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30.43% Absolute Strengthening Technique / Chapter 39: Imminent Destruction of Zheng Clan

Chapter 39: Imminent Destruction of Zheng Clan

~ Two months ago

A middle-aged man paced back and forth on a luxurious courtyard decorated. It was so spacious that it would make one puke. Artificial mountains, ponds, pavilions, statues, there was everything here!

The man himself looked around in his forties but don't let it deceive his age. This middle-aged man was over a hundred years old. He had a pair of sharp eyes, black hair, middle length beard. All this made him look rather intimidating. Especially with his muscular frame that stood like a tower. This old man was the Patriarch of Zheng Clan, Zheng Jin!

Currently, the Zheng Clan was going through a huge ordeal. The position of city lord of the Zheng Country was at stake.

Three months ago, out of rage, he sent thirty Xiantian cultivators to destroy a city. Although it might cause animosity with the associated Country, everything was possible to solve with a few gifts.

But things didn't turn out the way he planned. Something went awry, the thirty something Xiantian that he sent to destroy a nameless city never returned.

People tend to lose their judgment in fury, Zheng Jin similarly didn't even consider about a wandering cultivator, who can completely annihilate his army of Xiantian cultivators, to be present on the said city.

For a nameless city, he didn't consider to send any Martial King.

What kind of existence was a Marital King? They were the core powers of the Zheng Clan. Every single of them were valuable asset to their strength.

Either the sent cultivators switched their side to a greater power or was completely wiped off. But the possibility for all of them switching side was close to nil. Some of them lived with the clan while many were from the branch of the Zheng Clan.

Either way, rather than a possible stronger expert, his rivals worried him much more. If given chance, they won't hesitate to bear fangs at him.

The Zheng Country has 3 big Clans. The City Lord and the Strongest Clan, Zheng Clan.

The Wuying Clan. They had long enmity with the Zheng Clan and constantly at each other's throat. If Zheng Clan took a major hit, they would be the first one to strike.

The Beast Tamer clan, Yimu Clan. The Yimu Clan, however, can't really be called a proper Beast Tamer Clan as their taming technique had major faulty. Which is also why they were the weakest Clan out of the three.

"Patriarch, a gift has arrived for you!" suddenly a young man said loudly, breaking his thought process.

"I don't have any time for that. Just open it and be done with it." Zheng Jin said, with a little deep voice.

The man quivered a little as muttered out in a low voice, "But Patriarch, there was a letter saying it must be opened in front of you..."

"Hmm? Then, why are you empty handed here? Just bring it." Zheng Jin said, in a dismissive voice.

"Patriarch, its really big-" The young man had to stop halfway, as the glare from Zheng Jin could kill him.

Hurriedly bowing, he left to bring the gift.

The gift actually needed two people to bring it inside. Not because of its heaviness but because of its sheer size!

"Who sent this?" Zheng Jin looked at the young man a weird glance.

"Ah, Patriarch. I have no idea. The porter left it saying they were already paid for everything."

"Ok, now open it."

The gift was rather large and packed in blood red silk. Whoever sent this must have some weird sense of preferences to send it like this.

A guard went ahead as he removed the silk clothing. The box was extremely ordinary, similar to a medium sized treasure chest. But for some reason, the guard started feeling uneasy.

Gulping, he opened the box.

"Ahh!" the guard jumped back, beads of sweat forming on his face.

"What happened? Don't scare me." the other guard asked with a quivering voice.

"Patriarch, please forgive him. He is new here and doesn't know many things." The guard bowed toward Zheng Jin as he pleaded for his companions mistake.

"Just finish it quick." Zheng Jin said in an irritated voice.

The guard instructed his friend to stand behind as he went to check the box. Inside the box, there was another silver metallic box. Was that what intimated his friend? He only sighed at his foolishness, at the same time anticipating to see something valuable!

"Clank!"

He opened the box as he rushed to take a glimpse on the treasure. The treasure brought a look of horror on his face.

