Arrival of the Yangzhou Higher-ups

Looking at the vast, desolate region.

Teng Qingshan could only continue his patrol in silence.

He tried his best to clear out any threatening Monsters.

And while Teng Qingshan was clearing out Monsters in such a high-profile manner.

The China authorities also detected Teng Qingshan's actions.

In fact, long before this.

The radar of the Yangzhou City authorities had observed humanoid objects moving at a terrifying speed of over one thousand meters per second more than once.

However, because it was at night, the satellites did not capture any images of Teng Qingshan.

But later on.

Teng Qingshan also rode the Samsara Spear during the day to head to the surrounding areas to clear out threatening Monsters.

In this way.

Not only was Teng Qingshan captured by the satellites.

He was also seen by the large number of civilians he had saved.

Those civilians who were on the verge of losing their lives to the mouths of beasts saw dozens of Flying Daggers whistling through the air at the critical moment, easily killing the Monsters they were unable to resist.

Then, they saw a dashing back figure depart.

Although they did not know who had saved them.

The debt of saving a life is greater than the heavens.

After making some inquiries, these lucky civilians who had relocated to Yangzhou City learned that the one who saved them was none other than the Sect Master of the Xingyi Sect: Teng Qingshan!

Consequently, these people rushed to the Xingyi Sect one after another to sign up for martial arts training!

Teng Qingshan, no longer hiding his presence.

Was naturally seen by the Yangzhou City authorities as well.

The efficiency of the Yangzhou City Martial Arts Promotion Bureau remained very high this time.

When Teng Qingshan finished killing a large group of Monsters in the morning.

By the time he returned in the afternoon.

The Director of the Martial Arts Promotion Bureau, the top two officials of Yangzhou City, and the head of the military division were all waiting at the Xingyi Sect headquarters.

Teng Qingshan was not surprised by this setup.

"Welcome back, Sect Master Teng!"

As Teng Qingshan walked into the first floor of the Xingyi Sect.

The high-ranking officials of Yangzhou who had been waiting here for a long time immediately stood up to greet him.

"Master, they have been waiting here for over an hour," Hong said as he walked over.

Although the ranks of the people before them were not low, in the eyes of Teng Qingshan and Hong, they were no different from ordinary people.

They were merely granted a bit of power by the people of China.

"Who are you all?" Teng Qingshan asked, looking at the group with confusion after sitting down.

"Haha, let me introduce everyone." At this moment, Deputy Director Liu of the Martial Arts Promotion Bureau, who had dealt with Teng Qingshan before, immediately stepped out and said with a smile.

"This is our Yangzhou top official, Secretary Zhang; this is Mayor Li; this is Chief Wang Hai; this is Director Wu of the Martial Arts Promotion Bureau; this is..."

After introducing a dozen people in one breath, Deputy Director Liu finally stopped.

"It is a pleasure to meet you all," Teng Qingshan said with a smile and a nod, "Everyone, let's go up to the third floor to sit. Leave the first floor for the students to practice their punches. Menglan, go boil some tea and bring it up."

"Yes, Master." Lin Menglan, a tall, beautiful, and talented disciple, called over a few students to boil the tea.

Arriving at the third-floor reception room.

After everyone sat down.

Secretary Zhang spoke up, "Sect Master Teng, please forgive us for coming uninvited, but the situation is truly extremely critical right now."

Secretary Zhang, who looked middle-aged and slightly bald, was full of anxiety. "Just a moment ago, we received word that another small team was attacked by Monsters while relocating civilians. Tens of thousands of people, and not a single one survived!"

"The situation in other surrounding areas is not optimistic either; casualties among civilians and the military during relocation are generally very high. Therefore, when we saw that Sect Master Teng could perform Object Manipulation to fly, and that your strength was so astonishing, we made bold to visit."

"Secretary Zhang is too polite." Teng Qingshan raised his hand, looking at the anxious crowd, feeling a sense of relief in his heart; at least they were still doing their jobs. "In times of crisis, we Martial Artists should naturally step forward."

"Sect Master Teng has a great heart!" At this moment, a resonant voice rang out. Teng Qingshan looked over; it was Wang Hai. "Thanks to Sect Master Teng's intervention, our soldiers and thousands of civilians were able to escape danger. Here, on behalf of the millions of people in Yangzhou City, I thank you!"

Chief Wang, with his rugged face and prominent military bearing, stood up and gave Teng Qingshan a standard military salute.

"Chief Wang, please sit," Teng Qingshan said, "These are things I should do as a Chinese citizen. I just don't know what brings you all here to see me this time."

"Haha, Sect Master Teng is truly straightforward, so I will be direct as well. We came here because of your ability to control objects. We wonder if others can master such an ability through cultivation."

"I may have to disappoint you. This ability of mine is innate. If one lacks the talent, it cannot be obtained through cultivation," Teng Qingshan said directly, not surprised. "I call this ability 'Telekinesis'. Once successfully awakened, one can control objects to perform long-range attacks, and also use it to fly."

"I see..."

The disappointment was written all over the faces of Chief Wang and the others upon hearing this.

"If this ability could be cultivated on one's own, I would have long since compiled it into a manual and published it," Sect Master Teng said with a smile. "I wouldn't have waited for you to come here yourselves."

"Sect Master Teng is truly righteous!" Secretary Zhang and the others were already well aware that Sect Master Teng had contributed the first volume of the Xingyi Fist manual for free.

"That is a great pity. If this Telekinesis ability could be attained through self-cultivation, that would have been wonderful. What a shame," Chief Wang said, his face full of regret. "But it is only natural; if such a formidable ability could be acquired so easily, that would be the abnormal thing. We have one more matter to discuss today."

"Please speak, Chief Wang."

"We saw the footage of your actions via satellite, Sect Master Teng, and we know that your strength has reached an unfathomable realm. Therefore, we hope that at critical moments, you will step in to assist us in protecting Yangzhou City and safeguarding the millions, or even tens of millions, of citizens of China," Commander Wang said, rising solemnly.

"We request that Sect Master Teng grant this!" x7.

Secretary Zhang, Mayor Li, and the others all stood up in unison, speaking together with sincere tones and earnest expressions.

Seeing that the high-level officials from almost every key department in Yangzhou City had come and were being so solemn, Sect Master Teng also stood up. "Rest assured, even if you hadn't asked, Secretary, Yangzhou City is my home, and I will do everything in my power to protect it."

"Good!" Everyone was overjoyed to hear this. "With a powerhouse like Sect Master Teng holding the line, combined with the military, it shouldn't be difficult to hold off these beasts!"

Chief Wang laughed heartily.

"However, everyone must not be careless. During my patrols recently, I have discovered that the evolution speed of the Monsters is extremely fast! It far exceeds that of humans! So, even with heavy weaponry, we cannot let our guard down. Perhaps human evolution will also be an important direction for development in the future."

Sect Master Teng said solemnly.

"Sect Master Teng makes a valid point. It seems we need to increase our efforts in promoting martial arts from now on."

Secretary Zhang and the others nodded in deep agreement.

Having witnessed the peerless martial prowess of Sect Master Teng, some of their previously held notions were slowly beginning to change.

Who would have believed before that a human could use Object Manipulation to fly at speeds exceeding a fighter jet?

But now, with a living example right before their eyes, they had no choice but to believe it.

Having seen those ferocious mutated animals, these high-level officials also understood.

The era has truly changed!