Elderly Martial Saint: Sixty Times the Cultivation Speed ​​at the Start

A month later.

The martial arts training ground is located in the northern suburbs of Suining Prefecture.

This place, usually used by the Sky Patrol Division to train new recruits in the Qi and Blood Realm, was cleaned up completely today.

The yellow earth had been pressed down three times, and a brand-new black banner hung on the flagpole. High platforms were erected at the four corners for distinguished guests to sit.

There were now three concentric circles of people surrounding the drill ground.

The first circle consisted of the patrol guards and their captains from various departments of the Sky Patrol Bureau, dressed in uniform gray uniforms, with swords at their waists, standing upright.

The second circle consists of the followers and guards of each faction.

The third circle consisted of independent cultivators and martial artists who had come to see what was happening, craning their necks to peer inside.

This is a rare 300th anniversary celebration.

This is the largest event in Suining Prefecture in the past ten years, marking the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Celestial Patrol Bureau.

Yi Yang stood in the Youquan Division's queue, at the back.

He was wearing the dark gray official robes of a candidate chief inspector, with a tiger-shaped scabbard on his back.

The true essence of Yi Wood within the body is hidden in the deepest part of the Qi Sea. The Hidden Breath Formless Technique stabilizes the exposed Qi mechanism at the threefold perfection of internal Qi.

The month-long retreat was worthwhile.

He remembered the numbers on the panel clearly.

【Yi Wood Nourishing Life Skill - True Qi Realm - Body Forged Through a Hundred Refinements (512000/1000000)】

【Four Symbols Six Harmonies Blade (Minor Completion) 2640/150000】

The "Hundred-Refined Body" technique, a key stage in the early Realm of True Qi, has reached 60% completion, resulting in further improvement in strength and a further increase in the refinement of True Qi.

With the successful mastery of the Four Symbols and Six Harmonies Blade technique, the Azure Dragon style has now been fully mastered.

Yi Yang's current combat strength is not a major concern unless he encounters a powerful expert who has achieved the "Hundred Meridians Connected" skill and mastered the Inner Strength.

Unfortunately, most of the resources that Yi Yang had previously obtained had been used up.

This time, Yi Yang went to a room in the "Qingxin Pavilion" with a Class A rank, which cost tens of thousands of taels of silver per day.

At this moment, on the high platform directly north of the training ground, Pei Zongyue, the deputy hall master of the Judgment Hall, was already sitting in the chair next to the main seat.

Today, the deputy hall master of the Judgment Hall was wearing a black brocade robe, his hair was neatly combed, and his chin was taut, giving him a very official and businesslike demeanor.

Standing to his left is Xiao Zhengyan.

He was also the first person to disagree when Yi Yang joined the Prefectural City Patrol Division.

He was the Deputy Chief Inspector of the Punishment Division.

He appeared to be in his forties, tall and imposing, with a stern face. Even standing still, he exuded an aura of oppressive power that made it hard for people to breathe.

The guards at the Inner Qi Realm quickened their pace as they passed by him.

Xiao Zhengyan was followed by three people.

Two men and one woman, all dressed as candidates for chief inspector.

The three men had varying levels of aura. The bearded man at the front had a robust and surging aura, which was probably at the level of perfect third-level internal energy.

The other two were concealing their presence, making them difficult to discern.

Yi Yang glanced at it, but didn't linger.

None of the three candidates for chief inspector of the Punishment Division revealed any aura of the True Qi Realm.

However, according to Zhou Fangyu, whom I met in Youquan Division, the other divisions all have candidates for chief inspector at the True Gang Realm.

Immediately afterwards, two groups of people entered from the east side of the drill ground.

One of the leaders was Ji Yunzhang.

He is the Deputy Chief Inspector of the Exorcism Division.

The man was not tall, wore a grayish-blue martial arts robe, and had his hair casually tied in a bun. He walked with his hands behind his back, looking more like a schoolteacher.

But the three candidates for chief inspector following behind him suddenly caused a great deal of discussion in the training ground.

The one on the left is a bald, muscular man, shirtless, with muscles bulging like cast iron.

He walked with a gust of wind, and with each step he took, the yellow earth sank a little.

The key is the aura emanating from him.

True Qi Realm.

Instead of hiding it, they openly and boldly let it out.

A surge of energy clung to his skin, and the oppressive aura could be felt even from ten feet away.

"True Qi Realm!"

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Some people gasped in shock, while others craned their necks to try and get a clear look at the bald man's face.

Upon seeing this, Yi Yang narrowed his eyes and pondered inwardly.

The bald man's internal energy was about as strong as his own, probably in the early stage of True Qi cultivation, but his physical attributes seemed purer. He specialized in body cultivation.

