I forged the supreme martial saint through health cultivation techniques.

Chapter 32 Annihilation of the Gang

Li Yuan moved like the wind, breaking through to the seventh rank, and the speed of his Willow Leaf Step also increased significantly.

Blood and qi surged into his arms, causing the horizontal sword in his hand to vibrate. At that moment, the blade emitted a high-pitched scream as he slashed out.

A cold glint flashed in the dimly lit hall at that moment.

"What?"

Haifu was shocked; he could only catch a faint afterimage.

We cannot defeat them by force!

retreat!

Its body instinctively veered to the left to escape.

However, Li Yuan's body turned in mid-air like a bird, drawing a graceful arc with his sword.

Eighth-grade Skin Refining!

Haifu had almost perfected his skills, but at this moment he watched helplessly as his left arm was split in two like tofu.

"ah--"

Screams echoed through the hall.

Taking advantage of his weakness, Li Yuan kicked him hard in the chest.

He unleashed his full power as a seventh-rank expert.

"Click click..."

With that kick, Haifu's chest bones broke one by one.

"puff--"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, pleading, "Spare me..."

He roared out those two words with almost all his might.

At that moment, Li Yuan held his sword to his neck.

Haifu felt the coldness on his neck, struggled to his feet, and cried out, "My lord, spare my life!"

He stared at Li Yuan with terrified eyes.

Rank 7!

Now he finally understood that he must have killed all the ninth-rank members of the Wild Wolf Gang.

But when did he offend such a master?

"I ask, you answer!"

"One more word, and you're dead!"

Li Yuan's icy voice sounded like a death knell to Hai Fu, who quickly nodded, "No...no, sir, please ask."

"Tell me everything you know about martial arts."

"Martial arts?"

Haifu was clearly taken aback, not expecting him to ask that question.

"boom!"

Li Yuan slammed a fist into his chest, exacerbating his injury. The intense pain caused Hai Fu to curl up, his body convulsing uncontrollably. "Martial arts are divided into three lower ranks, three middle ranks, and three upper ranks."

Hai Fuqiang endured the excruciating pain and hurriedly replied, not daring to utter another word of nonsense. After speaking, he looked at Li Yuan in horror, and only dared to breathe heavily when he saw that Li Yuan did not attack again.

"continue!"

"The lower three ranks include Rank 9 Meat Refining, Rank 8 Skin Refining, and Rank 7 Bone Forging!"

"It is the foundation of martial arts!"

"Among these, the seventh grade is the most difficult, requiring the condensation of martial blood, also known as Dao blood, which requires one to possess sufficient qi and blood."

"This hurdle has stumped over 90% of eighth-rank martial artists."

"Ultimately, it's because these substances that replenish qi and blood are controlled by the imperial court and powerful families."

"The function of Dao blood is to nourish the bones, transforming one's mortal bones into Dao bones!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan roughly understood.

He broke through the Qi and Blood barrier because the massive warm current in his chest, after being strengthened, merged with his Qi and Blood to form Dao Blood, which is the drop of blood in his Dantian.

"Of the three ranks, I only know about the sixth rank of Marrow Refining!"

"I don't know anything after that."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. For the middle-level three ranks, you need to condense a life chart. Only by condensing it can you break through to a higher realm."

"That's all. This is everything I know; I'm absolutely not hiding anything!"

After speaking, Hai Fu glanced at Li Yuan. His life and death were now entirely in his hands. The icy chill coming from his neck made this eighth-rank martial artist feel cold in his hands and feet.

"Taoist bones! Taoist blood!"

"Sixth Rank, Marrow Refining!"

"A Chronicle of Life!"

Li Yuan muttered to himself, today he finally had a general understanding of martial arts, but it was only at the lower third rank.

"What about the situation in the inner and outer cities?" he asked again.

"The strongest in the outer city is Xiaolingfang, a seventh-grade cultivator! The entire Xiaolingfang belongs to the three major families in the inner city, and of course, the county government also has a share."

"As for the strength of the inner city... I've guessed that the strongest of the three major families is probably at the fifth rank, and at the fourth rank... it's possible that it's the county magistrate, because Baoshan County has a blood pool that is controlled by the county magistrate."

.....

After a long time, Li Yuan had roughly finished dealing with the entire Baoshan County.

Tonight, his horizons expanded from the small Willow Lane to the entire Baoshan County, marking a significant step forward.

What surprised him most was that the seventh-rank expert at Xiaolingfang was actually the burly man with a gun guarding the entrance.

No wonder I warned myself to be careful of the Wild Wolf Gang.

"They must have sensed my blood and energy!"

Li Yuan thought to himself.

"Hand over your martial arts techniques, skills, and all your money."

He knows everything I want to know; it's time to end this.

"Please spare my life. Hai Fu is willing to give everything and become your henchman." When Hai Fu heard the word "money" at the end, he knew this was his last chance. His will to survive forced him to suppress his fear and speak.

Li Yuan glanced at him indifferently, "I can give you a quick death, but you can choose not to!"

In an instant!

Hai Fu felt completely drained, even the excruciating pain in his chest was gone. He gave a bitter laugh, his numb hands pulling two booklets from his robes. "The cultivation techniques and martial arts skills are all here. As for all the silver, it's in my room. Go get it yourself."

After saying that, he slowly closed his eyes.

Li Yuan kept his word and didn't feel anything when Hai Fu died.

...

Li family.

Back home, Li Yuan began to tally up his day's gains.

"Mighty Bull Python Strength", "Heavenly Gang Blade"!

This Mighty Bull Python Strength is also a low-grade martial art, which can only be cultivated to the seventh grade at most, just like his health-preserving exercise.

However, after examining the Heavenly Gang Blade, he felt it was worth cultivating and was much stronger than the Thirteen Deadly Blades.

Finally, there's the matter of real money.

He had found a large bag in Haifu's room but hadn't had time to open it yet.

"This is... gold!"

In the dim light, the pieces of gold gleamed, lying quietly in the bag. "My lovely Huang'er..."

Li Yuan chuckled lightly.

He took them out one by one, weighed them, and found they amounted to over three hundred taels, which was equivalent to nearly four thousand taels of silver—a huge sum!

"A big spender..."

"We've struck it rich!"

But Li Yuan quickly suppressed his excitement, and then his gaze fell on a wooden box at the bottom of the bag. "This is..."

Take it out and open it to take a look!

Three powerful medicinal plants!

Li Yuan was immediately overjoyed; this was a great medicine that was at least several hundred years old.

"This must be what Haifu prepared for his breakthrough."

To break through to the seventh rank, one must have sufficient qi and blood, and this great medicine is precisely what replenishes qi and blood.

"It's mine!"

"hey-hey!"

Li Yuan grinned. After consuming these powerful herbs, the drop of Dao blood in his dantian should grow much stronger, and the speed of his rebellious transformation would also accelerate.

Put everything away safely.

Li Yuan began to ponder. The current situation was that the county soldiers could not hold out for much longer.

Should he go to the inner city?

We also need to visit several other gangs in the outer city.

Of course, the most important thing is... whether you can comprehend a mid-grade cultivation technique, or... a health-preserving exercise? You definitely can't rely on him for that; it all depends on whether "Heaven rewards diligence" works.