Dark Immortal Cultivation

Traveling at a brisk pace, Zhang Qing returned to Qing'anji.

The moment he closed his bedroom door, he could no longer suppress his internal injuries, and a mouthful of hot, metallic blood rushed to his throat.

Zhang Qing rushed into the bathroom and vomited!

Spots of dark, stagnant blood splattered all over one wall.

But after vomiting, he felt much better, and the tightness in his chest lessened considerably.

Zhang Qing let out a long sigh of relief and quickly took out a healing pill from his storage bag and swallowed it.

As the medicine quickly dissipated in his stomach, his internal injuries did not worsen further, and he began to regulate his breathing to slowly recover.

By the next morning, Zhang Qing's injuries were finally mostly healed.

Recalling his experience in the ancient ruins yesterday, he was still shaken, yet also felt a sense of relief.

Zhang Qing had never imagined that he would encounter such great danger.

If it weren't for a quick thinking and the use of powerful energy to enhance the power of the talisman, thus repelling this powerful and eerie creature...

Now he will most likely become a ghoul whose blood and life force have been drained!

Despite his anxiety, Zhang Qing's determination and confidence in exploring the ancient ruins and searching for artifacts remained unshaken.

Because the rewards of this adventure were enormous!

He knew very well that there were no free lunches in life, nor were there any scraps of trash to be found on the ground.

Zhang Qing will go again next time.

He will simply be more cautious.

But Zhang Qing is currently facing a problem.

Physical Strength: 1.7

[Soul: 2.7]

Martial Arts Skill: 0.3

[Spellcast: 2.7]

[Powerful: 0.8]

Everything can be enhanced.

I still have 0.8 points left in Power Points, so how should I allocate them?

Following his usual practice, he would definitely allocate these points to [Physical Strength], [Soul], and [Spellcasting], within the constraints of attribute association.

But Zhang Qing now felt that he needed to improve his martial arts skills.

He had always ignored the existence of this attribute.

For a cultivator, the right path is to continuously increase their spiritual power and spellcasting ability.

Adding points to [Physique] is merely a limitation of the character panel and is a last resort.

As for martial arts, it is 100% related to physique, but it will not restrict other attributes.

Zhang Qing must have been bored out of his mind to invest his precious power points into martial arts.

However, this adventure in the ancient ruins made him realize that his weak close-combat ability had become his weakness.

In particular, he mastered the method of using the "Mystic Light Technique" to imbue weapons with spiritual light, thereby defeating enemies.

This highlights the usefulness of martial arts!

In addition, Zhang Qing was also considering whether to enhance the Qingfeng Sword to make this ordinary weapon more lethal and able to withstand the blessing of the Blazing Fire Technique.

Based on these requirements, the number of points to be invested is estimated to be considerable.

In addition, the enhanced versions of the Evil-Repelling Talisman and the Swiftness Talisman are very useful and have been proven in actual combat, saving my life.

Should we prepare one or two as well?

However, with so many requests for this and that, there are only so many Power Points available, not enough to go around!

Zhang Qing thought about it more and more, and the more he thought about it, the more he hesitated.

He decided not to add any more points yet, and to wait until his injuries had healed.

In the past, Zhang Qing would immediately invest any Power Points he obtained into the three major attributes.

But now that we've discovered and experienced the benefits of expanding the uses of techniques, talismans, and so on, we need to rethink our plans.

After all, every bit of power is hard-won!

Time flies, and another day has passed.

Zhang Qing's internal injuries had finally healed to about 70-80%, and he went to the Changfeng Society's headquarters again that evening.

Participate in routine night patrol duties.

To his surprise, after arriving at the outer hall, Wei Xiong, the leader of the group, gathered everyone together and announced a major event in front of everyone.

The Changfeng Society is going to war with the Iron Hand Gang!

According to Wei Xiong, the Iron Hand Gang, which occupies the western part of Yingji, has been making moves recently, constantly testing the Changfeng Society and engaging in many underhanded actions, which has angered the society's leader, Changfeng.

There are three gangs in Qing'an Village: Changfeng Gang, Tieshou Gang, and Juyi Alliance.

The Changfeng Society and the Iron Hand Gang are evenly matched in strength, and have been fighting openly and covertly for many years over their respective territories, with neither able to defeat the other.

The main reason for this conflict was that the Iron Hands Gang wanted to change the power structure of Long Street and intended to take over several shops under the jurisdiction of the Changfeng Association.

This undoubtedly touched a nerve with the gang!

It should be noted that the entire Qing'an market only has a few thousand people, and the main business in the market is concentrated on a long street.

The dozens of shops along the street are of paramount importance!

A large portion of Changfeng Club's income comes from its dozen or so shops and workshops.

If the Iron Hand Gang tries to take advantage of the shop and the Long Wind Society does nothing to appease them, the gang's morale will collapse.

Therefore, we must fight back!

Of course, gang warfare is no small matter. Once the fighting escalates, it is very likely to result in a lose-lose situation where both sides are severely damaged.

This is not what the Changfeng Society and the Iron Hand Gang want to see—the Juyi Alliance is doomed!

Therefore, this gang war will follow the old rules.

That is, each side sends out its best soldiers and generals to compete in a battle arena in a selected ancient ruin outside.

If Changfeng Club loses, it will have to relinquish management rights to several "controversial" shops.

If they win, the Iron Hands Gang will not only have to give up their covetousness, but will also have to pay corresponding compensation!

The tournament will take place in three days.

However, this major event had little to do with the members of the third patrol team, including Zhang Qing.

The Changfeng Society will not send its outer disciples to fight.

Wei Xiong said in a deep voice, "The Guild Master will personally lead the elite troops into battle. You will be responsible for staying behind to guard the garrison until the Master returns victorious!"

Zhang Qing and the others quickly clasped their hands in greeting and replied, "Yes, sir!"

"Um."

Wei Xiong nodded: "Everyone, do your best. If you win, you'll all be rewarded."

"Let's set off on night patrol now!"

Led by this Qi Refining Level 4 Body Cultivator, the Third Squad began their patrol for the night as usual.

They didn't return and disperse until almost midnight.

Another day passed, and Zhang Qing's injuries were completely healed, returning him to his peak condition.

He had also thought it through carefully and figured out how to allocate the points.

This time, Zhang Qing made an unprecedented move by allocating his precious power points first to the [Martial Arts] attribute!

Martial Arts Skill: 0.6

He invested 0.3 units of strong energy, which doubled the initial investment.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Qing drew his Qingfeng sword and held it in his hand, locking onto the target for enhancement.

Then I added 0.5 points of strong energy!

Zhang Qing's requirements for enhancing this ordinary weapon were to improve its material and sharpness!

The purpose of investing in these two areas is actually the same: to comprehensively enhance his close-combat capabilities.

To cope with increasingly dangerous and complex combat situations!