Several hours later, in a house in the East District of Black Rock City.
There were many corpses lying on the ground in all directions.
Jiang Yao walked out slowly from the ruins of a house that had collapsed for half a day and was in a mess.
There was a lot of dust on his body, but there was no blood or anything like that.
Without stopping, he walked towards the courtyard gate, and his attention once again fell on the light curtain panel.
"Except Guan Feng, there is no one else in Black Rock City who has fused blood."
"The progress of the Xiantian Grandmaster Realm cultivation is only 81%. After killing the last six blood demon warriors, the progress of cultivation gained seems to be a few points less than he expected."
"These guys have no ambition at all. They obtained the blood species I bestowed upon them, but they don't even know how to work hard to cultivate and improve their strength as much as possible."
"Six people, but only two of them are at the Xiantian Gangqi realm. The weakest of the remaining guys has just entered the Xiantian realm."
"People who only know how to play badly are only fit to be cattle and horses, and will be inferior to others all their lives."
……
Jiang Yao saw all the data on the panel without missing a single detail.
He looked dissatisfied and swore a few words.
His progress in cultivation at the innate grandmaster level had not yet reached perfection, and the celestial realm was still a long way off for him. Even if he had the Heavenly Dao Fruit in his hand, it would be of no use to him.
After all, a supreme sacred object like the Heavenly Dao Fruit can only help warriors comprehend the heaven and earth. For the cultivation of the innate master realm, this thing can hardly play a big role.
The cultivation progress of eighty-one is only nineteen points away from the final perfection, but if Jiang Yao just practices normally, it will take at least three to five years to complete this progress, even if he has the assistance of the panel.
After experiencing the rapid increase in cultivation progress brought about by harvesting blood seeds, he really had no interest in practicing slowly and according to the rules.
"This world is vast and sparsely populated."
"The nearest Cangyun City to Black Rock City is thousands of miles away. However, with my strength, even if I walk in the wild, it is unlikely that I will encounter any fatal danger. It will only take a few days at most to cross a distance of a thousand miles."
"I hope that some of the seeds I planted back then are hidden in Cangyun City. Otherwise, I can only go further away for a wander!"
……
With a frown on his brow, Jiang Yao’s mind went in circles for a long time.
The nineteen points of progress required to reach perfection in the Innate Grandmaster realm would be enough with just three or five people if one were to harvest blood species.
Going to other cities to search for vampires might waste some time, but compared to practicing bit by bit, it would undoubtedly be much easier and less troublesome.
As a person with a flexible bottom line, Jiang Yao has no taboos when doing things, as long as it is beneficial to himself.
Without giving it much thought, he quickly made a decision in his mind.
While he was thinking in his mind, he had already walked out of the house and appeared on the street outside.
After watching outside the city for a while, Jiang Yao entered Black Rock City in the afternoon. After a few hours of busy work, the full moon was hanging high in the sky, and the thick night had already enveloped the earth.
On the dark streets, it was hard to spot a single human figure, let alone a ghost.
As a warrior of the Way of Blood, those who died at his hands would be covered in blood without a drop of blood left, so naturally there would not be any smell of blood emanating from them.
During the time he spent in Black Rock City, he harvested blood species and killed quite a few people along the way, but for the time being, the deaths of those people were silent and did not cause any big noise.
According to Guan Feng, there is a high chance that Jin Fengchun, the current guardian of Black Rock City, is a celestial being.
Although Jiang Yao was not very afraid of this, he was also not sure whether he could match him now.
The blood species have been harvested, and what needs to be done has basically been done. It has been decided to go to other cities to search for blood species. At this juncture, there is naturally no need for him to cause trouble.
During this period of time, the four city gates had already been closed, but after Jiang Yao turned into a flying corpse, he had wings that allowed him to soar into the sky, so it would definitely not be a problem for him to leave the city.
Recalling the direction of the East City Gate, he moved as fast as lightning and quickly disappeared into the night.
*
*
More than two thousand miles northwest of Black Rock City is Tianlan City.
The golden roc flag with a black background fluttered above the thick city wall that was several feet high.
The entire Qingzhou, except for a few cities that are still in the hands of the imperial court, the rest of the area has basically been occupied by King Jinpeng's army.
