Three Days to Minor Success, Heart of a Wild Wolf!

"With my current strength, perhaps five strikes are enough to kill the leader of the Green Tiger Gang!"

"Even if he has his long saber in hand, I doubt he could last more than ten strikes!"

Liu Chu's eyes shone with brilliance as he recalculated his strength, and a surge of self-confidence welled up within him!

The perfection of his blade technique had exceeded his expectations, and his strength had now increased significantly.

The leader of the Green Tiger Gang, who could barely hold his own against him in the past, would now struggle to last ten strikes against him.

"It is time to practice the Thunderclap Blade Technique!"

Liu Chu took out the manual and began to practice the Thunderclap Blade Technique.

This blade technique was something the leader of the Green Tiger Gang had obtained from an unknown source, and it was paired with the Rolling Thunder Nourishing Practice.

The leader of the Green Tiger Gang had passed these on to some of the elite members of the gang, including Hall Master Ruan Jin and another hall master.

Relying on this cultivation method, the two of them had eventually succeeded in breaking through their bottlenecks and ascending to the rank of hall master!

Liu Chu did not practice the Rolling Thunder Nourishing Practice for the time being; he had not yet brought his Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Practice to perfection and could not spare the time or energy to practice another nourishing technique.

"The Thunderclap Blade Technique is more extreme than the Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique; it focuses heavily on speed and is not as balanced as the Duanmen Saber Technique..."

As Liu Chu executed the blade technique, he noticed its extreme emphasis on speed. Every time he swung his long saber, it was like a flash of lightning.

Liu Chu moved with his blade, the light of the steel flickering through the hall like cold flashes, swift as thunder, stirring up whistling, explosive sounds.

The blade light grew faster and faster, so fast that only afterimages remained; each strike was like a meteor flashing by, making its trajectory impossible to track!

In just three short days.

Liu Chu wore a smile: "A fourfold increase in comprehension is truly extraordinary. In just three days, I have brought the Thunderclap Blade Technique to the minor success stage!"

He opened his attribute panel:

Host: Liu Chu

Comprehension Multiplier: 4x (Sacrifice available: 30 Treasure Fish / 300 taels of silver, or 10 years of lifespan)

Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Practice (Great Success 89%)

Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique (Perfect)

Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique (Perfect)

Thunderclap Blade Technique (Minor Success 1%)

On the attribute panel, the Thunderclap Blade Technique had reached the minor success stage in just three days!

This was not only due to the fourfold comprehension boost but also because he had brought the Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique to perfection, granting him a profound understanding of blade arts.

Whether it was unarmed combat, movement techniques, or blade and sword arts, reaching perfection in one naturally leads to a deeper understanding of that category of martial arts.

With such insight, practicing new martial arts of the same type becomes much more intuitive!

Of course, reaching the minor success stage in a martial art within three days is still extremely difficult.

The fact that Liu Chu could achieve this in such a short time was due in part to the insights gained from his perfected blade technique, but the fourfold comprehension boost was the key!

Only with the two combined could he achieve such terrifying cultivation speed!

"The Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Practice is also nearing perfection. I feel I am on the verge of breaking through to the eighth rank of Tendon Refining. Perhaps the moment the technique reaches perfection, I will be able to shatter the Tendon Refining bottleneck!"

Liu Chu looked at the Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Practice on the panel, filled with anticipation.

His nourishing practice was also progressing at a very fast rate.

It only appeared slightly slower because his blade technique was advancing even faster.

However, even so, the nourishing practice was only a hair's breadth away from perfection!

"Let's see how the collection of Treasure Fish is going!"

Liu Chu arrived at the courtyard where the Treasure Fish were stored. It was now heavily guarded by a hall master and over a dozen gang members!

"Gang Leader!"

"Gang Leader!"

The gang members bowed respectfully upon seeing Liu Chu.

Liu Chu nodded, looking at the Treasure Fish in the courtyard pond with a satisfied expression: "Eight Treasure Fish have been collected. No rush, take it slow; it won't take long to reach thirty..."

The Treasure Fish darted through the clear water, chasing and playing, occasionally leaping from the surface to splash a wave, sending ripples across the pond.

