I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 40: Going to the Banquet

After the Song Family meeting, Song Tianqing felt somewhat puzzled.

Before, he was a peripheral member of the Song Family, but now as the Young Master, he had the qualifications to enter the core of the Song Family's power.

For that reason, when it came to the Song Family's secrets, he knew almost nothing.

Once he left the Council Hall, Song Tianqing followed behind Song Kangyuan and asked, "Father, what did our ancestor mean?

Gao Kaiyuan is actually one of our Song Family? We even had dealings with demons?"

Song Kangyuan looked at Song Tianqing with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Although this was his own son, it was the one he had crippled, who had been Song Kangyuan's most beloved legitimate son.

But the ancestor had stated that Song Tianqing was the heir to the Song Family, and Song Kangyuan had no choice but to begrudgingly accept it.

At least this heir was still his son, not taken by another branch of the family.

Although Song Kangyuan didn't want to deal with Song Tianqing at the moment, these were things he would have to know sooner or later.

"Come to the study with me, I'll tell you in detail about our Song Family's origins."

After leaving those words, Song Kangyuan turned and headed straight for the study.

Behind him, Song Tianqing's eyes revealed a trace of hatred.

What made those failures think they could compare with him?

Was he not already the most outstanding disciple among the younger generation of the Song Family, and hadn't he already gained the recognition of the ancestor? Why did Song Kangyuan still treat him like this?

One day, he would make everyone in the Song Family look up to him!

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In the past few days, Han Zheng had been cultivating earnestly at the Martial Arts Hall.

He felt that his cultivation had once again hit a bottleneck.

To be more precise, it wasn't so much a bottleneck, but rather that he felt no progress in his cultivation, as if he was wasting time.

At least with Postnatal Realm cultivation, one could see progress, unlocking various acupoints and channels.

However, the cultivation of the Innate Transcendence Realm was incredibly lengthy, and he could hardly see much progress in a matter of days.

Han Zheng stroked his chin, now missing the times after he killed Gao Kaiyuan, when he had plenty of Hunger Level to sacrifice and squander.

Moreover, while cultivating inside the Taotie Furnace, time was suspended, and he could fully immerse himself in cultivation, reaching a state of self-forgetfulness, so he didn't feel bored.

Touching the Yanling Blade beside him, Han Zheng suddenly felt an urge to attack the Song Family and wreak massive havoc.

If he slaughtered the Song Family, especially killing the Song Family ancestor, how much Qi Blood Essence could he obtain for himself?

Yet, reason told him this would be akin to seeking death.

Killing Gao Kaiyuan took advantage of his illness to take his life; with his current cultivation, Han Zheng wasn't even sure he could take on a martial artist in the peak Postnatal phase, let alone the Song Family ancestor who had crafted the Water and Fire Immortal Clothes.

"Han Zheng, you don't need to go home tonight. Come with me to the Moon Drinking Pavilion for a banquet."

Just before the class was over, Li Jingzhong suddenly stopped Han Zheng.

"A banquet?"

Li Jingzhong said, "Lin Qing has been noticed by the Cang Mountain Sword Sect and chosen as a disciple. The last time they came, it was an Outer Door Steward of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect who gave Lin Qing a rough assessment, deeming his talents and constitution qualified.

This time, it's an Elder of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect who has transferred his power, and he has confirmed that Lin Qing is not only eligible to join the Cang Mountain Sword Sect but can also directly enter the Inner Door.

Somehow, Song Tianqing also managed to forge a relationship with the Cang Mountain Sword Sect. After being examined by that Elder, he was also admitted to the Cang Mountain Sword Sect Inner Door.

For a small county like Black Stone County to produce two disciples who could join the Inner Door of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect is no small feat and considered an exceptional story.

Thus, led by the Song Family, the County Magistrate, powers like the three gangs of Black Stone County, Lin Wenzheng, Shenghe Hall's shopkeeper Chen Baiqing, and other notable figures of Black Stone County will attend the banquet. Naturally, I am included as well.

Han Zheng, although your talents and constitution are average, you have an exceptional understanding, especially in martial arts comprehension, no less than the disciples of those top sects.

You will accompany me this time. Perhaps you might also catch the attention of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect Elder and be taken into the Inner Sect, which would ensure a boundless future."

"Thank you, teacher."

Li Jingzhong was a qualified teacher, having reached the point of even finding placements for his disciples.

With the Innate Realm, there was limited knowledge he could impart to Han Zheng, let alone further cultivation in the Xuan Gang Realm.

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Only by joining a great sect could he gain access to more powerful Cultivation Techniques, more resources, and guidance.

He couldn't bear to see Han Zheng, so outstanding, just idling away in a small county town.

That evening, Li Jingzhong took Han Zheng to the Moon Drinking Pavilion.

This pavilion was the largest in Black Stone County, and its backer was the Song Family of East City.

The pavilion was five stories tall, lavishly decorated, its lights never dimming through the night.

Li Jingzhong was early, and Chen Baiqing had also arrived, coming over to greet both Li Jingzhong and Han Zheng.

Li Jingzhong also introduced Han Zheng to some of the prominent figures of Black Stone County present.

There was Lin Qing's father, Chief Clerk Lin, as well as Guo Mingyuan's father, Guo Kai, the current richest man in Black Stone County.

Guo Mingyuan came with his father, probably with the same idea as Li Jingzhong, hoping to showcase his son in front of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect Elder.

