This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

While researching the reasons for the rapid pace of cultivation, Ye Chu made another new discovery.

The entry-level Yellow Turban Warrior possesses a unique and extraordinary power that is incompatible with Qi and Blood.

However, the Yellow Turban Warriors' ability to enhance the body is undeniable!

Ultimately, Qi and blood are products of physical enhancement.

Therefore, the two different extraordinary powers have achieved a unity in terms of physical strength!

"So, the deeper reason for grasping qi and condensing blood and qi lies in the physical enhancement effect after the Yellow Turban Warriors begin their training!"

After Ye Chu finished studying the reasons for the condensation of qi and blood, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Sometimes, what's scary isn't the slow pace of cultivation, but rather the inexplicable addition of new ideas to one's mind, or the aimless and haphazard progress in cultivation...

"Haha, Brother Han, your ability to capture Qi and Blood is truly a cause for celebration! Tonight I will host a banquet to commemorate this!"

Qin Shaoyang made this suggestion while he was having a pleasant conversation with Han Heng.

Han Heng immediately shook his head slightly, intending to refuse.

Qin Shaoyang also noticed Han Heng's concerns and finally thought of Ye Chu:

"Brother Ye, why don't you gather your qi and blood and celebrate with us? It's on me!"

Before Ye Chu could answer,

Yang Heng, standing at a distance, felt ignored and became annoyed, speaking sarcastically:

"Brother Qin, I'm also gathering my qi and blood today. Are you only inviting Han Heng and Ye Chu?"

Qin Shaoyang smoothed his slightly annoyed brows. He only wanted to invite Han Heng, and Ye Chu was just a side trip. Was this damn Yang Heng here to cause trouble?

However, he was no pushover; his brow relaxed, and he said with a forced smile:

"I almost forgot about you, Brother Yang, you're so concerned about saving face. How about this, Brother Yang, you treat us, and we'll all go to the Treasure Pavilion in the front yard to celebrate?"

Ye Chu finally realized the power of "a word is too much when people don't see eye to eye."

A strong sense of tension quickly rose between Yang Heng and Qin Shaoyang after just a few words.

"It's just a meal, let's go!"

Yang Heng pretended to be generous and said.

But his heart was bleeding. The foundation of Qingniu Village had been taken over by evil spirits, and his family's wealth had been stolen by thieves in the chaos. Every step he took was jeopardizing his family's lifeline.

The key point is that he heard his father say last night that he still needs to offer a sum of money to the county magistrate in order to recruit powerful martial artists to drive away the evil spirits that have occupied Qingniu Village.

It's fair to say that every penny in the household needs to be carefully managed.

For a moment, he even considered sending his four lackeys back first, to save as much money as possible...

"Haha, let's all go join the fun!"

Qin Shaoyang invited everyone in the front yard to freeload off Young Master Yang and go to the Treasure Pavilion for a meal.

Apart from Ye Chu and Han Heng, who could have dinner at the martial arts school, almost no one hesitated.

If you dare to treat us to dinner, we'll show you the incredible appetite of a martial artist!

"Haha, Young Master Yang is so generous!"

"Congratulations, Young Master Yang, on gathering your Qi and Blood."

"Young Master Yang, order plenty of meat later, otherwise you'll be too hungry to sleep at night..."

There were compliments, congratulations, and sarcastic remarks.

The group of 13 said goodbye to their third senior brother who was cultivating in the inner courtyard, and then left the Dragon Tiger Hall together to go to the Treasure Pavilion to celebrate.

Those who were not familiar with Yang Heng ordered food more discreetly.

But Ye Chu, Han Heng, and Qin Shaoyang wouldn't be as frugal as Yang Heng; in fact, they could be said to be allergic to vegetables, only choosing to eat lots of meat and fish!

As plate after plate of delicacies were devoured, until the food was steaming and the aroma filled the air, Yang Heng could no longer bear it. His hands trembled as he paid the six taels of silver for the meal, and only then did everyone disperse, satisfied.

Yang Heng stood at the entrance of the Zhenxiu Pavilion, watching the laughing and departing crowd.

Especially Ye Chu and Han Heng, who shamelessly ate and took roast chicken and duck, couldn't contain their sudden burst of anger and kicked the chair next to them away.

