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Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 112

Chapter 112

Chapter 112: Wenhai Prefectural City, Noble Families

The night was deep, and the starlight on the curtain of night was dim.

Beside the road, in the forest, several bonfires swayed, their light warm and inviting.

Chu Liang lay on a mat, his gaze profound as he looked up at the night sky, the scene of the two great demons fighting constantly flashing through his mind.

He understood that although he had not yet condensed five strands of Qi and Blood, he was basically invincible below the Skin Tempering Realm.

However, he was still no match for humans in the Skin Tempering Realm, or low-rank great demons comparable to the Skin Tempering Realm.

Strength!

Ever since awakening the memories of his past life, Chu Liang had always longed to become stronger.

Only by being strong enough could he deal with all eventualities!

If his strength was insufficient, even if there was no chaos, he would only be like in his previous life, a low-level ant, busy and bustling all day, until one day he died with regret and unwillingness.

“Whoosh…”

The night wind blew gently, and the bonfire swayed.

Chu Liang slowly closed his eyes and entered dreamland with complicated thoughts.

When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright, a faint red morning glow appearing on the horizon.

The caravan began to pack up. Everyone ate a simple breakfast and then set off again, embarking on the road to the prefectural city.

Along the way, Chu Liang was always at the forefront, communicating a lot with Qin Yu.

He learned from Qin Yu that the prefectural city was indeed as prosperous and lively as rumored, with a gathering of dignitaries, far beyond the comparison of a small county town like Anping County Town.

“Water flows downwards, and people strive upwards. In recent years, many people who have made enough silver taels in the county town have moved their families to the prefectural city, trying to gain a foothold there,” Qin Yu said calmly, her voice clear.

Some succeeded in establishing themselves in the prefectural city, while others returned dejectedly. Some were more unfortunate and encountered mountain bandits on the way to the prefectural city, ending up dead.

The Qin Family had Skin Tempering Realm experts, was wealthy, and had abundant resources. If they went to the prefectural city, they would naturally have a chance to gain a foothold.

But the Qin Family chose to stay in the county town.

In the county town, the Qin Family could take most of the resources and develop slowly.

But in the prefectural city, the Qin Family would be like rootless duckweed, and a careless move could easily lead to the family’s destruction.

“There are many experts in the county town. There are quite a few in the Skin Tempering Realm, and there are also those in the Tendon Tempering Realm above the Skin Tempering Realm, but they are rarely seen,”

A faction with a Skin Tempering Realm expert could be called a third-rate faction.

If there was a Tendon Tempering Realm expert, it would be a second-rate faction.

This was the default rule of the entire Great Liang martial world.

The Qin Family was a third-rate faction, but there were also differences among third-rate factions. Some factions had several Skin Tempering Realm experts, and some even had Late Skin Tempering Realm experts, which were naturally beyond the Qin Family’s comparison.

“Is the Qin Family Head at the Early Skin Tempering Realm?” Chu Liang asked.

“I don’t know. My father has not revealed his true strength to the outside world, and even I don’t know,” Qin Yu replied.

“I was presumptuous,”

Chu Liang cupped his hands, expressing his apology.

Such a question involved the trump cards of a faction, and he should not have asked it casually.

Qin Yu shook her head slightly, her pretty face calm, her beautiful eyes looking into the distance. She was not offended, and only said, “When you reach the Skin Tempering Realm, perhaps you will know.”

After the Black Market Amnesty Token was delivered to Chu Liang, almost all the martial artists in the entire county town believed that it was a foregone conclusion that he would become a Skin Tempering Realm expert.

Most people were envious, but some were dissatisfied with Chu Liang, either out of jealousy or other reasons, secretly cursing him to be trapped below the Skin Tempering Realm for the rest of his life.

If that were the case, then this genius would become a laughingstock.

Time passed slowly, and unknowingly, another day’s dusk arrived.

Counting the previous days, the Qin Family’s caravan had been traveling for four days and still had not reached the prefectural city.

Everyone rested for another night.

The next day, just as the sky was getting bright, the caravan set off again.

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At noon on this day, the prefectural city was finally in sight.

Chu Liang sat on his black steed, his eyes slightly narrowed. Looking into the distance, on the plain at the end of his vision, a magnificent city stood majestically.

Wenhai Prefectural City!

The city walls were grayish-blue, built from hard green bricks, at least twenty zhang high, majestic and spectacular, awe-inspiring.

Whoosh!

The wind blew, and the flags on the city walls fluttered.

The soldiers were all clad in armor, their long spears gleaming coldly, their sharpness compelling. They were clearly not ordinary, patrolling back and forth on the city walls.

The city gates were thick and heavy, with a constant stream of carriages and horses coming and going, bustling with activity.

At a rough glance, the entire prefectural city seemed like a giant black beast, prostrate on the ground, opening its terrifying maw, allowing those ant-like carriages and horses to enter and exit.

