Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 836 - 543: Military Merit Order!

On Mengsha City Tower.

Yan Chuan's voice resounded throughout the city as he was giving a martial arts lecture. He had been lecturing at Tan Valley Realm for many days, and the "Xingyi Boxing Thirty-Six Lessons" had already been taught multiple times, systematically passing on 'Xingyi Boxing' to the entire realm.

Today.

August 11th.

Yan Chuan lectured freely, still on 'Xingyi', but he approached it from more subtle angles, speaking wherever his thoughts led him, unrestrained and imaginative—

Four Handles.

Wrap and Horizontal.

Single Chicken-shaped Step, Horse-shaped Step, Spiral Step, Dragon Fold Body, Tiger Head Hugging, Side Sparrow Shape, Jumping Monkey Form, Single, Double Handles, Shaking, Throwing, Stepping, Pushing Hands, Ancient Tree Branches, Wind Penetration, Baby Pounce.

Four Fists and Eight Forms, Bounce Leg, Xingyi Hammer, Rise and Fall Boxing, Dragon Lifting Cannon, Xinyi Liuhe Fist, Xinyi Ba, Inner Power Thirteen Stages, White Tiger Whip, Black Tiger Whip, Five Tigers Capturing Sheep Saber, Coiling Dragon Stick, Two Long Spears, Di Liu Spear, Li Quan Spear, Mountain Emergence Old Spring and Autumn, North and South Combined Boxing, Cheng Family Boxing, etc.

He spoke wherever his thoughts took him.

Spoke wherever he ended up.

Sheng Xuan in the city listened to the lecture, and Yan Chuan received feedback, finally grasping the realities.

...

"Innate Twentieth Layer!"

"Fifth-Rank Peak?!"

As Yan Chuan lectured, his eyebrows twitched. He received feedback from Sheng Xuan and only then realized that Sheng Xuan had silently broken through two ranks, soaring from the Third-Rank Peak at the end of last month to the current Fifth-Rank Peak, advancing from the Innate Fourteenth Layer to the Twentieth Layer.

This fierce?

How did he rise?

Not only cultivation, but also martial arts accomplishment, the "Evil Extinguishing Righteous Yang Saber", "Golden Sun Eight Treasures Mystic Body", and "Spirit Snake Eight Steps" have all reached the Fifth Realm Peak.

However—

Low Grade True Skill, Fifth Realm Peak.

In addition to Fifth-Rank Peak cultivation.

"Still not enough!"

Yan Chuan was most aware of the power of the Sixth Grade. Even though Sheng Xuan's cultivation and martial arts accomplishment had both dramatically increased, he was still within the realm of Fifth Grade. Just being at the Fifth-Rank Peak, wanting to fight across ranks to the Sixth Grade?

Even Sixth Realm True Skill can't achieve it.

The gap is too large.

So how did Sheng Xuan manage to do it?

...

"Sixth Grade is so difficult!"

"Sixth Grade is so strong!"

"I consumed ten thousand lifespans to refine a 'Demonic Jewel', gathering the residual thoughts of alien beasts and ruins beasts before their death. The power of ten thousand lifespans allows me to temporarily break the barrier between the Fifth and Sixth Grades, enduring the assault of countless savage beast thoughts to fight that Silver Moon Ferocious Wolf to a mutual destruction."

"The cost is too great!"

"But the benefits of the 'Demonic Jewel' are undeniable."

"Ten thousand lifespans."

"Ten thousand beasts."

"I gained the power of ten thousand beasts and lifespans, capable of battling the Sixth Grade!"

Sheng Xuan sat cross-legged in the city healing his injuries, under the regulation of the "Golden Sun Eight Treasures Mystic Body", in just a few days, his severe injuries, nearly breaking his heart, had completely healed.

Just as he was about to go out and continue hunting beasts, he suddenly heard Yan Chuan's martial arts lecture.

"He has emerged!" Sheng Xuan quickly perked up to listen. Though Yan Chuan's martial arts lectures were not as effective as infusing lifespan to comprehend martial arts, for him, it was a supplement, providing many inspirations, producing more thoughts and insights on martial arts and realms, more transparent, benefiting his cultivation.

Sheng Xuan listened intently.

