47: Chapter 47 Martial Arts Order

The thirty-seven members of Chief Constable Liu Jiangyue's family were left exposed for three days, with no one to collect their bodies.

She did not feel the anger of the "self" in the simulation; as a bystander, there was ultimately a layer of detachment.

Yet, a stifling sensation still surged up from her chest.

"It's been decades..."

Lin Shuangwan whispered to herself, her tone tinged with a hint of confusion.

Wei Feisen's obsession with her had far exceeded the boundaries of what a normal person could understand.

In the first simulation, she had been imprisoned for seven years, and even then, Wei Feisen had displayed extreme possessiveness.

In the second simulation, she escaped, and he placed a bounty of ten thousand taels of gold on her head.

By the third simulation, she had lived under an assumed name for fourteen years, yet he was still searching for her.

And simply because intelligence reports mentioned that Chief Constable Liu Jiangyue might have had feelings for her, he had slaughtered his entire family.

A Middle Stage Innate constable posed no threat to him; he hadn't killed Chief Constable Liu Jiangyue to eliminate a rival, but purely because someone had taken one too many looks at his "possession."

"I have barely even met him."

Lin Shuangwan rubbed her temples.

In the previous simulation, she was sixteen when Wei Feisen forced her into marriage; that was the first time she had ever seen him.

Before that, she was just a girl selling steamed buns on Yongan Street, and their lives had never intersected.

Where did his obsession with her come from?

Just because she looked like someone else?

Lin Shuangwan thought about it and shook her head.

"Forget it, if a lunatic were normal, they wouldn't be a lunatic."

She pushed the question aside and looked back at the simulation screen.

— — [ Time continued to flow. ]

[ The cultivation of the Taixu Visualization Method was like walking on the edge of a cliff; for every bit of progress, the mental pressure increased, and you only stopped when you reached your limit. ]

[ For the next half year, you almost never left the cultivation room. ]

[ The cultivation of the Taixu Visualization Method had entered its most critical stage — the solidity of the visualized phantom determined whether you could reach the threshold of a Great Grandmaster. ]

[ Master Supreme Elder Su Chenyuan's notes were very clear: the core of advancing from Peak Grandmaster to Great Grandmaster lay in the visualized phantom becoming solid to the point of "appearing within reach." The moment the phantom resonated completely with your spirit, your True Qi would spontaneously transform into True Qi, completing a qualitative leap. ]

[ Over the past six months, your visualized phantom had gradually solidified from a blurry outline to the point where its facial features were distinguishable. Every time you delved deeper into the visualization, the phantom became clearer — and simultaneously, the mental backlash grew heavier. ]

[ But your progress was unnaturally fast. ]

[ According to Supreme Elder Su Chenyuan's experience, this stage required at least three to five years, yet you had covered the distance others took two years to traverse in just half a year. ]

[ Now, you had already touched the layer of paper separating you from the Great Grandmaster realm. ]

[ However, just as you were preparing to make the final push, news arrived from the Eastern Province. ]

[ It shook the entire Martial Forest of Great Qing. ]

[ "The Qingqi Sect has been destroyed." ]

[ When you emerged from the cultivation room, the entire Cangyun Sect was discussing the matter. ]

[ The Disciples were gathered in groups of three or five in the corridors, the training grounds, and the cafeteria, whispering in hushed tones, but anxiety was written on every face. ]

[ "Old Ancestor Zhou of the Qingqi Sect, a Peak Great Grandmaster... just gone like that?" ]

[ "Overnight, every Core Disciple, Elder, and Grand Elder was wiped out. I heard the blood stained the stone steps in front of the mountain gate red." ]

[ "What exactly is the background of the Black Tiger Gang? Even a Peak Great Grandmaster couldn't stop them?" ]

[ You stood at the courtyard gate, listening to the discussion, your brow furrowing almost imperceptibly. ]

[ The Qingqi Sect. ]

[ One of The Ten Great Sects, the hegemon of the Eastern Province, with a deep foundation and a Peak Great Grandmaster presiding over the sect — such a behemoth had been uprooted overnight. ]

