Body Forging Perfection! Entering the Qi Gathering Realm!

County Yamen.

Zhang Hu practiced his Saber Technique in the courtyard, vigorous and imposing.

Suddenly, a Yamen Runner rushed in in a panic.

"Constable... Constable Zhang!"

"Constable Yang is back!"

Zhang Hu was stunned. "Yang Xiao is back? Tell him to come over quickly."

The Yamen Runner gasped for breath. "He... he even brought a cart of dog demon corpses back!"

"A cart?" Zhang Hu stared wide-eyed.

Was he not going to patrol Wang Village? What kind of situation was this?

He hurriedly walked out of the duty room to the entrance.

Then, he saw Yang Xiao and the huge trailer behind him.

The trailer was piled high with the corpses of dog demons, and at the very top was the head of a distinct dog demon.

The aura it radiated far surpassed the Body Forging Realm!

"This is..." Zhang Hu's pupils suddenly shrank. "The Qi Gathering Realm?"

Yang Xiao nodded. "It should be that old dog whose lifespan had reached its limit that you mentioned, Constable Zhang. I killed it, wiped out its lair along the way, and killed over a dozen more dog demons."

At the end, he added another nonchalant sentence.

"There shouldn't be any more dog demons in Wang Village, barring any unexpected events."

Zhang Hu was completely dumbfounded.

The Qi Gathering Realm dog demon was killed by Yang Xiao, and its lair was wiped out too?

This... this was simply too outrageous!

"Yang Xiao..." Zhang Hu looked up and down at Yang Xiao again, studying him as carefully as if he had never known this person before. "What... what realm are you actually at right now?"

"Body Forging Ninth Stage."

Zhang Hu's mouth twitched.

Your Body Forging Ninth Stage seemed rather different from mine.

At this moment, the Yamen Runners inside the county yamen swarmed out one after another.

When they saw the corpses of the dog demons on the trailer, they were all stunned.

"Good heavens! So many dog demon corpses!"

"That biggest one... what realm is it?"

"Such a strong aura! At least the Body Forging Ninth Stage!"

"Why did I hear the constable say there was even a Qi Gathering Realm great demon?"

The Yamen Runners chattered amongst themselves, their eyes filled with shock and awe.

In the crowd, Hu Kai was also present.

He stood in a corner, looking at the trailer, his expression shifting between pale and ashen.

A Qi Gathering Realm great demon was killed by Yang Xiao?

How could this be possible!

He had previously thought of surpassing Yang Xiao, taking back the Spring Embroidery Saber, and fiercely displaying his strength in front of him.

But if he were to act rashly and crowd forward now, that would truly be courting death.

"Yang Xiao..."

Hu Kai muttered to himself, his eyes filled with despair.

"When... when did you become like this..."

Before he finished speaking, he turned around with an ashen face and left.

He knew that the gap between him and Yang Xiao was already so vast it could no longer be bridged.

"What are you all staring in a daze for?"

Zhang Hu rather skillfully beckoned to the Yamen Runners beside him.

"Hurry up and move the corpses inside, and tally the count!"

The Yamen Runners hurriedly sprang into action.

Several sturdy Yamen Runners stepped forward and began hauling the dog demon corpses.

Zhao Tieniu, Sun Ming, Zhou Qiang, and Zhou Gang were even more full of drive.

They had followed Constable Yang and wiped out the dog demon's lair!

This was a major contribution indeed!

The space of a cup of tea later, county yamen storeroom.

Zhang Hu stood in front of the counter, flipping through the Merit ledger.

"Twenty-three dog demon corpses..."

He calculated and muttered at the same time.

"One of them is at the Qi and Blood Realm Initial Stage, counted as 100 points."

"Two are at the Body Forging Ninth Stage, 50 points each, making 100 points in total."

"The remaining twenty-three ordinary dog demons, 10 points each, making 230 points in total."

After finishing his calculation, he looked at Yang Xiao.

"Adding the 20 points you had left over previously, that's a total of 450 Merit points now."

"Yang Xiao, this battle record of yours... in the entire Xiangyun County, no one can compare to you."

Yang Xiao rubbed his nose and tentatively spoke, "I flatter myself?"

"Flatter my foot!" Zhang Hu burst out laughing. "We certainly don't have that kind of capability, so do whatever you like. Anyway, our temple here is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like you. You can just unleash your skills however you want once you go to the Demon Suppression Division."

"A Qi Gathering Realm demon, even one whose lifespan is nearing its end, still far exceeds the strength of an ordinary Body Forging Ninth Stage expert, yet you killed it all by yourself."

He sighed, his tone full of emotion.

"Your entry into the Demon Suppression Division is a dead certainty."

A few days ago, he thought this kid signing up for the Demon Suppression Division was just losing his way and then turning over a new leaf to strive upward, though the hope was not high.

Now it seemed he probably had plans all along, and god knows how long he had secretly practiced in peace to attain his present strength. Even he had to voice his admiration.

"Constable Zhang, I want to exchange for two more Body Tempering Pills."

Yang Xiao's gaze had already gathered on the jade porcelain bottle in the counter. Two Body Tempering Pills should allow him to break through to Body Forging Perfection.

A moment later, he put away the Body Tempering Pills and bid farewell to Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu waved his hand. "Go on, cultivate properly, and strive to break through to the Qi Gathering Realm before the Monster Slaying Division selection!"

Returning to the small courtyard.

Yang Xiao took out the porcelain bottle and poured out two Body Tempering Pills. The pills were pale yellow and radiated a faint medicinal fragrance.

"Equip."

[Body Tempering Pill * 2 (Disposable Consumable)]

[Effect: Accelerates skin and flesh tempering, strengthens tendons and bones, and significantly enhances Body Forging Realm cultivation.]

The two Body Tempering Pills were used simultaneously, and a powerful force erupted within his body.

His muscles began to tremble, and his bones began to emit cracking sounds.

Qi and blood circulated frantically inside his body, continuously pounding against his flesh and bones, tempering them inch by inch into the appearance of mortal perfection.

Finally, under a powerful surge of Qi and blood, accompanied by a soft sound within his body, he naturally reached that realm.

Yang Xiao opened his eyes, a trace of pleasant surprise flashing through them.

Body Forging Perfection!

His body had already reached the limit of the Body Forging Realm.

If he had to describe any sensation, it was simply that his body felt even more robust.

His tendons, bones, skin, and flesh were dense and firm under the tempering of Qi and blood, and every inch of his skin was translucent like jade, unlike ordinary turbid mortal flesh; instead, it resembled refined, warm jade.

With every movement of his hands and feet, Qi and blood automatically converged and erupted, and a casual wave could stir up a surge of air.

The most crucial point was that Yang Xiao could sense the heaven and earth spiritual Qi merging seamlessly with his body. That thin barrier had vanished unawares, and his present body had already become a vessel for spiritual Qi.

And now, the Origin-Guiding Qi Gathering Art began to operate automatically.

He sensed the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual Qi slowly converging toward him.

"Hoo—"

Streams of cool, refreshing aura poured into his body from all directions.

The proficiency of the Origin-Guiding Qi Gathering Art had long since reached perfection.

However, because his physical condition did not meet the requirements, he had never been able to enter the "Qi Gathering" state.

Yang Xiao closed his eyes and felt the changes currently taking place within his body.

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