Chapter 213: Chapter 212: Giving Up on Thinking

"Tell me everything, from beginning to end, about you leaving the city to capture the barbarians!"

After a long time digesting the information, Li Youtao finally accepted the fact that Wu Chen was in the Leakless Realm, a first-rate master.

Moreover, after leaving the city and taking down the barbarians, this master had only requested a Leakless Realm Martial Arts manual and some pills for his merits. He remained in his post at the Linwei Garrison and then turned around and handed over the credit for a promotion to someone else.

It gave the impression that he regarded achievements as worthless as dirt.

"Yes, my lord."

Now that the truth was out in the open, Zhou Hu no longer stammered. He recounted, one by one, the events that transpired after he and Wu Chen left the city.

However, when it came to receiving the Silver Wolf Brocade Robe, he skipped over one part. Sun Yuting had strictly warned him not to spread the story of how he and the other Demon Suppression Guards were also taken down by Wu Chen with a single kick.

Even so, the story he told left the hundred or so people inside and outside the room feeling dazed and bewildered.

According to Zhou Hu’s description, it wasn’t very complicated. After wandering the mountain forests for a few days, just as the two were about to leave, they ran into the group of barbarians. Wu Chen went up and delivered a single kick.

Then, the barbarian and his several rather strong collaborators fell, completely unable to fight back.

The scene was as simple as kicking a stray dog on the side of the road.

No! These barbarians were even less than stray dogs!

After all, if you were to kick a stray dog on the road, you’d at least have to consider whether it might bite your foot!

WHOOSH—

When Zhou Hu finished speaking, Li Youtao closed his eyes and exhaled a long, turbid breath. He paused for a moment before opening his eyes and asking:

"Since the matter is over, where did that guy... where did Wu Chen go?"

He had unconsciously changed his form of address, no longer holding any trace of contempt in his heart.

"Lord Wu said he’s taking a few days off. He’ll return to duty at the Linwei Garrison after the matter with the barbarians is completely resolved and the commotion dies down."

In contrast, Zhou Hu’s address for Wu Chen was far more respectful.

Although he was now a Silver Wolf Captain, he knew his status was nothing in front of Wu Chen. Besides, he had only gotten this position because the other man had casually given it to him.

Furthermore, Wu Chen’s strength was plain to see.

’He met Li Youtao, a Silver Wolf Captain, and injured him.’

’He met Sun Yuting, a Golden Eagle Captain, and took her down with one kick.’

’Next time, is he going to randomly pick a Cloud Pattern Captain to beat up?’

Zhou Hu didn’t dare to think about it too deeply, but he felt it wasn’t impossible.

’A few days off?’

Doubt filled Li Youtao’s eyes. He felt he could see through this young man less and less.

The barbarian spies who had plagued Cangwu City for so long had been captured. As the one with the primary credit, and being new to the Demon Suppression Bureau, Wu Chen would naturally attract recruitment offers from many factions within the Bureau.

This was a welcome development for both Wu Chen and any faction that might be backing him.

Yet, at this critical juncture, Wu Chen had closed his doors to visitors and asked for a few days off.

It was truly difficult to understand.

However, that was Wu Chen’s own business.

Besides, the Linwei Garrison paid its guards by the day. You could say that for a post here, you could come if you wanted and stay away if you didn’t.

So, if Wu Chen didn’t show up and wanted to rest for a few days, Li Youtao had nothing to say about it.

’Could it be that this guy’s background is truly heaven-defying? That he doesn’t care about these superficial things?’

Li Youtao thought about it, but couldn’t figure it out. In the end, he simply gave up thinking about it. He then looked at Zhou Hu inside the room, and the brocade robe in his hands.

"Since you’re a Silver Wolf Captain now, go and report to the Silver Wolf Garrison."

"Though I should be saying auspicious things about your promotion and fortune, you are ultimately in an outer camp. You won’t be able to avoid fighting. So remember, don’t neglect honing your Martial Arts, and be careful in all things."

Zhou Hu cupped his fist and bowed, his attitude exceptionally sincere. "Yes, my lord! This subordinate will heed your teachings!"

...

Cangwu City, within the city walls.

An inn under the Jiang Clan Commerce Association.

In the quiet room, Wu Chen took off his clothes, slipped into a steaming hot bathtub, and closed his eyes to rest.

Beside the tub was a small table. In addition to some desserts and fruits, there was a plate holding a dozen or so freshly claimed Nourishing Essence Pills from the Demon Suppression Bureau, their color a ruddy red.

From time to time, Wu Chen would pick one up, toss it into his mouth, and chew with a look of enjoyment.

’The taste isn’t bad, and the medicinal effect is quite potent. It can be considered Top Grade among pills of the same rank!’

As the pill entered his mouth, a warm and powerful medicinal energy flowed down his throat and into his abdomen. His Qi and Blood began to surge on their own.

A normal person, experiencing such a change in their body, would surely have to get up and perform a set of fierce boxing techniques or practice a stance to digest this ferocious medicinal power.

But Wu Chen didn’t need to go through such trouble.

