I am a high-level martial arts master.

Chapter 145 Eighteen-Year-Old's Postnatal Perfection

Ye Li silently thought about the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Li Xi, who had offended him in the past, was chased to his home and severely humiliated by him.

But now this is my father-in-law—

So what?

We cannot refrain from revenge just because we have a good relationship.

In ancient times, it was said that when recommending worthy people, one should not avoid relatives; when recommending people from within the family, one should not avoid enemies.

If the other party doesn't give me face, then I might as well break off all pretense of civility.

The subtle killing intent that unconsciously emanated from Gu Niancheng, who was leading the way, made him feel a chill down his spine. Fortunately, they soon arrived at their destination.

The Imperial Academy of Martial Arts is located on the east side of the inner city of Kyoto. It covers a vast area and is surrounded by high vermilion walls, exuding a solemn and dignified atmosphere.

The two enormous stone lions at the entrance are fierce and imposing, symbolizing the martial arts academy's foundation and strength.

The gatekeepers were also fully tempered, full of energy and spirit, with sharp eyes, far superior to the city guards.

"Young Master Ye, the Imperial Academy of Martial Arts is just ahead," Gu Niancheng said cautiously.

He showed his student token and whispered a few words to the guard. Upon seeing this, the guard immediately bowed and quickly let him pass.

Stepping through the gates of the martial arts academy, the scenery suddenly opened up before me.

On the spacious training ground, hundreds of students dressed in uniform martial arts attire were practicing their skills with great effort, their shouts echoing throughout the area.

These are all basic students of the martial arts academy, descendants of family officials or major forces in Kyoto. They all cultivate in this academy, and their strength hovers at the Body Tempering or early stage of Acquired Realm.

Gu Niancheng was about to take Ye Li to check in.

But then, three old men appeared out of nowhere, standing silently in front of the two of them.

The leader was dressed in a simple gray robe, with a thin face that gave him an unfathomable air.

Beside him were two men: one with a dignified air, dressed in a purple brocade robe; the other tall and thin, with piercing eyes and an ancient longsword hanging at his waist.

The moment these three appeared, the instructors teaching the students changed their expressions, immediately bowing respectfully: "Dean! Vice Dean! Elder Lin!"

The newcomers were none other than Su Xingcheng, the Dean of the Imperial Academy Martial Arts Academy! And Qin Yue, the Vice Dean in charge of academic affairs! Also present was Lin Jinghong, the strongest elder in the academy!

The three true giants of the martial arts academy arrived together less than half an hour after Ye Li stepped into the academy!

The entire training ground seemed to fall silent instantly. All the students who were practicing stopped their movements, held their breath, and looked in this direction with awe.

The dean and two giants appeared together, a spectacle rarely seen in the martial arts academy in recent years!

Su Xingcheng's gaze swept past the group of people in front of him and landed directly on Ye Li.

His gaze wasn't scrutinizing, but rather as if he were looking at a priceless gem.

"Ye Li?" Su Xingcheng's voice was gentle, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"It is indeed I, the junior."

Faced with this kind old man, Ye Li nodded slightly, showing him the respect he deserved.

He could sense that this dean's strength had definitely surpassed the Acquired Perfection level and reached the half-step Innate level. He just didn't know how many steps he had taken.

Those who can advance their realm to this level will most likely have blue-colored entries.

Ye Li didn't know at this moment whether he was strong enough to defeat these three.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Su Xingcheng said "good" three times, a genuine smile on his face: "I have lived for nearly a hundred years and believe I have seen many outstanding talents, but none like you, who have such cultivation at the age of eighteen—"

—Unheard of before, unseen before!

In the capital, news spread much faster than Ye Li could travel.

Moreover, they could vaguely sense the power of Ye Li's sword strike even from several streets away.

The news from the city gates had clearly spread like wildfire to the upper echelons of the Martial Academy!

"Ye Li, the Martial Academy will take care of the matter at the city gate for you. You don't need to worry about anything here. Just focus on your cultivation."

"Thank you, Dean." Ye Li cupped his hands in a slight gesture and said, "But there is one more thing I would like to ask of you, Dean."

"Is it about the Treasure Pavilion?"

Su Xingcheng stroked his beard, having discovered that the person he killed was a guest elder of Baibaoge, so he asked curiously, "Tell me in detail how you offended Baibaoge and why they killed you."

"It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. If the offense isn't too serious, I, the dean, am willing to step in and clear this matter up for you."

"It's nothing much. One reason I came to the capital this time was to marry Jiang Xiyue, the third daughter of the Jiang family, and then I was wanted by the authorities," Ye Li answered honestly.

Su Xingcheng was dumbfounded when he heard that this was the reason why Baibaoge had offended them.

Startled, he instinctively yanked his beard off: "Are you sure it's mutual love and a desire to marry, and not, not—"

Instead of being young and impetuous, driven by lust, and forcing himself on the three Jiang family women prematurely—

Su Xingcheng felt his brain wasn't processing the information, and he couldn't finish the second half of the question.

Just for such a trivial matter? You sent a guest advisor to kill Ye Li?

The three half-step innate beings looked at each other, all seeing the absurdity in each other's eyes. Is that all?

A genius like Ye Li wants to propose marriage, and then you issue an arrest warrant?

Where's your brain?

Vice Dean Qin Yue suddenly thought of something and used telepathy to explain the current situation of the Jiang family in the secret room, which made Su Xingcheng understand.

"Don't worry, young friend Ye." Su Xingcheng nodded and said, "Leave this matter to me. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the Jiang family to arrange a marriage for you. Once the two families have spoken, this will be a piece of cake."

