I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 154: True Martial Origin, Ape Demon Splitting Earth

Han Zheng checked the two cultivation techniques he had just mastered.

Among them, the True Martial Yuan Chen Treasure Body did not come as much of a surprise, as its power was within Han Zheng's expectations.

Yuan Chen refers to a life of great calamity according to the Eight Characters Divine Evil.

The True Martial Yuan Chen Treasure Body involves assimilating evil Qi into the body, refining one's physique with even more adverse power to turn it into a treasure body impervious to any nefarious forces.

Although Han Zheng did not find it surprising, the True Martial Yuan Chen Treasure Body was considered top-tier among many equivalent body refining techniques.

Body refining techniques are inherently mundane, and their power is not very pronounced in the early stages. Only in the late stage does the Vajra Indestructible Body reveal its tremendously powerful abilities.

As for the second move of the Ape Demon Nine Transformations, Earth Splitting, Han Zheng realized after reading why this technique is rated at the Dan Sea Realm.

The power of Moving Mountain mainly lies in its stripping of the True Essence of Qi Blood, lacking obvious offensive power.

Of course, when Han Zheng says "not obvious," he refers to his time at the Innate Realm, where he combatted entities of the Xuan Gang Realm with Moving Mountain.

If it were an equal-level martial artist, a single use of Moving Mountain could crush the opponent into a pulp or severely injure them.

Earth Splitting, however, lacks variations, possessing only pure, extreme domineering power!

Ape Demon, furious, shatters the earth.

Simple and straightforward, it focuses extreme power into a single strike, with a consumption that is tremendously shocking.

Only upon reaching the Dan Sea Realm, opening up the Dan Sea within oneself causing the True Yuan to continuously regenerate, can one bear such consumption.

Now, having broken through to the Xuan Gang Realm, Han Zheng's foundation was also immensely solid.

However, after estimating, he realized that using Earth Splitting would consume at least eighty percent of his strength!

Such consumption was terrifying; even another Xuan Gang Realm martial artist slightly weaker would rupture from the force upon unleashing Earth Splitting.

Stepping into the Xuan Gang Realm, Han Zheng did not rush outside but continued cultivating, familiarizing himself with the power of the Xuan Gang Realm.

True Qi and True Yuan are completely different.

Both Postnatal and Innate Realm utilize True Qi, but entering the Xuan Gang Realm, True Yuan fully replaces True Qi, so Han Zheng needed to take his time to get used to it.

After all, he had asked for a month's leave, so he had plenty of time.

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A month later, Han Zheng had polished the power of the Xuan Gang Realm to a smooth and effortless control; only then did he emerge from seclusion.

Now in the Xuan Gang Realm and with enough merit, he was eligible to wear the Purple Gold Sky Wolf Armor.

Han Zheng first visited Wen Tingyun's study to report his breakthrough.

However, instead of Wen Tingyun, he found Xu Cunbao sitting there, processing a pile of public affairs with a worried expression.

"Greetings to Elder Xu."

Han Zheng gave a ceremonial bow.

Xu Cunbao sighed, "You're looking for Little Wen, aren't you? Little Wen has gone into seclusion to break through to the Dan Sea Realm. If you have anything to discuss, just tell me directly."

Originally, Wen Tingyun wasn't planning to break through to the Dan Sea Realm so soon.

She intended to press on and directly open the Dan Sea to condense the Martial Arts True Pill, reaching a perfect climax.

Thus, she planned to refine another external pill to fend off disturbances from other forces in the Martial World or demons during this period, ensuring she maintained the fighting strength of a grandmaster.

But unexpectedly, during the process of concocting the external pill, Wen Tingyun had an insight, realizing she could directly condense the Martial Arts True Pill.

Thus, she hurriedly went into seclusion, leaving all the affairs of the Demon Cleansing Department to Xu Cunbao.

These past twenty-odd days had been quite agonizing for Xu Cunbao.

He was of advancing years and was essentially in a semi-retired state.

Previously with Chen Baxian and other Garrison Captains around, Xu Cunbao had a leisurely routine of strolling and playing chess.

After Chen Baxian and the others went to the Huainan Road, Wen Tingyun, the chief steward, was there, so Xu Cunbao still didn't need to tire himself and continued his routine of walking birds and playing chess.

Now that Wen Tingyun had gone into seclusion, there was no choice but for Xu Cunbao to stand in and handle the affairs of the Demon Cleansing Department.

It had been over a decade since the old man had handled such complex public affairs, leaving him with strained eyes by the end of each day.

He preferred wielding a knife over holding a pen right now.

Xu Cunbao put down the official documents he was holding and glanced unintentionally at Han Zheng, then suddenly started.

"You've entered the Xuan Gang Realm?"

Han Zheng nodded, "During the recent battle at the Guiyuan Sword Pavilion, I earned quite a few Merit Points, just enough to exchange for two Heavenly Spirit Jade Dew Pills, which helped me break through to the Xuan Gang Realm in one go."

