Grandmaster Realm Second Level, Strength Surges!

He was in so much pain that his vision went black, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

Su Fei looked at Plum Blossom, who had fainted before him, without any trace of pity in his eyes.

This kind of scum, severing the root of his evil deeds, was more satisfying than killing him.

If he had been killed directly, it would have been too easy for him.

He squatted down and began to search Plum Blossom.

Soon, he pulled out a stack of silver notes from Plum Blossom's embrace. After counting them, he found there were over thirty thousand taels.

There was also a bound ancient book, with the four small characters "Treading Snow Without a Trace" written on the cover. It was the secret manual of Lightness Skill that Plum Blossom relied on for his fame.

Su Fei checked the silver notes, then picked up the manual and casually stuffed it into his own embrace.

The Soft Sword had been struck by his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and hadn't broken, so it was of good quality. He took it along as well.

Who knew Plum Blossom would carry all his possessions on him? Now, it was all his spoils of war.

When the Imperial Guard investigated cases, the spoils of war belonged to them; it was considered a perk.

After finishing the search.

Su Fei took out a specially made signal arrow of the Imperial Guard.

He aimed it at the sky and fired.

A dazzling pattern formed in the high sky.

This was the Imperial Guard's assembly signal.

Not long after, a team of Imperial Guards quickly arrived. Coincidentally, it was Wang Meng leading several Imperial Guard Strongmen.

"Lord Su."

Wang Meng saw Su Fei and quickly stepped forward. Just as he was about to report, his gaze fell upon the bloody figure who had fainted on the ground, especially the eye-catching pool of blood and the person on the ground. He shivered.

"Boss, what's going on here? Who is this man in black? Why is he in such a miserable state? Did you dismember him?"

Su Fei's expression was calm.

"It's nothing. It's just the Flower Picking Thief, Plum Blossom. I've caught him."

"Plum Blossom, you've caught Plum Blossom."

Wang Meng was stunned at first, then his eyes widened, his mouth opened wide enough to fit a fist, and he shouted in disbelief.

"Boss, you're saying he's that Flower Picking Thief Plum Blossom who has been at large for five or six years, committed dozens of crimes, and even Grandmasters couldn't catch him?"

He couldn't believe his ears. Looking at the miserable state of the person on the ground and Su Fei's calm demeanor, his mind buzzed.

This was Plum Blossom!

A thief that many government officials and martial artists were helpless against, and he was caught by their boss, and made into this state.

Wang Meng rubbed his eyes vigorously, confirming he hadn't misread or misheard. The shock on his face was evident, and he couldn't speak a complete sentence for a long time.

Su Fei glanced at him.

"What? Do you think I'm lying to you, or that he doesn't look like Plum Blossom?"

Wang Meng quickly nodded, swallowed, his voice trembling slightly.

"I just can't quite believe it, Boss. Your efficiency is too high."

"You didn't go to the Thousand Households Office these past few days. I thought you went to that place to listen to music alone and didn't take me."

"I didn't expect you've been busy catching Plum Blossom all these days."

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted you."

Wang Meng looked at Su Fei as if he were a celestial being.

His eyes were full of admiring little stars.

Su Fei was speechless. He reached out and directly gave Wang Meng a flick on the forehead.

"Stop thinking nonsense. Take Plum Blossom to the Imperial Guard's Heavenly Prison and let him try the Eighteen Tortures. Flower Picking Thieves like him are all weaklings, he will definitely confess."

"Make him confess and sign."

Wang Meng nodded, quickly ordered his Strongmen to tie up Plum Blossom, greeted Su Fei, and then left.

Not long after Wang Meng left.

Su Fei received a system notification.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the Flower Thief mission! Reward: Finger Flicking Divine Ability, eighty years of cultivation. Do you wish to extract it now!]

No rush for this. First, I need to take care of something.

Su Fei changed into casual clothes.

He headed to the Black Market in the northwest corner of Qingzhou City.

The Black Market street was lit up at night, filled with the mixed smell of cheap wine and leather.

Su Fei found a shop with a plaque that read "Hundred Herbs Hall".

According to the information Su Fei knew.

This shop, which outwardly sold medicinal materials, was actually a receiving point for stolen goods from the Black Market.

He pushed the door open and entered. The middle-aged attendant with a goatee behind the counter asked if he was buying or selling.

Su Fei placed the Lightness Skill manual and the Soft Sword on the counter and asked how much the two items were worth.

The attendant looked at them and said, "Esteemed guest, the manual is in good condition, and the Soft Sword's material is decent. For both, I can offer a maximum of six thousand taels."

Su Fei smiled. This person was treating him like a naive country bumpkin.

He made a move as if to leave for another shop.

The attendant stopped Su Fei and asked him to name his price.

"For both items, I want thirteen thousand taels."

The middle-aged attendant hesitated.

"Esteemed guest, this shop can offer at most ten thousand taels. Lightness Skill manuals are risky and difficult to sell. While the Soft Sword's material is good, it's also second-hand. This shop needs to make some profit."

Su Fei said, "This manual belongs to a Flower Picking Thief, and the Lightness Skill is very effective."

The attendant considered for a moment and finally decided to buy the two items at Su Fei's price.

Su Fei received the thirteen thousand taels in Silver Notes. After confirming they were legitimate, he left.

Exiting the Black Market, he carefully hid the Silver Notes on his person. Combined with the over thirty thousand taels he had previously confiscated from Plum Blossom, He had earned over forty thousand taels in just one day.

In his previous life, this would have easily made him a millionaire.

He looked up at the crescent moon in the sky and walked briskly back to his New Residence.

By the time he returned to the Su Manor, dawn was breaking.

Su Fei entered his bedroom and sat cross-legged on the bed.

[Extracting rewards, obtained Finger Flicking Divine Ability (Initiation), eighty years of cultivation.]

Su Fei calculated. He had been in this world for about a month now.

With his supreme cultivation talent, he should be breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm soon.

"System, first use the cultivation to upgrade the Nine Yang Divine Art."

[Year 1: You sat in the Cultivation Room day and night, discarding distracting thoughts and focusing on Breathing Exercises. The Nine Yang True Qi slowly circulated within your Dantian, tempering your foundation tirelessly.]

[Year 15: You cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Art without rest. Sweat poured from your body, and your True Qi became increasingly refined!]

[Year 20: You worked day and night, cultivating diligently beside high-temperature lava, tempering your yang-based internal energy with extreme heat. Sweat soaked your clothes only to be evaporated by your True Qi, repeating the cycle.]

[Year 30: You ceaselessly impacted the Grandmaster Realm's barrier. Finally, at the end of the thirtieth year, you shattered the obstruction, and the Nine Yang Divine Art broke through to the sixth layer, entering the Grandmaster Realm!]

[Year 40: You circulated your True Qi without rest, solidifying the foundation of Grandmaster Realm First Layer. The liquid True Qi within your body surged like rivers, scouring your Meridians day and night!]

[Year 60: You cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Art day and night, finally breaking through to Grandmaster Realm Second Layer!]

[Cultivation results feedback...]

A powerful surge of True Qi erupted from his Dantian and flowed throughout Su Fei's entire body and Meridians.

He could clearly feel that the True Qi within him had completely liquefied and was circulating ceaselessly, scouring his Meridians and Qi and Blood with every cycle.

Grandmaster Realm Second Layer!

Su Fei slowly concluded his cultivation, feeling the ceaseless surge of True Qi within him. A hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.