One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Xu Guang thought for a moment and then spoke.

"There are three in total. One comes from a demon, and the other two come from villains in the martial arts world."

Cheng Xuan frowned even more deeply.

"The method of refining external elixirs is complicated, and most doctors who are not Taoist practitioners do not know how to refine them..."

"Master, please speak frankly."

Cheng Xuan gave Xu Guang a deep look, as if judging whether Xu Guang was trustworthy.

Much later.

He spoke slowly.

"I came to Shuocheng for two purposes. First, to observe the Shuoyun Mountain Daoist Temple and see if it can be used by my sect. Second... I heard that someone from the Baoping Daoist sect betrayed the sect, stole the Daoist talisman and fled. Outsiders all think that he is in the Central Plains, but I think that is just a smokescreen. Since the sect happens to have a need for him, I thought I would come to Youzhou and Shuofangzhou to try my luck."

As he spoke, he kept his eyes fixed on Xu Guang, watching his every move.

Upon hearing this, Xu Guang's eyes lit up.

"I wonder how many Taoist talismans that traitor stole?"

Cheng Xuan felt a slight sense of relief; it seemed that Xu Guang had nothing to do with that traitor.

A smile returned to his face.

"Family scandals should not be aired in public. Although the Treasure Bottle Sect is not one of the three great celestial sects, in previous years, due to the patronage of the royal family, it was only slightly inferior to the three great celestial sects. How could such a shameful matter be made public?"

The Great Qian Dynasty valued the Dao, but the three major Heavenly Sects were high above and not very close to the court. The Treasure Aquarius Sect, located on the outskirts of the capital, became the substitute. In recent years, almost every leader of the Treasure Aquarius Sect has also served as the Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Imperial Observatory. It can indeed be said that they have received great imperial favor.

"So, Daoist Master, you believe these external elixirs were all refined by that traitor?"

Cheng Xuan shook his head. "The technique has some of the characteristics of the Treasure Bottle Dao. The elixir energy is leak-free, just like the perfect Treasure Bottle. However, some of the pharmacological combinations are a bit forced, like a child's scribbles."

Hearing the echoes of the Treasure Bottle, Xu Guang felt it was almost certainly true and couldn't help but ask.

"May I ask, Master, if I were to be fortunate enough to obtain the Dao talisman of the Treasure Vase Sect, what would be the consequences?"

Cheng Xuan shook his head, "This humble Taoist doesn't know either."

Despite saying that, Xu Guang had already made up his mind to investigate. Even if he couldn't use this to get involved in the new Dao, he could at least sell the Dao talisman on the black market.

I just don't know where that traitor from the Treasure Bottle Sect is hiding.

The fact that the external elixir appeared in the hands of Qing Shuo Sect disciples and demons still gives us some clues.

……

"It's getting difficult to gather enough treasures to upgrade Iron Body Technique and Dragon Taming Technique."

[Iron Body Skill (Level 4) requires 100 Good Deeds, 3 x 50-Year Demon Marrow Beads, and 5 x 100-Year Ginseng to upgrade]

[Upgrading the Dragon Taming Technique (Level 4) requires 100 Evil Fruits, 2 x Fifty-Year Bear Demon Cores, and 1 x Earth Core Source Fire]

There aren't many varieties, but obtaining them can be difficult. The easiest to get, however, is the century-old ginseng.

The canal gang found two of them during the raid. The remaining three should be cultivated in the small blue bottle. After two or three months, they should be able to cultivate them before enough good fruits are collected.

The most difficult things to deal with are those related to demons with fifty years of cultivation.

Xu Guang was somewhat troubled. He had never fought against demons of this level before and didn't know if his current strength was enough to kill a demon with fifty years of cultivation.

We need to find a way to increase our combat strength.

In the afternoon, in the backyard of the police station.

As Xu Guang exhaled a heavy breath, the blood and qi that had been gathered in his chest and abdomen slowly condensed.

Twelve crisp cracking sounds emanated from within the body.

The Twelve-Story Strength Technique is complete!

Xu Guang couldn't wait to experience the so-called Qi. He could clearly feel that there were countless Qi like capillaries coexisting all over his body. As long as he had a thought, these "capillaries" would converge together.

