Human Martial Saint: Starting with Bajiquan

Chapter 18 Rescue Talent

Lu stood to one side, practicing stance training.

He chatted with Liu Sheng.

"What else could it be? The Zhang family's position as military governor was bestowed by the first demon emperor of the Great Fan, and it is hereditary. The imperial court cannot unilaterally revoke it."

Lu You shifted the orientation of the Two Elements Stance to the left and right, and continued, "In addition, since our ancestor was the number one martial artist among the human race, the demon race naturally hated him to the bone."

Indeed, what if the Zhang family were to die?

The position of Jiedushi (military governor) would then be vacant.

Moreover, the spiritual symbol of the number one martial artist of the human race is of great significance, equivalent to the true backbone and core of the human race within the Great Fan Dynasty.

Once Zhang Tianxing, this pillar supporting the heavens, falls, one can imagine that the human race will once again face a bloodbath by the demon race's iron cavalry.

Previously, Liu Sheng lived in a small county town under the jurisdiction of Shazhou, and they were all human.

Normally, only the Yin, Kang, and Yan families are considered major families, as well as the Beggars' Sect, which cooperates with the imperial court. These families often appear as domineering individuals who bully men and women.

He never felt that there was anything special about it.

Although I knew that the demon race was even more outrageous, I had only heard about it and had never seen it with my own eyes.

Now it seems that I am the same as other people from the same county.

They were protected too well by the Zhang family.

Liu Sheng had no idea that the situation outside was actually so dangerous.

Now, he's around important figures and has been exposed to far more information than he could have imagined before.

Only then did I truly understand how difficult and humble the human race had been for the past few hundred years.

However, my own level of understanding is low and my abilities are weak.

In the future, he will at least be an eighth-rank martial artist, with basic escape skills.

Let's make some more contributions within our capabilities.

Putting everything else aside, my sect has been so good to me, I can't just take it all without giving anything back and keep being an ingrate.

There is a real danger that I cannot handle, and I will be unable to help my sect.

Having a lightness skill like Senior Brother Lu would make it much easier to escape!

Seeing the uncertain look on his junior brother's face, Lu You thought he was worried about the safety of his master.

So he comforted her, saying:

"Don't worry, our ancestor is assassinated by the demon race more than 200 times a year in various ways, but he has never even suffered a superficial wound."

In his heart, Liu Sheng bestowed upon this respected ancestor the supreme title of "Legendary Thorn-Resistant King".

No wonder I'd heard about it before.

The Zhang family's assassination skills were unparalleled in Shazhou City.

It turns out that long-term illness makes one a doctor!

At this moment, Liu Sheng's mind was still filled with all sorts of random thoughts:

"My senior brother told me that a lot of the skin-refining ointment I use was made from the corpses of these demon assassins; sigh, if our master hadn't had to disperse his cultivation and start over, I really wish there were more assassins, maybe we could have enough medicine for the Flesh Refining Realm."

Suddenly, Liu Sheng thought of something else.

A jolt of surprise shot through my heart:

"Senior Brother, the meat we eat every day has nothing to do with these demon assassins, right?"

"What are you thinking? What we eat is all yak meat transported from the south, and occasionally cattle and sheep from Ganzhou and Liangzhou. Our master set a rule that the rebel army only eats animals, not humans."

As he spoke, Lu You remembered it was time to implement the militia training methods, so he kicked Liu Sheng in the buttocks.

"Hey, if you've recovered, go swim in the sand for a while, don't slack off here."

"Okay!"

Grandmaster is truly classy!

Liu Sheng secretly praised him.

Although they were demons, Liu Sheng still felt a bit uneasy about eating a humanoid animal with normal intelligence, capable of walking upright and talking.

After praising him, he continued to collect sand cricket pupae.

When it's time for dinner in the evening.

Liu Sheng suddenly stared at Ye Qi's face.

Ye Qi felt a pang of guilt upon seeing this:

"What's wrong with you? What's going on?"

Liu Sheng: "I feel like you've gotten fairer and more delicate lately. Could skin-whitening creams really help?"

After saying that, he looked at the color of his arm.

Ye Qi thought to himself, "This is bad."

She had disguised herself as a man for safety reasons.

Let's think about it thoroughly.

Every day, I would lightly smear a layer of soot from the bottom of a pot on my face, neck, and arms.

Then the corset must be tied properly.

Recently, when I visited the Mohai Caves area, the availability of soot from the bottom of pots was no longer available.

If you sneak around to the stove while farming in the military camp, you might be arrested as a spy who poisoned the food.

So now that her skin color has returned to normal, the observant Liu Sheng immediately noticed it.

Ye Qi quickly explained, "Oh, I've been training indoors lately and haven't been getting any sun, that's probably why."

"Oh." Liu Sheng didn't think too much about it when he heard that.

At this moment, he was more focused on his proficiency panel:

Name: Liu Sheng

Age: 16

[External Training Method: Bajiquan (841/5000 Minor Success)]

[Internal Training Method: Skin Polishing Realm (62% of beginners)]

[Unknown: None (Unlocked when Inner Strength reaches the Skin Polishing Realm)]

We've already covered most of the basics of skin smoothing techniques.

