Hidden Scheme

In his room, Bao Dun stroked the golden mouse.

"The golden energy hasn't moved since it entered the room. Is it asleep?" Bao Dun thought to himself, sensing the energy.

Could it be that he left the weapon in the room and then ran away?

It's unlikely.

The opponent is a martial artist, and for a martial artist, a weapon is a second life.

Therefore, after seeing this person, Bao Dun did not rashly ask for the knife.

After all, weapons are extremely important to martial artists. To bring it up like that is as offensive as asking someone to give you their wife.

But Bao Dun didn't want to give up the knife either.

"Such pure metal energy, with some Sha Qi attached to it, is truly a great tonic." He stroked the rat's fur, his mouth watering.

His method of cultivation was to tame this golden-haired mouse.

First, one must cultivate martial arts techniques to develop one's own internal energy. Then, one must mix and refine the metal energy with one's own internal energy and feed it to the rat.

The stronger the Gold-Seeking Rat becomes, the stronger he will become. Until the Gold-Seeking Rat undergoes a complete transformation, he will be able to obtain an Innate Variant avatar, reach the seventh rank, and become a gold-elemental spirit beast while retaining his human form.

It was truly wondrous.

That's why he joined the Boshan Sect, practicing martial arts while searching for enough gold energy to feed the gold-seeking rat.

Ordinary metals contain very little metallic energy, and even gold doesn't contain much.

They must be made of refined steel, or even high-grade Law Treasure artifacts or divine weapons, or rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the metal element to be useful.

Therefore, he would never let go of that ninth-grade longsword.

"If this young man just falls asleep like this, that's a good thing. I'll sneak over at midnight and kill him."

"If he's not asleep, then we'll finish this quickly. We'll find the Golden Rat to counter metal-elemental weapons, and with a sneak attack, he'll definitely be no match for me."

"If he chooses to come without a weapon... that would be even better. A warrior without a weapon is easy to bully, isn't he?"

After considering the situation, Bao Dun felt that things should be stable.

Besides, the other person is also very young, and may not be thinking that deeply. It's normal for them to sleep together directly.

This young man, who came from Boatman Gang, was lucky enough to stumble upon a master's sect when he went out. He might not be able to consider so many things and can't compare to an old hand like him.

As for whether his martial arts skills are fake?

It can't be fake.

The other party had a long and deep breath, and abundant Blood Qi. It was obvious that his internal organs had been refined, and the refinement method was very exquisite, without any aftereffects or impurities. A ninth-rank official could never do that.

He was skilled at observing metal energy. Since the lungs govern metal, he could see Lung Qi. This young man's Lung Qi was long and sharp, which showed that his refining technique was simply divine. It was impossible for him to have refined it himself; it must have been with the help of his seniors.

He must be a ninth-rank martial artist.

He could completely suppress anything related to martial arts, because martial arts cannot be practiced without weapons.

The so-called fist and leg training is actually just a prerequisite for learning weapons. Martial Cultivation Method will definitely use weapons.

He had seen many martial arts schools, some of which claimed to be fist techniques, but in reality, fist techniques were essentially spear techniques. Without a spear, their strength would be reduced by half.

Therefore, he was very confident.

The ninth-rank martial arts cultivator was completely under his control.

We'll take action once we've confirmed the situation.

With that in mind, he kept a watchful eye on all the golden energy around him while monitoring the golden energy emanating from the long sword.

But suddenly, he felt something was wrong.

"Hmm? There's some noise downstairs? What's wrong?"

Beneath the painted boat, a swirling golden aura seemed to be swirling around. Were the disciples drunk, engaging in a gladiatorial contest, sparring and exchanging blows?

"Is this the time for a martial arts competition? Really..." He shook his head, preparing to go downstairs and reprimand these disciples.

Bao Dun had no doubt that it was that ninth-rank martial artist who had come.

He knew Wu Dao's abilities very well. If the other party had come empty-handed and fought with the disciples below, although the disciples would not have been able to win, the commotion would have been much greater than it is now, which is just like a friendly sparring match and has not even made a sound.

This is the result he obtained from sensing the metal energy.

I pushed open the door and walked out into the corridor; there was no one there.

It's normal. The Boshan Sect's Cultivation Method require abstinence. It doesn't mean abstinence for life, but rather that one must not ejaculate during practice, otherwise the practice will be in vain. Approximately two-thirds of the year is spent in practice, with only winter for rest.

It's springtime now, and fearing that the disciples are young and fiery and might not be able to hold back, I've already driven everyone away from the pleasure boats and booked the whole place, leaving only the kitchen staff.

Arriving on the second floor, I opened the door and went inside.

The moment he entered, he was like a hedgehog with its feathers bristling! Golden energy surged forth, and the surrounding floor instantly shattered, sliced into pieces!

Without hesitation, he grabbed the Gold-Seeking Rat, unleashing all his inner energy and golden energy, transforming it into an invisible blade that swept across all directions!

Everything within a radius of three zhang was shattered to pieces!

Because he saw that the entire second floor was filled with dozens of corpses.

No bleeding...

No, it should be that there were no external injuries, because all of these people died with blood flowing from their seven orifices.

Is it damage to the soul? Or something else?

What Dao Lineage can harm the soul? Is it Curse? Or a Daoist technique that can capture the soul?

But none of that matters.

The important thing is, this is a huge problem!

With this burst of golden energy, he could guarantee that no one below the ninth rank could get close to him.

The golden aura surrounding them was like a razor constantly flying around them. Although its power was not as high as it was at the beginning, it was always there and its power should not be underestimated.

His confidence in dealing with martial arts lies not only in his ability to suppress metal energy, but also in the fact that most martial artists have to fight in close combat. Once they enter within three zhang of him, he will surely make them bleed from head to toe and break their flesh and bones!

However, at this moment, the three-zhang-long golden aura domain did not reassure him at all.

The ground was shredded, and he fell from the second floor of the pleasure boat to the first floor. The golden energy field scraped against the floor, making a sizzling sound. Wooden planks were constantly being shredded, surrounding utensils were being torn apart, and cloth was being cut. Nothing that came near could escape its sight.

Where? Where?

Where is that thing that can damage the soul?!

Where is it?

Who is it? That ninth-rank martial artist surnamed Li? He's not a martial artist? Impossible!

He is clearly a ninth-rank martial artist, without the slightest mistake!

With extreme vigilance, he gripped the Gold-Seeking Rat, which possessed half his own cultivation level, in his palm and focused intently on finding any possible enemies.

Metal energy... Yes, it's metal energy!

That guy surnamed Li has an exceptionally refined lung capacity. His breath must contain pure Lung Qi. Since the lungs belong to the metal element, he can barely sense it!

Yes, that's the one I'm looking for.

All attention was focused on finding the Lung Qi for breathing.

Found it!

He sensed a faint Lung Qi and looked in that direction.

Over there, a blood-soaked human head was thrown into the air, its eyes bulging out, half of its eyeballs sticking out.

At the same time, a long whip came hurtling through the air from behind.