He raised his hand and swung it at the wooden stake in front of him.

boom!

The force emanating from within is completely different from the feeling of punching purely with muscles, which is achieved through external training.

However, the Twelve-Story Strength is not yet at the correct level, and its power is far less than that of the physical body.

"Different internal energy cultivation methods result in different characteristics of the energy cultivated. The characteristic of the Twelve-Story Tower Energy should be that it resides throughout the body, and its special feature is... locking onto and suppressing any foreign forces that enter the body."

This energy characteristic…

Xu Guang was quite satisfied. Putting aside everything else, this characteristic of forcibly suppressing the invading external force made him almost invincible against martial artists of the same family's internal strength.

After all, internal martial arts rely entirely on internal energy. When your internal energy strikes your opponent, they can only withstand it. However, Xu Guang can suppress his opponent directly by relying on the characteristics of the Twelve-Story Power.

The so-called twelve-story building is actually twelve layers of suppression.

Add horizontal training.

Xu Guang's expression turned strange. He had been cultivating both his inner and outer strength, but somehow it seemed like he had embarked on a path of suppressing everything with his physical body.

[Twelve-Story Strength (Level 1): Advancement requires 5 Good Fruits, 100 catties of pig's blood, and a five-year-old Astragalus root.]

The materials required for the earlier levels are quite simple.

Even the Huangqi constables had it. They found a constable patrolling the streets and asked who was slaughtering a pig. In less than an hour, they bought the required 100 catties of pig blood for 60 coins.

He certainly wouldn't break into the police station; instead, he would take her home.

……

I went home after finishing my shift in the evening.

Du Zhao and Wu Yunmiao hadn't left yet. Du Zhao was quick and decisive, and had already found a group of craftsmen who were measuring the shops in the front yard. Du Changwei, who had disappeared for a day, was also there, helping out with a bitter face.

Xu Guang pretended not to see her and smiled slightly at Du Zhao, "You've worked hard, You Niang."

"Brother Guang, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back after I finish this test."

Du Zhao said, his eyes fixed on her.

Xu Guang: ...

This money-grubber.

In the backyard, Wu Yunmiao heard the noise and kept peeking through the paper window.

"Stop peeking! What did you find today?"

Wu Yunmiao walked out with a flushed face.

"I've sorted out some things, Brother Xu, would you like to see them?"

Xu Guang was delighted; this girl was really efficient!

Three ancient books and seven or eight strangely shaped metal objects.

The ancient book gave Xu Guang a huge surprise: the Twelve-Story Tower Strength!

Xu Guang opened it; it contained the techniques for the fourth to sixth levels.

It must have been obtained by those tomb raiders together; I wonder if there were any subsequent cultivation techniques.

The other two are titled "Illusory Eyes" and "Li Kang Talks About Poison".

The Illusionary Eye is a unique technique that requires strong mental power and two rare items, namely, butterfly wing powder and snow lotus powder, which must be over fifty years old, to master. When using it, one must combine strong mental power with internal energy to cast illusionary spells with the eyes.

As the name suggests, Li Kang's "On Poison" is about a person named Li Kang who expounds and summarizes his understanding of toxicology.

"Brother Xu, these are artifacts used by the ancient Taoist sect. They are very valuable in the eyes of those Taoists."

Wu Yunmiao introduced the metal objects.

Xu Guang nodded and carefully put it away.

These things were useless before, but now that the temple has been revived, these useless things may have extraordinary power.

After a flurry of activity, they saw Du Zhao and Wu Yunmiao off.

Xu Guang set out to break through the Twelve-Story Strength.

His vital energy was abundant, making breakthroughs incredibly easy.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the energy that had been coiling around his body like capillaries became thicker and denser, piling up in two layers like a spider web.

[Twelve-Story Strength (Level 2): ​​Advancement requires 10 Good Fruits, 100 catties of meat, and a ten-year-old ginseng root.]

It's still not difficult.

It seems that the Twelve-Story Strength technique can easily reach level 4.

With both internal and external cultivation, physical and skeletal strength, and internal energy refined, it remains to be seen whether he can defeat the fifty-year-old demon.

Xu Guang was quite looking forward to it.