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"Oh great... This is not it too..." Yang Ze, sitting beside the window in his room, sighed helplessly before throwing the book in his hand inside his personal storage space.
It's been three days since the patriarch of the Xia Family, Xia Wen, visited him. Since his departure, he has been reading the books he stole from the Martial Alliance. However, no matter how fast he tried to read them, he couldn't read more than ten to twelve books a day. By now, he has read more than fifty books, but there were still more than a thousand books lying in his storage space, waiting for their turns.
"Why isn't there anything suitable for me!?"
Even amongst these fifty or so books that he read, there wasn't a single one that registered on the screen in front of him.
It was now that Yang Ze was slowly becoming aware of some of the limitations of his plug-in. It seems the more his realm improves, the harder is it to find suitable martial arts for himself. Helplessly, he could only bite the bullet and read each and every book that he took from the marital alliance.
"Well, on the bright side." With a smile, he looked at the screen in front of him.
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{Name: Yang Ze}
{Realm: Innate (Heaven and Earth), Formation Master}
{Fleshy Body: Innate}
{XP: 5250}
{Secret Technique: Dimac} (Beginner: 5250/5000 XP) +
{Fishing: Current Location Mehull} (3000 XP for major chance) (1000 Spirit stones for minor chance)
{Personal Space: 100 cubic meters} {Limit Reached}
{Efficiency: 500 XP/day}
{Level: 4} (0/10 Essense stones needed to upgrade)
{Mark Of Sin: 1/11}
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"It's done." Looking at the '+' sign behind the secret technique, Yang Ze let out a small laugh. It was finally time for him to go a step further. However, Yang Ze wasn't in a hurry. Looking at the sky, the sun was directly above them. He needed to wait till the night before making a move. If he was going to progress, he needed to find a secluded place. There was no way for him to progress in the vicinity of so many powerhouses.
"And what are these morons doing!?" Glancing outside, he could see a number of people roaming around. Many of them were the newly appointed city guards while the others were from the Leihui Sect. For the past few days, these people were roaming all over the city, laying down runes.
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"BOSS... BOSS...." And just when Yang Ze was lost in his train of thoughts, the loud voice of Xiao Li woke him up from his stupor.
"What is it!?" Looking at Xiao Li who was panting with his eyes wide open, Yang Ze frowned for a moment. For this guy to give such a huge reaction, it must be something important.
And sure enough, Xiao Li looked at Yang Ze with fear in his eyes.
"It's happening."
"Huh!?"
"IT'S HAPPENING."
"Relax." Walking beside Xiao Li, Yang Ze, patted his back to calm him down. "Tell me what is happening."
"THE ..."
"THE WAR...." As soon as Xiao Li spoke, he sat down on the floor devoid of any strength.
"Tell me in detail." With a grave expression, Yang Ze sat beside Xiao Li on the ground.
By this time, Xiao Li was able to calm his nerves, but one could still see his trembling leg. Xiao Li looked around with fearful eyes before speaking.
"The Xuanwu Academy has declared war on the Leihui Sect. And every person that betrayed them will be punished accordingly."
"I see." From the very first moment, Yang Ze made contact with people from the Leihui Sect, he knew there was going to be a war in the future. Just like how a mountain can house only one tiger, a region can only have one ruler. It was impossible for the Xuanwu Sect to let Leihui Sect do as they please.
'But their reaction seems a bit delayed...' Thinking for a while Yang Ze asked further.
"What else!?"
Xiao Li thought for a moment before nodding his head. "They will be sending their people soon. At most, within a week, they would be here."
"Boss..." Looking at Yang Ze with some hesitation Xiao Li mustered his courage.
"What is it!?"
"This town is going to be in the middle of the war. We... We should leave. We can go somewhere else... Somewhere safe."
Listening to his request, Yang Ze went silent for a long time. "Where do you suggest we go!?"
Startled by this sudden question, Xiao Li paused for a moment before bursting out in great excitement. It seems that his Boss was not against the idea of moving out.
"Anywhere..." With a slight hesitation, he continued further "Like nearby villages and towns!?"
"Sigh..." Reaching inside his robe, Yang Ze pulled out a map before laying it on the ground. "These are the nearest towns and villages. And all of them have pledged allegiance to the Leihui Sect. Even if we go there, we are still in the vicinity of the war."
Hearing him, Xiao Li went silent. It was just as Yang Ze said, even if they rush out of the city now, at most they would be able to travel less than five hundred miles. And, looking at the map, it was still in the region of war.
"Then... Then what do we do!?" Xiao Li was growing increasingly upset. Do they have to participate in this war too!? Just thinking about it was sending shivers down his spine.
