Martial Arts Domination: Start with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique
Chapter 191 - 187: Great Jin Shaken! The Fall of the Martial Saint! (First Update)

Chapter 191: Chapter 187: Great Jin Shaken! The Fall of the Martial Saint! (First Update)

Qingzhou, Yongyuan County.

Lin Yuan City.

At this moment, lanterns were hung, and decorations were strung up—the city was in celebration!

The sound of firecrackers mixed with laughter was almost continuous, filling the air without end!

Qingzhou had birthed its own National Martial Saint!

After a hundred years, the nineteenth Martial Saint of the Great Jin Dynasty had once again emerged, and it was right here in Lin Yuan City!

Under the spontaneous leadership of the citizens, Lin Yuan City was buzzing with excitement!

And in response to this situation, the General’s Compound did not intervene; in fact, many Colonels and Minor Generals even left the compound to celebrate with the citizens.

Everyone was commemorating this day that would surely be etched into the history of the Great Jin.

At this moment, within the General’s Compound.

Qin Zheng looked towards Wei Wuji and others, a smile appearing on his face.

"Master."

He began to speak slowly.

Wei Wuji’s face flushed red with joy, the happiness evident on his face.

"Good, good, good!"

"You’ve just made a breakthrough, it’s best to go stabilize your realm as soon as possible!"

"After your realm has stabilized, we will celebrate together!"

Wei Wuji quickly spoke out.

It seemed that he was worried about the stability of Qin Zheng’s realm, especially since he had just made a breakthrough and killed several Great Demons of the Demon race.

"It’s alright."

Qin Zheng shook his head and then turned his gaze towards Su Zimo and others behind Wei Wuji.

But unlike before, their faces now held a hint of restraint and awe.

Qin Zheng sighed softly in his heart and said no more.

Afterward, he explained some key points about Martial Cultivation to everyone in the council hall.

Having become a Martial Saint, he naturally had a more transparent understanding of Martial Cultivation, but he omitted the matter related to the "Spirit Root."

Half a day later, Qin Zheng arrived at a new courtyard.

His original courtyard, the Quiet Room, had been damaged by the commotion of his breakthrough.

Inside the Quiet Room.

Qin Zheng closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, carefully recalling every detail of his breakthrough.

Then he introspected his body, looking at the Primordial Spirit seated within the Divine Mansion.

There he saw the Primordial Spirit, formed by the concentration of his body’s Essence Qi Spirit, shining with a golden light, its appearance identical to his own.

In its hands, it now held a smooth and lustrous Jade Ruyi.

Qin Zheng eyed the Jade Ruyi, and with a thought, attempted to control his Primordial Spirit to wield it.

However, as soon as the thought arose, a sense of resistance emerged from within the Primordial Spirit.

It seemed that manipulating the Jade Ruyi would impose a great burden and damage to the Primordial Spirit.

Qin Zheng immediately abandoned the idea. Resistance to manipulation... but it was not an inability to manipulate!

After acquiring the Tai Chi Primordial Seal, the Jade Ruyi’s status in Qin Zheng’s heart had soared, ranking just below the Merit Scroll!

After all, in his estimation, this object could very likely be related to "that person"!

Thinking of this, Qin Zheng shook his head and dispelled the related thoughts.

Then a strand of consciousness entered the Heart Sea to look at the Merit Scroll.

[Qin Zheng]

[Lifespan: 3000 (17)]

[Martial Arts: Tai Chi Primordial Seal (Beginner), True Dragon Immortal Body (Fifth Acupoint)...]

[Merit: 18,783 jin four taels eight qian]

[Current Martial Arts·Tai Chi Primordial Seal, can be improved, requires 3000 jin of merit, do you wish to upgrade?]

[Current Cultivation Technique·True Dragon Immortal Body, can be improved, requires 3000 jin of merit, do you wish to upgrade?]

[Discovering...]

