Dark Immortal Cultivation

After passing through a dark alley and avoiding a patrol of monks, Zhang Qing returned home safely.

After he closed the door, bolted it, and checked the talisman affixed to the door, he finished reading it.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This night raid on Li Shen was arguably the most thrilling and dangerous thing Zhang Qing had done since his transmigration!

Before deciding to take action, he wasn't very confident and was prepared to fight to the death if things went wrong.

But Zhang Qing wouldn't be satisfied until he dealt with Li Shen!

This risky move resulted in unexpected success.

Zhang Qing felt a surge of joy!

He sat down at the table, lit the oil lamp, and took out the storage bag he had just picked up from his pocket.

Upon scanning with his spiritual sense, Zhang Qing was taken aback.

He was immediately overjoyed!

Normally, someone like Li Shen, who enjoys eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring, wouldn't carry a lot of valuables.

However, the impossible actually happened.

Inside this storage bag, besides a few talismans, some food and odds and ends, there were also dozens of large coins and hundreds of small coins!

Zhang Qing took them out and counted them; there were as many as seventy-nine large talisman coins alone.

He immediately understood.

This money definitely doesn't belong to Li Shen; it's the rent and fees he collected!

For some unknown reason, Li Shen did not hand it over to the Loyalty Society in time, and now Zhang Qing has benefited from it.

To be honest, the ten large coins that Zhang Qing reluctantly paid must have been among them!

That was awesome!

Zhang Qing couldn't help but let out a "ha".

He happily transferred all his spoils, including both large and small amounts of money, into his storage bag.

As for Li Shen's storage bag, it was destroyed on the spot!

It is said that major sects and aristocratic families would mark the storage bags used by their disciples and clansmen with secret marks for identification and even tracking.

Although the Loyal Righteous Society is unlikely to use the same methods.

But Zhang Qing had to be on guard.

He doesn't lack storage bags now, so destroying them completely is the safest way!

To Zhang Qing's surprise, Li Shen's "gift" also included a thin book of martial arts techniques.

That's a bit strange.

It's important to know that very few cultivators carry cultivation manuals with them. Zhang Qing had killed several cultivators before, but he had never seen any of them in the storage bags he had seized.

It's truly rare for Li Shen to actually "explode" a book like this.

However, this cultivation method is not some kind of secret technique. The four big characters "The Way of Weapon Control" on the cover look very impressive, but in reality, it only contains the "Weapon Control Technique" that can be learned at the first level of Qi Refining.

Like the "Mysterious Origin Technique" and the "Blazing Fire Technique", it belongs to the low-level basic cultivation techniques!

However, for Zhang Qing, who only had the second level of Qi Refining cultivation and had only mastered two spells, this "Weapon Control Technique" was exactly what he needed.

As the saying goes, having many skills is never a burden. Zhang Qing had previously thought that when the next Yu Ri arrived, he would go to the night market to see if there were any suitable martial arts techniques for sale.

I never expected to get a free copy of this book.

On a whim, Zhang Qing immediately began to carefully peruse the book of exercises under the light of an oil lamp.

"The Way of Controlling Weapons" is divided into two parts: the first part deals with ordinary weapons, and the second part deals with magical weapons.

This is a method of controlling devices.

Currently, the second half of "The Way of Weapon Mastery" has no effect on Zhang Qing.

Magical artifacts are not something a lowly cultivator like him could possess.

Without any equipment, how can you control it?

But ordinary objects are different.

Despite being a low-level technique, Zhang Qing pondered it repeatedly and found it quite interesting.

The key to "The Way of Controlling Weapons" lies in using magical power as the core, combined with spiritual awareness for manipulation, allowing for both offense and defense as easily as using one's own arm.

Even ordinary weapons can be defeated if the "Weapon Control Technique" is used properly!

This reminded Zhang Qing of the robbery he encountered on his way back to Xiaoshiji from Qingsangji last time.

The man lay in ambush by the roadside and suddenly launched an attack, throwing several hidden weapons at Zhang Qing.

What he used should be the "Weapon Control Technique".

Fortunately, Zhang Qing reacted extremely quickly, using a barrage of blazing fire to intercept and counterattack, thus escaping this calamity.

If it were someone else, they might have failed!

It was through this experience that Zhang Qing's interest in "The Art of Weapon Control" greatly increased.

Try to learn it.

Once he made a decision, he immediately entered a state of complete focus, forgetting all about the passage of time.

Before we knew it, another long night had quietly passed.

When the rooster crowed three times and the lamp oil on the table was about to burn out, Zhang Qing finally finished his studies.

He put down the cultivation manual in his hand, rubbed his slightly red eyes, and couldn't help but let out a big yawn.

I was so engrossed in studying last night that I used up a lot of energy, and now I feel sleepy.

But Zhang Qing, having stayed up all night, wasn't sleepy at all.

He took out a large coin and placed it on the table. Then he raised his right hand, joined his index and ring fingers together to form a sword finger, and aimed it at the coin from a distance of one foot.

"rise!"

With a soft shout, the large talisman on the table trembled violently, then floated up shakily.

It hovered right in front of Zhang Qing!

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Qing shook his fingers left and right, and the talisman coins drifted back and forth.

It's very interesting.

"go!"

But he wasn't satisfied with that, and suddenly thrust his finger forward.

The large talisman coin floating in the air was suddenly propelled by an invisible force and shot rapidly in the direction of the finger.

Snapped!

The central door panel.

The talisman coin bounced back and landed on the ground.

However, when Zhang Qing tried to retrieve the talisman coins from the ground, he failed several times.

It's beyond the control distance!

But Zhang Qing was not discouraged at all.

In just one night, he crossed the threshold of "The Way of Weapon Control" and mastered the basic methods of "Weapon Control Techniques".

It's okay if you're not skilled yet.

With diligent practice, this spell will surely shine with extraordinary brilliance in Zhang Qing's hands!

Zhang Qing has absolute confidence in this.

He had even planned to use the "Weapon Control Technique" to control hidden weapons such as flying needles, throwing knives, and caltrops as sneak attacks.

In a crucial moment, it might just have a surprising effect!

Thinking to himself, Zhang Qing yawned again.

He hurriedly put away the cultivation manual, wrapped himself in his clothes, lay down on the wooden bed, closed his eyes, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

When Zhang Qing woke up, it was already afternoon.

He was awakened by the noise coming from outside.

With a sudden thought, Zhang Qing immediately got out of bed, quickly washed up, and then went out.

He saw that there were quite a few people in the alley, chatting in small groups.

Some of the monks showed expressions of worry or unease.

Some people argued very fiercely.

Zhang Qing stood at the door and listened for a while before he understood.

It turned out that around noon, the Loyal and Righteous Society sent people over and knocked on the doors of several houses, saying that a robber had broken into a house the night before and killed an important member of the gang.

The leader of the Loyalty and Righteousness Society has ordered that anyone who provides valid clues about the robbery will be rewarded with 500 coins, and anyone who captures or kills the robbery will be rewarded with 2,000 coins!

Although this reward money definitely refers to small talisman coins.

But for the low-level cultivators living here, it is an enormous bounty.

This matter originally had little to do with everyone.

The problem is, it was Li Shen who died.

This guy is responsible for collecting rent and fees from tenants and residents in this area.

Now that something has happened, the fees that have already been paid may very well be collected again!

Unless the murderer is caught.

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