"Thank you for your hard work. All of you, go and rest. I'll have to trouble Shunxi to personally make a trip for the food transaction." Qin Wumian flicked his finger. Instantly, threads of invisible inner Qi soared into the air and accurately landed on the right shoulders of Li Shunxi and the others present. The inner Qi was like water flowing into the ocean, instantly merging into the skin beneath their clothes.
Li Shunxi instantly felt his entire body tremble. His body felt warm and uncomfortable. He knew that this was the Alliance Master using his own power to cleanse their bodies and heal their internal injuries. He hurriedly cupped his hands towards Qin Wumian in gratitude, then respectfully turned and left with the others.
This kind of healing was extremely time-consuming and laborious. With just this one healing, Qin Wumian's half a day of meditation and cultivation had gone up in smoke. And this kind of sacrifice was a common occurrence in the Martial Alliance. Many people had received help from him before.
After waiting for Li Shunxi and the others to leave, Qin Wumian gently picked up the bamboo tube and touched the wax seal at the mouth of the tube. Instantly, the red wax seal soundlessly turned into powder and scattered naturally.
He tilted the bamboo tube and poured out a thick roll of light yellow paper. He gently unrolled it.
Holding the roll of paper, Qin Wumian first carefully examined it with a calm expression. As he examined more and more of its contents, his eyes also slightly brightened, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Pa.
The roll of paper was abruptly crumpled into a ball. In the blink of an eye, it was shaken into yellow powder by his inner Qi. Then, it scattered through the gaps between his fingers and floated out of the balcony, evenly dispersed by the wind towards the light green pool.
"Come," Qin Wumian said loudly.
"Greetings, Alliance Master!" A figure dressed in green attire and wearing the same green mask quickly appeared in the square of the pavilion below the balcony. He knelt on one knee towards Qin Wumian.
"Go and invite Master Zhang Wuya over for a chat," Qin Wumian said with a smile.
"Yes."
The green figure stood up. His feet touched the ground, and he actually rose into the air. His speed was extremely fast, and in a few moments, he had disappeared.
…
Zhang Wuya sat motionlessly in the center of Deer Herding Hall. His mind was in turmoil, and his face was expressionless. However, the slight flicker in his eyes and the white knuckles of his clenched fists showed that he was rather agitated.
The Martial Alliance was formed by the Divine Prime experts who were unwilling to be enslaved. They allied with the Noble Families who were gentle towards mortals to fight against the mixed alliance of Noble Families and demons.
Therefore, the Divine Prime experts were in an alliance with the Noble Families, not subordinates.
However, due to the difference in strength between Heaven's Origin and the aristocrats, they had been living a miserable life in the Martial Alliance. Be it missions or anything else, they had to rely on the aristocrats most of the time.
Even if he, Zhang Wuya, represented this group of old geezers who were all Divine Prime experts, they were all pure martial artists whose strength had yet to reach the realm of Bind. Thus, they were all treated the same, as weak logistics personnel.
Therefore, in various missions, they had always been assigned to logistics and auxiliary intelligence work. After a long time, they became synonymous with the weak and frail group.
The scariest thing was that the entire Martial Alliance, be it the aristocratic families or most of their own Divine Prime experts, were slowly beginning to think that this division of labor was natural. Ordinary people could only do side jobs like logistics and intelligence gathering. No matter how hard they tried, they would never be a match for the aristocratic families.
"If it weren't for the hope that the Alliance Master sent this time, if this continues, the Martial Alliance's negative comments against us will only grow louder and louder … As time goes on, I'm afraid that all the Divine Prime members will think that they can only do the work of the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. Once they placed all their hopes on seizing the Divine Weapons and Devil Blades, how would they be any different from the aristocratic families of the Blood Sect? Martial arts will definitely bring hope and a way out to the commoners. " Zhang Wuya's heart surged with emotions. He gripped the Alliance Master's personal edict tightly like it was a rare treasure.
