High Monk Sarira, Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill! (Seeking Collection)

The Black Rock River is an important waterway for Black Goose City.

It originates from Mount Mouxu, over a thousand kilometers outside Black Goose City, flows through Black Goose City, and merges into the Cangyuan River.

Much of the prosperity on the west side of Black Goose City relies on this river.

During the day, it's filled with transport ships, supporting nearly three-quarters of Black Goose City's economy.

At night, the river is bustling with all sorts of pleasure boats, brightly lit and full of life.

It can be said that the Black Rock River not only supports Black Goose City's economy but also fulfills the entertainment needs of its citizens.

Therefore, families living on the west side of the city are all either wealthy or influential.

Qin Zheng walked cautiously along the street by the riverbank on the west side of the city, his eyes constantly scanning the crowd around him.

After receiving the news from Wang Er, he thought for a moment and decided to come and take a look.

Although he currently had no money on him, only a ghost-head saber passed down from his ancestors.

He still had the Ghost-head Saber Technique in his mind!

While this saber technique could only be considered low-grade, it was still a martial art that could help one enter the Skin-Refining Realm!

In this era where martial prowess reigned supreme, the scarcity of martial arts was greatly amplified.

Even if the Ghost-head Saber Technique wasn't particularly powerful, it should still hold some considerable value.

If he couldn't exchange it for a more powerful martial art, he should at least be able to exchange it for one of similar level.

Then he'd see if he could pick up a movement technique.

Since he couldn't fight head-on, having a movement technique that allowed for escape would be good.

This was the only solution Qin Zheng could think of after much deliberation.

It was no help that his predecessor was too poor, with no foundation at all, making it impossible to trade for higher-level martial arts.

Thinking this, Qin Zheng let out a barely perceptible sigh.

To be honest, if he hadn't provoked Shi Dian, a Muscle-Refining Realm martial artist who had broken through three major bottlenecks.

Qin Zheng, with just his ghost-head saber and the perfected Ghost-head Saber Technique, could already be doing quite well in Black Goose City.

After all, according to Wang Er, someone in the Skin-Refining Realm was already considered a skilled practitioner in the martial world.

It was just a pity that in order to gain Merit, he had been forced to forcefully decapitate the young master Shi Yan, thus angering an enemy in the Muscle-Refining Realm.

However, even if Qin Zheng could go back to that time, he would still have chopped off the other's head without hesitation.

Because the palm force that had accumulated within his body at that time had reached an irreversible level.

If he didn't kill the opponent and gain Merit, thereby improving the Ghost-head Saber Technique to perfection and seeking transformation.

He might not have lived to see this day, dying in agony in the early hours of the morning.

Qin Zheng carefully observed the surroundings as he walked along the riverbank street towards his destination.

When Qin Zheng reached the pleasure boat docked by the shore, the remnants of the Golden Cicada Gang had not yet appeared, which made Qin Zheng breathe a slight sigh of relief.

With a mix of trepidation and hope, Qin Zheng stepped onto the pleasure boat.

"Hey! Wait! Wait!"

However, as soon as Qin Zheng stepped onto the pleasure boat, two servants immediately ran over and blocked him.

"What is it?"

Qin Zheng frowned, asking in confusion.

Then he saw the two servants size him up from head to toe before haughtily saying, "Ordinary people are not allowed to enter."

Qin Zheng followed their gaze, looking at his own washed-out blue shirt, and immediately understood their meaning.

So Qin Zheng suppressed his annoyance and said, "Don't worry, I know what kind of place this is. Since I dare to come, I can afford the price."

Upon hearing this, the two servants did not let him in, but instead said mockingly, "Sir, it's not that we don't want to let you in."

"It's just that this boat has a rule: without a token worth a hundred taels, you cannot enter."

"So, if you can immediately take out something worth a hundred taels and smash it in our faces, I'll let you in right away."

Hearing this, Qin Zheng reached behind his back and slowly drew out the ghost-head saber wrapped in rough cloth.

"What are you doing?!"

Seeing this, the two servants immediately jumped back in fright.

