Chapter 19: Spiritual Battle Second Stage!

  "Su Dong! Are you here to practice martial arts!? Or are you here to cause trouble!?" A voice suddenly rang out.

  As soon as the words fell, a martial arts instructor with a cold face walked out of the crowd and glared at Su Dong with anger.

  Zhou Xing slightly furrowed his brow, feeling a sense of discomfort. He recognized this person as Ma Jin, another deputy minister from the Disciples Department, ranked sixth in the Spiritual Warfare Division.

  Ma Jing relied on his daily dealings with the young uncle of the city master's family, thinking that he was one head higher than Zhou Xing of the same level. He was also a romantic and flirtatious person, which made him very unpopular with Zhou Xing.

  "What are you talking about! You're the one who's speaking!" Ma Jin shouted loudly: "The weapons in the martial arts hall are public property, not yours, Su family! In a short while, six sets of weapons will be ruined! If you continue to mess around like this, do we need to change the armory every few days?"

  Ma Jin turned around and rushed to Zhou Xing, saying: "Old Zhou, why don't you control him? It's too chaotic! He deliberately ran into the martial arts hall to cause trouble! These damaged military blades can't be missing one piece, Su Dong must compensate for all of them!"

  A murmur of whispers spread around, since they were practicing martial arts, naturally with strength as the top priority. It wasn't just Su Dong, other disciples and warriors also had situations where they damaged the blades in the martial hall.

  It's just that in a year, there isn't as much damage as Su Dong did in this little while, and no one has heard of anyone being asked to pay compensation. Ma Jin has suspicions about Su Dong.

  Zhou Xing said calmly: "Don't worry about this, my apprentice, I will take care of it myself."

  Ma's eyebrows rose, his triangular eyes stood up, and he said in a deep voice: "This is your own will, I didn't force you."

  Ma Jin was notorious in the martial arts school, while Zhou Xing was a well-known honest man. As a result of this commotion, most students sided with Zhou Xing and Su Dong.

  "I'm the master of this martial arts school and can't avoid responsibility. You all don't need to argue, I'll compensate instead."

  *sigh*

  The crowd quickly dispersed, allowing the host Yang Taishi to enter. He had actually been paying close attention to Su Dong's situation and often watched from a distance. Today, seeing that Su Dong was in trouble, he came out for the first time.

  Ma Jin hastily put on a flattering smile and flattered Yang Taishi, saying: "Master of the mansion, everything must have rules. Su Dong set a bad precedent, if the disciples in the martial arts hall all follow Su Dong's example, recklessly damaging public weapons and equipment, it will not be good for the martial arts hall."

  Yang Taishi said: "You think of everything, but this military situation is not something that can be messed up by just anyone who wants to mess it up, so don't worry too much."

  Seeing Yang Taisi intentionally maintaining Su Dong and Zhou Xing, Ma Jin stopped talking and only looked at them with a resentful gaze.

  Ma Jin was a lecher, and he had an affair with He Yan Song's wife. They were as close as glue and lacquer, enjoying their romantic tryst. But just then, the He family was suddenly exterminated, which made Ma Jin very unhappy.

  Privately, I heard that there was a conflict between He's family and Su's family in the afternoon before the incident, so I suspected Su Dong.

  Moreover, Ma Jin dislikes Zhou Xing and thinks that this wooden brain is not qualified to be the head of the Disciples Department together with himself. Su Dong follows Zhou Xing to learn martial arts, and the more Ma Jin sees them, the more he hates them, his teeth itching with hatred.

  Until today, Su Dongyi had ruined six blades with one move. Ma Jin felt that the opportunity had arrived to make Su Dong and Zhou Xing lose face, so he jumped out and made a big deal out of it.

  Yang Taosi looked at the shattered Qibrow Iron Rod and said in a low voice, "It's really strange. Even if you have 10.5 kg of spiritual power, it shouldn't be enough to destroy this 30 kg iron rod. The Tianxing Wuguan's weapons may not be the best in the country, but they are definitely unmatched in Hansheng City. How could it break so easily?"

