Dark Immortal Cultivation

First, bleed the blood.

The method of bloodletting is very particular. Locate the major blood vessel connected to the heart, cut it open with a dagger, and then squeeze the heart that has stopped beating. Blood will be squeezed out of the rat's body in spurts.

Of course, this method cannot completely remove all impurities.

But it's nothing serious.

After bleeding the rat, Zhang Qing forcefully cut off its head and removed its internal organs.

The head and internal organs of ferocious beasts often accumulate evil and yin energy. If there are no valuable materials, it is best to cut them off directly.

Zhang Qing carefully peeled off the rat skin.

This can be sold for money.

The final portion of bone-in rat meat weighed about five or six pounds.

It looks quite nice, all white.

After emptying the water from the leather bag and giving it a quick rinse, Zhang Qing happily stored the prepared rat meat in a storage bag.

The meat of ferocious beasts has the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the blood; the more powerful the beast, the better the effect.

This harvest is enough for Zhang Qing to eat for several days.

It might improve his physical attributes.

This body is still too weak!

As for the discarded rat heads and entrails, Zhang Qing didn't need to care about them.

Just leave it where it is, and it will be completely clean and gone the next day.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the old cultivator's remains stored in his storage bag!

Zhang Qing couldn't help but pat his head.

Since breaking through his cultivation level last night, his mind has been filled with "ruins" and "powerful energy," and he almost forgot about Elder Chen's last words.

Zhang Qing quickly scanned his surroundings.

After confirming that no one else was nearby, he quickly gathered a large amount of dry grass and branches.

Zhang Qing placed the old monk's body on the pile of grass and wood, then flicked his finger to ignite it.

Before long, the raging flames engulfed the corpse.

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, the departed souls return to the earth..."

Zhang Qing solemnly performed the Taoist ritual, chanted the Rebirth Mantra, and sent the old man on his final journey.

As he watched the corpse gradually turn to ash, an indescribable sense of desolation and sorrow welled up in his heart.

The last words of Elder Chen before his death still echoed in Zhang Qing's mind: "Don't be a good person in the future..."

This world, shrouded in darkness, has no place for good people!

Once the flames were completely extinguished, Zhang Qing used the "Gentle Breeze Technique" to gather the ashes from the ground and place them into a ceramic jar.

This pottery jar was left to him by the old monk Chen.

Finally, Zhang Qing buried the jar in the soil.

He did not build a tomb.

Because the existence of the tomb would be very conspicuous, it might be discovered by passing cultivators who would lift it up to see what's inside.

After handling the funeral arrangements for Elder Chen, Zhang Qing couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened.

During the subsequent search, he became somewhat distracted and did not find anything new.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Qing decided to head home.

The Kuroshio Current rises from dusk and completely invades the camp by midnight, so one cannot linger in the wilderness for too long.

To Zhang Qing's surprise, just as he was about to return to the camp, three figures suddenly appeared in front of him.

And it rushed toward him at high speed!

Zhang Qing was startled.

Because the person who came was Xu Wu, along with two of his men!

"Zhang Qing!"

Xu Wu arrived quickly and shouted sternly, "You've got some nerve, daring to disobey me even when I say the same thing!"

He stopped about four or five steps away from Zhang Qing.

Xu Wu's men, who followed closely behind, formed a pincer movement on the left and right, effectively flanking Zhang Qing.

Xu Wu's eyes were sinister, like a ferocious beast eyeing its prey.

He was extremely annoyed.

At noon, his subordinates reported that Old Man Chen's house was half-closed and empty.

Zhang Qing's gate was locked from the outside; he had disappeared somewhere.

Xu Wu sensed something was wrong, so he led his men to search the camp.

Neither of them could be found!

He thought Zhang Qing had run away.

Left with no other choice, Xu Wu had to accept his subordinates' suggestion and wait for the rabbit to come to him.

After all, there were many people and eyes in the camp, and Zhang Qing had some background, so some things couldn't be done openly.

And now they've actually caught them!

A thousand thoughts of humiliating Zhang Qing flashed through his mind in an instant.

Zhang Qing was at a loss, his lips trembled, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Fifth...Fifth Brother, is...is there some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstand?"

Xu Wu stepped forward, his wolfish eyes glaring fiercely at Zhang Qing: "I told you to keep an eye on Old Man Chen, and now he's disappeared. How are you going to explain this to me?"

"what?"

Zhang Qing was both surprised and panicked, and hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "Fifth Brother, I came out to look for something early this morning, I really don't know what happened!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly unfastened the storage bag from his waist: "Look, don't believe me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qing tossed the storage bag in his hand to Xu Wu.

Xu Wu instinctively caught it, and his suspicion of Zhang Qing lessened considerably.

He even felt a strong sense of contempt.

Coward!

But the next moment, the Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator was horrified!

Before he could react, an intensely hot flame exploded, instantly transforming into a raging wall of fire that crashed down on him.

Explosive Flame!

Xu Wu was immediately terrified and instinctively raised his hand to protect his face while flying backward.

But his reaction was a little too slow. He was engulfed by the exploding flames, and his clothes, hair and skin were ignited almost simultaneously. The vicious flames mercilessly seeped into his bones and muscles, boiling the blood in his body!

"what!"

Xu Wu fell to the ground, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Exploding Flame Technique" is a spell that can only be mastered at the third level of Qi Refining, and it is an advanced technique of "Blazing Fire Technique".

If Xu Wu had mastered the "Spiritual Light Protection Technique," he could have withstood it completely.

Unfortunately, mastering the "Spiritual Light Protection Technique" requires reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining!

He fell to the ground on the spot with a single blow.

At the same time, Xu Wu's two men were shocked and were about to retaliate against the audacious Zhang Qing.

As soon as the cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining on the left made a hand seal, Zhang Qing cast out a second talisman!

He brought two storage bags with him this time.

One of them was his own junk, which he hung around his waist to make it look nice.

After the old cultivator's body was taken out, there was nothing left inside.

All of Zhang Qing's belongings were stored in the storage bag given to him by the old cultivator Chen.

He tied it inside his right sleeve!

Realizing that his actions might be exposed, Zhang Qing made a textbook response in the critical moment.

He first feigned weakness to lull his opponent into a false sense of security, then threw out a storage bag as a decoy to distract him, before unleashing his trump card.

Explosive Flame Talisman!

However, Zhang Qing possessed more than just this one lethal talisman.

In an instant, a ray of spiritual light silently bloomed, condensing into a sharp Geng metal aura that pierced towards the second opponent.

Sharp Metal Talisman!

puff!

The cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining shuddered, his eyes suddenly went blank, his body swayed, and then he collapsed weakly to the ground.

A bloody hole had appeared on his forehead!

In the blink of an eye, two of his opponents, including Xu Wu, were killed on the spot.

Zhang Qing was facing only one enemy left!

Without the slightest hesitation, he rolled over and went out.

boom!

The next moment, a fireball exploded next to Zhang Qing.

Tiny sparks splashed onto his body.

Despite the pain, Zhang Qing flipped over and leaped up, swinging his right hand horizontally.

He unleashed a blazing fire, gathering all his magical power!

Bang!

A scream followed.

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