All of us are one

Chapter 72 The So-Called Blood Rain

So, after getting dressed and washing up quickly, Jiang Yanming went to the corridor outside the room to practice his boxing.

Due to the limited space, it was difficult to fully unleash his skills. However, Jiang Yanming was physically strong, and even when he was practicing his punches in a horse stance, the whooshing sound of his punches still made quite a commotion.

Before long, Chishui Hall Master Ji Fan, Baisha Hall Master Yu Hailin, Xiushan Hall Master You Xin, and Huoyun Hall Master Song Yang all came to the deck and saw Jiang Yanming practicing his boxing when they turned around.

To protect Jiang Yanming's safety, the four hall masters traveled on the same boat as him and stayed in adjacent rooms and rooms above and below him for protection.

In addition, six experts at the third level of the Condensing Qi realm, including Ling Heng, Leng Tong, and Wang Chen, also lived in rooms around Jiang Yanming, forming an outer protective circle.

Upon seeing this, You Xin frowned slightly. He really looked down on Jiang Yanming's boxing style, as it was all "talent" with little skill involved.

"Is it just my imagination?" Song Yang muttered to himself, "Why do I feel like the young alliance leader's physique has become even stronger..."

"The young leader's physique has indeed improved, perhaps because he has worked harder since returning to Shenwu Kingdom." Yu Hailin nodded slightly, not too surprised by this.

The leader of the alliance was, after all, a top expert. Although he had been away from the four-nation alliance for more than 20 years, he still had the resources to support his son's cultivation.

Yu Hailin estimated that Jiang Yanming's physical strength was increasing continuously, even though it was no weaker than that of someone who had just entered the initial stage of Qi Condensation.

"A strong physique is always a good thing." Ji Fan nodded slightly. "With the young leader's current physique, once he learns the Xuan Shui Visualization Method, he will surely be able to break through to the second level of the Condensing Qi Realm very quickly."

Everyone remained silent upon hearing this, for they all knew of the reputation of the Xuan Shui Visualization Method.

They had even studied the Mysterious Water Visualization Method, but because they had already mastered it, they found it difficult to abandon it and start practicing again.

Before the rise of the Alliance Leader, the Xuan Shui Sect was not well-known. However, as the Alliance Leader challenged the world with his sword, the Xuan Shui visualization method became the most advanced visualization method in the Divine Martial Kingdom.

The head of the main hall, also known as the Xuan Shui Hall, also cultivates the Xuan Shui Visualization Method and has now become one of the few top experts in the Great River Alliance.

Yu Hailin commented, "With the young leader's physique, practicing boxing is no longer of any use. In fact, such rudimentary boxing techniques may even lead to bad habits that will have to be gradually corrected in the future."

"I must remind the young leader that before learning the visualization method, he should practice the most basic ones, such as horse stance, the 'thousand-pound drop', basic straight punch, basic punch..." You Xin nodded in agreement.

"I'll go and talk to the young leader."

After Ji Fan finished speaking, he leaped into the corridor where Jiang Yanming was.

Jiang Yanming was practicing his boxing when he saw a blue figure flash out of the corner of his eye. He then saw Ji Fan enter the corridor and greeted him, "Hall Master Ji."

Ji Fan walked to Jiang Yanming's side: "Young Alliance Leader, practicing your fist techniques like this does more harm than good."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yanming asked, puzzled.

"Fist techniques are one of the foundations of visualization techniques, and are even directly related to the core visualization techniques." Ji Fan and Jiang Yanming stood side by side, looking at the vast sea in the distance. "The fist techniques that the young leader is currently practicing are too rudimentary, and I estimate that the corresponding visualization techniques are not much more advanced either."

"This is the Surging Waves Fist Technique," Jiang Yanming said, revealing the name.

"Never heard of it. It must be a visualization method from a minor sect." Ji Fan said bluntly, "The young alliance leader will definitely cultivate the Xuan Shui visualization method in the future. This is the strongest visualization method in our Great River Alliance and one of the top visualization methods in the Divine Martial Kingdom."

"The Mysterious Water Visualization Method?" Jiang Yanming nodded upon hearing this, though he wasn't very familiar with it.

