It was rumored that the Young Commander of the Special Capture Division in Jiujiang Commandery was a half-step True Essence Realm expert, and was not far from liquefying his qi and condensing it into true essence. When Li Yuan met the Young Commander for the first time, he could not help feeling somewhat curious.
As Li Yuan sized up the Young Commander, the Young Commander also looked at him. "Li Yuan?"
"That's me."
"Hehe, many people have told me about you. You're a very interesting person."
Li Yuan felt somewhat surprised. He had thought that someone as powerful and influential as the Young Commander would be difficult to get along with, but the other party gave him a very easygoing impression.
The two were meeting for the first time. Li Yuan was surprised by Chu Han's easygoing nature, while Chu Han was surprised by Li Yuan's extraordinary achievements at such a young age. The two of them quietly looked at each other.
Sitting beside the Young Commander was Zong Lin. Li Yuan knew her; the two of them had fought Demons side by side before. Zong Lin also smiled and nodded at Li Yuan.
Chu Han picked up the crude little booklet. "You created a martial art of your own?"
"Yes, it's only an early draft."
Chu Han smiled faintly, then looked down at the secret manual in his hands.
The ink on the cover had not yet dried, and the handwriting was crooked and far from neat. Li Yuan's predecessor had hardly studied, so his calligraphy was truly a little poor.
Chu Han shook his head without taking offense, then began flipping through it. When the Young Commander opened to the first page, the casual look on his face gradually faded, and a trace of shock appeared in his eyes.
Li Yuan's handwriting was nothing special, but the contents recorded in the booklet were genuine and substantial. He had explained the martial principles of Shocking Step clearly, and had even described some of its profound and obscure points in simple, easy-to-understand terms, making them immediately comprehensible.
Moreover, he had recorded the cultivation method for Shocking Step in detail. After reading through it, Chu Han knew that cultivating this technique was genuinely feasible.
This Shocking Step was absolutely no trick for fooling people! Nor was it some shoddy creation!
"This martial art is very interesting. You applied Shocking Force to footwork—did you really come up with this?" Chu Han asked Li Yuan in astonishment.
Li Yuan smiled faintly. "Yes. I happened to have an inspiration, and created this Shocking Step."
Chu Han nodded and continued, "Since you created this Shocking Step, have you practiced it? Could you demonstrate it for me?"
This was an intentional test from Chu Han. He wanted to see how the creator himself employed this Shocking Step.
Li Yuan said nothing more. He lightly tapped the ground with the tips of his toes, and Shocking Force erupted. His figure flashed like teleportation, appearing ten paces away!
Since the Young Commander wanted to see what he could do, Li Yuan did not mind showing off a few more moves.
Shocking Force constantly exploded beneath his feet. Li Yuan perfectly controlled the recoil, his figure appearing and disappearing like a phantom as he darted and shifted through the practice grounds.
Chu Han's eyes widened. There was no doubt that this technique truly worked!
Moreover, Li Yuan had mastered this lightness footwork to an extremely high level!
When the full might of Shocking Step was revealed before him, even the Young Commander could not help but look at it with renewed respect!
"Impressive!!!"
Chu Han praised it inwardly and called out to Li Yuan, "Stop. I understand this martial art now."
Li Yuan's figure flashed, vanishing in the distance before appearing once more in front of Chu Han.
Perhaps Chu Han had looked down on Li Yuan slightly at first, but his attitude had now completely changed. He fully acknowledged Li Yuan's talent and ability.
Shocking Step had evolved from the Shocking Force of Cinnabar Palm, but there was no question of plagiarism. Shocking Step was an entirely new application of Shocking Force, completely breaking free from the confines of Cinnabar Palm and blazing an entirely different path.
Shocking Step had added even more possibilities to Cinnabar Palm!
Chu Han fully approved of Shocking Step. Whether in terms of its value as a reference or its practical combat value, it was extremely significant.
Li Yuan was willing to submit Shocking Step to the Special Capture Division, and Chu Han gave him his full support. "Since you're willing to submit Shocking Step to the Special Capture Division, I fully support you. I'll immediately submit this technique to the higher-level Special Capture Division in the provincial capital. Once they review and approve it, Shocking Step will soon appear in the exchange catalogs of Special Capture Divisions throughout the region."
"If someone exchanges for your Shocking Step, you'll receive thirty percent of the contribution points."
Hearing the Young Commander personally state that there was nothing wrong with his Shocking Step, Li Yuan's heart leaped with joy. "Then, Young Commander, how many contribution points do you think my Shocking Step can exchange for?"
Chu Han smiled faintly and patiently explained, "Shocking Step is a lightness footwork technique executed with internal power, so it's a middle-grade martial art. Moreover, it belongs to the better class among middle-grade martial arts, so its value will be somewhat higher."
"It should be worth around one hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty contribution points."
That price was not low, and Li Yuan was extremely satisfied.
As long as one person exchanged for his Shocking Step, he would practically earn forty contribution points for free. Wasn't that much better than going out on missions?
If a hundred people exchanged for it, wouldn't that mean earning four thousand contribution points?
Wonderful!
The martial arts atmosphere in Xiang Kingdom was flourishing, with countless martial artists. Li Yuan's Shocking Step would not lack a market. He could almost see countless contribution points waving at him.
Submitting martial arts earned a share of the proceeds. This was the Special Capture Division's incentive system: it encouraged martial artists to submit their martial arts techniques to the Special Capture Division. It was a win-win situation.
The variety and number of techniques in the Special Capture Division would continue to grow as a result. With such a vast quantity of secret manuals as support, countless martial artists would benefit, and a great many martial arts talents would be nurtured. Even several top experts of the True Essence Realm had emerged.
This was also extremely beneficial to individual martial artists.
As long as they submitted their martial arts techniques, they could easily obtain vast amounts of contribution points and exchange them for abundant martial arts resources.
And this was not a one-time deal. It was a steady stream that flowed forever. Even if they lay in bed every day doing nothing, they could continue obtaining contribution points!
Li Yuan was thoroughly satisfied. Fortunately, Qi Zhengyang had mentioned this matter to him earlier, allowing Li Yuan to gain such a huge advantage.
"You don't need to worry about Shocking Step. I'll handle it properly."
"Other than that, is there anything else?"
He and Zong Lin were clearly here to discuss something, so these words were essentially a dismissal.
Li Yuan looked at Chu Han, then at Zong Lin beside him, and shook his head.
Just as Li Yuan was preparing to turn around and leave, his footsteps halted. He seemed to remember something and asked without missing a beat,
"Young Commander, I wanted to ask... what happened with that Corpse Demon?"
Chu Han and Zong Lin both froze. Neither of them had expected Li Yuan to suddenly ask about this. A trace of discomfort flashed across Zong Lin's face, while Chu Han dodged Li Yuan's question. "The Special Capture Division is responsible for this matter. You don't need to concern yourself with it."
He didn't need to concern himself with it?
Li Yuan fell silent and nodded. He said nothing more before bidding the two farewell and leaving.
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