Level Up in Martial World

Lu Zhen hurriedly made his way towards the ancestor palace, taking quick steps. In the blink of an eye, he had silently covered a hundred steps with just a simple step that looked more like an illusion.

There was no noise, and even his domineering presence was hard to detect, as if Lu Zhen were a ghost.

As he zoomed past the servants, even with his massive build, he couldn't be detected; only a gust of wind was left by the time the servants could process what happened, leaving countless of them stumped.

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Soon, Lu Zhen arrived at the ancestor palace and couldn't help but chuckle.

Just like his Verdant Whirlwind, he had modified other martial arts he had learned until now.

The movement technique Lu Zhen used was the Whispering Shadow Step, or at least its base form. With his terrifying comprehension, while he might not be able to create an entire martial arts cultivation technique, modifying combat arts to make them suitable for himself was still possible.

Lu Zhen quickly entered the palace, and he was immediately greeted by a black-haired woman wearing a black kimono sitting in the seiza style.

"Hmm?" Lu Zhen looked at the woman with surprise.

"Young mas— Leader Lu Zhen, the ancestor has already sensed your arrival and has invited you inside," she said with a bow.

"Yes." Lu Zhen almost instantaneously regained his calm as he nodded his head.

Soon, Lu Zhen was led to a backyard where he saw the familiar pavilion again, and there were two people playing checkers.

One was a young man, and the other was a middle-aged man emitting an ordinary aura.

Lu Zhen looked at them with amusement. "These two are truly first-stage martial artists."

Although Lu Zhen's manipulation of his aura was even higher than theirs by a large degree, he knew how terrifyingly hard it was to control it to his advantage without the assistance of his system. Even releasing it was an uncontrollable factor for Lu Zhen.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhen sighed.

"Lu Zhen, why did you come here?" Lu Ming asked with a confused expression on his face.

"Ancestor, about the army—"

"Oh, the army will be arriving in a year even if they march at full speed, so we still have time to train. You don't have to worry about it so much," Lu Ming said casually.

"I won." Fang Yin laughed loudly as he moved his white piece to his right.

"Shame." Lu Ming cursed with a black face as he looked at the board.

"Lu Zhen, you distracted me."

"I am sorry, Ancestor Lu." Lu Zhen scratched his head with a bitter expression.

"It's fine, fine," Lu Ming said with a sigh.

"Your face doesn't look like it, old man," Fang Yin said with a snicker.

"Huh, what's wrong with my face?" Lu Ming looked at him as his face had changed to normal.

"Kekeke, you can't hide from me." Fang Yin laughed aloud.

"Fine, fine." Lu Ming sighed helplessly.

"Ancestor?" Lu Zhen seriously looked at Lu Ming, completely different from the harmonious atmosphere with a heavy face.

"Hmm, is it serious?" Lu Ming asked as he stopped laughing.

Fang Yin's expression also turned serious. "Is it about the enemy?"

Lu Zhen nodded his head with a grim face.

"Then say it," Lu Ming said with a frown on his face.

"Well…" Lu Zhen looked at the black-haired woman with a side glance.

"Oh," Lu Ming shook his head. "Don't worry about her."

"If you say, Ancestor." Lu Zhen bowed.

The woman's eyes glinted with amusement as she looked at Lu Zhen.

"Do you know who I am?"

Lu Zhen didn't look at the woman; instead, he looked at the two while shaking his head.

"I don't know."

"I am the disciple of your ancestor," she said while smiling with amusement.

Lu Zhen looked at Lu Ming with a surprised gaze.

"Yes, she is my disciple, technically," Lu Ming said with a nod of his head.

"Oh," Lu Zhen looked at her with amusement.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" The woman frowned.

"Nothing, lady, I always thought that you were the servant of Ancestor Lu," Lu Zhen spoke with a silly smile on his face while scratching his head.

"Fine," the woman humphed "you becoming the leader doesn't mean everyone will follow you."

Lu Zhen's eyes twitched when he saw this. "Wasn't this woman quite mature previously? What happened to her now?" He thought with a casual shrug. "Forget it."

"Ancestor Lu, I have gathered some intel on the outside world," Lu Zhen spoke with a grim expression on his face.

"Didn't I tell you about the outside world already?" Lu Ming asked with a confused expression.

"Yes, you did, Ancestor. However, not about the force that was attacking us."

"Hmm?" Lu Ming frowned as he questioningly looked at Lu Zhen. "What do you mean?"

"The force that is about to attack is just a second-class force. However, they have strange methods," Lu Zhen said as he looked at Lu Ming, whose expression turned serious.

"If it is the full force of a second-class force, then we are as good as dead," Fang Yin interrupted with a serious expression "but can they attack in full force?"

On paper, even the previous Phoenix City could be considered a second-class force.

However, that was only on paper; in fact, just the second-class force was much stronger than actually stated on paper. After all, nobody wants to show their strength right at the start and lose almost half the battle, so their strength was hidden most of the time.

This was an unwritten rule in the outside world to hide one's strength and was adopted by almost all the forces outside. It wasn't exactly a secret either.

Even with the strength they showed right now, they could face the previous Phoenix City and win effortlessly. And now that only the Lu family was left as the only supergiant enough to compete with them, it was even more troublesome.