The continuous damage from the Marriage Robe Divine Skill and the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons to his body made his remaining lifespan increase at every moment.

After cultivating the Withered Wood Divine Skill, due to the reversal of side effects, his muscles, bones, flesh, and Five Viscera were revitalized.

His life force became even more vigorous, and his remaining lifespan increased.

Over about a month, with all the side effects reversed, his remaining lifespan increased by 4 years.

His Talent Value rose by 1 point after his remaining lifespan reached the 260 mark.

After achieving Minor Achievement in the 2nd Realm of the Withered Wood Divine Skill, the Withered Wood True Qi within him grew significantly.

With a thought, the Withered Wood True Qi could diffuse from his meridians and gather at a patch of his skin.

Since the Withered Wood True Qi was still limited in quantity, he couldn't cover his entire skin with it.

However, compared to the 1st Realm, which could only defend his inner viscera.

The Withered Wood True Qi of the 2nd Realm could at least defend when an attack reached his flesh and skin.

In the following days, Su Que's life remained peaceful.

But Jiannan Prefecture City was surging with undercurrents.

Su Que selling Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons stirred the waters of Jiannan Prefecture City.

The Zaiyang Sect was assigning more personnel to investigate the events of the day Su Que sold hidden weapons.

The person in charge of the Ghost Market and multiple subordinates died on that day.

Their famed master, "Silver Snake Young Master" Tian Ming, also disappeared that day and hasn't been found for days, likely killed by someone.

This made them have to suspect that it was probably the doing of the person who sold the crossbows.

But who this person is, they still have no clue at the moment.

This person could kill the Fifth Blood bald brute and Tian Ming, who had opened two meridians. They almost confirmed that this person was a Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist.

However, there are only about thirty Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artists in Jiannan Prefecture City.

They compared the Martial Arts styles of these thirty or so Meridian Opening Realm experts with the killer's methods.

The death state of the person in charge of the Ghost Market and his subordinates—skulls shattered, bodies intact—resembles the combat style of the Thunderbolt Army's commander, Li Tunshan.

This person's power is fierce, and his techniques are bold.

But as a Fifteen Meridians Martial Arts master, Li Tunshan was also unlikely to specifically kill the sect members of the Fifth Blood and below.

And at that time, a Zaiyang Sect believer guarding the Ghost Market died from something piercing through his head.

The people of the Zaiyang Sect closely inspected the scene and found some tile powder on the ground.

They speculated that this person was killed by a tile piercing through his head.

This killing method also reminded them of the Tang Sect.

The clues left by the killer not only didn't help them better determine who the killer was, but also made them even more confused.

Not only the Zaiyang Sect but also the head of the Jiannan Prefecture City's Tang Sect, "Mirage" Zhou Yinseng, was equally troubled.

Not only have they failed to capture the person selling their hidden weapons, but their three contacts at this stronghold all disappeared at the same time!

This considerably weakened the stronghold's combat power.

Meanwhile, he also had to send people out to investigate the Tang Sect hidden weapons that were sold, aiming to retrieve all these hidden weapons without exception.

Besides the Zaiyang Sect and the Tang Sect, other forces also began to take action.

Some forces secretly sent people to find the person who sold the crossbow that day and to trace the Tang Sect weapons sold that day.

At noon, under the blazing sun, Su Que strolled into a tavern, ordered three dishes and a soup, and savored them heartily.

These days, whenever he dined, he always heard some Martial Artists discussing the crossbows he sold.

At first, he heard that several quite notable Fourth Blood and Fifth Blood Martial Artists had died under the powerful crossbows.

The Martial Artists all said that the powerful crossbows were the ones sold by that mysterious person at the Qingfeng Town Ghost Market.

A few days later, he heard that some powerful crossbows had already appeared on the market.

These powerful crossbows were not the Tang Sect crossbows he sold but were counterfeits of those Tang Sect crossbows.

Even the best of these counterfeits didn't even reach sixty percent of the power of the Tang Sect crossbows.

However, their power was much greater than ordinary crossbows.

If counterfeited in large quantities and equipped to a squad, the squad's combat power would increase dramatically.

One or two people with counterfeits might not even be able to kill a Fourth Blood Martial Artist.

However, if a hundred people all held counterfeits, they could threaten a Fifth Blood Martial Artist!

After the appearance of the counterfeits, some of the stronger forces in Jiannan Prefecture City began dispatching people to search everywhere for the original crossbows.

If they acquired the original crossbows, they would give them to more skilled blacksmiths to replicate them, forging more powerful crossbows.

"Just a few crossbows and they're this excited?"

After finishing his meal, Su Que called the waiter for the bill while thinking.

He not only had more crossbows on hand but also had more powerful mechanisms—the Mechanical Arm and the Mechanical Box.

Moreover, he had the forging diagrams for these mechanisms.

For now, his money wasn't running low, and he had a sufficient amount of elixirs, so he planned to let this matter ferment a bit more.

When the situation reached its peak, he would release news: all these were Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons, and let the situation ferment further.

By then, the prices of those crossbows would surely skyrocket.

Then he would sell a part of the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons.

He knew many forces were waiting for him to show up.

When he sold Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons again, he would face risks.

Therefore, he needed to elevate his strength to a level where he feared no risks at all!

After paying, Su Que returned home to continue cultivating the Withered Wood Divine Skill.

After five days of dedicated training, his Withered Wood Divine Skill was once again on the verge of a breakthrough.

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