Chapter 6
: Effortless Slaughter, Advancement to Qi Condensation!
The next evening.
The abandoned, cramped woodshed was pitch black, with only a few rays of light shining through two holes in the door.
Some people are waiting anxiously.
I've been standing for almost a whole day, from midnight last night until now!
Gu Lin felt no hunger or fatigue, only a burning desire to hunt; his primal hunting instincts erupted.
He stared intently out through the hole, his eyes gleaming.
Will they catch their prey?
When the prey arrives, can you kill it with a single blow?
Gu Lin himself was gambler, gambling on Shen Chi's greedy and lustful nature, and also on the power of his Xuanming Divine Palm.
The long wait continued until dusk, when all was quiet except for the intermittent chirping of crickets.
Suddenly.
Faint footsteps could be heard in the distance.
Gu Lin was in high spirits and tried his best to hold his breath.
The three footsteps grew heavier and heavier.
Gu Lin peered through the hole, his pupils suddenly contracting.
He saw the three people at the alley entrance.
Shen Chi and his two henchmen!
coming!
Seeing the three people walking towards him, Gu Lin suddenly frowned.
Everything was exactly as he had anticipated.
Miss Liu is getting married tomorrow, and Shen Chi, in order to satisfy his perverse possessiveness, will most likely have a secret rendezvous with his lover.
Even this hidden path was within his expectations.
But there was one thing that went wrong.
The two lackeys weren't keeping watch at the alley entrance; it seemed they planned to follow Shen Chi over the wall to the Liu family's house.
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Does this mean I'll be facing three people?
The two henchmen were not martial arts guards, but servants who did everything for them, so their cultivation levels were not high.
Yesterday at the pawnshop, Gu Lin noticed that these two had a slightly stronger aura than Shen Chi, probably at the first or second level of Qi Condensation.
I am only at the seventh level of the Meridian Opening stage, and I don't even have internal energy.
How do you team up with three people?
A myriad of thoughts flashed by in an instant, and the three of them, master and servant, drew ever closer to the thatched hut and alleyway.
It's only thirty steps away.
Twenty-five steps.
Twenty steps.
"It's too risky, should we give up?"
The Holy Land Selection Tournament is getting closer and closer. Don't I even have the courage to take a gamble?
Even if you fail, you still have the Lingbo Weibu movement technique to escape!
Damn it!
In an instant, Gu Lin's body became as taut as a bowstring, his five fingers clenched into fists, and the hidden energy in his seven meridians and eight channels flowed rapidly.
He smashed the door open with his fist and shot out like an arrow.
"boom--"
A tremendous sound echoed through the night.
The horse-faced lackey reacted quickly, pulling the young master behind him and staring intently at the masked man in black.
The hook-nosed lackey trembled like a leaf, instinctively turning to run away.
"There's an assassin..." Shen Chi's face was pale, and he trembled with fear.
In just two breaths, the masked man in black was only eight steps away from them.
Horse-faced, dog-legged man focused his energy in his dantian and prepared to unleash the Shen family's unique Mantis Fist, but a strange expression appeared on his face that he had never shown before.
It's not fear.
It's not despair either.
Rather, it was a mixture of shock and absurdity.
He was utterly astonished!
He almost laughed.
The assassin had absolutely no internal energy...
A cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm is coming to assassinate me...
When Shen Chi saw Ming Jin, he opened his mouth wide and his eyes bulged out. Even veteran actors in the theater could not portray that kind of expression.
The three servants, master and servant, exchanged glances simultaneously, their lips twitching slightly.
This is outrageous! This is an unprecedented performance by a madman!
The assassin was within arm's reach.
The three men, with forced smiles and no fear in their eyes, attacked simultaneously.
The internal energy is released outwards, as fast as lightning!
boom--
Three mantis fists were unleashed from three directions, each fist displaying a faint, ethereal mantis silhouette, their momentum overwhelming, sure to turn the assassin into mincemeat.
however.
