All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 46 Tribulation
"The second skill, Cloud Soaring Skill! Starting bid: one thousand taels!"

This internal skill is extraordinary; it is a powerful technique that can be cultivated to the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm.

It is said that it also has an auxiliary effect on breaking through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm.

A master at the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm would be considered a top expert even in a county town!
Everyone, please don't miss this opportunity.

After the Biyue Gong was photographed, Zhao Sheng beckoned another waiter forward. Looking at the secret manual covered with a red cloth on the tray, he said something highly inflammatory.

"Perfected Blood Transformation Realm?!"

"Three Flowers Gather at the Top!!"

These two words caused the martial artists in the arena to gasp for breath.

Reaching the peak of the Blood Transformation Realm signifies strength, status, position, and power; it represents possessing everything that ordinary people can have.

The reason why the Giant Kun Gang could dominate the thousands of miles of the Blackwater River was because its leader, Liang Gui, was a top expert who had reached the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm.

This Cloud Soaring Skill is absolutely comparable to the Azure Sea Tide Technique, a top-tier internal skill.

"Of course, there's one thing we need to clarify beforehand: this Cloud Soaring Technique has rather strict requirements for practitioners; their innate talent cannot be lower than top-tier. If you manage to purchase it..."

"One thousand five hundred taels!"

"Two thousand taels!"

As expected, this technique also had considerable limitations. Zhao Sheng immediately added to the explanation, but the excited crowd had already started bidding and didn't give him a chance to finish.

"I'll offer two thousand four hundred taels! Please give the Wang family some face, and in the future..."

"Give it to your mother! I'll give you two thousand eight hundred taels!"

"Three thousand taels!"

The price of the Cloud Soaring Skill was quickly pushed up to a terrifying three thousand taels, and the price is still rising.

Those who made the bids were either wealthy and powerful families or strong martial artists; the atmosphere in the arena was tense because of this martial arts technique.

Zhou Qing only glanced at it twice before leaving early.

No matter how high the price of the Cloud Soaring Skill is, or how precious the last skill is, it has nothing to do with him anymore.

When Zhou Qing got up, it didn't attract much attention.

However, a few people still followed him out of the hall.

Zhou Qing went to the counter on the fourth floor, took out the receipt, and handed it to the female martial artist.

"Please wait a moment, esteemed guest." The female warrior put away the receipt, called over a waiter, and invited him into the private room next door.

A moment later, the female warrior brought over a cloth bag.

"Distinguished guest, the inner armor and gauntlets sold for 170 taels of silver. According to our rules, we only charge a 1 tael silver handling fee for items under 200 taels. After deducting the 155 taels for the purchase of the Azure Water Skill, there are 14 taels of silver remaining. Please check it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing opened the cloth bag, which contained fourteen silver ingots the size of a little finger, as well as a thread-bound manual with the three large characters "Azure Water Technique" written on it.

Judging from the depth of the handwriting, it was probably copied recently.

Zhou Qing opened the manual and flipped through it casually, mainly to check for any missing or incomplete words. Even the simplest manual shouldn't be so easy to understand at a glance.

"Rest assured, esteemed guest, Zhao's Trading Company has been in business for decades and would never sell inferior goods or counterfeit products," the female martial artist said with a smile.

"Mm." Zhou Qing lowered his voice and nodded.

He stuffed the package into his arms and got up to leave.

"Honored guest, this is a VIP token made by our Zhao Family Trading Company. If you come to consign or auction it again in the future, we will waive the handling fee." The female warrior took out a palm-sized bronze token.

Zhou Qing paused, took the token and looked at it. It had a black character "Zhao" engraved on it, but no other markings.

"Ah."

Zhou Qing put away the token, left the private room, and went straight downstairs.

After leaving the Zhao Family Trading Company, Zhou Qing first returned to the inn and went to his room on the second floor.

At that moment, a caterpillar the size of a thumb appeared on the windowsill.

"Puff."

