Chapter 18: Chen Yan won't enter the True Martial Class, I'll eat it!

Luoshan County, Zhen Wu Si.

A magnificent sculpture of a man stands quietly in the plaza in front of the building, the longbow in his hand pointing straight at the Qing Mang.

In an office on the top floor of the office building behind it.

Luo Puxin, dressed in casual clothes, opened the door and walked straight in.

"Yo, why has the busy man come?"

In front of the desk, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes sat behind the desk, looking at Luo Puxin with some surprise.

"Lao Yin, have the spots for the True Martial Class been decided?"

Yin Yanjun, as the County True Martial Division Chief of Luoshan County, gave Luo Puxin a speechless look and threw the document in his hand to Luo Puxin:

"Shen Yiwei asked you to be the Chief Instructor of the True Martial Class, not me. Why are you even asking me for the True Martial Class spots?"

Luo Puxin sat casually on the sofa, lit a cigarette and smoked it slowly, looking at the document in his hand:

"Hey, I'm here to help you suppress the Chu Family, not to instruct some True Martial Class.

Lao Shen is currently fighting Gong Hangwen in Yunmeng City in the heat of the moment; if something happens here, Lao Shen will undoubtedly have lost an arm."

Yin Yanjun nodded, but continued:

"Then why are you asking me for True Martial Class spots now?"

"I saw a seedling, from Qingshan Town. The foundation is a bit poor, but the character and brain are quite good." Luo Puxin flicked the cigarette ash:

"Has the Martial Suppression Selection for Qingshan Town not come out yet?"

"The three high schools in the county are all confirmed. Among the twenty-three township high schools, the five in Qingshan Town are still not confirmed, but it will be in these few days."

Yin Yanjun explained, though he didn't pay much attention to the seedling in Luo Puxin's mouth.

He knew that Luo Puxin was born in Qingshan Town and had special feelings for Qingshan Town, so it was understandable that he wanted to promote someone from his own town.

Furthermore, as the County True Martial Division Chief of Luoshan County, Yin Yanjun had seen too many seedlings over the years, and he had seen even stranger ones.

Seemingly noticing Yin Yanjun's gaze, Luo Puxin immediately said:

"Don't look at me like that, I can't possibly pull strings for that child."

"I understand." Yin Yanjun laughed.

"You understand you..." Luo Puxin pursed his lips and said:

"Let's put it this way, this child can't get into the True Martial Class on his own, I..."

"You are going to do what?" Yin Yanjun laughed maliciously.

Luo Puxin was speechless. Why did Yin Yanjun have to harp on one sentence?

He simply said:

"I'll eat it!"

"Authentic!" Yin Yanjun raised his thumb:

"What's his name? I'll make a note of it."

"Chen Yan."

As Luo Puxin spoke, watching Yin Yanjun writing the name in the notebook, his heart skipped a beat.

What if Chen Yan really can't get in?

Really eat it?

No way, he should be able to get in.

Luo Puxin flipped through the document, scanned it briefly, and suddenly stopped at a name:

"This Chu Xuansheng of the Chu Family..., with such good aptitude, why not go to Yunmeng City?"

Yin Yanjun gave a cold snort:

"The Chu Family is developing quite well in Yunmeng City. Leaving this Chu Xuansheng in the county, isn't it just to suppress the younger generation?"

Luo Puxin nodded, closed the document and said:

"The Chu Family has been too influential these years. I see that all the families in Luoshan County, big and small, have some connection with them."

Yin Yanjun was stunned and hurriedly said:

"It's already enough. A while ago, I already pulled that person from the Chu Family down from the position of Vice Chief of the County True Martial Office.

If I target them further, the higher-ups will apply pressure. It's not easy for Shen Yiwei to help me now."

Luo Puxin shook his head and said:

"Not enough."

"Not enough?"

"Yeah." Luo Puxin said:

"In just these few months, there have been incidents of missing boys and girls in nearby counties, adding up to two hundred. Luoshan County has the fewest, but having the fewest in Luoshan County is even more problematic. I suspect someone is trying to stir up trouble."

Luo Puxin thought of the car accident involving Chen Yan's sister, Chen Yu.

There was something strange everywhere.

Yin Yanjun narrowed his eyes; he was naturally suspecting this too:

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to clean up the Chu Family, and I'll start cleaning up from this True Martial Class spot!" Luo Puxin raised the document in his hand:

"I just took a look, at least twenty of them didn't earn the True Martial Prize Money. Most of these people who pulled strings are related to the Chu Family.

Twenty young disciples have been deprived of fairness. They really treat the Zhen Wu Si as a decoration."

Luo Puxin laughed:

"With the Chu Family around, there is no fairness to speak of in Luoshan County!"

Luo Puxin spoke with resounding force, but Yin Yanjun sighed and rubbed his forehead.

Could he not know that there was a problem with the True Martial Class quotas?

But those who used back-door channels were all involved with various wealthy families in Luoshan County; to move against them would be to offend too many people.

"You need to think clearly; behind the Chu Family is Gong Hangwen," Yin Yanjun sighed and said.

"Behind me is the entire Martial Officer office, the entire Qinzhou, what do I have to fear?" Luo Puxin smoked a cigarette, revealing a mouthful of white teeth:

"If it really comes to it, I'll just have Lao Shen arrange for me to run."

