Elderly Martial Saint: Sixty Times the Cultivation Speed ​​at the Start

Yi Yang reached out and took the envelope, feeling its thickness. It was just a thin sheet of paper, so there didn't seem to be much inside.

He opened the letter; the contents were not long.

"In the southern region near White Dragon Marsh, over the past three months, our Shallow Water Gang has lost a total of thirty-seven members, all of whom have gone missing deep into the southern region. Although we have lost members before when entering dangerous places like White Dragon Marsh, this phenomenon is still different from previous years."

"According to my investigation, the Mo family, the Green Snake Gang, and the Three Lakes Gang also have people who have gone missing. Although the number is unknown, they are definitely related to the southern region of Bailongze. However, the Wei family has had very few teams enter the swamp recently."

"In addition, I heard that Chen Tao, the leader of the Three Lakes Gang, has been frequently sending people deep into the Southern Region to gather information in recent months. His attitude is very unusual. I guess he may know some inside information."

There was no signature at the end, and the letter ended there.

Yi Yang turned the paper over; the back was clean, with no extra words on it.

If Xu Pei hadn't told him that Song Liangcheng had given it to him, he probably wouldn't have been able to figure out the way.

Yi Yang folded the letter, placed it on the corner of the table, picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and began to ponder:

The death toll is 37.

The timeframe is nearly three months.

Moreover, all of these personnel disappeared in the southern region of Bailongze.

This number, placed in a dangerous place like Bailongze, teeming with strange beasts, doesn't seem too outrageous at first glance.

However, Yi Yang noticed that the letter mentioned that it was different from previous years.

Song Liangcheng had been doing business on the water in Baiyu City for many years, and it was common for the Shallow Water Gang to come and go from Bailongze.

He knew perfectly well what constituted normal loss of life, and the fact that he wrote a special letter to mention it showed that he absolutely considered the deaths of these thirty-seven people to be abnormal.

Thinking of this, Yi Yang unconsciously rubbed the rim of the teacup with his fingers.

Most importantly, the Wei family has been unusually quiet lately, rarely visiting Bailongze. This is quite abnormal, as the main source of income for the major powers in Baiyu City is related to Bailongze.

As for the leader of the Three Lakes Gang, he was very concerned about the Southern Region, and even after so many lives were lost, he continued to send people in to investigate.

These two pieces of information are interesting on their own, but when taken together, they have a stronger sense of conspiracy.

Was it a coincidence that the Wei family didn't enter Bailongze? Or did they know in advance that there was a problem in that area, so they avoided it?

Is the leader of the Three Lakes Gang inquiring about the Southern Region out of greed for its treasures? Or is it related to what happened in the Southern Region of White Dragon Marsh?

Thinking a step deeper—

The leader of the Nine Evil Sect is lurking in White Fish City, and Yan Wuyuan says he has his own purpose. What would a True Qi Realm expert be hiding in such a place?

Deep within the White Dragon Marsh lie rare and precious medicinal herbs of advanced age, as well as exotic beasts at the Inner Qi Realm or even stronger.

If the leader of the incense shop needs certain resources to achieve his goal, the southern region of Bailongze is the best place to hide. The frequent disappearances of people indicate that the area has been deliberately cleared out.

Yi Yang put down his teacup, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes for a couple of breaths.

He then suppressed all these thoughts in his mind.

When Song Liangcheng, the leader of the Shallow Water Gang, sent this letter, his purpose was definitely not to offer help out of kindness.

Thirty-seven members of the Shallow Water Gang died. It was painful to see, but using this news to remind Yi Yang meant there was definitely a hidden agenda behind it.

They simply wanted Yi Yang to investigate the Southern Region of Bailongze and then confront certain forces in the city.

Regardless of whether the area involves the Wei family or the Sanhu Gang, as long as Yi Yang makes a move, the Shallow Water Gang can reap the benefits.

Song Liangcheng personally delivered a generous gift this morning to smooth things over after Zheng Haitao's head was smashed last night.

But he's not the type to accept defeat easily.

This letter today is less a pledge of allegiance and more a knife handed to me.

Whether or not to use it, and when to use it, is up to Yi Yang to decide, but as long as Yi Yang uses it, he will benefit.

"No rush."

After folding the letter and putting it into the hidden compartment, Yi Yang said.

Although he lacked information about the Nine Evil Sects, what he lacked even more was strength.

With a third level of internal energy, one could easily walk around White Fish City unchallenged, but the True Qi Realm incense Master that Yan Wuyuan mentioned was the core of this mission.

There is still a huge gap between myself and the True Qi Realm.

If we don't cross this chasm, going to the southern region of Bailongze will be like sending vegetables to be eaten.

