Hmph!

Jiang Chen coldly snorted in his heart.

Then, without changing his expression, he gently sipped from his cup, reached out his sleeve to wipe his mouth, and conveniently spat the wine in his mouth onto his sleeve.

"Ha ha, that's right, it's normal for young people to have some conflicts. Come, Mr. Jiang, this old man will also toast to you! Mr. Yan Hu, join us!" Da Lulang said with a laugh.

Jiang Chen sneered inwardly, his eyes shifted, and he glanced at Yan Hu, then gently smoothed his sleeve.

Yan Hu's eyes brightened, followed by a tremble in his heart, a cold flash passing deep in his eyes.

After Da Lou, it was Li Juncheng's turn, and even Cha Jing had a drink with Jiang Chen.

When Jiang Chen put down his cup, half of the wine in the cup had already disappeared.

Leng'ao and the others exchanged glances, each revealing a faint smile on their face.

"Come on, everyone, let's eat!" Li Juncheng called out.

After eating for a while, Cha Jing signaled to Da Lou with a look, who nodded slightly and smiled at Jiang Chen, "Mr. Jiang, I heard from Leng'ao and the others that you've practiced two types of ancient martial arts?"

"Yes," Jiang Chen nodded, a guess forming in his mind, he asked softly, ", Why do you ask?"

"May I ask which two types of ancient martial arts you've learned?" Da Lou asked curiously.

Leng Ming paused, slightly frowning, "Grandpa Da Lou, asking about another martial artist's cultivation technique is taboo in the Martial Dao World. What are you doing?"

"Oh, just curious."

Da Lou spoke casually, a greedy look flashing in his eyes, "Leng Ming, aren't you curious about which two types of ancient martial arts Mr. Jiang has practiced? These are the kinds that can cultivate a Martial Soul!"

"Ancient martial arts that can cultivate a Martial Soul?!" Leng Ming exclaimed, looking at Jiang Chen in astonishment.

Jiang Chen looked calmly at Leng Ming, his eyes meaningful, "Do you also want to know what cultivation technique I've practiced?"

"This… not really!"

Leng Ming hesitated slightly and gently shook his head, "It's Mr. Jiang's technique, what does it have to do with me? Besides, the Huangluo Clan's techniques can also cultivate a Martial Soul. I haven't even fully grasped my own family's techniques, why should I care about yours?"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, quietly relieved.

From this probe, he had understood that Leng Ming knew nothing about today's events!

"Mr. Jiang, I was just curious, you wouldn't begrudge satisfying even this little curiosity of an old man, would you?" Da Lou's eyes narrowed slightly, staring fixedly at Jiang Chen.

A coldness flashed through Yan Hu's eyes, his fists slowly clenched, his gaze becoming stern.

"Senior Da Lou, you've been mentioning Martial Soul, what exactly is a Martial Soul?" Jiang Chen countered.

Da Lulang paused for a moment, surprised, "You don't know what a Martial Soul is?"

"I don't know!" Jiang Chen honestly shook his head.

"Heh."

Da Lulang, with an amused look, said, "Mr. Jiang, you possess two Cultivation Techniques that can develop a Martial Soul, and you managed to cultivate a Martial Soul at the Semi Venerable Realm, yet you do not know what a Martial Soul is? How ironic! You truly are an enviable lucky man!"

Leng Ming also looked at Jiang Chen in surprise. Seeing that Jiang Chen really did not know, he said softly, "Does Mr. Jiang know the difference between Ancient Martial Arts and ordinary Martial Arts Techniques?"

"I do know that," Jiang Chen turned his head towards Leng Ming and nodded gently.

Da Lulang and the others did not interrupt but watched quietly as Jiang Chen and Leng Ming talked.

Leng Ming continued, "Actually, Martial Arts Techniques are not just divided into two tiers, but three! The earliest tier appeared during the Mythological Era. Flame Dragon Kingdom has many myths since ancient times. Actually, those so-called gods in the myths were all powerful Martial Artists, and those mythical beasts were either ancient spiritual beasts or Martial Souls manifested in the world!"

"Back then, the techniques were the most complete and the most powerful. In that era, almost every Sect and Martial Dao family possessed the Cultivation Techniques to develop Martial Souls. Such techniques were later known to our descendants as Soul Martial Arts!"

"In our Flame Dragon legends, there is a tale about the Martial King's campaign against King Zhou. It talks about King Wu of Zhou leading a group of divine beings to battle against King Zhou. Ordinary people think it's just a fabricated mythical story of an imperial war. However, this legend is real. It wasn't about divine beings but a battle among super-strong Martial Artists!"

"Is that true?" Yan Hu exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Chen too was shocked, "I believe this is true, but is the exaggerated depiction in 'Investiture of the Gods' also true?"

"It is true!"

Leng Ming nodded heavily, his eyes revealing a hint of longing, "Back then, Martial Artists indeed had the power to move mountains and seas!"

"That war swept across the entire Flame Dragon Land, and although King Wu of Zhou ultimately succeeded in killing King Zhou and ascended to the throne, countless martial artists from both sides were killed or injured. After ascending the throne, the Martial King felt that these powerful warriors were no longer aides but threats to himself. What if one day they joined forces to revolt against him?"

"Thus, after ascending the throne, the Martial King hosted a celebratory feast and added a colorless, tasteless substance called 'Skill-Dissipating Powder' to the wine. This substance only emits a faint fragrance when mixed with wine, and the taste is also very subtle."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen's expression shifted slightly as he glanced at his own wine cup, his eyes slightly squinting, and he said softly, "The Martial King intended to eliminate those Martial Artists, right? Then why not use lethal poison, but use this 'Skill-Dissipating Powder' instead?"

"Ha ha, I know this!"

At that moment, Leng'ao laughed heartily, taking over the conversation with a meaningful look in his eyes at Jiang Chen, "That's because Martial Artists are extremely sensitive to smells. If a strong poison was used, it would definitely be detected, and if a slow-acting poison was used, the Martial King worried they might seek a healer to cure it, especially since there were experts in medical arts among those martial artists."

"Oh, I see!" Jiang Chen gently nodded, his internal sneer deepening.

Seeing that Jiang Chen understood, Leng Ming continued, "By the time those Martial Artists realized something was wrong, the effects of the poison had already manifested. The Martial King then ordered his troops to surround those Martial Artists and eliminated them all. Subsequently, he decreed to eradicate martial arts across the country. The troops purged the entire Flame Dragon Land and burned all the Martial Art Techniques scrolls they could find to ashes."

"Since then, Soul Martial Arts Techniques have almost vanished. Later generations compiled the Ancient Martial Arts Techniques from some remaining fragments. The subsequent events Mr. Jiang already knows, so I shall not elaborate further!"

Leng Ming finished speaking and sighed softly, "If only the Martial King hadn't done that back then, our Flame Dragon Land would have been so splendid today!"

"That may not necessarily be the case!" Jiang Chen gently shook his head, "If the Soul Martial Arts Techniques had all been passed down from that time, whether this world would still exist is debatable!"

Leng Ming paused for a moment, looking at Jiang Chen puzzledly.

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