Chapter 68: Jin Ying

To be honest, those who faced Cheng Feng were all newly entered disciples from various Martial Arts Halls, and their levels were not high.

Cheng Feng did not behave in a way that made people feel dissatisfied, and his etiquette was impeccable.

As for strength, the three families were basically all at the Skin Refining Realm; their strength was not bad, and they were quite proficient in their respective martial arts techniques.

But any opponent who was only at the Skin Refining Realm,

in Cheng Feng's view, was simply too slow.

Cheng Feng was, after all, suppressing his own realm to fight them.

Even to let those disciples show themselves off properly, Cheng Feng even took two moves head-on.

The young lady from the Yingyue Martial Arts Hall was pretty, so he naturally had to cooperate a bit more.

Giving each other face, a simple three-game winning streak made the disciples below shout Cheng Feng's name loudly.

The elders of each house were also very satisfied with the display of martial arts by their disciples.

One should seize the opportunity to become famous while young.

Wang Tieshan had previously explained this to Cheng Feng.

In the vanity fair of the jianghu, such occasions are naturally to be expected.

Several Martial Arts Halls had even determined the disciples and levels for the bouts before they even arrived.

Outwardly, they naturally said this was to witness Cheng Feng's strength.

Everyone helps carry the fancy sedan chair.

The other side's disciples gained fame.

At the same time, Cheng Feng's reputation also spread rapidly among the disciples below.

The disciples of the various Martial Arts Halls also learned that the Closed-door Disciple of the Tieshan Martial Arts Hall, Cheng Feng, was not someone to be trifled with.

They silently kept this person in mind.

Meanwhile, people from the three great families and four great gangs nearby also successively added Cheng Feng to their lists of people not to be provoked.

More of them came over to congratulate Cheng Feng, and some even asked whether Cheng Feng was married, and so on.

Watching the people revolving around Cheng Feng,

Cheng Feng naturally would not give them the cold shoulder.

Looking from afar at his senior sisters and brothers, at this look, he really understood a few of the relationships.

Senior Sister Zhao Wei and Second Senior Brother Zhang Hu stood holding their blades.

Third Senior Brother Qian Feng and Fourth Senior Sister Tian Shuang stood together, whispering to each other.

Eighth Senior Sister Jin Ying and Ninth Senior Brother Zhang Zhuo stood together, their expressions showing they were displeased with each other.

Cheng Feng was not familiar with the relationships of the former ones.

He was only familiar with Zhang Zhuo.

He cupped his hands in greeting to the former ones and ran to Zhang Zhuo, saying, "Ninth Senior Brother, what is wrong? Your expression is a bit poor."

Zhang Zhuo laughed, "Not at all, Junior Brother is mistaken."

Zhang Zhuo had just had a bit of an argument with Jin Ying; Jin Ying's family business was in iron ore and they wanted to marry into the Zhang Family,

and the target was precisely Zhang Zhuo, but as the second son of the Zhang Family, Zhang Zhuo could not refuse openly and could only say he was obsessed with Martial Dao,

which naturally drew Jin Ying's dissatisfaction, but one knows one's own family affairs best.

This matter was an action taken by his family on their own initiative and had nothing to do with him at all.

It was just that the Jin family was currently having some problems and could not openly conduct a marriage between the two families for fear of attracting the Zhang family's covetousness.

They could only circuitously hope that Jin Ying would bring back a wealthy husband, under the guise of the young couple's love.

For the sake of her family, Jin Ying had also prepared herself for sacrifice.

But Zhang Zhuo did not agree, and the eldest son of the Zhang family was already engaged.

What was to be done about this?

The Jin family sending Jin Ying to the Martial Arts Hall was not for her to focus on learning martial arts.

It was with the intention of using Jin Ying's beauty to hook a wealthy husband.

But who would have thought that after three years in the Martial Arts Hall, although Jin Ying's realm had improved quite a bit, she had not accumulated any connections.

This made the elders of the Jin family extremely anxious, so they had to cut off Jin Ying's supplies.

They forcibly brought Jin Ying back to the family.

The 18-year-old Jin Ying was only one year older than Cheng Feng.

Her figure was outstanding, her features exquisite, and her palm-sized face was full of sorrow.

The Skin Refining Realm was not bad.

But this could not solve the Jin family's crisis at all; her father had said that at least the Blood Refining Realm was required.

In the Martial Arts Hall, the Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother had a very good relationship; they had been adopted by the Master since they were young, a pair of childhood sweethearts, and they would inevitably be a couple in the future.

The Third Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Sister's relationship had recently progressed by leaps and bounds, and it looked like they would also get married.

The first four senior brothers and sisters were already all at the Blood Refining Realm, but each of them was an indispensable person to the Martial Arts Hall.

Jin Ying believed that as long as she spoke up, the senior brothers and sisters would definitely help, but if the news leaked out, the Jin family's business would surely plummet.

The fifth, sixth, and seventh senior brothers had already fallen.

There was only the Ninth Junior Brother Zhang Zhuo, who was the same age as her.

His family also had family support.

His own strength was at Skin Refining Perfection, about to reach Blood Refining.

Perhaps by using herself as a condition, he might even be able to help her.

It was a pity that he had already refused her just now.

