After leaving Xijiao Lane, Su Que returned to Zhang Bengen's residence.

He took off Zhang Bengen's clothes, changed into his own, and then carefully examined the paper given by Profound Tiger.

It indeed listed the poisons needed for the second and third advancements of the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons, as well as the meridian routes for cultivation.

In other words, if the information from Profound Tiger was correct, he could gather the necessary poisons from the paper and cultivate the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons to the 3rd Realm of Ascension.

'Next, it's time to go to Qingfeng Town's black market to collect poisons.'

'The fourth day of the lunar month is three days away; only then will the black market open.'

Thinking of this, Su Que decided to fully immerse himself in cultivating the Marriage Robe Divine Skill at the inn in the coming days, aiming to break through in three days.

As for the Essence Enhancing Pill, he planned to retrieve it after returning from the ghost market, which would only take a day anyway.

Su Que placed Zhang Bengen's clothes and hidden weapons into the secret compartment, then moved the stone slab back to cover it.

Afterward, he left Zhang Bengen's residence and returned to the inn.

...

Two nights later, Su Que sat cross-legged on the bed, bare-chested, eyes closed, training.

Thin wisps of white gas seeped from his Baihui Acupoint, posterior spine, and the pores on his shoulders.

A bulge moved beneath his skin.

It shifted from his chest to below his abdomen and then disappeared.

Before long, it rose again from his back.

Marriage Robe Divine Skill (5th Realm Refining Skill 99%)

After two days of continuous training, his Marriage Robe Divine Skill had finally reached the verge of a breakthrough.

The deeper the cultivation of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, the greater the damage the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi did to a martial artist's body.

Generally, martial artists, upon reaching this realm, would disperse the Marriage Robe Divine Skill to prevent severe damage to their flesh and meridians, resulting in martial arts loss.

However, for Su Que, the harm from the Marriage Robe Divine Skill had reversed.

For him, the deeper the cultivation of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, as long as he did not disperse it, the more benefits it offered his flesh and meridians.

Originally, due to side effects from techniques like the Seven Injuries Fist and Marriage Robe Divine Skill, Su Que's body had become extremely resilient.

Ordinary evil techniques, even without the Golden Finger, couldn't cause much harm to his current body.

Now, the progress of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill's cultivation approached 60%, greatly increasing its side effects.

This conveniently sped up the slow increase in his remaining lifespan.

Su Que focused on channeling the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi.

Suddenly, the previously slowly emerging white vapor burst out.

The entire tent top abruptly lifted.

'Breakthrough!'

Su Que's heart stirred, and he summoned the attributes.

Name: Su Que (18 years old)

Lifespan: 251

Talent Value: 48

Martial Arts:

Seven Injuries Fist (7th Realm of Divine Transformation 60%)

Celestial Deformed Foot (5th Realm Refining Skill 99%)

Picking Flowers and Leaves (3rd Realm Ascension 30%)

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Inner Strength:

Marriage Robe Divine Skill (6th Realm Divine Skill 1%)

Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons (1st Realm Initial Insight 99%)

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Realm: Three Meridians of the Meridian Opening Realm

The Marriage Robe Divine Skill broke through, and the attributes now showed 6th Realm Divine Skill 1%.

The Myriad Poison True Qi had continually damaged his body, cumulatively adding 2 years to his lifespan over these days.

And the breakthrough of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill further increased his lifespan by 8 years.

The remaining lifespan, having passed the 245 and 250 nodes, correspondingly increased the Talent Value by 2 points.

After breaking through the 6th Realm of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, it reached the 60% mark mentioned in the Marriage Robe Divine Skill secret manual.

At this point, the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi was more aggressive than before.

Su Que immediately mobilized the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi, releasing it from the Hand Three Yang Meridians.

These three meridians of his Hand Three Yang were developed like broad canals, compared to thin bamboo tubes before developing.

The capacity of True Qi rushing through them now was incomparable to before.

The Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi surged and charged through the widened meridians before being released.

"Ssss!"

The sound of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi slicing through the air echoed.

'The Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi is even more destructive than before!'

Su Que listened to the sound, judging internally.

After the breakthrough of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, Su Que's entire body felt sticky.

He called the waiter to bring in a large tub of water, took a bath, and then went to sleep.

...

The next day, Su Que woke up early, carrying a bundle with disguise clothing and three thousand Liang in silver coins, and left the inn.

He first grabbed a bite to eat on the street.

Afterward, he went to an unoccupied corner, circulating Qi and blood, flexing his muscles to make himself look half a head taller than before.

Then, he put on a wooden mask bought from the market, wore a cloak, donned a hood, and left Jiannan Prefecture City, heading toward Qingfeng Town east of Jiannan Prefecture City.

Before this, he had already inquired about the general direction of Qingfeng Town.

At this moment, he performed the Celestial Deformed Footlight Technique, his figure suddenly becoming a dim blur hard for ordinary people to see, racing toward Qingfeng Town.

Crossing two small streams and passing two patches of woods, the outline of Qingfeng Town came into view.

At this moment, he saw many pedestrians and carriages heading toward Qingfeng Town.

From the strides of these pedestrians, he could judge that they all knew martial arts.

Moreover, their attire was similar to his, all wearing cloaks with hoods over their heads.

It seemed these were martial artists, aware that Qingfeng Town's ghost market opened today, coming here to purchase goods.

Su Que immediately slowed his pace, blending into the crowd.

Joining over thirty martial artists, he headed toward Qingfeng Town's entrance.

Su Que heard from Jianghu travelers in Jiannan City that Qingfeng Town was actually occupied by the Zaiyang Sect east of Jiannan Prefecture City.

Zaiyang Sect, allegedly founded by a eunuch remnant from Liang Kingdom's palace who fled here.

After twenty years, it has become a major force in Jiannan Prefecture.

It's said the sect leader, Gui Risheng, that eunuch remnant, mastered a potent martial art learned from the palace.

The name of the martial art is unknown to outsiders, just that Gui Risheng is skilled with light weapons like thin swords, silver needles, Emei needles, etc.

And when he fights, his body technique is extremely fast, and his techniques are unpredictable.

Usually, he can kill an opponent in one encounter.

It's said he's even sparred with Li Tunshan, the commander of the Thunderbolt Army, several times.

Even though his Martial Arts Realm is lower than Li Tunshan's, his extremely fast body technique and mysterious techniques make Li Tunshan very troubled.

Li Tunshan, despite having robust Horizontal Training, has never been able to defeat him.

Qingfeng Town, taken by the Zaiyang Sect, is used as a place to store supplies.

And naturally, the ghost market is also hosted by the Zaiyang Sect.

Su Que heard that stall owners at the ghost market not only have to pay a stall fee but also give twenty percent of their earnings to the Zaiyang Sect.

Furthermore, those like them wishing to enter Qingfeng Town must also pay silver coins.

At Qingfeng Town's entrance stood four robust men, two wielding single sabers, and two collecting silver coins from passersby.

When Su Que reached the entrance, he reached into his bundle, pulled out thirty taels of broken silver, and handed it to one of the men, entering Qingfeng Town smoothly.

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