Past events

There was a scoundrel instructor in the Children's Corps, who wielded a heavy single sword, had good combat power and sword skills, was good both internally and externally, and had a solid foundation in martial arts, so he was sent by Lao Jin to train the reserve force.

He taught the children the basic theories of martial arts, as well as a set of boxing techniques and a set of sword techniques.

This person loved to arrange hand-to-hand fights with children on the playground every day. Jin Ziming was often beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, but as time went on, the number of losses became less and less.

The loser will not only receive no treatment, but will be physically punished and may even be deprived of food.

Every once in a while, the instructor will take them to the wild for survival training, which is actually to fight against vicious beasts.

He would not help until the moment of life and death. The bones of the little guys gradually became stronger, and many of them began to become bloodthirsty and warlike.

Whenever there is a high-definition action, the departing team will bring one or two teenagers over the age of ten to participate in actual combat, euphemistically called "courage training."

The instructor believes that only real combat can make people improve, so the internship spot is regarded as a reward. Jin Ziming has also won it several times.

In addition to training and fighting, the instructor admired this little guy who liked to think and ponder, and would probably patiently answer the training questions raised by the latter.

Like Hu Lei from the Black Dragon Society, Lao Jin relied on unqualified techniques to cultivate a so-called "Qi Refining Realm". He was stronger than ordinary mortal warriors, but was not recognized by the world of cultivation.

He can only wander on the edge between the secular world and cultivation. He can bully pure mortal warriors without being bound by the laws of cultivation, and he can live a happy life.

Boss Jin is in his early forties, sober-minded, cold and decisive. He has always been low-key and cautious, but a rare greed caused the Longxiang Gang and his bad luck.

The Longxiang Gang took over a escort business in Anxing, a small town more than three hundred miles east of Shenhui City, and escorted a small family named Wang from there to a big city in the south by sea.

Lao Jin was very satisfied with the reward offered by the other party. In addition to his close entourage, he also brought with him the most capable leader of Huanglong Hall, Ma Jin and his men.

On the night of the third day at sea, while replenishing supplies at a small fishing port, a group of gangsters whose strength was slightly inferior to that of the Longxiang Gang, but whose numbers were superior, launched a sneak attack on the fleet at the port.

Lao Jin asked Ma Jin to entangle the most powerful bandit leader first, while he tried to get rid of the second leader as soon as possible.

With Lao Jin's strength, it didn't take long for him to force the second-in-command gangster to the corner of the boat, stabbing his spear into the opponent's thigh. With the injection of internal power, the thief immediately fell to the ground with a miserable cry.

Just when he was about to take a shot, the second master unexpectedly begged for mercy in a low voice, saying that he had important information that could be exchanged for his life, and he was very happy and said it directly without making any promises:

"We have inside information in the Wang family. We know that this family is not only rich, but also has cultivation techniques and magical tools passed down from our ancestors, which are extremely precious..."

Boss Jin has struggled to make any progress in these years, so he immediately became greedy. If the Wang family really had such a treasure, it would really be worth the risk.

After making a decision in his heart, he immediately stabbed his opponent to death without hesitation.

Then he demonstrated with his own body, matched his eyes, and told his brothers silently and loudly what it means to control the rhythm of water release.

The Longxiang Gang gradually became "unable to defeat" the opponent's large numbers of people, and non-fatal losses occurred one after another.

As a result, the head of the Wang family and some members of his family were killed by bandits, and several large boxes of the most valuable goods and the family's personal belongings were also robbed.

When the robbers escaped, Lao Jin arranged for a Qinggong master to follow them quietly, leaving secret notes along the way.

The Longxiang Gang escorted the remaining people and goods of the Wang family to their destination, and paid compensation according to the agreement. The Wang family was grateful for their "sacrifice" to protect each other, and also reduced or reduced the compensation.

The escort team turned back and joined the troops dispatched from their lair.

Follow the secret trail to a hidden valley, where you can wipe out all the gangsters, erase all traces of them and retreat quietly.

An ancestor of the Wang family had an elder who had cultivated to the Golden Core Realm. He died in the small conflict between the human and demon clans hundreds of years ago, but his best friend is still there and has even been promoted to the Nascent Soul Realm.

This ancestor originally wanted to take care of the descendants of the Wang family, but it was self-defeating and caused the Wang family to suffer this misfortune.

After the people he sent to meet the Wang family's descendants in the southern city, they reported the tragic news back, and the Yuanying master was furious.

The Honghai Sect, a fourth-level cultivation sect affiliated to the south of Xijinzhou, was ordered to dispatch many foundation-building masters and a large number of Qi-refining monks to track down the murderer.

The Longxiang Sect's treatment was relatively clean, but there were traces left when selling the dirt. The Honghai Sect followed the clues, investigated thoroughly, and reported the situation to the people sent by Zhenren Yuanying. The reply they received was:

"Kill all the 'Qi Refining' monks of the Longxiang Gang, as well as all those who participated in the escort and killing of bandits, and let other gang members and mortals have a way out."

That night, the Longxiang Gang was surrounded by a group of monks. Facing the absolute disparity in strength, these gangsters had no power to fight back.

After Lao Jin and his gang were captured, someone used cultivation methods to obtain confessions. After cross-checking, they executed Lao Jin and others without hesitation.

