had two or three devouring effects, and they were various different sword techniques.

Duan Rong's eyes suddenly lit up. He suddenly thought that those broken swords might have been used by more than one person, and different people must have practiced different sword techniques.

As for Zhao Mu's sword, he was the only one who had used it, and it only had one devouring effect, the entry-level Five Tigers and Sheep Sword Technique.

"In other words, the swallowing effect of the weapon spirit is related to the experience of the weapon. The more experience, the greater the swallowing effect of the weapon spirit."

"I'm afraid it has something to do with it..." Duan Rong's eyes suddenly became fixed, and he muttered to himself, "It's time."

In principle, all martial arts can be absorbed into the spirit of a weapon, but the more powerful the martial arts, the longer it will take to be absorbed into the spirit of a weapon.

Duan Rong had this speculation because the weapon spirit of Zhao Mu's oxtail knife that he devoured contained the mark of Zhao Mu's entire growth in practicing martial arts. Although he digested it in one night, he could still feel the unique power of time.

However, these were just Duan Rong's speculations. Duan Rong planned to find an opportunity to verify his ideas after the assessment, but for now, the most urgent thing for him was to pass the assessment and become an apprentice.

Duan Rong was lost in deep thought when someone suddenly grabbed his shoulders and shook him hard.

Duan Rong almost subconsciously squatted with his legs crossed and tried to twist the hand away with his right hand, but when he looked up, he saw a familiar smiling face and stopped the action immediately.

Yang Zhen was Duan Rong's childhood friend and worked as a constable in the county government. He was tall and strong, quite sturdy, and had a fair complexion, unlike Duan Rong whose complexion was dark.

"Potato, how are you? Are you feeling better? I see you have a rosy complexion!" Yang Zhen said with a smile.

Potato was Duan Rong's nickname when he was a child, because he was short and dark, so he got this nickname.

When Yang Zhen was a child, he was darker and fatter than Duan Rong. Somehow, he became fairer and fairer as he grew older. His nickname at that time was Black Pig.

Duan Rong thought the nickname Black Pig was too ugly, so he didn't call it out loud, and said, "I'm much better now. Thank you for taking care of me the past few days."

The original body had fallen seriously ill a few days ago, with a high fever that wouldn't go away. It was Yang Zhen who had been taking care of him, prescribing and decocting medicine for him. Although the original body died in the end, Duan Rong was still very grateful to this childhood friend because of this reason.

Yang Zhen patted Duan Rong's shoulder and said with a smile, "When did you become so polite? Are you confused because of the fever?"

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat; his style of doing things was indeed very different from his original self.

It seems that he needs to be careful in this regard to avoid exposing his true identity, but fortunately, his original body's relatives and friends hardly interact with him, and the only person he is familiar with is Yang Zhen in front of him.

Duan Rong smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Seeing Duan Rong showing the shy and silent look he was familiar with, Yang Zhen laughed, put his arm around Duan Rong's shoulders, and said, "Come on, it's better to meet by chance than to invite each other! I'll treat you to a good meal."

Yang Zhen said this, and without further ado, he pushed Duan Rong towards the restaurant on the corner of the street.

Yang Zhen ordered several hard dishes and a large jar of rice wine, then started eating and drinking with Duan Rong.

The reason why Yang Zhen became close to Duan Rong was that they were both orphans without parents, but Yang Zhen was different from Duan Rong after all.

Yang Zhen's second uncle worked as an accountant in a herbal medicine shop.

When warriors practice martial arts, they not only need to take nourishing food, but more importantly, they need to take nourishing medicine.

The medicines that ordinary people take when they are sick are usually common medicinal materials, which are already very expensive.

The medicinal herbs that warriors use to nourish themselves while practicing martial arts are usually precious ones. The cost of just one herb is enough to cover the annual expenses of an average family.

You can imagine how huge the profit is.

Therefore, not everyone can run a herbal medicine shop. Without some connections, how can you get the profit?

To be able to work as an accountant in a herbal medicine shop, besides having clear accounts and sharp calculations, one must also be deeply trusted by the shopkeeper.

Yang Zhen's uncle was able to work as an accountant in a herbal medicine shop, so he must have some skills. Otherwise, how could he get Yang Zhen into the government to be a constable? As the ancient saying goes, it is good to practice in the government.

