In a small courtyard within Qingzhou Prefecture of the Great Xuan Imperial Court.
Su Fei rubbed his somewhat swollen, aching head and opened his eyes.
A cold sensation came from his backside. He got up from the ground.
He looked around at his surroundings.
A redwood Eight Immortals table, carved wooden chairs, red pillars beneath the eaves, and a letter with a white cover before him.
The antique surroundings left Su Fei somewhat bewildered.
"Where is this? How did I end up in ancient times?"
Wasn't I in a private room at the "All Under Heaven" club in Magic City, drinking through the night with several girls after receiving my latest construction payment?
How had he awakened and ended up here?
Su Fei began sorting through the memories in his mind.
Nearly half an hour passed.
Only then did he have no choice but to accept the fact that he had transmigrated.
The owner of this body had also been named Su Fei, and he was eighteen this year.
He had a house.
When he had been in his teens, his parents had both died in an accident while on duty.
They had left him a residence and some compensation money.
What troubled Su Fei now was that when he opened the white-covered letter, he found it was his registration letter. The original owner had signed up for the Qingzhou Imperial Guard assessment.
Not long ago, while the original owner had been drinking with several fair-weather friends, they had mocked him for not having a proper job.
They had egged him on and made him register for the Imperial Guard assessment.
In his drunken haze, the original owner had agreed to it. He had even paid the silver and genuinely registered.
According to the registration details in the letter, he had to attend the Imperial Guard entry assessment tomorrow.
Su Fei frowned slightly. The Imperial Guard...
First, there were the advantages of joining the Imperial Guard.
The Imperial Guard claimed to be the Son of Heaven's personal army. They were responsible for overseeing the realm and handling all manner of major cases.
When the Imperial Guard Commander found himself unable to make a decision, he could even directly request an audience with the Emperor.
It could be said that every Commander was the Emperor's absolute confidant.
When the Imperial Guard confiscated households, there was always some fat to skim.
All in all, this wolfish, tigerish Imperial Guard could actually be considered a decent profession.
Then there were the bad points.
Although Imperial Guard investigators could get some grease while handling cases and carrying out assignments, they inevitably had to deal with all sorts of vicious criminals. Arresting notorious fugitives who stood against the court was a dangerous job, and he did not know the first thing about investigating cases.
One had to know that most such criminals were martial artists. Heroes used martial prowess to defy the law. The thought of this little body of his fighting martial artists to the death was anything but pleasant.
Not to mention that the Great Xuan Imperial Court possessed vast territory. Sects, aristocratic families, gangs, and powerful local forces were as numerous as ox hairs. The Imperial Guard's enemies could come from any of those places.
Su Fei did not think he was a match for such people.
This was a place known as the Great Xuan Imperial Court.
Unlike the technologically developed Blue Star of his previous life, martial arts existed here.
In this world, martial artist realms were divided into Body Tempering Realm martial artists, True Qi Realm martial artists, Xiantian Realm martial artists, Mortal Transformation Realm martial artists, Grandmaster Realm martial artists, and Martial Saints.
Body Tempering Realm martial artists tempered their strength and fortified their physiques. Upon reaching a certain level and cultivating True Qi, they became True Qi Realm martial artists.
True Qi Realm martial artists condensed True Qi and opened all the acupoints throughout their bodies, becoming Xiantian Realm martial artists.
Once Xiantian Realm martial artists could release Innate True Qi beyond their bodies, they were already considered experts in their region.
Those who broke through to the Mortal Transformation Realm could protect their bodies with True Qi, making them phoenix feathers and unicorn horns among martial artists.
As for Grandmaster Realm martial artists, who stood another level higher, they were practically all the decision-makers of major powers, people of status.
Ordinary martial artists simply could not easily meet them.
As for Martial Saints of even higher realms, they were stronger beyond all bounds.
According to the memories in his mind, the original owner had also been filled with regret over registering for the Qingzhou Imperial Guard strongman assessment.
What should he do now? Should he take part in the strongman entry assessment?
