183: breakthrough

Night.

Fang Family.

Under the bright moonlight, Gu Changsheng flipped over the high wall, easily entering.

Inside the room, the Fang Family Head suddenly woke up, feeling his mouth and nose covered by a pair of strong hands, making it difficult to breathe.

Through a sliver of moonlight entering the room, he could barely make out the silhouette of a person.

"I ask, you answer.

Otherwise... death..." Gu Changsheng's voice was as low as a death god's whisper.

"Mm... okay..."

"Where is the Fang Family's treasured Blood Condensation Technique stored?"

A fierce glint shot from Gu Changsheng's eyes.

"It's all personally treasured by the Old Ancestor..."

"Liar!"

Crack!

His palm suddenly exerted force, and one of the Fang Family Head's arms broke with a snap, making him break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

Just now, the flow of the Fang Family Head's Qi and blood caused a slight change in his heart rate.

How could it escape Gu Changsheng's perception?

The other party's attempt to lead him to the Old Ancestor of the Fang Family was truly despicable.

"I'll give you one more chance to rephrase your words.

Otherwise, next time, it will be your neck that breaks..."

A hint of killing intent seeped out, making the Fang Family Head shiver.

"West... west pavilion... fifth floor..."

"Good."

Snap—

Gu Changsheng exerted force with his hand, and a clear sound of a neck breaking came from the dark room.

He flipped and leaped, easily climbing to the fifth-story pavilion where the technique was stored.

On fragrant wooden shelves, rows of grayish-white oracle bones were displayed, covered in cracks that formed twisted characters.

Under the dim moonlight, Gu Changsheng quickly scanned them.

"It really is the Blood Condensation Technique..."

He stacked the oracle bones and stuffed them into the stomach of a mountain-eating Strange Beast, then stomped his foot and shot out of the pavilion.

Suddenly, a strong sense of alarm rose in Gu Changsheng's heart, and his body abruptly shot back.

Splat—

A foul-smelling blob of venom sprayed onto the ground where he had just been, making a sizzling sound.

A white-haired old man riding a two-headed giant python suddenly darted out of the shadows, glaring furiously.

It was precisely the Old Ancestor of the Fang Family.

'I've been exposed... Besides the third-rank Old Ancestor, the Fang Family also has a third-rank Strange Beast... However, it doesn't seem to be much of a threat...'

With the item in hand, Gu Changsheng had no intention of fighting. He stomped his foot, creating a sonic boom, and his figure rapidly darted towards the horizon.

Although there was no Five Elements Heaven Evasion Divine Light to assist him, his speed was not slow at all.

"Thief, stop!"

Gurgle gurgle—

The two-headed giant python's head's two fleshy growths expanded, growing a pair of crimson wings, and it flew rapidly.

It spewed poisonous mist from its mouth, covering the sky like a dark cloud.

"Why seek death...?"

Gu Changsheng's eyes sharpened, his soul sea churned, a transparent bubble cracked open, massive amounts of magic power crystals burned, and his body was shrouded in a layer of profound light.

"Slash!"

A faint sword shadow plunged into the poisonous mist, followed by a scream from within, and the two ferocious giant python heads immediately crashed to the ground, raising dust.

The two enormous python heads continuously opened and closed their mouths, their long tongues twisting frantically, until their pupils turned gray a moment later, completely dead.

From the poisonous mist, a figure shot out, its Qi and blood erupting, enveloped by a phantom image of a flying horse, and it ran rapidly in the opposite direction.

"This thief, what powerful methods..."

The Old Ancestor of the Fang Family fled for his life, recalling the scene just now, his heart pounding.

If the Sword Qi had been off by even a little, it would have been his old life at stake.

"This person's strength is extraordinary, far beyond what my Fang Family can contend with.

Fortunately, he didn't go for the kill.

Forget it, at most, we'll lose some Family secret treasures.

To be safe, it's best to disband the Family, break it into smaller parts, lest this person return for revenge..."

The Old Ancestor of the Fang Family secretly made up his mind.

"He's quite sensible."

Gu Changsheng noticed the Old Ancestor of the Fang Family's retreat, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Every bit of magic power used was one less bit remaining.

Unless it was a critical moment, it was best not to use it.

