“Who is it?”
Feng Xu, after all, was a master who had endured many hardships in the Jianghu. After being startled by the sneak attack, he immediately reacted, twisting his body and kicking towards Yang Che’s wrist.
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Yang Che’s eyes. He changed his claw into a fist and met Feng Xu’s strike head-on.
His fist immediately felt numb, followed by a sharp pain. Yang Che immediately jumped backward and, seizing the opportunity, swiftly grabbed the box containing the fine needles from another pile of stones nearby.
“Who are you?”
Feng Xu had just been poisoned. Although he had taken the antidote, before the residual poison dissipated, using his True Qi would worsen the poison’s effects.
Yang Che didn’t speak. He simply opened the box, took out a handful of fine needles, and, recalling Old Wei’s technique for using hidden weapons, awkwardly flicked his hand, sending the fine needles flying towards Feng Xu.
The fine needles flew to an unknown destination, silently vanishing into the darkness.
Feng Xu couldn’t clearly see Yang Che’s face, but seeing Yang Che flick his hand, he became alert and instinctively retreated rapidly.
“Hmm?”
Feng Xu suddenly felt a pain in his leg, as if something had sharply pricked him.
He dared not recklessly use his True Qi again and simply ran directly towards the mine tunnel exit.
However, he hadn’t run far when his legs suddenly went weak, and he fell to the ground, cold sweat simultaneously breaking out on his forehead.
Seeing Feng Xu suddenly fall, Yang Che seized the opportunity to throw another handful of fine needles. This time, most of them directly pierced Feng Xu’s back.
Then, Yang Che picked up a piece of broken stone nearby and ruthlessly smashed it towards the back of Feng Xu’s head.
With a ‘bang’, the unfortunate Feng Xu died inexplicably at Yang Che’s hands due to a strange turn of events, without even getting a clear look at Yang Che’s appearance.
This was Yang Che’s first time killing someone. Seeing Feng Xu’s death, he felt his stomach churn, and it took him a long time to gradually adapt.
Picking up the flake-shaped Jade Slip, Yang Che pressed it to his forehead, immediately feeling countless characters magically surge into his mind, causing him to feel dizzy.
“This…”
Yang Che was stunned, standing there for a long time before recovering.
The information contained within this item, which Feng Xu called a ‘Jade Slip’, was actually a mysterious Formation called ‘Tai Xuan Hidden Light Formation’.
And those fine needles and the box were a complete set of top-tier Magical Artifacts called ‘Flying Fire Meteor’.
Among them, the fine needles were called ‘Flying Fire Needles’, numbering a full three hundred and sixty.
These Flying Fire Needles could form the Tai Xuan Hidden Light Formation. When infused with magical power and controlled by Divine Sense, they became a very powerful trapping Formation and killing Formation.
Yang Che had never heard of Formations or Magical Artifacts before, but combining all the known information, he had already guessed that these Magical Artifacts were most likely the weapons of Immortals.
And he had previously used them as ordinary hidden weapons, which he found amusing to think about.
Moreover, from this Jade Slip, Yang Che learned that ‘Divine Sense’ should be that special kind of increasingly strong mental power he felt.
The path of Cultivation was truly marvelous. It was a pity he didn’t understand too much. If only he could join a Cultivation Sect. Thinking this, Yang Che felt even more fervent inside.
However, before that, he had to quickly retrieve those ‘Flying Fire Needles’.
The method of finding them was also very simple, because this square box was also a matching Magical Artifact, named Meteor Box.
Upon directly infusing it with magical power, the Meteor Box immediately glowed with a red light. Subsequently, the scattered Flying Needles in the mine tunnel, and even those embedded in Feng Xu’s body, all automatically flew back into the Meteor Box.
Yang Che took out one of the Flying Fire Needles, infused it with magical power, and saw a flowing light flash on it, trembling continuously in his palm.
Following Old Wei’s hidden weapon technique, he forcefully threw the needle. A dark glow streaked across, and this Flying Fire Needle completely pierced into the hard stone wall, disappearing from sight.
“Magical power, Spell, Magical Artifact…”
Yang Che seemed to understand something. He pondered silently for a long time before using the Meteor Box to retrieve this Flying Fire Needle.
Next, Yang Che attempted to set up the Tai Xuan Hidden Light Formation, but unfortunately, it ended in failure.
