Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Chapter 328: Chapter 45: The Idol of the Blood and Flesh God_2

Jiang Ning murmured under his breath, his eyes sharpening.

Could it be that there really are gods in this world?

Or is it some kind of demonic entity that’s called a god?

At this moment, Jiang Ning suddenly recalled the Ancient Era he had read about in books.

In the world’s Ancient Era,

immortals, demons, humans, and gods coexisted.

Immortals were humans or demons who had found the Dao and become immortal, practicing the Way of Immortality.

Only those with innate immortal roots were qualified to cultivate the Way of Immortality.

This so-called immortal root, as he now understood, was also known as spiritual wisdom, and only those with Innate Spiritual Wisdom could aim to become immortal through cultivation.

These two characters for spiritual wisdom were also the term used in later generations.

As for demons, they have existed since ancient times.

Plants, spirits, birds, and beasts, once they gained spiritual intelligence, could all transform into demons.

And gods, they were divine entities, all of which wielded a certain authority between heaven and earth.

Like the Mountain God or River God, each held absolute authority over their own mountain or river.

Even a minor god within their domain had formidable divine power.

But these were only minor deities.

However, since the end of the Ancient Era, immortals and gods no longer existed, and traces of great demons had vanished.

According to various rumors, in this era, only within the vast mountains to the south did ancient great demons slumber.

Knowing all this, Jiang Ning had previously dismissed the Blood and Flesh God worshipped by the God Worship Sect as inconsequential.

With the end of the Ancient Era, the era of martial arts flourished.

The strongest among men was the Martial Saint.

The Martial Saint who had dominated the world for eight hundred years.

The Martial Saint’s ability to do so indicated that the times had long changed, and it was now the era of martial arts.

If it were not the era of martial arts, with the presence of ancient immortals or demons from the Ancient Era,

how could the Martial Saint have suppressed the world for eight hundred years?

Therefore, Jiang Ning thought that in the small Luoshui County of the current era, what kind of god could possibly stir up trouble?

But now it seemed, he had underestimated things.

That Blood and Flesh God appeared to be not so simple.

With his current strength and strong spiritual power, he was almost influenced by the statue to warp his thinking.

With this realization, a chill of fear crept into his heart.

“Strengthening my spiritual power must become my top priority!”

Jiang Ning said to himself.

He then quickly secured the Golden Box in his hand.

…

Inspection Office.

Internal Affairs Office.

When Jiang Ning arrived, the sun was already three poles high.

“Senior!” he said, bowing to the elderly woman before him.

As Jiang Ning’s voice rose, the drowsy elderly woman slowly opened her eyes.

“It’s you!” she said.

“It’s the junior!” Jiang Ning bowed again.

From what he knew, this elderly woman was an extremely important person at the Inspection Office.

The distribution and accounting of all Contribution Points were handled solely by her hand.

Even the Identity Tokens representing membership in the Inspection Office and the registry came from her.

Without a doubt, this elderly woman was a significant figure.

In Jiang Ning’s eyes, perhaps the strongest person in Luoshui County’s Inspection Office might be this elderly woman.

Because of this, he always regarded her with the utmost respect.

“What business brings you here?” the elderly woman asked.

“I happened to encounter a severely injured member of the God Worship Sect last night, and I took the opportunity to slay them. I’ve come to collect my Contribution Points,” Jiang Ning replied.

“Bring forth the identity evidence!” the elderly woman commanded, looking up indifferently.

“Yes!” Jiang Ning bowed respectfully.

The next moment,

he waved his hand,

and the body of the person he had slain last night suddenly appeared on the stone bricks in front of him.

The massive body instantly became eye-catching in the room.

“Senior, will this suffice?” Jiang Ning asked.

At this moment, the elderly woman ignored his question, her gaze intensely focused on the body on the ground.

“A Divine Transformation corpse!”

She flashed forward, suddenly appearing right in front of Jiang Ning.

“Just as I suspected!” A shock of surprise ran through Jiang Ning’s heart.

The elderly woman’s speed was so fast that, even compared to his own, Jiang Ning felt he fell short.

“At least twice as fast as my normal speed, and even with the ability ‘Moving Like Wind’ to drastically reduce air resistance, her speed would still be at least thirty percent faster than mine!”

“Her Martial Arts Realm is at least not less than Hong Minghu’s!”