Although they are childhood friends, Yang Zhen’s future is many times better than his original self.

Yang Zhen tore off a chicken leg from the roast chicken and handed it to Duan Rong. He also picked up one for himself and started eating it with rice wine.

"Do you know Xu Ruhu?" Yang Zhen asked casually while chewing chicken.

"What? What?"

"Xu Ruhu." Yang Zhen swallowed the food and pronounced it again clearly.

"I don't know." Duan Rong shook his head and buried his head in his food, saying, "I haven't heard of it."

Yang Zhen rolled his eyes at Duan Rong. "Xu Ruhu is a traitor to Taiyi Sect. It is said that he was also an outer disciple of Taiyi Sect. He was wanted by the entire Taiyi Sect for raping a fellow disciple."

"Raping a fellow disciple, is that so wild a thing to do?" Duan Rong raised his head from the pile of wine and meat.

"This guy has been wanted by Taiyi Sect for many years. He has been roaming around the four prefectures and eighteen counties in the southeastern part of Qingzhou, committing crimes."

Duan Rong blinked.

Taiyi Sect is one of the eight major sects in the Jiuzhou Continent. It dominates Qingzhou and is the master of Qingzhou.

This guy named Xu Ruhu has been roaming around Qingzhou. He has been wanted for many years, but has not yet been brought to justice. It seems that he has some abilities.

You know, there are Taiyi Sect’s spies everywhere in Qingzhou.

When Duan Rong first traveled through time and space, he was somewhat surprised by the social organization structure of this world. However, after slowly digesting it over the past few days, he had basically accepted it.

This Kyushu continent is actually ruled by a sect.

The Taiyi Sect governs the entire Qingzhou area. The county magistrate of Xiangu County is an outer disciple of the Taiyi Sect.

When Duan Ronggang's soul came through, he felt it was a bit absurd, but in the past few days he has slowly figured it out.

Jiuzhou values martial arts, and the inheritance of martial arts secrets is in the hands of the sects.

Whoever can master the inheritance of martial arts secrets can become the top martial artist.

Whoever can control the top warriors will be qualified to rule.

This is actually the same principle as the saying that political power comes from the barrel of a gun.

"This guy was recently caught by our Captain Jie." Yang Zhen suddenly lowered his voice and said carefully, "He was seriously injured and was hiding in the brothel to recover. I don't know what happened, but he was bumped into by Captain Jie who was drinking in the yard."

"This guy's wanted portrait is sent to the government office every year. We have been working as policemen for many years, so we still have a good eye."

"He recognized him immediately. The two of them started fighting right away. Xu Ruhu was already seriously injured, and even so, Captain Jie captured him and received two blows from Xu Ruhu. He has been vomiting blood every day at home these days."

"Is this guy so fierce?"

Xie Daohan was a well-known figure in Xiangu County. It was said that he came from a poor family, but he was able to become the head of the county government, which was enough to show his talent in martial arts and ability to handle affairs.

Even though Xu Ruhu was seriously injured, he was still able to beat Jie Daohan to the point of vomiting blood, which shows how ferocious he is.

"This guy is now locked up in the dungeon, with a heavy lock piercing his shoulder blade. Captain Jie was seriously injured, so Jie Lei and I were asked to guard the dungeon." Yang Zhen said as he proudly poured himself a bowl of rice wine and drank half of it in one breath.

Duan Rong smiled slightly. After going around in such a long circle, he found out that he was waiting here.

He just wanted to show off that he was valued by Captain Jie and that such an important task was given to him and Jie Lei.

You have to know that Xie Lei is the nephew of Captain Xie, and Yang Zhen has only been working as a constable in the county government for more than half a year. He has also participated in such an important mission, which means he is already a confidant.

"Why keep this fellow in the dungeon instead of beheading him immediately?" Duan Rong deliberately changed the subject.

Yang Zhen was immediately displeased when he saw that Duan Rong did not flatter him. He pulled a frown and said, "The county government has sent an urgent message to the sect. The sect replied that they would send someone to the county to pick up this beast! Bring him back to the sect to be executed!"

(End of this chapter)