Midnight.

The bright moonlight spilled over the flagstone streets of Bafang City, covering them with a layer of silver sand.

Thud—

With a muffled sound, two figures groaned and fell into a pool of blood.

Lin Zheyu's figure emerged from the darkness, the dagger in his hand reflecting a blood-red glow under the moonlight.

"Here they come again, these guys really managed to track it back to me."

Lin Zheyu was speechless.

Recently, he noticed quite a few shady figures appearing around him, ambushing from the shadows with ill intentions toward him.

He casually captured one person, interrogated him briefly, and easily found out the reason.

The three members of the Senluo Temple that Lin Zheyu killed that day, Ge Wuning and Ge Bing, were Ge Yichen's son and grandson.

Ge Yichen, a Martial Artist in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm, wielded considerable influence within the Senluo Temple. The death of his outstanding son and grandson left him furious.

According to the information from the Ya Army, although Liang Song was secretly stirring up trouble, Ge Wuning still traced it back to Lin Zheyu.

Unable to find Liang Song, they planned to capture Lin Zheyu to force Liang Song to show himself.

"Fortunately, Han Tianshu's talent is exceptional, catching the attention of the Yuan Family, who plans to focus on nurturing him. The Senluo Temple doesn't dare to make a move on them, or else it would be troublesome."

Lin Zheyu glanced at Han Tianshun and Han Xuefan playing outside, feeling somewhat relieved.

Han Tianshu's martial talent was impressive, even surpassing Han Mo to some degree.

Han Mo, like Lin Zheyu, started late in martial arts, taking it up in his teens. He relied on a third-rate Six Harmonies Saber Skill to break through to the Qi Blood Realm.

Such talent, even in Bafang City, was considered remarkable.

Under Han Mo's careful guidance from a young age, Han Tianshu quickly demonstrated noteworthy talent.

After joining the city guard, he soon stood out and caught the attention of the Yuan Family.

With his martial brother Han Mo's family finding support in Bafang City and out of danger, Lin Zheyu felt much more at ease.

As for being targeted himself, Lin Zheyu wasn't worried at all.

After his last encounter with the Ya Army, he gained a more comprehensive understanding of his own strength.

Ordinary Martial Artists in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm posed no threat to him. If he had the Golden Scale Blade in hand, Lin Zheyu could even easily slay them.

Even against top experts in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm, as long as they weren't proficient in Lightweight Skills, Lin Zheyu could escape with ease even if he couldn't defeat them.

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...

Having killed the two shady figures, Lin Zheyu carefully searched once more and, confirming no one else was lying in ambush, returned to his courtyard.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days had passed.

It was now autumn, and the nights had grown much colder.

In the past twenty-plus days, Lin Zheyu made substantial gains. With Xiaohei's help, every time he left the city, he managed to hunt down one or two fierce beasts at the Qi Blood Realm level.

Xiaohei, a fierce beast that was the dominant force in the deep forest, was intimately familiar with the territories of other fierce beasts in the forest.

With the cooperation of man and beast, Lin Zheyu managed to accumulate over three thousand taels of silver.

"Almost there. Just three more units of Source Power, and I'll be able to cultivate the Hundred Refinements Treasure Canon to the Perfection level."

Lin Zheyu looked at the data in his consciousness, a smile appearing on his face.

[Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 0

Skills:

Gale Slash (Perfection)

Golden Swan Skill (Ninth Layer 100%)

Hundred Refinements Treasure Canon (Third Layer 85%)

Turtle Breath Skill (Third Layer 100%)

This was the confidence that kept him unafraid of the Senluo Temple.

Although he hadn't yet cultivated the Hundred Refinements Treasure Canon to the Perfection level, Lin Zheyu's defensive capabilities were already no less than those of ordinary Martial Artists in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm.

The amount of Qi Blood power his body could endure had significantly increased.

Using the Qi and Blood Burst Skill, with full force, the Mountain Shattering Palm could unleash an astonishing fivefold power!

This was unimaginable.

Under the fivefold power of the Qi and Blood Burst Skill, Lin Zheyu's speed had reached a new level.

However, he felt that the flexibility of his Body Technique had decreased substantially. Using the fivefold Qi and Blood Burst, Lin Zheyu couldn't execute overly precise and agile body maneuvers.

It could only be used to escape.

But in the state of a fivefold Qi Blood Burst, he could only maintain it for three minutes.

"Once the Hundred Refinements Treasure Canon is cultivated to Perfection, I should be able to withstand an outburst of sixfold Qi Blood power. By then, I estimate I can only sustain it for about a minute."

Lin Zheyu murmured to himself.

With the increase in defensive capability, the Qi Blood power had become his shortcoming.

Even if he could withstand a sixfold outburst of Qi Blood power, he couldn't use it freely; it could only serve as a trump card.

Otherwise, once his Qi Blood power was exhausted, Lin Zheyu would be at the mercy of others.

He exercised his body for a moment.

Lin Zheyu retrieved a set of black-silver weighted armor from inside the house.

The weighted armor, made of heavy iron, consisted of thirteen parts: forearms, upper arms, chest armor, wristguards, shins, thighs, and ankle guards.

Crafting this set of heavy armor cost Lin Zheyu over two thousand taels of silver.

Otherwise, given twenty-plus days and Xiaohei's help, he wouldn't have only accumulated just over three thousand taels of silver.

Once fully donned, the total weight reached an incredible 500 kilograms.

Lin Zheyu couldn't wear the full suit of heavy armor from start to finish during training.

Under the burden of 500 kilograms, he exhausted the Qi Blood power in his body, barely lasting half an hour.

Then he needed to gradually reduce the weight, or else he risked straining muscles and tendons before fully pushing his body to the limit during training.

"Hoo~~"

Lin Zheyu donned the complete set of weighted gear, his muscles bulging all over his body.

The 500-kilogram load was no small burden for him.

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