Chapter 54

As previously mentioned, the fat man has the wisdom of a fat man.

He deliberately created such a momentum earlier, feigning weakness to make his opponents always believe he was a practitioner of the Five Pulse True Qi.

As the fist aura approached Xuan Yuan, he suddenly revealed his trump card.

This punch, which condensed the essence of the fat man's Six Pulse True Qi, was fueled by his endless rage and the ambition of a vengeful fat man to turn the tables!

Boom!

Xuan Yuan barely had time to react, hastily putting out his palm to meet the attack.

Bang!

The moment Xuan Yuan's palm touched the fat man's fist, he realized what it meant to be outmatched!

This fist aura, carrying the power of six spiral forces, drilled through his entire arm, instantly turning it into a mess of flesh and bone.

And the fist aura did not diminish, striking his chest with a powerful punch!

Ah!

A mouthful of blood spurted out like an arrow.

Xuan Yuan, like a broken kite, was blasted off the stage by the powerful fist aura, flying backward over ten meters and crashing into a large pillar.

When he was seen again, blood was flowing from all seven orifices, a large hole was torn in his chest, and his head was tilted to the side, already dead beyond any doubt!

"What?"

"This... Six Spiral Fist Aura? Xuan Xuan has broken through?"

Not only did Xuan Yuan's supporters not expect this, even Lord Jinshan himself never imagined such a scene. His son won, and won so easily!

The fat man stood on the stage, his body of fat making the stage tremble.

"Our Jin family can fall on hard times, but we absolutely cannot have traitors. Those who betray the family must die!" This was the first time the fat man had ever exuded a killing aura.

The events that followed were rather bloody. As a frontier lord, Lord Jinshan's methods were fully displayed. After the fat man won the stage battle, Lord Jinshan also revealed his sharp edge.

He ordered the control of several elders and exposed their evidence of betraying the family by siding with Lord Longteng.

Beheading, confiscation of property!

Soon, the internal strife in the Jinshan Manor was swiftly and cleanly resolved. Even Jiang Chen had to admire Lord Jinshan, who was much more ruthless in his methods than his own father, Jiang Feng.

Of course, quelling internal strife with ruthless methods was understandable. Any family would never be lenient with traitors.

The expected turn of events did not cause much of a ripple in Jiang Chen's heart. The fat man was extremely grateful and wanted to keep Jiang Chen as a guest.

However, seeing the Jinshan Manor quell the internal strife and execute so many people, it was clearly not a suitable place for a guest. Jiang Chen then left.

Upon returning to the manor, he received a shocking piece of news—his father, Jiang Feng, had emerged from seclusion!

However, for now, only Jiang Ying and Jiang Fu knew this secret.

Jiang Feng had indeed emerged from seclusion and successfully broken through, smoothly entering the realm of Ten Pulse True Qi, joining the ranks of True Qi Masters, and truly entering the ranks of top-tier lords.

"Congratulations, Father." Jiang Chen was genuinely happy for his father.

"Ha ha, Chen, what are you being so formal with your father? Besides, if it weren't for you, I would probably have only reached the Ninth Pulse True Qi in my lifetime."

Jiang Feng was always very easygoing in front of his son.

Jiang Chen then recounted the events at the Jinshan Manor and briefly outlined the current situation.

Jiang Feng nodded. "The Jin family's affairs, if handled this way, is the best. According to what you said, Lord Longteng's rebellion will likely happen within the next half year?"

"Based on my estimation, his patience will probably last only this half year."

"Chen, what do you think our Jiang family should do?" Jiang Feng asked Jiang Chen.

"We don't need to take sides. Both the royal family and Lord Longteng have already placed us on the side of the royal family." Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "Besides, why should our Jiang family need to take sides?"

Jiang Chen did not believe that the royal family had the right to make him rely on them. The reason he stood against Lord Longteng was purely due to the situation, not because he chose the royal family.

He, Jiang Chen, was unique and could not be driven by any force.

...

Longteng Manor.

The events at the Jinshan Manor quickly reached Long Zhaofeng's ears.

"Worthless, they are indeed a bunch of worthless scum!" Long Zhaofeng heard that the Jin family's elders had failed to seize power and were all beheaded by Lord Jinshan.

And the carefully cultivated Xuan Yuan was defeated in one move by Lord Jinshan's son.

"That's not right. Lord Jinshan's son is as stupid as a pig. No matter how bad Xuan Yuan is, he shouldn't lose to such a person." Yan Jiuzhuang of Yanmen Manor was the first to feel something was amiss.

"Strange, things in the capital are getting stranger and stranger." Another lord shook his head. "Have you noticed that people like Lord Jianghan and Lord Jinshan seem to be very good at playing the role of a pig eating a tiger? Last time it was Jiang Chen, this time it's Lord Jinshan's son. Do you think they are deliberately showing weakness to their enemies?"

Long Zhaofeng's face darkened. "According to my intelligence, this is impossible! Lord Jinshan's son has always been a weakling, and there's no doubt about that. And that Jiang Chen!"