The Tianlan City before us is naturally no exception.
Compared with Black Rock City, Tianlan City is much smaller in scale. In terms of population, it does not exceed 100,000 at most.
There were still bloodstains on the street, and many of the houses and buildings on both sides had collapsed and turned into ruins.
After occupying the city and purging all major forces in the city, although King Jinpeng left some people to garrison and the army had already withdrawn for some time, the chaos in the city has not yet completely ended.
In the slums in the west of the city, on an old street.
"Old beggar woman, you are living on our King Kong Gang's territory but you don't pay protection fees. You must be tired of living and want to die."
"If everyone wants to follow your example, what will we, a bunch of brothers, eat every day?"
"I've given you three days to collect the money, but you still can't come up with a single cent. Tell me, do you deserve to die?"
……
An old woman with white hair and covered in dirt was lying on the ground, holding her head.
Several ferocious men kicked the old woman hard, one after another.
These guys obviously wanted to kill an example to scare others, and their punches and kicks showed no intention of holding back. Every time they landed on the old woman, dust flew up and there were loud bangs.
After being beaten for more than ten minutes, the old woman remained curled up. Although her face was full of pain, she was holding it in and didn't make a single scream.
"You are old, your hair is all white, but you didn't say a word when you were beaten. Why, you are not convinced?"
"Brother Gang, this old woman, even if she's not dead, is only breathing her last. Otherwise, forget it. We brothers are all a little exhausted."
"Looking at the current situation in the city, let alone other places, just look at the streets that our King Kong Gang has taken over. How many people will not die every day?"
"This old woman is dead, so what? We can just dump her somewhere in the ruins. It's no big deal!"
……
The man called Brother Gang is a shirtless man with a scar on his face.
This group of people seemed to be led by him. The others punched and kicked the old woman, but he stepped on the old woman's head. He looked like he was bossing people around.
With a fierce look on his face and a cold snort, he glanced at his men.
Seeing that they were all sweating and looked very tired, he kicked the old woman hard on the head. Then, he raised his head and glanced at the people in the slums who dared not approach and only pointed from a distance with his fierce eyes: "Linshui Street is the territory of our King Kong Gang."
"Anyone who makes a living on our territory must pay the fees they are supposed to pay."
"If you don't pay, this old woman will be your fate."
"Remember, I'm not discussing with you, I'm informing you!"
……
Pointing at the old woman curled up on the ground, not knowing whether she was dead or alive, Gang Ge's sharp gaze swept over everyone in the distance one by one.
His voice was loud and full of energy. After saying a few words, he waved his hand and led his men, walking away in a swagger and soon disappeared at the end of the street.
"Neighbors, does anyone know that old lady?"
"It's just an old beggar woman. She just appeared on our street a few days ago. The world is so chaotic, who knows where she came from?"
"We just paid the fees to the Tiger Demon Gang a few days ago, but they were defeated by the King Kong Gang and have to pay again. We can't make ends meet anymore. They are trying to force us to death!"
"I don't know if this old beggar woman is dead or not. If she is dead, she will be lying here, delaying our business!"
……
Due to the power of the King Kong Gang and the fear that Gang Ge and his gang who had just left might not have gone far, the poor people who were watching from a distance did not immediately walk up to the old woman to check on the situation. Instead, they just stood in the distance and pointed and talked.
In troubled times, the least valuable thing is human life.
For those people in the slums, death is something they have seen many times.
Such an old lady with completely white hair and an unrecognizable appearance was treated like this by the people from the King Kong Gang. Apart from feeling a little sad about the loss of the rabbit, what they are most worried about is that their business will be affected.
At this moment, the old woman who had been curled up and lying on the ground moved her body. Then, she supported herself with her elbows and sat up little by little.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Amid a series of coughs, the old woman spat out several mouthfuls of blood, making the ground in front of her dyed bright red.
After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, her physical condition seemed to improve a little.
She struggled to stand up slowly from the ground, staggering, but after taking a few steps, her body went limp and she fell to the ground again.
A crisp sound of footsteps came closer and closer.
Before the old woman could get up from the ground, the owner of the footsteps had already walked in front of her and then stopped: "I can meet you, Aunt Long, in this Tianlan City. I feel that there seems to be a lot of fate between you and me."
