"Why was Luoding Village massacred..."

This question puzzled not only the Chen Yi in the simulation but also the Chen Yi outside of it, who often pondered over it.

"Speaking of which, I still need to get in touch with martial artists. Isn't there a new martial art now?"

Chen Yi knew that Third Sister's husband was a martial artist, so whenever he could choose to seek refuge with Third Sister, he would do so.

Running around aimlessly in the martial world might mean never entering the circle of martial artists, and constantly dealing with ordinary people wouldn't do.

In the simulation, Chen Qingshan introduced Chen Yi to some basic knowledge of martial arts.

For example, for commoners, martial arts have six realms:

Body Refinement, Spirit Gathering, Soul Tempering, Golden Body, Spirit Sea, and Spirit Condensation.

Why add "for commoners"?

Chen Qingshan explained.

"Because realms beyond Spirit Condensation have nothing to do with commoners. Reaching the Spirit Condensation Stage already makes one a rare talent among thousands."

There are also different qualities of martial arts techniques:

Low-rank, Mid-rank, High-rank, Earthly-rank, and Heavenly-rank.

Chen Qingshan stated.

"Earthly-rank and Heavenly-rank techniques can be considered nonexistent. Each of them is a strategic resource, tightly controlled by the royal family and top martial artist factions, rarely taught even to their own people.

For ordinary martial artists like us, having a single High-rank technique is already a stroke of great fortune."

The Chen family once flourished.

Now, with the family in decline, only Chen Qingshan remains, and he can still preserve four Mid-rank techniques, which is due to the ancestors pulling all possible strings from the grave.

When a faction weakens, its resources are inevitably divided by stronger forces, making it difficult to leave anything for future generations.

The four techniques Chen Qingshan gave to Chen Yi were the external technique "Zhengyang Art," the internal technique "Liexin Art," and the martial arts "Chen Family Spear" and "Burning Cloud Hand."

Martial arts are used for combat, one being a spear technique and the other similar to a palm technique.

External techniques cultivate vital energy, which Chen Yi learned in a previous simulation.

Internal techniques, on the other hand, cultivate spiritual energy.

When a martial artist reaches the Body Refinement 9th Stage and their vital energy is maximized, they need to cultivate internal techniques to condense spiritual energy and break through to the next realm—the Spirit Gathering Stage!

Chen Qingshan is a martial artist at the Spirit Gathering Stage.

In a small county, having a Spirit Gathering Stage cultivation is considered quite powerful.

Moreover, Chen Qingshan's position in the Demon Slaying Division is not ordinary; he is a Junior Banner Officer, leading a team of over ten demon slayers.

[Year Two, Age Nineteen.]

[Starting entry selection...]

[Selection successful!]

["Long Live Naps" (White): You must take a nap after lunch, or you'll feel lethargic all afternoon.]

[Would you like to adjust the entry?]

[Yes/No]

[You chose No.]

[After staying at Third Sister's house for a year, you practiced martial arts with her husband. Although your martial arts realm didn't advance, your techniques improved.]

[You replaced the Low-rank external technique "Wild Bull Strength" with the Mid-rank "Zhengyang Art," increasing your vital energy cultivation speed.]

[However, with only Low-grade Aptitude, you can't progress very fast.]

[You mastered the basics of "Chen Family Spear" and "Burning Cloud Hand."]

[With these two martial arts and a year of sparring with Third Sister's husband, your combat ability has greatly improved.]

[Through Third Sister's husband's introduction, you participated in the demon slayer selection exam in Baiyun County.]

[Among the exam martial artists, your martial arts realm was nearly at the bottom.]

[But with your "Serious Punch," your opponents were always caught off guard and knocked out.]

[You successfully joined the Demon Slaying Division, becoming a demon slayer with a stable income.]

[However, demon slayers are not officially employed, similar to contract workers.]

[To be officially recognized, one must reach the level of a Demon Slayer Envoy like Chen Qingshan.]

[You joined Chen Qingshan's demon slayer team, working alongside Third Sister's husband and conveniently learning martial arts.]

[One day, Chen Qingshan received a mission from the division.]

[A bull demon was causing trouble in Huowang Village, east of Baiyun County. The division ordered Chen Qingshan to lead a team to eliminate it.]

[Your team of demon slayers rode out of the city and arrived at Huowang Village.]

[Upon entering the village, everything seemed peaceful, with children playing and elders enjoying themselves, not at all like a place troubled by demons.]

[You split up to investigate.]

[You faintly heard a cry for help and followed the sound.]

[With a "bang," you pushed open the courtyard gate.]

[You were met with the sight of villagers' bodies strewn about and the fresh scent of blood in the air.]

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[A shadow suddenly lunged from the corner, and you instinctively drew your sword to block.]

[The opponent was incredibly strong and had an impenetrable body. Before you could see what it was, you were knocked to the ground.]

[Your sword, whether by coincidence or not, ended up piercing a corpse.]

[At the same time, footsteps thundered outside the courtyard.]

[Han Sheng, the county office's Head Constable, led twenty constables in.]

[They arrived just in time to see you pulling the sword from the corpse.]

["Bold Chen Yi! Breaking the law knowingly! Massacring three households and eighteen people in Huowang Village! Arrest him!"]

[You were dumbfounded.]

Chen Yi: "I understand now."

The Chen Yi in the simulation was caught off guard and hadn't yet reacted.

The Chen Yi outside the simulation, more rational and with an outsider's perspective, saw the truth clearly.

This was a setup.

The trap was originally meant for Chen Qingshan, as mentioned in the previous simulation's "Chen Qingshan the Murderous Maniac" incident.

But in the second simulation, Chen Yi was added.

The trap meant for Chen Qingshan inadvertently fell on him.

"The officials were clearly prepared for this. Whoever entered that courtyard would be arrested. It seems the person being framed doesn't matter; what's important is having a scapegoat."

Only the County Magistrate could mobilize the county office's constables and Head Constable.

"This Baiyun County Magistrate is suspicious..."

Fortunately, it was just a simulation, so being framed didn't matter; it served as a warning.

[You refused to surrender, fighting the constables while explaining you didn't commit murder.]

["Still arguing! We saw it with our own eyes; how could it be false!"]

[Han Sheng was also a martial artist, like Chen Qingshan, at the Spirit Gathering Stage.]

[With twenty constables wielding chains to assist, you were no match for them and were captured, bound in iron chains.]

[Chen Qingshan and the demon slayer team arrived, blocking Han Sheng.]

["Head Constable Han! What is the meaning of this? Why are you arresting my man? If you don't give me an explanation today, don't think of taking him away!"]

[Han Sheng met his gaze coldly.]

["Chen Qingshan, your demon slayer is killing innocents, violating the law with martial arts! Of course, I must arrest him! If you obstruct justice, I'll arrest you too!"]

[Chen Qingshan snorted.]

["Nonsense! I know what kind of person Chen Yi is. How could he suddenly commit murder?"]

[Han Sheng sneered.]

["Take him back for questioning, and we'll find out."]