"Elder Zhang, have you arranged the manpower? There's a route? The secret manual must be the original. This is what the Alliance Master has specifically instructed. " A tall and thin middle-aged man strode in from outside the Deer Encirclement Hall. A few young men followed behind him. All of them wore light green half-body leather armor and white headbands. A green jade the size of a fingernail was embedded between their brows.
They were the experts that Alliance Master Qin Wumian had arranged to escort the transaction. The middle-aged man leading the team was called Guan Nian. Behind him was his Green Intent Team.
"Alright, we're done. This trip concerns the food of the Valley Alliance. Naturally, I dare not be negligent!" Zhang Wuya stood up and said loudly.
He was eighty-nine years old this year. Ever since he reached Divine Prime and joined the Martial Alliance more than ten years ago, he had been leading the other Divine Prime members in the Martial Alliance, planning and managing logistics for the entire organization. At the same time, he was also the strongest Divine Prime expert in the entire Martial Alliance.
"Alright, alright. Why don't you not go, old man? With me around this time, I guarantee that nothing will go wrong," Guan Nian patted his chest and said.
'It doesn't matter whether I go or not,' he thought to himself.
Although he was grateful and respectful to these conscientious Divine Prime and martial artists who managed logistics in the alliance, he respected their contributions and support when they fought for him and the others.
But as for stubborn people like Zhang Wuya who refused to admit defeat and wanted to use martial arts to fight for the limelight with the Noble Families, he disapproved of them from the bottom of his heart.
"If you're weak, so be it. What's there to be embarrassed about? If you're weak, just do the logistics well. Isn't it better if everyone works together? We'll do the fighting, and you guys do the rations. Isn't that great? "This was a statement he had once made publicly on a certain occasion.
But these stubborn old men just couldn't take it lying down. They kept coming back and forth. They were obviously weak, but they still refused to admit it. All they talked about were the few candidates who represented the hopes of the martial artists.
But the candidates on that list were known as the top martial arts prodigies of humanity. To be honest, he had secretly sent people to try them out, but they couldn't even beat one hand of his weakest lackey …
Even the weakest of his lackeys was a Single Vein cultivator at the level of Bind who practiced purely supportive secret arts. Even so, there was no doubt about it.
Seeing how Zhang Wuya's face was full of hope despite his age, constantly paying attention to the few stars of hope on the list, Guan Nian couldn't bring himself to tell him this cruel truth. Humans needed to have some fantasies and hope.
"I say, old man … did you find some star of hope again this time? That's the same expression you had when you found that Zhang Songyu, "Guan Nian said helplessly.
"Cut the crap. Zhang Songyu has been in seclusion recently. He must've realized something. When he comes out, his martial arts might improve greatly, and he might even have a chance to break through to the extraordinary line!" Zhang Wuya fumed.
Guan Nian was helpless. He couldn't bring himself to say that Zhang Songyu was in seclusion because his lackey beat him up. If he really said that, the old man would definitely faint from anger, and might even drag him to the League Leader for an explanation.
He couldn't stand to have a war of words with an old man for hours.
"Alright, alright, whatever you say. Speaking of which, who are we trading with this time? Where's the letter from the League Leader? It says that Zhong Yunxiu and I should go together. That's rare. "
"This time, this time …" Zhang Wuya was visibly excited when he mentioned the deal. "The person who made the deal with us this time could be said to be the number one expert in the Northern Lands, the true star of hope for us pure warriors! Crimson Whale Sect Master Lu Sheng! "
"Lu Sheng? Crimson Whale Sect Master? Isn't Crimson Whale Sect Master the old man with the surname Hong? I remember borrowing a map from him before, "Guan Nian said, puzzled.
"Lu Sheng is the new Sect Master of Crimson Sun Sect. He's a prodigy who has cultivated the sect's Ultimate Crimson Mantra to an extremely high level. At the same time, it's said that he's also dabbled in hard body skills, saber skills …"
"Alright, alright. Don't talk to me about martial arts. I'm not interested. Let's talk business, business." Guan Nian was speechless and hurriedly stopped Zhang Wuya's long-winded speech. He was only interested in the powerful secret arts triggered by the Power of Bloodline. As for martial arts, even if he cultivated for his entire life, he still wouldn't be able to withstand a slight scratch from a secret art. Was there any meaning in that?
