20: Chapter 20 Looting Zheng Tu's Secret Chamber

A moment later, Gu Han finished everything.

"What kind of mess is this?"

"Li Yi sought his own death, what does that have to do with me?"

After complaining, Gu Han steeled his resolve.

"In that case, let them all be turned into my cultivation life origin crystals!"

Seeing Gu Han like this, Butcher Zheng's face turned pale with fright.

"My... My Lord, I've told you everything I should say."

"Can you let me go now?"

Hearing this, Gu Han curled his lips and smiled.

"I'm the type of person who doesn't like being kept in someone's thoughts."

"Especially by my enemies."

Hearing this, how could Butcher Zheng not know Gu Han's next move?

Ignoring the pain, he crawled with difficulty to Gu Han's feet and hugged his leg.

"My Lord, I promise that after tonight, I will never appear before you again."

"I will definitely stay far, far away."

...

Butcher Zheng begged bitterly for a while, but Gu Han only smiled.

Seeing this, Butcher Zheng was about to burst into curses.

Gu Han was quick-eyed and swift-handed; with a flash of his blade, he finished off Butcher Zheng.

[Slayed a sinful person, plundered 105 remnants of fate.]

At the same time, Gu Han felt a small amount of his vitality drain away.

However, for the current Gu Han, this bit of vitality had no impact on him at all.

Afterward, Gu Han followed his good habit of looting corpses and searched everything thoroughly.

"They're all f*cking paupers!"

"They're living too miserably!"

Gu Han looked at the mere hundred taels of silver in his hand and couldn't help but complain.

"I'll go to Butcher Zheng's hideout first; hopefully, this dead fat man didn't lie to me."

...

The night was as dark as ink, and Gu Han's figure flitted across the rooftops.

He was currently heading towards the location of the Black Tiger Hall's secret room, which he had just forced out of Butcher Zheng.

A moment later.

Gu Han landed on the wall of the Black Tiger Hall's backyard, his gaze sweeping over the patrolling gang members.

These small fry, who weren't even Martial Artists, didn't even have the qualification to sense his presence.

Easily avoiding the patrols, Gu Han made his way to Butcher Zheng's bedroom.

Following Butcher Zheng's description, Gu Han lifted the bedboard and pressed the mechanism at the head of the bed.

Sure enough, a pitch-black entrance was revealed.

"Heh, he certainly knows how to hide things."

Gu Han leaped down.

The secret room wasn't large, but two chests were stacked inside.

"Click!"

The first chest opened with a sound, and dazzling golden light immediately filled the secret room.

Neatly arranged gold ingots were placed on red silk; a rough estimate put it at no less than ten thousand taels!

"Heh, this fat pig certainly knows how to amass wealth."

Gu Han sneered and casually flipped open the second chest.

"This is..."

Several items were neatly arranged in the chest.

A green jade medicine bottle, two yellowed ancient books, a pitch-black iron token, and some letters.

Gu Han first picked up the medicine bottle; the moment he pulled out the stopper, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted towards him.

"The medicinal power of this pill should be quite good."

He poured out two crimson pills the size of longans onto his palm.

Gu Han's pupils constricted slightly.

"High Grade Medicinal Pill!"

"This dead fat man is quite something!"

"I just don't know what kind of pill it is."

"This fat man too, he didn't even think to put a label on it."

"Making me want to try it but not dare to."

"I'll just take it for now."

He put the pills back into the bottle and tucked the bottle into his robes.

Immediately after, Gu Han casually flipped open one of the ancient books.

On the cover, the three gold-embossed characters for "Fierce Tiger Palm" shone brightly under the firelight.

After a quick skim, a flash of disappointment crossed his eyes; it wasn't the Meridian Connecting Realm Cultivation Technique he wanted.

"Fierce Tiger Palm" was merely a Body Tempering Realm Martial Skill.

Then, Gu Han picked up the other book.

Gu Han opened the second ancient book, and on the cover were the three large characters for "Fierce Tiger Technique."

The moment he opened the first page, his pupils constricted sharply.

This was actually a Cultivation Technique that could reach the Primordial Core Realm.

