The Dao Cannot Be Lightly Taught, the Dharma Cannot Be Lightly Bestowed!

The next day.

Inside a private room on the second floor of the Laifu Restaurant.

Chen Fan and Lu Xuening sat together, eating and chatting.

"I've gotten some information about the matter you asked me to inquire about yesterday."

"The owner of that villa near the County Magistrate's residence is a wealthy merchant surnamed Wang from Dragon Abyss Prefecture. He's in the medicinal herb business, and since Ping An County is near Black Mountain, which is rich in medicinal herbs, he often comes to Ping An County to purchase them. Over time, he bought a villa as a place to stay."

"However, this Master Wang hasn't come to Ping An County for several years, so the villa has been left vacant."

Lu Xuening said.

"So, that means the villa should be uninhabited now?"

Chen Fan asked.

"In any case, Master Wang hasn't sold or rented out the villa through any brokers. As for whether anyone else has been allowed to live in the villa, that's unclear."

Lu Xuening thought for a moment, then said.

"In that case, would you be interested in exploring that villa tonight?"

Chen Fan looked at Lu Xuening and then suggested.

Actually, he could go by himself, but having someone accompany him would provide mutual support. He wasn't so arrogant as to think he was invincible in Ping An County.

"No problem."

Lu Xuening nodded upon hearing this.

"By the way, what about the Black Mountain Three Demons that County Commandant Liu mentioned yesterday? Do you know anything about the strength of Tiger Demon Mountain Lord, Howling Moon Wolf Demon, and Three-Eyed Ape Demon?"

Chen Fan inquired. Since County Commandant Liu, including Brocade Guard Chief Squad Leader Li Mo, was so wary of these three demons, it proved that their strength was extraordinary. With the current strength of Ping An County, it would be difficult to resist these three great demons.

"I don't know their exact strength, but wild demons without inheritance are almost impossible to break through to the Divine Aperture Realm. At most, they can cultivate to the Divine Treasury Realm Grand Perfection."

"And because the types of demons are different, even if they are both at the peak of the Divine Treasury Realm, their strength is vastly different. However, under normal circumstances, humans of the same realm are not their opponents."

"After all, compared to demons, humans are naturally physically weak, unless they are talented martial artists who have mastered powerful techniques and martial skills. Otherwise, it is actually difficult to defeat demons in the same realm."

"So, these Black Mountain Three Demons are comparable to three human Divine Aperture Realm martial artists. With the current strength of Ping An County, no one is a match for the three of them, so the people in the county government and the Brocade Guard are very afraid of them!"

Lu Xuening said with some emotion.

Ping An County, as a small border county, was already relatively weak. Moreover, it was close to Black Mountain, with three great demons watching it. No wonder the county government and the Brocade Guard had to collude with them. If they really had to confront them head-on, they would probably have been killed by the three demons long ago.

However, the three demons did not dare to wantonly massacre Ping An County, because Ping An County belonged to Dragon Abyss Prefecture. If the three demons dared to massacre the entire Ping An County, then Dragon Abyss Prefecture would definitely send a Divine Aperture Realm martial artist to completely kill them.

Now, they were in a dynamic balance with Ping An County. Under these circumstances, it was impossible for Dragon Abyss Prefecture to send someone down to slay demons and eliminate evil.

After all, Dragon Abyss Prefecture also had its own demons to suppress. Any Divine Aperture Realm martial artist was a strategic resource and could not be used lightly!

"Comparable to Divine Aperture Realm martial artists?"

Chen Fan thought to himself.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had particularly strict control over cultivation techniques. Ordinary people had no way to obtain them.

If you wanted to obtain a cultivation technique, you either had to join a martial arts sect, rely on a ten-thousand-year-old family, spend an exorbitant apprenticeship fee to enter a martial arts hall to learn martial arts, or join some departments of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Martial arts sects valued aptitude and were very possessive of their own cultivation techniques. They would not easily impart them to disciples who were not from a clean family.

Ten-thousand-year-old families relied on bloodline connections. Even if you relied on them, it would be difficult to obtain a cultivation technique if you were not a member of the family.

As for going to a martial arts hall to learn martial arts, it took a long time. Three years of odd jobs, three years of apprenticeship, and three years of graduation. At the very least, it would take ten years.

