American Style Iaido

The first thing to do after killing someone is, of course, to search the body.

Yang Ning picked up Manla's Storage Bag, and was stunned after recognizing it as his own.

This Storage Bag has a capacity of over 400 cubic meters!

It's the ultimate in quality, the Rolls Royce of Storage Bag!

However, after seeing what was inside, Yang Ning was somewhat bewildered.

Apart from a pile of bird and animal carcasses, there was nothing else but a square wooden box!

"What is this?" Yang Ning took out a wooden box, which was ice-cold to the touch; it had actually been frozen!

Fearing there might be a trap inside, they carefully placed it at a distance before opening it.

As soon as the lid was opened, a wisp of cold mist swirled out, and Yang Ning saw what was inside the box.

There are two rows, five in each row, for a total of ten silvery-white insects, about the size of a thumb, that look like cockroaches.

It's not just similar; it's probably a mutated cockroach, because these insects are biologically identical to cockroaches, except for their skin color.

"This should be a Gu worm bred by the Man Family using cockroaches. What material is its shell made of?" Yang Ning picked up a cockroach with tweezers, then removed its wings and handed them to Deep Blue for identification.

"The wings contain titanium, aluminum, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon elements; it's an alpha Titanium Alloy!"

"Holy crap?" Yang Ning was somewhat surprised. "Titanium Alloy? The Man Family can manufacture Titanium Alloy?"

We really shouldn't underestimate the people of this world!

While the Man Family may not have made rapid progress in metallurgy or modern technology, they were able to find a different path and use biology to perform metallurgy.

This idea is absolutely brilliant!

"Since they can smelt Titanium Alloy, it means there must be titanium mines on the Man Family's territory, and these cockroaches can also eat titanium ore to produce titanium alloys!" These can already be called gold-devouring bugs.

I wonder if the Man Family used these insects as weapons or in metallurgy.

Another major discovery was that these cockroaches were all alive!

As we all know, live animals cannot be put into Storage Bag.

"So, freezing someone into a state of suspended animation is enough?"

Yang Ning then examined the other boxes, which were filled with various insects about the size of a thumb. Yang Ning didn't recognize any of them and could only guess their purpose before putting them back into his Storage Bag.

He has no use for this thing, but throwing it away or destroying it would feel disgusting, so he might as well keep it. In case someone in the sect becomes interested in it in the future, he can hand it over to them for research.

Back in Yuntang Town, Yang Ning found another villager and studied the Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu in his head.

Just as Manla had said, the offspring were only the size of Red Blood Cell and could not be found in the bloodstream.

Even if Yang Ning removes all the Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu from a person's brain, new Mind-Controlling Gu will appear in less than two days.

"These Man Family are disgusting!" For the first time, Yang Ning had the thought that he should kill every single member of this Lineage he encountered and had absolutely no desire to have anything to do with them.

Who knows, while they're shaking hands and chatting with you, they might be sending you parasites!

Heavenly Queen, Yang Ning discovered that the mind-controlling Gu's abnormality didn't stop there.

The Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu will multiply uncontrollably without its owner's control. Once it fills the brain, it will spread to other parts of the body through the blood vessels until it takes over the entire body.

At this point, this person was no longer a person, but a Gestalt consciousness formed by the Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu.

In science fiction terms, this person has become a zombie!

Zombies controlled by the Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu!

At that time, not only will the person die, but their breath and the air they exhale when they speak will also contain the seeds of the Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu. These seeds will enter the human body through the skin and respiratory tract, and then enter the blood vessels to reproduce in a new round!

Faced with this situation, Yang Ning was powerless to do anything.

After thinking for a long time, he could only gather the villagers, chickens, ducks, camels, and even the rats on the ground together, and then throw down a ball of lightning.

They then poured gasoline throughout the village and set it on fire.

After this disinfection process, there are no living creatures left in the village, which also eliminates the possibility of the Red-tailed Heart-controlling Gu infecting later inhabitants.

Yang Ning suddenly understood why Yun Lang had chosen a name that exuded murderous intent.

"They're gone!"

Yang Ning shouldered the umbrella made of leaves and swayed as he headed towards the town. After fifty li, he seemed to find walking like this boring, so he snapped his fingers and started singing.

"This guy's a bit arrogant!" Two miles away, in the shade beneath a rock face, two boys dressed in the same color as the rock watched Yang Ning walking and singing through the desert, occasionally spinning around, and muttered, "Brother, should we take him down?"

"No rush, will you be able to recognize me?" another person asked. "Don't offend those major sects!"

"So what if they're from a major sect? We're all at the Body Refinement Realm, who's afraid of who?" another person said irritably. "We've killed people from Medicine King Valley and Pill Cauldron Sect before, they're all the same!"

"That's true!" The older brother nodded, but he didn't let his guard down and continued to observe Yang Ning carefully.

"Wearing glasses, could he be from the Taiheng Sect?"

