Refining the True from the False: Becoming a God Starting with Devouring a True Dragon

Chapter 82 The Demon-Locking Cave in the Heart of the Land: A Sip of Wine, A Bite of Courage! Comprehending the 'Blood Tiger' Technique, Killing Intent as Cold as Water (5k)

Cough cough cough—

Li Gangfeng suddenly coughed up blood.

Like his brother, they both liked to stubbornly resist.

They only stopped when Wang Qi realized they couldn't hold on any longer.

"Master Wang, I have a question I'd like to ask you," Li Gangfeng said after taking a deep breath.

"speak."

Wang Qi remained calm.

"Why is your exorcism technique so peculiar, requiring you to use your fists to strike?"

"I've seen exorcists at exorcism halls insert silver needles into the body and use exquisite acupuncture techniques to exorcise evil spirits. It's from the inside out."

"After thinking about it carefully, I feel that the effect of qi circulating internally from the inside out is definitely better than that of qi circulating from the outside in, right?"

"May I ask, what's the difference between these two?"

Li Gangfeng was very serious.

He even wanted to glean some insights from it, to see if there were any qi-refining methods that could serve as a reference.

The exorcism performed by this Master Wang was so effective that it made him feel like there was something he could grasp onto.

"They're both about exorcising evil spirits and curing illnesses; there's no real difference."

"It's simply a matter of different techniques and different schools of thought."

Wang Qi answered with a serious expression.

"If you're willing to let my fist go inside your body, I can do it from the inside out."

"But I can't guarantee whether people will survive."

He was quite interested in the method of exorcising evil spirits with silver needles, which worked from the inside out.

My physical exorcism techniques are indeed somewhat superficial.

External pathogens are easily expelled from the body.

There are also those like Master Long, who have already undergone significant transformations, and their own physical exorcisms can be considered a targeted remedy.

But if you want to exorcise evil from within...

Especially when it comes to exorcising evil spirits from within others, Wang Qi really doesn't have that kind of skill.

Now we're performing an exorcism on the Li brothers.

The two people need to first draw out their internal energy, and then the person in charge must disperse it.

Finally, Li Gangfeng and Li Afu went back to rest and make up for what they had lost.

That sounds like a lot of trouble.

Wang Qi thought that if he used the "Demon-Breaking Pill" in conjunction with the silver needle technique of the exorcism hall in the county town to treat these Qi masters, the effect should not be bad.

I don't know if it's because the exorcism shop is incompetent, or if there's some other reason.

It took twenty courses of treatment to remove even one-tenth of the evil influence.

If the art of acupuncture is this bad.

Wang Qi might as well not bother with that effort.

"Shove your fist in!"

Li Gangfeng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh.

"Yes, if we could force the gale into its body, one move would be enough to cause terrifying damage."

"Shoving a fist into your body—that's not very realistic."

"We still have to rely on weapons."

Li Afu chimed in, "We Qi Masters have never been good at physical strength. Although we have the protection of the Qi Wind, our speed and strength are still lacking."

"Brother, isn't this like using your weakness against their strength?"

Li Gangfeng slapped Li Afu on the head, "You're so stupid! How can you define whether a Qi Master is skilled or not?"

"Use it however you want."

"Who says Qi Masters can't engage in melee combat?"

"Look at Master Wang, he even uses his fists to exorcise evil spirits."

"Isn't that right, Master Wang?"

Wang Qi, who was standing to the side, couldn't hold back his emotions after hearing Li Gangfeng's words.

"Isn't internal energy originally a means for martial artists to strengthen their own offensive techniques?"

"yes."

Li Gangfeng looked at Li Afu and slapped him on the forehead again, saying, "Martial arts are the true ancestors."

"Discard the dross and select the essence."

Sometimes, even the worst things can be the best.

"Do you understand?"

"I understand." Li Afu nodded, a little confused, but he figured he might as well just nod first.

"Then tell me your understanding."

Li Gangfeng crossed his arms and looked at Li Afu.

Li Afu immediately looked troubled. "Qi—Qi Masters are actually still considered traditional martial arts practitioners?"

"You don't know anything!"

Li Gangfeng slapped him down again.

Li Afu's forehead was already bright red.

He looked aggrieved, but dared not utter a single word.

Wang Qi looked at the two brothers and smiled. However, he also gained some inspiration from Li Gangfeng.

If the Dragon Qi is sent into the enemy's body through a weapon, it is equivalent to stuffing a bomb into the enemy's body. When the Qi explodes, it will have a world-destroying effect.

