Chapter 92
"Rest assured, since you are allowed to stay here temporarily, we will naturally prepare food for you. You don't need to worry about survival issues; you just need to wait here for a period of time. Once we finish our business, you can leave!"
The golden-robed youth shouted.
"You say it simply, we have so many people with families in tow, on what grounds can you provide us with food?"
"Exactly, if you really want to provide it, how much food would you have to provide?"
"How can this be possible?"
The crowd immediately started shouting again.
The golden-robed youth frowned, then suddenly raised his five fingers. His entire palm emitted a brilliant golden glow, and a more intense incense aura emanated from his palm.
It was as if countless sandalwood sticks were burning rapidly.
These incense auras soared into the sky, ethereal and mysterious. Suddenly, five strange-looking figures with indigo skin and ugly faces flew over rapidly from the end of the incense aura.
Each of them had horns on their heads and carried a huge cloth bag on their backs. Their bodies seemed as light as a feather. Following the incense aura, they threw the large cloth bags in their hands onto the ground all at once.
The cloth bags landed, and a large amount of golden-yellow grain was revealed from inside.
It emitted bursts of rich grain fragrance.
The crowd was stunned, all of them shocked by this move of the opponent.
Especially the leader of the merchant caravan, who was even more horrified, saying, "Five-Ghost Transportation, is he an otherworldly being?"
"Five-Ghost Transportation?"
"Can someone really practice this kind of divine art?"
"Legend has it that Five-Ghost Transportation is mysterious and unpredictable, capable of moving many items through the air, and can even move others' wealth for their own use?"
"Move wealth? Wouldn't that mean you'd never be poor for a lifetime?"
The crowd was in an uproar, unable to believe it.
Even Fang Yi felt surprised.
This golden-robed youth was indeed not an ordinary martial artist?
This kind of method was either seeking immortality or seeking gods!
The golden-robed youth summoned the five ghosts, and seeing that he had shocked the crowd, he also revealed satisfaction, faintly proud, and said, "Now can you believe that I can provide food for you?"
"I believe it, I believe it!"
"May I ask, sir, what are you doing here? How long do we have to stay?"
"If we want to receive food in the future, who should we go to?"
The crowd shouted again.
The golden-robed youth pondered and said, "It's not yet certain how long you will stay specifically. In short, you just need to keep waiting here. As for receiving food, the supply point has its own gangs responsible for distribution; just go find them. You can also take some of the grain here in advance to satisfy your hunger."
He was very generous, flicked his sleeves, and the five ghosts disappeared again.
The crowd immediately took action and ran toward the front.
Even Fang Yi walked over, grabbed a handful of golden grain, and studied it carefully.
A moment later, his eyes narrowed.
This grain was not right!
This was not real food!
It was incense ash!
With his profound strength in the 【Tendon Changing Realm】, he saw through the origin of the grain almost immediately, as if a layer of illusion had been broken before his eyes.
"Is he a person on the seeking god path? Legend has it that only gods eat incense. They cultivate their bodies by seeking gods and borrow the power of gods. The illusions they use cannot escape incense. No wonder, just now a large amount of incense aura emerged from his palm."
Fang Yi's heart surged.
Four major paths!
He had finally seen a person on the second path today.
However, what were they gathering at this supply point for?
Could it be that they were also looking for opportunities?
Fang Yi remained calm, grabbed several handfuls of grain, put them in his cloth bag, and then walked toward the supply point ahead.
Since the opponent wouldn't let them leave, he would just wait here honestly.
It just so happened that he could try to break through to the second layer of the Tendon Changing Realm!
Perhaps he could even get other opportunities at the supply point.
Because the crowd gathered at this supply point was really too large, and martial arts experts from all directions were almost all blocked here.
They were destined to trade with each other.
He could also take the opportunity to sell the few hot-potato treasures he had on him.
"However, since this group of people on the 【Seeking God】 path has gathered here, I wonder if I have a chance to walk this path as well?"
Fang Yi pondered in his heart.
He had a panel, and he felt an itchy sensation for every path.
If he said he wasn't interested, that would be impossible.
The crowd was bustling, entering the supply point one after another.
