Kill! Gain a Cultivation Technique!

Under Wang Chen's control, Dou Qi gathered in his right foot. Before Hao Meng could react, he kicked him squarely in the chest.

Hao Meng, his eyes seared by the lime, crashed hard into the alley wall.

The impact made a moderate sound and kicked up dust all over the ground.

Hao Meng spat out a mouthful of blood. He did not die, but he was already severely injured.

Wang Chen landed steadily, then sprang forward again, using the explosive burst of Eight Steps Chasing Cicadas to rush before Hao Meng.

Without asking anything, Wang Chen raised his right foot and used Shattering Stone Kick, smashing it viciously into Hao Meng's head.

After suffering such a fatal blow, Hao Meng, a mere Ninth-Stage Dou Qi cultivator, naturally had no chance of surviving.

After killing Hao Meng, Wang Chen gave him a quick search, removed the Storage Ring from his hand, and left without looking back.

As for what would happen to the corpse, Wang Chen did not consider it at all.

In a place like Wutan City, a few extra corpses appeared every day.

There was no need for Wang Chen to deal with it. Plenty of people would clean it up.

"Phew, phew~~"

After returning to his room, Wang Chen let out several deep breaths.

Today had been his first time killing someone. He did not feel nauseous or like vomiting, but his emotions were still extremely stirred up.

It was only because he had transmigrated here ten years ago and experienced all sorts of things that he had barely managed to suppress his emotions outside without revealing anything unusual.

Once he returned to his private space, Wang Chen naturally could no longer hold them back.

After adjusting himself for several minutes, Wang Chen finally calmed down completely.

"Enhance!!"

Without wasting time, Wang Chen directly enhanced the Storage Ring he had obtained.

For one, this would confirm that Hao Meng had no hidden backup plan. It would also ensure that the man was truly dead.

There were no surprises. The enhancement succeeded in a single attempt.

The enhanced Storage Ring was not particularly large, at least nowhere near the one Wang Chen had obtained in the back mountain.

However, the items inside its storage space were far more plentiful.

Not only was there the ten-year Blood-red Ginseng Wang Chen had sold earlier, there was also a large amount of gold.

Although he had not counted it carefully, Wang Chen could roughly estimate that there were at least twenty thousand gold coins.

There were also some medicinal herbs.

There were around three first-grade herbs and several dozen that did not qualify for any grade.

There were even five magical beast cores.

Though they were only first-tier magical beast cores.

Seeing these items, Wang Chen felt exceptionally refreshed.

Previously, he had needed to sell enhanced medicinal herbs just to obtain cultivation resources.

He had never expected that this mere Ninth-Stage Dou Qi fellow would directly deliver the resources he needed to his door.

"Damn it! Does this guy have some kind of backer?"

At that moment, Wang Chen noticed that something was off.

This enemy was far too rich.

It was completely unlike the wealth a normal Ninth-Stage Dou Qi cultivator could possess.

Even Huohuo in the original story had only left behind a mere four hundred gold coins when his cheat finally came online.

Xiao Yan was the son of the Xiao Clan's patriarch, and his talent had been extraordinary in the early stages. The resources he received had definitely been among the greatest in the Xiao Clan.

Yet this ordinary Ninth-Stage Dou Qi cultivator had a Storage Ring and more than twenty thousand gold coins.

No matter how he looked at it, this was abnormal.

Not to mention the other treasures inside the Storage Ring.

"Forget it! Soldiers come, generals block; water comes, earth dams!

It was already done, and there was no way to regret it.

I have to raise my strength as quickly as possible!"

Looking at the items in the Storage Ring, Wang Chen made a decision inwardly.

Previously, he had cultivated diligently mainly because of the disaster the Xiao Clan might face in the future, as well as to gain the strength to live freely.

It had not been particularly urgent!

Now, however, things were different. Someone with an unknown backer had died at his hands.

That person's backer could come looking for him at any time.

If they discovered him and he lacked sufficient strength, then he would have no safety whatsoever.

"I have to work even harder than before!"

After deciding what to do next, Wang Chen stopped wasting time and began thoroughly examining the other party's Storage Ring.

He wanted to see whether there were any other treasures inside that he could use right now.

With an unknown threat hanging over him, he naturally had even greater motivation.

Of course, Wang Chen did not know Hao Meng's exact circumstances. Otherwise, he would not have been this anxious.

Still, it was understandable. After all, no one would imagine that someone could actually survive falling off a cliff and even obtain treasures afterward.

Seeing so many items, Wang Chen naturally began to overthink things.

"A cultivation technique?!"

As Wang Chen carefully inspected the storage space, he spotted an inconspicuous little wooden box hidden beside the pile of gold coins.

It looked extremely unremarkable.

If Wang Chen had not been inspecting everything so carefully, he might truly have missed it.

After opening the wooden box, Wang Chen immediately saw a scroll.

The five words [Ten Beasts Spirit Transformation Art] appeared before Wang Chen's eyes.

"Fire attribute!"

After examining it carefully, Wang Chen grew even more excited.

It was actually a fire-attribute cultivation technique, perfectly suited to him.

That was right. Wang Chen already knew his own attributes.

He had learned them on the day his Golden Finger awakened.

He possessed a fire attribute, with a trace of wood attribute mixed in.

Combined with his formidable soul power, he could practically be called a natural-born alchemist.

Previously, Wang Chen had been worrying about what to do after breaking through to the Dou Zhe realm.

After all, he had neither a teacher nor a rich girlfriend who could casually provide him with a cultivation technique.

If he wanted to obtain a cultivation technique, he would either have to search outside or acquire one from the Xiao Clan's Cultivation Technique Pavilion.

Neither method was very good.

If he searched outside, leaving aside the rarity of cultivation techniques, who knew how long it would take to find one that suited him?

Wang Chen did not even have the funds to purchase a cultivation technique.

As for searching the Xiao Clan's Cultivation Technique Pavilion, he would have to reveal his cultivation.

That would cause far too much of a stir.

For now, Wang Chen did not want to be the one standing out.

After all, Xiao Xun'er had already arrived at the Xiao Clan, and the Northwestern Continent also had protectors from the Soul Hall.

Wang Chen had no desire to appear in those people's sights so early.

After all, Wang Chen's current strength was truly far too weak.

Yet he had never expected that a cultivation technique would be delivered to him so easily.

Though it was merely Yellow-Tier High-Level, Wang Chen had a Golden Finger.

He only needed to enhance it once for it to become Mystic-Tier High-Level.

For the current Wang Chen, Mystic-Tier High-Level was already sufficient.

He would raise his strength first. There would be plenty of chances to change cultivation techniques later.

Without hesitation, Wang Chen enhanced the Yellow-Tier High-Level cultivation technique again, turning it into Mystic-Tier High-Level.

After carefully checking once more and confirming that nothing had been missed, Wang Chen transferred the items into his own Storage Ring.

Then he began preparing a medicinal bath, ready to continue his harsh cultivation.