There are neither major rivers nor large streams near Fuzhou City.
Ling Yi had no idea what Liu Chengzhang was thinking, that he would give himself the title of "River-Overturning Beast Ling Yi".
So, they just randomly picked a name and became a wanted criminal?
That's absolutely outrageous.
Ling Yi knew that a cultivation level at the Pinnacle of the Acquired Fourth Stage was probably not considered impressive in this world.
But it wasn't Ling Yi who caused the trouble; it was his Clone.
The Clone are not afraid of death; death simply means entering a cooldown period.
With the addition of skill upgrades and the setting that resets the Clone cooldown time, as long as Ling Yi has enough corpses in his inventory, he can repeatedly Summon Clone in a short period of time.
Liu Chengzhang's mansion was located in the very center of Fuzhou City, covering a vast area.
In terms of area alone, it's roughly Peter a town-level middle school in my previous life.
His mansion alone occupies almost one-tenth of the area of Fuzhou City.
Inside the mansion, artificial hills and pavilions are magnificent and opulent.
The front courtyard and front hall served as the living quarters for the guards and servants. Beyond the front hall lay the front courtyard with its artificial hill and pavilion.
After passing the artificial hill and pavilion, you have to cross a stone bridge over the water to reach the Midgard.
At this moment, in a central hall of the Midgard, Liu Chengzhang, dressed in a brocade robe, with white hair and beard but a plump figure, was receiving a group of Jianghu enthusiasts.
These Jianghu swordsmen were all dressed in short blue shirts and had long swords at their waists.
The person at the head of the table was a short, slightly overweight, middle-aged man with a round face and a mustache, dressed in a blue long robe.
"Sect Leader Yu, as you know, a gang of vicious bandits has emerged in Fallen Phoenix Mountain, southwest of Fuzhou City. They run rampant in the countryside, cruel and Coldblood, causing this prefecture a great deal of trouble!"
Liu Chengzhang put down his wine glass and said with a bitter and resentful look.
This Master Yu is none other than Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect.
A hint of disdain flashed in Yu Canghai's eyes. What bandits of Fallen Phoenix Slope? Wasn't that just Liu Chengzhang's self-justification?
How could Yu Canghai not know what Fallen Phoenix Slope was and who lived there?
Yu Canghai been planning the layout of Fuzhou City for a long time; how could he not know what was around Fuzhou City?
The Qingcheng Sect secretly cultivates and supports four groups of bandits. Would Liu Chengzhang dare to provoke them in the slightest?
Yu Canghai knew very well that Liu Chengzhang's words were not because he wanted the Qingcheng Sect to help deal with the bandits of Fallen Phoenix Mountain, but because he wanted benefits.
Yu Canghai had come to offer gifts, so he clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, saying, "Prefect Liu, our Qingcheng Sect is willing to contribute three thousand Silver to help you purchase weapons and armor to successfully eliminate the bandits."
Liu Chengzhang did not immediately express his opinion, but sighed and said, "Sect Leader Yu, you may not know, but my job as prefect is extremely difficult. I have to be accountable to the imperial court above and to the people below."
"Two years of drought have caused untold suffering to the people. To treat them, I, the prefect, have emptied my own grain reserves!"
Yu Canghai's face turned somewhat ugly; Liu Chengzhang's greed had exceeded his expectations.
A flash of murderous intent crossed his eyes, but he ultimately suppressed it.
Killing that old scoundrel wouldn't be difficult, but that would require careful planning on our part first.
Although most people in the Jianghu are unwilling to be enemies with the imperial court, they are not necessarily afraid of it.
"Prefect Liu, this three thousand Silver is only one-tenth of the total, and will be paid in seven days at most. The remaining twenty-seven thousand taels will be presented to you with both hands."
In Yu Canghai's mind, Liu Chengzhang was already a dead man.
Yu Canghai simply turned three thousand taels into thirty thousand taels, a tenfold increase, but it was just a figure of speech anyway.
