Li Cheng Yi was lost in thought, gaining a new understanding of the refinement of True Qi martial arts.

He used the Seven Emotions Sacred Spirit Art to assist in compression, completing the concentration increase of True Qi, which also followed a similar path to the Azure Sea Surging Wave Art.

After reading all the martial arts techniques and leaving the martial repository, his mind was still churning with a large amount of related content.

He also gained a new understanding of how to further refine Pine Pattern Qi.

Compression was just one method. He could completely test out more methods himself, purifying it from different aspects.

'Also, now that I've reached the position of Deputy County Lord, the next step up is County Lord, or to go to the Prefectural City to take office. Only these two paths can allow me to obtain the reading rights to Black-Level martial arts and Evil Intent. I haven't been actively accumulating these days, but the Purple Orchid is only 5% away from completion.'

After pondering for a moment, he decided that his next step would be to develop in the Prefectural City. Cangshi County only had one Black-Level martial art technique, which was far too backward.

He needed further True Seal fusion methods.

To create his own True Seal fusion method, he had to draw on a large number of other martial arts techniques, and staying in Cangshi County undoubtedly didn't provide this condition.

Therefore... going to the main city of Cangshi County—Qu Ling Prefecture—was imperative!

Merit!

He had to accumulate a lot of merit!!

But what to do if there was no merit in the short term!?

With this worry, Li Cheng Yi planned to return to Xinmeng Town to see the Wang family, hoping to find some remnants of the original creation of the art in the Wang family ancestral home.

After all, the original Wang family ancestors were also able to come into contact with the Spirit of True Seals and observe more advanced martial arts techniques before creating their own True Qi martial arts.

Thinking of this, he didn't even change his clothes. He wrapped his entire body in True Qi, suddenly accelerated, leaped up on the street, and sped away across the rooftops.

Strangely, the True Qi seemed to have a huge effect on eliminating air resistance. When he operated it with all his strength, eighty Pine Patterns emerged, densely packed. At a glance, it was impossible to know how many there were without counting carefully.

Eighty years of cultivation, covering his whole body, brought Li Cheng Yi's acceleration to a new level.

He felt that everything around him had slowed down, only his movements were normal, while everyone else, birds, white clouds, leaves, everything, was more than a beat slower.

There was no sound. He seemed to pass through the air, as light as a swallow, gradually exceeding two hundred meters per second.

220.

230.

240.

240 meters per second!

This speed already exceeded the minimum speed of ordinary passenger planes!

In his previous life, the fastest sports car on the ground was only a hundred meters per second.

At this time, his speed was basically impossible to capture in the eyes of ordinary people. It was completely a flash of white light.

And strangely, when his feet, wrapped in True Qi, borrowed strength from the people's houses, the force exerted was extremely small. Li Cheng Yi even felt that he could step on the air to borrow strength to travel.

This made him understand that stronger True Qi masters might really be able to walk in the air.

Soon, flashing past the city tower with a leap, Li Cheng Yi even had time to nod to the defending general in mid-air.

The other party saw his official uniform and did not stop him.

True Qi masters, not to mention anything else, their reaction speed and dynamic vision are far stronger than ordinary people.

When Li Cheng Yi and Constable Wang Yifeng traveled, it took half an hour. And going back, at his current speed, was much faster than when he came, taking only twenty minutes.

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Xinmeng Town.

Town General's Manor.

Song Ju Dao frowned tightly. He had been in this state for a long time. Since his adopted daughter, Song He, mysteriously disappeared, he had also gone out of the city to search himself, but there were no traces anywhere.

This made him feel that he might have been targeted.

He knew Song He's strength. Apart from Yellow Bone Pavilion and Spirit Wisdom Valley nearby, no one could make her unable to escape.

Now that Spirit Wisdom Valley was on good terms with him, could it be Yellow Bone Pavilion?

He was suspicious.

If the other party could secretly snipe Song He, they might also secretly snipe him.

This was why he hadn't dared to act rashly for so long.

The original plan to leave immediately had been delayed for a long time, and it was unclear when he would leave in the future.