"Lord Long, I think that after the Heaven Worship Ceremony, the situation in the capital has become very subtle, with many unreasonable events. And it seems that every event has Jiang Chen's shadow. This boy is a troublemaker. It's said that Jiang Chen was also present at the Jin family's events today."

Mentioning this, Wang Yuan, the master of Danwang Garden, became depressed. "Yes, this boy Jiang Chen, I think there's a big problem with him. Last time when we held the medicinal exhibition, he was also present. Putting all the events together, I feel he has long colluded with the Alchemist Hall, just waiting to step on my Danwang Garden!"

"Also, the royal family has even sent several high-level True Qi practitioners to protect him. When did this boy become so close to the royal family?"

Various strange events related to Jiang Chen were sorted out, and almost all the doubts centered on Jiang Chen.

Long Zhaofeng was also quite surprised. "Could we have really underestimated Jiang Chen?"

"Lord Long, Jiang Chen must be eliminated! Now, there's no news from Lord Jianghan, and I estimate he is most likely dead. If Jiang Chen is eliminated, the Lord's command of Lord Jianghan will be completely surrendered."

"Right, Jiang Chen must die!" Long Zhaofeng nodded.

"Father, I will take care of Jiang Chen." Long Juxue, standing beside Long Zhaofeng, revealed a cold smile. "I once said at the Alchemist Hall that Jiang Chen would not pass the Qianlong Examination smoothly. This time, I will kill a batch of people before entering the sect to set an example. Kill a chicken to warn the monkeys!"

"Right, if he can enter the final combat stage of the Qianlong Examination, killing him will be as simple as stepping on an ant." Longteng was very confident in his daughter's talent, but he continued, "Considering the long night, we must make more preparations. Before the Qianlong Examination enters the combat stage, we must not miss any opportunity!"

"Long San, I will entrust this matter to you. You must bring me Jiang Chen's head!" Jiang Chen had ruined several of Longteng's major plans, making Longteng's killing intent surge.

"Yes." A cold subordinate beside Long Zhaofeng responded, a man with a killing aura, a practitioner of the Ten Pulse True Qi!

...

Inside the Jianghan Manor, Jiang Chen was making the final preparations for the Qianlong Examination.

Now, his Seventh Pulse True Qi realm was very stable, and he had successfully located the eighth True Qi acupoint.

The two martial arts techniques, "Canghai Niliu Dao" and "Kurong Shenquan," were also improving day by day, with significant progress each day.

In recent days, Jiang Chen had been preparing another set of skills, playing with the nine heavy feather flying knives made from heavy feather gold crystal.

"Flying knives are comparable to bows and arrows, but they are easier to control and more concealed."

Compared to bows and arrows, the attack of flying knives is definitely more concealed and controllable. After all, to control a bow and arrow, you must first load the arrow onto the bow.

This process makes the control of bows and arrows inferior to flying knives.

Flying knives can be hidden anywhere and can be launched at any time. With a knife in hand, every shot hits its mark. Like a celestial being, it comes from nowhere and goes to nowhere.

The advantage of flying knives lies in their easy control, concealed attack, and the cold-blooded nature of a single strike to the throat!

"These nine flying knives are made from heavy feather gold crystal, which is almost transparent. Once deployed, combined with the technique, they almost become invisible, merging into the void."

It must be said that the flying knives made from heavy feather gold crystal have a very strong concealment and deception.

If attacked suddenly, even a general martial artist might not see the flying knife at all.

Jiang Chen highly utilized these nine heavy feather flying knives, racking his brains to find a flying knife technique called "Shuieyue Feidao."

Shuieyue Feidao, as the name suggests, is a powerful force that can pierce the sun and moon and destroy the stars.

Of course, with Jiang Chen's current abilities, piercing the sun and moon is an exaggeration. However, this "Shuieyue Feidao" technique can make him even more formidable.

"Practicing this 'Shuieyue Feidao' is not something that can be achieved overnight. This 'Shuieyue Feidao' technique is much more advanced than the 'Jiuxiao Canghai Jue.' It is a true heavenly-level technique. However, the initial part of the 'Shuieyue Feidao' technique is not so difficult to understand."

To practice the Shuieyue Feidao, one must master four supporting techniques: "Tianmu Shentong," "Shunfeng Zhi Er," "Panshi Zhi Xin," and "Qiqiao Tongling."

Practice the eyes first! Then the ears, the heart, and the seven senses!

When the eyes are trained to their limit, with a pair of divine eyes, one can observe all the planes of existence, and a flying knife can reach anywhere, making the enemy have nowhere to hide!

When the ears are trained to their limit, with a pair of wind-following ears, one can hear the direction of the wind. No matter from which direction the attack comes, the flying knife will strike, and all will be decapitated!

When the heart is trained to its limit, the heart is as solid as a rock, not deceived by any illusions. No matter how many illusions there are, a flying knife will point directly at the true form and kill the enemy!

When the seven senses are trained to their limit, all seven senses are open, and the entire world has no secrets in your senses. There is no way to escape, and no place to hide!

Of course, it is unknown how many years it will take to practice the Shuieyue Feidao to its limit, and it is also unknown how many years it will take to master these four supporting techniques to their limit.