Everyone in Black Goose City knew the background of this pleasure boat.

In all these years, no one had dared to make a move in front of the pleasure boat, which had fostered the servants' arrogant and overbearing demeanor.

So Qin Zheng's actions startled the two of them greatly.

Then they immediately started shouting, "Guards! Guards!"

This commotion instantly attracted the attention of everyone on the riverbank and on the pleasure boat.

More than a dozen guards quickly ran from both the riverbank and the boat. They looked at Qin Zheng with vigilance in their eyes.

Qin Zheng said no more, his expressionless face betraying nothing as he stepped forward and swung the ghost-head saber.

The guards' pupils contracted, and then, gritting their teeth, they drew their sabers and advanced.

Facing these guards, who hadn't even reached the Skin-Refining Realm, only possessing robust physiques and some basic saber techniques, Qin Zheng moved like an adult disciplining children. With a twist of his blade, he knocked each guard off the boat and into the water.

In mere seconds, Qin Zheng had sent all the guards plunging into the water.

Then, to everyone's stunned gaze, Qin Zheng retracted the ghost-head saber, looked at the pleasure boat, and asked, "Can I get on board if I offer this saber technique as payment?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fat man with a handlebar mustache and adorned in gold and silver bustled out of the pleasure boat.

He quickly approached Qin Zheng, smiling as he said, "My esteemed sir, you are too polite. If even a martial artist in the Skin-Refining Realm can't get on, who can?"

"Come, come, honored sir, please come aboard. Tell me what catches your eye, what you desire!"

Saying this, he grabbed Qin Zheng and led him into the pleasure boat.

Passing the two servants, he stopped, opened his mouth, and cursed, "You two blind fools! Apologize to this honored sir at once!"

The two servants trembled, finally realizing they had caused trouble. They immediately approached Qin Zheng.

Then, slapping their own faces repeatedly, they stammered, "Sir, we are sorry! Our eyes are full of dung, and we judged you wrongly!"

Qin Zheng furrowed his brow, then completely ignored them and strode directly into the pleasure boat.

To be honest, Qin Zheng really hadn't wanted to cause such a commotion.

But given Qin Zheng's current appearance, it was practically impossible to enter the pleasure boat peacefully when being provoked by the two servants.

However, choosing to use his saber also had its own calculating motives.

By knocking the guards off the boat with his saber, he avoided any ill feelings and preempted any animosity.

At the same time, it allowed him to showcase his strength and the exquisiteness of the Ghost-head Saber Technique as much as possible.

By intimidating them, he could then demand a higher price for the Ghost-head Saber Technique!

It was just a pity that his opponents were only guards who hadn't practiced martial arts.

If a skilled practitioner in the Skin-Refining Realm had appeared, it would have further elevated the value of the Ghost-head Saber Technique.

With this thought in mind, Qin Zheng entered the pleasure boat.

Upon entering, he saw that the first floor resembled an exhibition hall, filled with various small trinkets.

"Sir, these are some collected items found by the Golden Cicada Gang,"

"Take a look, what are you looking for?"

The steward walked up to Qin Zheng and asked.

Qin Zheng scanned the surroundings and replied, "Do you have any martial arts?"

He had no time for pleasantries or beating around the bush.

Hearing Qin Zheng's question, the steward's eyes immediately lit up.

Looking for martial arts?

That was no small business!

"Yes! We just happened to confiscate a movement technique this time. It's on the second floor. If you're interested, sir, I'll lead you there now."

Qin Zheng's eyes also suddenly brightened at this.

A movement technique?

Wouldn't that be exactly what he needed?

He nodded and was about to ascend to the second floor with the steward to see the movement technique.

Just then, his gaze casually fell upon a string of prayer beads displayed on the counter in front of him.

A faint golden light seemed to emanate from the prayer beads, causing Qin Zheng to involuntarily reach out and touch them.

Instantly, a tremor ran through the Merit Scroll in his sea of consciousness, and then a line of text appeared.

[Item Discovered: High Monk Sarira. Can be refined. Requires one tael of Merit. Refine?]

[Note: Refining yields martial art: Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (Incomplete)]