Eastern Ridge Domain King's Order: Basic Body Tempering Art

Riding the Green Feather Eagle, he surveyed Qingyan Town, searching for traces of the remaining Strange Beasts.

With the Green Feather Eagle's speed, it wasn't long before he had scanned a twenty-mile radius around Qingyan Town.

Chen Qinglin directly swept through any Strange Beasts still in the area; he couldn't let a Beast Tide attack Qingyan Town again.

As for beasts that hadn't reached a certain rank, he ignored them.

Arriving above Linhe Village, the scene was nothing like before.

The ground was a mess, and Chen Qinglin couldn't even find a single complete corpse of a villager.

There were only bones, belonging to who knew which former villager.

He killed the fierce beasts still lingering in the area, then erected a large cenotaph for the people of Linhe Village, throwing all the remaining bones and clothing from the village into it.

After watching silently for a while, he turned and left.

He patrolled the villages within Qingyan Town's territory, occasionally finding a few survivors. He cleared the nearby dangers for them and gathered those who were close by.

He told them to find a place to stay nearby for now, and he would notify the people of Qingyan Town to bring them back.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that Chen Qinglin finished inspecting all the villages near Qingyan Town.

"Nine out of ten houses empty" wasn't enough to describe the tragic scene.

Those not of our kind surely have different hearts!

All the Strange Beasts Chen Qinglin encountered perished by his hand.

It was a pity there were no Demon Race members here, and fortunately, there weren't!

After the Demon Extermination Order was issued, information about the invaders from a thousand years ago – demons and fiends – was made public by the Great Xuan Dynasty.

This gave Chen Qinglin a preliminary understanding of demons and fiends.

He didn't know the behavior of demons and fiends in their respective worlds, but those who came to this world were all invaders and deserved to die!

Returning to Qingyan Town with the last sliver of sunlight, he informed Wei Zhan of the survivors and their locations. Wei Zhan stated that he would send people to bring the civilians back first thing in the morning.

Only then did Chen Qinglin go to the Iron Sword Martial Arts School.

Yandu City.

"Order of the Eastern Ridge Domain King! Is King Yan present!" A thunderous roar echoed throughout the entire capital.

A martial artist radiating a powerful aura stood in mid-air, above the imperial city of Yandu City.

"Apologies, Emissary, this King is here!" Yan Xuan instantly appeared beside the person, followed by several elders with white hair and beards.

"You are too kind, Brother Yan. This is an order from the King of the Eastern Ridge Domain, and this envoy must deliver it to the various kingdoms as soon as possible."

"Please speak, Emissary!"

"Order of the Eastern Ridge Domain King: The True Spirit Alliance has revised the Basic Body Tempering Art and will release it to the world free of charge. All kingdoms within the Eastern Ridge Domain are forbidden from obstructing this and must do their utmost to promote it."

After handing a martial arts manual to Yan Xuan, he prepared to leave.

"Brother Yan, I have delivered the decree. I shall take my leave now!"

"Brother Yi, please wait." Yan Xuan said hurriedly.

"Brother Yi, does the King of the Eastern Ridge Domain have any other instructions?"

"There are no other instructions. Brother Yan, just do this matter well. This matter was personally ordered by the Eastern Domain Lord, the Shocking Gun Emperor. Brother Yan, do not misstep!" Yi Yang said, turning back.

"It was personally decreed by Lord Shocking Gun Emperor!" Yan Xuan was shocked. After regaining his composure, he immediately expressed his compliance with the decree.

After Yi Yang left, Yan Xuan immediately convened a court session in the Great Xuan Hall...

Upon arriving at the backyard of the Iron Sword Martial Arts School, he saw a white-haired elder watering flowers while it was still light.

Upon closer inspection, it was the Head of the School, Xie Song. Chen Qinglin quickly paid his respects.

"Grandmaster!" Why has Grandmaster aged so much? Did he fail to break through to the Inner Qi Realm?

Thinking this, he felt a pang of self-reproach.

After failing to break through to the Inner Qi Realm, Xie Song had passed the martial arts school to his son, Xie Feng, and spent his days basking in the sun and watering flowers.

As usual, he was watering flowers in the front yard when he seemed to hear someone call him. He turned his cloudy eyes and looked back. Upon seeing Chen Qinglin, he peered at him for a moment before recognizing him.

"You... you are..., I remember now, you are Little Feng's disciple, Chen Qinglin, right!"

