Chapter 57: Arrest Murderers Division Newcomer

The shape of this beast bone was like a hook, the size of a palm, entirely red, shining with strange light.

Looking closely, one could see some natural patterns on the surface.

These patterns seemed to contain some Dao rhyme inside, which could absorb spiritual energy from all directions on its own, turning into wisps of wind, circling around Zhang San's palm.

"Fish Immortal Bone of the Flying Wing Fish? This thing, in coordination with the array, is still good for the speed addition of the Dharma Boat. Zhang San, you kid, how come you are so generous today." The Sixth Team captain was eating the pear in his hand, squatted beside Zhang San, bumped Zhang San with his shoulder, and opened with a smile.

"Junior brother Xu Qing has just arrived, so I have to express it." Zhang San said with a simple and honest expression.

Xu Qing did not go to take this gift, but looked at the captain, asking for the other party's opinion. He felt that the reason Zhang San was like this was not because of himself, but most likely because of the captain.

Seeing Xu Qing's gaze, the captain smiled.

"Take it. He gave you this to tell you to go to this place less to arrest murderers in the future."

Xu Qing looked at Zhang San upon hearing this. Zhang San smiled simply and honestly.

Xu Qing nodded, took the fish bone, looked at it curiously, and put it in his pocket.

After thinking about it, he also learned the captain's appearance and squatted on the side, but kept a certain distance.

Seeing Xu Qing like this, Zhang San's smile became even more simple and honest.

"Zhang San, is there anything unusual here recently?" The captain finished eating the pear in his hand and took out a peach, biting it.

Xu Qing immediately paid attention and looked at Zhang San.

Zhang San took out a smoke pipe from his body, put it in his mouth and took a puff, knocked it on the ground. After the smoke ash fell, it turned into a human face pattern and a line of handwriting on the ground.

"At the South Wharf, there have been many new faces recently."

The Sixth Team captain was thoughtful, patted Zhang San on the shoulder, and smiled at Xu Qing.

"Little junior brother, you go back first. You are off duty today. Remember not to be late tomorrow."

Xu Qing nodded upon hearing this, knowing that these two had something to say, so he cupped his fists toward the captain and Zhang San, and turned to leave.

At this moment, it was sunset. The orange sunlight spilled on him, reflecting dazzling colors on the gray Dao robe. As he walked away, the two squatting there raised their heads and looked.

Until Xu Qing walked far away, the captain opened with a smile.

"How is this newcomer? It's rare for you to be so generous today."

"Newcomer? Where did you find such a guy? The first reaction of this kid when he saw me was to look at my neck. With such a person, can I not be generous!"

The captain laughed loudly upon hearing this.

"You are still laughing? What kind of habit would foster the instinct to look at people's necks?"

Zhang San gave a wry smile, touched his neck. He still felt a bit uncomfortable until now, and took a hard puff of the smoke pipe.

"Naturally, it is a person who has the habit of cutting necks." The Sixth Team captain laughed very happily, finished eating the peach in his hand, and took another big bite of a peach.

"This kid, looks beautiful, but the malevolent Qi on his body is too heavy. Although he tried his best to hide it, I can still sense it, especially his eyes." Zhang San's expression was a bit serious.

"Did you notice? That is a pair of eyes with a character of revenge for the slightest grievance. It seems that for him, as long as it conforms to his principles, there is nothing that cannot be killed..."

"Such a person, if you use him well, it's fine. If you don't use him well, be careful of backlash. I can faintly perceive that there are quite a few people who died in his hands, and he also gives me a very dangerous feeling."

"If I encounter him at sea, I will definitely not provoke him easily. I don't want to die." Zhang San looked seriously at the Sixth Team captain.

"Interesting little junior brother." The Sixth Team captain looked at the place where Xu Qing walked away with a smile. It seemed that the more Zhang San said this, the happier he was.

Zhang San sighed helplessly on the side, secretly thinking that this guy was also not normal, acting strangely.

While the captain and Zhang San were discussing Xu Qing, Xu Qing was already walking on the street of the port. At this moment, dusk was approaching, the crowd on the street was slowly thinning, and most of the pharmacies were closed. So Xu Qing returned to his berth.

After returning, he did not take out the Dharma Boat immediately, but checked it carefully here.

Someone came with murderous intent here yesterday, so Xu Qing checked in detail today, and even sprinkled some poison powder into the sea, confirming that there was no problem, only then did he take out the Dharma Boat and step onto it.

