The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

Night fell.

Seven or eight black birds perched on the slender, sprouting branches. Strangely, each bird was looking in a different direction, as if they were on guard duty, much like humans.

ground.

A dark shadow moved stealthily through the shadows at an extremely fast speed.

There were no traces on the ground.

The shadowy figure had a clear destination. It followed the shadows, passing through two abandoned courtyards before finally stopping in front of a pile of ruins.

This used to be the ancestral hall of the Xu family, but it has long been demolished.

Zuo Qi landed and walked through the ruins, opening his Heavenly Eye to observe everything around him.

Suddenly, he stopped walking, pried open a blue brick, and saw a yellowish-green package in a clean little pit.

Without lingering, Zuo Qi quickly withdrew, restoring everything to its original state as much as possible before leaving.

Even the footprints left on the ruins were buried by collecting loose soil.

……

A moment later, I returned home.

He Xiao came forward and, seeing Zuo Qi nod, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was always worried that Zuo Qi would encounter that mysterious organization.

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not occur.

The package contained three items: a jade book and two jade stones that appeared to be sealing flames.

[The Stone in Fire, a strange stone that has been burned by a strange fire—meteor fire—for thousands of years, its flames now imbued with a wisp of meteor fire.]

Zuo Qi was overjoyed when he saw the jade book.

Place it close to the center of your forehead.

The jade book actually records a secret technique at the Earth Scripture level - the Fire Absorption Technique!

It can absorb different kinds of fire into its body, nourish the different kinds of fire with its own fire energy, and temper its own fire energy with different kinds of fire, thus accelerating the cultivation speed of the fundamental fire-attribute techniques, strengthening the offensive means of fire-attribute martial arts, and even, at critical moments, directly expelling the different kinds of fire from its body.

What a wonderful gift!

That's truly a generous gift.

It combines combat and cultivation, but the cultivation threshold is very high (requiring a seed of a different kind of fire and a body that can contain the different kind of fire).

The secret method involves the introduction, cultivation, and growth of a seed of a different kind of fire into the body. With practice, one can continuously integrate different kinds of fire and cultivate a unique different kind of fire of one's own.

Unfortunately, the secret method is incomplete, only the two fire paths are available, meaning that a maximum of two different fires can be fused within the body.

It is estimated that the mysterious organization will contact Xu Yi in the future to complete the secret technique and reach some cooperation.

"The value of the blessing bestowed by Xin Zhongxin is far greater than I imagined. Both the Mysterious Lotus of Unblocking Meridians and this Fire Absorption Technique are rare treasures, but they require one to strive for them. This is not as easy as the blessing bestowed by Ming Shu with a wisp of wind."

Zuo Qi thought to himself.

Chinese New Year is naturally a happy occasion.

The Lin family was filled with joy and harmony. Lin Yujun even went so far as to invite a theatrical troupe to perform a grand opera about a sword immortal slaying a dragon for everyone.

The character in this play is based on the real-life figure Murong Qiong.

The family has a long-standing tradition of distributing porridge during the Lunar New Year.

Because of Sun Bao, Lin Yuchan was assigned to Nankou Bay this year.

The people naturally praised him. Sun Bao had grown up in the village since childhood and knew which families were poor and which were rich.

When Zuo Qi returned home that evening, Sun Bao brought him "good news".

The people of Nankou Bay put on a grand show called "Catching the Dragon at the River Estuary" for Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi stared in disbelief and sternly ordered Sun Bao to tell the people of Nankou Bay to stop and not to go out and perform for others.

He was too busy keeping a low profile to ask the people to spontaneously stage a play. When this got to the ears of some people with ulterior motives, they were truly at a loss for words.

Sun Bao's lips moved, and he hesitated before saying, "I performed outside a few days ago."

Zuo Qi: ...

"Then go back and tell the clan elders not to go out, or don't blame me for turning my back on them."

Sun Bao dared not delay and went outside the city the next day.

……

The Lu family.

Lu Xun listened to Lin Yuchan's words, seemingly lost in thought.

The death of Wang Zheng of the Wang family was unexpectedly related to the officers of the City Guard.

"How much do you know about Qin Chen's identity?"

Lin Yuchan shook her head slightly, "It's very mysterious, but it seems to have quite a background. It came to Fushan City to gain prestige."

