Imperial Guard: Nine Yang Divine Art at the Start
Chapter 29

Floating Light Shadowy Movement Skill Perfection

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"That fellow's movement technique is even better than mine. I chased him for dozens of miles, and he vanished without a trace. What a shame, letting him escape."

"People from demonic cults are always good at running away. I wonder if his movement technique has reached Major Accomplishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze swept across the tent. When he saw Long Teng's ruddy complexion and steady breathing, he said with some surprise.

"Huh? Old Long, your poison is gone? It seems this White Lotus Sect's potent poison isn't all that impressive, just a lot of hype. Or perhaps you're just naturally strong, old man."

Long Teng gave a wry smile and shook his head, pointing to Su Fei beside him.

"Don't tease me. It's not because I'm naturally strong. It's Su's unique internal energy cultivation. He used his True Qi to help me expel the poison. If he hadn't intervened, I'm afraid I would already be dead."

Upon hearing this, Commander Feng's eyes became strange. He sized Long Teng up several times.

"You've got some skills, kid. Ordinary internal energy cultivation doesn't have such a miraculous effect in expelling poison. It seems you've had quite the fortunate encounter."

Su Fei smiled and didn't reply.

He couldn't exactly tell them it was a divine skill rewarded by the system.

Even if he did, no one would believe him.

Commander Feng didn't press Su Fei further and turned his attention back to Long Teng.

"Old Long, I think you owe us Imperial Guards a great favor for this matter. If we hadn't arrived in time, you would have lost your life, let alone your position as Commander of the Qingzhou Army. You would have had to hand it over to that traitor Zhao Feiying."

A hint of guilt flashed across Long Teng's face, and he sighed.

"Alas, it was my fault for misjudging people. Who would have thought that Zhao Feiying, with his honest face, would be a White Lotus Sect mole? I've disgraced the Qingzhou Army completely."

He glanced at Zhao Feiying, who was tied up on the ground, his eyes filled with disgust.

"After this matter is settled, I will submit a memorial to the court, detailing all of your Imperial Guard's merits without any ambiguity."

"Now that's more like it."

Commander Feng's face lit up, and he patted Long Teng on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer for nothing. We're brothers, after all. We found an account book at a White Lotus Sect mourning hall, which details Zhao Feiying's arms trafficking and the rot within the military involved. I'll have my men quietly hand it over to you to deal with, giving you some room to reorganize your troops."

"Also, I'll have the arms that Su Fei and his men confiscated returned to the Qingzhou Army."

A flicker of gratitude appeared in Long Teng's eyes, and he nodded.

"Thank you."

Commander Feng didn't linger. He signaled his subordinates to drag Zhao Feiying away.

"Let's go. We'll take this traitor back to the Heavenly Prison and thoroughly interrogate him about his dealings with the White Lotus Sect."

Su Fei and Captain Li and the others followed, and the group quickly disappeared into the night.

Only Long Teng and a few of his personal guards remained in the tent. Seeing that their Commander's complexion had improved, one of the guards couldn't help but ask.

"Commander, we've always had a strained relationship with the Imperial Guard. Should we really write in the memorial that all the credit belongs to the Imperial Guard?"

Long Teng looked in the direction the Imperial Guard had departed, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"Yes, we should definitely write it."

"However, we need to emphasize Su Fei's contributions. That young man has such capabilities at his age; his future is limitless. Building a good relationship with him is better than dealing with that old fox Feng Changqing."

The personal guard suddenly understood and repeatedly praised their Commander's wisdom.

As the night deepened, the candlelight in Long Teng's command tent burned brightly.

Upon returning to the Thousand Households Office, Upon returning to the Thousand Households Office, it was already late at night.

Commander Feng walked directly to the main seat and sat down, his gaze falling on Su Fei.

"Su Fei, you made the greatest contribution in this arms case. Thank you for your hard work. Starting tomorrow, you'll have three days off to rest well."

He pointed to the pile of files on the desk.

"The tedious tasks like interrogating Zhao Feiying overnight and inventorying the arms list can be handled by the others. You don't need to worry about them."

Su Fei was taken aback. Such good news! He then cupped his hands and said.

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"Thank you, Commander."

Commander Feng smiled.

"What's there to thank? You've earned it."

"As for your reward, as you know, the arms case involves many parties. Once I finish writing the memorial and clearly state your contributions, and after the court approves it, your reward will definitely not be small."

The other Hundred Households Officers nearby listened with envy but could only quietly admire him.

Su Fei had cracked the arms case, uncovered the White Lotus Sect's conspiracy, and exposed the traitor Zhao Feiying within the Qingzhou Army.

He had achieved multiple great feats, and his abilities were truly admirable.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go back and rest."

Su Fei acknowledged and took his leave, exiting the duty room under the complex gazes of everyone present.

After he left, Commander Feng's smile vanished.

"The task of interrogating Zhao Feiying is now yours. Try your best to uncover information about the White Lotus Sect in Qingzhou. The White Lotus Sect is a major enemy of our dynasty."

"Also, you need to find out how much arms Zhao Feiying sold to the White Lotus Sect."

The other Hundred Households Officers nodded.

When only Commander Feng remained in the duty room.

Commander Feng sat alone at his desk, took out a blank document, dipped his brush in the inkstone, but hesitated to write.

After much deliberation, he finally picked up his brush to write.

Su Fei returned home and closed the door.

He walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down.

He silently recited.

"System, extract rewards: Floating Light Shadowy Movement Skill and sixty years of cultivation."

[Extracting rewards, acquired Light Shadow Movement Skill (Initiation), and sixty years of cultivation.]

Instantly, countless martial art moves flooded Su Fei's mind.

It transformed into a small figure practicing the Floating Light Shadowy Movement.

Next, I should focus on improving the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms martial art.

"System, use twenty years of cultivation to upgrade the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms."

[First year, you practiced palm techniques under the moonlight, gradually gaining insight into the charging power of Dragon Ascending to Heaven.]

[Tenth year, you integrated Nine Yang True Qi into your palm techniques, deepening your understanding of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.]

[Twentieth year, you unleashed a palm strike, and a dragon's roar seemed to echo through heaven and earth. The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms broke through to Perfection!]

[Cultivation result feedback...]

[Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms - Perfection]

It took a total of sixty years of cultivation for this martial art to reach the Perfection Realm, equivalent to Su Fei cultivating for sixty years without eating, drinking, or sleeping.

The amount of cultivation consumed was significantly more than for the Perfection Realm Thunderous Saber and the Perfection Realm Dragon Catching Skill.

This showed its immense cultivation difficulty.

Su Fei suddenly stood up and pushed his palms forward. Golden dragon-shaped energy erupted from his palms, circled the courtyard, and then quietly dissipated.

He could clearly feel that each palm strike perfectly matched his True Qi, and every movement carried the power to shatter mountains and split rocks.

The power of the Perfection Realm Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms had increased significantly compared to the Major Accomplishment Realm.

Let's continue.

"System, use twenty years of cultivation to upgrade Floating Light Shadowy Movement."

[First year, you walked on air, your movements still somewhat sluggish, each step requiring deliberate control of True Qi.]

[Fifth year, you weaved through the forest like a wild goose, your toes lightly tapping treetops to glide several dozen feet. You could now evade ordinary hidden weapons, and Floating Light Shadowy Movement broke through to Minor Accomplishment!]

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