Chapter 46: Six Movements Blood Change, Raging Ghosts Thunder Arrow

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Heavy snow fell, blanketing the air in a cold and quiet atmosphere. The air once again became cold and silent.

With the Sleeping Dragon Elephant technique to conceal his presence, Li Che, hidden in the darkness, watched Zhao Xuan, who had emerged, her eyes wide with shock at the scene.

This woman, who had started practicing martial arts at the same time as him, was now only at the Skin Tempering (Perfection) stage. Li Che, on the other hand, could easily take down a hundred Zhao Xuans with one hand, making her completely harmless.

Yet, she had the courage to come to the battlefield of a Blood Replacing Warrior, even though it was after the battle... the danger was still high.

After confirming that Zhao Xuan had come to collect the remains of a hero and not as a backup for the Spirit Child Sect, Li Che shook his sleeve, loosening the crossbow that could have blown Zhao Xuan's head off at any moment, and silently retreated.

Dispelling the active ability bestowed by the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, a strong sense of fatigue and weakness immediately washed over him.

It felt as if his essence, energy, and spirit had been drained.

The second stage of the 'Fierce Eye Vajra' brought a significant enhancement, an Unparalleled Horizontal Cultivation Leap, more like a transformation in life form!

The effect was excellent, the burst was powerful... but the consumption was also immense.

At this moment, Li Che felt a deficiency in his blood and qi. After using his thunderous burst to kill the three Blood Replacing experts from the Spirit Child Sect, his legs felt weak.

However, his body had already reached Bone Tempering Perfection, and his recovery ability was very strong. By the time he returned to his courtyard, his legs were no longer weak.

Using the 'Sleeping Dragon Elephant' technique to conceal his presence, he circled his courtyard three times, ensuring there were no hidden disciples of the Spirit Child Sect, before slipping back into the courtyard like a ghost.

He removed his blood-stained clothes and mask, exhaled a deep breath, and darted into his woodshed.

He poured out all the 'dirty items' wrapped in the clothes of a Blood Replacing Warrior from the Spirit Child Sect who had been blown apart.

This was his loot from the battle!

Li Che's heart was unusually excited, and he subconsciously rubbed his hands.

Those who often kill people should know how good a habit it is to loot the bodies after a kill.

This was his first time looting a body. Previously, when he killed... he had actually forgotten this important task.

"Still lacking experience in the world, too young..."

Li Che shook his head.

The loot was not much: a few bottles and jars, two small booklets, and a thumb-sized 'Six-Armed Fierce Spirit Baby' wooden carving from a Blood Replacing Warrior of the Spirit Child Sect.

With a surging heart, Li Che began to inventory his loot.

"Eighteen gold leaves, and three silver bills, each worth five hundred taels... this time, I've truly hit the jackpot. No wonder Blood Replacing Warriors are so rich!"

Li Che's eyes gleamed. Even though he was now a genius woodcarver at Xu's Wood Carving Shop, the sudden influx of wealth still made his scalp tingle with excitement.

"Silver bills are hard to handle, but... there are always people in the market willing to buy them, albeit at a discount."

In addition, there were several bottles and jars. Li Che glanced at them and saw that many contained medicines for treating injuries and nurturing blood and qi.

One of the porcelain bottles contained a round pill with a strong, pungent, and bloody smell.

Li Che examined it for a long time but could not identify it. Just by sniffing it, he felt his blood and qi surge.

"This was taken from Guo Zhan's body... it's not an ordinary pill."

"Yes, I'll ask around in the market when I have the chance."

Li Che put away the pill and finally turned his attention to the two booklets, his heart already fluttering with excitement.

He picked up the first booklet, which he had found on a Blood Replacing Warrior from the Spirit Child Sect.

Opening the first page, six large characters caught his eye.

"Six Movements Blood Change Technique!"

This was a blood-changing technique!

And it was not an ordinary, inferior three-movement blood-changing technique.

Six movements of blood change belonged to the middle-grade blood-changing techniques.

Blood change required nine movements of blood and qi, achieving a state where blood and qi flow like mercury and bone marrow is as solid as gold and stone to be considered complete!

"This somewhat solves my immediate problem. Unfortunately, it's not a Divine Essence Technique, but those are precious and hard to come by... with a blood-changing technique, I can start working on advancing to the Blood Replacing stage..."

