Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

The next morning, sunlight bathed the small village.

In the courtyard, Chen You was leisurely instructing Zhang Xiaohu on the basics of martial arts.

"You must have a firm stance. If your lower body is unstable, your punches will be like cotton."

Chen You stood with his hands behind his back, occasionally offering a word to correct Zhang Xiaohu's posture.

Although Zhang Xiaohu was covered in sweat from exhaustion, his eyes were full of excitement and admiration, and he practiced with extra effort.

Just then, a noisy and enthusiastic sound of footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate.

"Master Chen! Is Master Chen there?"

The old village chief led most of the villagers—men, women, and children—into the Zhang family's courtyard in a grand procession.

Everyone's face was filled with joy and gratitude, and without exception, their hands were full of things.

"Old village chief, what's going on here?" Chen You stopped what he was doing and looked at the crowd with some curiosity.

The old village chief wiped the sweat from his brow, his beard trembling with excitement: "Hero Chen! If it weren't for your intervention yesterday, eliminating those wicked Tian family members, how could our village be enjoying such a good life today? We are all deeply grateful, so we've gathered some food from our own livestock to bring you here!!"

As they spoke, the villagers spontaneously began piling gifts onto the stone table in the courtyard.

"Master Chen, this is a free-range chicken from my farm. I slaughtered and stewed it last night, and it smells delicious! I know it's inconvenient for you two to carry a live chicken on your journey, so I specially brought it over in a large porcelain jar!"

An older woman enthusiastically pushed a heavy porcelain jar over, from which a rich aroma of chicken soup wafted.

"And here's some for me! Master Chen, this is high-quality smoked meat and fish from our own farm! It keeps for a long time, and you can cut it up as needed. It's the most convenient thing to take on the road!"

"I have freshly boiled duck eggs and a whole pot of braised duck here..."

In no time at all, the stone table in the Zhang family's courtyard was piled up to the brim.

Chicken, duck, salted fish, dried meat...

There were even plenty of cooked flatbreads and freshly picked wild fruits.

The air was filled with the delicious aroma of oil, salt, and meat, making one's mouth water.

Although the villagers were poor, they were extremely thoughtful.

They knew that a master like Chen You wouldn't stay in a small village for long.

Delivering live chickens, ducks, fish, and sheep is extremely inconvenient due to the travel conditions.

Even if offered money, Master Chen probably wouldn't be interested.

After all, Master Chen didn't take a single penny from the Tian family last night.

Everyone can see that.

So everyone worked through the night, boiling, stewing, and pickling all the good stuff at home, turning it into convenient and durable cooked food to bring over.

Tang Yan stared wide-eyed at the mountain of food, and couldn't help but whisper, "This...this is too much! The two of us couldn't finish it even after a month!"

"This is a small token of our appreciation, Master Chen, you absolutely mustn't refuse!" The old village chief, fearing Chen You wouldn't accept it, quickly said, "The land deeds for the Tian family's land were distributed to everyone this morning, and from now on our village can live a peaceful life. This is all thanks to Master Chen!"

Looking at the villagers' simple and warm smiles, Chen You felt a warmth in her heart.

In this dog-eat-dog world, the demands of ordinary people are actually very simple: as long as they can survive, they will treat those who have shown them kindness with all their heart.

Then, Chen You saw a lot of desires.

[Desire: I hope Master Chen will accept this small gift.]

[Desire: I hope Master Chen will accept the roast duck I cooked.]

[Desire: Hoping for Master Chen...]

These desires are not valuable because they are easy to fulfill; the highest value is only 30 points.

Chen You did not refuse, but cupped his hands and smiled, saying, "Since it is the villagers' kind intention, then I will accept it. Thank you all."

Upon seeing Chen You accept the gift, the villagers burst into joyful laughter, filling the courtyard with a peaceful and festive atmosphere.

However, at this moment, a man with a pointed face and monkey-like features shouted from the crowd: "Don't be so happy yet! I heard that behind the Tian family is the Hundred Refinement Armory!!"

"Lai Si, what do you mean by this?" the old village chief asked, frowning.

"I heard it from the maidservants of the Tian family. Although the Hundred Refinement Armory was destroyed, many of their people still have units elsewhere. It's said that people from the Hundred Refinement Armory will be coming in a couple of days! If they find out the Tian family is dead, will they take their anger out on us?"

After Lai Si finished speaking, the villagers' expressions changed slightly.

Chen You said nonchalantly, "Then I'll stay a couple more days and wait for him to come! Anyway, I'll take responsibility for my own actions. I'm the one who destroyed the Tian family. If the Hundred Refinements Armory wants trouble, they can come to me."

"Hmph, you're all alone. The Hundred Refinements Armory is full of experts." Lai Si was very unconvinced. He had always followed the Tian family and done some petty theft.

For example, he would inform others which family had a daughter or which family was wealthy.

He earned a considerable amount of money from this.

Now that the Tian family has fallen from power, he has neither farming skills nor any other skills, and he will probably starve to death in the future, so he is naturally unhappy.

