Snowy Night - Marrow Cleansing Pill (Part 1)

"Haha, I knew it—you brat Li Yang would be taking a walk outside at this hour. Oh, right, the group leader is looking for you. He said he has an important mission for you!" Tian Lin appeared ahead of him, ran over to Li Yang's side, and said with a grin.

"A mission?" Li Yang froze for a moment, then said firmly to Tian Lin, "Let's go!"

With that, Li Yang hurried toward the base.

Inside Star Luo Base, Group Leader Meng Tian's room.

"Li Yang, the target of this mission is Tanaka Meinan, a member of the Black Dragon Army—the core force of one of the world's five major criminal organizations, the Yamaguchi-gumi. Here are the materials on him. You must kill him before he leaves China. As for the reason, it is all in the materials!" There was a thread of killing intent in Meng Tian's voice. An insignificant Black Dragon Army member was not worth personally dealing with, but this Tanaka Meinan had made a grave mistake—a fatal mistake!

The world's five major criminal organizations were the most powerful forces in the underground world.

Criminal organizations had infiltrated deeply. On the surface, they were all legitimate enterprises, yet their influence, large or small, could be found in nearly every industry.

Among the major forces of the underground world, aside from criminal organizations, there were also terrorist groups, assassination organizations, mercenaries, and of course special departments belonging to various nations, such as Security Bureau Group 9 and Security Bureau Group 11.

The Black Dragon Army was precisely the core of the Yamaguchi-gumi, and its members were all fanatical militarists!

"Oh, right, Li Yang. Tanaka Meinan's true bodyguard this time is a swordsmanship expert from the Pure Sword Style, one of Japan's four Matsushita Kenji schools. His cultivation is likely close to the Innate Realm," Meng Tian reminded him.

Li Yang gave a faint sneer. "A samurai? Hmph, how does he compare to a ninja? How does he compare to the Golden Flower ninja I killed last time?"

Meng Tian laughed. "Of course he cannot compare to a ninja. Besides, he is only close to the Innate Realm. Even if he were among the Twin Flowers, he would only be at the Silver Flower level. That is why I can confidently entrust this B-rank mission to you!"

Li Yang said confidently, "At this time last year, I only defeated that Golden Flower ninja by luck. But if I faced him again now, I would absolutely make him die in an instant!"

Li Yang was very confident. After a year of frenzied training, more than fifteen hours every day, his strength had increased severalfold. Last year, his energy had only been around 30 crystals. Now, it had already surpassed 80 crystals!

"I also know that you have made tremendous progress this past year. As long as you complete this mission, with the A-rank mission from last time and this B-rank mission added on, your chances in this assessment will be even greater. Last year, your own strength was simply too weak, which was why you were not accepted. This year, you will definitely succeed!" Meng Tian encouraged him.

Li Yang's eyes immediately lit up. He knew that the assessment for entry into Security Bureau Group 11 did not look only at strength; it also considered missions completed in the past.

The A-rank mission Li Yang had completed last year had been enough for him to enter Security Bureau Group 11, but his strength had been far too low. This year, with his strength having increased severalfold and his attack power greatly enhanced, entry into Security Bureau Group 11 was practically in the bag.

"Group Leader, this time I will definitely succeed perfectly. Just wait for my good news!" Li Yang said with a smile, taking the materials and leaving.

Mission target: Tanaka Meinan, younger brother of Tanaka Meikyo, one of the five great lieutenants under the Black Dragon General, leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi's core force—the Black Dragon Army.

Tanaka Meinan was a consummate bootlicker. The reason he had risen so well was because he had a good elder brother, and naturally, because he was also highly skilled at currying favor with his masters.

The grandson of the Black Dragon General, leader of the Black Dragon Army, had been born with blocked meridians. He could not learn ninjutsu, nor could he learn swordsmanship or blade techniques.

The Black Dragon General was old. He had already been an adult during World War II, an ancient old man. He was now at least over a hundred years old, yet even past a hundred, the Yamaguchi-gumi still moved at his word.

Old men loved their grandsons—it was only natural. Even the Black Dragon General was no exception. He loved his grandson, but his grandson had been born with blocked meridians. In other words, his meridians had already been obstructed from infancy.

Being born with blocked meridians was absolutely Heaven's punishment. Opening those meridians? That was nearly impossible.

Ordinary people had normal meridians as children. Once they grew up, their meridians merely became fixed in form. Innate Realm experts could damage their own vital essence and use Innate True Qi to force their way through the meridians, nourishing them and allowing them to regain their youth and vitality...

But for someone born with blocked meridians, there was no solution! That was far more serious than merely having fixed meridians!

But it could not be said that there was absolutely no way. There was still one method—the Marrow Cleansing Pill!

Legend had it that ancient China had possessed some miraculous cultivators. Their goal had been to cultivate themselves into immortals! The extraordinary abilities these cultivators possessed were beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Even the experts of Security Bureau Group 11 would have lacked the power to fight back before them.

These cultivators were also skilled in refining pills. Among them was one miraculous pill—the Marrow Cleansing Pill. After taking it, one's body would undergo a complete Body Transformation. Whether one later cultivated Japanese ninjutsu or Chinese internal arts, one would advance a thousand miles in a single day, at astonishing speed!

But did they truly exist? These so-called cultivators were figures like immortals in the hearts of mortals, appearing only in folk legends. What about reality? Did they exist in reality?

Even members of Security Bureau Group 9 did not know whether these cultivators existed, but the Black Dragon General himself knew that they did. He also knew that the "Holy Canon" revered by the five great ninjutsu sects was merely the most basic cultivation method of one relatively weak sect among dozens of Eastern cultivation sects.

Legend said that sect was called—the Five Elements Sect!

The most basic cultivation method of a small cultivation sect was actually the "Holy Canon" of the "powerful" five great ninjutsu sects! This alone was enough to fill the Black Dragon General with fear.

And the reason Tanaka Meinan had come to China this time was because his elder brother, Tanaka Meikyo, had assigned him a mission: to bring back the Marrow Cleansing Pill and present it to the Black Dragon General!

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