57: In the spring of 987, I practiced martial arts for three days, killing enemies in wind and rain.

Clatter!

Chu Qing flipped through the book the female Martial Instructor had given him.

It was very thick, densely packed with rules for Inner Courtyard academic credits, rules for obtaining resources, and even the types and quantities of resources distributed daily.

In short, whatever Chu Qing wanted to know, it was all recorded in this book.

【The higher the level of residence in the Stone Tower, the more academic credits and resources received daily.】

【Lower levels can actively challenge higher levels, but higher levels are not allowed to challenge lower levels!】

...【Academic credits can be used to issue missions】

...【Academic credits can be exchanged for Secret Inheritance.】

Chu Qing read with great interest.

At this moment:

A young man looked around and said to a young woman beside him, “Nangong, let’s go to the dorms!”

The young woman hesitated, then nodded.

The two of them didn’t care about the others and got up to leave.

The other young men and women exchanged glances, also wanting to leave.

The place was empty, with nothing interesting to see.

Moreover… they didn’t want to stay with Chu Qing, who wore coarse clothes and went barefoot.

Although they were all in the Inner Courtyard… they still looked down on him.

Chu Qing coughed, stopping them, “Everyone… don’t leave yet.”

A young man chuckled, “What? You want to serve us?”

“Although you are also in the Inner Courtyard, your background is not good; you are not qualified to serve us.”

The young woman Nangong, who was nearby, nodded and said seriously:

“That’s right… your Family background is ordinary, so you can’t do many things.”

Chu Qing… was speechless.

These young men and women seemed… to have arrogant personalities.

“Everyone, I’m not letting you leave for your own good!”

The young men and women… Chu Qing waved the book in his hand and said, “This Martial Academy is clearly a place where the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.”

“We just arrived. If we don’t understand the rules, we might be tricked and lose resources.”

“Losing one resource means falling behind others by a bit.”

At this point, he looked around at the young men and women and smiled:

“One step slow, every step slow!”

“We must not only protect the resources we have but also find ways to seize resources from others.”

The young men and women looked thoughtful.

The young woman Nangong said, “We come from the Prefecture; how dare people from small places like yours try to rob us?”

Chu Qing chuckled, “Poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people.”

“If you are deceived, leave the Martial Academy, and then are killed… tell me… even if your Family kills all your enemies, can you come back to life?”

A pair of Twins, a young man and a young woman, simultaneously cupped their fists and said, “Thank you for the guidance!”

They flipped through their books, memorizing the rules.

The other four hesitated, then also cupped their fists in thanks.

Clatter!

Clatter!

The nine people flipped through their books.

The strong men at the entrance stood silently, unmoving.

Everyone was very intelligent; in less than twenty minutes, everyone had finished reading the rules.

Then they breathed a sigh of relief.

Overall, most of the rules were designed to protect the students; however… some rules seemed specifically designed for powerful students to plunder weaker ones.

Chu Qing chuckled, “Everyone… the nine of us are from the same batch.”

“Theoretically, the competition among us will be the most intense.”

The young men and women nodded.

“But, after carefully studying the rules, I found that although there are conflicts among us, the problem is not big.”

“Our main opponents are—the previous batch of students, and even the Martial Instructor.”

The Twins, the young woman, said in unison, “The Martial Instructor is also dangerous?”

The Twins, the young man, spoke together, “If the instructor teaching us is dangerous, what can we learn?”

Chu Qing looked at these two pairs of Twins with great curiosity.

Their speaking was truly in perfect sync.

Telepathy?

As he pondered, he smiled:

“Then someone might ask, with so many resources, will those Martial Instructors be jealous or greedy?”

“Vice Dean said—yes.”

“Look at the rules—most of the daily resources are brought into the classroom by the Martial Instructors and distributed to us.”

“Suppose… a certain Martial Instructor becomes greedy and withholds some of our resources, how should we respond?”

The young men and women were bewildered.

They came from extraordinary backgrounds.

Although they weren’t favored children in their Family, their status was very high.

Their resources in the past were always prepared by servants; who would dare to withhold them?

But… after Chu Qing said this, their hearts were in turmoil.

Chu Qing then pointed out another rule:

“The higher the floor of the Stone Tower, the more academic credits, resources, and authority one receives daily.”

“But… the higher floors are all occupied by older students, so we can only cooperate to occupy the higher floors.”

The young men and women all nodded.

