Just as Wang Hao and Shi Mengqi were undergoing the marrow cleansing and purification process, Xia Xiaoyi, who was on her way, received a mysterious text message, which made her stop her sports car on the side of the road.
"If you want to know who hired the Red Moon Organization to assassinate Wang Hao, head to Gongti West Road immediately. You will know when you get there."
Xia Xiaoyi looked at the mysterious text message on her phone and couldn't help but feel puzzled. She immediately asked Chi Tu to check the source of the message, only to be told that it was a number that had been canceled twenty years ago.
"I just got back, and I already found out about it and pinpointed my location. Oh well, I'll go check it out."
Xia Xiaoyi touched the energy gun under the car seat and felt much more at ease. She took off her high heels, put on a pair of white flat sneakers, and then headed straight for Gongti West Road.
A few minutes later, she slowly parked the car on the side of the road, carefully observed her surroundings through the glass, put on a bulletproof vest, and tucked the energy gun behind her back.
"Ding ding".
Xia Xiaoyi picked up her phone when it rang. The text message read, "Go into the alley ahead, and you will naturally understand."
"Hmph, I'd like to see if this is just a charade or if it's really true." Xia Xiaoyi opened the car door, took a few long strides, and carefully walked into the alley.
Xia Xiaoyi ventured deeper into the darkness. The old streetlights flickered, making visibility poor. She vaguely heard arguing coming from ahead and instinctively placed her right hand on the energy gun behind her.
"What's wrong with you guys? How come you keep failing to kill a kid in his early twenties?"
Xia Xiaoyi pressed herself against the wall and peered out. She saw a short-haired man in a black trench coat with his back to her, while opposite him was a fierce-looking Westerner with a scar on his face.
Faced with the questioning, the scarred man said with considerable displeasure, "The information you gave me is completely inaccurate. During the first assassination attempt, two of our men were severely injured by that kid. One became a vegetable, and the other received an artificial heart transplant."
"The second time, we took action under immense pressure, just before the storm, and all three assassins were wiped out. This time, there weren't even any bodies left; they didn't even know how they died!"
Xia Xiaoyi's eyes narrowed slightly. She had learned some information from Chi Tu about Wang Hao's assassination attempt, and knew that it was the Red Moon Organization that had targeted him.
"It seems that the man in the trench coat is the employer behind this. His figure looks familiar, like I've seen him somewhere before."
Xia Xiaoyi looked around and realized that it seemed that only the two of them were there, but out of caution, she concealed herself and lightly leaped onto the roof.
Her beautiful eyes scanned the surroundings carefully until she confirmed that there were only the three of them within a radius of several hundred meters, then she revealed a relieved smile.
"Whoosh."
The next second, Xia Xiaoyi actually jumped down from the roof and walked slowly forward.
"Um?"
The scarred man looked in surprise behind the man in the trench coat and asked, "Are those your men?"
The man in the trench coat turned around and saw Xia Xiaoyi staring at him with a half-smile not far away. His face immediately darkened, realizing that his conversation had most likely been overheard.
"I thought your back looked familiar. Turns out you're the Black Market Leader who was talking to Li Zhiheng last time." Xia Xiaoyi suddenly realized, and thought about it, and it made sense.
On Earth, only the black market has the power to mobilize the Red Moon, a renowned mercenary organization on Tianxing.
Yu Fu turned to Scarface and said, "Kill her. Our conversation must have been overheard."
"Hmph, I would have arrested her even if you hadn't told me. An Eastern woman with such a great figure would definitely be a unique experience to play with." Scarface licked his lips and slowly approached.
Xia Xiaoyi smiled slightly, pulled out an energy gun from her waist, and sneered, "You think you can be as fast as my gun?"
"Now, you are only seven steps away from me. If you are more than seven steps away, your gun is faster, but within seven steps, I am faster!"
Scarface grinned maliciously, then suddenly exerted force with both feet, cracking several lines on the asphalt road surface, and his body shot out like a bullet.
"Whoosh."
A flash of red light appeared, and Scarface stared in disbelief at his chest, where an energy beam had pierced through. The terrifying heat instantly scorched the wound, and not even a drop of blood flowed out.
“You…you lack martial ethics…” Scarface pointed at Xia Xiaoyi in front of him with a pained expression, then slowly collapsed, their distance now frozen at two steps.
Xia Xiaoyi imitated the cowboy of the past, blew on the still smoking gun barrel, and laughed: "Who would play close combat with you if you have a gun? Besides, the gun is fast from seven steps away, and within seven steps, the gun is both fast and accurate."
Then he looked at Yu Fu not far away and pointed the energy gun in his hand at him.
"Don't kill me! I was just following orders this time!"
