A Win-Win

Rumor had it that the Young Commander of Jiujiang Commandery's Special Capture Division was a master at the half-step True Essence Realm, not far from liquefying his True Qi and condensing it into True Essence. It was Li Yuan's first time meeting this Young Commander, and he couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

As Li Yuan sized up the Young Commander, the Young Commander was also looking at him. "Li Yuan?"

"That's me."

"Heh heh, many people have told me about you. You're a very interesting person."

Li Yuan felt a touch of surprise. He had thought that someone as high-ranking and influential as the Young Commander would be difficult to get along with, but the impression he got was that they were quite approachable.

It was the first time they had met. Li Yuan was surprised by Chu Han's easygoing nature, and Chu Han was surprised by Li Yuan's youth and talent. Both of them quietly looked at each other.

Sitting beside the Young Commander was Zong Lin. Li Yuan knew her; they had even fought side-by-side against demons. Zong Lin also smiled and nodded at Li Yuan.

Chu Han picked up the simple booklet. "You created a martial art yourself?"

"Yes, a nascent work."

Chu Han smiled slightly and then looked at the secret manual in his hand.

The ink on the cover of the manual was still wet, and the handwriting was crooked and far from neat. Li Yuan's predecessor hadn't studied much, and his calligraphy was indeed a bit lacking.

Chu Han shook his head, unconcerned, and began to flip through it. When the Young Commander opened the first page, the casual expression on his face gradually faded, replaced by a hint of shock in his eyes.

Li Yuan's handwriting wasn't great, but the content recorded in the booklet was genuine. He had clearly explained the martial essence of Shocking Step, and some of the subtle and obscure points were expressed in simple and easy-to-understand terms, making them immediately clear to anyone who read them.

Furthermore, he had also detailed the cultivation method for Shocking Step. After reading the cultivation techniques within, Chu Han knew that practicing this technique was feasible.

This Shocking Step was by no means a deceptive trick! Nor was it a crudely made work!

"This martial art is very interesting. Using Shocking Force within footwork – did you really come up with this?" Chu Han looked at Li Yuan in surprise.

Li Yuan smiled faintly. "Yes, I had a flash of 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 Chu Han's intentional test. He wanted to see how the creator performed this Shocking Step.

Li Yuan didn't say much. He lightly tapped the ground with his toes, unleashing Shocking Force, and his figure instantly appeared ten steps away!

Since the Young Commander wanted to see his skills, Li Yuan didn't mind showing off a bit more.

Shocking Force continuously erupted from beneath his feet, and Li Yuan perfectly controlled the recoil force. His figure flickered in and out of sight, darting and weaving through the training ground like an illusion.

Chu Han's eyes widened. This technique was genuinely feasible; there was no doubt about it!

Moreover, Li Yuan had mastered this movement technique to an extremely high level!

When the power of Shocking Step was fully revealed before him, even the Young Commander couldn't help but be impressed!

"Amazing!!!"

Chu Han exclaimed inwardly and called out to Li Yuan, "Stop. I understand this martial art now."

Li Yuan's figure flashed and disappeared into the distance, reappearing before Chu Han.

Perhaps at first, Chu Han had held a slight disdain for Li Yuan, but now he had completely changed his attitude. He fully acknowledged Li Yuan's talent and ability.

The martial art Shocking Step was derived from the Shocking Force of Cinnabar Palm, but there was no plagiarism involved. Shocking Step was a completely new application of Shocking Force, breaking free from the limitations of Cinnabar Palm and forging a completely different path.

Shocking Step added more possibilities to Cinnabar Palm!

Chu Han fully recognized this Shocking Step, both for its reference value and its practical combat value.

Li Yuan was willing to submit this Shocking Step to the Special Capture Division, and he fully supported it. "You are willing to submit Shocking Step to the Special Capture Division, and I fully support it. I will immediately submit this martial art to the provincial authorities' higher Special Capture Division. After their review and approval, this Shocking Step will soon appear in the exchange categories of Special Capture Divisions everywhere."

"If someone exchanges for your Shocking Step, you will receive thirty percent of the contribution points."

Hearing the Young Commander personally state that his Shocking Step was flawless, Li Yuan was overjoyed. "Then, Young Commander, how many contribution points do you think my Shocking Step is worth?"

Chu Han smiled slightly and patiently explained, "Shocking Step is a movement technique that uses Internal Energy to perform. It belongs to the mid-grade martial arts, and it's on the higher end of mid-grade martial arts, so its value will be higher."

"It's estimated to be between one hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty contribution points."

This price was not low, and Li Yuan was very satisfied.

As long as one person exchanged for his Shocking Step, he would almost certainly earn forty contribution points. Wasn't that better than going on missions?

If a hundred people exchanged for it, that would be four thousand contribution points!

Excellent!

The Xiang Kingdom had a flourishing martial arts culture with many martial artists, so his Shocking Step wouldn't lack a market. Li Yuan could already see a lot of contribution points heading his way.

Submitting martial arts to receive a share was the reward mechanism of the Special Capture Division. The Special Capture Division encouraged martial artists to submit their martial arts and techniques, which was a win-win situation.

The variety and number of techniques in the Special Capture Division would thus continue to grow. With such a massive collection of martial arts manuals as support, countless martial artists benefited from it, nurturing a large group of martial arts talents, and even several top experts at the True Essence Realm had emerged.

This was also extremely beneficial for individual martial artists.

As long as they submitted their martial arts and techniques, they could easily obtain a large number of contribution points, which could be exchanged for abundant martial arts resources.

And this wasn't a one-time deal; it was a steady stream. Even if they did nothing every day, they could continuously acquire contribution points!

Li Yuan was extremely pleased. Fortunately, Qi Zhengyang had mentioned this matter earlier, allowing Li Yuan to gain such a great benefit.

"Don't worry about Shocking Step; I'll handle it."

"Besides this, is there anything else?"

The fact that he and Zong Lin were here clearly meant they had something to discuss, and that statement was a clear signal for him to leave.

Li Yuan glanced at Chu Han, then at Zong Lin beside him, and shook his head.

Just as Li Yuan was about to turn and leave, he paused, as if remembering something, and casually asked.

"Young Commander, I wanted to ask... what's the status of that Corpse Demon matter?"

Both Chu Han and Zong Lin were taken aback. Neither of them had expected Li Yuan to suddenly ask about it. A flicker of unease crossed Zong Lin's face, while Chu Han avoided Li Yuan's question, saying, "The Special Capture Division is handling this matter. You don't need to inquire about it."

Don't need to inquire?

Li Yuan fell silent, nodded, and said nothing more before bidding them farewell and leaving.