It was just that this "Fierce Tiger Technique" lacked the subsequent methods for condensing a Yuan Dan.

But it was still a very good Cultivation Technique.

If it were outside, even tens of thousands of gold taels might not be enough to buy it.

In some small places, it could even give rise to a whole Family.

"This must be the founding technique of the Fierce Tiger Gang."

"Moreover, this 'Fierce Tiger Technique' opens up a total of eighteen Meridians."

"Although six of them overlap with the 'Zhenwu Manual,' it can still help me open another twelve Meridians."

"My foundation can be strengthened a bit more."

Gu Han felt a surge of wild joy in his heart.

From the Meridian Connecting Realm to the Primordial Core Realm, the minimum requirement is to connect twelve Meridians to condense a Yuan Dan.

However, some top-tier Meridian Connecting techniques can connect one hundred and eight Meridians.

Connecting one hundred and eight Meridians results in a Yuan Dan known as a Flawless Yuan Dan.

A Yuan Dan condensed from twelve Meridians is called a Low Grade Yuan Dan, which has the lowest upper limit.

There is basically no hope for the Divine Intent Realm unless one has a fortuitous encounter.

Of course, these techniques are in the hands of the world's Holy Lands and top-tier forces.

Even the current Great Chu Imperial Family only possesses one such technique.

It cannot be cultivated by anyone outside the current Emperor's lineage; anyone else found with it will be executed.

In fact, there are still some Hidden Meridians in the human body that have not been developed.

At this moment, Gu Han noticed the token.

He picked it up and saw the character "Market" engraved on the back.

"Which Family's token is this?"

"It seems there are no forces in the entire Capital with the surname Shi."

"Whatever, I'll take it back and study it later."

Then, he immediately searched through the letters at the bottom of the chest.

Opening one of them to read, Gu Han gasped.

The letters recorded the filthy deeds Ma Yong had the Fierce Tiger Gang perform.

"This Ma Yong is truly detestable!"

"No wonder so many refugees who fled here always mysteriously disappear, especially the women."

"So it was all done by these people!"

"I thought the Fierce Tiger Gang only did petty thievery."

"I didn't expect them to be involved in human trafficking as well."

Killing intent surged in Gu Han's eyes.

Suddenly, a creak came from above; someone had entered the bedroom.

"Everyone, be careful. This is what the Hall Master ordered before he left."

"If the Hall Master returns later and doesn't see this silver, we're in trouble."

Hearing this, Gu Han extinguished the flame and vanished into the darkness.

The moment the floorboard was lifted, Gu Han darted out like a ghost.

Before one gang member could react, his throat was struck by the back of a blade.

Before the other gang member could react, he was pulled into the secret room by Gu Han.

...

A moment later, he held the token, tossing and catching it repeatedly.

"So it's an entry token for the Black Market!"

"According to the descriptions in novels from my past life, the Black Market has everything—Cultivation Techniques, Secret Manuals, and more."

"In that case, there's hope for me to connect one hundred and eight Meridians."

Thinking of this, Gu Han didn't stay any longer.

He stripped the clothes off the dead gang members and spread them on the ground.

Then, he poured all the gold, silver, and jewels onto them.

Gu Han tied the gold, silver, and jewels into a bundle.

He left quickly.

Under the cover of night, Gu Han chose deserted alleys all the way home.

Upon returning home, Gu Han hid the bag of gold, silver, and jewels.

"The thing is, I don't know where the entrance to the Black Market is."

Gu Han sat in the courtyard, repeatedly stroking the token.

At that moment, a beam of moonlight shone onto the token.

Under the moonlight, the edges of the token shimmered with eerie blood-colored patterns, cold to the touch.

"Interesting..."

Gu Han's fingertips traced the patterns, and he suddenly discovered that they could be pieced together into a miniature map.

The location marked at the center was none other than the abandoned City God Temple in the south of the city.

At this thought, Gu Han had a sudden inspiration.

"While I have life origin crystals on hand, I'll Cultivate the 'Fierce Tiger Technique' first."

As the life origin crystals dissipated, ten years of experience in cultivating the 'Fierce Tiger Technique' surged forth.