Now the town was already in a panic because of the disappearance case of the Huang family before. The Town Guard House was constantly investigating, and many clues vaguely pointed to him.

"Brother Song, Song He was sent by you to deal with the Wang family father and son, right? That's how she got into trouble?" Dongfang Ling of Spirit Wisdom Valley said in a deep voice, sitting opposite him.

"Yes. Do you think it could be behind that little constable?" Song Ju Dao asked, puzzled.

"I just received news that Wang Yichen of the Wang family is also doing very well in the county, and he's been promoted very quickly... Why can he get so much support and merit when he first arrives in a place? Hasn't Brother Song thought about the reason?" Dongfang Ling smiled.

"You mean, take down Wang Yichen and test his background?" Song Ju Dao narrowed his eyes.

"It's hard to say that there's no one behind Wang Yichen, otherwise why would it be such a coincidence that Song He had an accident when she went to arrest their father and son?" Dongfang Ling nodded.

"I'm not fit to do this." Song Ju Dao shook his head.

The reason why he cultivated his adopted daughter, Song He, was because he was being watched by too many people and was unable to handle everything himself.

"It's okay, just consider it a favor from our Spirit Wisdom Valley to Brother Song. Not long ago, we also discovered a mysterious and special expert nearby. I suspect that Song He's death was very likely caused by that person..." Dongfang Ling's expression remained unchanged, but in his heart, he despised Song Ju Dao for being too careful and unwilling to take any risks.

No matter how much evil he had done before, Song He would do it. Now that Song He was gone, he would remain motionless and never take risks.

But there was nothing he could do. If Spirit Wisdom Valley wanted to secretly control Xinmeng Town and turn it into a secret base for replenishing Blood Qi, they had to cooperate with Song Ju Dao.

Letting him run away first was the first step.

They had arranged for people to investigate the truth and replace the person who held the merit and took over as the new Town General.

As a result, there was a problem with the crucial first step. Song Ju Dao didn't dare to run away?

They had to give Song Ju Dao a push.

"To make Song He fail, that person must be at least a Blood Body expert stronger than Song He. Either you send out a Blood Body or you must conduct a group patrol. Does your Spirit Wisdom Valley have so many people nearby?" Song Ju Dao asked suspiciously.

"That's not something you need to worry about, my lord." Dongfang Ling smiled, "Blood Body only represents the Blood Essence Awakening stage. The type, purity, strength of the bloodline, and the cultivation method are the real keys to determining victory or defeat."

Neither of them mentioned the resistance that Wang Yichen would inevitably encounter when they arrested him.

After all, a True Qi martial artist, no matter how strong, was far inferior to a Bloodline user.

Not to mention a Blood Body personally taking action.

A True Qi martial artist had to form an array just to barely resist the incubation period, let alone the Red Eye period and the Blood Body.

Dang dang dang dang!

Just then, a clear sound of gongs faintly came from the city.

The two exchanged glances, and Dongfang Ling disappeared into the shadows.

Song Ju Dao quickly summoned the servants in the mansion to inquire.

Before long, the servant returned, panting.

"Reporting, my lord."

"It's the Wang family. Wang Yichen, the third son of the Wang family who went to the Divine Martial Division, has now been promoted to Deputy County Lord of the Divine Martial Division. The Wang family is beating gongs to celebrate the promotion!"

Wang Yichen?

A trace of surprise flashed between Song Ju Dao's eyebrows.

He had just mentioned arresting this person, and this person had taken the initiative to return.

Also, Deputy County Lord of the Divine Martial Division?

Waving his hand to dismiss the servant, he raised his eyes and exchanged glances with Dongfang Ling in the shadows.

"Here he comes, doesn't he?"

"That's good. He'll definitely go back when he comes. I'll be on the road back..." Dongfang Ling paused, "Forget it, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, I'll go to the Wang family in a while and arrest him myself."

"Don't make too much noise, otherwise it will be troublesome if you attract the Blood Guard Division." Song Ju Dao frowned.

