Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 425 Taking Office (Part 3)

Before the discovery of the mineral veins, the Qiyun Mountain area was a poor and remote place. Wild animals and monsters roamed the mountains and forests, making farming difficult and leaving the villagers with little source of income.

Although hunting wild animals in the mountains and forests would provide enough food and shelter, hunting is, after all, a dangerous and risky activity, and it also depends on luck.

After discovering the mineral vein, Jingtian Village organized its elite forces to develop the area. They first cleared out the monsters and expanded the forest, then built roads and developed trade routes.

Finally, they hired nearby villagers and mountain dwellers to quarry and mine.

Quarrying and mining were dirty and tiring work, but the pay was good, much better than the villagers risking their lives hunting monsters. Jingming Town was formed by the merger of several nearby villages. It was named Jingming because of the gratitude of the people.

After inspecting the most important mineral vein area, Han Yi then visited the fields, tea gardens, and other areas under his jurisdiction.

After all the patrols were completed, a day had passed and it was completely dark.

After declining the banquet invitations from several hall masters, Han Yi boarded Old Li's carriage and returned steadily to the Inspector's Mansion.

What's so great about going out for a meal? It's nothing more than drinking, bragging, and listening to your subordinates' flattery.

What he hates most are these kinds of fake social situations.

Besides, his main task is to seize the time to cultivate; as for other things, they don't matter.

As long as his three hall masters work honestly, fulfill the various material requirements of Jingtian Manor on time, and maintain the daily operation of various industries in Qiyun Mountain.

He was too lazy to care. But that didn't mean he was easy to fool or talk to. If anyone dared to step forward, take advantage of his kindness, or cause him trouble, he wouldn't hold back.

After all, Han Yi's position as Inspector General meant he held the highest power and status here. There were countless people who wanted to become the head of that hall.

If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who would.

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Time flows by like water, passing by little by little.

Han Yi also officially began his life as an inspector at Qiyun Mountain.

As he had envisioned, the three hall masters of Eagle Hall, Lotus Hall, and Xuanwu Hall all possessed intelligence and emotional intelligence far exceeding that of ordinary people, and were all highly capable of handling matters.

After he demonstrated a single-minded focus on cultivation, a reluctance to meddle in other matters, and an attitude of simply maintaining his daily routine, everything proceeded smoothly and steadily. Several months passed in this manner.

The cold wind was biting and chilled to the bone.

In the backyard of the Inspector's Mansion, rows of crooked metal spikes stood on the ground, looking as if they had been violently knocked askew, a chaotic mess.

"drink!"

Han Yi let out a low shout and slammed his bare upper body into a metal spike.

He deliberately dispersed his energy for protection, only using his physical body to collide with the opponent.

With a 'thud,' a faint red dot appeared on his skin, and the spikes instantly became slightly crooked.

During this time, he was not idle either, either practicing the "Nine-Bend Cold Yin Palm" or trying to cultivate auxiliary techniques.

The Nine-Bend Cold Yin Palm technique remains unchanged; it requires time to accumulate experience. Consuming Qionghua fish meat daily without interruption allows this primary cultivation method to steadily advance towards the fifth level. As for the secondary cultivation method, the "Heaven-Mending Technique" is also progressing slowly, but it still needs a catalyst for a breakthrough.

As for the "Pure White Lotus Body," it seems to have reached a bottleneck and is difficult to break through in a short time. Unless one can obtain a more effective poison, or forcibly break through again using Yin energy.

However, these two methods cannot be implemented for the time being.

He didn't have any good channels for collecting toxic substances, so he could only do so through Hu Ping's connections.

As for Yin energy, he is also mobilizing people to search for various antique items and methods to replenish Yin energy.

However, he couldn't make a big fuss about this; he could only say to the outside world that he had a hobby of collecting antiques.

Therefore, although he had collected quite a few antiques on his own over the past few months, and his underlings had also presented them to him with flattery, only one or two of them contained any trace of malevolent energy. He even set his sights on the warehouses in the Qiyun Mountain area, which were filled with all sorts of miscellaneous items, including various weapons, ores, local specialties, and some collected spoils of war.

However, since most of them are ordinary items, there is no way to talk about yin energy.

Therefore, during this period, the number of Yin energy units he absorbed and transformed was only a few dozen.

It's simply not enough for any of these three techniques to achieve a breakthrough.

However, he was very patient; after all, it was a long process, and one had to be patient.

Besides that, his progress in another minor cultivation technique is extremely encouraging.

"Iron Armor Skill" is an external hard skill that focuses on strengthening the physical body. Through various external stimuli, it increases the density and strength of the body, enhancing resistance to specific substances. Like "White Lotus Immaculate Body," "Iron Armor Skill" only has three levels. Perhaps his body had already met the requirements, as he broke through to the first level in just one month, then the second, and is now advancing towards the highest level, the third.

"bring it on!"

Han Yi closed his eyes slightly, and the Qi and blood belonging to the "Iron Armor Skill" quickly gathered in his chest and back, making him feel as if he had an extra layer of cowhide on his body.

He suddenly pulled out a metal spike.

These metal spikes were specially ordered by him and his men.

Each one weighs 300 pounds, with its top densely covered with sharp spikes, like a mace.

The bottom has some tiny grooves for easy polishing and gripping.

Although the production process was complicated, blacksmith shops were the most numerous among the businesses he managed.

At his command, within just a few days, Qu Qiao delivered dozens of metal spikes. These metal spikes, each weighing over three hundred jin, were too heavy for an ordinary person to even lift. But in Han Yi's hands, they were like toys, tossed and turned with ease.

The immense increase in blood and qi granted by the Heaven-Mending Technique, along with the power boost from various hard skills, made his physical attributes far surpass those of martial artists of the same level.

"bring it on!!!!!"

He let out a low growl, raised the huge metal spike, and slammed it hard into his own chest.

This is the training method of "Iron Armor Kung Fu," which involves using sharp, powerful blows to strike the body.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

Amidst the continuous pounding sounds, the metal spikes tilted one by one, and some were even broken off.

"Not enough, still not enough!" he said in a low voice, gathering a huge amount of blood and energy in his arm and smashing it with all his might.

With a loud bang, the metal spike snapped in two, revealing its dark gray cross-section.

"Forget it, this little bit of stimulation isn't enough to train me. I'll have to rely on myself!"

He looked at the two metal spikes in his hand and slowly closed his eyes.

"panel!"

With a ding, the panel frame appeared in front of him.