Chu Qing mentioned several more rules; these rules were not very friendly to new students; however, if new students supported each other, then… they could get through safely.

Chu Qing rattled on for a long time.

Finally, he concluded:

“Therefore… we should unite.”

The young men and women nodded.

Chu Qing smiled, “Then, we now need a Lead Big Brother!”

A woman said, “Why can’t it be a Daitou Dajie?”

...Chu Qing smiled, “Everyone, why don’t we talk about our abilities? Whoever is the most powerful will be the Lead Big Brother or Dajie.”

The Crowd nodded.

The Twins, the young man, happily said, “We are called Qingfeng. We Cultivated 365 Iron Tendons and seventy-two Bronze Tendons; we Cultivated five or six Cultivation Techniques, and each one can unleash the Power of at least 50 great tendons.”

Chu Qing was stunned.

He thought his more than two hundred Iron Tendons were already very impressive.

But these Twins had actually reached the limit of great tendons.

The Twins, the young woman, smiled together and said sweetly, “I am Mingyue, 365 Iron Tendons, 200 Bronze Tendons; and two Limit Breaking Techniques!”

Chu Qing’s mouth twitched.

These two young women were even more formidable.

Two hundred Bronze Tendons? Was this all of them? Or were they hiding something?

The young woman Nangong, with her naturally alluring charm, said delicately, “Nangong Xue… 220 Bronze Tendons, two Limit Breaking Techniques.”

The young man with Nangong Xue coughed and said arrogantly, “Ximen Feng… I grew up with Nangong, and everything else is the same as Nangong.”

After speaking, he even glared at Chu Qing provocatively.

Chu Qing returned a smile.

The last pair of young man and woman were very cold.

Especially the white-haired man, who was as cold as ice.

“Wang Yinyang, all Iron and Bronze Tendons full, ten Silver Tendons!”

The Crowd gasped, all staring at him.

Wang Yinyang remained expressionless, his emotions unmoving.

The Twins, Qingfeng, muttered in unison, “Ten Silver Tendons… how are you so powerful?”

“I support you as the Lead Big Brother!”

The Twins, Mingyue, rolled their eyes and said in unison, “Only ten Silver Tendons… with enough resources, I can do it too.”

Chu Qing coughed, looking at the last woman.

This woman had an oval face and was as tall as a man. She wore a golden-red horse-face skirt and had a long ponytail that reached her knees; the end was adorned with gold and silver bells, as well as some finger-length small shuttles.

“Cui Moyang—fifty Silver Tendons!”

Hiss… The two pairs of Twins gasped, saying in unison:

“Terrifying as such!”

“This person must not be allowed to live!”

The white-haired Wang Yinyang’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

Cui Moyang… Finally, everyone looked at Chu Qing in unison.

The two pairs of Twins said in unison, “Country bumpkin, what about you?”

Chu Qing coughed, slowly walked to one side, turned his back to The Crowd, and sighed:

【In the spring of 987, I first practiced martial arts. Three days later, a great storm arose, and I killed the Bloody Hand Butcher Liu Hai!】

【A few days later, a great storm arose, and I killed Hall Master Liu, the Ghost Crying Divine Blade, with ten punches!】

【A few more days later, still in a great storm, with one punch and one kick, I annihilated He Qi, a Wubao Disciples, and exterminated his entire Family of over three hundred people.】

【Not long ago, the storm ceased, and my heart was joyful. To celebrate, I set fire to Wangyou Temple and split the Golden-bodied Arhat, the nameless monk, with a single sword strike.】

Silence!

The young men and women all had serious expressions, their hearts filled with apprehension.

Although they came from Noble families and had seen blood and killed people.

But… compared to a ruthless person like Chu Qing, who casually exterminated entire Families, there was truly a gap.

Cui Moyang questioned, “February is spring, and today is the first day of March; in one month of Cultivation, you could kill so many famous and powerful experts?”

Chu Qing didn’t turn his head, saying indifferently, “Go to the county town, and you’ll know that what I said is true.”

“Actually… this isn’t anything glorious, I don’t need to claim it for myself!”

The Crowd… The white-haired Wang Yinyang stared coldly at Chu Qing, Battle Intent permeating the air.

Nangong Xue said delicately, “So… you’ve said so much, but you still haven’t mentioned the quantity and quality of your great tendons.”

“After all… being able to kill doesn’t necessarily mean strong Power.”

Chu Qing sighed, saying helplessly, “I, Chu Qing, have 7—Golden Tendons!”