"Yang Shuisheng, Niu San, you two go and follow Ye Chu. Once you find the Ye family's residence, come back and report to me. Tonight, I'm going to skin his entire family alive!"

50 meters away,

Ye Chu's ears twitched slightly, and upon hearing Yang Heng's angry roar, he immediately started running.

He gathered his qi and blood in the afternoon, and his physical explosiveness also increased. When he suddenly ran, his speed was not slow. He easily shook off Niu San and Yang Shuisheng, who were trying to catch up, by turning left and right in the alley.

When Ye Chu wandered into the slums,

It was discovered that some people in Qingniu Village, whether they owned farmland, were village elders, were hunters, or were slightly wealthier, had also come to rent houses in this slum near the western city wall, and their rented houses were not far from his own.

Ye Chu frowned; it wouldn't be easy to hide from the Yang family now.

He walked up to Wu, a hunter he knew well:

"Wu Er, what happened next? Why are these stingy families renting rooms here?"

Previously in Qingniu Village, the family of the hunter Wu that Ye Chu encountered the evil spirit and took away the ox-horn bow was the uncle's family of the living Wu Er in front of him.

"Brother Ye, you're alive too!"

Wu Er was quite happy to see Ye Chu alive, and then began to recount the events of the past two days:

"Last night, everyone in our village crowded into the City God Temple, waiting for the Yang family to notify the government to drive away the evil spirits and return home as soon as possible."

"Who knew that ghostly handprints would appear on someone's body at night, causing excruciating pain, until the government officials came to investigate and somehow managed to suppress the ghostly handprints."

"Then news came again this morning that all the experts the Yang family had gathered yesterday to deal with evil spirits had died."

"Seeing that living in the City God Temple wasn't a solution, the village elders talked to the Yang family and learned that the experts from the county government, the city guards, and the martial arts schools had all been transferred to Longnujiang..."

"That evil spirit in our village can't be dealt with in a short time, and everyone in the village has been marked by it. If we spend the night outside the city, it will take our lives!"

"However, evil spirits won't enter the city; the county town can protect everyone for a short time!"

"After searching around, the cheapest rentals were found along the western city wall, and since everyone wanted to live close by and look out for each other, they all flocked to rent apartments there..."

Why are these experts suddenly going to Longnu River?

Ye Chu had some doubts, but he also figured out a lot of information about everyone after they escaped to Shuanglong County.

They also figured out why the chilling power that the ghost handprint had been eroding last night suddenly dissipated.

However, that evil spirit is quite powerful and has taken root in Qingniu Village, so we can't go to the Hidden Field Ruins anymore, and we can't harvest the wheat that is currently filling out.

And the stone godfather whom Han Heng worshipped, the one who borrowed Yang Heng's life, and the one who stole Yang Heng's innate talent and fortune, will probably all be completely erased from existence amidst the rampant evil spirits...

"This evil spirit entering the village... it feels strangely coincidental?"

Ye Chu then greeted Wu's second wife, Wang Cuihua, pointed to his rented place, and invited the two of them to come in and sit down.

The main purpose was to ask the two of them to take care of Ji Meng on a daily basis, so that she wouldn't be bullied by the Yang family who wanted to scheme against her.

As night fell, Ye Chu found no abnormalities in the ghost handprint on his wrist. He then treated Wu Er and his wife to roast chicken and mixed grain noodles before letting them leave.

Close the door.

Ye Chu pulled Ji Meng to the bed and whispered to her:

"I've gone hunting in the mountains with Wu Er before, and we're on good terms. You can sit with his wife, Wang Cuihua, and chat to pass the time."

"However, don't say a word about the money you still have at home. If there's really no other way, just say it's money I borrowed from friends at the martial arts school, and they're pressing me to pay it back!"

"Besides, I only practice martial arts at the gym. If anyone tells you that I'm trapped here or there, it's all fake. Immediately find a way to run away and then go to the gym to find me..."

Ye Chu was giving his adopted daughter-in-law, who had only been to the city a few times but was still quite attractive, a heads-up to prevent her from being scammed, for fear that she might be abducted.

"Yeah, it's chaotic outside. I heard two fights at the intersection this morning, and I'm too scared to go out."

Feeling a lingering fear, Ji Meng followed Ye Chu's lead and burrowed into the covers, trembling...