Chapter 150 Achievements

[Achievement Triggered: Lord of the Mountain Stronghold!]

[Received 2000 Star Realm Points!]

[Achievement Triggered: Great Bandit of the Green Forest!]

[Received 4000 Star Realm Points!]

[Achievement Triggered: Invincible!]

[Received 3000 Star Realm Points, [Stat Boost - Command (Minor)]]

[Life Goal [Gathering in the Mountains and Forests] Completed]

[Received 40 Information State Particles]

[Current Apostle Constant Progress: 163/240]

"Finally completed a life goal, even if it's the easiest one... Once I completely subdue the Lake Yang Water Bandits, the daily income of Information State Particles will increase again."

Zhou Jing closed the panel and exhaled a breath.

Of the five life goals, he had only completed one so far, but his actions had been causing ripple effects, so the progress of the playthrough had been slowly increasing. It was now two-thirds full.

He walked out of the house and looked out from the stronghold on the island. He saw the vast lake, the misty waves stretching to the horizon. There were also many boats practicing on the lake.

This was one of the sandbars on Yue Mountain Lake. The main stronghold here originally belonged to Fan Zong. After Zhou Jing incorporated him, he brought all his brothers to move here, took over the place, and changed to a formal base.

Currently, Zhou Jing had taken over most of Fan Zong's forces, with numerous territories and tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. He was also a major bandit in the Lake Yang area. The reputation of the "World-Wreaking Devil" was becoming increasingly significant in the Green Forest.

"The expansion has been rapid recently. Let's rest and develop for a while, and deal with the other two Jiaos (dragon-like figures) next spring and summer."

Zhou Jing looked at the scenery of Yue Mountain Lake and secretly pondered in his heart.

Although his momentum was strong now, he thought about it and gave up the idea of striking while the iron was hot, deciding not to use troops for the time being.

Firstly, although there were many forces under his command, they were originally Fan Zong's troops. Now that they had a new boss, they were restless. He still needed to reorganize them, impart martial arts, give speeches, and suppress Fan Zong's little thoughts.

Secondly, the weather was a factor. It was already winter, and the lake water was bone-chillingly cold, which the lackeys could not endure. Thirdly, the other two Jiaos had a mutual support relationship. Dealing with one of them would also be attacked by the other. He was not ready yet.

Managing tens of thousands of people was quite troublesome, but Fan Zong already had a mature team. They were still responsible for managing various internal affairs. He only needed to manage these people, arrange for some of his own brothers to go in and learn, and he could keep the forces running without having to worry about every little detail.

Fan Zong and the other leaders had surrendered out of necessity, so naturally they had no loyalty now.

Zhou Jing knew this well, but with his own martial strength suppressing them, he could temporarily keep these people from acting rashly.

Moreover, during this period, many Green Forest people had come to join him. As more and more heroes came to seek refuge, the factional composition within the stronghold would become increasingly complex, and Fan Zong's group, as surrendered troops, would naturally be suppressed.

However, a military advisor in the stronghold named Du Ying privately came to curry favor with him, explaining the various situations within the stronghold in detail. He seemed to be truly loyal.

This Du Ying was quite talented, but unfortunately, he had repeatedly failed in the imperial exams, and later became a bandit. He knew some methods of marching and fighting, and was a rare clerical talent at the moment.

Zhou Jing went over the current situation in his mind, and then inspected the stronghold.

Before long, he came to the beach and watched the naval training, occasionally talking with several leaders beside him.

At this moment, a messenger hurried over:

"Report! Chieftain, someone is asking to see you!"

"Who is it?"

"The visitor claims to be a disciple of the Nan Hua Sect and says he has important matters to discuss."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing was a little surprised.

Nan Hua Sect, wasn't that a large local sect in Lake Yang? He didn't seem to have any connection with them. Why were they suddenly looking for him?

He thought for a while and nodded, "Then let's meet. Bring the person over."

Soon, a disciple in Taoist robes was brought over by the lackeys.

"I am Qiu Ziren from the Nan Hua Sect, greetings to Chieftain Chen."

This person cupped his fist in salute, his attitude somewhat restrained.

"What do you want from me?" Zhou Jing asked directly.

Qiu Ziren coughed and took out an invitation from his sleeve, handing it to Zhou Jing, saying:

"To let Chieftain Chen know, you seized other people's secret manuals in Jiangchun. Although there was a reason, this matter has broken the rules of the martial world. Fellow martial artists have heard of the rules set by Chieftain in the past, so they have decided to hold a martial arts tournament to compete with Chieftain. If we are lucky enough to win by a move or half a move, please return the martial arts manuals of the Wu Shan Sect and other sects, and no longer leak them everywhere. This is the invitation, sincerely inviting Chieftain to attend the meeting on Yunxia Mountain on the eighteenth day of the third month next year."

