I relied on leveling up to achieve a comeback.

Huo Zhiqiang's murder

"This is a powerful individual who is about to advance to the level of External Strength (Ming Jin)."

The outer disciples were startled for a moment, then quickly got up and began calculating the amount of resources.

"Ah!" Xu Hao came back to his senses, a look of distress on his face.

Because he wanted to cultivate faster, he went straight to the Resource Hall after entering Crane Peak of the Five Animals Sect.

He had forgotten that he had not yet exchanged the silver notes for merit.

"Sorry, I don't have that many merit points right now. I'll exchange them later!" Xu Hao said with a hint of apology.

Here, you can also use silver to offset merit points.

But with over four thousand merits, that would require over forty thousand silver notes.

If he goes to Qin Feilin's place at the outer gate, he can save more than four thousand taels of silver.

Four thousand was enough for him to provide his mother, Xu Liushi, with living expenses for several months.

Xu Hao took the inventory list and, ignoring the reactions of the outer disciples behind the desk, headed straight for courtyard number 138, the outer disciples' residence.

As before, a burly man greeted them. He seemed to have a very deep impression of Xu Hao, and without even asking about the exchange limit, he led him directly to the inner courtyard.

Xu Hao arrived at the reception room.

Qin Feilin was already sitting here.

He looked at Xu Hao as he entered and quickly stood up. "So it's Junior Brother Xu. I wonder how many merit points you'd like to exchange this time?"

In Qin Feilin's eyes, Xu Hao was a major client.

Moreover, he had recently investigated Xu Hao, who was recommended by his cousin Qin Feixue.

Although he didn't know why Qin Feixue recommended Xu Hao, he treated Xu Hao much more kindly out of a sense of kinship.

"Let's exchange for 10,000 merit points this time!" Xu Hao considered for a moment and then directly said a number.

This was an accident. Anyway, he gained more than 130,000 coins this time, which is more than enough to exchange for 10,000 merit points.

So that I won't have to come back again if I don't have enough merit later.

"How much?" Qin Feilin was taken aback when he heard the number Xu Hao called out, and asked again.

How can a newly initiated disciple have so much money in just over a month?

Could it be that my cousin is secretly supporting me?

Otherwise, how could someone from the countryside raise so much money in such a short time?

"Ten thousand, I wonder if it can be exchanged?" Xu Hao's heart skipped a beat when he heard Qin Feilin's slightly surprised tone.

Surely Qin Feilin doesn't have that many merits!

I don't know how much I can exchange!

Qin Feilin took a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil before saying, "Okay, but I don't have that many on hand right now. If you urgently need them, I can arrange something."

"How much do you have now?" Xu Hao asked.

"Eight thousand, I guess!" Qin Feilin estimated in his mind and said a number.

"Then let's start with eight thousand merit points!" Xu Hao took out a silver note from his pocket.

Eight thousand merits is equivalent to seventy-two thousand taels of silver.

There was a lot of money, but for Xu Hao, who had just reaped a great harvest, it was all small change.

"Alright!" Qin Feilin nodded. "The remaining two thousand, I'll have someone deliver it to your residence later?"

"Okay!" Xu Hao looked at Qin Feilin's expression and took out another 18,000 taels of silver from his pocket, making a total of 90,000.

He believed that Qin Feilin would not renege on his money.

If he really wants to renege on the agreement, he has ways to get it back.

Moreover, Qin Feilin is capable of reselling merits, so he must be quite wealthy.

That will be another large sum of money.

The transaction was completed quickly.

After Xu Hao took the medal, he went to the Resource Hall again.

It's still the same list as before.

Xu Hao bought them all.

These were the resources he estimated for his cultivation; he preferred less rather than more.

Because the resources required for cultivation after Ming Jin (external strength) are different, he was unwilling to hoard cultivation resources.

It was the same outer disciple as before.

With a look of reverence, he took out all the resources and placed them on the table.

"Thank you!" Xu Hao said, then took out a package and packed all the cultivation resources into it.

In particular, he held the crane gall bladder himself.

"Senior brother, Crane Gallbladder requires specific refining methods. You should practice more to avoid damaging its efficacy!" Finally, the outer disciple reminded him.

"Okay!" Xu Hao nodded and handed over a silver ingot without making a sound.

After the transaction was completed, Xu Hao did not linger and returned to his outer courtyard with the cultivation resources.

Xu Hao closed the door tightly, hung up the "Do Not Disturb" sign, and then began to adjust his own energy and spirit.

There is a recipe for refining Crane Gallbladder.

It needs to be brewed with specific medicinal herbs before it can be taken, while simultaneously using a cultivation technique to refine it.

This is a necessary step for Hefeng.

Only in this way can the Azure Crane Force be born from the Realm of Strength.

After Xu Hao and others recovered to their peak condition and were free from fatigue, he began to study the refining process of Crane Gallbladder.

Time slips away quietly.

The news that Xu Hao had returned to the outer sect of Crane Peak of the Five Animals Sect reached Huo Zhizhong, the number one disciple of Bear Peak.

"What? You're saying Xu Hao has returned to the outer sect of Crane Peak of the Five Animals Sect?" Huo Zhizhong was somewhat incredulous upon hearing this.

Because he was very familiar with Sikong Mou's methods, he would never make a move without full preparation.

Once we make a move, we are confident of victory.

This is the result of years of practical experience.

But now, an unexpected event has occurred.

Their target actually returned to the outer sect of Crane Peak of the Five Animal Sect, and judging from their appearance, they made a fortune, even buying crane gallbladders.

How is that possible!

"Yes, the intelligence has been confirmed!" An outer disciple bowed and clasped his hands in a gesture of certainty.

"What about Sikong Mou?" Huo Zhizhong took a deep breath, still somewhat incredulous.

Sikong Mou was an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Sikong family.

Although not ranked highly, he was indeed quite capable, and as far as he knew, he had two strong individuals at the Qi Realm level around him.

Escorts.

"Sikong Mou has not been seen since, and even some of the people who were on good terms with him have lost contact!" the outer disciple replied.

"I understand!" Huo Zhizhong waved his hand.

He already had a bad feeling about it.

But he just couldn't understand how a kid from a poor, remote village could escape from such a trap!

This man failed to kill his own men and instead lost his own.

It's truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

"Hmph, you might escape once, but can you escape forever?" Huo Zhizhong's face was gloomy.

He always regarded Qin Feixue as his own private property, not allowing anyone else to touch her, or even to speak to her.

The fact that Xu Hao was recommended by Qin Feixue already made Qin Feixue consider Xu Hao a target she was determined to kill.

"Someone come here!" Huo Zhizhong stood up, looked at a servant who came in, and ordered, "Go to Shuangqing Prefecture immediately and spread the word that Sikong Mou was framed and murdered by Xu Hao. I want everyone in Shuangqing Prefecture to know this within a day."

He still has a backup plan.

Although Sikong Mou did not kill Xu Hao, his own death would be a great help to him.

He refused to believe that the Sikong family would remain unmoved in the face of public outcry.