Pro State's Three Thirds

With four levels of Travel Cultivator, Unimpeded Travel.

The key to this technique is to have nothing in your eyes, no obstacles in your mind, and to concentrate your intention on free movement.

The key points are not difficult; the difficulty lies in speed and decisiveness.

After using the first step, you must immediately use the fourth-level skill, otherwise it will not succeed.

How fast is "immediately"?

Li Banfeng went to an open space outside Carefree Dock and found an abandoned shed.

The shed has three rooms in total, with very thin partition walls, just one layer of bricks, about ten centimeters thick.

Li Banfeng tried out the technique first.

After taking that first step, with nothing in sight and no obstacles in mind, focus your mind...

Bang!

Li Banfeng ran into a wall.

Try again.

Bang!

The wall was shaking a little, Li Banfeng felt a bit dizzy.

The speed of the step was extremely fast, leaving Li Banfeng too little time to use his fourth-level technique.

Practice again.

Bang!

Who invented this despicable technique that requires taking a small step before it can be used?

An hour later, the technique was half successful.

What does it mean to be halfway to success?

Because Li Banfeng's lower body went through the wall, while his upper body remained outside.

So this is what it feels like to be stuck in a wall.

It has such a strong sense of oppression; it's completely different from the feeling of a loudspeaker.

Tang Blade, it's up to you.

"My lord, tearing down walls isn't really my thing."

"I am the master, you are the subject. You keep calling me 'Lord,' yet you won't even open a door in the wall. Where do you place loyalty?"

After much deliberation, Tang Blade made a choice that benefited Li Banfeng.

There was nothing he could do; when Li Banfeng left Fool's City, he didn't even bother to take a single magical artifact with him, and no one knew that he had learned the techniques of the Fool Cultivator.

After the ceremony, Ma Wu saw off the guests and was about to find Li Qi to celebrate when Little Chuanzi came to report, "Seventh Master has demolished the workers' shed, I don't know why."

Ma Wu hurried over to check and found Li Banfeng covered in dust, still standing next to the work shed.

"Seventh Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"This shed is an eyesore," Li Banfeng couldn't find a better excuse. "We're going to do something big. Didn't you want to expand Carefree Dock? Let's get started."

Ma Wu looked at the ruins and was surprised.

The Seventh Brother is really impatient.

But he's right, you have to have some guts to do things.

But now the money in the account is not enough, and the business in Blue Poplar Village and Decency Village also needs to be accelerated.

This technique is difficult to master; it's not only physically demanding, but it also puts strain on the wall.

Li Banfeng wandered around Green Water City but couldn't find a suitable place, so he went to the suburbs and bought a piece of abandoned residential land to practice slowly.

He Jiaqing sat half-upright on the hospital bed, pondering his next move.

He thought about it for a long time, but couldn't come up with a solution.

"Ma Wu's personality has changed. Does he really not want to go back to the Ma family?"

Ling Miaoying replied, "Ma Wu's temperament may not have changed. I guess he was influenced by your friend. In Xindi, they have a ten-mile Land Block, in the far suburbs they have Blue Poplar Village, and now in Green Water City they have Carefree Dock."

If things continue like this, Pro State will have another powerful family, ostensibly called the Ma family, but actually the Li family.

He Jiaqing chuckled and sighed, "Ban Feng isn't crazy. Let's leave him alone for now and observe how things unfold. He's only been in Pro State for less than a year; there are bound to be things he doesn't understand, and there will always be times when he makes a wrong decision."

It took Li Banfeng three days to completely master the technique of Unimpeded Travel. To be honest, the technique was quite difficult, but it was still much easier than Trample Ten Thousand Rivers.

Back at Carefree Dock, Li Banfeng found a private room to rest when Ma Wu suddenly entered. "Seventh Brother, I've finally found you. I have good news."

"What good news?"

"The Lu Family introduced a Guanfang Envoy to Carefree Dock and discussed a business deal with us. As long as we pay a monthly fee, we will have Middle Third the trading rights."

What was the Middle Third Trade Rights?

"Pro State's Middle Third!"