"Lai Si, what's wrong? Are you upset about the Tian family being wiped out?" someone said bluntly. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're in cahoots with the Tian family, aren't you?"

Lai Si's expression changed slightly: "What are you saying? Nonsense! I... I, Lai Si, am completely innocent..."

"Get lost, you? What a joke!"

"I often see you going to the Tian family to collect your reward money. What were you doing there before?"

"Yes, explain it clearly."

Several women, talking amongst themselves, quickly surrounded Lai Si.

Unable to win the argument, Lai Si fled in panic.

Chen You then accepted the gift, and his desire level rose again.

I took a look now, and wow, the desire level has reached 3000!!

After seeing the villagers off, Chen You instructed Zhang Xiaohu to continue practicing his horse stance in the courtyard.

He walked to a stone chair and sat down, pretending to close his eyes and rest. In reality, with a thought, his consciousness instantly connected with and entered the void space of the rosary beads.

Looking at the accumulated desire points, Chen You did not hesitate at all and directly exchanged 2000 of them for 2000 days!

That's equivalent to 5.4 years of ascetic practice!

"Cultivate the 'Overlord Blade Technique'!!"

Chen You issued the command in his mind.

Now his "Overlord Blade Technique" has already reached the pinnacle, and his blade strikes are incredibly powerful.

Unfortunately, despite consuming a considerable number of days, this sword technique, though extremely profound and domineering, remained stuck at the peak of its mastery, unable to reach the supreme realm of perfection.

This time, in order to meet the upcoming formidable enemy Cheng Daqi from the Cheng family, Chen You decided to go all in and throw all 2000 points of desire into it!

"Cultivation!!"

boom!

In the void, a vast amount of cultivation insights surged into the depths of Chen You's consciousness like a tidal wave.

In the first year, you practiced the "Overlord Blade Technique" day and night, and your blade technique became more and more fierce and powerful, and your blade speed increased by three points. However, you still did not move an inch from the barrier of the Great Perfection.

The following year, you attempted to infuse your entire being with the essence of your sword, causing the blade's aura to surge several feet, each strike accompanied by the sound of thunder. However, it seemed as if some crucial catalyst was still missing…

The third year...

fourth year……

Five years later, to Chen You's dismay, he still hadn't made a breakthrough in the Overlord Blade Technique.

However, the 2000 desire points were not wasted.

At least this sword technique has improved to a new level in both speed and power.

"Wow, this sword technique is truly extraordinary."

Chen You shook his head. He felt that to break through the limits of the Overlord Blade Technique, he needed to find a trigger!

Such things are rare and can only be encountered by chance.

Having figured this out, he continued to guide Zhang Xiaohu in his cultivation.

For the next two days, Chen You and Tang Yan rested and recuperated at the Zhang family's house, and the village was peaceful and quiet.

Until the third day.

That morning, dust billowed outside the village as a convoy of elite vehicles, consisting of more than a dozen people, slowly drove in.

The leader rode a tall horse, was burly, with graying temples and a face etched with the marks of time.

However, his sunken eyes gleamed with a ruthless and violent light, like that of a hawk, making it impossible for anyone to look directly at him.

This person was Cheng Daqi, an elder of the Cheng family and also Cheng Changyin's elder.

This time, he personally led the family elites to Snake Island to help Cheng Changyin, preparing to seize the initiative in the struggle for Snake Island and take the legendary great opportunity!

"My lord! My lord, please help me!!"

As the convoy was moving slowly forward, a disheveled figure suddenly sprang out from the bushes by the roadside, fell heavily to his knees in the middle of the road with a thud, and blocked the convoy's path.

The Cheng family members responsible for guarding the area drew their swords and shouted, "Who dares to block our path? Are you courting death?!"

Cheng Daqi tightened the reins slightly, looking down at the kneeling man with a sinister and terrifying gaze: "Who are you? What brings you to block my path?"

"I...I am Lai Si! I was Young Master Tian Gui's best friend!" Lai Si kowtowed repeatedly, his voice full of flattery and fear.

Cheng Daqi raised an eyebrow: "Tian Gui? Was it him who sent you to greet this elder here ahead of time?"

"No...no!" Lai Si suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with malice, and cried out in heart-wrenching agony, "Young Master Tian Gui is dead! Not only him, but also Master Tian Ping, and the entire Tian family of dozens of people...they were all slaughtered a couple of days ago!"

It turns out that Lai Si used to bully and oppress others by following Tian Gui. When the Tian family fell, he lost his backer. He was also afraid of the trouble caused by the Hundred Refinement Armory's subsequent reckoning. He was even more jealous of the villagers who had been oppressed by him and who had turned the tables and divided the land.

So he waited on the main road outside the village early in the morning, specifically waiting for the Cheng family's group, hoping to use the Cheng family as a weapon to wipe out all the villagers and murderers in one fell swoop!

Upon hearing this, Cheng Daqi's weathered and indifferent expression instantly transformed into a raging inferno, and his murderous aura surged!