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

When Zuo Qi had some free time, he took out the Fire Jade he had obtained from the Xu family's ancestral home and placed it on his chest.

Sit cross-legged, look inward with your third eye, and guide the Qi and blood of the Jade Pavilion along the fire within the jade.

Meteor fire is a cold fire. After about fifteen minutes, the blood and qi will feel cold first, but then it will be burned to ashes from the center.

This process involves the fire entering the body and taming it through the art of fire absorption, constantly adjusting one's own qi and blood to familiarize them with the unusual fire, and then introducing it into the body's orifices.

For more than a month, Zuo Qi's blood and energy have been able to withstand the heat without ceasing.

The requirements for fire entering the body have been met.

He holds the jade in fire with both hands.

Zuo Qi constantly adjusted the speed of his blood and qi circulation, sometimes slowing it down, sometimes surging it, sometimes enveloping it, and sometimes penetrating it, allowing the raging meteor fire and cold fire to gradually become familiar with his blood and qi frequency, meridian trajectory, and body acupoint aura.

His skin flickered between light and shadow, with cold white light and crimson flames flashing alternately. The temperature inside the room changed drastically, like a world of ice and fire.

The breath he exhaled from his mouth and nose was first like frost, then like raging flames, and finally turned into a wisp of bluish-white cold flame that lingered and did not dissipate.

at last……

boom!

The meteorite fire and the cold fire flowed through his meridians, blood, and body orifices, all entering his body, like a swallow returning to its nest, steadily settling within his chest and body orifices.

One can clearly feel that there is a flickering, uncertain flame in the body's orifices, like a meteorite flame that is about to be extinguished at any moment.

As soon as it appeared, it began to greedily devour the blood and qi in the body. As strands of blood and qi flowed in, the flames gradually rose.

Feeling the drop in blood and qi within his body, Zuo Qi frowned.

Although the Fire Absorption Technique is good, nurturing fire consumes the root of Qi and blood. Once a strand is consumed, it is permanently lost, just like body tempering.

This is not good.

Forget it, I'll wait until I have clues about the demon's lair and enough demon essence before slowly raising the fire.

……

Zhenyuan Prefecture.

Liu Chong's face was gloomy.

Qu Baihu sat opposite him and poured a glass of wine.

"Old Liu, let's stop here. I have men under Liu Haofeng. Although Liu Haofeng was in the city at the time, he had people with him."

Liu Chong gave a half-smile, "Old Qu, do you know how much I've spent these past few days?"

Before Qu Baihu could speak, the man held up two fingers, "Six years of accumulated merit points, a full 37,000 points, just going to go down the drain like this?"

Qu Baihu remained silent.

Liu Chong's regard for Liu Gongming was beyond imagination.

He curried favor with Du Youxin and Qin Chen, all for the sake of breaking through to the fifth level of cultivation, and so that his descendants could stand up and be respected.

He knew he lacked the necessary talent, and that if he were to be lucky enough to complete five training sessions in the future, that would be the pinnacle of his martial arts career.

Now all merits have been exhausted, there is no hope of reaching the fifth level of cultivation, and the most talented offspring has died an unnatural death.

His mental state was somewhat deranged.

"Do you still have anyone to doubt?"

Liu Chong's eyes darkened, and he licked his lips. "I still think it's related to Zuo Qi and Liu Haofeng! I want to interrogate those two myself!"

"Are you insane?! To execute a servant of the government?! What government office will tolerate you after this?"

Liu Chong gave Qu Baihu a cold look. "Old Qu, I don't blame you for not helping, but I hope you won't talk nonsense."

Qu Baihu felt uneasy under his gaze.

……

"It's coming out! It's coming out!"

"Push harder!"

Before even entering Ni Heng's room, Zuo Qi's expression turned extremely strange upon hearing the eerie sounds coming from beside him.

With a creak.

The door opened, and out came He Xiao, his hair covered in black lines.

Zuo Qi pointed with his finger.

"Busy incubating eggs."

He Xiao made a sarcastic remark.

It turned out that the giant snake's egg had hatched, leaving Zuo Qi completely speechless.

Knowing what was inside, Zuo Qi was too lazy to go in. "Have you broken through?"

Upon hearing this, He Xiao smiled and nodded.

Zuo Qi distributed the essence sent from Luwan to Ni Heng and Ni Qi. The two had already accumulated a lot of it before, so breaking through the barrier was just a natural outcome.

"Still haven't you sensed the presence of the life bone?"