Next, Fang Yi separated from the crowd and began to look for a temporary place to stay here.
It had to be said that the housing prices in the entire supply point had risen too ridiculously.
Any inn was packed.
The room rent was several taels a day, comparable to the wages of an ordinary person for more than half a year.
As for renting a separate small courtyard, it was even more expensive, often costing more than dozens of taels.
But fortunately, money was the thing Fang Yi lacked the least right now.
He rented a courtyard directly and began to practice here with peace of mind.
"Calm the mind, level the Qi..."
"Do not be disturbed by external objects."
"Let them be strong, the clear breeze brushes the mountain ridge..."
Fang Yi practiced the breathing method of 【Poison Emperor Asks for Longevity】. Between each breath, his mood gradually calmed down and became calm again, as if no matter what happened in the outside world, it could no longer disturb him.
Little rays of brilliance from his chest emanated from his chest and spread to his flesh and blood, making his entire body feel cool and refreshing, becoming unprecedentedly peaceful.
Just like that, time passed bit by bit.
With Fang Yi living without showing his true colors.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed.
More and more figures gathered in the supply point, most of whom had migrated from Qingyang City and were temporarily detained here by the golden-robed man. Every day was a clamor, and the sound was deafening.
Various events occurred frequently.
But everything seemed to have nothing to do with Fang Yi.
On one hand, he focused on practicing, and on the other hand, he was silently paying attention to the movements of the group of 【Seeking God Path】 experts.
As a result, he found that this group of people was very calm and had no sense of urgency.
From beginning to end, he didn't see them take any special actions.
Time seemed to have no concept for them.
In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.
Night.
A low roar suddenly came from Fang Yi's body, and the skin all over his body turned red and hot again, and drops of sweat seeped out from his pores.
Thick tendons on his body surface were twisting, like special pipes, expanding and contracting, surging with powerful strength. Between the trembling of the fascia, they even made faint roaring sounds.
As these roars came out, the red skin on his body surface actually began to peel off rapidly, like an old snake changing its skin, revealing the newborn skin inside, solid, strong, and more powerful.
Until late the next night.
Everything finally ended.
"The second step of Tendon Changing, Flood Dragon Tendon, is done!"
Fang Yi opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes flashed, and his heart was happy.
Flood Dragon Tendon Realm, tendons like flood dragons wrapping around bones.
The large tendons expand and contract freely, capable of instantly erupting with several times the strength of the Elephant Tendon Realm, and also as flexible as a whip to unload force. Even if he stands still and lets the enemy blast him, he will not suffer the slightest damage.
On the contrary, the large tendons will also rebound the force, instantly shaking the attacker away, making them suffer their own force.
Besides that.
When striking, the fascia trembles at high frequency, triggering air explosions, just like the Lion Roar Technique, capable of deterring others' minds.
Often, he doesn't even need to strike; with a tremor of the large tendons, experts below the Tendon Changing Realm will have their souls tremble, reveal fear, and kneel on the ground on the spot.
This is the power of the Flood Dragon Tendon Realm!
Fang Yi has practiced until now, and among the martial arts experts he has encountered, the strongest was only Elephant Tendon!
No one has ever reached Flood Dragon Tendon!
He was the first!
"Achieving Flood Dragon Tendon, if I face that group of seekers of immortality again, I will never fight them for dozens of rounds like before; perhaps I can kill them in one strike!"
Fang Yi muttered to himself.
This was not just a significant increase in body strength.
It was also a significant increase in body sensing and body strength.
The path of martial arts, although not favored by other paths, every step taken is down-to-earth, allowing him to clearly perceive his own changes.
With his current strength, even if placed in the entire supply point, he could be considered a top-notch expert.
"Next, I must find a way to inquire if there is a Mist Market in this supply point. I need to get more Tendon Changing Pills as soon as possible!"
Fang Yi's eyes were firm.
The next morning.
Fang Yi walked out of the room, still as an inconspicuous doctor, walking on the street.
The doctor identity could well conceal himself, without being suspected by others.
For more than half a month, there were more and more strange faces on the street.
There were also more and more martial artists above the Blood Qi Realm.
The supply point was originally a gray area between major cities, not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court for years, operated by some gangs, and could be called exceptionally chaotic.
