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"What?"

"The deputy leader of the Black Tiger Gang?"

Han Ping'an was dumbfounded; this was truly a big shot.

After the initial shock, I felt it was unbelievable.

"Those goods may be impressive, but why would a powerhouse of this level be interested in them?"

Gu Ming frowned: "Perhaps they also discussed other conditions with Old Gu, which he didn't like, but could be sold to his subordinates."

That's possible.

Han Pingan shook his head, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and quickly opened the package.

"Brother Ming, take a look at these pills."

He took out the booklet from inside and handed the package to Gu Ming.

Dark Sea Black Flame Mountain!

This is the name of the martial art.

It looks rather mysterious.

With anticipation in his heart, Han Ping'an casually flipped through the pages.

  

After a while.

Gu Ming nodded in satisfaction.

"These are all good things. With these resources, I should have no problem breaking through to the Bone Refinement Perfection stage."

"Give the monkey a little bit; I reckon it'll be enough for him to break through to the late stage of Bone Refinement."

"This is the cultivation technique Old Gu found for you? What do you think? The deputy leader of the Black Tiger Hall shouldn't be too bad."

He curiously leaned closer.

"It's very strong, difficult to train, and very expensive."

Han Ping'an took a deep breath and, at a glance, could already see the general outline.

The power of this method lies in the fact that one's vital energy is as vast and boundless as a boundless ocean; and then one refines a unique Yin Fire Black Flame, which condenses into a mountain.

Vast, deep sea; fiery mountains reaching for the sky.

The difficulty in mastering it lies in condensing black flames. It requires accumulating a large amount of vital energy, finding animal bones, or even human bones and exotic bones, crushing and pounding them into medicine, swallowing and absorbing them, and finally using the vital energy as a catalyst to ignite the root and condense black flames.

Black flames are its foundation.

To achieve a high success rate, one must not only be suited for cultivation but also possess a large quantity of various precious bones.

The expensive part is these bones.

Ordinary monster bones are not cheap, and they are hard to buy.

However, after only briefly looking at the method, Han Ping'an was quite tempted.

Gu Ming rolled his eyes. Wasn't that obvious?

"How could a powerful martial art not be difficult to learn and cost money?"

It's rare to find something that's powerful, easy to learn, and doesn't cost much. If such a thing truly exists, it's usually either shady or a heretical practice, and it can easily lead to demonic possession.

Turning to the back, two completely different black pages suddenly appeared, as thin as cicada wings and as black as ink.

It was completely blank, with strange, hair-thin patterns imprinted on its surface.

"Huh, what's this?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Han Ping'an's face. He quickly flipped back to the previous page and saw a few lines of small print at the bottom.

After scanning it carefully, I suddenly realized what was going on.

These two pages of black paper are not ordinary paper.

It is called Black Flame Jade Paper. It is made by tempering jade with black flames and contains the aura of black flames. It can help martial artists who cultivate this method to condense black flames.

There are seven in total.

There are only two left.

In other words, you have two chances.

He touched it, and suddenly his eyes were filled with ripples.

[Black Flame Jade Paper, three-year lifespan, cast into Black Flame Seed, solidify into Black Flame]

Han Ping'an's eyes lit up; it was just like a pillow coming to someone who was about to doze off.

From the Black Flame Jade Paper to the Black Flame Seed, it is no exaggeration to say that once the Black Flame Seed is forged, there is almost no possibility of failure in cultivating this method.

It should be noted that the original Black Flame Jade Paper only had a chance of 'successfully drawing out' when enough essence was accumulated and the bone medicine was ignited.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be seven cards.

Now that only two remain, it's obvious that someone obtained them and tried to cultivate them, but even after using up five, they might not have succeeded.

His hand slipped and landed on the second piece of jade paper.

The panel is in turmoil again.

[Black Flame Jade Paper, three-year lifespan, cast into Black Flame Seed, solidify into Black Flame]

Six years of lifespan, two Black Flame Seeds.