An intense putrid smell wafted out causing both Zheng Jin and the young man to frown. They both were equally familiar with this pungent smell.

"Move away," the young man pushed away the frozen guard which caused him to fall on the ground.

The impact caused the guard to wake up from his trance but he didn't mind it at all. He prayed to Buddha, if he could leave this place alive, he would join the Buddha Temple as soon as possible.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"

As the guard thought, the Patriarch was thoroughly enraged and he could already see himself dying.

The reason was pretty simple. Inside the box, there was head of multiple bodies. Yes, there was only heads and in the middle of the heads, there was a face, he knew very clearly.

Although they were hardly recognizable, he could still make out the figure of his son, Zheng Feng. As for the other heads for decoration, they were the heads of the Xiantian cultivators he sent to annihilate the city.

After the scream, he calmed down completely. He already learned his lesson last time. This time, he won't be rash.

"Patriarch, there's something written on the backside of the box."

~ Wash and clean your neck for I'll be here for you ~

This was written in blood.

"Zheng Gong, find that porter." Zheng Jin calmly ordered.

"Yes, Patriarch. I shall immediately bring him to your knees." The young man, namely Zheng Gong half-kneeled as he replied solemnly.

"No, don't touch him. Send Guyu and follow him to see any suspicious activity. As for these two trashes, execute them." Zheng Jin's voice deepened "Remember, everything that happened here must remain secret. If any words gets out, even you might not be safe."

Zheng Gong nodded as he could understand the situation. If the other two families knew about their situation, they won't spare any moment to attack them. Although the loss of thirty Xiantian might not look too devastating, it leaves a serious hole in their defense.

Zheng Gong grabbed the sword hilt on his waist as the cry of despair from the two nameless guards were completely ignored.

Blood splattered on the ground as only two heads remained, separated from their body.


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Chapter 40: Blood Jade Giant Tiger

All the famous landmarks had excellent feng shui as well as strong spiritual influence. Almost all of the famous landmarks at the Cang Lang Country was accompanied by the presence of sects and old families.

The famous landmarks such as Skysword Mountain was occupied by the Skysword Sect, the Star Moon Lake had the Star Moon Sect, the Incense Valley had the Incense Valley Sect, the Joyous Forest had the Joyous Forest Sect…

There weren't any other cultivation sects in the Thousand Buddha Cave but it was considered a holy land in Cang Lang Country. There were many that ventured into the cave, hoping for a bit of the Buddha Qi to rub off on them. It was rumored that the Buddha Qi was able to ward off evil and illness, strengthen one's body, and even lengthen one's lifespan!

Shen naturally didn't believe the rumors. Then again, there would be no smoke without fire, so perhaps the people were under the placebo effect.

The Black Dragon Horse ran as fast as the wind and was light-footed. The streets in Cang Lang City were made up of precious "bronze rocks", making the gaiting sounds of the Black Dragon Horses galloping on it very clear.

The Thousand Buddha Cave was located on the Cang Lang Mountain. Cang Lang Mountain was the longest mountain range in the entire Cang Lang Country. Its shape could be compared to a serpent, twisting and turning, and it separated Cang Lang Country into two. It only took about two and half-day's worth of travel from Skysword Sect and could be traversed by horses. However, he had to cut across a huge canyon before he would reach there.

The journey so far was rather uneventful. During the whole time, Kitty sat on top of his head refusing to enter inside the realm. Neither, occupying any other space.

Shen defeatedly let her sit there, on top of his head. If she is not outside the realm, she could hardly detect any presence of treasure. He might walk by a treasure without even knowing it.

His main plan to visit Thousand Buddha Grottoes was the Big Dipper Sword and the cave of 'divine deities'.

Noon had already arrived, and the streets were full of horse and beast carriages. There were some that carried luxurious goods, and others that moved extremely slowly. Shen gazed at the busy crowd while checking for anything that Kitty took fancy off.

After taking the mountain path, Shen kept watch on his surroundings. It was a shortcut to the Thousand Buddha Cave, at the same time most dangerous path.

