Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 143: Upgraded Sense of Smell
Chen Ku successfully broke through to the second level of Xuanguan.

But not only did he not experience any dangers like "faking death", "sleeping", or "going crazy" as the two masters had instructed, but...

Came alive in an instant.

Chen Ku recalled again the feeling he had at that moment when he had gathered all his strength and attacked the Death Gate.

then,

He felt as if one of his feet had stepped on the gates of hell, his mind was stiff, as if he was frozen in death.

Now recalling it.

It was like being in death's gate for several years.

result.

A thunderclap exploded behind my head.

He woke up.

The door of death was opened.

He was unscathed.

It was actually only a moment that passed when he broke through the death door.

“Is this what it feels like in a split second between life and death?”

Chen Ku murmured:
"I cannot deceive the ancients sincerely."

Death is just a moment.

At the level of Death Gate, the difference is that if you can get through it, it will be broken in an instant, and if you can't get through it... that instant will become eternal, and you will be in a complete spiritual suspended death.

"It was a close call."

Chen Ku took a deep breath.

Looking at his sister-in-law and Hu Zi who were curiously asking at the door, he said slowly, "Okay, no need to ask for leave for me. I will go to work as usual today."

There was no need to explain to the women and children in the family the great terror and danger that had just occurred.

Wait until sister-in-law and Hu Zi obediently leave the room.

Only then did Chen Ku begin to realize his own level of cultivation.

Second entrance hall!

If I count carefully, I entered the first level of the Mystical Gate not long ago, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and today is only the eleventh day, but I have actually broken through again.

Chen Ku couldn't help but be surprised at the speed of his own breakthrough:

"Am I practicing too fast?"

He couldn't help but become curious.
Needless to say, he is definitely the only one in Baojiao County. I wonder if there is anyone with such a fast cultivation speed in Qiulong Mansion or in the whole Youzhou?

then,

He stood up and stood in front of the bronze mirror.

Chen Ku looked at himself in the mirror, stared into his own eyes, and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Fortunately, after breaking through the second level of the Death Gate, the changes in my eyes won't be too big, so people won't be able to tell that I've made another breakthrough just by looking at the brilliance in my eyes."

It's not that he wanted to cover it up intentionally.

The main reason was that he was afraid that his cultivation speed would be too fast and scare the two masters. He was afraid that he would go astray and then attract some "friendly scolding"...

It’s better not to get spit on.

"The changes in the second death gate of the entrance are not reflected in the eyes or the spirit, but are experienced in the life metabolism that is several times more vigorous than before."

Chen Ku took a bite of the pill and could clearly feel that the speed of digesting the pill and decomposing the essence in his body was more than ten times faster than when he was at the first level of Xuanguan.

In the past, he would take two or three days to digest a Qi-boosting pill a day. Now...

He felt that he could take the pills as meals three times a day and still digest them.

This is the change that occurs to the body after breaking through the second level of the Death Gate.

Just like people, when they are young, they are strong and energetic, and they eat like crazy. But when they get old, all these things decline, and they have no strength and spirit, and their vitality and digestive and metabolic abilities are much worse than before.

Once the gate of death is opened, it is equivalent to making the elderly 20 or 30 years younger and regaining their vitality.

Chen Ku is only seventeen or eighteen years old now, which is a time when his vitality is strong. In addition, he has practiced martial arts, which has further strengthened his physique. Therefore, it cannot be said that he has regained youth. Instead, he has a vitality and metabolic rate that is several times higher than that of people of the same age.

I briefly felt the realm of the second level of the entrance hall.

After Chen Ku pushed open the door, he went to work at Yaowang Hall, but he was still thinking about the little tail left by Yan Longhao's death.

"Although no one has doubted me yet, I'll still clean it up after work."

……

Today is my turn to be on duty at the slaughterhouse.

Chen Ku asked as usual whether there were any monsters sent from the yard that needed his help to kill.

It was just a casual question.

In no mood,

Qin Sheng responded:
"Yes, it is a Level 2 thin dog demon. It is suspected to have 'dog treasure' in its body. Our hall spent a lot of money to buy it from the hunters. Today, Master Shi Xianghong is here to help. We will kill it when the time comes. No need to trouble you, young shopkeeper."

This time, he used the three words "Young Shopkeeper" and there was nothing wrong with it.

after all,

Yesterday, in front of everyone, Chen Ku's position was completely confirmed.

It is said that.

This morning, the second manager's disciple Zhang Renfeng had already boarded a carriage and was sent back to the city.

It completely declared that the loser had left the stage, leaving completely.

Unexpectedly.

Chen Ku's attention was not on the title of "young shopkeeper", but on the words "second-level fine dog demon", his eyes lit up slightly.

A greyhound? A demon? Or a second realm?

Chen Ku was no longer sleepy, and he straightened his face and said:

"Since Master Shi hasn't come yet, I'll just do something convenient. I'll kill him."

A fine dog from the second realm.

Chen Ku was unable to move for a moment. After all, all the changes he had today started with a small greyhound.

Not to mention,
The sense of smell of that dog, which was merely a demon bloodline, was a gift that he was still able to use today. A true second-level dog...

Qin Sheng was stunned and felt incredible. He didn't expect that Chen Ku could be so considerate to his subordinates after he actually became the young shopkeeper.

His heart was burning.

It seems that they have already foreseen that in the next forty years, if Chen Ku becomes the shopkeeper, the atmosphere of the entire Yaowang Hall's apprentices will be completely new, and everyone will be able to find a sense of belonging here.

