Open Conspiracy

Pigs are a type of gene, a creature whose physical structure is very similar to humans, especially their internal organs.

In my previous life, during the Interstellar Era, biotechnology was highly developed, and pigs still had extensive experimental uses.

When Wu Yuan decided to experiment, the first thing he thought of was 'pigs'.

"I have extremely high control over my body. Under normal circumstances, I can even ingest poisonous substances and then control my body to expel them entirely," Wu Yuan thought to himself. "However, to be cautious, I must first determine whether the liquid in this green jade bottle is beneficial or harmful!"

Discretion is the better part of valor.

The more Wu Yuan understood this world, the more vigilant he became.

"Let's begin," Wu Yuan said, walking towards the pigsty.

As Wu Yuan began his 'biological experiment,' night fell, and the entire Li City remained turbulent beneath the surface.

The Prefect's Mansion was brightly lit.

Inside the study.

"My Lord, the Luo Family, Wang Family, Xu Family... these eight great families have all agreed to jointly sign a petition accusing Xu Shouyi of harboring bandits and gangs, wantonly harming the local populace, and trampling on Sect laws," the old man in white robes said respectfully. "However, the Guan Family of Dongye County has explicitly stated they will not participate."

"That old fellow Guan Zishan," Jiang Dongque, who was exceptionally refined, had a sharp glint in his eyes.

Immediately after, Jiang Dongque felt a sense of helplessness.

Guan Zishan, once a First-class Expert and a great general of the Chu Jiang Empire, had returned home in his old age after the empire's collapse. Although he wasn't part of the Sect's core leadership, the Guan Family remained prosperous. Dongye County had almost become his private fiefdom, and now Guan Family disciples were even beginning to enter the Sect Headquarters!

As the Prefectural Governor, he was reluctant to provoke the Guan Family.

"Fine, eight families will sign jointly," Jiang Dongque said. "Coupled with the captured remnants of the Fierce Tiger Gang and the evidence secretly gathered over the years, it should be barely enough."

Jiang Dongque then looked at Meng Qiang beside him. "Brother Meng, how are things on your end?"

"The Wu Clan does not admit that the Martial Academy Grand Competition was rigged," Meng Qiang, whose stature surpassed everyone else, said in a booming voice. "Judging by the Wu Clan and Wu Yuan's demeanor, it doesn't seem like a lie. Could we have made a mistake?"

"A mistake?" Jiang Dongque smiled and shook his head. "The Xingfa Division's constables just reported that they've confirmed the Xu Manor specifically instructed the Fierce Tiger Gang a few days ago to target the Wu Clan, increasing this year's tribute from three thousand taels to eight thousand taels!"

"According to the confession of the accused, they weren't trying to extort more from the Wu Clan, but since the task wasn't completed, what was taken should be returned," Jiang Dongque said. "However, the Xu Manor didn't specify what task the Wu Clan failed to complete."

Meng Qiang was slightly surprised.

After a moment of thought, he couldn't help but ask, "Does the Prefect mean that the Xu Manor spent five thousand taels to bribe Wu Yuan? To let him go easy in the Grand Competition? But the Xu family's young master ultimately lost to Liu Ruyan?"

Jiang Dongque nodded slightly.

"But the Wu Clan doesn't admit it. What do we do?" Meng Qiang frowned.

Without even the victim coming forward, and with Xu Yuanhan's failure, even if this matter were reported to the Sect, how much would the higher-ups believe? They might even think Jiang Dongque was fabricating things.

"It doesn't matter!"

"I will order someone to 'accidentally' leak this news to the Xu Manor," Jiang Dongque said calmly. "The Xu Manor will believe that the Wu Clan is preparing to jointly accuse them."

Meng Qiang showed a hint of confusion, not understanding.

"In reality, we don't know if the Martial Academy Grand Competition was rigged or not. Based on Wu Yuan's current strength, he shouldn't have lost back then," Jiang Dongque explained. "Even so, coupled with the Fierce Tiger Gang's confession, it's still not enough to prove anything directly."

Meng Qiang listened.

He was strong, but he didn't quite understand the intricate workings of human hearts.

"If it truly wasn't rigged, given Xu Shouyi's character, he would only seek retribution if he knew the Wu Clan had falsely accused them," Jiang Dongque smiled faintly. "But if it was indeed rigged, once Xu Shouyi learns that the Wu Clan intends to report them, in his shock, do you think Xu Shouyi would strike first?"

Meng Qiang was startled, then frowned again. "But the Wu Clan doesn't admit it and isn't planning to report them."

"Whether the Wu Clan admits it or not is unimportant," Jiang Dongque said with a faint smile. "As long as this matter is true, they will become suspicious of each other, and Xu Shouyi will inevitably move against them."

"Could it be that the Wu Clan can go and explain to Xu Shouyi? Do you think Xu Shouyi would believe them?"

"At that point, as long as the Wu Clan doesn't want to die, they'll have no choice but to listen to me and actually report them," Jiang Dongque was very confident.

Meng Qiang couldn't help but nod.

This was an open scheme!

As long as the Wu Clan had truly been oppressed by the Xu Manor multiple times before, the two sides would inevitably become suspicious and unable to trust each other.

"Privately harboring bandits and harming the common people is a crime!"

"Secretly interfering in local governance is a crime!"

