Chapter 184: Enemies Everywhere!

Returning to the small courtyard in the city, it was already late at night.

Qin Shuo, while savoring the Storm Thunder Dragon taught by Nie Jinfeng, took out the Jingtie Daji and began to try.

Since breaking through the Condensing Truth Realm, he has focused all his thoughts on accumulating True Essence, raising his realm, and as for the cultivation of Gang Qi, he has not paid that much attention.

The so-called Gang Qi, in essence, is the martial artist's True Qi released outward, flowing on the body surface, and under extreme speed vibration, it draws the external airflow to flow rapidly, thus forming a powerful force.

Ordinary Condensing Truth Realm martial artists, by controlling Gang Qi, can achieve a punch with three inches of Gang Qi, and a sword thrust with four feet of blade light.

But if one can possess a superior secret art like the Wind Thunder Archery, the distance of Gang Qi emitted to repel enemies will be greatly increased.

After mastering the Storm Arrow and the Thunder Arrow, Qin Shuo thereby mastered the construction methods of these two kinds of Gang Qi.

However, knowing how to construct is one thing, and actually constructing it is another.

Previously in Songyang Prefecture City, although he could use the power of moonlight to perform the Storm Arrow, with even greater power, but when it came to constructing Storm Gang Qi, he was still relatively unfamiliar.

Now, when he truly attempts to control Storm Gang Qi and Thunder Strike Gang Qi to construct the Storm Thunder Dragon, he only then feels the difficulty of cultivating this superior secret art.

After several consecutive attempts.

Let alone constructing the Storm Thunder Dragon, just how to simultaneously control two kinds of Gang Qi, letting them intertwine and flow according to his will, Qin Shuo finds it strenuous.

"I am indeed not a martial arts genius!"

Half an hour later, Qin Shuo, with a dejected expression, put away the Jingtie Daji and completely abandoned the idea of constructing the Storm Thunder Dragon by himself.

As Nie Laodeng said, this kind of control over one's own strength requires years of accumulation, and even a genius cannot achieve it overnight.

And Qin Shuo has long been spoiled by the Taotie Cauldron.

Since he cannot master the Storm Thunder Dragon in a short time relying on his own talent, he also no longer insists on enduring hardship, but instead obediently accumulates energy, waiting for Nie Laodeng to send someone to deliver the Thunder-Struck Ironwood Bow tomorrow.

Nothing happened all night.

Early the next morning.

Qin Shuo first rose as usual, gathering Heavenly Essence by the method of Whale Swallowing the Four Seas, while using the Taotie Cauldron to refine the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl, cultivating Meta-Magnetic True Qi.

With the growth of Meta-Magnetic True Qi in his body, he can now achieve telekinesis.

Of course, he can only grasp objects weighing ten or so catties in midair, and only metal objects; anything heavier will not work.

Therefore, to achieve the feat of controlling thousands of weapons with a single thought as in the movies of his previous life, even if the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl is completely refined, it cannot be done.

"The Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl can be refined, so can other magnetic objects be refined as well?" Qin Shuo pondered in his heart.

If he could refine the magnetic substances in the Meta-Magnetic ore, perhaps he could truly achieve a single cry of "Sword, come!" and ten thousand swords flying together!

"I have time to return to Songyang Prefecture to see; perhaps there is a Meta-Magnetic ore vein beneath Yingti Mountain, otherwise how could the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl, this strange object, be nurtured?"

A period of breathing exercises soon ended.

With the aid of the divine method Whale Swallowing the Four Seas, his one period of breathing exercises equals the arduous cultivation of an ordinary martial artist for a month.

But even with such cultivation speed, Qin Shuo still feels it is too slow.

Otherwise, it is really because there are too many people watching him now, enemies each more powerful than the last, making him feel a sense of urgency.

According to the information revealed by Nie Laodeng, besides Yue Shan, the Xue Chengkong lineage should also have a behind-the-scenes figure whose strength and status far surpass Yue Shan.

This person is the one most closely related to Xue Chengkong.

Yue Shan went to Songyang Prefecture City to assassinate himself, and he should have also been instructed by this person.

"To be able to command a True Disciple to work for him, his identity must at least be that of a figure like the Lord of Shenjian Peak."

Qin Shuo continued to analyze the identity of that behind-the-scenes person.

During these days in Yunzhou City, he has not been idle, often running to the Archives Room.

Therefore, he is still quite familiar with the sect structure of Wind Thunder Valley.

