Chapter 41 Transforming Strength
Chapter 41 Transforming Strength
As soon as the white-robed scholar opened his mouth, Huang Xiuzhi, who had been furious just now, strangely calmed down.
He suppressed his anger and asked:
"What do you think, Mr. Wen?"
The scholar in white said nothing and glanced around.
Huang Xiuzhi understood and waved to everyone:
"You go down first."
"Yes!"
Everyone responded quickly and stood up to leave. Only Huang Xiuzhi and the white-shirted scholar were left in the gathering hall.
At this time, the white-robed scholar spoke:
"Boss, the Fu Hu Gang chose to attack at night, and they were masked. It's clear that they don't want to break off relations with us. If we destroy Shennong Hall, we will be at war with the Fu Hu Gang. But Master is not fully prepared yet. It's too early to fight the Fu Hu Gang now."
When Huang Xiuzhi heard the word "Master", his body trembled, and the anger on his face disappeared. He took two quick steps and came to the white-robed scholar. He forced a smile and whispered:
"It's been more than half a year, Master, aren't you ready yet?"
The white-shirted scholar said calmly:
"Master has encountered some setbacks. Not to mention half a year, even a year may not be enough to prepare."
Huang Xiuzhi's eyes widened and he said anxiously:
"At the beginning, the Master said that it would only take a few months to be ready. How come it has been changed to a year? The Fu Hu Gang dares to destroy Jishidiang now. If we delay any further, they might come to attack us one day!"
The white-robed scholar's face darkened and his tone turned cold:
"Gang leader, are you questioning Master Wen?"
Huang Xiuzhi waved his hand quickly and said:
"Mr. Wen, please don't misunderstand me! It's just that my Sanjiang Gang was established not long ago, while the Fuhu Gang has been standing in Yuzhou for decades and has a deep foundation. I am afraid that before the day when the Master is fully prepared, we will be destroyed by the Fuhu Gang..."
"The boss is joking."
The white-robed scholar smiled and said:
"No matter how arrogant the Fuhu Gang is, they dare not act recklessly. As for the matter of Jishiditang, the gang leader went a little too far. Luo Zhenwu will naturally not let it go after destroying a workshop of the Fuhu Gang. The government can only turn a blind eye. But if he really wants to tear his face off and stir up a bigger chaos in the county city, Prefect Yan will be the first to disagree."
"When the time comes, if the leader gives some money to County Magistrate Lu, he will definitely stand on our side. At worst, Commander Shi of the Yongping River Navy is an old friend of the leader. If our gang hides on Xiong'er Island in the middle of the river, will the Fuhu Gang dare to fight the Yongping River Navy?"
Huang Xiuzhi listened to the words of the scholar in white, his expression became more and more unsightly, and he said:
"Mr. Wen has a point, but if we are really driven out of the county by the Fuhu Gang, what is the difference between that and being destroyed by them?"
The white-robed scholar said calmly:
"Of course there is a difference. As long as our gang is still here, no matter how badly we are suppressed by the Fu Hu Gang, when our master is ready, we will uproot the Fu Hu Gang and the entire Yuzhou will belong to our gang."
Huang Xiuzhi was excited when he heard this. He clasped his fists and saluted towards Mr. Wen, saying:
"Mr. Wen's words have enlightened me. I would like to ask Mr. Wen to say a few good words to the Master and help him to wipe out the Fu Hu Gang as soon as possible. I will be grateful to you!"
The white-robed scholar said calmly:
"Don't worry, Master. Master has accepted your offering and will not break his promise. But when he will take action is not something you and I can control. Please be patient. It will take at most half a year. When Master is ready, the Fu Hu Gang will be destroyed!"
……
The fact that Jishidiang was completely looted by thieves caused a sensation in the county town.
Even the Sanjiang Gang's halls were robbed, and the leader Yang Huaizhan, who was at the peak of his Gang strength, even had his head and body separated. The people in the county town were all in danger, and the name of bandits could stop a child from crying at night.
But any officials or merchants who were slightly more informed knew that it was the Fuhu Gang who did it. At most they would sigh, "These are troubled times," and would not take the matter to heart.
With the government pressureing them, the dispute between the Sanjiang Gang and the Fuhu Gang has nothing to do with other people.
Only those who depend on the two gangs for their livelihood are terrified by this incident, fearing that the next tragedy will befall them, especially the people from the Fuhu Gang.
They waited in fear for a few days, only to find that the Sanjiang Gang only held a hasty funeral for Yang Huaizhan and did not take any other action.
Even their previous friction with the Fuhu Gang had stopped.
It seemed as if the robbery of Jishidiang was really done by bandits.
Luo Zhenwu was also puzzled by the Sanjiang Gang's cessation of activities.
After Chen Yuan succeeded, he ordered martial law, and the entire Fuhu Gang was on high alert to guard against retaliation from the Sanjiang Gang.
But since Huang Xiuzhi chose to swallow his anger, he naturally would not be polite and sent people to take action again to suppress the Sanjiang Gang's business.
As time went on, the conflict between the Fuhu Gang and the Sanjiang Gang became more and more intense, with more and more casualties.
What is different from before is that the Sanjiang Gang is at a complete disadvantage this time.
The Fuhu Gang took advantage of the power of Prefect Yan to stir up trouble in Xin'an County and defeated the Sanjiang Gang.
Although the Fuhu Gang had the upper hand, Luo Zhenwu did not get carried away and was always on guard against a counterattack from the Sanjiang Gang.
But the Sanjiang Gang endured it in silence. Apart from firmly holding on to the shipping business on the Yongping River, it completely retreated from businesses such as casinos, brothels, and medicinal materials.
