Chapter 240: How is your bone refining progress?
The next day, Jian Bailou left Cui Mansion riding a golden-crowned crane.
After Jian Bailou left, Xiao Qing and Xia Yan finally had some time alone with Qin Ziling.
"How many days do you plan to stay in bed?" Xiao Qing asked, trying not to laugh, as she looked at Qin Ziling lying on the bed with a pale face.
"It will take at least three to five days, otherwise it will be a bit fake." Qin Ziling replied.
"I heard that Pu Jingyan, Hou Yuehong, Hou Hanxue and Cui Kunhu were attacked and killed by the Netherworld Cult last night." Xiao Qing said.
"Really?" Qin Ziling asked back.
"Such a coincidence, why don't you say it has nothing to do with you?" Xiao Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw Qin Ziling pretending to be confused.
"Hehe!" Qin Ziling grinned without comment.
"Tsk, it's really you guys..." Seeing Qin Ziling grinning and not refuting, Xiao Qing took a deep breath and widened her eyes.
In fact, Xiao Qing asked this question mainly because he had suspicions in this regard, and he also knew Qin Ziling's character in that regard. In fact, he was not very sure in his heart.
After all, he was a quasi-grandmaster, a great martial artist in the late stage of bone refining, and two great Qi refining masters in the middle stage of true essence!
Even if the Grandmaster took action, it would be difficult not to alert others. As a result, Qin Ziling and Jian Bailou joined forces, not only killed them silently, but also brought the disaster to the Netherworld Sect. Even though Xiao Qing had suspicions in this regard, he was still shocked when he got a positive answer.
As for Xia Yan, needless to say, she had exaggeratedly covered her mouth with one hand and pressed the other hand on her proud breasts.
"I didn't say that!" Qin Ziling said.
Seeing Qin Ziling pretending to be confused again, Xiao Qing and Xia Yan were speechless.
After a while, Xiao Qing finally digested the news. He took out five yellowed books from his storage ring and handed them to Qin Ziling, saying, "During the time when you were in seclusion in Wuyang Mountain, I sent my uncle and aunt Yun to the state capital to search and inquire about it. We also spent a lot of money, but we only managed to acquire these five volumes of Qi Refining Techniques."
Xiao Qing’s storage ring was naturally given by Qin Ziling.
"Oh!" Qin Ziling's eyes lit up when he saw this and he quickly took the five books.
He is currently lacking two cultivation techniques of the earth and fire elements in the practice of Qi. Before he went to Wuyang Mountain for retreat last time, he entrusted this matter to Xiao Qing. He did not expect that Xiao Qing would get him five volumes of Qi-refining techniques so quickly.
“It is very important to build a strong team. Otherwise, you would have to do this kind of thing yourself, and you don’t know how much time it would take. It’s not like now, when someone can deliver it directly to you.
It's just that my stage is bigger now, and their strength is not enough. It just so happens that I plan to calm down during this period of time, so I can personally train and cultivate a few strong people. "Qin Ziling thought secretly while flipping through the Qi Refining Book.
Soon, Qin Ziling finished reading the four volumes of Qi-refining techniques and put them aside with some disappointment.
He now not only has a unique vision, but also a broad perspective.
With just a quick look, one can basically judge the quality of these Qi-refining techniques and whether they are defective.
Although those four volumes of Qi-refining techniques were the earth- and fire-based techniques he wanted, their quality was far inferior to the "Black Snake Mysterious Water Sutra" and other techniques he was currently practicing, and some of them were incomplete.
If this kind of martial arts technique were obtained by someone like the old Taoist Wuhe, they would naturally regard it as a treasure. However, for Qin Ziling now, it is no longer worthy of his attention.
"The Yellow Python's Wu Earth Art!" Qin Ziling picked up the last book, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly opened it.
The name of this technique seems to be in the same vein as the "Black Snake Mysterious Water Technique" and "Golden Snake Gengjin Technique" he practiced before.
"Okay, this is the volume!" Qin Ziling flipped through a few pages and found that it was just as he had guessed, except that the skills only reached the true power realm, and there was no record of even the true essence realm. However, he was still very surprised.
"Fortunately, we have what you want." Xiao Qing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.
"Next, you will order people to collect fire-related skills for me, as well as the Zhenyuan realm skills of the 'Yellow Python Wu Earth Art'." Qin Ziling said.
"Okay, if there is no suitable one in Xiyunzhou, I will let Uncle San and Aunt Yun go to the neighboring Cangdingzhou. Uncle San is now a great bone refining martial artist, and he is considered a strong man even in the more prosperous Cangdingzhou." Xiao Qing nodded.
Qin Ziling nodded, and felt more and more the importance of training people. Otherwise, in the past, without capable subordinates, he would have had a hard time leaving Xiyun Province, let alone Fangliao County.
"Please keep these four volumes of skills. We can build a scripture library and store these collected skills in it. Your subordinates can exchange their merits for the qualification to consult them." Qin Ziling said.
"Are you planning to establish a sect?" Xiao Qing's delicate body trembled slightly, and she blurted out.