"You are a great innate master, a master who ranks close to the top in Black Rock City, but now you are being bullied by a bunch of hooligans. I have to say, you are really a bad person."
"If it were me, and I were in such a state, I would rather find a piece of tofu and hit my head against it and die."
"Since we used to know each other, I can help you and give you a ride as long as you ask."
……
The words were spoken neither hurriedly nor slowly, but there was an obvious hint of sarcasm in the tone of voice.
The old woman, whose eyes were originally a little cloudy, raised her head slightly. When her sight fell on the ordinary yet familiar face in front of her, her eyes were obviously brighter at this moment: "Mr. Jiang..."
The person in front of her was naturally Jiang Yao.
After leaving Black Rock City, he had been to the nearest Cangyun City, but that city was inferior to Tianlan City in terms of scale and population.
There, Jiang Yao only found three blood demon warriors. With them as nourishment, his progress in cultivating the innate grandmaster realm only increased by about ten points. It was still not enough to reach the perfection of the grandmaster realm.
There was no other way, he could only spend more energy, run farther, and continue searching in another city.
Under such circumstances, he rushed to the Tianlan City.
Before entering the city, he had already sensed that there were as many as four people with fused vampire race hiding in this city.
It was still broad daylight at this moment, and he had not yet officially started his action. He was wandering around and scouting the area. He happened to appear here and saw this scene happening.
That year, he slaughtered the headquarters of the Changhen Gang. Before he was about to leave Black Rock City, he did not forget to go to Qifeng Tower and beat up Nanny Long.
This was only for Yun Ni's sake, otherwise, Nanny Long would have died at his hands long ago.
Although he spared her life, Jiang Yao has always been a little petty. He would definitely not have any good impression of this old woman who almost killed him.
Just now, when a group of gang members led by Brother Gang beat Nanny Long to death, Jiang Yao was already there, but he was just watching the fun from a distance and had no intention of going up to help.
Until this moment, when Gang Ge and others had left and Nanny Long had just stood up but fell down again, he ran over with a gloating look and greeted her.
After recognizing Jiang Yao, Nanny Long's expression became complicated in an instant.
After hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and spoke again: "Master Jiang, my young lady has fallen into the hands of King Jinpeng. Please help and save her. I beg you!"
She said nothing when she was beaten up by Gang Ge and the others, but at this moment, the words that came out of her mouth were almost like pleading.
Jiang Yao was not moved at all. He smiled jokingly and said, "I have never even seen your young lady. It is none of my business if she falls into the hands of King Jinpeng."
"I showed up to say hello to you because I saw that you were having a hard time and wanted to see if you needed any help."
"Looking at your attitude, you would rather live a miserable life than die a good death."
"Since you don't need my help to give you a ride, well, I'll take my leave now!"
……
After saying a few words, Jiang Yao, who was originally squatting in front of Nanny Long, stood up and prepared to leave.
"Mr. Jiang, my lady is the eldest princess of the Shenwu Dynasty, Wu Yue."
"If you are willing to help, as long as my young lady can successfully escape from the predicament, whether it is a magical skill or a panacea, my young lady can give it to you."
"If you are still not satisfied with these, my lady can recommend you to join the imperial court. As long as you can make enough contributions, it is possible for you to be granted a title of nobility or a prime minister in the future!"
……
Nanny Long had personally experienced Jiang Yao's strength and naturally knew it very well.
Her dantian was shattered, her meridians were damaged, and all her strength vanished. She was no different from an ordinary person. Even a bunch of thugs could beat her to a pulp.
Even in this situation, he had to hide in Tianlan City. It was impossible for him to go back to Shenjing and get reinforcements to help his young lady Wu Yue.
At this moment, Jiang Yao in front of her was, in her eyes, the only hope for her young lady to escape from the predicament.
Although Wu Yue repeatedly explained that the eyes revealed her true identity, the situation was different now. At this moment when her young lady had fallen into the hands of King Jinpeng, how could Nanny Long still care about these things?
Unable to stand still, she crawled on the ground and crawled directly to Jiang Yao, who had already walked a few steps, and hugged his right leg, tempting him with benefits while begging. (End of this chapter)
There were many corpses lying on the ground in all directions.
