Chapter 82: Imperial Award, Master of Sword Forging Valley
There are undercurrents in the martial arts world. Recently, there have been many incidents of fighting and revenge, as well as conflicts between good and evil.

But Qixia Town didn't seem to be affected too much.

In the following days, the weather gradually turned cooler and then entered the bleak autumn and winter season.

But the development of the martial arts school has entered a stable track.

There were several more disciples in the martial arts school who lived up to Li Ming's expectations and did not waste the huge investment made in them before, and successfully entered the acquired realm.

Li Ming's martial arts school still has a steady stream of people coming to learn from him every day. It has reached the point where simply raising the registration fee is no longer enough to create a threshold for entry.

After all, if it is an ordinary martial arts school, everyone will weigh the cost-effectiveness, and the high fees will scare away some people.

But Qianming Martial Arts School is a magical place that can teach many martial arts and even receive guidance from a master of unfathomable strength.

The value here cannot be measured by money at all.

If it were any other big force, even if they gave thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver, they might not necessarily have the opportunity to establish a relationship with a Grandmaster.

Therefore, long before Li Ming killed Shangguan Yundun, the martial arts school had already been visited by wealthy martial artists from all over the country every day, waving silver bills and wanting to become disciples.

After the news of killing the Blood Knife Ancestor spread, the gate was blocked for a period of time every day.

If we accept all these people, the martial arts gym will probably be packed to the brim.

There was no choice, the martial arts school was forced to change its previous rules.

Martial artists who come to become disciples must go through layers of review, and only those who pass are eligible to pay the apprenticeship fee and join the martial arts school.

If you fail, no amount of money will be useful.

After all, the thing Li Ming lacks the least right now is probably money.

Just by selling skills or teaching martial arts for a short period of time, he was already making a lot of money.

The rule of accepting disciples for free has not changed. No matter rich or poor, no matter what their background is, as long as they have good qualifications, they can get the opportunity to be trained in the martial arts school for free.

After a period of time, Li Ming was able to find more than a dozen young talents with excellent martial arts aptitude, and he has begun to cultivate them step by step.

Next, if one's character is qualified, he will be accepted as a core disciple.

The cooperation with the Beggars' Sect was also relatively smooth.

In half a year, Li Ming has been entrusted to help the Beggars' Sect train five batches of disciples in the short term.

Those who were selected were mostly at the acquired realm, with a few at the innate realm.

After they learned a number of martial arts at Qianming Martial Arts School, their strengths made a qualitative leap. After returning, they greatly increased the strength of the middle-level members of the Beggars' Sect.

It has played a role in several recent conflicts between the Beggars' Sect and other forces.

And Elder Fa did not break his promise. He indeed joined forces with the Law Enforcement Hall to take strong measures to clean up the chaos within the Beggars' Sect, especially the Dirty Clothes Faction, and finally restored the reputation of the Beggars' Sect.

This was a rare boost in the Beggars' Sect's momentum after the Xingzilin Incident, when it lost its leader and two senior masters and fell into a slump. At the same time, it was impacted by emerging forces such as the Jinqian Gang.

It helped many gang members regain some of their former confidence.

As a result, Elder Fa's reputation within the Beggars' Sect has also improved a lot. Recently, with the support of the two elders, the Transmission of Power and the Law Enforcement, he has been at the helm of the Ming Dynasty Beggars' Sect branch.

Gong Chang Zhang Ze was always ill and could not go out.

Wan Dajin would secretly reveal some internal news of the Beggars' Sect to Li Ming from time to time, so that he could always keep the information flowing.

The cooperation with Qianming Martial Arts School was good. Elder Fa was also very good at dealing with people. He knew that the price Li Ming offered to their Beggar Gang before was a friendly cooperation price.

Without Li Ming asking, he took the initiative to increase the cost of training each batch of disciples.

Now, every time Li Ming receives a batch of disciples sent by the Beggars' Sect, he can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver. Combined with the gains from the process of passing on skills, he can obtain a total of six to seven thousand attribute points. The return is very generous.

This cooperation model between Qianming Martial Arts School and the Beggars' Sect has also attracted the attention of many sects and forces.

Li Ming's strength increased too fast. After killing the Blood Knife Ancestor, his reputation soared, and many forces were frightened before they had a chance to take action.

