Ghost Head Saber, Magistrate Chen

Release me, and we'll call it even.

Seeing Qin Hao's reaction wasn't feigned, Su Ye smiled and asked, "Alright, but what's in it for me?"

"One thousand taels... no, three thousand taels."

Su Ye raised a hand to interrupt him. "Divine Weapons and Sharp Tools, Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, do you have any?"

"Yes, yes, I have plenty at home, but I didn't bring them with me. I'll fetch them for you tomorrow, alright?" Qin Hao looked at Su Ye nervously.

"Wait, I have Divine Weapons, I have them!" Qin Hao shouted urgently. The sharp blade had already left a shallow cut on his neck, and the faint stinging sensation made him incredibly grateful for his quick thinking.

"Yes, yes," Qin Hao said, carefully avoiding the slightly nicked long saber. He rolled onto the ground and opened a long wooden chest. "This is what my father specifically asked me to bring to Huang Qianqing."

Inside the wooden chest lay a lengthened and widened Ghost Head Saber, its blade faintly gleaming with a dark sheen. The entire saber was a little over three meters long, with a blade measuring more than 1.2 meters. The spine was extremely thick, exuding a powerful sense of pressure, and the edge of the blade occasionally flashed with a blinding cold light.

Good saber, Su Ye thought to himself.

Seeing the satisfied look on Su Ye's face, Qin Hao sneered inwardly. He vowed to repay this humiliation tenfold in the future.

Su Ye reached out and picked up the large saber from the chest. It felt incredibly heavy in his hand. With his current strength, he could barely wield it. He looked up at Qin Hao.

"What is the origin of this saber, and why is it here?"

"This..." Qin Hao looked embarrassed. "I came here to give it to Huang Qianqing. As for its origin, the old man didn't tell me the details."

After a brief glance at Qin Hao, his gaze returned to the giant blade.

Su Ye swung it around casually a few times, and suddenly the saber's edge changed direction.

"You damned brat, you broke your promise!" Qin Hao roared, his eyes wide with fury as he looked at the giant blade slashing towards him.

"Keep my promise."

In his previous life's memories, there was a lot of information about the Qin Family. The citizens feared them like tigers, secretly calling them human-shaped Demonic Beasts. Even the yamen runners turned pale at the mention of them, cursing them as Qin the Skin-Peelers. Their reputation was truly unspeakable.

Not to mention that he had now barged into their residence, killed a concubine, and crippled one of their arms. Qin Hao's words were pleasant to hear, but Su Ye wouldn't believe a single one. People were only truly safe when they were dead.

He decapitated Qin Hao with a single strike, cleaned up the scene, and pocketed three hundred taels of silver.

Pah, what Qin Family young master, only three hundred taels.

Turning back to the entrance of the town yamen, Su Ye saw a throng of people, some sitting, some standing, their gazes warily scanning their surroundings. He noticed figures approaching.

The crowd was stunned at first, then they all suddenly stood up and rushed to meet Su Ye.

"Lord, you've returned."

Ignoring the whispers and flattery from the crowd, he strode directly into the town yamen. Not long after he sat down, Li Baotian came hurrying in, his steps faltering.

"This old man pays his respects to you, my Lord."

Looking at the old man's nervous face below the hall, Su Ye got straight to the point. "There were a total of ten Demonic Beasts that attacked this time, and all have been eliminated. Organize some people to go to the scene and clean it up to avoid any trouble."

The crowd listened with faces full of shock. Lord Su was young, but his abilities were terrifyingly great.

"My Lord, your divine might is unparalleled, truly making me admire you. I will go and make arrangements immediately."

Li Baotian paused as he turned to leave, then asked with extreme reverence, "My Lord, how should these Demonic Beast carcasses be disposed of?"

"Deal with them yourselves, you don't need to ask me."

Su Ye waved his hand. "You all may return."

"My Lord, do we need to prepare food?"

"No."

Su Ye was not in the mood to eat right now. He had over a hundred Assistance Points sitting in his account, and if he didn't use them to improve his strength quickly, they wouldn't multiply on their own.

He got up and went to the bedroom in the yamen. The room was fully furnished, with many gold and silver ornaments among the items. They had now conveniently fallen into his lap.

He casually pulled over a sandalwood chair and opened his system panel. Lines of text slowly appeared.