The moment the pill’s effects began to spread, the strand-like energy of the five organs dormant within him began to churn violently. It pounced on the pill’s energy like five ferocious beasts tearing at their prey, madly digesting the power of the Nourishing Essence Pill.

It took only a quarter of an hour for the five streams of energy to gradually calm down and coil back within his five organs. The Nourishing Essence Pill, its energy cycle complete, had transformed into a sesame-seed-sized essence of origin, circulating within his body.

’The power of this Nourishing Essence Pill is extraordinary!’

’Does this mean one hundred Nourishing Essence Pills are equivalent to one hundred units of origin essence?’

’Excluding the Leakless Realm Martial Arts manual, just the origin essence from these one hundred Nourishing Essence Pills should be enough for me to cross a minor realm, right?’

Before, pills had been useless to him. This was because their effects were insufficient and his five organs were too weak. His digestion speed was too slow to handle the massive amount of medicinal power, making them seem useless.

But as his realm and his accumulation of Martial Arts had improved, the benefits were now becoming apparent.

The stronger he became, the stronger he could become!

Others might need to take one Nourishing Essence Pill per day and constantly temper their bodies to digest its power.

For Wu Chen, with a single circulation of his five organs’ energy, he could digest one pill in a moment.

By his calculations, digesting all one hundred Nourishing Essence Pills would only take a single day.

’And on top of that, the Martial Arts on my panel are constantly having points added to them.’

’In other words...’

’Breaking through two minor realms in one day!’

’If the energy of my five organs, condensed into strands, has the effect of digesting pills in moments, does that mean...’

Wu Chen seemed to have thought of something, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes as he pondered internally:

’If I polish my physical body to the absolute limit below the Dragon Transformation Realm—that is, the Mortal Transformation Realm—then when I advance to the Dragon Transformation Realm, could I use my brutishly powerful physique to violently absorb the world’s energy for my own use?’

Wu Chen felt it wasn’t impossible, but he quickly suppressed the restless excitement in his heart.

After all, regardless of what the Dragon Transformation Realm was like or if it was truly as he imagined, his current focus should be on Leakless Realm Martial Arts.

’However, I can also continue learning Martial Arts from realms below the Leakless Realm.’

’Though it’s unlikely to cause a qualitative leap, the old saying still holds true: every little bit adds up.’

’After that incident at Qingfeng Manor, I still have quite a few silver banknotes on me. This money is just scrap paper if I don’t spend it; it’s useless to just hold onto it.’

Wu Chen picked up another pill and popped it into his mouth, closing his eyes in thought.

’Besides, my realm isn’t low anymore. I’m not afraid of anyone discovering anything strange if I acquire a large amount of Martial Arts, especially since I have the Disguise Skill.’

’I happen to have time these next few days. I might as well go to the two martial arts schools in the city and buy all their Martial Arts manuals to look through.’

’It’ll be a good chance to solidify my foundations and make further progress in forging a tyrannical physique.’

The last time he came to Cangwu City, he had gone to two martial arts schools and bought Blood Coagulation Realm Martial Arts.

At that time, because he was short on money and lacked strength, he hadn’t bought any other Martial Arts.

Now, his strength had changed dramatically, and he had a surplus of money, so naturally he had no more scruples.

After a moment of thought, he had a preliminary plan for the next few days.

’Add points, eat pills, and go buy low-level Martial Arts.’

「Two days passed in the blink of an eye.」

Wu Chen, lying on his bed, opened his eyes and looked at his panel:

[Deep Red Host]Wu Chen

[Martial Arts Realm]Leakless Realm Sixth Layer

(Qi Power · Earthshaking Wild Bull) (Stamina · Unending Qi Power) (Body · Disguise Skill) (Physique · Body of Stone)

[Martial Arts & Cultivation Techniques]’Pulse-Intercepting Dragon-Catching · Treasured’ ’Mountain-Shattering Steps · Treasured’ ’Mountain-Breaking Saber · Treasured’...

Just as Wu Chen had expected, after he finished adding points to his Martial Arts and spent two days consuming and digesting the one hundred Nourishing Essence Pills, his realm had leaped from the fourth layer of the Leakless Realm to the Sixth Layer of the Leakless Realm.

’Level A missions really are the way to go.’

Wu Chen nodded, very satisfied with this advancement. He was also looking forward to the next Level A mission.

After all, it provided Martial Arts and pills suited for his current realm; that was absolutely impossible with other missions.

’I wonder if my identity and realm have spread through the Demon Suppression Bureau’s Linwei Garrison these past two days.’

’I hope that when I go to the Linwei Garrison in a few days, there will be a few Level A missions posted on the wall.’

Regarding his return to duty in a few days, Wu Chen was most concerned about the missions.

His goal was very clear: accept missions, complete missions, and collect rewards.

This had been his original purpose for joining the Demon Suppression Bureau.

As for whether it would cause a stir like the barbarian spy mission, and the need to socialize and network to find a powerful backer for himself after the matter was resolved...

In his opinion, these were all burdens.

He had no desire to get involved.

He got up, washed his face, and used his Disguise Skill to change his appearance while looking in a bronze mirror.

Wu Chen walked out of the inn and headed towards the two martial arts schools in the city.

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