Li Banfeng really wanted to find an encyclopedia to take a good look at it; there were just too many terms related to Pro State.

"What does 'Middle Third' mean?"

Ma Wu explained, "The Middle Third is the most normal and populous part of Pro State, including places like Green Water City, Medicine King Gully, Clear Stream Wu, Yellow Earth Bridge, and Black Stone Slope... a total of eighty-one areas, big and small. This is what is called the Middle Third area."

Li Banfeng asked, "What about Sea Eat Ridge?"

Ma Wu shook his head. "Sea Eat Ridge is not in the Middle Third area because that area is abnormal. You have never been to Sea Eat Ridge, so you may not know the situation. If you stay there for a long time, you will want to eat in less than three hours."

Of course I went there, but you don't know that you were having a great time with Feng Daiku at the time.

Ma Wu continued, "Sea Eat Ridge, Belt Ridge, Pillow City, White Falcon County, Sleepless Town... including Three Heads Junction, these places are all called the Front Third because of their special geographical location."

"We haven't secured the Front Third of the business yet, but if we maintain closer Guanfang Envoy, we should have a chance."

Front Third, Middle Third.

"What about the remaining four-tenths of an acre?"

"There's also the Back Third," Ma Wu continued to explain, "Bastard Slope, Iron Gate Fort, Ink Fragrance Shop, Kinless Village... these places are called the Back Third."

"Is it also because of their special geographical location?"

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "These places aren't special because of their geography, but because of the people. Business is generally difficult for them. You'll understand once you've had more contact with them."

The Front Third, the Middle Third, and the Back Third add up to nine points.

Is there one point left?

Ma Wu said, "There's one part left, called the Unclear Land."

"Nameless? Is it because it has no name?"

"It's not that it doesn't have a name, it's just that it's hard to explain. Bitter Vegetable Manor is one such example."

Li Banfeng thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can explain it clearly in the Bitter Vegetable Manor. I've heard others say that it's a very desolate place, a place for Sufferance Cultivator practice, and that people who go there suffer."

Actually, it wasn't something I heard from others; it was something Li Banfeng experienced firsthand.

Ma Wu nodded and said, "The matter is explained clearly, but the locals can't explain it clearly. There are routes to the Bitter Vegetable Manor all over Pro State, but no one can say for sure where Bitter Vegetable Manor is."

If you don't believe me, go buy a map. No map can show the location of the Bitter Vegetable Manor. Someone even spent time Bitter Vegetable Manor trying to draw a map, but they couldn't even measure the size of the Bitter Vegetable Manor.

Some people even took hot air balloons to fly over Bitter Vegetable Manor to observe the area, but none of the balloons returned.

Li Banfeng agreed with this point; he had searched all over Bitter Vegetable Manor but hadn't found Bitter Vegetable Manor boundaries.

However, on Yao Lao's map, the location of the Bitter Vegetable Manor was marked. Although it was just a dot, it was enough to show how valuable the map was.

Ma Wu continued, "We won't go to Unclear Land; there's no business to be done there."

"How can you say there's no business to be done? Can't Bitter Vegetable Manor do business?"

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "What kind of business? We only buy a little grain there occasionally, nothing else. Where can't we buy grain? It's not worth going there for such a small amount of business."

We've secured trade rights for Middle Third, which means we can sell many things elsewhere. I'm particularly interested in Black Stone Slope; it's rich in stone, and anything related to stone, even unusual items, will find a market there.

However, this sales channel has long been controlled by the Lu Family, making it difficult to gain a foothold.

Li Banfeng frowned slightly. "Going to Black Stone Slope to do business, wouldn't that be considered poaching talent from the Lu Family?"

"Yes, but Monkey Qiu asked me to pry it open."

"Monkey Qiu willingly let you steal Lu Family's woman?" Li Banfeng was confused.

"Lu Maoxian controls all the business in Black Stone Slope. He buys stone materials and stone tools, and sells grain and rare treasures. The profits are very high, both inside and outside the area. Uncle Qiu wants us to extend our reach there to keep Lu Maoxian."

But Lu Maoxian isn't someone to be trifled with. I'm planning to take Lao Zuo and Aqin to Black Stone Slope to scout out the situation first. If Lu Maoxian goes all out, we really won't dare to make any rash moves."