"Ultimately, it's because my current body's strength is too weak... I need to Breakthrough as soon as possible."

Gu Changsheng stopped before a barren mountain, his hands forming claws, enveloped in a bloody glow, and he hollowed out the mountain rocks before him like fine iron.

After a while, a miniature Immortal Cave appeared before his eyes.

Gu Changsheng moved a huge green stone to cover the entrance, then drilled into the Immortal Cave, beginning to comprehend the Blood Condensation Secret Art on the oracle bones.

"Black Iron Blood Condensation Method... Awakening Blood Condensation Method... Three Stones Blood Condensation Method... Each is a unique Blood Condensation secret method, of considerable quality.

Over a hundred types, should be enough for me to comprehend one."

Gu Changsheng's eyes narrowed.

Soon, oracle bones were thrown aside one by one, and numerous ingenious ideas were born in his mind.

The Qi and blood within his body gradually churned, constantly changing shape, sometimes resembling a tiger, sometimes transforming into a horse, like a cloud of mist, ever-changing.

After a long while, a sharp glint shot from Gu Changsheng's eyes.

The Qi and blood on his body gurgled to the surface, forming a crimson outer garment, which, as it wriggled, began to mimic the shape of a Blood Dragon, and at the same time, his aura steadily climbed.

Finally—

Roar—

The Blood Dragon formed, its head held high, emitting a roar that shook the entire mountain, causing rocks to continuously fall.

Blood Dragons shot out from his body, instantly blasting open the Immortal Cave.

"The power of Nine Dragons... One Blood Dragon is worth ten thousand jun of force, nine are ninety thousand jun of force... comparable to Body Refining True Core... Moreover, the Dragon shadow seems to have a considerable restraining effect on ordinary beast shadows, it was worth my effort.

Very good, I'm closer to Breakthrough to Half-step Great Witch..."

Gu Changsheng walked out of the Immortal Cave, a ray of sunlight piercing through the dark clouds, shining on his bronze chest, reflecting a metallic luster.

"It's almost time to fulfill this body's lingering regret..."

Gu Changsheng's gaze was cold as he looked towards Luan Shi City in the distance.

For his main body to personally descend, two conditions needed to be met.

One was that the body's strength was comparable to a Half-step Great Witch.

The other was to fulfill the original owner's lingering regret.

Now, the former was largely complete, only a matter of time.

"According to the original owner's memory, a month ago, Yun Liu saved Luan Shi City from a beast tide, and then left heading north.

Presumably, she was saving other cities from beast tides.

That is to say, as long as I follow the cities heading north, there's a good chance I'll meet her..."

Map!

He urgently needed a topographical map encompassing the northern cities.

"In this chaotic era, surrounded by Strange Beasts, topographical surveying is a big problem.

Only a few major powers can send out a large number of people to survey bit by bit.

A single map can even take generations to accumulate.

The most likely to possess such a map is none other than... the City Lord of Luan Shi City."

...Thump—

The City Lord's Mansion's door exploded, and the black-armored guards along the way all vomited blood and fell to both sides.

A white-haired black-armored City Lord, blood overflowing from his mouth, dragged his crippled legs, retreating with difficulty, his face full of terror.

"How is this possible... In just one night, this person's strength has actually Breakthrough to such a degree..."

Haer Can next to him was utterly astonished.

He hadn't expected that the rural bumpkin he had intended to recruit yesterday would be so strong.

Yesterday, his Qi and blood were clearly scattered, not yet condensed as one.

Yet, he Breakthrough overnight.

Gu Changsheng glanced at Haer Can, unconcerned, and walked expressionlessly towards the black-armored City Lord, reaching out to grip his throat, gently lifting him: "I want a map of the northern region, the more detailed the better..."

"I... give..."

The black-armored City Lord's face turned red, his feet off the ground, his hands desperately grabbing at the iron hand clamping his neck, but he could not break free.

His proud Black Tiger Beast Shadow was as vulnerable as a sick cat before the person in front of him.

A moment later, Gu Changsheng darted towards the horizon, leaving behind a mess.

Haer Can looked at the disappearing figure in the sky, his face filled with bitterness.

"He's simply a monster... Even the City Lord is no match for a single move... I wonder if this is good or bad for my Ghoul Human race..."