Imperial Guard: Nine Yang Divine Art at the Start
Chapter 20

Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms Reach Major Accomplishment!

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Every move seemed to contain the ultimate principles of martial arts, and the whistling palm wind sounded like dragon roars.

Su Fei subconsciously struck the opening stance of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and a faint golden dragon-shaped energy appeared in his palm.

"Good palm technique."

The fierce and domineering nature of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was even more powerful than the Thunderous Saber Art, and when combined with the supreme yang internal energy of the Nine Yang Divine Art.

Its power doubled.

"System, consume twenty years of cultivation to upgrade the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!"

[Year 1: With the foundation of the Dragon Catching Skill, your progress in cultivating the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was extremely rapid, and your palm wind could split wood and break stones.]

[Year 10: Through continuous cultivation, your palm techniques were both rigid and soft, and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms broke through to Minor Accomplishment.]

[Year 20: After ceaseless cultivation day and night, you mastered the essence of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. Your palms moved like dragons, and your energy could shake mountains. The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms broke through to Major Accomplishment!]

[Cultivation results feedback...]

Su Fei walked into the courtyard and pushed his palms forward.

"Dragon Ascending to Heaven."

His palms pushed forward, and a surge of powerful palm force erupted.

It transformed into a golden dragon that coiled and shot out, instantly shattering the half-man-tall bluestones piled in the corner of the courtyard.

Then he leaped.

"Soaring Dragon in the Sky."

A phantom golden dragon seemed to flash across the air, and the blue bricks on the courtyard wall shattered in response.

Su Fei landed.

"Dragon Appears in the Field."

The golden dragon swept out along the ground.

It was like a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Then he retracted his palms and stood, his chest rising and falling slightly, but his eyes burned with excitement. The Major Accomplishment level of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was indeed domineering.

Su Fei's eyes brightened.

The power of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms at Major Accomplishment level alone far surpassed the Perfection level of the Thunderous Saber Art.

"All the remaining twenty years of cultivation will be used to upgrade the Nine Yang Divine Art!"

[Year 5: You washed your meridians with Nine Yang True Qi, opening acupoints, and your internal energy became even more refined.]

[Year 15: You cultivated under the scorching sun, absorbing the supreme yang energy to temper your True Qi.]

[Year 20: You successfully broke through the final barrier, and the Nine Yang Divine Art reached the Fifth Layer!]

[Cultivation results feedback...]

Su Fei felt the Innate True Qi in his dantian suddenly boil, surging along his meridians like hot water. Wherever it passed, the meridians were widened several times.

His True Qi surged again by a large margin.

His realm had advanced by three layers, reaching Xiantian Realm Eighth Layer.

He clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body, and a smile spread across his lips.

With a cultivation of Xiantian Realm Eighth Layer, combined with the Major Accomplishment level of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, he felt no fear even against a martial artist at the peak of the Xiantian Realm.

[Host: Su Fei]

[Talent: God-tier Insight Technique]

[Realm: Xiantian Realm Eighth Layer]

[Martial Arts: Nine Yang Divine Art - Fifth Layer, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms - Major Accomplishment, Thunderous Saber Art - Perfection, Dragon Catching Skill - Perfection]

[Current Cultivation: None]

He returned to his room, drinking heartily and eating meat with gusto. It was incredibly satisfying.

The next morning, Su Fei went to the Thousand Households Office for duty as usual.

As soon as he entered, he noticed a rather heavy atmosphere.

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The usual shouts of the Strongmen practicing were gone.

Only a few teams of Imperial Guards were seen, their footsteps hurried and their faces filled with an unusual solemnity.

"Commander Su."

A familiar Strongman saw him enter and quickly stepped forward, lowering his voice to say.

"Have you heard? The Chen family is gone."

Su Fei feigned surprise.

"The Chen family? Which Chen family?"

"Who else could it be? It's Commander Chen's family."

The Strongman's throat bobbed, his voice trembling.

"This morning, someone discovered that the entire Chen family, including Commander Chen, had all lost their lives."

As soon as this was said, several Imperial Guards who had been eavesdropping sucked in a cold breath.

"Is that true? The Chen family is a prominent clan in Qingzhou, and Commander Chen is an old hand in our Thousand Households Office."

"It's absolutely true. I just returned from the Chen residence. The officials have surrounded the place, and I heard the scene was horrific."

"Chen Zhenfeng, the eldest son of the Chen family, and Chen Zhenyu, the second son, along with Chen Hu – these three are dead, meaning the direct line of the Chen family is completely wiped out."

"The bodies in the Chen mansion were piled up like a small mountain."

Su Fei calmly pushed through the crowd and headed towards the duty room, the discussions about the Chen family's annihilation filling the air along the way.

"I heard there were bloody words left at the scene, saying the Chen family colluded with the Qingzhou Army to sell military supplies."

"Selling military supplies, hiss, that's a crime punishable by death!"

"Who's to say it isn't? I heard dozens of Gale Crossbows were found at the scene. Those are lethal weapons used by the army; even we Imperial Guards don't have them. I think this matter is true."

"But who had the guts to wipe out the Chen family? The Chen family had many guards, and Commander Chen was a Xiantian Realm martial artist."

As he neared the duty room, he saw Commander Li and several other commanders gathered under the corridor, all with grim expressions.

Commander Li saw Su Fei and quickly beckoned him over.

"Su Fei, you're here just in time. Have you heard about the Chen family's annihilation?"

Su Fei nodded.

"I heard a few words from the brothers when I came in, but I don't know the specifics yet."

"It's good that you don't know the specifics."

Commander Li breathed a sigh of relief, then his brow furrowed again.

"Chen Zhenyu was a commander in our Thousand Households Office, and now he's dead like this, implicated in a case. Commander Feng must have been informed. Just now, a message came from the Commander's duty room, ordering all commanders and general banner officers to gather at the assembly hall immediately."

The assembly hall was already packed.

The commanders stood at the front.

General banner officers and squad leaders stood behind the commanders.

Commander Feng sat at the head seat. Seeing that most people had arrived, he called out.

"Is everyone here?"

Commander Feng scanned the entire hall.

"Everyone knows about the Chen family's annihilation, right? Chen Zhenyu was a commander in our Qingzhou Thousand Households Office, and now he is dead."

"A large quantity of military supplies was found in his home. Even if he made a mistake, he should have been dealt with according to Imperial Guard law; it wasn't for others to enact private punishment."

"Regarding the Chen family's annihilation, Commander Zhang, you will be responsible for leading the investigation."

Commander Zhang nodded in agreement.

"As for the matter of the Chen family trading military supplies."

Commander Feng glanced at the commanders present, ignoring the eager expressions of a few of them.

His gaze lingered on Li Chengfeng for a moment, as if he had thought of something.

"Commander Li, your subordinate Su Fei is good at solving cases. You will lead a team to thoroughly investigate the Chen family's dealings with the military and secure that batch of military supplies as evidence."

"If this is true, then the Qingzhou Army is in for big trouble this time."

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