141: A secret that is not a secret

It’s a bit inappropriate to carry a corpse on the road.

Chu Qing found a coffin shop, got a thin-skinned coffin, and prepared to carry the old man’s corpse back in it.

The result:

Just as he was picking out a new home for the old man, a group of Jianghu people came in.

They were covered in blood, carrying a corpse.

This group of people went straight for the best coffin and put the corpse inside.

Some people cried.

Some people stood by, dazed.

Chu Qing didn’t pay it any mind.

After all, the Jianghu was all about fighting and killing; people would die sooner or later.

As he was about to leave, he heard someone say:

“If only we had known, we wouldn’t have come to snatch some exotic treasure.”

“Now look, we didn’t see the great tendon, and Second Senior Brother is gone.”

“When we go back, how will we explain to the curator?”

Chu Qing’s heart stirred. Great tendon?

This place was over a thousand li away from the Eight Hundred Li Shui Po.

How did they know about the great tendon?

How did this news spread so fast?

In an instant, he remembered the old man saying:

Perhaps the person who delivered the message to a Big Shot in the main city leaked the news.

“Could it be that someone doesn’t want that Big Shot to get the dragon tendon? Is that why they’re fanning the flames?”

“Or are they trying to scheme against another extraordinary person?”

He guessed wildly.

At this moment, someone sadly said:

“Everyone says the exotic treasure is a rare treasure.”

“But is it worth losing your life for a rare treasure?”

“I heard that in the neighboring county, someone started killing indiscriminately in the streets to snatch the great tendon.”

“They didn’t even see the great tendon, and people were already gone.”

“Is it worth it?”

The Crowd’s atmosphere was heavy.

Chu Qing secretly shook his head.

He paid the boss, then picked up the old man’s new home and prepared to leave.

And just then, someone else said:

“Senior Brother, Senior Sister, let’s go back!”

“I heard that Chu Qing, who bathes in mountains of corpses and changes clothes in seas of blood, also went to the Eight Hundred Li Shui Po to snatch the exotic treasure.”

“If we encounter such a peerless fiend, I’m afraid we won’t even be left with a complete corpse.”

Chu Qing was embarrassed.

He really wanted to say that he was kind-hearted and disliked killing.

But… there was no need.

Someone said disdainfully: “What is Chu Qing?”

“Has he cultivated his Five Viscera and Six Bowels? Has he cultivated his Skin and Hair?”

“I heard that many Skin and Hair Realm experts, and many Sect disciples, also went to the Eight Hundred Li Shui Po.”

“Among them is an expert named Zheng Zhixiang, who is very terrifying!”

“That exotic treasure will definitely be snatched by these Skin and Hair Realm experts or Sect disciples.”

Chu Qing secretly shook his head.

The dragon tendon had already been absorbed by him.

Outsiders… had no chance.

He picked up the old man’s new home and left.

A Jianghu person nearby weakly said: “Friend, did your friend also die while snatching the great tendon?”

Chu Qing nodded, sighing: “Yes!”

“For an exotic treasure, he ran for several hours.”

“In the end, he was still killed.”

“However, he died with some dignity, leaving a complete corpse!”

The Crowd… They looked at their Second Senior Brother’s corpse, and their mood improved a little.

At least… someone was as unlucky as them… Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Chu Qing, carrying the thin-skinned coffin, quickly moved through the mountains and forests.

One day… two days… three days… He was getting closer and closer to Shiji County.

He hardly rested during this journey.

Occasionally, when he did rest, he would open the coffin and study the old man’s corpse.

What surprised him was:

Although the old man was dead, his corpse was not stiff, and his Flesh was not decaying.

Even when pressing on the wound, fresh blood could still be seen flowing.

“A Third Limit expert is indeed formidable.”

“Although he fell from his Realm, his Flesh is quite mysterious.”

“I wonder if the Dean can research anything from it.”

A few days later:

He saw Shiji County.

Shiji County, unseen for many days, was the same as before:

The city walls were dilapidated, and the soldiers were listless.

However, there were no more refugees outside the city.

Only a large number of workers, supported by Chu Qing and Cui Moyang and other Young Masters of a Prominent Family, were building roads with crushed stones.

Now, there was already a four-to-five-meter-wide gravel road connecting to Qinghe County.

Although Qinghe County was occupied by rebels.

However, both sides still had contact.