Unlike the county town, the prefectural city had no specific market days. Every day was bustling with activity, with merchants and travelers from all directions.

“The prefectural city is almost here, everyone be alert!”

From behind, Qin Zhong shouted, patting the weapon in his hand, reminding the Qin Family members.

The sides of the road were no longer forests but square fields. The soil was dark brown, with shallow and deep stubble remaining.

Many branch roads converged from all around, merging into the wide main official road.

Gradually, the number of carriages and horses on the road increased.

Along the way, many teams similar to the Qin Family’s caravan could be seen, some even longer than the Qin Family’s, with more people and horses.

Carriages rumbled, horses neighed, and countless wooden wheels rolled along the official road, rolling towards the gates of the prefectural city.

Various sounds gradually became louder, a clamor of voices.

The crowd lined up in front of the county town, moving forward slowly. They paid the entry fee in turn and finally passed through the wide and majestic gate, finally entering the prefectural city.

“This is the prefectural city,”

Chu Liang looked around. The road ahead was more than ten times wider than that of the county town. It was bustling with people, noisy and lively.

The smell of rouge, cooking oil, and livestock mixed together, drifting in the city filled with the sound of gongs and drums, forming a scene full of life.

Order in chaos, prosperous and luxurious.

Qin Yu’s pretty face was calm, her beautiful eyes showing no great fluctuations. She had been here many times.

She rode her horse forward, introducing everything in the prefectural city to Chu Liang.

The Qin Family’s purpose in coming to the prefectural city this time was to do business with an organization called the 【Blue Flower Merchant Guild】.

This Blue Flower Merchant Guild was a major force in the prefectural city, with connections to many merchants and families in the surrounding counties. The guild had several Skin Tempering Realm experts, and the spokesperson on the surface was a Late Skin Tempering Realm expert. It was said that there was a Tendon Tempering Realm expert behind them.

“The prefectural city is different from the county town,” Qin Yu said slowly. “In the county town, the county government and the Martial Alliance are the two strongest forces representing the imperial court, but it’s not the same in the prefectural city.”

“Why?” Chu Liang asked.

“There are imperial nobles in the prefectural city, three Counts and one Marquis. They are the biggest forces in the prefectural city, and even the prefectural governor has to defer to them,”

In this prefectural city, it was okay to offend other forces.

But once you offended these four noble families, you could only pray to the heavens.

Imperial nobles, especially the founding noble families, had at least two hundred years of accumulation. Their families were full of experts, and their strength was unimaginable.

Moreover, they not only had martial arts strength but also imperial power.

Qin Yu said to Chu Liang, “With your talent, you can provoke other forces. At worst, you can just leave and live somewhere else. But you cannot provoke these four noble families unless you can fight against the entire dynasty.”


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(🇨🇳)Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path

🇨🇳)Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path

长生修仙,我把武道进化为仙道
Status: Ongoing Author: Released: 2023 Native Language: Chinese
In the final years of the dynasty, demons ran rampant, the world was in turmoil, and human life was as worthless as grass. Even powerful martial artists faced constant threats to their lives. Fortunately, Chu Liang, who had transmigrated from another world, possessed the [Evolution Appraisal Mirror], capable of evolving martial arts into the Immortal Path. [Dragon Tendon and Tiger Bone Pill (Martial Arts Pill) → Cultivating Origin Pill (Immortal Path Pill) → Foundation Establishment Pill (Immortal Path Pill)...] [Grass and Wood Breathing Technique (Martial Arts Cultivation Technique) → Eternal Spring Technique (Immortal Path Cultivation Technique)...] And so… He rose from a mountain village hunter, step by step, to become a renowned expert in these chaotic times. One day, Chu Liang chanced upon an immortal who had descended into the deep mountains. He learned that this world was merely a small world used by immortals to harvest "Human Path Pills." Chu Liang wished to enter the Immortal Realm, but was told that his "Spiritual Root" was inferior, and he was not qualified. He had no choice but to give up and continue cultivating in the mortal world. … Many years later, countless immortals descended, bringing calamities, disrupting the human world, and harvesting the Grand Human Path Pill. At the critical moment, Chu Liang took action. Immortals fell, like rain. Looking at the radiant Chu Liang, the surviving immortals were utterly shocked. "You… are you that mortal with the inferior Spiritual Root from back then?" *** In a world where the clash of steel and the roar of demons echo through the mountains, Chu Liang, a reincarnated soul, finds himself armed with an extraordinary gift – the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror. Betrayed by those he once considered family and facing a world steeped in danger, Chu Liang must harness the mirror’s power to forge his own destiny. From a simple hunter to a rising martial artist, his journey is fraught with peril, forcing him to confront greedy relatives, ruthless gangs, and the encroaching darkness of a demonic threat. With each evolution, Chu Liang grows stronger, his resolve hardening as he strives to carve a path towards survival and mastery in the turbulent world of the Great Liang Dynasty.

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