piratefiction Chapter 84, Second Dragon Scale Pattern!
Chapter 84, Second Dragon Scale Pattern!
Jiang Qi cupped his hands in greeting, not understanding why Shen Yi had given him this deadline, but completing it in a year was not difficult for him at all.
Because he is already considered to be at the Bone Strengthening Realm.
"Wangzhou, come with me to Weiyuan Escort Agency."
The three-headed old ghost, the shadow ghost was captured by him, the heart-eating old ghost was killed by someone unknown, and the most hidden painted skin old ghost finally couldn't help but show himself.
In this incident, the puppets were mostly bodyguards from the Weiyuan Escort Agency, and he planned to investigate from the source.
After the two left, Ji Yin and Meng Yan disposed of the bodies of Han Jun and the others, and provided compensation to their families.
Because of his severed arm, Pei Guan was no longer able to serve as a Demon Suppression Guard. Fortunately, the Demon Suppression Division had a well-established system, and Ji Yin arranged for him to work in the General Affairs Office.
Although they can't slay demons and monsters, at least they're still in the Demon Suppression Division.
"Brother Pei, I'll go to your house to see your sister tomorrow."
Zhang Xiao stuffed a brocade bag into Pei Guan's hand, his expression completely different from his usual casual and pleading-poor manner when asking for money.
This brocade pouch was given by Han Jun to treat Zhang Xiao's non-existent elder brother, and Han Jun also gave money to help Pei Guan's sister treat her illness.
Zhang Xiao made a decision: from now on, he would pay for this money.
Pei Guan couldn't refuse, so he silently accepted the money.
Although he stayed in the Demon Suppression Division, he worked hard to cultivate. He didn't enter the Demon Suppression Division just to be a logistics worker. He wanted to kill all the demons and monsters and bring all the man-eating evil spirits to their deaths to avenge his parents!
But now...
"Brother Jiang, Brother Zhang, from now on, it's up to you two."
After saying that, he took the demon-slaying sword from his waist, placed it on the table, glanced at it reluctantly and unwillingly, and finally turned and left.
Jiang Qi watched silently, his heart rippled slightly.
The world is a hard place, and even if you join the Demon Suppression Division, you cannot escape the risk of death or disability.
Last night, if my true strength hadn't reached the Bone Strengthening Realm, what would my fate have been?
Like Wang Lang and Han Jun, they became mutilated corpses, or like Pei Guan, they lost an arm.
He clenched his fist slightly.
If we can handle this great monster, what if we encounter a being in the mid-to-late stage of the Strong Bone Realm, or even the third stage of the Dirty Condensation Realm?
"Brother Jiang, let's go practice martial arts."
"it is good."
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The night was as dark as ink, and the drizzle was silent.
When Jiang Qi returned to Sweetwater Lane from the Demon Suppression Division, it was already midnight.
The alley was quiet, with only the patter of raindrops hitting the bluestone slabs and creating a fine, shimmering effect.
He went inside to brew the herbal medicine, and then went to the Suolong Well.
The wellhead was deep and secluded, appearing even more tranquil in the rainy night.
But the tortoise-shaped pearl gleamed with a moon-white luster under the rainy night.
Jiang Qi wanted to know if the turtle pearl with extra dragon scales would cause any reaction in the Suolong Well.
In no time at all.
As if sensing something, the water-suppressing beast slowly emerged from the well, its two heads tilting back simultaneously, its four eyes silently watching the tortoise pearl.
Then, it opened its mouth.
A beam of moon-white light shot out from its mouth and disappeared into the tortoise pearl.
hum-
The tortoise-shaped pearl trembled violently, and its radiance shone brightly!
Jiang Qi felt a burning sensation in his palm. He focused his gaze and saw that a second dragon scale pattern had appeared next to the first one on the surface of the tortoise bead.
Jiang Qi's eyes narrowed.
The Suolong Well, the Turtle Pearl, and the Dragon Scales are indeed connected.
But it seems that it's not over yet.
After completing this task, the water-suppressing beast did not sink back into the well. Instead, it opened its mouth and spewed out a column of water that rose into the air, condensing in the rain and transforming into several lines of water characters:
"Do not enter Suolong before the dragon's bones are formed."
The character for "water" remained for three breaths before dissipating, and the water-suppressing beast sank into the well, remaining motionless thereafter.
Jiang Qili stood by the well, holding the tortoise-shaped pearl, his heart churning with emotions.
According to the plan, now that he has the strength, he is ready to go down the well.
But the water-suppressing beast seemed to know what he was planning to do by writing that line of text.
"Dragon bones...what do you mean?"
"Big vertebrae?"
Once the cervical vertebra of the human body is fully tempered, it can be called the dragon spine, also known as the dragon bone, which means the state of strong bones is perfected.
He is currently at the early stage of the Bone Strengthening Realm, having only tempered his ten fingers. He is still far from tempering his torso bones and skull, let alone the spine.
"Or perhaps, the real dragon bone?" He pondered, looking at the dragon scales on the tortoise pearl.
If it's a dragon bone, then it'll be even more difficult to deal with.
He had never heard of a dragon-type demon being that could be killed by someone at the Strong Bone Realm.
"So, this water-suppressing beast is warning me that I can't go down into this well unless I cultivate to the peak of the Strong Bone Realm, or acquire some kind of dragon bone?"
Jiang Qi lowered his eyes and gazed at the deep well, his gaze unfathomable.
