Stepping into the True Gang Realm

Two days later.

In a Pavilion east of Shichuan Prefectural City.

"Damn it, that little bastard Lin Qing ruined our plans! No wonder Wang Ling came back so quickly; he got me shot in the chest!"

While cursing, Tan Yuchun stuffed several large pieces of pig's head meat into his mouth.

"Shut up! You're useless, always complaining." Deng Qianyu, who was sitting by the window enjoying the cold wind, turned around and glared at her.

"You bastard Deng, I heard this kid is very Talent. Aren't you afraid he'll become the next Wang Ling?" Tan Yuchun retorted.

"What's the panic? I've already arranged everything. In less than a month, I'll take his head. He's just a Pill Embrace Realm Martial Artist. I don't even care about him. Also, the Luo Family sent another batch of children yesterday. Go and take them to their camp." Deng Qianyu said coldly.

"Damn it, why am I ranked third and you ranked second? I should be the eldest, Ma kid the second, and you the third." Tan Yuchun spat on the ground.

"Useless! Stop dawdling and go!" Deng Qianyu irritably.

"You wretch, how many more children are you short?" Tan Yuchun asked.

"Less than a hundred, almost there," Deng Qianyu said.

"Will the Spirit-Devouring Demon Child’s Descent really grant us power and longevity?" Tan Yuchun suddenly asked.

"Shut up! If you don't want to live, fine, but don't drag me down with you!" Deng Qianyu's expression changed slightly.

In the Yinyuan Sect, and even the entire Bai'e Cult, questioning Evil Spirit is an unforgivable crime. If Ma Meng hears it, he will be executed, because Ma Meng controls punishments and many believers have died at his hands.

Tan Yuchun pursed his lips, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Time flies.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

In Lin Qing's courtyard, he was teaching Ma Ziye martial arts.

"Faster? Not enough! We need to be even faster!"

Ma Ziye kept rushing forward, trying her best to catch Lin Qing, but Lin Qing kept dodging, causing Ma Ziye to miss by the slightest margin each time.

At one point, Ma Ziye reached out and grabbed, but suddenly lost her balance and fell forward to the ground. Just as she was about to hit her face, Lin Qing reached out and grabbed her clothes, lifting her up easily like a chick.

"You're still far from it. To master the Shadowless Step, you need to have a solid grasp of the twenty-six basic footwork variations and also possess an indomitable spirit." Lin Qing said, gently placing Ma Ziye on the ground.

Ma Ziye wiped the sweat from her brow. "Practicing martial arts is too tiring. I once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword, but now I've given up."

"Useless." Wei Dong's voice came from the side. The latter was taking a big bite of donkey meat sandwich, his cheeks bulging like a male hamster.

"Get lost! Even if I'm useless, I'm still better than you. You dead pig, all you do is eat and sleep, and you still have the nerve to insult me!" Ma Ziye roared.

"Burp~" Wei Dong let out a satisfying burp, patted his belly, and said, "Watch closely, Lady Ma!"

In a flash, he moved forward, leaving afterimages, and instantly appeared in front of Ma Ziye. He reached out and grabbed the silver hairpin from Ma Ziye's head, then flashed back.

The entire process was clean, efficient, swift, and agile, so much so that Ma Ziye couldn't react at all.

After a while, Ma Ziye came to her senses and stammered, "You, you've Major Mastery the Shadowless Step?"

"How about that? Impressive, right!" Wei Dong said smugly.

"Why should I? You learned this Lightness Skill with me, you just eat and sleep all day, why have you Major Mastery?" Ma Ziye stomped her foot angrily.

"He just has some Talent, I guess," Wei Dong said, winking.

"Brother Wei Dong is so amazing," Lin Shurou said with a smile.

"I'm not going to practice anymore. There's always someone who's useless, why can't it be me?" Ma Ziye immediately deflated, looking dejected.

Lin Qing patted her on the shoulder. "Miss Ma, don't be discouraged. The path of martial arts lies in breaking through your own limitations. You must focus on yourself. If you get distracted by others and keep comparing yourself to them, you'll only drive yourself crazy sooner or later!"

