Ten minutes later, after confirming that no one was chasing after them, Ziyue let out a sigh of relief and stopped.
"This time, I don't think many of them will be able to escape.
Huang Guangzhao's subordinates are probably all dead. I don't know how he is doing.
As for Zhou Wei and the rest … "
Ziyue was speechless.
From what he saw, Zhao Ding died tragically, Fu Zhong Ting was killed by one person, and as for Wang Erniu, because his strength was too low, he died at the hands of an internal cultivator at the first moment.
Zhou Wei, in the chaos, did not notice …
Without thinking further, Ziyue looked at the jade box in his hand.
Opening the jade box, two fist-sized fruits with a faint golden glow were lying quietly inside.
"Metal Spirit Fruit!"
The fruit was full of spirituality, making people salivate at the sight of it.
The only thing that made him feel a little regretful was that the two fruits were not fully ripe, and the effect would be weaker than expected.
However, two spirit fruits were enough for him to break through the shackles of the realm and cultivate inner strength.
Closing the jade box, Ziyue put it into the beast skin bag that he always carried with him.
"Spirit Energy 32540."
Looking at the amount of spirit energy, Ziyue's face was calm.
An increase of more than ten thousand points of spirit energy was no longer enough to move him.
Suddenly, Ziyue's body moved, and his gaze instantly looked behind him.
A figure in grey clothes, with a pale face, and a few obvious knife wounds on his body, quickly ran in his direction.
As if seeing Ziyue, his face was filled with joy, and he slightly changed his direction and came closer.
The person who came was Zhou Wei.
Ziyue did not expect that he would also successfully escape.
"Chief Bai!"
Zhou Wei shouted excitedly.
Escaping from death and suddenly meeting an acquaintance, that kind of excitement was needless to say.
"Your injury, is it okay?"
Ziyue looked behind him, and after confirming that no one was following him, he asked.
"It's nothing serious."
Shaking his head, Zhou Wei's expression quickly turned sad as he said, "It's just that Zhao Ding, Zhong Ting, and the others won't be able to come back ….
Chief Bai, if we had listened to you, this wouldn't have happened … "
"It's already over."
Ziyue shook his head and didn't want to talk about it anymore. He said, "Let's go. It's not safe here."
"By the way, where are you going next?
I plan to return to the city directly. If you want to return to the Green Mountain Herb Garden, we should part ways here. "
After walking for a while, Ziyue suddenly stopped and looked at Zhou Wei.
Zhou Wei was taken aback, and a trace of hesitation appeared on his face. In the end, he thought that the disciples of the Nine Seals Sect would definitely return to the city at this time. If he ran into them, he would be in danger. So he said, "I plan to go back to the Green Mountain Herb Garden first."
"Then let's part here. Help me tell Manager Li that I won't be going back for a while."
Ziyue was silent for a while before he said, "Also, be careful."
"Goodbye!"
Zhou Wei didn't think too much about it. He nodded solemnly and quickly headed for the Green Mountain Herb Garden.
Ziyue, on the other hand, took a small path and walked quickly in the direction of the city gate.
Half an hour later, Ziyue descended the mountain and stepped onto the official road.
Soon, the city gate was in sight. The flow of people entering and exiting was no different from before.
Just as he was lining up to enter the city, he suddenly saw a group of disciples rushing out of the city in a hurry.
The leader of the group was an elder of the sect. Ziyue had heard his cheap senior brother's description before. Comparing the two, he should be Elder Zhou, who had the strength of a second-rate master in the sect.
"Looking at the Scorching Sun gang's actions, something must have happened again?"
"You're new here, so you don't know. Half an hour ago, a disciple of the Scorching Sun gang returned to the city covered in blood.
He must have encountered a strong enemy. At this time, the Scorching Sun gang must have gone out to investigate. "
"Near the southern part of the city, even the mountain bandits don't dare to provoke the Scorching Sun gang. Who would be so bold as to cause trouble here?"
"Who else could it be?
It can only be the Nine Seal Sect. The battle between the two forces has been getting more and more dangerous. It's very common to encounter a life and death battle outside. I reckon that it won't be long before it will be like the Nine Seal Sect and Tie Yi Sect. There will only be one force left. "
…
Even though the people in front were only discussing softly, Bai Ziyue still heard them clearly. He could not help but be moved in his heart as he guessed that there was a possibility that another person from their group had escaped.
But who could it be?
Soon after, Bai Ziyue confirmed the other party's identity from the discussions.
It was the Scorching Sun gang's law enforcement manager, Huang Guangzhao.
"I didn't expect him to escape …"
Ziyue's eyes flashed. Soon, he followed the flow of people and stepped into the city.
…
Twenty miles outside the city of Wujiang County, in the Herb Garden of Qingshan.
Zhou Wei had just walked past a hill when he saw the Herb Garden in sight. His face immediately showed a trace of joy.
"You must be Zhou Wei. What happened?"
At this moment, a figure walked over from afar and asked in a puzzled manner.
"Supervisor Zhang?
Why are you here? "
Zhou Wei looked at the person in surprise and quickly said, "We were recruited by the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall to fight with the disciples of the Nine Seals Sect. After we lost, I was lucky enough to escape and come back."
