Chapter 370: Chapter 370
Meng Chuan also let out a sigh of relief, lowering his suspended heart.
It seems Chief Long’s strength remains undiminished; a mere high priest is easily handled!
Meanwhile, in the dark, unnoticed by everyone.
An unknown Martial Arts Grandmaster turned and disappeared into the sky.
His form was like a wisp of smoke, muttering:
"Gone, it seems Li Xiao, that bastard, is indeed not in Yong’an..."
Yong’an Police Office Building.
In the early morning hours, Police Martial Arts Family captains and Meng Chuan’s team of three gathered in the meeting room.
After a moment’s wait, Chief Long Jiu entered with a hearty laugh.
Meng Chuan noticed he bore many wounds, indicating a fierce battle with that high priest.
But the outcome was favorable; the police force triumphed, successfully eradicating the newly established Yong’an base of the Demon Summoning Hall.
Long Jiu was in high spirits, not having disgraced his master, Huo Sanjiang...
He laughed heartily and said:
"You’ve all worked hard tonight, especially Xiaomeng’s team. There’s a 24-hour, on-duty counselor available in the police force if needed, feel free to go."
The trio waved their hands, being United University students, their will was much more resilient than that of societal martial artists.
A little killing was not worth such concern.
"Within three working days at the latest, the police force will tally your team’s mission contributions according to the recorder’s display. Honor Armory will be opened, and merit points will be distributed."
Meng Chuan nodded, taking the opportunity to explain to the Long and Hu brothers.
He had exchanged at the Armory twice, and although there weren’t many good items... they were indeed quite useful...
The police Honor Armory was essentially just a local exchange point in Yong’an.
It couldn’t compare with the United University Points Mall and Demon Nest Merit Armory.
But it was sufficient; tonight they slaughtered two four-times ascending cultivators and played a major role in defeating a five-times ascending cultivator.
The merit points earned wouldn’t be insignificant.
What to exchange for, he would see once the merit points were in hand.
Besides fixed items, new ones would be periodically added; cutting-edge technology from the research institute was also quite useful.
Long Jiu finally said:
"As for the Demon Path items you submitted, after being uniformly reported to the state, the reward money will be directly transferred to your personal account by the national finance.
The more you work, the more you earn. The police force won’t take a cut, rest assured."
The police force’s credibility was unquestionable, and Meng Chuan and his team weren’t concerned about that.
After bidding farewell to Chief Long, Meng Chuan left a signature for his little fan and went home for a sleep.
Agreed to return to school with the Long and Hu brothers early the next day.
Once this matter was settled, it was time to transform all gains into Martial Arts resources.
Fully preparing for the end-of-year, Dengzhou Demon Nest recruitment mission.
Feeling the Tao Heart within him about to be fully absorbed, Meng Chuan bid farewell to the group and left first.
Western outskirts of Yong’an, ten kilometers away from the building materials factory.
Across from Weishui River Bank.
Li Xiao stood by the shore, gazing at the thick smoke drifting from the direction of the building materials factory, his emotions a mix of complex flavors.
The newly established branch was wiped out by the police in just a month, completely disrupting his plans.
Yet he had learned from this experience; after a moment’s thought, he murmured:
"Unexpectedly, even with the Yong’an powerhouses distracted by the Demon Nest, the police side still possesses such strength..."
Being discovered and having the stronghold obliterated was within his expectations.
But to think none of the many priests could escape, this left him quite shocked.
Those ascending four times and above were not disposable in his eyes; they held greater value.
Every one of them was difficult to cultivate, and now nearly captured by the police, Li Xiao felt genuine pain.
Reflecting further, especially on the newly arrived top student, Yanhua.
Li Xiao initially intended to cultivate him into his future right-hand man, little did he expect to meet his end before he even began...
The sound of the river’s waves remained unchanged; he took one last glance at Yong’an City across the river, turned, and left.
This time, he realized even with the chaos and outbreak at Demon Nest, large city police stations still have the ability to independently deal with their strongholds.
Temporarily avoiding the edge, starting from small cities around Yong’an, gradually developing, and secretly cultivating power.
Once enough strength is amassed... surround Yong’an!
Yong’an City, with a population of ten million, is Great Chu’s foremost hub in the northwest.
Whether it’s emotional energy or Demon Path breeding ground, both are immensely rich.
This piece of fat meat is something he cannot overlook.
Here, too, is the center of Li Xiao’s grand plan.
After the future descent of the [God] upon the world, it’s the location to offer up blood, flesh, and palace, to establish an immortal God Palace!
"Just wait... this is merely a temporary withdrawal. Once my Divine Skill is complete... everyone in the city... will serve as blood sacrifice material to summon my God!"
Early the next day, on Lishan Mountain.
Meng Chuan had returned to school and submitted the task, receiving reward credits simultaneously.
[United University Card: Your current credit balance (4125) points]
Task rewards, combined with the monthly quota from the Grandmaster Class, restored Meng Chuan’s credits to the four thousand threshold.
Meng Chuan estimated that at an eighty-five percent discount, he could only buy less than ten Qi Armor Spirit Pills, totally insufficient...
"Police merit points and national reward money are the main sources; we’ll see if they can be converted for cultivation purposes..."
This highlights the preciousness of United University credits, which societal martial artists envy most.
Being able to obtain martial arts cultivation items at a relatively low price.
This is one of the core differences between a special Martial Arts University and the external society.