Merchants, using the flat gravel road to sell goods, were several times more efficient than before.

Moreover:

As more and more gravel roads were built, connecting more counties to Shiji County, this area became more prosperous.

Chu Qing was not in a hurry to enter the city.

Instead, he found a place with lush vegetation, closed his eyes to Cultivate, and waited for nightfall.

One hour… five hours… Night fell.

There were still workers toiling through the night.

Chu Qing, carrying the old man, moved through streets and alleys, quietly entering the Martial Arts Academy.

He didn’t return to the Stone Tower but went straight to the Library.

There were Martial Instructors guarding the Library at night.

They looked surprised to see Chu Qing enter.

Because:

They had vaguely heard some news that Chu Qing had gone out.

They didn’t expect him to suddenly return.

And he was carrying a… large box.

This was a bit unbelievable.

Chu Qing nodded to the Martial Instructors and went straight to the fifth floor.

A few minutes later:

On the fifth floor, arm-thick candles were lit.

The elderly Dean, looking at the old man’s corpse, said excitedly: “Are you sure he was a Third Limit expert?”

Chu Qing patted his diary and said: “He used to be, but then he wasn’t.”

The Dean was excited and muttered: “He used to be, so he is.”

“A Third Limit who fell from his Realm is still a Third Limit!”

The candlelight flickered, and the Dean’s withered fingers carefully traced the old man’s corpse.

“One year, at most one year, I will be able to thoroughly study this corpse.”

“By then… there will definitely be great gains.”

After speaking, he impatiently stripped off the corpse’s clothes, his fingers tracing every inch of the corpse’s skin, his face full of enjoyment.

Chu Qing only felt a chill down his spine.

He felt that the Dean might have a special hobby.

“Um… Dean, I’ll be leaving now.”

The Dean nodded.

Chu Qing turned to leave.

However, just as he reached the door, the Dean suddenly said: “Come back!”

Chu Qing… Huh?

What did this Dean mean?

He turned around and saw the Dean’s hands flying, fumbling along the corpse’s back:

“There’s a human skin here.”

“It should be a good thing.”

Rip!

A crisp sound.

In the Dean’s hand was a piece of human skin the size of a palm.

“Such exquisite technique.”

The Dean held the human skin and looked at it for a while, then went to open a box nearby and continuously applied ointment to it.

One minute… ten minutes… Small characters appeared on the human skin.

The Dean examined it carefully.

One minute… half an hour… Chu Qing was patient at first.

But after a long time, the Dean still didn’t speak.

He didn’t waste time either and simply began to Cultivate the Black Water Bone Forging Method.

One hour… three hours… Dawn:

The Dean exhaled a turbid breath and said: “As expected of a White Jade Capital disciple!”

“Truly mysterious!”

Chu Qing… “Dean, what Cultivation Technique is this?”

The Dean excitedly waved the human skin and said: “A Secret Inheritance that isn’t a Secret Inheritance!”

Chu Qing… Huh?

The Dean excitedly said: “White Jade Capital in the Sky, Twelve Pavilions and Five Cities!”

“Indeed, the foundations of these powerful Sects are extremely deep and terrifying!”

Chu Qing looked at the Dean curiously.

The Dean smiled and said: “Aren’t you going to ask what this is?”

Chu Qing smiled and said: “What is this?”

The Dean immediately felt bored and muttered:

“This should be a semi-finished Dragon Tendon Technique!”

Chu Qing… speechless.

Should be?

Semi-finished Dragon Tendon Technique?

Never heard of it!

The Dean took a deep breath and said: “The First Limit has eight small Realms. Besides tendon training, each Realm has a corresponding Secret Inheritance to Cultivate special bones, Flesh, etc.”

“But only the tendon training Realm doesn’t!”

Chu Qing nodded and said: “That’s right!”

The Dean excitedly said: “But this Cultivation Technique might allow people to Cultivate special great tendons!”

Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: “But it’s useless to me now!”

“I’ve already started cultivating bones!”

The Dean excitedly said: “That’s why I said that powerful Sects like White Jade Capital have deep foundations.”

“According to the Cultivation Technique’s explanation, no matter what Realm the Cultivator is in, as long as they have 365 Golden Tendons, they can Cultivate it.”

“So… you can Cultivate it!”

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said: “Dean, I’m still young and lack experience!”

“How about… you Cultivate it first? And summarize the experience?”

The Dean… Chu Qing…