Looking at the 252 years of Demon Lifespan remaining in the Demon Strategy, a surge of heroic spirit welled up in Su Xian's heart.
His already-exceptional talent for martial arts had become like a tiger that had grown wings with the support of Ice Muscle Jade Bone!
"Perhaps... there really is a possibility that I could create my own cultivation technique in the future?" An even more audacious thought flashed through his mind.
However, Su Xian quickly calmed down. Creating his own cultivation technique required an incomparably deep foundation in martial arts and a wealth of experience,
and his current foundation was still far from sufficient.
The next morning, Su Xian checked out of the inn and set off alone.
On the way back, a band of shortsighted bandits actually leaped out to block his path and rob him.
Su Xian's gaze turned cold, and the might of a Viscera Nourishing Realm expert burst forth!
He did not waste a single word. His figure moved like lightning, and his blade flashed!
Puff! Puff! Puff!
It was like chopping vegetables!
Wherever the blade-light passed, blood sprayed through the air!
These bandits, the strongest of whom had only reached the Tendon Refining Realm, could not withstand even a single move from him. In the blink of an eye, they had all been put to death!
Su Xian expressionlessly searched the corpses and found only a small amount of loose silver.
As for martial techniques?
There was only one crude copy of the Azure Origin Fist,
and it was merely a third-grade technique, as useless to him as waste paper.
Still, it could help accumulate martial insight, so Su Xian put it away.
After dealing with this minor interruption, Su Xian exerted force through his feet, and the speed of a Viscera Nourishing Realm expert fully erupted!
His figure was as fast as a galloping horse, even far faster than the carriage had been before!
Before noon, the familiar outline of Blackwater County had already appeared before his eyes.
"I've finally returned! The Blazing Sun Martial Arts School's Viscera Nourishing Realm cultivation technique!"
"And that thing from the Liu Family! Perhaps it concerns the Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain Map, which can help one break through to the Viscera Nourishing Realm!"
Su Xian recalled the Liu Family and then strode into Blackwater County,
His appearance had already been altered by him, so he was not afraid of being recognized.
He headed straight for the Liu Family's residence.
He wondered how the Black Tiger Gang's leader had fared.
But Su Xian had already broken through to the Initial Viscera Nourishing Realm. Could it be that he still had not obtained the Liu Family's Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain Map?
Su Xian shook his head. If that were truly the case, perhaps he could also compete for this Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain Map!
He might be able to gain insight from it and break through to the Viscera Nourishing Realm!
To reach the legendary Aperture Opening Realm!
He hurried along the road,
Su Xian's figure darted rapidly through the streets and alleys. Before long, he arrived near the Liu Family residence.
His gaze was sharp, and from far away, he spotted two martial artists standing outside the Liu Family's gate like door gods.
The ferocious black tiger emblem embroidered on their cuffs was particularly glaring.
"The Black Tiger Gang moved fast! I wonder whether the Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain Map is still in the Liu Family's hands?"
Su Xian's heart tightened, and his brows instinctively knitted together.
He decisively turned around, never slowing his steps as he accelerated toward the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School.
It was not yet time to clash head-on with the Black Tiger Gang's leader!
That man was a genuine Peak Viscera Nourishing Realm expert, and he was even connected to the mysterious Lord of Azure Dragon Mountain!
"The most urgent matter is still getting my hands on a Viscera Nourishing Realm cultivation technique!"
Thoughts raced through Su Xian's mind.
As he was pondering, a deliberately lowered murmur drifted over on the wind and slipped into his ears.
Su Xian was now a Viscera Nourishing Realm expert, with extraordinary hearing. The idle chatter in the teahouse across the street was as clear to him as if it were right beside him.
His footsteps halted, and he quietly angled his ear toward the sound.
"Hey, have you heard? The Master Zhao of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School seems to be... on his last legs!"
Inside the teahouse, a tea drinker spoke mysteriously.
"Isn't that the truth?" someone beside him immediately chimed in,
"The Blazing Sun Martial Arts School has already spread the word! They say they're looking for a Peak Bone Tempering Realm expert to join them!"
