Winter goes and spring comes; time changes.
Two months have passed quietly.
Before people knew it, time had passed, and Cangyang County was a scene of prosperity.
Inside the city of Cangyang County.
At Zuiwang Tower, people come and go, and the aroma of wine and meat fills the air.
Snap!
A heavy wooden stick struck the ground.
On the high platform erected in the hall, a middle-aged, refined man slammed down the gavel.
"Speaking of Li Ming, the Golden Constable of the Six Doors, ranked sixty-seventh on the Human Ranking, not only is his strength unfathomable, but he also hates evil as if it were his enemy."
"That night, he went to the meeting alone, slaughtered the Poison Dragon Mountain, and wiped out the Kitchen Knife Gang..."
He spoke eloquently and fluently, recounting Li Ming's deeds in detail.
In just two months, the previously chaotic Cangyang County has become much more stable.
For ordinary people, those damned wanted criminals and bandits should naturally be wiped out.
Li Ming's actions were very gratifying. Even though they affected the interests of some people, the common people regarded Li Ming as their great benefactor, and some even erected a longevity tablet for him.
This storyteller had traveled extensively throughout the Great Xuan Kingdom and had seen a great deal, but he had rarely seen someone like Li Ming.
The storyteller also admired Li Ming.
However, the storyteller also gave Li Ming many bizarre backstories and described his battles as even more astonishing, such as shattering Poison Dragon Mountain with a single slash and suppressing the entire Cangyang martial arts world with a single punch...
However, these stories do have real-life counterparts and are not purely fabricated.
During this period, Li Ming accepted numerous wanted missions and even actively sought trouble with mountain bandits and river pirates.
As a result, in the Cangyang County area, bandits and wanted criminals were so terrified by his killings that they dared not go out to commit crimes anymore.
This time, Li Ming's name truly shook the heavens.
The name "Azure Dragon Subdues Demons" has been widely sung, and his ranking on the leaderboard has risen to sixty-seventh.
Many people speculated that Li Ming might have suffered some kind of trauma in his childhood, wondering why someone would be so enthusiastic about doing such a thing.
After all, from an outsider's perspective, killing these bandits, while not difficult for a martial arts expert, would take a considerable amount of time.
Because many thieves not only hide very well, but are also good at disguising themselves and concealing their identities, they are very difficult to be discovered.
However, Li Ming relied on the information from the God of Wealth Pavilion and the Six Doors. As long as he knew the approximate location, he could go there in person and directly view other people's panels... With his speed, he could arrive very quickly.
Then Li Ming could reap the rewards of these people's lives without feeling any psychological pressure.
Moreover, the fact that these people have been on the wanted list for so long without being captured suggests that they are all highly skilled individuals, and may even have the backing of some local forces.
However, Li Ming was too lazy to care about all that.
Li Ming could only accept the "ill-gotten gains" obtained by these people with tears in his eyes.
During this time, he did not stop his cultivation.
He possessed the [Primordial Spirit Body], and even though he spent a lot of time suppressing bandits and chasing criminals, his cultivation level still rose rapidly.
Name: Li Ming
Cultivation Level: Golden Core Stage 7
[Martial Arts]: [Yi Wood True Skill - Golden Core Chapter (Mastery 10%), Azure Dragon Nine Revolutions Blade - Golden Core Chapter (Mastery 50%), Fleeting Light and Shadow - Golden Core Chapter (Minor Mastery 50%)...]
[Entry]: [Defying Fate (Gold), Dragon Bone (Red), Dragon and Elephant Power (Red), Primordial Spirit Body (Red), True Meaning of the Blade (Pale Red)...]
[Life Energy]:
Regarding the attribute, he previously spent his life energy to advance to [Divine Power].
[Dragon and Elephant Power (Red)]: [You possessed the power of both a dragon and an elephant at the age of ten; your talent for strength is unparalleled in the world.]
The effect of this entry is also obvious.
One word: Awesome!
Li Ming's original physical strength was already as high as 100,000 jin. After the attribute advanced, he instantly gained 200,000 jin of strength. He felt that his potential had not yet been fully explored. If he were to combine it with true qi, his destructive power would be even more unimaginable.
