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Chapter 617: Chapter 0617: Promotion (Please Subscribe)

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The villagers of Xiaozhai Village were taken aback to find that the old village chief did not lead them to leave as expected. Instead, he gave a passionate speech, expressing his intention to share the fate of the whole village.

What was even stranger was that after a private conversation with the village chief, several of the ‘prominent figures’ in the village also chose to stay.

Prestige and conformity are strange things.

Seeing that the ‘prominent figures’ in the village had stayed, most of the other villagers chose to do the same.

And after living in fear for a few days, they found that things seemed… the same as before.

Aside from having to be extra cautious when going out to work in the fields, the village was as peaceful as ever, and their hearts gradually settled down.

The night of the full moon.

Xu Changqing, focusing on the bright moon, practiced the ‘Celestial Dog Swallows the Moon Style’.

While engulfing and releasing the moon’s radiance, it seemed as if something inside him had broken.

“Qi?!”

“I’ve cultivated True Qi!”

Xu Changqing leaped up, grabbing his iron blade. With the flow of his qi, his usually heavy blade now felt as light as a stick, swinging effortlessly with ease.

“Why are you so proud? You’ve only reached the Qi Refinement stage of the Martial Dao Third Realm, you’re not even as strong as Zhou Quan,” the voice of Su Lu echoed in his head.

“I… I’m just excited.” Xu Changqing scratched his buzz-cut head with embarrassment.

Ever since his hair was cut off last time, it had grown a little, but he was still a long way from achieving a crown: “Grandpa… when will you teach me how to become an immortal?”

“My Tao method may not suit you,” Su Lu replied indifferently.

The path of the Alien World, he can’t reveal it.

The real information about ‘immortality’ came from the last encounter with the Corpse Dissecting Immortal.

Although the information he obtained that time was fragmentary and incomplete and the levels were too high, it was still a glimpse.

Even though it took some time and the low-level knowledge was not purely derived but inferred, it was anything but ‘pure’!

This was a flaw, minor, but noticeable nonetheless. Su Lu was not willing to expose it: “So… after a while, when you have achieved a high level of martial arts, prepare to go out and join a power or a sect and search for the method of becoming an immortal.”

“Venturing out…”

Xu Changqing felt a mixture of longing and fear: “And Brother Shitou… Grandpa, have you deciphered your [Impermanence] yet?”

“Almost there,” Su Lu chuckled to himself.

Unlike the ‘Corpse Resolving Immortal,’ the low-level dao methods he gained from the black cloth and the finger bone, two of the ‘weird creatures,’ were very complete.

He knew everything about the second level [Impermanence] and even the subsequent third-level [Judge].

But why would he give it to Li Shitou so quickly?

The other party was no longer a host, just a semi-acquaintance. The exchange naturally required a ‘price’.

For example… a new ‘weird creature’?

After all, if Xu Changqing was going to head out, his safety could not be ignored. Moreover, he could comprehend the dao methods from other ‘weird objects’ and find the fourth and fifth-level pathways of [Ghost Officer] to sell to Li Shitou, establishing a sustainable fleece plan.

“And you, if you want to kill Zhou Quan, you need to at least reach the Spirit Refining Realm and control a Magic Artifact! You can ask Li Shitou to help you. Also, there are more troubles to follow …”

Su Lu said.

The Zhou Quan is the ninth-rank Inspector of Qingyang City, he is an official! For civilians killing officials is considered rebellion!

If Xu Changqing did not intend to run away, he would not have made such a decision.

“Grandpa… you will help me, right?” Xu Changqing suddenly asked.

“Of course… if you can find some materials or some powerful demons, devils, or monsters, and then set up a trap, those little people, no matter how many come shall die… But if you plan to forcefully fight him, then you better prepare according to what I said.”

“Alright.”

Xu Changqing wiped his face with a towel, picked up his long knife, and left the village on patrol.

Now the Village Protection Squad suffered heavy casualties, and each remaining member had a heavy burden.

“But today is different. I’ve become a Qi Refining warrior. True Qi can be released to harm demons. I can now match up with the previous leader of Wang Hu Team.”

Xu Changqing thought to himself: “By myself, I can match an entire patrol team! Ergou and the others will have to work a bit harder, but I am always ready to support them, then Xiaozhao Village can survive!”

Survive!

In this world, civilians have no higher aspiration.

Swoosh!

Just as he was leaving the village, he suddenly saw a signal, his expression tightened: “A demon?”

Xu Changqing sped up, the Yellow Dog’s sprinting technique exhibited a higher power in him, leaving behind afterimages as he ran.

“Big Brother Xu!”

After witnessing Xu Changqing’s martial arts strength, Ergou and others had officially changed his nickname from ‘Little Qingzi’ to ‘Big Brother Xu’. They were surrounding a ‘Dead Coffin Clothes’ with their knives and spears: “It’s a Dead Coffin Clothes!”

This was a type of demon, its body looked like a paper shroud. Standing under the sunlight, it was thin and made people chilly just looking at it.

“Quickly get some water!” After joining the battlefield, Xu Changqing ordered: “Don’t let it wrap around you. As soon as it touches a person, it will automatically wrap around them, causing suffocation!”

Although Xu Changqing’s martial arts skills were not good before, he had read a lot and remembered the features of many demons.

“Ha!”

Now, he rushed into the field and shouted at the ‘Dead Coffin Clothes’.

Thud!

A muffled sound echoed through the void. The black paper shroud seemed to be punched and kept retreating, showing burnt marks on the surface.

“True Qi being released? Big Brother Xu, have you become a Qi Refining warrior?”

Ergou exclaimed excitedly.

“Here’s the water!”

Xu Changqing didn’t say much, he roared again, catching the water bag thrown from behind.

“Die!”

He threw the water bag into the air, and the blade of his iron knife flashed, and the water bag exploded, leaving a small rain in mid-air.

After being soaked in the rain, the black Dead Coffin Clothes’ floating movement suddenly slowed down a lot, and its surface even began to melt gradually.

In the curtain of water, Xu Changqing held up his iron blade and slashed it from the air: “Evil Dog Pounces!”

Whoosh!

The iron knife swept across the body of the paper figure, splitting it in half.

“Good, good! True Qi release, Qi Refining Warrior…”

The old village chief was nearby. Seeing Xu Changqing successful in killing the demon, he laughed: “From today, Xu Changqing is the new leader of the Village Protection Squad!”

No one objected to this appointment; everyone was happy.

After all, a strong person like Xu Changqing represents living hope.

“Little Qingzi, why are you wasting it?”

Just as Xu Changqing was about to leave, Su Lu called him: “Collect those scraps of paper…”

“Grandpa, these are not ‘weird creatures.’ It’s better to burn them…” Xu Changqing queried.

“Ha ha… although they are not ‘weird creatures,’ they still contain spirituality and are quite useful… If the quantity and type are sufficient, I can guide you to forge a ‘Magic Artifact’ out of it!”

Su Lu answered with a light smile.

This method is probably yet another ‘unique skill’ secretly withheld by the large forces in the city. However, in his view, it’s just ordinary.