Six Viscera Spirit-Swallowing Technique (Technique, Foundation Establishment) Cultivation method: Take the six viscera of six different living beings, combine them with White Spirit Grass, Ghost Cherry Blossom, Locust Tree Fruit, and heart's blood. Blend them into a juice, write the Six Viscera Heart-Devouring Curse on your body, and obtain the essence qi of the six viscera. Innate spell: Six Viscera Poison Qi. All who smell it die on the spot. Price: Every seven days, the six viscera will ache painfully. If you cannot endure it, you will transform into an anomaly. Painted Skin Transformation Technique (Technique, Foundation Establishment) Cultivation method: Grind nine human skins and their flesh into bloody pulp, mix it with your own vital essence and blood, and write the Skin and Flesh Death Curse on your body to obtain human-skin essence qi. Innate spell: Flesh and Skin Painting. Control the changes in your flesh and skin to alter your appearance; it works for both men and women. Price: From then on, you cannot go near women or men. Jade Bone Technique (Technique, Foundation Establishment) Cultivation method: Take Lantian Crushed Jade, mix it with your vital essence and blood, and grind it into powdery ink. Apply it to your body and write the Jade Bone Curse. Let your bones be tempered by jade to obtain jade-bone essence qi. Innate spell: Jade Bone Divine Armor. Formed from jade-bone essence qi, it can block blades, swords, and spells. Price: You must never hold jade objects for the rest of your life. Five Viscera Five Qi Art...
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Humanity's Overview Technique (Technique, Foundation Establishment) Cultivation method: Take nine spirit medicines that are a hundred years old and nine kinds of spirit jade. Grind them with your own vital essence and blood into juice, then write the incomplete <Humanity's Fleshly Body Incantation of Ten Thousand Laws>. Temper the five viscera and six bowels, sinews, bones, skin, membranes, flesh, and brain to form Myriad Method Essence Qi. This technique encompasses all the methods of the fleshly body and can fuse them all, but it is not yet perfect. Innate spells 1. Righteous and Demonic Calamity Fire: Whatever it touches is reduced to calamity ash. 2. Five Elements Evasion Method: Evasion through any of the five elements. 3. Indestructible Divine Armor Body: It can defend against spells, blades, swords, spears, and crossbows. All kinds of weapons are turned aside, the divine armor protects the body, the flesh is unbreakable, and all poisons are ineffective. 4. Five Viscera White Bone Heart Observation: Create an observation of the five viscera as white bones within the mind. It naturally defends against all kinds of illusion spells and resists mental aberration. 5. Hundred Physical Transformations: Change the body's shape through its flesh, bones, and internal organs. Price: None
Looking at the latest changes, a hint of delight appeared in Li Qing's eyes.
"Sure enough, my deduction was right."
"I'm collecting cultivation methods that refine essence qi from different organs."
"Every time I incorporate a new technique, the overall technique undergoes a subtle change."
"When this technique can no longer be changed, that's when I'll cultivate it."
"But it seems I'll need more materials."
Li Qing's expression turned slightly grave. The cultivation materials listed this time had become nine kinds of spirit medicine and nine kinds of spirit jade.
"Maybe only the Demon Extermination Hall has enough techniques to trade."
At that thought, he recalled the catalog in the compendium.
Last night, he had gone back and read through it. There were more than twenty kinds of spirit jade alone.
They generally cost one merit each, so they weren't especially expensive.
But century-old spirit medicines were different. Each one cost at least ten merit points.
That meant he'd need an A-grade mission just to qualify to trade for one.
"All together, I'll need at least a hundred merit points."
"I'll still have to find a way to get the spirit medicine from outside."
"Wang Kuohai has been coming and going from dawn till dusk these past few days. Clearly, he's looking for spirit medicine."
"Maybe I can find some of these rich people to trade with for the materials, using techniques as payment."
"They should be very interested in setting foot on the Immortal Path."