"Thanks to the Alliance Leader's high regard, I have studied the Profound Water Visualization Method. After the Alliance Leader's improvement, this method is indeed more profound than the visualization method I have been practicing." Ji Fan shook his head slightly, with a hint of regret in his words, "Unfortunately, I have been practicing the Crimson Water Visualization Method for too long, making it difficult for me to switch to the Profound Water Visualization Method."

"Red Water and Black Water?" Jiang Yanming mused. "Could it be that Hall Master Ji and my father were once fellow disciples?"

"We are not from the same sect, only our sect names are similar." Ji Fan shook his head upon hearing this. "My Chishui Sect is based on the Chishui River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, while the Xuanshui Sect, to which the Alliance Leader belongs, is based on the main stream of the Yangtze River."

Jiang Yanming nodded upon hearing this. He learned more from Ji Fan's painting, such as how the branches of the Great River Alliance were originally sects, but were merged into the Great River Alliance as a whole to follow his father.

No wonder the Great River Alliance fell apart after my father left for the Four Kingdoms Alliance, and the head of the main hall had to find a way to bring him or my father back.

"If I don't practice boxing, how can I strengthen my body?" Jiang Yanming asked curiously.

"Returning to Broken Water City now will take no more than a month," Ji Fan suggested. "The young leader has a strong physique, so a month without practicing his fist techniques won't have much of an impact. He only needs to practice the most basic ones, such as the horse stance straight punch, the punch, and the Thousand-Pound Drop."

"Thank you for your suggestion, Master Ji." Jiang Yanming nodded and accepted Ji Fan's suggestion. After all, he only needed to make a show of it to let them know that he was training and that his physique was constantly improving.

"Young Alliance Leader, you're too kind." Ji Fan smiled slightly, flipped lightly onto the deck, and took a few steps forward to join Bai Sha Hall Master and the others.

Jiang Yanming glanced at it and began to train according to Ji Fan's advice.

……

The Yangtze River basin, within the territory of the Sihebang region.

Inside an ordinary house, several masked men gathered in the main house through a secret passage.

One of them glanced at everyone in the room and whispered, "Does the leader want us to assassinate the young leader of the Great River Alliance?"

"According to intelligence, the Great River Alliance fleet has four branch hall masters, including the top expert, the Red Water Hall Master, as well as more than ten deputy hall masters or helmsmen." A deep voice rang out.

"Don't worry, the leader has already made preparations." The leader replied calmly, "The leader has mobilized thirty Earth-level assassins to provide support, and they will arrive within ten days."

"Thirty Earth-level assassins, is that enough?" one of them couldn't help but ask.

"The Earth-level assassins who came to provide support have at least completed Earth-level D-rank missions, and six of them have completed Earth-level B-rank missions," the leader said calmly.

Everyone present relaxed considerably upon hearing this, because completing a Level D Earth-rank mission meant that one's strength was equivalent to the second level of the Condensing Qi Realm, while completing a Level B Earth-rank mission meant one was equivalent to a top-tier expert at the fourth level of the Condensing Qi Realm.

"I have a question: why is it necessary to assassinate the young leader of the Great River Alliance?" an old voice asked curiously.

"Undoubtedly, the leader's actions are aimed at restoring contact with the sect," the leader said calmly. "The spatial membrane of this secret realm has disappeared, suggesting that it has completely merged with other secret realms. If we want to restore contact with the sect, we must use a special method."

"The branch has been cut off from the main sect for over three hundred years, and we want to restore contact..." The old voice was interrupted halfway through its sentence.

"Enough! Have you forgotten that Blood Rain isn't some assassin organization? It's a secret agent that assists the sect in managing and ruling the secret realm!" The leader's voice was icy. "And the purpose of Blood Rain's existence now is to restore contact with the sect and allow the sect to rediscover this secret realm."

"The leader has given the order: your task now is to prepare, even at the cost of your lives, to complete the mission, not to discuss or question it!"

Seeing this, the others lowered their heads and dared not utter another word.

After severing ties with the sect, Blood Rain lost the sect's support in terms of manpower and resources, but it did not lose its methods of controlling core members.

"This mission is crucial to the leader's grand plan, and I don't want anything to go wrong. Make sure your people are prepared." After saying this, the leader got up and left.

The rest of the people dared not say another word, for fear of giving away some leverage, and they all scattered and left.