32: Chapter 32 Talent Reaches Upper Earth Grade

It is worth mentioning.

The Commander of the Linjiang Zhenwu Division is named Luo Ningshuang, and she is also the number one expert in Linjiang, with her cultivation having already reached the Late-stage Bone Refining.

She could reach a Breakthrough to the Marrow Refining Realm at any moment.

Moreover, this Commander is not very old, only twenty-four years of age.

She has been in her post for less than a year.

Yet, she has achieved illustrious battle records.

Eight months ago, she led a team to wipe out a band of water bandits that had occupied the Sishui River for decades.

It is said that the leader of those water bandits was also a Bone Refining expert, but he was killed with a single sword strike by this Commander.

Five months ago, after a Disciple of the Fist Sect, one of the three major Sects within Linjiang Prefecture, committed a major crime, he was pursued by the Zhenwu Division and fled back to the Fist Sect to seek refuge.

Luo Ningshuang personally led a team to the Fist Sect to demand the person.

The Fist Sect made things difficult and refused to hand the person over.

Luo Ningshuang attempted to make an arrest by force, and the Fist Sect resisted.

Two Bone Refining Realm experts besieged her, but in the end, she struck down both Bone Refining Realm experts of the Fist Sect with her sword, severely injuring them, and took the criminal away.

Since then, Luo Ningshuang's prestige has spread throughout the entire Linjiang Prefecture.

Furthermore, two months ago.

An Evil Path expert snuck into Linjiang Prefecture and was capturing children everywhere to refine essence blood pills.

After locating the opponent's hideout, Luo Ningshuang personally took action to deal with that Evil Path expert.

They originally thought that Evil Path expert was only in the Bone Refining Realm.

Unexpectedly, the opponent had actually already reached the Marrow Refining Realm.

Just as the members of the Zhenwu Division were feeling despair, Luo Ningshuang used her superb sword skills to kill the Evil Path expert within ten moves.

Recalling the deeds regarding Luo Ningshuang.

Chen Hu could not help but think that this female Commander could kill a Marrow Refining expert while being in the Bone Refining Realm.

Whether it was her talent or the Cultivation Technique she practiced, it was likely far superior to that of ordinary people.

What if he could copy her talent or Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill?

After thinking about it, Chen Hu dismissed the idea of copying her Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill.

Copying her talent might be one thing.

But if he copied her Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill, and she noticed something, he would have no way to explain it.

"I wonder if the matter at the Sun Family Martial Arts Hall will be enough to alert Luo Ningshuang?"

But after considering it, Chen Hu felt it was impossible.

The matter at the Sun Family Martial Arts Hall involved at most the Tendon Refining Realm; Master Sun Changming did not have enough Face to make Luo Ningshuang take action.

"However, since people from the Zhenwu Division have intervened, it is best if I do not wander out at night, so the treasure hunting must be paused!"

Chen Hu thought to himself.

After drinking a cup of tea, he consumed a piece of exotic beast meat and began to Cultivate his Cultivation Technique.

In the evening, Chen Hu packed some food from a restaurant.

He carried it as he walked home.

This was a critical period, so it was best to stay holed up at home.

To avoid any accidents.

After eating dinner, Chen Hu went directly into the cellar.

First, he transferred the ten thousand taels of gold into his Storage Ring.

Then, he took out the talent pill and consumed it.

"Ngh!"

A strong wave of pain struck, but Chen Hu gritted his teeth and endured it in silence.

A full five minutes passed.

Only then did this pain completely disappear.

However, his clothes were soaked through with sweat.

He did not pay attention to this, but instead directly brought up the System interface.

His gaze fell on the talent column.

Seeing that his talent had already become Earth-grade High Stage, a look of wild joy could not help but appear on his Face.

Compared to the Earth-grade High Stage talent, what was the little bit of pain he had just endured?

He put away the System interface.

Chen Hu sank his consciousness into his body.

He discovered that his cultivation had not increased by a single bit, but his Meridians had widened by more than double, and the thickness and toughness of his Meridians had also increased.

Furthermore, his five major tendons had become thicker, and his bones had undergone a certain transformation, becoming sturdier and more resilient.

Finally, his gaze fell onto his Dantian.

Compared to before taking the talent pill, his Dantian had expanded by a full three times.