"Yes, Grandmaster. Your health..." Chen Qinglin didn't finish his sentence.

Xie Song, however, had come to terms with it and said slowly, "It's all thanks to your Qi Gathering Pills that this old man still has a chance to break through to the Inner Qi Realm at this age."

"Ultimately, I am old, but to have this opportunity is enough for a lifetime. You don't need to blame yourself."

Xie Song comforted him with a kind smile on his aged face.

"As for you, I didn't expect Little Feng to take you as a disciple. This is his good fortune!"

"You will have to walk your own path from now on. Little Feng can't help you much anymore. You have already far surpassed your Master..."

"Grandmaster, you flatter me. Without Master taking me as his disciple, how could Chen Qinglin be where he is today!"

"Good child!"

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"Let's go in together. Your parents are waiting for you!"

"Yes, Grandmaster."

He supported Xie Song as they walked into the courtyard...

Under the twilight...

Chen Qingyun was diligently practicing the Iron Wire Fist, with Xie Feng sitting by and giving guidance. Also in the courtyard were Chen Qinglin's parents and others.

Chen Xiaoxiao playfully mimicked Chen Qingyun, practicing her punches and kicks on the side.

With a strong punch, she ended up tumbling over.

This sent everyone into peals of laughter...

Xie Song and Chen Qinglin, who had just witnessed the scene, couldn't help but chuckle and smile.

Hearing familiar voices, Chen Xiaoxiao immediately scrambled to her feet and rushed towards Chen Qinglin.

"Big Brother...!"

As Chen Qinglin picked up the pouncing Chen Xiaoxiao, everyone else noticed the arrival of Chen Qinglin and Xie Song.

Chen Qingyun stopped practicing when he heard Chen Xiaoxiao's shout and turned to look.

The people in the courtyard also saw him, and the chatter immediately erupted.

"Qinglin..."

"Lin'er..."

"Junior Brother..."

Others, not as close to him, weren't sure how to address him and hesitated to speak.

"I'm back!"

Chen Qinglin said in a gentle tone.

The harmonious scene was self-evident.

Town Chief Wei Zhan had already delivered the Dazzling Beasts and the many other Strange Beasts that Chen Qinglin had killed.

As they didn't know where to put them, they were stored at the Iron Sword Martial Arts School.

As for the Strange Beasts killed by the Iron Sword Martial Arts School, they had been brought back at the time.

After Xie Feng explained the matter, he took Chen Qinglin to see where they were stored.

Apart from the eyes of the Dazzling Beasts, which were somewhat beneficial to him, the rest of these Strange Beasts were of little use.

After taking the Dazzling Beasts' eyes, the rest were left for his Master, Xie Feng, and Clan Leader Chen Yucheng to discuss and distribute.

He didn't waste any more time on this matter and also mentioned the locations where the Strange Beasts he had cleared within a twenty-mile radius of Qingyan Town were stored.

Xie Feng sent people to retrieve them under the cover of night.

When the moon was high in the sky, everyone slowly dispersed.

Only then did Chen Qinglin open the status panel he hadn't checked in a long time:

[Chen Qinglin] Lifespan: 15/200 Realm: Mid-stage True Essence Condensation Realm Martial Arts: Immeasurable Radiance True Scripture - True Essence Chapter (Great Accomplishment 35964/50000) Origin Returning Art (Perfect), Spirit Concealing Technique (Perfect), Moon Treading Steps (Perfect 42342/60000), Heavy Rain Sword Technique (Perfect 18793/60000), Light Rain Sword Art (Perfect 14698/60000), Wind Fury Sword Technique (Perfect) Sword Moves: Ride the Wind Slash (40% Wind Intent), Through Passage Wind (10% Penetration Intent, Wind Intent) Wind Vanishes (40% Wind Intent) Intent: Wind Intent / 40% (585/40000), Penetration Intent / 11% (1664/10000)

He hadn't learned any new sword techniques in the past month, instead focusing on refining his existing skills.

He didn't plan to practice any other martial arts until the Heavy Rain Sword Technique and Light Rain Sword Art were completely perfected.

As his martial arts realm grew higher, he required more spiritual energy. The spiritual energy gained from breakthroughs in martial arts themselves could no longer provide him with much progress.

What was commendable was the increase in his cultivation speed.

The road ahead was long and arduous; he couldn't afford to slack off!