As for the money and property of the Longxiang Gang, the other party looked down upon them and left after killing people.

For the remaining gang members, this was only a short-term good fortune, and then their fate began.

The Hong Hai Sect ordered people to spread the news the next morning, saying that the Longxiang Gang had committed extremely evil crimes and was destroyed by the Xiuzhen Sect last night, and that the Longxiang Gang's property had been swept away by the remaining gang members.

The black and white factions near Shenhui City were in a frenzy, and they all threatened to "do justice for heaven" and hunt down the culprits.

The quickest ones set out at noon that day, and the slowest ones also sent out troops two or three days later.

The Black Dragon Society probably learned from the escaped members of the Longxiang Gang that the Wang family had a treasure of cultivation that was acquired by Lao Jin.

However, the Honghai Sect did not ask about the matter that night, so they guessed that Lao Jin might have left him to his adopted son before he died, so they sent several experts to trace Jin Ziming's whereabouts.

On the night when Lao Jin was killed, the young man first hid in Lao Li's house where he kept horses, and ran out as soon as the Hong Hai faction withdrew.

Jin Ziming was not yet thirteen years old at the time and had no clear route plan, but he was diligent in thinking and chose the most correct escape idea:

"Don't make any plans, don't contact any relatives and friends of the Longxiang Gang members, don't even know where you are going, and just go there if you want to go somewhere temporarily."

He estimated that it would take about one to two days for the chasing team to find out the relationship between Lao Jin and him, which would give him prime time to escape.

Jin Ziming first walked to a strange town in the north, and took a carriage with a group of local poor families to work in the northeast. Later, he changed to a small boat and went to an inland port.

At this time, he had spent all his money, so he had no choice but to find a job at a wealthy merchant recruiting servants. With his strong body and flexible mind, this was not a difficult task.

More than half a year later, during an outing, he saw a bigger child from the Children's Corps in Fangshi from a distance, being escorted by a team of men to search for people who had escaped from the Longxiang Gang.

This young man had a good relationship with him in the past, but Jin Ziming couldn't dodge and happened to be seen by him.

When the other party was still hesitating whether to betray him, Jin Ziming quickly hid in a workshop and escaped through the back door.

Taking advantage of his familiarity with the environment, he temporarily escaped danger, but since he was exposed here, the Black Dragon Society followed him soon after.

Now that he has been discovered, he cannot stay here any longer and must leave immediately.

Jin Ziming thought about it. If he wanted to have the power to protect himself, he could only make himself stronger. No matter where he was, there was no way out by working. He would only be a mortal for the rest of his life, but he was unwilling to do so.

Perhaps these years of fighting against wild beasts gave him hope of becoming stronger. He first fled north, then turned west, heading for the vast forest adjacent to Honghuang Continent.

Jin Ziming walked, used boats or carriages, and even conquered a stray horse.

After many interceptions and killings, relying on his strong ears, quick mind and strong body, he finally reached his destination after more than half a year.

The jungle bordering the human race in Honghuang Continent is collectively called the Monster Forest, but because it stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles, some areas have been given other names.

The location Jin Ziming arrived was close to the west, which is called the Black Forest on the map.

He was only thirteen years old at the time. During his escape, he heard rumors and discussions. He even overheard the conversations of the Black Dragon Society's pursuers and learned some inside information.

The person who gave the order to the Honghai Sect to destroy the Longxiang Gang, that is, the senior fellow of the ancestor of the Wang family, was a Nascent Soul monk from the third-level sect Muxiang Valley...

"My situation is probably like this. I killed the pursuers of the Black Dragon Society in the forest, and on the way to Zhanxing City, I killed the monks pursued by the Honghai Sect.

Then he joined the Long Qing Sect, and I told you what happened last time." Jin Ziming said quietly.

"Do you still remember the situation of your family and the appearance of your parents before you fled?" Mu Yan asked pityingly.

"I vaguely remember that there was a flood and I was very hungry, so I followed the fleeing crowd. I don't remember anything else."

The story was so thrilling and bizarre that Mu Yan and Guang Liang sighed, sighing at the difficulty of young Jin Ziming.

Guang Liang was a little drunk and couldn't help but say "the truth":

"Zi Ming, please don't be angry. It doesn't sound like your adoptive father died unjustly?"

"Well, from a righteous standpoint, what you said is not wrong.

He took advantage of others and caused the death of the innocent head of the Wang family and others. Maybe God wants Lao Jin to pay the price.

But I have never regarded myself as righteous. What I want is family affection and loyalty, and what I want is happiness and grudges. Lao Jin is my only relative, and I must give him an explanation."

"Junior brother, what are you going to do?" Mu Yan asked worriedly.

"The Black Dragon Society is a mortal organization that did not participate in the action against the Longxiang Gang, and I also killed the person who was chasing me, so this debt can be wiped off.

But those who issued the orders and took action from the Honghai Sect and Muxianggu must pay the price." Jin Ziming gritted his teeth and said.

"Junior brother, the other party is Yuanying. He has the power of the third-level sect at his disposal, and maybe there is the support of the second-level sect behind him. You must not be impulsive.

Besides, you are not morally responsible for this matter. If you are not careful, you may cause a big disaster, and I am afraid that even the sect will not be able to protect you."

Mu Yan reminded worriedly.
Chapter completed!