  Yang Tai Si looked at Su Dong and Zhou Xing with her head raised: "Have you recently measured your spiritual power?"

  Su Dong said: "No, it was just measured once before entering the Wu Guan."

  "Hmm, go try it out and see, I think something's off." Yang Tai thought.

  Wow!

  The crowd of disciples and instructors rushed into the hall where the spiritual power test was being held, everyone wanting to know how Su Dong had managed to snap the thirty-catty Qizhou iron rod.

  It was still that expensive testing instrument, but this time Su Dong's momentum was much more professional than last time. His legs were firmly planted in a horse stance, and his right fist swung out with great force, accompanied by the sound of rushing wind!

  Boom!

  The voice was quite low, and the target shook back a bit, only to see that black pointer pointing at forty-five.

  "Cut! Only forty-five kilograms? Not even as heavy as my nine-year-old nephew!" Ma Jin said with a smirk.

  The crowd burst into a roar of laughter. As a warrior, Su Dong's strength of forty-five kilograms was indeed too weak. The vast majority of people present had strengths that exceeded one hundred.

  Right after that, the small red pointer also started moving, spiritual power calculations take time, so it will start relatively slowly.

  Only a small needle tip quickly exceeded eleven pounds and ran towards the position of twelve.

  "Last time was 10 and a half catties, looks like it's increased quite a bit this time!" Xuan Yuanfeng intentionally raised his voice to maintain Su Dong.

  Fourteen catties! Fourteen catties already!

  Fifteen catties!

  My goodness! Seventeen kilograms!

  Still moving!？It's already eighteen kilograms!

  The testing center has completely blown up!

  Su Dong entered the Wu Guan with 10.5 kg of spiritual power, and in just twenty days, his spiritual power has increased like crazy! It's simply unbelievable!

  To know that these martial arts apprentices have been practicing since they were six years old, and have been training for seven or eight years, or even ten or more years! Only then can they reach their current level.

  Su Dongman practiced martial arts for a month and surpassed more than half of the people in the field, it's simply eerie! Eerily frightening!

  Twenty kilograms! A terrified voice rang out, his throat almost screaming hoarse!

  The spiritual power test needle, the closer it got to the end, the slower it moved, and everyone held their breath, their hearts in their throats, all shouting together!

  Twenty-one catties!

  Twenty-one and a half catties!

  Twenty-two! It's actually twenty-two kilograms!!!!!

  Spiritual warfare second level! Exceeded the spiritual warfare second level standards!

  Twenty days to cross an entire level, such a crazy promotion speed, I ask you, is there a second person in this world who can do it! ?

  The entire Tianxing Martial Hall has gone mad because of Su Dong's spiritual power!

  Only Ma Jin's face turned black at this moment, and it was even longer and uglier than a horse's face.

  ……

  Su Dong was very clear-headed, this was his own success, and even more so the success of the Qimen Dunjia!

  It turns out that Qimen Dunjia is simply a heaven-defying killer! It takes all the spiritual energy in the world for itself, and then uses Su Dong's unique way, the most violent way, to fiercely strike out!

  The martial arts hall finally returned to calm, Su Dong's super-speed promotion gave the martial arts apprentices a huge stimulus, and they all desperately practiced again, the performance arena was overcrowded.

  Unfortunately, although there were many people, no one was willing to practice with Su Dong, after all, his violent spiritual power was too frightening, even the iron helmet armor customized by the martial arts hall couldn't withstand it.

  If Su Dong accidentally lost his grip, it would be fatal!

  There was no way, Su Dong still practiced basic skills alone in the corner, but Su Dong could feel that everyone's eyes on him were clearly different from before, with more respect and admiration, of course, there was also a lot of jealousy.

  That day, Su Dong returned home as usual after noon, but his footsteps were much more brisk than before.

  The Su family's new house is ready and they are moving in today.

  The Su family didn't have many belongings, and they didn't have any relatives in Hansheng City either. Moving was quite simple; all they needed to do was hire a horse-drawn carriage and find a few laborers.

  Su Qiannian and Su Ning arrived at the entrance of their new home, where they saw that the gate was built in a very low-key manner. The two door panels were painted a dull red color, and on the left side of the gate, there was a wooden sign with a simple "Su" character written on it.

