Nighttime.

The stars are sparse, and the bright moonlight spills down.

In the mountains and forests.

A gentle breeze blows, spreading the scent of blood.

A group of people gathered together, holding burning torches in their hands, illuminating the corpses on the ground.

The Grand Elder of the Xing Family returned, looking somberly at the bodies on the ground.

The Second Elder and Fifth Elder, who were fine during the day, now lay silent on the ground, their bodies gnawed by wild beasts, some unrecognizable.

"Old Third, did you find any clues?" the Grand Elder said gloomily.

"The perpetrator used the Zhao Family's Night Orchid, but the Second and Fifth Elders were not poisoned. The Second Elder was first severely injured by the opponent's leg skill, then beheaded."

"The Fifth Elder's entire right arm was crippled, and before he died, he exchanged a punch with the opponent. There were no extra wounds on his body; he died from having his neck twisted."

"The attacker was very strong, definitely had power above the Qi Blood Realm like a tiger; otherwise, it would be impossible to easily defeat the combined forces of the Second and Fifth Elders."

The Third Elder said with a gloomy expression.

Losing two Qi Blood Realm elders at once, one of whom was a Qi Blood Second Transformation powerhouse, was a heavy blow to the Xing Family.

Every Martial Artist in the Qi Blood Realm is extremely rare, let alone those of the First and Second Transformations.

"Is it possible it was done by multiple people?" the Grand Elder said solemnly.

"No, the scene was damaged, but from the battle traces, it looks like there was only one person."

"The Night Orchid of the Zhao Family isn't sold outside. With such powerful strength, having the Night Orchid poison powder, could it have been Zhao Guanhua?"

The Third Elder pondered for a moment and said.

According to the information they collected, Zhao Guanhua was skilled in leg skill and fist skill, which matched the injuries on the Second and Fifth Elders.

As for the Second Elder being beheaded, it's normal; even if not skilled in blades, Martial Artists carry weapons during travels.

"Gather the corpses and carry them back."

"Old Third, order an investigation into the entry and exit records at the city gates in recent days, have spies report the activities of the masters from the major clans in the city!"

"Hmph, daring to kill my Xing Family members, do they think we're pushovers?"

The Grand Elder said with a gloomy face and sinister eyes, "Write down anyone who went out or is suspicious in these few days, I will personally pay them a visit!"

"Alright!"

The Third Elder nodded and replied.

...

After returning to Songyi City, Lin Zheyu went to the city's pharmacy and made a large purchase of herbs.

Money is meant to be spent, as long as one's strength improves, earning money becomes easier.

Disguising himself slightly, he skillfully went to the major pharmacies in the city to make purchases.

Lin Zheyu bought a total of eighty sets of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup herbs, just enough to advance the Golden Swan Skill to the Eighth-Layer Perfection, reaching the Qi Blood Four Transformations level.

After buying the herbs, he had over three thousand six hundred silver taels left; he just needed to go to a bigger city to exchange for a higher-level cultivation technique.

"I wonder how much it would cost to buy a cultivation technique that allows cultivation to the Qi Blood Dragon Realm?"

Lin Zheyu said to himself.

To cultivate to the Qi Blood Dragon Realm, one not only needs enough talent and ample resources, but also an excellent cultivation technique that is crucial.

If the cultivation technique is inadequate, the efficiency of refining Qi Blood and purifying the quality of Qi Blood will be much lower.

The higher the purity of Qi Blood, the lower the training effect.

Just like the Golden Swan Skill cultivation technique, after reaching the Eighth-Layer Perfection and entering the Qi Blood Four Transformations, it is almost impossible to further advance to achieve a qualitative change in Qi Blood.

"Hope the black markets in those major cities sell techniques that allow one to cultivate to the Qi Blood Dragon Realm!"

Lin Zheyu murmured, feeling a bit worried.

He wasn't worried about the high price of the cultivation manuals but about not being able to buy them.

The ones that come up for sale in the market are just ordinary cultivation techniques; truly advanced cultivation manuals are rarely put on sale.

Owning advanced manuals, if one's strength is inadequate, they don't dare to sell easily; such behavior is akin to courting death.

And those strong enough do not lack the silver taels from selling the manuals.

Therefore, the cultivation techniques sold on the black market are just ordinary manuals, those capable of cultivating to Qi Blood Six Transformations are extremely rare.

Let alone those allowing cultivation to Qi Blood Nine Transformations, a technique that allows reaching the Qi Blood Dragon Realm.

He ground all the purchased herbs into powder, packed ten portions of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup herbs into one, dividing them into eight packs.

He still needed eight units of Source Power to elevate the Golden Swan Skill to the Eighth-Layer Perfection.

Previously, Lin Zheyu used one unit of Source Power in conjunction with eight portions of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup herbs to enhance, then recovered body Qi Blood through large food intake.

But now with money, he could afford to be more extravagant.

One unit of Source Power, combined with the medicinal power of ten Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soups, could restore internal Qi Blood to its peak.

Four days later.

Morning.

Lin Zheyu was training in his courtyard, studying the Poison Canon.

These days, he did not go to stand by the entrance of Lion Valley.

Having just ambushed two Qi Blood Realm Martial Artists from the Xing Family, the Xing Family must be furious and searching everywhere for the culprit.

With this lesson, the Xing Family will surely be much more cautious, possibly sending masters to secretly follow.

Lin Zheyu planned to wait a while for things to quiet down, for both the Xing Family and the Nine Nether Sect to lower their guards before going to ambush outside Lion Valley.

Whiz, whiz, whiz~~~

In the courtyard, Lin Zheyu, bare-chested, muscles knotted, lines smooth, exuded a masculine beauty.

The Six Harmonies Blade is not a domineering saber skill, while the Wild Bull Fist develops a domineering fist force; the two aren't quite compatible.

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