Blood Qi Like a Dragon

Chapter 27: Blood Qi Like a Dragon

In Bailian County's largest inn, the Laifu Inn, Lin Le rented a room for three days, the cheapest one, for three taels of silver.

Still, the price was acceptable given that most of the rooms were occupied, suggesting a certain level of security.

Sitting on the bed, Lin Le used his Inner Vision Divine Ability to observe his Inner Scenery. A Human Dao lotus seed on the lotus flower immediately began to dissipate.

With the "one thought, one year" effect, his Wall-Walking Skill was cultivated to Perfection.

Next was the Qi Gathering Art.

This technique was more difficult than Lin Le had imagined, a typical method that starts easy and gets harder. The first lotus seed brought it to Great Accomplishment, but Perfection required two.

Lin Le glanced at the remaining seven lotus seeds and used them again. He intended to cultivate the Qi Gathering Art to Grand Perfection.

During the cultivation process, he had already sensed its extraordinary nature.

This was likely a marvelous method used by major sects to solidify their foundation.

With his epiphany state activated, Lin Le assumed a meditative posture, circulating the Qi Gathering Art. The Yang Qi within his body began to move on its own.

Memories in his mind flashed forward, eventually settling on a scene of utter chaos, where only the sound of water could be heard.

Lin Le immersed himself in the sound of water, and the Yang Qi within his body flowed like a gentle stream, clearing the blocked meridians.

When Lin Le emerged from his epiphany, the Yang Qi in his body had already cleared half of the twelve main meridians and was circulating endlessly and spontaneously.

It was important to note that the most troublesome aspect of the Qi Guiding Realm was the constant leakage of Qi. This problem only improved after opening the lower dantian, but that was already the third step of the Qi Guiding Realm, where Qi entered the dantian, reaching a level capable of opening Secret Realms.

Now, Lin Le's Yang Qi could circulate endlessly and spontaneously. This meant that without his active cultivation, it would automatically advance to the third step of the Qi Guiding Realm.

"Dad, you really left me a great gift," Lin Le exclaimed.

Then, a hint of doubt arose in his heart: how could his father, a mere school teacher, possess such a profound secret technique?

Was it a fortuitous encounter? Lin Le recalled information from his past life, knowing that his father only began to prosper around the age of twenty.

Before that, he was just a stable hand at a post station.

Shaking his head, Lin Le didn't ponder further. His gaze shifted to the lotus leaf, lingering for a moment on the Sun Moon Spirit Nectar before moving away.

It would still take some time for this drop of Sun Moon Spirit Nectar to fully form.

After digesting the lotus root and letting the Blood Essence Treasure Liquid drip down, Lin Le practiced the Wall-Walking Skill in his room.

A day passed, and Lin Le felt a sudden surge in his Blood Essence, clenching his fist. He had grown stronger.

He then sensed the internal energy within him; eight main meridians had already been cleared.

His Blood Qi, nourished by the Yang Qi, was growing continuously. At this rate, it seemed he could break through to Blood Qi Like a Dragon within a month.

However, he wouldn't need a month now. Lin Le internally observed the lotus leaf, which still held twelve drops of Blood Essence Pill Liquid yet to be digested.

The Blood Essence Pill Liquid dripped down, and the Blood Qi within his body circulated spontaneously, digesting the medicinal power at an extremely rapid pace.

One drop, two drops, three drops... ten drops!

As the tenth drop fell, the immense Blood Qi within Lin Le's body began to circulate according to the Qi Gathering Art. During this process, the Blood Qi started to condense continuously.

Not only that, but the Yang Qi also leveraged the ferocity of the Blood Qi, forcefully clearing one meridian after another, not even sparing the smallest ones.

Lin Le was astonished by this situation. In the "one thought, one year" state, his body only contained Yang Qi, not Blood Qi, so he hadn't expected such a synergistic effect.

An hour later, Lin Le circulated his Blood Qi. The solidified Blood Qi coiled around his forearm like a red ribbon.

He then sensed his Yang Qi; all twelve main meridians were now unblocked, and the Yang Qi had formed an initial circulation within his body.

