Chapter 30: Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill

Goat Market Street, Black Water Gang's base.

What did you say! Wang Xiu caused a disturbance on the street and was killed by the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

This ungrateful disciple! When is it not a good time to cause trouble, but you insist on causing trouble at this critical juncture.

You've ruined the gang's important affair! You deserve death ten thousand times!

Peng Chun exploded with fury, smashing the table to pieces with a single palm; fierce true qi burst forth continuously, and all the surrounding disciples felt their legs go weak and their throats dry, unable to utter a word.

At that moment, a middle-aged man in red ceremonial robes walked out from the side of the room, a slender sword with a red hilt at his waist; he was the Vice Gang Leader of the Black Water Gang, Liu Si Yu, and also the elder lying in ambush outside the underground passage.

Gang Leader, don't be anxious; first rein in your spring-numb true qi, these disciples can't take much more.

Seeing the disciples slumped all around, Peng Chun let out a cold snort.

A bunch of good-for-nothings, they can't even hold up for a moment!

However, Peng Chun also withdrew his true qi, and the disciples hurriedly rushed outside to greedily gulp air.

Peng Chun looked at Liu Si Yu, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

I said earlier, this disciple of yours has a foul temper; he'll surely cause trouble sooner or later, yet you insisted on keeping him.

Look, look what happened! You've also ruined the gang's important affair.

Liu Si Yu narrowed his eyes.

At least we know where the treasure is, right?

Peng Chun glanced at the sinister smile on Liu Si Yu's face.

What do you mean?

I had specially investigated beforehand; this Shen Qing of the West District Hundred-Household Office is merely someone who just transferred from a rural post as a probationary hundred-household officer.

We're just going to seize the treasure back; can that hundred-household officer stop us?

Peng Chun's face froze: 'You want to storm the hundred-household office?'

Liu Si Yu shook his head: 'Only take the treasure, don't hurt anyone.'

Peng Chun felt a twinge in his heart; dealing with the county office would be fine, but that's the Embroidered Uniform Guard—provoking them really could get you killed.

But gradually he also pumped himself up.

He's merely a probationary hundred-household officer; at best he's just entered the Innate Realm, while we here have two veteran Innate Realm cultivators—the advantage is ours!

It seems worth a try.

Most importantly, he knows what that treasure is!

Hundred-Household Office.

Shen Qing had already found that sheet of gold paper on Wang Xiu's corpse.

It must be said, Sun Yun indeed has some skill; he actually hid the gold paper in the interlayer of Wang Xiu's clothing without anyone noticing.

With the help of the indoor oil lamp, Shen Qing carefully examined this sheet of gold paper; though small, it is covered with densely packed characters as tiny as ants, amounting to tens of thousands of words on both sides.

Shen Qing muttered, 'Why write the characters so small? Can't afford paper.'

The next moment, Shen Qing's eyes suddenly shot out two beams of light.

This is...

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill?

Shen Qing's eyes flickered; in the capital city, the Shen Clan's Sutra Pavilion is already top-tier, yet it doesn't contain the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, and according to his knowledge, the Imperial Palace's Sutra Pavilion also lacks it.

Because this body-forging supreme technique had already been lost a thousand years ago.

Who would have thought it would appear in this remote Everlasting Peace Prefecture, but it's obvious that Sun Yun doesn't know the value of this technique.

Otherwise he would never have sold his four thousand taels for such a pittance.

But this turn of events has instead given him a huge advantage.

Placed in the capital city, this technique wouldn't even merit a glance without millions of taels of gold.

The original version of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill takes an extremely long time to cultivate; theoretically it requires a thousand years to reach the thirteenth level.

Later, through successive innovations and refinements, some prescriptions were invented that can greatly shorten the cultivation time.

If the copy in my hand is the original version, then it's better not to practice it.

Shen Qing continued reading; the corners of his mouth slowly curled up as the technique recorded numerous prescriptions, confirming it is the refined version.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is the supreme body-forging technique of Great Wu, while the Shen Clan's Hegemonic Series Technique is the supreme true qi cultivation method of Great Wu.

Although the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill's body forging does not directly raise one's realm, each increment of bodily strength increases the speed of true qi cultivation.

Shen Qing can now step with his left foot on his right foot again.

Now, his left hand holds the supreme body-forging technique, and his right hand holds the supreme true qi cultivation method.

