Chapter 327: The Pledge of Loyalty to the Green Forest

Wangchuan had not visited the Bajiquan Martial Arts Gym for seven days straight.

Chen Gang, Lin Jiahe, and Li Xiangyang eagerly awaited his return every day, even going so far as to call and ask if he had time to come to the gym...

It wasn’t until Wangchuan had consumed all three 《Lesser Rejuvenation Pills》, advancing the experience progress bar of 《Xuanwu Art》 to 3856/5000, and seeing Lord Seven’s body slowly recover that he finally found time to visit the Bajiquan Martial Arts Gym.

"Brother Su, have you been very busy lately?"

As soon as he entered the gym, Lin Jiahe and the others greeted him with excitement.

"The busy man has arrived!"

"Apologies."

Wangchuan quickly cupped his hands in apology.

"After mastering 《Bagua Saber》, I happened to have an opportunity to acquire another martial art, so I’ve been practicing it diligently over the past few days. I’m sorry for keeping you three waiting."

"Director Chen, your health has improved well."

Chen Gang laughed heartily, patting his chest as he spoke.

"With my sister taking care of me, and my two senior brothers personally getting me medicine and supplements, my body’s recovery is almost complete."

"That’s great."

At this moment, Lin Jiahe spoke up.

"Brother Su mentioned recently mastering a new martial art. That’s wonderful! Could we see it?"

"This..."

Wangchuan hesitated for a moment before explaining, "The martial art I’ve been practicing is rather sinister, called 《Poison Sand Palm》. It can poison the target when it strikes, and its power is quite overwhelming. It’s not really suitable for display."

"《Poison Sand Palm》!"

"Hiss..."

"Just the name sounds impressive."

The three of them grew even more curious and eagerly requested to see it.

Reluctantly, Wangchuan activated 《Xuanwu Art》, raised his palms, and performed a feigned strike through the air.

His palms turned red!

A faint black aura gathered in his palms.

Wangchuan explained:

"This martial art requires preparation before use, such as having some 《poison sand》 to absorb more poison into the palms…"

"《Poison Sand Palm》... It must be hard to master, no wonder Brother Su has been absent for so long."

Lin Jiahe relaxed but was once again stunned by Wangchuan’s talent and speed in cultivation.

He had heard of this martial art before; it was extremely difficult and dangerous to cultivate.

He never expected Wangchuan to have mastered it in just a few days.

The three men looked at Wangchuan with even more admiration.

"Brother Su."

"Actually, the three of us have an unspoken request."

After seeing Wangchuan perform 《Poison Sand Palm》, Chen Gang suddenly grew serious. After a moment of hesitation, he made a request he had been holding onto for some time:

"Could you teach us some martial arts, like the 《Qingcheng Heart Method》 you’re cultivating or any internal martial arts techniques?"

As soon as he spoke, the three of them eagerly awaited Wangchuan’s response.

"Teaching you martial arts is not impossible."

"It’s just that now is not the time... My internal martial arts technique still needs some time for breakthroughs. How about this, let’s wait a little longer."

Wangchuan couldn’t yet reveal any information related to 《Lingyu》 to them.

Moreover, he didn’t have the ability to write out the manual for 《Xuanwu Art》—he needed to reach "Perfect Mastery" with 《Xuanwu Art》 first!

Even so, Lin Jiahe and the others were overjoyed!

"Thank you, Brother Su!"

"Brother Su, we understand your difficulties!"

"Just hearing this from you is more than enough for us. Whenever you have time, just let us know... We’ll always be here at the gym."

"Okay!"

"Ha ha..."

The three men were ecstatic, their faces beaming with smiles.

Lin Jiahe excitedly spoke:

"How about learning 《Meteor Hammer》 today?"

He was ready to present all the martial arts techniques he had kept hidden.

Wangchuan shook his head:

"Not today."

"I’ll practice 《Meteor Hammer》 when I have more time. Right now, I’m focusing on my internal martial arts technique. I feel like I’m about to break through, so I’m preparing to go into seclusion and focus on pushing my internal arts to the next level. Once I’m there, I’ll be happy to teach you this technique."

Wangchuan spoke honestly.

Compared to the 3 attribute points from 《Meteor Hammer》, it was more important to solidify his position as a third-rank martial artist.

《Xuanwu Art》 was crucial!

He then bade farewell to the three brothers and left the Bajiquan Martial Arts Gym.

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At the Three-Harmony Commandery Hall

Gao Quan was receiving two Green Forest heroes.

Both men were carrying large bulging packages, and the smell of blood emanated from them, drawing attention.

Gao Quan personally led them into a courtyard at the hall.

The men opened their packages.

Inside, several bloody heads were revealed.

"These are Beggar Sect disciples from the Qinghe Commandery branch. These three were all first-rank martial artists."

"There’s another package with four official Beggar Sect martial artists."

"We, the two brothers, killed seven Beggar Sect disciples in total and brought their heads to pledge our loyalty. We hope Captain Gao will accept us into the Caobang."

The two Green Forest heroes spoke bluntly.

Gao Quan carefully inspected the faces of the seven heads. After confirming their identities, he smiled.

"Since you’ve pledged your loyalty, you’re one of us now."

"Stay here for now. I’ll report to the hall master, and then I’ll arrange identity tokens for you."

"Thank you!"

"Thank you!"

The two men were overjoyed.

Gao Quan took the heads and left.

This was already the seventeenth batch of loyalty pledges during this period.

In total, thirty-three first-rank martial artists had been recruited;

Four second-rank martial artists!

The inner hall forces had significantly increased!

Gao Quan took the heads to the deputy hall master Wangchuan’s courtyard. After reporting, he received permission to enter.

Entering the courtyard, he saw a large wooden barrel nearly the size of an adult standing in the yard, with several guards standing nearby.

"Hall Master."

"Captain Gao is here."

Chen Ergou carefully knocked on the wooden barrel.

Wangchuan opened his eyes and floated to the surface of the water.

Gao Quan quickly bowed.

"Hall Master!"

"These are the loyalty pledges from the new recruits, three first-rank martial artists and four official martial artists. All of them have been confirmed to be Beggar Sect disciples from Qinghe Commandery."

"Where were these people killed?"

Wangchuan asked without changing his expression.

"I’ve heard it was within the Three-Harmony Commandery’s territory."

Gao Quan was prepared and added, "From the bloodstains on these heads, it’s easy to deduce that the killings happened not long ago and that the travel time wasn’t long."

"Hmph."

"The Beggar Sect disciples from Qinghe Commandery infiltrating our territory... These beggars from the Beggar Sect truly won’t give up, constantly causing trouble in secret."

Wangchuan looked at Gao Quan and ordered:

"Dispose of the heads. Make sure to thoroughly question the new recruits and gather more intelligence on any Beggar Sect hideouts."

"Understood!"

"I’ll take my leave."

Gao Quan departed.

Wangchuan immediately sank back into the water and resumed his cultivation.

With the effects of the 《Lesser Rejuvenation Pill》 wearing off, the cultivation cycle for 《Xuanwu Art》 returned to one full rotation every four minutes. This meant that Wangchuan could only gain a maximum of 21 experience points per day, and it would take at least another month to break through 《Xuanwu Art》.

To break through before the Beggar Sect’s patience wore thin and caused trouble, he had to make every moment count.