All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 91 The Seventh Leader of Golden Knife Stronghold
"How could this be? Wasn't it said that Qi and Blood Clouds could only be condensed before breaking through to the Body Refining Realm?"

Zhou Qing looked at the seventh dark cloud mark that had appeared on his arm, puzzled.

The amount of Qi, blood, and Qi affects the speed of body tempering after a martial artist breaks through to the Flesh Refining Realm, as well as the difficulty of Tendon Transformation.

The higher a martial artist's innate talent, the more qi and blood clouds they can theoretically condense.

The more Qi and blood you have, the greater your improvement will be after breaking through to a higher realm.

With Zhou Qing's inherent talent, condensing six streams of qi and blood clouds is theoretically the limit.

Of course, if he takes his time or waits for other opportunities, he may also have a chance to condense the seventh Qi and Blood Cloud.

However, the main purpose of condensing qi and blood clouds is to accelerate the speed of flesh refining and tendon strengthening, and increase the chance of breaking through to the bone refining realm.

If too much time is wasted on condensing qi and blood into clouds, thus delaying the physical training and tendon strengthening, then it would be a case of losing more than one gains.

According to Wei Sheng, he also had superior physical attributes and had only condensed six streams of qi and blood clouds, but that did not prevent him from breaking through to the Flesh Refining Realm and eventually becoming a Great Martial Master in the Blood Exchange Realm.

As long as the number of Qi and Blood Clouds exceeds four, it will not significantly hinder the progress of flesh refining and tendon strengthening.

Zhou Qing had taken this into consideration when he decided to break through while condensing the six streams of qi and blood.

Unexpectedly, after breaking through to the Flesh Refining Realm, he was still able to condense a seventh cloud of blood and qi.

"Could it be related to the completion of the White Cloud Palm Technique?"

[Occupation: Martial Artist]

[Technique: White Cloud Palm Technique]

Progress: Complete (800/800)

Zhou Qing looked at the [Martial Artist] profession on the jade tablet.

After the White Cloud Palm Technique was cultivated to the perfect stage, it took less than two months for the progress to reach the upper limit of 800 points a few days ago.

However, the White Cloud Palm Technique did not advance from the perfect stage to the next stage, "Mastery of Divine Skill".

To achieve further breakthroughs, it is estimated that one will need to comprehend the fundamental diagram of Qi and Blood.

Wei Sheng never imagined that someone with his natural talent could make such a progress in cultivation, so he didn't teach him the follow-up content of the White Cloud Palm Technique when he left.

"The Azure Water Technique shouldn't have the effect of improving physical constitution."

【Craft: Green Wood Sutra】

[Progress: Level 1 (215/2000)]

After perfecting the White Cloud Palm Technique, his Qi and blood were further enhanced, and even after breaking through to the third level of the Azure Water Technique, it seemed that he could not guarantee the improvement of his physical constitution, and thus the seventh Qi and blood cloud was condensed.

The Green Wood Sutra is still far from breaking through to the second level, and has not yet produced the effect of improving one's physical constitution.

However, the Azure Water True Qi can merge with the Green Wood True Qi and transform into each other.

Although the progress bar didn't change, it did indeed allow the Azure Water True Qi to be transformed into Green Wood True Qi.

"Perhaps the third level of the Azure Water Technique can exert the same effect as the second level of the Green Wood Scripture through the transformation of true qi."

Zhou Qing had a guess in his mind.

Regardless, the outcome was good.

All that's needed is to continue practicing, and then we can verify it.

If that's the case, then the focus of cultivation becomes clear.

Occupation: Silkworm farmer

[Craftsmanship: Silkworm rearing and mulberry harvesting]

[Progress: Masterful (1/800)]

"Speaking of which, the silkworm raising and mulberry picking skills I acquired as a professional silkworm farmer have made my hands incredibly dexterous since I reached a state of perfection."

Zhou Qing wielded the long sword with ease, his fingers deftly twisting and turning, creating dazzling swordplay.

"Whether my physical constitution has improved is unclear, but my progress in cultivating palm and sword techniques has indeed increased significantly."

"We still need to raise these silkworms!" Zhou Qing planned to continue raising silkworms after spring.

The Jiulian Mountains to the east of the county town are safer than Huanglong Mountain, and are more than ten times larger than Heifeng Mountain, enough for him to cultivate all kinds of alien species.

These past few months I've been focusing on training and improving my strength.

"We still need to find a way to make money," Zhou Qing sighed, touching the empty money pouch in his arms.

The reason his cultivation progress was getting faster and faster was not only due to the powerful special effects brought about by the improvement of various skills, but also, most importantly, the money he spent like water.

Last time I went to the black market to sell snakeskin, I had four hundred taels of silver left, but I spent it all in half a month.

One Qi-stabilizing pill alone costs two hundred taels of silver.

If it weren't for the lack of connections and the extreme difficulty in mastering alchemy, Zhou Qing would have considered becoming a disciple of the Hundred Herbs Hall to learn alchemy.

"It seems we can't keep the last two snakeskins."

Without money, the slowdown in cultivation speed is immediately apparent.

It's now the first day of the first lunar month, and there are still fourteen days until the full moon on the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

If we want to deal with Lin Tianzheng, we need to make a decision now and prepare in advance.

The main problem is that Wei Sheng hasn't sent any news back.

