Boosting Strength!

Zhang Qing looked at the more than forty-three Attribute Points sitting on his panel.

He was ready to go home and advance.

He cast all the messy thoughts to the back of his mind.

Going all out to improve himself was the right path.

The Chuan Family had been destroyed.

He had changed to a new identity.

He had truly escaped the shadow of the Chuan Family's ancestral sacrifice.

Otherwise, he would still have to watch out in case he became a sacrifice at the Chuan Family's ancestral rite one day.

Now.

With the Chuan Family's destruction.

He might be entering a peaceful period of growth.

He would make good use of his identity.

And harvest blood packs and Attribute Points!

It was nearly midnight.

Zhang Qing did not return to his own house. Instead, he came to Yang Man's place.

The Tie Family and Yu Family were searching the entire city for the Chuan Family's remnants.

There was no need for Zhang Qing to invite any misunderstandings.

In Yang Man's small courtyard.

Zhang Qing sat cross-legged.

Forty-three Attribute Points.

This was a big haul.

At the moment, Cultivation Techniques were where he lacked Attribute Points the most.

If he did not invest in them, no matter how high Zhang Qing's Blood Volume became or how far his realm rose, he would eventually run out of steam.

So this wave would make up for his shortcomings in Cultivation Techniques.

Time to add points!

First, he spent four Attribute Points to raise all of his Cultivation Techniques to Mid-grade Glimmer Initiation!

After reaching Mid-grade Glimmer Initiation.

Further upgrading a Cultivation Technique required two Attribute Points for every realm.

It was unrealistic to push all four Cultivation Techniques to the Candlelight Realm.

He would first raise his core Cultivation Technique, the Kaiyuan Art, to the Candlelight Realm.

He spent ten Attribute Points.

The Kaiyuan Art rose to High-grade Glimmer Initiation.

Then.

Further improvement would require four Attribute Points.

He spent twenty Attribute Points.

He broke the Kaiyuan Art through to Low-grade Candlelight Initiation!

Congratulations! Kaiyuan Art proficiency increased; Low-grade Candlelight Kaiyuan Art; 1/1000 EXP (Proficient!)

Congratulations! Kaiyuan Art has reached the Candlelight Realm. Constitution +5!

When a core Cultivation Technique advanced by a major realm, it awarded Constitution.

Hiss...

Zhang Qing sucked in a sharp breath.

The incomplete Kaiyuan Art had already been restored by Attribute Points.

And at the Candlelight Realm, this advancement increased his stamina!

If there had been a visible stamina bar, Zhang Qing felt it would have shot up by a huge amount.

Coupled with his advantage in Blood Volume as a player.

His combat endurance would be incredibly strong.

Now.

He had nine Attribute Points left.

Zhang Qing did not hesitate and directly upgraded his offensive Cultivation Technique, Sky-Opening Slash.

He spent eight Attribute Points to raise it to Mid-grade Glimmer Grand Completion.

He put the remaining Attribute Point into Intelligence.

He had advanced so many Cultivation Techniques in one go.

If he did not add one point to Intelligence, he was afraid his brain would not be able to take it.

He opened his panel.

Zhang Qing!

Martial Realm; Candleflame Realm, First Stage!

Blood Volume; 3212/3562!

Constitution; 106!

Intelligence; 6!

Cultivation Techniques; Kaiyuan Art (Low-grade Candlelight Initiation!) Sky-Opening Slash (Mid-grade Glimmer Grand Completion!) Chuan Shattering Steps (Mid-grade Glimmer Initiation!) Ox-Barbarian Strength (Mid-grade Glimmer Initiation!)

Attribute Points; 0!

His Attribute Points had been completely used up.

But the improvements were obvious.

Now that his core Cultivation Technique had reached the Candlelight Realm, Zhang Qing was no longer a weakling in the Candlelight Realm.

With his Blood Volume, Constitution, and core Cultivation Technique all meeting the requirements.

His combat power could now hold its own among those at the Candleflame Realm, First Stage.

