From the Iron Shirt Technique to physical sanctification

Zhang Yu learned of this five days later, when the manager of the Chu family branch in Fengque City personally delivered the news.

The Chu family's business spanned the entire Great Chu, and each branch kept carrier pigeons to deliver messages.

During this period, Zhang Yu stayed at the Shi family villa with Niu Mancang and Li Feifei.

He reassigned Su Lingxi back to the Misty Rain Pavilion and gave her a mission: to take the Heavenly Heart Sect underground and build it into a tightly organized intelligence network.

After intimidating the Sima family, Master Shi Cangyue returned to Lingyin Academy for seclusion.

During this period, Zhang Yu has been studying the Rock Body technique. Yesterday, he successfully broke through the limit of the third level of the Rock Transformation Technique and cultivated the Rock Body.

He stood in the courtyard and activated his Rock Body technique. Sure enough, a powerful aura entered his body from the ground through the soles of his feet and circulated through his flesh and blood.

Then, about one-tenth of this powerful energy eventually entered his internal organs. Although it was very little, Zhang Yu could feel his internal organs slowly becoming stronger.

"The body tempering through the earth's veins is indeed extraordinary." An hour later, Zhang Yu opened his eyes, a satisfied expression on his face.

This powerful earth vein energy is also of great benefit to opening up the dantian. Master Shi Cangyue said that the rock-solid body can increase the resilience of the dantian, thereby increasing the true qi reserve by 20% compared to others.

In the middle three realms, the most powerful one is the one with the most and purest true qi.

Therefore, the dantian is extremely important.

Zhang Yu looked at his system panel.

[Rock Solidification Technique, Level 3 (Breaking Limit Once: Rock Solid Body)]

【The Rock-Solid Transformation Technique for Dantian (1/10000)】

【Soul Tempering Technique (Beginner 1/1000)】

[Master-Apprentice Value: 263 points]

The Dantian Technique requires 10,000 proficiency points. He had just cultivated the Rock Body, and his master-disciple value was only 263 points left.

"It will take about twenty more days to open up my dantian," Zhang Yu thought to himself.

Ta-da...

I heard hurried footsteps behind me.

"Master, the manager of the Chu family branch just delivered a message that Wen Hua and the others have run into trouble." Niu Mancang looked anxious and held a note in his hand.

Zhang Yu took the note, glanced at it, frowned, and his expression became very serious.

"Iron Bear actually dared to attack Wen Hua and the others," Zhang Yu muttered to himself.

Iron Bear has a ruthless destiny; he's an ungrateful wolf. But the other party isn't stupid; without sufficient benefits, he would never and dare not turn against the Black Tiger Gang.

Zhang Yu sensed a hint of conspiracy in the words.

"Who could be behind this?" Zhang Yu squinted, pondering to himself.

During his time in the capital city of Fengque, he offended two major families. First, the Ye family, whose Ye Weishan was killed by his master, Shi Cangyue; second, the Sima family, in which he killed Sima Shu, and his master, Shi Cangyue, killed Sima Yan.

"Is the Ye family or the Sima family behind this?" Zhang Yu couldn't tell.

"Forget it, no matter which family it is, once I become a Qi Refining Realm martial artist, I'll wipe out the Ye family and the Sima family to eliminate any future troubles." Zhang Yu stopped thinking.

That very day, he left Fengque City with Niu Mancang and Li Feifei, and rode swiftly towards Cangmang City.

Martial artists in the lower three realms rely entirely on their qi and blood strength; it is still possible for them to kill a martial artist at the transformation level by sheer numbers.

In this battle against Tie Xiong, Wen Hua and his group relied on their numbers and fearlessness. However, once a martial artist enters the True Qi Realm and forms True Qi in their dantian, they cannot be defeated simply by numbers and fearlessness.

True Qi can make one's breath long and deep, and will multiply one's physical strength, acuity, and reaction time, surpassing the realm of ordinary people.

This is why powerful clans in the Western Wilderness Continent control first-class and entry-level cultivation techniques.

Martial artists with Ming Jin, An Jin, and Hua Jin skills can be wiped out simply by deploying an army.