Zhang Wuya was exasperated by Guan Nian's interruption. His face flushed red, but there was nothing he could do.
"I just want to remind Captain Guan that this Sect Master Lu's strength is extraordinary. Perhaps we can try to absorb him into …"
"Old Zhang, why don't you just address yourself as an old man like the other old men? You're already so old. No matter how strong this Sect Master Lu is, he's only a Divine Prime. What difference does it make whether we absorb him or not?"
Guan Nian knew that these old Divine Prime Elders had always believed that martial artists would have a chance to fight against the Anomalies and Noble Families. But reality was reality. Countless times had proven that this was just wishful thinking.
"Alright, don't dawdle. Pack up, we should be on our way," Guan Nian reminded. "Hurry up and show me the letter so that I can confirm the time and place."
Helpless, Zhang Wuya tossed the letter in his hand at Guan Nian.
Guan Nian was one of the top experts in the league. He was a top-notch assassin among the Double Vein Nobility Clans. Although he had a good relationship with Zhang Wuya, he did not care about what he said. Although he was on good terms with Zhang Wuya and did not take his words to heart, he was the same as the other experts in this regard. He was dismissive of the expectations of Divine Prime and ordinary people towards martial arts.
This was actually very normal. Every time there was news of the birth of a powerful martial artist, a careful investigation would reveal that he or she was of Noble Family bloodline. As time went by, everyone's expectations towards martial arts grew lower and lower.
This time, Qin Wumian had sent Guan Nian and Zhong Yunxiu on this mission because they were the most gentle towards ordinary people. This was because Lu Sheng was a pure human martial artist without any Noble Family bloodline. Moreover, with Old Master Zhang Wuya tagging along, it would be easy for them to form a close relationship.
After reading the letter, Guan Nian paid no attention to the record of a person who seemed to have repelled Scarlet District's Deputy District Mistress head-on. Putting aside the fact that Scarlet District's umbrella girl had just fought the Zhen Family and had yet to recover from her injuries, similar incidents had happened on other Hope Stars as well. Later on, they had spent a lot of time and resources investigating, only to discover that it was all a farce.
There were too many such examples.
…
Night. The full moon hung high in the sky.
At the dock outside the Crimson Whale, a dozen or so ox carts, which had been prepared for a long time, were parked. Large sacks of grain were hidden under the clothes bags stacked on the carts.
The surface of these carts was covered with old and tattered clothes. The deepest part of the cart was where the grain was stored.
Lu Sheng had brought a total of five thousand catties. Each sack contained fifty catties. The dozen or so grain carts contained a hundred sacks.
"Are you ready?" Lu Sheng rode on his black horse and turned to look at his entourage.
"We're all ready," Ning San ran back and forth in a low voice. "Sect Master Chen Ying and Elder Duan are asking when we're leaving. Ox carts are slow. If we don't leave now, we might only arrive at dawn."
"We'll leave when we're ready." Lu Sheng said calmly. If he could get in touch with the mysterious force behind Li Shunxi, he might be able to swiftly obtain enough powerful neo martial arts. Currently, he was in dire need of hard body skills. The hard body skills stored in the sect were no longer of any use to him. Only high-level hard body skills might be able to stimulate his Yang Extreme Mode.
Gazing at the dozen or so ox carts, Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. His mind drifted to the martial arts cultivation he had been cultivating.
'Hard body skills are containers, and inner force is the water in the container. After inner Qi has liquefied, only by continuously strengthening and enlarging the container can it hold more and more powerful inner Qi. I need to prepare for a rainy day and collect hard body skills first. Just in case I can't hold more liquefied inner Qi in the future and my body can't improve. And if my cultivation stagnates again. '
"Preparations are complete."
"Preparations are complete!"
"Preparations are complete!"
The sect disciples by the side of the ox carts voiced out their approval. Seeing this, Lu Sheng slowly raised his hand.
"Depart!"
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