Qin Shuang sat cross-legged on a wooden board laid on the ground. Red Qi and Blood swirled around him, forming the shape of a fierce tiger.
At that moment,
he silently circulated the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill. Following the technique's route, he continuously circulated Qi and Blood to nourish all 206 bones in his body. He discovered that after he had completely circulated the Qi and Blood in his meridians, a vast new surge of Qi and Blood instantly welled up inside him!
It seemed that after the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill advanced to proficient, the Qi and Blood in his body were like chives: once one batch was cut, another grew back!
Moreover,
Qin Shuang discovered that as he kept using the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill to circulate Qi and Blood and nourish his bones, his bones glimmered with a red radiance, like Blood Jade. They grew stronger and harder by the moment!
He could clearly feel the strength in his body growing at a furious pace!
He remembered clearly that Miss Nangong had said that to reach greater heights, he had to nourish all 206 bones in his body. The stronger his bones, the farther he could go in the future. So he kept circulating Qi and Blood.
"Fine, I'll protect you this once. Consider it repayment for the favor you did me."
Watching the aura around Qin Shuang grow stronger and stronger, Nangong Wan'er's beautiful eyes flickered. She found a spot by the doorway, sat cross-legged, and silently treated her injuries.
Qin Shuang was currently nourishing his bones with Qi and Blood. If anyone disturbed him, it could harm him.
Half an hour later,
"I still have forty Tiger Blood Pills and three Dragon Blood Pills. I might as well use them to increase my Qi and Blood first!"
Qin Shuang realized that he had finished circulating the Qi and Blood generated by the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill's advancement to proficient. No more Qi and Blood welled up inside him. He immediately opened the bundle beside him, took out a Tiger Blood Pill, and tossed it into his mouth. At the same time, he circulated the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill, absorbing the pill's medicinal power and converting it into Qi and Blood to nourish his bones!
He knew that pills had to be turned into strength as soon as possible. Leaving them lying around wouldn't do any good.
"Huh?"
"The Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill converts medicinal power into Qi and Blood this quickly?"
Qin Shuang discovered that the instant he circulated the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill, the Tiger Blood Pill's medicinal power was swept from his stomach into his meridians like a long whale sucking water. It transformed into Qi and Blood, flowed through his entire body, and finally nourished his bones according to his will!
The Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill converted the medicinal power of a Tiger Blood Pill into Qi and Blood twenty times faster than Fierce Tiger Fist did!
In other words,
Fierce Tiger Fist needed half an hour to convert the medicinal power of one Tiger Blood Pill, but circulating the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill took only a minute and a half!
"With this Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill, I can nourish all 206 bones much faster!"
A bright gleam flashed in Qin Shuang's eyes. He continued swallowing Tiger Blood Pills and circulating the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill, refining his Qi and Blood and nourishing his bones!
Time passed.
Dawn broke.
Qin Shuang stopped cultivating the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill and slowly opened his eyes. He saw a graceful silhouette sitting cross-legged by the doorway. Feeling his gaze, Nangong Wan'er opened her beautiful eyes and parted her red lips. "Congratulations. Your strength has improved greatly. Liang Chang of the Flying Eagle Gang is no longer your match."
"Thank you, Miss Nangong, for protecting me."
Qin Shuang clasped his fists toward Nangong Wan'er, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"Your Fierce Tiger Divine Intent technique is quite good. Don't rush to break through to the Marrow Jade Realm. Hurry and use pills to nourish all 206 bones. Remember! Once you display a Divine Intent Skill, it's best to leave no witnesses. Otherwise, people will covet it!"
Nangong Wan'er reminded him.
"Understood."
Qin Shuang nodded.
"I'm going upstairs to treat my injuries."
Nangong Wan'er said, then flashed away and was on the third floor in an instant.
Qin Shuang put away the Tiger Roar Divine Intent and placed it beside the scroll he had obtained from Qi Yunfeng. Then he checked the panel with his awareness.
[Great Dao Simplification System] [Host: Qin Shuang] [Realm: Bone Forging Realm. Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke 66%] [Simplification: Make complex things simple. Any martial art or cultivation technique can be simplified for rapid mastery!] [Martial Arts: Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill (Proficient), Fierce Tiger Fist (Perfected, upgrade available), Grass on Flying (Great Accomplishment), Blood Rage Saber Art (Proficient), Blood Locking Art. Blood Refining Scroll (Mastered), Alchemy Art, First Grade (Proficient), Swimming Dragon Steps (Beginner)]
"Now, I should focus on simplifying and improving the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill! But I can't neglect the others, either!"
