C18 Assassination

Qiu Shuang held onto the ground with one hand and stood up. She swept a glance at her underling who was still crawling on the ground and said in a flustered manner, "Damn it! Who asked you to help me? I could have easily resolved it myself!"

She raised her soft whip and was about to hit him. Suddenly, she felt something and looked in front of her. Soong Tianxuan was staring at her with a calm expression, and there were two shallow footprints on the giant rock under his feet.

That's right, he had used this move before, how could he forget about it? He could instantly change his weight and increase the speed of his fall, which also meant that the time he spent in mid-air was not certain.

"Get lost!" Qiu Shuang was furious and embarrassed after realizing why she had failed.

He vented his anger on his lackey and lightly kicked him. The lackey also half-truthfully cried out, getting up and walking outside.

Dong, dong, dong!

Taking a few steps forward, Qiu Shuang rushed in front of Soong Tianxuan. She raised her head and stared at the bastard who had humiliated her in front of her men.

The soft whip in her hand let out a crackling sound as she gripped it tightly. Clearly, she was trying her best to control her anger.

Soong Tianxuan didn't retreat at all as he stared at the young miss.

Through the battle just now, he had already seen the opponent's fatal weakness. That was, he had no actual combat experience and didn't know how to change the situation.

Even if the Bone Cutting Whip in her hands had hidden the Spirit Technique, it would not be a threat to him.

"We'll see, hmph!"

Due to the excessive force, the back of Qiu Shuang's hands turned white from clenching.

She still did not have the courage to attack again. In the end, she could only use her usual imposing manner towards her followers and threatened them with a haughty tone. After which, she stomped her feet and quickly left.

"Eldest Miss, wait for us!"

Qiu Shuang left with hatred. Naturally, her lackeys did not dare to offend Soong Tianxuan, so they could only shout and chase after him.

However, when the last person passed by Soong Tianxuan, the other person's pale face suddenly turned red again.

Soong Tianxuan didn't understand. This person was the only intermediate stage inner qi cultivator among Qiu Shuang's lackeys. Could it be that he was pretending to be injured, but why?

The other party stopped, looked at Soong Tianxuan with a complicated expression, and then lowered his voice: "Don't think that you're very powerful, we didn't even use our full strength just now, think carefully about how Geoscience Sect stands!"

After a weird smile, that person's expression became vulgar once again. He rushed out while shouting "Miss", and quickly disappeared from Soong Tianxuan's sight.

Soong Tianxuan recalled for a while and suddenly realized something. Although this Geoscience Sect was located in a remote area, it was definitely not from a normal power.

Amongst the many powers in the Human Clan, Geoscience Sect and Imperial-beast Sect which were famous for beast taming and treasure hunting belonged to the third tier of strength.

And the reason Geoscience Sect could be ranked within the third tier of the various forces in the Human Clan was because they relied on a special cultivation system that was not the slightest bit inferior to beast taming or treasure searching, the art of assassination!

That's right, the Geoscience Sect had always been famous in the world for assassinating people, and countless cultivators have died at the hands of the Geoscience Sect since ancient times.

However, he had never heard of a force that dared to seek revenge. As for the reason, it was naturally because they were afraid of their assassination techniques.

Even if there really were people who dared to avenge their family and friends, they would have died on the way here for some unfathomable reason.

Furthermore, no matter how much they investigated, they would not be able to find any evidence, but everyone knew that it was definitely Geoscience Sect who had acted.

In order to kill a person, the assassins of Geoscience Sect could do anything they want. Moreover, they had already researched every method to the point of perfection, so they collectively called it the art of assassination.

This was the terrifying aspect of the art of assassination!

Soong Tianxuan couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine when he thought of the terrifying legends he heard about the art of assassination in his previous life.

As the young miss of the Geoscience Sect, how could Qiu Shuang not be proficient in assassination techniques? And the person capable of following by her side, was naturally one of the best.

Very soon, Soong Tianxuan revealed a puzzled expression.

Previously, when he had fought with Qiu Shuang and her followers, they had only used real moves and hadn't used the slightest bit of trickery.

If one of them were to release a hidden weapon or poison him in the dark, it would be questionable whether he would still be able to stand here.

This was somewhat contradictory to the legendary style of Geoscience Sect!

Soong Tianxuan couldn't figure it out, so he could only shake his head in distress. He looked at the ground dyed red and frowned. It seemed like he shouldn't casually come over from now on.

Along the way back to his room, Soong Tianxuan no longer cared about cultivating. He first went to the Resource Pavilion to find some herbs and concocted a dozen of top-grade antidote pills.

He was slightly relieved when he guaranteed that he could temporarily block the poison even if he was poisoned.

For the next few days, no one came to look for trouble with Soong Tianxuan.

He was also not the kind of person who knew how to make a living, thus he continued to live his days as usual. Everyday, he either refined pills or cultivated.

Soong Yan would come to him every few days, either to show off the moves she had just learned or to show off the gifts her master had given her.

After receiving a few words of praise from Soong Tianxuan, she would happily cheer, and the two of them would then sit in the room and chat for a while.

Before he left, Soong Tianxuan would also give him a few Essence Decoction Pill. At first, it was only low-ranked, but gradually, he would add a mid-ranked, high-ranked one.

As for the reason, it was naturally that he had mastered the art of alchemy and improved his level of alchemy.

Just like this, after half a month, Soong Tianxuan successfully broke through to the late stage of inner Qi.

His meridians were being widened even further, and his flesh and bones were becoming stronger. He could also unleash Spirit Technique of the Five Birds many times without worrying about being unable to endure it anymore.

After reaching the late stage of inner Qi, Soong Tianxuan began to practice the Five Lightning Palm that his Master Du Shan gave him.

After all, regardless of whether it was his previous life or his current life, he had to walk the path of an alchemist. He had to balance the five elements in his inner Qi.

Ordinary mental cultivation methods could be practiced as he wished, and they would not affect his foundation. However, high level techniques like the Five Thunder Palm Technique could not be used as he wished.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to recuperate from the imbalance of his inner Qi attribute in the future.