Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 205: Chapter 142: Turning the Tide

A dozen or so demons fell to the ground, their bodies landing scattered with dull thuds.

Wei Bufan blinked. Only then did he realize that the head of the demon he had just pushed over had rolled an unknown distance away.

It wasn’t a last-minute breakthrough, some sudden comprehension of a Realm that allowed him to turn the tables.

The demon had simply been killed by someone else.

”Who is that? He’s a beast!”

He watched, stunned, as the newcomer charged into the horde of demons. His long saber moved like a torrential storm, carving out a large clearing amidst the monsters.

Wei Bufan stared, dumbfounded, and muttered to himself.

”Taiping Captain Su Mu, under Captain Lin.”

Zhong Guizheng said in a low voice, panting for breath.

”Keep up!”

He pulled Wei Bufan up, and they charged forward behind Su Mu.

”Su Mu? Since when did Captain Lin have someone like that under him? How come I’ve never heard of him?”

Wei Bufan stumbled along, still muttering, ”Is he a new recruit of Captain Lin’s?

No, that can’t be right. How could a rookie be this ferocious?

He must’ve been transferred from above, right?

Tsk, tsk. The Kan Water Realm and the Xun Wind Realm!

Old Zhong, compared to him, you’re useless.”

”If I’m useless, then what are you? I’ve comprehended the Gen Mountain Realm. Have you?”

Zhong Guizheng couldn’t help but retort.

”I’m a good-for-nothing.”

Wei Bufan’s reply left Zhong Guizheng speechless.

”Holy crap, what am I seeing? Old Zhong, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Is this ferocious new brother glowing?”

Wei Bufan yelled.

”Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. That’s his Physical Divine Technique.”

Zhong Guizheng said, his face expressionless.

”He has a Physical Divine Technique, too?”

Wei Bufan’s eyes widened. ’That’s just too insane. What a monster!’

’Comprehending two Realms was already unbelievable, and he has a Physical Divine Technique on top of that?’

’Physical Divine Techniques can only be developed at the Body Tempering Limit.’

”Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!”

Wei Bufan vented his shock.

Right now, only that one word could express how he felt.

With his saber, Su Mu charged at the very front. Wherever he went, no demon could withstand a single strike.

Soon, he had gathered all the Taiping Captains.

Then, he began to carve a path toward Wuling City.

Though the demons continued to swarm endlessly, he was like a sharp chisel, forcefully punching a hole through their massive ranks.

Zhong Guizheng and Wei Bufan followed closely behind Su Mu. As Zhong Guizheng watched Su Mu cut a path ahead, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

’What did I just see?’

’Besides the Kan Water Realm and the Xun Wind Realm, Junior Brother Su has also mastered the Gen Mountain Realm?’

Zhong Guizheng could hardly believe his eyes. He stared intently, confirming he hadn’t been mistaken.

Unlike the Kan Water and Xun Wind Realms, which he unleashed freely, Junior Brother Su wasn’t using the Gen Mountain Realm with his full power.

’Perhaps he doesn’t have enough power to wield three Realms at once.’

’Or maybe it’s for some other reason.’

If he hadn’t comprehended the Gen Mountain Realm himself, he never would have noticed the faint traces of it contained within Su Mu’s techniques.

’Three Realms!’

’Junior Brother Su has actually mastered three Realms!’

’If this news got out, it would definitely shake Wuling City to its core.’

’No one in Wuling City has mastered three Realms, have they?’

’Even Governor Zhao has only mastered two Realms, though one of his has reached the Great Success Realm.’

Zhong Guizheng was stunned, but he didn’t make a sound.

’I thought that by comprehending the Gen Mountain Realm, I could secure my position as the strongest warrior under Captain Lin.’

’It seems I was thinking too highly of myself.’

’I’ve only comprehended one Realm, while Junior Brother Su has already mastered three.’

Zhong Guizheng sighed inwardly. Instead of feeling the gap between him and Junior Brother Su had narrowed after he comprehended the Gen Mountain Realm, he now felt it had grown even wider.

Only someone who had truly comprehended a Realm could understand just how difficult it was to master three.

The thoughts flashed through his mind, but Zhong Guizheng said nothing.

He wasn’t one to gossip. Since Junior Brother Su hadn’t mentioned the Gen Mountain Realm himself, he wouldn’t say anything either.

SWISH!

SWISH!

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

Su Mu took the lead, cutting a bloody path through the demon horde and leading the small group forward for more than a li.

Just then, the roaring demons all around them suddenly began to fall in droves.

Sharp arrows rained down from the sky.

They had entered the firing range of the Demon-Breaking Crossbows on the city walls.

”Senior Brothers, head back to the city first! I’ll hold them off a bit longer!”

Su Mu shouted.

Zhong Guizheng, Zhang Chenchen, and the others were already at the end of their ropes. Even with reinforcements, they no longer had the strength to keep fighting.

Su Mu could only buy them a little more time.

As he spoke, Su Mu drew the Ziwei Soft Sword. With his saber in his left hand and sword in his right, he went all out. A one-man army, he worked in concert with the Crossbow Arrows from the city wall to forcibly halt the Demon Tide’s advance.

”Don’t hesitate! Let’s go! In our current state, we’ll only be a burden if we stay!”

Zhang Chenchen forced herself up and ran toward Wuling City.

Zhong Guizheng, Wei Bufan, and the others understood this as well, so they didn’t try to be heroes and stay behind.

Given a chance to live, they certainly weren’t going to throw their lives away.

Was Su Mu trying to be a hero?

Of course not!

He hadn’t been trying to be a hero at all; he just wanted to earn some performance points.

Hearing the footsteps of Zhang Chenchen and Zhong Guizheng behind him, Su Mu glanced at his system panel.

[Status: Outer City Commander/Taiping Captain (Seventh-Rank)]

On the system panel, under the Status section, a temporary status had appeared.