Killing Body Qi Condensation Technique.
This is the exercise method recorded on the human skin paper.
To be precise, this is a secret technique.
The method of cultivating this secret technique is also quite unique.
It involves a peculiar method of visualization, where one visualizes oneself in a state of near-death stillness.
Then, from that state, one comprehends a deathly, murderous aura that can kill all things.
According to the description in the secret technique, this deathly killing aura is extremely powerful and has a strong destructive force on the life force of any living being, making it a true killing technique.
It sounds simple, but in reality, this secret technique is extremely dangerous to master.
In particular, if one visualizes oneself in a state of deathly stillness, a slight misstep could truly lead to physical and spiritual annihilation, from which one may never awaken again.
If you want to kill a living being, first kill yourself.
This is what makes this secret technique so sinister.
After understanding the key points of cultivating the secret technique, Lu Qing knew that his previous guess was correct.
The techniques recorded on this human skin paper are indeed evil, not righteous.
It is an unorthodox and extremely dangerous secret technique that pursues lethality.
However, this secret technique does indeed match his Four Directions Blade very well.
The Four Directions Sword Technique is primarily for killing.
The essence lies in wielding the sword with the power to slaughter across the land.
This Killing Body Qi Condensation Technique allows one to cultivate the purest deathly killing energy.
If Lu Qing could integrate the two, his swordsmanship would likely instantly reach an extremely terrifying level.
"However, this Killing Body Qi Condensation Technique has extremely high requirements for physical fitness; otherwise, the body cannot withstand the terrifying deathly killing energy."
"According to the secret technique, only those whose physical strength reaches the Great Perfection of the Inner Organs Realm can attempt to cultivate. I am still far from that realm."
After figuring out the secrets of the Killing Body Qi Condensation Technique, Lu Qing put it aside for the time being.
He hasn't even reached the Lesser Chengdu stage of the Bone and Tendon Realm yet. Even with the help of elixirs, it will still take him some time to reach the Inner Organ Realm.
He will be unable to practice this secret technique for some time.
From the secret techniques passed down, Lu Qing also learned why he couldn't see any clues on the human skin paper.
It turns out that this secret technique involves piercing human skin paper with some kind of peculiar ink.
The contents will only be revealed after cleaning with a special solution.
Wang Qingshan has never been able to decipher the secrets on the parchment, so he probably doesn't even know about it.
After checking everything, Lu Qing put away everything except for the two bottles of Bone Strengthening and Tendon Changing Pills.
Then he looked at the sky; it was almost dawn.
He was too lazy to rest in bed anymore. Anyway, with his current physical condition, even if he didn't sleep for several days and nights, it wouldn't be a big problem.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing simply took out the Bone Forging and Tendon Changing Pill that he had crushed open, removed the layer of beeswax, and swallowed the pill.
Not long after he swallowed the pill, he felt a rather powerful medicinal force rising from his abdomen.
Lu Qing did not delay. He lightly jumped into the courtyard and began practicing his health-preserving boxing in the night, refining the medicinal power.
As he practiced, the medicinal power of the Bone-Forging and Tendon-Changing Pill was rapidly refined and absorbed by Lu Qing.
He could clearly feel his muscles and bones strengthening bit by bit.
As expected of a pill produced by a major sect, its medicinal effects are truly formidable.
Lu Qing secretly praised him, then focused his mind and concentrated on cultivation.
As he practiced the health-preserving fist repeatedly, finally, as the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon, he had finished refining all the medicinal power.
He slowly finished his movement and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Lu Qing sensed the condition within his body and was pleasantly surprised.
After refining this Bone Forging and Tendon Changing Pill, his bones and muscles strengthened a little more.
At this rate, he should be able to officially reach the minor completion stage of the Bone and Tendon Realm in ten days at most.
And now, only a few days have passed since he broke through to the Bone and Tendon Realm.
In just half a month, he went from the initial stage of mastering the tendons and bones to achieving minor mastery of the tendons and bones.
Even Lu Qing was somewhat alarmed by such a rapid pace of cultivation.
At this moment, he finally realized what a great opportunity the Earth Vein Elixir was for him.
It is obvious that after consuming the Earth Vein Elixir, his aptitude has been enhanced to an extremely exaggerated degree.
This is why his cultivation speed, after entering the Bone and Tendon Realm, not decreased but increased.