Liu Chu admired the interesting sight, his mood relaxed.

Now that his strength had greatly increased and he had recruited some former members of the Golden Fish Gang, he no longer feared that the hall masters, core members, or even the rank-and-file of the Black Dragon Gang would act in bad faith or secretly plot to overthrow him.

It could be said that he had truly established a firm footing and possessed the confidence of a true gang leader!

"Once I break through to Tendon Refining, my strength will increase once more. Even the ambition to conquer other gangs and grow stronger will be within reach!"

Liu Chu thought to himself.

Of course, he was not obsessed with power; suppressing the Green Tiger Gang and founding the Black Dragon Gang was merely a means to better seize cultivation resources!

Whether it was silver, Treasure Fish, or cultivation techniques, having a faction at his beck and call naturally made things much easier.

Take the Treasure Fish, for example; he no longer needed to run errands himself, as a single order would have his subordinates handle it.

Furthermore, the Black Dragon Gang had daily income coming in, and as the gang leader, he naturally took the lion's share of the profits.

It was essentially earning money while lying down!

Just as he was in a pleasant mood, quietly admiring the Treasure Fish, someone suddenly came to report in a hurry.

"Leader, something terrible has happened!"

Han Qi hurried over with a gloomy expression, arriving at the small courtyard to report to Liu Chu: "Hall Master Feng Sheng got into a conflict with those scoundrels from the Wild Wolf Gang while patrolling our territory, and he was severely injured by two of their hall masters..."

"Hmm? The Wild Wolf Gang!"

Liu Chu frowned, a sense of doubt rising in his heart.

He had only just become the gang leader, yet he was already encountering such troublesome matters; it seemed suspicious!

"Where is Feng Sheng?"

Liu Chu asked.

"I ordered people to carry him to the main hall. I intended to report to you, but learned you weren't there, so I came to find you myself..."

Han Qi said.

During this period, aside from his own cultivation, he had been helping Liu Chu review and manage the gang's affairs.

Although the Black Dragon Gang had annexed the Green Tiger Gang and the Golden Fish Gang, it was still essentially a small gang with a limited scale.

Han Qi used his spare time from cultivation to share half of the pressure with Liu Chu; with the two of them handling the gang's affairs, it basically did not affect their cultivation.

In contrast, the other hall masters needed to lead men to patrol territory, collect protection fees, and handle gang conflicts, which consumed much more time and energy.

"Summon the hall masters to the main hall for a meeting immediately!"

Liu Chu gave the order and headed to the main hall alone.

Inside the main hall, the atmosphere was heavy.

Feng Sheng lay on a stretcher, his face pale and a white cloth wrapped around his forehead; it was clear he was not lightly injured.

Ruan Jin and the other three hall masters stood on either side, all looking indignant.

"Speak, what happened?"

Liu Chu looked toward the three hall masters.

"Reporting to the leader, this matter was a provocation by the Wild Wolf Gang first. Hall Master Feng Sheng was patrolling our territory, but two hall masters from the Wild Wolf Gang crossed over from their own territory and appeared on ours."

"If they were just passing through, it would have been one thing, but they actually dared to collect protection fees from people on our turf. Hall Master Feng Sheng issued them a warning, but unexpectedly, they attacked and injured him..."

Ruan Jin answered truthfully.

His own injuries had healed during this time, but he had not expected Feng Sheng to take his place and get injured as well.

Hearing this, Liu Chu pondered for a moment and then asked, "What do you all think of this?"

"The Wild Wolf Gang's actions are likely a test!"

One hall master stepped forward and looked at the leader, saying: "Although the leader displayed great might previously, only the gang's disciples saw it, so some gangs inevitably think we staged it ourselves."

"They might believe that since the Green Tiger Gang leader died unexpectedly, we were afraid of being devoured by other gangs and thus had someone pose as a new leader to deter them..."

Liu Chu nodded slightly upon hearing this and looked at the other two hall masters: "What do you think?"

"I agree as well. There are likely many gangs that harbor such suspicions, but the Wild Wolf Gang leader is impulsive, so he was the first to step out."

Another hall master agreed.