The Villain's Counterattack

The Library is Duan Lang's old nest, and the Tianyi Pavilion is Duan Lang's back garden. Before Yu Sanlang sought revenge, although the Tianyi Pavilion was heavily guarded, it was definitely unable to stop masters like Duan Lang and Feng Yun.

If Duan Lang hides himself, no one in the world will be able to detect him. This is also true if he sneaks within ten feet of someone. Within ten feet, no one except Feng Yun Xiongba, even Qin Shuang can detect him. This is his current realm, and it is also the beauty of Taoist exercises.

Despite its name, the Tianyi Pavilion was a vast palace, even boasting a small garden. Xiongba, while wiping out the rebels, had amassed a collection of rare and precious medicines numbering in the tens of millions. The vast Tianyi Pavilion had ample space for all these precious remedies, stored behind the main hall in a heavily locked inner hall.

There are not many restrictions outside the Tianyi Pavilion, and most of the doctors in the Tianxia Association can enter and leave freely, but it is not easy to take things out. Even ordinary elixirs are rare and good things for ordinary disciples, and are one of the foundations of the Tianxia Association.

Duan Lang can enter and exit the outer hall of Tianyi Pavilion at will. With his current medical skills, no one can restrict him, and some even ask him for help. Duan Lang's image of being a bookworm and his ability to heal with Yin-Yang Qi are well-known throughout the world.

Except for a few people like Qin Ning who were quite wary of him, the entire Tianxia Association was relatively kind to Duan Lang, a senior master-level doctor. After all, no one knew when they would be injured, and if they came to him for help, not only would he not treat them, but he would also do bad things to them secretly, which would be the most terrifying thing.

It was not too difficult for Duan Lang to sneak into the inner hall of Tianyi Pavilion, and stealing the Iron Corpse Male Silkworm was equally easy. However, taking the Iron Corpse Male Silkworm alone would easily expose the target. Duan Lang stole all the elixirs and magic medicines that Xiongba had collected and that he had looted from various sects over the years. The entire inner hall was almost emptied.

With the help of the storage space, the many treasures in the inner hall of Tianyi Pavilion could not be kept at all. That was not all. Duan Lang was even more crazy and secretly picked out the many precious medicines in the outer hall, took a small portion each, and then left secretly.

That night, Duan Lang disguised himself as a short, mean-looking old man and appeared in front of Qin Jiao's bed. He slapped him awake and pressed his acupoints, saying, "If you make a loud noise, you will die!"

Qin Jiao blinked hurriedly to show that he would obey. Although the old man had his face covered, he could still see some things from the general outline (Duan Lang's bone shrinking and appearance change were huge), and he secretly took note of it.

His voice was slightly hoarse and drawling, quite distinctive. He didn't know if it was disguised, but if he heard it again, he would definitely recognize it. Qin Jiao saw Duan Lang remove the rough, old hand from his neck, and then he said cautiously, "I wonder what brings you here so late at night, senior? If there is anyone I can help with, I will definitely not shirk my responsibility."

Duan Lang laughed strangely, making a rasping sound. He then pulled out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and said, "Xiong Ba is selecting the Four Heavenly Kings. Three of them are his disciples, and the remaining one will be chosen from among young men over sixteen years old. Are you interested in competing?"

Qin Jiao was also a smart man. Hearing this, he saw him take out a porcelain bottle from his arms. The faint medicinal fragrance on it made him know that it must be something good. He said in a deep voice, "I was born in the Tianxia Association, and my father, Qin Ning, is the chief instructor of the Tianxia Association's young warriors. If possible, I naturally hope to serve the leader better."

"You're smart, and you do have a three-point advantage over ordinary teenagers, but you're still far behind a true genius. Not to mention Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and Qin Shuang, even Duan Lang is not someone you can handle. But..."

"There are always treasures in the world that can greatly increase his strength, even if it's only temporary, and can turn the tide at a critical moment. This is the Blood Rage Pill, which can temporarily increase the use of three parts of blood and eight parts of true energy. It is a rare life-saving elixir. When Xiongba selects disciples, the age requirement is teenagers, and he will definitely choose the strongest in the Tianxia Association. Otherwise, if he goes out and gets beaten up by his peers, wouldn't that be a disgrace to him?"

Qin Jiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he immediately calmed down and said, "Senior, how much is this elixir worth? What are the possible consequences?"

"Kid, you're smart. Nothing in the world is perfect. Explosive power will inevitably consume some energy. The power provided by the Blood Burst Pill is violent and swift, and can last for an hour. Afterwards, you will temporarily lose blood and energy, and need something to replenish it. As for its value, how much do you think this good thing that can help you become a disciple of Xiongba is worth?"

"One pill can last an hour, and there are still eighteen in the bottle. How much do you think it will cost to get these elixirs?"