The most terrifying scene then unfolded.
In their eyes, the seemingly insane and ridiculous assassin at the Meridian Opening Realm dodged the fatal punch as if he had teleported.
Despite being so close, the assassin suddenly appeared to the left of the three, and then seemed to be circling around rapidly according to the directions indicated by divination.
"Watch out!" Horse-faced lackey growled in fear.
late!
The assassin charged forward with a powerful strike, heading straight for Shen Chi.
That palm strike was simple and unadorned, containing no internal energy, only the clear strength of blood and qi.
But Shen Chi was struck dumb, and his heart stopped.
He clearly felt an extremely cold aura.
boom--
Shen Chi instinctively raised his arm to block, but the palm strike was unstoppable and landed squarely on his right shoulder.
"Ugh..."
In an instant, Shen Chi let out a painful roar, his face quickly turned ashen and purple, and his right arm was covered with layers of frost.
boom--
The chilling energy surged wildly within his body, eroding his internal organs. Shen Chi collapsed to the ground with a thud, and frost spread at an alarming rate.
In the span of three breaths, he turned into an ice sculpture!
The two lackeys felt as if they were in hell. They had never seen or even heard of such a bizarre and evil technique.
There was no time for grief and mourning; the two gritted their teeth and fought desperately.
The assassin resorted to his old tricks.
He used his superb lightness skill to dodge the two men's fatal blows, and then launched a sneak attack by unleashing the Xuanming Divine Palm.
A moment later, two more ice sculptures appeared in the alley.
The masked man in black, catching his breath, revealed a glint of excitement in his eyes beneath his mournful brows, and then fled along the pre-planned route.
On their way home, the masked man in black could not hide his excitement.
He severely underestimated the power of the Xuanming Divine Palm!
Only after putting it into practice did I realize how powerful I truly am.
......
At midnight, Gu Lin sat on his bed. With a thought, specks of golden light appeared before his eyes and condensed into the three golden characters "Book of Merit".
[Slay the villain of the fourth rank (Category C)]
[Slaying the villain Ding Qixing]
[Slaying the villain Ding Qixing]
[Reward: Max Level Nine Heavens Thunder Kick]
[Martial Arts Merit Points: 76/4000]
[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 0/1000]
[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/1000]
[Witchcraft Merit Points: 0/1000]
In an instant, a wisp of blood mist emerged from Gu Lintian's skull, veins bulged on his forehead, and streams of warm current surged into his dantian, frantically devouring the blood and qi in his body. Finally, it transformed into a ball of mist the size of an iron ball, spreading throughout every acupoint of his body.
Physical strength increases, yet the body becomes lighter.
Big breakthrough!
Qi Condensation Realm, Level 1!
Gu Lin opened his eyes, spread his palms, and his inner energy surged out.
Immediately afterwards, he walked to the window, closed his eyes, and sensed the spiritual energy within the world!
"Hahahaha, murder and arson bring wealth and honor!!" Gu Lin could no longer contain his joy and celebrated with a fist pump in the bedroom.
This time, the gamble paid off, and the profits were substantial!
Gu Lin chuckled to himself as he mentally rehearsed the leg techniques.
"A fully upgraded Nine Heavens Thunder Kick is even more powerful than the Profound Netherworld Divine Palm!"
After being happy for a long time, he calmed down.
This slaughter operation was successfully completed, but we must not be complacent about it.
Shen Chi and the others were already mediocre in talent, and their bodies were further weakened by excessive drinking and eating, making them the lowest level of Qi Condensation Realm cultivators.
Of course, using the Meridian Opening technique to suppress and kill three Qi Condensation Realm cultivators is dazzling enough!
"We can't stop moving forward these next few days; we have to keep striding ahead!"
The first level of Qi Condensation Realm is far from enough.
It's safest to be at least at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm.
Moreover, he lost a major advantage in the academy selection competition because he could no longer use the Xuanming Divine Palm; otherwise, it would be as if "Gu Lin is the assassin" was plastered on his forehead.
