Chapter 6: Martial Alliance Arrives

 

Next day.

 

Zou Jie is now hiding inside a cave. The woman who gets shot by his arrow dies, causing the bad karma point punishment to reach its limit. The system gives him 24 hours to prepare for the punishment.

 

[Karma system]

[Karma point: 317]

[Bad Karma Punishment: (5/5)]

[Punishment Countdown: 0.05]

 

There were five seconds left, and although Zou Jie had prepared mentally, he was still nervous.

 

[3]

 

[2]

 

[1]

 

Zou Jie's whole body feels like being stabbed by a thousand knives and prostrate on the ground. He wants to scream but quickly uses both hands to shut his mouth. His eyes are crying from the pain, and although the pain only lasts a few minutes, it feels like a long time.

 

After that, he fainted and only woke up a few hours later.

 

His whole body is perspiring; although his body is not injured, the pain is real.

 

After calming down, he checks the system and notices there is a change.

 

[Karma system]

[Karma point: 317]

[Bad Karma Punishment: (0/10)]

 

The bad karma punishment point reset, but the number of points had increased from five to ten. That only means the pain next time will be even worse. For purchasing knowledge, he will wait.

 

Zou Jie returns to the Wolf Claw bandit lair. But there is no one except for the corpses and the woman who died from his arrow.

 

His face is emotionless, and he carries the woman's corpse. After burying her corpse, he leaves.

 

Within a few weeks, Zou Jie hunted the bandits, causing the bandits to live in fear. After that, he decided to return home. Because of the frequent attacks, the bandit groups had joined together to protect themselves.

 

If he gets caught, hundreds of bandits will surround and kill him.

 

A few days later, seeing his house again, Zou Jie feels sentimental, and his bloodlust after killing bandits subsides.

 

The house is full of dust; however, he decides to rest before doing anything because he is too tired.

 

Inside his room, sitting cross-legged, Zou Jie opens his system panel.

 

[Karma system]

[Karma point: 1163]

[Bad Karma Punishment: (0/10)]

 

-

 

[Medical skill:]

[Herbalist knowledge: 100]

[Poison knowledge: 100]

[Imperial physician knowledge: 200]

 

-

 

[Occupation Skill:]

[Chef knowledge: 100]

[Seamstress knowledge: 100]

[Carpenter knowledge: 100]

[Farmer knowledge: 100]

[Blacksmith knowledge: 100]

 

-

 

[Martial artist:]

[Third-class martial arts manual: 100]

 

-

 

[Military:]

[Military strategy knowledge: 100]

[Mortal array formation knowledge: 500]

 

Killing people gives him more karma points than healing people. However, if he makes a mistake by killing innocent people, he will get punished by the system.

 

Initially, he wants to purchase the martial arts manual; however, he still needs to train his body to learn the martial art. In the end, he decided to gather karma points first. Healing people is still the safest way to gather karma points.

 

“Purchase the herbalist knowledge, poison knowledge, imperial physician knowledge, chef knowledge, seamstress knowledge, carpenter knowledge, farmer knowledge, blacksmith knowledge, third-class martial arts manual, and military strategy knowledge.” Zou Jie said it in his mind and closed his eyes.

 

Various knowledge is transmitted into his brain, and he only opens his eyes a few hours later. Although nothing changes outside of his mind, there is a lot of information.

 

What surprises Zou Jie is that the third-class martial arts manual is actually a compilation of hundreds of types of martial arts belonging to third-class martial artists.

 

Now he needs to choose and train his body. When he checks the system panel again, there are changes.

 

[Karma system]

[Karma point: 63]

[Bad Karma Punishment: (0/10)]

 

-

 

[Medical skill:]

[Devine physician knowledge: 500]

 

-

 

[Occupation Skill:]

[Scholar knowledge: 100]

[Artisan knowledge: 100]

[Merchant knowledge: 100]

 

-

 

[Martial artist:]

[Martial arts comprehension: 100]

[1 year of Qi: 100]

[Second-class martial arts manual: 500]

 

-

 

[Military:]

[Mortal array formation knowledge: 500]

 

After that, Zou Jie stood up and cleaned the house. He wants to live a peaceful life. But this world is dangerous; people live in it like ants.

 

The reason Zou Jie hunted down the bandits other than karma point is because he didn’t want the bandits to rob him.

 

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Huangshan mountain range

 

The Martial Alliance had gathered the students and sect disciples to exterminate the White Tiger bandit.

