I am a high-level martial arts master.

"Finish him off!"

This was the first thought that came to Ye Li's mind after Du Yuanzhou fell to the ground.

Looking at Yang Shichang, whose head had shriveled up and who was lifeless, Ye Li was not certain that the other party was dead.

His breath-concealing technique, even a simple body tempering technique, can stop the heartbeat.

It's just a fatal head injury, a mere dent in the skull. For Yang Shichang, who was born with a congenital condition, it shouldn't be a problem!

Countless horror movies have taught Ye Li one fact.

If you don't kill the enemy, you'll be the one who dies when he gets up.

At this moment, Yang Shichang's mid-stage acquired strength poses a greater threat to Ye Li than the ghosts in some horror movies.

As the saying goes, revenge only leads to more revenge.

If you don't eliminate him now, he'll come back for revenge once he gets back on his feet!

"This guy must have faked his death to fool me," Ye Li thought uneasy.

As Du Yuanzhou collapsed to the ground spitting blood, he immediately followed, his fist aimed squarely at Yang Shichang's forehead.

In the desolate wilderness late at night, Ye Li frantically inflicted damage on Yang Shichang's body, the echoes carrying far and wide.

Under Ye Li's relentless bombardment, Yang Shichang's neck and above were splattered with white, red, and pink substances.

Even after his entire head was smashed to pieces by Ye Li, he still felt uneasy.

Dragging Yang Shichang's body, Ye Li found a sharp knife in the caravan, stabbed it several times in the heart, then dismembered it into eight pieces before finally relaxing. If Yang Shichang could still come back to life, Ye Li would truly be helpless.

Standing on the desolate land, Ye Li gazed at everything around him.

The entire caravan is now silent; the merchants and bodyguards have all been killed by Yang Shichang when he leaves the carriage.

Yang Shichang actually did the whole process very discreetly, making no sound at all while using his internal energy.

But being too quiet is also a problem.

At this moment, Ye Li's skills at the peak of his internal energy made him extremely sensitive to any movement within a hundred meters.

After noticing something was wrong, I clearly heard one heartbeat after another stop beating, and that's when I realized something was wrong.

Now that Yang Shichang is dead, and even finely chopped into minced meat by Ye Li, it can be considered revenge for them.

"So... I win?"

Ye Li looked at everything before him; it was all white and clean, and the only sounds in the temporary camp were the breathing of Ye Li and Du Yuanzhou.

He went over and checked on Du Yuanzhou's condition.

After examining him, he found that Du Yuanzhou's injuries were extremely serious.

His internal organs were displaced, he bled from all seven orifices, and many bones throughout his body were fractured.

However, thanks to the qi and blood of a body-tempered martial artist, their lives are not in immediate danger.

"It's good that he's not dead."

Ye Li glanced at Du Yuanzhou, who was barely breathing.

After all, as the damage dealer in the entire battle, his rating is not as high as that of a top-tier support who can simultaneously perform "control, buff, kiting, last-hitting, and debuff removal".

But it's not like they're just sitting back and winning.

Since the man beside him was not in mortal danger, Ye Li left him aside for the time being and turned to Yang Shichang, who had been dismembered. The post-battle treasure hunt was an essential part of the experience, and Ye Li was curious about what a mid-stage acquired realm expert would carry with him.

Ye Li stripped the other man of his tattered clothes and searched through the lining, finally finding three valuable items. First was a thick stack of silver notes, roughly estimated at eight thousand taels.

Ye Li pursed his lips and casually stuffed the money into his pocket. With the support of the Azure Dragon Gang, he was not short of money.

The second item was a thin booklet made of a special material, with four large characters written on the cover: "Knocking on the Heart and Broken Eyes".

Ye Li quickly flipped through a few pages. Inside were complex internal energy circulation routes and obscure pupil techniques, accompanied by dense annotations. After browsing through them, he immediately understood that this was the secret technique Master Yang often used to activate "Forced Carousel"!

However, the core of this technique lies in its need to be used in conjunction with the phrase "confusion and bewilderment".

Furthermore, it requires extremely high precision in controlling internal energy; one must be at least at the Acquired Realm to attempt cultivation.

Moreover, without the aid of keywords, the effect would probably be less than one in ten, only enough to control ordinary people's minds.

"However... could I, through cultivating 'Heart-Piercing Blind Eyes,' reverse my fate and unleash the 'Confusion of Mind and Spirit'?"

"Then use [Confusion and Bewilderment] to step on the right foot with the left foot to spiral upwards, to assist [Heart-Piercing Pupil]?" Such a thought suddenly popped into Ye Li's mind.