Jiang Yao walked out slowly from the ruins of a house that had collapsed for half a day and was in a mess.
There was a lot of dust on his body, but there was no blood or anything like that.
Without stopping, he walked towards the courtyard gate, and his attention once again fell on the light curtain panel.
"Except Guan Feng, there is no one else in Black Rock City who has fused blood."
"The progress of the Xiantian Grandmaster Realm cultivation is only 81%. After killing the last six blood demon warriors, the progress of cultivation gained seems to be a few points less than he expected."
"These guys have no ambition at all. They obtained the blood species I bestowed upon them, but they don't even know how to work hard to cultivate and improve their strength as much as possible."
"Six people, but only two of them are at the Xiantian Gangqi realm. The weakest of the remaining guys has just entered the Xiantian realm."
"People who only know how to play badly are only fit to be cattle and horses, and will be inferior to others all their lives."
……
Jiang Yao saw all the data on the panel without missing a single detail.
He looked dissatisfied and swore a few words.
His progress in cultivation at the innate grandmaster level had not yet reached perfection, and the celestial realm was still a long way off for him. Even if he had the Heavenly Dao Fruit in his hand, it would be of no use to him.
After all, a supreme sacred object like the Heavenly Dao Fruit can only help warriors comprehend the heaven and earth. For the cultivation of the innate master realm, this thing can hardly play a big role.
The cultivation progress of eighty-one is only nineteen points away from the final perfection, but if Jiang Yao just practices normally, it will take at least three to five years to complete this progress, even if he has the assistance of the panel.
After experiencing the rapid increase in cultivation progress brought about by harvesting blood seeds, he really had no interest in practicing slowly and according to the rules.
"This world is vast and sparsely populated."
"The nearest Cangyun City to Black Rock City is thousands of miles away. However, with my strength, even if I walk in the wild, it is unlikely that I will encounter any fatal danger. It will only take a few days at most to cross a distance of a thousand miles."
"I hope that some of the seeds I planted back then are hidden in Cangyun City. Otherwise, I can only go further away for a wander!"
……
With a frown on his brow, Jiang Yao’s mind went in circles for a long time.
The nineteen points of progress required to reach perfection in the Innate Grandmaster realm would be enough with just three or five people if one were to harvest blood species.
Going to other cities to search for vampires might waste some time, but compared to practicing bit by bit, it would undoubtedly be much easier and less troublesome.
As a person with a flexible bottom line, Jiang Yao has no taboos when doing things, as long as it is beneficial to himself.
Without giving it much thought, he quickly made a decision in his mind.
While he was thinking in his mind, he had already walked out of the house and appeared on the street outside.
After watching outside the city for a while, Jiang Yao entered Black Rock City in the afternoon. After a few hours of busy work, the full moon was hanging high in the sky, and the thick night had already enveloped the earth.
On the dark streets, it was hard to spot a single human figure, let alone a ghost.
As a warrior of the Way of Blood, those who died at his hands would be covered in blood without a drop of blood left, so naturally there would not be any smell of blood emanating from them.
During the time he spent in Black Rock City, he harvested blood species and killed quite a few people along the way, but for the time being, the deaths of those people were silent and did not cause any big noise.
According to Guan Feng, there is a high chance that Jin Fengchun, the current guardian of Black Rock City, is a celestial being.
Although Jiang Yao was not very afraid of this, he was also not sure whether he could match him now.
The blood species have been harvested, and what needs to be done has basically been done. It has been decided to go to other cities to search for blood species. At this juncture, there is naturally no need for him to cause trouble.
During this period of time, the four city gates had already been closed, but after Jiang Yao turned into a flying corpse, he had wings that allowed him to soar into the sky, so it would definitely not be a problem for him to leave the city.
Recalling the direction of the East City Gate, he moved as fast as lightning and quickly disappeared into the night.
*
*
More than two thousand miles northwest of Black Rock City is Tianlan City.
The golden roc flag with a black background fluttered above the thick city wall that was several feet high.
The entire Qingzhou, except for a few cities that are still in the hands of the imperial court, the rest of the area has basically been occupied by King Jinpeng's army.