In response to Su Xingcheng's words, Ye Li slowly shook his head and said, "I don't want to talk about it. Since Jiang Chengyu doesn't think much of me, then I don't think much of him either."

"I want to marry her daughter, and I can't let my grudge against him go unpunished! I beg the dean to intervene and allow me to meet with him!"

"I want to talk to him in person."

Ye Li smiled as he said this.

But the fierce look in his eyes secretly alarmed the three elders.

This young man may be highly talented, but the trouble he may cause is likely to be immense.

It seems like everything is going smoothly for him. But he'll need some more experience and training to become truly independent in the future.

After a brief silence, Su Xingcheng nodded and said, "Very well, leave this matter to me. You've come to Kyoto in a hurry, so rest for a day first. I'll make the contact for you, and you can wait for news."

After saying that, he smiled gently at Ye Li, and his figure slowly faded away like a bubble, disappearing from sight.

Qin Yue and Lin Jinghong also gave Ye Li a deep look, nodded slightly, and then their figures flashed and disappeared from the spot.

A few simple words changed the way the students looked at Ye Li.

To receive personal attention from the dean upon enrollment is a privilege rarely seen in the history of the martial arts academy!

Who exactly is this guy?

Meanwhile, in the capital, when the first brief intelligence report about the "white-clad youth" was quickly placed on the desks of certain important figures...

Everyone who saw those lines of text reacted remarkably in unison:

Are you kidding me?

Ye Li, a native of Guangming, is 18 years old and has been practicing martial arts for less than a year.

This guy is 18 years old!!!

Upon seeing the above message, everyone felt that their understanding of martial arts had been overturned.

What does it mean to master the Acquired Perfection Sword Technique after a year of martial arts training?

There's no need to read the rest; this part is already explosive.

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The sheer value of this one line alone is enough to crush everything else.

Whether it's using tricks like secret techniques, special attributes, spending money, or burst damage.

Anyone who can achieve this level of skill is truly remarkable.

Let alone them, even the four patriarchs of the Xia Kingdom at the Innate Realm could not possibly achieve the Perfection of the Acquired Realm after only one year of martial arts training—

It doesn't seem impossible, does it?

Once everyone thought about the effects of certain terms, they immediately felt relieved and stopped worrying.

Then, filled with a strange sense of awe, they continued to read the rest of the text.

Ye Li won the top prize in the Ten Cities Grand Competition and went to the capital to meet the emperor.

It is suspected that Jiang Chengyu, the head of Baibaoge, disapproved of Ye Li's relationship with his daughter and secretly issued an arrest warrant, which led to a conflict between them in the capital.

"Has Jiang Chengyu gone mad?" Everyone from various factions who saw the intelligence was stunned.

Why would you disagree with a young person falling in love, especially a child prodigy like him?

But upon seeing that they wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Zhou family, and considering the current situation of Baibaoge, they immediately realized what was going on.

The so-called Hundred Treasures Pavilion is not solely dominated by the Jiang family, but rather an alliance of multiple entities.

It was jointly ruled by four families: Jiang, Zhou, Du, and Qi, and had existed in the Xia Kingdom for a thousand years.

Among these four families, the Qi family has shown a growing influence in recent years. In the previous election, Jiang Chengyu barely won by a narrow margin and became the head of the pavilion.

With the general election just around the corner, this is likely a foolish move by the Jiang family in an attempt to join forces with the Zhou family and secure their position as the next head of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, some people burst into laughter.

At the same time, a sense of excitement was also subtly surging within people's hearts.

Could it be that there's hope for the next National Games Taiwan Open?

The National Games are no ordinary competition.

Its status in the southern border region is of greater concern than the succession of the imperial power.

Because it is directly related to a country's development over the next decade.

Whether it's the size of the territory, the density of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth next year, the growth of rare and precious plants, or even the harvest of crops in the coming year—

It can be said that the national destiny competition is closely related to everyone's future.

Like some of the major powers in the southern region that have won elections year after year.

Its spiritual energy is so abundant that, under the irrigation of this massive amount of spiritual energy, the rice grown by farmers in their fields is not ordinary rice, but spiritual rice that can enhance one's spiritual foundation.

Born in such a country, one is naturally immune to all diseases and has a strong foundation. Even those from the lowest social classes can rely on consuming spirit rice to practice martial arts and strengthen their bodies, allowing everyone to temper their physique.

In contrast, the Xia Kingdom suffered a century of consecutive defeats, and its spiritual energy was depleted.

The once mighty kingdom of ten thousand cities has been reduced to a mere thousand cities, with less than one-tenth of its territory remaining.

Ordinary people struggle to make a living, and only those from wealthy families can access martial arts, except by joining a gang.

All of this is related to the national destiny competition.

Given Xia's current situation, in a few more terms, its territory will likely be completely swallowed up by the neighboring Li.

Now, Ye Li's appearance has given them some hope.

If Ye Li is fortunate enough to join a celestial sect in the future and become a Xiantian or even a Grandmaster, the benefits to the Xia Kingdom will be immeasurable.

Such a genius, let alone murder.

If Ye Li says she wants to marry the Empress, the Emperor will probably have no choice but to accept her as part of the dowry after some consideration.

The result was a choice between the dowry and the bride price.

Why did Jiang Chengyu choose to issue an arrest warrant?

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(Sorry, guys, I messed up the update.)

(I only got 6000 today, it seems like I've burned through. I'll try again tomorrow and see if I can get 8000.)

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