Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World-Chapter 51 - 48: Finally Acquiring the Anjin Technique

The Triple Mountain Breaker was the strongest blow Chen Yi currently had mastered.

Even if it didn't deliver the full two thousand pounds of force, it would at least pack upwards of one thousand five hundred pounds.

It would be fatal to any usual late-stage Mingjin expert, let alone if they were in the Anjin stage.

Wang Zhuang didn't even get a chance to react, his arm raised hastily in defense was ripped apart by a pair of iron fists bathed in a shadowy glow.

With a bone-chilling thud,

his skull shattered, and fragments of white and red painted the entire scene.

Chen Yi found a few silver pieces on him, along with a piece of beastskin and a wooden plaque.

Comparing the two, he noted that this man's wooden plaque was engraved with three marks, whereas Ma Tie's had two marks,

Did this represent the distinction between the late stage and mid stage of Mingjin? Or was it a signifier of a member's ranking within the gang?

Both pieces of beastskin were identical. In the dim morning light, Chen Yi unfolded them to uncover a drawing of a topless man with several acupoints and lines marked.

It seemed somewhat akin to pathways of vitality and blood circulation?

Chen Yi did not dwell on this too much. He kept one piece of beastskin and the wooden plaque with two marks while tossing the rest into the lake.

This done, Chen Yi didn't return directly to his boat. freēnovelkiss.com

He stayed near the Reed Marsh, unsure of what was going on, but the Ma Zi Gang seemed to be fleeing in disarray.

He didn't care much about the reason, but he wouldn't let them escape towards his own territory.

"Right, there's another problem.

Our boat was recognized. It seems that the Xu Family not only fed information to the Ma Zi Gang but also made them familiar with this boat.

This won't do, I need to think about altering the boat.

I had plans to use this boat, along with my current savings, to transport my mother and sister to live in the county,

If I had done so, wouldn't I be serving myself up to the Ma Zi Gang on a silver platter!"

"Hmm, I still need to move to the county. Life would be easier there. I just need to hold on a bit more, grow stronger, and annihilate both the Ma Zi Gang and the Xu Family."

As time passed, the sky slowly brightened.

In this period, three more martial artists of the Ma Zi Gang, their bodies as sturdy as iron, rowed their boats in Chen Yi's direction.

Chen Yi didn't care whether they would definitely reach his Reed Marsh or not,

Anyone who tried to escape this way would find themselves ambushed and met with his Triple Mountain Breaker.

Before he made a move, Chen Yi meticulously observed his targets to ensure they weren't Anjin masters. As long as they weren't, he struck without mercy,

They could run anywhere – but not his direction.

After killing three more martial artists with either Iron Skin or Stone Skin, Chen Yi collected several more pieces of silver, along with a short knife and another identical piece of beastskin.

Fearing the knife might be marked, he threw it in the lake. It might only be worth one piece of silver, but discarding it was safer than the risk of attracting unwanted attention.

He tied the several boats he had intercepted together and hid them in the Reed Marsh. He would let his mother and sister move to the fifth backup Reed Marsh when he had the chance.

Close to Lake East Village, it was located in another corner of the town. They would live there for a month,

and wait until the power struggles in the town subsided before making further plans.

Approximately two hours later, as the day finally dawned, Chen Yi didn't know whether it was good luck or not,

but none of the four powerhouses from the enemy – the Anjin masters – had come this way.

With the break of dawn, and as other fishing boats set off into the lake, Chen Yi returned to his own boat, first moving it to another Reed Marsh,

He then took a single person boat back to town alone.

He hoped no harm had come to the martial arts school's master. After all, he had promised to teach everyone there the Anjin Technique of the Iron Wire Fist after this was over.

In the town, at the Iron Fist Sect, Chen Yi opens the main gate and walks in.

There, he saw rows of people lying on the ground, twenty in all, each one covered by a white cloth.

From inside, the sound of several women sobbing could be heard.

They were the families of a few disciples of the martial arts school who had originally lived in the town, and the families of the disciples from the farther villages hadn't arrived yet.

Chen Yi walked into the main hall, where Second Senior Sister Qi Ying and Third Senior Brother Yun Hu were giving out comforting money to the families, one by one.

Each person received 4 taels of silver, enough to cover the martial arts school fees for two months.

The women wept more bitterly after receiving the silver. What good could they do with just 4 taels?

Now that the pillars of their households were dead, they dared not make a fuss, so they had to accept it.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yi was struck with emotion. If he had fought just as desperately as the others last night,

then it would be his mother coming to collect the payment now.

No, he must be more cautious.

In this lawless age, human life was tragically cheap!

After a few women left, Chen Yi stepped forward.

"Junior Brother Chen, are you really unharmed?!" Yun Hu couldn't have been happier.

Qi Ying also showed happiness on her face, she knew this kid was okay. No, even if everyone else was dead, she estimated that he would still be alive!

Hearing their voices, Shi Zhenshan, the head of the school who was sitting in the highest seat, looked up in surprise.

He stared at Chen Yi for a long time, finally recognizing him,

"So you, the most cowardly fellow, are still alive? I know, you were the first to run when danger presented itself, weren't you?!"

"I didn't..." Chen Yi was explaining and was about to take out the wooden plaque engraved with two marks from his pocket to prove that he had done his duty,

Only to see Master Shi wave his hand in resignation:

"It's okay, I won't hold you accountable."

"Sigh—" Master Lei sighed heavily:

"Before, I always thought that martial artists had to compete, to strive for the best. But now, seeing so many people die in front of me, especially my eldest disciple Shi Lei,

I deeply regret it.

Do you think, if he were more like you, running away when he encountered danger, could he have still been alive?

Would the martial arts school not have ended up in such a state like it is now?"

"Out of the dozens of Disciples who have entered the Jin stage, only three of you remain!"

Master Lei was feeling greatly crushed.

"Boy, your name is Chen Yi, isn't it? You did well, starting today, if you wish, you'll be my third disciple, and we'll no longer differentiate between the Inner and Outer Gates,

Once we've taken care of these people's postmortem affairs, I'll pass on to you the Anjin and Huajin techniques, which are the keys to the subsequent learning of the Iron Wire Fist.

Whether you want to practice it by yourselves or choose your disciples after you've made your names known is up to you, I don't care anymore."

Master must be deeply hurt, Chen Yi thought to himself.

Thinking hard, he kept the speech he had prepared, such as exhausting his trump cards, expending a huge amount of effort, and barely defeating a Stone Skin enemy after a thousand rounds of strenuous fights.

If everyone thought he fled, then let them think so,

After all, he had killed three or four of the enemy's Iron Skin experts afterward, they might come to investigate and seek revenge. If they do find out, he can use this as a distraction,

Who would ever think that a fledgling in the early stage of Mingjin, whose first instinct when he encountered danger was to run, could kill that many people?

Chen Yi quietly put away the wooden plaque with two chiseled marks in his pocket.

As long as the old man is willing to pass on the Anjin and Huajin techniques, he doesn't need to gain merit anymore.

...

A while later, once the families had identified and taken away the bodies in the yard and the eldest senior brother Shi Lei's burial had been completed,

Inside the martial arts school, Master Lei sat in the prime seat, with Chen Yi, Qi Ying, and Yun Hu sitting below, the official imparting of techniques began.

"Our Iron Fist Sect's fist technique originated from the Bright Temple....."