It seemed to be because his current cultivation was too low, his Divine Sense was weak, and his magical power was also weak. He couldn’t even control the minimum thirty-six Flying Fire Needles required by the Tai Xuan Hidden Light Formation simultaneously.
But he also vaguely felt that it wasn’t just a matter of magical power and Divine Sense; he always felt like something was missing, and he thought for a long time without any clue.
Since he couldn’t figure it out, Yang Che stopped his futile efforts. Tonight’s gains were already immense, making him overjoyed.
He finally no longer worried about his strength being too low, so he retrieved all the items hidden in different abandoned mine tunnels, one by one, and tucked them into his embrace.
The sky was turning a fish-belly white; it was almost dawn.
Yang Che returned to the stone house where tools were stored. All the way, he was hesitating whether to tell Old Wei about Jia Yunzhi and Feng Xu.
However, in the end, Yang Che decided not to say anything. He would just silently Cultivate for a few more days. Once his cultivation entered the third layer of the Qi Refinement Stage, he would definitely not stay here.
As for Old Wei, he never had good intentions towards him. Although he did have some kindness towards him, agreeing to help him test poisons was considered repaying that kindness.
If he hadn’t had the ‘Qingxin Pill’, the residual poison remaining in his body after the poison tests would have already disfigured him, and in severe cases, it could have left him with unforeseen hidden dangers.
Fortunately, because he Cultivated the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art, these poisonous liquids from the tests could even be absorbed by him to enhance the strength of his Physical Body. It could be considered a blessing in disguise.
Everything remained as usual.
After this, Yang Che would sneak into the secluded dense forest every night, repeatedly practicing Old Wei’s hidden weapon techniques.
Old Wei also made him test poisons less and less. After another month passed like this, Old Wei told him that the poison testing was over.
And on the second night after the poison testing ended, Old Wei was again assassinated by unknown individuals. This time, there were even two assassins.
Old Wei, with two fists, could not contend against four hands. In the end, he was forced to use his life-saving poison technique to force the two back, but he himself was severely wounded.
Yang Che saw all of this while hiding in the dark, but he chose not to intervene.
Aside from avenging his grandfather and the important matter of Cultivating Immortality, Yang Che had no interest in anything else, nor did he want any risk of exposing the ‘secret’ he possessed.
On this day, in front of the bed in the stone house where Old Wei lived.
Yang Che stood quietly, looking at Old Wei, who was lying semi-reclined on the bed, looking listless. His eyes were calm, without any ripples.
“Yang Che, I promised you. If you test poisons for me, I can ensure your entry into the inner Sect of Wu Gate.”
Old Wei coughed more severely. He tremblingly pulled out two letters from his embrace and handed them to Yang Che, continuing, “Take these two letters to Wu Gate and find Young Miss Wu Qingxuan. She will accept you into the inner Sect of Wu Gate after reading the letters.”
Yang Che took the letters, still silent. Since he was given two letters, Old Wei probably still had something to entrust.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Old Wei Wei Yongzheng smiled bitterly and said, “You child, sometimes I really can’t see through you. At such a young age, I don’t know who taught you to be so calculating.”
“Old Wei, if you have something to entrust, just say it directly. If I can do it, I will not decline, and it will be considered repaying all your kindness,” Yang Che said very calmly.
Old Wei was startled for a moment, then the bitterness on his face deepened. “Yang Che, these two letters, one is my letter to ensure your entry into Wu Gate, and the other is a Pill Formula for an antidote. First, give the letter about your entry to Young Miss. If… just in case… Wu Gate doesn’t accept you, then you don’t need to give the letter with the antidote Pill Formula.”
Upon hearing this, a strange look finally appeared in Yang Che’s eyes: “Old Wei…”
“Your talent is good. If I hadn’t been poisoned and severely injured by assassins, I would have considered taking you as my disciple. However, I had long foreseen this day, my own fate.”
Old Wei coughed for a while, then pulled out a thick book and handed it to Yang Che, saying, “My life’s research on ‘poison’ is all in this scripture. If you are interested, you can choose some to learn. If not, help me find a successor and pass it on to him.”
Yang Che’s emotions were complex. He took the ‘Poison Scripture’ and nodded, saying, “If I have the chance, I will definitely help you find a successor.”
Old Wei smiled, closed his eyes, and passed away.
Yang Che bowed to Old Wei and turned to walk out of the stone house.
He knew someone would come to handle Old Wei’s funeral, and before he left Xingshan Mine, he naturally had to go settle a score with Foreman Zhao Min.
