Embedding Himself in History
"Boss, big news! Big news indeed!"
Seeing the young man rushing over in a hurry, Old Li looked up from the case file and frowned, saying:
"Don't rush, stay calm!"
"Huff, huff..." The young man, dressed in coarse cloth and with a towel draped over his shoulder, looking like a waiter, took a couple of deep breaths to calm himself down and said:
"Master, that Mr. Iron Clothes has come out of Qingzhou!"
"Is this true?" Old Li immediately straightened up. He knew this Iron Man all too well. After all, it was hard not to make the connection, given the timing of its appearance and the Kamen Rider's design.
Therefore, he never doubted that Feng Xue could return from Qingzhou. He was just curious as to why this "genius" would deliberately venture into a place that everyone knew was extremely dangerous.
Was it all just for the sake of the Trait "impossible survival"?
"While such rumors can generate Weird Tale, they are easily forgotten. If they are digested, they become a burden on other Supernatural Tale Entry, slowing down the overall improvement..."
Old Li pondered this in his heart and began to consider whether he should remind Feng Xue. But on the other hand, if there was a single Trait mentioned someone who survived, narrowly escaped death, or even if it slowed down the progress a little, it would be worthwhile.
"Judging from how quickly this incident has unfolded, this Weird Tale shouldn't have formed too soon. Let's remind that kid."
As Old Li was thinking this, the waiter nodded vigorously and said:
"It's true! The Qingzhou defense line specifically arranged for three grandmasters from the Hundred Herbs Hall to investigate, and they have confirmed that it has not been contaminated. Moreover, it is said that Mr. Iron Clothes looks to be under thirty years old!"
"Are they sure it's Tieyi himself?" Old Li naturally didn't think it was a fake, but he was very curious as to how the border guards could believe that someone under thirty could be Mr. Iron Clothes, since Tieyi had never shown his face before.
"Ah, this..." The waiter hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly picked up the "newsletter," glanced at it twice, and said:
"Actually, it doesn't matter to the garrison whether he is or not, because someone who fought his way out of Qingzhou and was not corrupted by demonic energy is no worse than 'Ironclad,' a name that has only appeared for a few months."
"That makes sense." Old Li nodded, having roughly guessed Feng Xue's thoughts, and immediately said:
"So what's this big news you're talking about? Don't tell me he came out of that place and that's enough to shock you like that, or I'll consider sending someone else."
"How could that be!" The waiter didn't seem to sense any crisis from Old Li's words. He took a short breath before replying:
"Mr. Tie Yi announced that he plans to establish a martial arts school in Yanzhou, teaching martial arts to counter the Demonic Person of the Demonic Cult. Anyone willing to become his disciple, regardless of their background, can learn his skills."
"Wonderful!" Old Li clapped his hands, a hint of surprise in his eyes. After these past few months of work, he had gained a considerable understanding of this world.
Although the Chu Kingdom has currently kept the Demonic Cult Demonic Person outside the Nine Provinces (the Chu Kingdom has a total of nineteen provinces, including the Central State, which is its heartland; apart from the three provinces of Qingzhou, Yong, and Ning that have fallen, the remaining seven provinces, including Yan Province, are all battlefields), this world is not just a single country.
According to his research, the Chu Kingdom was established three hundred years ago. During that period, it also had contact with countries in the west such as India and the Abbasid Caliphate. It is said that if you sail 20,000 li eastward from the East China Sea, there is a great country called "Fusang", which is skilled in divination and incantations.
However, since a meteorite fell from the sky two hundred years ago in the Northern Barbarian lands, the Demonic Cult was born. In just two years, it turned the entire Northern Barbarian lands into a ghostly realm. In the following fifty years, it swallowed up the Abbasid Caliphate, Persia, India, completely cutting off news from the countries west of the Chu Kingdom. Chu Kingdom has sent fleets to Fusang many times, but there has been no news. It is likely that the continent has also been completely conquered.
Judging from the course of history, Old Li has no doubt that in a few hundred years, this world, or at least this planet, will completely become a kingdom of Demonic Cult Demonic Person, and only then will these so-called Demonic Cult Demonic Person be considered "normal" residents.
In other words, this so-called Demonic Cult has completely taken root in this world.
Feng Xue's actions undoubtedly embed him into history. If he can truly help the Chu Kingdom resist the Demonic Cult, he will surely be recorded in the history of this world. Even if no one practices his martial arts anymore after the Demonic Cult Demonic Person disappears, he will still be passed down through history.
Even if his cultivation technique fails, the history of fighting against the Demonic Cult will still be spread among the Demonic Cult Sect's Demonic Person. Although my hero is their enemy, as long as the enemy's influence is large enough, he will still be recorded in history as a villain.
"That's a brilliant move! If you're ruthless enough, you can even manipulate the war situation between the two sides, balance their forces, and keep them in a stalemate, thus maximizing your own influence."
"I thought that controlling the channels of information dissemination would allow me to freely create Weird Tale and legends, but I never expected there would be such Ultimate Move!"
"It's a pity that as Qigong Master, I can only teach by passing on my skills, which doesn't have the same efficiency as martial arts in spreading knowledge... Damn! So this is the most buggy thing about martial arts!"
"No, it's not just martial arts at all! It's the same with any knowledge! Oh, damn it! Why didn't I think of that sooner? No, that's not right... This takes too long, and it only has limited effect on improving combat power... Wait, combat power? No, this isn't about combat power at all, it's about logistics! No wonder Xiao Feng is so rich, no wonder his improvement speed is so fast..."
"Boss! Boss!" The young man dressed as a waiter, seeing his boss's expressions constantly changing in a manner that bordered on the absurd, couldn't help but feel a little worried. Old Li, hearing his subordinate's calls, snapped out of his daze and said:
"Summon Manager Wang here. Also, prepare a convoy for me to go to Yanzhou. As for the goods... choose some common refining materials like ginseng and astragalus. And get a few of your most prized gifts—the most valuable kind! I want to go and celebrate in person!"
Jining, as the center of Yanzhou, was once the most prosperous city in Yanzhou. However, since the invasion of the Demonic Cult Demonic Person, the city has long lost its former liveliness. It has only relied on its high walls and strong fortifications to barely protect a group of ordinary people and has become a place for martial arts practitioners to stockpile supplies and relax.
However, in the past few days, the entire city of Jining has become lively, not only because someone has finally managed to break out of Qingzhou again after twenty years, but also because this Chivalrous Hero has brought a technique that can suppress demonic energy.
If the mental cultivation method that Tieyi previously revealed, which could force out the demonic energy within the body, could only be considered a remedial measure after the fact, then the technique he is now presenting, called the <Xuanjun Secret Scripture>, can genuinely resist the erosion of demonic energy.
Even after the news spread, despite repeated warnings from officials that the technique had not been investigated and might pose risks—almost to the point of saying that Ironclad might be a new, undiscovered type of Demonic Cult Demonic Person —many ordinary people still brought their children to listen to the lectures on the Internal Energy Mind Method that could protect them from demonic influence.
Not only ordinary people, but also many martial arts Renowned Master who had spent half their lives in Yanzhou came to listen in, trying to understand the so-called technique that could resist demonic energy with their lifelong accumulation of martial arts knowledge.