Moving to the Inner City

As Chen Lin's family's hired carriage appeared at their doorstep, and boxes of belongings were being loaded, the neighbors from the same alley became curious and came to inquire about the reason.

"Old Chen, what's going on? It looks like you're moving!"

"Yeah! Isn't Ah Lin already a member of the War God Temple? Why is the Chen Clan leader making you move out of this courtyard?"

"Yun Jie, where are you moving to?"

Facing everyone's curiosity, Chen Hongbo didn't hide anything. Instead, he said generously, "Hahaha, my son passed the Demon Slayer Envoy assessment yesterday and joined the War God Temple's Monster Slaying Squad. We're moving to the inner city now!"

Everyone was stunned into silence upon hearing this.

Although they all knew that Chen Hongbo's son had become a Martial Artist of the War God Temple and this day would eventually come, they hadn't expected it to arrive so soon.

After all, they had all heard how rare courtyards in the inner city were.

"The kid from the Old Chen family is truly amazing! If my son were half as good, I could die with no regrets."

"Exactly! Exactly! Some people said before that Ah Lin wouldn't get into a Martial Academy and his life would be over! Look at him now, he's directly become a War God Temple Martial Artist, obtained the identity of a Demon Slayer Envoy, and has a residence in the inner city. He's incredibly impressive."

"If Zhang Guihua hears this news, won't she be furious?"

"That woman used to badmouth Ah Lin every day, saying he wasn't good enough. Who would have thought that not only was she kicked out of her home, but the courtyard she longed for, Ah Lin doesn't even care about it and is directly moving to the inner city. What a twist of fate!"

"I wonder where that woman moved to. If I knew, I'd go have a chat with her and see the expression on her ugly face."

"Old Zhang, you're so wicked!"

"Who told that wicked woman to badmouth my wife behind my back!"

While Chen Hongbo was fending off everyone's congratulations, he smiled and invited them, "In a few days, I'll host a celebration banquet in our ward. I hope you'll all grace us with your presence!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

The crowd responded loudly in a babble of voices.

Some observant neighbors even started helping Chen Lin's family load their luggage onto the carriage.

"Ah Shan, if you need to find me in the future, just come to Liuyun Alley in Xuanwu Ward," Chen Lin said to Zhang Shan.

"Okay!" Zhang Shan nodded happily and said, "Ah Lin, sooner or later, I'll join the War God Temple too and move to the inner city."

"Yeah! Keep it up, I'll be waiting for you." Chen Lin patted Zhang Shan's shoulder encouragingly.

Zhang Shan excitedly punched Chen Lin's chest and said excitedly, "Ah Lin, I knew that failing the martial arts exam meant nothing to you. How can the upper-level martial students of Nanqing Martial Academy compare to a War God Temple Martial Artist and a Demon Slayer Envoy of the Human Alliance! You're incredible right now!"

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the neighbors, Chen Lin's family boarded the carriage, leaving behind many old items that his parents were reluctant to part with.

Half an hour later, Chen Lin's family entered the inner city and arrived at Liuyun Alley in Xuanwu Ward.

As soon as they stopped the carriage, a silver-haired old man suddenly ran out from the courtyard with a plaque that read "He Estate."

"Are you Young Master Chen Lin? I am Wu Shan, the steward of the He Estate. The master instructed me yesterday to pay attention to the situation outside the mansion these few days and to help Young Master Chen if I saw him moving in!"

"Oh? Thank you, Steward Wu!" Chen Lin said with a smile.

"It's nothing, it's all part of my duties!"

Wu Shan said politely, then waved his hand towards the courtyard behind him. Immediately, seven or eight servants ran out of the He Estate very quickly and began helping Chen Lin's family move their things.

Led by Wu Shan, Chen Lin opened the gate to the courtyard where he would live.

The front yard was very spacious, with servant quarters on both sides and a cluster of trees laden with red fruit in the middle.

