46: Chapter 46 Merit and Promotion

From going to the Wild Wolf Gang General Hall to kill Gang Leader Du Zaishan, to returning home.

The entire process took no more than a quarter of an hour.

After devouring the flesh and blood of Gang Leader Du Zaishan, the Heaven-Swallowing Vine already possessed the strength of the Tendon Refining Realm.

Its body had grown more than twice its original size.

Remembering that there was still an intelligence card that hadn't been used today.

Chen Hu decisively took out the intelligence card and chose to activate it.

Today's intelligence: Fierce Tiger Gang Leader, Leader Gao Zhan, has quietly Advanced to Late-stage Tendon Refining.

Chen Hu did not find it strange that Leader Gao Zhan was hiding his cultivation level.

After all, Leader Gao Zhan was merely a tool for the Huang Family; if a tool became too strong, there was a risk of it usurping the Master's position.

Therefore, Leader Gao Zhan knew that if he revealed too much strength, he would be feared by the Huang Family.

After all, didn't the Huang Family choose the Fierce Tiger Gang precisely because it was easy to control?

Thinking about the fact that the three opportunities for the loyalty card hadn't been used today.

Chen Hu felt he couldn't waste them.

So, he got up and went outside the room of Qianxue and Qianyu.

He took out the loyalty card and locked onto the two of them.

He silently chanted to use it.

Then, two beams of white light passed through the window and entered their bodies respectively.

Following that.

Chen Hu discovered that a mysterious connection had formed between him and them.

And he could check their information at any time.

Now, the two women were one hundred percent loyal to him, and he could Cultivate them with peace of mind.

Thinking there was one more usage that shouldn't be wasted.

So, he took out the flight card and flew toward Widow Wang's home.

Arriving at Widow Wang's home, he took out the loyalty card and used it on her.

His connection with Widow Wang also became tighter.

He subconsciously checked Widow Wang's information.

Then, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Widow Wang's cultivation had actually reached the Skin Refining Early Stage.

Returning home.

Chen Hu took a soul nourishing pill and began to Cultivate the Spirit Refining Art.

After one cultivation session was completed.

It was already past midnight.

It was time to open cards again.

He activated the wealth gathering card and obtained 10 taels of silver.

He activated the gold wealth gathering card and obtained 12 taels of gold.

He activated the pill card and obtained one cyan Medicinal Pill.

He activated the meat field card and obtained 10 jin of exotic beast meat.

He activated the gourmet card and obtained a table of Cantonese cuisine.

He activated the spirit fruit card and obtained one vermilion fruit.

He activated the martial arts cultivation card and obtained 12 days of cultivation.

He activated the weapon card and obtained one top-tier mortal weapon.

After transferring the other items to his Storage Ring, Chen Hu took out the new exotic beast meat.

This exotic beast meat was different from the previous two; the aroma was stronger, but it was pure white fatty meat.

Chen Hu tried slicing off a piece and putting it into his mouth.

It melted in his mouth, with a rich and fragrant taste.

After entering his body, it turned into a surging wave of energy.

Frightened, Chen Hu immediately activated the Longevity Technique to refine this energy.

By the time he had completely refined the energy released by this piece of exotic beast meat, two quarters of an hour had passed.

"The effect of this exotic beast meat is at least three times that of the previous two!"

He couldn't help but reveal a thoughtful expression: "It seems there is a distinction in strength among exotic beast meat; I just don't know how they are classified!"

Previously, he had discovered that the half jin of exotic beast meat gifted to him by Nangong Hongyan was not as effective as the one obtained from the meat field card; the effect was only half.

Next, Chen Hu claimed the 12 days of cultivation.

This cultivation directly turned into Qi and merged into the Qi within his Dantian.

Soon, the Qi in his Dantian was saturated.

The excess cultivation turned to tempering his bones.

There are 206 bones in the human body.

Divided into the skull, torso bones, and limb bones.

Generally speaking, when Martial Artists temper their bones, they choose to temper their limbs.

Because the limb bones are the easiest to temper.

Next are the torso bones, and finally the skull.

Tempering the skull is the most dangerous, so many Bone Refining Martial Artists stop at Late-stage Bone Refining.

In fact, after reaching the Tendon Refining Realm, there isn't much difference in the circulation routes of Cultivation Techniques.

The difference in grade mainly comes from the difference in tempering methods.