On the other side, Wen Shiheng walked over.

Deputy Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Knowledge and Information. He has a gentle face, red lips and white teeth, and his smile is like a spring breeze.

He held a folding fan in his hand and walked steadily, followed by three candidates for chief inspector.

One of them also made no attempt to conceal his aura.

They were both experts at the True Qi Realm.

However, this person restrained himself by seven or eight parts, only releasing a thin layer of qi, as if to tell everyone – I am a True Qi Realm cultivator.

Two candidates for chief inspector at the True Qi Realm appeared at the same time.

This immediately enlivened the atmosphere in the drill ground.

Some whispered that the bald man from the Exorcising Evil Division was more formidable, while others bet that the one from the Knowing Division was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Even some small betting pools were opened on the spot.

Yi Yang stood silently in the crowd.

He mentally reviewed the presence of both of them.

The bald, burly man's aura was powerful and vigorous, and when released, it had a shockwave-like quality, suggesting that he had cultivated some kind of external martial arts technique.

The one from the Zhiwen Division was more feminine, with his internal energy flowing smoothly and densely, more like a hidden force.

Both of them are probably quite strong.

But Yi Yang was confident. The Azure Dragon Emerging from the Abyss, combined with the sustained power of the Wood True Qi, provided a way to deal with both types of attacks.

However, it remains unknown whether there are any more powerful True Qi Realm experts hidden among the other candidates for Chief Inspector.

"They're here."

Just then, Zhou Fangyu, who was standing next to Yi Yang, whispered something.

Upon hearing the reminder, Yi Yang looked up and saw Yan Wuyuan walking over from behind him.

Today she was dressed in a dark purple outfit, her belt was neatly tied, her hair was tied up in a high crown, and her steps were as leisurely as if she were taking a stroll in her own yard.

Behind her was a middle-aged man whose face Yi Yang had never seen before.

This middle-aged man had a restrained aura, a thin build, and a sinister air about him; he must be Qi Zhi, who was stationed outside.

The three candidates for chief inspector of the Youquan Division stood together, none of them revealing the aura of the True Qi Realm. The three of them followed Yan Wuyuan and stepped forward to show themselves.

Zhou Fangyu winked at Yi Yang, meaning, "You saw those two guys, right?"

Yi Yang nodded slightly but did not speak.

At that moment, footsteps could be heard again from the perimeter of the training ground.

Groups of people poured in from all directions. Yi Yang spread out his spiritual power and swept over them one by one.

Four monks arrived at Jinyang Temple. The leader was a large, fat monk with a shiny bald head and a golden robe. His aura was clearly that of a True Qi Realm cultivator.

Five people from the Xuanjian Pavilion arrived. The man in the lead carried a narrow sword on his back. He walked without even raising his eyelids, and his aura was as deep as an ancient well.

They are both at the True Qi Realm.

On Cangwu Mountain were two middle-aged Taoist priests and a young Taoist priest, dressed in feathered robes and crane cloaks, and they were serious and unsmiling.

The Liu and Wu families each sent their elders to lead the teams, followed by elite disciples of the younger generation, whose auras ranged from the first to the third level of inner energy.

The external forces have all their personnel in place.

Just as Yi Yang was about to observe the personnel of these various forces a little longer, an unbelievably orderly sound of footsteps came from the south of the training ground.

step-step-

Fifty warriors dressed in black armor walked towards them.

This outfit belongs to the Zhenfu Guard.

The group entered through the south gate in single file, in two columns, with the same stride and the same landing time. Even their breathing rhythm seemed to be synchronized, completely in sync.

All of them exuded the aura of the Inner Qi Realm.

Fifty martial artists at the Inner Qi Realm were arranged in a square formation, their auras intertwined, forming an invisible net.

Upon seeing this, Yi Yang's eyelids twitched.

When he returned from White Fish City, he met the twelve Zhenfu Guards and felt that they worked together very well.

But twelve people and fifty people are not the same thing at all.

The combined aura of fifty Inner Qi Realm martial artists created such a powerful and oppressive force that even caused the Yi Wood True Qi within Yi Yang's body to surge involuntarily.

This is the full strength of the Zhenfu Guard.

If I were to command these fifty people...

Yi Yang suppressed the thought. Don't get your hopes up yet; the assessment hasn't even started.

After the Zhenfu Guards lined up and stood in formation, the drill ground fell completely silent.

Everyone looked up at the northern sky.

Suddenly, an aura appeared from extremely high up.

Everyone looked up.

A person was seen stepping through the void, descending from a height of a hundred feet. With each step, the protective aura around his body expanded outwards.