"Aqin? Is she able to leave Xindi?"

"I can't leave," Ma Wu said, also troubled by the matter. "I plan to talk to Qiu Daxiang and see if we can be more lenient with Aqin's contract."

Li Banfeng waved his hand and said, "Is Qiu Daxiang so easy to talk to? He gets worked up over the smallest things. Why are you provoking him?"

Besides, there's a boundary between the new land and the Proper Land. Aqin is an outsider; even if Qiu Daxiang agrees, Aqin can't just enter the Proper Land.

Ma Wu said, "I found a book that records something that seems to offer a solution..."

"Stop fooling around. Even if there were a way, it wouldn't be a way we could use."

My Wife said that non-human beings cannot come to this Proper Land casually, otherwise they will anger the Local Earth God.

Proper Land the Local Earth God are not to be trifled with. Bringing Aqin to Blue Poplar Village might just attract Green Flower.

"Besides, what will happen to Carefree Dock if you leave?"

Ma Wu smacked his lips and said, "This matter will have to be handled by you, Seventh Brother. You help me run it for now..."

"How would I know how to run this?"

"Actually, it's not difficult; there's a trick to it..."

"Even if you have the trick, it won't work!" The key issue isn't Carefree Dock, but that Li Banfeng doesn't want to stay in Green Water City.

The incident in Fool's City taught him a lesson. He had quite a reputation in Green Water City, and people in New Land, Old Land, and Proper Land all knew him. It was time for him to move on to a new place.

"I'm going to Black Stone Slope. I don't need to bring any equipment; I can go alone."

Ma Wu shook his head repeatedly. "This is pure nonsense. Going to Black Stone Slope alone, isn't that just courting death?"

Li Banfeng shook his head. "Fifth Brother, you haven't thought this through. We're going to scout ahead, not to fight."

If it's wartime, we'll need to bring more men; if it's scouting, I'm just right—I can gather information quietly.

Ma Wu thought for a long time, then shook his head and said, "No, you definitely can't go alone."

Li Banfeng lit a cigarette and said, "Just listen to me, it's settled then. Can you get the Travel Permit to Black Stone Slope?"

"That's easy. We're different now than before. A Travel Permit is just a matter of a few words."

"Is it possible to get Travel Permit to Outer State?"

Ma Wu was taken aback, then looked at Li Banfeng and said, "Seventh Brother, you're still thinking about going back to Outer State?"

"It's nothing, I was just asking," Li Banfeng said, a cigarette between his fingers. "It's not the right time yet, we can talk about it another time."

"Ma Wu got Travel Permit; he's going to Black Stone Slope?" He Jiaqing received Ling Miaoying's message and, after a moment's thought, asked, "How many men did he take with him?"

"Based on the information I have received so far, he bought one train ticket."

"One train ticket, Ma Wu going to Black Stone Slope alone? Is he going to his death?" He Jiaqing shook his head. "It's probably not him going, it's my friend. He likes to do things alone. What time is the train?"

"Tomorrow night."

"Are you confident you can capture him alive on the train?"

"If he gets on the real train, I'm not sure. If he gets on my train, I'm 80% sure. The remaining 20% depends on your friend's character."

He Jiaqing carefully calculated. "Although he has that item, he started his cultivation too late. I estimate that his cultivation level will not exceed the third level."

"That makes things easier. As long as he doesn't know the fourth level technique, I'm 100% confident I can capture him alive."

He Jiaqing was somewhat worried. "Could we wait until he gets to Black Stone Slope before taking action? The situation in Green Water City is too complicated; I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."

"I'm not familiar with Black Stone Slope, so making all sorts of preparations will be difficult. If the arrangements aren't thorough, things might go wrong."

"Let's do it at Green Water City Station then!"

What should we do if Ma Wu goes to see someone off at the station?

"Kill him! Ma Wu doesn't need to be captured alive."

PS: Lu Dongjun was murdered at the Train Station by Ling Miaoying. Using a fake train to lure him into a trap was one of Ling Miaoying's most skilled methods.