  People living in this area are either rich or noble, and the Su family is unremarkable among them, even to the point of being overly low-key.

  Su Qi Nian nodded and said: "Low-key and not showy, this is very good."

  Su Dong smiled slightly and pushed open the door.

  Just as he pushed open the door, a spring breeze came towards him, making him feel as comfortable as taking a stroll by the lake.

  Su Qiannian and Su Ning walked in, and suddenly their eyes lit up.

  The courtyard is very simple, so simple that it can't be simpler. There are only four trees and bluestone slabs on the ground, nothing else.

  But it's just such a simple layout, yet it makes you feel comfortable all over, with a feeling of not wanting to leave once you enter.

  Su Qi Nian was delighted, Su Ning was overjoyed in her heart, but she still made a great effort to raise an eyebrow and wink at Su Dong, after all, the spiritual power of this front yard was not strong at all, very ordinary.

  "Go take a look at the backyard, and you'll understand."

  Su Ning was taken aback and rushed to the backyard. After a while, Su Ning came out covering her mouth, with a big smile on her face, and her eyes filled with admiration for Su Dong.

  "What's going on?" Su Qiannian saw that Su Dong and Su Ning were acting strangely, so he went to the backyard with his hands behind his back.

  There was also a door in the backyard. When he pushed it open, a powerful spiritual energy surged out like a tidal wave, almost knocking Su Qiannian to the ground!

  The old dry well had been reopened by Su Dong and had become a canal that flowed day and night. The canal in the front yard was covered with bluestone slabs and couldn't be seen, but there was a crystal clear stream in the backyard, like a ribbon, laid out in the Su family's courtyard.

  The peach blossoms are still there, but Su Dong used bluestone to build a fence around the periphery. The degree of suitability is called Peach Blossom Luck; if it's too strong, it will become Peach Blossom Doom!

  Su Dongpo did not want to see a family fall into the peach blossom curse, so he used a shelter to block it.

  But peach blossoms are a mysterious thing, even Su Dong can't completely block them. After his adjustment, the peach blossom calamity won't happen, but the peach blossom luck is unpredictable.

  Su Dong can only pray now that the peach blossoms are not too strong, and when he turns back, he will be blocked by a large group of girls at his door, which would be terrible.

  The porters unloaded Su's family belongings, and Su Dong gave them two taels of silver, which made them very happy.

  "It's really strange, I actually know the family that used to live here, their surname is Chang. The man of the house died right in this courtyard, and it was me who drove the cart for the widow and orphan when they left the city."

  "At that time, the courtyard was much darker and colder, it was scary. How did it become so different now?" a young cart driver exclaimed in surprise.

  "What are you thinking, haven't you seen that the Su family is good at martial arts and has culture too? I heard that Su Dong, the young master, is even a ranked warrior in the Tianxing Martial Arts Hall. They have a good life, wherever they live is good." An older carriage driver said, feeling that one's residence depends on the person.

  "Ah, if I could have a home like this, it would be worth dying for!"

  "Stop daydreaming and drive your cart!" The old carter slapped the young man on the back of his head.

  The group of carters left with envy in their hearts. Su Dong and Su Ning moved the things to the backyard and tidied up.

  The backyard is where Su's secret lies, and Su Dong doesn't want anyone to know, so he'd rather take care of it himself.

  After arranging everything, Su Dong led Su Ning to the front yard and pointed at the dark well, saying: "This is where our family's lifeline is. Under the bluestone slab, there is a well. No matter what time it is, the well cover cannot be opened, and you must not practice martial arts near here either. Remember?"

  Su Ning nodded heavily and patted his chest: "Don't worry, bro, I'll keep a close eye on this place."

  Su Dong attaches great importance to this well because he used a very dangerous formation in the Qimen Dunjia - Four Gates Double Python!

  In the well, there are two bronze beasts. One is a Qingwen Baijing Mang (a mythical creature with blue stripes and white eyes), and the other is an Xishui Panlong Diaohua Mang (a mythical creature that absorbs water and has carved flowers).

