Chapter 13

Chapter Thirteen

In recent days, the Qin family's descendants at the martial hall were utterly baffled.

They could not understand what was happening in the armory.

Every morning when they arrived, the armory was spotless.

Then, Lin Qingshan would order more weapons to be purchased to replenish the stock.

By evening, the armory was full, but by morning, it was empty again.

This happened every day, and everyone thought Lin Qingshan would not be able to tolerate it.

However, Lin Qingshan acted as if nothing had happened, spending his own money to replenish the stolen weapons every day.

"When did Lin Qingshan become so good-tempered?

Could it be... he is the one stealing the weapons and then bringing them back?

But what could he possibly gain from this? Is it just for fun?"

Lin Qingshan felt extremely frustrated when he saw everyone looking at him as if he were a fool.

Could he really tell them that this was Qin Li's warning?

"Uncle, I will behave well and appreciate your well-intentioned warning."

Lin Qingshan was grateful. Qin Li's warning indicated that he did not intend to punish him severely.

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Over the past few days, for the first three days, Xu Wuzhou was familiarizing himself with the sword intent and the flow of qi and blood.

Although the sudden power was exhilarating,

his body was still not fully accustomed to it, and he needed time to adapt and master it.

Fortunately, after three days, he had completely adjusted.

On the fourth day, after accumulating over three hundred drops of the liquid in the black bowl, Xu Wuzhou began to attempt to break through the Yang Qiao Meridian among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Sitting to one side, no one was willing to approach him due to his notorious reputation, and he quietly cultivated.

He gathered the qi and blood within his body.

Like waves, they surged one after another, impacting the Yang Qiao Meridian.

The Yang Qiao Meridian was like a river blocked by mud and sand. Under the impact of the qi and blood, the mud and sand were gradually washed away.

This process was slow, and it often took several dozen impacts to clear a small section.

Each impact consumed qi and blood.

However, this was not a problem for Xu Wuzhou.

The blood-colored liquid in the black bowl slowly integrated into his body.

For every bit of qi and blood consumed, the blood-colored liquid replenished it.

In other words, he maintained peak condition at all times while impacting the Yang Qiao Meridian.

An ordinary person might become exhausted after a few impacts and have to wait for the next attempt, let alone maintaining peak condition for each impact.

The continuous impact was clearly effective, even though each time only a small section was cleared.

However, with constant accumulation, the Yang Qiao Meridian was visibly opening up.

What others might take months to achieve, Xu Wuzhou accomplished in just an hour.

For a whole day, Xu Wuzhou sat there, continuously impacting the Yang Qiao Meridian.

The flow of qi and blood was unceasing, wave after wave, and the Yang Qiao Meridian was finally left with only a small section.

Of course, the consumption of the blood-colored liquid was significant, and the three hundred drops were almost depleted.

"Go all out, break through it!"

Xu Wuzhou took a deep breath, absorbed more of the blood-colored liquid, and the qi and blood surged violently, impacting the Yang Qiao Meridian.

After over a hundred impacts, the last small section of the blocked Yang Qiao Meridian was finally penetrated.

"Boom!"

Xu Wuzhou felt a sense of transcendence. A rumbling sound emanated from within his body, and he sensed a new river of qi and blood flowing wildly, like a breached dam.

The vast flow of blood qi surged, creating a thunderous roar within his body.

Lin Qingshan and the others had already left; otherwise, they would have seen a layer of blood-colored aura enveloping Xu Wuzhou, and the drum-like sound emanating from his body.

"River of Blood Qi!"

Xu Wuzhou murmured, feeling the vast flow of qi and blood within the Yang Qiao Meridian.

According to legend, a sufficiently powerful River of Blood Qi could reach the heavens and strike the sun and moon.

The River of Blood Qi could transform into an arrow, piercing through the galaxy and landing on the sun, moon, and stars.

Of course, this was just a legend.

Reaching the Xiantian realm, Xu Wuzhou underwent a complete transformation, with the power within his body far surpassing what it was before.

His Yang Qiao Meridian was broad and resilient, allowing the vast flow of blood qi to surge wildly without any strain on his meridians.

"The deeper the foundation, the stronger one becomes after a breakthrough.

I feel that even against ordinary Xiantian Third Stage practitioners, I am not weak."

Thinking about this, Xu Wuzhou reined in his aura, and the drum-like sound of the surging blood qi disappeared.

All the blood qi was contained within his body.

Dai Yaoyao watched from the side, her eyes shimmering with a lustrous glow.

"He has broken through to the Xiantian realm. The scene just now indicates that his River of Blood Qi is very strong."

Dai Yaoyao was surprised.

"How interesting, is Lin'an City about to produce another prodigy?"

Dai Yaoyao looked at the seated Xu Wuzhou, her smile becoming more radiant. "A man who wants to be the King of Lin'an, the stronger he is, the more interesting it becomes."

Seeing Xu Wuzhou open his eyes, Dai Yaoyao immediately put on a gentle and adorable expression, her voice soft and sweet. "Sir Xu, can you treat my heartache now?

Only you can heal my heartache."

Dai Yaoyao blinked her watery eyes, her face showing a cute and pleading expression, which, combined with her stunning beauty, could melt anyone's heart.

"For so many days, I have been trying my best to treat your heartache, just to make you no longer sad."

Xu Wuzhou continued, teasing her with sweet words.

"Having you is so wonderful!"

Dai Yaoyao looked moved. "If you didn't charge me 299 taels, I would think you are even better."

Xu Wuzhou inserted a silver needle into Dai Yaoyao's calf while saying, "Between two people, a perfect balance is the most ideal.

Being even better is an excessive desire.

One should not be too greedy."

"Ah, just a little silver, and you already think I am greedy."

Dai Yaoyao's eyes were like pools of water, gazing at Xu Wuzhou.

Her plump, rosy lips, like rose petals in the morning mist, curved in an extremely alluring way, as she spoke with a tone of委屈 (grievance).

"One should be pure and not always desire too much.

Like me, I only want your body, not your heart.

Isn't it better to be a simple and pure person?

Why do you desire me to heal your heartache without charging you?"

As Xu Wuzhou spoke, he inserted a needle into Dai Yaoyao's slender calf, which made it hard to resist letting his gaze drift upward.

Dai Yaoyao's face showed a sweet smile, but in her heart, she thought, "He doesn't know who I am, does he? How dare he tease me like this."

"It seems you really had a tough time at the Qin family, caring so much about a few hundred taels.

How about I take you to earn some money?"

Dai Yaoyao smiled sweetly.

"Earn what kind of money?"

"Someone is poisoned. If you cure them, how about 100 taels?"

"100 taels? Are you looking down on me?

At least 500 taels!"

Xu Wuzhou demanded a high price.

"300 taels, take it or leave it."

Dai Yaoyao said.

"Deal!"

Xu Wuzhou smiled, thinking this woman was really naive. Asking for a high price was just to let her haggle.

300 taels would be enough for him to break through another meridian.

However, Xu Wuzhou then thought that the 10,000 taels he had originally thought was a lot now seemed insignificant.

300 taels for one meridian, and the Ren and Du meridians were even harder to break through. Opening all eight meridians would cost 3,000 taels.

"I need to get more metal. I can't spend all the silver and leave nothing for enjoyment."

Xu Wuzhou thought to himself. Now, he felt very relaxed. With Xiantian realm strength, he was among the best of the young generation in Lin'an City.

Of course, he couldn't act recklessly, as people like Qin Li were already at the Xiantian realm.

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