"The capital?" Lu Xun shook his head slightly. "Those people in the capital know the city magistrate's temper; even juniors who come to gain experience wouldn't come here..."

In Da Yue, sending someone down to a lower-level post for a period of study is not foolproof. The governors and prefects of various cities vary in strength, and some, like Murong Qiong, can suppress a powerful family in a region. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to gain experience under such a person.

Weak as the garrison commander of Shouzhou, they are ridden and humiliated by local powerful families. It is easy to gain prestige in such a place, but if you offend those families and your background is not strong enough, they can really kill you there.

"The Wang family isn't stupid; they'll definitely report this to the city magistrate's office. The city magistrate will find out their background with a simple investigation."

Lu Xun said with a smile.

Regardless of the outcome, he was at least certain that he could gain a significant favor from the Wang family.

If handled well, it can even make some people uncomfortable, such as Ji Fang of the City Guard.

Lin Yuchan knew that Lu Xun had a plan, so she didn't say anything more.

"Was this also investigated by that Zuo Qi?"

Lin Yuchan nodded with a smile, "Wang Zheng had met him once and had some unpleasantness with him. Fearing that someone would hold a grudge, he secretly investigated him."

Lu Xun's smile faded slightly. "Still clinging to it? That Liu Chong's son died, and he still won't give up?"

Lin Yuchan remained silent.

Lu Xun paused, then asked, "What is Zuo Qi's current cultivation level?"

"I asked her a few days ago, and she has successfully broken through to the third level of training."

"A pillar of society indeed!"

There seems to be a hidden meaning in his words.

……

in the city.

Xu You stood at the bow of the boat and asked, "Do you think Murong Qiong has returned yet?"

Judging from her tone, she had been waiting for Murong Qiong to return, and the demon's nest in Baoyue Lake was left for Murong Qiong.

She knew Murong Qiong well, and given his domineering nature, he would naturally not allow such a time bomb to appear under her nose.

Of course, their target was not Murong Qiong.

"Miss, do you think Murong Qiong might have noticed anything?"

Xu You frowned, not mentioning the matter further, but instead asked, "Pei Hanhai is about to enter the Yuan Tai stage, how are the preparations going with the Fengmai people?"

"I heard that the happy Sect has been notified and Pu Jin will make a move. He also has a life bone, although its grade may not be as high as Pei Hanhai's. However, with our people poisoning him first, plus Pu Jin's Xi Sect secret techniques, we have a 70% chance of killing him."

……

Lin.

"Greetings, Miss Yu Chan."

A young man in blue robes carrying a long sword stood in front of Lin Yuchan, his hands clasped in a fist salute.

"Senior Brother Yan is here."

Accompanied by Zhang Chunfang, Lin Yuchan spoke with her senior brother Luwan through a screen.

"A sword slave demon has appeared in Yangcheng, Fengzhou. My fellow disciples and I are planning to go there to take a look. Junior Sister Lu knows about this and has entrusted us to deliver some things."

"Sister Wan is so thoughtful."

After Senior Brother Yan left, Lin Yuchan opened the jade box he had left behind.

Inside, there were about a dozen yellow jade artifacts of varying sizes, each used to seal the essence of demons.

The essences are all from the headless demons in the prefectural city: two fourth-level essences and thirty third-level demon essences.

They're really generous.

Lin Yuchan thought to herself.

"Have Zuo Qi come over tonight; there are some things I need to give him."

Last time, Lu Xun said that Zuo Qi's foundation was still shallow and he had no outstanding achievements, so there was no hope of promotion for the time being. After Lu Xun asked about his cultivation level, she guessed that Lu Xun would give Zuo Qi some resources to make up for it.

……

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The light rain kept falling.

Zuo Qi silently circulated his internal energy in the room, his Qi and blood flowing freely within his body, and a surge of powerful energy erupting from within him.

The room was filled with mist, making Zuo Qi appear and disappear.

Suddenly, the afterimage of a headless demon appeared in the clouds, only to be quickly swallowed up by them.

for a long time.

All noise in the quiet room disappeared.

Zuo Qi opened his eyes, his body overflowing with qi and blood, flowing through his body like clouds and mist.

There were 116 densely packed lines!

The fourth training session is about to begin!

Rejoice!