Body Tempering Realm, 190th Layer

There was one final Sign In left, and Ning Chuan used it as well!

"Ding, you successfully signed in at Bishui Dock and received 7 Attribute Points!"

He added the Attribute Points to his physique. His physique had reached exactly 1,900 points, and his Body Tempering Realm had reached the 190th layer.

He looked at the system again.

Host: Ning Chuan

Realm: Body Tempering Realm, 190th Layer

Age: 16/1916

Physique: 1900 (Spirit Devouring Body)

Cultivation Methods: Iron Shirt (Fifth Layer Jade Marrow Realm Peak) Thirteen Great Protectors' Horizontal Training (Peak) Meteor Chasing the Moon (Ninth Layer) Great Strength Vajra Palm Big Dipper Seven Stars Step Bodyguard Golden Bell Shield Diamond Glazed Body.

Attribute Points: 0

Remaining Sign-Ins: 0

Ning Chuan was immensely satisfied.

It had not even been a month since he transmigrated, yet he had already undergone earth-shaking changes.

From weak, lost, and helpless at the beginning, to powerful and brimming with confidence now.

It all felt like a dream.

He rose to his full height from the high platform. His bones crackled explosively all over, and he had grown to around 1.9 meters tall, just slightly taller than Xiao Lian.

"This time, I've completely escaped the Wu Dalang series!"

With long hair draped over his shoulders and his hands clasped behind his back, Ning Chuan's features were resolute and his eyes gleamed sharply. He was every inch a vigorous young man in the bloom of youth.

Looking down from the high platform toward the foot of the mountain, he saw green waters and blue mountains, range upon range of peaks.

Below, misty waters stretched vast and boundless, their azure expanse reaching all the way to the horizon.

With the land so enchanting, Ning Chuan's mood soared.

Then he looked at Xiao Lian beside him. Her skirt fluttered in the wind, her figure graceful and curvaceous, her face youthful and beautiful.

Her large eyes were dark and profound, long lashes fluttering up and down, with two small dimples on her cheeks.

Her entire body radiated the sunny, lively aura of a youthful, vibrant maiden.

"Hahahaha..."

Ning Chuan threw back his head and laughed.

His laughter rolled like thunder, rumbling through the skies above Bishui Island.

Xiao Lian stood quietly at his side, joy filling her heart.

This little thief has become stronger again!

The way she looked at Ning Chuan carried a trace of dreamy softness, and something sweet rippled through her heart.

"Madam, now that this matter is settled, let's head to the next bandit nest!"

Ning Chuan grabbed Xiao Lian's jade-like hand.

Her palm was smooth and delicate, her fingers slender and long.

It was bonelessly soft, warm, and silky in his grasp.

A tingling sensation rose from the depths of his heart.

As Ning Chuan stroked Lady Lian's small hand, an immature thought suddenly arose in his heart.

"Mhm!"

Xiao Lian's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz. She lowered her head slightly, a trace of bashfulness on her face, and let Ning Chuan toy with her jade-like hand.

The two used their movement techniques to descend from the high platform, shooting toward the foot of the mountain like lightning.

Their robes fluttered as they rode the wind, like an immortal couple!

The next day, the two arrived at Black Wind Stronghold.

Black Wind Stronghold lay on the outskirts of the Endless Mountains.

Towering mountains surrounded it on all sides, while a single gorge led deep within. Its terrain was exceptionally treacherous.

As long as one guarded the entrance to the gorge, one man could hold the pass against ten thousand.

At the mouth of the gorge, a massive gate stood wide open. Above it hung the three enormous characters: "Black Wind Stronghold."

Ning Chuan held Xiao Lian's hand and swaggered up beneath the gate.

"Eh, where are the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold? Where did they all go?"

The two entered through the gates and walked into the gorge. The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the chirping of birds and insects coming from the woods on either side.

After traveling several more miles, the view suddenly opened up. Before them lay a flat mountain hollow packed with dense rows of houses.

This was the bandits' main camp in Black Wind Stronghold. Strangely, not a single person was in sight.

They searched more than a dozen courtyards in succession. Items had been scattered all over the ground, clearly showing that the people had left in a great hurry.

Ning Chuan frowned and used the Seven Stars Big Dipper Step to search all through the stronghold, but after a long while, he still saw no one.

Ning Chuan's expression gradually darkened.

The evidence of Black Wind Stronghold colluding with the Han Family had been hidden by Black Crow beneath a latrine pit. Could it be that he had to dig it out himself?

He searched the remaining houses as well.

"Eh, there are people!"

Ning Chuan's face finally cleared from cloudy to sunny.

