Who Exactly Is This, Treating Our White Saint Society Like a Delivery Service?
Jiang Liu confirmed eight times in a row! Yes!
Ding! The cultivation techniques "Storm Art (Mystic Grade, Low Rank, Perfected)" and "Sky Wind Art (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unskilled)" have been merged into "Storm Art (Mystic Peak-Grade, Perfected)" and will no longer be displayed.
Ding! The cultivation techniques "Frost Art (Mystic High-Grade, Perfect)" and "Ice Heart Art (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unlearned)" have been merged into "Ice Heart Art (Mystic Peak-Grade, Perfect)" and then disappeared from display.
Ding! Techniques: Wind Walk (Mystic High-Grade Profound, Perfected) (Characteristics: Leap, Teleportation) and Elusive Shadows (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unlearned) merged into Elusive Shadows (Mystic Peak-Grade, Perfected) (Characteristics: Leap, Teleportation, Speed). It will no longer be displayed.
Ding! Technique: The Tiger Subduing Fist (Mystic High-Grade, Minor Mastery 1312/1600) (Trait: Tiger's Roar) and Exploding Fist were combined. It then became Exploding Fist (Mystic Peak-Grade, Minor Mastery 1132/1600) (Trait: Tiger's Roar).
Jiang Liu knew that only cultivation techniques of the Mystic Peak-Grade or above could be merged and upgraded, so he included all eight of them.
With a thought, a deep blue light screen appeared.
Name: Jiang Liu
Realm: Martial Artist (Rank 8, 468/)
Alchemy (Minor Success 20/500)
Medical skills (Minor achievement 1/1500)
Soul Technique (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank, Minor Completion, 326/1380)
Cultivation Technique: Annihilation by Thought (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank, Unentered, 562/800)
Eight Steps of Trampling (Earth Grade, Low Rank Beginner 302/2200)
Life Snatching Kick (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unskilled, 0/100)
Frost Nether Palm (Earth Grade, Low Rank Beginner Level 512/1100)
Gold Splitting Palm (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unskilled, 0/100)
Current Severing Palm (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unskilled, 0/100)
Exploding Fist (Mystic Peak-Grade- tier, Minor Mastery, 1132/1600) (Trait: Tiger's Gaze)
Demon Quelling Blade (Mystic High-Grade, Minor Completion 96/1600)
Flash Blade (Mystic Grade, Low Rank Dacheng 626/3000)
Saint Heart Swordplay (Mystic Peak-Grade, Unlearned/100)
Jiang Liu saw that there were no more worthwhile cultivation techniques on the second floor, so he continued to the third floor.
As soon as Jiang Liu entered the third floor, he saw four boxes placed on shelves in four different directions.
Jiang Liu stepped forward and opened them one by one. As expected of a top-tier power in the county, no matter how fallen they were, their foundation remained. These four books were all of Earth-level or higher. They were simply incomparable to the likes of the Hai family.
Three Earth Grade, Low Rank Five Elements Heart Sutra: Metal, Wood, and Water; and one mid-grade local-level rare attribute cultivation technique: Ice Attribute.
Since there are Five Elements cultivation Five Elements Heart Sutra, Jiang Liu didn't collect the other three. He simply skimmed through the Ice Attribute Five Elements method. "Ding! Found a mid-grade Earth-level cultivation method, Extreme Icechill. Collect?" Jiang Liu confirmed!
The panel then displayed the skill: Ice Heart Art (Mystic Peak-Grade Perfection) which changed to: Extreme Icechill (Earth-level Middle Grade Perfection) and then disappeared from the panel.
At this point, all the secret manuals from the Wang Family that would be useful to Jiang Liu have been collected.
Jiang Liu slowly walked out of the Wang Family's martial arts pavilion. As soon as he reached the gate, Wang Yi was already waiting. Jiang Liu simply nodded to Wang Yi, then unleashed his power, moving with Elusive Shadows, gradually disappearing from Wang Yi's sight.
Wang Yi was startled as he watched Jiang Liu's figure disappear, because he recognized it as the Wang Family's lightness skill, Elusive Shadows. To reach Jiang Liu's level, he must have cultivated it to perfection.
Moreover, he was absolutely certain that when Jiang Liu came before, he had not used the technique of "Elusive Shadows".
