Mouse Corpse

"The snow is getting heavier, isn't it?"

The next morning, Yang Chen stood at the doorway, breathing out warm air. The heavy snow had not only failed to stop, but it was actually getting worse.

He stomped on the ground. The accumulated snow was already a foot deep. For ordinary people, it was no longer suitable to go out at this time, but for martial artists, they could still move as fast as flying. In his sight, many disciples were walking barefoot.

He also took off his shoes and stepped onto the snow barefoot. The snow was icy cold, but for a martial artist whose Blood Essence was like a furnace, it was merely insignificant.

After eating, he got on his newly purchased skateboard and headed towards the spirit field.

Just as he reached the top of the slope, he saw Xu Qingqing gliding across the snow like a swift swallow. Her footprints were shallow, almost reaching the realm of leaving no trace in the snow.

However, traveling like this consumed a lot of stamina. Even someone at the Qi Martial Ninth Level would find it difficult to travel dozens of miles in one go.

"Good morning, Junior Sister Xu."

Yang Chen approached Xu Qingqing from a few yards behind. In the Sun Moon Sword Sect, cultivation level determined status. His current strength was superior to Xu Qingqing's, so they naturally changed their form of address.

Xu Qingqing, who was on her way, heard him and turned back. Her eyes held a hint of resentment. She could have also used a skateboard to travel, but unfortunately, the skateboards were sold out.

She had waited at the entrance of the dining hall that morning. The disciples who sold the skateboards yesterday were not there. It was said that they had been warned by the shops in the town of Nineteen Peaks.

Anyone who could open a shop in Nineteen Peaks had at least the backing of an inner sect uncle. After being warned, those few naturally dared not sell skateboards again.

"Senior Brother Yang, are you selling your skateboard?"

Xu Qingqing knew that Yang Chen would not give her the skateboard. Although she was unwilling to accept gifts from others, she still felt a little resentful whenever she thought about it.

"Yes, I am. Junior Sister, how many Spirit Crystals are you willing to pay?"

Yang Chen arrived beside Xu Qingqing, his gaze attracted by a patch of snow-white. He saw that Xu Qingqing was also traveling barefoot on the snow. Her toes were fair and slender, and her toenails were spotless, clean like white jade.

Xu Qingqing noticed his gaze, and a blush of shyness and anger appeared on her face. Her eyes sharpened slightly, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Does it look good?"

"It looks good, Junior Sister's feet..." Yang Chen quickly corrected himself, "I mean, the skateboard is at least 5 Spirit Crystals. This is a limited edition; I wouldn't be willing to sell it for less."

"I have something to do, so I'll be going ahead. If Junior Sister is interested, you can find me at spirit field number eight later."

After speaking, Yang Chen quickened his pace and left.

Xu Qingqing gritted her teeth, her beautiful face showing a hint of annoyance. Before they had interacted, she had a basic impression of Yang Chen – he was probably someone who wouldn't suffer a loss.

Now that she had interacted with him, she realized that he was not only someone who wouldn't suffer a loss, but he also had the potential of a shrewd merchant who would fleece you dry, and he showed no intention of being gentle with a beauty.

Yang Chen was unaware of Xu Qingqing's thoughts. At this moment, he had already arrived at the spirit field. After inspecting the area, he walked into the wooden house. However, as soon as he opened the door, he was startled by the shocking sight inside.

The wooden house was covered in bloodstains everywhere. What was most nauseating were the dead mice scattered all over the place! At a glance, there were at least twenty to thirty of them, creating an extremely bizarre scene.

Looking at this scene, Yang Chen's face turned extremely grim.

Without a doubt, this must be Zhou Han's doing again. However, this method was so despicable and disgusting. It was truly without any bottom line.

"Zhou Han!!"

Yang Chen roared, his knuckles cracking.

Before this, they could only be said to have had a conflict, but not a life-and-death feud. However, the nature of their relationship had changed now. There was no room for maneuver between them anymore.

He grimly cleaned up the mouse corpses one by one and spent a lot of time washing the house with clean water.

After two hours, he sat down with a cold expression.

He did not choose to report the matter to Lin Chuan because there was no concrete evidence. Even if the other party was punished, it would be nothing serious.

Since Zhou Han wanted to play dirty, they would just have to wait and see. From this moment on, it was a fight to the death!

Yang Chen changed his cultivation plan. He had originally intended to cultivate while comprehending sword techniques, but now he decided to devote all his time to breaking through to the Blood Martial Realm.

He assumed a cultivation posture and began his first cultivation session of the day.

After cultivating, he took a Qi Strength Pill and absorbed its medicinal properties. Once he had fully absorbed the properties, he would begin cultivating again.

This cycle repeated, and his Punching Force grew stronger, while his Qi tended towards perfection at an even faster rate.

The day passed quickly. After returning to the residential area, Yang Chen began to cultivate diligently again, even compressing his sleep time, all in order to break through to the Blood Martial Realm sooner.

Another day arrived. Xu Qingqing bought the skateboard from him at the entrance of the dining hall. He directly exchanged the Spirit Crystals for Spirit Calming Incense and Muscle Relaxing and Vitality Pills.

The monthly summary arrived again. Yang Chen's ranking had improved further, reaching eleventh place! His progress this month had been significant, but the top ten contenders were also not slacking, so he had only moved up two places.

He received another 15 Spirit Crystals and a low-grade sword technique called the Jiang Slaying Sword Technique. After returning to his residence, he immediately contacted Wang Feng and exchanged all the Spirit Crystals for resources.

Time passed day by day. After another ten days, the Qi within Yang Chen's body finally reached perfection!

When Qi is full, it overflows!

The excess Qi gradually merged into his blood. When the first wisp of Qi merged into his blood, the remaining Qi in his body rushed into his blood like moths flying into a flame.

In just one day, the Qi in Yang Chen's body disappeared without a trace, but his strength did not diminish; instead, it increased. He could clearly feel his heartbeat becoming more powerful.

If the body were a container and Blood Essence were a solution, then the Bloodline Power within the container had barely reached 0.7. When the Bloodline Power reached 1, it would be the day he officially broke through to the Blood Martial Realm.

"Soon!"

Yang Chen's eyes gleamed. Within this month, he would definitely break through to the Blood Martial Realm. Once he succeeded, he would truly possess the resources comparable to Huang Tianyu and others, and he might even surpass them.

10 Spirit Crystals per day would be enough for him to grow rapidly after reaching the Blood Martial Realm.

Four days later, the cultivation rankings changed again. Zhang Zhixian, who was ranked first, broke through to the second level of the Blood Martial Realm!

Three more days passed, and a disciple who was originally sixth on the rankings took the lead in breaking through to the Blood Martial Realm, moving up to fourth place.

Five days later, the fifth-ranked disciple broke through to the Blood Martial Realm! At the same time, Gu You, ranked second, broke through to the second level of the Blood Martial Realm.

This month was proving to be increasingly unusual. After just one day, the current sixth-ranked disciple also achieved a breakthrough.

As of now, six individuals on the cultivation rankings had broken through to the Blood Martial Realm, and the top two were already at the second level of the Blood Martial Realm!

Four more days passed, and Huang Tianyu broke through to the second level of the Blood Martial Realm.

Closely following, the current seventh-ranked disciple also broke through to the Blood Martial Realm a day later.

Just as countless people were wondering when the eighth-ranked disciple would break through, Yang Chen walked through the snow and finally arrived at the foot of the cultivation rankings.

He looked up at the cultivation rankings, his expression neither happy nor sad.

Then, he took a step forward and arrived before the cultivation testing stele, gathering his strength and smashing out a punch!

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