Daqian Martial Saint

Lacking the Divine Skill Realm for it, Chen Ping’an’s cultivation of the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger didn’t go as smoothly as his training in the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill.

The Martial Arts Realm, which others found impossibly difficult to grasp, had always come to him as easily as eating or drinking.

But now, there was no accompanying Divine Skill Realm for him to comprehend.

For the next few days, he shut himself off from the outside world, immersing himself in studying the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger. Fortunately, since Zhao Zhiteng and Chu Long were also focused on recovering, no one came to disturb him.

Within a few days, a full report on the encirclement of the Celestial Net Church branch had been delivered to the Weishui Garrison.

As the Deputy Commander-in-Chief in charge of trade route affairs, Liu Yuanhua was the first to receive the report written by Chen Ping’an.

"Celestial Net Church branch! Successfully encircled! Profound Light Middle Realm! Qiankun Bureau! Soul-Breaking Spear... dead..."

Liu Yuanhua’s expression was grim and unsettled as he read the handwritten letter delivered by Chen Ping’an’s messenger.

"And Guan Yu Ping? What the hell has he been doing?! Why wasn’t he the one leading this encirclement?!"

"He’s been in his post for so long without a single piece of useful intelligence on the Celestial Net Sect, yet this new Deputy Envoy goes and pulls off something major right away! Go, ask him for me! Does he not want his position as Inspection Envoy anymore!?"

As he spoke, Liu Yuanhua slammed his palm down on the desk with a BANG.

Successfully wiping out a Celestial Net Church branch was a good thing for the Garrison Commandant’s Office. But for Liu Yuanhua, it put him in an extremely passive position.

The matter involved the Celestial Net Sect, so he wouldn’t have been able to stop it, even if the Qiankun Bureau hadn’t gotten involved. The new Outer Trade Road Patrol Deputy Envoy, Chen Ping’an, had taken the lead, coordinated all aspects of the operation, and successfully destroyed the Celestial Net Sect’s branch in the area. On top of that, he had even slain Soul-Breaking Spear Gu Wu, a prodigy from the Celestial Net Sect’s Rising Star Chart!

This Chen Ping’an’s brilliance was too dazzling; Liu Yuanhua feared he could no longer suppress him.

’Such skillful maneuvering, such audacity! I really underestimated you!’ Liu Yuanhua’s face was dark, a cold light glinting in his eyes.

To be able to kill Soul-Breaking Spear Gu Wu, regardless of the circumstances, meant that Chen Ping’an likely already possessed Profound Light Battle Power! Combined with Guan Yu Ping’s clear dereliction of duty in this matter, the Five Peaks Mountain Residence would probably be caught in the crossfire of their rivalry.

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It wasn’t just the Garrison Commandant’s Office that knew about the Celestial Net Sect’s base. The major Noble Families and various powers in the Inner City all learned of it through their own channels.

"What? A Celestial Net Church branch was discovered? And wiped out? Who did it?"

"Chen Ping’an!? That..."

"A prodigy from the Rising Star Chart, indeed! His methods and maneuvering are truly incredible!"

"He killed the Celestial Net Sect’s Soul-Breaking Spear? If I recall correctly, Soul-Breaking Spear had already entered the Profound Light Realm, right!? Has Chen Ping’an broken through to Profound Light as well?"

"Even if he hasn’t broken through, he definitely has Profound Light Battle Power! Soul-Breaking Spear was ranked twenty-eighth on the Rising Star Chart, wasn’t he? If Chen Ping’an could kill him, doesn’t that mean..."

"Hiss... This Chen Ping’an is truly terrifying! In my opinion, his talent might even surpass Liu Ziming’s! No, it’s far beyond—he’s only twenty-one!"

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Chen Ping’an had no mind to pay attention to the outside world for now. He was completely focused on cracking the tough nut that was the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger.

The Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger’s Finger Force was fierce and powerful, capable of contending directly with Fist and Palm Techniques. Its varied finger movements could even overcome common Sword and Spear Techniques. Its intricacy allowed it to target the body’s major acupoints and vital gates, specifically designed to break through Hard Skills.