Thanks to his breakthrough in the true meaning of the sword, his understanding of the intent of the blade also reached a new level.
[The True Meaning of the Blade (Pale Crimson)]: [Forty percent of the true meaning of the blade. Those who comprehend this meaning will increase the power of their blade techniques.]
In terms of movement techniques, he selected the best one from the Six Doors' armory, "Fleeting Light and Shadow." As a fourth-grade movement technique, its difficulty is naturally extremely high. Even with Li Ming's current aptitude and comprehension in movement techniques, he can only reach the minor completion level at present.
He currently has 100,000 life energy left, and plans to accumulate it before advancing his comprehension attribute.
In terms of comprehension, it's time to improve... He's finding it somewhat difficult to grasp deeper meanings now.
Just as Li Ming was making plans for the future.
At this moment, while the storyteller on stage was still speaking with great enthusiasm, the audience below the stage had some objections.
"etc!"
"I'm tired of hearing all this. Although Lord Li is indeed a good official and a good person, let's have something new to say!"
"That's right!"
Some regular customers were immediately dissatisfied.
The guy on stage has been praising Li Ming all these days. They don't have any problem with Li Ming, but they feel that he's just fooling people too much, not even changing his words.
This storyteller has been in Cangyang County for a month. Although he has some skills, they are nothing new, so it's no wonder that the customers are dissatisfied.
"this……"
Seeing the crowd's commotion, the storyteller panicked slightly, but having come prepared, he immediately coughed lightly:
"Well then, let me tell you something new."
Snap!
A loud bang was heard, and the noise from the crowd subsided.
Have any of you heard of the Lianyun Mountains?
"Of course I've heard of that. The Eight Great Bandits of Lianyun are all very famous. There was a time when eight grandmasters of the martial arts world went up Lianyun Mountain together and were defeated and returned in a great defeat."
Seeing a response from the audience, the storyteller chuckled:
"Do you all know that the Cangyang Green Forest was already in a state of panic after being attacked, but Lianyun Mountain is doing its own thing and even going further, claiming that Li Ming is just a kid and not worth fearing. They said that if he goes to Lianyun Mountain, they will make sure he doesn't come back!"
"Hiss, this..."
For a moment, no one in the audience dared to refute it.
Even though they saw Li Ming as a god descended to earth, Lian Yunshan's reputation was earned through battle.
Then everyone started discussing and debating who was stronger.
In a corner on the second floor, a man in a white robe and a straw hat, drinking alone, frowned and spoke:
"Where did you hear about this?"
The voice wasn't loud, but it drowned out the voices of the more than one hundred people in the restaurant.
Upon hearing this voice, the restaurant instantly fell silent, and everyone, including the storyteller, looked towards the person who had spoken on the second floor.
This person's simple sentence overshadowed the voices of many others, and even ordinary people knew that this person was extraordinary!
Upon seeing this person, many martial artists present were startled. His qi and blood were perfectly intact, as if shrouded in a layer of mist...
"this……"
The storyteller was now quite flustered, afraid of offending the guest, and quickly cupped his hands in greeting:
"I have spoken with several chivalrous figures in the martial world, and they told me that several small towns in Cangyang County were even looted..."
"Those bandits are said to have... said a lot of derogatory things..."
The storyteller was sweating profusely. He had seen a lot and met many powerful martial artists, but he had never seen anyone with such an imposing aura.
"Lianyun Mountain?"
Li Ming calmly rose, finished his drink, and walked straight out of the restaurant.
...
Lianyun Mountain.
This mountain is steep and shrouded in mist. For a long time, many martial artists have entered the mountain to escape their enemies or government officials. Even many villagers from the foot of the mountain have joined them.
Located at the border of Cangyang County and Linyang County in Cangzhou, this place is mountainous and densely forested, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
It can be described as a chaotic place.
In recent years, a powerful bandit at the Refining Spirit Realm has emerged, unifying all the forces in the mountains and establishing Lianyun Village.
A few days ago, Li Ming attacked many mountain strongholds, scaring many bandits back to their hometowns to farm. However, the people of Lianyun Village continued to do as they pleased and commit numerous evil deeds.
