Too many people are dying in this chaotic world? Then I'll activate the control panel!

Thick, leaden-gray clouds piled up in layers, pressing down low and locking the last ray of sunlight out of the sky. The world was a pale white, somber and oppressive.

Scattered snowflakes fell intermittently, and the cold wind howled without ceasing.

Wang Sheng stood atop a barren mountain, holding a piece of animal skin paper as thick as a thumb in his hand. He stood with his hands behind his back, his expression icy, looking down at the desolate mountain where not a blade of grass grew.

"A great tomb!"

"I searched everywhere and found some markers on the mountain, but I couldn't see any trace of a grave. I thought Zhao Jie was lying to me!"

"But Yuan Wang placed the body-refining method on the top of this mountain."

"Thinking about it carefully, this desolate mountain must be the tomb!"

Wang Sheng muttered to himself.

He stared intently at the mountain, his senses at their peak, listening and watching carefully, but after a long while, there was still no sound.

The sky was overcast, the wind was still blowing, and the snow was still falling.

Seeing that nothing unusual had occurred, Wang Sheng took another look at the mountain.

If the mountain is a large tomb, then the tombstone should be this huge rock standing upright on the mountaintop, about seven or eight meters high.

Looking at the boulder, which had no words on it and whose surface was covered with various marks of being cleaved by knives and axes, Wang Sheng instinctively didn't want to touch it.

This tomb is indeed strange, enormous, and extraordinary. Wang Sheng will never study it unless he captures Yuan Wang.

"It's time to leave!"

Wang Sheng shook his head, not wanting to take the risk, and turned to leave.

This trip wasn't entirely fruitless.

The body-refining method in his hand was indeed one of the top ancient body-refining methods, named "Mysterious Spirit Nine Revolutions Divine Roc Technique".

In terms of status, the Xuanling Nine Revolutions Divine Roc Technique is far superior to the Eight Elements Horizontal Breathing Technique.

However, in terms of feasibility, the Eight-Line Horizontal Breathing Technique is a level above the Profound Spirit Technique.

Although the method of obtaining the elixirs for the Eight Elements Horizontal Breathing Technique has been lost, the breathing technique itself remains and can still be used as a reference for future generations. In ancient times, with the aid of elixirs, many geniuses were able to master it.

However, even in ancient times, very few people could master the Xuanling Nine Revolutions Divine Roc Technique.

The difficulty of this body-refining method lies not only in the need for high talent, but also in the requirement to be a hybrid, possessing the bloodline of the mythical beast, the Roc. Furthermore, cultivation still requires the assistance of the Roc's essence and blood.

The Great Roc is a top-tier legendary beast that cannot be tamed by anyone but those with great supernatural powers.

The roc that can transform into human form and reproduce with humans has a cultivation level that is even higher than the heavens. Its bloodline was almost extinct in ancient times, and now it has become a legend.

Therefore, Yuan Wang left this body-refining technique to Wang Sheng because he was very certain that Wang Sheng would not be able to master it.

However, this was not because Yuan Wang wanted to make things difficult for him.

Yuan Wang left a letter for Wang Sheng explaining that the body-refining techniques he possessed were all at this level, with the higher-level ones being of similar difficulty, and there was a 99% chance that they would not be able to master them.

The Xuanling Technique is absolutely impossible to cultivate. This last sentence was, of course, left unwritten.

Wang Sheng was too lazy to care about Yuan's superfluous explanation.

He requested a top-tier body-refining method.

Since Yuan Wang did indeed provide a top-tier method, then there's nothing to worry about.

When it comes to cultivation, let his talent handle the difficulties. Wang Sheng only needs to work hard.

Ershui City.

After returning to the city, Wang Sheng continued to cultivate his internal strength and the Eight Elemental Breathing Technique while also making arrangements for the disciples of the Zhao Family Martial Academy and the Qingshui Martial Academy.

He put the Xuanling Nine Revolutions Divine Roc Technique aside for the time being, as he was preparing to leave Ershui City in the next few days. He knew that cultivating the Xuanling Technique wouldn't significantly improve his strength in the short term, so Wang Sheng would focus on internal energy and breathing techniques for the time being.

Disciples from both martial arts academies who wish to follow can stay, while those who do not wish to leave Ershui City can leave the academies.

Within Ershui City

The area around Mudfish Street naturally became a universally recognized restricted area.