"As expected, fighting in the wild leads to faster progress," Lin Le couldn't help but exclaim.

Slowly developing in Baishan County couldn't compare to this rapid progress.

Fighting to grow stronger was the path he should take; Lin Le confirmed this.

"So, who should be my next target?"

Lin Le licked his lips, recalling information in his mind.

He was a native of Bailian County and naturally understood the distribution of power within the county. This was also why he had returned.

Why did most murders happen between acquaintances? Because they were familiar with each other!

After some thought, Lin Le had chosen his target.

The Concentric Society, a mid-sized gang, was secretly involved in illicit activities like kidnapping and human trafficking.

Its leader was a third-limit Martial Master with Blood Qi Like a Dragon, and there were rumors that he was aiming to break through to the Spiritual Platform and become a Cultivator at the beginning of the year.

Lin Le naturally had no intention of targeting the leader directly.

However, the Concentric Society had a four-tiered structure: the first tier was the leader, the second tier were hall masters, the third tier were Red Sticks, and the fourth tier were gang members.

Lin Le planned to start with the Red Sticks and work his way up.

Glancing at the sky, Lin Le began his soul refinement. Both Blood Qi and Yang Qi could cultivate automatically, but soul refinement could not. Therefore, Lin Le intended to focus most of his energy on soul refinement.

As night fell, Lin Le opened his eyes. In the dim room, they seemed to faintly glow, like luminous pearls.

'Is it because of the mutual nourishment from Essence and Qi?'

Lin Le muttered to himself, "This time, my progress in Third Zen is huge, almost a full minute. Before, I could only last about twenty-six seconds at most."

He stood up and stretched his body. Lin Le's bones made cracking sounds. He had been less than five feet tall, but his physique suddenly shot up to six feet.

Since his clothes were dark brown and he didn't have night-assault attire, Lin Le went out the window just as he was.

His footsteps were light and agile. Lin Le made no sound as he moved along. Relying on his keen senses, he dodged the patrolling sentries all the way and soon arrived in front of a courtyard.

This was the only hideout of the Concentric Society that he knew of from his memories.

As for how he knew, it was naturally because someone he knew had been abducted and taken in there, though his father had later rescued them.

However, this stronghold had never been attacked and was still operating normally. This showed that the Concentric Society had a larger power backing them.

But being alone, would Lin Le be afraid of that?

He flipped over the wall and into the courtyard. His luck wasn't great; there was a gang member squatting by the wall on guard duty.

Hiss!

The gang member's mouth gaped open as something thick and hard was shoved inside, with liquid continuously being poured down his throat.

Sheathing his blade, Lin Le turned to look into the courtyard. Three more gang members were staring at him with stunned expressions.

"Oh, my luck is a bit bad."

"Enemy attack!" one of the gang members saw Lin Le turn and immediately shouted in panic.

But in the next second, a cold glint flashed across his neck, and his head flew high into the air.

However, this shout was enough to alert the people inside the house.

Lin Le swung his blade again, his expression unreadable.

After a few breaths, the courtyard was filled with bodies cut in half.

He kicked open a hidden door and saw four or five children huddled inside.

Lin Le sized up these children, then cleaved the wooden cage with his blade: "Come out."

His voice was rough.

The children tremblingly walked out.

"Where is your home? Were you sold by your parents, or were you abducted?" Lin Le asked.

The children tremblingly answered.

Lin Le nodded slightly after listening. They were all abducted, which made things much easier.

Then, with a drop of his blade, he split a boy next to him in half.

This kid had lied. As far as he knew, Qingtian Street was where the guild leader lived. A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow, unless it's its own kind.

If he let him go, there was a high chance he had ill intentions.

Moreover, the malice in his eyes was clearly visible. Did he really think he couldn't sense it?

This boy was likely an informer trained by the Concentric Society from a young age. Being kept with these children, he was probably meant to be used as a spy.

If such a little beast wasn't killed immediately, would he be allowed to grow up and harm others?

Lin Le didn't care about killing a child, but the other four children were terrified. You could practically smell their fear.

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