In a corner of Guangping City, in a spacious courtyard with a plaque of "Martial Arts Academy", there were sounds of footsteps, shouts, slaps, weapons clashing... all kinds of sounds came and went, making it noisy.
Hundreds of strong young people are practicing martial arts and sparring with each other in the courtyard.
This is Guangping Martial Arts Academy, the largest training force in the city, which also has a semi-official background. The city lord Zou Qin personally serves as the dean, attracting all the outstanding young body trainers in the city.
Body refiners don't need much talent, but they need to work hard most. They train in the winter, practice in the summer, and practice in the summer. At this time, it was just dawn, and everyone had been practicing for half an hour.
But gradually, everyone stopped and gathered together in great interest to watch the two people in the middle fighting.
A strong, shirtless young man and a long-legged woman in red were fighting fiercely. The man was bare-handed and the woman was holding a soft whip. The figures of the attackers and defenders were crisscrossed, and the battle was inextricably linked.
At the end of the fight, the capable young man swung his hands, hooked like an eagle's claws, grabbed the whip with precision, and snatched it off.
"Okay!" The eyes of the people around him lit up.
Although they are all young and energetic young men, they have to admit that the son of the city lord named Zou Hanshan is definitely the number one genius in Guangping City.
At only eighteen years old, he already has the cultivation level of the second realm. Compared with the realm, what is more terrifying is his martial arts.
All the masters who have seen it have to admit that Zou Hanshan is a natural warrior on the battlefield. His attacks are fast and ruthless. Once he finds an opportunity, he will take away his opponent with thunderous momentum.
"Although our Guangping is a small place, body refiners like Brother Shan are ranked among the top among the younger generation in the entire Lingnan Province!"
Some people praised it, while others felt jealous and said with disdain in a low voice: "Oh, it's not because his father got lucky and got involved with King Qingyang, the cultivation level of this family has improved by leaps and bounds..."
Zou Hanshan looked arrogant, glanced at the man, and didn't bother to pay attention at all. Nowadays, in the entire Guangping City, there are not many practitioners who can catch his eye, and the rest are just like air.
The long-legged woman took back the soft whip, took a few breaths, and felt a little helpless.
She has already reached the beginning of the Third Realm, and she is armed with a weapon, but she still cannot defeat Zou Hanshan. This opponent is physically strong and has superb martial arts. He is truly one-of-a-kind. The critical age is several years younger than her. It is really a comparison. Infuriating.
Wiping the sweat on her forehead, the long-legged woman smiled and said: "Hanshan, have you heard of the recent Beishan Village? It has become so popular that the people call it 'Fairy Village'."
Zou Hanshan shook his head, appearing indifferent, "The people don't understand, and they just spread rumors. There are a few secluded practitioners in a village. What's the big fuss?"
After a pause, he looked up and looked outside the courtyard, with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
"In comparison, I am more concerned about the war on the southern front."
Three years ago, the human race marched south and achieved a great victory. They marched 800 miles along the way and captured a secret realm.
There have been few such victories in history.
Emperor Wuming naturally couldn't swallow this breath, and launched repeated counterattacks, and sent a large number of demon masters to sneak into this "occupied area" to harass the human army and attack the supply line.
The Human Emperor also launched a mobilization, and practitioners from all over the country rushed to the front line one after another to consolidate this newly occupied area. They not only contributed to the human race, but also received generous rewards.
A hero most longs for a place to use his skills. He has developed a powerful fighting force, and of course he has to use it here.
Zou Hanshan's voice was calm, but his eyes became more and more alert, "I have obtained a letter of recommendation. I will go south in a while and join King Qingyang's tent to fight against the demon clan and hone my martial arts."
After hearing this, the long-legged woman was filled with envy, "Chengdu Zou is indeed enlightened. My parents are reluctant to let me go."
While they were chatting, a pot-bellied man walked in from the door, wearing a large brocade robe, smiling broadly, and waved to Zou Hanshan:
"My dear nephew, let's go to Beishan Village with us."
When the body refiners in the courtyard saw this person, they all shouted "Master Tang".
The visitor's name is Tang Jingran. He is the strongest Qi practitioner in Guangping City. He is at the pinnacle of the Three Realms and a master second only to the city lord Zou Qin.
His belly was as big as a nine-month pregnancy. It was said that it was caused by practicing a secret method. The Qi in his belly was so strong that it could drum like thunder and exhale like a flying sword.
The head of the Tang family was not only superb in cultivation, but also a well-rounded person. He made friends with masters from all walks of life and had a wide network of contacts. No one dared to neglect him when he met him.
Zou Hanshan, however, was wearing his shirt and seemed to be lacking in interest.
"What is there to see in a run-down village? Head Tang can go there by himself."
He felt that although Tang Jingran was at a high level, he was already over sixty years old, his potential had been exhausted, and he had no hope of becoming a master in this life.
In Zou Hanshan's eyes, such people are not like air, but they are not worth making friends with.
Only true geniuses can enter his discernment.
The young man was high-spirited, but Tang Jingran didn't take it seriously. He still smiled and said, "My dear nephew, you are absolutely wrong about this."
"As far as I know, there are at least eight practitioners with different appearances in Beishan Village. All of them have the cultivation of the second realm of body refining, and they are all doing farming work. Their status is not too high at first glance. "
"I estimate that there must be three realms behind them, and maybe a grandmaster."
"There is such a cultivating force at our doorstep, why don't you go explore the truth?"
These days, the deeds of Beishan Village have been widely circulated, and the content is mixed with true and false. No one can tell what happened.
Tang Jingran was able to tell the results of his current observations at once, which shows that he is well-informed.
"This is interesting." Zou Hanshan finally became interested, "If there are three realms of body refining in there, I can also test their strength. Maybe there will be something new - the three realms of body refining and martial arts in Guangping." The numbers are too cliche.”
After that, he walked straight to the courtyard gate and asked, "When will we set off?"
Tang Jingran smiled and turned around, "Everyone is almost here, let's go now."
In the martial arts academy, after hearing what Tang Jingran said, there were many people who wanted to join in the fun, including the long-legged women, who quickly followed Zou Hanshan, and the group headed outside the city...
Outside the city gate, seventy or eighty practitioners have gathered, many of whom are prominent local figures.
There were even three mirror guards, probably wanting to take advantage of the safety of the crowd to follow them to check out this Beishan Village.
Today's group is a rare event in Guangping's cultivation world. Half of the city's masters have gathered.
"It's a pity that City Lord Zou didn't come, otherwise our formation would have been even bigger." Someone said regretfully.
"Hey, City Master Zou has been rewarded by King Qingyang and has recently started to retreat. He is probably about to reach the threshold of being a grand master. How can he still bother to meddle in such nosy matters."
Seeing Tang Jingran coming, a group of people greeted him one after another.
But when the pot-bellied man waved his hand, several Tang family disciples in the city strode up after him holding delicate boxes.
"Master Tang, what are you bringing here?"
"A gift."
"Gift?"
"What if Beishan Village is a great cultivating force and we come to visit, how can we not prepare some small gifts?" Tang Jingran said matter-of-factly.
After hearing this, someone thought it made sense and ordered his subordinates to quickly go to the house to get a box of spiritual tea.
But more practitioners just felt that this was making a fuss out of a molehill and shook their heads.
"Hey, what big power can there be in the barren mountains? If it has nothing to do with the demon clan, then most of them are just a few reclusive second-level body refiners."
"The main purpose of our trip is to explore the truth and ensure that they will not pose a threat to us."
