"Fire Poison Art"

Inside the Inner Office, Qin Ming met the person Xiong San had mentioned, who was also the messenger.

A young man of ordinary appearance, dressed in a black robe, looked about the same age as Qin Ming and wouldn't stand out in a crowd. However, he had a palm-sized silver token at his waist, engraved with the three small characters "Wangjing Prefecture."

"People from Wangjing Prefecture!"

Qin Ming was startled.

Although he had a Recommendation Token from Wangjing Prefecture, this was his first time coming into contact with people from this mysterious force.

"You're the new recruit to the Demon-Hunting Team?"

The young man sized Qin Ming up and down. "The information shows you've mastered the Fire Sand Palm to the Perfection Realm. Show me."

Without further ado, Qin Ming pushed the Fire Sand Palm to its limit, his palms immediately turning bright red and radiating rolling heat waves, like red-hot irons.

"It really is the Perfection Realm Fire Sand Palm." The young man clicked his tongue in amazement, extending a finger to touch Qin Ming's palm without changing his expression. "It's a pity it can only deal with some of the lowest-level Ghost Entity. You want fire and lightning attribute Internal Cultivation Manual, but there aren't many lightning attribute Internal Cultivation Manual available, and your merits aren't enough to exchange for them. I have three fire attribute Internal Cultivation Manual here; you can choose one yourself."

The young man flicked his sleeves, and three thread-bound manuals immediately appeared in front of Qin Ming.

Qin Ming opened them one by one.

Pure Yang Art: The Yang fire is released outwards, extremely fierce, and has a certain restraining effect on Yin spirits Ghost Entity.

Cultivation requirements: Pure Yang Body; breaking this body will break the cultivation.

Fire Poison Art: Poisonous fire invades internally, eroding Qi and Blood, doubling the damage.

Cultivation requirements: Internal poison cultivation requires a strong physical body and exceptional Qi and Blood.

"Flowing Fire Art": The flowing fire can be used for both offense and defense, and skillful techniques can be used to defeat the enemy.

Cultivation requirements: None.

"There are many fire-based techniques in the manor, but your contribution is only barely equivalent to these three. I suggest you choose the third one, 'Flowing Fire Art.' Although its power is not strong, its advantage lies in its continuous flow, which can trap and annihilate Ghost Entity."

Qin Ming's gaze fell on the second book, "Fire Poison Art." "That's it."

"Fire Poison Art?"

The young man frowned. "This technique requires strong Qi and Blood and energy, and a robust physique, to withstand the Fire Poison in the early stages. Although you have cultivated the Fire Sand Palm to the Perfection Realm, generating a trace of Fire Poison in your palms, the 'Fire Poison Art' requires absorbing the Fire Poison into the body and storing it in the Dantian. If you're not careful, you'll die from the poison. More than a dozen people in my household have died from practicing this technique so far. Although this martial art is very lethal, it's a case of 'harming a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.' Are you really sure?"

"OK, this is it."

Qin Ming took the "Fire Poison Art" in his hand.

The Pure Yang Art requires a virgin body, which he does not meet. The Flowing Fire Art is not strong in killing and is suitable for close combat, which does not fit Qin Ming's style of killing. In comparison, although the Fire Poison Art is dangerous, it is the most suitable Internal Cultivation Manual for him.

He has already mastered two Horizontal Training Martial Arts to the Perfection Realm, and even if he doesn't meet the requirements for practicing the "Fire Poison Art," he is definitely not far off.

Looking at Qin Ming's determined gaze, the young man couldn't help but shake his head.

This cultivation technique has caused the deaths of more than a dozen geniuses in Wangjing Prefecture, with an extremely high mortality rate. It even reached a point where everyone was terrified of it. The merit points that could be exchanged for it have been reduced again and again. In the past, Qin Ming's meager merit points wouldn't even be enough to exchange for a fraction of the points.

"Fine, whatever you want."

The young man was too lazy to ask any more questions; he only needed to complete the task. In his eyes, Qin Ming was already a dead man.

"This must be the outstanding talent from Wangjing Prefecture. Indeed, he is exceptionally brave and handsome."

County Magistrate Yu Qing walked over with a smile.

"Grown ups."

Xiong San's face darkened, and he bowed slightly.

He deliberately concealed the messenger's message, but unexpectedly, Yu Qing still managed to overhear it.

"I wouldn't call myself an outstanding talent; I'm just an unknown nobody."

A pang of sadness swept through the young man's heart.

How could a real Demon Hunter from Wangjing Prefecture do such a tedious job as delivering files and cultivation techniques? He was just an insignificant soldier in Wangjing Prefecture.

"Young master is too modest. May I ask your esteemed name?"

"Gundam."

"Young Master Gao, your humble servant has prepared wine and dishes. Please, take a moment to proceed."

Gao Da nodded and left with Yu Qing.

Before leaving, Yu Qing glanced at Qin Ming out of the corner of his eye, his eyes revealing a hint of something indescribable.

"Qin Ming, don't forget to report to the Demon-Hunting Team first thing tomorrow morning. Be careful lately."

Xiong San reminded him.