In an instant, the Fu Hu Gang's power soared, and it seemed to have regained its former glory of dominating Yuzhou.
……
There were constant disputes between the Fuhu Gang and the Sanjiang Gang, with warriors from the two gangs fighting to the death, but all this had nothing to do with Chen Yuan.
He killed Yang Huaizhan with three sword strikes and made a great contribution. The Sanjiang Gang lost a master at the peak of Gangjin level, and the Fuhu Gang gained the upper hand. Luo Zhenwu no longer assigned him any tasks.
Master Qi no longer had any complaints about him, and he sent people to deliver the elixir to Chen's house on time every month without any delay. Chen Yuan stayed indoors and concentrated on practicing martial arts. He spent half a month to polish the true qi in his body, and achieved breakthrough to Huajin in one fell swoop.
For ordinary warriors, the bottleneck of Hua Jin is like a chasm that lies across their body.
Yang Huaizhan, Hou Yan and Master Qi have been lingering at the peak of Gang Jin for more than ten years, but have never been able to cross this threshold.
The Liu Yang Gong also records in detail the difficulty of breaking through the bottleneck of Hua Jin, stating that one must have an indomitable spirit to achieve Hua Jin.
Chen Yuan was also prepared to waste time at the peak of Gang Jin, but when he tried to break through, the bottleneck of Hua Jin seemed to be non-existent, and the breakthrough process was a natural process.
Chen Yuan felt the most yang and powerful Six Yang Qi in his body, and couldn't help wondering why it was so easy for him to break through the Hua Jin?
After much thought, he could only attribute the reason to his increasingly strong body after being infused with starlight.
Since he started practicing martial arts, he has spent one month to refine his Qi, three months to refine his skin, half a year to refine his bones, and one year to refine his marrow... He has never encountered any bottlenecks. Even the bottleneck of Hua Jin, which the masters of Gang Jin fear like a tiger, he broke through successfully in one go.
However, when he broke through his internal strength before, he boiled and took a hundred-year-old ginseng. Later, when he broke through his transformation strength, he spent 1,800 taels of silver to buy a Ninggang Pill from Jishidiang, both of which relied on external forces.
When he was breaking through the Hua Jin stage, there was no elixir to assist him. It was the first time he did not rely on external forces, but it was still as smooth as before.
Now it seems that he spent two sums of money in vain.
His strong body was the main reason why he was able to break through successfully. The hundred-year-old ginseng and Ninggang Pill were just icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, physical strength is only useful for martial arts training. According to the "Red Flame Art", cultivators refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transform it into magic power, but do not cultivate their physical bodies.
In order to transfer the true Qi before transforming it into magic power, the strong physical body still plays a significant role.
After Chen Yuan broke through the Hua Jin stage, the speed at which he accumulated true Qi did not slow down at all.
But the price is that the consumption of pills is greater.
Before breaking through the Hua Jin level, Chen Yuan had to consume two Essence Pills every time the starlight infused his body.
After the breakthrough, one Hunyuan Pill will be consumed each time the starlight is infused into the body.
He also has to take another Hunyuan Pill every three days to activate the Qi and blood in his body.
The bottle of Hunyuan Dan looted from Jishidiang was only enough for fifteen days.
After using it, Chen Yuan came to Qi's house and asked Master Qi for the Hunyuan Pill.
Master Qi happened to be away from home, but the housekeeper of the Qi mansion recognized Chen Yuan, and quickly invited him into the reception room, served him fruits and snacks, and sent someone to invite Master Qi back home.
Half an hour later, Master Qi walked into the reception room, clasped his fists and said:
"There are some chores that need to be taken care of in the hall. I am sorry to have kept Master Chen waiting for so long. I wonder what Master Chen is here for?"
His clothes were covered with a layer of dust, and the edges of his boots were stained with yellow mud. He looked exhausted, and it was obvious that he had rushed back home immediately after hearing the news without delaying for a moment.
Chen Yuan bowed and said:
"I have run out of elixirs, so I came to ask Master Qi for some."
Master Qi was surprised and said:
"I just sent someone to deliver this month's medicine to Master Chen's residence ten days ago. Have they been used up already?"
As he spoke, he sat down opposite Chen Yuan, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.
Chen Yuan said calmly:
"Originally, it was enough, but I was lucky enough to break through to Huajin a few days ago, and the Jingyuan Pills are not enough. I wonder if Master Qi has Hunyuan Pills?"
"Cough cough!"
Hall Master Qi choked on the tea, put the teacup on the Eight Immortals Table, and said in surprise:
"You...what did you say? Hua Jin?!"
"Why, Master Qi doesn't believe it?"
"This... a Hua Jin warrior under the age of twenty, I have never heard of it, nor have I seen it, hehe..."
Master Qi looked at Chen Yuan with half-belief and half-doubt, but he smiled apologetically, not daring to make Chen Yuan angry.
Of course he didn't believe there would be such a young martial artist with Hua Jin, but Chen Yuan had killed Yang Huaizhan with three slashes, so he was not someone he could afford to provoke. Even though he didn't believe it in his heart, he didn't dare to show it.
Chen Yuan smiled, raised his right hand and said:
"Master Qi, please take a look."
Master Qi looked closely and saw a thin layer of flame slowly emerging in Chen Yuan's palm, as if he was wearing a flaming glove, and even the air became a little hotter.
He stood up and said in a lost voice:
"Power transforms into form, the fire of six suns! You really have broken through the power transformation!"
Chen Yuan flipped his palm, and the flames in his palm dissipated. He said:
"Can Master Qi be trusted now?"
"Believe it! I believe it! Master Chen, wait a moment, I'll go get the Hun Yuan Dan right away!"
(End of this chapter)