Though there had been a few twists and turns, Meng Qi had accepted the outcome.
At least this time, it had been a close call without any real danger, and he had learned of Su Nu Dao's ambitions toward him.
It had made him wary.
Even if Su Nu Dao of the Nine Demonic Paths was an insurmountable behemoth to someone like him, who no longer had the protection of a sect.
Once he was on guard, however, with the Six Paths at his back, it was not as though he had no way to deal with them.
The simplest way was to exchange for the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts as soon as possible and learn its transformation technique.
He did not need to master transformations immediately. At the very least, he needed to be able to disguise himself as someone else with makeup and similar techniques.
There was no need to use the Muscular Ascetic persona anymore!
With the gains he had received from clearing out Evil Ridge and dividing the spoils of that night, Meng Qi felt that he could find a way to exchange for the Qi Accumulation and Aperture Opening sections of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. If that did not work, he could sell the first volume of the Yi Jin Jing.
Xu Yue had always taught him to focus on one path and not exchange for flashy, miscellaneous Kung Fu. At least in this regard, Xu Yue had not led him astray.
A technique like the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, which granted such precise control over the physical body in its early stages, was extraordinarily compatible with the Hardening Kung Fu that had been infused into him and the Golden Bell Shield he primarily cultivated.
Just like when he had switched from the Iron Cloth Shirt to