Daqian Martial Saint

Drinking was normally forbidden within the garrison. But since this was a victory banquet, an exception was naturally made.

That night, Chen Ping’an drank a lot of alcohol. However, given his Martial Arts Realm, ordinary alcohol couldn’t possibly get him drunk.

Forget about the Profound Light Realm; even Qi and Blood Martial Artists who had successfully completed Refining the Organs had astonishing alcohol tolerance.

After the victory banquet ended, Chen Ping’an didn’t rest. Instead, he returned to his wooden cabin to continue his Cultivation of the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger.

He had only just begun trying to cultivate it, so his overall efficiency wasn’t very high.

He estimated he could only complete five or six Circulations a day!

In other words, under normal circumstances, he could accumulate five or six Cultivation Experience points per day.

However, as long as he persevered and gradually familiarized himself with the process, his efficiency would only get higher and higher!

For instance, with his Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, after he entered the Great Success Realm, he could perform eighteen Circulations in a single day! That was eighteen Cultivation Experience points per day.

Chen Ping’an began to plan out his time, preparing to dedicate part of it to cultivating the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill and part to the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger.

...

The next afternoon, a constable woke up from his drunken stupor. Upon waking, he remembered what he had said yesterday, and his heart filled with regret.

’Pledging to die for the Lord!?’

’What the hell was I thinking!’

”I really must have been plastered last night. How could I have said something like that!”

The constable’s face turned a little pale.

Last night, he’d been caught up in the atmosphere and hadn’t thought too much about it. But now, thinking about it carefully, the discord between Lord Guan Yu Ping and Lord Chen was long-standing.

At the banquet last night, they had so openly declared their loyalty. Where did that leave Lord Guan! If Lord Guan were to hear of this, what would he think?

Lord Chen may have achieved a great victory, but Lord Guan was, after all, the head of the garrison. Weren’t his words a blatant disregard for Lord Guan!

’I’m done for!’

At this thought, the constable began to slap his own mouth repeatedly!

”That’ll teach you to have a big mouth! That’ll teach you! You’ve ruined everything!”

”Old Mao, what are you doing?” a constable from the same barracks asked, having just witnessed his actions with a look of confusion.

”Ah, it’s a disaster!” the constable named Old Mao exclaimed, slapping his thigh.

”What is it?” the other man asked, looking puzzled.

With a worried expression, Old Mao immediately began to explain.

”Ah, now that you mention it, it’s true! I said it too last night...” As soon as Old Mao finished speaking, the other constable’s face also turned sour.

”What the hell kind of mess is this!” This constable also slapped his own mouth.

As the two of them were stewing in regret in the barracks, someone happened to walk in from outside. Seeing their expressions, he couldn’t help but be curious.

”What are you two doing?”

”Mou Xiaoqi!”

Seeing the newcomer, both of them shot to their feet.

Noticing their strange behavior, Mou Xiaoqi immediately asked about the situation. Facing their direct superior, the two didn’t hide anything and told Mou Xiaoqi everything.

”I was wondering what was wrong. So that’s what you’re worried about!” After understanding what was troubling them, Mou Xiaoqi burst out laughing.

The two men looked at each other, not quite understanding what Mou Xiaoqi meant.

Seeing their confusion, Mou Xiaoqi gestured for them to come closer, and they leaned in.

The two did as they were told.

Mou Xiaoqi glanced around, then lowered his voice and said, ”I’ll tell you, but you can’t spread this around!”

”Yes, yes, absolutely.” The two nodded repeatedly.

Mou Xiaoqi said mysteriously, ”It seems Lord Guan is already dead!”

”Huh?” The two men froze, not processing it for a moment. ”Dead?”

”Shh, keep your voices down!”

...

After returning to the garrison, Chen Ping’an once again went into seclusion. But unlike before, no one dared to show him the slightest disrespect, neither to his face nor behind his back.

In recent days, word about Guan Yu Ping had spread widely throughout the garrison.

After the encirclement operation was complete, they had also sent a letter to Lord Guan’s residence in Five Peaks Mountain City. But they were told that Lord Guan hadn’t returned in days.

Careful inquiries revealed that on the very day they went up the mountain for the operation, Lord Guan had left Five Peaks Mountain City—a fact that could be corroborated by the constables who accompanied him at the time. Lord Guan’s destination was Five Peaks Mountain; he had his men wait at the base while he and his confidants went directly up the mountain themselves!

It seemed to be related to the Celestial Net Sect’s affairs!

But after all this time, Lord Guan had vanished. There was no sight of him, nor any news about his whereabouts.

Some said Lord Guan was missing. Others said Lord Guan was dead, killed by the remnants of the Celestial Net Sect!

”Lord Guan is a Profound Light Realm master, and his Yuan Yang Saber Technique is second to none. How could mere remnants of the Celestial Net Sect possibly kill him?” someone voiced their doubt.

But someone soon stepped forward to offer a firsthand account: ”You weren’t there for the operation, so you don’t know! This branch of the Celestial Net Sect had a Profound Light Middle Realm expert! If Lord Guan had run into him, it’s hard to say what might have happened!”

”What! A Profound Light Middle Realm?!”

”That’s right! If not for Lord Chen’s masterful coordination, this operation might not have gone so smoothly!”

Similar conversations were not uncommon within the garrison.

As time went on and there was still no news of Guan Yu Ping, these rumors began to spread even within Five Peaks Mountain City itself.

Chen Ping’an paid no mind to the affairs of the outside world. As for Guan Yu Ping’s true situation, no one knew it better than him!

Everything that needed to be done was done, and the board had been set. He just needed to quietly wait for the results from the Weishui Garrison.

To him, the most important thing was still his own Martial Arts Realm! That was the only thing that was real!

On this day, after more than ten days of arduous, secluded Cultivation, Chen Ping’an finally brought his Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger to the Entry Stage.

”Breakthrough!”

As Chen Ping’an focused his mind, the Experience Points on his panel churned wildly, transforming into starlight that flowed into the space between his eyebrows.

A torrent of insights and profound applications for the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger arose from the depths of his heart, as if he had experienced it all himself.

It wasn’t just a change in his understanding. With the assistance of the Golden Finger Panel, reaching the Entry Stage of the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger caused the True Qi within Chen Ping’an’s body to begin surging.

The Seed of Profound Light between his eyebrows also grew more solid and brilliant!

When all the changes gradually subsided, Chen Ping’an slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

’I never expected so many changes just from the Divine Skill Introduction! My Realm is now completely stable and consolidated. With the help of so many cultivation techniques and insights, my combat power should now firmly place me among the ranks of Absolute Masters!’

’If I Activate the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill at full power, with my Copper Man Unbreakable Realm, I should be able to contend with the Top Level experts!’

’With my current combat strength, I’d be hard-pressed to find a worthy opponent below the Dragon and Tiger People Chart!’

A glint flashed in Chen Ping’an’s eyes, his heart swelling with heroic ambition.