Chapter 16: Fourth-level Muscle and Bone Realm

"what?"

"Xu Manzi, the martial arts prodigy, led a team of border troops to attack the library? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? He is a double peak fourth rank..."

Upon learning that a team of elite border troops were heading towards the library, Xu Xiaohan was terrified and immediately rushed to the library with several trusted fighters.

If something happened to Master Su.

God knows what his godfather, the current East Factory Director Zhang Gui, can do.

however.

What he saw was an empty library and a figure in a green robe loosening the soil in the courtyard. Who else could it be but Su Chen?

"Su Chen, what are you doing..."

Xu Xiaohan was stunned and horrified. He looked around and the library was empty, which was enough for him to see everything. There was no sign of elite border troops, not even any traces of a battle.

Could it be a false report?
I guess that's the case.

For some reason, Xu Xiaohan's eyelids twitched. Looking at the medicinal field, he vaguely felt that the soil level of the medicinal field seemed to be much higher than before, and the medicinal field had expanded more than one circle.

Is it possible...

impossible!
It must be an illusion.

He was a martial arts prodigy who was at the peak of the double fourth rank, and was absolutely the top among those below the third rank. Although Master Su had some skills, he was so young, how could he hunt down Xu Manzi? What's more, Xu Manzi had a whole team of elite border troops around him.

"What's the matter?"

Su Chen scolded twice.

Subsequently.

His eyes were fixed on the distant palace and the two first-rank figures who were fighting endlessly, but he had no interest in them.

On the rooftop of the library, Su Chen watched for a while and he found that these two were just pretending to fight and had no intention of fighting for life or death at all.

A first-rank master is invincible in the world. To become a first-rank master, they are all in their seventies or eighties. Life span is precious, so they always cherish their lives.

"Master Su, two first-rank junior masters are fighting each other. Do you want to go with me to the underground palace to hide temporarily..."

Xu Xiaohan said this loyally.

In this regard.

Master Su didn't take it seriously. He pointed at the two young masters in the distance, sneered, and reminded them.

"Half a year ago, you have seen what the purple-robed Nine Thousand Years Old Taoist looked like when he killed the First-Rank Ziwei Taoist of the Heavenly Master's Mansion in a battle formation."

"Didn't you notice?"

"We have been fighting for so long, but we haven't even destroyed a corner of the palace. There will be no danger tonight."

In response to this, Xu Xiaohan sneered, but he was completely unconvinced in his heart.

How could it be possible that there would be no danger for a first-rank junior master, the Prince of Zhenbei, to rebel and break into the palace? This could lead to the change of dynasties if one is not careful.

"This Duke of Zhenbei is really a wise old man, and he has brought the value of the United Front to the extreme."

"No one can cure the top class in the world. This is the reality."

As if to confirm Su Chen's words, the next moment, the old but strong, energetic, and vigorous King Zhenbei, wearing golden armor, rushed into a palace, took away the former empress, who was also his own granddaughter, and immediately withdrew.

The elite border troops who had charged forward retreated like a tide and marched out of the imperial city in a mighty force.

"Daliang has no moral integrity. The succession of three generations of imperial power is like a joke. Sooner or later, it will be destroyed by other countries. It is better for me to not stay in Daliang."

The mighty sound, with the blessing of true energy, almost penetrated the entire capital city.

In the Jinluan Palace.

Emperor Jianwu, surrounded by thousands of palace guards, had a gloomy expression.

During the reign of Emperor Tianwu, the people were living in poverty, and refugees often rose up in rebellion, killing officials and refusing to obey the rule...

But it won't amount to anything.

With the cultivation foundation of Tianwu Pagoda, even if something really happens, a junior grandmaster can step out of the pagoda and defeat ten thousand enemies alone.

The lives of the refugees were as insignificant as weeds, and they were unaware of the powerful background of the Tianwu Tower, but the aristocratic families knew about it, so they did not dare to even dream of interfering with the imperial power.

However, the old Emperor Tianwu was successfully assassinated.

The seventh prince who succeeded the deposed emperor became a puppet in the hands of the nine thousand year old Purple Robe First Supervisor within half a year...

The royal majesty is gone.

but.

The purple-robed first supervisor killed the top-ranking Taoist Ziwei of the Tianshi Mansion, a major martial arts sect, and successfully intimidated the villains.

"But the imperial power has undergone a third change. Not only did a top-ranking prince defect, but he also once again broke into the palace as if he were in an empty space, and retired after completing his mission..."

Emperor Jianwu gnashed his teeth, his cold eyes looking like they were about to spit fire.

And the current and previous first supervisor in purple robe, the white-haired young man with the appearance of a young man, deserves to die. He does not work hard and allows the imperial power to lose face.

If the power transfer was normal, such an embarrassing scene would never have happened.

Every crown prince will cultivate a loyal master of the top second rank by his side. When he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, with the approval of the Tianwu Pagoda, he can use his means to create a purple-robed first supervisor who will obey the emperor's orders.

pity.

