Divine Wheel Realm

"Yes!"

Yin Tianxing clasped his fists respectfully and retreated three steps before turning to leave.

"Miss Nangong, you wretched woman! You dug out my younger brother's Divine Seed. I'll capture you and dig out your Divine Seed, then dry you into a human jerky. I'll torture everyone connected to you to death, to comfort my younger brother's spirit in heaven!"

The Brocade-robed Youth clenched both fists, his eyes flashing with terrifying murderous intent.

Qingzhou City.

Flying Eagle Gang Headquarters.

Yin Tianxing, his face as red as a jujube, sat in the seat of honor. He looked at the five hall masters and ten deputy hall masters below him and said in a deep voice, "Hall masters, suspend all gang business. Mobilize every member and search our territory thoroughly, inch by inch! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find the Divine Saber Sect traitor!"

"Yes, Gang Leader!"

"Understood!"

"..."

Liang Chang and the other hall masters and deputy hall masters all acknowledged the order.

Fusheng Restaurant.

[Striking the stone stele +1 time!]

[Step on Grass +1 time!]

[Observing the Tiger Roar Painting +1 minute!]

[Watching Dragonfly Flight +1 minute!]

[...]

Noon.

After lunch at home, Qin Shuang sat at the counter in the restaurant's main hall. With grass beneath his feet, he patted the stone stele beside him with one hand while eating a bowl of pork blood stir-fried with chives. He watched the Tiger Roar Painting on the counter and occasionally glanced at the dragonfly in a bamboo cage nearby, as the system's notifications rang incessantly in his mind.

"I don't have enough hands. Otherwise, I could be Blood Locking at the same time!"

Qin Shuang looked at the panel and thought to himself.

[Ding! You have stepped on grass ten thousand times! You have successfully watched Dragonfly Flight for two hours. The promotion conditions for Grass on Flying have been met! Your Grass on Flying has advanced to the Greater Mastery realm!]

[Grass on Flying: (Greater Mastery; practicing one hundred times daily, it will take twenty-five years to reach perfection)]

[Promotion conditions after simplification: 1. Step on grass one hundred thousand times. 2. Watch Dragonfly Flight for half a month]

Just then, a series of system notifications rang in Qin Shuang's mind.

A vast surge of heat flooded the area below his kidneys, instantly strengthening both kidneys and his legs. His kidneys grew more powerful, while his legs became tougher and more resilient!

At the same time,

a massive stream of information appeared in his mind. It was all about the techniques and insights involved in using Grass on Flying at Greater Mastery. The instant it appeared, the information fused with Qin Shuang's consciousness.

At that moment,

Qin Shuang felt as though he had already practiced Grass on Flying for more than ten years!

"To advance from Greater Mastery to perfection, I need to step on grass one hundred thousand times and watch Dragonfly Flight for half a month?"

Qin Shuang studied the requirements displayed on the panel, his eyes thoughtful.

Compared to the original requirements, these were indeed greatly simplified.

After all,

anyone else who wanted to master Grass on Flying would have to practice hard for at least twenty-five years. He only needed to step on grass and watch a dragonfly fly.

Just then, outside Fusheng Restaurant,

One-Eyed Dragon Liang Chang stood at the entrance of Fusheng Restaurant with more than twenty gang members. Seeing the restaurant's doors shut, he frowned and thought, What the hell is this guy up to? Why's the door shut in broad daylight?

"Hall Master, I'll knock the door down!"

A green-clad gang member beside Liang Chang ingratiatingly spoke up, then started to move toward the door. Liang Chang furrowed his brow and glared at him. "Hold it! Who told you to wreck the place? Fusheng Restaurant owes our gang a thousand taels. If they can't pay us back, this restaurant will become our property! Why would you destroy our own things? Search carefully, and don't break anything!"

"Yes, Hall Master!"

"The Hall Master speaks wisely!"

"..."

The Flying Eagle Gang members chimed in one after another.

The green-clad gang member stepped forward and knocked.

"Who's knocking?"

Qin Shuang was sitting at the counter. He had just finished two bowls of pork blood and chives when he heard the knock. Frowning, he went to the front door and peered through the crack. Suddenly, he saw an eye peering in from the other side, and a wave of bad breath wafted inside.

