Chapter 70

The sky had already darkened, and Yang Yu was growing impatient. He had spent three hours absorbing a Zengyuan Pill, and Tie Tou had been at it for six hours already, causing him to miss lunch.

Yang Yu was secretly getting anxious, but suddenly a long howl echoed through the air.

Yang Yu was startled.

"Master, I’ve broken through to the Yellow Rank Warrior! I’m a Yellow Rank Warrior now!" Tie Tou laughed loudly, his jubilant dance making Yang Yu chuckle.

It was no wonder Tie Tou was so excited. Martial arts were divided into internal and external cultivation.

Skills like the Purple Mist Divine Skill and the Shaolin Heavenly Gang Body Protection Skill were internal cultivation. In internal cultivation, true qi was a measure, and the amount of true qi one had determined their cultivation level with clear goals.

For a quasi-warrior to break through to the Yellow Rank Warrior, they needed to condense ten threads of true qi into one more refined thread. For a Yellow Rank Warrior to break through to the Mystic Rank Warrior, they needed to condense a hundred threads of true qi and then let these threads fill their entire body. This also required the opening of the twelve main meridians, which most people couldn’t achieve in less than three to five years.

External cultivation was much more complex. It focused on training the tendons, bones, and skin, continuously increasing one’s strength and speed. It required great perseverance to cultivate. However, external cultivation had a peak, and for most people, reaching the Mystic Rank Warrior was the limit. Moreover, many internal cultivation techniques could also strengthen the body, leaving external cultivators with little to be proud of.

However, external cultivation almost didn’t require any specific techniques; one just needed to continuously train their body, making it the simplest form of cultivation. It also had no age restrictions, so many outer disciples in major sects practiced external cultivation.

The reason Tie Tou could break through to the Yellow Rank Warrior so quickly was mainly due to the Zengyuan Pill. It enhanced both internal and external cultivation, pushing his body to a peak. However, he only had a few threads of true qi, far from the one thread required for a Yellow Rank Warrior.

"Do you want me to test your skills, Master?" Yang Yu smiled at Tie Tou.

This made Tie Tou shiver, and he quickly shook his head, stepping back rapidly. What a joke, did he want to be beaten up?

"Alright, let’s go." Yang Yu said, leading the way over the railing. Tie Tou wasn’t weak either; he grabbed the railing and pulled himself up, the sound of the railing screeching as he leaped three meters high.

"Do you have to be so flashy?" Yang Yu smirked, and the two walked one after the other.

When they reached the entrance of Liu Xueyao’s neighborhood, Yang Yu saw a familiar face.

Zheng Hui!

And beside Zheng Hui was Liu Yijun. Yang Yu was startled; Zheng Hui had actually brought Liu Yijun here.

"Master, is it them?" Tie Tou pointed.

Yang Yu nodded. "I see them. They’re not going to deal with Tang Wei, are they? Do they really think I’m a pushover?"

"Should we run?" Tie Tou whispered.

Yang Yu gave him a look. It seemed the sect rules he had taught him a few days ago had been heard, but now that both of them were Yellow Rank Warriors, were they going to run away? What a joke, that wasn’t Yang Yu’s style. Besides, Liu Xueyao was about to return, and if they ran, Zheng Hui might take it out on her.

"The plan is moved up. We’ll kill Liu Yijun today." Yang Yu said coldly, a glint of killing intent in his eyes. Anyone who dared to threaten his safety would not have a good end.

Hearing this, Tie Tou became restless, his body tensing as if ready to charge.

"Idiot, do you really want to fight him here?" Yang Yu gave him another look. "I don’t know what rules warriors have, but they definitely won’t allow fighting in front of ordinary people. Follow my lead."

Tie Tou was taken aback and quickly nodded.

Pretending not to see Liu Yijun and Zheng Hui, Yang Yu and Tie Tou walked around to the main entrance of the neighborhood, which was only about ten meters away from Zheng Hui and Liu Yijun.

"Brother Yu, look, the car is here." Tie Tou suddenly shouted.

"Right, I see it. Let’s go!" Yang Yu replied loudly.

Zheng Hui and Liu Yijun, hearing this, coincidentally noticed Tie Tou and Yang Yu, but the two were already in a taxi.

"Driver, over there, that’s the kid." Zheng Hui yelled.

"What are you waiting for? Follow them quickly." Liu Yijun said, quickly getting into Zheng Hui’s car, and the two chased after them.

"Master, they’re really following us," Tie Tou said, looking out the back window.

"Of course they are." Yang Yu smiled.

"Master, where are we going now?"

"Where? To Daqing Mountain, of course. Sun Xiaoran said yesterday that the Devil Vine has spread for several miles. If we use the Devil Vine’s power, it’s like adding another Yellow Rank Warrior. Three against one, even if he’s a strong Yellow Rank Warrior, he won’t stand a chance." Yang Yu sneered, everything was part of his plan.

Tie Tou nodded, wondering why he hadn’t thought of it. The strange vines were incredibly powerful. If used well, they could add more than just a Yellow Rank Warrior’s strength, even a Mystic Rank Warrior’s.

Since Yang Yu had decided to do this, he didn’t dare to delay. He immediately bit his finger and drew some blood, then used it to make marks on Tie Tou’s back.

"Master, what’s this?" Tie Tou was puzzled.

"The Devil Vine only recognizes me. If you go in without preparation, you’ll be attacked. I can’t make a token to enter the mountain, so I’ll use blood for now. The Devil Vine will sense the blood on your back and won’t attack you." Yang Yu explained calmly.

This was a very strange vine. Yang Yu learned from the intelligent system that there were three ways to prevent the Devil Vine from attacking.

The first was to drip your blood on the root of the Devil Vine. Even if you weren’t the owner, you wouldn’t be attacked. The second was to smear the owner’s blood on your body; the Devil Vine would sense the familiar scent and wouldn’t attack. The third was for the owner to create a token with their scent, which would have the same effect.

Understanding Yang Yu’s meaning, Tie Tou became excited. In the Devil Vine’s territory, they would be like fish in water, while Liu Yijun, that stinky Taoist, would struggle every step of the way. Even if he had condensed a hundred threads of true qi, he would be exhausted to death.

Yang Yu’s plan was undoubtedly meticulous and ruthless. Since he had agreed to help Tang Wei, he had been meticulously planning. Matters of life and death left no room for carelessness, and now everything was out in the open.

The fish had swum into the net. Whether it would be a fight to the death or Yang Yu catching a big fish would soon be clear. The car behind them was getting faster, but Yang Yu remained calm. The system task he had been waiting for had finally arrived. All the tasks the system issued at this stage were triggered tasks.

Today, the conditions for the trigger had finally been met.

"C-Class Task: Kill Liu Yijun. Task Description: Liu Yijun, an enforcer of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, has committed many evil deeds and deserves to be killed. Task Reward: One lottery chance, 200 exchange points. Accept?"

Yang Yu smiled. At this point, there was no reason not to accept. The season of harvest seemed to have arrived. The system’s tasks to kill Zheng Hui and destroy the Zheng family were about to be completed, and the rewards would be very generous.