"Wow, Little Brother Qin, this bottle of Pear Blossom Brew is truly delicious."
"Hahaha, as long as you like it, Elder Fang. I'll bring you another bottle the next time I pass by."
A smile appeared on Elder Fang's face. "Then sorry for the trouble."
In the afternoon, Li Qing strolled around at his leisure.
Every afternoon, he liked to take a lap around Jade City, listening to music, watching story-tellers, and drinking tea.
At the same time, he inspected various areas based on dossier information he'd obtained in advance from Elder Huang.
He was looking for safe anomalies that could be killed quickly.
He had a clear plan for his cultivation.
"Accumulating essence qi isn't a problem for me. With two more Essence Stones, I can reach the peak of Essence Refining."
"What matters most now is the technique. I need to perfect Humanity's Overview Technique and condense Myriad Method Essence Qi."
"That'll be the best time to break through to Body Strengthening."
Suddenly, a large group of soldiers appeared in the street.
They rushed toward the northern part of Jade City.
At their head was an armored officer, with someone behind him carrying a banner.
Li Qing took one look and recognized him.
Jade City Garrison Commander Wang Jie.
He'd been in Jade City for quite a while now. Thanks to Elder Huang, he was no stranger to the place.
Jade City's largest forces included several groups. The first was Jade City Prefect Fang Qingyu.
Although he belonged to the Jade City Fang Clan, an Aristocratic Clan, it was a minor Dao Lineage belonging to the Confucian school.
One of his subordinates was Constable Fei Yangming, who came from the Six Gates and belonged to the Military Official Path.
Those two were the foremost forces among the officials.
The second was Garrison Commander Wang Jie. He belonged to the Military Soldier Path and excelled at training battle formations. By borrowing essence qi from the formations, he could wield spells beyond his own cultivation level. He was exceptionally formidable.
The third was the Demon Extermination Hall. Its backing came from the Hundred Schools of Thought, and its connections were complicated. Its core seemed to consist of only a dozen or so people, with many Demon Extermination Captains hired from outside.
The fourth was the shops in Hundred Gates Alley, each belonging to a different Dao Lineage and backed by powerful forces.
The fifth was the weakest: the Rogue Cultivators.
Aside from these major forces, there might also be cultivators from evil sects and Outer Dao lurking about. Most of them didn't get along with the orthodox forces.
Li Qing frowned slightly. "Commander Wang Jie, why is he heading north?"
"That's Pujiang Port, under Cao Yun's jurisdiction."
"It used to be managed by the Water Transport Counselor, but after the previous counselor's entire family was wiped out a little over a month ago, the Government Office had been managing the place temporarily."
"Why's this man suddenly gone there?"
As he watched the garrison soldiers, an idea came to him.
"Could it be because of that case? Is there something hidden at the port?"
He might not have eaten pork, but he'd seen pigs run.
As a modern soul, Li Qing had never believed in coincidence.
Everything happened for a reason. It was simply that the hidden causes were unknown.
Thinking of this, he didn't linger. He turned and left.
He didn't want to get caught up in an affair like this, especially since people from the Blood Demon Sect seemed to be operating in secret.
"I need to be careful from now on. Jade City doesn't seem as peaceful as I thought."
Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted at the main southern gate.
Li Qing frowned, then witnessed a shocking sight.
A huge amount of blood-and-qi essence rose in the direction of the South Gate, as though countless streams of blood were spilling out and scattering their essence qi.
"What's going on?"
Li Qing's expression shifted repeatedly. He turned and headed straight for the Demon Extermination Hall.
When in doubt, go back to the Demon Extermination Hall first.
This world was too dangerous. He didn't want to blunder into trouble.
He had been back at the Demon Extermination Hall for barely a quarter of an hour when the news arrived.
In the Mission Hall, quite a few people were discussing things in small groups.
Wen Taiquan had also come there, his expression grave.
"Brother Wen, what happened? Why has everyone come here?"