Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter Thirty: The Dog-Beating Stick Technique

Unbelievable! I never expected to uncover such a big news while browsing Taobao. I wonder what Sikong Xuan's expression would be if he knew about this.

After thinking it over, Bai Ke decided against telling the Shennong gang members the secret, since it wouldn't do them any good anyway.

Bai Ke learned the Dog-Beating Stick Technique mainly to use when he returns to the Mountain and Sea Realm. Even in this realm, with his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, he doesn't need to worry about anything.

However, this might not be the case in the Shennong Gang. After all, the Beggars' Gang is the largest gang in the world, and now it has the heroic Qiao Feng as its leader.

If the Beggars' Sect finds out that the Dog-Beating Stick Technique has been leaked, the Shennong Sect members will likely meet a bad end.

Bai Ke quickly memorized the contents recorded on the stone statue, and then flames surged in his palm, melting away the words and images engraved on the stone statue.

Bai Ke's control over flames was a natural consequence of fusing with the essence of the fire dragon. It can be said that his current body resonates with the laws of fire, which is why he can achieve this.

Since it was formed naturally by the laws of heaven and earth, it is naturally not comparable to ordinary flames, and melting this stone is naturally no problem for it.

Soon, flames surged on the stone statue, and the writing and patterns left by the female gang leader turned into a paste-like substance that was about to fall.

It was indeed Bai Ke who used his spiritual power to control the stone water that had been melted by the flames. After all, he had received a gift from someone, so it could be considered a matter of fate.

Therefore, Bai Ke couldn't just abandon the stone statue after getting the opportunity, letting it be ruined by his own actions.

The spiritual energy swept over the stone statue like an invisible hand, smoothing out the skirt of the statue's surface once again, as if it had been formed naturally.

It must be said that this spiritual power was truly as easy to control as an arm, like the most perfect carving knife, carving according to Bai Ke's thoughts.

Before long, the stone statue returned to its original appearance, even more lifelike. Just looking at the way its clothes were fluttering, it looked like a real person from a distance.

"Well, that's good enough. It's a satisfactory explanation to the Shennong Gang!" Bai Ke nodded in satisfaction as he looked at his masterpiece.

Although he is a so-called villain, Bai Ke does not see himself as a bottomless demon. For him, laughter, anger and scolding are all forms of literature.

He doesn't need to be bound by worldly views; he can achieve true freedom, ease, and transcendence. This is the path of Bai Ke's villainous character.

If anyone dislikes him, then it's naturally a fight of guns and swords; the villain's path is never smooth sailing.

Choosing freedom means defying worldly customs and the natural order. Bai Ke's rebellion against his fate means going against destiny.

"Heh, let those so-called destined protagonists come. Aren't they just puppets of the Heavenly Dao? It's pitiful that they don't even know it! Then let the young master teach them a lesson."

All this is to explain that although Bai Ke is also destined to be opposed to those protagonists, he is the villain because their ideologies are different.

His rebellion is against predetermined fate and against the way of heaven that regards all living beings as ants. To ordinary people, he is more reasonable than so-called upright people.

After carefully recalling the Dog-Beating Stick Technique in his mind, Bai Ke couldn't help but chuckle to himself for a while, and then carefully searched through the Shennong Gang's treasure trove again.

Previously, Bai Ke was misled by his habitual thinking and only focused on using his Heavenly Eye to examine the stone statue's interlayers, which is why he failed to discover the secret of the Dog-Beating Stick.

Unexpectedly, the female gang leader had no intention of leaving any hidden layer; instead, she used the intaglio carving method to carve directly into the folds of her dress.

No wonder Bai Ke couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked; this is what they call being blind to what's right under your nose!

After this experience, Bai Ke learned his lesson and only left the Shennong Gang's treasure vault after searching carefully for other stone statues without success.

"Mmm...so comfortable!" Bai Ke stretched out his arms and legs. After being inside the mountain for so long, he felt a wave of relief upon returning to the ground.

Although the sealed room was well-ventilated and had much richer spiritual energy than this place, Bai Ke still preferred to spend time under the sun on the ground.

This is also the result of his absorption and fusion with the essence of the fire dragon. He unconsciously incorporated some of the fire dragon's habits into his nature, such as his dislike of cold and shady places.

Seeing that Bai Ke was ignoring him, Sikong Xuan, who was waiting anxiously to the side, quickly sent people to keep an eye on Bai Ke.

He then quickly returned to the treasure vault, carefully examined it, and finding nothing unusual, before returning to the ground.

After all, it was a treasure passed down through generations of his family. Although it had been taken over by others, he still did not want his ancestors' belongings to be disturbed at will.

To be honest, Sikong Xuan knew that apart from those medicinal herbs, there was nothing in his family's treasure trove that would tempt the young master Tian Ce.

But he still couldn't help but want to check. His master had treated him with immense kindness, and Sikong Xuan didn't want the Shennong Gang's reputation to be ruined by him.

Therefore, even though he was manipulated by the Life and Death Talisman planted by Lingjiu Palace, he did not collude with the people of the other thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands, nor did he fawn over Tianshan Tonglao.

In essence, Sikong Xuan was a man of great integrity, and Bai Ke also admired Sikong Xuan's deep concern for the Shennong Gang.

So Bai Ke ignored Sikong Xuan's little tricks and instead ordered someone to take him back to his room, where he lay sprawled on the bed and rested for a while.

Upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, cultivation is no longer simply about refining spiritual power, but rather focuses on tempering the mind in the mortal world and attempting to comprehend the laws.

Bai Ke is still in the process of soul fusion and it's too early for him to comprehend the laws, so he is focusing on refining his character and testing the newly acquired Dog-Beating Stick Technique.

The Dog-Beating Stick Technique was passed down from generation to generation by the Beggars' Sect leaders, but it was only in Wang Jiantong's generation that the female leader secretly memorized it.

Legend has it that it was created by the founder of the Beggars' Sect, but his exact name is unknown. Only the Dog-Beating Stick and the Twenty-Eight Subduing Dragon Palms have been passed down as the sect's signature martial arts.

The Dog-Beating Stick Technique is exquisite in its moves. Although its name is crude, it is an extremely profound stick technique, comparable to the Seventy-Two Staff Techniques of Bodhidharma of Shaolin.

Even in terms of subtle variations in moves, it is superior. After all, Shaolin is famous for its staff formations, not for individual skills. The Dog-Beating Staff is a peerless martial art that the leaders of the Shaolin Temple have always relied on.

According to the information left by the female gang leader, the Dog-Beating Stick Technique consists of eight moves: tripping, entangling, chopping, stabbing, picking, leading, sealing, and turning. Each move is exquisitely varied.

Even with Bai Ke's divine sense at the Yuan Shen realm, it took him a long time to memorize those moves, and it would still take some time for him to master them.

However, although martial arts have always been rigorous and complex in their techniques, practitioners are forbidden from haphazardly applying them. Instead, they must use them according to the actual situation.

Therefore, in addition to the orthodox moves, there are many variations, and the Dog-Beating Stick Technique is no exception. In terms of the complexity of its moves, it is the most complex that Bai Ke knows!