Imperial henchmen? Never been struck by the sword of the Six Doors (a secret police agency).

Outside the city, in the woods.

"Why did you have to come to this place to practice your martial arts?" Su An asked speechlessly, looking at Su An who was wearing a Tang-style sword at his waist.

This guy is really outrageous; he only practices swordsmanship, he's practically obsessed.

"You'll only know if it's good or not after you try it." Su An said, drawing his long sword.

Then, countless black slashes appeared in the air, their shattered beauty stunning.

Su An was stunned. This guy... what kind of monstrous comprehension is he?

Su An's use of the Fengdu Blade Technique, while not quite at the level of minor mastery, was incredibly fluid. In his memory, this was the first time Su An had ever used a blade.

“I’m a genius.” Su An’s words were still nonsensical, but his playful tone highlighted a sense of cynicism.

No matter how naive he may seem in front of Li Junsu, he is still a man who would wipe out an entire family without batting an eye.

"The Fengdu Funeral Blade, the Yellow Springs and Azure Heavens Finger," Su An murmured as he practiced the Fengdu Blade Technique.

These two techniques were arguably the most suitable for Li Junsu. Su spent an entire night comparing them before deciding on the best one.

The Fengdu Funeral Blade is a lost, top-tier Earth-level sword technique. The more dead people die by the blade, the greater its power becomes.

The Yellow Springs and Azure Heavens Finger can separate a person's soul with a single touch. When facing a cultivator, a single touch can cause their primordial spirit to leave their body.

The leader pointed, then slashed with the funeral knife—perfect.

The martial arts techniques of the Northern and Southern Dynasties were characterized by their bizarre and unpredictable nature.

"That's not a good idea. Your boss is using the Ten Thousand Demons Palm, and his swordsmanship doesn't seem very good either," Su An retorted, listening to Su An's whisper.

If these two techniques were indeed given to Li Junsu, then the techniques he possesses would be... Death by Imperial Decree, Ten Thousand Demon Palm, Yellow Springs and Azure Heaven Finger, Fengdu Funeral Blade, Merciless Blade, Avici Blade Technique, and Spring Equinox Blade Technique.

Aside from the Spring Equinox Sword Technique, with this setup, Li Junsu would definitely be a mini-demon.

If Su An had seen Li Junsu's black and white Spring Equinox Sword Technique, he might rub his eyes in disbelief.

You call this the Spring Equinox?

"What do you know?" Su An said, his swordsmanship becoming more and more skillful. With the last deep black slash, a ferocious black aura appeared in the air, lingering for a long time.

"This is... a minor success?" Su An was stunned.

"If you were of any use, I wouldn't have had to give you these two items." Su An curled his lip.

Su An's Yin Qi Gathering Body needs to be tempered in an extremely Yin and evil place, so how could he let Li Junsu use it?

With the demeanor and imposing presence of our own leader, he exudes the aura of an imperial dynasty. How could we possibly use yin energy?

As for movement techniques, the Netherworld Eight Directions Steps also require Yin energy, making it utterly useless, with only some use for oneself.

"I am the Ghost Emperor, not the Martial Venerable. How could I possibly adapt to human lifestyles?" Su An said angrily.

"So you're useless." Su An rolled her eyes and said.

"I'm planning to cultivate Her Majesty the Queen into a demon, and then share her physique. Is there any potential in this?" Su An asked, touching his right hand.

Ghosts also have different levels, from wandering spirits to vengeful spirits, malevolent spirits, vengeful ghosts, red-clothed ghosts, evil spirits, malevolent spirits... fierce gods.

This realization intrigued Su An, and the fact that the little female ghost in his hand was dressed in red made Su An marvel.

"You want to... be a kept man?" Su An asked, stunned.

“How can you call him a gigolo if I raised him?” Su An retorted.

"Why don't you practice on your own?" Su An asked in return.

“I want to follow the boss,” Su An said matter-of-factly.

"Get out! Get out of here!" Su An cursed.

"If you can't answer, you can't answer. You keep calling yourself the Ghost Emperor, have some class, will you?" Su An rolled his eyes, sheathed his sword, and left the woods.

......

"How did you do that?" Su An suddenly asked.

"Knife skills... are my boss's way," Su said cryptically.

He put in a lot of hard work to master the knife.

Sparrows flying through the woods were pulled along by the black knife marks left behind.

Then, a click sounded.

"Your idea could expand upon the Ghost Fusion chapter of the Emperor's Manual."

"Ah."

"By the way, why is the Ghost one realm lower than the Martial Venerable?"

"After a person dies, one thing is missing from their body."

"Then why are you able to rival a Martial Venerable?"

"The Ghost Emperor... was pushed to his peak by the living."

"Is the fierce god more powerful, or are you?"

"The fierce god is missing one, but he may not be weaker than me."

......

The Six Doors, the Martial Arts Arena.

"Boss!" a cheerful voice rang out.

"Didn't I tell you to go cultivate?" Li Junsu raised an eyebrow as he watched Su An hopping around.

"Hehe, here you go." Su An handed over a large stack of Xuan paper, somewhat embarrassed.

"What is this?" Li Junsu asked, taking the Xuan paper.

"I'm going back to practice the technique. Good luck, boss." Su An said, and then ran off in a flash.

"?" Li Junsu looked at the Xuan paper in his hand and raised an eyebrow.

"Earth-level cultivation techniques aren't as precious as Grandpa said," Li Junsu said, oblivious to his own good fortune.

Even Shi Sheng and Fang Dayi wouldn't dare say that their wealth could compare to Li Junsu's.

The unlucky fellows of the Huaihai Gang only had one Earth-level body-refining technique, and they even squeezed their own brains out.

Once Li Junsu's mountain is completed, perfectly matching the cultivation technique and temperament he possesses, his strength will undoubtedly increase again and again.

Guanshan's Avici Knife Technique can truly depict a part of Avici Hell.

Comparing goods will only lead to discarding them; comparing people will only lead to ruin.

......

While Li Junsu was practicing his swordsmanship, the Song family's Yingbinlou restaurant was not to be outdone.

The gang members at Juyilou either lost everything at the gambling den or spent lavishly at the brothel only to be robbed of their prizes.

Now everyone's dirt clean.

......

Juyi Building, top floor.

"Brother, some of the gang members are already talking about it," Fang Dayi said, rubbing his temples.

"How long has it been?" Shi Sheng looked up and asked.

"The month's payday is coming soon," Fang Dayi said, sounding annoyed.

This was a custom that came from training the militia. Back then, they were afraid that people would just run away, so how could Fang Dayi and Shi Sheng dare to cut off their monthly wages?

With these families acting as blood donors, the He family's lucrative business, and the protection money from Lingdong, everyone lived a carefree life, and their monthly allowances were naturally generous.

Even the number of followers has doubled.

But things are different now. The smaller families are no longer providing financial support, and the He family has fallen silent.

The monthly allowance will have to come out of my own pocket.

If it were during the uprising, Fang Dayi wouldn't have even blinked.

But things are different now. He's the host now, and Curry's Silver rank... is for enjoying.

His residence, his family, his lavish meals, his artificial hills and ponds, his Akhal-Teke horses—all of these cost money.

If you allocate your own funds, you're robbing him.