Martial Saint through Reading

"Young Master Chu, are you writing a letter to invite Instructor Fang to the county?" Shao Pengshu asked.

"Yes." Chu Ming sat at the desk, writing something.

"County Magistrate Fu is really kind to you, Young Master Chu. The mansion in West City is quite large; it used to be County Magistrate Fu’s residence." Shao Pengshu seemed to want to make small talk.

Chu Ming looked up, "Still need the cultivation technique?"

"Yes!"

"Could I trouble Lord Shao to wait outside for a moment?"

"Alright."

Shao Pengshu consciously exited, and the room finally quieted down.

At the desk, Chu Ming swiftly wrote a body refining technique.

This time, he planned to give Shao Pengshu a complete set of optimized body refining techniques, tentatively named the Tiger Blood Technique.

The Tiger Blood Technique was neither the latest nor the initial version simulated; it had a specific purpose.

If the "Mountain and Sea Tiger and Python Fierce Blood Refining Scripture - Strong Bone" is the tenth optimized version, the Tiger Blood Technique he transcribed for Shao Pengshu is roughly the second version.

Compared to the original body refining technique, the Tiger Blood Technique allows Qi and blood to condense more solidly, and its cultivation is somewhat easier than the original version.

However, this technique cannot completely be considered the second version of the body refining technique, as it was a fusion derived from the Blood Evil Sect’s Blood Evil Body Refining Technique.

A martial artist normally condensing Qi and blood cultivating this technique will only find their Qi and blood more robust.

But if someone who has cultivated the Blood Evil Technique practices the Tiger Blood Technique, the Blood Evil Qi hidden within their bloodline will be drawn out.

This Blood Evil Qi is very faint, only visible when he activates the Sword Gourd Spirit.

Chu Ming intends to use this technique to draw out members of the Blood Evil Sect hidden within the Criminal Defense Bureau or lurking in the shadows.

Based on his encounters with Blood Evil Sect members, he mastered several methods to identify their identities.

For instance, Qin Gui and Wu Tian carried a bloody odor, usually due to consuming organs recently, which is relatively easy to detect.

Additionally, those who have cultivated the Blood Evil Technique actively mobilize Qi and blood, and he can sense the Blood Evil Qi through the Sword Gourd Spirit.

But both methods have limitations as those hidden in the shadows may not have recently consumed organs or may not mobilize Qi and blood in front of him.

Therefore, he specifically designed the Tiger Blood Technique to lure Blood Evil Sect members by making it a bait.

This method, combined with the first two, significantly enhances the proactivity.

Of course, this approach has its limitations, such as if Shao Pengshu keeps it to himself, the utility of the Tiger Blood Technique is essentially null.

Even if Shao Pengshu doesn’t keep it secret, he might only pass it to close associates or report it upwards, limiting its reach.

Those close to Shao Pengshu or of higher positions are often deeply hidden individuals.

These people definitely need to be identified, and the Tiger Blood Technique is designed for them.

However, the small players below cannot be overlooked.

Chu Ming has another parallel plan, involving the steward Fang Xiao, the former instructor of the Criminal Defense Bureau.

He prepared to have Housekeeper Fang assist in spreading another cultivation technique, one based on the Blood Evil Technique and supplemented by the body refining technique, named the Blood Python Technique.

Ordinary martial artists benefit from practicing the Blood Python Technique as it can condense Qi and blood, though not as effectively as the Tiger Blood Technique given to Shao Pengshu.

If someone who has cultivated the Blood Evil Technique practices it, the effect of condensing Qi and blood can match that of the Tiger Blood Technique, thereby attracting Blood Evil Sect members to cultivate it.

The blood evil qi emitted by those cultivating the Blood Python Technique and Blood Evil Sect’s techniques becomes denser; martial artists in the late stage of the Blood Circulation Realm, like Shao Pengshu, who have cultivated the Tiger Blood Technique, do not need the Sword Gourd Spirit for this.

Nevertheless, to prevent empowering enemies, he increased the cultivation difficulty of the Blood Python Technique, making it easy to begin, enabling a clear perception of one or two condensed Qi and blood streams, but subsequent progress will be very slow.

Moreover, the Tiger Blood Technique has a certain restriction on the Blood Python Technique.

If a Blood Evil Sect member practices both techniques, things become straightforward, as the Blood Evil Qi will be entirely triggered, resulting in...

With dual strategies, the fictitious and the real techniques complementing each other, the influence should be considerably broadened.

