Where Are the Banknotes

The night was cold.

Moonlight like frost cast a faint, bright glow, illuminating the ground in a vast expanse of white, as if draped in a silver veil.

Clatter!

A figure landed on a rooftop. Clad in black, only a pair of eyes were visible. He panted slightly, his gaze darting around as if searching for something. "That little slut ran off? How is that possible! With so many people, where could she go!"

"Who are you looking for?"

A gentle voice sounded next to the black-clothed man's ear.

"The little slut from the Hundred Herbs Shop, who else?"

Before the black-clothed man could finish speaking, he suddenly jolted, his expression changing drastically. No, I'm a Dark Energy martial artist. Who could have gotten behind me without me noticing?

A faint breathing sound came from above and behind him. The warm breath seemed to raise the temperature behind him by a degree. A colossal figure had, at some unknown time, appeared behind him.

Gazing at the enormous shadow cast on the ground, the black-clothed man's hair stood on end. A chill ran down his spine, and he felt a creeping dread. He immediately wanted to retreat.

This colossal figure casually raised a hand and pressed it onto the black-clothed man's head.

A terrifying force, like a flood, poured down. The black-clothed man's entire body instantly stiffened. Despite his all-out effort as an early-stage Dark Energy cultivator, he remained unable to move.

"It's over! It's over! I've run into an old monster!"

Despite the cold weather, sweat poured down the black-clothed man's forehead. He was filled with terror and unease.

He believed himself to be at the peak of early-stage Dark Energy. Someone in the mid-stage of Dark Energy couldn't have subdued him so easily, and even someone in the late stage of Dark Energy would struggle to possess such strength.

Only those old fossils who had remained at the perfected stage of Dark Energy for years, cultivating multiple techniques and energies, could possess such terrifying power to kill early-stage Dark Energy cultivators as easily as slaughtering chickens.

However, The black-clothed man was mistaken.

This colossal figure was merely a young man, not yet nineteen and not yet crowned.

"Next, I ask, you answer,"

Young Wang Sheng stood behind the black-clothed man and said calmly.

"Yes, yes, yes, Senior, please ask!"

The black-clothed man immediately became docile and fawning, like a dog. His arrogance as a peak early-stage Dark Energy cultivator vanished completely.

"What's going on with the Hundred Herbs Shop?"

Wang Sheng asked.

"Replying to Senior. Just two days ago, I don't know who issued a Hero's Order, saying that a senior expert was dissatisfied with some major powers occupying the best territories and resources and wanted to stand up for rogue cultivators. So, they issued the Hero's Order, calling for aspiring heroes and martial arts masters to dispense justice and punish evil."

"However, we all know that this Hero's Order is bullshit. It's just an expert leading a group of rogue cultivators to take advantage of some major powers being injured and act like bandits, robbing them."

"When we all gathered tonight, the leader finally said they were going to rob the Hundred Herbs Shop."

"As you know, the Hundred Herbs Shop has always been benevolent and virtuous, maintaining good relations with many major powers through its medicinal ingredients and medical skills. When we heard we were going to attack the Hundred Herbs Shop, how could we do it? Wouldn't that make us enemies with the entire city? We didn't want to do it then."

"But the leader, with four late-stage Dark Energy experts appearing, forced us to agree to move out."

"When we arrived at the Hundred Herbs Shop, as expected, someone among us had good relations with the Hundred Herbs Shop and betrayed us at the last minute, warning them."

"The people from the Hundred Herbs Shop heard the commotion and rushed out. We didn't want to fight and just wanted to go through the motions, but at that point, we had no choice but to fight."

"Later, the owner of the Hundred Herbs Shop and his eldest disciple, two late-stage Dark Energy experts, were surrounded and killed."

"Now, we are being forced to chase the youngest daughter of the Hundred Herbs Shop owner. It's rumored that the owner of the Hundred Herbs Shop once refined three divine pills that could revive the dead, directly increase cultivation, and some say even improve bone structure."

"The youngest daughter of the Hundred Herbs Shop owner seems to have the last divine pill, so many people are looking for her!"

The black-clothed man roughly recounted the origin and cause of the chaos that night.