Guo Kai approached with a smile and greeted Li Jingzhong, but Guo Mingyuan didn't even show any intention of coming over, let alone calling out "Master of the Hall."

His look toward Han Zheng was filled with resentment.

After all, he had only ever been defeated by Han Zheng in the martial arts hall.

Before the match, Guo Mingyuan was full of confidence, but ended up being utterly defeated, which was quite a disgrace.

After a while, the dignitaries truly began to arrive one after another, and Li Jingzhong whispered introductions to Han Zheng as each of them entered.

Naturally, Jiang Tai from Sanhe Gang was present, and now as the true gang leader, his presence seemed much grander.

After greeting everyone, Jiang Tai gave Han Zheng an extra glance.

He always felt that Li Jingzhong's disciple looked somewhat familiar to him, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Following Jiang Tai, Qiu Tianying, leader of the Sky Eagle Gang arrived. Over forty years old, he was tall and lean with a pair of hands that were unrefined and elongated, their knuckles prominent and thick, resembling twisted tree roots.

Then came Pang Heihu, leader of the Black Tiger Gang, who was over sixty years old with a rough and wild look, accompanied by a girl in her early twenties.

The girl was Pang Heihu's only daughter, Pang Feiyan, who had a tall figure and decent looks, save for her somewhat sharp eyes that made her appear rather shrewish and difficult to approach.

However, considering that Pang Heihu was a burly man who could be mistaken for Li Kui reincarnated, his daughter turning out the way she did was already fairly fortunate.

Moreover, he had her late in life and doted on her greatly.

He asked Pang Feiyan to greet some of the elders in attendance, and although she responded with indifference, he did not scold her and only smiled helplessly.

After another wait, the Song Family and Shen Family arrived together.

The Song Family was represented by the family head, Song Kangyuan, and Song Tianqing; the elder Song Xingfeng did not attend.

Song Xingfeng was known for keeping a low profile and rarely made public appearances, so everyone was accustomed to his absence.

When Song Tianqing arrived, he cast a fierce glance at Han Zheng, but then revealed a scoffing smile.

A dragon does not live with snakes. He was soon to become an inner door disciple of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect, so why should he bother about a mere martial arts hall disciple?

In the Postnatal Realm, the resources available to everyone were approximately the same, so it was normal for him to lose to Han Zheng once.

But once in the Innate Realm, the resources and status attainable would be worlds apart.

By then, he wouldn't need to lift a finger; a single word would be enough to crush Han Zheng.

Han Zheng didn't know what Song Tianqing was thinking; he just felt that each of these people seemed to have a problem.

Was it necessary to glare at him like that, as if he had cuckolded them?

The Shen Family was represented by the elder Shen Chengshan and the direct disciple Shen Conghai.

Shen Conghai was not well-known, but his elder brother, Shen Congyun, was the pride of the Shen Family.

He joined the Tiangang Sect in the Southern Mountain at a young age and rose from an outer door disciple to an inner door disciple and then to a direct disciple of the sect leader, now even considered the top of the younger generation within the Tiangang Sect.

Accompanying the two families was a white-haired old man who appeared to be in his seventies or eighties.

Despite his age, Han Zheng still sensed an exceedingly strong Qi Blood Power from the man.

He exuded a presence similar to what Yuan Longshan had given Han Zheng; this elder, in his peak years, must have been of the Xuan Gang Realm.

Such martial artists, whose cultivations had ceased to progress but held high seniority, were often assigned the position of elder within major sects.

Li Jingzhong had said that the real sect transmission elders from the Cang Mountain Sword Sect were unlikely to descend the mountain to take on disciples themselves.

And they weren't called sect transmission elders but rather were heads of the sect transmission hall.

So, this person likely belonged to the sect transmission hall of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect and was designated an elder due to his seniority.

However, out of respect, the people of Black Stone County still referred to him as a sect transmission elder.

Even so, his status and the strength he exhibited at his peak were beyond comparison to those in a small county like Black Stone County.

Upon the elder's entrance, everyone present hastily stood up.

Song Kangyuan introduced with a smile, "This is Elder Qian Songyuan from the sect transmission hall of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect; we've not had a personage of Elder Qian's stature visit Black Stone County in quite some time."

Everyone hurriedly bowed and greeted Qian Songyuan with respect.

Qian Songyuan waved his hands kindly, "Ladies and gentlemen, you flatter me. I originally planned to return to the Cang Mountain Sword Sect after taking on a disciple, but the family head of the Song Family graciously invited me, so I am intruding upon all of you in Black Stone County."

"Not at all, not at all!"

"To see Elder Qian is a fortune of three lifetimes for us."

Everyone in attendance was busy flattering him.

At that moment, two more people ascended the stairs; one sported a waist blade and dressed in black and red arrest officer attire—it was Zhang Tianyang.

The other, a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a blue scholar's robe, was the County Magistrate of Black Stone County, Lin Wenzheng.

Han Zheng was seeing this county magistrate for the first time.

His reputation wasn't great, known as a typical clumsy and muddle-headed official, a glutton and a drunkard.

Yet his appearance was quite decent, with a dignified and scholarly look that made him seem like an educated man.

However, he was reeking of alcohol and his eyes were somewhat bleary, clearly indicating that he had drunk alcohol before coming.

The Song Family must have informed him in advance about the dinner, yet Lin Wenzheng appeared still intoxicated, marking the county magistrate as quite the character.