I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Zhou Yinglin was the first wave of targeted actions that the Secret Martial Society initiated against him.

"Hold on, Brother Xue, listen to me first,"

Xu Mude said with a smile.

"What the Secret Martial Society did was indeed wrong; they have now realized their mistake."

"Brother Xue's talent in Old Martial Arts is beyond doubt, and during the competition, you always followed the rules and didn't use any power beyond Old Martial Arts..."

Xue Jing coughed dryly.

"The Secret Martial Society has realized how precious a talent you are in Old Martial Arts, who knows, in the future you might even become the right-hand man of the Extreme Martial King?"

Xu Mude spread his hands.

"Moreover, the Wind of All Beginnings is very important for the 'daily activities' of the Secret Martial Society... as long as you return it to the Secret Martial Society, they guarantee they won't attack you again."

Xue Jing couldn't help but chuckle:

"That's quite an interesting thing to say."

His voice was laced with laughter, but his eyes weren't smiling at all.

"'Promise not to attack me again' in exchange for me giving them something..."

"Although I have no grudges against you, since I can kill you, because I'm being so benevolent in not planning to kill you anymore, you should repay me... Is that the idea?"

"The logic is flawless, Mr. Xu, don't you find it amusing?"

Hearing the thorns in Xue Jing's sarcastic remark, Xu Mude kept his expression unchanged and smiled:

"I also feel that the Secret Martial Society is a bit... but their power is great, their strength is strong, and they have always bullied people like this, there's no helping it."

"If you don't return the Wind of All Beginnings to them, the Secret Martial Society will become more and more hostile towards you in the future to take it back, and their attacks will also become increasingly severe."

"So, well,"

"Brother Xue, have you considered dealing with this trouble with another plan?"

Finally, it came to the point.

Xue Jing thought that Mr. Xu's map of Yan Country was way too extensive.

He asked curiously, "Oh? How so?"

Xu Mude said with a smile, "You must know that I am in charge of Xu's Biological Company, and part of the company also serves as a portion of Xu's Shelter, the Divine Relic Shelter."

"I myself am extremely interested in Divine Relics, just like you are, Brother Xue... and this Wind of All Beginnings also happens to be related to a research project we are currently working on."

"Brother Xue, you can sell it to me to get rid of this trouble."

"I'll offer a hundred billion, what do you think?"

Xu Mude threw out an astonishing number, yet his tone remained unchanged, very casual, as if he were buying a piece of clothing at a market.

"Of course, mentioning money alone is too vulgar for someone like you... Aren't you extremely interested in Divine Relics, I've heard that your dream is to touch all the Divine Relics, right?"

Xu Mude chuckled.

"Last time you visited Xu's Biology, you couldn't touch most of the Divine Relics because they were contained in a closed form... but this time, you can have your wish fulfilled."

"As long as you sell the Wind of All Beginnings to me, all the Divine Relics within Xu's Biology are yours to touch however you like, and you can even choose any ten to be gifted to you... How about that?"

"Not only can you get rid of this big trouble, letting me deal with the Secret Martial Society, but you can also gain many benefits... Isn't this deal very worthwhile?"

Xu Mude spoke with a tempting tone, feeling that at this point, the deal was almost certainly secured.

Unexpectedly, Xue Jing shook his head indifferently, sighing:

"Mr. Xu, your offer is very tempting, but it's a bit late."

"I've already touched everything in your place, you didn't expect that, did you."

With the rice in the rice bin already consumed, the Divine Relics inside Xu's Biology held no more attraction for Xue Jing.

As for the money, it's even less worth mentioning.

With ten billion already in hand, Xue Jing had all the money he needed; ten billion or a hundred billion made no difference.

He had thought Xu Mude would come up with some interesting proposal… but there was nothing there that was tempting at all.

That's what Xue Jing was thinking, but he couldn't say that out loud.

He said, "Unfortunately, this item no longer belongs to me... It has already been reserved by Miss Wu Da of my household."