Listening, he somehow felt that some of the principles Yan Chuan talked about during the martial arts lecture seemed to resonate with his own cultivation of the "Evil Extinguishing Righteous Yang Saber", "Golden Sun Eight Treasures Mystic Body", and "Spirit Snake Eight Steps". Back then, he spent a thousand years of lifespan to thoroughly integrate these three true skills, but it was hard to advance further. He thought the limit of the Innate Chapter was here and was hesitating whether to continue improving. Listening to Yan Chuan's lecture, combined with himself, and that battle with the Silver Moon Ferocious Wolf at that time.

Suddenly.

Sheng Xuan's mind was enlightened—

"Evil Extinguishing Righteous Yang Saber!"

"Exorcism!"

"Demon Slaying!"

"Saber light like a river! No regrets upon setting off!"

Sheng Xuan was immersed, deriving countless insights from Yan Chuan's lecture. Various aspects, all could be related to his saber skills, and all could be used to counter the "Evil Extinguishing Righteous Yang Saber" he was cultivating.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

A sudden realization!

Sheng Xuan used to rely on hard cultivation, but even 'Life' is limited, with bottlenecks being the hardest to overcome, often requiring more time to polish.

Sheng Xuan had already prepared to be stuck at the checkpoint between the Fifth and Sixth Grades for some time, prepared to deal with it using ten or twenty thousand years of lifespan.

However, on this day, while listening to the lecture, everything melted like snow, water to channel—

"Sword Intent!"

"Sword River!"

Sheng Xuan's body was full of saber energy, surging like mighty rivers, invincible.

The blade glowed like a river!

The saber energy flowed like a river!

From now on, Sheng Xuan should no longer be called 'Mang Vajra'. Since his saber flows like a river, he should be called—

"Sword River King!"

...

In the twelfth year of Hongwu of Great Yan, on the 11th of August.

'Sword River King' Sheng Xuan comprehended 'Sword Intent·Sword River' in Mengsha City, broke through the Fifth-rank, and entered the Sixth-rank.

He became the first person at the Sixth-rank in Tan Valley Realm!

...

Tan Valley Realm.

Outside Yong Mountain City.

"Form the array!"

Zhou Yan, Pavilion Master of Beiyue Sword Pavilion from Hundred Flower Palace, shouted softly. Zhou Wen, Zhou Jiao, Zhou Hui, and Zhou Hao, the four sisters, moved accordingly. Additionally, there were Zhong Hui, Pavilion Master of Nanyue Sword Pavilion, and Wang Lan, Pavilion Master of Zhongyue Sword Pavilion. Seven female swordsmen formed the 'Heavenly Gang Beidou Formation', fiercely fighting the fifth-level Ruins Beast 'Great Strength Bull'—

"The Great Strength Bull is famous for its strength among cattle-type Ruins Beasts. Its eyes are bloodshot, fur long and soft, and its curved, sharp horns are the most valuable. The total value of the Great Strength Bull is 7.3 military merits, just these horns are worth 6 military merits, so be careful not to damage them!"

Zhong Hui reminded them.

Just yesterday, a notice was issued in Tan Valley Realm, announcing the 'Military Merit Order', declaring rewards for hunting beasts, military merits quantified and clearly priced. The military merits gained from hunting beasts were closely related to promotion and salary increase. Furthermore, military merits could be exchanged in the 'Military Merit Mall' for absolute skills, surprise weapons, and even one-on-one guidance from Innate Divine Generals. Additionally, the top hundred in military merit each month could attend Yan Chuan's one-on-a-hundred small martial arts class, and have the chance to receive personal guidance from Yan Chuan himself.

It can be said that, apart from being unable to be exchanged for money, 'military merit' is loaded with added value, driving the entire Tan Valley Realm into a frenzy.

Promotion and salary increase!

This is very important.

But for those who practice martial arts, absolute skills and guidance from Divine Generals, especially the guidance from the 'Chuang King', are even more invaluable.

Consider that just listening to 'Chuang King' speaking on martial arts on the city wall or in the military camp can inspire clarity and progress in strength, when he speaks to a hundred people alone, how much greater will the progress be? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Below Divine General!

Newly added military merits to the top one hundred each month!

Guided once a month, for many in the Postnatal Realm, this is their only chance to reach the lofty Tan Valley King, something everyone yearns for.

Even Zhou Yan, Zhong Hui, and others pay attention.

Although they used to have a good relationship with Yan Chuan, with Yan Chuan's Proving Dao, the gulf between their levels quickly widened, becoming too large to often accompany him as before, with little chance to receive his guidance.

