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Chapter 70: Sword Manual Acquired, Breakthrough in Dark Force

Ten days later.

Qinghe County, the backyard of the martial arts school.

Lin Zhou was lying on a grand chair, flipping through an ancient book in his hands.

In the past few days, Lin Zhou had Xiang Cong buy back all the ancient books in Qinghe County that were related to the Chu Kingdom or even the previous dynasty.

However, in any ancient books that mention the previous dynasty, there isn't even a single name of the previous dynasty. There's only a brief mention of it in a miscellaneous book, while the rest of the ancient books describe the State of Chu.

After all, the State of Chu has existed for over 1,900 years.

It's practically impossible to find any clues about the Mountain and Sea Demon God Sect in the ancient books of this county.

However, in these ten days I have read a lot of books, travelogues, and various miscellaneous notes, as well as those about mountains, rivers, demons and monsters, and have gained a general understanding of the current territory of the Chu Kingdom.

The State of Chu comprised a total of eighteen states, with Qingzhou located on its northwesternmost border.

Further east lies Longzhou.

Longzhou and Qingzhou Prefecture are adjacent to each other, but there is no border.

This is why the entanglement between the righteous and demonic sects in Longzhou Prefecture is much greater than that in Qingzhou Prefecture.

Moreover, the demonic forces in Longzhou Prefecture are at least several times more rampant than those in Qingzhou Prefecture. In the past few days, many refugees have traveled a long way from Longzhou Prefecture to Qinghe County to seek refuge.

Just at this time,

Suddenly, a piercing bird cry echoed above Qinghe County. Lin Zhou removed the books that were obstructing his view and stood up from the armchair.

"My sword manual has arrived."

Lin Zhou's eyes lit up.

Looking at the white eagle descending from the sky, Lin Zhou knew very well that this must be the sword manual that Duan Li had promised to give him.

Immediately, the white eagle flapped its wings and landed steadily in front of Lin Zhou.

"Junior Brother Lin, perhaps?"

"My name is Kong Ying."

"Senior Sister Duan has already told me about you. I came here on her behalf to give you this sword manual."

"Besides that, Senior Sister Duan also asked me to bring you a few bottles of pills."

"And an inner armor."

"Wearing this inner armor will allow even a martial artist at the peak of the Transformation Realm to withstand an attack."

"However, it cannot defend against attacks from a martial artist at the Core Formation Realm."

"The internal energy of a martial artist who has mastered the Dan Jin technique is extraordinary; only a special armor can defend against it."

At this moment, a tall girl in yellow flew over from the white eagle. The girl was only sixteen years old, with skin as smooth as cream, and a pair of crystal eyes looking at Lin Zhou with curiosity.

At this moment, Kong Ying was quite curious about Lin Zhou. He was just an outer disciple, so what did Senior Sister Duan Li see in him that made him worthy of being cultivated as an outer disciple?

This is highly unusual.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Duan."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Kong."

"Senior sister, you must be tired. Let me, your junior brother, show you some hospitality."

Lin Zhou said.

"Never mind, I have things to do, senior sister."

"This calamity caused by demons is no ordinary one."

"That's why I'm giving you this armor."

"Although Qinghe County is quite far from the prefectural city, we still have to be on guard."

"Now, many demon soldiers have rushed into various parts of Qingzhou Prefecture from the border. On my way here, I just happened to encounter two ordinary demon soldiers and killed them."

"However, most of the demon soldiers will not choose to attack the cities where our human race is gathered."

"Many demon soldiers choose to lie in wait."

As Kong Ying spoke, she noticed that Junior Brother Lin's expression seemed rather unwell, so she began to comfort him as she spoke.

Junior Brother Lin has managed to escape this demonic calamity by hiding in Qinghe County, which is so far away, and becoming the leader of a branch sect.

Kong Ying did not linger any longer. She then flew up onto the back of the great white eagle and controlled the eagle, which had just eaten a lot of meat, to fly into the sky. In just over ten breaths, it turned into a small white dot and disappeared into the distant sky.

at this time.

Lin Zhou, who was below, closed the courtyard gate and announced that he was going into seclusion.

This sword manual is ranked among the top ten in the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect. No wonder he is a true disciple; he does what he says he will do.

at the same time.

Inside the county government office in Qinghe County.

A middle-aged man dressed in a green official robe looked at the white eagle that had taken off and soared into the clouds, a deep sense of apprehension in his eyes.

"This is both a white eagle and a bluebird."

"I heard that a while ago, a huge roar came from Qinglong Mountain, north of our county town."

"It seems we've heard that demons have been spotted on Mount Qinglong."

"Could the leader of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect who is stationed here be a very powerful figure within the main sect?"

"It's Wan Tong, the man in the official robe, speaking in a solemn tone."

"Should we pay them a visit?"

Then, Wantong spoke up.

"The Azure Bird Beast"

"Then the blue sparrow from before was very likely a mythical beast that had acquired a golden core."

"I never expected that the leader who came here to oversee things would have such a powerful backer within the main sect."

"Sir, in my opinion, we should just skip the personal visit."

"The branch leader is either in seclusion or reading books, and has said that he doesn't like to be disturbed or visited by others."

"Sir, you can select some ancient books and send them to that martial arts school."

"It might have a miraculous effect."

Wan Qiu spoke up.

"Alright."

Wantong nodded.

During this time, the white eagle and the bluebird came and went, and each time they really frightened him quite a bit.

Although his family was a prominent clan in the prefecture, he was only a peripheral branch. Although he had passed the civil service examination, the status of such a degree was far less valuable than that of an outer disciple of a top sect.

They also received very little support from their own family.

The current plan is simply to stay quietly in Qinghe County and prevent any major chaos. After some maneuvering by the main family, we can gradually transfer him to a place closer to the prefectural city. At that time, I can reunite with my family more often.

...

...

March has passed in the blink of an eye.

Everywhere is lush and green.

The water volume of the Xiaoqing River is significantly higher than in previous years.

Qinghe County.

Lin Zhou, standing in the training ground in the backyard of the martial arts school, wielded a hundred-forged longsword. His movements were light and agile, and each time he managed to touch the training dummies in front of him.

The energy emanating from the sword left several inches deep notches on the human stake.

[Proficiency +1]

After practicing for a long time, a prompt for a sword manual appeared before my eyes.

"panel."

[Realm Level: Mid-stage Dark Force]

[Techniques: Tiger and Crane Unity - Breaking Illusion Sword Scripture Level 1 (32/100), Tiger and Crane Dual Form Fist Ultimate]

[Nine Transformations of the Serpent, Level 5 (23/100)]

It only took three months.

During this period, Lin Zhou had an epiphany during his daily check-in, which allowed him to advance all the way to the mid-stage of Dark Force.

Just one step away from advancing to the late stage of Dark Force.

If I advance to the Transformation Realm next year, when I return, my cultivation level will be sufficient to challenge for the position of an inner disciple.

Reaching the level of Transformation Force is the standard for inner disciples.

At that moment, a bird, nearly a foot long, flew down from the sky and landed on a table not far away, putting down a letter tube it was carrying in its beak.