When in doubt, pass the buck to Buddha.

Want it? Go ask Youqing Buddha.

Ever since he realized how extraordinary Wu Youqing was, Xue Jing found it effortless to make such moves as if picking up joss paper and donating it to a temple's merit box.

"Miss Wu Da?" Xu Mude was taken aback.

Xue Jing spoke softly, "Hmm... Boss Wu has specifically instructed me that the Wind of All Beginnings must be brought back to her without any issues."

"If Mr. Xu would like to have it, he should discuss it with her... It's not up to me to decide."

Xu Mude slowly stood up, his expression changing, uncertain as clouds.

What was thought to be a sure thing... unexpectedly encountered such a twist.

Wu Youqing...

Thinking of this name made his scalp tingle.

She was not someone easy to deal with, although she was a young girl, she was indeed a heavyweight presence.

The Thirteen Great Families, divided into nine surnames and thirteen houses, among which four were particularly special within the Thirteen Great Families, known as the 'Quad Noble Families.'

The Wu Family was one of them.

After the 'god' died, the world's political scene was unstable, and in the new era of Zhuxia, after the re-establishment of the country, the top position has never been occupied by anyone outside of the Four Surnames in nearly three hundred years.

In that period, there were more than thirty... nearly ten of those surnames were Wu.

And within such an unimaginably huge family, that Wu Youqing also had an extremely special status...

Xu Mude's expression flickered between light and shadow, still unsettled.

In today's Thirteen Great Families, let alone someone with limited say like him, even the direct descendants in the senior ranks would rather not offend Miss Wu unless absolutely necessary.

Could it be that there really was no way out?

"... I understand," Xu Mude took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"Please forgive my presumptuous visit and for bothering you, Young Master Xue."

"I take my leave now."

He bowed to Xue Jing.

Xue Jing's gaze shifted slightly, and he said, "I should be the one apologizing to you, Mr. Xu, for making you come here in vain."

After some pleasantries, Xu Mude, heavy in step, opened the door to the resting room and left with his entourage.

In the room, Xue Jing's eyes showed reflection, feeling a bit surprised.

He had thought of shifting the blame to Youqing Buddha, that leveraging her influence could resolve the issue... but he didn't expect it to be resolved so cleanly.

As soon as he mentioned Wu Youqing wanted the Wind of All Beginnings, Xu Mude seemed to see no hope at all, and immediately gave up.

It seemed that Youqing's status in the Rivers and Lakes was probably much higher than he had imagined...

Xue Jing shook his head.

"Anyway, with this, the matter is basically all resolved."
Enjoy new chapters from empire

His purpose in coming to Yuan City, to win the U19 championship, to snatch the Blade That Never Dulls from Otogirusu, to steal the Wind of All Beginnings, and even to get an extra one.

All tasks achieved Perfection, even exceeding expectations.

Congratulations were in order.

But at the same time, many new issues needed addressing.

Dragon Cult, Secret Martial Society, Zhu Family, Kangde Security, Wan Yulai... and the upcoming national martial arts examination, which he had promised to officiate.

There wasn't much time to rest; he was soon to be busy again.

Xue Jing opened the panel and took a glance.

[Participate in U19, sweep through and win the championship, True Martial Experience Points +6960 (maxed out)]

[... Contemplation·True Experience Points +7571]

[... Warlord Experience +5322 (maxed out)]

[Participate in U19, your multiple performances on the stage won a lot of admiration from the audience, Acting Experience Points +7325]

...

[Contemplation·True advanced to Lv10 (2368/16000)]

[Acting advanced to Lv9 (4689/8000)]

The gains were huge; unexpectedly, participating in U19 seemed to be listed as a major event by the panel, rewarding a massive amount of experience points upon completion.

It's a pity that most regular skills have now reached their limits and await elevation, or else the gains would be even more significant.

It appears that participating in competitions will be an important way to grind for experience points...

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