Suppress Dragon Elephant

The oxhide had to be very old; who knew how many hands had rubbed over it, leaving it extremely smooth. Even so, the oxhide's overall material still had not been damaged.

"Doesn't seem like ordinary cowhide. A Demon Beast?"

A few strange tales flashed through Chen Fei's mind. Rumor had it that in this world, aside from the Weird, there were actually Demon Beasts too.

Like human Weird, Demon Beasts could also cultivate on their own. Not only did they possess Spiritual Wisdom and understanding, their strength was also extremely formidable.

It was just that there were no Demon Beasts in Pingyin County, while Weird often appeared.

An hour later, Chen Fei rubbed his eyes and lifted his head.

He had finished reading the cultivation method on the oxhide, but it had left Chen Fei feeling as if he were lost in clouds and fog. No matter how he looked at it, he felt it was vastly different from ordinary cultivation methods.

If Chen Fei were asked to cultivate it normally, he actually had no idea where to begin.

He did not know how Jian Liang had comprehended that set of surging waves and raging billows from this oxhide. Or perhaps Jian Liang's cultivation method had not come from this oxhide at all, but from some other method.

It was only that Jian Liang knew the cultivation method recorded on this oxhide was precious, so he carried it with him and took it out to study from time to time.

Chen Fei looked at the oxhide, then applied a little strength and tore at it. The oxhide did not budge in the slightest. Chen Fei's expression shifted slightly. He took the Sword Blade, pressed it against the oxhide, and began to exert force.

In the end, even when Chen Fei went all out, the oxhide still showed not the slightest bit of damage.

"No wonder he placed the oxhide over his heart. He must have known its defensive power."

Understanding dawned in Chen Fei's heart. It was just that in the end, Jian Liang had not made use of the oxhide's defense.

At the time, Chen Fei's first sword had pierced straight through the center of his chest, and the second had pierced his throat. Chen Fei's instinctive thought back then had been that many people would seriously protect their hearts, but he had not expected to truly stumble into the right move by accident.

Cultivation Method: Suppress Dragon Elephant (Not Yet Entered)

"Fifty thousand taels of silver? Such an exaggerated Simplification fee!"

Chen Fei looked at the information prompted on the Panel, and his teeth ached so badly that his mouth could not help twisting open.

But from another angle, it also reflected the strength and cultivation difficulty of this cultivation method. Chen Fei's current Killing Move, Immortal Guides the Way, had only cost Five Hundred Taels back then.

This was directly a hundredfold difference. With Chen Fei's current speed of making money, he would have to save for an extremely long time, and he could not spend any of it.

"Looks like I won't be able to cultivate it in the short term." Chen Fei shook his head helplessly.

Early the next morning, several heads were hung above the City Gate in the north of Pingyin County. Jian Liang was shockingly among them.

The whole of Pingyin County reacted fiercely, especially those Refugees who had moved in; a few people's faces looked particularly ugly. Some were Mountain Bandits, while others were petty thieves and sneaks.

The attitude of the Pingyin County Government Office was also very clear: deterrence.

The case had only just been committed, and within two days, the County Government Office had already sent people to encircle and suppress them. Although quite a few had escaped, many had been killed as well. Especially Jian Liang's head—at the sight of it, some Mountain Bandits' hearts were stricken.

This was the Third Chief. Last night, he had clearly already broken out of the encirclement, yet in the end, he still could not escape death.

"Big Brother, why don't we withdraw from Pingyin County for now? Last time, Third Brother was blocked, and this time it's become like this. Pingyin County must have an expert in tracking. With simple disguises like ours, we can't avoid the other party's eyes."

"Third Brother's grudge hasn't been avenged, and you want me to leave now?" Ling Hanjun's gaze instantly turned vicious.

"I'm just worried..."

Smack!

With a muffled sound, Ling Hanjun slapped the man down with one hand, cutting his words off outright.

"Investigate. No matter what method you use, find out that person's identity. I want him to pay blood debt with blood!"