The more powerful the tempering method, the more powerful the skin, muscles, tendons, and bones tempered.

Back to the topic.

The rewarded cultivation was tempering the bones in Chen Hu's arms.

The tempering process felt tingly and numb.

When the bones in his arms were finished being tempered, the cultivation was exhausted.

Chen Hu tried swinging his arms and felt that they contained infinite great strength.

Next, Chen Hu took out the enlightenment card and used it on Flying Bird Crossing.

The familiar feeling struck again.

He once again transformed into a child, bitterly practicing Flying Bird Crossing under the guidance of a Master in another world.

More than ten years later.

His Flying Bird Crossing successfully reached Major Achievement.

The cultivation memories began to merge into his existing memories.

"One more time, and Flying Bird Crossing will reach Perfection!"

Chen Hu tried to activate the Major Achievement Flying Bird Crossing, feeling his body become incomparably light, like a feather.

Gravity seemed to have lost its effect on him; he could even turn at will in mid-air.

This was only Major Achievement Flying Bird Crossing; if it reached Perfection, his body could even linger in mid-air.

By the way, the pill card opened a cyan Medicinal Pill today.

Chen Hu didn't know what level of Medicinal Pill it was, but he could feel that this pill was much more Advanced than the essence blood pill.

He could buy a booklet about Medicinal Pills in the future.

"System, use the intelligence card!"

"Today's intelligence: Three nights from now, an exotic beast will sneak into Linjiang Prefecture."

Seeing the new intelligence, Chen Hu frowned slightly. This intelligence was too unspecific; Linjiang Prefecture was so large, who knew which direction the exotic beast would sneak in from.

However, Chen Hu wasn't interested in this exotic beast.

If an exotic beast snuck into Linjiang Prefecture and was discovered, the Zhenwu Division, the government, and the Five Great Families would likely be alerted and go to hunt it down.

He was currently just a major leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang.

How could he have the qualifications to compete with those powers for the exotic beast?

Besides, he wasn't lacking exotic beast meat.

There was no need to take risks for one exotic beast.

Finally, there was the vermilion fruit obtained from the spirit fruit card.

After consuming the vermilion fruit, the refined medicinal power could turn into Qi.

However, Chen Hu was currently at the Bone Refining Early Stage, and his Qi was already saturated.

Therefore, it was best to consume it after reaching the Mid-stage Bone Refining.

"Forget it, that's enough for today, time to sleep!"

The next morning.

Chen Hu, who had been on leave for two days, arrived at the Gang stronghold to work.

When he saw Song He, the other's dark circles were even deeper.

Besides that, dark circles had also appeared on the faces of Da Niu and Er Niu.

"Lust is a blade hanging over one's head; don't be too indulgent!" Chen Hu reminded the three.

"Understood, Boss!"

The three nodded.

With a thought, Chen Hu took out the loyalty card and used it on the three.

From then on, the three would never betray him and would not disobey any of his orders.

Of course, the loyalty card only made them loyal to him; it wouldn't change their personalities or thoughts.

About half an hour passed.

Er Niu hurried over to report: "Boss, an Elder from the General Hall has arrived!"

Chen Hu immediately got up to welcome him.

The Elder who arrived from the General Hall was Elder Song, who was Song He's uncle.

Seeing the dark circles on Song He's face, he couldn't help but glare at him fiercely; Song He subconsciously shrank his neck.

"Congratulations, Hall Master Chen!"

The next moment, Elder Song's gaze fell on Chen Hu, and he said with a smile.

"Please enlighten me, Elder Song!" Chen Hu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked politely.

Elder Song said: "The Gang Leader asked me to test your strength. If you possess the strength of the Refining Flesh Mid-Stage, you can be exceptionally promoted to be the Hall Master of the Third Battle Hall. If your strength is insufficient, you can only be the Deputy Hall Master!"

Some time ago, before Chen Hu had broken through, he had chopped off one of the arms of Wild Wolf Gang Hall Master Chen Xiao.

Although this was due to Song He and Er Niu shooting arrows from the side to interfere.

But it was enough to prove that his strength was not weaker than a Hall Master.

Now, Chen Hu's cultivation had broken through to the Refining Flesh Early Stage, which meant his strength was no longer weaker than a Hall Master.

Therefore, he was qualified to serve as a Hall Master.