Chapter 56 Reunion with an Old Friend

  "Alright?" Wang Shilin looked at Shen Cong and the other two, "The clothes are quite clean, but that little guy who is a third-stage cultivator hasn't come out yet. Someone among you has a pretty strong wrist." As Wang Shilin spoke, his gaze swept across the faces of the three people, pausing slightly on Huang Wei's face, as if he had found the answer, and then waved his hand.

  "Alright, let's go. The task is up to the three of you. Meet back here at this time the day after tomorrow. Remember not to be late, or else you'll know what will happen."

  "Yes, Master!" Shen Cong and the other two bowed and then left the courtyard.

  Wang Shi Lin gazed at the backs of the three people, sneering, "Is this really what it's come to? Have our sect members fallen so far that they can't even engage in a proper duel? It's truly disheartening."

  Wang Shilin walked towards the inner room, but just a few steps later, he suddenly furrowed his brow. A bloody smell wafted out from inside. At this distance, the smell was already so strong, indicating that a large amount of blood had been shed. Wang Shilin's expression changed slightly, and with a flicker of movement, he entered the inner room. The dim light had no effect on Wang Shilin, and in an instant, he took in the scene inside.

  One person was hanging in the corner, unconscious, one was afraid and trembling, and another had a broken arm with a dazed expression, not even stopping the bleeding. Seeing this scene, Wang Shilin's expression changed, rushing to Lin Lei's face, slapping him awake with one palm, then helping to stop the bleeding.

  Half an hour later, Lin Wei left with his severed arm. The broken arm was not irreparable, as long as the medicine was applied in time, it could be reattached. However, wanting to restore its original function and coordination would not be easy, and it might even leave a lifelong defect.

  Wang Shilin watched the three disappear, with a strange expression on his face. Something had happened in the inner room, but Wang Shilin didn't ask. However, judging from the scene inside, it was clear that a fight had taken place, and yet Huang Wei's clothes were spotless and tidy, indicating that they were the ones who had been defeated.

  However, this was completely different from what Wang Shilin had expected. What he found interesting was which method was so powerful that it could make Lin Bo and the other two feel so comfortable. After all, Lin Bo had a cultivation base in the middle of the third stage of Tongli. Although he looked down on him, he wasn't someone who could be easily dealt with.

  On the small road of Hou Yanfeng, Shen Cong and three others were chatting and laughing. Huang Wei's two people are no longer as awkward as before, but their mood is still a bit open, but it's not completely natural. Whoever sees Shen Cong's cold-blooded side, I'm afraid they can't help but feel a kind of natural awe. It's not that they're scared, but rather a natural respect for someone stronger than themselves.

  "That's all for today, I still have some things to attend to, let's catch up next time." Shen Cong smiled and said as they reached the foot of the mountain.

  "Mind your own business, no need to bother with us."

  "Then see you later, younger brother. I'll take the lead." Shen Cong bowed to the two of them and disappeared in a flash before their eyes.

  Until Shen disappeared from view, Huang Wei's eyes remained fixed on the spot where he had vanished, their gaze becoming somewhat complicated, yet unclear why it was complicated, with countless thoughts swirling in their minds.

  "Just now, I forgot to ask which mountain peak Shěn Shīdì is from. It's really impressive that a mountain peak can cultivate someone like Shěn Shīdì. The peak must be extremely powerful." Lǐ Yán sighed softly.

  "If you want to ask, just ask Shen Shidi when you see him the day after tomorrow."

  "You know what I want to say is not this." Li Yan suddenly sneered, "I still can't believe it until now, but I know it's true. The scene in my mind is still echoing, and the blood is boiling. At that time, I hated myself for not rushing up, but Shen Shidi had already solved everything."

  "Who says it isn't? Actually, I still suspect that he is our junior fellow disciple rather than senior fellow disciple?" Huang Wei suddenly said with a smile.

