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

I woke up to find snow falling on earth.

Shuocheng has four distinct seasons, with scorching summers and bitterly cold winters.

The snow fell overnight, and the entire city of Shuo was covered in snow, with a layer of about 20 to 30 centimeters thick, making it difficult to travel.

Xu Guang pushed open the door and saw Cheng Jinzheng waiting at the door with several constables holding shovels, ready to shovel snow for him.

Slightly taken aback, Xu Guang was speechless.

I was surprised to find myself enjoying this kind of treatment.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Cheng Jin was flattered.

The constables were all martial artists, full of energy and quick-witted. In just over half an hour, they cleared all the snow from the courtyard.

Cheng Jin said obsequiously to Xu Guang, "Chief Constable, we'll head back now."

After seeing the others off, Xu Guang began practicing his martial arts in the courtyard.

Compared to a month ago, his strength has improved significantly again.

A single thought can be good or evil; good results cultivate character, while evil results hone one's skills.

[17 lives lost, 23 lives saved; current order: Good (receive one good deed reward daily)]

[Bad consequences (314), good consequences (87)]

[Sex: Iron Body Skill (Level 4), Twelve-Story Strength (Level 3+)]

[Techniques: Dragon Taming Technique (Level 4+), Ghost Step (Level 4), Daoist Three Qi Sword Technique (Level 3+), Nine-Layer Mountain Fist Technique (Level 3+)]

【Dao Hua San Qi Sword (Level 3), upgrade requires 50 Evil Fruits, one demon core of a demon skilled in illusion (with over 20 years of cultivation), and one 50-year-old ginseng】

[Ninefold Mountain Fist Technique (Level 3), requires 50 Evil Fruits, one Demon Core (with over 20 years of cultivation) and one drop of Earth Marrow Liquid to upgrade]

It is worth mentioning that in the police prison, he released several wrongfully convicted death row inmates, increasing the number of people with red names by three.

The person who was mistakenly released was, of course, brought back.

Having successfully mastered both the Daoist Three Qi Sword Technique and the Ninefold Mountain Fist Technique, he now longs to test his skills against a fifty-year-old demon.

Just how powerful is a demon with fifty years of cultivation?

Upon arriving at the police station, Cheng Jin strode over.

"Hey, Chief Qian is here again."

Xu Guang nodded and went inside.

When Qian Ping saw Xu Guang, he forced a smile and said, "Brother Xu, that Liu Yunfei is the nephew of General Liu Feng of our yamen army. You see..."

Xu Guang remained expressionless. "Brother Qian, it's not that I'm being disrespectful, but you should know why he's looking for me. Since he's General Liu's son, I'd like to ask when I offended him enough to send someone to break up my marriage?"

Qian Ping was speechless.

For a man, breaking off an engagement is a great disgrace.

If it weren't for Liu Yunfei's background, he believed that given Xu Guang's temperament, Liu Yunfei would have already lost his head.

嗏

"The yamen troops must not be in disarray."

Xu Guang remained silent, simply watching Qian Ping quietly.

With a creak.

The gate to the side courtyard was pushed open, revealing the police station's prison cells.

Xu Guang turned around and saw that Liu Yunfei was walking out accompanied by two constables.

"Who gave you permission to release him?"

The two constables looked at each other, then forced themselves to speak, "Chief Constable, Young Master Qian has brought a warrant from the Prefectural Governor's Office..."

"Where's the warrant?"

The two of them looked at Qian Ping at the same time.

Qian Ping frowned. "Xu Guang, that's enough. Some balances can't be broken."

He had heard his father mention that since the emergence of the new route, the Jiedushi's office had become ambiguous in its attitude towards the military. This year's military pay had not been fully paid, and a rift had already developed between the soldiers of Yuncheng and Shuocheng within the military. Several officers were already planning to set off for the Jiedushi's office.

If things continue to escalate, the government troops will fall into chaos first.

Xu Guang turned and looked quietly at Qian Ping. "So, Liu Yunfei's death will affect the overall situation, but if my marriage falls through, the overall situation won't be thrown into chaos, is that right?"

"Brother Xu, that's not what I meant..."

"I'm asking you, is that what you mean?!"

Xu Guang interrupted Qian Ping and said, word by word.

Liu Yunfei's voice, tinged with grievance, came through, "Xu Guang, I was just talking to you about it. Why are you making such a big deal out of it? Do you have a problem with my uncle?"

Xu Guang ignored him and focused his attention on Qian Ping.

"I'm leaving today, so go ahead and kill me if you dare."

Seeing that Xu Guang ignored him, Liu Yunfei mustered up some courage and spoke up.

Xu Guang placed his hand on the long sword at his waist and said, "If you dare to step out of the archway, you are a fugitive. You can try whether I dare to kill you."

"you……!"

Xu Guang looked at Qian Ping quietly.

Qian Ping looked at Xu Guang and felt the killing intent emanating from him, which sent a chill down his spine.