The Tianlan City before us is naturally no exception.
Compared with Black Rock City, Tianlan City is much smaller in scale. In terms of population, it does not exceed 100,000 at most.
There were still bloodstains on the street, and many of the houses and buildings on both sides had collapsed and turned into ruins.
After occupying the city and purging all major forces in the city, although King Jinpeng left some people to garrison and the army had already withdrawn for some time, the chaos in the city has not yet completely ended.
In the slums in the west of the city, on an old street.
"Old beggar woman, you are living on our King Kong Gang's territory but you don't pay protection fees. You must be tired of living and want to die."
"If everyone wants to follow your example, what will we, a bunch of brothers, eat every day?"
"I've given you three days to collect the money, but you still can't come up with a single cent. Tell me, do you deserve to die?"
……
An old woman with white hair and covered in dirt was lying on the ground, holding her head.
Several ferocious men kicked the old woman hard, one after another.
These guys obviously wanted to kill an example to scare others, and their punches and kicks showed no intention of holding back. Every time they landed on the old woman, dust flew up and there were loud bangs.
After being beaten for more than ten minutes, the old woman remained curled up. Although her face was full of pain, she was holding it in and didn't make a single scream.
"You are old, your hair is all white, but you didn't say a word when you were beaten. Why, you are not convinced?"
"Brother Gang, this old woman, even if she's not dead, is only breathing her last. Otherwise, forget it. We brothers are all a little exhausted."
"Looking at the current situation in the city, let alone other places, just look at the streets that our King Kong Gang has taken over. How many people will not die every day?"
"This old woman is dead, so what? We can just dump her somewhere in the ruins. It's no big deal!"
……
The man called Brother Gang is a shirtless man with a scar on his face.
This group of people seemed to be led by him. The others punched and kicked the old woman, but he stepped on the old woman's head. He looked like he was bossing people around.
With a fierce look on his face and a cold snort, he glanced at his men.
Seeing that they were all sweating and looked very tired, he kicked the old woman hard on the head. Then, he raised his head and glanced at the people in the slums who dared not approach and only pointed from a distance with his fierce eyes: "Linshui Street is the territory of our King Kong Gang."
"Anyone who makes a living on our territory must pay the fees they are supposed to pay."
"If you don't pay, this old woman will be your fate."
"Remember, I'm not discussing with you, I'm informing you!"
……
Pointing at the old woman curled up on the ground, not knowing whether she was dead or alive, Gang Ge's sharp gaze swept over everyone in the distance one by one.
His voice was loud and full of energy. After saying a few words, he waved his hand and led his men, walking away in a swagger and soon disappeared at the end of the street.
"Neighbors, does anyone know that old lady?"
"It's just an old beggar woman. She just appeared on our street a few days ago. The world is so chaotic, who knows where she came from?"
"We just paid the fees to the Tiger Demon Gang a few days ago, but they were defeated by the King Kong Gang and have to pay again. We can't make ends meet anymore. They are trying to force us to death!"
"I don't know if this old beggar woman is dead or not. If she is dead, she will be lying here, delaying our business!"
……
Due to the power of the King Kong Gang and the fear that Gang Ge and his gang who had just left might not have gone far, the poor people who were watching from a distance did not immediately walk up to the old woman to check on the situation. Instead, they just stood in the distance and pointed and talked.
In troubled times, the least valuable thing is human life.
For those people in the slums, death is something they have seen many times.
Such an old lady with completely white hair and an unrecognizable appearance was treated like this by the people from the King Kong Gang. Apart from feeling a little sad about the loss of the rabbit, what they are most worried about is that their business will be affected.
At this moment, the old woman who had been curled up and lying on the ground moved her body. Then, she supported herself with her elbows and sat up little by little.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Amid a series of coughs, the old woman spat out several mouthfuls of blood, making the ground in front of her dyed bright red.
After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, her physical condition seemed to improve a little.
She struggled to stand up slowly from the ground, staggering, but after taking a few steps, her body went limp and she fell to the ground again.
A crisp sound of footsteps came closer and closer.
Before the old woman could get up from the ground, the owner of the footsteps had already walked in front of her and then stopped: "I can meet you, Aunt Long, in this Tianlan City. I feel that there seems to be a lot of fate between you and me."