Xu Cunbao expressed his admiration, "Excellent, truly excellent. The speed of your breakthrough is astounding.

Among the younger generation in the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, you should be the second to step into the Xuan Gang Realm.

Before you came to the Demon Cleansing Bureau, our younger generation had four promising individuals, and except for Su Wuming, the other three went with Chen Zhenfu to Huainan Road.

Just three days ago, news came from Huainan Road that Jiang Kaitai, a disciple of 'Heavenly Evil Spear' Wu Yunfei and one of the four Garrison Captains, has also stepped into the Xuan Gang Realm, making you the second.

However, they joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau over ten years ago while you've only been here a few months and have already made such progress. It's astonishing."

Han Zheng did not mention that he had actually stepped into the Xuan Gang Realm twenty days ago and had since been familiarizing himself with his power.

The distinction between being first or second didn't matter to him; it was better to keep a low profile for now.

His progress was indeed extremely remarkable.

People like Jiang Kaitai who joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau in their teens, came from the Reserve Camp, and were later personally trained by Wu Yunfei due to their talent.

One could say that Jiang Kaitai had access to far more resources than what Han Zheng could obtain, and more than the average Xuanjia Guard.

In Xu Cunbao's view, the fact that Han Zheng caught up with Jiang Kaitai almost immediately in reaching the Xuan Gang Realm indicated that Han Zheng's potential was even greater.

Xu Cunbao handed Han Zheng an order, "Take this to the Guardian Storage and exchange it for a set of Purple Gold Sky Wolf Armor and a waist badge. You are now officially a Demon Sweeping Captain.

However, how we will specifically assign your duties will have to wait until Wen Tingyun is out of seclusion. For now, stay at the headquarters of the Demon Cleansing Department to deal with any emergencies."

After speaking, Xu Cunbao suddenly scrutinized Han Zheng, catching him off guard.

"Have you been educated?"

Han Zheng was slightly taken aback, "I have attended some private school, but only enough to barely read and write."

In this life, Han Zheng's father was a County Government Clerk, so he had a decent foundation and went to private school as a child.

However, once it was apparent that Han Zheng lacked talent for academia, his father stopped his schooling and sent him to study martial arts instead.

Xu Cunbao slapped the table decisively, "Perfect. After you collect the Purple Gold Sky Wolf Armor and waist badge, come here during the day to help me handle official matters."

Han Zheng was taken aback, "Me? Am I capable?"

He had only been with the Demon Cleansing Bureau for a short time; how could he be involved with the central power of the entire Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department?

Xu Cunbao waved his hand magnanimously, "Why not? With Wen Tingyun in seclusion, I am the highest official here besides you.

Besides, I'm not asking you to make any decisions. Just help me categorize and summarize the reports from various Demon Cleansing Departments and inform me."

What Xu Cunbao was asking Han Zheng to do was essentially akin to the work of a secretary.

These tasks could arguably be assigned to any logistical Xuanjia Guard, but Xu Cunbao did not trust them.

Even the smallest document was a secret of the Demon Cleansing Department, and those not of sufficient rank had no business touching these.

Furthermore, any leakage would pose a severe problem for the Demon Cleansing Department, potentially exposing its vulnerabilities.

Han Zheng had established many merits through combat, making him more reliable than other logistical Xuanjia Guards.

Also, those guards generally lacked strength and insight, often misclassifying serious issues as trivial.

Han Zheng, having participated in the campaign to eradicate the sects, did not need to worry about lacking insight or perspective.

"Your subordinate obeys."

Han Zheng could only agree with a wry smile.

How could he refuse when Xu Cunbao trusted him so much?

Han Zheng took the order and went to the Guardian Storage, only to see Yang Tianqi guiding a girl dressed in Xuan Armor, explaining the various rules of the Demon Cleansing Department.

That girl was none other than Tang Jingyan, the illegitimate daughter of the Tang Family.

Tang Jingyan, a smart girl, knew that reporting the death of her steward to the Demon Cleansing Department without permission would surely lead to punishment by her father.

Thus, she decisively chose to join the Demon Cleansing Department, and due to her good performance, she had graduated from the Reserve Camp and become an official Xuanjia Guard.

Having been with the Demon Cleansing Department for many years, Yang Tianqi, known for his mild temperament and cleverness, was often tasked with guiding newcomers.

Since he knew Tang Jingyan, he was assigned to guide her.

"Brother Han, have you finished your seclusion?"

Yang Tianqi turned to Han Zheng with surprise and said, "Brother Ye has just begun to cultivate his True Yuan and has entered the Half-Step Xuan Gang Realm. I was waiting for you to get out, so we could celebrate together."

Suddenly, Yang Tianqi felt something was amiss and his already large eyes widened even more, like lightbulbs.

"Brother Han, have you stepped into the Xuan Gang Realm!?"