If he did not attend tomorrow, he could only flee Qingzhou and leave this place behind, abandoning the house outright.
But the true big boss of the Imperial Guard was the Emperor.
Fleeing the entry assessment was equivalent to offending the Emperor, the man who held the greatest power in the world.
If he were caught, even if he did not lose his head, he would still be unable to avoid spending his days in prison.
If that was the case...
Then he could not run from this assignment. The consequences were not something he could bear.
But what was he supposed to do?
After turning it over in his mind, Su Fei felt that if he wanted to change his current fate...
There was only one path: practicing martial arts.
In this world where martial arts reigned supreme.
Only by becoming a martial arts expert could he seize control of his own destiny and protect himself.
But practicing martial arts required a famous master's guidance and talent for martial arts.
Su Fei of this world had once practiced martial arts diligently for several years, but his cultivation speed had been slow. He had barely entered the first level of the Body Tempering Realm.
That cultivation speed...
Was enough to show that his martial arts talent was exceedingly ordinary. Forget average—it could only be considered below average.
As for things like strolling cats, teasing dogs, playing with birds, and listening to songs at the pleasure houses, he was thoroughly proficient.
But the moment he was asked to practice martial arts, he would always go through the motions.
Only occasionally would he cultivate martial arts.
He had to report tomorrow. Was there still time for him to practice martial arts now?
Su Fei scooped up a basin of cold water to wash his face, then looked into the mirror.
His features were handsome.
His complexion was merely somewhat pale, but he looked far better than he had in his previous life.
Tomorrow, he would begin serving in the Imperial Guard. He could no longer drink with those fair-weather friends.
But what was he supposed to do now?
Just as Su Fei sank into worry over the future.
A vast voice appeared in his mind.
Detected that the host has successfully transmigrated and is about to join the Imperial Guard. The God-tier Martial Arts Mission System is beginning activation...
Huh? The God-tier Martial Arts Mission System?
This... could this be?
System activation successful. As long as the host completes the missions issued by the system, the host may obtain rewards granted by the system. Ding. Detected that the host's strength is weak. A beginner-level reward is now being issued to the host.
Joy surged in Su Fei's heart.
"Yes, yes, yes! System Daddy, I'm weak! Hurry up and beat me to death with beginner rewards!"
Issuing beginner reward. Obtained martial art: Nine Yang Divine Art; talent: God-tier Insight Technique; twenty years of cultivation. Does the host wish to claim them now?
Did this even require hesitation?
Claim them. Claim them immediately.
A strand of Nine Yang True Qi emerged from the void, coursing through Su Fei's body and merging into his limbs and bones.
At the same time, the cultivation method of the Nine Yang Divine Art entered Su Fei's mind.
A small figure appeared in his mind. Red and blue meridians flickered within its body—it was precisely the qi-circulation method of the Nine Yang Divine Art.
Su Fei immediately felt his blood and qi surge. His entire body felt as though it were soaking in a hot spring, massaged by countless soft, warm little hands.
This method of distributing rewards was simply too satisfying.
When that strand of Nine Yang True Qi disappeared.
Su Fei felt comfortable all over.
His pale complexion turned ruddy.
Su Fei sensed the changes in his body. His strength had increased by several hundred jin.
God-tier Insight Technique: By carefully observing things, one can discover their most minute details.
With the God-tier Insight Technique in hand, Su Fei felt his awareness of the surrounding environment become much sharper.
Not even the slightest movement around him could escape his perception.
With the God-tier Insight Technique, investigating cases would not be too difficult for him.
He opened his personal panel.
Host: Su Fei Talent: God-tier Insight Technique Realm: Body Tempering Realm, Fifth Level Martial Arts: Nine Yang Divine Art—Beginner; Basic Fist Technique—Beginner Current accumulated cultivation: Twenty years (Twenty years of cultivation does not mean twenty years of time. It is merely a way of describing cultivation, just as Xu Zhu was only in his twenties yet possessed several hundred years of cultivation.)
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