The breakthrough to Martial Saint had caused his lifespan to surge to three thousand years!

And by killing three Great Demons of the Demon race, he had reaped nearly twenty thousand jin in merit!

At this moment, seeing such abundant merit, even though Qin Zheng had anticipated it, his heart was still filled with intense joy.

Three useless Great Demons of the Demon race could provide so much merit!

When he would leave Great Jin in the future and level one Demon Lair after another, wouldn’t his merit be endless?

Thinking this, Qin Zheng smiled lightly and without hesitation, he silently commanded: "Upgrade Martial Arts·Tai Chi Primordial Seal!"

Buzz!!

The Merit Scroll trembled lightly, and immediately deducted 3000 jin of merit.

Right after, a mysterious force burst forth, first circulating throughout his body, then pouring into the Primordial Spirit.

Crack!

An acupoint, bright as a star, suddenly lit up.

The Primordial Spirit and the physical body reflected each other’s brilliance.

In an instant, Qin Zheng felt his Primordial Spirit beginning to strengthen and ascend once more!

[Current Martial Arts·Tai Chi Primordial Seal, can be improved, requires 3000 jin of merit, do you wish to upgrade?]

"Upgrade!"

...

[Current Martial Arts·Tai Chi Primordial Seal, can be improved, requires 3000 jin of merit, do you wish to upgrade?]

"Upgrade!"

...

...

[Current Martial Arts·Tai Chi Primordial Seal, can be improved, requires 3000 jin of merit, do you wish to upgrade?]

"Upgrade!"

[Insufficient merit, upgrade not possible!]

After seeing the prompt from the Merit Scroll, Qin Zheng finally stopped.

And at this moment, within the Divine Mansion, the Primordial Spirit now had six acupoints shining brightly like stars!

...

Great Jin, Capital City.

Taiwu Academy.

Zhao Li finished dealing with the matters at hand and then somewhat boredly leaned back on his chair, his thoughts slowly drifting off as he recalled what he had seen and heard over the past few days.

A Half-Step Martial Saint emerged in Qingzhou, capable of battling the Great Demon of the Demon race!

This news had already spread throughout the entire Capital City and was even faintly beginning to spread to the Thirty-Six States.

Such a message naturally stirred a great commotion in the Capital City.

A Half-Step Martial Saint, battling the Great Demon of the Demon race!

There were even rumors that this Half-Step Martial Saint had ventured deep into the Moxu Demon Lair and cut off an arm of the Great Sage Moxu, deterring the demons from daring to set foot into Qingzhou!

Such formidable combat power, where is this a Half-Step Martial Saint?

This is no different from a National Martial Saint!

There had been no such event since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty!

As such, almost the entire Capital City’s populace was caught up in discussions about the matter.

Whether they were nobility or commoners, everyone was vigorously debating the truth of this event.

As someone in the Capital City who had had some contact with Qin Zheng,

Zhao Li’s shock upon hearing such news was, although no less strong than anyone else’s.

However, unlike others who doubted the story, he truly believed that Qin Zheng had accomplished these deeds!

There was a sense of grandeur about that young man, who seemed as immovable as a great mountain in the face of crisis.

It seemed as if all things that didn’t make sense otherwise became reasonable when it came to him.

Zhao Li couldn’t help but feel emotional; how long had it been, and he was already capable of battling a Great Demon of the Demon race.

Could it be that in just a little while longer, that kid would advance to a National Martial Saint?

Thinking this, Zhao Li chuckled and dismissed the unrealistic thought.

He believed that Qin Zheng could advance to a Martial Saint, but not right now.

The path to becoming a Martial Saint is incredibly tough; many talented martial artists have found themselves unable to advance further at this gateway. Even those with talent must endure the test of time.

Zhao Li shook his head and then decided to stand up and take a walk outside.

Dong!!!

Just then, a deep and distant bell chime suddenly resounded.

Zhao Li’s expression first turned to one of surprise, then rapidly changed dramatically!

