Chapter 346: Chapter 332 Courier

“Have others asked you for the contact information of those two people?”

“No.”

Xue Tongming mused, “Zhou Leng, this person has a heart full of chivalry.”

“Yes, when I saw the message he sent, I was even a bit stunned, almost forgot about those two.”

Xue Tongming pondered for a moment and said, “Tomorrow, send a Replenishing Essence Pill each to those two children.”

“Alright.”

“How is Zhou Leng’s current realm? Yesterday’s betting fight involving the West Sea Martial Arts Academy caused quite a stir. Martial artists in Rucheng have heard of it, and now Zhou Leng is somewhat famous nationwide.”

“I didn’t ask, but based on his achievements, it’s basically certain that even if he can’t advance to Innate, he’s not far off.”

“Isn’t he affected by Spirit Poison Light?”

“Even without Martial Arts Will, he can advance to Innate, just with a low possibility.”

Xue Tongming said, “That’s true. However, without Martial Arts Will, it’s absolutely impossible to become a Grandmaster… Do you think there’s a possibility he hasn’t been affected by Spirit Poison Light? No one knows for sure, unless we forcibly invite a Demon Spirit Master to intervene.”

“I don’t know about that, but it’s possible to be cured.”

“What do you think about Zhou Leng’s future?” Xue Tongming asked.

Xue Chengsong thought for a moment and said, “Never mind his future, just for him having extra pills and willing to give them to those two people’s kids, if I ever fall on hard times, he’s bound to feed me a meal. If he ever falls on hard times, I’m also willing to keep a meal for him.”

Xue Tongming sighed lightly and said, “In a few days, sell the High-Energy Shells we’ve collected recently to him, don’t make it too cheap, a 30% discount off the cost price should do, too little and he might not want to take them.”

“Alright.”

Xue Tongming hesitated for a bit, then said, “The road of Martial Arts is fraught with difficulties, he’s actually quite dangerous too. But as you said, if he really gets into trouble in the future, our Xue Family will help if we can. If he really offends big figures and we can’t help, there’s nothing we can do.”

“Did you hear any news?”

“No, but him independently fighting a thousand people, there are pros and cons. The advantage is, once a martial artist gains confidence, nothing can stop them, they forge ahead boldly and aggressively. But the disadvantage is, it always attracts obstacles and easily draws animosity.”

Xue Chengsong said, “There’s no such thing as a perfect situation in this world, our family are businessmen, in business we certainly seek harmony. He’s an Extreme Martial Artist, he can cultivate his character in peacetime, maintain harmony, but when push comes to shove, he must carve out a bloody path, otherwise, what Innate Battle Path is he walking? His approach will earn hatred, but will also ensure recognition.”

Xue Tongming chuckled, “I’m getting timid the older I get in Jianghu. If the big bosses of the Martial Guard Department and Demon City Army hear this, they’d be happy. On second thought, he has the demeanor of harmony, and the ability to flip the table, that’s what makes him a real expert. I do indeed fall short.”

“You’re not bad either, having established such a large enterprise.”

“You brat…”

Zhou Leng returned to Ruda, tallying his pills in the empty Meditation Room.

While on the Innate Road, he had already consumed all the pills below Innate, including Replenishing Essence Pills, Strengthening Body Pills, and Leopard Tendon Pills.

But he had a surplus.

Because he had slain too many demons along the way in Hundred Peaks Valley.

The demons that could enter Hundred Peaks Valley were all top-tier Vitality Stage, mostly born of prestigious families.

These demons carried pills from various realms, including human ones.

They had also killed humans inside and obtained pill trophies subsequently.

He kept these martial artist pills, without selling them.

Currently, he holds 171 Replenishing Essence Pills, 105 Strengthening Body Pills, and 257 Leopard Tendon Pills, as these are more suitable for the Vitality Stage, demons carried a lot.

He kept some for backup, and will give some Strengthening Body Pills and Leopard Tendon Pills to Uncle Li Linhan, with the rest exchanged for Innate Pills or sold off.

Third brother Li Yuanhe, due to handling day-to-day affairs for Ancient River Sect, his status with the military has changed greatly, already specially approved from above to have consumed pills: Replenishing Essence Pills, Strengthening Body Pills, and Leopard Tendon Pills, he doesn’t need more.

As for Replenishing Essence Pills, many can use them.

He will give some to Xu Qingjin and Xu Qingjin’s mom, and some to friends like Hu Yi and Feng Wenhao, as well as some to those who had once taken care of him in the neighborhood.

Also to the village elders.

Some people are not good, Zhou Leng doesn’t care, but he will gift pills to the elders who had helped him before, wishing them more health and longevity.

When receiving help as a child, Zhou Leng secretly swore, when he gains ability in the future, he will surely repay them.

After leaving West Sea Martial Arts Academy, Zhou Leng realized that his biggest knot was not at West Sea Martial Arts Academy, but his childhood wish.

His biggest childhood wish was world peace, where every kid has Replenishing Essence Pills to eat.

When running the natural Innate Battle Path together with fellow disciples from the Ancient River Sect, he had consumed all Medicinal Fruits and other pills obtained from Ancient River Sect.

After advancing to Innate, new pills are required.

Theoretically, from the Innate Realm, pills consumed can truly be called “pills.”

The most critical one is the “Embracing Essence Pill,” used to compress True Qi.

Concentration Pills can enhance Martial Arts Will, they’re indispensable.

Both require at least a hundred pills each.

Besides, “Nourishing Essence Pill” is needed.

