Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World
Chapter 114 - 98: Taming Ma San Dao, The Secret of The Grandmaster_2

Equating himself with the gang leader?

What great things has Chen Yi done that made Ma San Dao kneel instantly?

Should I still seek my vengeance?

...

Chen Yi didn't care about Yun Hu's thoughts. He simply arranged for a trusted person to watch over Ma San Dao. It was a sort of additional insurance.

After Yun Hu left, Chen Yi asked Ma San Dao a few questions,

About the Iron Word Sect Three Techniques, about how to succeed as a grandmaster, and about the secrets of the several large families in Lakeside County.

Ma San Dao's knowledge was limited, but he answered all the questions:

"The Iron Word Sect Three Techniques are indeed derived from the Vajra Kung Fu, a signature secret skill of Bright Temple.

To reach the level of grandmaster with this martial method, one must not only gather the three techniques to supplement the Vajra Kung Fu,

but also need to get a comprehensive guide of Bright Temple's Vajra Kung Fu, which is the core of Vajra Kung Fu."

"However, advancing to the level of grandmaster cannot be achieved only by enhancing one's Vitality and Blood,

one would also need the assistance of Spirit objects.

A grandmaster represents Pill Force, and in the current depleted state of the world's spiritual energy, we need a Spirit object's assistance to reach Pill Force."

As for the Spirit object, it could be a heavenly treasure left over from the ancient era. However, these things are almost impossible to find nowadays, mostly found only in Secret Realms.

What grandmasters used the most to ascend were essences of Demon Beasts."

"Demon Beast essence?" Chen Yi frowned.

"Yes, my lord. This is also one of the reasons why grandmasters hunt Demon Beasts in the front lines.

With the heavens' spirit now concealed, humanity has lost the way to reach the grandmaster tier through cultivation, and the Demon Beasts, by their bloodline heritage, have retained some spirit charm till today.

To ascend to grandmaster, humans need to extract the Demon Beasts' spiritual essence and then transfer it to their own body through a secret skill to generate spiritual nature.

Upon achieving this, one can embrace the Pill Force, ultimately reaching the rank of a grandmaster."

No wonder there are so few grandmasters in the world.

Ma San Dao also knew that once a human becomes a grandmaster, they must join the Demon Suppression Alliance.

The main duty of this alliance is not only to prevent the invasion of Demon Beasts, but also to harvest materials from them in order to enhance their own strength."

It is believed that in the early days, when there was a great grandmaster among humans, he'd penetrated nearly a thousand miles into the Demon Beast world all by himself,

and located several ancient relics, where he found many spiritually charged heavenly treasures."

However, for some unknown reason, that great grandmaster did not bring any treasures back, and after he made that news public, he vanished."

Chen Yi nodded again.

"As for the Four Great Families of Lakeside County, they were likely either once home to a grandmaster or showed some connection to one. They all hold the trace or news about one type of Spirit object."

At the same time, Ma San Dao also warned Chen Yi to be careful with the grandmaster behind the Xu Family.

Although Ma San Dao did not know who exactly the grandmaster was, Chen Yi obtained a lot of useful information from him, and ordered him to continue gathering intelligence.

Chen Yi did not take the gold and silver that Ma San Dao had amassed.

He had enough gold and silver at hand, and even prepared to leave enough for his mother and sister to live comfortably for generations.

This was only the apparent wealth. The foods like rice, flour, fish, and others that Chen Yi had organized for his mother and sister were in fact highly revitalizing.

After finishing his business with the Xu Family and Ma Zi Gang, Chen Yi returned home. Although he hadn't been home for some time, Chen Yi chose his home vicinity as his exit point when he last left the Martial Arts World,

Through the Broken Jade in his mind, he could at any time observe the situation at home in the Immortal Cultivation World.

Chen Yi left behind a lot of goods for his sister and mother and taught his sister some martial arts knowledge. After explaining the situation in the Lingyin Temple, Chen Yi felt relieved to leave.

With his growing strength, Chen Yi tried to minimize his contact with his family. Since he could not always keep an eye on them, and any misstep could bring harm to the family,

protecting them from behind the scenes and providing resources seemed to be the most suitable way.

In the Martial Arts World, Chen Yi was now only interested in the grandmaster's Turtle Breath Technique and Vajra Kung Fu,

but he wouldn't rush to maximize his trade-off.

At his current strength, Chen Yi was not likely to defeat a greatly skilled grandmaster,

especially if he were to go to the frontlines, where he would not hold much authority.

Waiting until he reaches the triple strength of body refining, his overall strength should be on par with a grandmaster's,

and then, when the front line is short of healing medicine and needs Chen Yi's help, he will have an easier time trading."

...

The next day, when Ma San Dao went to the Xu Family docks, they were completely empty.

When he took over, the other Zhao, Li, and Zhong families had sent people to check the situation.

After Ma San Dao had made clear his identity, the other three families expressed their willingness to accept Yun Hu as one of the Four Great Families.

The properties of the Xu Family were taken up entirely by the Ma Zi Gang,

and they subtly inquired about the character of Ma San Dao's new lord Yun Hu, what kind of good fortune had he got, and whether he would target the other three families.

It was the first time that Ma San Dao had spoken directly to the other three family heads, and he held his ground:

"Rest easy, my lord is very harmonious. As long as no one provokes him, he typically won't instigate problems. It's better for everyone to live in peace and make profits."

The three household heads did not get much information and left together, discussing along the way:

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