Chapter 172: Strategize! (1/2)

Chapter 172: Strategize!

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It has been 15 years since he arrived in this world. Junior Leopard did not have a particular goal all this time, or more accurately, his goal kept changing and was not set in stone.

When he first reincarnated in that small village, he only thought about how he could live on properly. That was the most basic aspect of his survival need. Later on, he Wang Tianlei and One-Eyed Wolf and came to understand the difference in this world. He began to thirst for martial arts. However, that thirst and thoughts back then were built on a foundational level, spurred by his many years of reading about martial arts heroes in novels. It was an instinctive curiosity of something only existing in legends as well as a basic thirst for power. Of course, deep within the recesses of his heart, he wanted to practice martial arts so his longevity could be extended and his abilities could be greatly enhanced.

That was a shallow and singular objective. Martial arts was a simply a premise for achieving that goal.

He succeeded. He succeeded in learning martial arts. However, everything had changed ever since he entered the world of martial arts. Maybe he was influenced by the novels he had read. He actually started having a keen interest in learning martial arts. He spent a long time in the world of martial arts, unable to detach himself from it. During that time, he even thought he would spend his whole life researching martial arts until he died of old age.

Yet, two things happened in between. Back then, the incidents did not feel like much. In retrospect, however, they had caused a lasting impact on himself. The first was him entering the Wu's and becoming their Outer Core disciple. He got in touch with a deeper level of martial arts and it allowed him an initial understanding of this world. His obsession with martial arts began then. However, he realized things were not so simple after delving into it for some time. This world was complicated and the biggest blow to him was Old Xing's death. His death showed him the cruelty of this world. Peace was impossible in the world of martial arts. He had to continue cultivating and continuously strengthen himself. Only then would he save himself from Old Xing's fate. The second was naturally the bloodline of the Fiery Eyes that he possessed. It was right for him to gingerly conceal this fact, proving that he had foresight. If he did not do so, others would have long carved out his miraculous eyes to be refined into an External Elixir. The bloodline of the Fiery Eyes allowed him to progress further in the face of danger. His heart developed a strong thirst for power. He wanted it not for other things, only his safety.

From that moment on, he developed a strong passion for power. That was why he would collude with Jin Nanqing in Zhonghe City to rob the precious medicinal ingredients that Wu Yuntian had secretly tried to sell off. That was why he would obey Wang She's every word and do things for him. All was to put him in a safer situation.

He also came to understand something else. Besides his strength, he also needed a powerful backer to survive in this world and live a good life. In this world, those who made a name for themselves all had a strong force acting as their support.

Wang She was a Chief of Tian Long Taoism and his backer was Tian Long Taoism. Lu Shaoyou was the deacon of Mingyi School and his sect backed him. There were also others, such as Prince Xiaoming and Xue Wuya. They were famous experts and powerful influences at the same time. The merging of a strong body and a powerful backer was capable of unleashing the greatest effect and power. The stronger the influence, the safer the person. Vice versa, the stronger the body, the more powerful the backing became.

Ever since Tian Long Taoism had Wang She, a Level Nine expert, their position within Great Jin had transformed.

This was a matter of both sides influencing and benefiting each other.

After understanding this point, Junior Leopard naturally began to consider his own predicament.

When it came to his strength, he had nothing to worry about as he had accumulated too much: two External Elixers, the Fiery Eyes, a few prescriptions of the elixirs, and the various benefits he obtained from Xue Wuya. All that alone was enough push him towards the path of an expert. What concerned him was his backing, the Wu's in Yunzhou.

Born in a small mountain village without any foundation, all his achievements today was the result of him depending on his own potential and aptitude to barge into the Wu's.

For him, the Wu's was a big tree strong enough to shelter him from the wind and rain. All he had to do was to stick closely to this tree. As he helped the tree to grow, he also had to absorb its nutrients to strengthen himself.

The Wu's in Yunzhou was an enormous existence for most people, too big for them to dare resist. This was far from enough for him.