Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 270 - 259: Let This World Rot!

Chapter 270: Chapter 259: Let This World Rot!

Just when Shang Bufa fell into indescribable pain and incomprehension,

suddenly, another ghost rushed in through the window and grabbed Shi Bubao by the neck, dragging him outside.

This time, everyone immediately kept their distance from Shi Bubao.

A few Martial Artists from the Ministry of Punishment subconsciously wanted to rush to save the man, but they noticed that Zhang San made no move. Their own Officer was currently kneeling on the ground, clutching his head and mumbling in pain, wondering why it had come to this.

"Save me... Save me... I am a Governor of the Imperial Court! If I die, you will have no way to explain when you return to the Capital... Save me... Saving me is saving yourselves... Ah..."

Zhang San watched as Shi Bubao’s body was half-dragged out by the ghost and shouted sternly, "Everyone be careful! These ghosts are too cunning, do not act rashly, let me handle this!"

As he spoke, Zhang San took a crossbow from the waist of a nearby soldier and aimed it at the ghost trying to drag Shi Bubao away.

Then, he just kept aiming, kept aiming...

By the time Shi Bubao was entirely dragged out and no longer visible from the second floor, Zhang San stopped aiming and sighed deeply in sorrow.

"Ah—I wish I knew how to use crossbows!"

Saying this, Zhang San threw the crossbow back to a bewildered soldier.

At that moment, Shang Bufa, having just watched Zhang San’s performance, could not help but ask, "The officials I know are all diligent and humble, loving the people as if they were their own children. But... why do I only meet such people on Chuan-Yu Road? Why? Why!"

Zhang San patted the still kneeling Shang Bufa and then helped him up.

"Who doesn’t know how to say beautiful words? If I had six hundred thousand taels of gold... ahem, if I had one million taels of gold, I would offer them all to Emperor Kaihuang and champion the cause of the nation and the people for Kaihuang!"

Shang Bufa gave Zhang San a puzzled look and asked, "Were you initially going to say that you would offer six hundred thousand taels to Kaihuang? Why did you change it to one million taels later?"

Zhang San casually replied, "Because I really have six hundred thousand taels of gold."

Shang Bufa scoffed.

A Governor may not even embezzle so much; how could you, Zhang San, have that much?

Shang Bufa didn’t believe a word.

Seeing that Shang Bufa seemed a bit more normal, Zhang San began calling out for the Deputy General.

The Deputy General commanding resistance against the ghosts outside ran up immediately.

"Military Chief Zhang, what are your orders?"

"I chose to save the common people, which is why all the officials here have been captured and killed by the ghosts. Although this affects our mission to escort them back to the Capital, there should only be a few scattered ghosts approaching. Everyone is essentially safe."

Upon hearing this, the Deputy General, along with Shang Bufa and everyone present, were relieved.

"However, I want to know if there’s a way in the army to temporarily enhance one’s strength? If the Ministry of Punishment has one, it would work too. I need such a Secret Technique now, especially since there are battles elsewhere."

The Deputy General immediately said, "Our army does indeed have such a Secret Technique, mainly focusing on concentrating everyone’s Qi into one person, allowing that person’s combat power to break through significantly in a short period of time. But..."

The Deputy General said somewhat sheepishly, "But since people’s Qi attributes are different, the burden on the person enhanced is huge. It’s like going to battle with a variety of weapons; it seems very powerful, but actually, these weapons will affect each other."

"How much can it increase the strength?"

"In the best case, it can increase by an entire major Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang San’s eyes lit up. If he could elevate himself to the Spiritual Platform Realm, maybe he could contest Bai Yucheng.

"No matter, pass this method to me! Quick!"

The Deputy General immediately passed on this method to Zhang San.

At the same time, due to the significant decrease in ghosts and monsters outside, many strong soldiers from the military, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Town Martial Office infused their Qi into Zhang San.

As the Deputy General was instructing Zhang San, he also told him, "This secret technique is called ’One Man as a Thousand!’ Though this breakthrough is artificial, it can allow you to grasp the essence of the next realm or stage prematurely, which will greatly benefit your future breakthroughs."

Hearing this, Zhang San became even happier.

On another battlefield.

Another Zhang San, currently clashing with Bai Yucheng, was panting heavily and looking at Bai Yucheng coldly.

Bai Yucheng said coldly, "This world is already rotten; why not let it continue to rot!"

Zhang San furrowed his brows and questioned Bai Yucheng, "Is this the path you’ve chosen?"

"That’s right!"

"When I first faced injustice, I had already seen everything clearly."

"I want to make the evil of this world grow greater and more poisonous until one day, everything is destroyed!"

"Now that I’m already dead, why don’t you join me, and together, we can let this world continue to rot! After all, this cannibalistic world is beyond salvation!"

Zhang San looked coldly at Bai Yucheng and said harshly, "The one beyond salvation is you!"

At that moment, in the tavern, Zhang San finally mastered the military secret technique ’One Man as a Thousand’ and with everyone’s Qi, his momentum soared instantly.

The instant replenishment of the Power of Yin and Yang Five Elements not only made Zhang San’s perception and understanding of the Five Elements’ power clearer.

More importantly, Zhang San discovered that under the operational transformation of the two types of Five Elements’ powers, his True Core, which was initially fixed, began to slowly move again.

Therefore, Zhang San immediately made his Yang Five Elements rotate clockwise and his Yin Five Elements rotate counterclockwise.

This in turn not only stabilized the position of the True Core again but also compressed it bit by bit, making it more condensed.

Added to this, his continual practice of the Bamboo Breaking and Mending Technique on his True Core, Zhang San could clearly feel his True Core start to become more solid from inside out.

That kind of solidity was akin to graphite turning into a diamond.

Nothing seemed changed, yet a transformational structural change was happening.

Following that, Zhang San sensed that the Innate Qi within the True Core was spontaneously generating continuously and abundantly.

Qi Flow Transformation!

Zhang San knew he had now reached this stage.

And with the absorption of various types of Qi from many martial artists in the tavern, he could use the Tyrant Body Three Pills Technique to refine all the Qi into Innate Qi, thus accelerating his realm enhancement.

Ultimately, Zhang San stopped at the entire True Core to the Sea stage, unable to progress further.

"Deputy Commander Guo, why did my realm stop at True Core to the Sea? Isn’t it supposed to transcend a major realm?"

The embarrassed Deputy General Guo said, "It is possible to reach the True Core Realm from Primordial Qi Realm, but to move between True Core Realm and Spiritual Platform Realm, the Seas of Wheels must be opened, which ’One Man as a Thousand’ cannot achieve."

Meanwhile, Bai Yucheng, sensing the continuous rise of Zhang San’s realm, couldn’t help but laugh.

"Although my strength has declined after death, equivalent to only having the power of the Square Inch Universe of the Spiritual Platform Realm, it’s still enough to deal with you."

Zhang San, however, laughed and said, "Are you sure, with the fighting power of the second stage of the Spiritual Platform Realm Square Inch Universe, you can really defeat the current me?"