One Step to the Sky and One Step to the Abyss

Buzz~

The long sword in the air buzzed, and the sharp sword qi rained down on Qin Huai’s body like a storm.

Bang bang bang bang…

Sparks flew from Qin Huai’s body, and his long robe was torn. The next moment, five-colored poisonous mist shot out, revealing the armor underneath.

“Zhang Dagen, you’re courting death!”

A figure flashed out from afar and struck Zhang Dagen with his palm.

Zhang Dagen, who was in mid-air, sneered. His body spun in mid-air, borrowing the force of the attack to retreat into the distance.

Several people beside him shared Li Zeshi’s attack. The four ninth refinement experts retreated several steps before they managed to stop their decline.

Li Zeshi shielded Qin Huai and Li Buhu behind him. “Are you alright, Son-in-law? ”

“I’m fine.” Qin Huai looked at Zhang Dagen, who was standing not far away.

“It’s just a misunderstanding.” Zhang Dagen got up from the ground nonchalantly. “I didn’t see it clearly just now. I thought Qin Huai was being pressed down by this Sacred Heart disciple, so I quickly made a move. Who would have thought that I would have cut down the wrong person?”

He had an arrogant look on his face, as if he had nothing to fear.

“Will anyone believe your nonsense?” Li Zeshi snorted coldly.

“As long as the family head… No, it’s good that the sect master believes it.” Zhang Dagen grinned at Qin Huai shamelessly. His so-called slip of the tongue was more like a blatant threat.

“You!” Li Zeshi was so angry that his chest heaved up and down violently. His fists were clenched tightly and trembled continuously.

However, there was a huge gap between the strength of the Zhang and Li families, so He did not dare to kill Zhang Dagen with his bone pattern realm battle prowess.

“Zhang Dagen?” Qin Huai stared at the man’s face.

“Let’s go. We’ve already come this far, but we still haven’t caught any fish. Perhaps the county governor’s mansion has no backup plans,” Qin Huai said.

Although he knew that the Zhang family would definitely try to sabotage him, he didn’t expect that a lunatic like Zhang Dagen would dare to attack him so openly.

With something like Zhang Dagen’s protection, if the people from the county governor’s mansion really attacked, there was a high chance that they would betray him.

Besides, he had already found out that his master and the others were safe and sound, so this trip was not in vain.

As for Luo Ya and the others, it was just as Liu Huo had said before he died. It was as difficult as ascending to the heavens to find three ordinary people in the vast Ling River and its surroundings.

“If I want to find them, I can’t do it alone,” Qin Huai muttered to himself.

Perhaps he needed to borrow the power of the entire Li family or even the Nine Dragons sect. It was a pity that he was in a bad situation in the sect, and Zhang Dagen was a miniature version of it.

Qin Huai needed to be strong enough to help his wife become a leader, or he needed to have the ability to control the entire Nine Dragons sect… This matter had to be considered carefully.

Qin Huai walked forward as if the attack had never happened. As if nothing had happened, he searched the corpses for money and kept it with him.

Banknotes, gold, silver, jewelry, jade pendants, and emeralds… Qin Huai still remembered that strange secret manual. That was the most important thing.

Unfortunately, Qin Huai did not manage to find anything from these people. He only found forty thousand silver notes and eight thousand silver pieces.

The first 40,000 taels belonged to Liu Huo alone, while the remaining 8,000 taels belonged to the remaining 300 to 400 corpses. Such a shocking difference made Qin Huai sigh at the Sacred Heart sect’s ruthlessness in exploiting the lower class. It was truly astounding.

“That’s right. It seems like the county governor has no backup plan,” Zhang Dagen pouted and followed behind Qin Huai and the others.

He looked at Qin Huai’s calm expression as if nothing had happened, and the killing intent in his heart intensified. If this child continued to live peacefully, it would definitely cause an immeasurable change to the Zhang family’s great cause!

“Fourth Uncle, that Zhang Dagen seems to be different from the other Nine Refinements.” On the way, Qin Huai asked about Zhang Dagen’s background.

That fellow’s sword was very heavy and extremely lethal. When he activated the colossal blood dragon form, his strength was comparable to a nine refinement martial artist. In addition to the forbidden technique, the dragon would still be at a disadvantage.

Li Zeshi said, “Every ninth refinement martial artist is different. The ninth level of the blood refinement realm is the last minor realm that leads to the bone pattern realm. If you want to reach it, you need to fulfill three conditions.

“First, you must accumulate enough vitality. Second, the blood refinement chapter of the long breath technique must be cultivated to perfection.

“Third, you have to comprehend force. In other words, you have to engrave the phenomenon produced by the cultivation technique in your dantian onto your bones, allowing your body to resonate with the cultivation technique.”

Qin Huai listened to Li Zeshi’s explanation and nodded repeatedly.

“The first condition is actually very simple. After nine stable transformations, one will be qualified. Almost everyone can do it.

“Of course, there are exceptions like Wu Zian, who was killed in the slums that day. He failed to break through to the bone pattern realm, and his vital qi was greatly injured. He fell to the eighth refinement, and his qi and blood plummeted. Even if he rushed back to the ninth refinement, it would still be insufficient. He needs great medicine to replenish his blood.”

Qin Huai listened attentively to the risks of the bone pattern realm.

Once they failed, it would be a big deal for them to fall. However, it was not easy for ordinary people to replenish their hard-earned ten points of qi and blood. Who knew how many spirit pills they would have to eat to make up for it?

One step to the sky and one step to the abyss were vividly displayed in the bone pattern realm.

Li Zeshi said regretfully, “Wu Zian is considered lucky. If his bones are not able to withstand the pressure, there will be many people who will die from broken bones.

“There are two remaining conditions. For those with better cultivation talent, they will first cultivate their cultivation techniques to perfection. There are also some who have good comprehension abilities and strong bodies. They will finish the matter of the tattoo bones first.”