22: Obtaining secret methods, one becomes entangled in karma.

Just then, Ji Wuchang suddenly noticed that the characters on the scroll were gradually blurring, and the scroll itself began to crumble.

In a mere moment, the scroll vanished without a trace, leaving only a palm-sized piece of silk behind!

"Obtain my secret technique, help me slay Zhan Wuyuan, and our Karma shall be settled!"

These were the small characters on the silk, and every single one was written in fresh blood.

Although there were only a dozen or so blood-red characters, Ji Wuchang felt a monstrous hatred emanating from them!

Ji Wuchang looked at the silk before him and searched his memories, only to find that the name 'Zhan Wuyuan' did not exist in them, which made his heart turn cold.

The more he lacked any memory of the name, the more it proved how terrifying this Zhan Wuyuan was, because the other party's level was simply beyond anything the Ji Wuchang of his past life could have encountered!

"Senior, rest assured. Since I have received your secret technique, as long as I have the strength, I will surely fulfill your dying wish!"

Ji Wuchang spoke to the blood-colored silk with a solemn expression.

The blood-colored silk seemed to understand Ji Wuchang's words; it actually ignited spontaneously and then turned into ash!

Ji Wuchang breathed a sigh of relief and took the other box, but he did not open it.

Ji Wuchang knew very well what was inside and decided it wouldn't be too late to open it after returning to his residence, to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"System, sign in!"

[Ding! Sign-in at the remains of the Wind-Riding Supreme successful. Reward: Ten years of cultivation! Luck +10.]

Hearing the System's prompt, Ji Wuchang gasped. He hadn't expected that the remains he had just buried actually belonged to a Supreme expert!

The supreme realm was an existence Ji Wuchang had looked up to in his previous life, the strongest beings below the Saints!

Never mind a Supreme person acting personally; even a Supreme Decree was a terrifying existence.

At this moment, Ji Wuchang had a headache. This Karma he had tied was massive!

An enemy that could be remembered by a Supreme must have a cultivation at least in the supreme realm or above. He was just a tiny Qi Refining cultivator, a hundred and eight thousand miles away from such a person!

Just then, a surge of pure spiritual energy flooded into Ji Wuchang's body.

With a thought, Ji Wuchang guided this spiritual energy into his internal organs, beginning the first tempering of his viscera!

As the spiritual energy continued to pour in, Ji Wuchang could clearly feel that his internal organs were different than before.

His heart beat like a war drum, and his blood flow significantly accelerated.

His liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all strengthened, making Ji Wuchang feel as if a tiger were hidden in his chest, a sense of power rising from within.

Ji Wuchang's eyes were exceptionally bright. In this life, he was in no rush; he wanted to meticulously polish his Physical Body!

Golden Skin, Jade Bone, and Divine Treasury—he wanted them all.

Ji Wuchang bowed respectfully toward the Wind-Riding Supreme's grave, then stayed no longer and turned to leave.

On the way, he encountered that rabbit and brought it out with him. Once outside, he released it!

Standing at the edge of the dry well, Ji Wuchang's expression was somewhat complex. He hadn't expected this trip to be so easy.

He had thought he would have to face some kind of risk or danger.

Ji Wuchang sighed. For a supreme realm expert to perish in such a dry well was truly a tragic and lamentable end!

With a wave of his hand, countless stones and earth flew up and into the dry well.

In just a moment, the dry well vanished without a trace, the ground leveled. This was the last thing Ji Wuchang could do for the Wind-Riding Supreme.

Ji Wuchang didn't know that the dry well originally had a concealment formation, but it had shattered just in the last two days. Otherwise, it would have been discovered long ago!

Having obtained what he wanted, Ji Wuchang stayed no longer.

His cultivation was still relatively low, after all. For him, the danger level of this back mountain was still very high; returning to the Sect to Cultivate was the best choice!

Two days later, Ji Wuchang returned safely.

Ji Wuchang went directly to the Mission Hall and handed over several complete Hunting Foxes and a few Vicious Beast corpses from his storage ring.

"Little Ji, your cultivation is growing quite fast. But don't be too hasty; pay more attention to tempering your Physical Body!"

An old man looked at Ji Wuchang with a smiling expression!

This person was Jing Fengcheng, the head of the Mission Hall and also the Seventh Elder of the Changsheng Sect, with a cultivation at the seventh layer of the Purple Mansion Realm.

In his past life, because Ji Wuchang's meridians had issues and he couldn't complete the Sect missions on time every month, Jing Fengcheng had always turned a blind eye.

Therefore, Ji Wuchang was very grateful to the Seventh Elder before him.

He had also frequently given Ji Wuchang casual pointers, but the Ji Wuchang of his past life hadn't taken his advice to heart at all!

Hearing Jing Fengcheng's words now, Ji Wuchang quickly cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Seventh Elder!"

Jing Fengcheng nodded with a smile, his face showing the expression of one seeing a teachable student.

"I'll count these items as two months' worth of missions for you. You don't need to come and hand anything in next month!"

Jing Fengcheng took the token from Ji Wuchang's hand, infused the information into it, and returned it to him.

Hearing this, a smile couldn't help but appear on Ji Wuchang's face.

People were entering the Mission Hall from time to time, but many didn't know Ji Wuchang, and he naturally wouldn't initiate greetings.

Ji Wuchang cupped his fists to Jing Fengcheng and then left.

"System, sign in!"

[Ding! Sign-in at the Changsheng Sect Mission Hall successful. Reward: Five years of cultivation! Luck +5.]

The System's voice rang out, bringing joy to Ji Wuchang's heart. As he walked, he circulated the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art, guiding this massive spiritual energy into his internal organs to continue tempering them.

Jing Fengcheng glanced in the direction where Ji Wuchang had disappeared, his brow furrowing slightly. He had just felt a surge of spiritual energy within Ji Wuchang's body and wondered what was going on.

By the time Ji Wuchang returned to his living quarters, this pure spiritual energy had been completely consumed.

Ji Wuchang checked the System panel; everything else was unchanged, but his Luck had increased significantly!

[Luck: 671]

He had been out for a total of five days this time and had gained 19 points of Luck, 15 of which came from the dry well and the Mission Hall.

Ji Wuchang knew very well that although he signed in every day, the rewards obtained from signing in at different locations varied.

In the future, he would have to find good places to sign in as much as possible!

Ji Wuchang then got up and went to the place where his second Senior Brother, Zeng Linghong, lived.

Seeing Ji Wuchang return safely, Zeng Linghong breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was the one who had suggested going out this time.

"Second Senior Brother, is your injury alright?"

Ji Wuchang walked up to Zeng Linghong and spoke with a smile.

Zeng Linghong shook his head and said with a smile, "It's fine. I'll be fully recovered after a few days of rest. I'm relieved to see you back!"

Ji Wuchang nodded with a smile and was about to speak when two figures arrived from a distance. They were the Eldest Senior Sister of Little Bamboo Peak, An Kecin, and the Third Senior Sister, Tai Yujie!

The smile on Ji Wuchang's face vanished instantly, his expression becoming as calm as water.

"Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister, you're here!"

Zeng Linghong went to the door to welcome them with a smile, looking very happy!