As the boat's protection rose instantly, Xu Qing, who walked into the cabin, felt a slight sense of stability in his heart.

After sitting cross-legged, he did not cultivate immediately, but thought about everything today.

In the captain's place, Xu Qing could not see through it, but he kept all the words the other party said in his heart. His intuition told him that what the other party said should be true.

On Zhang San's side, Xu Qing faintly perceived that the other party seemed to be hiding some kind of emotion, as if he was a bit afraid of himself.

And the disciple whose contribution points returned to zero, could not leave on his own, looked at the sky in despair, and was eventually wiped out and turned into flying ash.

The sights and sounds of this day made Xu Qing realize that most of the disciples who could survive in the cruel environment of the Seven Blood Eyes main city were not simple, and everything could not just be looked at on the surface.

Like the captain or Zhang San, if any one of them was thrown into the scavenger camp, they would be able to play with people in the palm of their hands, killing and seizing at will.

And the entire Seven Blood Eyes, at this moment in Xu Qing's view, really seemed to be another kind of forbidden zone, so he needed to cultivate harder.

Especially thinking of the young man wearing a light purple Dao robe he saw during the day, the other party was only Qi Condensation, but the nobility of his status and the bowing posture of the people around him made Xu Qing feel the familiar gap in class.

Similar gaps in class, he had seen many from childhood to adulthood, and he also knew how to deal with them.

Additionally, also based on vigilance, Xu Qing did not ask the captain about the specific information of the person who gave him the token.

If the other party wanted to appear, they would naturally appear. If they didn't want to appear, Xu Qing would not force the answer.

"It shouldn't be Master Bai's concern." Xu Qing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

An hour later, the outside night was completely dark. In this silence, Xu Qing opened his eyes, and hesitation appeared in his eyes.

He felt that the speed of cultivation was much lower than yesterday, and he also knew the reason.

If the body is compared to a container, yesterday, most of this container was empty, so he didn't need to work hard to absorb more spiritual energy. But now this container was quite full, so in cultivation, he had to improve his absorption ability to absorb the spiritual energy from the outside.

"Unless, without working hard to absorb, spiritual energy can pour in, but this requires the richness of outside spiritual energy." Xu Qing lowered his head, pondered, and his right hand formed a seal, pointing toward the deck on the side.

Immediately, the place he pointed at shone with light, revealing lines that permeated the entire Dharma Boat, as if it were an array.

At this moment, this array was clearly operating, causing the outside spiritual energy, although slowly, to pour in continuously. This was also why cultivating in the Dharma Boat was faster than outside.

Because this Dharma array was named Spirit Gathering.

"Need to improve the power source." Xu Qing was thoughtful. Through the boat's jade slip, he knew that the improvement of the boat, besides the addition of biological materials, had a key point.

That is the power source.

This is the core of a boat, like a heart, determining the power of the hull, which can climb infinitely, and is the most expensive part to replace.

The power sources of all Seventh Peak disciples' Dharma Boats were only a Spirit Gathering array at the beginning, which could slowly absorb the spiritual energy of the surroundings and store it as an alternative power source.

If a disciple felt that the power was not enough, they could also place spirit stones on their own to make the power stronger and the array power greater.

Besides this, the hearts of some powerful exotic beasts were often the best materials for power sources. And the stronger the power, the greater the power of the Spirit Gathering array. At the same time, no matter the speed or protection of the boat, they could also be released to the maximum extent.

Otherwise, if the level of the power source was not enough, even if the external configuration was better, it would be difficult to fully exert it.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing gritted his teeth, took out one of his only ten spirit stones, and placed it on the array. The next instant, the spirit stone disappeared, and Xu Qing's Dharma Boat shook with a bang.

As the array lines shone brightly, the entire Dharma Boat seemed to become a vortex, and spiritual energy richer than ever before was directly and forcibly absorbed from all directions.

Xu Qing immediately cultivated, and this time, his cultivation speed was significantly faster.

Until dawn, Xu Qing's eyes suddenly opened, and purple light shone dazzlingly in them.

"Sea Transformation Sutra, sixth layer!" Xu Qing took a deep breath and felt the sixty-zhang spirit sea in his body at this moment. Although it seemed to be only ten zhang more than before, this ten zhang was the full range and contained greater depth.

So in terms of quantity, it was much larger, and most importantly, the types of changes that could be made were also much more, and the power was also the same.