Zhou Wei didn't doubt him. When he saw the experts in the sect, he naturally hurried to tell them everything.
"Oh?
Apart from you, who else escaped? "
Supervisor Zhang didn't answer Zhou Wei's question. Instead, he asked in a concerned tone.
"Among the guards of the Herb Garden, besides me, only Chief Bai escaped safely. As for the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, they're probably all dead. I was also lucky. My body movement was not bad. Plus, my strength was relatively weak. Only an early-stage Internal Refining warrior was chasing me. That's how I escaped."
As he spoke, Zhou Wei's face showed a trace of luck again.
"Is Chief Bai the only one who escaped?
Where is he? "
Manager Zhang let out a sigh of relief. Then, he slowly leaned over and casually asked.
"He returned to the city. He even asked me to ask for leave from Supervisor Li …"
As Zhou Wei spoke, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He noticed that Supervisor Zhang's expression wasn't right. His body tensed up and he hurriedly said, "Supervisor Zhang, what are you trying to do …"
"Nothing. I'm just sending you to reunite with the others."
As Supervisor Zhang spoke, his body flew over in an instant. His palm was like blood as it slammed down viciously.
Nine Seals Palm!
Bang!
There was a loud sound.
Zhou Wei's chest caved in and his bones broke. His heart and lungs were crushed by an extremely powerful force. He died in an instant.
…
"For the next few days, if anyone comes, say that I'm not here.
If you can't stop them, just say that I'm in seclusion. "
Ziyue and Xiao Tao said this and went straight into his room.
He really needed to go into seclusion to cultivate and break through the realm.
After External Refining and Internal Refining was the Internal Strength realm.
Only by cultivating Inner Qi would many Martial Skills be able to display their true tyrannical effects.
The martial artist's strength would also increase by a large margin.
Even if his true combat strength was no weaker than a martial artist in the Internal Strength realm, and he had the valiant record of killing Hua Jiebin with a single slash.
However, this was mostly due to his extraordinary strength. After all, the Tyrannical Saber Art was formed by combining several saber techniques that weren't weak. Moreover, he had cultivated it to perfection. Naturally, he could unleash an extremely powerful force.
However, once he had Internal Strength, the power of the Tyrannical Saber Art would definitely increase by leaps and bounds.
After taking a deep breath, Ziyue's breathing gradually calmed down.
Then, he took out a stick of incense from the cloth bag.
Tranquility Incense!
Ziyue expected that he wouldn't have any supply of incense for a long time when he came to Wujiang County this time. Therefore, he exchanged some with the old scholar.
Not only the Tranquility Incense, but he also exchanged dozens of Spirit Gathering Incense, Soul Guiding Incense, and so on. It guaranteed that he wouldn't lack incense for the next few months.
He directly lit it.
In an instant, wisps of smoke began to rise from the incense.
As the smoke was absorbed by Bai Ziyue, his mind instantly became clear, and his body and mind became even clearer.
Only then did Ziyue take out a jade box.
When he opened the jade box, two pale golden fruits immediately appeared in front of him.
Metal Spirit Fruit!
Normal martial artists would rely on their own accumulation to break through from the Internal Refinement realm to the Internal Strength realm. Then, they would accumulate strength and break through the Dantian's barrier. Only then would they be considered to have truly stepped into the Internal Strength realm.
However, the success rate of this method wasn't high.
At most, only one or two martial artists at the peak of the Internal Refinement realm would be able to break through and reach the Internal Strength realm.
However, if they consumed the Qi Accumulating Pill and the most important Qi Accumulating Pill, their chances of breaking through would increase by thirty percent.
Out of ten people, about four or five would be able to break through and become a martial artist in the Internal Strength realm.
However, the aftereffects were equally obvious.
The Qi Accumulating Pill was violent. While it increased the chances of breaking through, it would often cause great damage to the martial artist's body.
If they didn't break through successfully, they would need at least three years of recuperation before they could attempt to break through again.
Even if they broke through successfully, they would need at least half a year of recuperation to maintain their strongest fighting strength. The pros and cons were very obvious.
Originally, Ziyue had planned to exchange the Qi Accumulating Pill with his cheap Senior Brother Tang Zhanfei to break through.
However, now that he had the Metal Spirit Fruit, Ziyue would be able to save himself the trouble.
"The Metal Spirit Fruit is full of spiritual energy and its power is also very gentle.
Not only will it not damage the body like the Qi Accumulating Pill, the martial artist's chances of breaking through to the Internal Qi realm will also be much higher than those who use the Qi Accumulating Pill. At least the success rate can be increased to eighty percent. "
Ziyue thought in his heart and took out a Metal Spirit Fruit.
Sensing the tempting fragrance from the fruit, Ziyue didn't hesitate and swallowed the entire Metal Spirit Fruit in a few bites.
Sweet and delicious, the fragrance lingered in his mouth!
Ziyue didn't have time to admire the deliciousness of the fruit's flesh. The force in his body instantly condensed.
Abundant, surging, powerful …
All the strength in his body converged like a raging river. Gradually, it converged from all parts of his body and rushed toward his Dantian.