Of course, this is a good thing, so Lu Qing is in a very good mood right now.
Just as Lu Qing was feeling happy about his progress in cultivation.
In a house in the county town, a group of martial artists stood trembling in the courtyard, silent as cicadas in winter.
Before them lay two corpses, their bodies covered with white cloth.
It was quite eerie under the lamplight.
If Lu Qing were here, he would recognize that they were Tong Canglang and Wang Qingshan, whom he and Xiao Li had killed.
"Junior brother, what happened? Why did the third and seventh brothers die in the mountains?"
At this moment, a burly man, as strong as a mountain bear, asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know either, Senior Brother." The white-robed youth who had appeared in the valley said with a wry smile, "Third Brother and Seventh Brother and I left separately. When we arrived, we only found their corpses and didn't even see any trace of the enemy."
"The seventh brother was beheaded and the third brother was killed by having his heart ripped out. The two methods are too different, so it is clear that they were not done by the same person. Could they have been killed by a group of enemies?"
The burly man, who had already examined the bodies of the two men, guessed.
“I checked that valley, and besides the third brother and his group, there were indeed two other people’s tracks,” the white-robed youth replied.
"According to what you said, the time that the third brother and the others were separated from you was not long. To be able to kill them so easily in such a short time, the person who did it must be much stronger than the third brother and the others."
"That's what I thought too, so I didn't dare stay in those mountains any longer and led everyone to evacuate first," the white-robed youth echoed.
The burly man nodded, not blaming the young man in white robes and his companions for deserting their post.
With even the third brother dead, there's no point in the second brother and the others staying in the mountains any longer.
If they don't leave, they might all die there too.
But who was the one who actually did it?
The person who could easily kill the third brother must be at least as strong as him.
Within the Wei family, only Wei Xinghe possesses this power.
But Wei Xinghe cannot leave the Wei family mansion unless he truly abandons the ancestral home.
Could it be that the Wei family invited outside help, or is there some other force getting involved, wanting a share of the pie?
Thinking of this, the burly man felt a chill run down his spine.
If that's the case, then they need to be careful.
They don't want their hard-earned momentum to be reaped by others; otherwise, their entire Tiancang Sect would become a laughingstock.
"Senior brother, isn't Master in the city?"
The young man in white robes then asked cautiously.
"Master has gone outside the city to pick up someone."
"Who is so arrogant that they need Master to personally pick them up?" The white-robed youth glared.
The burly man glanced at him and said, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. Do you think you can pry into your master's affairs? You should think about how you're going to explain the matter of the third brother and the others to your master when he comes back."
The young man in the white robe felt a chill in his heart and immediately dared not ask any more questions.
He knew that although he was the second among his master's direct disciples.
But in his master's heart, his status was far inferior to that of his eldest brother.
He's not even as good as the third son, who is the master's adopted son.
The eldest brother knew many things perfectly well, but he knew nothing at all.
Just like this time, he pressured the Wei family, claiming it was for the Wei family's treasure, but he had absolutely no idea what that treasure was.
On the contrary, the eldest brother seemed to know it very well.
A hint of jealousy rose in the young man's heart, but he quickly suppressed it.
Time passed slowly, and as the sun rose, a figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard, but no one noticed him immediately.
He was a thin, somewhat fierce-looking old man with eagle eyes like a vulture.
"What happened? What's wrong with the second and third brothers?"
A hoarse voice rang out, sending a shiver down the spines of the burly men and the others.
Only then did they notice the thin figure.
Everyone immediately bowed and greeted him: "Master (Second Elder)!"
It turned out that this person was none other than Wang Cangyi, the master of the white-robed youths.
Wang Cangyi paid no attention to any of this; his fierce eyes were fixed on the white-robed youth.
"I'm asking you a question, how did the third brother and the others die?"
The white-robed youth broke out in a cold sweat as soon as he felt the pressure from his master's gaze.
"Master...Master, it's like this..."
The young man in white robes trembled as he repeated what he had said to his senior brother.
After listening, Wang Cang looked at the others.
He pointed to one of them casually: "You tell me, isn't that right?"
"Reporting to the Second Elder, it is indeed as Second Senior Brother said. When we arrived, Third Senior Brother and the others were already dead."
The disciple being pointed at replied, trembling all over.