Wind Thunder Valley has inner and outer divisions; the inner division has five Great Elders, respectively in charge of three halls, one peak, and one workshop; the outer division has eight Great Elders, responsible for recruiting disciples, and various big and small affairs of the three prefectures.

Besides that, there are also four commanders of the Wind Thunder Guard, responsible for garrisoning the prefecture and county cities under Wind Thunder Valley's jurisdiction, as well as Wind Thunder Valley itself.

Yue Shan is a newly risen True Disciple of Wind Thunder Valley in recent years, and naturally, there is also his related information in the Archives Room of the Demon Suppression Division.

According to the information records, this person entered Wind Thunder Valley from childhood, and initially, his talent was not outstanding.

Before becoming a True Disciple, the only record is that he once served as a groom for the then flourishing Xue Chengkong, falling from the horse, and was Xue Chengkong's most loyal follower in Wind Thunder Valley.

Later, when Xue Chengkong's Heavenly Meridian shattered, this person still ventured alone into the Ten Thousand Mountains to search for the legendary Star Grass that can heal soul injuries for Xue Chengkong.

Afterwards, Xue Chengkong refined humans into pills, and was almost shot dead on the spot by Zhang Youlong; the Demon Suppression Division even came to the door to seize people.

These matters are all recorded in detail in the files of the Demon Suppression Division.

But regarding the interrogation and trial process of Xue Chengkong, the files only write it vaguely, with only one sentence: exiled to Black Water, never to return to Yunzhou!

In the following years, Yue Shan also seemed to have disappeared along with it, and when he reappeared in the files of the Demon Suppression Division, he had already become the Ninth True Inheritor of Wind Thunder Valley.

As for this person, whose talent was ordinary and who was merely a minor figure serving as Xue Chengkong's horse attendant, how he transformed into the Ninth True Inheritor of Wind Thunder Valley, the outside world does not know.

"I remember, Xue Chengkong is a True Disciple of Shenjian Peak, and this Yue Shan is a True Disciple of Jinglei Hall."

"And the Lord of Jinglei Hall is Xue Wanlong!"

"Xue Wanlong?"

"Also surnamed Xue..."

In an instant, Qin Shuo suddenly realized!

No wonder...

No wonder that Yue Shan dared to risk being hunted by the Demon Suppression Division to come to Songyang Prefecture City to assassinate himself.

It turns out there is this connection.

"Xue Wanlong!"

Qin Shuo muttered to himself, with a chill surging in his eyes.

No wonder Nie Laodeng repeatedly emphasized, letting himself not delve into the mastermind behind this matter, letting all grudges be settled together on the Life and Death Arena.

It turns out that this actually involves the Lord of Jinglei Hall of Wind Thunder Valley, Xue Wanlong.

This person had already been a Half-step Grandmaster at the Igniting Furnace Fire stage ten years ago; if only discussing realm, he was comparable to the Longxiang Monk who had seriously wounded the Xiaoyue Yaowang back then.

Now ten years have passed; even if he has not yet attained Grandmaster, he is probably not far from it.

"Grandmaster..."

Upon thinking of this term, Qin Shuo could not help but feel his heart sink.

He had seen Chijiao Heshang and Nie Laodeng make their moves; the gap between a Grandmaster and a Refining-Organ Martial Artist was simply heaven and earth.

Like Yue Shan, Situ Long, and Yuwen Tai—these martial artists who had achieved great accomplishment in Refining Organs—with the support of the Longxiang Divine Ability, he might still have a chance to clash with them.

If the opponent had already become a Grandmaster, with his current strength, he would not even have a one-in-ten chance of victory.

"No wonder Nie Laodeng left a strand of True Gang on my body; he was probably also guarding against Xue Wanlong secretly attacking me."

After clarifying the cause and effect of Yue Shan's assassination attempt on him, Qin Shuo gained a clearer understanding of his current situation.

At the same time, the sense of urgency in his heart grew stronger!

Three Demon Kings were already enough to deal with, and now another Xue Wanlong has appeared...

Even with his thick-skinned nerves, he felt a bit gloomy for a moment.

Is it just because I slaughtered two beasts?

How did I provoke so many old beasts?

"Alas!"

Captain Qin let out a light sigh, realizing that overthinking was useless, so he stopped worrying needlessly and strode out of the gate.

He had an appointment with Division Master Fu today.

To go too late would inevitably be a breach of etiquette!