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

Late at night, inside a house in the backyard of the Sky Patrol Division.

Yi Yang sat cross-legged on a futon, with a yellowed piece of animal skin paper spread out in front of him.

This piece of animal skin was taken from Wang Gongqin, the chief deacon of the Nine Evil Cult who died in Yunlin County (this content is in Chapter 95).

After obtaining it, Yi Yang looked at it once, but the paper was covered with twisted patterns, like earthworms crawling through mud, and he couldn't make any sense of it. So he simply put it away in the bottom of the box and left it there for a long time.

But after his breakthrough in mental strength, Yi Yang suddenly had the urge to take out the paper again to examine it.

Yi Yang spread out the animal skin paper and examined it carefully by candlelight.

The paper was covered with some distorted lines, which at first glance looked like doodles or some kind of strange totem.

He stared at it for a long time, but couldn't see anything. He muttered to himself:

"Is it just a piece of waste paper?"

Yi Yang frowned, about to put the things away, when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Previously, when he had mastered the "Mind Monkey Guarding the Will Technique," his mental strength had increased significantly.

Could it be that this piece of animal skin requires mental power to sense?

He closed his eyes and channeled his mental energy.

An invisible force emanated from between the eyebrows and covered the parchment.

The first time you look at it, the patterns are still just patterns.

On the second viewing, I could vaguely discern some of the trends.

By the time he had looked at it a dozen or so times, those distorted lines suddenly stood still in his mind, like a jigsaw puzzle finding a gap and piecing itself together.

The next moment, those originally irregular patterns suddenly lit up in Yi Yang's mental world.

It wasn't that it was actually emitting light, but rather that, in Yi Yang's perception, those patterns began to flow, combine, and rearrange.

The golden-haired monkey squatted in his spiritual altar, watching these things appear, its eyes darting around, and scratching its body.

Suddenly, a stream of information flooded into Yi Yang's mind.

His body trembled slightly.

A line of text popped up on the panel.

【Four Symbols Six Harmonies Knife (Beginner) 60/20000】

Immediately afterwards, a passage of text appeared in his mind.

"The primordial energy gives rise to the four symbols. The Azure Dragon belongs to spring, its power is long and enduring; the Vermilion Bird belongs to summer, its power is fierce and exuberant; the White Tiger belongs to autumn, its power is stern and deadly; the Black Tortoise belongs to winter, its power is deep and hidden."

"The four elements revolve, the six directions form the framework. Above and below, in all four directions, the universe is vast. Embrace the elements with your body, govern the directions with your mind. Divine power unites with the sword, intent stirs the eight directions."

Yi Yang went over these words in his mind twice, his fingers unconsciously stroking the scabbard.

This sword technique is not simple.

Just by listening to the tone of this general outline, you can tell that its purpose is extremely lofty.

The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise, while the Six Directions refer to the four directions, which is the entire universe.

Combining these two elements into a single sword technique seems absurd just to think about.

"Wang Gongqin was able to get her hands on something like this; the Nine Evil Sect's foundation is indeed quite strong."

Just as Yi Yang was pondering which elephant to start practicing, there were two knocks on the door.

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

Xu Pei's voice came from outside the door:

"My lord, I have important matters to report."

Yi Yang put away the panel and said, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Xu Pei walked in with a livid face.

He stood at the door, clenching his fists, and after a long pause, he managed to utter a sentence, which was filled with anger:

"Sir, Zhao Liang's wife was ambushed in an alley by three masked men on her way to the cloth shop. Both of her arms were chopped off with a knife."

Xu Pei continued, his voice trembling, "Sun Xu's mother, a seventy-year-old woman, was bumped from behind in the market. She fell to the ground and was stomped on several times in the head. That's how she died."

Upon hearing this, Yi Yang stopped stroking the scabbard.

"Was it done by the Green Snake Gang?"

"Ninety-nine percent."

Xu Pei swallowed and said, "I heard from the people who were there that those people left a message before they left, telling Zhao Liang and Sun Xu not to meddle in other people's business in the future."

The room was quiet for a couple of breaths.

Yi Yang recalled the three conditions that Xu Pei had brought to him yesterday, which Zhou Xiong had readily agreed to without even a word of bargaining.

He thought the other party was scared, but unexpectedly, they turned around and killed the two guards' families.

A seventy-year-old woman.

A pair of arms.

Yi Yang didn't say anything.

He sat there, tapping his fingers on his knees.

The courtyard was eerily quiet.

Xu Pei kept his head down, not daring to look at Yi Yang.

