Immortality begins in the Great Wilderness Grotto Heaven

"After working myself to the bone all night, it's finally done!"

Inside the room, Zhou An squinted at the sunlight outside the window and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He raised his hand, pulled out the long sword hanging on the wall, and slashed it directly at his left hand.

"clang!"

The moment the two collided, a loud, clanging sound rang out.

Zhou An looked up.

All that could be seen on the arm where the sword had struck was a white mark, without even a trace of blood.

"When the Ironwood Skill is perfected, it can withstand swords and blades, but when I activate its iron-like toughness, this defensive ability can be doubled."

Although this sword strike did not carry any force, nor was it my full strength.

Having cultivated to this level, ordinary swords and blades can no longer harm me.

As for the force capable of injuring someone from a distance?

In a moment of thought, Zhou An unleashed his Golden Body Technique.

As the energy of blood and qi within his body gathered on his left arm, the pale golden color that was originally under the sunlight became even brighter.

The reason why Xu Tai called the Golden Body Skill the strongest skin-membrane skill is that once this skill is successfully mastered...

Its defensive capabilities far surpass those of the Iron Shirt Skill, and under the circulation of Qi and blood, it becomes as hard as iron and as strong as gold.

In addition to being able to withstand direct blows from swords and blades, it can also prevent the invasion of force.

At least in Zhou An's view, with the Golden Body Technique at its perfect level, the martial artist's strength, which had undergone a transformation in qi and blood, was simply unable to break through his defense.

"I wonder what kind of transformation this defense will undergo after it's fully cultivated to its perfect state?"

Thinking of this, Zhou An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he withdrew his qi and blood power.

"Next, we need to find a way to gain merit points, which can then be exchanged for the Yama Golden Body and the cultivation method for the Second Transformation of Qi and Blood."

[Realm: Qi and Blood Transformation (768/1000)]

Once the Qi and blood change, it is a state of tempering the skin membrane.

With the Iron Shirt Skill developing its unique characteristics and the Golden Body Skill reaching its perfect state, he was not far from breaking through to the first stage of Qi and Blood Transformation.

The fact that he was able to reach this level in just two days is inseparable from the five Qi and Blood Pills and the Vajra Liquid.

However, once all these cultivation resources are used up, his cultivation speed will also slow down.

"Hopefully, tonight will be a good night."

Thinking of this, Zhou An couldn't help but picture Jin Biao, who looked like an accountant.

This person was able to take over all of Peng Laoda's businesses after his death, making him a very lucrative target.

However, compared to this fat sheep, the Chang Le gang, who occupy the shantytown, are clearly much fatter.

Unfortunately, the leader of the Chang Le Gang is a martial artist at the second stage of Qi and Blood Transformation. With his current strength... if they were to actually face off, he wouldn't be very confident.

"But before that, we need to deal with the blood in the bucket."

After a night of cultivation, the originally clear hot water had not only cooled down but also turned blackish-red, a sediment of blood.

But this is for the best.

There were no visible traces of blood, so at least Qiaoqiao wouldn't have to worry when it was being treated.

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Slum area.

"How's the investigation going, Brother Liu?"

On the street, Zhou An's gaze swept over the crowds as he asked Liu Shuqing beside him.

"Only one day has passed, how could it have happened so fast?"

Liu Shuqing waved his hand.

"However, we have indeed found some clues."

Tell me about it?

Upon hearing this, Zhou An's eyes flickered.

After finishing his patrol yesterday, he went straight back to Willow Book Lane to begin his cultivation practice.

After all, they had just met Jin Biao yesterday, so the latter must be on guard.

Directly checking their address would inevitably arouse their suspicion.

"Many of my Yuanhe Martial Arts School's outer disciples come from shantytowns. After yesterday's patrol, I learned some information from them."

Currently, there are two major gangs in this shantytown: the Chang Le Gang and the Wild Wolf Gang.

Leaving aside the Wild Wolf Gang, the Chang Le Gang's business mainly consists of freight and casinos.

Its leader, Li Shan, is a martial artist who has been stationed at the casino for many years and is a martial artist at the second stage of Qi and Blood Transformation.

On the surface, there seems to be no problem.

But in reality, besides these two businesses on the surface, the Chang Le Gang also had an ambiguous relationship with the Cui Hong Ju brothel in the city under the guise of debt collection.

After a moment's thought, Liu Shuqing spoke again.

"Anyone who couldn't repay the money would have their female relatives taken to Cuihongju to settle the debt."

It was just like yesterday, when we saw it in that alley.

"Is there no human trafficking?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou An frowned, his mind involuntarily drifting to the numerous account books he had obtained from Boss Peng.

"Human trafficking?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Shuqing's gaze froze.

"The Chang Le Gang is nothing but a lowlife gang. Where did he get the guts to do this?"

"Those who disappeared wouldn't think that way... However, this is just my guess."

We'll probably need to investigate further to find out the specifics.

At this point, Zhou An tentatively began to speak.

"If the two of us find any evidence, wouldn't that be a major achievement?"

"The duty of the night watchmen is to deal with demons and evil spirits; the patrols they are on are just temporary side jobs."

Even if we find something, we can only hand it over to the yamen runners to handle.

There might be credit, but if things escalate and affect the Night's Watch's duties, then...

In the end, Liu Shuqing couldn't help but shake her head.

"Let's check it out. Something is better than nothing. Your Yuanhe Martial Arts School is a large and powerful organization, so it shouldn't take much effort."

Zhou An stretched and said casually.

"That's true, we can't let what happened to that little girl happen again."

After glancing at Zhou An, Liu Shuqing couldn't help but speak.

The two then took advantage of their patrol time to begin wandering the streets and alleys.

The shantytowns are home to all sorts of people from all walks of life, and the Chang Le Gang has been entrenched there for many years.

It didn't take long for the two of them to uncover a lot of information.

Although the latter did not reveal much due to fear of the Chang Le Gang, they did not hide the residences of some debt collectors and lenders.

This includes that Mr. Jin.

Before we knew it, it was dusk.

"Well then, see you tomorrow."

After finishing his patrol, Zhou An waved to Liu Shuqing and then walked straight towards Willow Lane.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

[Realm: Qi and Blood Transformation (786/1000)]

"Cultivation without resources is slow; I only increased my progress by 18 points."

In the courtyard, Zhou An slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Qiaoqiao, I have a gathering with my colleagues tonight, I'll be back later."

Looking up at the afterglow on the horizon, Zhou An said something to Guan Qiaoqiao, who had just finished clearing the dishes, and then got up and left the courtyard.

No money.

It's a very distressing thing.

Fortunately, tonight is the time to collect debts.

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