Thinking of this, Yi Yang stood up and walked to the few boxes in the corner of the room.

The gifts from each household are still piled up there, untouched.

Twenty low-grade precious pills, a set of inner armor, tens of thousands of taels of silver, medicinal raw materials, exotic beast materials, and merchant guild passes.

In addition, there's the twenty-year-old Jade Blood Grass in Song Liangcheng.

Yi Yang's gaze lingered on the ironwood box for a couple of moments.

Inside the box, the Blood Grass was entirely green, and the golden droplet of liquid at its tip trembled slightly in the candlelight. The fluctuations of its medicinal power were invisible to the naked eye, but Yi Yang's senses could clearly detect them.

Rich and flavorful.

abundant.

The feeling was exactly the same as when I swallowed the Flame Body Fruit in the Netherworld Division.

The Flame Body Fruit that Yan Wuyuan gave him was a precious medicine that had been aged for twenty years. After consuming it, it gave Yi Yang 150,000 progress points.

This Bloodwort is also a precious medicinal herb that is twenty years old. Although the medicinal effects of the two may not be exactly the same, they are not too far apart.

Yi Yang started doing calculations in his mind.

My current main practice method is 【Yi Wood Health Preservation Exercise - Internal Qi Chapter 3 - Heavenly Rain Descending to the Top】, and my current progress is 159200/500000.

It's still a little over 350,000 short of perfection.

If the Crimson Blood Grass can provide around 150,000 progress points, then after consuming it, he can reach around 300,000.

The remaining 200,000 units are not far from the True Qi Realm, and Yi Yang has not yet reached a bottleneck; as long as there are enough resources, he can break through.

The Wei family sent twenty low-grade treasure pills, each worth five thousand points, which represents a progress of one hundred thousand.

Because of its proximity to Bailongze, Baiyu City produces a large quantity of precious medicinal herbs. Due to its well-developed trade routes, it also has a considerable amount of precious pills, which can be exchanged for a significant amount of cultivation resources.

Sell ​​all that silver, inner armor, and medicinal materials, and exchange them for precious pills and medicines. Conservatively speaking, we can get another ten to twenty pills, which is another hundred thousand in progress.

All of these together.

enough.

True Qi Realm.

As Yi Yang thought of that realm, his fingers clenched into a fist. That represented another level of power, enough for him to crush everyone in White Fish City, except for that Nine Evil Sect leader.

Dealing with these things will be much simpler then.

Before coming to White Fish City, Yi Yang never imagined that he could break through to the next major realm so quickly.

However, the "welcome gifts" from each family, along with the Jade Blood Grass from Song Liangcheng, brought together all the resources that would have taken half a year to accumulate.

Sometimes making enemies is a way to make money.

Yi Yang twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around and walked out the door.

Xu Pei was still waiting in the courtyard when he saw Yi Yang come out and quickly came up to greet him, asking:

"Director."

Yi Yang listed out the inner armor, medicinal materials, exotic beast materials, and excess silver, and ordered, "Sell all of these today."

This surprised Xu Pei: "Sell it? Sir, you mean sell it off?"

"right."

Yi Yang said casually, "Replace all of them with precious pills and medicines for cultivation, the higher the grade the better. Buy as many as you can. Don't save any silver."

Xu Pei opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't ask why.

That inner armor was a valuable gift from the Wei family, genuine protective gear for those at the Inner Qi Realm. And you just sold it off like that, sir? And those several thousand taels of silver—all gone to waste…

But he glanced at Yi Yang and swallowed his words.

Last night, when this guy smashed someone's head in public, that was the look on his face.

Xu Pei felt it was better to ask fewer questions.

"I'll take care of it right away."

"Find a reliable source, don't get ripped off," Yi Yang added.

Xu Pei responded and went out, but after taking a few steps, he turned back: "Sir, if we sell these things, those families in the city will definitely find out. Selling gifts we just gave away... once word gets out..."

"Pass it on."

Yi Yang waved his hand dismissively and said, "I'm short of money, what can they say? That I'm poor?"

Xu Pei's lips twitched, thinking to himself that this guy's skin was truly thick.

But then I thought, does the person who smashed someone's head last night care about face?

Xu Pei left to do what Yi Yang had instructed him to do.

Afterwards, Yi Yang returned to her room and closed the door.

He took all the pills out of the hidden compartment and placed them together with the Blood Grass.

The twenty low-grade precious pills were gifts from various families, plus the seventeen pills found after killing Wu Jin and the other two, making a total of thirty-seven pills.

One plant of *Gynostemma pentaphyllum*.

This is all the assets we currently possess.

Once Xu Pei sells the items back, he can probably add another dozen or so.

enough.