He rushed out of the room in one stride and, ignoring the strict rules, leaped onto the rooftop in an instant.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Like him, nearly all the martial artists in the Taiwu Academy, upon hearing the bell, leaped onto the rooftops.

They looked in the direction from which the bell sound had originated.

Dong!!!

The profound and distant bell chimed once again.

And at that moment, all the martial artists confirmed the source of the bell—it came from deep within the Taiwu Academy!

At that moment, on the faces of all martial artists, a look of incredulous ecstasy emerged!

Deep within the Taiwu Academy resided a temple bell of great powers, not only possessing immense might but also capable of sensing martial artists’ advancements within the boundaries of the Great Jin.

The last time it tolled was a hundred years ago when the eighteenth Martial Saint of the Great Jin appeared!

"Martial Saint!!!"

"After a century, our Great Jin has finally given birth to a new Martial Saint!!"

"Heaven bless our human race! Heaven bless our Great Jin!"

"..."

Everyone was cheering and leaping for joy.

They were celebrating the birth of a new National Martial Saint in the Great Jin.

Meanwhile, Zhao Li’s expression was stunned; for some reason, the image of a figure clad in a gold-patterned profound robe suddenly flashed through his mind.

Could it be... that kid?

Zhao Li swallowed hard and then quickly shook his head.

The birth of a Martial Saint in the Great Jin always took place within the Taiwu Academy, so it was impossible for that kid, who was currently in Qingzhou, to advance to a Martial Saint.

But if it’s not that kid, then who could it be?

Zhao Li was full of curiosity.

At the same time, the heavy and profound sound of the bell continued to resonate and gradually spread throughout the entire Capital City.

The bell tolled nine times, its sound immense and unceasing, reverberating endlessly.

Everyone who heard the bell was stunned into silence.

Those unfamiliar with the sound wondered where it originated and why it could echo across the whole Capital City.

But those old martial artists who had lived for over a hundred years or who knew the significance of the bell were shocked and unable to calm themselves.

Because the last time the bell tolled was a hundred years ago!

So to say... has a new National Martial Saint emerged in the Great Jin?!

After the shock, there was jubilation!

The National Martial Saint, a name derived from ’guarding the nation,’ is the Sea-Calming Divine Needle that guards the Great Jin!

Surrounded by demon lairs on all sides, with demons lurking in wait, if not for the National Martial Saints deterring those demons, the Great Jin would have long become a hunting ground for those fiends.

Thus, for every additional National Martial Saint, the people of the Great Jin feel that much safer!

Now, with an added National Martial Saint, it was a cause for national celebration for the entire Great Jin!

At the same time, many were curious about the identity of the martial artist who had ascended to a Martial Saint.

Is it Gao Qiyue of the Quanyang Gao Family?

Or is it Li Qinglang from the Li Family of Huaiyang?

Or perhaps Wang Qiankun from the royal house of the Great Jin?

All three are the strongest Great Grandmasters of the Great Jin, all praised by the National Martial Saint and recognized as having the potential to become a Martial Saint.

However, without exact information being released, all the people could do was eagerly await the identity of the new Martial Saint to be announced by the Great Jin imperial court.

Meanwhile, in the Taiwu Academy, including Zhao Li, a group of Taiwu Academy martial artists was also waiting for the new Martial Saint to appear.

After all, as the central hub of martial cultivation in the Great Jin, they were sure to be the first to know about the new Martial Saint’s identity.

But this time, they kept waiting without receiving any news about the new Martial Saint.

Could it be that the temple bell was broken?

Just as they began to harbor a doubt, a shocking piece of news came through.

The White Cloud Demon Cave, the Huangyan Demon Cave, the Thousand Crane Demon Cave!

The three major demon lairs banded together to invade the Great Jin!

Lingzhou and Yanzhou had fallen!

And the National Martial Saint guarding the region, the elder patriarch of the Li Family, had fallen!

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