Visitors from the Yinyuan Sect
"Never mind, let's talk about it when we get to the Prefectural City," Lin Qing thought to himself.
"Let's upgrade the Rebirth Record to Fourth Tier first."
Lin Qing then rummaged through his house and found the Moonshadow Stone. When he gathered the three hundred taels of gold, the Moonshadow Stone, and the Heavenly Dust Sand on the table in front of him, a message popped up in front of him.
"The host's gold and silver spiritual items have met the upgrade requirements for the Rebirth Record. Upgrade now?"
The instant this thought crossed his mind, a message popped up in front of him.
"Upgrade!"
In an instant, two-thirds of the gold, along with the Heavenly Dust Sand and Moonshadow Stone, vanished into thin air, and the Rebirth Record level also suddenly increased dramatically, directly rising from the third rank to the Fourth Tier.
Another piece of information flashed through Lin Qing's mind, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
"The Fourth Tier Rebirth Record allows you to equip four martial arts skills simultaneously, reducing the skill replacement time to two hours. It can obtain partial information about a corpse within a hundred paces and store the memories and martial arts of the deceased, delaying absorption."
Looking at the table that had suddenly become empty, Lin Qing felt a pang of heartache.
However, seeing the large amount of information appearing before him, he calmed down.
As you acquire more and more martial arts skills Talent, your need for Equipment Slot will inevitably increase, and you'll have to spend money on that.
Now, with four Equipment Slot, he can flexibly allocate martial arts skills, which can greatly help him in training, escaping, or fighting.
Moreover, the range of information he can perceive from corpses has been further expanded, which makes it easier for him to find the martial arts techniques he wants, and the replacement time has been shortened to two hours, which also provides great convenience.
Next, Lin Qing saw the conditions required to upgrade the Rebirth Record to the fifth level: ten thousand taels of silver, plus Five-Element Treasures.
Lin Qing frowned, feeling immense pressure. Leaving aside the Five-Element Treasures, even just obtaining ten thousand taels of silver was extremely difficult.
However, Lin Qing quickly put the matter out of his mind. As the saying goes, there's always a way out. He figured that he couldn't expect to reach the fifth rank within the next six months, so he would have to go to the Prefectural City to find a way to solve this problem.
His gaze swept across the area and landed on the Bone-Shedding Pill. After a moment's thought, he decided not to swallow it.
He had heard that some High-Grade Treasure Pill required the use of auxiliary medicines before consumption, and that other elixirs required specific environments and methods for consumption.
He dared not take it rashly, lest something go wrong, and decided to go to Yun Tianxing tomorrow to ask for advice before making a decision.
On the other side.
The Han Family Residence.
In the dead of night, at the darkest hour, several dark figures leaped and tumbled between the houses, finally landing in front of the artificial hill.
The leader was dressed in a black robe, with a fierce and menacing face amidst his disheveled long hair. His face was covered in crisscrossing scars, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. A single glance from him could terrify an ordinary person.
His eyes gleamed as he walked around the artificial hill, then suddenly stopped in an open space.
"Using this mountain as a base, walk eighty steps east and one hundred and twenty steps north. The Hidden Chamber is right beneath my feet. You two, come here and dig it!" The man's voice was hoarse.
"Yes, Lord Mei!"
Two men in black strode over and began digging rapidly with their bare hands at the open space.
A moment later, a wooden plank appeared in front of them. Scarface Mei Chaofeng reached out and grabbed it, lifting the plank to reveal a dark passage.
He strode quickly through the passage to the heavy iron door, completely ignoring the brass lock, and suddenly punched the door.
With a loud bang, a clear fist mark was blasted into the iron gate.
"Open it for me!"
Boom boom boom!
The man's face was contorted with rage, and he let out a low growl as he unleashed a barrage of punches, one after another, like a storm, pounding against the heavy iron door.