Looking around at the bustling crowd, he felt like a lonely little beast, with everyone extending hidden claws and fangs.

To strike at his own family.

The struggle for benefits is like the slaughter of beasts in a forest, fraught with crises and leaving no room for error.

According to the Jin family Patriarch, his own father, once the Jin family's information is leaked,

then the Jin family will very likely face a catastrophic disaster.

When that time comes, no one in the Jin family will be able to escape; no one will be able to get away.

Until the protagonist of today, the master's Closed-door Disciple, walked over.

Watching Cheng Feng, who was neither flushed nor out of breath after the sparring match, come over to greet Zhang Zhuo,

Jin Ying naturally also paid attention to this youngest junior brother of hers.

Upright posture, handsome face, extraordinary temperament.

This was Jin Ying's first assessment of Cheng Feng.

It was a pity that Jin Ying had also inquired about Cheng Feng's background.

His background was Ordinary, without support; it was not easy to have walked from the Skin Refining Realm to this step alone.

It was only because his aptitude was better that he was favored by his master, Wang Tieshan, and taken in as a Closed-door Disciple.

What is the use of being good-looking?

Since he could not help her family, Jin Ying could only smile and offer perfunctory responses.

Cheng Feng greeted this Eighth Senior Sister.

Then he went to find his master.

Looking at this disciple who performed so well,

Wang Tieshan was very happy.

Cheng Feng had taken his previous advice to heart.

Today's scene was also handled very appropriately.

The Jianghu, after all, is not just about fighting and killing; one must also handle human relationships and worldly affairs.

If one has strength, naturally one won't need to huddle together for warmth, and it is normal not to give face.

But to be arrogant without strength is simply courting death.

Cheng Feng's talent was somewhat strange.

After he reached Blood Refining, Wang Tieshan began teaching Cheng Feng the Inner Sect's Blood Refining technique, the Thunder Blade Technique's blood-boiling version.

Once one enters the Blood Refining level, one can already be considered mid-to-high-level personnel in major factions.

Organ Refining experts are like dragons that show their heads but not their tails.

Bone Refining experts are basically at the leadership level of major factions.

Just this alone—in the entire Qingxi County, with the three major families, four major gangs, six Martial Arts Halls, plus the government, it is not certain if they can even gather ten experts at the Bone Refining Realm!

Every faction hides and tucks away their top-tier combat power, unwilling to reveal even a fraction.

The Secret Manual for Blood Refining is not the same as the previous breathing and movement techniques for Strength Refining and Skin Refining.

Blood Refining is a different stage; at this realm, the more profound the blood Qi circulation and the circulation route, the faster the blood Qi circulates, and the more blood impurities are expelled.

This was something predecessors realized, tested, and summarized step by step.

How many people sacrificed their lives and how many people followed in their footsteps, pouring out their heart's blood, to obtain one high-level technique?

It can be said that behind every brilliant technique, there are countless families and factions verifying and strengthening it, establishing it as the faction's heritage.

Over ten thousand years, there will always be some geniuses who improve it and pass it down.

Evolving into the Martial Dao of today.

Without the guidance of predecessors, if one picks up a martial arts book and practices it alone, problems will basically arise, and in the end, one will ruin oneself.

It was only after Cheng Feng entered the Martial Arts Hall and chatted with his senior brothers that he discovered one must never attempt new martial arts without sufficient foundation.

It was only because he had the Panmian that Cheng Feng would just dabble in them.

Having entered the Blood Refining Realm, Wang Tieshan passed down a Blood Refining technique, and after letting Cheng Feng choose, he selected the matching Thunder Blade Technique.

Cheng Feng asked Wang Tieshan not to tell anyone about these.

Wait until he had learned them before saying anything.

The intention of self-preservation was clear as day.

Wang Tieshan naturally had no objections; he also wanted Cheng Feng to be a low-profile disciple.

The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth were lost just like that.

Even though Wang Tieshan later avenged them,

the people couldn't come back to life, could they?

So later, Wang Tieshan tried his best to take in family disciples.

As long as his heritage didn't have its roots cut off, that was enough.

Just like a rich man having many children.

The more children there are, the higher the possibility of one becoming a talent.

It was a pity that these two geniuses were just starting to practice the Blood Refining technique and the Thunder Blade Technique.

They had no intention of knowing the meaning behind them.

What could they do if they knew? They still had to practice hard.

As long as Cheng Feng worked hard and added points, that would be great.

It was a pity that his kidneys had been a bit tired lately, so Cheng Feng gave himself a few days off.

Silver, carriages, and banknotes will all come in time.

Cheng Feng indicated that time was on his side.

Jin Ying stood quietly in place, her gaze fixed on Cheng Feng's back as he walked further and further away, pondering to herself.

This new disciple was actually so favored by the master, which made Jin Ying unable to help but feel jealous, yet at the same time, she realized the potential threat.

The Jin family crisis was beginning to emerge, and her status at the Martial Arts Hall was also her own life-saving talisman.

"No, for the glory of the Jin family, and even more so to protect my loved ones, I must find a way to seek other opportunities..."

Thinking of this, Jin Ying's eyes became increasingly determined. She knew well that the road ahead was arduous, but for the sake of her family and loved ones, she had to grit her teeth and persist no matter what.