"Who is it?"

Qin Shuang held his breath and stepped back three paces before asking in a deep voice.

"We're from the Flying Eagle Gang, searching for a Divine Saber Sect traitor on the Gang Leader's orders! Open up, quickly! Otherwise, we'll break the door down!"

A duck-like voice rang out from outside.

After a moment's thought, Qin Shuang unlatched the door. He immediately saw more than twenty people crowded outside, with the Flying Eagle Gang's hall master, Liang Chang, standing at the very front.

"Didn't people from your gang search here the day before yesterday?"

Qin Shuang frowned, his heart sinking. It seemed they were searching much more thoroughly today.

He could only silently pray that Nangong Wan'er was hiding on the third floor.

"This is Flying Eagle Gang territory. We search however we want. Are you trying to... tell me what to do?"

Liang Chang stepped forward and sized Qin Shuang up, his expression full of displeasure.

"Hall Master Liang, you misunderstand."

Qin Shuang spoke without either bowing or scraping. "Search wherever you like."

"Search thoroughly!"

Liang Chang waved the more than twenty people beside him into action, then looked at Qin Shuang and said with ill intent, "Have you prepared the thousand taels you owe me?"

"Rest assured, Hall Master Liang. Even if I have to borrow it, I'll pay you by the end of the month!"

Qin Shuang looked at Liang Chang and spoke in a deep voice.

"Good! If you can't produce the money by the end of the month, I'll take your restaurant as payment!"

Liang Chang surveyed the restaurant's main hall, a flash of greed in his eyes.

It was a fine place. He had set his sights on it after seeing how well the restaurant was doing, which was why he had targeted the Tang couple.

By now, Liang Chang was already planning when to renovate the place next month. In his eyes, the youth before him was nothing more than meat on a chopping board.

Liang Chang led the gang members in searching the empty restaurant. In the end, they found nothing and left in frustration.

Qin Shuang closed the door and went to the third floor, where Nangong Wan'er had been meditating, but he didn't see her.

"I'm still here."

Just then, a voice like an oriole rang out. A woman dressed in black appeared beside Qin Shuang, her figure graceful and her eyes clear as rippling water.

"I was worried they'd find you."

Seeing Nangong Wan'er, Qin Shuang breathed a sigh of relief.

Nangong Wan'er had taught him the Blood Rage Saber Art and Blood Locking Art, and had even given him a Tiger Blood Pill that helped him advance to the Bone Forging Realm. She had shown him tremendous kindness, and he truly didn't want her to be captured.

"They won't find me, unless someone from the Divine Saber Sect comes." Nangong Wan'er gently brushed back her hair and said softly, "That man won't give up until he's killed me. You should be careful when you go out, too."

"Mm."

Qin Shuang nodded.

"And that hall master from the Flying Eagle Gang. He's already in the Bone Forging Realm and has achieved Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke. You mustn't meet him head-on. Once my strength recovers, I'll kill him for you."

Nangong Wan'er seemed to remember something and spoke up.

"Thank you!"

Qin Shuang cupped his fists toward Nangong Wan'er and asked, "Miss Nangong, how can I condense Qi and Blood more quickly?"

Actually,

he still wanted to kill Liang Chang himself. But Liang Chang's strength had reached Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke, one minor realm above his Qi and Blood Gauze Robe. So while he wanted to simplify his techniques, he also wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

"To condense Qi and Blood, the Fierce Tiger Fist you've learned gradually tempers it. If you want to progress faster, you need to pair it with pills, such as Tiger Blood Pills and Dragon Blood Pills. They can help you gather Qi and Blood more quickly."

"Also, on the path of martial arts, you must never rush after quick gains. You need to build a solid foundation. The Bone Forging Realm is called Bone Forging because you must continuously nourish all 206 bones in your body with tremendous Qi and Blood. The more bones you forge, the greater your chances of advancing to the Marrow Jade Realm!"

"Of course, if you want to reach even greater heights, you'll need to forge every one of the 206 bones in your body. Only then will you have even the slightest chance of condensing a Divine Wheel and advancing to the Divine Wheel Realm!"

Seeing Qin Shuang ask, Nangong Wan'er told him everything she knew.