He had been practicing this technique for decades and had only just achieved a minor success. He didn't know when he would reach perfection, so he hurriedly ran to Wang Jian to tell him the news.
When Wang Jian heard the news, he was also shocked. He quickly asked Wang Yi to confirm the authenticity of the news. Only after Wang Yi repeatedly assured him did he confirm that it was true. He was speechless because he had also cultivated for decades and had only recently reached the Great Perfection stage!
He couldn't help but wonder, is this the difference between geniuses and ordinary people? To master a cultivation technique the moment you see it? Do such people really exist in the world? Wang Jian was so devastated that he almost became withdrawn.
Then he became happy again. Since the lord is so powerful, wouldn't it be good to have a powerful backer if I join his side? Then who would dare to step on my Wang Family to rise to power?
Suddenly, Wang Jian's heart was filled with hope for the future.
Jiang Liu's use of the Ethereal Technique in front of Wang Yi was Elusive Shadows of sending a message to Wang Jian: "I'm awesome. I can master your family's techniques in one go. Come and latch onto me; it'll benefit you."
Jiang Liu returned to his residence, tidied up his belongings, and began meditating and cultivating.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the White Saint Society's usual headquarters was heavy, as both of the two protectors had disappeared. He Lie Mu Yunyuan were supposed to go tonight to complete the task of making the Wang Family submit, but they hadn't returned yet.
Xie Hen paced anxiously back and forth in the council hall. As dawn approached, there was still no news of the two. It seemed that something had truly happened.
Xie Hen didn't care what time it was and quickly called in the believers who were on duty at the door, instructing them to find a few patrolmen who were still in the camp.
Three Seventh Grade inspectors rushed into the council hall, cupped their hands, and said, "Hall Master!"
Without wasting words, Xie Hen said directly, "Go and check the woods outside the South City. Why haven't Protector He Lie and Protector Mu Yunyuan returned yet?"
"Yes!" The three Seventh Grade inspectors hurriedly ran out, and as soon as they stepped out of the gate, they spread out their bodies and ran towards the South City at top speed.
They had only been walking for about half an hour when dawn was breaking. One of the White Saint Society guarding the gate looked up at the plaque by chance and suddenly noticed something on it. He quickly jumped up and grabbed it.
It turned out to be a letter, which read, "Tonight at 7 PM, meet in the woods outside the South City. To Xie Hen." Inside was also a metallic-looking object. Without delay, he grabbed it and rushed inside to find Xie Hen.
Xie Hen took the envelope handed to him by the cult members and hurriedly opened it. Immediately, an identity token fell out. He picked it up and saw that it was Mu Yunyuan's identity token. He immediately knew that something terrible had happened.
Sure enough, upon opening it, one would see Mu Yunyuan's handwriting, which read: 200,000 taels of silver, 10 ninth-grade beast cores, 20 eighth-grade beast cores, 30 Seventh Grade beast cores, 10 two-hundred-year-old rare Natural Treasure, and 30 one-hundred-year-old Natural Treasure.
The gifts themselves weren't many, but the message they conveyed was terrifying. He belonged to the White Saint Society, one of the most powerful White Saint Society in the entire Great Qian Dynasty, and now someone dared to blackmail him. Could this be the beginning, with more such incidents to follow?
Who exactly has the guts to do this? Is it the forces currently in Wind City? Or other external forces? The forces that can do this in Wind City right now include the Sun Moon Sect, the Moonfall Sect, the Deity Summoning Society, the Feng Family, the Pang Family Feng Family, the Chen Family, the Li Family, and finally the Martial Prohibition Hall.
Xie Hen throbbed with worry. He felt anyone could be involved, yet none seemed quite right. But if he didn't give in, the two protectors would truly have no chance of returning. The death of He Shui had already earned him a severe reprimand from Master Yin; the death of two more protectors would likely result in even harsher punishment. Yet, giving in risked endless trouble.
Xie Hen was really at his wit's end, and in the end he had no choice but to call someone to bring Tang Yilun over to discuss it together.
PS: Some friends might ask why I didn't include all the Five Elements cultivation techniques. Actually, it's unnecessary. Since I've already mastered Five Elements Heart Sutra Five Elements cultivation techniques, including them would only take up panel space and wouldn't serve any other purpose. In the future, I will only include techniques that can be merged and upgraded.