"Master Wang, what about the remaining evil energy—"

"You can come anytime," Wang Qi promised.

"Thank you so much!"

Li Gangfeng smiled broadly.

immediately,

After a moment's hesitation, he said to Wang Qi, "Master Wang, I will tell you the secret of that treasure in the stone."

"This treasure within the stone was taken from the belly of the Golden Water Python Demon. It was originally a strange stone called 'Golden Iron Stone,' which has extremely high hardness and is used as a material for forging weapons."

"You dare to eat this kind of thing?" Wang Qi asked curiously.

"I've been observing that Golden Water Python Demon for quite some time now," Li Gangfeng said without reservation. "I've noticed that it often seeks out hard stones and swallows them. Then, a few days later, one or more scales on the Golden Water Python Demon's body will fall off and new scales will grow in its place."

"You can tell those scales are harder just by looking at their sheen."

"I think that's how the Golden Water Python Demon transformed."

"Then I thought, if this demon can be eaten, why can't we eat it?"

"Who said you can only refine meat, grass, and tree bark?"

"If you can't eat the stones, why not grind them into powder and try?"

Li Gangfeng became increasingly smug as he spoke.

"Hey, it actually worked!"

"Weren't there any mishaps along the way?" Wang Qi pressed.

"How could there not be? The powder was swirling in my chest, poking holes in me, and I vomited a lot of blood."

As he spoke,

Li Gangfeng then pressed his chest closer.

"Can you see some small red dots on it?"

"I can't see very clearly," Wang Qi shook his head.

"That's good, if you can't see it clearly, then I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you if there were some visible holes."

Seeing the shocked expression on Wang Qi's face, Li Gangfeng became even more smug.

"I did think about it before taking it. I ground it over and over again—"

Wang Qi listened to Li Gangfeng's madness.

I can only sigh again.

The warriors of Dushui County were driven by their passion to explore new paths.

He admired him greatly.

I really admire him.

This has become a trend, and it's not something that can be formed in ten or twenty years.

It probably dates back to several decades or even a hundred years ago.

So much so that the people of Ferry Shuijun had become accustomed to it.

You can tell just by looking at how naturally people can break out on the street and create a fighting ring at any time.

This trend—

It really helps me!

That's how one's own Dragon Qi (a powerful energy) comes about.

"Oh, by the way, I'll give you another method for cultivating the power of metal and water," Li Gangfeng said with a smile. "Consider it making friends."

"Alright, let's make friends using the cultivation methods of metal and water."

These two brothers get along well.

They are very generous and decisive in their spending.

"When you eat this stone treasure, you should also hold a Golden Water Python's gall in your mouth. Then you should refine it using your cultivation technique," Li Gangfeng explained in detail. "At the same time, you should prepare some antidotes."

"Because the combination of these two phases might result in a slightly higher level of toxicity."

"I didn't open my eyes for three days and three nights back then, but luckily I survived."

"I'm not sure exactly what kind of influence this will gain—"—Anyway, this python demon occupies both the metal and water elements, so I reckon it could be anything."

Li Gangfeng handled every detail meticulously, without holding back a single thing.

Wang Qi pressed further, "Where did you find this Golden Water Python demon?"

"The Demon-Locking Cave".

Li Gangfeng explained, "Dushui County faces threats from demons on its east and north sides. One is the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain to the north, and the other is the Demon Locking Cave."

"This is a natural underground cave that connects the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains and the heart of Dushui County, and is blessed by the power of heaven and earth."

"From the right side of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, it stretches all the way to the area between Qingxi County and Dushui County, which is only about twenty miles away from Dushui County."

"The cave walls are carved with mysterious inscriptions, making them indestructible."

"The underground cave is deep and vast, filled with many indescribable calamities. Even the demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains dare not linger there for long."

"And the demons living there have already mutated."

"They attack both invading demons and humans indiscriminately, but they won't come out."

"This also became a natural barrier standing in the cave."

Therefore, we also call them the Earth-nest Demon Clan—…

"This Golden Water Python Demon is one of those mutated versions. It embodies two of the five elements."

It's complicated and difficult.

Wang Qi sighed inwardly.

The small Dushui County is facing enormous threats from both the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain and the Demon Locking Cave.

No wonder, no wonder—

However, Wang Qi had also heard about Li Gangfeng's method of using demon gall to cultivate his aura when he overheard Xu Mao's lecture.

However, unlike Li Gangfeng, the other party did not use such a brutal method, but instead used some medicinal herbs to help neutralize the poison.

This is a targeted approach.

