Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar

On this day, Hong Yuan was in the Dongyu District Official Hall, dealing with the routine processing of case files and issuing directives on various affairs of Dongyu District.

Hong Yuan typically handled these miscellaneous tasks once every five days, spending a morning to resolve them.

Just as Hong Yuan was stamping "approved" or "not approved" on one document after another, his writing brush suddenly stopped moving.

For the case file beneath his pen was none other than the challenge issued by Wei Tusu to Lu Sheng to duel their martial artists.

In Dongyu District, where the good mixed with the bad, disputes were frequent.

To resolve issues, if both parties agreed, they would settle it through combat, with the winner taking all.

Wei Tusu... A thoughtful look passed through Hong Yuan's eyes as he recalled the information about this hunter Martial Artist.

What was lost and then found was not the same as never having been lost. For Wei Tusu, Hong Yuan still felt somewhat uneasy. Mainly because he had planned to give up the Thunder Sword Tribulation, yet unexpectedly, the tide had turned, and he had reacquired it.

Hong Yuan glanced at the scheduled date for the duel: the 8th of April.

Today was the 1st of April, which meant if he approved it, in seven days Wei Tusu and Lu Sheng would pit their respective martial artists against each other in three rounds at the Dongyu District arena.

In seven days? By then, my The Skill of Martial Vest should have reached the Great Achievement Realm. Besides, they will be competing in Dongyu District, where I won't be in any life-threatening danger. If there is danger to my life even here, then there's no use hiding in the Dongyu District Official Hall. No, I don't need to go out myself; I just need the Rapid Bee Worm to go in my place.

Hong Yuan's thoughts ran swiftly, and he quickly approved the document.

Once Hong Yuan's directive was passed, the Giant Whale Gang began to mobilize, and Wei Tusu's Tusu Meeting also started to take precautions against the Giant Whale Gang.

「Tusu Meeting.」

A top-quality private room.

Several maids of fine stature and appearance bowed their heads to pour tea, while the three elite Martial Artists from the Tusu Meeting paid them no heed.

Wei Tusu sighed inwardly upon seeing the Disciples from Qinglu Taoist Temple showing no interest in the charms of worldly beauties. I hired these top courtesans from various brothels at great expense, and yet these Disciples show no interest at all. Truly fearsome.

With a wave of his hand, Wei Tusu dismissed these leading courtesans.

Wei Tusu was wrong in his thinking. It wasn't that the Qinglu Taoist Temple Disciples had no interest in beauties, but rather that they simply were not on the same wavelength as these worldly courtesans.

The Disciples of the Qinglu Taoist Temple generally practiced the Qinglu Mountain Moving Skill and the Qinglu Divine Sensing. Their perception of aura was second to none among the Disciples of various Overlord Sects.

"Senior Brothers, this is the situation," Wei Tusu began, explaining the reason for their gathering. "I have had a dispute with Lu Sheng of the Giant Whale Gang and wish to resolve it by each of us putting forward three people to determine the outcome. The winner takes all..."

The three Qinglu Taoist Temple Disciples listened calmly, simply nodding lightly.

One of the younger Disciples, Li Ziran, frowned slightly when Wei Tusu addressed them as Senior Brothers.

Clearly, Li Ziran did not think that Wei Tusu, a mere pawn, had the qualifications to call them brothers.

Senior Brother? What do you amount to, you lowly self-taught Martial Artist? You're nothing but prey we would defeat across levels, Li Ziran sneered in his heart, full of disdain.

If not for the directive of True Disciple Zhang Baicun, he would certainly have used his mid-level second-tier strength to teach Wei Tusu, a peak second-tier Martial Artist, a good lesson.

「Seven days later.」

In those seven days, not only had Hong Yuan cultivated his The Skill of Martial Vest to the Great Achievement Realm, but he had also sensed the crystalline membrane within his Energy Sea several times.

Once he broke through that membrane, his Martial Artist cultivation would advance from high second-tier to peak second-tier!