"How Major Mastery did it take you to master it?" Ma Ziye asked.

"About three days," Lin Qing said seriously.

"You beasts! You bunch of people who took the Gold Token are all beasts!" Ma Ziye was so angry that she jumped up and down.

Noon.

Lin Qing invited everyone to have lunch in the courtyard, Ma Ziye and the others left one after another.

At this moment, the courtyard became completely quiet, and Lin Qing's heart calmed down.

"For the past month, I haven't stepped out of the Soul-Calming Office's territory even once. The Yinyuan Sect wants to kill me? No way!"

Lin Qing learned that the Yinyuan Sect had increased his bounty to ten thousand taels of silver, one unique skill, one piece of Treasured Armor, and one bottle of precious pills.

After learning this, Lin Qing decided to stay in his hideout and would never step out of the Soul-Calming Office's territory unless his strength reached the True Astral Force.

During this month, he did not waste a single moment, focusing all his efforts on improving his Tathagata Fist Manual technique. Now he has mastered it to its limit, using Tathagata Force the core and incorporating thirty-five kinds of force. The strength of Tathagata Force has reached its limit, and the strength of his protective Force Net has also increased fivefold.

On the other hand, he was also preparing to enter the Unity Heaven Art), copying the internal energy from corpses while consuming tonics to inherit the internal energy.

"To master this skill, one must combine a hundred different types of energy into one. Currently, I have mastered 138 types of energy, 106 of which were copied from corpses, and 32 of which were inherited from Gu Jialuo's Unity Heaven Art. For this, I have already used up my monthly ration of pills," Lin Qing thought to himself.

He got up and went back to his room. Today, he decided to combine all the different kinds of power into one and master it in one fell swoop.

He had been waiting for the Tathagata Fist Manual Perfect Mastery, because once he mastered the Unity Heaven Art, he would enter the True Gang Realm, and the strength of the Tathagata Force would no longer be able to improve.

This is not what he wants. He doesn't pursue speed; he only hopes that each step he takes can be solid and steady as far as he can manage.

As he pondered, a thought struck him, and he added the Unity Heaven Art to his Equipment Slot.

Buzz!

A flood of information rushed through Lin Qing's mind. Without much thought, guided by the Rebirth Record, hundreds of different energies began to merge into one.

Lin Qing suddenly got up and went into the courtyard. His body was naturally moved, and while adjusting his breathing rhythm, he made various strange movements to accelerate the integration of hundreds of forces.

From a distance, his posture constantly changed, sometimes like an eagle soaring through the sky, sometimes like a tiger pouncing on its prey, and sometimes like Spirit Snake Sweeps Its Tail.

Meanwhile, intense changes were taking place within his body; his blood and qi were boiling, and as the forces merged, they were being continuously consumed.

Fortunately, his physique is strong enough and his blood and energy are abundant enough to withstand this kind of exertion.

As time passed, he calmly sensed the changes in the energy, and the amount of energy he merged continued to increase.

At one point, the number of fusion forces finally reached one hundred.

A large amount of Dark Mystic Currents suddenly appeared in Lin Qing's dantian. This was the Gang Qi, which was transformed from internal force and its strength increased by one level.

Then, this surge of Gang Qi circulated throughout his body, causing a transformation in his physique.

Lin Qing felt his muscles and bones becoming stronger, and the strength in his arms was increasing at an astonishing rate.

A surge of intense joy welled up in Lin Qing's heart. Stepping into the True Astral Force and experiencing a dramatic increase in combat power was an incredibly exhilarating feeling.

The transformation lasted for a full hour, until the Gang Qi filled every corner of the body, at which point the transformation was completely finished.

Lin Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and the surging power emanating from his body made him want to punch the ground beneath his feet and shatter it.

He couldn't even control himself and let out a long howl, a sonic storm sweeping in all directions, shattering the porcelain vases in the nearby house.