Unfortunately, if you don't get the basics of skin smoothing, you won't be able to see anything on the surface of your skin.

Even now, Liu Sheng is still considering whether this proficiency system can help him overcome the initial hurdle.

Ultimately, it comes down to relying on yourself in the end.

As for the effect of skin smoothing, he had seen the skin strength of his senior brother Lu You, and it was extremely exaggerated.

When Lu You was explaining and demonstrating to Liu Sheng earlier, he even had a soldier next to him take a spear and cut his own arm.

When Liu Sheng observed the situation, he noticed that there was only a light white mark on the arm where his senior brother's arm had been slashed by the lance.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the senior brother had a thin membrane covering his skin.

What was just cut was this surface membrane.

Touch it with your finger and the shallow marks are gone.

Lu Yourang's soldiers then precisely struck the same spot a second time, breaking through the membrane but leaving the skin unharmed.

Then came the third blow, and finally bloodstains appeared.

"It's not truly invulnerable after all, but it's still pretty good," Liu Sheng thought to himself.

He could imagine that if the fourth strike landed, he would really be injured.

However, this requires many prerequisites to be met, such as the Yan-style skin-smoothing method improved by the master, which is the top skin-smoothing method of the human race.

The soldiers who took action immediately recognized him as being at least at the level of a skin-grinding expert, and the lance he was using was a formidable weapon.

So Liu Sheng asked curiously, "What kind of damage can each of the four minor realms, from beginner to master, withstand?"

"Avoid any kind of damage if you can!"

Lu You listened and advised, "If you want to have the same level of martial arts as Yan Wusheng, you need to reach the Martial Saint realm and reshape yourself. Before that, a good skin-refining technique can only give you one more life, not countless lives."

Although it wasn't as invulnerable as he had imagined, Liu Sheng was still looking forward to it.

What he was really looking forward to was the "Unknown" label at the very bottom of the panel.

"What kind of bonus could be unlocked only by using the Skin Smoothing Realm?"

night.

Crescent Moon County, northern suburbs.

The sand dunes on both sides of the road rose and fell like solidified giant waves.

A group of people are going out.

Logically, since it is currently under curfew, the city gates should be closed.

However, the Beggars' Gang held a warrant from the county magistrate, so the soldiers guarding the city allowed the group to leave.

It's hard to say.

This is a normal team.

Looking around, apart from the arrogant six-bag Beggar Clan disciple riding a tall horse at the very front, there was nothing else.

Behind them were a bunch of beggars.

The difference is that the beggars on the periphery, numbering about forty or fifty, are all young and strong men, carrying short sticks, and some even have cloth bags tied around their waists.

The two hundred or so people in the middle were mostly the elderly, women, and children.

This disciple with six bags was now full of pride and satisfaction.

He was transferred from the Beggars' Sect headquarters in Shazhou City, originally to assist the sect leader Gou Xiong.

When he arrived, he found that Gou Xiong was only a 9th-rank expert, good only for showing off in small places.

I am an 8th-grade expert!

So he made things difficult for Gou Xiong at every turn, but Gou Xiong was truly good at hiding his anger and could endure any kind of humiliation.

The disciple with six bags took the initiative to snatch it.

Tonight's mission is to send talented people.

"After this trip, I can inform headquarters that I'll be the new leader!"

Being a lackey in Shazhou City is nowhere near as enjoyable as being a local tyrant in this small place.

They walked a few more miles to the north.

Xiao Lan, a six-year-old girl in the group, looked thin and bony, but at this moment she couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.

"Mother, we can go back to the capital now!"

Beside him was his mother, but judging from her expression, she wasn't very happy. She could naturally tell that this wasn't the way to the sandbar, and even if they did get there, the chances of survival were slim.

But seeing her daughter so happy, she simply stroked her head affectionately.

"Shut up! If you keep making noise, I'll throw you to feed the wolves!" The Beggars' Sect disciples in the surrounding area shouted when they heard the commotion.

The mother and daughter were so frightened that they lowered their heads and walked silently.

What they didn't notice was...

At this moment, behind the shadow of a sand dune beside the road.

Hidden within were a large, fat man, a handsome young man, and over a hundred elite members of the Mingsha Gang, dressed in brown short-sleeved shirts.

In their hands were sharp swords and blades that ordinary humans could not even touch!

The fat man said softly to the handsome young man beside him, "Young Master, tonight's command is up to you."

The young master he spoke of was none other than Zhang Faqing.

Zhang Tianxing's nephew, a 7th-rank martial artist.

Within the rebel army, everyone knows that Zhang Faqing is Zhang Tianxing's true successor.

It wasn't Zhang Tianxing's sons, on the contrary.

In addition, Zhang Faqing grew up in the grassroots of the rebel army and experienced all kinds of hardships.

Everyone respected him greatly.

The handsome young man replied politely, "What are you saying, Chief Cao? My uncle summoned me here to follow your orders."

The fat man, Cao Dahuang, seeing the sincere expression on the young man's face, nodded and whispered to those around him:

"By order of Commander Zhang, spare as many civilians as possible, and leave no Beggar Clan lackeys alive!"