"It's still early, but there are some things and some rules that can be set up first." Qin Ziling was slightly stunned, then smiled and waved his hand.
"In fact, it's not too early. With your strength, you can definitely start your own sect." Xiao Qing said with sparkling eyes.
"I think it's good to be the man behind you now." Qin Ziling said.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing looked at Qin Ziling in silence, while Xia Yan chuckled softly beside him.
"By the way, how is your bone refining progress?" Qin Ziling asked, changing the subject.
"I have completely refined the strength into the superficial layer of 170 bones. It is difficult to refine other bones, especially the skull. The strength has no way to penetrate it. I have tried several times, and each time I had a splitting headache, as if it was about to explode. Afterwards, my brain seemed to have been severely injured, and it took several days to recover.
Therefore, I decided to stop at 170 pieces, and after returning from this trip, I will work on breaking through the initial stage of bone refining and let the strength enter deeper into the bones. "Xiao Qing replied.
"One hundred and seventy yuan is already very impressive!" Qin Ziling said with a happy look on his face.
He is now a great bone refining martial artist. He once asked Cui Shanhe privately and made some comparisons. He learned that with Cui Shanhe's basic talent, he had only refined 126 bones, which means that after refining all the bones of his limbs, he could not go any further.
This was achieved only after Cui Shanhe consumed the blood and flesh of Hua Chi. Before that, when he entered the land of dragon veins, he had only refined 111 pieces.
Now Xiao Qing has come from behind and has refined 170 bones, which makes him definitely one of the top geniuses.
Of course, Qin Ziling is a freak. He uses his entire body of iron to gain strength, has the help of his soul, and has practiced five strength-enhancing techniques. He has glimpsed a hint of the mystery passed down from another world that directly points to the origin and evolution of all things in the world. This is how he was able to successfully train 177 bones in one go, leaving only 29 skull bones to be trained.
"It's more than amazing, it's extremely amazing. I heard that Uncle Xiao and Third Uncle are still far from completing the 38 palm bones!" Xia Yan said.
"That's right, my Qing'er is a genius among geniuses!" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
"You just make fun of me!" Xiao Qing rolled her eyes at Qin Ziling tenderly, then stood up and said, "I am the county governor and cannot leave Fangqiao County for a long time. I have to hurry back now."
"Yes." Qin Ziling nodded, then took out a sealed bottle, stuffed it into Xiao Qing's hand, and said, "Keep it. Take a small sip every day after you go back, and then refine your bones. Don't rush to break through to the middle stage of bone refining for the time being, try to see if you can refine a few more bones."
"What is this?" Xiao Qing felt a heaviness in his hand, as if the bottle contained not liquid but gold. Moreover, he seemed to be able to feel the surging vitality inside the bottle through the bottle. His expression changed slightly.
" The blood essence of the fifth-grade lower-level exotic beast, the one-horned Qingkui, was obtained last night. It happens to be of wood attribute, and should be most suitable for you. This thing is very precious, so only you can eat it. Don't share it with your uncle and third uncle, so as to avoid leaking the news." Qin Ziling said in a low voice.
Xiao Qing and Xia Yan were so shocked that they were stunned on the spot, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.
"What about you, brother?"
"I have quite a few in reserve."
"Okay!" Xiao Qing nodded calmly and put the bottle into the storage ring.
After putting away the bottle of blood essence, Xiao Qing took Xia Yan away.
Before leaving, Xia Yan leaned forward to help Qin Ziling pull the quilt together, as if she was afraid that he would catch a cold. Her plump body pressed lightly against him through the quilt, which was exceptionally soft and warm, almost making Qin Ziling want to roll in the sheets with her.
After three days of "resting" in the southwest courtyard, Qin Ziling finally started to get out of bed.
During these three days, Qin Ziling had nothing to do and started to try to refine his skull.
Although the experience of this training was not as exaggerated as Xiao Qing said, it was also extremely uncomfortable. After each practice, the spirit in the Niwan Palace would become somewhat sluggish, and it would take a long time to recover.
In this way, Qin Ziling did not need to pretend deliberately. His face looked very sad and sick every day, which made Cui Baiming, who came to visit him every day, shake his head secretly. He felt that his grandson Qin Ziling was simply a dramatic actor and was extremely cautious.
Of course, Cui Baiming didn't know at that time that the case in the Marquis' Mansion three days ago was committed by Qin Ziling and Jian Bailou.
Although he knew that his grandson had concealed his strength during the fight, he was far from imagining that the murder of Pu Jingyan and others was related to Qin Ziling.
That's really too horrifying!
"No wonder Xiao Qing said that the skull cannot be refined. I have the five elements of yin and yang power circulating and advancing slowly, and a powerful soul helps to control it accurately. The skull is already at the level of iron, and it is still so difficult, let alone others."
On this day, Qin Ziling walked out of the "resting" courtyard, thinking about the skull refining in the past few days, and walked towards the courtyard where his grandfather and mother lived.
The two courtyards are adjacent to each other.
In the hall facing the courtyard, Cui Bohan was sitting on the armchair, watching his grandsons and granddaughters practicing martial arts in the courtyard under Shao E's guidance, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