He deliberately portrayed himself as being in a desperate situation, pretending to be coerced and forced into action, fearing that Wang Sheng might be an expert allied with the Hundred Herbs Shop.

"Hundred Herbs Shop!"

Wang Sheng frowned inwardly. The Hundred Herbs Shop was indeed extraordinary. It had connections and good relations with every major power in the city and was responsible for refining many pills. The Bloody Dragon Pill, Blood Replenishing Pill, and Great Heaven Supplement Pill were all refined by the Hundred Herbs Shop.

If the Hundred Herbs Shop were gone, wouldn't the supply of these pills be drastically reduced!

Suddenly, a sword light erupted from behind Wang Sheng.

The sword light was incredibly fast, a flash of cold light, like a candle flame in the darkness, which instantly transformed into thousands of dense sword shadows, completely engulfing Wang Sheng.

This scene was astonishing, like an immortal wielding a sword, unleashing ten thousand swords.

"Hmm?"

"Interesting!"

Wang Sheng turned sideways, his sturdy body not dodging or evading.

Then, He threw out a punch.

Clang, clang, clang...

All the sword shadows rapidly dissolved and disappeared under the crushing force of his fist.

"Not good!"

The owner of the sword never expected Wang Sheng to not dodge at all, nor did he expect Wang Sheng's fist to be so fast, like an arrow, shooting towards him.

The sword owner was hit by a punch and, with even faster, almost afterimage-like speed, slammed into the ground with a whoosh, creating a large crater, completely silent.

"That's the Shadowless Sword, Sun Zhan!"

The man in black trembled uncontrollably, his eyes filled with fear.

Sun Zhan, at the peak of mid Dark Energy, could even escape from someone in late Dark Energy with the Shadowless Sword. He was a famous figure among the rogue cultivators, but now he was dealt with by this giant with just one punch!!!

"Senior, senior, I'm still useful!"

The man in black suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly tried to show his value.

Crack!

However, Wang Sheng's hand was faster than his words, directly snapping his neck.

The light in the man in black's eyes quickly dimmed.

"Sorry, my hand was too fast!"

"Remember to speak faster in your next life. If you have something to say, just say it!"

Wang Sheng said indifferently.

In reality, Wang Sheng didn't think the man could be of any further use. Keeping him would only waste time.

"After refining the tendons, I still need to train a bit to fully control this speed!"

Wang Sheng felt the surging power within his body and the terrifying speed at his fingertips, feeling very satisfied.

Ancient body refinement techniques might be the most suitable for him; straightforward and direct, without various combat tricks and skills.

"Divine Pills! To improve cultivation, improve bone structure?"

Wang Sheng was quite skeptical about the latter effect of improving bone structure.

If it were truly effective, combined with his super "Comprehension," wouldn't he instantly become a true genius?

But the reality was that Zhao Jie had never even mentioned it to him.

The Great Martial Masters from the other major powers also didn't seem worried about Zhao Jie using such divine pills to improve their disciples' bone structure and transform them into geniuses.

Your own people might not want you to improve, but enemies will never give you a chance to improve.

Therefore, judging from the indifferent attitude of the other Great Martial Masters, Wang Sheng felt that the divine pill's ability to remodel bone structure was fake.

And if it were useful, they would have used it long ago, not leave it for their daughters to be kept by late Dark Energy martial artists.

"Forget it, I'll just cultivate my own way."

After thinking for a while, Wang Sheng cleaned up the bodies and was about to go back to cultivate.

"Found it!"

"Where is that little slut! Don't let her escape!"

"Damn it, she scattered over ten thousand taels of silver notes."

Suddenly, Shouts of anger came from afar, and by the time they reached Wang Sheng's ears, they had become very faint.

Wang Sheng's expression was calm as he looked into the distance. Under the moonlight, figures were rapidly converging towards one spot.

An explosion like a cannonball suddenly erupted.

Wang Sheng's massive body charged towards that direction like pushing a golden mountain or toppling a jade pillar, each step crushing a rooftop.

"Where are the silver notes?"

"Get out of my way!"

"Those who block me die!!!"