This is akin to a higher-grade Replenishing Essence Pill, no longer needing a hundred pills, but must be carried personally.

After reaching Innate, the body renews itself, although imperfect, it achieves the minimum level of flawlessness, not needing replenishment.

The premise is perfect status.

In reality, as long as one cultivates and fights, the body, Qi Blood, and meridians will inevitably have deficiencies and damage.

Therefore, Nourishing Essence Pills need supplementation.

Moreover, regular supplementation is needed, not limited to a hundred pills.

The benefit is, as long as there are sufficient Nourishing Essence Pills, Innate Masters can quickly recover their power.

The disadvantage is, the cultivation cost for Innate Masters rises sharply.

Someone once calculated, a regular Innate Master, if balancing cultivation, combat, war merits, conscription, growth in all aspects.

The basic expenses converted into Dragon Country Yuan is ten million per month.

If you want to improve rapidly, you need more.

The children specifically trained by Martial Valve Race families have a base of fifty million a month.

For those children fully trained by Martial Valve Race families, like Li Shenkong, the basic pills cost a billion per month.

This doesn’t include the martial arts resources that can’t be measured by money.

For example, martial arts traces, cultivation land, master guidance, etc.

This results in, besides martial clans being able to easily support, even some large families would quickly decline due to excessive investment, failing to recover costs.

As for the strongest Dragon and Tiger Pill, don’t rush, the better the foundation, the better the effect of the Dragon and Tiger Pill.

Having just ascended to the Innate, Zhou Leng was not in a hurry and slowly familiarized himself with the new body, slowly refining.

Preparing for the upcoming counterattack and Demon City service.

Ascending to the Innate grants many privileges, but also adds many obligations.

Every Innate must serve in the Demon City Army every year, either for a full month or accumulating enough war merits.

Additionally, each Innate will participate in at least one emergency summon every year.

Either in cutting down the Demon Worship Sect or in Demon City fighting demons.

It’s already evening after planning and organizing well.

Just as he was preparing to send some Replenishing Essence Pills to Xu Qingjin, he received a call from Feng Wenhao.

“Zhou Leng, a package was delivered to our class, the recipient is me but asked to be transferred to you, it’s quite strange.”

“What package?”

“It says important documents, I don’t want to open it.”

“Alright, I’ll come right over.”

Zhou Leng returned to the class to retrieve the documents, opened them, and found a thick stack of freshly printed papers, still emitting the aroma of ink.

He found a secluded place and slowly flipped through them.

This stack of documents seemed like a letter of accusation.

The accused was Zhang Xiaoxiao.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, the demonized martial artist who already joined the Huang Meng Sect.

The documents contained many images from surveillance cameras.

All evidence proves that it was Zhang Xiaoxiao who kidnapped and then brutally killed numerous school leaders and their families from Fifty-Ninth Middle School.

“Zhang Xiaoxiao…”

Zhou Leng looked at the image of Zhang Xiaoxiao in the pictures, so young yet with a head full of white hair.

If he had seen this document a few days ago, he would have pursued the investigation without hesitation.

Zhou Leng contacted Wang Boxiong and brought these documents to the Hall Master’s office.

Wang Boxiong said, “You now have temporary permission to read the Fifty-Ninth Middle School case files; this matter has a significant impact, be prepared mentally.”

“Understood.”

Utilizing Wang Boxiong’s permission, Zhou Leng slowly went through the Martial Guard Department’s files.

According to the files.

Last year, the Martial Guard discovered issues with the students of Class 2, Grade 3.

The children of the entire class were feeble, sallow, and thin, and the victims of the Fifty-Ninth Martial Arts Hall incident were all students or parents from Class 3.

The Martial Guard hired a Demon Spirit Master, spending a great deal to confirm that someone was using demon methods to absorb the life force of these children.

As they were about to proceed with further investigation and evidence gathering, orders came from the headquarters in Xiongjing Martial Guard.

This case had to wait.

Orders from above had to be followed below.

However, the Rucheng Martial Guard did not give up and continued investigating the martial arts school students and parents from that class.

But those martial arts school students and parents were blatantly silent, consistently uncooperative.

Martial Guard was helpless, under pressure from above, facing noncooperation below, along with complaints from other teachers, students, and parents throughout the school, forced to suspend the investigation.

Until the day the Huang Meng Sect launched a large-scale attack.

A demonized martial artist named Zhang Xiaoxiao kidnapped experts from Fifty-Ninth Martial Arts Hall.

Initially, all the surveillance evidence pointed to Zhang Xiaoxiao alone.

However, with deeper investigation by Martial Guard, some very hidden evidence was discovered.

Before Zhang Xiaoxiao acted, the parents of Class 3 showed unusual behavior, as if they were secretly doing something.

On the day of Huang Meng Sect’s city attack, some Class 3 parents appeared outside Fifty-Ninth Middle School.

Combining all the evidence, Martial Guard deduced the general course of events.

Two years ago, someone at Fifty-Ninth Middle School used a demon array to absorb the power of Class 3, injecting it into a demonized martial artist’s body, enhancing the martial artist’s power.

Due to the influence of demon magic, the children were unaware.

But as the enchantments increased, some parents began noticing something was wrong.

To prevent leakage, the murderer used demon magic again, though it’s unclear whether it was a vow, curse, mind control, or some other force, affecting all parents, making them unable to report.

One parent seemed to want to fight to the death, attempting to summon a demon to eliminate the influence of demon magic, but failed, leading to the death of their entire family.

This was the first Fifty-Ninth Middle School case, initially considered an isolated incident.

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