The backyard had a pond, rockeries with flowing water, pavilions, and towers – everything was complete.

It was completely different from the northern-style two-courtyard residences Chen Lin remembered.

Looking at the luxurious courtyard before him, Chen Lin said very satisfiedly to his family, "Father, Mother, little sister, this will be our home from now on. What do you think? Do you like it?"

Chen Lin's parents kept looking at the picturesque courtyard, too excited to speak.

Chen Lan's small eyes darted around as she surveyed the courtyard, and she pouted with dissatisfaction, "Such a large courtyard, and not a single spot to grow medicinal herbs. It's really not ideal!"

"You silly girl, if you want to grow medicinal herbs, you can just pull out the flowers in that small garden on the west side and plant your herbs," Chen Lin said with a wry smile, stroking his little sister's head as he suggested.

"Can I do that?" Chen Lan looked at Chen Lin suspiciously.

"Of course, you can. This place is ours now. In our home, you can do whatever you want!" Chen Lin said with a smile.

The moon hung high in the sky.

Chen Lin's parents, tired from a busy day, had long since fallen asleep. Even the energetic young girl Chen Lan had done the same.

Only Chen Lin, as a Martial Artist, felt no fatigue.

In a simple and unadorned training room, Chen Lin sat cross-legged on the floor.

Three flying daggers beside him, like swimming dragons, continuously circled Chen Lin, flying up, down, left, and right, performing various attack maneuvers.

After studying them for a while, Chen Lin finally reached out and put away the three flying daggers.

His current Spirit Sense Power isn't strong enough; at most, he can control three flying daggers to attack effectively. Any more, and he'd enter a state of stiff control, with a sharp decrease in speed and attack power.

As Spirit Artifacts, the Cold Moon Flying Daggers require constant nurturing from the user to develop sentience.

Once the flying daggers gain sentience, or if his Spirit Sense Power breaks through again, the number of flying daggers he can control will increase by another level.

After sheathing the flying daggers back at his waist, Chen Lin took out three thin booklets, which were precisely the Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay.

Opening the first booklet, the text that appeared before Chen Lin's eyes was an introduction to the Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay.

The Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay was created by the Martial Emperor expert Yunxiao Guan Leihai, who had an epiphany.

This cultivation technique encompasses movement techniques, sword arts, and breathing methods, making it a highly comprehensive technique.

However, this powerful cultivation technique also has very high requirements for its practitioners.

It not only demands that Martial Artists achieve a very subtle level of control over their physical bodies but also requires their spiritual souls to reach a level close to that of a Spirit Master. Otherwise, they won't even be able to begin the first level.

After reading the cultivation requirements, Chen Lin grinned and thought to himself that these requirements were far from impossible for him. Even if he didn't meet them, it would only take him a few more points to achieve them.

Flipping to the second page, amidst a sea of lightning, a sentence appeared: "All martial arts in the world are indestructible, only speed is invincible." This instantly made Chen Lin feel a sense of familiarity.

It turned out that different worlds and different civilizations, despite their differences, shared the same theoretical understanding of martial arts.

Whether they were martial artists or ordinary people, they all knew in their hearts that as long as you were fast enough, you were an invincible existence.

Speed could allow you to take an enemy's life before they could react. Speed could allow your attacks to accumulate infinite kinetic energy.

However, while everyone understood this principle, very few could actually apply it in practice.

The Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay contains a complete set of movement techniques [Instant Step], a complete set of breathing methods [Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Art], and a complete set of [Divine Firmament Swordplay]. Among these three, the breathing method is the foundation, the fundamental way for Martial Artists to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth and refine their True Qi.

Only with abundant True Qi could one execute the extremely fast Instant Step and the astonishingly powerful Divine Firmament Swordplay.

As Chen Lin continued to flip through, he discovered that the Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay had a total of nine levels, as did the movement techniques, breathing methods, and sword arts.

What he had obtained now were the first three levels of the cultivation technique.