Chapter 519 - 255: Sumeru Special Effect

Chapter 519: Chapter 255: Sumeru Special Effect

Frost Snow Condensation (Perfection) (Frost Snow Formation) (Frost Snow Condensation Realm First Layer) (Deducing Second Layer of Frost Snow Condensation Realm Cultivation Technique, progress 269/1000...)

Flame Sun Sword Skill (Perfection) (Flame Sun Sword Stance 63,909/100,000)

Seven-Star Sword Technique (Perfection) (Seven-Star Sword Stance 23,550/100,000)

Green Wave Sword Technique (Perfection) (Green Wave Sword Stance 57,328/100,000)

Floating Light and Shadow Array (Perfection)

Secret Skill: Hidden (Beginner Level 20/100)

Secret Skill: Cang (Small Success 33/1000), Small Success Effect: Nasumi, sense a Sumeru Space, Sumeru Formation, place items within it, item weight remains unchanged.]

The Cultivation Progress for the Iron Armor Dragon Elephant Skill and Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique was steadily increasing.

His Cultivation of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt had produced the Dragon Scale Armor Stance. Now, during cultivation, he only needed to stimulate his Qi Blood Power and deploy the Dragon Scale Armor Stance, continuously increasing its might.

He no longer had to endure the pain of being pelted by Iron Beads, the Iron Ball Crown, or Stepping on the Edge of the Blade.

It was a case of hardship finally giving way to success; he had finally made it through the worst of it!

After deducing the Fundamental Diagram of the Infinite Realm, the deduction progress for the Second Layer of the Great Power Realm also saw a significant boost.

Deducing the Second Layer of the Great Power Realm was just around the corner.

Of course, the fastest method was still to cultivate the Realm of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt as quickly as possible.

The deduction progress for the Second Layer Qingfeng Saber Intent had also greatly improved, but it would still be a long time before he could fully deduce it.

As for his other Cultivation Techniques and various Swordsmanship skills, Chen Cheng truly had no time to practice them. He only went through the motions a couple of times occasionally, so their progress hadn’t improved much.

With the arrival of spring and the rising temperatures, his daily routine of using the Frost Snow Condensation Realm to gather frigid air was also no longer necessary.

As his own strength increased, the progress of his Secret Skill: Hidden also slowly improved.

Meanwhile, his Secret Skill: Cang, after reaching Small Success, had gained a special effect, which was an expected but significant gain.

Relying on the Nasumi special effect, Chen Cheng could hide about a thousand jin of weight on his person and could also sense various Sumeru Formations.

The thumb ring and the other ring he had obtained before both had Sumeru Formations.

The Sumeru Formation in the thumb ring was long since damaged and unusable. The one in the other ring, however, was still fairly intact, containing a space three chi on each side.

However, with his Small Success Level Secret Skill: Cang, the Power of Space he could perceive was extremely limited. He could only barely manage to put items in and take them out.

Furthermore, the weight of the items in the ring was still counted as part of Chen Cheng’s own burden.

Therefore, Chen Cheng only placed some valuable items like silver coins and Elixir Pills inside, treating it as a portable safe!

Of course, being able to do this was already very powerful.

Cultivating the Secret Skill: Cang consumed a great deal of Spiritual Power and could easily delay his Martial Arts Cultivation, so Chen Cheng didn’t plan to spend too much energy on it.

There’s no harm in having many skills, which was naturally a good thing, but he had to make choices. Right now, the most important thing—the kingly way—was to improve his combat abilities as quickly as possible.

「Several more days passed.」 Many more experts from the Taiyi Sect, Blood Moon Sect, and Sutra of Ultimate Sect arrived in Linji City.

However, most of these experts were only Inner Sect Disciples, with Martial Arts Power at either Bone Forging Realm Perfection or the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

There wasn’t a single True Disciple among them. In fact, Su Qiluo and Su Nishang, the True Disciples from the Sutra of Ultimate Sect, had left Linji City, apparently to recruit fated individuals in other Prefecture Cities.

Besides people from these three Sects, the Brahma Sound Sect from the Western Extreme Land had also sent many Inner Sect Disciples to Linji City.

The Inner Sect Disciples of the Brahma Sound Sect were all dressed as Wandering Ascetic Monks. They proclaimed that the Buddhist Dharma was boundless, offering salvation to all living beings and rescuing the world from its sea of suffering.

The Brahma Sound Sect set up a dojo in the Dongcheng District to spread the Buddhist Dharma and widely accept disciples.

Opening a dojo in Linji City was clearly against the rules. Previous sects like the Fire Worship Sect had only dared to establish their temples outside the city.

When they went to the Four Outer City Districts to recruit believers, they would secretly bribe the Government Office with silver coins, making them similar in nature to Jianghu Gangs.

The Brahma Sound Sect, however, was clearly very aggressive, choosing the Wind and Cloud Gang’s headquarters as the site for their dojo.

The landscape of Jianghu Influence in the Dongcheng District was originally dominated by the Blood Saber Gang. After Chen Cheng killed its leader, the Blood Saber Gang was annihilated.

Afterward, the Four Great Clans of the Inner City all secretly backed numerous Jianghu Gangs to carve up the Blood Saber Gang’s territory.

The Wind and Cloud Gang, through multiple bloody clashes with other gangs, grew rapidly and vaguely became the largest gang in the Dongcheng District.

It was rumored that their Gang Leader, Wu Yanlin, was a Perfect Martial Artist of the Bone Forger Realm who had cultivated the Tyrant Blade Realm, and his strength was exceedingly formidable!

Their two Vice Gang Leaders were both Great Success Martial Artists of the Bone Forger Realm, and their dozen or so Incense Masters had strengths ranging from Muscle Strengthening Realm Perfection to Small Success in Bone Forging Realm.