In theory, if Ye Li cultivates a technique to its peak, the corresponding entry will be revealed.

This technique only states that it works best when combined with the "Confusion and Bewilderment" skill, but it doesn't say that you can't practice it if you don't have the relevant skill.

If you cultivate to perfection, you'll definitely have the "malicious intent" attribute, right?

Collecting his thoughts, Ye Li looked at the last item.

It is a white jade porcelain bottle that feels cool to the touch.

The bottle was delicate and sturdy, and the stopper was sealed perfectly. It hadn't been damaged in the battle. Three tiny characters were written on it in cinnabar: "Heart-Bending Pill!" "It must be some kind of mind-controlling substance. But since it can be carried around by someone later in life, it must be very valuable. I'll keep it for now and check what use it is when we get to Yan City."

At this moment, Ye Li was unaware that swallowing this Heart-Mallocating Pill would forcibly confuse a Body Tempering Realm martial artist for a quarter of an hour.

During this fifteen-minute period, the body-tempering martial artist will be confused and disoriented, and will obey the instructions of others.

This pill was originally bought by the Poison Wolf Gang at a high price; there was only one of them.

The original plan was to give it to Ye Li, and then combine it with Yang Shichang's entry to completely control Ye Li's mind.

Unfortunately, Yang Shichang was already dead, which completely thwarted the Poison Wolf Gang's plan, and the pill ended up benefiting Ye Li.

After carefully putting away the three items, Ye Li stepped forward and hoisted the still unconscious Du Yuanzhou onto his back, saying:

"Consider it a reward for our excellent teamwork. I'll carry you all the way to Yan City, but whether you survive one night depends on you."

After packing up, Ye Li took one last look at the battlefield-like camp and made no more hesitation.

He hoisted Du Yuanzhou onto his shoulder, determined the direction, and sprinted towards Dongfang Yancheng!

As for the corpses on the ground, Ye Li was too busy to deal with them alone, so he decided to leave them for the time being.

Anyway, it's not far from Yan City, only a day away.

Ye Li planned to go to Yan City first and use his financial power to hire people to collect the corpses. It was better than having dozens of people dig and bury them all by himself. "Poison Wolf Gang, I, Ye Li, will remember this grudge!"

Ye Li carried Du Yuanzhou's body and strode off, running quickly and steadily towards the east.

His figure swiftly disappeared into the hazy moonlight, merging into the darkness of the wilderness, leaving behind only a desolate and lifeless scene, and the pale light of dawn breaking in the eastern sky.

Meanwhile, on another official road leading to Yan City.

Inside the carriage, which was moving smoothly.

A young man with a black square tattooed between his eyebrows sat cross-legged in the carriage, his eyes closed, slowly regulating his breathing to make his internal energy grow stronger.

If someone were here at this moment, they would find that the boy is breaking through to the Acquired Realm.

As time went by, the accumulation of qi and blood caused a surge of internal energy to emerge within the young man's body.

This internal force grew rapidly, accumulating at an unprecedented rate, confirming that the young man was about to break through to the Acquired Realm.

But in the next moment, the boy had a sudden thought.

The surging torrent of internal energy did not break through the bottleneck; instead, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, it suddenly surged back!

When he broke through to the Acquired Realm, his surging aura began to wane, and he fell back to the Body Tempering Realm.

They no longer condense in the dantian, but transform into the purest life energy, nourishing every inch of his flesh and every bone like sweet rain!

The boy's already incredibly strong body was forged and tempered again by this pure energy.

The muscle fibers became denser and tougher, the bones gleamed with a faint glow, and the total amount and purity of qi and blood increased at an astonishing rate! If a person with keen eyesight were here, they would see the signs.

The young man is practicing a secret technique.

A secret method to enhance flesh and blood at the cost of enormous limitations.

This is a secret technique that enhances physical strength at the cost of dropping to the Body Tempering Realm and making the next breakthrough more difficult.

Relying on this secret technique, the young man's power could remain supreme and unparalleled even after his body tempering was perfected, reaching an even higher level. After a long while, Meng Yan slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging power in his blood and qi, and revealed a satisfied smile.

He successfully cultivated the Nine Revolutions Renewal Technique to the sixth revolution!

Such power is enough to make one stand out in the Body Tempering Realm in this remote and impoverished place.

Meanwhile, Ye Li sprinted towards Yan City while staring at the "Calamity Pill" in his hand, wondering to himself, "What's the use of this thing anyway?"

As the morning breeze rose, it dispersed some of the stench of blood and stirred Ye Li's blood-stained white robes.

The outline of Yan City was already faintly visible in the morning light.

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