Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 10 Buying the murderer
Time flies, autumn harvest and winter storage.

In the blink of an eye, another season of auspicious snow and a good harvest has arrived.

The roofs of every household in Fengqing Town were covered with thick snow, leaving only the black chimney of the kitchen standing, with curling smoke and emitting hot white steam.

Hu Xiaode, carrying half a roasted chicken and two pots of rice wine hanging from a rope, was drunk with a flushed face and blurry eyes. He staggered out of the door of a two-story house and a courtyard, turning around and shouting:

"Alright, alright! Chunhong, don't send me off. I can go back by myself. Don't worry about it! Alright, alright! It's freezing outside. Go back! Go back!"

Hu Xiaode glanced at his sweetheart, turned his head, his eyes full of pity, and couldn't help grinning. Her beautiful figure filled his mind, and he couldn't help but fantasize:
"After the last winter, I'll have my master propose marriage, and I'll take her home in the spring!"

While thinking about this, I stepped on the snow, humming a little tune with a smile, and went in different depths and shallows.

After a while, the door opened and a woman with a beautiful head, winding black hair, thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes stepped out. She looked pretty and must be the Chunhong that Hu Xiaode mentioned.

Chunhong stretched her neck and looked around, but couldn't see Hu Xiaode. Then she revealed her graceful figure, quietly closed the door, opened a green oil-skin umbrella, and went out in the wind and snow.

Song family.

Song Changning took a breath, got out of bed, put on his inner lining, walked to the table, picked up a emerald teapot inlaid with gold thread, poured a cup of water, and drank it in one gulp.

I turned around and saw the woman's white butt on the bed, lazily raised.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound!
"What are you doing?! Disgusting!"

The woman was frightened, like a frightened little rabbit, and she curled up in the soft quilt, leaving only a pair of resentful beautiful eyes exposed, staring at the dissolute and handsome man in front of her.

Song Changning laughed heartily and said, "Little slut, that guy surnamed Hu couldn't satisfy you. Are you full today?"

"Song Lang, I've already given my body to you. Why are you saying all this nonsense? That guy surnamed Hu makes me want to vomit when I see him. How could I possibly let him touch my body? If it weren't for you, why would I get involved with him?"

The woman was annoyed and pulled back the quilt, revealing her face. Her eyelashes were filled with tears, and it was Chunhong.

She looked unhappy and muttered,
"Song Lang, I've said everything I need to say and done everything I need to do. When will you marry me?"

"almost!"

Song Changning put on a gold-stamped royal blue fleece coat, glanced out the window, and smiled coldly.
"When I destroy the Xu family, that will be the day I marry you!"

After saying this, he spread out his sleeves, tugged at his collar, and strode out of the room with his head held high.

The Song family's parents died early, and the family was originally poor. Song Changning was the second child in the Song family. However, because the eldest sister married into the Ding family, the Song family became prosperous and unstoppable.

Now that the eldest sister has gone to the Ding family, Song Changning has the final say in the Song family.

He was not old, not even thirty years old, and was quite handsome, but he was a playboy. He already had many wives and concubines at home, and Chunhong was just one of his mistresses outside.

Now he got the news from Chunhong. After feeding the beauty, he took a sable hat and put it on. Then he went out in the snow and got on the carriage.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of a restaurant in the town. Song Changning stuck his head out, looked around, lowered his hat with one hand, and quickly went upstairs with a guard.

The private room upstairs was empty, with only a middle-aged man sitting there in a ochre fur robe, his brows filled with sorrow and sadness.

He raised his eyebrows and saw Song Changning. He forced a smile and hurried over to greet him.

"Brother Song!"

Song Changning patted his shoulder and said, "Pengcheng, let's talk inside."

The two of them entered the private room and sat down. Song Changning tilted his head and winked outside. The guard understood, took off his sword and went to guard the stairs.

Song Changning just spoke up: "Pengcheng, I've sent people to verify it. You're right. The Xu family did open a business in Lingxiupu and built a cargo yard. Not only that, I also heard from others that they also set up a business in Dongke Town."

"Your old man is really blinded by greed. He doesn't believe his own relatives, but insists on believing that outsider. He doesn't even look at the Xu family's father and son. Each one is more vicious than the other. How can they be good people?"

"Brother Song, you don't know, my horse ranch was perfectly fine, but my family gave it to that old man Xu without a single word. I really don't understand, my father is really getting old and confused!"

"You have to help me think of a solution. After all, our two families are relatives, so you should be the master of Fengqing Town. What's the big deal about the Xu family coming out of nowhere?"

