Chapter 22: Twenty Practices!

Qin Jiang rubbed the porcelain bottle; the reason he carried some with him was actually to deal with emergencies like tonight.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the government's investigation; after all, this wasn't the inner city.

At this time, the government wouldn't care about the security of the outer city at all, unless too many people died at once, then they would arrange for people from the yamen to come.

He was mainly afraid that people from Jinyu Pavilion would discover something. If they found clues and tracked him down, he didn't think he could deal with the entire Jinyu Pavilion by himself.

Crouching down, he tore off half a sleeve from the corpse, then poured the Corpse Dissolving Water onto the corpse, and immediately a sound of corrosion rang out.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the two corpses had disappeared without a trace.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly; the Corpse Dissolving Water developed by the old physician was colorless and odorless, and could even corrode clothes, which was really easy to use.

He rolled the half-sleeve in his hand into a short stick, poured some Corpse Dissolving Water on it, and then wiped it on the surrounding splattered blood before the sleeve was corroded.

A moment later, he threw away the sleeve that had been mostly corroded, confirmed again that there were no omissions, and turned to leave.

Not long after he left, a figure appeared at the end of the alley, looking at the direction Qin Jiang left with an unreadable expression.

Good kid, although the technique is rough, he really didn't leave any useful information.

Walking out of the shadows, the moonlight illuminated his face; it was Wang Minglang.

He had already sensed the presence of the two grave robbers before Qin Jiang left.

However, at that time, he thought they were enemies seeking revenge on him, until the two followed Qin Jiang and left, only then did he know their target was Qin Jiang.

He was worried, so he followed, and then saw the scene just now.

Cautious enough, but clearly not experienced enough.

Walking over, he collected the remnants of the blood beads, and then dug out the token.

Jinyu Pavilion? Why haven't I heard of it?

He frowned slightly. He was, after all, a former Hall Master of the Red Tiger Gang. If even he hadn't heard of it, either this Jinyu Pavilion was a secret organization, or the other party's background was very large.

It might even be related to forces at the prefecture level! Neither was easy to provoke! *Tsk*, how did Xiao Jiang provoke such a force?

After cleaning up all traces, he looked at the token in his hand.

Need to find a place dirty and remote enough to throw it away.

Shan Man Lou.

Qin Jiang didn't take the back door but climbed over the wall directly into the backyard.

After drawing a bucket of water, he soaked in it directly.

*Huh? * Why is this water so cold?

He raised his arms, looking at the goosebumps on his arms, and gently stroked them; the skin became smooth.

However, it felt quite comfortable.

After washing off the bloodstains, he came out of the bucket and used internal Qi to steam off the water stains.

Sitting at the table, he reflected on tonight's battle. That first slash shouldn't have been done directly; it was easy to spray blood. Next time, he should change it to a stab or a pierce.

And that hamster demon, he should have used his full strength from the beginning. If that last slash had been off, he might have let the other party run away.

After reflecting for a moment, he picked up the "Earth Dragon Body" that had just been placed on the table and flipped through it.

This was also a true martial art, and according to the introduction, it was a body-refining martial art.

But he remembered the short, fat grave robber being slashed in the throat by him, so his expectations for "Earth Dragon Body" lowered a bit.

The short, fat grave robber's strength was already that of a real martial artist, which meant he had at least mastered the first layer of the Earth Dragon Body.

Yet when his Black Water slashed across the other's throat, he didn't feel any resistance.

However, he didn't intend to throw it away, continuing to flip through the manual, and the more he flipped, the more speechless he felt.

It really was Earth Dragon Body; he had originally thought it was that kind of earth dragon, but he hadn't expected it to be an earthworm.

What kind of bullshit Earth Dragon Body, it's clearly Earthworm Body!

Calling it body-refining... well, it is body-refining, but it doesn't increase physical strength, but rather physical flexibility and energy accumulation levels.

In other words, it can increase fat storage volume.

No wonder they practice this kind of technique; digging graves on weekdays might require staying underground for half a month, so increasing fat volume makes sense!

Increasing body flexibility to pass through some narrow passages also makes sense! This Earth Dragon Body really matches grave robbers! Putting down "Earth Dragon Body," he looked at the panel. 【Current Martial Arts】

Longevity Five Qi Technique (First Layer) (4/250)

Iron Arm Fist (First Layer) (2/200)

Earth Dragon Body (Not Yet Entered) (3/100)

【Potential Points: 7.0】

Good guy, it's still a martial art not inferior to the Iron Arm Fist. Thinking of the disgusting training methods recorded in "Earth Dragon Body," he suppressed the urge to practice it himself.