"So, this time when you went into the mountains, not only did you fail to capture Wei Xinghe's wife and children, but you also lost the lives of Lao San and Lao Qi?"
The young man in white robes trembled and lowered his head, saying, "Yes, Master."
Wang Cang stared at his second disciple.
The young man in white robes trembled violently. Just as he was about to collapse to the ground, he finally felt his master look away.
"waste!"
Wang Cangyi snorted coldly.
With a wave of his hand, he lifted the white cloth covering the corpses of Wang Qingshan and the other man in mid-air, revealing their somewhat gruesome bodies.
Looking at the wounds on the corpses of his two disciples with a gloomy gaze, Wang Cangyi's face was extremely cold.
"Good, very good. No matter who you are, you dared to kill my disciple. I, Wang, will remember this grudge."
Upon hearing Wang Cangyi's chilling words, the white-robed youth and the others trembled even more violently.
But no one dared to speak at this time and provoke him.
Even the burly man stood quietly to the side.
After a while, sensing that his master's mood had improved somewhat, the burly man said:
"Master, let's collect the bodies of our third junior brother and the others first. Also, the person who killed our third junior brother is exceptionally skilled. I suspect that other forces have gotten involved. Our plan may need to be changed."
Upon hearing this, the chill emanating from Wang Cangyi subsided slightly, and he began to ponder his eldest disciple's words.
After a while, he said, "Xiong'er, come in with me. Second brother, you collect the bodies of the third brother and the others."
Seeing his senior brother and master go inside, the white-robed youth finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally got past this hurdle.
He had just seriously doubted whether his master would lay a hand on him.
However, after feeling relieved, he couldn't help but feel jealousy and resentment rising in his heart once again.
And so it always is; no matter what happens, Master only consults with his eldest brother.
Despite being a direct disciple, he always seemed like an outsider, only ever doing chores and never gaining his master's trust.
Suppressing his jealousy and resentment, the young man in white robes began to arrange for people to collect the bodies of Wang Qingshan and the others.
Inside the house, the burly man asked Wang Cangyi, "Master, have you picked up the person you were supposed to meet?"
"I received it. I originally wanted to use my friend's help to defeat the Wei family in one fell swoop, but judging from what you just said, I'm afraid our plan will have to be put on hold."
Wang Cangyi's eyes remained gloomy.
The deaths of his two disciples made him suspect that other forces might be secretly involved in the matter.
But who could it be?
Anyone who dares to provoke Wang Cangyi must have the support of other innate realm cultivators.
Could it be one of their rivals from the Heavenly Cang Sect?
But no matter who it is, anyone who dares to stop him is his enemy, Wang Cangyi, and he will kill them even if they are at the Innate Realm!
Thinking of the Wei family's treasure, Wang Cangyi's determination became even stronger.
That treasure was crucial to his martial arts path, and he was determined to obtain it.
In critical moments, he would not hesitate to defy the ban and take action himself.
"Bear, go and find out who killed Lao San and the others. I want to see who dared to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth!"
"Yes, Master!"
...
Lu Qing was unaware that his and Xiao Li's killing of Tong Canglang and Wang Qingshan had sparked much speculation among the people of the Tiancang Sect.
Indirectly, it saved the Wei family once again.
In the days that followed, his life returned to normal.
To avoid trouble, I haven't even been to the market area again.
Every day, he either cultivates himself or goes to his master to learn medical skills.
Life was incredibly fulfilling.
Thus, with the daily refinement of one Bone-Forging and Tendon-Changing Pill, his cultivation progressed rapidly.
He was about to reach the minor completion stage of the Bone and Tendon Realm.
That morning, Lu Qing arrived at the small courtyard halfway up the mountain, intending to ask his master for two days' leave so he could fully prepare for his breakthrough.
Upon entering the courtyard, he saw his master sitting at his usual stone table.
Just as he was about to step forward to pay his respects, he suddenly sensed that something was amiss.
He noticed that his master's aura seemed to have undergone some strange change.
It was as if my whole being had merged into the small courtyard space, feeling completely at ease.
Just then, the old doctor heard Lu Qing's footsteps and looked over at him.
His gaze was so clear, as if he could see through people's hearts, which made Lu Qing shudder.
His face showed disbelief: "Master, you...you've broken through?"
"Not bad," the old doctor said with a smile.
Lu Qing was overjoyed.