Li Che was not too disappointed. After all, his publicly known cultivation was only at the beginning of Bone Tempering. If he wanted to ask Xu's Wood Carving Shop for a blood-changing technique, he would need to reach Bone Tempering Perfection.

It would take about two or three years...

From the beginning of Bone Tempering to Bone Tempering Perfection... combined with the genius martial artist persona, it was reasonable.

His gaze shifted to the book he had found on Guo Zhan.

Turning the pages, Li Che's eyes suddenly narrowed!

It was not a Divine Essence Technique, nor a blood-changing technique...

But a martial art!

And not an ordinary martial art...

It was a divine martial art!

The Crying Ghosts Thunder Arrow!

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Outside Xu's Wood Carving Shop, the cobblestone street was dry, even scorching, emitting a faint heat. The snowflakes that fell from the sky evaporated before they could touch the ground, as if they had landed on a hot iron.

Several figures drifted over, all wearing wooden child masks, their hands behind their backs, landing on the rooftops along the street.

"Ha ha ha, the Prince of Wrath, a Fourth Rank Divine Foundation Technique, actually appeared in Feilei City..."

"Is this... the opportunity for our sect?"

"Ha ha ha, the Dharma Lord also cultivates the 'Wrath Divine Essence.' If the Dharma Lord could consume this child before he has cast his divine foundation... the Dharma Lord might have a chance to advance and condense the 'Three-Headed Six-Armed Fierce Spirit Child' divine form!"

A figure with a smiling mask spoke, his voice full of laughter, unable to suppress it.

"However, tonight's 'bull hunt' plan has completely failed. Si Mu Bai... has also been severely injured. The Ninth Rank Crying Ghost Subduing Technique encountered the Prince of Wrath and was thoroughly beaten, ha ha ha... it was terrible."

"If it weren't for the Si Family's Elder, who has forged a divine foundation, stepping in... Si Mu Bai would have been skinned and flayed, ha ha ha..."

"As an ally, I should feel sympathy and sorrow for Si Mu Bai, but why do I want to laugh... I can't stop, ha ha ha..."

The others, their eyes behind their masks stern, paid no attention to the laughing figure.

"The Bull Demon... has someone backing him! No wonder he suddenly appeared in Feilei City, disrupting our sect's major plans..."

"So-called heroes indeed have dark hands manipulating them behind the scenes..."

Their voices were heavy, for failing to eliminate the Bull Demon was one thing, but the mysterious and unpredictable force behind him, capable of manifesting the Prince of Wrath divine foundation, was even more terrifying and unsettling.

The figure with the smiling child mask laughed loudly.

"Ha ha ha, why do you care so much? Isn't the Bull Demon trying to be a hero?"

"Someone supporting a hero's appearance is to stabilize the people's hearts, giving them a psychological pillar, unwilling for the people of Feilei City to collapse so quickly..."

"And ruining the hero... is the easiest thing!"

"The Prince of Wrath, though not weak, has not yet cast his divine foundation. What is there to fear?"

"If the Bull Demon is discredited, the people will lose their so-called hero pillar. Ha ha ha, the person behind him will have to use more means to make up for it. The more they act, the more they will eventually surface."

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After inventorying his loot and hiding the dirty items, Li Che returned to the courtyard from the woodshed. He rubbed his body with cold snowballs to remove the blood smell before entering the house.

The house was brightly lit!

Zhang Ya, his wife, clutched the 'Wooden Crow,' her hands trembling as she remembered the mechanisms Li Che had taught her.

When she saw that it was her husband who had returned, her tense heart finally relaxed.

She rushed to Li Che's side in three quick steps, circling him and examining him carefully. Seeing that Li Che was unharmed, she let out a sigh of relief and then threw herself into his arms, tightly hugging his waist.

As if trying to release all the unease and anxiety of the night.

"It's over."

Li Che gently patted his wife's delicate shoulder, feeling her slightly trembling body, and spoke soothingly.

Zhang Ya nodded lightly.

The couple embraced in silence. Xixi, sprawled on the bed, kicked off the blanket and snored loudly, looking like a gift...

The warm heat from the charcoal stove in the room drove away the cold, creating a cozy atmosphere.

After a long while, Li Che felt the person in his arms move. He saw Zhang Ya raise her beautiful face, her eyes filled with determination.

"Husband..."

"I want to practice martial arts."