  "Does this affect us? Shěn shī dì being so easy to talk to, now that we can meet, is our good fortune. Two days later, when we meet again, we must get along well, which will also be a treasure for us."

  "It's all thanks to Shen Shidi that I was able to join this task, next time we meet I'll properly thank him."

  "This is settled." Huang Wei and Li Yan exchanged a smile, and also left Hou Yanfeng. The task had been set, but there were many things to prepare, after all, the time it took to leave the sect was not short.

  Shen's body shape kept flickering, and he didn't use that true energy. He was supported by his powerful strength alone. With a step of over ten meters, it was abnormally easy. However, after a short while, he arrived at Jianwang Peak.

  He walked towards his own courtyard when suddenly someone came walking from the opposite direction. Upon seeing Shen Cong, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression became awkward, as if he found it difficult to face him.

  "Little brother." Zhao Wu shouted in a deliberately calm tone.

  "Third Brother." Shen Cong was taken aback, then smiled as well, "Brother, where are you going? Do you need any help?"

  "No need, no need, just focus on your own things." Zhao Wu hastily waved his hand, seeing that Shen Cong was not making things difficult for him, and he let out a sigh of relief. He didn't know when it started, but Zhao Wu had become fearful of Shen Cong. Maybe it was because of his guilty conscience, but recently, Zhao Wu hadn't been feeling very well.

  "In a few days, my junior brother will be leaving the sect on a mission. With our master not around, I'm afraid senior brother will have to take on more responsibilities regarding the matters within the peak."

  "This is natural, Shidi took on that task, but he himself needs to be more careful, now this Nian Tian Guo seems to be a bit unstable." Zhao Wu's face also showed a hint of a smile.

  "Thanks for reminding me, brother," Shen said with a bow, "but I have something else to attend to and will take my leave first."

  "When going on a mission, preparation is naturally better, if you want help, remember to call out."

  "It's a gathering, if you're too busy to come, then bother Shixiong. " Shen Cong smiled and walked away, indeed there were some things to prepare, Shen Cong didn't lie."

  Zhao Wu turned his head to look at Shen Cong's back, and suddenly had an urge to apologize, inexplicably, perhaps because he knew that he could no longer compete with Shen Cong. But due to his pride, he couldn't bring himself to say it out loud, struggling for a moment, Zhao Wu bowed to Shen Cong.

  Shen paused in his footsteps, a smile spreading across his face as he waved his hand and continued walking forward. Zhao Wu straightened up, his expression suddenly stunned, followed by great joy. The energy that had been causing him dull pain at the Dan Tian position disappeared, and with the change in his mood, the true Qi throughout his body became restless and turbulent, a sign of impending breakthrough.

  After a long and difficult search for the opportunity to break into the fourth stage of Condensed Origin, it has suddenly arrived. Zhao Wu doesn't know how to describe his emotions, he just feels relaxed and at ease. Looking at Shen Cong's back as he is about to disappear, Zhao Wu's mouth slightly opens, and upon closer listening, the words "thank you" can be heard.

  Back in the courtyard, Shen Cong put the things he needed into the Qiankun bag and organized them for several hours before finishing. After eating a delicious meal, Shen Cong closed his eyes to meditate.

  He didn't use accelerated time to cultivate, and now his cultivation is stuck at the peak of the second stage of combined force. Blindly cultivating in this way makes it difficult to break through the stage, and instead requires some other opportunities. Of course, if you insist on using that time to pile up thoroughly, you can naturally break through the stage, but the time used is too much. Although the computer's power is sufficient now, using a little less of this thing is always a waste, and it shouldn't be like this. In the future, there will be many things that need to use electricity.

  Nowadays, Shen Cong is mostly self-cultivating. Apart from adjusting his own state, he is practicing the Blood Wind Knife Technique in his mind. The Blood Wind Knife Technique has a total of twelve moves, but only a few can be used directly against enemies, and most are auxiliary. It can be said that this knife technique is enough for Shen Cong at present.