Chen Ku had no idea what Qin Sheng was thinking.

Not many steps.

He then came to the greyhound's cage.

Ouch! Roar! Roar!
This second-level greyhound barked wildly when it saw Chen Ku. It looked twice as big as an ordinary greyhound, and standing there, it looked like a white lion or tiger. If it weren't for its claws that were still as soft as bamboo poles, its thin waist and long ears, one would not dare to regard it as a dog.

At the same time, there are some scabies on its body, which is why it is speculated that there is dog treasure in its body.

[There is a greyhound that wants to harm its owner...]

Chen Ku sensed the evil spirit's warning.

He had someone release the cage, walked over, picked up a boning knife, and killed the tiny dog ​​in no time. At the same time, he actually took out a ball of gold the size of a fist from the dog's stomach.

Dog treasure, also known as dog gold and golden elixir.

The dog treasures in the body of an ordinary wild dog are worth a hundred taels of silver.

This fist-sized dog treasure is worth at least a thousand taels of silver. If the other medicinal properties in the monster's body are added, the price may double.

Although Yaowangtang didn't know how much money it spent to buy this demon dog, it was like gambling on stones and it made money.

[The owner of the picture killed the small dog and obtained a second-level demonic aura]

However, Chen Ku's mind was temporarily immersed in the murderous aura of this second-level fine dog.

Give it a try.

【The thin dog changes! 】

【Thin dog shape change】

[Shape-changing part: (Nose) Hundred Miles Tracking Technique]

Chen Ku was surprised.

"The Hundred Mile Tracking Technique? It sounds like a doubled version of the 10-mile sense of smell of the Greyhound. However, it has become a 'magic' on the demon Greyhound..."

But he also seemed to have discovered a pattern.

"The last time the greyhound changed its form, it used its nose. This time, it used its nose again... Could it be that changing its form is not based on luck, but is based on the physical laws of different creatures?"

But thinking back carefully, it seems that this is not entirely true.

Let's put it aside for now.

But, he subconsciously tried the "Hundred Miles Tracking Technique".

Dachen Village in the countryside of Sheyu Town is about seventy or eighty miles away from the county seat, so Chen Ku sniffed in that direction.

This smell.

Suddenly, I felt the 'evil spirit' in my body boiling like hot water, pouring into my nasal cavity, and suddenly...

Under Chen Ku's perception of smell, the world seemed to become vaster and larger than before. The colorful and varied illusions seemed to form scenes for the nose.

He immediately smelled the scent under the locust tree at the entrance of Dachen Village. It was noon and winter, and there was no farm work, so many people were sitting at the entrance to bask in the sun.

Chen Ku's nose not only smelled who was there, including the brothers Guo Fu and Guo Qiang, as well as the farmhands of the village chief, but even... he could vaguely outline a picture in his mind through the smell.

One more moment.

After retracting the 'Hundred Mile Tracking Technique', Chen Ku felt that the demonic energy in his body seemed to have been consumed a little.

"From being able to smell something ten miles away to tracking it a hundred miles away?"

Chen Ku felt the change in the dog's sense of smell and thought to himself:
"I wonder if one day I can hunt a big demon dog, and then I can feel the true feeling of 'the boundless universe, the pursuit of thousands of miles'?"

But just when he was feeling delighted with his upgraded sense of smell.

Suddenly,

A gentle voice came from not far away from the slaughterhouse:

"This should be Junior Brother Chen. I didn't expect that you, now one of the representatives of the hall, would be willing to help the apprentices and fellow apprentices to kill monsters."

This sound sounded.

Chen Ku couldn't help but come back to his senses, slowly turned around and looked in the direction of the voice.

This look.

Then he saw a scholar in blue standing at the round arched gate of the butcher's house.

He looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but his eyes were very clear, just like a child's, with distinct black and white in his pupils. His skin was also very fair, as delicate as a woman's. Although his body was a little thin, his height made him look much more elegant.

"Who are you?" Chen Ku asked subconsciously.

"Big Brother." Qin Sheng, who was standing next to him, bowed and saluted immediately, then lowered his head to remind Chen Ku, "This is Kou Ming, the disciple of the head shopkeeper, Big Brother."

"It turns out to be Senior Brother Kou." Chen Ku's face turned serious.

"I was away from the hall for most of the year before last. I had heard of you but never met you. After the New Year, I went to the capital to celebrate the New Year. I also took care of some things, which made me miss the hall's representative selection and missed the meeting. Fortunately, I came back today and finally met you."

The young scholar in blue shirt stepped forward with a smile and extended his hand to Chen Ku:

"Junior Brother Chen, hello, I am Kou Ming."

Chen Ku looked at the handshake etiquette.

I couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

I have heard for a long time that the etiquette in the provincial capital is somewhat similar to that of the Republic of China in my previous life. The wealthy families, the powerful and the literati are accustomed to shaking hands instead of clasping fists. It is not as remote and uncivilized as Baojiao County.

But seeing this handshake, Chen Ku's thoughts still drifted away. After a moment's hesitation, he slowly extended his hand:
"Hello, Brother Kou."

pat.

The two big hands were tightly clasped together.

But only for a moment,

Chen Ku felt the strength coming from the hands of the scholar in blue clothes, exerting force on him.

"Hmm? Want to compete with me in strength?"

His eyes moved slightly:
"Big Brother, have you never heard of my divine power?"

(End of this chapter)