Martial Saint through Reading

"What?" Upon hearing the possible benefits, several people became interested.

"I have a cousin who is General Heiqing’s tent general. I heard that General Heiqing is collecting exotic beast corpses, so if you’re really idle, how about gathering some?"

"Besides, General Heiqing definitely won’t take them for free, and it will give you a chance to become familiar with him."

"Exotic beasts are not uncommon..."

"You few can join forces."

"True."

"..."

Above the clouds.

Promotion from a soldier to a general in half a year?

Heiqing?

Collecting exotic beast corpses?

Chu Ming listened, his heart stirred.

According to the military conversation, when he was being chased by Netherworld Office and Ming Lu to this place, the General Heiqing was still in the army, and now, he has gone to the Nine Hordes Kingdom for an expedition, and the Blood Bead no longer reacts.

Could it be that the source of the Blood Bead’s reaction resides with General Heiqing?

Thinking of this, he didn’t stay further and fled toward the Nine Hordes Kingdom in the west.

Although he couldn’t confirm whether the speculation was correct, a trip to the Nine Hordes Kingdom was not too troublesome; he had to explore.

It did not take long for Chu Ming to fly into the borders of the Nine Hordes Kingdom.

After some probing, he found the Jingyue Kingdom’s army attacking the Nine Hordes Kingdom.

Hovering high in the sky, the Sword Gourd Spirit covered the troops below.

"Found them."

"Not right..." Just as Chu Ming was about to approach, he suddenly realized that the general in black armor in the main tent had a strange aura.

"Not Lower Meridian Unlocking Perfection, but... Sea of Qi Realm!"

"This person is in the Sea of Qi Realm; his concealment skills are excellent!"

Chu Ming’s eyes flashed with surprise.

"Sea of Qi Realm... Not just him..."

Continuing to probe, he detected two more people in another camp; one of them had an aura he was familiar with, and was one of Jingyue Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm, Shang Yi, who once infiltrated Xirong County intending to seize the Black Tower’s Tier Six Evil.

As for the other person, needless to say, Shang Yi’s senior brother, Jingyue Kingdom’s strongest, Yann Luo.

Why are two strong individuals hiding among the army?

Chu Ming didn’t rashly show himself but listened patiently.

"Senior brother, that Heiqing obviously has issues, why do you still make him the general for the campaign against the Nether Witch Horde?" Shang Yi asked puzzled.

"Heiqing’s chances indeed are surprising; he cultivated from an ordinary person to Lower Meridian Unlocking Perfection in half a year, but now is not the time to make a move on him." Yann Luo’s face was calm, "Heiqing’s talent lies in leading wars, and that is exactly what we lack in Jingyue Kingdom."

"Nine Hordes Kingdom seems chaotic now, but we have no idea what exactly the situation is; Xianyun Horde Lord, Nether Witch Horde You Wudang, and even Suanni Horde Master have never appeared. Don’t you think it’s strange?"

"Senior brother, I heard that two months ago, a heaven-shattering battle occurred in Nine Hordes Kingdom, with Xianyun, You Wudang, Suanni, and two other strong individuals fighting."

"And shortly after that battle, three strong individuals flew over our Jingyue Kingdom..."

"Hmm, I also suspect they might belong to the same side."

"I let Heiqing lead the vanguard precisely to test whether Xianyun, You Wudang, and Suanni are dead, severely injured and unable to emerge, or for some other reason; once the Nether Witch Horde is taken down, it will be known."

"Senior brother wants to scare them into revealing themselves, right? If they still don’t appear, it means..."

"They are either severely injured or... dead."

"I see, senior brother’s strategy is brilliant."

"It’s nothing special. My junior sister died at You Wudang’s hands; mere annihilation of the Nether Witch Horde is not enough. I want the entire Nine Hordes Kingdom to be drenched in blood!"

"After avenging our hatred, then capture Heiqing to see what secret he hides!"

"..."

...

Above the sky.

Chu Ming showed contemplation.

It seems like General Heiqing indeed hides a considerable secret.

Cultivated to Lower Meridian Unlocking Perfection in half a year?

Actually, he has already reached the Sea of Qi Realm!

Thinking about his own cultivation time, it’s nearly a year; in a year, both Martial Arts and Primordial Qi have reached the Sixth Realm’s Sea of Qi Realm and Nascent Qi Realm...

"Not fast enough." Chu Ming’s eyes intensified.

Considering cultivation time, he indeed surpassed ordinary people, but the worldly changes and disasters never spare anyone due to a short cultivation period.

To the mysterious hands behind everything, everything in the world is equal, whether ordinary or National Guardian Realm; all are as insignificant as ants.

Therefore, he needs to hurry to become stronger, so he might have a chance to escape this so-called melting furnace.

He took out the Blood Bead, its inner threads of crimson flickering.

The Blood Bead reacted again, its calling position exactly where Heiqing’s camp was.

Below, the main camp.

Heiqing in polished black armor was feeding a bowl of herbal soup to his grandfather.

"Grandpa, this is five hundred-year-old Mountain Ginseng, almost turned spirit; you eat it, and you can definitely stand up again."

"Such precious Mountain Ginseng, don’t waste it on an old fellow like me who’s already half into the grave."

"Grandpa, if you don’t eat, I’ll pour it away."

At this moment, Heiqing showed none of the dignity of a commander of hundreds of thousands of troops, looking for all the world like a grandson taking care of his elders.

"General, you are not Blackhead, why bother bringing an old thing like me?"

Heiqing seemed like his grandson, but the old man’s attitude towards Heiqing wasn’t pleasant.

"Grandpa, I am Blackhead." Heiqing wasn’t upset, still persuading kindly, "Just a sip."

The old man looked at Heiqing, his cloudy eyes slightly wet, "You say you are Blackhead, but my Blackhead, he only... only..."