Ordinary merchants had to offer enough toll every time they passed through the supply point to pass safely.
Although this supply point had been requisitioned by a group of experts on the 【Seeking God】 path, the chaos inside had not decreased much at all.
At first, those gangs would still take the otherworldly beings into account and dare not mess around.
But as time passed, they found that the group of otherworldly beings didn't care about the affairs of the bottom layer at all, which made those gangs' courage grow again.
Therefore, for more than half a month, the bloody incidents in the supply point gradually increased again.
"Have you heard? Recently, that group of otherworldly beings seems to be hiring martial arts experts with high pay?"
"I heard it a few days ago. The strange thing is, they are clearly otherworldly beings, mastering extraordinary methods, and now they actually want to join forces with martial arts experts. This is really hard to understand."
"That's true, but I can conclude that this must be related to the opportunity they want to plot!"
"Nonsense, everyone knows it's related to an opportunity, but the question is what opportunity?"
"Three days ago, 【River-Turning Flood Dragon】 Du Canglang went to visit an otherworldly being, proposing the idea of wanting to become an apprentice. As a result, guess what? He was directly humiliated by the otherworldly being's disciple, who claimed he had no talent and would never be able to enter their threshold in this life."
"No way, Du Canglang is at least a great expert in the Bone Changing Realm, and he didn't even have any face?"
"Low profile, low profile. During this period, more than just Du Canglang went to seek apprenticeship; other long-famous martial arts experts have basically moved out, but so far, no one has succeeded."
"It's really strange. Could it be that these otherworldly beings don't accept apprentices? Are they not afraid that their inheritance will be cut off?"
"It's not that they don't accept apprentices; there must be an extremely strict examination."
Many people in the teahouse discussed.
Fang Yi listened to all this and pondered in his heart.
He suddenly remembered the words spoken by the mysterious old Daoist earlier.
People on the four paths have exceptionally special ways of accepting apprentices.
If there is no talent, it is difficult to enter the door for a lifetime.
If there is talent, even if separated by mountains and seas, they will be found in advance and accepted as disciples.
"So my idea of seeking apprenticeship is also going to fall through?"
He frowned, feeling a bit irritable in his heart. After continuing to listen for a moment, he checked out and left directly.
"Stop, who let you practice medicine here?"
Just as he walked out of the teahouse, suddenly, a group of gang disciples ran over rapidly, each looking fierce, broad-shouldered and round-waisted, surrounding Fang Yi and shouting.
"What do you mean?"
Fang Yi stopped immediately.
"What do you mean?"
A thin-faced man in the lead, with a cold gaze, walked over first and said, "Do you have a medical practice permit?"
"Medical practice permit?"
Fang Yi frowned.
"In the territory of my Siping Gang, if you want to eat this meal, you must get the consent of my Siping Gang. Without the consent of my Siping Gang, you dare to practice medicine here?"
The thin man's expression was cold, and he shouted sternly.
People on the street discussed and immediately retreated backward.
Siping Gang!
The biggest local snake in this supply point, with many saber-wielders, huge power, and almost mastering all kinds of industries.
Anyone who wants to make a living cannot leave them.
This little doctor is going to be in big trouble.
Fang Yi understood immediately and said calmly, "Then what do you want to do?"
He felt irritable in his heart; he originally had nowhere to vent his anger, and someone who didn't know life or death had actively come to his door.
"What to do? If everyone was like you, daring to trample on the rules of my Siping Gang at will, then how could my Siping Gang stay here?"
The thin man's tone was cold, and he shouted, "Today, I will break your four limbs to warn others!"
Whoosh!
He struck like a gale, his claws carrying huge power, grabbing fiercely toward Fang Yi's two shoulder blades, the sound roaring.
Tendon-Splitting and Bone-Dislocating Hand!
Once hit, the bone joints will instantly dislocate, the large tendons will twist, and the pain will be unbearable. Those in serious condition will even be completely paralyzed and will be difficult to recover from then on.
Bang!
Fang Yi didn't even move, and the thin man suddenly screamed, his two wrist bones fractured, and he flew backward directly, slamming fiercely into the distance, vomiting blood wildly, and fainting.