Furthermore, as a Divine Skill, the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger possessed many Divine Wonders.

The so-called Human Tribulation consisted of the three great tribulations: wind, fire, and thunder!

These also represented the three Killing Techniques of the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger.

Xunfeng Finger! Departing Fire Finger! Thunder Shocking Finger!

Each of these three Killing Techniques was stronger than the last! If one mastered all three, they could fight across realms based on killing power alone.

However, even the weakest technique, the Xunfeng Finger, required one to cultivate the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger to the Minor Success Realm to be mastered.

The more he read the description, the more satisfied Chen Ping’an became.

He had started his Cultivation with Horizontal Training, and although he later added Blade Skill, Swordsmanship, and Palm Techniques, he still faced a situation where his defense outstripped his offense.

Even the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, despite its comprehensive nature of Attack and Defense Integration, was far inferior to Divine Skills that specialized purely in Attack.

’If I can cultivate the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger to the Minor Success Realm, it will shore up one of my major weaknesses!’ Chen Ping’an’s eyes glinted as he mused.

Now that he had killed Soul-Breaking Spear Gu Wu, his fame had skyrocketed, but he had also likely caught the attention of the Celestial Net Sect. This meant his situation was not particularly safe.

If he could achieve an entry-level mastery of this Divine Skill, it would give him another ace up his sleeve, which would naturally be excellent for him!

His title on the Rising Star Chart was Mang Blade, renowned for his ferocious Blade Skill. Before that, at the Mu Family’s residence, he had displayed an exquisitely refined Swordsmanship. In the eyes of outsiders, he was a Dual Mastery of Blade and Sword. Perhaps some well-informed powers could even deduce that he had also mastered a Palm Technique.

But no matter what outsiders thought, no one would ever imagine that his true specialty was not Swordsmanship, Blade Skill, or even Palm Technique—it was Finger Technique!

More importantly, in addition to his Finger Technique, he was also cultivating the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, which gave him a huge margin for error in battle.

Chen Ping’an sat cross-legged on his bed and, relying on his own understanding of the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger, began to attempt a Circulation. Lacking comprehension of the Divine Skill Realm, Chen Ping’an’s attempt was clumsy and halting.

But after he painstakingly managed to complete one Circulation, a very familiar line of Cultivation Experience appeared before him.

+1!

’It worked!’ A look of delight crossed Chen Ping’an’s face.

His clumsy attempt had actually succeeded! He had taken a shortcut, really; he was completely in the dark about the various intricate applications and pathways of the Finger Technique. But just by successfully completing the Circulation, he had gained a point of Cultivation Experience.

This meant that even without the Divine Skill Realm, he could still achieve an introductory mastery of this Finger Technique!

With Cultivation Experience, succeeding once meant he could succeed countless times. From now on, he wouldn’t be facing an abstruse Divine Skill Realm and its profound uses, but a long, slow grind that required time and effort.

As long as he invested enough time, he could cultivate the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger to an extremely refined level!

Name: Chen Ping’an

Realm: Profound Light - Mystic Light Penetrating Object

Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Shirt Perfection, Flying Locust Stone Perfection, Public Door Thirteen Blades Perfect, Thirteen Grand Protectors Cross Training Perfect, Golden Bell Shield Perfection, Gale Blade Technique Perfection, Eight Steps Chasing Cicada (Perfection), Flying Star Swordsmanship Perfection, Great Vajra, Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill Great Success (3/1600), Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger (Not Initiated) (1/80)

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’The Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger... I can officially begin its cultivation!’ A joyful look appeared on Chen Ping’an’s face, his eyes gleaming.

If there had been an accompanying Divine Skill Realm, he could have used it to directly master the basics. But without it, he could only rely on his own grinding effort.

But in any case, following the Divine Skill of Indestructible Vajra, he had finally grasped another Divine Skill!