LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 127: Chapter 51: Demon Core, Wind Defying Finger Great Perfection
"Lord Shen?"
Being suddenly addressed as 'lord,' Shen Qing suddenly felt a little unaccustomed.
After a battle, he was drenched with sweat, with hairs sticking to his scalp.
His breathing had become somewhat rapid, and his face showed a tinge of fatigue.
However, his posture remained as upright as a mountain.
Having just killed the tiger demon, he emitted an indescribable and powerful aura, which even Shen Qing himself had not noticed.
He didn't pay too much attention to the change in how Lian Bing and the other addressed him, and lightly turned his head to focus on the body of the tiger demon.
Having been born a hunter, he knew that a fierce tiger's body was a treasure trove.
Especially the tiger skin, tiger bone, and tiger penis were very valuable.
Not to mention a tiger demon.
A beast with awakened intelligence, the flesh and blood contained potent Essence Qi, which made these valuable parts even more precious.
Shen Qing looked around and quickly found a knife on the ground.
In front of his senior fellow apprentice and Lian Bing, he skillfully sliced open the tiger demon's belly and rummaged inside for a while.
Soon, Shen Qing felt a round and hard object in his hand and exclaimed with delight, "There really is one."
He drew it out, revealing a Blood Pearl.
The Blood Pearl was shrouded in a red glow, radiating threads of scorching heat.
During the fight earlier, Shen Qing noticed that when the tiger demon used its Blood Shield, its abdomen glowed with bursts of red light, which was astonishing.
Shen Qing guessed that this must be the 'Demon Core' that the tiger demon formed after becoming a demon, a tiger treasure.
His luck was indeed good.
"I'm not sure how to refine and use this Demon Core... I'll ask the Hall Master or look it up once I get back," he mused.
Shen Qing carefully stored the Demon Core close to him, feeling motivated, and called out the Water Ink Panel.
A drop of water ink fell from his sight, slowly converging into lines of text.
[Skill: Wind Defying Finger (the level of mastery)]
[Progress: 401/400 points]
[Status: Upgradable]
'The progress is full?'
'I didn't expect that during the fight with the tiger demon, I would unintentionally fill the progress of my Wind Defying Finger Martial Arts... Well, in that case...'
'Upgrade!'
The status on the Water Ink Panel suddenly refreshed.
[Skill: Wind Defying Finger (Great Perfection)]
[Progress: 1/500 points]
[Status: Not upgradable]
[Note: Blue comes from indigo but surpasses indigo; through continuous and relentless cultivation, you've brought this Martial Arts to the Perfect Realm. Continue to cultivate and master the Wind Defying Force in order to Break Limit on this Martial Arts.]
Shen Qing's body shook, and a tearing pain echoed through his sea of consciousness.
Fortunately, he was already accustomed to this sensation, calmed his mind, and suppressed the pain, feeling the various changes.
For a brief moment, memories of the arduous practice of Wind Defying Finger continually emerged in his mind.
He had practiced the Wind Defying Finger Martial Arts tens of thousands of times in his hands.
Until finally, he completely comprehended the essence of the Wind Defying Finger taught to him by Li Linfeng.
A familiar sensation rippled through his fingers.
The dullness in his mind swept away.
Shen Qing felt incredibly pleased.
'Actual combat is indeed the best practice, absolutely no exaggeration there.'
"Lord Shen, should we inform the others?"
Behind him, Lian Bing displayed a very submissive attitude, which was a stark contrast from before.
Having struggled in the Guardian Martial Department for a long time, Lian Bing was well aware even without being told.
Shen Qing, who had slain the tiger demon, would certainly rank among the notable figures in Taiping County from now on. Even the Lord County Magistrate would show him some courtesy upon meeting him. He was no longer someone a junior constable like him could afford to provoke.
Shen Qing responded indifferently, "You decide for yourself." Enjoy more content from m-v l'e|m,p-y r
Lian Bing hesitated for a moment but ultimately pulled out the fireworks he carried on him, lifted them above his head, and yanked the string at the bottom. A plume of blue smoke shot out from the earth-colored cylinder in his hand, soaring into the sky.
...
In an unnamed village on Shicheng Mountain, Team Leader Wang Yanjun from the Guardian Martial Department, dispersed a ghost with a palm strike, her expression showing a hint of impatience.
"Hurry up, we can't miss the Lord's important business!"
Behind her, a few middle-aged men dressed as Jianghu martial artists, working together to punch a ghost to death, said, "Don't worry, we won't be late."
Bang!
Another ghost was killed.
Wang Yanjun was somewhat agitated by these ghosts' pestering at this time.
Just as she was about to kill another ghost with a palm strike, the ghosts still wandering around suddenly stopped their motions and looked towards a certain spot in the forest as if by some agreement.
Then, their faces flashed with wild joy.
Under the astonished gazes of Wang Yanjun and the others, the ghosts scattered in all directions and completely disappeared, leaving them somewhat baffled.
"Team Leader Wang, do we continue the pursuit?" a brawny martial artist, with iron hoops wrapped around his arms, asked with a grin.
Without a second thought, Wang Yanjun commanded, "Let's go up the mountain first and deal with the tiger demon."
"Got it."
As soon as she finished speaking, they all heard a loud "boom" from another direction.
Without any hesitation, Wang Yanjun leaped up swiftly, hurrying towards the location where the fireworks had just appeared in the forest.
After a month or two of encirclement and suppression, the Lord County Magistrate had weakened most of the big and small powers within Taiping County that were insubordinate or distant from the county government, using the tiger demon as a pretext.
Even the Four Great Eastern Families had suffered some losses, albeit to varying degrees.
Essentially, they were unable to stir up much trouble anymore.
Next, as long as they represented the county government to kill the tiger demon, the prestige of the County Magistrate would rise another level.
Even with their strength reduced, they could rest easy for a while.
The individuals following her were also Qi Cultivation Stage experts gathered by the County Magistrate. No matter how strong that tiger demon was, it couldn't withstand their combined force.
The only concern was if the tiger demon burrowed into the vast mountains, finding its trace again would be quite an effort.
Wang Yanjun spread her arms wide, moving swiftly like a hawk and transferring positions continuously through the dense forest, rushing forward, afraid that the tiger demon might escape.
After a time equivalent to burning two sticks of incense, Wang Yanjun suddenly smelled a strong scent of blood.
She abruptly stopped, her right hand involuntarily reaching for the sword at her waist, a serious expression appearing on her face.
"Get ready."
Wang Yanjun displayed no fear on her face, leading the remaining few persons directly towards the direction where the fireworks had appeared.
In just a moment, Wang Yanjun and her group charged past numerous trees to a clearing, the scene in front of them laid bare.
At that moment, in the clearing ahead, a young man sat cross-legged next to the corpse of the tiger demon.
His clothes were ragged, and he was quietly regulating his breathing. Both Lian Bing didn't dare to let out a breath and stayed obediently to the side.
Suddenly, she noticed the dead tiger demon, and her expression froze on her face.
It was dead!
The very tiger demon they were meant to kill was actually dead!
Wang Yanjun walked over in a daze, her almond-shaped eyes wide with shock, and asked, "Did you kill it?"
Shen Qing looked towards Wang Yanjun, his gaze briefly lingering on her chest before he replied with a smile, "I killed it. I wonder if the County Magistrate will honor the martial arts register as promised?"