On this crisp morning, Hong Yuan ceased his efforts to perceive the crystalline membrane and took out a small, prepared iron cage from his storage bag.

"Rapid Bee Worm, come out," Hong Yuan called out softly.

Swiftly, a Worm that seemed to be crafted of green wood, resembling both a bee and an eagle—with wings as broad as banana leaves but a body as small as a fist—burst out of Hong Yuan's Aperture and into the external world.

In an instant, besides the perspective from his Ice Armor Python Avatar, Hong Yuan gained another view from the Rapid Bee Worm.

It was as if he had acquired an extra video window in a surveillance system.

"Go in," Hong Yuan gestured forward, and the Rapid Bee Worm voluntarily entered the small iron cage.

In fact, the Rapid Bee Worm didn't need to be imprisoned; its will had long been wiped away by Hong Yuan. But for safety's sake, Hong Yuan took an extra precaution.

Holding the small iron cage, Hong Yuan walked to the Dongyu District Official Hall and waited for Chief Lei's arrival.

When Hong Yuan reached the Dongyu District Official Hall, he found Chief Lei standing there, full of vigor.

"My lord."

Upon seeing Hong Yuan, Chief Lei hastily ran up to him and respectfully bowed his head, waiting for instructions.

Hong Yuan was taken aback. Especially when he noticed the slight darkness under Chief Lei's eyes, he was even more surprised.

"Chief Lei, did you come over early?" Hong Yuan asked.

"Reporting to my lord, I have also just arrived," Chief Lei replied.

In truth, Chief Lei hadn't slept at all the previous night. As soon as the sky began to brighten, he had immediately rushed over, even entering the Dongyu District Official Hall the moment its doors opened.

He had endured great hardship, all to be the first to meet Hong Yuan and ensure he wouldn't have to wait.

"Chief Lei, you've shown great consideration."

Hong Yuan glanced deeply at Chief Lei and praised him briefly.

This, in turn, made Chief Lei tremble with excitement.

"Go then, take good care of my precious bee," Hong Yuan said.

"Yes, my lord!"

Chief Lei left.

Even though Hong Yuan had assigned him the task of carrying such an odd creature to watch the duel between the martial artists of the Giant Whale Gang and the Tusu Meeting, Chief Lei did not express any dissent and readily accepted the task.

Hong Yuan stood still, watching Chief Lei's retreating figure until he was out of sight, yet his gaze lingered in that direction.

He's talented, Hong Yuan murmured appreciatively.

If I had been half as perceptive in my previous life, I would not have ended up as just a technician.

Thereupon, Hong Yuan turned and walked back to the training room, staying in a safe position.

He continued to sense the presence of the crystalline membrane while remotely observing what the Rapid Bee Worm saw.

Hmm, this must be Jade Street. These Martial Artists, each wielding a sword or knife, do indeed look fierce.

The Rapid Bee Worm, carried by Chief Lei, made its way onto a bustling and lively street. The Martial Artists on this street, upon seeing Chief Lei, all raised their hands in greeting, showing great respect for him.

But soon, their faces showed surprise, and they quickly moved away from Chief Lei.

Although I can't see Chief Lei's expression, I can guess that at this moment he is probably wearing a poker face. And those Martial Artists' shocked expressions are likely due to the sight of such a strange creature as the Rapid Bee Worm. Resembling both a bee and an eagle, with wings as broad as banana leaves but a body as small as a fist—what on earth is this thing?

Under such circumstances, the Rapid Bee Worm was quickly brought by Chief Lei to a high floor in a restaurant where they could look down at the arena below.

Hmm, this is a very nice angle, and the video and audio haven't turned into a slideshow. It seems the Rapid Bee Worm is indeed a lot stronger than the Sting Bee Worm, Hong Yuan nodded slightly.

In the past, when he used the Sting Bee Worm to gather intelligence, moving it slightly further made watching the video like flicking through a slideshow, and it would eventually degrade to watching pixels.

Now, although the second-tier Rapid Bee Worm was several long streets away from him, the view remained clear and sharp. Not bad at all.