The larger the Dantian, the more Qi he could store.

And his endurance would be stronger.

"Awesome!"

Chen Hu could not help but shout.

After checking himself over, he left the cellar.

He boiled a pot of hot water and finished cleaning up.

He attempted to Cultivate.

After completing one cycle of his technique, the Qi returned to his Dantian.

Because his Meridians had become wide and resilient.

The time for one cycle of his technique was directly shortened to one-third.

If his original Meridians were like an ordinary road where a car could reach 80 kilometers per hour.

Then, his current Meridians were like a high-speed expressway.

Doing 200 kilometers per hour was a breeze.

Besides the time for one cycle being shortened to one-third, his duration of Cultivation would also increase accordingly.

Originally, if his Cultivation time exceeded two hours, he would have to take a Meridian Protection Pill.

Now, although he did not know how long his limit could reach, Chen Hu was certain it could at least exceed three hours.

Thus, in the next moment.

He collected his focus and Cultivated wholeheartedly.

In the blink of an eye, over three hours passed.

Chen Hu, who had cycled his technique many times, only felt a slight soreness in his Meridians.

Even if he cycled it a few more times, there would be no problem.

Now that the time had passed midnight, he took out the martial arts cultivation card.

He chose to claim the cultivation.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining 3 days of cultivation!"

Although it was much less than the previous two times, Chen Hu did not mind; even if it was only one day, it was still a gain.

But after absorbing the three days of cultivation.

Chen Hu discovered that the amount of these three days was more than the previous 10 days, already approaching the previous 20 days of cultivation.

Moreover, after having this extra three days of cultivation.

The Qi within his Dantian was almost saturated.

Chen Hu stopped Cultivating.

Instead, he manipulated the Qi to temper his major tendons.

After the Qi was mostly consumed.

Chen Hu let the Qi recover on its own, while he consumed a soul nourishing pill to Cultivate his Divine Soul.

His Divine Soul Realm had already reached the Late Stage of Spirit Refining.

As long as he achieved a Breakthrough, he would be able to reach the third Realm, Spirit Condensation.

Speaking of which, the progress of Cultivating the Dao of the Divine Soul was much faster than the martial arts Dao.

He had Cultivated martial arts for several years and had only now achieved a Breakthrough to the Tendon Refining Realm.

Yet, he had been Cultivating his Divine Soul for less than a month and was already about to achieve a Breakthrough to the third Realm.

Unknowingly, the time reached early morning.

Chen Hu exited his Cultivation.

He had a premonition that a Breakthrough for his Divine Soul was not far off.

He took out the wealth gathering card, the pill card, and the meat field card and used them.

He obtained 10 taels of silver, one essence blood pill, and a piece of ordinary cooked meat.

He put the items he obtained into his Storage Ring.

Chen Hu took out the treasure hunting card again and chose to activate it.

After noting down the treasure location, he put away the card and went to wash up.

The time reached noon.

Chen Hu was just preparing to go from the stronghold's public room to a restaurant to eat.

Er Niu ran over excitedly: "Boss, the culprit has been caught!"

"Who is it?"

Chen Hu asked with interest.

"I don't know!"

Er Niu said: "It was the Zhenwu Division that caught the person; the leaders were two Tendon Refining Martial Artists, one in the Early Stage of Tendon Refining and one in the Middle Stage!"

"The Zhenwu Division is truly impressive!"

Chen Hu sighed, two Tendon Refining experts were caught just like that.

"Let's go, call your big brother, I'll treat you all to a meal!"

"Alright, Boss!"

After taking Da Niu and Er Niu to a restaurant for a meal, Chen Hu headed to the Slum Area again.

For two consecutive days, people had sent children for him to raise, so would there be more today?

Chen Hu felt the possibility was high.

Sure enough, after Chen Hu arrived at the courtyard in the Slum Area, he found a group of children crouching on both sides outside the door again.

The number was even greater, a full fifty or sixty.

After confirming that this group of children also wanted to be adopted by him, he called them into the courtyard.

After going through the procedures.

The number of Chen Hu's underlings directly surged from 112 to 171.

Bringing up the lottery interface, he saw there were six more Elementary lottery draws.

"Isn't this too awesome?"

Chen Hu shouted in his heart.