*'Potential, add points, Earth Dragon Body.'*

【Earth Dragon Body (Not Yet Entered) (3/100), Experience Points +100】

【Earth Dragon Body (Not Yet Entered) advanced to Earth Dragon Body (First Layer)】

【Earth Dragon Body (First Layer) (3/200)】

【Potential Points: 6.0】

As the point addition was completed, a subtle internal Qi was born in his body, distinct from the internal Qi of the Iron Arm Fist.

At the same time, a feeling of bloating came from all over his body.

The next moment, the subtle internal Qi that had just been born spread along the meridians, diffusing into the flesh and skin, just like the previous Longevity Five Qi Technique.

The feeling of bloating disappeared, and Qin Jiang stood up, randomly waving his fists and performing various moves.

A moment later, he retracted his fists and stood, a trace of joy on his face.

Although the improvement wasn't great, his strength was indeed stronger, and the Earth Dragon Body mainly improved fascia flexibility.

As for fat storage volume, he didn't intend to experiment with it for the time being.

Overall, "Earth Dragon Body" could be regarded as a martial art similar to yoga.

It didn't improve frontal combat much, but it could reduce his own damage during training and make his movements smoother and more fluid.

Perhaps, in a life-and-death duel, just one move being more fluid would be enough to decide the outcome.

It was enough to raise it to the first layer for now; he would consider raising the Earth Dragon Body again after the Iron Arm Fist reached the third layer.

After all, that kind of maggot-like training method really made him somewhat... The next morning, Qin Jiang arrived early at Wang Minglang's courtyard to practice the Iron Arm Fist.

At this time, no one had come to the courtyard yet, only Li Bo was guarding the gate.

"Brother Jiang is here. The drink you promised me yesterday, I've booked a place at Shan Man Lou. How about noon?"

Li Bo saw Qin Jiang coming and walked up quickly.

Qin Jiang smiled when he heard this. "Brother Bo is too polite, then let's make it noon."

Anyway, he only needed a morning to complete fourteen practices, and he would just happen to eat after going back.

Practicing martial arts, one must not only practice but also eat more.

If the nutrition couldn't keep up, it would be easy to cripple the body.

Walking into the courtyard, he applied the Arm Training Secret Medicine and struck a wooden stake in front of him, the *bang bang bang* sounds continuous.

After a long time, the other students also arrived and started practicing the Iron Arm Fist one after another.

It was just that they were all using wooden stakes; not a single one was using iron stakes.

A moment later, the people around had all stopped, only Qin Jiang was still doing the Six Arm Strikes.

After a while, Qin Jiang also stopped; his arms were swollen beyond recognition, and there were even faint bloodstains appearing.

Opening the jar of Arm Washing Secret Medicine, he applied the medicinal liquid to his arms, and immediately a cool sensation emerged, making him unable to help but take a deep breath.

The few students around were all looking at Qin Jiang like he was a freak.

"Old Lin, did you check? How many times?"

"Don't know, just what I saw, it's already over fifteen times."

"Heh, you guys didn't come yesterday, right? Let me tell you, yesterday this guy completed fourteen practices! And he did it in one go! If it were divided into morning and evening, he might have been able to complete sixteen or even eighteen practices!"

"So many?! Is this the world of geniuses?"

After the medicinal liquid dried, Qin Jiang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Looking at the panel, Iron Arm Fist (First Layer) (15/200).

It increased by 13 points, but in reality, he had already completed twenty practices.

He had overlooked one point, which was that after mastering the first layer of the Iron Arm Fist, his body had become stronger.

So the training effect weakened, leading to the beginning where it took two or even three practices to add 1 experience point.

However, he also discovered that the closer to the body's limit, the more experience points each practice added; the twentieth practice even added 3 points directly.

Li Bo outside the gate had his mouth slightly open, his gaze fixed on Qin Jiang, his eyes full of confusion.

"Xiao Bo, what are you looking at?"

Wang Minglang's voice rang out, and Qin Jiang looked over, only to see the other party standing in front of the courtyard gate, looking dusty.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 23 =====