Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 756: Chapter 209 Spring God’s Fury, Terrifying the Old Taoist (10,000 Words, Request for Subscription)_3

And next, you must settle your mind, attain your own Martial Arts insights, even engage in physical training, supplemented by Elixirs like Tai Sui Pills, and gradually temper your Realm.

Reach the Mid Stage, Late Stage, Peak!

And the state Chen Jie was in just now, that palm strike was something only someone at the Middle-stage of Holding Core could achieve—how is this possible?

With the Breakthrough Pills available on the market now, like Qi Blood Pills, it’s impossible to achieve such an effect. How did this kid break through so quickly?

Ba Tan stared at Chen Jie without uttering a word, shocked.

And of course, he hadn’t ingested those pills; what Chen Jie took was the long-lost Condensation Pill, which is several times more effective than Qi Blood Pills, allowing Chen Jie to almost instantly advance to the Middle-stage of Holding Core upon breaking through.

While Nan Batian had indeed healed his Dantian Meridians, his Realm was still only at the Early-stage of Holding Core.

Moreover, his Mystic Ice Power cultivation technique was clearly inferior to the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms. Hence, he was directly sent flying by Chen Jie, retreating seven steps.

But Chen Jie himself remained unmoved at his original position, even sporting a contemptuous smile on his face.

Upon seeing this scene, Nan Batian’s face turned livid, never expecting that even in martial power, which he prided himself on, he couldn’t defeat Chen Jiusi.

He took a deep breath, slowly raised his hands from his waist to his chest, and his expression gradually calmed down; then, he exhaled a breath of Cold Ice Qi.

Hu...

Instantly, a Cold Ice Arrow crystallized in midair!

And the stifling feeling in his chest was finally released; meanwhile, Chen Jie still maintained a calm demeanor, watching both Nan Batian and Ba Tan.

Clap, clap, clap...

Watching Chen Jie’s performance just now, Ba Tan said with appreciation on his face, ”Heh, heh, heh, not bad, not bad.”

Hearing Ba Tan’s voice, Chen Jie looked toward him, and saw Ba Tan smiling and saying, ”Chen Jiusi, you’re very impressive, having enhanced your strength to such a level; I didn’t expect that, heh, heh, heh...”

”I’ll give you an opportunity—do you want to serve under me?”

Ba Tan extended an olive branch to Chen Jie.

Upon hearing this, Nan Batian was immediately alarmed and shouted, ”Lord Ba Tan, you...”

”Shut your mouth.”

Ba Tan did not give Nan Batian any face and directly silenced him. At this moment, Nan Batian, swelling with rage and purple-faced, was at a loss for words.

He was furious but had no outlet to vent his anger, because he knew that Ba Tan wasn’t interested in loyalty, rather in who could be more useful to him, and obviously, Chen Jiusi’s potential and functionality were far greater than his.

So, Ba Tan made his choice and decided to recruit Chen Jie.

Hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Ba Tan and said, ”Lord Governor, it’s not that I don’t want to serve under you. It’s just that, following you, it seems there isn’t as much promise as following the Commandery Princess, right?”

Ba Tan said, ”Chen Jiusi, you’re a capable man, I know that. And I know you think serving under me isn’t much but behind me there are others too. I can recommend you to King Qi, you must know him, right?”

King Qi, Li Siqi, Chen Jie of course knew him—the Northwest Prince.

Ruling over Shanxi, Gansu, and parts of Shanxi, and currently ambitiously encroaching in Hubei, contending with Ruyang King Boluo Timur.

It could be said that Ba Tan’s words were quite tempting.

Chen Jie, having heard this, looked at Ba Tan and said, ”Serve King Qi.”

”Yes, King Qi is much more formidable than Ruyang King. The reason Ruyang King has his current prestige is solely because he is from the Royal Family, but our King Qi fought his way up from an ordinary soldier to the Northwest Throne, incomparably stronger in terms of strength. For a talent like yours, only if you follow our King Qi, will you have a promising future.”

Chen Jie hearing this, looked at Ba Tan and said, ”Oh, since King Qi is so powerful, I’m indeed inclined to serve him. But, what about him?”

At this point, Chen Jie gestured towards Nan Batian.

Ba Tan responded, ”What about him?”

Chen Jie spoke, ”Lord Ba Tan, you know, I have a grudge against this man. So, my condition is simple: kill him, and I’ll serve under King Qi!”

”Oh, Lord Ba Tan, don’t believe him, he’s deceiving you, he’s deceiving you! Even if you kill me, he won’t serve King Qi, this man is extremely cunning, you must not be deceived by him!”

Nan Batian yelled frantically. Hearing this, Ba Tan glanced at the terrified Nan Batian and then looked at Chen Jie saying, ”Chen Jiusi, I am sincerely inviting you to serve King Qi.”

Chen Jie responded, ”I too am sincere about serving King Qi, but with this person around, it will affect my service to King Qi.”

Chen Jie pointed at Nan Batian.

Before Nan Batian could speak, Ba Tan said, ”Chen Jiusi, it seems your heart isn’t sincere.”

Chen Jie asked, ”What do you mean, Lord Ba Tan?”

Ba Tan said, ”He serves King Qi, and you are to serve King Qi. If you really are sincere about serving King Qi, you shouldn’t bring up issues that would make things difficult for King Qi.”

”You shouldn’t set conditions with me, so, Chen Jiusi, your heart isn’t sincere!”

Ba Tan looked at Chen Jie, who, hearing this, curled his lips saying, ”Heh, heh, heh, my heart isn’t sincere, maybe. But I cannot associate with this man. So, Lord Ba Tan, if you kill him, I’ll serve King Qi, how about that?”

Ba Tan responded, ”That... wouldn’t that be making things difficult for me?”

Ba Tan wore a troubled expression, but in the next moment, he darted toward Chen Jie with a flick of his toes.

Seeing this, Chen Jie, taken aback, immediately readied himself and met Ba Tan with a palm strike.

With a smack, Chen Jie was pushed back two steps by Ba Tan, finally coming to a halt. Only then did Chen Jie realize the true strength of the Lord Governor, which was not a little but significantly stronger than his own, probably at the Late-stage of Holding Core.