It would be hard to fail.

huh~~

Han Ping'an perked up, closed the booklet, and said, "Brother Ming, let's go back first."

"Walk."

The two figures quickly disappeared into the thick night.

Returning to the general store, the door was tightly closed, and the candlelight inside flickered.

Gu Ming put the package on the table, revealing the banknotes and a large number of bottles and jars inside.

"It's all here."

Old Gu nodded slightly, took out the silver notes from inside, and said, "You can divide the pills among yourselves."

He then looked at Han Ping'an: "Have you looked at the cultivation technique? How was it?"

Han Ping'an took out the booklet and handed it to Lao Gu.

"I glanced at it, and it's really impressive."

"He's the one."

Without the slightest hesitation.

He has decided to practice this technique.

Even if we search again, it's unlikely we'll find one more powerful than this one in a short time.

Old Gu glanced through it briefly and nodded in satisfaction: "Indeed, it's not simple. I only heard about this technique by chance. It was in the hands of the Black Tiger Hall and it came from another place. I don't think anyone in the Black Tiger Hall has mastered it."

"No one has succeeded in mastering it?"

Han Ping'an asked in confusion, "Uncle Ping'an, the booklet says there are seven jade sheets at the end to help with cultivation, but there are only two left now."

"When it reached the Black Tiger Hall, there were only five left. Li Mengshan said that a deputy hall master tried it, but used up three of them and failed."

It turned out to be the case.

"Uncle Ping An, are you with that deputy hall master?" Han Ping An asked tentatively.

Old Gu grinned: "We're old acquaintances."

"That guy is an old member of the Black Tiger Hall, which is why he became the deputy hall master. However, he is the weakest among the four deputy hall masters, even weaker than me."

"Selling the goods to him was just a side thing; there are other things I need your help with."

"In short, as long as Black Tiger Gang is fine, everything will continue as usual. But if there are any signs of its demise, then follow your earlier suggestion and have Monkey make preparations."

"You and Gu Ming could even try to sneak in if you're interested."

"Whether the shops in the back open or not doesn't matter, the key is the location."

The three nodded in agreement.

It was late at night.

Han Ping'an sat on the coffin, studying the cultivation technique. He held a plaque in his hand, with a lion's head and a tiger's head branded close together on its surface.

This is the sign that Gu Pingan gave him.

It originated from Lion and Tiger Building.

Lion and Tiger Tower is a famous place in the county that sells many secret medicines.

After seeing the cultivation technique, Old Gu said that the Lion and Tiger Tower had various animal bones.

You can get a 20% discount by showing this sign.

After thoroughly reviewing the contents, Han Ping'an fiddled with the cards, sorting through his thoughts.

"With my current strength, cultivating this method is merely accumulating essence from beast bones. According to the description of the technique, one must break through the essence barrier and refine the essence into qi before attempting to ignite it. However, with the Black Flame Seed, which far surpasses the effects of the Black Flame Jade Paper, it is possible to achieve this step earlier."

By directly nurturing the Black Flame Seed, all of his power became imbued with the aura of the Black Flame.

It could even give rise to tiny black flames in advance.

The power of this black flame is even more ferocious and astonishing than the Blood Jade Bone-Eroding Claw.

Using mountains as a disguise, its violent impact is terrifying.

After the impact, the black flames will erupt like a volcano, clinging to the body like maggots, scorching flesh, bones, and vital energy, and even invading the three key acupoints. The black flames are yin flames, and the sensation of them invading the body is extraordinary.

Once the divine barrier is broken, it will undergo another transformation, and may even be able to burn divine thoughts.

If he could cultivate a small black flame before attempting the challenge, and with his skills, Han Ping'an was confident he could face any formidable enemy below the three challenges.

"I'll go to Lion & Tiger Restaurant to buy bones tomorrow."

"Seven hundred taels should be enough for now."

After sorting things out, Han Ping'an pushed open the coffin lid with one palm, swayed, and lay down inside to begin cultivating.