Host: Su Ye
Realm: Body Tempering Layer Five
Cultivation Technique: [Body Tempering Initial Understanding · Yellow Grade High Rank] Layer Five
[Dragon Tiger Body Forging Technique · Yellow Grade High Rank] (Uninitiated)
Martial Skill: [Black Fiend Saber Technique · Mortal Grade Middle Rank] (Uninitiated)
[Mountain Splitting Saber Technique · Unranked] (Perfected)
Movement Technique: [Flowing Dragon Steps · Mortal Grade Middle Rank] (Initiated)
Assistance Points: 155

He scanned the remaining Martial Dao Assistance Points, his gaze falling directly on the "Dragon Tiger Body Forging Technique." This technique was divided into four stages: initial, intermediate, advanced, and perfected.

It was said that cultivating this technique to perfection would allow one to contend with several Aperture Opening Realm experts. He didn't know if it was true, but there was probably a lot of exaggeration. Otherwise, it would be at least a Mystic Grade cultivation technique.

"Let's try to initiate it first and see how it works. System, upgrade it for me."

"Ding! Detected that the cultivation technique you are upgrading has many overlapping points with the one you are currently practicing. It can be converted or deduced." "[Note: Conversion requires 20 Assistance Points. Deduction requires 100 Assistance Points. Deduction will extend or create a brand new cultivation technique based on the technique's focus.]"

[Note: The higher the level of Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, the more numerous they become, and the required amount will significantly increase accordingly.]

He decided to upgrade his existing Martial Arts. With a higher realm, it would be easier to harvest Assistance Points. As for fusion and other things, he could worry about that later. Having figured out the key point, Su Ye did not hesitate.

Upgrade.

[Dragon Tiger Body Forging Technique] Initial Stage Peak.

The Realm section showed no change, but Su Ye intuitively felt his physical strength continuously increasing until it was more than double before it stopped. Although his realm was still Body Tempering Layer Five, it was like night and day compared to before.

Without further ado, he continued to invest Assistance Points into the [Dragon Tiger Vajra Skill].

Consumed 20 Assistance Points

Consumed 30 Assistance Points

Total Consumed: 125 Assistance Points [Dragon Tiger Body Forging Technique] Middle Stage Peak

Body Tempering Realm: Layer Six

Body Tempering Realm: Layer Seven

Body Tempering Realm: Layer Eight

Body Tempering Realm: Layer Nine

"Boom, boom," within his body, surging tides erupted like thunder, as if an invisible force was driving them, constantly impacting the flesh, bones, and organs throughout his body.

The tides, in their rampage, tore and shattered countless body tissues, only to recover shortly after. In this cycle, his blood transformed, his internal organs strengthened, and his bones emitted a faint white glow.

Su Ye stood up from his chair and moved his body slightly, only to hear crackling sounds like popping beans in his ears.

"Body Tempering Ninth Layer."

His movement Martial Skills should also be properly upgraded. He needed a complete set of methods for dealing with enemies.

He acted as he thought, and Su Ye looked towards the [Black Fiend Saber Technique] without hesitation.

System Notification

Consumed 4 Assistance Points

[Black Fiend Saber Technique] Minor Accomplishment

There were 6 Assistance Points remaining, which was not enough to upgrade this saber technique to the Major Accomplishment stage.

Never mind.

Whatever Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, with the system in hand, they could all be perfected later. There was no need to rush. Su Ye muttered as he walked.

He walked outside and casually picked up the Ghost Head Saber leaning against the door. The moment he held it, the previous heaviness disappeared. It felt extremely easy to wield, like a toy, and he could control it at will.

Good, just right!

As the Ghost Head Saber danced, cold light crisscrossed the courtyard instantly, accompanied by continuous whistling sounds. An old pagoda tree, as thick as a person, seemed to be made of paper. A light sweep of the saber light cut it into pieces of debris.

He sheathed his saber and stood firm, slowly calming the restless blood and qi within his body.

Time flew by. Early the next morning, Su Ye, dressed in brand new clothes, walked out of the town yamen. The street was much livelier than usual, with people already moving around the food stalls on both sides of the road.

"Good morning, Lord."

"Lord Su, have you eaten?"

He responded to the enthusiastic greetings of the passing citizens from time to time and walked to a wonton stall.

"Boss, one bowl of wontons, extra cilantro."

"Coming right up, Lord, please wait a moment."

Meanwhile, at the Linshan County Yamen, Magistrate Chen looked at the black-robed figure seated opposite him and heard a hoarse voice say, "Old Man Chen, as agreed, it's time for us to come out and hunt."