"You are a great innate master, a master who ranks close to the top in Black Rock City, but now you are being bullied by a bunch of hooligans. I have to say, you are really a bad person."
"If it were me, and I were in such a state, I would rather find a piece of tofu and hit my head against it and die."
"Since we used to know each other, I can help you and give you a ride as long as you ask."
……
The words were spoken neither hurriedly nor slowly, but there was an obvious hint of sarcasm in the tone of voice.
The old woman, whose eyes were originally a little cloudy, raised her head slightly. When her sight fell on the ordinary yet familiar face in front of her, her eyes were obviously brighter at this moment: "Mr. Jiang..."
The person in front of her was naturally Jiang Yao.
After leaving Black Rock City, he had been to the nearest Cangyun City, but that city was inferior to Tianlan City in terms of scale and population.
There, Jiang Yao only found three blood demon warriors. With them as nourishment, his progress in cultivating the innate grandmaster realm only increased by about ten points. It was still not enough to reach the perfection of the grandmaster realm.
There was no other way, he could only spend more energy, run farther, and continue searching in another city.
Under such circumstances, he rushed to the Tianlan City.
Before entering the city, he had already sensed that there were as many as four people with fused vampire race hiding in this city.
It was still broad daylight at this moment, and he had not yet officially started his action. He was wandering around and scouting the area. He happened to appear here and saw this scene happening.
That year, he slaughtered the headquarters of the Changhen Gang. Before he was about to leave Black Rock City, he did not forget to go to Qifeng Tower and beat up Nanny Long.
This was only for Yun Ni's sake, otherwise, Nanny Long would have died at his hands long ago.
Although he spared her life, Jiang Yao has always been a little petty. He would definitely not have any good impression of this old woman who almost killed him.
Just now, when a group of gang members led by Brother Gang beat Nanny Long to death, Jiang Yao was already there, but he was just watching the fun from a distance and had no intention of going up to help.
Until this moment, when Gang Ge and others had left and Nanny Long had just stood up but fell down again, he ran over with a gloating look and greeted her.
After recognizing Jiang Yao, Nanny Long's expression became complicated in an instant.
After hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and spoke again: "Master Jiang, my young lady has fallen into the hands of King Jinpeng. Please help and save her. I beg you!"
She said nothing when she was beaten up by Gang Ge and the others, but at this moment, the words that came out of her mouth were almost like pleading.
Jiang Yao was not moved at all. He smiled jokingly and said, "I have never even seen your young lady. It is none of my business if she falls into the hands of King Jinpeng."
"I showed up to say hello to you because I saw that you were having a hard time and wanted to see if you needed any help."
"Looking at your attitude, you would rather live a miserable life than die a good death."
"Since you don't need my help to give you a ride, well, I'll take my leave now!"
……
After saying a few words, Jiang Yao, who was originally squatting in front of Nanny Long, stood up and prepared to leave.
"Mr. Jiang, my lady is the eldest princess of the Shenwu Dynasty, Wu Yue."
"If you are willing to help, as long as my young lady can successfully escape from the predicament, whether it is a magical skill or a panacea, my young lady can give it to you."
"If you are still not satisfied with these, my lady can recommend you to join the imperial court. As long as you can make enough contributions, it is possible for you to be granted a title of nobility or a prime minister in the future!"
……
Nanny Long had personally experienced Jiang Yao's strength and naturally knew it very well.
Her dantian was shattered, her meridians were damaged, and all her strength vanished. She was no different from an ordinary person. Even a bunch of thugs could beat her to a pulp.
Even in this situation, he had to hide in Tianlan City. It was impossible for him to go back to Shenjing and get reinforcements to help his young lady Wu Yue.
At this moment, Jiang Yao in front of her was, in her eyes, the only hope for her young lady to escape from the predicament.
Although Wu Yue repeatedly explained that the eyes revealed her true identity, the situation was different now. At this moment when her young lady had fallen into the hands of King Jinpeng, how could Nanny Long still care about these things?
Unable to stand still, she crawled on the ground and crawled directly to Jiang Yao, who had already walked a few steps, and hugged his right leg, tempting him with benefits while begging. (End of this chapter)