As expected, a terrified neighing sound from the horse rang out, taking Shen's focus in front of him. It was a Blood Jade Giant Tiger.

This tiger's body was blood-red, with a length of seven meters and a height of about four meters. Its limbs were stout and muscular and had a sweeping five-meter-long tail as tough as steel.

Shen contemplated about the gigantic beast before him. Its blood-red fur looked extremely beautiful, but the powerful aura he knew it was a peak Xiantian grade demonic beast.

For the current him, it was too easy to fight. But he remembered about Kawa's slow growth. One of the possible reason for her slow growth can be lack of fight.

While he immersed himself in his thought, the tiger didn't stay still and ferociously plunged on him.

"Tsk, you are seeking death." Shen sounded annoyed as the horse started going berserk.

Holding the rein in his left hand, he took a sword in his right one. Without delay, he swung it toward the approaching tiger's neck.

Shiiik

The horse flailed causing Shen to miss but the sword successfully connected to the tiger's leg joint, causing a gaping wound to appear. Blood started rushing out of the tiger's right leg.

"Kawa, take care of the tiger," Shen ordered as summoned Kawa with a wave of his hand. He noticed the little hesitance in Kawa, "Just take care of it. It's already injured."

What's the main weapon of tigers? It's their front leg/paw and sharp fangs. It can't attack with its right paw and it won't be able to muster enough strength on his left paw.

Now the only method remained to the tiger is its fangs. But to utilize fangs, the tiger needs speed which it doesn't have. Because of its injured legs.

It didn't mean the tiger was harmless. In the end, it was still a peak Xiantian grade Demonic Beast.

"Kitty, go and help Kawa," Shen said to the cat on top of his head. Seemingly unaffected by the surroundings.

"Eh, I don't have enough power to fight with that guy." Kitty expressed unwavering laziness in her voice.

Shen grabbed the cat by its neck and threw it toward the tiger, "Just distract it. If you can't move faster than that big cat, you will shame the Treasure Race!"

As if throwing her was completely natural, she gracefully landed in front of the tiger.

The tiger was surprised by the sudden appearance of the seemingly tiny creature.

Did this creature not know that he is the king of this forest? First, he will kill that weak wolf. And then make a hundred pieces of that hateable human! How dare this insignificant creature blocks his path!

The tiger swatted the tiny creature with its sharp claws. The tiger didn't feel anything on his palm, it must be because the creature was really small.

Just after the tiger took a step toward the wolf, it felt something on top of his head.

An insignificant creature actually stood on top of its head.

Just as the tiger as about to teach this tiny creature a lesson, a sharp pain assaulted its throat.

Kawa took advantage of his distractions to attack the tiger. Directly plunging its fangs on the tiger's neck.

Kawa attacked from the tiger's left side. While the right paw of the tiger was rendered useless. The tiger roared in pain, as it tried its best to get away from that damnable wolf. But Kawa didn't give it any chance to counter-attack.

Desperate, the tiger used its brute strength to sank its fang on the wolf's back.

The sharp pain caused Kawa to loosen its fangs, letting the tiger escape.

The tiger didn't spare any single moment to run back. It lived for more than a thousand years, it was rather intelligent. And knew, it has no chance of winning right now.

"You are intelligent but it's useless."

That was the thing the Blood Jade Giant Tiger, King of the Cang Lang Mountain heard before falling.

"Maybe, I should make some Tiger Bone Liquor?" Shen took out the sword from the tiger's head as he murmured. Kitty already on top of his head, without minding the dust on her paws.

"Kawa, it was a nice move. You lacked in strength or else you could achieve a perfect victory. Here take this pill."

Kawa matched with Kitty's distraction perfectly, as its also the best move from Shen's perspective. He gave her a healing pill. It was something he received from Huan Jing's interspatial Sachet.

"And Kitty, you could have poked out the tiger's eyes."

"Eh, that's disgusting. Why would you even say something like that?" as always Kawa lazily replied through their connection.

"..."


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