However, they also wanted and needed absolute skills, surprise weapons, Divine General guidance, and Yan Chuan's guidance.

Being high-level members of Hundred Flower Palace, the seven knew more than ordinary soldiers. They knew: "Although these military merits aren't very useful in the Postnatal Realm, once promoted to the Innate Realm, it could be exchanged for Essence Stones at a ratio of 1 jin per 2 military merits."

As for the Innate Divine General—

Military Merits = Essence Stones!

And Essence Stones are crucial for the cultivation of Divine Generals. Thus, it's certainly right to strive for more military merits while still young.

Therefore, aiming to weaken the beast tide while earning some military merits, Zhou Yan, Zhong Hui, and the seven joined forces, immediately responding to the 'Chuang King's' call—

Step out of the city gates!

Hunt beasts and perform meritorious acts!

At that moment, the seven joined forces, all practicing absolute skills, deepening their studies at Hundred Flower Palace, and listening to Yan Chuan's martial lectures in Tan Valley Realm. From last year to this year, the seven progressed rapidly, already at the Postnatal Late Stage, each capable of confronting the Fourth-level Ruins Beast alone. When the seven joined forces to form an array, they had a significant advantage against Fifth-level Ruins Beasts—

Wang Lan took the position of the Tianshu, Zhou Wen the Tianxuan, Zhou Hui the Tianji, Zhou Yan the Tianquan, forming the Dipper Handle; Zhong Hui stood at Yuheng, Zhou Jiao at Kaiyang, and Zhou Hao at Yaoguang, forming the Dipper.

Among the Big Dipper, Tianquan, despite being the dimmest star, is at the intersection of the handle and the bowl, thus the most critical position, taken by Zhou Yan, the strongest in martial arts among the seven. Her 'Positive Yin Swordsmanship' is quite remarkable; though not Sixth Realm to be deemed absolute, it is integrated and powerful.

In the Dipper's handle, Yuheng is the primary position, held by Zhong Hui, the second strongest in martial arts. Zhong Hui originally was an elite at Guangling Academy, later followed Yan Chuan, progressing steadily. Now, she practices the absolute swordsmanship 'Falling Flowers Divine Sword', with swordsmanship as spectacular as falling petals, her strength is only second to Zhou Yan.

The seven women were all part of Hundred Flower Palace, becoming well-acquainted following the first Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, and after Yan Chuan passed on the 'Heavenly Gang Beidou Formation', they often practiced together, even having their sub-pavilion disciples spar and train with one another.

At this moment.

The seven women were extremely strong.

Collectively they resisted the enemy.

When fighting the Great Strength Bull, they only used one sword, while another hand was resting on the person beside them. As the Great Strength Bull attacked, the one facing it directly didn't need to exert energy to defend, but was instead counter-attacked from the side by another, almost as if one person possessed the strength of several, truly unstoppable.

This 'Great Strength Bull' got trapped in the Heavenly Gang Beidou Formation, unable to leverage its advantage of brute force, and unless it defeated one of the seven, it could not possibly escape. Within the formation, the seven women responded dynamically, attacking the head would result in a response from the tail, attacking the tail would lead to a head response, attacking the waist would elicit a response from both head and tail, firmly trapping the Great Strength Bull within the formation.

Eventually, it was worn down to death!

Military Merits!

In hand!

...

"The 'Military Merit Order' has shown significant effects, yesterday, almost everyone aside from the stationed soldiers in the King City and three Guard Cities and the garrisoned soldiers of the day went out, with great enthusiasm for hunting beasts."

"Additionally, over 1.3 million civilians from the three Guard Cities voluntarily went out to hunt beasts."

"Among them, the military accomplished a total of 7500 military merits worth of hunted Ruins Beasts in one day and night, while the more than a million civilian martial artists attained a total of 5650 military merits worth of Ruins Beasts."

The next day.

August 12.

Ni Mengtong reported the results of Tan Valley Realm's 'Military Merit Hunting Incentive Plan' for the first day to Yan Chuan, achieving great success.

Tan Valley Realm matched the military merits corresponding to Ruins Beasts with the purchase price from Great Yan Trading Company; 1 jin of Essence Stone corresponded to 1 military merit, but only Divine Generals could exchange military merits for Essence Stones, and at half the value.

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