The Chen Family's recruitment was very attractive to the martial artists in Flying Martial City, and they all signed up enthusiastically.
However, the Chen Family had a high threshold for recruitment. Firstly, they had to be at least in the Qi Refining Realm. Secondly, they had to be loyal to the Chen Family.
The first requirement was enough to stop many people. As for the second requirement, it would take time to see.
In short, after three days of selection, twenty-eight martial artists in the Qi Refining Realm had temporarily become members of the Chen Family. As for whether they would become a part of the Chen Family in the end, it would depend on their performance in the next three months.
Although the Chen Family was lacking in manpower, they would rather go without than have substandard personnel. This was to avoid having to pay a hefty price to get rid of unnecessary or even harmful people in the future.
No one could guarantee that once a force grew strong, it would not be corrupted. It was just like how a tree would grow into vermin and so on.
After the first batch of martial artists in the Qi Refining Realm was completed, the second batch was for martial artists in the late stage of the Qi Refining Realm, and the third batch was for various talents.
After half a month, the Chen Family's development was finally on the right track.
A group of martial artists in the Qi Refining Realm, wearing leather armor and carrying long sabers, walked in an orderly manner. When they passed by a white jade door, they all had a look of reverence on their faces.
That was the residence of the Chen Family's first senior statesman, the Vertical and Horizontal Residence.
At such a young age, he had invincible strength and was invincible. Anyone who knew of him would view him as the most revered figure in their hearts. It could be said that many martial artists joined the Chen Family because of Chen Zong's reputation.
Inside the Vertical and Horizontal Residence, there were artificial mountains that stood like a forest of swords, pointing straight to the sky.
In this artificial mountain, Chen Zong sat cross-legged on the ground. His body was surrounded by a strong aura that resembled sword Qi. As it whistled, Chen Zong's body felt like it was about to fly.
Immediately, his body trembled slightly, and there seemed to be a muffled sound like thunder. His aura suddenly increased.
Peak of Lv 6 True Martial Realm!
With a breakthrough in his cultivation, the trajectory of the Vertical and Horizontal Technique also changed slightly.
Horizontal and Horizontal Technique Level 28!
He circulated the technique over and over again, channeling the tyrannical Vertical and Horizontal True Power until he completely mastered it.
Leaping up, Chen Zong unsheathed his sword and began to practice the Vertical and Horizontal Sword Technique.
The silver sword light pierced through the air. Wherever it passed, the rockeries that were as hard as steel were pierced through, leaving behind countless holes.
The last sword was extremely resplendent. It was like a meteor falling from the sky as it streaked across the sky.
The 28th move of the Horizontal Sword Art!
An exceedingly tyrannical aura permeated the air. Everyone in the Chen Clan couldn't help but to raise their heads and stare at the sky above the Unhindered Abode. A dazzling silver-white sword light pierced through the air, as though it wanted to pierce through the Heavens and shatter the clouds.
"So powerful!" Spiritual Master Huan Yun could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Those in the Qi and Blood realm did not have much of a feeling, they only felt that it was very beautiful and very powerful. It was a very vague concept. As for those in the Energy Training realm, they had a little feeling, but it was still very vague. Only those in the True Martial Realm had a more intuitive feeling, and the higher the cultivation, the more obvious the feeling.
"Alright, the stronger you are, the more secure the Chen family will be." Daoist Master Huan Yun smiled.
Although he also knew that Chen Zong would not stay here for long and would eventually leave, the stronger the power he left behind, the more advantageous it would be for the Chen family's initial development. When the Chen family's development reached a certain level, they would have their own power.
"My cultivation has reached the peak of Lv 6 of the True Martial Realm. The next step is to accumulate to the limit and then break through." Chen Zong thought to himself. If he could break through to Lv 7 of the True Martial Realm, his strength would be significantly enhanced.
During his time in the Longtu Region, Chen Zong had a very detailed understanding of the combat strength of those in the True Martial Realm.
The combat strength of the five geniuses of the Tianjiang Prefecture was almost at the Four-Star level, but it was not clear which level they were at.
As for the geniuses in the first-tier camp, their combat strength was at the Three-Star level.
The geniuses in the second-tier camp were at the Two-Star level.
The geniuses in the third-tier camp were at the One-Star level.
The requirements for the third-tier geniuses were both age and cultivation. Their cultivation could not exceed Lv 6 of the True Martial Realm.
To reach Lv 6 of the True Martial Realm, one had to have the combat strength of a One-Star level, which was the strength of an ordinary Lv 9 of the True Martial Realm. This gap was very obvious. Not only did one have to be talented enough, but one also had to practice advanced cultivation methods, martial arts techniques, and secret methods, and even a pseudo-spiritual weapon.
Chen Zong estimated that his current level was equivalent to that of the geniuses in the second-tier camp. If he could break through to Lv 7 of the True Martial Realm, it would not be impossible for him to be on par with the geniuses in the first-tier camp.
"When I break through to Lv 7 of the True Martial Realm, I will go all out." Chen Zong thought to himself and continued to practice.
…
The True Martial Alliance.
"Ancestor, Zhongba has something to discuss with you." The Alliance Master of the True Martial Alliance, Luo Zhongba, stood respectfully in front of a cyan stone door. His deep voice penetrated the stone door and went straight through the door.
"Speak." An even deeper voice came from behind the heavy stone door.