Seeing that robbery and plunder were unlikely, many sects began to consider emulating the Beggars' Gang's model and cooperating with martial arts schools, but no one had been able to agree to a deal yet.

Among Li Ming’s three direct disciples——

With his own efforts and the accumulation of various resources, Lin Pingzhi finally lived up to Li Ming's expectations and successfully broke through into the Innate Realm, becoming the first Innate Realm master among the martial arts school's disciples.

Even Lin Pingzhi himself, after his successful breakthrough, had a look of bewilderment on his face, as if he couldn't believe it.

When he was a young master in the Fuwei Escort Agency, Lin Pingzhi felt that the Xiantian Realm was an unattainable existence for him in the path of martial arts.

Even his father, Lin Zhennan, who had practiced for most of his life, was only at the peak of the acquired realm.

Lin Pingzhi never dared to dream that he could become a congenital master in just one year!
In my past self’s opinion, even if I could reach the innate realm one day, I would at least be middle-aged.

did not expect……

This is all the opportunity given by Master Li Ming and the martial arts school!

And if it weren't for Li Ming, I would have died at the hands of Yu Canghai, not to mention revenge...

Lin Pingzhi had a lot of thoughts in his mind and was unable to calm down. He even shed tears of excitement.

This was also a rare time when his emotions fluctuated so much.

As he entered the Innate Realm, his Jade Girl Heart Sutra also officially entered the middle and late stages.

In addition to Lin Pingzhi, Mo Xiaobei's progress was delayed because he had to go to the academy frequently.

But I guess not many are left behind.

Since having the help of Xiantian Gong, Mo Xiaobei's progress has been getting faster and faster.

If other people were asked to practice Xiantian Gong, it would probably take a long time to lay the foundation. It would be slow in the early stages and they would gradually catch up in the later stages.

But Mo Xiaobei relied on his strong martial arts talent and his speed was not slow in the early stage.

Every time he checked her progress, Li Ming couldn't help but wonder, if over time, when Mo Xiaobei is older and can fully unleash the power of Xiantian Gong, what a magical scene it will be like?
He already had so many favorable conditions, and Mo Xiaobei ate the refined Xiaoyao Yiqi Powder as a snack every day, so his foundation was terrifyingly deep.

It is estimated that in Tongfu Inn now, the only one who can control her is Bai Zhantang, and Xiao Guo may not be her opponent.

Therefore, every time everyone in the martial arts gym saw Tong Xiangyu beating Mo Xiaobei with a feather duster, or twisting her ears and going back, it would feel a bit absurd and funny.

It was Yang Guo who learned the most diverse things and made the slowest progress.

At least his interest has been developed now, and Yang Guo's alchemy and medicine making skills, as well as his medical skills have made great progress recently.

He often hangs out with Ziyu, a little girl with crippled legs, and the two of them study the contents of medical books.

Seeing that there were many children with physical disabilities in the martial arts school who could not practice martial arts but were quite interested in these miscellaneous studies, Li Ming simply spent money to invite some masters from outside to teach them related content.

The one who teaches medical skills is even more amazing. He is a disciple hired from Xuejiazhuang at a large sum of money. It is said that he has learned some true skills from the great doctor Xue and comes to give lectures regularly.

Yang Guo basically never missed a class.

Finally, after studying many miscellaneous subjects, Yang Guo's martial arts progressed faster and faster. With the help of the cold jade bed and the viper's blood, he finally broke through into the acquired realm.

After the successful breakthrough, Yang Guo finally waited for his own internal energy - the Shenzhaojing.

In fact, Li Ming had actually thought about teaching Yang Guo internal skills for a while.

Currently, Yang Guo’s martial arts are mostly based on the Peach Blossom Island style.

I have almost mastered the Orchid Finger Technique and Jade Flute Sword Technique, and am currently practicing the Air-Splitting Palm and Jade Flute pieces.

However, Li Ming did not have any good internal skills related to Peach Blossom Island.

Fortunately, as a top-notch internal skill, the Shen Zhao Jing is highly adaptable. Not only does it not conflict with Yang Guo's martial arts, but it is extremely compatible with them.

The internal force cultivated through the Shen Zhao Jing is profound and profound, and is also suitable for the martial arts practiced by Yang Guo.

Li Ming took the Shenzhaojing as his main internal skill.

After the last incident of killing the Blood Knife Ancestor, the imperial court also sent people over shortly afterwards.