"If it continues like this, in a few more days, the Sea Transformation Sutra will be able to catch up to the same realm as the Sea Mountain Secret Technique." Xu Qing was very satisfied with this speed. The only thing he sighed about was that cultivation was too resource-consuming.

In one night, a spirit stone was consumed.

At this moment, the outside sky was already bright. Xu Qing tidied himself up, walked out of the Dharma Boat, and headed to the Arrest Murderers Division to start his second day of work.

Serving in the Arrest Murderers Division is both a responsibility and a salary. According to the appointment information of the identity token, there is a reward of three thousand contribution points per month.

So Xu Qing was very serious. Not long after the sun rose, he arrived at the Arrest Murderers Division and walked all the way to the Xuan Department, seeing the captain and team members of the Sixth Team.

The entire Sixth Team had about twenty people, men and women, with different appearances, and every cultivation fluctuation was not bad. They also saw Xu Qing, but most were cold, and there was vigilance between each other. Xu Qing's personality was not good at socializing, so he was silent on the side, keeping a distance from everyone. Soon, the Sixth Team captain walked out of the room lazily while eating an apple.

"Today's mission is still to search for the remnants of the Night Dove."

"So you don't always stare at those wanted criminals. Although the rewards are many, the Night Dove is our key in the near future. Remember, if you find clues, don't startle the snake. Come back and inform the Division, and the Division will arrange for others to investigate the truth and layout comprehensively."

"Now, start working!"

After the captain finished speaking, the Sixth Team members dispersed in a rush. This time, the captain did not take Xu Qing again, but gave him a jade slip recording wanted criminals and let him act alone. Xu Qing had no objection to this arrangement, so he soon left the Arrest Murderers Division, checking the jade slip while patrolling in the city.

He didn't know where the direction of the patrol was, so he learned the captain's appearance yesterday, walked in the port area, remained vigilant as always, and even took off the Arrest Murderers Division badge, and most of the time appeared in dark and inconspicuous positions.

In the dark, he looked at the hurried crowd on the street, looked at the various shops coming and going, and Xu Qing also had a deeper understanding of the prosperity of the main city.

Until he saw someone selling candied haws on the road, Xu Qing remembered his longing when he was a child, so he stepped forward to buy a string, checked it to confirm it was normal, and only then ate it in the dark while moving forward.

He had finished reading the jade slip of wanted criminals and understood why the captain reminded the Sixth Team members not to always stare at wanted criminals. The rewards inside were extremely generous, the least being ten spirit stones, and the highest reaching hundreds.

Until the sun was high, slowly approaching noon, Xu Qing, who ate very slowly and still had a candied haw left, suddenly paused and looked into the crowd in the distance.

Where the gaze reached, there was a woman wearing very simple clothes but unable to hide her graceful figure, skillfully stealing two bags from the passing crowd.

Seeming to be very confident in her skills, this woman, who looked good in appearance and figure, weighed the leather bags in her hand after walking out of the crowd, the corners of her mouth curling up, revealing a proud smile.

It was just that this smile froze slightly after she saw the expressionless face of Xu Qing in the corner not far away.

But soon, she put on a shy look, blushing and lowering her head, about to walk away. But her peripheral vision noticed that Xu Qing was walking toward herself.

This made her very vigilant, but she still didn't recognize Xu Qing. But the crisis from instinct made her quicken her pace, her body flickered, and she was about to disappear into the crowd to avoid it.

But Xu Qing recognized her.

This woman was the one who framed him a few nights ago and took the opportunity to escape.

It caused him to have to kill someone on the first day.

Thus, Xu Qing finished eating the last bite of the candied haw, and the bamboo stick was thrown out with his right hand. In an instant, it was like a lightning bolt, setting off a whistling sound of breaking the air, rushing straight toward the woman.

The speed was so fast that the woman's expression changed greatly and she couldn't dodge at all. Before she could disappear into the crowd, her right foot was directly pierced by this bamboo stick, with a bang, driving her graceful body and nailing it to the ground.

Screams immediately came from the pale woman's mouth, accompanied by calls for help, as if she were a weak woman bullied by a bully, making the crowd around panic and disperse rapidly.

At the same time, Xu Qing's cold voice, as he walked over, also entered the ears of the trembling woman.

"If you shout one more sound, I will tear your mouth."

Xu Qing's learning and imitation ability, like his memory, were both very good... ===== CHAPTER 58 =====

Xu Qing's ability to learn and imitate, much like his memory, was excellent...