Yi Yang took a deep breath, sat down on the futon, and looked at the things in front of him for three breaths.

From an old man chopping wood in Sanmu Village to attempting to break through to the True Qi Realm.

Less than a year.

If those who tested his "lack of talent in martial arts" back then knew this, they'd probably be turning in their graves.

Yi Yang didn't think too much about it, closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing, and would officially go into seclusion when Xu Pei returned.

……

The next day.

Xu Pei was quite efficient; he managed to get everything off the shelves in half a day.

White Fish City is, after all, a major commercial town relying on White Dragon Marsh, with pill shops springing up everywhere, and there are also specialized trades that buy and sell inner armor and exotic beast materials.

In the end, they received fifteen low-grade precious pills in return.

When Xu Pei delivered the things to Yi Yang's room, his expression was complicated.

This newly appointed director began his intensive training in seclusion just three days after taking office.

With six major forces eyeing him covetously and the Nine Evil Sect lurking in the shadows, he actually shut himself in to practice his skills?

Xu Pei didn't say anything, put down the things, and left.

The room fell silent the moment the door was bolted from the inside.

Yi Yang sat cross-legged, with fifty-three low-grade precious pills neatly arranged in front of him, along with the Azure Blood Grass lying quietly in the ironwood box.

He first picked up a low-grade precious pill and threw it into his mouth.

The bitter taste of the medicine dissolved in my mouth and slid down my esophagus into my stomach.

The internal energy circulates automatically, and the third level of the "Yi Mu Health Preservation Exercise: Internal Energy Chapter" begins to guide the medicinal power.

The panel is jumping around.

129200.

134200.

The first precious pill has been digested, and 5,000 progress points have been credited to my account.

Yi Yang didn't stop, immediately followed by the second one.

The third one.

The fourth one.

With the blessing of sixty times the Heavenly Mandate, the digestion speed of each precious pill is ridiculously fast. The medicinal power that others need a day to refine can be completely consumed by him in half an hour.

The progress bar is steadily climbing.

139200.

144200.

149200

……

The fifty-three low-grade precious pills were completely consumed within two days, and the progress on the panel stopped at 413200.

There are less than 100,000 progress points left to reach the goal of 500,000 completion.

At this moment, Yi Yang, who had been in seclusion cultivating, opened his eyes and glanced at the Jade Blood Grass in front of him.

He deliberately saved this thing for last when he took the low-grade precious pill.

Because of the potent medicinal properties of the herb *Gynostemma pentaphyllum*, it needs to be taken under optimal conditions to maximize its benefits.

His previous experience with the Flame-Swallowing Fruit told him that when using this high-grade precious medicine to break through a bottleneck, drinking it all at once would be far more effective than taking it in batches.

Filling the gap of less than 100,000 will bring perfection, and after perfection comes the breakthrough to the True Qi Realm.

If the medicinal power of the Jade Blood Grass is comparable to that of the Flame Body Fruit, it can not only help him pass the Perfection stage, but the excess can also be directly added to the initial progress of the True Qi Realm.

Killing two birds with one stone.

Yi Yang took the Blood Grass out of the box.

The grass stem in his palm was slightly cool, and the golden droplet at its tip trembled gently under his internal energy, emitting an indescribable, refreshing medicinal fragrance.

He did not hesitate.

Open your mouth.

Put the whole plant, roots and leaves, into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.

The golden liquid droplets exploded the moment they were crushed by the teeth.

An immense and terrifying medicinal power surged up from the depths of his stomach, rushing wildly along his meridians, causing his internal organs to tremble.

413200.

419400.

424800.

The numbers on the panel were jumping rapidly.

Yi Yang gritted his teeth, simultaneously activating his Martial Body Tempering and Internal Energy Refining of the Five Internal Organs, locking the rampaging medicinal power onto the main meridians.

499100.

499700.

500000.

Consummation.

The moment the numbers froze, a silent roar came from the depths of Yi Yang's Qi Sea.

The internal energy no longer surged or clashed.

Instead, it began to coalesce.

All the internal energy distributed throughout the meridians, limbs, and bones flows rapidly back to the dantian at the same time. It contracts and tightens, becoming more and more compact.

The density is increasing.

A qualitative change is taking place.

Yi Yang felt as if his dantian was a collapsing star, pressing all his power onto a single point.

The remaining medicinal power of the Blood Grass became the best fuel for this transformation, continuously flowing into the core that was condensing.

Sweat dripped down his forehead.

On Yi Yang's panel, the number skipped 500000 and then returned to zero.

Then, a new category emerged.

【Yi Wood Health Preservation Exercise - True Qi Realm】