The loud noise immediately alerted a patrol of Prefectural Soldiers from the nearby mansion, who rushed into the Han Family Residence and headed towards the Rear Mountain.
At this moment, Mei Chaofeng unleashed his fifth punch, finally managing to forcefully break open the iron door.
He glanced around and saw that the place was empty; his face immediately darkened.
"Sir, the Prefectural Soldiers are coming!"
A man's voice came from outside. Mei Chaofeng didn't stop, turned around and left, quickly returning to his place.
At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from not far away, and twelve Prefectural Soldiers in light armor rushed over. Upon seeing Mei Chaofeng and the others, they all drew their Waist Saber.
"Who are you people?" the leader shouted.
Mei Chaofeng licked his lips and suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
"How delicious! Since I haven't found what I want, then please me with your flesh and blood."
Mei Chaofeng suddenly flashed and charged in front of the twelve people, followed by a series of shrill screams.
Within seven or eight breaths, eleven Prefectural Soldiers had become corpses, and only one remained, severely injured by a punch, lying on the ground in terror.
Mei Chaofeng suddenly appeared in front of him, and with two flashes of light, he severed the man's arm.
With a piercing scream, Mei Chaofeng reached out, grabbed the man by the neck, lifted him into the air, and bit down.
After a violent struggle, the soldier lost consciousness, and his body gradually turned into a desiccated corpse.
Mei Chaofeng tossed the man's body aside with a flick of his wrist.
"Walk!"
Swish swish swish!
Using their Lightness Skill, the group quickly left the Han Family Residence.
In a short while.
The five arrived at a dilapidated courtyard nearby. Mei Chaofeng frowned after landing.
"You four, go and find out immediately who killed Han Shantong. There's a bottle of Extreme Yin Virgin Blood in that Hidden Chamber; we must retrieve it," Mei Chaofeng said in a deep voice.
"Yes, sir!"
The four of them used their Lightness Skill to leap over the wall and leave, leaving only Mei Chaofeng in the courtyard.
He slightly raised his head, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "With this bottle of Extreme Yin Virgin Blood, I can perform another Deity Worship to suppress Evil Spirits and strengthen my body. No matter who has it, I must find a way to take it back."
The Extreme Yin Virgin Blood, must be the blood of a woman born on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It possesses extremely heavy Yin Qi and is the most favored substance by Evil Spirits.
Han Shantong had always wanted to join the Yinyuan Sect and obtain the status of an outer or even Inner Sect disciple, and this was Han Shantong's recommender.
His condition was a bottle of Extreme Yin Virgin Blood, for which Han Shantong had been searching for several years.
Some time ago, he suddenly received a secret letter from Han Shantong, mentioning that the collusion between the Han Family and the Yinyuan Sect had been exposed, and requesting his help.
If he successfully escapes the crisis, Han Shantong is willing to offer the treasures in the Hidden Chamber, including the Extreme Yin Virgin Blood. If he fails to arrive in time, Han Shantong has also revealed the exact location of the Hidden Chamber and is willing to offer all the treasures, on the condition that he rescues Han Rong and recommends him to join the Yinyuan Sect.
So he came to Jiangyin County, which led to today's scene. Unfortunately, it seems he arrived a step too late.
"Wang Ling, this is a big problem." Mei Chaofeng murmured. Before coming, he had done thorough research and knew that his biggest opponent this time was Wang Ling.
Wang Ling was notorious and even he was wary of him. Unless absolutely necessary, he was unwilling to confront Wang Ling head-on.
The next day.
Early morning.
Lin Qing suddenly woke up from the bed, sat up straight, and sweat beaded on his forehead.
Last night, he had a nightmare, which was rare for him. He dreamt that he was charging into battle, riding a warhorse across the battlefield, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.
But what was terrifying was that he couldn't wake up from the dream and felt genuinely exhilarated.
"This dream is strange; it seems there really is something wrong with this 'Bloodflame Incineration' thing."