We can just let Liu Chengzhang die at the hands of the " Demonic Cult " later.
Upon receiving Yu Canghai's promise, Liu Chengzhang was in high spirits and couldn't help but burst into Westward Journey. At the dinner table, he continued to make boastful promises to Yu Canghai.
Yu Canghai did not leave Liu Chengzhang's residence until late at night.
" The Final Master, isn't 30,000 taels too much?" Luo Renjie whispered at the entrance of the mansion.
"Heh, recently there have been suspected members of the Demonic Cult Sect appearing in Fuzhou City. It's not unusual for one or two corrupt officials to die, is it?" Yu Canghai said coldly.
Luo Renjie instantly understood Yu Canghai's meaning, and gave a thumbs up, saying, " The Final Master is Gao Ming!"
"Make sure you handle this cleanly!"
" Ziming!"
"Where are Renyan and the others now?" Yu Canghai asked.
Yu Renyan, Yu Canghai 'Yu Canghai son and only son, was extremely doted on by Yu Canghai.
Luo Renjie said, "I received a message by carrier pigeon yesterday. They set off three days ago and should arrive in two days at most."
"Hmm, Renyan has never experienced the Jianghu before, and Jianghu lack of experience might cause him trouble on the road. Go and meet him, and ensure his safety."
A hint of resentment flashed in Luo Renjie's eyes, but he dared not show it at all and bowed in agreement.
At this moment, Yu Canghai turned his head to look to his right front, where three handsome monks dressed in gray robes were slowly passing by.
This made a hint of doubt flash in his eyes.
"How come there are monks in Fuzhou City?" Luo Renjie asked curiously.
Yu Canghai shook his head and said, "Ignore it."
After saying that, he turned and left.
In the Hanming Jianghu, Shaolin held great power. Although Yu Canghai had his doubts, he was unwilling to provoke the people of Shaolin.
Moreover, these three monks are so young, yet they already possess the Acquired Fourth Stage, demonstrating extraordinary talent.
They were even less willing to provoke them.
Unbeknownst to Yu Canghai, Liu Chengzhang met with misfortune not long after he left.
In a mountain forest Fuzhou City.
Ling Yi, who was roasting Rabbit, paused slightly. The next moment, he opened his right hand, and half a piece of red cloth appeared in his hand.
"Did it go that smoothly?"
Ling Yi lifted the half of the red cloth, and the first sentence he saw was, "To practice this skill, one must first..."
[Ding! Earth Grade martial art Bixie Sword Manual, detected. Learn it? Yes/No!]
Ling Yi shuddered and immediately chose "no" without thinking.
Just kidding. Although his transmigrated identity wasn't great, he'd been living a half-dead, constantly on edge, and now he'd even become a notorious bandit leader, wanted by the police.
But he has a cheat code, he has a cheat code.
Are you out of your mind to cut yourself out?
Even with a system, one might be able to cultivate without self-mutilation, but what if...?
In any case, Ling Yi will not cultivate.
With a wave of his hand, Ling Yi put the Bixie Sword Manual back into the System Space.
He flipped the sizzling, oily Rabbit over before giving Wuming Clone No. 1 an order.
Let it directly devour the Bixie Sword Manual.
As the order was issued.
The Bixie Sword Manual in the System Space disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, the system notification sounded again.
[Ding! The Mortal Grade Wuming Internal Cultivation Method (lv3) has successfully Earth Devouring- level martial art, the Bixie Sword Manual, and advanced successfully!]
The next moment, two Internal Breath, one cold and one hot, suddenly erupted.
Two streams of Internal Breath surged upwards, sweeping through the body's meridians in the blink of an eye, then converged at the intersection of the Ren and Du meridians before rushing downwards.
Ultimately, it returns to the Dantian, fluctuating between hot and cold, alternating repeatedly.
However, Ling Yi didn't feel too uncomfortable during the process.
On the contrary, it felt quite novel.
It's like drinking an iced drink on a hot Xia Tian —refreshing and invigorating.