Such a formidable force, naturally, didn’t just appear out of thin air.

Behind the Wind and Cloud Gang was the Inner City’s Jiang Family. Gang Leader Wu Yanlin and a group of the gang’s core members were all former Household Slaves of the Jiang Family.

The Jiang Family had undoubtedly propped up the Wind and Cloud Gang to strengthen their control over Linji City’s Jianghu Influence and to change the situation where the Wang Family’s influence in the Jianghu was unrivaled.

The Wind and Cloud Gang did indeed serve its purpose. They controlled nearly a third of the entire Dongcheng District.

Backed by the City Lord’s Mansion, the Wind and Cloud Gang’s power was at its zenith, which naturally affected other Jianghu Gangs.

In the northern, western, and southern Outer City Districts, many wavering Jianghu Gangs also turned to the Jiang Family for support.

The current power structure of the Jianghu Influence in Linji City’s Four Outer City Districts was now an even split between the Jiang and Wang Families, with the Shen Family coming in next, while the Qin Family was still just along for the ride.

The arrival of the Taiyi Sect, Blood Moon Sect, and Sutra of Ultimate Sect in Linji City did not change this dynamic.

However, the arrival of the Brahma Sound Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples shattered this balance. Having chosen the Wind and Cloud Gang’s headquarters for their dojo, they went straight to their doorstep to "convert" the gang’s members.

The Wind and Cloud Gang was naturally unwilling and got into a huge fight with the Brahma Sound Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples. In the end, Gang Leader Wu Yanlin and all of the gang’s core members were taken down by them.

The matter naturally alerted the City Guard Department. City Guard Director Mao Yong personally rushed over to negotiate with the Brahma Sound Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples.

Inevitably, the two sides fought another battle.

The leader of the Brahma Sound Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples was named Hassamutira. He was a Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm expert who had cultivated the Great Vajra Divine Power Dharma Aspect.

The power of a Dharma Aspect was similar to a Realm and was also extremely formidable. Hassamutira defeated Mao Yong with ease in just three moves.

It’s unknown what Hassamutira said to Mao Yong, but the final result was that Mao Yong retreated. City Lord Jiang Botao also didn’t intervene, and the Brahma Sound Sect established their dojo at the Wind and Cloud Gang’s headquarters.

Chen Cheng was quite curious as to why the Brahma Sound Sect was so domineering that even the Jiang Family, who controlled the City Lord’s Mansion, chose to endure it.

The Western Extreme Land had always been mysterious, and there was very little intelligence on the Brahma Sound Sect. Chen Cheng sought out Demon Suppression Department Director Xia Lingfeng and finally got an answer from him.

Those ascetic monks from the Brahma Sound Sect had always preached that all living beings were equal. What this "equality" meant was that when they were converting people, they would usually only fight against those of the same Realm.

If a member of the Brahma Sound Sect was in the Bone Forging Realm, then only a Bone Forger Realm Martial Artist could fight them.

If someone from a higher Realm attacked an Inner Sect Disciple of the Brahma Sound Sect, they would then face "conversion" by a Sect Wanderer from the Brahma Sound Sect.

And the Sect Wanderers of the Brahma Sound Sect were all Innate Realm Experts, not people just anyone would dare to provoke.

Of course, when a Sect Wanderer from the Brahma Sound Sect "converted" someone, they didn’t kill them. More often, they would take the person back to the Brahma Sound Sect to spend the rest of their life chanting scriptures under a green lamp, serving the Buddha Master.

Learning of this secret, Chen Cheng was thoroughly shocked!

’Those ascetic monks from the Brahma Sound Sect are a bunch of real gangsters!’

「On this day,」 Chen Cheng had just finished his official duties and was preparing to leave the Government Office to go home and cultivate.

Sang Lanzhi rushed into the Government Office, bowed respectfully, and said, "Lord Chen, Lord Xia summons you."

These past few days, Chen Cheng and Sang Lanzhi had interacted frequently and had become quite familiar with each other.

Seeing her in such a hurry, he immediately asked, "What’s happened?"

"Someone from the Inspection Bureau Office has arrived. All the officials from the Demon Suppression Department have to go greet them. I still have to inform Vice Director Xue and the others, so Lord Chen should hurry over as well."

Sang Lanzhi said this and then turned to leave the Government Office.

’Someone from the Inspection Department...’ Chen Cheng muttered to himself and stood up, heading out of the Government Office.

When the Inspection Bureau Office in Linji City was established, the Great Dao Sect sent many people over to arrange and set up various matters.

However, the main officials, such as the Director and Vice Director, had never arrived.

For this arrival, even Demon Suppression Department Director Xia Lingfeng had to go and greet them personally. ’It must be that the Director of the Inspection Department has arrived in Linji City,’ he thought.

When Chen Cheng arrived at the Demon Suppression Department Director’s Office, he saw Xia Lingfeng walking out.

"Lord Xia, which big shot has arrived?" Chen Cheng knew Xia Lingfeng’s temperament, so after a brief bow, he asked directly.

"Sigh... It’s the new Vice Director of the Linji City Inspection Department, Lord Xiao Nianci." Xia Lingfeng sighed softly, his rugged face clearly showing his displeasure.

"Could it be that you and Lord Xiao have some history?" Chen Cheng asked in a low voice.

"I don’t have any history with her. I just plain don’t like working with that woman!"

Xia Lingfeng shook his head, then gave Chen Cheng a complicated look and said,

"It’s not just me who’s going to have a hard time. With this Lord Xiao taking up her post in Linji City, I’m afraid you’re in for some trouble too, kid!"