CHAPTER 677: CHAPTER 419: BLACK BUTCHER PROVES DAO!

"Brother Yan, even though Nanxiong City isn’t big, it’s quite complicated."

Baili Changjing introduced to Yan Chuan, "Nanxiong City is officially divided into the City Lord Mansion and the General Mansion. The City Lord Mansion governs the civilians, while the General Mansion controls the military. The City Lord of Nanxiong is appointed by the Four Families, and the General of the City Guard Army hails from the Three Sects. These are two entirely different factions. Besides these two major factions, Nanxiong City also has ’Three Families and Two Sects’. The ’Two Sects’ are the ’Youlong Sect’ and the ’Cangyuan Sect’, whose leaders are Innate Divine Generals. The ’Three Families’ are the Baili Family, the She Family, and the Zao Family. She Bai and Zao Ci are the heads of the other two families, and like me, they hold the position of Deputy City Lord in the City Lord Mansion, with quite good relations."

Listening to Baili Changjing’s introduction, Yan Chuan finally understood the power structure at the upper levels of Nanxiong City.

The entire Nanxiong City can be seen as four forces—

First is the City Lord Mansion.

Second is the General Mansion.

Third is the local Two Sects.

Fourth is the local Three Families.

Among them, the ’City Lord Mansion’ and the ’local Three Families’ are more like one side, while the ’General Mansion’ and the ’local Two Sects’ align together, but sometimes the ’local Three Families’ and the ’local Two Sects’ will stand together.

In short.

It’s complicated.

The four forces have their own backgrounds and interests, seemingly distinct, but actually bustling around just for profit.

Yan Chuan couldn’t be bothered with the petty struggles of Nanxiong City, as he’s merely a transient guest here, only wanting to make acquaintances with the Innate Divine Generals through Baili Changjing, to engage in a round of "Mutual Teaching and Learning", that’s all.

What Three Sects and Two Sects.

What Four Families and Three Families.

Not important.

...

"The world only knows that my Baili Family possesses ’Four Secrets’ and ’Eight Skills’, unaware that the bloodline of the Divine Beast ’Baili Steed’ flows through the Baili family. The true primary legacy is the ’Baili Bikon Technique’, which includes the Inner Strength ’Baili Xuan Gong’, the Lightweight Body Technique ’Sky Blue Soaring Technique’, and the swordsmanship ’Golden Wind Fifteen Swords’. My elder brother has mastered the Thirteenth Sword and once beheaded a Second-Rank Beast King!"

Baili Changjing seemed a bit drunk and began boasting about the family’s absolute skills, looking at Yan Chuan, "Brother Yan, you’ve just stepped into the Innate level, yet your strength is extraordinary, what absolute skill do you practice?"

"Xingyi."

At the Baili family martial arts arena, Yan Chuan assumed a stance.

"See people as weeds, hit as if walking."

"When practicing, it seems no one is there, but in combat, it feels as if people aren’t there."

"The ’Xingyi Boxing’ I’ve created is most suitable for battles, with its direct and swift strikes, no fancy moves, long power is the fastest. In battles between armies, amidst thousands of troops and horses, finding a place to move around isn’t easy, only by moving directly forward, can one both advance and attack, like a river breaching its banks."

...

Yan Chuan was sparring with Baili Changjing, using ’Xingyi Boxing’ and also demonstrating ’Xingyi Boxing’.

He was not stingy; he didn’t hold back, explaining ’Xingyi Boxing’ from the ’Three Body Formation’ to the ’Five Elements Boxing’ and then to the ’Twelve Forms’, weaving explanations into their sparring.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two Divine Generals engaged in combat, even in a friendly sparring match, the commotion was substantial.

She Bai and Zao Ci watched from the sidelines, unable to hold back their exclamations, "Blood Qi like a furnace, True Qi like the sea, Primordial Qi magnificent, he’s indeed a 28-year-old young Divine General, his vitality and energy are unmatched!"

She Bai was fifty years old.

Zao Ci was fifty-four.

Both of them were over fifty, yet still lingering at the First Rank. Not only was their physical condition gradually declining, but even their mindset was also becoming calmer. At this moment, seeing such a newly advanced innate, young Divine General like Yan Chuan, they couldn’t help but feel the vitality overwhelming them.

This was the first impression.

Next.

Observe the boxing technique again.

Listen to the boxing technique again.

"Xingyi!"

"Excellent boxing technique!"

"Just relying on this set of boxing can actually press Brother Baili in a fight, his skills are astonishing!"

"Three Body Formation."

"Five Elements Boxing."

"Twelve Forms."

"This boxing style is complete, yet simple, only an Earth-level Secret Scripture. Brother Yan can suppress Brother Baili with this boxing, his boxing technique must have reached Peak Level!"

Earth-level Secret Scripture is certainly not as good as a Heavenly-level Secret Technique.

Yan Chuan’s cultivation is not better than Baili Changjing’s.

But in the actual combat spar, She Bai and Zao Ci could both see Yan Chuan steadily gaining the upper hand.

Afraid of the strength of the young?

No, no, no!

It’s that Yan Chuan’s mastery in boxing is too high, like a towering mountain, too high to see the summit.

She Bai.

Zao Ci.

They are both innate but had to admit their inferiority.

...

"Striking as a steel file, landing as a hook rod."

"Stepping like a plow, grounding like rooting."

"Heart in harmony with intent, intent in harmony with Qi, Qi in harmony with force, shoulder in harmony with hip, elbow in harmony with knee, hand in harmony with foot, this is Xingyi!"

...

Yan Chuan was still explaining Xingyi.

His mastery of ’Xingyi Boxing’ had long reached the Peak. Even if the level of this boxing technique is slightly lower at Xin Yi, at this moment, when executed by him, its power is in no way inferior to the Baili family legacy absolute skill, ’Baili Bikon Technique’.

Throughout, being suppressed.

As Yan Chuan lectured on Xingyi, he gained feedback, and as he came to understand Baili Changjing more, he incorporated more of ’Baili Bikon Technique’ into his boxing, in turn gaining more feedback from Baili Changjing—

[Your ’Baili Bikon Technique’ improved, First Realm: Beginner → Second Realm: First Glimpse]

[Your ’Baili Bikon Technique’ improved, Second Realm: First Glimpse → Third Realm: Entering the Hall]

[Your ’Baili Bikon Technique’ improved, Third Realm: Entering the Hall → Fourth Realm Slightly Accomplished]

...

"Baili Bikon Technique!"

Easily reaching Fourth Realm.

But Yan Chuan was still fighting, still teaching.

In the martial arts arena, it was a turbulent scene.

In the martial arts arena, not only were She Bai and Zao Ci, the two Innate Divine Generals, watching, but there were also Baili family guards, servants, and so on, all being drawn in, watching the family head sparring with the distinguished guest, watching the guest demonstrating and discussing boxing, each and every one concentrating fully, paying close attention, especially those interested in martial arts, who were especially focused and fully engaged.