CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: NICKNAMED [HATE HEAVEN FOR NO HANDLE]!

"The so-called Martial Market is a marketplace secretly formed by martial artists, extremely secretive, similar to the ghost markets among the common folk. Only martial artists can enter, and the items sold inside are all related to them. It only takes place once every mid-month."

The village chief replied.

"Oh? Do they have Entering Strength Pills?"

Jiang Shi’s eyes gleamed.

If he could get Entering Strength Pills, perhaps he wouldn’t need to think about joining any faction.

"There used to be Entering Strength Pills, but now it’s unclear. Currently, the military strictly controls medicinal herbs, and anything related to Entering Strength Pills is almost monopolized by them. I really can’t say if they can be bought, and if they can, they would be extremely expensive."

The village chief replied.

Jiang Shi smiled slightly and said, "Good, could you kindly tell me where the nearest Martial Market is located?"

The village chief nodded lightly and immediately began to inform Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi calculated with his fingers and said, "So, it’s five days away, the day this month’s Martial Market opens."

"Yes."

"Hmm, let’s deal with this demon beast first then!"

Jiang Shi sharpened his knife and started dissecting again.

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By the time Jiang Shi cleaned up everything and placed all the valuable items aside, it was already afternoon.

He was covered in blood and had dug up a large pack of the demon beast’s important bones and organs.

Especially the gallbladder and heart, each as large as a human skull.

All are excellent for medicine!

"Village chief, the weather is hot, and the demon beast’s corpse can’t be preserved for long. You go ahead and divide it, just save me a few hundred pounds."

Jiang Shi spoke.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang."

The village chief replied happily.

He immediately grabbed a single-edged knife from the side and began cutting it up.

Jiang Shi didn’t participate in the subsequent events, but instead returned to his room to cultivate directly.

He first took a few large bowls, gently cut open the blood sac, and a large amount of scarlet blood water flowed out, like red agate, filling two large bowls.

Then he dripped some blood water into the bath barrel.

The small half-bottle of True Blood the village chief gave him last time allowed him to successfully begin training Iron Stone Body. This time with so much True Blood, it would likely allow him to train Iron Stone Body to a higher realm.

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The following days were peaceful.

Zhao Qing never showed up again.

Jiang Shi just quietly trained.

In a blink of an eye, four days passed.

With the help of demon beast True Blood, his Iron Stone Body training progressed exceptionally smoothly, reaching the Third Realm in just four days.

Of course, this also related to his inherently extraordinary physique.

His physical strength surpassed ten thousand Jin, his defense was far higher than ordinary people, making it easy for him to reach a level in hard skill cultivation that others found difficult to attain.

Furthermore, Jiang Shi quickly discovered that when Iron Stone Body reached the Third Realm, it surprisingly added a lot to his strength.

Originally, his strength was supposed to be 10,000 Jin, but suddenly it increased to 12,500 Jin.

In other words, his strength increased by 2,500 Jin at once.

"It seems that any hard skill trained to a high level greatly boosts physical strength."

Jiang Shi pondered.

The Iron Stone Body he chose focused on defense as a hard skill, yet it still increased his strength by 2,500 Jin.

If he trained hard skills focused on strength, he would surely gain more.

Of course, this theory applies not only to hard skills but also to Inner Strength.

Last time, his True Martial Gang Force reached the entry level, although it didn’t show any increase in strength, it actually increased the Power significantly.

It’s just that Power doesn’t display on the panel.

Additionally, when holding the Wolf Fang Club forged from Star Meteorite Iron, he couldn’t use his thin Power at all; whenever he used it, it got completely neutralized by the club.

Besides achieving the Third Realm with Iron Stone Body, the Shadow-Following Body Technique also entered the First Realm within these four days.

He realized that since consuming the few Dragon Tiger Leopard Marrow Pills given by the True Martial Temple Master, his physique had significantly improved.

In the past, with his talent, how could he possibly reach the entry level of a Leg Technique within just four days?

The only reasonable explanation was those three Dragon Tiger Leopard Marrow Pills!

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As the day passed, Jiang Shi packed up the bundle in the courtyard, picked up the thick Wolf Fang Club, and walked out, mounting the village chief’s steed.

"Brother Jiang, wait, I forgot something!"

Suddenly, the village chief hurried over again from a distance and said, "To enter the Martial Market, you need a token as proof. You can take my token!"