"Manipulating the Martial Academy Grand Competition is an even greater crime!" Jiang Dongque's eyes were icy. "With multiple crimes piled up, even if Xu Shouyi doesn't fall, he won't dare to contend with me again."

Meng Qiang sighed inwardly.

Martial artists fought directly and openly. How could they compare to these scholars when it came to scheming?

"On the other hand, the Wu Clan, who clearly didn't want to get involved, has been forcibly dragged into this," Meng Qiang shook his head inwardly.

He wasn't familiar with the Wu Clan, so he didn't feel pity, just a sense of melancholy.

Time passed, day by day.

Under the 'joint' crackdown by the Garrison Army and the City Guard Army, the 'Fierce Tiger Gang,' which had been rampant in Li City for a time, completely vanished.

The remaining gang members were either dead, captured, or had fled and changed their identities!

Wu Yuan returned to the Martial Arts Academy and his home midway to briefly understand the situation. The remaining time was spent in the courtyard he had rented.

"Three days!"

"It's basically proven," Wu Yuan stood beside the pigsty.

He stared at the ten large pigs in the pen.

Three days ago, the ten pigs were almost identical. Now, there were noticeable differences. Five of them had smooth skin and were significantly larger.

One large boar was particularly obvious, even faintly emitting a fragrance.

"This mysterious liquid, even just a tiny bit mixed into the feed of these five pigs, caused such a significant change," Wu Yuan sighed inwardly. "What if they consumed it all?"

The effect was incredible!

Wu Yuan was neither a scientist nor a Pill Master, so he couldn't analyze the composition of this mysterious liquid. However, he could at least prove three points.

First, the liquid was not poisonous.

Second, it could significantly promote biological development and growth.

Third, although the quantity was small, its efficacy was astonishing!

"Internal consumption is very effective." Wu Yuan's gaze swept over two other large pigs. "External application, however, showed almost no change."

In fact, he had divided the ten pigs into four groups.

One group consumed a large amount of the mysterious liquid, one group consumed a small amount, one group had it diluted in water and applied to their bodies, and the last group ate normally without any contact with the liquid.

The final conclusion was that internal consumption was the most effective!

Of course, the so-called "large amount" consumed was only relative.

In three days of experiments, less than a tenth of the total liquid in the jade bottle was consumed.

"I can't waste any more."

"Today, I'll try it myself."

Wu Yuan carried the jade bottle back to the center of the courtyard.

Over the past few days, he had reinforced all the weak points through his modifications. The surrounding walls were quite high, and no neighboring houses could peer in.

It could be said to be extremely private!

He fetched a basin of clean water. Wu Yuan no longer hesitated, pouring out tiny drops of the crystal-clear purple liquid.

The liquid slowly dissolved in the clear water, and soon a fragrant aroma emanated from it.

"Gulp~" Wu Yuan picked up the basin, tilted his head back, and took a large mouthful, then placed the basin aside.

He clearly felt the water entering his stomach.

"So hot!"

"What immense energy." Wu Yuan's eyes lit up.

Everything was as he had expected.

As soon as the water entered his stomach, his stomach muscles churned. The tiny amount of liquid dissolved in the water immediately began to take effect. Waves of immense energy began to flow through his blood, coursing through every part of his body!

The muscles, bones, skin, and membranes of his limbs, his internal organs, his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, his brain.

Every piece of flesh and blood, every organ, was permeated by wisps of mysterious energy, which then began to strengthen them!

"This energy is more than ten times purer than a Low-grade Body Tempering Pill? And just a wisp contains so much energy? My body absorbed it with absolutely no burden!" Wu Yuan found it incredible.

How could such pure energy exist in this world?

One must know that when Wu Yuan absorbed the energy from Body Tempering Pills, even if his organs could expel impurities, his body still had its limits.

He had to proceed gradually, which was why he could only train once every two days.

But when absorbing this mysterious energy?

He could cultivate continuously until his body's flesh and blood reached its limit.

"Is this a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure?" Wu Yuan mused. "The effect is far stronger than I anticipated."

Little did Wu Yuan know, this Ancient Immortal Dew was inherently special and most suitable for body tempering. Among Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, it was considered top-grade and extremely precious.

A single drop of Immortal Dew was more than enough to exchange for a Divine Weapon!

"Treasures are merely external forces. If this Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure were allowed to flow freely, 99.9% of its efficacy would be wasted." Wu Yuan leaped up, striking a peculiar pose.

It was a move contained within the Tiger Leopard Bone Refining Technique.

"Conscious control, combined with the strongest Strength Training technique, is necessary to unleash the effects of this Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure." Wu Yuan concentrated his mind and cultivated with all his might.

Instantly.

His entire body's muscles, bones, skin, and membranes, all two hundred and six bones, rapidly unified, trembling faintly.

Like a gluttonous beast, Wu Yuan's muscles frantically devoured and absorbed the mysterious energy transformed from the Immortal Dew.

"Ah~"

Wu Yuan felt waves of pain in every bone and muscle of his body, his heart rate increasing, his entire body steaming as if in a sauna, a misty haze appearing on his skin.

This was a manifestation of his body undergoing rapid transformation.

"So exaggerated," Wu Yuan clearly sensed the improvement in his physique, feeling a sense of shock.

In his past life and this one, his physical condition had never improved so quickly; it was a crazy, visible increase.

The rate of improvement was several times faster than when he had cultivated using Body Tempering Pills!