[ And even more ironically — ]

[ "I heard from a Senior Brother that the Black Tiger Gang was originally supported by the Qingqi Sect to do their dirty work," a Disciple whispered. "Raising a tiger to cause trouble; they've been bitten back." ]

[ "They deserved it," another Disciple scoffed. "Back then, the Qingqi Sect relied on the Black Tiger Gang to commit so many wicked deeds in the Eastern Province. Now, retribution has arrived." ]

[ "Don't gloat. If the Qingqi Sect is destroyed, our Cangyun Sect..." ]

[ The Disciple stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence. ]

[ Everyone around them fell silent. ]

[ You did not join the discussion. ]

[ You thought of someone else. ]

[ The arrogant female Disciple from the Qingqi Sect at the Martial Arts Tournament — Shen Yushuang. ]

[ That year, she had hidden her Grandmaster cultivation and mocked you on the arena stage for being "merely Innate." Now, you were about to cross into the Great Grandmaster realm, while she had turned into a handful of dust. ]

[ That is how this world is. ]

[ Talent, effort, and Legacy — these things are all important, but in the face of absolute power, they are nothing. ]

[ You stood in the wind, feeling a sense of lament, but also a chill rising up your spine. ]

[ Even a Peak Great Grandmaster couldn't stop them... ]

[ Now you were just one step away from the Great Grandmaster realm; if you were to fall at the Peak Grandmaster stage in this simulation, it would be too much of a loss. ]

[ Immediately, you turned and returned to the cultivation room. ]

[ The sound of the door closing was heavier than usual; there was not much time left. ]

[ Another half a year passed. ]

[ You were thirty-two years old, but due to your profound cultivation, your appearance had not changed much. ]

[ The phantom in the Taixu Visualization Method had solidified to its limit; it felt as if you could reach out and touch the edge of its outline. True Qi surged within your Meridians, showing signs of transforming into True Qi — you were just one final step away. ]

[ At this time, a proclamation from the Black Tiger Gang spread throughout the Great Qing Martial Forest. ]

[ The original text of the proclamation, posted and copied by the Black Tiger Gang in every prefecture, was extremely arrogant in its wording: ]

[ "The martial arts of the world originate from the same source. Now, the Black Tiger Gang wishes to gather the strengths of a hundred schools to forge a peerless martial canon. On the day of its completion, it will be returned to the Jianghu to benefit all living beings." ]

[ "We hereby order all sects under heaven to compile and submit all of their core Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skill Secret Manuals within three months. The Black Tiger Gang has established a 'Martial Canon Pavilion' to collect and study them. Those who cooperate will be given priority to learn the new techniques in the future." ]

[ "Those who fail to submit by the deadline will be considered enemies of the entire Martial Forest, and will bear the consequences themselves." ]

[ Signature: Black Tiger Gang Leader, Wei Feisen. ]

[ The day the news spread, the entire Jianghu exploded. ]

[ "Are they crazy? Asking people to hand over their core Cultivation Techniques? How is this any different from ransacking a home!" ]

[ "What 'benefit all living beings,' that sounds nice! Once the Cultivation Techniques are in his hands, who could ever get them back?" ]

[ "This is to turn all martial artists in the world into vassals of his Black Tiger Gang!" ]

[ "The Qingqi Sect didn't hand them over and were destroyed. Who is next?" ]

[ The condemnations from various sects were like water poured into boiling oil; manifestos, statements, and joint petitions flew everywhere. ]

[ But — ]

[ The Martial Dao Sect remained silent. ]

[ That behemoth standing at the Peak of Kunlun, hailed as the "Leader of Martial Dao," had not uttered a single word from beginning to end. ]

[ Silence itself was an attitude. ]

[ And three days after the order was issued, the Black Tiger Gang added a supplementary statement. ]

[ "The first target: Cangyun Sect." ]

[ "Deadline: one month. At that time, the Black Tiger Gang will personally visit the Cangyun Sect mountain gate to receive the Cultivation Techniques and texts." ]

[ Cangyun Sect, Main Peak Council Hall. ]

[ The atmosphere inside the hall was heavy. ]