The money spent each year was an astronomical figure, which even middle-class families could not afford.

Moreover, most of the martial arts taught in martial arts halls were very superficial cultivation techniques.

It might just be a health-preserving technique to exercise strength and cultivate one's moral character, or it might only be a technique to train the skin. In short, it was very superficial.

If the Body Tempering Fist was a common cultivation technique, then the skills taught in martial arts halls were not worthy of being called cultivation techniques at all. They were just trash.

The Great Zhou Dynasty suppressed all directions, and its strength far exceeded that of ten-thousand-year-old families and martial arts sects. These existences all depended on the Great Zhou Dynasty to survive. The Great Zhou Dynasty was the largest martial arts sect, and the Zhou imperial family was the largest family.

Therefore, within the sphere of influence of the Great Zhou Dynasty, joining the official forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the best way to learn martial arts and obtain cultivation techniques.

Currently, there were several ways to join the official forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty to obtain martial arts cultivation techniques. Either join the government office, join the army, or join a privileged department like the Brocade Guard.

Among them, the Brocade Guard, Dragon Protector Guard, Nine Gates, Surveillance Bureau, Celestial Observatory, and the Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern Factories were the most convenient to obtain cultivation techniques.

Like Chen Fan, he joined the Brocade Guard at the age of fifteen. Without making any contributions, he could cultivate the complete Divine Treasury Realm cultivation technique, Body Tempering Fist.

After accumulating merit points for half a year, he could exchange for another Blade Draw Slash.

This was almost impossible in other official forces.

In other official forces, most of them worked first and then ate. Without making contributions, they would never be granted cultivation techniques.

Although the Brocade Guard was generous, they were also doing business of licking blood from the tip of a knife, and the martial arts they learned in the Brocade Guard could not be privately taught to others.

This was the oath made when accepting the inheritance of the cultivation technique. If you accepted the inheritance of profound martial arts, you would even be placed under a restriction to prevent the cultivation technique from being spread.

Moreover, the entire Brocade Guard Precinct in Ping An County only had these two martial arts manuals, Body Tempering Fist and Blade Draw Slash. Other counties should be the same.

Even the cultivation techniques taught to the constables in the government office were these two.

If Chen Fan wants to switch to a more advanced cultivation method, he must go to Dragon Abyss Prefecture. It is said that Dragon Abyss Prefecture has Divine Aperture Realm cultivation methods that can allow Divine Treasury Realm Grand Perfection martial artists to open up their own acupoints, communicate with the world's spiritual energy, and become Divine Aperture Realm martial artists.

Chen Fan has now cultivated to the Divine Treasury Realm Grand Perfection, but because he does not have a Divine Aperture Realm cultivation method, he cannot break through to the Divine Aperture Realm.

However, he has already deduced the Body Tempering Fist into the Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist. Although it is also a Divine Treasury Realm cultivation method, it is much more powerful than the Body Tempering Fist.

If he re-cultivates the Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist, then his strength can still be improved. Since he cannot improve vertically, then he will broaden horizontally. This is also a way to enhance his own strength!

"Head Constable Lu, do you have any Divine Aperture Realm cultivation methods in your possession?"

Chen Fan asked.

"I do."

"But because there are restrictions, I can't pass it on to you. As a member of the Brocade Guard, you naturally know about the inheritance of cultivation methods."

"What, are you already considering breaking through to the Divine Aperture Realm?"

"With your talent and strength, after clearing out all the demons and monsters in Ping An County with me, you will definitely be promoted to become a Centurion in the Brocade Guard."

"At that time, with the merit points you've accumulated within the Brocade Guard, it won't be a problem for you to go to the Brocade Guard Chiliarch office in Dragon Abyss Prefecture to exchange for a Divine Aperture Realm cultivation method."

"If you really can't wait, as long as you show your talent and strength, it's not impossible to go directly to the Brocade Guard Chiliarch office and get a Divine Aperture Realm cultivation method on credit."

"After all, our Great Zhou Dynasty treats martial arts geniuses with special regard, and no one will deliberately hinder you in breaking through realms."

Lu Xuening glanced at Chen Fan and said.