"How could that be? Although the glasses were invented by the Taiheng people, they're not unique to Taiheng!" As one of the top sects, Taiheng's every move is watched and imitated by other sects.

Items popular in Taiheng will quickly become popular in other places as well.

Therefore, glasses are no longer exclusive to the elderly.

The white coats had just started becoming popular within the Artifact Forging Master Association and hadn't spread outside yet. The young man didn't recognize them; he just felt that the clothes seemed a bit special, but he didn't know which sect wore them.

"The fact that he dares to sing in a place like this shows that he's very capable and not afraid of his singing attracting enemies!"

"What if he just walked in and doesn't know anything?"

"What you said makes some sense!"

"Don't hesitate, let's go! Two against one, how could we possibly lose?"

"Well, never mind, let's play it safe. I'll go first, and you can make your move when the opportunity arises!"

"Good!"

The two quietly hid behind the rock wall, disguised themselves, and then began their operation.

Five minutes later, Yang Ning saw a boy lying in the desert, groaning.

The boy's lips were purplish-black, and his face was pale; he looked exactly like someone who had been poisoned.

Upon seeing Yang Ning, he immediately stopped groaning, his expression shifting from pain to alertness.

This acting is far superior to Cun Huo's; this is the normal reaction to seeing a stranger in the desert!

"Brother, need any help?" Yang Ning asked.

"No need!" the boy said immediately.

"Okay!" Yang Ning nodded, walked past him, and continued forward.

The boy was momentarily stunned. "You're leaving already?"

This isn't normal!

Even if you weren't going to help, you should at least have robbed him! How could you just ignore such a vulnerable person right next to you?

Seeing that his first plan had failed, the boy shifted his body slightly, subtly revealing the Purple Heart Stone hanging around his neck.

The next second, a Wind Blade flashed by, and the boy was thrown to the ground, but a deep gash was still cut across his cheek.

"I'm truly a miracle doctor! My medicine cured you instantly!" Yang Ning exclaimed. "Brother, you don't need to thank me!"

"Who's your brother!" the boy snapped, stopping the bleeding. "You figured it out a long time ago?"

"What did you figure out?" Yang Ning shrugged. "Do I need to figure out anything? Just kill everyone you see!"

"That makes sense!" The boy nodded. "You seem to know the rules here quite well, so you're not a newbie. You must have a lot of Purple Heart Stone on you. Give me half, and I'll let you go!"

"You think you've got me figured out?" Yang Ning said with a smile.

"Hehe." The boy took out a long spear from his Storage Bag. Under the scorching sun, the tip of the spear glowed with a blazing red.

Supreme-grade Mortal Artifact!

"Try my Life-Taking Soul Chasing Spear!"

The spear tip arrived in front of Yang Ning almost in the blink of an eye, followed by a spear beam that shot out more than three feet long. Combined with the original length of the spear shaft, the attack range of this move reached an astonishing two meters!

"Martial arts practitioner!" Yang Ning stepped back to avoid the spear's shadow and asked.

Although both are at the Ninth Level of Body Refinement, there are differences between them.

For example, the Xuan Shui Dao's Cun Huo is Ninth Level of Body Refinement level through years of hard work. However, his own martial arts Cultivation Method are not very good. Not only was he poisoned by Manla as soon as he arrived, but he also needed to use poisonous insects and bees to assist him in his attacks.

For example, Manla was young, but she cultivated Gu, and all her strength came from Gu. Her own martial arts cultivation was terrible, and she was easily killed by Yang Ning.

The young man before them was a pure martial arts cultivator, who cultivated the Martial Dao True Intent through practicing the Divine Forms, and then used the Martial Dao True Intent to control his Qi and Blood, thereby Spiritual Manifestation and breaking through to the Ninth Level of Body Refinement.

This is definitely the style of a major sect. Even if this young man is not from Taiheng Heaven, he must be from a sect that is well-known.

"Good eye!" The young man thrust out his spear again, this time as swift as a dragon and as fast as the wind. If Yang Ning hadn't possessed the Deep Blue Eye, he would never have been able to react in time!

"Clang!!" The sound of a sword being drawn rang out. Yang Ning first deflected the spear, then took two steps back.

"Tch, using a sword to shoot a gun?" the boy said coldly. "You've probably been bullying too many weaklings. Who do you think I am?!"

Yang Ning did not respond, but simply pointed his sword at the boy.

"Alright, then let me show you the power of my Soul Chasing Spear!" The young man raised the spear and was about to thrust forward when suddenly there was a loud bang, followed by a sensation as if he had been hit hard in the chest by a hammer.

"What... what kind of move is this?" The boy looked down in bewilderment and discovered a fist-sized hole in his chest; his heart had been blown out!