Qin Jiao gritted his teeth and reported all his savings. Duan Lang nodded with satisfaction. This kid was indeed rich, but his target was not only him, but also his sinister and evil father.

"Ordinary tonics can indeed make up for the deficiency of the Blood Burst Pill, but the efficiency is slightly lower and it takes quite a while. I also have a bottle of Qi Transformation Pill here, which can not only quickly restore Qi but also has a good healing effect. However, this thing is more Qi-intensive than the Blood Burst Pill, do you understand?"

"Senior, I have just spent all my money, this..." How could Qin Jiao not be tempted by such a good thing as the Qi Zhuan Xin Dan, but he really had no way to do it.

"You have no money, but your father does. Come to this place at this time tomorrow night and bring five times the amount of silver, and this bottle of thirty Qi Zhuan Xin Dan will be yours. This thing complements the Bao Xue Dan, and it will be difficult for you to fail." After Duan Lang finished speaking, he unblocked his acupoints with a finger in the air, and the whole person disappeared from the window into the vast night in the blink of an eye.

Qin Jiao shuddered and slowly exhaled a breath of cold air. "Such a cold and sinister aura! This is not a decent person! No, I must find my father as soon as possible and ask him for help."

Qin Jiao turned over and sat up, quickly dressed himself, and just as he was about to get up and leave, his hand touched the porcelain bottle next to him. After a slight hesitation, he grabbed the bottle and put it in his arms, then hurried away.

Seeing Qin Jiao's departing figure, Duan Lang let out a mocking smile. "The first one. Then the next ones are Master Qin Ning's lackeys, Ling Nan and Shu Yu. But they don't seem to have much wealth. My character is that of a corrupt old man in the Tianxiahui. It's impossible for me to do a loss-making business. So, I'll sell them one by one? Decision made, let's do it."

Duan Lang was really busy that night. As smart as he was, he naturally couldn't just pull out one sheep at a time. It would be bad if he pulled out all the sheep. He completed seven or eight business deals and transferred tens of thousands of taels of silver before returning to his nest and sleeping peacefully.

The next morning, Duan Lang refused Nie Feng's gift of silver and passionately talked about how rich he was. After Nie Feng left, he turned around and asked Shu Lao and Xiao Zhuzi to borrow money.

Facing their questioning, Duan Lang shrugged helplessly and said, "I don't have a dime. You all know that after I offered my family martial arts, the Eclipse Sword Technique, to help, I was strictly forbidden to practice it. That's why I chose the second- or third-rate martial arts in the library and started over. In order to regulate my body and supplement my external training, I donated a lot of money to the Tianyi Pavilion to buy medicine. I have nothing on me, so how could I have any money left? I still have quite a few copper coins, though."

"Stop talking nonsense and support me with a few hundred taels of silver. When I become the fourth Heavenly King, I will definitely benefit from your efforts. Don't you have confidence in me? You should know that I am a master, a very experienced one."

"Haha, is this a master who can hit people without hurting them but makes the enemies become more powerful?" Mr. Shu was quite aware of his practice of the Yin-Yang Classics and could not help but retort.

Xiao Zhuzi chuckled strangely and said, "You don't want to use your internal energy to heal yourself, and then tire your opponent to death with your external energy, do you?"

"Bullshit! Brother, don't I know how to use weapons? How can I buy a sword weighing a hundred or eighty pounds without a silver ingot?" Duan Lang picked his nose, looking as if it was a matter of course.

"A 180-pound heavy sword? Why don't you use a hammer?"

"Use your hammer! I'm the son of Duan Shuai, the master of Nanlin Sword. Using a hammer is nothing. Using a sword is so cool. And..." Duan Lang lowered his voice and said, "If I win the championship in the martial arts competition, my opponents will think it's just an ordinary sword and will raise their troops to resist me. Hmm..."

Seeing Duan Lang's obscene face, Xiao Zhuzi and Shu Lao were very upset. They all knew that Duan Lang practiced external skills diligently. He had practiced a lot of various third-rate external skills. His strength was definitely ranked among the top in the whole world. No one of his age could beat him, not even the three young masters Feng Yunshuang.

If he really used a heavy sword weighing 180 kilograms, ordinary people who didn't know the details would definitely suffer a great loss.

They all have 180 taels of silver, but they can't lend it to Duan Lang. It's not that they are reluctant, but the gang leader Xiongba doesn't allow it. However, 35 taels is still okay. Duan Lang accepts everyone. He has spent the past three years carefully studying the six great magic crossings, and integrated the gold-melting ability into the Yin-Yang Sutra. He is preparing to experiment with it himself and forge weapons with his own hands.

A heavy sword might be expensive, but scrap iron ore and the like are cheap.