Mu Yuan's threat was like a sword hanging over their heads.

Although he might not even notice Zhou Qing, this nobody, this sense of crisis made him feel urgent.

[Refining: Erqing]

[Progress: Mutation and Evolution (756/800)]

"After absorbing the venom of seven bottles of Blood Jade Gecko, Erqing is only one step away from completing its evolution." After waiting for so long, Erqing is finally about to finish its evolution.

If you want it to evolve faster, you'll need to buy some high-quality poison water.

Unlike Heishan Town, in Ping'an County, large families typically have very well-organized search teams.

Although these people cannot ignore most of the miasma like Zhou Qing, the teams of large families are usually led by powerful experts such as Bone Refining Realm martial artists, who have the ability to hunt powerful beasts and monsters.

For Zhou Qing now, venturing deep into the Jiulian Mountains and Huanglong Mountains is of little significance, because he would be no match for the powerful beasts and monsters he encounters, and his life would be in danger.

Of course, this is only temporary.

"Grandma, I'm going out for a bit." Zhou Qing returned to the backyard, told his grandmother, and hurriedly left the house, heading straight for the inner city.

inner city.

Outside the South Gate.

People come and go, and pedestrians enter and exit in an orderly manner.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out.

"Chase!"

With a loud shout, a disheveled, blood-stained middle-aged man fled in a sorry state, wielding a knife in one hand and rampaging through the crowd.

Facing the pedestrian blocking his way, he raised his hand and slashed with his knife.

A series of piercing screams suddenly erupted from the crowd.

Upon seeing someone dare to commit violence in the city streets, passing martial artists immediately intervened.

However, he was no match for the middle-aged man.

However, after a brief delay, several officials dressed in black robes and the Demon Suppression Division Inspector dressed in black bird robes rushed out of the city gate.

"Xue Zhong! Surrender! You can't escape!" From the crowd, a female warrior carrying a long sword, exuding heroic spirit, stepped out. It was none other than Yao Xuewei.

Upon hearing this, Xue Zhong sneered, holding an unconscious boy in his left arm.

The boy was four or five years old, with delicate features and a beautiful face. He was dressed in a silk robe, which indicated that he was from a wealthy and noble family.

"Anyone who follows me! I'll kill that brat and wipe out the Mu family line!"

Xue Chong shouted sharply, placing his long sword against the boy's neck, the sharp blade immediately leaving a bloody gash on the boy's neck.

"Stop!" Yao Xuewei's pretty face changed slightly.

"You bitch! I'll pay for this sword sooner or later!" Xue Chong leaped into the alley beside him.

"Chase them!" Yao Xuewei ordered.

"My lord, are we really going to pursue them?! The young master of the Mu family is in his hands!" A patrol inspector stepped forward, his words filled with apprehension.

The youngest son of the Mu family is the only son in four generations and is the apple of the eye of the old matriarch of the Mu family.

Although the Mu family was not one of the five major families in Ping County, the matriarch of the Mu family had a close personal relationship with the county magistrate.

If the young master of the Mu family were to perish here because of them, Yao Xuewei might be fine, but they would definitely be implicated.

"Do you really think Xue Chong will release them after he gets away?" Yao Xuewei raised an eyebrow.

She never expected that the seventh leader of the Golden Knife Stronghold would dare to disguise himself and sneak into the inner city.

Even more unexpectedly, the opponent, a martial artist at the Muscle Refining Realm, was able to withstand her full-force sword strike head-on and survive, and even had the strength to kill the Mu family's guards and capture the Mu family's young master who was passing by.

Everyone's expression changed.

Seeing that the others hesitated, Yao Xuewei took the lead and chased after them.

At the very least, either Xue Zhong or the young master of the Mu family must remain.

If anyone has to take the blame, it'll be her.

"You bitch! You have such a keen sense of smell! You actually saw through my disguise!"

Xue Zhong's eyes were filled with resentment and venom as he gritted his teeth and sped through the alley.

He headed west towards Jiulianfang, the closest ward to the west gate of the outer city.

The sword wound on his chest was deep enough to expose the bone, but he was a martial artist who had refined his tendons and fascia, and he was able to control the contraction of the muscles and fascia in his chest and abdomen to reduce bleeding. Such an injury was not fatal.

However, Yao Xuewei's Taiyi sword was extremely sharp, and the residual Gengjin sword energy at the wound made him break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

Despite Xue Zhong running and applying topical and oral medications to stop the bleeding, he was still unable to completely stop it.

If it's not treated quickly, he will bleed to death in less than half an hour.

Once you're outside the west gate, you can ride a fast horse and you'll be fine.

After passing through the alley in front of him, Xue Zhong came to a fork in the road. After a slight hesitation, he plunged into the narrow alley on the left, choosing to take the shortcut.

"almost!"

Looking at the city gate not far away, Xue Zhong's face lit up with joy.

Just as he was about to rush out of the narrow alley.

A sudden change occurred.

A young man dressed in plain clothes with a long sword at his waist appeared at the entrance of the alley.

He held a steamed bun in one hand and a wine jar in the other, eating the bun and drinking the wine at the same time, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Faced with Xue Zhong's sudden appearance, the boy was stunned for a moment and subconsciously took a step back.

However, Xue Zhong was even faster.

"Get away!!!"

(End of this chapter)