"American Style Iaido!" Yang Ning chuckled. "A special edition for the Cultivation World, using Explosive Flame Talisman talismans as propellant. The bullets have been refined by my Qi and Blood, making them Supreme-grade Mortal Artifact. You didn't die unjustly!"

Even before Barrett could penetrate the Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Body, he had already considered how to improve the weapon's power.

Since humans can cultivate, bullets can certainly be cultivated as well. For example, if ordinary metal bullets were replaced with Supreme-grade Mortal Artifact, or even Spirit Artifact, wouldn't their speed and penetrating power be greatly enhanced?

Replacing the propellant with Explosive Flame Talisman or lightning flame talismans can further enhance the bullet's power.

Because this firearm utilizes only traditional cultivation methods, with the bullet firing step employing modern scientific principles, it will not attract the attention of cultivators at all.

Even if they notice Yang Ning, they're not afraid. He's no longer a pageboy; he's formal disciple!

Yang Ning hadn't planned to use this move so soon, but the two of them were in such a perfect position that he couldn't resist!

The boy couldn't understand what Yang Ning was saying at all, so he could only point at Yang Ning in frustration before falling heavily to the ground!

"Brother!" A roar rang out behind Yang Ning, and the younger brother, who had been waiting for his chance, finally emerged.

He never expected that his powerful older brother would die so hastily, so much so that he was completely caught off guard.

Even if he reacts, what then? A bullet traveling at three times the speed of sound, with only 5 meters between them, let alone a mere Body Refinement Realm cultivator, even a Qi Refining cultivator might not be able to intercept it!

"Are you from the Myriad Saints Alliance?" Yang Ning asked.

He had heard of the name "Soul Chasing Spear" before; it was the legacy of a certain saint in the Myriad Saints Alliance.

"Drink up!" With his brother killed, the younger brother had no time to chat with Yang Ning; all he wanted to do was avenge his brother!

Picking up the spear from his brother's hand, the younger brother angrily charged at Yang Ning, shouting as he went, "One spear to the soul!"

"Bang!"

"You never learn!" Yang Ning tried to pick up the gun from his brother's hand, but he was gripping it so tightly that he couldn't pull it out!

Then we'll have to cut off his finger and pick up their Storage Bag as well.

"As expected of the Myriad Saints Alliance, no wonder they're so strong! And their spoils are quite substantial!" Both brothers had Purple Heart Stone in their Storage Bag, totaling 11!

Adding to Yang Ning's original eight, he now has a total of 19!

In other words, he can go back as soon as he thinks of it!

Yang Ning then looked through the other items in the two people's Storage Bag.

The two silver spears with reddish tips are the standard-issue weapons of the Soul Chasing Lineage -Soul Chasing Spear of the Far Northern Myriad Saints Alliance.

My younger brother also has a Cultivation Method "Life-Taking Soul Chasing Spear" in his Storage Bag. It seems he hasn't mastered it yet, so he has to carry the Cultivation Method with him to study it from time to time.

In addition, the two men had no silver in their pockets, but they had piles of black cubic crystals.

This is obsidian. Silver mines are extremely rare in the far north of the Myriad Saints Alliance, so obsidian is used as currency.

There might be a chance to go to the Myriad Saints Alliance in the future, so we should keep these stones.

Besides these, there are the usual clothing, food, and water.

Manla and Cun Huo also have this in their Storage Bag, and Yang Ning also has his own. Now, the accumulated amount is quite considerable.

However, Yang Ning possesses the White Dragon Swallowing Absorption Technique, so his need for food is not great.

"But I've already collected enough Purple Heart Stone, so should I continue, or go back?" Yang Ning pondered, looking at the 19 stones in his pocket.

Staying in this desert is quite boring, and he doesn't like killing people anyway. Wouldn't it be better to go back and cultivate and refine weapons?

However, the Purple Heart Stone can be exchanged for spiritual Artifact Dao artifacts, which is what Yang Ning really wants.

100 can be exchanged for Spiritual Qi, and 1000 can be exchanged for a Dao artifact. Yang Ning estimated that he would never encounter such an easy way to obtain Dao artifacts again in his life.

Moreover, these Purple Heart Stone don't seem too difficult to collect, considering that he hasn't even used one-thousandth of his strength yet.

"But if we continue collecting them, it will definitely attract the attention of the sect. After all, Yun Lang made it very clear that she has never seen Outer Disciple collect a hundred Purple Heart Stone!"

"I definitely don't want to be famous, but if it's for the sake of Dao artifacts..."

Yang Ning shook his head!

This is a Dao artifact, something even Qi Refining cultivators would risk their lives for. How can you hesitate now!

It should be noted that Spirit Artifact are the mainstream weapons for Qi Refining cultivators, while only cultivators at the Supernatural Power Realm and above can use treasure weapons, and Dao weapons are even above treasure weapons!

"Having no Dao artifact is one thing, having one but not using it is another!" Yang Ning gritted his teeth and continued the trial!