For martial artists at the True Qi Realm, the army has lost its effectiveness.

As soon as Zhang Yu and the others left the city, Sima Zheng received the news, and at the same time, news also came back from Cangmang City.

"Useless!" Sima Zheng cursed with a ferocious expression after reading the message.

……

Seven days later, Zhang Yu rode the Crimson Flame Steed into the Vast City.

For the past seven days, Wen Hua has been sending people to search for Tie Xiong. At the same time, Mo Laogui of the Ghost Alliance is also looking for Tie Xiong. In the end, they determined that Tie Xiong may have entered the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Mo Laogui personally came to the Zhang residence to apologize to Wen Hua, who only said, "This matter will be handled by my master when he returns."

So when Zhang Yu rode into Cangmang City, someone immediately reported the news to Mo Laogui.

"Boss, Zhang Yu is back. He just entered the city."

"I understand." Old Ghost Mo looked worried, inwardly cursing Tie Xiong's ancestors for eighteen generations.

As soon as Zhang Yu returned to the Zhang residence, Mo Laogui came to visit with gifts.

"Young Master Zhang, I've come to apologize to you." Old Ghost Mo adopted a very humble attitude: "I bear responsibility for my oversight regarding Tie Xiong's matter."

Zhang Yu glanced at Mo Laogui, but didn't say anything or offer him a seat. Instead, he slowly picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Old Mo was bowing, not hearing Zhang Yu's voice, and sweat was already starting to bead on his face.

He knew that Zhang Yu was no saint; he was a ruthless man who had once slaughtered an entire gang.

Furthermore, he is currently a prodigy of Lingyin Academy and a personal disciple of Shi Cangyue.

The news that Shi Cangyue had wiped out the Ye family and the Sima family patriarch for his disciple Zhang Yu had spread throughout the entire Western Wilderness, and even Mo Laogui, far away in Cangmang City, had heard about it.

When he heard Zhang Yu's name, he was stunned. At the same time, he understood why the man in black, who clearly had the cultivation of a half-step True Qi Realm, had gone to so much trouble to ask their Ghost Alliance to deal with the Black Tiger Gang.

Mo Laogui had a vague idea of ​​the man in black's identity.

Their Ghost Alliance is backed by the Ye family of the Great Qi, while the Ye family of the Great Chu is merely a branch, not the main branch. If the Ye family wanted him to take action, they certainly wouldn't be hiding so secretively. Therefore, there's only one answer left.

After about ten breaths, Zhang Yu finally spoke: "Let the Ghost Alliance disband."

"Ah!" Old Ghost Mo exclaimed softly, looked up at Zhang Yu, and said weakly, "Young Master Zhang, although our Ghost Alliance is small, we provide the Ye family of the Great Qi Empire with 10,000 catties of medicinal herbs and 30,000 catties of low-level demon beast meat every year."

"You're using the Ye family of Daqi to intimidate me." Zhang Yu put down his teacup, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Mo Laogui.

His purpose in returning this time is to consolidate Cangmang City and turn it into his own territory.

As for martial arts families like the Ye and Cui families, he intends to use his master Shi Cangyue's Shi family to cut off all the hands that have reached into Cangmang City.

From now on, there can only be one rule in Cangmang City, and that is Zhang Yu's rule.

"I wouldn't dare!" Beads of sweat streamed down Old Ghost Mo's face.

"I'll give you two choices. First, disband the Ghost Alliance immediately and hand over all its assets. You can stay in Cangmang City, and as long as you abide by my rules, I won't make things difficult for you. Second, kill everyone in the Ghost Alliance."

When Zhang Yu uttered the word "kill," Mo Laogui felt the surrounding air become suffocating.

"I choose... the first path." Old Ghost Mo finally sighed softly, accepting his fate.

He's old, doesn't want to take any more risks, and has lost the ambition he had in his youth.

Most importantly, with Zhang Yu sitting in front of him, he felt that the other party was like an insurmountable mountain, making him dare not have the slightest thought of resistance.

"I'm getting old," Old Ghost Mo sighed inwardly.