Inside one house, seven or eight bandits were sneaking about, rummaging through chests and cabinets. Numerous bags hung from their bodies.

Among those bandits, only one burly man with a full beard was a Ninth Grade martial artist. The rest had not even entered the ranks.

Ning Chuan and Xiao Lian silently landed behind them and patted the bearded man on the shoulder.

"Quit messing around. Hurry up and keep searching for me!"

"We have to leave Black Wind Stronghold before dark!"

Without even turning around, the bearded man used an iron rod to pry open a large iron chest as he barked out his rebuke.

One of the bandits beside him heard the movement and turned around to look.

"Who's there?"

He cried out in alarm and staggered several steps backward.

The other bandits heard the shout and turned toward Ning Chuan. The long blades at their waists came out with clangs as their expressions tightened.

The hairs on the bearded man's back stood on end. He turned his head around with difficulty.

Once he saw Ning Chuan and Xiao Lian clearly, he let out a long breath of relief, then his eyes lit up brightly.

"You scared the hell out of me!"

"So it's just some brat with no martial arts at all.

"And that little girl—are you here to deliver some benefits to the brothers?

"Gah gah gah gah... Gah gah gah gah..."

Ning Chuan had not cultivated true qi, so he appeared no different from an ordinary person.

Xiao Lian was a Sixth Grade Grandmaster at the peak, her strength thousands upon thousands of times greater than the bearded man's.

He could not see through Xiao Lian's strength and assumed she was merely an ordinary woman.

Then he saw Xiao Lian's appearance and was struck as though meeting a celestial maiden. Lust immediately rose in his heart.

Hearing this, the bandits beside him finally lowered their guard and joined in the strange cackling laughter, their eyes burning with desire.

However, reality was cruel!

A few breaths later.

The group of burly men had been beaten until their faces were bruised and swollen, their mouths crooked and eyes slanted. They knelt on the ground, each one as obedient as a sheep.

"Where are the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold? Where did they all go?"

Ning Chuan pulled over a chair and sat down. Xiao Lian stood by his side like a personal maid, incomparably well-behaved.

The bearded man's head had been beaten swollen. He struggled to open his squinting eyes and said indistinctly:

"Reporting to my lord, they all ran away!"

Ning Chuan was astonished and hurriedly asked:

"Why did they flee?"

A look of terror appeared on the bearded man's face.

"My lord, I heard that a great demon king arrived at Bishui Dock and ate every martial artist there!"

"Black Wind Stronghold is closest to Bishui Dock, and Black Crow, the strongest First Boss, wasn't here. The other bosses feared that the great demon king would come eat people, so they fled overnight!"

After speaking, the bearded man nervously glanced outside, as though worried that the great demon king might descend at any moment.

Ning Chuan's mouth twitched, and he asked again:

"What kind of great demon king is that? Is it really that terrifying? Tell me about it."

"Reporting to my lord, I heard this great demon king is a monster that crawled out from the abyss of hell.

"It is ten feet tall, with a waist ten feet thick, legs ten feet thick, fangs ten feet long, and even a tongue ten feet long.

"It is cruel, bloodthirsty, and terrifying beyond measure. With one flick of its tongue, it swallows a Ninth Grade martial artist whole. With one clack of its teeth, even a Sixth Grade Grandmaster must die with hatred. It is truly terrifying beyond measure!"

The bearded man's face was full of horror as he spoke as though every word were true.

If Ning Chuan had not personally been the one to destroy Bishui Dock, he might have actually believed him.

"Pfft!..."

Xiao Lian covered her mouth, laughing until she swayed like flowers trembling in the wind!

"Oh my, I'm dying of laughter! I'm dying of laughter!"

Xiao Lian slapped the back of Ning Chuan's chair, laughing so hard she nearly lost her breath.

Seeing Xiao Lian laugh, the bearded man assumed she did not believe him and hurriedly said again:

"My lords, it's true! Let's leave quickly. It's almost dark. If the demon king comes, we'll be dead for sure!"

An anxious expression appeared on the bearded man's face.

Ning Chuan was covered in black lines, utterly speechless.

Ten feet tall, ten feet around the waist, ten feet around the legs, ten-foot fangs, and a ten-foot tongue—when the hell had I turned into such a monster?

He continued asking:

"Oh, I see. Do you know where those bandits went?"

"Reporting to my lord, I heard that the martial artists all went to Ghost Cry Ridge and formed some kind of Demon Slaying Alliance to resist the great demon king together.

"Once the martial artists among the bosses left, the stronghold's morale scattered. The remaining brothers packed up their gold, silver, and valuables and ran off!"

Among the six major bandit forces, Ghost Cry Ridge was the strongest and the most mysterious!