The abandoned, cramped woodshed was pitch black, with only a few rays of light shining through two holes in the door.
Some people are waiting anxiously.
I've been standing for almost a whole day, from midnight last night until now!
Gu Lin felt no hunger or fatigue, only a burning desire to hunt; his primal hunting instincts erupted.
He stared intently out through the hole, his eyes gleaming.
Will they catch their prey?
When the prey arrives, can you kill it with a single blow?
Gu Lin himself was gambler, gambling on Shen Chi's greedy and lustful nature, and also on the power of his Xuanming Divine Palm.
The long wait continued until dusk, when all was quiet except for the intermittent chirping of crickets.
Suddenly.
Faint footsteps could be heard in the distance.
Gu Lin was in high spirits and tried his best to hold his breath.
The three footsteps grew heavier and heavier.
Gu Lin peered through the hole, his pupils suddenly contracting.
He saw the three people at the alley entrance.
Shen Chi and his two henchmen!
coming!
Seeing the three people walking towards him, Gu Lin suddenly frowned.
Everything was exactly as he had anticipated.
Miss Liu is getting married tomorrow, and Shen Chi, in order to satisfy his perverse possessiveness, will most likely have a secret rendezvous with his lover.
Even this hidden path was within his expectations.
But there was one thing that went wrong.
The two lackeys weren't keeping watch at the alley entrance; it seemed they planned to follow Shen Chi over the wall to the Liu family's house.
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Does this mean I'll be facing three people?
The two henchmen were not martial arts guards, but servants who did everything for them, so their cultivation levels were not high.
Yesterday at the pawnshop, Gu Lin noticed that these two had a slightly stronger aura than Shen Chi, probably at the first or second level of Qi Condensation.
I am only at the seventh level of the Meridian Opening stage, and I don't even have internal energy.
How do you team up with three people?
A myriad of thoughts flashed by in an instant, and the three of them, master and servant, drew ever closer to the thatched hut and alleyway.
It's only thirty steps away.
Twenty-five steps.
Twenty steps.
"It's too risky, should we give up?"
The Holy Land Selection Tournament is getting closer and closer. Don't I even have the courage to take a gamble?
Even if you fail, you still have the Lingbo Weibu movement technique to escape!
Damn it!
In an instant, Gu Lin's body became as taut as a bowstring, his five fingers clenched into fists, and the hidden energy in his seven meridians and eight channels flowed rapidly.
He smashed the door open with his fist and shot out like an arrow.
"boom--"
A tremendous sound echoed through the night.
The horse-faced lackey reacted quickly, pulling the young master behind him and staring intently at the masked man in black.
The hook-nosed lackey trembled like a leaf, instinctively turning to run away.
"There's an assassin..." Shen Chi's face was pale, and he trembled with fear.
In just two breaths, the masked man in black was only eight steps away from them.
Horse-faced, dog-legged man focused his energy in his dantian and prepared to unleash the Shen family's unique Mantis Fist, but a strange expression appeared on his face that he had never shown before.
It's not fear.
It's not despair either.
Rather, it was a mixture of shock and absurdity.
He was utterly astonished!
He almost laughed.
The assassin had absolutely no internal energy...
A cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm is coming to assassinate me...
When Shen Chi saw Ming Jin, he opened his mouth wide and his eyes bulged out. Even veteran actors in the theater could not portray that kind of expression.
The three servants, master and servant, exchanged glances simultaneously, their lips twitching slightly.
This is outrageous! This is an unprecedented performance by a madman!
The assassin was within arm's reach.
The three men, with forced smiles and no fear in their eyes, attacked simultaneously.
The internal energy is released outwards, as fast as lightning!
boom--
Three mantis fists were unleashed from three directions, each fist displaying a faint, ethereal mantis silhouette, their momentum overwhelming, sure to turn the assassin into mincemeat.
however.
The most terrifying scene then unfolded.
