Realm-Hopping Martial Master

The outside world has corrupted Mr. Xie. I've asked for his guidance countless times before, and he always answered without asking for anything in return. Now, when I ask for his guidance once, he actually requires me to teach a few of his classes? Truly, the ways of the world have declined!

Jiang Shu returned to his dormitory, lamenting.

It wasn't just that he would need to carve out several hours to teach for the next month. What mattered more was that his account points in the Martial Artist Alliance had once again plummeted to three digits.

He had merely purchased the Little Stele Fist, Breaking Stele Leg Technique, and a seven hundred point Little Beidou Step Technique.

All his efforts in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm had been in vain.

However, for the time being, it seemed he had managed to gather all the necessary martial arts.

Without rushing into training, Jiang Shu sat like a hungry tiger in a den, channeling his strength and vitality to his buttocks.

Xie Feichen's every move replayed in his mind, over and over.

He practiced day and night.

It's about time I return to Pingling County. I wonder if the situation in the inner city has changed now that the Yao Family is missing a Bone Forging Realm expert.

「Ten days later.」

In the dormitory.

Jiang Shu stretched his limbs.

A new alloy saber lay in front of him, its blade fierce and chilling.

Its sharpness and weight far surpassed that of the academy's saber.

In this period, he had trained all the martial arts he had purchased from the Martial Artist Alliance to entry-level and beyond.

The biggest gain from his fight with Xie Feichen wasn't his understanding of strength, but the Tiger Bone Mad Demon Fist!

Xie Feichen's strikes had targeted the weak points of his Tiger Bone Mad Demon Fist that he had previously overlooked.

With a bit more attention this time, his fist technique had suddenly reached the Perfect Realm.

The speed at which he tempered his bones increased once more.

In about two months, I will have tempered all 206 bones in my body, and only then will I truly stand at the peak of the Bone Forging Realm.

Finally, I can start trying to enter the Refining Internal Realm.

The insights into Converting Energy are even more mystical than I imagined. As Mr. Xie said, Converting Energy is like being divinely inspired. The sheer force of thousands of pounds is just the surface. Even Pick Flowers and Fly Leaves can hurt someone. With Converting Energy, parts of the body that can't be trained with force alone—teeth, tongue, nails, hair—will all be rejuvenated.

Only upon reaching the state of Converting Energy do you truly step beyond merely controlling your body and enter into proper cultivation.

I wonder when I'll be able to make this leap.

Jiang Shu gripped the saber, dressed all in martial attire, and took a step forward.

「The next moment.」

Pingling County, in the mountains.

What had once been vast and insurmountable mountains seemed now like mere hills in his eyes.

「In the inner city.」

「Yao Family.」

Few knew that the Yao Family had also come from outside.

The first Family Head, Yao Bao, fathered four sons, and over three to four decades, established the Yao Family in Pingling County.

It had been 120 years since then; the Yao Family had flourished and thrived.

「In the main hall.」

The current Family Head, Yao Zhengxing, sat at the head, his brows furrowed as he spoke, "Why hasn't Zhenglong returned yet? As a Bone Forging Realm expert, surely he doesn't need this much time to handle a mere Skin Grinding Realm Martial Artist."

Since the respected official from Nie County had arrived in Pingling County, things had always gone smoothly for the Yao Family.

The only exception had been related to a minor tavern.

As it turned out, they had twice fallen flat on their faces.

The youth had died.

Now, a Bone Forging Realm expert had disappeared too.

This compelled one to question Jiang Shu's identity and abilities.

Beneath, it was utterly silent. Everyone exchanged looks, eventually all eyes turned to Yao Zhengxing.

The Yao Family had held several meetings like this before.

The first time, they had confidently claimed that Zhenglong must have gone into the mountains spontaneously, planning to hunt a few Mutant Beasts on his way back.

But now, more than ten days had passed.

Not only had the person not returned, but there was also no message communicated.

"Nobody is speaking? Fine, I'll say it."

"Jiang Shu's Martial Arts Realm is strange indeed. Ordinarily, how could an average joe progress so swiftly in martial arts? From training at Hungry Tiger Martial Hall to becoming a Skin Grinding Realm Martial Artist, how much time did he actually take?"

"Moreover, salt, monosodium glutamate, spices—each one originates from somewhere special. He claims to have the recipes, which I believe, but he still has to purchase raw materials, right? I've asked around Pingling County, and not one trader could provide these spice ingredients; where does he get them from?"

"Also, before, when Wenbai was leading the charge against the Zhou Family Tavern, we were on the verge of success. Suddenly, he and the Zhou family boy both ended up dead in Skylark Square; later it became an unsolved case. But now, it seems likely that Jiang Shu might be involved!"

"I've been thinking about it, and he would profit the most from this! We might have been wrong before, thinking the Zhou family boy's death harmed him. Looking at it now, he might not have lost anything and actually ensured his safety by cutting off loose ends."

"I think we don't need to debate any further. Just capture Jiang Shu and severely interrogate him. Whether Wenbai was killed by him, and whether my brother is dead or alive—we'll know once we ask!"

Yao Zhengchang slammed the chair as he stood up.

Among the Yao family members, he was the most hot-tempered.

But it was he who had the highest martial talent.

Not yet thirty, he had entered the Bone Forging Realm.

Now, he had even reached the Late Stage of the Bone Forging Realm, making him the second highest in Martial Arts Realm within the entire Yao Family.

In his view, what's the use of all this discussion? It might as well be settled by action! He didn't believe that a mere Skin Grinding Realm Martial Artist could stir up any trouble before the Yao Family.