Ling Hanjun roared. Seeing the others trembling with fear, Ling Hanjun took a deep breath and said, "Leave a few people behind. The rest of you leave the city in batches first!"

The others did not dare disobey. They answered and began searching for the person who had killed Jian Liang.

Night fell. Chen Fei changed his appearance and appeared in the Black Market. But Chen Fei did not see any Traces of that group of Mountain Bandits, mainly because Chen Fei only had a deep impression of a few people. With the others deliberately disguising themselves, it was very hard to identify them again.

He did not get the information he wanted, but Chen Fei unexpectedly saw a bounty notice. That face—wasn't it the one he had deliberately changed into last night?

Providing useful information would earn one a thousand taels, while capturing the person would directly earn five thousand taels. With such a large sum, there probably were not many people who could withstand the temptation.

"This Black Market clearly has the County Government Office's background, yet that group of Mountain Bandits actually put the bounty here."

Chen Fei shook his head slightly. From this, it could be seen just how badly this group of Mountain Bandits wanted to kill him.

He turned and left the Black Market, but there was actually another tail following behind him. Chen Fei deliberately circled around a few more times before shaking the person off.

Returning to the courtyard, Chen Fei began cultivating his Sword Technique.

That group of Mountain Bandits could not be found now, and Chen Fei had no other methods. Fortunately, their attention was all focused on finding someone. In addition, the County Government Office was now on guard throughout the entire city, so he should be able to enjoy a few peaceful days.

Time passed day by day. The Refugees gradually began to become true residents of Pingyin County, and Pingyin County also stabilized. No one was killed at night anymore. The only thing was that the Mountain Bandits' bounty had actually already risen to eight thousand taels.

It seemed all martial artists had their gazes drawn by this bounty.

There was no other reason. They were simply offering too much.

"What exactly are they after? It can't be for that piece of oxhide, can it?"

Chen Fei suddenly seemed to react. Speaking of which, that cultivation method was truly miraculous. After Chen Fei finished reading it last time, he had now actually forgotten most of it. In a while longer, he would probably forget it all.

After discovering this phenomenon, Chen Fei specially recorded the cultivation method Suppress Dragon Elephant onto paper. In the end, something happened that made Chen Fei suck in a breath of cold air. The characters on those sheets of paper would inexplicably lose a few words by themselves the next day.

"What principle is this?"

Chen Fei was a little baffled. No wonder the cultivation method had to be recorded on this kind of oxhide, and no wonder it had to be hidden close to the body. Before learning the cultivation method, the words on this oxhide probably had to be read several times from time to time.

I have the Panel, and the cultivation method has already been recorded. Then this oxhide... can I take it and sell it?

Chen Fei pondered to himself, discovering that he had gained yet another layer of understanding of this world. It was just that this oxhide seemed to have no buyers at all in Pingyin County.

Or rather, even if there were buyers, how was Chen Fei supposed to protect the Silver Taels he received after selling it?

"I'll use it as a heart-protecting mirror for now."

Chen Fei shook his head, cast the matter completely aside, and threw himself into practicing the Sword Technique.

As time passed, Chen Fei had already integrated the third set of Sword Technique, and his level in the Sword Technique had grown higher and higher. His cultivation was advancing steadily, but in the short term, he still could not break through to the Bone Forging Realm.

However, his experiments with the Light Spirit Pill were gradually bearing fruit. Perhaps after a little more time, Chen Fei would be able to refine Light Spirit Pills himself.

"Come out. Take a trip with me!"

The door of the Pill Room was kicked open, and Zhang Yuezhen walked in, just in time to see Chen Fei's pill furnace explode.

"No disturbances during alchemy. That is the Medical Center's rule!" Chen Fei's expression turned rather ugly.

"At North City Medical Center, my words are the rules!"

Zhang Yuezhen waved her hand and cut Chen Fei off, giving him no face at all. "Don't say those useless things. Go to the Zhang Family Residence!"

"Hurry up and move, or if Young Miss lays the blame on you, you won't be able to bear it!"

Dan Xiang looked at Chen Fei and urged him rudely.