"The condition is that Master Zhao will exhaust his life's cultivation and forcibly help that person break through to the Viscera Nourishing Realm!"
"The price is that person must guard the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School for twenty years!"
"Sigh, judging by the fact that they came up with this plan, the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School must truly be unable to hold on. Even the old master is throwing everything into the fray."
Another person sighed, his tone filled with lament.
"There was no other choice! Of the three great powers in Blackwater County, the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School was already at the bottom."
"If the Black Tiger Gang hadn't held back for the time being, it would probably have been swallowed up long ago, bones and all!"
Someone helplessly spread his hands and laid bare the cruel reality.
"I think this matter is highly uncertain!" another person said, shaking his head and swaying it from side to side.
"Bone Tempering Realm experts are already precious, let alone those at the Peak Bone Tempering Realm!"
"In Blackwater County, even counting the few neighboring counties, you can count them on your fingers!"
"If you ask me," a voice said with a hint of mockery, "the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School might as well surrender directly to the Black Tiger Gang!"
"If Master Zhao personally went to teach the Black Tiger Gang's people, wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger, allowing the Black Tiger Gang to rise another level? Hahaha!"
Su Xian, standing not far away, heard every word of their conversation.
The slight furrow in his brows instantly smoothed out, and a trace of delight crept onto the corners of his lips.
"Heavens are truly helping me!" Su Xian rejoiced inwardly.
He had never imagined that the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School would have such a plan!
His cultivation was now genuinely at the Initial Viscera Nourishing Realm,
and compared with the Peak Bone Tempering Realm expert they were seeking, he was more than a whole tier stronger!
Although he would need to protect the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School for twenty years,
if the master of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School did not expend his life's cultivation to help someone break through,
it should not be difficult for him to live a few more years, right?
As long as Su Xian could break through to the Perfection of Viscera Nourishing Realm, or even the legendary Aperture Opening Realm,
and then help the master of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School break through a minor realm, he should be able to extend his life for some time!
Or, at worst, he could simply sweep through the powers of Blackwater County when the time came!
Then all he would have to do was make the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School the strongest power!
Thinking this, Su Xian no longer hesitated. Wind seemed to spring beneath his feet as he raced toward the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School.
At the entrance of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School, Senior Brother Cui Hao was standing guard.
Su Xian hurried forward.
"Sorry for the trouble, but could you announce me? I have an important matter and wish to see your school's master."
Su Xian spoke to Cui Hao in an even tone.
By this point, he had long since used bone-shrinking and disguise techniques,
altering his height, build, appearance, and even his voice.
In the eyes of others, he was a completely different person.
Su Xian was here to seek a Viscera Nourishing Realm cultivation technique, after all, so it would not be appropriate to force his way in.
Cui Hao looked at the unfamiliar face before him, his brows knitting slightly.
Recently, because of that news, quite a few ignorant fools had come to test the waters, leaving him rather irritated.
"You want to see my master? Are you here to study martial arts, or..." His tone carried a hint of scrutiny.
"I have an important matter to discuss."
A faint smile hung on Su Xian's face. Before he finished speaking,
his right foot seemingly casually stomped down on the hard bluestone floor beneath him.
Crack—!
With a soft sound, Cui Hao's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets!
Su Xian's right foot had actually sunk deeply into the thick bluestone slab without a sound, as though it had stepped into soft mud, disappearing up to the ankle!
Even more horrifying to Cui Hao, the bluestone slab itself remained perfectly intact, without so much as a crack!
H-How was this possible?
Shattering a bluestone floor was something that several of the stronger junior brothers in their school could barely accomplish.
But to do it with such effortless ease, condensing one's force to the utmost and merging it into the stone without allowing the slightest bit to leak out—
This control over strength was simply as miraculous as a divine technique!
His cultivation was absolutely far beyond the Tendon Refining Realm!
"Senior... Senior, please wait! This junior will go invite my master at once!"
Cui Hao instantly cast aside all his contempt. His attitude became incomparably respectful, and his voice even carried a trace of excitement and awe.
He did not dare delay. Turning around, he dashed into the school to announce Su Xian's arrival.
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