Jiang Ning immediately made this judgment in his heart.

At that moment,

the old woman appeared beside the monster’s corpse.

She flipped over the body and squeezed the bones, her expression instantly brightening with delight.

“This is the corpse of a Martial Arts Sixth Grade that has undergone Divine Transformation, of extremely high research value. I’ll give you an additional 10,000 Contribution Points if you let me handle this corpse, how about it?” the old woman said to Jiang Ning.

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning couldn’t help feeling secretly pleased in his heart.

10,000 Contribution Points were as valuable to him as 20,000 silver taels.

Because his need for Contribution Points was massive.

As for using silver to make under-the-table purchases from those in the Inspection Office, it was like trying to extinguish a house fire with a cup of water in terms of meeting his current needs.

“Let’s do as the senior has suggested!” Jiang Ning bowed and said.

Hearing these words, the middle-aged woman immediately waved her hand, and the corpse, oozing black blood, vanished from the room.

“Sumeru Ring!”

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

The old woman said, “Follow me! I’ll get you the currency representing 60,000 Contribution Points right now!”

“Senior!” Jiang Ning immediately spoke up, “I need a Dragon Ascending Pill.”

“Dragon Ascending Pill?” The old woman glanced at Jiang Ning, sizing him up, “Are you still at the level of Dragon Tendon, Martial Arts Seventh Grade?”

Jiang Ning said, “Yes!”

“So weak?” she said in surprise.

Jiang Ning: “…”

It had been a long time since he had heard the word ‘weak.’

During this time, what he had always heard was astonishment at his own strength.

And now, he was once again confronted with the term ‘weak.’

As the old woman finished speaking, she continued, “With that level of strength, how did you kill a Martial Arts Sixth Grade, and a Divine Transformation one at that?”

Jiang Ning said, “I was lucky last night and happened upon her when she was gravely injured, so I took advantage of the situation.”

Hearing this,

the old woman suddenly looked at Jiang Ning as if he was an idiot.

It was as if she was saying, Are you trying to fool me?

Seeing the old woman’s look, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but give an embarrassed smile.

He also realized that his explanation seemed a bit flimsy.

Because a Martial Arts Sixth Grade that had undergone monster transformation practically had the ability to regenerate endlessly.

If his arrow shot through the chest the night before couldn’t deal a fatal blow, how could she have been so seriously wounded that he managed to easily kill her?

“Forget it!” the old woman waved her hand, “How you killed her is your own secret, and I can’t be bothered to probe further.”

“As for the Dragon Ascending Pill you requested, it needs to be arranged from the city, which will take about three days!”

“Come back here in three days!”

“Yes, Senior!” Jiang Ning bowed.

…

Elsewhere.

Yellow Heaven Sect territory.

“Have we found the Altar Master Sun?”

“Reporting to the Incense Master, we have not found any trace of the Altar Master Sun!”

“Any other findings?”

“Reporting to the Incense Master, despite a thorough search, there is no sign of the Altar Master Sun anywhere! However, last night at Linjiang Building, there was a large fight, which may be related to the Altar Master Sun!”

“A fight at Linjiang Building?” Liu Linmen’s gaze sharpened, and he continued, “Come with me and let’s take a look!”

“Yes, Incense Master!”

…

In the blink of an eye,

three days passed.

[name]: Jiang Ning

[Source Energy]: 59.12

[Skills]:

Reading and Writing (Break Limit three times 2147/4000) (traits: Unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses, Divine Thought Agility)

…

Jiang Ning stood up, glanced at his panel, and then closed it.

Over the past three days, he had spent most of his time reading.

This had allowed the Experience Value of his Reading and Writing Skill to increase significantly.

The only thing dissatisfying him was that without additional sources, the growth of his Source Energy Points was extremely slow.

In three whole days, they had grown by less than ten points.

“It seems that to grow quickly, I still need to ‘gold’!” Jiang Ning sighed internally and promptly stood up.

According to the agreement, today he would be able to receive the Dragon Ascending Pill.

That day he had chosen only to exchange for one Dragon Ascending Pill, without any other spending.

Because he couldn’t guarantee that one Dragon Ascending Pill would actually elevate him to the level of Dragon Tendon.

If not, the remaining nearly 30,000 Contribution Points would be put to use to find a way to gather more, and with 50,000 points he could exchange for another Dragon Ascending Pill.