Chapter 16

【Once you enter the Jianghu, you are not the master of your own destiny and will inevitably be drawn into disputes, but remember to cut the weeds and dig up the roots; kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. You have resolved this calamity.】

【Task First Entry into Jianghu 2 completed, reward calculation in progress】

【Task rating A, rewards doubled.】

【Obtained 30 achievement points!】

【Achievement reached: First Entry into Jianghu!】

【Age +5】

【Achievement points reached 100, reward acquisition in progress.】

【Young hero, you have just entered the Jianghu; how can you be without a divine art?】

【Obtained the complete version of "Bai Yuan Cloak Blade"!】

【Young hero, please begin your perfect Jianghu journey!】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 5】

【Talent: Wu Gu】

【Cultivation Method: Bai Yuan Cloak Blade】

【Achievement: 0/100】

Li Rui didn't expect that killing Zhao Zhao Mazi would trigger the plot again.

Although he didn't get an S+ rating this time, an A grade was already quite good, pushing his achievement points to "100" in one go.

The complete version of Bai Yuan Cloak Blade!

In the next second, a vast amount of information poured into his mind like a divine revelation, with vivid little golden figures in various postures.

Li Rui's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

It turned out that the Bai Yuan Cloak Blade he had obtained before was only half, or more accurately, the External Technique chapter.

As everyone knows, martial arts are divided into internal and external techniques.

The two are not incompatible; in fact, most Martial Masters practice both internal and external arts.

What he had obtained before was the blade technique of the Bai Yuan Cloak Blade; now, the missing breathing technique had been filled in.

The blade technique is a killing skill, while the breathing technique is a life-nourishing art.

With the breathing technique as an aid, practicing the blade would yield twice the result with half the effort, the possibility of qi deviation would be greatly reduced, and it could also serve to prolong life.

In short, there are many benefits.

Li Rui suspected that even the Profound Heaven Sect didn't have the complete version of the Bai Yuan Cloak Blade.

Otherwise, that Profound Heaven Sect disciple couldn't have stolen only half.

"Great fortune!"

The previous half of the Bai Yuan Cloak Blade had already been burned by him; now, with the information in his mind, he was likely the only person in the world who knew the complete version.

"The child desires longevity, guarding the One is the key; all things are born from One, and One is born from the Dao, so guarding the One is enough to reach the Dao..."

Compared to the External Technique chapter, the Breathing chapter was filled with Daoist theory.

Li Rui looked at it and felt lost in the clouds.

Fortunately, the thing he lacked least was peace of mind; three days of confinement was just enough to go into seclusion and focus on studying the breathing technique.

Three days later.

Li Rui walked out of the room; the sky cleared after the snow, and the sunlight was blinding.

Success!

After three days and three nights of hard struggle, he finally caught a glimpse of the path of the breathing technique. This Bai Yuan Cloak Blade's breathing technique was truly extraordinary; there was no need to practice in a quiet room, as every drink and bite was cultivation, and even walking and sleeping counted as practicing.

Having practiced the breathing technique for only half a day.

Li Rui already felt his ears and eyes were sharp, and his perception was much stronger than usual.

On his way to the stables, he happened to hear a few people whispering.

"Have you heard?"

"A serial killer has appeared in the city recently, and he specifically kills government officials; several have already been killed, and when they were found, they died so miserably that they didn't even look human."

"But what's strange is that the person doesn't want money; it seems he just kills for fun."

"Do you think he's a pervert!"

Li Rui's brows furrowed slightly.

The public security in Qinghe had always been good; besides the government's emphasis, it was also because the three major families and the underworld followed the rules, at least on the surface, so there wouldn't be any major chaos.

Now a serial killer has suddenly appeared...

The fierce fear the stubborn, the stubborn fear the reckless, and the reckless fear the insane.

If it really is a madman who kills for fun, running into him would be a great misfortune.

"I must improve my strength as soon as possible..."

However, although he now had the Wu Gu and the complete version of the Bai Yuan Cloak Blade, he had no money.

Practicing martial arts without medicine is like a bricklayer not being given food.

Without strength, what kind of martial arts can one practice?

He was very short of money, extremely short of money.

Although the Master of the Zhu family had raised his allowance, less than half a tael a month was just a drop in the bucket; even with the five taels of silver found from Zhao Zhao Mazi's house, it couldn't make up for his deficit.

Now the herbs had been used up, and he had to find another way.

"Master, are you going out?"

Wang Zhao asked as he saw Li Rui put on thick clothes.

Li Rui nodded.

"Master, that serial killer is still at large in the city; you shouldn't go."

Wang Zhao said anxiously.

Ever since Li Rui stood up for him that day, he had recognized Li Rui as his master; even if Ma Yang was really killed by Li Rui and was really a monster, he would accept it.

He had been sold to the Zhu family since he was young, and his parents were long gone; he truly regarded Li Rui as his own father.

"Don't worry, I'll be back before dark."

Seeing Li Rui's insistence on going out, Wang Zhao had no choice but to say nothing more.

After leaving the Zhu family.

Li Rui headed straight for the black market.

He had already learned that the serial killer basically struck at night, and the targets were all government officials in the government office.

It was estimated that those officials had done something unconscionable and were now suffering retribution.

Moreover, he was now a Rank-Entered martial artist, so self-preservation shouldn't be a problem.

The black market wasn't far from the Zhu family, and he soon arrived at the entrance.

It was the familiar black-clad bodyguard.

He paid the entry fee and walked into the black market with ease.

"Ginseng, large fleece-flower root!"

Li Rui looked at the precious herbs on the herb stall and swallowed his saliva secretly.

There were many good things in the black market, but the prices were simply too expensive; he couldn't afford them at all.

A martial artist from a poor background wanting to earn money for ginseng by working was no different from a pipe dream.

"Hmm?"

"Hooked so quickly?"

Li Rui didn't even need to look back; relying on the keen perception of the breathing technique, he could be certain he was being watched.

That's right, he didn't come to the black market to buy things, nor to sell things.

To bury someone!

Saving money himself is slow, but robbing others is fast.

There were many old hands wandering in the black market; these people were all ruthless characters who had more or less had human lives on their hands, so killing such people carried no psychological burden.

This time, he deliberately hunched his body and didn't deliberately puff himself up.

Using himself as bait to hook someone.

Now he was a Rank-Entered martial artist and had practiced the Bai Yuan Cloak Blade, so his combat power was much stronger than an ordinary Rank-Entered martial artist.

And the one he was fishing for was just a petty thief in the black market who only dared to strike at old men; it was almost impossible for him to be a powerful dragon crossing the river.

"Come on."

Li Rui pretended to leave in a panic and quickened his pace.

Just as he walked out of the black market and turned into an alley—

"Big Brother, don't, don't, it's me!"

"Damn!"

The person behind him was still hit by a handful of lime powder sprinkled by Li Rui; the effect of lime powder was indeed much better than yellow soil.

Li Rui saw who it was and was speechless.

It was actually the old hand he had met in the black market last time—Ding Liang.

Ding Liang fell to the ground, rubbing his eyes incessantly.

"Big Brother, one of our own, it's our boss; our boss wants to invite you for a drink."

Li Rui said irritably: "You should have said so earlier."

(End of chapter)