"Ancestor, back in the day, there was a genius in the True Sword Academy called Chen Zong …" Luo Zhongba quickly began to speak, from some of the old grudges to the present. "Now, this person has obtained a fortuitous encounter and his strength has increased greatly. He is now strong enough to kill the two top Elders of the Black Demon Sect, the red and the black. I'm afraid his strength is not below mine."
"You are not confident, right?" After a long time, the deep and old voice came again.
Luo Zhongba nodded in agreement. He was indeed not confident.
Although Luo Zhongba believed that his strength was stronger than the two top Elders of the Black Demon Sect, he was not confident that he could kill them in battle, especially when they were in the demon form.
According to the news, Chen Zong only used one sword to kill the demon form Elder Hong.
No matter if it was a secret method or some other method, to be able to kill the demon form Elder Hong meant that the power of that sword was extremely terrifying. Luo Zhongba was not confident that he could block it.
No one could be sure that Chen Zong could use a second sword.
Luo Zhongba regretted it very much. He should have used all his strength to kill Chen Zong when he was still in the True Martial Alliance. Now, it was too late. Chen Zong's strength had already reached its peak.
With the addition of Chen Zong, the True Martial Sect's strength had increased by a lot. Coupled with the losses of the True Martial Alliance and the Black Demon Sect, the True Martial Sect was faintly in a position to contend with the two.
Therefore, Chen Zong had to be eliminated as soon as possible. He also had to obtain his fortuitous encounter.
Luo Zhongba thought about it. First, he was the Alliance Master of the True Martial Alliance. It was not appropriate for him to leave the True Martial Alliance and sneak into the True Martial Sect. Second, he was not confident.
In the entire True Martial Alliance, there were very few people who were stronger than him. There was only one Ancestor.
The Ancestor had been in seclusion for many years. Although on the surface he did not care about the True Martial Alliance, he had a shocking influence.
Luo Zhongba had no choice but to ask the Ancestor for help. However, he was not sure if the Ancestor would be willing to help. The Ancestor had not personally fought for more than ten years.
He waited anxiously.
"I understand." After a while, a vigorous voice came from behind the heavy stone door. "I will do it myself."
"Thank you, Ancestor." Luo Zhongba's face was full of joy.
An ear-piercing cracking sound rang out as the heavy stone door slowly opened. Soon after, a tyrannical aura rushed out like a storm, causing Luo Zhongba's expression to change drastically. He hurriedly retreated as a look of joy appeared on his face.
The stronger the Ancestor was, the easier it would be to kill Chen Zong.
The stone door opened completely, and a tall and strong figure walked out. His shoulders were broad, as if he could carry a mountain. His aura was vigorous and vigorous, extremely domineering.
This was an old man with white hair and a beard. However, his face was ruddy and his eyes were bright, as if there were two big fireballs hidden in them. Luo Zhongba did not dare to look into his eyes, for fear of being burned.
After glancing at Luo Zhongba, the Ancestor's expression did not change. In a flash, he turned into a stream of light and quickly flew away.
Luo Zhongba stared in the direction the Ancestor left with a smile on his face. "Chen Zong, it's your fortune to have the Ancestor personally fight you. It's also your fortune to be able to die by the Ancestor's hands."
In Luo Zhongba's opinion, no one in the world except for the mysterious Black Demon Sect Leader could fight against the Ancestor.
Perhaps if Chen Zong had more time, with his talent and potential, he would be able to do it. However, he could not do it now. Now was the best time to kill Chen Zong.
…
His strong body was like a falling meteorite. He quickly streaked across the sky, causing the air to tremble.
Rumbling sounds filled the air, and the wind howled. Nothing could stop him. He was domineering.
"I've been in seclusion for more than ten years. I didn't expect such a monster to appear." The Ancestor sighed.
Many years ago, Old Ancestor Zhen Wu's cultivation had reached the peak of the 9th Lv of the True Martial Realm. Since then, his strength had reached a bottleneck, and it had been difficult for him to make any progress. In order to pursue greater strength, Old Ancestor Zhen Wu had started from various aspects. His talent was also quite good. He had comprehended many cultivation methods and martial arts, and had created a Heaven Level Upper Grade cultivation method and martial arts that were very suitable for him, which had greatly improved his strength.
However, the Ancestor was not satisfied with this. He wandered around and obtained some opportunities to gradually improve himself and become even more powerful.
Later, when he felt that he had accumulated enough, he began to cultivate in seclusion. He wanted to create the follow-up of the cultivation method and push it to a higher level.
Now, more than ten years had passed. Although he had not completely created the follow-up of the cultivation method, he had some ideas, and his strength had increased as a result.
In fact, the Ancestor did not intend to make a move at first. He only thought that since Chen Zong was so monstrous, he might have obtained some heaven-defying opportunity. If he could also obtain such a heaven-defying opportunity, he would definitely be able to improve on his current foundation.
At the very least, as long as he could force Chen Zong to reveal the cultivation method that he cultivated, his strength would probably increase by a lot. He believed that the cultivation method that Chen Zong cultivated was not as simple as a Superior Heaven Level cultivation method.
What could be more attractive than pursuing a higher level of martial arts and stronger strength?
Nothing.
After cultivating for so long, the Ancestor did not know how strong he was. He only knew that he was very strong. Perhaps it was difficult to find a match in the Eastern Continent.
"On the other side of the mountain is the Great World of Martial Arts."
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