Combined with his exceptionally high Blood Volume and the Kaiyuan Art's enhancement.

Zhang Qing's actual combat power was definitely not weak.

In a one-on-one fight, he could handle two or three Candleflame Realm, First Stage opponents.

As for Specters, he could fight one with 5,000 Blood Volume, wear one down with 6,000, and withstand one with 7,000...

It could be said that his strength had increased enormously.

After letting out a long breath.

Zhang Qing opened his eyes.

His greatest crises for now—being a sacrifice and his identity—had been resolved.

What remained was time for him to grow.

Of course.

The next step was to make use of his identity and slowly investigate the Secret Treasure in Zi City.

Sequence User.

That was Zhang Qing's goal.

It was like a hidden class.

And an overpowered hidden class at that.

Its combat power completely crushed that of martial artists.

Zhang Qing had to become a Sequence User.

The next day.

Zhang Qing opened his eyes.

He had taken a short nap.

And while he had been offline just now, he had dealt with a few matters.

He got up.

Today would be a day full of energy.

Zhang Qing was in a good mood.

Just as he stretched lazily, Yang Man came out.

Her health bar was still the same as ever. Perhaps healing-type martial artists improved slowly.

Otherwise.

With her identity as an apothecary, would she not be able to rise just by taking pills?

"You're awake?" Yang Man said as she looked at Zhang Qing.

"Yeah!"

"Good. Help me find a portion of Blue Ghoul Blood!"

"?"

"I won't make you work for nothing. Let's set some terms. Every time you find a material for me, I'll give you a spiritual pill that can raise you by a minor realm?"

"Now that sounds more like it."

Zhang Qing agreed.

The identity of Yang Man's Razor Squad captain was very useful.

Zhang Qing would not fall out with Yang Man.

With that identity, would it not be great to farm Attribute Points and snatch blood packs throughout Zi City?

So.

After agreeing to it, Zhang Qing headed out.

Once outside.

Blue Ghoul Blood?

He could not be bothered to look for it. A minor realm was only worth ten Attribute Points anyway.

He could obtain it by killing Specters himself.

Why waste so much time?

He casually stopped at a small stall for breakfast. When Zhang Qing looked up, he spotted an acquaintance.

Guan Yutian; 495/499!

Well, well.

His health bar had gone up. He had broken through.

Perhaps because he was about to break through, Guan Yutian's face was full of smiles.

He had several people with him, and it did not look like they were out searching for unlucky targets.

From afar, he spotted Zhang Qing.

"Brother Zhang!" Guan Yutian called out.

Then he walked over.

"Captain!"

Zhang Qing called back, then glanced at the health bars of Guan Yutian's teammates.

Pusan; 290/290!

Cheng Qiao; 255/255! Pigmen

Shui Qing; 365/365! Ratfolk

Shui Feng; 365/365! Ratfolk

His teammates had almost all been replaced again.

As for Feng Ze from before...

He had probably died during last night's operation.

However, the two Ratfolk with the surname Shui made Zhang Qing look twice.

The Shui Family?

With the Chuan Family gone, the Shui Family of Zi City was the city's third-ranked family now, right?

"Hey, why call me captain?" Guan Yutian said.

"You're a captain too now. So where are your squad members?"

Zhang Qing paused, then answered directly.

"I haven't gone to claim any yet."

There were plenty of members available to be claimed in the Razor inner hall. Some had just joined Razor, while others needed to be reorganized after most of their squad had died.

That was why.

Guan Yutian could keep his squad at its full five-man capacity every day.

Zhang Qing did not want to find squad members. Acting alone suited him better.

"Then hurry up and claim some. Acting alone is too dangerous!" Guan Yutian said.

"And if you run into a Specter, it won't be easy to fight it alone."

Zhang Qing smiled, then suddenly asked.

"What mission did you take today, Captain? You look so happy."

The smile on Guan Yutian's face widened as he said.

"Wiping out the Chuan Family's remnants."

"You know how it is. The Chuan Family's ordinary people can be killed, or spared."