Accompanied by Li Guangyun, the former Guangyang Prefecture chief constable, a Liushenmen chief constable named Zhuifeng personally brought the government's reward - 12,000 taels of silver and a sign that read "Kill evil with one sword", which was considered a government reward.

Also brought was news related to Yue Qing.

Yue Qing was involved in the previous fake banknote case and could not stay out of it.

However, after the above discussion, considering that Yue Qing had cooperated with the government before, and that this time he was coerced by the official Luo Ma and it was not his own intention, he will not be held accountable.

Such a result was basically expected.

Surprisingly, when Zhuifeng met Li Ming, he was not businesslike but extremely polite.

After detailed questioning, Zhuifeng revealed something vaguely.

This title was applied for by the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis of the Huolong Villa on behalf of Li Ming, not by the Six Gates.

This is extremely abnormal. Li Ming asked himself that apart from having met Shangguan Haitang a few times, he seemed to have no intersection with Zhu Wusi. Why should he give him such a face?

But Li Ming didn't ask any more questions.

In addition to the imperial court, Jianghu Monthly also reported extensively on Li Ming's deeds of beheading the Blood Knife Patriarch, using more space than in previous reports.

Moreover, this is completely different from the previous style of confusing right and wrong, describing Li Ming as a suddenly rising demon and never stopping until his words are shocking.

This time, Jianghu Monthly actually broke new ground and gave a positive report on Li Ming, and the excessive praise made people feel ashamed.

When Li Ming got the Jianghu Monthly brought by Mo Xiaobei, he only glanced at it and then threw it aside awkwardly.

Mo Xiaobei, on the other hand, was excited again. He took Qiu Xiaodong back to his old job and sold the Jianghu Monthly to the martial artists passing by at the Tongfu Inn. He then added some extra details to the storytelling in the inn and made a lot of pocket money. The days passed like this.

On this day, two figures appeared at the entrance of the martial arts hall.

A short old man and a middle-aged man with a calm expression.

As soon as he arrived here, the middle-aged man looked at the renovated main entrance of Qianming Martial Arts School with interest.

"I'm here to see Yue Qing. He wrote a letter inviting me to come."

The old man spoke to the receptionist disciple with confidence.

When he heard that it was Yue Qing's guest, the disciple in charge of reception did not dare to neglect him and turned around to go in and report.

Yue Qing was supervising the progress of the library construction, writing and drawing on the drawings he designed from time to time.

The disciple came over and whispered something in his ear.

Yue Qing's eyes lit up.

"Really? He's finally here!"

Yue Qing put down everything he was doing and went out to greet them with a happy face.

I met Li Ming on the way.

"Master Li, come quickly, the person I told you to invite last time is finally here."

Yue Qing called out to Li Ming and asked him to follow behind.

Soon, Yue Qing half-trotted to the entrance of the martial arts gym.

I saw the little old man at first sight.

"Hey, Brother Ouyang, long time no see. You are still as charming as ever. Let's..."

Yue Qing came up with a smile on his face, and seemed to be very familiar with the other person.

But as soon as he walked out of the martial arts hall and his vision widened, he caught sight of another person next to him. The expression on Yue Qing's face and the movements in his body froze.

He was very familiar with the appearance of the middle-aged man next to him, even to the point of being annoying.

"It's you!"

Yue Qing looked at him, his face instantly filled with rejection and hostility.

Of course he knew the person in front of him, because he was his fellow apprentice, the current leader of the Luban Divine Axe Sect, the skilled boss Zhu Ting!

As the master's favorite disciples, Yue Qing and Zhu Ting once competed for the position of sect leader but failed.

Yue Qing left the door in anger and went out to work on his own.

Unexpectedly, when I invited guests this time, my arch-enemy Zhu Ting would also come along.

Yue Qing's face turned dark in an instant.

"What are you doing here? You are not welcome here, get out!"

Yue Qing reacted like a stress response, turned around and was about to leave, seemingly without the desire to say another word to Zhu Ting.

Zhu Ting's face was full of smiles.

"Brother, it's been all these years, and you're still angry with me?"

"What the hell are you talking about? Who is mad at you? I just don't want to be associated with an opportunistic villain like you!"

Yue Qing said with disdain.

"Tell me, why am I a villain?"

"Everyone knows that I'm not a fussy person... But when I was learning from you twenty years ago, my master liked to eat hard rice. Every time you were simmering rice, you secretly added more water to it, causing me to be punished by my master. Don't you think I don't know?"

