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Chapter 252 Half a Martial Cultivator (asking for monthly tickets)

Xu Yuan ate the pig dragon's head as bait that night.

This is not about "you can't store overnight food in a dog hole", this is about putting the money in your pocket and running away.

After all, Jia Yi and six others knew about this. They were our own people, and we couldn't kill them to silence them.

Then there is still a possibility that the news will leak out.

Xu Yuan: Don't worry about that for now, I'll just eat it! No matter who finds out and comes to ask for it later...

No!

Whatever happens, I will first improve my own strength.

This is the foundation of survival in the Department of Elimination of Filth.

If Fu Shuanghui eats this dragon head, it can really be promoted to the fifth level!
Although Fu Shuanghui was eager to improve her level, she did not practice many techniques and her combat power was relatively weak.

But that's also genuine fifth-rate stuff.

However, when it came to Xu Yuan, he was unable to get promoted.

Xu Yuan is even weaker than Fu Shuanghui in terms of the "Dragon Transformation Method".

After all, Xu Yuan relied on Fu Shuanghui's dragon ball and also practiced the "Dragon Transformation Method".

In fact, the other parts of the body have not yet been refined by the "Dragon Transformation Method".

Of course, this pig dragon's head is far inferior to that of a dragon.

And after so many years, some of the power inside has been lost.

But it also suits Xu Yuan.

If it were a little stronger, Xu Yuan would not be able to refine it in such a hurry.

After the bait is refined, half of the power is integrated into the dragon ball's inner elixir, and the other half is used to cleanse the body.

After obtaining the inner elixir of the Dragon Ball, Xu Yuan's body became as strong as that of a martial artist of the same level when he transformed.

But it is only “comparable”.

It's just barely comparable.

Now he can truly stand shoulder to shoulder with martial artists of the same level!
Xu Yuan felt that he could now use all the "fighting methods" in "Tian Tian Cannon".

Martial arts skills can actually be divided into two sets.

Part of it is various routines of moves.

The main function of this "routine" is actually cultivation.

It is essentially the same as lifting a stone lock.

The process of practicing routines is to continuously strengthen the body.

Sophisticated routines will incorporate some techniques, and how to use these techniques in battle is the "fighting style".

Every set of moves looks very beautiful when practiced.

But it won’t be pretty when the fight really starts.

Ugly tricks are the real skills.

There is a corresponding "fighting method" in "The Sky Cannon".

However, the "fighting methods" of any martial arts tradition are ever-changing, and it is difficult to grasp the essence of it by relying on only a booklet to figure it out.

It is best to have a master to give you hands-on guidance and explanation in this regard.

Xu Yuan now recalls how to use the "Tian Tian Cannon". Although he did not have his master to explain it, he was able to master it quickly and thoroughly.

This is because he is already sixth-rate, and the standard of "The Heaven-shaking Cannon" is not high.

Xu Yuan looked down upon the fighting style of "Tongtian Cannon".

"If I have the chance in the future, I will find some more advanced playing methods."

"Once you master it, it's like practicing martial arts at the same time!"

As for the "martial secrets", one of the important means of martial arts practice, there are several similar ones in "The Dragon Transformation Method". Xu Yuan is not in a hurry to practice. He wants to slowly choose and find the one that suits him.

The night passed quietly, and after dawn Xu Yuan looked at the almanac.

Today's ban:
Summoning spirits, refining medicine, collecting debts, and traveling at night.

Today is not a good day for either Dan cultivators or Shen cultivators.

Alchemists are not allowed to refine medicinal pills, but they are not prohibited from doing other things.

The situation is even more serious for spiritual cultivation. Once the ghost soldiers are summoned, they will turn into extremely vicious creatures, and will not distinguish between enemies or generals, but will capture and eat their masters as well.

After breakfast, Xu Yuan called Di Youzhi over and asked, "If I want to find out what private property Fu Shuanghui has in the city, is there any way?"

Di Youzhi had no doubt that the mastermind behind the scenes was Fu Chongjiu.

They always need a place to stay.

"The Champa government office has all sorts of contract documents." Di Youzhi thought for a moment and said, "I'll take someone to investigate. I'll find another excuse. I can't just say I'm investigating Fu Shuanghui. Otherwise, if the news leaks out, the Mountain and River Division will cause trouble." Xu Yuan nodded and said, "I'll do it immediately."

