286 The Fate of the County Governor’s Mansion
Qin Huai frowned slightly, unable to discern the shape of the pattern on his spine.
Activating the blood heart technique, his blood boiled and his spine seemed to glow. It appeared to be a human-shaped pattern, reminding him of the blurry figure in the sea of blood. However, there were no facial features on the spine, just the shape.
“The Sacred Heart disciples all over the mountain helped me break through the tranquility of the bone pattern realm. I even crossed two realms,” Qin Huai muttered.
His current blood heart technique had reached the second-level bone pattern realm. The first stage was at 75%, and his blood heart force had reached 284%, infinitely close to the third-level bone pattern realm.
Qin Huai stood up, his weakened state visibly improving. He was very satisfied with the blood heart technique’s recovery ability. As long as his organs and vitals were not damaged, his blood heart technique could mend his flesh and blood.
“This kind of power can make me feel even more fearless in battle,” he thought.
Qin Huai walked in another direction, his pace growing faster until it seemed like he was flying. As he observed the corpses all over the mountain, streams of experience flowed toward him from all directions.
He collected experience points while walking, and the experience points of the four-directional tiger-wolf technique increased rapidly.
“Ding! You have collected a [Four-directional Tiger-Wolf Technique Essence (Orange)], [Four-directional Tiger-Wolf Technique] Experience +10,000!”
“Ding! You have collected a [Four-directional Tiger-Wolf Technique Essence (Dark Purple)], [Four-directional Tiger-Wolf Technique] Experience +8,888!”
“Ding! You have collected a [Four-directional Tiger-Wolf Technique Comprehension], [Tiger-Wolf Force] +3%!”
“Ding! You have collected a [Four-directional Tiger-Wolf Technique Comprehension], [Tiger-Wolf Force] +1%!”
The four-directional tiger-wolf technique, originally at the eighth refinement level, surged with the help of the county governor’s army. It reached the ninth refinement level with full power, then progressed to the first and second-level bone pattern realm.
On Qin Huai’s chest, the dragon, tiger, and wolf were entangled together, as if fighting to occupy more territory. The bone-piercing force kept changing, and every moment, Qin Huai’s bones were being washed and sculpted anew.
If it were someone else, their bones might have been completely shattered. However, Qin Huai remained calm, feeling the rising blood and qi. All the failures had been completed in his memories, leaving only the one in ten thousand correct answers for the present world.
Phew
Exhaling deeply, horrifying heat flowed out of Qin Huai’s nostrils. His vitality broke through and reached stage four. If the fourth stage of qi and blood were classified by realms, it would correspond to the fourth-level bone pattern realm.
The ten dragon patterns overlapped with the tiger and wolf patterns, causing Qin Huai’s blood, qi, and physique to grow stronger. The blood-red tiger wolf in his dantian world also became stronger, now comparable to the ten white dragons.
However, they still did not dare to provoke the dragon king, who had been sleeping most of the time. Although the dragon king had grown quite a bit, he was still a young man compared to his size.
“However…” Qin Huai slowly opened his eyes. “With my current physique and vitality, I should be able to draw the dragon king’s aura into my body.”
His dragon blood form could be improved. He tried to infuse the dragon king qi into his flesh, but a terrifying energy spread out from his body, so he quickly stopped. Now was not the time to explore new powers.
Qin Huai looked at the end of his vision, where the Sacred Heart disciples and the remnants of the county governor’s army were still fleeing in the forest. He turned into an afterimage and charged in.
The next day, Qin Huai quickly walked into the palace-like, extravagant, and vast holy land of Lingjiang county the county governor’s manor.
After that battle, the victor was decided, and Qin Huai sent people to seal off this massive treasure land. He looked at the delicate women kneeling on the ground, dozens of them, with more than twenty of them holding their children. There were also hundreds of servants.
“What’s the difference between a county governor and an emperor?” Li Buhu looked at the artificial water in the county governor’s manor and almost drooled. “This is a rock from the Anping period. Just this rockery alone costs four to five thousand taels.”
“Isn’t this just a broken stone?” Li Xiao, leaning on his walking stick, sized up the rough stone in front of him. He couldn’t tell what was valuable. “Don’t tell me it’s a gimmick created by those profiteers to scam the rich.” He pursed his lips.
Qin Huai walked to the main hall of the country governor’s manor. There was already a continuous stream of information coming from beside him. “There are thirty thousand taels of gold in the county governor’s treasury.
Treasures, medicinal herbs, jade pendants, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings were countless. “The county governor still has two thousand and seven hundred remaining soldiers. I’ve already taken them in under the sect master’s orders and incorporated them into the city guards.”
“The generals and commanders will all be from the Nine Dragons sect,” Li Zeren, covered in blood, reported.
“The remaining followers of the Sacred Heart sect in September Hook have all been eliminated. More than three hundred of them have been rescued and brought back to Lingjiang City,” Li Zewu reported not long after, looking travel-worn.
“Everything is settled,” Qin Huai sighed. “Kill those who should be killed and release those who should be released from the county governor’s mansion…”
With that decision, the fate of thousands of people in the county governor’s mansion was determined.