Chapter 7: Murder and Robbery of the Book

  Yu Ze Cheng said for a long time without speaking, this is the opportunity to surpass others and realize one's dreams, it must be seized. There are only a few opportunities in life, if you give up, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

  Yu Ze Cheng silently recited the contents of "The Supreme Heavenly Tao Blood Oath", quietly memorizing it. Except for the introductory part, the content of "The Supreme Heavenly Tao Blood Oath" was less than 10,000 words. Yu Ze Cheng's greatest strength was reading and memorizing books, and soon he could recite the book fluently.

  Then memorize one word and one sentence at a time, without thinking or pondering, and merge each word into your own body and consciousness.

  Yu Ze Cheng suddenly became a pill-making clothes, opened his mouth and swallowed the white pills that He Qiuzi had given him, chewed and swallowed them into his stomach, then Yu Ze Cheng began to circulate the true energy in his body according to the "Supreme Heavenly Tao Blood Ring Technique", slowly transforming his true energy into blood energy.

  After a long time, I slowly opened my eyes, neither happy nor worried. A tiny bit of blood energy had already been produced inside my body, although it was just the smallest amount. The true yuan of my Tiger Roar Heaven Technique had all been consumed, but I really had produced blood energy.

  This strand of blood energy filled Ruyi Cheng's body, following the route of his "Roaring Heaven Tiger Seal" technique. Ruyi Cheng found that his body felt especially comfortable, full of vigor, and particularly where this strand of blood energy reached, he immediately had a feeling of being on cloud nine.

  Yu then stood up, exerting himself with a jump, and instantly the distance he jumped was more than half a foot higher than before. Moreover, his body seemed to have expanded by an inch. With just a hint of blood energy having such an effect, what would it be like when he refined the Blood Halo?

  The only regret is that I can only convert my true energy into blood energy, but I am unable to convert blood energy back into true energy. Originally, the first layer in the book was simple and had only thirty characters of technique, yet I couldn't cultivate it, and the true energy from the eight years of arduous practice of the "Mighty Tiger's Roar to the Heavens" technique has completely disappeared.

  Fortunately, Yu Ze Cheng discovered that by slowly operating the "Mighty Tiger's Roar to the Heavens" technique, he could once again absorb true energy. The true energy of the "Mighty Tiger's Roar to the Heavens" was still there and could be slowly recovered through cultivation.

  It seems that tomorrow, the true energy of the Tiger's Roar to the Sky can be restored to its highest level, and then transformed into blood energy. Once the blood energy reaches a certain amount, it can be transformed into true yuan, and this way, one can successfully cultivate the most basic stage of Qi condensation and Blood transformation.

  It was already the third watch, and Yu Cheng's heart skipped a beat. This secret book turned out to be real, it was a true cultivation manual for immortality. The Li family may have had no one with spiritual roots throughout their generations, which is why no one had ever successfully cultivated it.

  This one is real, and those two must be real too. If they are bought by someone else tomorrow, and the buyer also has a spiritual root, and if that person successfully cultivates them. If this person is a member of the six major families, then they will definitely look for the first secret book, and they will definitely find themselves along Li Da Guan's line. Since they are wearing Hei Hu Tang clothes, there must be people in their hometown who recognize them, so they will definitely find themselves.

  Such a cultivation secret book must not be leaked, otherwise they will definitely kill people and silence them. What if it implicates my mother and younger siblings?

  Can't join the Upper Realm Sect? No, absolutely not. When the time comes, you won't be rewarded with anything, and it's possible that you'll even be silenced by death. This is a cultivation secret manual after all! With these, one can embark on the path of cultivation. Bai He Xi Da Ge still needs to curry favor with others, only then will he have such an opportunity. Such an opportunity is now right in front of him, and it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Can't let it slip away like this?

  At this time, the sound of three watches "ding ding ding" came from outside, Yu Ze Cheng suddenly stood up, tonight must solve the matter, for himself, for this family, he went to steal the other two secret books, and then set a fire to destroy the evidence. This way, Li Da Guan Ren will think that it was burned by fire and there will be no trouble.

  Yu Zecheng thought of this and went into the house to change into a black outfit. He then rummaged through his belongings at home and found some dog poison he had previously purchased to deal with Wang Xuesen. As he was leaving, Yu Zecheng came to the desk and took out a dagger from under it, which was a gift his father had brought back for him when he went on business in Wuguo.