Yesterday, we raided Tiebei’s house in Xiaobei Village, but still couldn’t find any trace of Fu Chongjiu.

Xu Yuan felt uneasy as it was the first time he encountered such a cunning opponent.

I always feel that this guy is in the city, in some dark corner, staring at me.

In addition to asking Di Youzhi to investigate Fu Shuanghui's property, Xu Yuan actually had another idea: If he took off the shadow puppet on the old brother, could he trace the thread-pulling method and find Fu Chongjiu's hiding place?

But today "calling back spirits" is prohibited.

If the old brother's soul is drawn out, it will turn into a very evil creature. I don't know if the thread-pulling method can control it.

If you can't control yourself, you will end up shooting yourself in the foot.

Moreover, it is not easy to keep up with the speed of the silk-pulling method.

Xu Yuan thought that this method should be put on hold for now and discussed tomorrow.

Aunt Wang came over and said, "Are you busy with official business today? If you have some free time, I can teach you about alchemy."

"Okay." Xu Yuan agreed immediately.

Aunt Wang spoke to Xu Yuan for over an hour before Yu Yunhang arrived outside the door and reported, "Sir, the attorney general needs you to come over."

He Youxing hasn't cared about Xu Yuan for a long time.

Xu Yuan was curious: "Why are you looking for me again all of a sudden?"

Aunt Wang: "Go quickly, we'll talk about it later."

"Okay." Xu Yuan stood up, came out and called Fu Jingyu and Qin Ze, and went to the Champa Office of the Ministry of Elimination of Filth together.

As for Song Lu, there was no need to call her. As long as Fu Jingyu went, she would definitely follow him.

When they arrived at the gate of Champa, there was indeed a captain under Shi Ba Ding who "happened" to be on duty at the gate.

When Xu Yuan entered, the captain approached and whispered, "The Mountain and River Division is causing trouble again."

Xu Yuan nodded, understanding what was going on.

After entering, He Youxing didn't even smile. He threw a document over and said, "It's from the Mountain and River Division. Go investigate it."

Xu Yuan opened the document and found out that Shanhe Division recently discovered that someone in the fishing gang was raising evil spirits!

The Fishing Gang is a vassal gang under the Cao Gang.

Different from the Iron Boat Gang and the Sanniang Society.

Although the Iron Boat Gang also relied on the canal for their livelihood, their main members were porters who carried heavy bags.

In fact, most of the boatmen are members of the Cao Gang.

Two hundred years ago, when the Ming Dynasty relied only on this one Grand Canal, there was a saying of "one million canal workers".

By now, this number is probably over 10 million.

On the days when it is forbidden to go near the river, all operations on the canal must be stopped.

Fortunately, it only happens three to five days every month.

Just take it as a rest.

But not everyone is qualified to fish in the river.

If you occasionally go fishing in a deserted place by the river, it doesn't matter if the fishing gang doesn't catch you.

If you make a living from this, you have to pay "fishing tax" to the fishing gang regularly.

The only good thing is that the fishing gang does not just take money and do nothing.

There are more than just fish in the river, there are also many strange and evil things.

If you cast a net and are unlucky enough to catch these things, the fishing gang will help you deal with them.

But those truly powerful evil spirits will certainly not be caught in fishing nets.

Therefore, those that were fished out were of no avail.

Of course, if those powerful evil spirits want to eat people and rush onto the boat... then you are out of luck.

But this is rarely the case on the canal.

This place is under the jurisdiction of the Dragon King of the Canal, who has extremely strong deterrent power.

Fishing in the canal is actually the safest.

The Shanhe Division recently discovered that a small gang member in the fishing gang caught a small evil spirit from the river, but instead of dealing with it immediately, he kept it in secret.

This kind of evil spirits are mostly strange-looking fish and shrimps.

After they are raised to a mature level, they are quietly sold.

The document sent to the Extermination Bureau was based on the confession of that small-time agent. It said that an evil spirit was sold to Zhoujiaji, which was 120 miles away from the canal and beyond the jurisdiction of the Mountain and River Bureau.

(End of this chapter)