When this matter was mentioned, He Xiao's smile faded, a hint of bitterness appeared in his eyes, and he shook his head slightly.

He suspected that he didn't have a life bone at all, otherwise Zuo Qi and He Xiao would have awakened long ago, and he had already cultivated to the third level, yet he still didn't feel anything.

I've searched for many books related to destiny bones during this period, but I haven't found any clues.

The life bone is too mysterious.

"Don't worry, your innate spiritual soul is strong. Perhaps your life bone is related to your spiritual soul. Focus on cultivating until you reach the Forging God stage, and perhaps supernatural powers will arise on their own."

Zuo Qi comforted him.

"During this period of time, we have been on duty at Baoyue Lake. Including what we did before, we have accumulated more than 1,600 merits. In a while, we will take on some duties and accumulate more merits. Perhaps there are treasures in the Six Doors Treasury that can help you awaken your life bone."

He Xiao shook his head slightly, "Even if it were available, a low-ranking official like me couldn't afford to exchange for it. Let's proceed with the original plan and exchange for the Fundamental Law first."

Ni Heng finally emerged from the room, full of vigor. A small, pure black snake was perched on his shoulder. The snake was strangely shaped, with prominent horns and two small horns near its eye sockets. This was not unusual in itself, but the key was that the two horns were forked like deer antlers!

"Brother Qi, help me take a look at General Snake's spirit. Good heavens, it was able to refine two of my life-giving bloods even before it was born. It must be an extraordinary thing."

[Life: 9 | Spirit: 12]

Zuo Qi was also somewhat surprised; this little thing was quite extraordinary.

Beasts usually grow very quickly in their infancy, and this little guy might have enough fighting power before long.

Indeed extraordinary.

……

The next day, the three of them discussed how to resign from their posts guarding Baoyue Lake and do something else.

Unexpectedly, someone sent me a mission.

"Issue the order of the centurion: there are flying sand bandits lurking outside the city. Order Zuo Qi and two others to lead men to suppress them."

The flag officer relaying the order spoke loudly.

The three of them have made great progress recently and are in high spirits, so they naturally accepted the order.

The so-called Flying Sand Bandits were a gang of itinerant thieves who had a stronghold in Fushan and roamed between Fushan City, Shoucheng City, and Jiancheng City. Although their cultivation was not strong, they were extremely good at hiding. Of the nine cities in Taizhou, three were affected by them.

If any江湖人 (jianghu people) eliminate him, the imperial court will offer a reward of ten thousand taels of silver.

The police will eliminate him, and the Six Doors will receive 800 merit points!

This is already close to the merit one could obtain by killing a fourth-level master.

The next day, Zuo Qi went to Ou Ji's restaurant early in the morning.

After forging the halberd for more than three months, Zuo Qi and the newly forged halberd had developed a sufficient tacit understanding. According to Master Ou, the life bond had been formed.

"If you are going out of the city to do business, you should indeed take a weapon with you. This halberd weighs 930 jin, with the left edge like the moon and the right edge like a sword. There are snakes that live on it. All the materials contain evil energy. Let's call it Wusheng. Those who die under this halberd will not harbor any resentment."

Zuo Qi: ...

Does the idea that beating someone to the point of utter destruction will breed malevolent energy mean you're not worried about it developing into something evil?

Master Ou put in a lot of effort in forging the Great Halberd. Such blacksmiths value naming rights very much. Zuo Qi himself also thought the name Wusheng was good, so he immediately nodded and agreed.

Zuo Qi held the halberd in one hand and swung it around twice without feeling any strain. On the contrary, he felt that it was extremely easy to handle, as if the halberd had a spirit that could help bear some of the weight.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a spiritual weapon.

Having the strength of 10,000 jin does not mean one can easily wield a halberd weighing over 900 jin.

Looking at the halberd, it is nearly twelve feet long. The left blade is like a cold moon hanging in the sky, sharp enough to cut through gold, while the right blade is like an angry dragon emerging from the sea, powerful enough to destroy mountains.

The central halberd tip is like a spear, whistling through the wind. The halberd plate is cast with a snake swallowing clouds pattern, its scales and claws flying, as if it wants to break through the sky.

The halberd shaft is as thick as a child's arm, with star trail patterns engraved on it. It is as steady as a mountain when held, and when moved, wind and thunder follow.

A cold light flickered between the two blades, and before it could unleash its power, a fierce and incomparably domineering aura that could suppress an army swept over you.

It looks amazing!

What a fine weapon! It was worth the huge cost.