The middle-aged ochre man was naturally Wang Mingru's eldest son, Wang Pengcheng. Seeing how anxious he looked, he was at a loss and didn't know who to look for.

As the saying goes, when one is desperate, one will try any possible means.

"Don't panic, my dear brother. I know the situation clearly."

Song Changning comforted her and then whispered,

"I have already spent a fortune to invite two powerful monks from the Lin family in Jinguang Town in the north. I believe they will arrive in the town in less than a month."

Wang Pengcheng's face changed, and he quickly lowered his voice and said, "What are your plans, Brother Song? Don't damage the relationship between our two families!"

"Of course. Don't worry, I will take care of things as far as your family is concerned. The Xu family travels from Dongke Town to Fengqing Town via Huaishan every month. I will not take action on your territory." Song Changning sneered, and his smile seemed a little ferocious.

Wang Pengcheng hesitated and asked, "Brother Song, are you planning to take action on Huaishan Road?"

"That's right!" Song Changning sneered. "His family doesn't like escorting, so it's not uncommon for them to be robbed. I'll arrange for my escort leader to lead a dozen people, and cooperate with two great cultivators to ambush halfway, pretending to be robbers. Without anyone noticing, we'll take Xu Boyang's head!"

"This way, even if your father investigates later, he won't find anything."

"Pengcheng, I'm doing this to preserve the relationship between our two families. Otherwise, why would I bother with so much trouble? What you need to do now is to find me the route for his escort and keep me informed of his movements. Otherwise, the section between Fengqing and Dongke is separated by Huaishan Mountain, which is a vast wilderness. It would be too much trouble to find someone and would be a waste of time."

"We just need to find his time and ambush him in advance, and we won't have to worry about not being able to kill him!"

Wang Pengcheng swallowed his saliva and nodded, saying, "This isn't difficult. The escort, Tan Wenli, is someone my father planted in the Xu family escort agency. I've also seen the escort map at home. I'll bring it to you by tomorrow."

"Ah."

Song Changning nodded in satisfaction, "As long as we kill this kid, that old man is just a cripple, it will be easy to catch him!"

After that, he grabbed Wang Pengcheng's arm and said,
"Pengcheng, after this, listen to me. Get your two brothers together and force the emperor to abdicate. It would be best if you could find your brother-in-law and ask him to take over the position of Patriarch of the Wang Family. Your father is old, and we can't let him mess around any more. Otherwise, if he keeps doing this, Fengqing Town might just be taken over by the Xu family!"

Wang Pengcheng said, "Brother Song, I understand what you mean. Our families are both under the wing of the Immortal Family. How can we have the right to make decisions based on the outsiders' opinions? We only need to destroy the Xu family. Fengqing Town will still be ruled by our two families from now on."

"That's natural."

Song Changning looked out the window, gazing at the densely packed rooftops and the bustling streets. His face twitched, his eyes gradually grew gloomy, and he angrily said:

"It's also because my brother-in-law went to Sishui and hasn't returned yet. Otherwise, why would we have wasted all that money? If he had just used his magic, that Xu guy would have been killed on the spot!"

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Fengqing Chamber of Commerce, on the outskirts of Dongke Town.

A large house in a village at the foot of the mountain was divided into two courtyards. The front courtyard housed a meeting hall, warehouse, stables, martial arts training ground, equipment room, kitchen, and dormitories, all neatly arranged. Dozens of people were busy working, some moving goods, some leading horses, some practicing swordplay, all bustling about.

There are four small courtyards in the backyard, with a pond in the middle courtyard, stacked pavilions, and decorated with flowers, plants and trees.

Xu Boyang sat cross-legged in a small courtyard, with his hands clasped together, his eyes closed and concentrated, his lips moving as softly as a mosquito's whisper.

In the air around his body, a light green aura could be seen gathering with the naked eye. Countless lines of green air were floating up and down around him, continuously flowing into his mouth, nose, and limbs.

Every moment, his hands would change the gestures, sometimes raising, sometimes opening and closing, sometimes pointing, sometimes pinching in the air, and he did this twelve times before gradually coming to a standstill.

Suddenly, he exhaled a breath of green air and opened his eyes. His pupils were clear and transparent, as if there was lacquer in them, black and shiny.

"Finally... the fourth level of Condensation!"

Xu Boyang's heart was pounding, his chest heaving. He stood up, feeling his limbs light and as if he had endless energy. He raised his head and could see the insects crawling and wriggling in the flowers, and hear the martial artists in the outer courtyard chatting and laughing.

He walked to the edge of the pond and lifted up a huge rock piled on the edge of the pond with one hand.

Putting down the boulder, he tapped his feet and leaped six or seven feet away, landing silently.

