[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an":3,"chapter-laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an-laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an-chapter-22":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hiding in the Martial World to Become Ancestor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2229580,4164,"Chapter 22: Breakthrough, Acquired Fourth Layer!","laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>Li Xiangyang, leader of the Blood Wolf Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Snake Gang had a total of six major leaders, and half of them died at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Han Qing not be angry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qing, in a fit of rage, couldn't listen to any advice at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wenzhong was only a private secretary, and an old man by Han Qing’s side; he knew that Han Qing’s emotions at this moment could only be restored if they were vented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to vent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses of Liang Feng, Wang Gui, and Zhang Baohua had not yet been collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Snake Gang, led by the furious Han Qing, crossed the border and killed their way into the Blood Wolf Gang’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Li Xiangyang received the news and brought people to rush over, Han Qing had already killed two major leaders, nine minor leaders, and one hall master of the Blood Wolf Gang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han! Qing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, Li Xiangyang, covered in energy, roared and instantly crossed more than ten meters, rushing to Han Qing’s front; his pitch-black palm shattered the air, erupting with a muffled sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp whistling sound, mixed with violent explosions, released large waves of energy, impacting the surrounding Blood Wolf Gang and Green Snake Gang members, who fell to the ground or retreated one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qing, who resisted Li Xiangyang’s palm, couldn't control his retreat; when he stopped after retreating five steps, his hands trembled, and his face looked ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acquired Ninth Layer!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qing’s voice was gloomy and hoarse as he barked, \"No wonder you dared to let people ambush my Green Snake Gang; so you broke through!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, his feet stepped on the ground, leaving a clear footprint, shattering the bluestone floor, and he used the elasticity to shoot out, attacking Li Xiangyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang, bang~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger erupted in Li Xiangyang’s eyes; he didn't show mercy in his attack, his internal energy surged, causing his skirt to dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone around retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Han Qing, who had Acquired Eighth Layer cultivation, resisted the offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his realm was one layer lower, Han Qing’s combat power wasn't bad, especially under the stimulation of anger, he was fighting like a madman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiangyang was angry, but his mind was still clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the crazy Han Qing, he fought while barking, \"What ambush, it was clearly you who brought people to suddenly kill your way over first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Xiangyang, what are you pretending for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qing attacked crazily, roaring, \"'Wu Sihai' killed three major leaders of my Green Snake Gang in succession; wasn't that your order?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang, bang~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy swept across, gravel flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiangyang struck palm after palm; hearing Han Qing’s roar, he didn't stop his hands while frowning and saying, \"'Wu Sihai'? Isn't he missing? I never gave an order for him to ambush your Green Snake Gang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sound of bone fracture; Li Xiangyang slapped Han Qing on the chest, breaking two ribs, and the strong force pushed Han Qing to retreat uncontrollably again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiangyang stopped at the right time and said coldly, \"Although I, Li Xiangyang, am not a good person, my words have always been guaranteed; one is one, and two is two!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had ordered 'Wu Sihai' to ambush you, what would it matter if I admitted it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……\" Han Qing, who stopped retreating and had blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, changed his face rapidly while panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he said in a low voice, \"Are you telling the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was true or false, it didn't matter anymore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking off the human-skin mask, disheveled and mixed in the crowd of the two gangs, Chen Mu, listening to the conversation between Han Qing and Li Xiangyang, raised the corners of his mouth slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of impersonating \"Wu Sihai\" to provoke the fighting between the Green Snake Gang and the Blood Wolf Gang had been achieved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wandering in the crowd, he looted more than thirty cards, among which was one Cultivation Card with a two-year limit, and he obtained three more Internal Energy Cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation was two and a half months, one and a half months, and two months respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus the three Internal Energy Cards looted from killing Wang Gui and the other three, it was enough to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu decisively withdrew from the chaotic crowd, drilled into an alley, left the Blood Wolf Gang’s territory, and returned to Changping Ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Huang Feiyang that he had already solved Xu Chong and Liang Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he went into his room and took out the Internal Energy Cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used them one by one, and groups of internal energy were born out of thin air in his body, pushing the \"Rolling Cloud Technique\" to circulate and impact the bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the fifth Internal Energy Card was used, with a total of seven months of internal energy cultivation, with a \"click,\" a strange sound seemed to come from his body, and the threshold from the third layer of the Acquired realm to the fourth layer was successfully broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh, whoosh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of blood in his body suddenly accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skin, flesh, meridians, and bones were comprehensively strengthened and transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu sat cross-legged, motionless, with mist rising from the top of his head and his whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surging blood stimulated his physique to be scorching hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the mist dissipated, the blood calmed down, and his breathing returned to steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, took a step in the room, didn't mobilize internal energy, and just threw a simple punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo, whoosh~~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch sounded like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acquired Fourth Layer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu exhaled slowly, calming his excited mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Acquired Fourth Layer, physical strength alone could explode the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an explosive sprint, even without the blessing of light martial arts, he could catch up with a galloping horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for endurance, it depends on the individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three major gangs—the Green Snake Gang, the Blood Wolf Gang, and the Great Blade Gang—only high-level officials at the hall master level possessed this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acquired Fourth Layer, or Acquired Fifth or Sixth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the leader was at least Acquired Seventh Layer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu only just learned that the Blood Wolf Gang leader, Li Xiangyang, had broken through to Acquired Ninth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huzi, are you asleep?\" Huang Feiyang shouted anxiously outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu restrained his aura, walked over, and opened the door. \"What’s wrong, Brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Green Snake Gang and the Blood Wolf Gang just had a fight on the street. Li Xiangyang and Han Qing, these two leaders, both personally took the field and fought fiercely. It is said that the cause was that people from the Blood Wolf Gang ambushed three major leaders of the Green Snake Gang, including Liang Feng; you……\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Huang Feiyang could finish, Chen Mu calmly interrupted and admitted, \"I used the human-skin mask given by my master to impersonate a major leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, 'Wu Sihai,' and ambushed Liang Feng and the others, triggering the Green Snake Gang and the Blood Wolf Gang to fight again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I counted the number of people at the scene earlier; both the Green Snake and Blood Wolf gangs lost quite a few men. Two major leaders died, and there was also a hall master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you can suggest to Boss Xie that he persuade the leader to take the opportunity to swallow some more territory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……\" Huang Feiyang opened his mouth wide, standing dumbfounded at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of eyes stared straight at Chen Mu; his eyes were full of shock, astonishment, horror, and disbelief, but also full of relief and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just received the news, he guessed that the person who triggered the fight between the Green Snake and Blood Wolf gangs was likely Chen Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he rushed back to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, it really was Chen Mu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Huang Feiyang was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and his head was still a bit dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Huang Feiyang calmed his mind and asked cautiously, \"Huzi, what is your realm now?\" \u003C\u002Fp>",1415,"2026-06-18T00:46:08.476Z","2026-06-18T03:30:09.135Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7c533199ed94f4026b3903278c0be0465a57cffbdb63d8069cbb850f4cdd2235","laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an-chapter-23","laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an-chapter-21",576,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhiding-in-the-martial-world-to-become-ancestor-cover.jpg"]