Martial Arts Examination Gathering!

Regarding the Great Yan Dynasty's household registration system, Lu Feng was somewhat aware of it.

Ordinary citizens without official travel permits were not allowed to leave their registered place of residence freely.

Once they left, officials could arrest these individuals as bandits or unregistered residents.

The fact that the guards in Baiyue County City were blocking these citizens from entering was likely due to orders from above.

Seeing this, Lu Feng frowned slightly and said, "Brother Wang, let's go take a look."

Wang Chen nodded, and then the two of them approached the main gate. They saw that there were at least a thousand citizens outside the city, including men, women, old, and young.

Moreover, on the official road in the distance, more and more citizens were still heading this way.

Looking at the scene before him, Lu Feng felt that if this continued, these refugees would either starve to death outside the city or gather together to cause a riot.

"Brother Wang, the number of refugees outside the city is increasing daily. If the Northern Wei army breaks through Yingmen Pass, these refugees will likely have a hard time surviving!" Lu Feng said with a worried expression.

Although he was not from this world, he couldn't bear to see so many innocent people die outside the city.

Wang Chen shook his head helplessly, "This is not something we martial artists can manage. However, it's not that easy for the Northern Wei army to break through Yingmen Pass."

Hearing this, Lu Feng could only sigh and turn to leave.

He had originally wanted to explore Baiyue County City more, but after learning about the refugees, he lost all interest in sightseeing.

Back at the inn, just as Lu Feng was about to return to his room to cultivate, he heard Wang Chen suddenly speak, "Lu Feng, in five days, Baiyue Tower will be hosting a Martial Arts Examination gathering. Prefect Xu and some county officials will be present, as will many who have passed the qualification assessment for the Martial Arts Examination, including scions of noble families. What are your plans?"

"A Martial Arts Examination gathering?!" Lu Feng suddenly remembered that the County Magistrate Wang Lichuan had mentioned this to him. "Since it's a gathering before the Martial Arts Examination, I naturally have to attend. It'll be a good chance to see my opponents in this year's examination."

"Good, I'll personally take you to the gathering then."

After their conversation, Lu Feng returned to his room and began to circulate the Peiyuan Gong.

[You circulated Peiyuan Gong once, Proficiency +1]

[You circulated Peiyuan Gong once, Proficiency +1]

Over the next five days, Lu Feng spent all his time diligently cultivating in his room, except for eating and drinking.

The five days of hard cultivation not only increased the Proficiency of Peiyuan Gong to over 2,400 points but also broke through his Martial Realm to the peak of the ninth-grade Martial Master.

At this point, his physical strength had reached 9,900 jin, just 100 jin short of the 10,000-jin mark.

However, he could feel that this last 100 jin was like some kind of special restriction. To achieve 10,000 jin of strength in the Martial Master Realm would be extremely difficult!

Unless he broke through to the Grandmaster Realm, it would be hard to achieve even with the Proficiency Panel.

"Hmm, more than ninety percent of the meridians in my body have been tempered. I'm not far from breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm!"

As he spoke, he brought up the Proficiency Panel to check.

[Name: Lu Feng] [Age: 19/70] [Realm: Ninth-Grade Martial Master] [Cultivation Technique: Peiyuan Gong (Mid-Grade, Upper-Tier, Mastery Realm 2458/5000)] [Martial Skill: Cloud-Dispelling Palm (High-Grade, Lower-Tier, Mastery Realm 12/5000)]

According to Lu Feng's estimation, if the Proficiency of Peiyuan Gong reached 2,500 points, his Martial Realm would likely break through directly to the Grandmaster Realm.

There were still about ten days before the official start of the Martial Arts Examination. With his current cultivation speed, he should be able to break through to the Grandmaster Realm before the examination began.

At that time, securing a spot in the top ten of the county's Martial Arts Examination would be very easy, and even taking first place wouldn't be impossible.

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However, both first place and the top ten in the Martial Arts Examination would be awarded the title of Martial Scholar. Other than having greater fame, there was no other difference.

Just as Lu Feng was contemplating the Martial Arts Examination, Wang Chen's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Lu Feng, are you up?"

Hearing this, Lu Feng got up and opened the door, asking, "Brother Wang, are you here to take me to the Martial Arts Examination gathering?"

Wang Chen nodded. "Yes, since you're awake, let's go."

After that, Lu Feng didn't ask any further questions and silently followed behind him.

The two walked together and soon arrived at the central area of the county city.

There stood a three-story pavilion, with "Baiyue Tower" written on the plaque.

Although the building was not tall, it was extremely spacious, with each floor capable of accommodating over a thousand people.

At the entrance downstairs, many martial artists in various attire were standing.

Lu Feng observed for a moment, then asked, "Brother Wang, why aren't these people outside the building going in?"

Wang Chen explained, "Because these people, like me, are not qualified to enter. They are just here to watch."

A look of realization appeared on Lu Feng's face. "So that's how it is!"

"Alright, you go in first. I'll wait for you at the tea stall outside," Wang Chen added.

Lu Feng nodded slightly and then strode to the entrance of Baiyue Tower.

He saw two Martial Artists standing there. Just as Lu Feng was about to enter, one of them raised his hand to stop him.

"Brother, only those who have passed the Martial Arts Examination qualification assessment can enter. Others are not allowed!"

Lu Feng paused, then took out his Martial Arts Examination credentials from his懷.

Upon seeing them, the two immediately changed their tune. "So you're here for the Martial Arts Examination. Please come in!"

Lu Feng put away his credentials and walked straight in without any further words.

As soon as he entered the building, he found the first floor already full of people.

Seeing this, he strode towards the second floor.

But as he reached the staircase, he found two more guards standing there.

This time, Lu Feng didn't blindly head upstairs. Instead, he looked at the guards and asked, "Brothers, what are the requirements to go up to the second floor?"

One of them cupped his fist towards Lu Feng. "Greetings! To go to the second floor, you not only need the Martial Arts Examination qualification, but your Martial Realm must also reach the Martial Master Realm!"

"I see! Then how do I prove my strength?"

The guard smiled faintly. "Heh, it's simple! You just need to spar with me once, and we'll know if you're qualified to enter the second floor."

Lu Feng didn't try immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the numerous Martial Artists sitting on the first floor.

There were at least several hundred people on this floor, which meant their Martial Realms had not reached the Martial Master Realm.

But then again, even a prominent figure like the Chief Clerk Lu Yan was only at the Ninth-Rank Martial Artist level, let alone these ordinary Martial Artists.

After observing the Martial Artists on the first floor, Lu Feng turned back to the guards and cupped his fist again. "In that case, I would like to try and see if I can enter the second floor!"

The guards had already been sizing him up and nodded. "Of course, please go ahead!"

As soon as he said this, everyone on the first floor turned their attention towards him.

Seeing someone else about to challenge the guards, some people immediately started discussing. "Heh, another overconfident person wanting to go to the second floor!"

Another Martial Artist nearby also showed a disdainful expression. "Tsk, this person isn't just overconfident. Even Chen Bufan couldn't pass the guards' assessment before. This guy is probably just a hothead!"

"Alas, you don't know, but those two guards at the staircase possess the strength of the mid-stage Martial Master Realm. Even a First-Rank Martial Master would find it difficult to withstand a single blow from them."

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