Yu Fu was so frightened that he immediately raised his hands, abandoning the idea of running away. No matter how fast he ran, could he be faster than an energy gun? Scarface was a perfect example.
"Speak, I'll give you one minute." Xia Xiaoyi smiled dismissively, not taking him as a threat.
Yu Fu didn't dare to delay and confessed everything immediately, saying quickly, "The two assassination attempts on Wang Hao were just because of a personal conflict at the KTV."
"The reason we're looking for him this time is because the young master of the black market learned that during a previous operation, Wang Hao not only intercepted his plans but also stole the young master's beloved weapon."
"So, the young master wants me to find someone to assassinate Wang Hao and take back the items. If I succeed, I can be promoted to the position of leader."
A hint of surprise flashed in Xia Xiaoyi's eyes as she said, "That kid Wang Hao managed to snatch the black market's young master's prize. He's really gotten too big for his britches. Why didn't the black market's young master take action himself?"
Yu Fu swallowed hard and said, "Young Master is busy with matters concerning the Dragon and Phoenix Academy, so he can't get away. He's about to head to Tianxing and doesn't dare to cause trouble."
Xia Xiaoyi's lips curled up slightly as she smiled. Then, with a swift movement, she appeared behind Yu Fu in an instant. Before he could react, she delivered a palm strike to his neck.
"Let Wang Hao decide whether he lives or dies." Xia Xiaoyi dragged the unconscious Yu Fu with one hand and slowly walked towards her sports car.
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At the same time, the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill that Wang Hao and Shi Mengqi had taken began to take hold, and their body temperatures rose higher and higher, their skin even turning red from the heat.
The pores all over the body opened, constantly expelling black liquid, accompanied by a foul odor. These were impurities in the body being expelled by the medicine.
However, not long after, Shi Mengqi fell into a deep sleep due to her high body temperature.
At this moment, Wang Hao was taking advantage of this opportunity to rapidly circulate the spiritual energy within his body, repeatedly attempting to break through to the Supreme Spiritual Realm, which is above the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Awareness Realm.
However, as time went by, the medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill reached its peak. At this moment, his body temperature was at least 100 degrees Celsius. If he could not complete the breakthrough as soon as possible...
Then Wang Hao will fall into a deep sleep like Shi Mengqi. This is a self-protection mechanism of the body. Even if he falls into a deep sleep, he can still complete the cleansing and purification of his body.
Time passed second by second, and Wang Hao's consciousness became increasingly blurred. Moreover, the spiritual energy in his body was always a little lacking, and he was unable to break through that invisible membrane.
Five minutes later, Wang Hao finally couldn't hold on any longer. His vision went black, and he fell into a deep sleep. The rapidly circulating spiritual energy within his body also subsided.
Although he had grasped the essence of the sword, his spiritual energy was still insufficient. If he were in a place with abundant spiritual energy, Wang Hao might be able to complete his breakthrough.
But at that moment, a faint yellow light suddenly emanated from his dantian, and a wisp of extremely pure spiritual energy was released, which flowed throughout his body in the blink of an eye.
The dormant spiritual energy was stirred up again, and the speed was getting faster and faster. Faintly, a rumbling sound could be heard.
"Bang."
Five minutes later, a crisp sound came from Wang Hao's body, as if he had broken through some kind of shackle, and his aura became stronger, but this was not the end.
His dantian brightened again, and a purer spiritual energy overflowed out, carrying a faint fragrance that masked the foul odor of the two people.
At this moment, Wang Hao's Innate Primordial Dao Scripture and Shi Mengqi's Nine Ancestors Heavenly King Scripture began to operate on their own, greedily absorbing this spiritual energy, and their cultivation levels began to rise rapidly.
However, this situation only lasted for five minutes. As the spiritual energy disappeared, the two returned to calm, and Shi Mengqi's realm finally stabilized at the peak of the early stage of the Profound Realm.
Wang Hao successfully entered the Supreme Spirit Realm and broke through to the early stage of Qi Refining Realm, reaching the first level of Qi Refining. The spiritual energy in his body will be transformed into spiritual power.
At the same time, he underwent a second cleansing and marrow purification process. However, this time, there was significantly less filth expelled from his body, but there were still many white particles, which were impurities from his bones.
Half an hour later, Shi Mengqi woke up first. Looking at the black filth covering her body, she immediately began to gag. Fortunately, the stench in the room had been masked by the fresh fragrance.
Otherwise, she probably would have thrown up.
Hearing the noise, Wang Hao also woke up. Looking at the filth all over his body, he smiled helplessly, but then he noticed the change in his cultivation level.
"He actually broke through to the early stage of Qi Refining, reaching the first level of Qi Refining. What happened?"
Wang Hao was somewhat bewildered. He had been in a deep sleep for a while, and while he was undergoing the process of cleansing his body and marrow, his cultivation level had actually broken through, and he could clearly sense it.