  Yu Ze Cheng put away his dagger and muttered to himself:

  "Father in heaven, bless me, bless our family."

  Yu Zecheng walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the Li family's mansion. Along the way, Yu Zecheng carefully advanced along the wall root shadows, taking advantage of the darkness of the night without a moon, with a slight drizzle falling from the sky, and the streets were empty except for the night watchman, which brought him countless conveniences.

  Yu Zecheng soon arrived at the outer wall of Li's mansion, which was six feet high. He walked to the base of the wall and suddenly charged forward, using his hands and feet together, and instantly climbed over the wall. Then he lightly jumped down.

  After finishing the action, Yu Ze Cheng stared at his hands and feet in surprise. He had never been able to perform such a smooth action before, and even flipping over this wall would not have been so easy today. What's going on? Is it the effect of that blood energy? Yu Ze Cheng carefully checked and found that his blood energy was slightly depleted.

  Yu Ze Cheng slowly moved forward, he had been to the Li family's big house twice before, a few days ago Mr. Li passed away, he also came here to pay his respects, so roughly knew the path.

  I remember that the Li family had a big dog for guarding the house. I specifically brought dog medicine and prepared bones, but why is there no sound at all?

  Yu Ze Cheng took a few more steps and finally found out why the dog didn't bark. The big dog had been poisoned by someone before him, it seemed that someone else had arrived here before he did.

  Yu Ze Cheng continued to proceed with caution, when suddenly he heard a loud noise coming from the front, and Li Da Guan Ren was shouting loudly. Yu Ze Cheng slowly approached, listening carefully to the shouting inside.

  Magistrate Li was beating a woman in his house, scolding her as he hit her:

  "You're a useless thing, I've married you for seven years and you haven't even given me a child. What's the point of keeping you? You might as well be sold to a brothel. They say you're secretly meeting with Ma Fu's husband, Ah Qiang. Someone saw you talking to him."

  The woman was beaten until her face was covered in blood and she cried out:

  "I didn't, husband, I really didn't."

  Mr. Li said:

  "You're still saying no? The day before yesterday, you tricked me into selling my property, and now I've figured out the reason. Is it because you want to elope with Ah Qiang and secretly take away all my money? Tomorrow, I'll report you to the authorities and have this pair of dog-like men and women arrested."

  The sound of the two quarreling could be heard all around, but not a single servant came out. It was clear that this wasn't the first time, and everyone had grown accustomed to Mr. Li's frequent drinking and wife-beating.

  Magistrate Li should have been drunk and staggering, cursing and hitting, while Yu Zhencheng was secretly watching from the window. Suddenly, he discovered that someone had quietly entered the room, holding a wooden stick, and with one swift motion, struck Magistrate Li on the back, knocking him down.

  The man was dressed in a groom's attire, and when the woman saw him knock down Li Daifu, she whispered:

  "Weren't you waiting for me? He'll be asleep soon and we can make a run for it."

  The groom said:

  "We can't wait any longer, he's too bullying, beating you every day. I really can't stand it anymore. The car is ready and the big dog has been medicated, let's go."

  The woman nodded and said:

  "Alright, let's go now. As usual, no one will come after us. Tomorrow we'll arrive in the State of Muo and everything will be fine."

  After finishing speaking, the woman began to rummage through the room, packing all the gold, silver and valuables into a bag, taking away the money sold yesterday, and then secretly leaving with the horseman.

  After they left, Yu Ze Cheng entered the house. This was for the better, no need to set fire anymore, and it could be blamed on them entirely. Yu Ze Cheng searched everywhere in the house and soon found two more books in a corner.

  Seeing these two books, Yu Zecheng was overjoyed, and fortunately they hadn't been sold yet. Yu Zecheng tucked them into his bosom, then turned to leave the room. Who would have thought that just as he reached the door, Li Daoren suddenly woke up? He rubbed his head and with one glance saw Yu Zecheng; he seemed to be hesitating about something, or wanting to shout.

  Yu then fiercely rushed forward, one hand covering Li Da Guan Ren's mouth, and the other hand pulling out a dagger, fiercely stabbing it into Li Da Guan Ren's abdomen.

  Mr. Li's eyes widened in horror, wanting to scream, but his mouth was covered by Yu Ze Cheng. Yu Ze Cheng pulled out the dagger and stabbed again, plop, plop, plop, five consecutive knives, each one piercing deep into the hilt. As he pulled out the dagger, fresh blood splattered everywhere, covering Yu Ze Cheng's chest with hot blood. Mr. Li's eyes completely lost their luster, his body began to convulse.