  Su Dong didn't actually dissipate the evil energy in the well, but instead used the Double Python and Double Channel to separate it!

  There are two hidden drains in the courtyard. In addition to the one that Su Qiannian and Su Dong saw, there is another deeper one that goes to the Kun position and reaches the White family!

  The Four Gates Double Python Formation is almost the strongest formation among the four gates formations. To further improve, unless Su Dong opens the second gate of the Dragon Armor Eight Gates and sets up the Eight Gates Formation.

  The Su family's courtyard cost 400 taels of silver to build, but the four-door double python array alone cost a full 500 taels of silver! It was even more valuable than the entire courtyard itself!

  A powerful Feng Shui formation, but also comes with enormous risk. If someone were to understand the fate of this gate and destroy Su Dong's formation, it would be a disastrous situation. Therefore, Su Dong repeatedly emphasized that Su Ning must guard this hidden well carefully.

  After taking over Su Ning, Su Dong was fighting with his brothers, taking a good walk around the four gates of the Double Python Array, and telling Su Ning about its subtleties.

  At this time, a long sigh came from Su Qiannian in the backyard.

  "Su Dong, Su Ning, come here, Father has something to say."

  Su Dong and Su Ning didn't know what was going on, chatting and laughing as they went to the backyard, but saw Su Qi Nian with a serious expression, and couldn't help but feel tense in their hearts.

  Suddenly, Su Dong felt a chill on his face, and when he reached out to touch it, it was wet.

  "Huh? It's snowing!?" Su Ning exclaimed excitedly: "This is really strange, it's May and it's still snowing!?"

  Su Dong was taken aback and lifted his head, only to see snowflakes filling the sky, drifting up without any warning.

  It was just a gentle breeze and sunny day, but in the blink of an eye, the sky turned gloomy and oppressive. The large snowflakes seemed to be dancing like goose feathers!

  Cold air.

  ……

  The city of Hansheng is surrounded by green mountains on all sides. Although it's not the border of the Sacred Star Empire, it's already not far from the border, so the guards here are still quite strict.

  A small team of twelve horses and twelve warriors from the City Defense Command were advancing along the mountain road at this moment.

  The sudden snowfall brought no small trouble to the mountain patrol work. The middle-aged knight in the lead frowned and said in a low voice, "It's hard to travel on snowy days, hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to return to Hansheng City before nightfall."

  A soldier behind him cursed, "This damn weather, it's May and it's still snowing! Are we allowed to live? Boss, wait for me a moment, my stomach hurts, I need to take a shit."

  Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from the cavalry team. This slender warrior also ignored his companions, rode into the woods, tied up the horse, took off his pants and squatted in the bushes, freezing to rub his hands.

  After a while, suddenly heard the sound of war horses neighing, this warrior shouted loudly: "Don't leave me behind! Sorry to yourself brothers, beware of Snow Demon feeding you to dogs!"

  These soldiers were used to the wilderness and often joked about Snow Magic, after all, the mainland had been peaceful for thousands of years, and no one took the legendary demons seriously.

  The warhorse neighed and then there was a moment of silence.

  An eerie silence!

  All I can hear is the sound of the wind blowing through the trees.

  The warrior panicked, didn't even have time to wipe his butt, pulled up his pants, mounted his horse and went to find his companions.

  There are many wild beasts in the mountains at night, which is quite scary. He didn't want to be left alone.

  Rushing out of the woods is that small road side empty land, unfortunately not even a ghost shadow, just now that team patrolling the mountain horse obviously stopped here?

  Suddenly, the warrior seemed to have smelled a bloody smell, and hastily lowered his head to take a look. His face turned white instantly! Whiter than snow!

  Twenty-two heads, human and equine, all neatly arranged in an X shape, like some ancient and evil curse!

  Fresh blood and white snow blend together.

  P.S: Recently I've been deeply moved by my brothers, with rewards and encouragement.

  He's been smoking heavily for the past nine days and has had a severe cough, so he used the money his friends gave him as a reward to buy a better brand of cigarettes, which indeed tastes much milder.

  Thank you!