Li Gangfeng's method, however, involves violent detoxification.

It seems that demonic courage is a key ingredient in cultivating one's aura.

In that case, I shall take my leave.

Having finished speaking, Li Gangfeng immediately stood up to take his leave.

"Let's go, let's take revenge!"

"Damn it, that Chu Yushi, he ambushed me while I was in a bad mood. What kind of hero is he?"

After all,

He took Li Afu and left in a hurry.

Wang Qize sat in the room, pondering.

"Demon's Courage~"

"It seems there's still a tiger's gall bladder on my tiger demon flesh."

Wang Qi returned to his room and locked the door.

He took out the remaining few hundred pounds of tiger demon meat and rummaged through it.

"Haha~"

He took out the tiger's gall bladder.

This tiger gall bladder is quite large, weighing at least seven or eight pounds.

break!

The purple characters trembled as they appeared before Wang Qi, and there were even some black marks on them.

[The Gallbladder of a Bloodthirsty Tiger: A substance formed from the condensation of murderous intent. It transforms yang into yin, reaching the extreme of yin and evil; consuming it will imbue the body with murderous intent. One may also gain the power of a blood tiger.]

(Note: You must calm your mind and keep all thoughts at bay!)

Okay.

This was the first time he had ever seen such blackened handwriting.

The items that were previously deciphered were white, green, blue, purple, and gold, each with varying shades of color.

But all of them are still considered positive.

This black—

It seemed like an ominous sign.

Moreover, this tiger gall did not turn into the "bloodthirsty tiger gall" that resembles tiger meat as expected, but rather into the bloodthirsty tiger gall.

"I don't know if I'm lucky or unlucky."

Wang Qi murmured.

Yet, he felt no fear whatsoever.

Perhaps he had been influenced by the atmosphere of Dushui County.

"How can you become stronger without suffering!"

There's an old saying: "No pain, no gain."

Wang Qi immediately started the fire and began roasting the tiger gall.

Of course,

He didn't just rely on brute force.

He walked to the front yard, called out to Song Dahu, and brought him some medicinal herbs that could dispel evil thoughts and suppress malice, as well as some rare wine. He also specifically instructed that he wanted a whole bunch of garlic.

Only then did he focus on firing.

The peach wood sword and the evil-dispelling sword were laid out; we waited patiently.

Soon,

Soft footsteps could be heard outside the door.

"Young Master Wang, the items have been delivered to you." The speaker seemed to be the somewhat eccentric and quick-witted waiter from the front hall.

"Leave it outside."

Wang Qi responded.

"Okay."

The waiter responded and then said to the scantily clad, shivering girl beside him, "Take good care of her later."

"This young master Wang has quite a bit of a temper; you'd better show him what you're made of."

"knew."

The young woman revealed a charming smile, "I guarantee I'll completely drain this young master's lust."

"Squeeze out what?"

Doorway.

Wang Qi looked at the two of them with a dark expression.

He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Everyone, leave, everyone, leave."

"Didn't you say you wanted to reduce internal heat?"

The waiter looked completely bewildered; he thought to himself, "How clever I am!"

How could we possibly misunderstand what this young master Wang was thinking?

Is he just being coy?

"Wait here for a bit," he whispered to the woman.

Wang Qi, standing at the door, looked even darker.

"Don't drain my yang energy!"

"Hurry up."

He picked up the wine jar, garlic, and a plate of some kind of mutton that weighed about ten pounds from the ground, went into the room, and closed the door.

Ordinary women, how dare they absorb my vital energy!

outside the door,

Thinking of Wang Qi's appearance, the woman felt a pang of reluctance. "Young Master Wang, may I waive your money?"

"If all else fails, I'll even pay out of my own pocket?"

Seeing no response from inside, the woman sighed.

"Can you not charge me?" the waiter asked with a wicked grin.

then,

The woman rolled her eyes at the boy and swayed away quickly.

in the house.

Wang Qixian saw through the garlic and expanded his Demon-Slaying Pill.

Then he picked up the jar of wine.

hiss.

It's still shochu.

break!

A deep green glow appeared instantly.

[Flaming Wine: A wine as fiery as fire; after consumption, it can suppress all evil thoughts and malice (specific effects vary depending on the situation).]

nice one!

Manager Song is very thoughtful.

Wang Qi was very satisfied with the jar of wine.

The mutton demon meat will have to wait until tomorrow.

Soon,

This bloodthirsty tiger gall is already roasted.

Wang Qi cut off about half a pound and swallowed it in one gulp.