The old Emperor Tianwu delayed appointing a crown prince and even bestowed three sets of white dragon robes, allowing the three princes to fight endlessly, leaving behind all these hidden dangers.

Emperor Jianwu was clearly aware that after tonight, there would be more and more practitioners who did not respect the imperial authority, and those thousand-year-old aristocratic families who had not dared to have any delusions before would be ready to make a move.

It was because they saw the weakening of the imperial power tonight and saw the hope of replacing it...

"I remember that at night, someone clearly predicted that Taoist Ziwei would die, right?"

Emperor Jianwu suddenly spoke.

He escaped death, restored the world, and ascended the throne. Even the scheming Zhang Gui had to be cautious in front of him.

"Yes, but my brother is just an ordinary person, not a cultivator. Maybe he just couldn't bear to see me fall into this mess, so he just happened to guess right."

Zhang Gui responded cautiously. He didn't want to involve Su Chen in the storm he was about to create.

Zhang Gui was also puzzled by what happened back then. Even he couldn't understand the life-and-death battle between two top-level masters. How did Su Chen predict the correct outcome?

A person who is not even a cultivator could actually guess the outcome. Obviously, it could only be that he was lucky.

"Back then, I also heard that the soap and perfume that brought in a huge amount of money were also produced by him?"

"Moreover, the eunuchs in the inner court will have no offspring for their entire lives, so they will only be loyal to the emperor, becoming the most vicious dogs in the emperor's hands and the sharpest swords against all officials. Did you get the idea of ​​the East Factory, which monitors all officials and hunts down all the military commanders, from him?"

Emperor Jianwu kept talking.

At this time.

Zhang Guicai suddenly realized that the new emperor actually wanted to reuse Su Chen.

With all these things, he is naturally worthy of being considered a dragon among men.

soon.

In the library, Su Chen was summoned personally by a deputy chief eunuch of the imperial palace. The emperor wanted to see him in the Golden Throne Hall.

"Emperor Jianwu wants to see me?"

Su Chen was stunned.

The deputy general manager who conveyed the imperial edict heard Su Chen calling the emperor's title directly and instinctively wanted to scold him. However, when he thought that although this man was a useless person who could not practice cultivation, he was the sworn brother of the powerful East Factory Master, he immediately held back and congratulated him with a forced smile.

"Eunuch Su, I'm afraid you will rise to great heights. Even in a quiet place like this library, your talent cannot be concealed. His Majesty is thirsty for talents, and you will surely soar to the sky..."

"You are probably the only eunuch in the past three dynasties who is unable to practice and yet can be specially summoned by His Majesty."

"Congratulations, Master Su, you finally made it!" Xu Xiaohan, along with his godsons behind him, all congratulated and were genuinely happy for Su Chen. If it were any other eunuch, they would have kowtowed in the direction of the Golden Throne Hall in ecstasy, constantly thanking the emperor for his grace.

Su Chen's face looked particularly bad.

What use is there for a monster who lives forever, such wealth and power? The higher he stands, the more eyes will be on him. Once his identity as an immortal is exposed, in this world where even a master can only live a hundred years and monsters can't live long without eating people, his miserable end is beyond words.

Naked Tang Monk flesh!
But this is the Daliang Imperial Palace. Although the current Emperor Jianwu has just ascended the throne and confirmed his title, he is also a real emperor and the true master of Daliang.

Su Chen had no right to refuse.

It is very deep at night.

A bright full moon hung high in the sky, completely unaffected by the surging blood and energy in the Daliang Palace.

"I have met His Majesty."

In the Golden Palace, Su Chen hesitated again and again, and was about to kneel down to pay his respects when Emperor Jianwu asked a question.

"Daliang is vast, with many practitioners, among whom there are countless heroes, first-class masters, known as minor masters. In just one year, two first-class masters invaded the palace. How can this be explained?"

Su Chen glanced at Zhang Gui, who was handsome and tall and dressed in a red robe, standing next to Emperor Jianwu. Zhang Gui shook his head slightly at him, signaling Su Chen to stay away from the huge goal that Emperor Jianwu was planning.

This Emperor Jianwu, who was not very old, perhaps in his twenties at most, actually wanted to take action against the top officials in the world who did not submit to the imperial power.

The first-class talents in the world, accumulated over three dynasties, must be numerous after a hundred years. Even the first-class foundation of Tianwu Tower may not be enough to defeat the first-class masters hidden in the grassroots.

“What if there is no solution?”

Sitting on the dragon throne, Emperor Jianwu uttered a word coldly.

"kill!"

moment.

Outside the Golden Throne Hall, there were sounds of iron armor rubbing against each other, and the faint light of swords and axes hidden in it.

As long as the cup was smashed as a signal, it seemed that these soldiers would rush into the hall and kill Su Chen.

"In that case, there is a solution."