"Two skin-refining martial artists?" Zhou Qing nodded. He knew someone was following him when he left the auction hall.

I just didn't expect that a martial artist who had broken through the barrier would be so uncouth.

"Fine, I'll let you off this time." Zhou Qing didn't want any more trouble. He changed out of his silk robe, tied up his loose hair, and took off his monkey mask. Seeing that it was still early, he sat for a while before leaving the inn and heading out of the city.

He walked for five or six miles in one breath, and the official road in front of him gradually narrowed, extending into a dense forest with a steep slope.

As soon as Zhou Qing entered the woods, the Green Silk Gu issued a warning.

He stopped and looked at the bushes ahead.

At this moment, the Green Silk Gu descended down his trouser leg and landed in the grass beside him, burrowing into the soft soil.

A man wearing a monkey mask emerged from the bushes, carrying a broadsword on his shoulder.

At the same time, a man wearing a minotaur mask walked up behind Zhou Qing and slowly drew a long sword from his waist.

"How did you manage to find me here?" Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

"My nose can smell my wife's menstrual blood even from ten meters away. Do you think I won't recognize you just because you changed your clothes?"

The man in the minotaur mask pointed to his nose and said with a sneer.

Zhou Qing's lips twitched.

"Boy, obediently hand over the Azure Water Skill you possess, and we two brothers might be merciful and let you go!" the monkey-masked man said with a smile.

“Well then, brothers, I happen to have paper and pen with me. How about I make two copies of the Azure Water Technique? Let’s all make money together peacefully, wouldn’t that be wonderful?” Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Hahaha! This kid's got some talent." The man in the monkey mask laughed loudly.

"No, I've changed my mind. I want the manual, and I want all the silver you have!" The man in the minotaur mask said in a deep voice.

"No room for negotiation?" Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes.

"Stop talking nonsense! Kill him, and everything is ours!" The man in the monkey mask charged towards Zhou Qing, carrying a broadsword.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." The man in the minotaur mask also stepped forward, knife in hand.

Zhou Qing threw the package containing money and clothes behind him and rushed towards the minotaur-masked man in front of him.

Seeing Zhou Qing's unusually calm expression, the man in the minotaur mask felt a chill run down his spine and instantly lost all his contempt.

He sheathed his long sword and stood still, his eyes fixed on Zhou Qing.

On the other side, the man in the monkey mask looked at the package that was thrown at him, but instead of catching it, he stopped in his tracks.

Only after the package landed and scattered, spilling out the clothes and silver ingots, did he step forward, use his broadsword to pry open the clothes, and excitedly start working with the silver inside.

"This kid is such a coward!"

The man in the monkey mask reached out and grabbed the silver ingot.

"what!"

Suddenly, a scream came from the side.

The man in the monkey mask instinctively looked up.

The young man held his companion's long sword between his hands, his mask covered in white ash. He was now pulling back, removing his mask, and roaring.

"You brat, I'll definitely tear you apart alive!"

"Lime? Only children do that," the man in the monkey mask sneered, feeling a bit smug seeing his companion get the short end of the stick.

However, before his smile could last even a moment, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his palm.

He looked closely and saw a bright red centipede about a foot long biting his palm.

In an instant, he experienced numbness, itching, and burning sensations, and his palms turned black at a visible speed.

Terrified, the man in the monkey-face mask wildly brandished his broadsword and retreated hastily.

boom!
He leaned against a tree trunk, holding a broadsword, and took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, pouring all the medicine inside into his mouth.

The black area on his palm continued to spread, reaching his wrist. He circulated his qi and blood to suppress the toxins, but could only slow it down slightly.

Even after consuming all the medicine powder on his body, he still couldn't detoxify.

"what!"

At this moment, the scene in front of him caused the man in the monkey mask to completely break down.

The man in the minotaur mask was struck in the chest by Zhou Qing's palm, followed by another palm strike to the neck. With his hands clutching his head, Zhou Qing twisted it 180 degrees, rendering the man utterly dead.

(End of this chapter)