"Still, I need to get more Tiger Blood Pills."
Qin Shuang studied the panel, his eyes thoughtful.
Advancing the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill to mastery required 100 Tiger Blood Pills. He had already taken 40, so he still needed 60.
As far as he knew, the Tiger Blood Pills from all three medicine halls had already been reserved by the gangs and martial arts schools of Qingzhou City. Getting 60 of them would be quite difficult.
"Liang Chang will come asking for money in four days. I might as well deal with him tonight. Maybe I can snatch some Tiger Blood Pills from him!"
"During the day, I'll scout the place and find somewhere to test my current strength."
Qin Shuang had originally planned to make the Tiger Blood Pills himself, but he would have to prepare an alchemy furnace and buy all the medicinal ingredients needed to compound them. That was too much trouble. He might as well rob his enemies instead.
Liang Chang had set his sights on his restaurant. Now that he was strong enough, he could kill him and replenish his cultivation resources.
Qin Shuang put away the Tiger Roar Divine Intent and the scroll, then checked his belongings.
At present, he had more than 1,400 taels of silver: the more than 500 taels Old Tang had left behind, the more than 300 taels he had robbed from Qi Yunfeng, and the more than 530 taels he had taken from the young man he killed by Clear Water River.
Of course,
while scouting the place, Qin Shuang wouldn't forget to grind his Grass on Flying, Fierce Tiger Fist, Blood Locking Art, and Swimming Dragon Steps.
He held a cage containing a dragonfly in his left hand, with an earthworm inside it, tucked a few blades of grass into his shoe, and hid a White Porcelain Bottle filled with blood in his sleeve. Then he locked the restaurant's front door and headed out into the street.
Flying Eagle Gang, East Gate Wharf branch hall.
Inside the grand hall with white walls, red pillars, and black tiles, Branch Leader One-Eyed Dragon Liang Chang sat in the seat of honor, his expression terribly grim.
The ten members of the Flying Eagle Gang in the hall all kept silent, not daring to speak.
"Branch Leader, our entire gang has searched the eastern city for two days. We've practically dug three feet into the ground, but we still haven't found that Divine Saber Sect traitor. He's probably already left the city. In my opinion, we've done enough!"
"We've wasted time and gained nothing."
Just then, a short, stocky, middle-aged Sect Leader stepped forward and clasped his fists.
"The Gang Leader ordered us to search. We can't disobey. Search for another two days," Liang Chang said in a low voice, his eyes thoughtful. "And investigate the person who killed Sect Leader Qi, too!"
"Yes, Branch Leader!"
"As you command, Branch Leader!"
"..."
The deputy branch leaders and Sect Leaders answered one after another, then turned and left.
"Branch Leader, I went to Liang Jiyao's house. His wife said he hadn't returned, and I couldn't find him at his place in the county town, either." Just then, a lean young man hurried into the hall and respectfully reported to Liang Chang.
"Missing?"
Liang Chang had a bad feeling.
Recently, one of his branch's Sect Leaders and six gang members had died, and his nephew Jiyao had been missing for several days. Something was wrong.
"Come with me. We're going to Jiyao's house!"
Liang Chang stood up. Liang Jiyao was his own nephew, and he had personally trained him. If he couldn't find him, he wouldn't be able to answer to the elders of his family.
"Qin... Junior Brother Qin!"
As Qin Shuang passed through an alley leading from Long Street to Clear Water River, a girl in red suddenly waved to him. He looked over and saw that it was Jin Qiao'er, the girl he had rescued yesterday.
"Where did you go yesterday? Are you all right?"
Qin Shuang glanced around, then carried the bamboo cage with the dragonfly and earthworm over and looked Jin Qiao'er up and down.
"I'm fine... It's just that my father, my grandfather, and everyone at the martial arts school... they're all dead..." Jin Qiao'er shook her head, a sorrowful look in her beautiful eyes. "My master saved me. Otherwise, those wicked men would have killed me too..."
"Your master?"
Qin Shuang was taken aback. Jin Qiao'er's master?
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