  But the truth is that cultivation has always been a matter of advancing or retreating, and there's never been an issue of being enough or not. Therefore, Shen Cong's current focus is on refining his Blood Wind Knife technique. Originally, it was just a rough creation, but with plenty of room for improvement, and through recent practice and use, Shen Cong has managed to gain some insights.

  The first six moves are now trending towards integration, and the core is broken. If successful, the power of the knife method will surely rise, and it may become Shen Cong's big killing move. However, for now, it's just a thread, and there's still some time before true integration. Shen Cong isn't in a hurry, as progress is made every day, and as long as he persists, he'll definitely succeed.

  For two days, Shen Cong spent all his time in the house practicing except for a trip to Menpai Town. On the third day, when Shen Cong was about to head out to gather, news arrived that Zhao Wu had successfully broken through to the fourth stage of Condensed Origin after closing up to practice, becoming the second four-stage Condensed Origin expert on Jianwang Peak. Upon hearing this news, Shen Cong couldn't help but smile, and the usually gloomy Jianwang Peak finally had something to celebrate.

  Arriving at the Hou Yanfeng Wang Shi Lin's courtyard, it was already crowded with people. It seemed that everyone knew about Wang Shi Lin's temperament and had all arrived before the scheduled time.

  "Is that Shen Cong?" A figure walked over, looking uncertain but not daring to confirm. He stared at the Long Que knife, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

  "It's Brother Meng, it's been some time since we last met." Seeing Meng Ran, Shen Cong was also taken aback. The number one person of the outer sect back then, but he was robbed of the championship by Shen Cong in the grand competition, and the two had some fate between them.

  "It's been some time since we last met, and your cultivation has increased extremely quickly. You're only a hair's breadth away from breaking into the third stage, which is truly delightful." Sensing the aura within Shen Cong's body, Meng Ran's face became even more astonished. Meng Ran remembered that when he first met Shen Cong, his cultivation was only at the early stages of the second stage. How could it be that after such a short period of time, he had reached this level? It was indeed too fast.

  Shen Cong smiled and said: "Elder brother is overpraising, you have already broken into the third stage of Tongli, which is one step ahead of me, and should be even more delighted."

  Meng Ran smiled bitterly. At the beginning, he was at the peak of the second stage of the external gate, but now that such a long time has passed, if he still hasn't broken through successfully, that would be true failure.

  "Is this also a failure in completing the merchant task?"

  "More exercise is needed, and I hope to break into the third stage soon. My current cultivation in the inner door is not enough to be taken seriously, it's easy to be bullied." Shen Cong said with a smile.

  "It's when others are bullied by you that it counts." Meng Ran originally said this as a joke, but he didn't know that these words would become the reality now.

  As the two chatted, a group of people walked over. The faint hostility made Shen Cong turn his head, just in time to see Zhao Shi's smiling face. Shen Cong narrowed his eyes, but also smiled.

  "Shen Shidi, I didn't expect you to be here too, what a coincidence!" Zhao Shi laughed loudly and reached out to pat Shen Cong's shoulder, but was dodged by Shen Cong with a quick movement.

  Zhao Shi's eyes flashed, and he smiled, turning his head to look at Meng Ran. "This younger brother of mine seems a bit familiar; have we met before?"

  Meng Ran glanced at Zhao Shi and Shen Cong, suddenly smiled, "Junior brother has just entered the inner door, how can he recognize senior brother, it seems that senior brother remembered wrongly."

  Zhao Shi's eyes narrowed slightly, "Maybe it was a mistake, but now we can be considered acquaintances. Why don't you come over and chat for a bit? There are many people here, it's more interesting when everyone chats together, what do you say?" Behind Zhao Shi, several people looked at Meng Ran in unison, all of whom were at the peak of the third stage of Tongli. The gaze they carried naturally contained a hint of pressure. Now that several people were staring at him simultaneously, the pressure had increased by more than just a few times.