If a Deputy County Lord of the Divine Martial Division had an accident here, the impact would be significant.

"Don't worry, I'll send three incubation period subordinates to besiege and ambush him. As long as a Blood Body doesn't appear, even if he dies, the county will only blame him for being unlucky and encountering multiple infected people." Dongfang Ling smiled.

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Where does merit come from?

Li Cheng Yi returned to the Wang family, his mind preoccupied with this thought.

For the Deputy County Lord level, if the previous method was used too frequently, the superiors would not be fools, and they would definitely not allow it if it was too perfunctory.

So in the short term, he could only change to other methods.

Touching the box of poisonous blood in his outer robe pocket, he began to think about how to make a big splash.

Ordinary arrests of single infected people were not considered merit for his level.

Only destroying a den could take him a step further. But he had just done that trick...

And to move up in the short term, he needed even more merit. There had to be an influential event in which he could play an important role, so he could enter the Prefectural City's field of vision and have a chance to move further.

Outside, Constable Wang Yifeng's mouth was about to crack with laughter. He was constantly dealing with wave after wave of guests.

He and his second sister, Wang Yiheng, were resting in the inner room.

The second sister clearly looked sad and hesitant, as if she had something to say to him.

He couldn't help but laugh when he recalled how Wang Yifeng and the others had been stunned and completely unsure how to react when he first returned and told them about his promotion.

If he really was Wang Yichen, he might really be very happy at this time.

Unfortunately...

Li Cheng Yi understood that Wang Yichen was already dead.

And he would eventually leave.

"Father just sent your news to the Wang family in Bingzhou." Wang Yiheng finally said, "Our branch is a branch of the Wang family in Bingzhou. Every five years, we go there to collectively worship our ancestors. This time, my little brother, you've made us proud, and Father must have sent a letter back to show off."

"The main family?" Li Cheng Yi then remembered that there was a main family.

"Yes, but even if a good hand sends the letter, it will take at least half a month to go back and forth." Wang Yiheng said, then a trace of hesitation and hesitation appeared on her face again.

"Second sister, if you want to ask something, just say it, don't be coy." Li Cheng Yi said straightforwardly.

"Well... I want to ask, now that you're the Deputy County Lord of the Divine Martial Division, can you pull me in too?" Wang Yiheng obviously couldn't forget about entering the Divine Martial Division.

"That's easy to say. I'll help you arrange it later, but it's not the time for recruitment now, so you have to wait.

This time I came back, I wanted to see the original of our family's Pine Deer Saber Art."

"The original? That should be kept by Father. When Father comes over later, you can talk to him." Wang Yiheng nodded.

Li Cheng Yi nodded and was about to speak when his expression suddenly sank. He stood up and walked outside.

Standing in the inner courtyard, his eyes seemed to be able to see through the low wall, seeing the crowd in the quadrangle in front, talking to Wang Yifeng.

Among these people, there were three whose aura was completely different from the others.

'Incubators...'

Li Cheng Yi instantly recognized their identities. They were actually hiding like ordinary people, without exploding.

In the city, with the Town General guarding, the three would be killed by the Town General once they took action, which was extremely dangerous.

And now, they didn't run away, but dared to come to the Wang family together...

Lifting his foot forward, Li Cheng Yi walked out of the inner courtyard and came to the quadrangle.

There were more than twenty people in the courtyard, waiting in line to talk to Wang Yifeng and pay their respects.

Among them, the three in the middle of the line, dressed mainly in dark brown, printed with copper coin patterns, and wearing Yuanwai hats (traditional wealthy man's hat), were no different from ordinary merchants.

"County Lord Wang is out!"

"Fu Haoxun of the Fu family greets County Lord."

"Li Shicheng, the chief treasurer of Shangyin Bank, greets County Lord Wang."

"Achen, I'm Rao Zhongyu. We used to play together when we were kids!"

As soon as Li Cheng Yi came out, the crowd in line immediately became lively. Everyone wanted to show their face in front of Wang Yichen first.

Wang Yifeng looked helpless and turned his head to ask.

(End of this chapter)