The two-headed turtle's actions only made him more eager to go down into the well to explore.
What exactly is hidden in the well?
He turned and went inside, drank the [Moonlight Soup], and adjusted himself to his best condition.
Immediately, he retrieved the well-drilling tools and gas return explosives that had been prepared during this period.
Standing at the wellhead, one circulates qi and blood, expands qi, and makes full preparations.
With another step, his figure disappeared into the well.
The well water was still and cool, and a chill crept in.
Jiang Qi used a well rope to suspend himself in the well, just inches above the surface.
He took a deep breath, loosely gripped the cold knife with his right hand, used his left hand to release the force, and his body sank into the water.
Click!
Suddenly, lightning flashed across the sky.
then.
"roar!"
There seemed to be the roar of a dragon coming from the well.
Immediately afterwards, the well water suddenly began to spin rapidly, as if a giant abyss monster with its jaws wide open was about to swallow him whole.
In an instant, Jiang Qi felt a chill run down his spine, as if an immense force was pulling at him from below, as if it were trying to rip his soul out.
[Blood-collecting]!
His blood and energy suddenly erupted, and he shot upwards.
More than ten breaths later.
A figure emerged somewhat disheveled from the well.
Jiang Qi's chest heaved as he looked at Suo Longjing from afar, his face slightly pale.
If he had reacted even a fraction of a second slower, he probably wouldn't have made it out.
......
Back inside, he lit the oil lamp and placed the tortoise-shaped pearl on the table.
Jiang Qi poured himself a bowl of cold tea, but didn't drink it.
He sat there for a long time before he calmed down.
"If the dragon bone is not suitable, do not enter Suolong..." The warning from the water-suppressing beast flashed through my mind.
Jiang Qi looked out the window at the Suolong Well, then at the tortoise pearl, his eyes burning with intensity.
Although the experience was dangerous, it proved one thing true.
"There's definitely a huge secret hidden beneath the Sotaki Well!"
"Unfortunately, I'm not strong enough..."
"If the dragon bone is not formed, do not enter the Suolong..."
He thought of that sentence again.
"Dragon Bone, Perfected Bone Strengthening Realm..."
Jiang Qi murmured to himself, having already made up his mind.
Immediately, he stopped thinking about it, put aside the matter of Suolongjing, and got up to brew the medicine.
Then, I calmed down and analyzed today's Demon Suppression Division mission.
The matter of Ye Family Village and Lord Shen Yi's attitude had an unusual flavor, as if there was some unknown secret involved.
Perhaps because of his status or lack of power, Lord Shen did not tell him.
And then there's Tan Qing's hostility...
"Simply tempering your hands isn't enough." Jiang Qi clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking softly. "Tan Zonghan, a descendant of a military family and a dignified Demon Suppression Officer of the Demon Suppression Division, had no shortage of resources, yet he still died so easily."
Evil and treacherous... demons... gangs... government officials... powerful families... layer upon layer, danger lurking everywhere.
"I need to finish tempering my arms quickly, and then figure out a way to temper the muscles and bones of my torso, head, and other parts!"
The Demon Suppression Division possesses superior martial arts techniques for the Bone Strengthening Realm, but one needs to reach the peak of the Blood Endurance Realm and have sufficient merit points to exchange for them.
"I currently have more than half of my Qi and Blood, but I'm still some distance from reaching the peak of the Blood Refining Realm."
"We cannot let our guard down; we must strive to achieve it as soon as possible!"
Thinking this, he had a sudden thought and his consciousness sank into the [Book of a Hundred Trades].
【Occupation: Demon Slayer (Level 3, job advancement available)】
[Level: 1 (30/100)]
[Effect: Increases damage against evil spirits and demons; grants immunity to low-level mental manipulation; can absorb the remnants of evil spirits and convert them into class experience]
"The battle at Ye Family Village increased my score by thirty points." Jiang Qi's eyes brightened slightly. "This profession requires slaying evil spirits to level up quickly."
That's perfect, that's what the Demon Suppression Guards do.
Slaying demons and monsters not only accumulates merit points, which can be exchanged for martial arts manuals, but also upgrades the [Demon Slayer] profession, killing two birds with one stone.
"I need to become a Demon Suppressor as soon as possible."
In the Demon Suppression Division, only those at the Strong Bone Realm can serve as the Demon Suppression Captain.
If one can become a Suppressor of Evil, not only will one have higher authority and access to more secrets, but one will also be able to lead teams independently and take on more missions to kill evil spirits.
......
Thus, Jiang Qi spent the rest of his time either eliminating evil spirits or cultivating.
As their strength continues to increase, the three major professions also gradually become stronger.
He is changing, and the people around him are changing too.
Among them, Zhang Xiao's change is the most obvious.
Since Han Jun from Yejiacun died in front of him, he never complained about being poor or borrowing money again, but instead devoted himself to diligent cultivation every day.
Whether he was truly gifted or simply diligent in his cultivation, his cultivation speed was astonishing.
When Jiang Qi refined his eighth Qi and Blood, Zhang Xiao's seventh Qi and Blood were perfected.
When Jiang Qi refined the ninth Dao, Zhang Xiao reached the peak of the eighth Dao.
Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that Jiang Qi's blood and qi were purified through the [Blood Absorption] process, making his total amount comparable to two ordinary people's, he would almost have thought that Zhang Xiao also possessed a cheat-like ability similar to the [Hundred Trades Heavenly Book].