"This humble one is in charge of purchasing medicinal materials for the gang. From time to time, I also help the Vice Gang Leader divert a batch of medicinal materials for his cultivation, while also taking on the task of collecting Mountain Treasures that occasionally appear in the markets outside. All the major medicine shops in the city recognize this humble one's face."
"If you use this humble one's gang token, you can withdraw large quantities of medicinal materials from the major medicine shops in the city at cost price."
After begging for mercy and explaining his usefulness, Qingwen Long handed over a wooden token engraved with a black tiger.
Yang Qingyun accepted it,
his brows knitting slightly as he sank into thought.
If he killed this man, he could certainly vent the anger burning in his chest.
But this token would be useless.
And with all the major medicine shops in the city having received word from the Black Tiger Gang, it would be difficult for him to find a source for the materials he needed for cultivation afterward.
Although Weilong Martial Arts School had sent over a batch of medicinal materials,
the school had clearly suffered considerable losses because of the recent conflict. It was unlikely to be able to fully support his consumption.
Besides, Zhou Weilong was no longer the one calling the shots at Weilong Martial Arts School. If he could obtain an additional source of medicinal materials, that would be ideal.
Thinking about it now,
it seemed that his conflict with Qingwen Long had not yet reached the point of fighting to the death.
Yang Qingyun quickly found a reason that could convince himself.
Having made up his mind, he secretly said to himself:
"The Longevity Technique consumes far too much!"
"It would be fine in the era of Spiritual Qi Resurgence, when the spiritual energy between heaven and earth could support that consumption. But in this old era, I can only make up for the loss of vital essence during cultivation by using large quantities of various medicinal materials and tonics. Otherwise, there is no way to rapidly increase my strength without damaging the foundation of my body."
"With the insights into realms from my Previous Life, I am not lacking in martial insights. What I truly lack is the food, medicinal materials, and vital essence that can support my realm, along with more resources to help me advance further!"
"That is precisely why I do not remain in some remote mountain wilderness and cultivate bitterly. Without sufficient resources, how could I rapidly improve my realm and strength?"
"Compared with improving my strength, I can let go of a minor conflict."
Yang Qingyun secretly said to himself.
When faced with sufficient benefits, his heart was still remarkably broad.
Besides, even if sparing Qingwen Long now might bring trouble in the future, in his view, compared with what he would gain, a little trouble was nothing worth mentioning.
However,
he could not let this man off so easily!
A sharp glint flashed through Yang Qingyun's eyes.
He suddenly struck out with his palm. As the forceful wind descended, Qingwen Long was instantly terrified, his heart plunging into a cold, bottomless abyss!
But the palm did not land on his head. Instead, it struck his shoulder!
With a dull bang and the crisp crack of breaking bones, his left arm was directly dislocated and fractured!
Qingwen Long groaned,
baring his teeth in pain, his face deathly pale.
"Your death sentence is pardoned, but you cannot escape punishment while alive. Consider this a penalty for offending me!"
"Besides, you had better pray that this token truly has the uses you claim. Otherwise, I will not mind making another trip. Only then, things will not be settled so easily!"
Yang Qingyun weighed the token in his hand, a cold smile on his face, and stared blankly at Qingwen Long, who was kneeling on the ground.
"You can also try running away, or seek shelter from your Gang Leader. Then we will see whether I can kill you!"
Yang Qingyun was not merely trying to frighten him with those words.
If Qingwen Long had tricked him with empty words,
he truly had no fear of storming straight into the enemy's lair. Even if he had to tear apart the Black Tiger Gang, he would crush him to death!
No one could protect him!
"I would never dare! Young Master, your strength reaches the heavens. This humble one was blind before and failed to recognize a true dragon. How could I dare deceive you now?"
Qingwen Long endured the pain of his broken arm, his head bowed and his forehead covered in sweat.
At this very moment,
he truly could no longer summon even the slightest thought of revenge.
The Second Elder, at the Peak of the Entering Realm, had been beaten to death in three moves. In Huangshi Town, the other's strength could practically be called unrestrained. Once he truly decided to kill him, even the Gang Leader might not be able to protect him!
"Conduct yourself properly."
Yang Qingyun gave him a deep look, then turned and left with the token.
Not until Yang Qingyun's figure had completely vanished beyond the doorway
did the battered Qingwen Long collapse limply to the ground, as though every bone had been pulled from his body.
He drew deep, ragged breaths,
cold sweat pouring from his entire body and thoroughly soaking his clothes.
While he was secretly rejoicing at having escaped with his life,
he endured the pain radiating from his broken arm and turned to look toward the rockery behind him.
Seeing the Second Elder, who had slipped into the rockery earlier,
already lifeless, he felt another wave of headache.
Although he had managed to preserve his life,
dealing with the aftermath
would also be an enormous problem.
Yang Qingyun neither knew nor cared how Qingwen Long would handle what came next.
One day later,
Wang Xiaoshi took the token to the medicine shops in Huangshi Town and swept up practically all their high-end medicinal materials before bringing them back to the courtyard.
With an extremely abundant stockpile of medicinal materials at his disposal, Yang Qingyun began refining pills and taking medicinal baths, using both methods to cultivate and raise his realm and Qi and Blood.
At the same time,
after every dose of pills or medicinal bath, he never failed to practice the Blood Melting Body Tempering Fist again and again.
Ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times,
until he trained deep into his sinews and bones, accelerating the conversion of the medicinal essence into Qi and Blood.
Through continuous tempering and sweating, he also expelled the minute medicinal toxicity within the herbs and pills, preventing it from accumulating in his body and affecting his health.
Refining pills, swallowing them, practicing his fists—
his days passed amid Yang Qingyun's methodical cultivation.
With abundant medicinal materials and Yang Qingyun's hard cultivation, he could feel his cultivation realm steadily rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although Yang Qingyun was far from relaxed because of it, by nightfall every day, exhaustion filled every muscle, flesh, and nerve.
Still, that feeling of steady progress continued to fill Yang Qingyun's heart with delight,
and the next day, he would once more devote all his energy to cultivation.
During this period,
the struggle between the Sifang Society and the Black Tiger Gang in the outside world grew increasingly chaotic. Large-scale group clashes and brawls frequently broke out in the streets, leaving all of Huangshi Town considerably more desolate and throwing it into utter disorder.
Yet none of this could affect Yang Qingyun, who was cultivating bitterly at home.
With Wang Xiaoshi, an Entry Realm Warrior, serving as the public face, he was more than enough to deter petty villains. At worst, he could have Qingwen Long deal with them. Moreover, Zhou Weilong occasionally came to visit, making it even clearer that the owner of this house was not someone to provoke. As a result, this street remained relatively peaceful.
The days passed one after another.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month went by.
After all this effort, Yang Qingyun finally raised his cultivation to the Peak of the Entering Realm.
He was now only one step away from the Viscera Refining Realm!
The second update will be a little later.
I will try to adjust things afterward and return the following updates to noon tomorrow in two days.
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