Although his cultivation level was only the first level of Qi Refining, the richness of his spiritual energy was comparable to that of the third level of Qi Refining, which is the peak of the early stage of Qi Refining.
"I'm going to take a shower first, it's too disgusting." Shi Mengqi waved her hand and rushed into the bathroom.
Wang Hao laughed heartily, then sensed himself. He knew that if he could set aside a day, he could use the wisp of spiritual consciousness generated during his previous alchemy practice to condense a complete spiritual consciousness.
Then he could open the storage ring he had obtained in Mount Tai. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel excited, wondering what surprises that ring would bring.
"Um, I'll go in and get the mop." Wang Hao knocked on the bathroom door, and after hearing a response, he stepped inside. The bathroom was shrouded in a white mist and filled with steam.
Through the shower curtain, Wang Hao vaguely saw Shi Mengqi's figure. His throat bobbed, and his breathing became rapid. He wanted to move away.
But looking at that figure, she couldn't lift her feet. The firm breasts looked very elastic, and the upturned buttocks were faintly visible behind the shower curtain.
"Wang Hao...do you...want to come and shower together...?"
Although Shi Mengqi's voice was very soft, even softer than the sound of flowing water, Wang Hao's senses were incredibly sharp. He instantly understood her meaning and couldn't help but walk forward.
The figure behind the shower curtain heard the approaching footsteps and stopped fidgeting, standing still and waiting for Wang Hao to raise his hand and lift the curtain.
"Ding-dong."
Just then, the doorbell rang, startling Wang Hao. He quickly coughed twice and said, "Um, I'll go open the door. I've taken the mop."
Hearing the door close, Shi Mengqi behind the shower curtain seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but also felt a strange sense of loss.
"Why are you taking so long to open the door? What's all that stuff on you? Did you go to the bathroom to fight again?"
As soon as she entered, Xia Xiaoyi started teasing Wang Hao without any politeness, and walked straight inside.
Wang Hao didn't care. Instead, he looked curiously at Yu Fu, who was lying like a dead dog, and asked with a smile, "Why did you drag him here?"
With a slight effort, Xia Xiaoyi tossed Yu Fu onto the living room floor and casually said, "He met with people from the black market to discuss how to assassinate you."
“I happened to run into him, so I captured him. Whether he lives or dies is up to you. Also, the previous two assassination attempts were carried out by the Red Moon organization, which he hired.”
Wang Hao raised an eyebrow, looking at Yu Fu, who was lying there like a dead dog, with some surprise. He hadn't expected that the other party would hire an assassin to kill him over such a trivial matter.
"By the way, how did you manage to offend the young master of the black market? If he weren't about to head to Tianxing, he probably would have come to deal with you personally."
Xia Xiaoyi sat on the sofa, crossing her long, beautiful legs. She was wearing light blue jeans, and her calves were completely free of any excess fat.
"Wang Hao, who's here?" Shi Mengqi came out, having changed into a new outfit and drying her hair.
"Mengqi!"
"Xiaoyi!"
The two women were naturally very excited to see each other after so long. Wang Hao pointed at Yu Fu from a distance, then turned and walked into the bathroom. He was disgusted by the sticky filth all over him.
"True Qi being released outwards?" Xia Xiaoyi naturally saw this as well, and her expression was one of utter shock.
Shi Mengqi chuckled and pulled her to sit down. Then she told her about her and Wang Hao's breakthroughs and recounted her experiences during this time.
When she heard that Shi Mengqi and Wang Hao had both broken through, she couldn't help but feel a little envious, because Xia Xiaoyi herself was still stuck at the peak of the late Yellow Realm, and her cultivation technique was also stuck at the late Spiritual Awareness Realm.
At the same time, no one expected that Shi Mengqi's mother would be that kind of person, and her father had died in front of her. It's hard to imagine how Shi Mengqi would have gotten through this period without Wang Hao's company.
“Mengqi, Tianxing is different from Earth. It is extremely cruel and divided into countless regions. It is vast, much larger than Earth, and not much smaller than some small stars.”
Xia Xiaoyi looked worried. Although she also hoped that her best friend would go to Tianxing with her, she hesitated when she thought about the system there.
"Tell me about Tianxing and its rules. I'm very curious, since I'll be heading there in a little over two months."
Wang Hao changed into a short-sleeved shirt, and his whole demeanor changed, becoming more ethereal and mysterious. After completing the cleansing and purification process, he felt that his body was much lighter than before.
If he were to fight the Li family's chief steward now, even without using the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo, he could kill him with his bare hands, once Wang Hao improves his martial arts cultivation.
Then it's estimated that he would be invincible among those of the same realm.
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