He then took another big gulp of wine.

Dragon Elephant Secret Martial Arts - Great Demonic Power.

start up!

boom!

In an instant, the malice in his heart surged straight to the top of his head!

The golden dragon cauldron in his chest seemed to be making a thumping sound.

What domineering power!

Wang Qi's pupils instantly glowed with a fierce, tiger-like green light.

Fortunately,

Wang Qi learned from his mistake and took precautions after encountering the treasure in the stone.

He gripped his thighs tightly with both hands, pinning himself down.

At the same time, it activated the black dragon on the outermost layer of the 'Refining Cauldron' to begin devouring this killing intent.

~

Wang Qi heard the roars of tigers echoing in his ears.

The wind made his mind waver, as if it were about to collapse in an instant.

He gritted his teeth,

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

It is unknown how much time passed before the 'Refining Cauldron' finally stopped boiling.

That half-pound of tiger gall has been completely refined.

"The second one."

Wang Qi cut off another half pound of tiger gall and put it in his mouth.

Continue to replicate the previous steps.

This time,

It's much better than the first time.

My body seems to be adapting to this intensity.

The third piece, the fourth piece—

Wang Qi began to cultivate himself continuously.

On the other side.

South Market of Dushui County, Little Stone Street.

In front of the Fifth Grade Abode.

Li Gangfeng, dressed in a blue robe, sat directly opposite the main gate.

around,

A large crowd had already gathered to watch.

Everyone is waiting to see this rematch, which is coming very quickly.

"Chu Yushi, get your ass out here right now!"

"What's wrong? Do you realize you have no chance against me in a head-on fight and can only rely on sneak attacks?"

"If you truly have that self-awareness, then that's fine."

"Come out obediently. I won't make you kowtow and apologize to me; that would damage the reputation of Wupinzhai. Just set up a table of wine at Chunfenglou across the street. But at the table, you have someone come and reenact three times how you ambushed me when I wasn't looking."

"Hey, Li Gangfeng is really cunning."

The onlookers around them were full of amazement.

"It seems like they're trying to save face for the Fifth Rank Sect, but they're constantly slapping them in the face. The thing is, the Fifth Rank Sect can't say anything; is simply recreating the scene an insult to their sect?"

"The Wupinzhai (Five-Rank Abode) is meant to be a place for self-cultivation and moral refinement, emphasizing uprightness and integrity. To accuse someone of a sneak attack is simply damaging their reputation."

"This Li Gangfeng, orphaned at a young age, raised his younger brother on the streets, fighting his way through life. He's quick-witted, but also ruthless. He's all about revenge, quick and decisive. Why would he care about your Fifth Rank Hall's reputation?"

"It's that Song Yushi, he's really dishonest."

"What kind of skill is a sneak attack? It's an insult to the spirit of crossing water."

Inside the door.

A figure dressed in a pure white robe, with delicate features, walked out, his face flushed with anger.

"You street urchin, a defeated foe, dare to bark like that here!"

"I only saved your life because I saw you had fallen into evil, but I never expected you to repay kindness with enmity and throw dirty water on me!"

Chu Yushi glared angrily.

"Save my life?"

Li Gangfeng sneered, "If you claim to have saved my life, then why are you having people loudly proclaim your victory?"

"And you even tried to cut off my arm?"

"If I hadn't dodged quickly, this hand would be useless!"

"Fine."

"Today I'll give you a free arm, so you can see just how fierce your Grandpa Li's Gale really is!"

After all,

Li Gangfeng actually put his somewhat weak hand behind his back, raised only his left hand, and beckoned to Chu Yushi.

Such behavior,

For Chu Yushi, who came from a prominent family, this was nothing short of the greatest humiliation.

"good!"

"Then today I'll make you admit defeat!"

As they were speaking,

He leaped into the air, and his inner energy surged from his back, suddenly condensing into a pair of wings that stretched for nearly eight feet.

Then, his body lightly touched the water in mid-air, gliding several steps in an instant.

It gracefully landed outside the gate of Wupinzhai.

This scenery,

The onlookers were amazed.

Putting aside its power, it's undeniably cool.

"The Eight-Foot Snow Eagle of the Fifth Rank Hall".

Inside the courtyard of Song Yuelou.

Behind Wang Qi, a blood-red tiger emerged.

The tiger roared silently, but its blood energy condensed and flowed out from its feet like water, spreading outwards.

The weeds growing in the corner of the wall seemed to be curling up as if they felt some kind of chill.

The aura of a blood tiger, its killing intent as cold as ice water!