Ominous Clouds

"The Great Dragon Head of the Sifang Society is also collecting rare treasures?"

Hearing this, Yang Qingyun's heart skipped a beat.

He hadn't forgotten that a month ago in Green Stone Village, during an unexpected conflict with people from the Six Doors, he learned that the Emperor of the Chu Kingdom had also ordered the Six Doors to search for rare treasures throughout the land!

It seemed that the higher-ups of any force with a bit of influence had already discovered the signs and started taking action to search ahead of time?

Yang Qingyun's expression grew slightly serious.

Perhaps these major powers didn't know what they would face in the future.

But once they discovered that these things were beneficial to them, they would instinctively seize the first wave of benefits!

This also meant that

many opportunities might have already fallen into others' hands.

"If this is the case, it will likely be difficult to rely on the opportunities presented by the signs of Spiritual Qi Resurgence scattered across various regions to rapidly improve."

Yang Qingyun thought to himself, frowning slightly.

In his previous life, at this time, he was still mining in the White Feather Sect's mines. It took nearly ten years for him to escape and cultivate to a level where he had some ability to protect himself.

By then, the opportunities from the signs of Spiritual Qi Resurgence would have already been mostly claimed by the major powers.

At that time, he had also heard some rumors from the martial world, about lucky individuals obtaining opportunities in divine mountains and ancient forests, becoming peerless experts overnight.

Back then, his own strength was low, and he was focused on diligent cultivation, so he didn't pay much attention. He just thought it was like the plots in his previous life's wuxia novels where protagonists would fall off cliffs and inherit the legacies of powerful seniors.

In this way, the idea of using foreknowledge to seize opportunities was basically out the window.

"Brother Yang, in a few days, Hall Master Feng plans to hold negotiations with the Gang Leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Shi Meng. High-level martial artists from all over Huangshi Town will gather there. If you're interested in that item, perhaps you could take this opportunity to investigate. I believe Shi Meng wouldn't carry such a divine item with him."

"Once the date is confirmed, I'll notify you in advance, and you might be able to take that chance to strike directly at the Black Tiger Gang's stronghold and find that item!"

As Yang Qingyun was lost in thought, Zhou Weilong spoke into his ear.

"Brother Zhou, what is this?"

Yang Qingyun looked up, somewhat surprised.

Regarding this, Zhou Weilong simply smiled calmly and said.

"Although I am a member of the Sifang Society, my master died years ago. The Great Dragon Head, due to past grievances involving my master, has suppressed my faction for a long time, and there is no longer any affection between us. Otherwise, why would I have ended up in this small Huangshi Town?"

"Moreover, Brother Yang first saved my life, and then gave me precious medicine, allowing me to break through the Viscera Refining bottleneck. To me, this is a debt of rebirth!"

"This immense kindness, I, Zhou, find it truly difficult to repay!"

"Furthermore, I am merely providing Brother Yang with some minor convenience. The negotiation will invite other forces in Huangshi Town that also have Viscera Refining Realm martial artists. It's not a secret, so revealing the negotiation time is not considered betraying the Sifang Society."

Yang Qingyun opened his mouth, and his many words finally turned into gratitude:

"Thank you for this, Brother Zhou!"

Yang Qingyun bowed deeply to him.

He was indeed somewhat interested in the azure bird painting that the other party had mentioned.

However, whether to use such means to obtain it was still up for discussion.

He would wait and see the situation for now.

Compared to these external possessions, Yang Qingyun's primary focus for the time being was still on improving his cultivation realm. Although these rare treasures were good, he would first concentrate on raising his cultivation to the Viscera Refining Realm.

Even though he thought this way, Yang Qingyun did not reject Zhou Weilong's good intentions and expressed his thanks.

Zhou Weilong quickly waved his hands.

"It's just a small matter, Brother Yang doesn't need to be so polite."

"Without Brother Yang's help, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today. Brother Yang can just wait here for the news!"

The two continued to chat for a while longer.

Half a day later, Yang Qingyun saw Zhou Weilong off.

However, Yang Qingyun did not take any action.

Instead, he returned to the courtyard to continue cultivating, using Blood Essence to temper his Dantian and meridians, to reach the level that the Viscera Refining Realm could withstand.

He focused all his energy on the tempering and cultivation of Blood Essence.

Under his persistent efforts, he could feel that

his Dantian and meridians were becoming more resilient day by day.

During this time, Yang Qingyun wasn't idle either.

He had also asked Wang Xiaoshi to gather information from the outside world, picking up on the situation through conversations in the streets and alleyways.

At the same time, he had Wang Xiaoshi find the terrified Qingwen Long to get a general understanding of the current situation in Huangshi Town.

First, after more than a month of confrontation, the lower ranks of both sides had suffered considerable losses.

If this tug-of-war continued, besides further bloodshed, it was unlikely to bring any benefits to either of the two major powers!

From what Qingwen Long revealed, the mid-level thugs of the Black Tiger Gang were already showing signs of war-weariness.

It was likely that a decisive battle would begin soon.

After receiving the general news, Yang Qingyun understood.

Under these circumstances, a fierce conflict was unavoidable.

At that time, the entire Huangshi Town would surely face turmoil!

However, all of this didn't concern Yang Qingyun much.

He calmly observed the situation in Huangshi Town, which was about to turn into a massive vortex, and stayed in his courtyard, diligently cultivating and preparing to break through to the Viscera Refining Realm.

The storms outside did not affect him in the slightest.

With this dedicated cultivation, he felt that his Blood Essence had become full to the brim.

He was basically only half a step away from easily crossing that bottleneck and entering the Viscera Refining Realm!

Simultaneously, through continuous tempering, Yang Qingyun also discovered that his Blood Essence seemed to have been refined several times over, and his strength had, on top of that, subtly increased again!

This also brought joy to Yang Qingyun.

In this way, his cultivation foundation would only be forged to be sufficiently robust.

When his Dantian and meridians were tempered to be resilient enough, he could almost break into the Viscera Refining Realm with a single breath, possessing a higher starting point due to his solid foundation!

At that time, his strength would surely see a leap in improvement!

Thus, Yang Qingyun devoted even more passion to his cultivation.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

With the progress of his cultivation during these days, Yang Qingyun vaguely sensed that his Dantian and meridians had been tempered to a considerable extent.

It was still lacking a bit before he could withstand the powerful surge of Blood Essence in the Viscera Refining Realm.

At the same time, Zhou Weilong also sent someone to inform Yang Qingyun two days in advance, stating that negotiations were about to begin.

A shadow of gloom began to cast over the entire Huangshi Town, and a turmoil rarely seen in decades was about to erupt.

This is tough, I'm a bit stuck, let me organize my thoughts first.