…………

Qingshan High School.

Principal's office.

Chen Yan, Yu Zhiwen, and Gao Yuan, three students, stood before the office desk; sitting on the sofa near the door was that middle-aged man from the county, wearing sunglasses.

"First, the True Martial Prize Money includes a cash reward of twenty thousand."

Zhang Yue handed the three red packets on the table to Chen Yan and the others respectively.

Feeling the thick red packet in his hand, although Chen Yan's expression remained unchanged, his heart was full of joy.

"Apart from the cash reward, the True Martial Prize Money also has four material rewards; you can only choose one of these four."

Chen Yan listened attentively, and beside him, Yu Zhiwen and Gao Yuan also had a hint of a smile on their faces.

"First, Primary Qi-Blood Potion, worth sixty thousand.

Second, Primary Weapon, worth fifty thousand; you can choose the style of the weapon yourself, but the materials used must not exceed fifteen kilograms.

Third, twelve hours of instruction in the Primary Horizontal Refinement Martial Arts Breathing Method, worth seventy thousand; but note, this is only Breathing Method instruction, without External Refinement.

The fourth, which most people will choose, is worth seventy thousand: twelve hours of instruction in the Primary Qi-Blood Cultivation Method."

Chen Yan stood quietly, his mind beginning to make a choice.

The first to be ruled out was the weapon.

He knew no weapon martial arts at all, so using a weapon would instead be a hindrance.

As for the Qi-Blood Potion and Qi-Blood Cultivation Method, he was a Limit-Breaking Awakening, and the limitations were too great.

"You must think it over carefully; these are internal prices of the Martial Officer office. In reality, both the Qi-Blood Cultivation Method and the Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method require a High-Level Martial Artist to nourish an Origin Crystal, and the price far exceeds what Principal Zhang has stated."

A slightly lazy voice rang out, and the man in sunglasses sitting on the sofa said indifferently.

The principal had already introduced the other party to Chen Yan and the others earlier: a Second-Rank Martial Officer of the Luoshan County Martial Officer office, Chu Feiyuan.

A Second-Rank Martial Officer, which was a clearly defined rank, meaning this person possessed at least the strength of a Qi-Blood Warrior in the Five Viscera Realm.

"I want the Primary Qi-Blood Cultivation Method," Yu Zhiwen spoke up first from the side, with a hint of excitement.

"I also want the Qi-Blood Cultivation Method," Gao Yuan rubbed the back of his head, laughing foolishly.

Principal Zhang Yue nodded; most students would choose the Qi-Blood Cultivation Method, as this was the most normal thing.

"I want the Primary Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method," Chen Yan said with a smile.

"Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method?" Principal Zhang Yue nodded; it seemed Chen Yan had taken his words from before to heart, effectively giving up on the path of Qi-Blood:

"If you practice the Horizontal Refinement Breathing Method, you must later find the corresponding External Refinement Method to bring out the greatest advantage of Horizontal Refinement Martial Arts."

At this moment, including Chu Feiyuan, Yu Zhiwen, and Gao Yuan, they all looked at Chen Yan, somewhat surprised by Chen Yan's choice.

Horizontal Refinement is very bitter, much more bitter than the path of Qi-Blood.

However, Chen Yan had defeated Zhang Qingsi by relying on his own technique and strength, so everyone could understand it when they thought about it.

He felt he had no talent for the path of Qi-Blood, so he was wholeheartedly throwing himself into Horizontal Refinement.

"Yes," Chen Yan nodded.

"Very well," Zhang Yue smiled; it wasn't a bad thing for Chen Yan to walk the path of Horizontal Refinement. It was tiring, but having a direction to be tired in was better than having none.

"Since that is the case, then it is decided."

Chu Feiyuan, sitting on the sofa, stood up and said:

Chu Feiyuan took a metal box the size of a baseball from a leather case beside the sofa, his gaze turning to Chen Yan as he said:

"Chen Yan, yours is the Origin Crystal for the 【Red Ridge Body Casting Canon】."

Chu Feiyuan then took out a slightly smaller metal box, which was the Origin Crystal for the Qi-Blood Cultivation Method, and said with a smile to Chen Yan and the others:

"I give you three days; you can study at any time within these three days, but there are only twelve hours in total. You can choose when to start yourselves."

Chen Yan looked at the two metal boxes in Chu Feiyuan's hands, light appearing in his eyes, and said:

"I want to start now."

Chen Yan spoke.

"I also want to start now," Gao Yuan laughed foolishly.

"I will start tomorrow," Yu Zhiwen said, appearing slightly more calm.

"Good."

Chu Feiyuan gave a faint smile and looked at Zhang Yue.

"I will make the arrangements," Zhang Yue smiled.

…………

On the top floor of the Teaching Building, inside an empty classroom, Chen Yan walked in, and Zhang Yue placed the metal box into Chen Yan's hands and said:

"After I go out, the timing will begin. After you get the Origin Crystal, feel it well. If you cannot absorb it for a while, give up for now and come back tomorrow." Zhang Yue pulled down all the curtains in the classroom and turned on the lights.

"Good."

"Absorb it well," Zhang Yue patted Chen Yan on the shoulder and said:

"Your Class Head Teacher Wang Yang thinks very highly of you. I didn't understand before, but now I do."