Coming back to his senses, Meng Chuan operated the Secret Technique [Golden Touch], and meticulously polished his Third Grade Fist Blade.
[Golden Touch: First Layer (38%) → (39%)]
He was originally a master of fist skills, using the Fist Blade as easily as if it were part of his arm.
He had established impressive merits last night.
The blade’s edge is unparalleled in sharpness, and its soul-shattering characteristic is worthy of being Third Grade True Martial.
After the maintenance was completed, Meng Chuan put down the fist blade and looked at the long spear beside him, [Tiger Soul].
"This spear also has its uses; when facing multiple enemies that can’t be taken down with fist stance, or when embroiled in chaos, it is more suitable for large-scale suppression.
The spear tip clears the path, matched with explosive fist skill, only then can the battlefield be better controlled; it’s perfect for use within a Demon Nest..."
This is the main reason he hasn’t sold this Second Grade True Martial weapon.
Just as he was about to get up to practice fist skills, his phone chimed with a notification:
[Dear "Infinite Fist · Meng Chuan", your Northern United University privilege card has received a large school credits transaction, please check it. (Transaction person: Chu Yanlong)]
Meng Chuan checked out of curiosity, and found an additional four thousand credits in his card.
He knew this was his "life-saving money" given by the Long and Hu brothers.
Meng Chuan put away his phone, shaking his head with a smile.
Although there were some minor conflicts early on, they resolved the misunderstandings later and became friends, really don’t need this.
In the afternoon, the three met and headed to Chen Qiushui’s office.
On the way, Meng Chuan chatted with the two brothers.
"How are your injuries, have they healed?"
Chu Yanhu grinned and said:
"More or less, except my kidneys got a bit sore, mainly the last ’Centipede Monster’ hurt my heart spirit, and my head’s a bit dizzy right now..."
Chu Yanlong nodded and asked back:
"Brother Meng, how about you? Heard you were the first to deal with that Sun Xiaochuan, how are you feeling now?"
"I’m fine, no big issues."
Meng Chuan spoke truthfully, the residual evil spiritual power had been obliterated by the Tao Heart within him, without affecting him at all.
The three sat on the sofa, watching Chen Qiushui reviewing the task video sent by the police station.
His brows furrowed, never relaxed.
A moment later, they heard him speak slowly:
"Chu Yanhu, Chu Yanlong, you two have no ’Elite Combat’ evaluation, any objections?"
The duo shook their heads repeatedly, not feeling anything amiss.
If Meng Chuan weren’t there, the two brothers might have ended up in trouble, indeed needing further tempering.
Meng Chuan let out a long breath; it seemed he was safe. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽
Initially thought the other party might label him reckless and cancel this evaluation as well.
With the Elite Combat evaluation, the United University task system would push difficult high-reward tasks to holders in advance.
If no one takes on the task within the specified time, only then it would enter the task pool.
It can save a lot of time and is quite useful.
Seeing Meng Chuan’s expression, Chen Qiushui said dispassionately:
"Considering your brave performance and indeed having no injuries, I didn’t cancel your evaluation.
Don’t get too happy yet, if you act recklessly on the next mission, I’ll cancel it.
With just a limit break, you dare to charge in front to attract fire for five sublimators.
When you achieve the second limit break, are you planning to single-handedly wipe out Demon Path bases?
Relying on Hard Skills, think you’re invincible? How about testing my Gang Qi?"
Meng Chuan knew he meant well, raising his hands in surrender, smiling helplessly:
"...Understood, Grandmaster Chen, I’ll be careful next time."
He still had three backup plans unused—two effects of the Nirvana Rainbow trait, and Demon Seed True Qi.
So... not too reckless, right...
Meng Chuan thought secretly in his heart.
Seeing his expression, Chen Qiushui waved with impatience:
"Alright, all of you better train diligently recently. Especially you two brothers, don’t go disgrace us at the end of the year Demon Nest trip.
I can tell you in advance, though the Dezhou City outskirts might be the first-level Demon Nest, besides Middle and Lower Rank Celestial Demons, there are quite a few Upper Rank ones.
In late November, I’ll be checking your respective martial arts progress.
The standards for you three are different; if you don’t reach the specified requirements, I’ll break your legs and you won’t get to go."
The task does state that due to physical issues, you can refuse the new Martial Arts Family special enlistment this time...
Leaving the office, Meng Chuan had no particular thoughts, only the Long and Hu brothers showed hints of frustration.
In terms of strength, Chen Qiushui asked him to complete mutations over four meridians.
That’s a small feat, he set the goal for himself far higher.
That’s to have all six meridians mutate, and Qi Blood ten feet of rosy clouds!
As Meng Chuan just woke up, he found a panel in his mind had sent a notification.
He flipped out of bed, checking while washing up:
[Tao Heart Demon Seed: Second Layer (32%) pending Limit Break]
[Limit Break Trait: ?]
"Cultivation technique completeness (60%), [Fear Chapter] has been integrated."
Meng Chuan found that besides a completion notification for integration, his cultivation technique had no other changes.
He spat out the toothpaste water, inwardly speechless.
Meng Chuan knew that at this moment, the Tao Heart had digested the fear intent, unlocking the first ultimate move.
But unlocking merely means unlocking; he still needs to train it out, or say... activate.
Just like the previous teachings by Grandmaster Luo.
The relevant key points were now mirrored in his mind, waiting to be explored.