Neither the imperial army nor the government dared to send anyone there again.

Some rogue martial arts masters tried to hide in, but Wang Sheng casually killed them, leaving their bodies several streets away. This frightened all the experts, who kept their distance from the vicinity of Mudfish Street.

Two days later.

All remaining disciples from the two martial arts academies were merged, and the faction's name was changed to the Six Harmonies Sect.

The Six Harmonies refers to the six types of internal energy techniques that Wang Sheng possesses, which his disciples can freely practice.

Meanwhile, some small families and forces that originally cooperated with the Zhao Family Martial Academy wanted to leave Ershui City with the Liuhe Sect, but were turned away by the Liuhe Sect. Very few were able to establish any connection with the Liuhe Sect.

The few small families include the Luo family, where Luo Zhengwen belongs; the Wei family, where Wei Yu belongs; the Ge family, where Ge Xiaogu belongs; and the Wu family, where Wu Tingting belongs.

These small families moved to the vicinity of Mudfish Street.

In addition, disciples of the Six Harmonies Sect are also here.

The once remote Mudfish Street suddenly became bustling with activity.

Two more days have passed.

Wang family.

Wang Sheng was sitting in the hall, handling some matters.

Some families were willing to spend a lot of money to leave Ershui City with the Liuhe Sect, which greatly tempted Wang Sheng.

Waaah...

Suddenly, a woman's crying could be heard outside the door.

A moment later, Madam Wang Qin came in quickly, carrying several letters.

"Master, the Wei family has sent Wei Lingqin to apologize and offered three thousand taels of silver."

"Someone killed Wu An, hoping to curry favor with you!"

"This is a letter from the Zheng family's daughter pleading for help; she wants you to save her family!"

"Zhao Qian, who left the Zhao Family Martial Arts Academy, was seriously injured and ran into the next street. His pursuers dared not enter and hoped that we could send Zhao Qian out."

Wang Qinshi spoke to him one by one and respectfully presented the letter.

Wang Sheng sighed inwardly.

These trivial matters are the troubles caused by the exposure of one's identity.

His immense power is like a giant vortex, attracting all sorts of benefits, but troubles will also follow.

Even though Wang Sheng never showed any intention to kill anyone, there were always people who, in order to curry favor with him, tried to guess his thoughts and did things for him ahead of time.

"Wei Lingqin, since the Wei family wants to atone for their sins, why didn't they kill her but instead sent her here? Did they think I was a lecherous womanizer who would take her as a maid?"

Wang Sheng snorted coldly.

If they were to take Wei Lingqin as a maid, it would not be a disgrace to the Wei family; on the contrary, it would bring them great benefits.

"Kill them."

Wang Shengdao.

"yes!"

Wang Qinshi agreed.

"The man who killed Wu An should be neither rewarded nor punished; he should be expelled."

"The Zheng family?"

Wang Sheng asked.

Wang Qinshi had already done her homework: "It was the Zheng family woman who tried to curry favor with you when you were on temporary assignment, and presented you with a gold hairpin, but the head of the Zheng family politely declined."

"The hairpin is in the letter."

Wang Sheng opened the letter, glanced at the words, and saw that the handwriting was elegant and neat, giving people a sense of tranquility and dignity.

The small gold hairpin, placed in the letter, glittered as it had always been.

Wang Sheng picked up the hairpin and looked at it. He paused slightly, and the scene from more than half a year ago involuntarily came to mind.

At that time, he was weak and powerless. He wanted to become a live-in son-in-law, but he was not only rejected by the Zheng family, but also humiliated by the Liu family's steward.

right now,

The entire Liu family was wiped out.

The Zheng family is also in imminent danger.

However, he became one of the top experts in Ershui City.

"The Zheng family!"

"Have the head of the Zheng family send five thousand taels of silver."

Wang Sheng recalled for a moment before speaking.

"Zhao Qian is an honest man, let's give him another chance."

"yes!"

Wang Qinshi understood Wang Sheng's instructions and respectfully withdrew to carry them out.

Wang Qinshi had just left

Wu Tingting climbed over the wall and rushed in, her face pale and panting, saying...

"It's terrible! News has come from the Imperial Army: Jiangling Prefecture has been defeated. Countless soldiers out of 300,000 have been killed or wounded, the capital has been captured by the rebels, and the Prefect of Jiangling Prefecture has committed suicide!"