In fact, giving the Tiger Blood Technique to Shao Pengshu serves another purpose as a compensation for him.

Chu Ming intends to employ Shao Pengshu and others to amplify the poisoning incident in the dining hall, providing the Criminal Defense Bureau with an excuse for investigating the Chu Family.

Drawing out the serpent, he aims to take the opportunity to understand the Chu Family and Blood Evil Sect’s details further and to use the Criminal Defense Bureau to intimidate the Blood Evil Sect.

After writing more than ten pages, Chu Ming put down the pen and ink, completing the transcription of the Tiger Blood Technique.

He paused for a moment and then looked at the "Poetry, Politics, and Military" book.

With the aid of the "Nothing Escapes the Eye" ability, it didn’t take long before he finished reading the hefty tome.

Meanwhile, during his transcription of the cultivation technique, a considerable number of curious scholars unconsciously gathered outside the Yunqi Courtyard.

Luu Xian stood on a path more than ten meters away from Yunqi Courtyard, gazing into the distance at it.

The Yunqi Courtyard’s door was tightly shut, and its low wall blocked his view of the inside.

However, he could still hear from the discussions of nearby Junior Examinees that a Criminal Captain from the Criminal Defense Bureau was sitting inside the courtyard.

Criminal Captain from the Criminal Defense Bureau!

Luu Xian felt anxious but lacked the courage to approach closer.

Suddenly, the courtyard door opened, and a figure ran out from inside.

Wu Chun?!

Luu Xian’s eyes flashed.

How could Wu Chun be coming out of the Yunqi Courtyard?

No, how could Wu Chun be at the academy?!

"Wu Chun!" As Hou Wuchun ran closer, Luu Xian hurriedly called out.

Hou Wuchun glanced around, saw Luu Xian, but did not stop.

Luu Xian tried to keep up but found that he couldn’t outrun Hou Wuchun. Helpless, he returned to his previous spot to continue watching from afar.

Baiyuan Academy had never had Junior Examinees commit any wrongdoings worth the personal intervention of a Criminal Captain.

As time passed, more and more Junior Examinees gathered near Yunqi Courtyard.

Near dusk, Hou Wuchun delivered the letter to the Criminal Defense Bureau and rushed back.

"Brother Hou!" This time, Luu Xian saw him from afar and went to block his path.

Having completed his task, Hou Wuchun was not in a hurry anymore, so he stopped and asked between breaths, "Brother Luu, why are you here?"

Why am I here?

Luu Xian was momentarily stunned and retorted, "This is Baiyuan Academy, of course I’m here. But why are you here?"

"Oh, I came with my master."

"Who is your master?"

"The Criminal Captain from the Criminal Defense Bureau, Shao Pengshu." Hou Wuchun replied, raising his voice a bit.

Who?! A Criminal Captain!

Luu Xian’s expression suddenly changed.

Not only him, but the nearby Junior Examinees also reacted similarly.

This person, aside from being taller, seemed about their age, yet he was actually from the Criminal Defense Bureau, apprenticed to a Criminal Captain.

Luu Xian’s breath quickened, his mouth opened unconsciously as he asked, "Is your master’s case about Brother Chu?"

"Yes," Hou Wuchun, observing the shocked expressions of the surrounding Junior Examinees, felt quite satisfied, slightly puffing out his chest, and said, "I won’t tell you more, I need to report back."

"Wait..." Luu Xian, seeing Hou Wuchun was about to leave, gathered his courage to ask, "What did Brother Chu do, Brother Hou? We’re both from Liuu Town. Could you please ask your master..."

"Did something? Brother Chu didn’t do anything wrong." Hou Wuchun hesitated.

"Ah? Then why is the Criminal Captain..."

"My master and I are here to protect Brother Chu." After stating this, Hou Wuchun ignored Luu Xian and other Junior Examinees’ reactions and left.

Protect Brother Chu?!

Luu Xian stood dazed on the spot, seemingly unable to grasp the meaning of this statement.

The other Junior Examinees felt much the same, looking at each other in confusion.

The Criminal Defense Bureau, with a standard eighth-grade Criminal Captain, specifically came to the academy to protect the Junior Examinee Chu Ming?!

Is this reasonable?

News that Chu Ming was not in trouble and that the Criminal Captain was not there to arrest him but to protect him spread rapidly throughout the academy again.

For a moment, two completely opposite discussions circulated among the Junior Examinees, attracting even more of them near Yunqi Courtyard.