The aura was vast and profound, like a mountain pressing down.

Yi Yang's internal energy cultivation automatically started working, dispersing the oppressive force from his chest and abdomen.

He remained outwardly calm, but his mind was in turmoil.

This aura is even stronger than Yan Wuyuan's.

Late stage of True Qi? Or... Perfection?

Yi Yang was unsure.

The other party only revealed a wisp of it, the rest hidden inside, seemingly bottomless.

The person who arrived by flying landed in the center of the high platform.

He was dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, with half-white hair, a lean face, and a three-inch beard on his chin.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping across the training ground at a leisurely pace.

It was Lu Quan'an.

Chief Inspector of the Suining Prefecture Astronomical Bureau.

The person standing at the very top of this city.

Yi Yang added him to the list of people he "absolutely cannot touch at the moment" in his mind.

After Lu Quan'an sat down, he began to speak.

The sound wasn't loud, but it could be heard clearly in every corner of the training ground.

Three hundred years ago, the Celestial Patrol Bureau was ordered to guard the four directions.

For three hundred years, cults have persisted, and so have the scourges they bring.

He spoke slowly, enunciating each word carefully:

"In recent years, the nine cults have been stirring up trouble, and the case of blood pool sacrifice has surfaced several times."

You all know what happened in White Fish City; that won't be the last time.

The audience was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard.

"Today, at this grand celebration, we have gathered from all sides to make one thing clear to you all."

Lu Quan'an's gaze swept over the direction of Jinyang Temple, Xuanjian Pavilion, and Cangwu Mountain.

"Cults do not distinguish between 'you' and 'me.' Sincere cooperation is the right path."

After saying these polite words, Lu Quan'an changed his tone.

"Enough with the nonsense."

He pressed his right hand down.

"The duel begins."

On the arena in the center of the training ground, Pei Zongyue stood up and announced the rules.

The assessment of the patrol director level is conducted first, and each department sends personnel to compete, with scores awarded based on the winners and losers.

The first match.

A patrol supervisor named Jiang Huan from the Punishment Division jumped onto the stage.

This man was in his early thirties, broad-shouldered and burly, and his cultivation of the second level of internal energy was directly released outwards, causing the arena beneath his feet to tremble.

His opponent was Lu Xi, a patrol director from the Zhiwen Division, who was thin and capable, and possessed dual internal energy.

Once the two started fighting, there was little suspense.

The man from Zhiwensi was quite agile; he circled the stage seven or eight times, finding three opportunities to strike.

But the man from the Punishment Division was thick-skinned and tough. He was unaffected by the two blows the other man had delivered. On the ninth move, he punched the other man in the chest, sending him straight off the stage.

The whole thing happened in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

The second event was even more exciting.

The Demon-Slaying Division was led by a young woman who wielded a soft whip. Her movements were extremely unpredictable, sometimes walking backwards and sometimes flipping to the side, leaving the patrol director of the Netherworld Division unable to find his rhythm.

The man from Youquansi used a dagger and was a master assassin. He was an expert in stealth and killing with a single blow.

But the arena is only so big, and people are watching from all sides, so he can't really use his techniques.

After twenty moves, the dagger was entangled by the soft whip, and the man was dragged off the stage.

Yi Yang was not surprised by the scene.

The personnel of the Youquan Division and the Zhiwen Division are divided into two groups: one is responsible for assassinations, and the other for intelligence gathering.

If it really comes down to a direct confrontation, it's normal to be overwhelmed by the Punishment Department and the Exorcism Department.

They played a few more matches, and the results were pretty much the same.

The Punishment Division and the Exorcism Division each won eight matches, the Netherworld Division won three matches, and the Knowledge Division won two matches.

On stage, Pei Zongyue announced the distribution of rewards for the tour supervisors, with each winner receiving a pill.

Zhou Fangyu leaned close to Yi Yang's ear and whispered, "Now it's our turn."

Yi Yang didn't respond.

His gaze fell on Lu Quan'an on the high platform.

The chief inspector was drinking tea from his teacup, his face expressionless, but his gaze occasionally swept over the candidates for chief inspector from various departments below the stage.

in particular……

Especially that bald, burly man from the Evil-Slaying Division, and that young man with the sword from the Mysterious Sword Pavilion.

And myself.

Yi Yang clearly sensed that Lu Quan'an's gaze lingered on him for two breaths.

The feeling of being scrutinized by a master made his back tense, but he activated the Concealing Breath Technique to hide his aura with all his might.

Pei Zongyue's voice rang out again.

"Assessment for the candidate chief inspector level—"

His finger pointed towards the center of the ring.

"Let's begin."