  Yu Ze Cheng gently put him down on the ground and pressed his mouth hard, soon Li Da Guan Ren stopped convulsing, his head tilted to one side and he died. At the moment of his death, Yu Ze Cheng felt that the fresh blood on Li Da Guan Ren's body seemed to be surging towards him, and his entire field of vision was filled with a bloody color.

  It was just a momentary feeling, and then everything returned to normal. Yu Zecheng turned back to wipe away his footprints, clean up the scene, and after everything was perfect, he slowly left the room, jumped out along the wall, and quickly returned home. At this time, the light rain gradually grew heavier, washing away all traces, and heaven was also helping him.

  Back home, Yu Ze Cheng sat in his own chair, motionless. It wasn't until then that he started to feel the aftereffects of fear, his body trembling nonstop. No matter how you put it, he was only fourteen years old. Although he hadn't hesitated at all just now, now that everything was over, he couldn't help but feel scared.

  Just a moment ago, I was like another person, without any hesitation. It's hard for Yu Zecheng to believe that he would kill someone, steal a book, and frame others, all so smoothly. Sitting in the chair, Yu Zecheng couldn't stop trembling.

  Is this the effect of the Blood Forbiddance? It's as if he has become a completely different person. Yu Ze Cheng starts to think wildly. In fact, it's not like that. The Blood Forbiddance does have some influence, but the real reason is still Yu Ze Cheng himself. A 14-year-old kid can come up with a method for brewing a Great Supplement Broth and engage in a battle of wits with the absolute authority in the kitchen for half a year - he's no ordinary person. In fact, without realizing it, Yu Ze Cheng's character has already been formed. When he judges that this matter can lead to his family's downfall, he takes action without hesitation or weakness.

  Yu Ze Cheng slowly regained his composure, thinking that if he was going to be killed, then so be it. He didn't want to think about it anymore. He began to circulate his internal energy, wanting to calm himself down. This time, the internal energy he circulated directly was the Supreme Heavenly Dao Blood Ring Technique.

  As soon as this technique was activated, his entire body felt relaxed and all his worries and anxieties were forgotten. His mind and body became calm again, returning to their normal state. Moreover, he was shocked to discover that the blood energy inside his body had increased by two strands, reaching a total of three strands. This was almost as if it wasn't just a transformation of true energy, but an unexplained increase. Could it be that when Li Daoye died, the bloody feeling he had at the end was actually him absorbing Li's blood energy? Can this technique kill people and steal their blood to increase one's cultivation?

  This idea, together with the rest, was immediately discarded by Yu Ze Cheng. In the Jianghu world of martial arts, there were countless legends that anyone who practiced blood-sucking techniques would become a demon and meet a terrible end. So Yu Ze Cheng chose to forget and discard it. There is no time to think about this now, as his clothes and hands are all stained with blood, which must be dealt with immediately.

  Yu Ze Cheng took off his clothes and shoes, came to the kitchen. Fortunately, it was now the fourth watch of the night, and after Mother drank the strong soup, she would sleep soundly under its medicinal effects. Yu Ze Cheng lit the stove fire and burned all his clothes. Then he washed and scrubbed the knife, washing away all the bloodstains on his body. As a chef, this was easy for him; when killing chickens or dogs, it was common to splatter blood everywhere.

  The dagger was put away again, and the dog medicine and bones were also hidden. Then everything returned to normal, and nothing showed any signs of what had been done.

  Then he took out the two books he had obtained, one was "Invisible Annihilation Spirit Technique" and the other was "Universal Soul Slaughter Refining Evil Spirit". He put them away properly, while Yu Cheng was barely holding back his urge to take a look at these two books.

  My master and father taught me before, there is a vast universe in the book, it cannot be blasphemed easily. Now my mind is not at peace, I am unable to watch such a secret book, only until tomorrow night when my mind is calm can I carefully examine it.

  In addition, Yu Zecheng made up his mind in secret that these three books could not be left behind. He would memorize them all by heart and then burn them. In the Jianghu and Wulin, countless disasters had occurred due to the struggle for martial arts secrets. How much more so for a cultivation secret manual? The principle of "guilty of possessing a precious jade" was still clear to him.