When Yue Qing talked about this matter, his face was full of resentment.

"what?"

Not to mention Li Ming, even the martial arts disciples nearby were all confused when they heard it.

They also thought that Yue Qing was going to reveal something shocking that would anger everyone.

I didn't expect that when I opened my mouth, I would talk about such trivial matters...

Zhu Ting was also unhappy and retorted.

"You're still blaming me. Wasn't it the same with you back then? When Master went to Chunxiao Tower, you deliberately lied to me and mentioned this matter in front of Master's wife. As a result, I was punished when Master came back."

"So, if you want to say that, when the master wanted to check my work, you secretly hid it..."

"Is that what I wanted to hide? It was you who stole my materials first, and then I was forced to fight back..."

As they spoke, the amiable smile on Zhu Ting's face disappeared, and the argument with Yue Qing became more and more intense.

Judging from the situation, the two of them seemed to be eager to dig up all the old things and have a good talk about them.

The disciples of the martial arts school looked at each other in bewilderment.

Normally, Yue Qing is seen as a very serious craftsman in their minds.

When he was in charge of the renovation and construction of the martial arts school, he was extremely serious and meticulous, and would lose his temper from time to time.

Everyone generally has a lot of respect for him.

But now, after quarreling with Zhu Ting, Yue Qing's serious and old-fashioned personality suddenly collapsed, and instead became a bit inexplicably funny.

Seeing that after just a few words, the two were about to talk about the festivals in their childhood, Li Ming hurried over to smooth things over.

"You two, calm down first. There are so many people watching us."

The two of them shut up and looked around.

They were standing at the entrance of the martial arts hall, attracting many people around to watch the fun.

"It's all your fault. You let so many people see us bickering, damaging the image of our Luban Divine Axe Sect for no reason."

"It was you who took the initiative to provoke me. If you want to tarnish my image, it's you who did it!"

Seeing that the two were about to start quarreling again, the onlookers all laughed helplessly.

On the contrary, the little old man who came with Zhu Ting stood there very calmly, looking at his nose and mouth, as if he was used to all this.

Li Ming hurried forward and stopped them both.

Then he greeted.

"You two have come from afar to visit us, so you are our guests. Please come in and have a chat."

As he said that, Li Ming made a gesture of invitation.

"You must be the Master Li who killed the Blood Blade Monk. You are indeed a handsome man, extraordinary, unlike someone who doesn't know the most basic etiquette."

Zhu Ting said something casually and walked into the martial arts hall.

The little old man next to him, whose surname was Ouyang, also followed behind and walked into the door with great interest.

Although the two of them are not active in the martial arts world, neither of them is famous for their martial arts.

But the recent news in the martial arts world has made them more or less aware of Li Ming's name.

I am also very curious about this rumored martial arts school.

As soon as I entered the door, I looked around.

However, what old man Ouyang was looking at were the disciples of the martial arts hall, while Zhu Ting focused on the renovated part of the martial arts hall.

Yue Qing was quite reluctant, but had to follow.

Soon, Li Ming invited the two to sit down in the reception room.

Yue Qing ignored Zhu Ting deliberately as if she was angry, sat on the chair farthest from him, and turned to introduce Li Ming.

"Master Li, this is my good friend, Ouyang Shi from the Sword Forging Valley. He is an expert at forging weapons and should be able to help you."

The old man Ouyang Shi also nodded, looking like he was willing to negotiate.

"Not bad, not bad. I am still somewhat famous. Since it is Yue Qing's request, I will take the responsibility. It is an honor for me to be able to help Master Li with my little skill."

Ouyang Shi said it very modestly, but Li Ming was quite surprised when he heard it!

This was not the first time he had heard of the reputation of the Sword Forging Valley.

He is very famous in the world!

It is rumored that the peculiarly shaped black-sheathed long sword in Ximen Chuxue's hand was made by Mr. Ouyang from the Sword Casting Valley!
Moreover, the rules of the Sword Forging Valley are strange, and they will not take action easily. No matter how much money people spend to beg for help, it is useless.

I heard that the Sword Forging Valley has been closed for several years since the sword used by Ximen Chuxue was made.

Unexpectedly, Yue Qing's first move was a great gift, and he invited a master from the Sword Casting Valley to come to him!

Li Ming was both surprised and happy.

(End of this chapter)