In their eyes, the seemingly insane and ridiculous assassin at the Meridian Opening Realm dodged the fatal punch as if he had teleported.
Despite being so close, the assassin suddenly appeared to the left of the three, and then seemed to be circling around rapidly according to the directions indicated by divination.
"Watch out!" Horse-faced lackey growled in fear.
late!
The assassin charged forward with a powerful strike, heading straight for Shen Chi.
That palm strike was simple and unadorned, containing no internal energy, only the clear strength of blood and qi.
But Shen Chi was struck dumb, and his heart stopped.
He clearly felt an extremely cold aura.
boom--
Shen Chi instinctively raised his arm to block, but the palm strike was unstoppable and landed squarely on his right shoulder.
"Ugh..."
In an instant, Shen Chi let out a painful roar, his face quickly turned ashen and purple, and his right arm was covered with layers of frost.
boom--
The chilling energy surged wildly within his body, eroding his internal organs. Shen Chi collapsed to the ground with a thud, and frost spread at an alarming rate.
In the span of three breaths, he turned into an ice sculpture!
The two lackeys felt as if they were in hell. They had never seen or even heard of such a bizarre and evil technique.
There was no time for grief and mourning; the two gritted their teeth and fought desperately.
The assassin resorted to his old tricks.
He used his superb lightness skill to dodge the two men's fatal blows, and then launched a sneak attack by unleashing the Xuanming Divine Palm.
A moment later, two more ice sculptures appeared in the alley.
The masked man in black, catching his breath, revealed a glint of excitement in his eyes beneath his mournful brows, and then fled along the pre-planned route.
On their way home, the masked man in black could not hide his excitement.
He severely underestimated the power of the Xuanming Divine Palm!
Only after putting it into practice did I realize how powerful I truly am.
......
At midnight, Gu Lin sat on his bed. With a thought, specks of golden light appeared before his eyes and condensed into the three golden characters "Book of Merit".
[Slay the villain of the fourth rank (Category C)]
[Slaying the villain Ding Qixing]
[Slaying the villain Ding Qixing]
[Reward: Max Level Nine Heavens Thunder Kick]
[Martial Arts Merit Points: 76/4000]
[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 0/1000]
[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/1000]
[Witchcraft Merit Points: 0/1000]
In an instant, a wisp of blood mist emerged from Gu Lintian's skull, veins bulged on his forehead, and streams of warm current surged into his dantian, frantically devouring the blood and qi in his body. Finally, it transformed into a ball of mist the size of an iron ball, spreading throughout every acupoint of his body.
Physical strength increases, yet the body becomes lighter.
Big breakthrough!
Qi Condensation Realm, Level 1!
Gu Lin opened his eyes, spread his palms, and his inner energy surged out.
Immediately afterwards, he walked to the window, closed his eyes, and sensed the spiritual energy within the world!
"Hahahaha, murder and arson bring wealth and honor!!" Gu Lin could no longer contain his joy and celebrated with a fist pump in the bedroom.
This time, the gamble paid off, and the profits were substantial!
Gu Lin chuckled to himself as he mentally rehearsed the leg techniques.
"A fully upgraded Nine Heavens Thunder Kick is even more powerful than the Profound Netherworld Divine Palm!"
After being happy for a long time, he calmed down.
This slaughter operation was successfully completed, but we must not be complacent about it.
Shen Chi and the others were already mediocre in talent, and their bodies were further weakened by excessive drinking and eating, making them the lowest level of Qi Condensation Realm cultivators.
Of course, using the Meridian Opening technique to suppress and kill three Qi Condensation Realm cultivators is dazzling enough!
"We can't stop moving forward these next few days; we have to keep striding ahead!"
The first level of Qi Condensation Realm is far from enough.
It's safest to be at least at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm.
Moreover, he lost a major advantage in the academy selection competition because he could no longer use the Xuanming Divine Palm; otherwise, it would be as if "Gu Lin is the assassin" was plastered on his forehead.