He handed an ancient copper token covered with strange patterns to Jiang Shi.

"Oh?"

Jiang Shi took it and carefully examined it before nodding lightly.

"Giddy-up!"

Directly urging the steed, galloping madly into the distance.

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The location of the Fengzhou Martial Market is extremely peculiar.

It is neither deep in the forest nor in a bustling city, but within a Jianghu Sect.

The reason for choosing this place is nothing more than the fact that this Jianghu Sect possesses enough prestige and holds a high position in the minds of various Jianghu people.

No one dares to cause trouble under normal circumstances, which is what restrains the heroes.

And the name of this sect is known as the Luoxia Sword Sect.

The Sect Leader, Zhao Wuji, with a single Falling Sunset Sword Technique, shakes the entirety of Fengzhou. It is said he has reached the Eleventh Stage of Entering Strength in just over a decade, having long explored the realm of Half-Step Martial Saint.

With such a person backing, few dare to cause trouble.

When Jiang Shi rushed over all the way, the sun had just set.

The setting sun dyed a vast forest in a blood-like color.

Only to see a Radiant Sword Sect standing tall amidst the mountains, with steeds from all directions coming continuously with a clip-clop sound, appearing as if they were Jianghu people here to participate in the martial gathering.

Some came alone, some in groups of three or five.

And some formed a group of a dozen.

From afar, Jiang Shi saw that the sect’s gates were wide open, and a group of disciples was there specifically to welcome the heroes from all paths.

"What’s this, a martial arts conference?"

He muttered to himself, urging his steed forward.

"Hehe, little brother, are you here for the secret meeting as well?"

Suddenly, a sound of silvery laughter came from behind.

Jiang Shi turned to see a group of three on steeds approaching from behind: a middle-aged man, a young man, and a young maiden.

The young maiden was smiling brightly, holding a long sword wrapped in white sharkskin, looking at him with a smile.

"That’s right, are you too?"

Jiang Shi asked.

"Of course, let me introduce, this is my senior brother, Cyan Mountain Flying Sword, Shangguan Yun, this is my father, Throat-lock Hand, Zhao Houcai, as for me, it’s my first time venturing into Jianghu, you can call me Cyan Mountain Fairy."

The young girl seemed truly naive to the world, introducing her senior brother and father with an inexplicable sense of pride and joy, showing two small dimples, quite adorably naïve.

Beside her, the young man subconsciously straightened his back, maintaining a cool demeanor, nodding lightly, posing as a master.

In the Jianghu, anyone who can make a name for themselves is not an ordinary person.

This alone has stopped countless people.

His nickname is Cyan Mountain Flying Sword, which shows the recognition Fengzhou Martial World has for him, thus subconsciously feeling superior to a bean sprout-like Jiang Shi.

But he soon noticed the massive Wolf Fang Club in Jiang Shi’s other hand, feeling a tremor in his heart.

This guy wields such a heavy weapon?

Fake, right?

"Nice name, pleased to meet you!"

Jiang Shi instinctively offered a courteous remark to the young maiden.

"Hehe, may I ask your name, young brother?"

The maiden asked with a smile.

"Me? My name is Jiang Shi, nicknamed Hate Heaven for No Handle."

Jiang Shi replied.

The maiden immediately pursed her lips lightly.

Hate Heaven for No Handle?

Never heard of it, probably made up?

On the side, the young man Shangguan Yun shook his head repeatedly, his impression of Jiang Shi plummeting.

What Hate Heaven for No Handle, even he, who has ventured in Jianghu, has never heard of it.

"Master..."

He subconsciously looked towards the middle-aged man beside him.

The middle-aged man also shook his head slightly, indicating he hadn’t heard of it, and said, "Let’s go inside."

The group no longer paid attention to Jiang Shi and walked forward.

"Little brother, we’ll go ahead."

The maiden chuckled, waved at Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi rubbed his chin and followed directly.

As they approached the Luoxia Sword Sect’s gate, disciples quickly arrived to tie their horses securely, while others checked their tokens and introduced various rules to them.

The three middle-aged men were obviously not attending such a grand gathering for the first time, unusually familiar with the rules, they nodded lightly and went inside.

When Jiang Shi entered the Luoxia Sword Sect’s plaza, he saw it laid out like a marketplace, already filled with countless Jianghu people.

Everyone had a lot of items around them, waiting for the inquiries of passersby.

Jiang Shi was quite curious and began to wander the plaza and observe.

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