Unexpected Harvest: Black Wolf Heart Sutra!

And so, the task of performing the death rites for Zuo Er fell to Bai Yu.

Bai Yu handled everything personally, giving Zuo Er a grand send-off.

From beginning to end, he personally played the Suona to send off the deceased, earning high praise from Zuo Er's family.

Little did they know, the tune Bai Yu played was called the Soul Extinguishing Tune.

A piece from the Zhu You Yin Fu Jing middle volume, its only effect was to annihilate Yin spirits.

Whether Zuo Er had a ghost after death or not, it was impossible for him to have one from now on.

The deceased's emotions are currently stable.

Zuo Er's coffin was successfully buried, and his sister, the gang leader's wife, gave the Mortuary five taels of silver for each person.

Master Lin and Master Bai were given twenty taels each for their hard work.

Bai Yu and Uncle Jiu accepted the silver, exchanging smiles.

A few more strange tales circulated in the streets, nothing more than someone being plagued by baleful aura and receiving karmic retribution.

[Funeral successfully completed, participation 86%, family satisfaction 88%, two additional rewards can be selected.]

[Common Rewards: Blood Essence +35, Life Experience +166.]

[Optional Rewards: Black Wolf Heart Sutra, Mountain Splitting Saber Technique, Iron Wire Fist, Saber Technique Experience +1308...]

Bai Yu was overjoyed, not expecting such unexpected gains!

There was actually an internal cultivation method, the Black Wolf Heart Sutra (complete version), Lower Mysterious Rank!

Moreover, it was a Mysterious Rank cultivation method, something that would be fought over fiercely on the black market.

It turned out that the Black Wolf Gang's deputy leader, Liu DuLong, was easily swayed and couldn't resist his wife's sweet talk, secretly passing the Black Wolf Heart Sutra to his wife's younger brother.

Bai Yu first chose the Black Wolf Heart Sutra.

A vast amount of knowledge flooded his mind, and with his eyes closed, he could see images of Blood Essence flowing.

Then he chose Saber Technique Experience.

[Saber Technique Experience +1308!]

Instantly, it was as if he had pierced through a membrane, and the Soul Severing Saber Technique directly broke through!

[Soul Severing Saber Technique: Minor Accomplishment, 277/100000.]

The current Bai Yu could unleash three moves in the blink of an eye, each one deadly!

Bai Yu smiled slightly and began to cultivate the Black Wolf Heart Sutra.

He sat cross-legged, an image of Blood Essence circulation appearing in his mind.

He focused his mind within his body, slowly guiding the Blood Essence to circulate according to the Heart Sutra's path.

Bai Yu stumbled as he circulated his Blood Essence, constantly guiding it forward.

Unknowingly, an hour passed.

Finally, after one cycle, a strand of internal force was produced from the Blood Essence.

[Blood Essence -5!]

[Internal Force +0.5!]

Bai Yu opened his eyes, unable to hide the joy in them.

The Black Wolf Heart Sutra was indeed a Mysterious Rank technique, with immediate results.

It could convert Blood Essence into internal force, with a conversion ratio of about ten to one.

Bai Yu was delighted and spent the next few days cultivating the Black Wolf Heart Sutra.

He cultivated the Black Wolf Heart Sutra to the point of being skilled and proficient, gaining an additional 3 points of aptitude.

As his proficiency increased, the time to complete a cycle also shortened, greatly improving the efficiency of internal force conversion.

The internal force within Bai Yu's body became vigorous.

On this day, he circulated all the internal force in his body, pouring it towards the Foot Lesser Yang Gallbladder Meridian.

The surging internal force was like a flood, breaking through layers of obstacles.

The meridian that had always been impossible to open was now completed naturally, unobstructed.

He pressed on, guiding the internal force to impact the final Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian.

Sure enough, the last meridian also opened with a bang.

All twelve meridians were now open!

Bai Yu coughed and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

These were the many hidden injuries and impurities accumulated in his body, now completely expelled.