When it's hot, it's like being exposed to a wave of heat when you suddenly open the door after sitting in air conditioning for hours.
The frequency of alternating hot and cold temperatures is very fast, and this feeling is quite magical.
Ling Yi knew this was because his meridians Dantian had been modified and strengthened by the system.
Otherwise, if it were anyone else, their meridians would probably be damaged by now, and they would be completely useless.
Although the Bixie Sword Manual is a quick way to master something, it still takes time. Ling Yi's progress is too fast.
At a certain moment, the alternation between hot and cold abruptly stopped, and Ling Yi could clearly feel that the Internal Energy in his Dantian had increased at least three times.
The Internal Energy that originally had no attributes suddenly gained two attributes: ice and fire.
Logically speaking, the two types of Internal Energy, ice and fire, should not be able to coexist in the Dantian and meridians.
Either replace fire with ice, or replace ice with fire.
Alternatively, one could directly Fusion ice and fire, resulting in a mixture without either.
But Ling Yi and I can not only coexist, but also live in harmony without any conflict.
With a thought, Ling Yi opened the system interface.
[ Infinite Passive Cultivation Technique Clone System ]
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[Cultivation Level: Martial Practitioner ( Pinnacle of the Acquired Eighth Stage )!]
[Technique] [Click to expand]
{1. Earth Grade Wuming Internal Cultivation Method Lv1 (Can create Wuming Clone, quantity 3)!}
{2. Mortal Grade 3 Shaolin Arhat Fist Fragment (3 Clone of Luohan )!}
[ System Space: 28 rabbit corpses, 5 pheasant corpses, 1 Xiao Qing corpse, 3 wild boar corpses, 3 wild wolf corpses, 6 human corpses, silver coins...]
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It can only be said that the Bixie Sword Manual truly lives up to its reputation as a quick-success method, directly allowing him to advance several minor realms and reach the Pinnacle the Acquired Eighth Stage.
Acquired Eighth Stage, that's already quite a strong level.
"I remember in the Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer, the highest level was only the Innate Realm."
In the System Space, six more corpses and a large pile of silver appeared in the Kung Fu Hustle.
Clearly, the three Luohan Clone have completed Ling Yi's mission.
Among the six corpses was the corrupt official, the fat Liu Chengzhang.
The remaining five corpses—no, now there's one more—all six corpses were dressed as servants.
They were likely servants or thugs in Liu Chengzhang's residence.
Ling Yi switched to the perspective of Clone Luohan No. 2 and found that this Luohan Clone Fire Setting all over the mansion, while the other two Luohan Clone were driving away the servants in the mansion.
He nodded in satisfaction and then looked away.
Shortly afterward, flames shot into the sky from the direction of Fuzhou City.
Ling Yi directly ordered the three Luohan to Clone in Concealment for the time being.
As for Wuming One, Two, No. 3, Ling Yi had them devour the seven corpses before keeping an eye on the Fuwei Escort Agency.
Now that Yu Canghai has appeared in Fuzhou City, the next plot point will inevitably be about the Fuwei Escort Agency.
Ling Yi originally intended to leave Fuzhou City directly, but after his Wuming Clone devoured seven corpses, Ling Yi changed his mind.
The seven corpses directly raised the level of the Wuming Cultivation Technique to level 3 again.
The number of Wuming Clone has reached 6.
Six Clone at the Pinnacle the Acquired Eighth Stage should be able to cause quite a bit of trouble.
Just as Ling Yi was about to Summon the three newly created Wuming Clone, he suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and looked in a certain direction from the woods.
The next moment, two figures, one tall and one short, one male and one female, appeared in Ling Yi's sight.
The man was dressed simply in a gray linen outfit. He looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a square face and slightly worried eyebrows, giving him a somewhat honest and simple appearance.
The woman was dressed in green, a little over 1.6 meters tall, petite Spiritual Animation, with long hair reaching her waist and a wisp of bangs fluttering in front of her forehead.
Especially those beautiful big eyes, with an innocent and naive charm.