CHAPTER 395: CHAPTERS 167-168 RETURN (COMBINED CHAPTERS - REQUESTING MONTHLY PASS)

Within Mountain-Breaking City, Shen Changqing had been living quite comfortably these days. After slaying a few Demon Evils, he had gained tremendous benefits. Regarding advancement in his Realm, although the panel’s help was there, there were still aspects that required his own diligent cultivation and familiarity. Over the past few days, Shen Changqing remained in his courtyard, contemplating his own Martial Arts. The Seven Stars Stepping on Air Step had already reached Great Achievement. What remained was only the Chiyang Divine Palm. At this point, he suddenly had some different ideas about the Divine Ability Value.

Achieving Martial Arts Great Achievement is easy; with time, it’s not difficult to reach this realm. However, to comprehend the True Intent from Great Achievement, the difficulty is not small. It involves not just time, but also insight. If I reserve the Divine Ability Value for the most critical moment, then I could directly comprehend the True Intent!

Shen Changqing’s eyes flickered.

He hadn’t placed much importance on the Divine Ability Value before. Offensive Martial Arts were just an auxiliary means; the true foundation lies within the Martial Artist himself. Just like now, with his strength improved, there wasn’t really any big issue with Martial Arts. For Martial Arts of the fifth layer, understanding the first four layers only required spending some time. Compared to using Slaughter Value to directly deduce and enhance Inner and Outer Techniques, the Divine Ability Value seemed rather lackluster. Not until now did Shen Changqing suddenly come to a realization. The reason Divine Ability Value seemed lackluster might be because he hadn’t figured out the proper way to use it. In other words, if the Divine Ability Value were used on the ordinary layers of Martial Arts, then naturally it wouldn’t have much effect; but if used on the last layer to comprehend the True Intent, then the Divine Ability Value would be very useful. Ever since breaking through to Great Grandmaster and nurturing his Divine Soul, he was very curious to know what kind of changes would happen if one were to comprehend multiple True Intents. One thing Shen Changqing could be sure of was that comprehending multiple True Intents would not have any negative impact on oneself.

「Inside the small courtyard.」

A blazing aura swept upward, its oppressive force like the Great Sun, making Tiankui crouch on the ground, not daring to move rashly. Chiyang Divine Palm! After this Martial Art was integrated, it became the highest-tier one among all of Shen Changqing’s techniques. However, even with its high tier, it was merely passable in front of a Great Grandmaster. After spending several days, he successfully advanced the Chiyang Divine Palm from the third layer to the fourth. At this point, the only two Martial Arts on the panel had both reached the level of Great Achievement. Further on lay the stage of comprehending the True Intent.

Once he reached this level, Shen Changqing formally stopped. He did not continue to spend time diligently cultivating the Chiyang Divine Palm and Seven Stars Stepping on Air Step. Comprehending the True Intent is difficult. In ten days or half a month, there wouldn’t be any significant gains. Instead of wasting time continuing to cultivate, it would be better to do other things.

After squeezing out a drop of blood and mixing it with clean water to prepare Tiankui’s meals for the next few days, Shen Changqing started dealing with some official business. One should not assume that temporarily becoming the Dominator of the Demon-Subduing Division meant he could simply be a hands-off manager. Quite the contrary; any significant or minor matter within the jurisdiction of Mountain-Breaking City had to be consolidated by the Heavenly Inspection Guard and then delivered to Shen Changqing. Immediately after, it was up to him to make decisions.

"Elder Shen, ever since the Demon Evil forces suffered a crushing defeat in Mountain-Breaking City, the Demon Evil situation within our jurisdiction has eased a great deal. Many Sects that were initially indifferent are now actively intervening and assisting our Demon-Subduing Division in purging the evil spirits," Xing Yi said, his demeanor as respectful as ever. The more he understood the strength of the person before him, the less daring he became.

"Assisting the Demon-Subduing Division in purging evil spirits?" Shen Changqing laughed. They turned a blind eye at the beginning, and now they are making amends. In this world, there are no such easy matters. However, he didn’t pay much attention to that.

"Is there any news from the Capital City now?"

"Not at the moment." Xing Yi shook his head, then added, "But the news was sent there quite some time ago. I believe the Capital City must have reacted. In a few more days, a message should arrive."

"Mhm." Shen Changqing nodded, then closed the scroll in his hand and handed it back. "The matters concerning the various Sects don’t need so much attention for now. If they want to help, let them help; if they don’t, so be it. Keep the current records for now; the rest can be dealt with later."

"I understand," Xing Yi replied, a sense of awe filling his heart. He knew this Elder Shen planned to settle scores eventually. Xing Yi had no objection to this. When the Demon Evil were rampant, the Demon-Subduing Division had personally visited them to request help, hoping they would intervene, but every one of them made excuses. Now that they perceived the Demon-Subduing Division’s formidable strength, they were fearful and thus offered their assistance. Such flip-floppers! In his opinion, it would be a good thing if they could all be rooted out. However, these were just thoughts for now; actually removing all of them would not be so easy.

After Xing Yi took his leave, Shen Changqing didn’t dwell on those thoughts. Looking at the two Martial Arts on the panel, a different idea emerged in his mind. Speaking of which—with my current strength, the Chiyang Divine Palm and Seven Stars Stepping on Air Step are somewhat insufficient, aren’t they? Should I try to integrate them again? It has been a long time since I last integrated offensive Martial Arts.