Li Ming came here for two reasons. Firstly, he lacked some life energy. Secondly, he heard from Lu Tian that the leader of Lianyun Village seemed to have obtained the inheritance of the Heavenly Saint Sect, which allowed him to rise to prominence. He also joined a powerful force, attracting many strong people to join him and making his influence even greater.
The imperial court was also extremely troubled by this, and the officials held differing opinions. Some suggested that they should be granted amnesty, while others firmly disagreed, since many of them had committed serious crimes.
However, when they were tasked with suppressing the threat, each side shirked responsibility... Whoever contributed the effort and whoever received the credit and benefits became the subject of another round of wrangling. In addition, there was a force behind Lianyun Village interfering, and to this day, this hidden danger has not been resolved.
...
Not far into the mountains, a series of cries and shouts were heard. A dozen or so martial artists, riding fine horses and pulling a magnificent carriage, hurried into the mountains.
"I am a member of the Wang family of Yunping City. Please release me."
"Aren't you afraid that the Wang family will send people to kill you?"
The woman's heart-wrenching screams came from inside the carriage, but they only drew laughter from the many martial artists.
"Hahaha, you little wench, what is the Wang family anyway? You've joined my Lianyun Village, I advise you to behave yourself. If you anger us, we'll wipe out your entire Wang family."
"That's right, it'd better behave ourselves. In a few days, the Wang family will be our in-laws, haha. Maybe next year we'll be sons-in-law..."
The bandits' unrestrained words terrified the woman in the carriage, causing her to burst into tears. Without even looking, she knew that the other party was on the verge of despair.
"Waaaaah, help!"
"Help? Shout your lungs out, no one will come to save you!"
The leader of the bandits was a powerful expert at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm, and he was quite confident in his strength. What kind of expert could a family in a small town have?
Even if a Golden Core Grandmaster were to emerge, would the other side dare to cause trouble in Lianyun Village?
"Break your throat! Break your throat!"
In despair, the woman had completely lost her ability to think and began to ramble incoherently.
The leading warrior scoffed, about to say something, when his henchmen interrupted him:
"Brother, someone's coming from behind."
"Who goes there... do you dare to stop us?"
The leading warrior didn't take it seriously. If some foolish young man came to uphold justice, he wouldn't mind adding another soul to his slash.
"Brother, he's reached you..."
Before he could finish speaking...
A whooshing sound came from the air.
In the blink of an eye.
The blinding glint of the blade dispersed the surrounding white mist. Li Ming strolled leisurely and sheathed his sword.
The previous noise vanished instantly, leaving only the horses' uneasy neighing and faint sobs from inside the carriage.
[Slay xxx and gain 1000 Life Points.]
[Slay xxx, gain 800 Life Points.]
...
A series of prompts came into view.
Li Ming shook his head slightly. Now his strength far surpassed that of these bandits, and the life skills he obtained were unsatisfactory, while the attributes of these guys were almost useless.
Even a mosquito's leg is still meat.
He had no choice but to accept it.
Li Ming ignored the woman in the carriage. The system had already notified him that he had changed her fate, but because she was too weak, he didn't gain any life energy.
After Li Ming had gone far away.
"Um?"
Inside the carriage, two women felt that not only had everything become incredibly quiet outside, but the carriage had also stopped moving. They cautiously peeked out and saw a figure disappear into the mist.
"Miss, is that the hoarse throat coming?"
"Let's run away..."
...
Near the summit of Lianyun Mountain, there is a huge blue stone building that, from a distance, resembles a small city.
Behind the main gate of the mountain stronghold were two towering watchtowers, each guarded by two martial artists.
At this moment, the two martial artists on the observation deck started chatting idly.
"Damn, I really envy those powerful people who can go down the mountain and live a carefree life."
"Hey, if you work harder and improve your cultivation, you can go down with us."
"Sigh, bad luck, the training was too tiring."
"We can only go to the dungeon and find some girls that the big bosses don't want to vent our frustrations."
"That's not bad either. At least you're free and comfortable, much better than living in the city."
"That's true... By the way, I heard that the chief personally went down the mountain to capture a beautiful girl, but I don't know why."
"Who cares? The boss can do whatever he wants."
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