According to the rules, after receiving the cultivation technique, the newcomer officially joins the Demon-Hunting Team the next day.

Small courtyard.

After returning home, Qin Ming locked himself in his room.

Looking at the "Fire Poison Art" in his hand, Qin Ming's eyes gradually hardened.

Only by becoming stronger can he take the Embroiderer away from here to find the Spirit Medicine Heart-Clearing Grass, that can awaken Embroiderer.

Although the Heart-Clearing Grass is a royal item, Qin Ming believed that as long as he was strong enough, he would always find a way to obtain it.

Although the Fire Poison Art has an extremely high mortality rate, it is currently the only Internal Cultivation Manual he can use to kill ghosts.

Qin Ming calmed his mind and began to cultivate according to the "Fire Poison Art".

It was only then that Qin Ming realized that even the beginner level of this technique was extremely difficult for ordinary Martial Artists.

The first step is to absorb the Fire Poison into the body.

The manual describes a method for refining Fire Poison, which requires applying the Five Poisons Blood combined with Highly Toxic Herbs to the entire body at high temperatures, followed by circulating the technique to gradually absorb and refine the toxins into the body.

Many people fail because of that first step.

Because his physical body was not strong enough to withstand the toxins, he eventually succumbed to the poison and died.

This first step wasn't difficult for Qin Ming; he didn't need to prepare at all, as the Fire Poison inherent in the Perfection Realm Fire Sand Palm technique was perfect for him.

Qin Ming used the "Fire Poison Art" to gradually extract the Fire Poison from the Fire Sand Palm.

The Fire Poison, like high-temperature magma, flowed slowly through Qin Ming's meridians, hissing and emitting white smoke wherever it passed, causing burns and scalds.

Qin Ming gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, "Hold on! I can hold on!"

Qin Ming activated the Fire Poison, and following the circulation route recorded in the "Fire Poison Art," it finally flowed into his Dantian after completing a full Greater Celestial Circuit through his meridians.

[Seventh-Rank Martial Arts: Fire Poison Art (10/100) Not yet mastered]

"Seventh-Rank Martial Arts!"

Qin Ming was greatly alarmed.

The level of this Fire Poison Art is so high, no wonder the mortality rate is so outrageous. Qin Ming was overjoyed. It seems that he has found a treasure this time.

The "Fire Poison Art" did not specify a level, and since all those who practiced this technique were burned to death by Fire Poison, no one knew that it was a Seventh-Rank technique.

Qin Ming stumbled upon this great opportunity by sheer chance.

"Xingyi Fist, a mere Eighth-Rank Martial Art, caused a huge uproar in Qingyang County twenty years ago. If news of Fire Poison Art were to leak out, the Martial Artists of Qingyang County would probably all go mad."

Qin Ming chuckled softly.

With this Seventh-Rank cultivation technique, his strength will definitely increase dramatically!

The night passed quickly.

After a night of practice, Qin Ming incorporated all the Fire Poison from his Fire Sand Palm into the "Fire Poison Art".

The Ninth-Rank Martial Art, Fire Sand Palm, has disappeared from the panel and has been replaced by Fire Poison Art.

[Seventh-Rank Martial Arts: Fire Poison Art (300/500) Minor Mastery]

After integrating the Fire Sand Palm to its Perfect Mastery level, the Fire Poison Art successfully broke through to the Minor Mastery completion stage.

Seeing the remaining two hundred Free Attribute Points, Qin Ming added them without hesitation.

These two hundred Free Attribute Points were left over from killing Yan Yangtian.

The numbers on the panel began to jump rapidly. [Seventh-Rank Martial Art: Fire Poison Art (1/1000) Greater Mastery]

After breaking through to the Greater Mastery, Qin Ming clearly felt a condensed and persistent hot gas appear in his Dantian.

Although he was still in the Late Skin-Refining Realm, his strength and Qi and Blood had increased dramatically.

Qin Ming slowly extended his hand, and a cluster of black flames rapidly condensed in his palm.

The flame was only the size of a grain of rice, but it emitted an extremely eerie and chilling aura.

Qin Ming slapped the flames with his backhand, sending them landing directly on the potted plants not far away.

In the blink of an eye, the once vibrant green plants withered instantly, then spontaneously combusted without wind, quickly turning into black ash.

"What potent Fire Poison!"

Qin Ming was both surprised and delighted.

Although he no longer possesses the Fire Sand Palm, as long as he circulates the Fire Poison Art and imbues his palms with the Fire Poison, any strike he delivers will far surpass the power of the previous Fire Sand Palm.

Qin Ming seemed to have thought of something, and looked at the bottom line of the panel.

[Pig-Slaying Saber Technique Bonus: When wielding Butcher's Knife, Fire Poison is increased by 1]

The original Fire Poison bonus was 40%, but now it's 1, or 100%, a full 1.5 times increase.

And this is far from the limit of the Fire Poison Art!

"It's dawn, time to report for duty."

Qin Ming slowly finished his practice.

On the other side, all nine members of the Demon-Hunting Team had assembled.

"What time is it? Hasn't that kid arrived yet?"

Yang Zhi snorted coldly, preparing to give Qin Ming a severe beating once he arrived.