I lack nothing!

Shen Qing picked up a pen and wrote down several medicinal herbs on the paper.

Shusheng, come in a moment.

Coming, boss.

Shen Qing handed the paper to Shusheng: 'Tomorrow, go wander Luo River City and see if you can buy these medicinal herbs.'

Got it.' Shusheng snatched the paper and glanced at it: 'Codonopsis, fifty catties...'

Shusheng stared, then rubbed his eyes with his hand.

He read it word by word, and finally realized that fifty catties of Codonopsis is little; the amounts needed are several hundred catties.

Moreover, some special rare treasures are required; he had never even heard of one called the Mysterious Jade Green Lotus.

Boss, these alone would probably cost twenty thousand taels of silver, let alone those rare treasures, which are priceless and unmarketable—we...

Don't worry about the money.' Shen Qing directly took out twenty thousand-tael silver notes and placed them on the table: 'Just go look; I estimate the medicinal herbs in Luo River City won't be enough, we'll need to search the surrounding areas as well.'

Shusheng's eyes widened like a bell, his heart filled with suspicion: 'How much has the boss embezzled?' But then he thought, no, that can't be right—if you're going to embezzle, you need a place to do it.

Even if I had taken all the silver obtained from raiding homes these past days, it would still be less than ten thousand taels.

However, the scholar soon saw a large '武' character in the lower left corner of the banknote, which is the banknote's prefix.

This shows that these banknotes all come from the capital.

The scholar furtively glanced at Shen Qing, who was bowing his head studying the gold paper, and his heart pounded wildly.

He suddenly realized something: he had never known where his boss came from.

Now it seems there's no need to guess; his boss's background could be shockingly great—perhaps he's the offspring of some high official.

Thinking of this, the scholar's mouth corners kept turning up; he felt as if the small boat he was on had suddenly transformed into a staggering giant ship.

About to hoist cloud sails and cross the vast sea.

Shen Qing lifted his head to glance at the ceiling, then at the foolishly laughing scholar: "What? Did you eat bee dung? You're so happy—hurry up and go out."

"Got it, boss!" the scholar laughed as he walked out the door and closed it.

Shen Qing then collected the gold paper, hid it close to his body, flicked his finger and the oil lamp in the room went out; grasping the Azure River, Shen Qing hid in the darkness.

Not long after, two black shadows sneaked up to the roof.

Liu Siyu whispered: "No treasure was found on Wang Xiu's corpse; it must have been taken by this hundred-household officer."

This must be that hundred-household officer's house, right?

Peng Chun nodded: "Not bad; although I've never entered the hundred-household office west of the city, I have some understanding of its structure—hundred-household offices within Yongning Prefecture are basically the same structure, and this room is the hundred-household officer's quarters."

Liu Siyu licked his lips: "Then let's move; now the lamp is out, that hundred-household officer must be resting—quick battle, quick decision."

Peng Chun's steps paused: "You say that hundred-household officer won't have discovered us and deliberately doused the lamp to lure us into a trap, right?"

Liu Siyu turned back, showing a sneering expression: "No, aren't you being a bit too paranoid?"

"You say those veteran hundred-household officers in the Garrison Office—I really wouldn't dare provoke them, but this mere trial hundred-household officer, I really don't take seriously!"

"If you're not daring to go, I'll go alone."

Saying that, with a light leap he tiptoed into the room; Peng Chun, seeing no reaction, also sneaked in.

Liu Siyu laughed confidently: "Look, there's no danger here."

I'll search this side, you search that side; if we still haven't found it, that means the treasure is on the hundred-household officer.

Then there's only one way: snatch it!

Peng Chun said nothing, just silently walked to a corner of the room and began rummaging; as soon as he entered this room he was certain of one thing: the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill must be in this room, because he smelled the medicinal powder.

"Where is it? Where is it? I clearly smelled it—it's right here." Peng Chun muttered while rummaging through chests and cabinets in the corner.

Suddenly, Peng Chun rubbed his nose, furrowed his brow slightly, and wondered: "Why can't I find it? Could there be a hidden compartment?"

Saying that, he increased his force, pulling the whole cabinet, which made a crackling sound.

Shen Qing patted Peng Chun's shoulder: "Hey, what are you looking for? Want me to help you find it?"

"Move gently; don't wreck my cabinet."