"I'm afraid this is the limit of human power."

Xu Boyang pondered silently.

After nearly two years of hard training, Xu Boyang finally completed the "Essence-filled Realm" of the Condensation Period. Of course, this was inseparable from his efforts in dealing with the Ziyi, Fei, and Wang families.

The market price of the Soul-Nourishing Pill used for cultivating the Essence-Man Realm is only about two spirit stones. Only one pill needs to be taken every month to meet the needs of cultivation. Over the past year or so, only more than forty pills have been consumed.

Xu Boyang still has more than 230 spirit stones on him.

I have to thank that girl in purple for this.

The pills she provided were of various kinds, even those that were not on the Ding family's list.

In the past two years, Xu Boyang has worked diligently and served her wholeheartedly.

She has achieved a lot in the past two years.

Mutual benefit and win-win cooperation have been fully demonstrated in the two years of cooperation between the two of them.

The most important thing is that she actually gave herself a book about the efficacy and usage of elixirs.

"Shao Yuan's Alchemy Cauldron Notes"

This book covers the usage and efficacy of various elixirs below the [Huangting Period], as well as the toxicity produced by the elixirs, and records in detail how to deal with and resolve them.

For example, this nourishing spirit pill must be taken under the scorching sun at noon when the Yang energy is at its strongest. The pill should be held under the tongue, and the body should be lubricated while the twelve levels of the mysterious skill should be silently practiced to expel the foul air from the body. Only then can the medicinal effect be maximized.

Under the scorching sun, the poisonous gas was exhaled along with the foul air from the mouth and dissipated into nothingness.

In the past two years, he has reached the fourth level of Condensation. This speed is probably comparable to that of aristocratic families.

Xu Boyang was deeply moved by this.

"We've been working closely together for the past two years. Even though I don't know her name yet, I think we can be considered friends!"

"It's just that my speed seems very fast. According to that sutra, without any external help, it would take at least twenty years or even longer for an average person to complete the Condensation Stage. How come I have only been practicing for one year and ten months and have already completed the 'Essence-filled Realm' and entered the fourth level of the Condensation Stage?"

"Could it be the elixir? But the elixirs I took were all ordinary elixirs. Could it be Taoism?"

Xu Boyang was at a loss when he thought of this, so he returned to the cushion and took out the "Shao Yuan Dan Ding Notes" to carefully read the usage and effects of the "Qi Gathering Pill" and related precautions.

After the "Essence-filled State" of the Condensation Period, one reaches the "Qi-sufficient State". The biggest hurdle in this state is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is best to find a place with rich spiritual energy, such as majestic mountains, large lakes, swamps, deserts, etc.

The main function of the "Qi Gathering Pill" is to increase the rate at which one absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

But no matter what kind of spiritual energy is absorbed, there will be corresponding toxicity. If you absorb the wind and snow in the mountains in winter, cold poison will accumulate in your body, and you will need a pill of [Lihuo] to refine it into a detoxifying pill to detoxify it.

He read it for nearly two hours, turning it over and over again. When he put the book down, he couldn't help but sigh:

"I don't know who the author of this book is, but what he wrote is so detailed and detailed that it is absolutely exquisite. I'm afraid he must be one of the best alchemy masters of our time."

After putting the book away, I suddenly remembered something.
"Yes, now that I have entered the 'Qi Sufficient Realm' and can already control Qi, I should be able to practice the minor Taoist techniques."

Before, Xu Boyang didn't know the key, and he spent two hours every day practicing the "Breath-Containing Technique", but there was no progress and he couldn't make any progress.

After careful and repeated study, I realized that all these spells require magic power without exception.

The source of mana is spiritual energy.

Without spiritual energy in the body, there is no spiritual power. Without spiritual power, how can there be any magic power?

Now that you have thought of it, why not give it a try.

Xu Boyang sat cross-legged again and began to read the magic techniques in "Tianhao Daoqi Changshuo Jingzhu" in his mind.

"I'd better practice the "Breath Containment Technique" first. After all, I've practiced it for so long, and I'm most proficient in this technique."

He practiced cross-legged for two hours in silence, then suddenly opened his eyes and said in surprise:
"Did you learn it?"

He stood up and felt himself, and could clearly feel his breath like the tide, in and out.

With a change of mind, his aura was like the receding tide, withdrawn in an instant and disappeared without a trace.

Xu Boyang was both surprised and delighted. He didn't expect that after stepping into the fourth level of Ning Yuan, everything would come so naturally.

This is probably the result of long-term accumulation.

"The art of teleportation?"

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"Invisibility?"

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"Golden Armor Technique?"

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(End of this chapter)