Transforming the false into the true, I am the only one in the world who possesses the true Dharma.

"You're insane!"

Huang Yuxian pressed the door open: "Qingyang County is a complex and complicated place. Xu Tong is the big boss of Blackwater Street, and his strength has reached the peak of the Transcendent Realm. This matter is also quite strange. How dare you go there in person?"

Xu Yan turned his head and glanced at Huang Yuxian, shaking his head and saying, "Fighting among small leaders is something the Dust Sand Gang allows. I've cultivated true qi and am under Xu Tong's command, so he'll only be happy."

"As you can see, Xu Tong must be in trouble, and perhaps I am the pawn to solve that trouble."

"It's only polite for Officer Chen to come first. If I don't go, the soldiers will come later, and that would be dangerous."

Huang Yuxian gritted her teeth and said, "But this trip wasn't without its dangers, after all, everything just now was your guess."

She wasn't concerned about Xu Yan's safety, since she had only known him for a short time. She was just worried that if something happened to Xu Yan, she would have to find a place to stay again.

Xu Yan pressed down on Huang Yuxian's shoulder, his expression turning solemn: "I have no background. If I want to survive in this world, I must seize every opportunity."

"For you, this is dangerous; for me, it may be a chance to find something that will help me go further."

Huang Yuxian stared blankly for a moment, then, after carefully considering Xu Yan's words, smiled bitterly and said, "You can run away."

"Run?" Xu Yan shook his head. "Is it really safer outside than Qingyang County? At least here in Qingyang County, I still have an identity. Once I leave Qingyang County, the future is truly unpredictable."

Huang Yuxian did not answer and released her hand from the door.

She didn't say anything more, because Xu Yan was right.

"If you don't come back tonight, I'm leaving."

Xu Yan opened the door, stepped out onto the street, and took a deep breath of fresh air: "Whatever."

There was one more thing he didn't say.

The True Scroll requires both cultivation techniques and life-saving money. The safest way to obtain it now is actually in Qingyang County, and also in the Dust Sand Gang.

Before long, Xu Yan disappeared at the end of the street.

Huang Yuxian stared at Xu Yan's back and suddenly felt that this man had quite a bit of charisma, at least he didn't seem like a scoundrel who had fallen into depravity in Liuhua Lane.

"If he can break through the cycle of life and death and enter the Five Elements Realm, then he can tell him the truth of the world."

"If one cannot transcend life and death, or even dies, it is a blessing in disguise, at least one will not have to know the cruelty of the truth."

……

Blackwater Street, Sifang Alley.

This alley is named for its square shape and is the most prosperous alley in the entire Blackwater Street.

Gambling dens, brothels, black markets...

This alley is filled with everything imaginable.

The largest room was empty, with the door half-closed.

The passersby all fled quickly, not daring to linger there for even a moment.

Xu Yan stopped and looked up at the half-closed door, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Xu Tong has always been concerned about appearances. In the past, there were always more than a dozen men guarding the door. It is rare to see a place as deserted as it is today."

Without thinking twice, he pushed open the door.

After the door was pushed open, there was a courtyard that could accommodate a hundred people.

All the other doors were open, except for the largest house, whose door was tightly shut.

Xu Yan walked in, his brows slightly furrowed.

He smelled a faint scent of blood, but upon closer inspection, he could discern that the source of the blood was the largest house.

A voice came, not weak, but rather deep and dull like a rock.

"Xu Yan, congratulations on your advancement to martial artist."

Xu Yan thought for a moment, then slowly walked to the front of the house and said to the closed door, "Thank you, Master Xu."

The sound came from inside the house again.

"Your advancement to martial artist is entirely due to your own strength; it has nothing to do with me."

"I won't ask about your destiny; I'm a straightforward person, so I'll get straight to the point."

As soon as he said this, the door suddenly opened.

Xu Yan hadn't expected Xu Tong to be so direct. He glanced around the room, his eyes narrowing slightly, a look of seriousness flashing in them.

The room was dark, and the doors and windows were boarded up.

The moment the door opened, a ray of sunlight streamed in.

Inside sat a burly figure, his body covered with sharp stones.

The stone, as if welded to the man's body, has taken up half of the house.

Around it lay a pile of corpses, each one withered and emaciated, with gruesome bloody holes in its neck.

From the blurry facial features, Xu Yan could vaguely make out that this person was Xu Tong.

But why did it turn into a sculpture that looks like a rocky mountain?

Xu Tong could only move his eyeballs, and when he looked at Xu Yan, a hint of pain flashed in his eyes.

"You entered the realm of martial arts by chance, and there are many things you don't understand. I don't have time to explain in detail."

"I became like this entirely because of the cultivation technique; don't be surprised."

Gongfa?

Xu Yan remembered what Huang Yuxian had said and instantly understood.

Xu Tong must have encountered a life-or-death terror while practicing his cultivation technique, which resulted in him turning into this grotesque state.

He didn't die, but he lived a very painful life.

"Mr. Xu, what brings you here?"

Xu Yan didn't ask for the reason and went straight to the point.

Xu Tong stared into Xu Yan's eyes, his shoulders trembled slightly, and a boulder slid down.

"I need human blood to stay alive, but that's only a temporary solution. So I want to give you a chance, and also give myself a chance. I ask you, do you want to be the big boss?"

After these words were spoken, the courtyard fell silent.

Xu Yan narrowed his eyes and nodded, saying, "I want to."

Once he becomes the leader, the gang will bestow upon him martial arts techniques, which is exactly what he needs most.

Xu Tong said in a deep voice, "That old dog Liu Yuan also cultivates the Rock-Solid Body Protection Technique. If I can absorb his blood, I can suppress this backlash. But that old dog is extremely strong, and I need help. You happen to be a martial artist as well. If the two of us work together, we can kill him!"

"After you kill him, you'll be the boss of the other half of the street."

Liu Yuan was the boss of the other half of the street.

He was equally ruthless and had a terrible falling out with Xu Tong.

Xu Yan glanced at Xu Tong: "Mr. Xu, you can still move?"

Xu Tong nodded and said, "Of course it can be activated, but only once. If it fails to kill Liu Yuan, I will be the one who dies."

"Stop talking nonsense, will you agree or not?"

"If you agree, you'll be the big boss, and we'll share Blackwater Street. If you don't agree..."

Xu Tong's tone suddenly turned cold.

"I will use this opportunity on you. You will die, and after I drink your blood to temporarily suppress my terror, I will go and fight Liu Yuan to the death."

His words were not only cold but also filled with murderous intent, as if he would kill Xu Yan on the spot if he really refused.

Xu Yan raised his eyes and asked, "When, where, and how to make the move?"

Upon hearing this, the chilling murderous aura lessened somewhat.

Xu Tong's eyes darted around, a hint of doubt in them: "You're being so decisive?"

Xu Yan said, "I had no choice, and besides, becoming the big boss is a good thing for me."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tong laughed heartily: "Good, good, good! I like straightforward people like you. Now, let me explain in detail..."

Xu Yan lowered his gaze slightly, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes.