Huang Yucheng's death had, on the surface, come to an end.
In truth, it had little to do with Hong Ming.
Neither the City Guard Department nor the River Bureau had found the slightest trace.
Inside the sleeping quarters.
With rare free time on his hands, Hong Ming called up the panel:
[Coiling Dragon Stake (Mastery 1222/5000)]
[Frost Sky Fist (Mastery 1987/5000)]
[Eight Extremes Golden Body (Third Layer 667/2000)]
[Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique (Second Layer 333/5000)]
The panel displayed the changes in his martial arts over this recent period.
The most obvious was the Eight Extremes Golden Body, followed by the Coiling Dragon Stake and Frost Sky Fist, with the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique last.
Though both were ultimate arts, the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique was more difficult to cultivate than the Eight Extremes Golden Body.
He did not know whether there were differences even among ultimate-grade techniques, or whether it was because he had solidified too few Traits.
After looking it over several times, Hong Ming focused on the Coiling Dragon Stake. This was the martial art he chiefly needed to work on this time.
Nearly one-third of the deadline given by the Fate Grid had already passed. It was time to make plans for the subsequent techniques.
Hong Ming stared thoughtfully at the Coiling Dragon Stake's progress.
At his current cultivation speed, he had hope of maxing out the Coiling Dragon Stake before the deadline.
But the Fate Grid's requirement was not to max out the Coiling Dragon Stake. It was for him to cultivate his realm to the True Qi Realm.
That was not something he could accomplish merely by cultivating the Coiling Dragon Stake.
He needed to find subsequent martial arts and begin cultivating them as soon as possible. Otherwise, he might not be able to stabilize the Fate