Bai Yu suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze burning brightly.

He felt incredibly comfortable all over, and even his senses of hearing and sight had become much clearer.

With all twelve meridians unblocked, Bai Yu had officially stepped into the Fifth Rank Bone Tempering Realm!

Next was to temper the bones with Blood Essence and inner force.

Only by making the bones incomparably hard could they withstand the body's powerful strength.

His attribute panel changed to:

[Name: Bai Yu]

[Aptitude: 11]

[Blood Essence: 666]

[Strength: 166]

[Inner Force: 66]

[Cultivation: Fifth Rank Bone Tempering Realm]

[Techniques: Four Elephants Five Elements Fist (Profound Understanding), Black Wolf Heart Sutra (Proficient)]

[Martial Skills: Soul Severing Blade (Some Accomplishment), Dark Turtle Breath Concealment Art (Proficient), Lingxu Step (Proficient), Vajra Iron Shirt Skill (Profound Understanding)]

[Mystical Power: Eternal Life]

[Other Skills: Suona Playing (Profound Understanding), Essence Nourishing Powder (Proficient), Zhu You Yin Fu Jing (Proficient), Blood Talisman Technique (Proficient), Archery (Proficient), etc.]

Bai Yu felt a small surge of pride.

His strength had improved by leaps and bounds these past few days.

His fist techniques, saber techniques, heart sutra, and talisman arts had all increased rapidly. Even if something were to happen in Jiang City, his chances of survival would be greatly increased.

However, he quickly calmed down and said to Old Mo:

"Old Mo, the third principle of the Cautious Path: never get carried away."

"The moment you're most proud is the moment your defenses are at their lowest, and you're most likely to do something unwise."

Old Mo hurriedly took out his little notebook and began to record with his paw.

The Book of Gou says: The third principle of the Cautious Path: never get carried away.

There were also second and first principles before this.

The little notebook was called The Sayings of Gou.

Bai Yu smiled and stroked the dog's head:

"A promising student, indeed."

Having broken through to the Bone Tempering Realm, Bai Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He went out to buy a roast chicken, intending to reward himself.

After walking a few hundred meters, he arrived at Widow Sun's shop.

Widow Sun's roast chicken was one of the best on Willow Street, with a very authentic flavor.

Many people who wanted roast chicken loved to come here.

A large crowd had gathered in front of the roast chicken shop.

Bai Yu thought to himself:

"Looks like there are a lot of people who want roast chicken today."

After listening for a while from outside the crowd, Bai Yu finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that the government soldiers had gone out to suppress bandits, defeated the water bandits on the White Dragon River, and recovered the grain ships.

The price of grain in the city had fallen in response, and everyone was overjoyed.

Widow Sun took this opportunity to offer a 20% discount at her roast chicken shop.

After waiting for what felt like forever, Bai Yu finally bought a roast chicken.

It had to be said that Widow Sun's roast chicken was truly worthy of its reputation.

Just the plump chicken breast alone was worth the name.

Bai Yu carried the lotus leaf package and strolled back.

Compared to the past, the faces of the passersby were filled with a bit more joy.

Bai Yu thought to himself:

"Could it be that my previous premonition was wrong? Is nothing going to happen?"

He had always felt a vague sense of unease, but now it seemed like just a small disturbance.

Bai Yu thought about it and decided it was better to be prepared.

His past life's experience of snatching groceries told him that having food in hand meant peace of mind.

In one morning, Bai Yu moved five bags of rice back home.

Taking advantage of the recent lull in activity, he planned to make another magical artifact.

The second volume of the Yin Fu Jing recorded many methods for making magical artifacts, mostly Peach Wood Swords, Coin Swords, and Bagua Mirrors.

Usually, they weren't very powerful and could only restrain some evil things.

Unlike immortal artifacts, they didn't have amazing destructive power.

Bai Yu decided to make a Soul-Suppressing Banner.