 

However, the bandits are going to make them look tired and restless.

 

“What happened?” I asked the extermination group leader, who looked more like a middle-aged scholar than a martial artist.

 

One of the bandit leaders explained what happened. For the past few weeks, someone has hunted down the bandits; that person must have had a grudge against the bandits.

 

Shi Li looks at the bandit with disgust, because she knows the fate of a woman who is captured by the bandit. She is after all a valiant woman, if not because of the mission she is going to kill the bandits.

 

After the discussion, the Martial Alliance begins to move; however, when they enter the forest and walk up the mountain, the enthusiastic people from Martial Alliance at the beginning have now become listless and tired.

 

Other than senior students and disciples, the rest are not fit to fight.

 

The bandits, seeing that they have become apprehensive, can they win against the White Tiger bandit?

 

The scholar is calm because he already expected this situation.

 

When they are near the White Tiger bandit lair.

 

One of the bandit leaders came forward and spoke. “According to our information, most White Tiger bandits are outside to loot the villages or block caravans.”

 

“Everyone take a rest and prepare to fight.” Said the scholar.

 

On top of the tree, a middle-aged man wearing a loose robe held a wine jug. “Why do I need to babysit them?” He really wants to drink, but if anything happens to the students and sect disciples, he will get punished by the martial alliance. Although he is a peak-class martial artist and can be considered unparalleled in the human world, there are still people stronger than him.

 

A peak-class martial artist is also called a martial master. At this stage, a martial artist can be considered a master of their martial arts path. However, above them are still transcendent and unrestrained realms.

 

The last time they appear is when the continent is at war and the demonic path causes chaos. At that time, numerous people died.

 

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A few hours later, the White Tiger bandits return.

 

“Today the catch is great; we get two beautiful women.”

 

“Hurry up.”

 

However, when they thought they could return and celebrate, many people came out to ambush them.

 

“You are from the Black Bear Bandit Group; why are you attacking us?"

 

The White Tiger bandits recognize several more bandit groups that attack them.

 

“Aren’t you afraid of the White Tiger bandit's revenge?"

 

“Why do we need to be afraid if your bandit group will be wiped out soon?"

 

With the help of the martial alliance, the White Tiger bandits can’t do anything.

 

The scholar and lost robe man watch everything and are ready to help if anything happens.

 

Although the White Tiger bandits are weaker, the junior students and disciples still need more experience in fighting. Fortunately, their senior is helping them.

 

Half an hour later, the fight ended, and the corpses were everywhere. Although there are some injuries, none of the martial alliance members die.

 

“Now let’s attack the White Tiger bandit lair!” Shouted the scholar.

 

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White Tiger bandit lair.

 

Inside the cave, the White Tiger bandit leader just finished having fun and came out of the chamber.

 

Suddenly, he heard a commotion at the cave entrance.

 

“What happened!”

 

“Boss, we are under attack!”

 

“Damn it, who are you?" The White Tiger bandit leader took out his large saber and pointed it at the intruder.

 

The intruder ignored him and kept attacking.

 

Feeling insulted, the White Tiger bandit leader releases a powerful pressure on the intruders.

 

The weaker martial artists are pale, while the others become wary. For the bandits that join them to attack the White Tiger bandit, they all flee.

 

“Step back; let me handle this.” The scholar holding a metal fan comes forward, and at the same time, a strong pressure comes from his body.

 

The White Tiger bandit leader sneers; from his estimation, their strength is equal to that of a first-class martial artist. However, in a straight fight, he is stronger thanks to his muscular body.

 

The cave entrance had limited space, even if you had good movement techniques. Feeling confident, the White Tiger bandit leader dashed toward the scholar.

 

“Now!” Shouted the scholar and quickly moved his body to the cave wall.

 

Multiple arrows fly through the air. However, they are fighting a first-class martial artist. With the swing of his large saber, all the arrows are broken.

 

The scholar moves into the bandit leader's blind spot and aims his metal fan at the bandit leader's neck. But both of them are at the same level, and with limited space to move, it's easy to predict the opponent's movement.

 

With a swing of the bandit's large saber, he repels the scholar's attack.

 

After that, both of them exchange attacks while the other people watch. Even if they join, it's only a hindrance.

 

“It’s taking too long.” A man in a loose robe enters the cave entrance.

 

The martial artists who recognize him quickly bow their heads. That man was a drunken sword master.