After a long while, Yi Yang finally spoke.

"Go and gather everyone together."

His voice was calm, revealing no emotion as he spoke:

"Gather everyone, bring all those who can move, and prepare your weapons."

Xu Pei suddenly looked up.

"Sir, you want to—"

"Go to the Green Snake Gang."

Yi Yang stood up, walked to the window, and said calmly:

"I haven't taken any action these past few days to let them live a few more days, but these people really don't know what's good for them."

"Zhou Xiong wants to play, doesn't he? Then let him play to his heart's content."

"I'll make you witness the destruction of the Green Snake Gang tonight!"

Hearing this, Xu Pei was stunned for a moment, then his eyes reddened as he said:

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

He turned and ran out, his footsteps echoing loudly in the corridor.

Yi Yang stood by the window, looking at the pitch-black night outside.

He didn't make a move before because Yan Wuyuan hadn't arrived yet.

Now?

Who cares if he comes or not.

Some debts cannot wait.

……

The headquarters of the Green Snake Gang.

The hall was brightly lit, and food and drinks were laid out on the table.

Zhou Xiong sat in the main seat, holding a wine bowl and exchanging toasts with his subordinates.

"Haha, come on, drink!"

He's in a good mood today.

The Sanhu Gang has taken over most of their assets, and they can earn an extra 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver each year, which will allow them to expand their influence considerably.

And that old bastard surnamed Yi really thinks he can make him back down just by saying a few words to him?

joke.

Zhou Xiong slammed the wine bowl down on the table, splashing wine all over half of it.

"Brothers, from now on, our Green Snake Gang will be the bosses of White Fish City!"

The hall masters echoed this sentiment, raising their bowls in a toast.

Just then, a commotion arose outside the courtyard gate.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiong frowned and asked:

"What's going on?"

A henchman rushed in, his face pale, and said:

"Boss, something terrible has happened! The Sky Patrol has surrounded us!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiong and the other hall masters were all stunned.

"What did you say?"

"The Sky Patrol Division! The entire force has arrived, and they're carrying swords!"

Z's voice was trembling.

"The one leading them is that old man surnamed Yi!"

Zhou Xiong suddenly stood up.

"Is he insane?"

He had barely finished speaking when the gate to that courtyard was kicked open from the outside.

Yi Yang walked in.

He was dressed in a gray Sky Patrol uniform, with a Tiger Roar sword slung across his back, and his face was expressionless.

Xu Pei and more than twenty guards followed behind him, each carrying a knife.

When they saw that it really was him, the hall fell silent instantly.

Zhou Xiong stared at Yi Yang, his fat face twitching twice, clearly furious. But remembering that the other man was at the same level of internal energy cultivation as him, he suppressed his anger and asked:

"Director Yi, what does this mean?"

Yi Yang ignored him.

He walked to the center of the hall and glanced at everyone present.

"The Green Snake Gang, in collusion with a cult, has harmed the people; their crimes are unforgivable."

He paused for a moment.

"Take them all."

Zhou Xiong's expression changed.

"Yi Yang, don't make false accusations! My Green Snake Gang is completely innocent. When did we ever collude with a cult?"

"clean?"

Yi Yang smiled.

"You cut off my subordinate's wife's arm, trampled my subordinate's elderly mother to death, and that's how you prove your innocence?"

Zhou Xiong opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but he didn't expect that someone with such strength would still stand up for his subordinate.

"That's—that's a misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstand?"

Yi Yang lowered his voice.

"I'll show you right now what a misunderstanding is."

He placed his right hand on the hilt of the knife.

Zhou Xiong's pupils contracted.

"Yi Yang, how dare you!"

He had barely finished speaking when Yi Yang moved.

The tiger roars as it is unsheathed.

A flash of light.

Zhou Xiong stood frozen in place, his eyes wide open.

He looked down and saw that his right arm had been severed at the shoulder and was lying on the ground.

Blood splattered all over the ground.

"ah--!"

Zhou Xiong screamed and fell backward.

Everyone else in the hall was terrified.

Yi Yang sheathed his sword and knelt down in front of Zhou Xiong.

"Now, summon all the leaders of the families and gangs in Whitefish City."

His voice was very soft.

"If you can't come, I'll break your other arm too."

Zhou Xiong clutched his severed arm, his face deathly pale.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Call someone."

Yi Yang stood up, looked down at him, and said:

"I want to see everyone within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

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Sorry, the first two chapters were a bit long. My writing skills are not good enough, so the reading experience may not be good. Therefore, I will add an extra chapter as compensation.