"There are many conflicts among the martial arts sects. As a cultivator, it is normal for them to be brave and aggressive."

"In this case, we can establish a world-wide first-class martial arts ranking that is recognized by the imperial power. We can record the achievements of the first-class martial arts masters on the ranking and rank them by fame. The losers will naturally be replaced. We can give those idle first-class masters something to do so that they can fight endlessly."

"A person's life is but a hundred years. One either seeks wealth and power, or fame and status."

"Of course, even if there is nothing going on, we can still create trouble."

Su Chen only said a few words, and the gloomy eyes of Emperor Jianwu sitting on the dragon throne suddenly brightened up.

The world martial arts list, using fame and status to provoke martial arts sects, and even top-level masters to fight against each other...

wonderful!
This is more than just a wonderful word!
In an instant, Emperor Jianwu outlined the details, and a grand blueprint emerged before his eyes.

"When the major factions in the martial arts world are fighting endlessly and are torn apart, the imperial court will have the opportunity to recruit some of the top masters who are enemies of each other and suppress others, thus expanding the dynasty's foundation and strength."

In the Golden Palace, Emperor Jianwu looked at Su Chen, who was handsome, had a straight back and had an extraordinary demeanor, and waved his hand slightly.

moment.

A purple-robed figure instantly appeared beside Su Chen.

"When did you come in?"

Su Chen was shocked.

This was the first time that he personally faced a top-notch master of the time with the title of junior grandmaster, and a terrible, almost suffocating pressure enveloped him.

This is a junior master of the true essence of Qi!

The first prisoner of purple robe!
The white-haired young man looked at Su Chen with interest with his cold eyes, as if he was also sizing up Su Chen's handsomeness.

The next moment, the white-haired young man pressed his palm into Su Chen's body, and injected the surging true energy into Su Chen's limbs, bones, and eight extraordinary meridians.

"I heard that you are unable to practice, but you have offered suggestions one after another. You must be a meritorious person. I will certainly reward you for your merits."

"Let the First Prison cleanse your bones and let him embark on the path of cultivation."

boom!
The terrifying true energy was boiling in Su Chen's body.

I don’t know if it’s because of his special physique, but even though the Purple Robe First Supervisor was right next to him, he had no idea that the terrifying Fifth Level Blood Flame power was hidden in Su Chen’s body.

It was as if he really thought Su Chen was a useless person who was unable to practice cultivation, and he was seriously cleaning Su Chen's tendons and meridians, trying to transform him completely.

“This bone…”

a long time.

The purple-robed First Supervisor fell silent.

Subsequently.

He seemed like he was not giving up and continued to inject the junior grandmaster's true energy into Su Chen's body.

However, they were all like stone cows entering the sea, never to return, without any response at all.

"His Majesty."

"This person has no extraordinary meridians, and has no aptitude for cultivation. He is a complete useless person. I'm afraid that when he was young, someone contaminated his body with the blood of a demon, which polluted his aptitude..."

"There is nothing I can do."

The purple-robed First Supervisor cupped his hands and spoke helplessly.

There was silence in the hall.

On the Dragon Throne.

The young Emperor Jianwu opened his mouth, obviously not expecting that the reward he had just bestowed would not be fulfilled.

Only Su Chen had a strange expression on his face. He suppressed the greedy blood flame in his body and refused to burn and refine the true essence sent to him by the Purple Robe First Prisoner.

Otherwise, once he refines it, he will definitely step into the fourth level of "The Six-foot Golden Body Art", the realm of muscles and bones.

By then, his muscles and bones will start to vibrate, and his identity as a cultivator will no longer be hidden.

"Ugh."

"That's it."

"Your Majesty, please put it in the library next time."

"I don't have any cultivation experience. I just want to spend my life with the classics and wait for the day when I die of old age."

Su Chen sighed, looking like he had suffered a blow.

At this moment.

He really wanted to go back to the library. He was about to explode. He was about to be blown up by his true essence. If he didn't refine it, he wouldn't be able to hide anymore.

Unable to practice, even if Emperor Jianwu wanted to make use of Su Chen, he couldn't do it.

Without the power of a cultivator, an ordinary mortal cannot even hold the position of a supervisor in the inner palace.

"Your advice is valuable, and I cannot fail to reward you. If you really like the library so much, I will reward you with the title of the library's manager, a red robe, and the sixth manager appointed by me personally."

Su Chen was promoted and surpassed Zhang Gui, the acting general manager, to become the special general manager of the library.

After returning to the library, Su Chen could no longer suppress the power in his body. Billowing blood flames burst out of his body, illuminating the entire library, and swallowed up those streams of the master's true essence in one gulp.

boom!
There was a terrifying sound of muscles and bones snapping and exploding.

at this moment.

Su Chen's flesh and blood, every bone was stained with a faint golden color.

"The Six-foot-tall Golden Body Technique" has brought him to the fourth level of the tendons and bones realm.

(End of this chapter)