This pressure is even somewhat similar to the feeling of facing one's own father.

His father, Qian Yue, was a master of the fifth level of the Horizontal Marrow Realm.

This Xu Guang... seems to have gotten stronger again.

After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"I heard you've been looking for century-old ginseng and earth marrow essence. I can find you two ginseng roots and a drop of earth marrow essence."

Xu Guang looked at Qian Ping and said, "The goods have been delivered. Officer, release the man."

Qian Ping wanted to say something harsh to remind Xu Guang that he was also a member of the yamen army, but thinking of Xu Guang's ruthlessness, he finally snorted coldly and left.

"Take the prisoner back. You two, go and receive twenty lashes."

"Yes."

……

Inside the room.

Du Changwei hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Brother, you don't understand?"

Xu Guang said with a smile, no longer as cold as before.

Du Changwei nodded. "It seems unnecessary for you to offend General Qian..."

Xu Guang chuckled lightly, "He'd love for me to offend Liu Feng to death."

"Then you can just tell Qian Ping what you want. Why make Qian Ping angry?" Du Changwei still couldn't understand.

Xu Guang shook his head. "I arrested Liu Yunfei by exercising the authority of the magistrate. If I release him because of Qian Ping's few words, what will that magistrate think? Today's commotion is also a way of showing that magistrate that I only value family ties. If the magistrate's army and the governor's office cause trouble again in the future, we can rightfully declare our neutrality."

"As a member of the government forces, how can I remain neutral?"

Xu Guang chuckled and stood with his hands behind his back. "If I cultivate both internal and external skills to the fifth level and declare neutrality, they won't make things difficult for me."

Du Changwei still didn't understand and planned to ask his father when he got home that night.

……

Qian Ping was very decisive, or rather, Qian Yue behind him understood Xu Guang's intentions.

The ginseng and earth marrow liquid were delivered in the afternoon.

Xu Guang carefully reviewed what he had done that day and was certain that he had established his arrogant persona.

Since you're already involved and have connections, the best way to conceal your shortcomings is to expose them.

Those in positions of power prefer to control the overall situation, and those with weaknesses are the easiest to control.

Arrogance is a very good weakness.

Their gaze fell upon the Dao Transformation Three Qi Sword Technique and the advancement requirements of the Ninefold Mountain.

All the materials needed for the Nine-Layer Mountain Fist Technique are now available. This technique suits Xu Guang's taste perfectly. It emphasizes power over variation, with wide, sweeping movements, yet it also possesses a certain subtlety. It can compress internal energy, and at a deeper level of practice, one can compress internal energy nine times.

A piece of paper folded nine times is already quite thick; similarly, if internal energy is stacked nine times, Xu Guang believes that the explosive force would be dozens of times greater than the original internal energy.

Xu Guang was quite satisfied with the fact that the level 3 Ninefold Mountain technique could only unleash about twice the power, since the power of this fist technique increased exponentially the deeper one cultivated it.

Of course, not every punch can be so explosive, so compressed with internal energy, as it puts a great burden on the body, somewhat similar to the Seven Injury Fist in martial arts novels of the past, which can damage internal organs if used too often.

Even with Xu Guang's physical strength, he would need to recover for a while after being punched, and frequent use of this technique would also injure him.

Qian Ping delivered the Earth Marrow Liquid, and Xu Guang naturally wouldn't keep it hidden. He already had plenty of bad karma, and besides, the demons were almost ready to descend the mountain.

The consequences will be even more severe then.

Half an hour later, the Ninefold Mountain Fist Technique was successfully improved, and the internal energy was stacked four times, allowing the power of the punch to increase nearly fourfold in an instant.

Just as he was about to send Wu Yunmiao, who was studying Taoist classics at home, out to buy some food.

Then someone pushed the door open and entered, and Du Zhao walked in carrying a familiar food box.

"Going out to eat again?"

Du Zhao gave Xu Guang a playful glare.

Xu Guang just stared at Du Zhao, who looked puzzled. Du Zhao stepped forward and placed the food box on the table. "Brother Guang, why are you looking at me like that?"

As she spoke, she came to Xu Guang, wrapped her arms around him, and intertwined her fair hands at Xu Guang's lower back, their fingers tightly clasped.

Her delicate face held a captivating, almost coquettish allure; her lips were moist, her eyes sparkled, and her voice was as gentle and soft as a kitten's as she asked, "Brother Guang, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Guang slowly reached out and gently stroked Du Zhao's face, his palm moving down her cheek, from her neck to her collarbone...

Du Youniang looked up at Xu Guang with her little face upturned the whole time, like a kitten being petted, with a satisfied expression.

"Do you know what you're doing? Who do you think you are, daring to impersonate a young girl?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he clenched his fist, his internal energy rapidly condensing. His fist turned grayish-white at a visible speed, and the fist, which resembled a mountain, grew larger and larger in Du Zhao's eyes!