So that's what this is about. The martial world is coming to settle accounts with me...

Zhou Jing stroked his chin and said with interest, "Oh, your Nan Hua Sect wants to be the first bird to get shot?"

Qiu Ziren said solemnly: "This is the public justice of the martial world, the consensus of all the major sects in the world, not just the opinion of my Nan Hua Sect."

Zhou Jing curled his lips and was too lazy to expose him. He took the invitation and looked at it, saying:

"I did set this rule. No matter what sect it is, as long as someone can beat me by a move or half a move, I will hand over all the secret manuals I have seized. You are opening this martial arts tournament. Are you planning to gather all the experts in the world to challenge me?"

Qiu Ziren nodded: "That's right, but the competition is the most important thing. Stop when you have made your point. We will only determine the winner, not life and death."

"What? If it were life and death, you wouldn't dare to cause trouble?"

Zhou Jing snorted.

"..."

Qiu Ziren swallowed a mouthful of saliva and dared not answer.

Nonsense, if they weren't afraid of you going on a killing spree, why hold a martial arts tournament? Everyone would have come to kill the demon long ago.

Only competing and not fighting to the death was currently just the wishful thinking of the various sects. He was a little worried that Chen Feng would not agree to this condition. If they were to fight to the death, only two or three out of ten of the sects that came to participate in the martial arts tournament would remain.

Moreover, this person had now become a great bandit of the Green Forest. They didn't dare to face such a large force and only wanted to solve it in the way of the martial world, only targeting the individual. In the end, it was actually quite disadvantageous to Chen Feng. Qiu Ziren was drumming in his heart, unsure whether the other party would agree.

However, Zhou Jing didn't hesitate and casually said, "Then it's settled. We will only compete in martial arts and not fight to the death. On the eighteenth day of the third month next year, I will attend your whatever tournament. Use whatever skills you have."

Hearing this, Qiu Ziren was overjoyed and raised his thumb in praise, "Chieftain Chen is exceptionally courageous and heroic. I admire you."

"Alright, get lost."

Zhou Jing waved his hand and asked the lackeys to send the person out.

After this person left, Hong Dingxian, who was beside him, spoke with a surprised tone:

"Brother, these martial arts sects are holding a martial arts tournament, clearly to deal with you and harbor malicious intentions. Why did you agree to them?"

"That's right! This guy actually dared to send a challenge in person. He simply doesn't put Second Brother in his eyes. If you ask me, just beat him up and throw him out!" Fang Zhen also echoed loudly.

Zhou Jing waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll play with them."

Guo Hai frowned and said, "Second Brother, these martial artists say they are competing, but once you show signs of weakness, they will most likely swarm up and eliminate you. How can you believe what others say? Moreover, who knows if these martial artists have hidden tricks. You are already the lord of the stronghold, why take the risk?"

"Haha, Eldest Brother is overthinking it. If I attend the meeting, they are the ones in danger. They are only thinking about winning against me to get back the secret manuals, but if I win, there will also be a prize. Whoever loses will have their secret manuals seized. They won't be happy by then."

Zhou Jing laughed and deliberately put on an appearance of being skilled and daring.

This was a great thing for him. So many experts gathered together, it was just right to catch them all in one go, no need to run around looking for experts to challenge.

Back then, he had collected the secret manuals of the Jiangchun sects in order to make the martial world share the same hatred and facilitate the completion of [Number One Under Heaven]. The changes caused by this were clearly effective and achieved twice the result with half the effort.

So, when he learned that the martial world was holding this martial arts tournament that was obviously targeting him, Zhou Jing was not angry but happy. He was only worried that there wouldn't be enough experts coming.

If the martial arts tournament was large enough, he might be able to complete the [Number One Under Heaven] milestone in one wave.

If it weren't inappropriate, he would even want to personally sponsor the travel expenses for the experts from all over the world.

"The time of the duel is next spring... Heh, the season of rejuvenation is just right for exercising."

The corners of Zhou Jing's mouth curled up.

The leaders beside him looked at each other, feeling that this move was quite risky, but they couldn't dissuade Chen Feng, so they had no choice but to stop persuading him, determined to bring more troops with them at the time to boost the chief's momentum.

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