The crowd on the street was in an uproar.
Everyone widened their eyes, unable to believe it.
Even the other few burly men all shrank their pupils.
"Gu Zhi Shi!"
They shouted in surprise, hurriedly ran toward the thin man, and could no longer care about Fang Yi.
Fang Yi shook his head lightly and turned to leave.
This person was rebounded by his own large tendons, the force penetrating his internal organs; even if he didn't die, he would be half-crippled.
Just as he was about to leave.
"Stop!!"
Suddenly, a powerful aura came from the street behind, accompanied by a vigorous shout.
Boom!
A figure flashed through the heavy crowd with an extremely fast movement technique, carrying a strong airflow, and appeared not far from Fang Yi.
Those few burly men immediately showed joy.
"Hall Master Xiong is here!"
"Hall Master Xiong, look! This person's strength is so strong, he injured Gu Zhi Shi!"
They shouted hurriedly.
Xiong Bai Tong, Hall Master Xiong, a famous expert in the Bone Changing Realm.
In their Siping Gang, he was a true upper-level figure!
"Good strength, good courage!"
This Hall Master Xiong was two meters and twelve centimeters tall, wearing a black robe, with thick limbs, powerful and muscular, his eyes shining brightly, and his voice was like a great bell, deterring people's hearts.
"This friend's strength is profound, I admire you, admire you! Report your name!"
He had seen Fang Yi's rebounding force just now clearly from afar.
To have such methods, he was definitely not an ordinary martial artist!
"Nonsense!"
Fang Yi didn't pay attention to him at all and turned to leave.
"Friend, it's too much to bully people like this in the territory of my Siping Gang."
Hall Master Xiong's expression was gloomy.
He had already given the opponent a step down, but the opponent still didn't want to be sensible?
Seeing that Fang Yi was still about to leave, cold light shot from Hall Master Xiong's eyes. He no longer hesitated, leaped out in one step, like teleportation. Boom, the airflow around his body exploded, blood energy surged, and a large hand, like a dragon's claw, grabbed fiercely toward the back of the opponent's head.
He didn't believe that the opponent was young and had a higher cultivation than him.
He had practiced this Dragon Claw Skill for at least a dozen years.
However, Fang Yi didn't even look at him. With a casual wave, Hall Master Xiong's violent and terrifying grab suddenly changed direction rapidly. It was originally grabbing toward Fang Yi, but it actually turned sharply and went directly toward his own face.
"Not good!"
Hall Master Xiong widened his eyes.
Puchi!
His entire forehead exploded on the spot, red and white flying everywhere.
The corpse swayed and fell backward toward the sky.
He was actually grabbed to death by his own Dragon Claw Hand!
Even after death, he couldn't believe it.
Little did he know that this was Fang Yi's 【Borrowing Force to Strike Force】. He practiced 【Yin Yang Grinding Hand】, and his attainments in Yin Yang transformation and borrowing force had reached the realm of perfection.
Just now, with a casual wave, the opponent's force trajectory and force size were all changed by him. As the saying goes, 【Using the opponent's way to treat the opponent's body】 is exactly this.
The crowd was horrified.
That group of Siping Gang members was even more terrified, hurriedly turning and fleeing.
Fang Yi didn't stay for a moment either, his body flashed, and he disappeared.
"Terrible, terrible, who was that person just now? Such terrifying strength!"
"This is a pure martial arts expert. This move is wonderful to the peak, powerful, truly powerful!"
"What a move of borrowing force to use force!"
"I knew this supply point was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers; now it seems it's really true!"
"Today, the Siping Gang has kicked an iron plate."
In the distance.
Fang Yi had just appeared in another direction when he suddenly frowned and said calmly, "You've been following for so long, what do you want to do? Why not show yourself and talk?"
Behind him, it was empty.
But suddenly, a figure leaped out and landed not far behind him.
"Powerful, truly powerful!"
The person who came was a middle-aged man in white, handsome in appearance, with a smile on his face, clapping his hands, gentle and elegant. His own aura was ethereal and hazy, and he actually had the cultivation of the Gold Bone Realm.
"Who are you?"