"We will see." Dismissing Xiao Li, Yang Ze stood up and slowly started pacing in his room. His main purpose for coming to this city was to get higher secret techniques, and martial arts, and earn spirit stones. And right now, he has already completed all of his major goals. There was nothing stopping him from leaving the city.
"But..." The day Yang Ze met Tao Chen, the sixth elder of the Leihui Sect, he came to know about the book that they discovered. At that moment, Yang Ze had decided to get his hands on the book by any means necessary. He needed a way to progress further and the only way he was going to do was to take the book for himself. Even though there were some side effects, he wasn't overly worried about them.
But now since he has already received a way to progress further, he wasn't too interested in that book. Yet, the main problem still lies ahead.
Since Xuanwu Academy has declared war, there are no safe zones. Not to mention he has to take care of Yao Xiang for a month. If something happens to her during their journey, he wouldn't have tears to shed.
The only feasible idea was to wait here and look for a suitable situation. There was no way Xuanwu Academy was going to take over the entire city in just a few days. The war was going to be long... And all Yang Ze needed to do was to wait. Wait for a month and then get away from this city.
Making up his mind, Yang Ze pulled out another book from his personal storage and started reading it. There were still thousands more books waiting for him.
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Inside the city hall, in one of the most luxurious rooms, four people were sitting around a table. Out of the four, three were men while one was an old woman. These were the three ancestors of the three main families of Mehull city.
On the table in front of them was something resembling a large poster, and written on it was a decree.
"SURRENDER WITHIN A WEEK OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES."
Looking at two words, 'Xuanwu Academy' at the bottom of this line, Xia Jian clenched his fists. Even though he knew it was coming, he still felt a sense of dread once he faced it. At this moment, they were at the point of no return and the only hope for them was the man sitting nonchalantly in the middle.
"Senior, what do you think!?"
"Hmm..." Zhang Gen picked up the poster with one hand while he stroked his chin with the other. With a smile, he shook his head before placing it down. "No worries. Since you have joined us, we will take care of this matter."
"Tomorrow gather all the people who can fight. Gather them on the training grounds of the Martial Alliance. I have an announcement to make."
"As you wish, senior." Giving him a bow, Xia Jian breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they can overcome this difficulty, their life would be smooth sailing.
"Now, enough about this. Tell me, how is your practice going on!?" Zhang Gen asked in a flat tone. It's been almost a week since these people in front of him got the secret technique of the Leihui Sect, he wanted to check their progress.
"It's going smoothly." It was Yuwen Tai who responded with great excitement. "Ten years or less... And I will be able to take a step further."
The more he spoke, the more excited his voice became. And why shouldn't it? It's been a long time since he felt a sense of progression. By now, he had given up all hopes of taking a step further. If not for the arrival of the Leihui Sect, he would always remain stuck in the First realm of Innate, unable to take a step further.
"What about you two!?" Nodding his head in satisfaction, Zhang Gen looked at Xia Jian and Feng Jianyu.
"Same as daoist Yuwen Tai." Xia Jian slowly answered.
"Around fifteen years or so." Shaking her head helplessly, Feng Jianyu replied.
"Not bad... Not bad at all." Clapping, Zhang Gen stood up from his seat. "I should congratulate you all in advance."
"You are too polite." With an embarrassed laugh, Yuwen Tai stood up. "It's still a long road ahead."
"Then I wish you good luck. Now if you will excuse me, I have something to do." With these words, the figure of Zhang Gen disappeared from the room, leaving behind Xia Jian, Yuwen Tai, and Feng Jianyu deep in thoughts.
"What do you think!?" As soon as Zhang Gen left the room, the smile on Yuwen Tai's face disappeared as he looked at Xia Jian with a grim face.
"What is there to think about. We were the ones to make a decision. Now we have to bear the brunt of this war. Just inform all of the members to attend the alliance meeting tomorrow."
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As the three ancestors were busy in their meeting, the time outside went from noon to evening and finally to night.
Standing on his balcony, Yang Ze looked at the starry sky before taking a deep breath. The cold air along with the unique fragrance of the soil gave him a sense of peace. Yang Ze stood still for a long time, slowly enjoying the rare tranquility.
It wasn't until an hour later, that he slowly opened his eyes. "It's time."
With these words, the figure of Yang Ze jumped out of the balcony before disappearing into the distance.
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yang_bot Let me give you all an insight into why the release rate of chapters is inconsistent.
As some of you might know, I live in a mountain region. And at this time of year, due to heavy rains, there are occasional landslides.
And just a few days ago, there was a small scale landslide. There were some damages to the property, and some injuries but thankfully no deaths.
I was busy attending to the people affected by these.
Once again, I thank you for taking the time to read this. The situation is now slowly returning back to normal, so in a few days, the release rate of chapters should return back to normal.
And as usual,
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