Fang Yi turned and said.
"I am Jin Bu Huan."
The middle-aged man smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "I accidentally saw you strike in the restaurant just now, and I was curious, so I followed secretly. I didn't expect to be discovered so quickly. Looking at your face, it seems you just arrived not long ago, right?"
"Not bad, what do you want?"
Fang Yi said.
"Do you know that a secret small meeting of martial arts experts is about to be held recently? I wonder if you are interested?"
Jin Bu Huan's eyes flashed slightly.
"Secret small meeting?"
Fang Yi's expression moved.
"Not bad, this secret small meeting is not invited unless you are a true powerhouse. I see that your face is strange and your strength is so strong, it seems you haven't been invited, right?"
Jin Bu Huan smiled slightly and said, "If you are willing, I can give you the relevant token!"
"Did you organize this secret small meeting?"
Fang Yi frowned and sized up the opponent.
A mere Gold Bone Realm expert was not enough to make him feel moved.
Even if a secret small meeting was formed, it would definitely be all Bone Changing Realm figures, which would be of no help to him.
"No, someone else organized the small meeting, and I'm just running errands. There are about seven or eight errand runners like me, and the purpose is to recruit experts to participate in the small meeting."
Jin Bu Huan smiled slightly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you seem to be a powerhouse in the Tendon Changing Realm, right? Our small meeting has things you are interested in."
"Oh?"
Fang Yi's expression tightened.
There are actually Tendon Changing Pills?
"When will it be held?"
Fang Yi said.
"Five days later, at midnight, in the bamboo forest to the west."
Jin Bu Huan smiled, took out a token from his body, and laughed, "By the way, may I ask your name?"
"Huang Yaoshi."
Fang Yi responded.
Jin Bu Huan immediately carved down the name, took out a booklet, registered it as well, threw the token to Fang Yi, and laughed, "In that case, I'll wait for your arrival in five days!"
He turned and left, disappearing.
Fang Yi held the token and examined it carefully.
The token felt cold to the touch, pitch black in color, as if cast from cold iron, and the material was extraordinary.
"Secret small meeting, I hope you don't let me down!"
Time passed quickly.
Five days passed in a flash.
Fang Yi changed into a light yellow robe, his expression calm, and appeared silently in the bamboo forest area on the west side of the supply point. He could see the mist swirling ahead from afar.
He was not in a hurry to go in, but watched secretly.
He saw figures in black robes and masks flashing past from all directions from time to time, drilling inside.
The opponent could establish a small meeting in this area temporarily taken over by the 【God Seekers】, so it definitely couldn't be hidden from that group of 【God Seekers】.
Perhaps the one organizing the small meeting in secret was some god seeker.
Fang Yi pondered for a moment, also put on a mask, and walked over immediately.
The night wind blew, the bamboo forest rustled, making a strange sound.
Inside the forest, there were many figures, all wearing masks, some talking to each other, some waiting silently, as if they had participated in this kind of small meeting more than once.
And through their chatting, Fang Yi soon learned that the one organizing this small meeting was actually not a human, but an existence in the mist.
And these people were mostly outsiders, who had rushed over from other cities nearby.
This made him feel surprised in his heart.
"An existence in the mist?"
This gave him a feeling of being unbelievable.
For a long time, existences in the mist rarely came out head-on.
"Eh, it's you, you are actually here too?"
Suddenly, a familiar surprised voice came from beside him. A figure wearing a white mask appeared in front of Fang Yi, looking at Fang Yi with bright eyes.
Fang Yi frowned, his voice hoarse, "Who are you?"
"Brother, we met again, you don't have an impression so quickly?"
That figure revealed a smile and said, "Remember last time in the Mist Market, you and I had a sparring match, did you forget?"
Jiang Wushang!
An expert on the seeking immortality path!
Fang Yi's heart tightened, and he reacted immediately.
"You are actually here too?"
"Passing through this place, I stayed specifically. The opportunity here also has a connection with me."
Jiang Wushang revealed a smile and said, "You don't have to be nervous. Any person I have looked at once, no matter how they disguise themselves, can be seen through by me at a glance in the crowd. This is a characteristic of my sect's inheritance!"
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