I Can Infinitely Synthesize Transcendent Genes-Chapter 656 - : 【489】Confirming the Boundary! The Way of the Five Poisons! (First Update for Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)_1

Chapter 656: 【489】Confirming the Boundary! The Way of the Five Poisons! (First Update for Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)_1

Liu Jun opened his eyes, his forehead slick with sweat.

He had a dream.

He dreamed that Ah Qing was dead, her two arms gone.

Where were the arms?

They were hanging at the head of his bed, blood dripping… his face covered in blood.

He snapped his eyes open.

The swordsman, dressed in exotic clothing, hurried in from outside the door, “Young Master, something’s happened.”

“What’s happened?” Liu Jun sat on the bed, his impatience evident.

Leaning against the headboard, he raised his right hand to rub his temple.

“Someone infiltrated the Liu’s family, killed seven of our guards, and luckily Minister Zhao showed up in the end to repel the intruder, leaving only a severed limb behind,” the swordsman said hoarsely.

“Severed limb?”

The moment he heard these two words, Liu Jun’s entire expression changed in an instant.

Invasions of the Liu’s family were common enough, but the detail about the severed limb matched exactly with his dream, which understandably left him upset and perturbed.

He had just assumed that the severed limb belonged to the intruder and had not taken it seriously.

“What about Ah Qing?” he asked instinctively, looking up.

But he saw the swordsman purse his lips, then say in a deep voice, “She’s probably dead.”

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“Hm?” Liu Jun was taken aback.

At that moment, the swordsman’s voice continued, “I’ve confirmed that the severed limb was indeed her arm.”

Liu Jun stood up abruptly.

Before he could say anything,

He stood up so hastily that he felt lightheaded from the sudden lack of oxygen and ended up sitting back down with a thud.

“Young Master.”

The swordsman extended a hand to help him.

But Liu Jun grabbed him instead, exclaiming urgently, “What the hell happened? How could Ah Qing be dead?”

“You’ve forgotten, Young Master. You had sent her to make trouble for that young man from the Sima family,” the swordsman said in a low voice.

“Right, now I remember.” Liu Jun suddenly came to his senses, a look of shock on his face, “It was done by the Sima family? Damn it! The Sima family actually killed Ah Qing. Where’s Zhao Xinan? Have him come see me.”

“Yes.”

….

A moment later.

Liu Jun said with a shocked expression, “Even you couldn’t capture the assailant? Are you joking? You, Zhao Xinan, are a grandmaster of Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound. It should be easy for you to kill a minister from the Sima family. Yet you couldn’t capture the culprit. What the hell happened?”

The middle-aged man with graying temples shook his head slightly, “The opponent’s cultivation is extraordinary. If we were to fight seriously, at best it would be uncertain, and I would suffer severe injuries as well.”

Liu Jun’s expression was extremely ugly, “Since when did the Sima family have such a powerful expert? Was it Xiao Yuqi? Has he made a breakthrough?”

“It’s not him. This person isn’t Xiao Yuqi,” Zhao Xinan shook his head, also puzzled.

The only person worthy of mention in the Sima family was Xiao Yuqi, but the one who attacked this time was not him and was clearly several levels stronger than Xiao Yuqi.

If it hadn’t been for the Liu family members outnumbering their attacker, they might not have been able to drive them away.

“Damn it!”

Liu Jun cursed loudly.

The death of Ah Qing was already intolerable to him.

The woman was strong, and he had become accustomed to using her abilities.

Now she was gone, and the intruder had even thrown her severed arm at them. It was an outrageous insult.

“Investigate! Find out everything about this person,” Liu Jun said coldly.

Zhao Xinan left.

The swordsman remained in the room, his voice grave, “Young Master, we’ve started investigating. Sima Yingjun returned with his people after dinner.”

Liu Jun looked up, “Where’s that kid?”

“This… according to the Fish Dragon Gang, he didn’t leave with them, but went to Wusheng Street alone,” the swordsman reported truthfully.

“Did he do it? No way. That kid looks too weak to even deal with you. He could have killed Ah Qing and entered my Liu family’s gate?” Liu Jun was utterly incredulous.

“Still checking. The timing doesn’t quite match up. The time between Ah Qing’s murder and the guards’ deaths doesn’t exceed the time it takes an incense stick to burn, but it takes at least half an hour to get to Wusheng Street from here. If one rode a horse, it might be a bit faster, but that person didn’t ride a horse,” the swordsman said.

“Then it’s not him. There must be someone else from the Sima family,” Liu Jun squinted his eyes, “I knew it. How could Sima Yingjun escape the Fish Dragon Gang’s ambush alone? Good, very good. It must be Sima Manli’s backup plan! Damn this brazen woman! Once I tarnish her reputation, I’ll tell everyone in Nan Du City, and see how she can be so arrogant in the future!”

The swordsman kept his head down and said nothing.

…

Elsewhere.

In front of a tea house on Wusheng Street.

Pei Jinye sat down, savoring his tea.

To outsiders, he appeared to be just a traveler searching for a place to rest.

In reality, he was contemplating a cultivation technique he had acquired from a woman’s memories.

“Five Poisons Heart Sutra”

This was a technique that used the essence of poisonous creatures to temper the physical body.

Mastery of all five poisons marked the limit of this technique.

The woman named Ah Qing had only cultivated up to the essence of the third poison.

The five poisons were centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, geckos, and toads, each requiring the use of their venom to strengthen oneself.

“The venoms are toxic indeed, but if they can strengthen the physical body, then—”

“Practice!”

Before long.

Pei Jinye left a copper coin and got up to leave.

The martial arts gym on Wusheng Street was called [Zhou’s Martial Arts House].

It had a history of a hundred years in Nan Du City, and the current head was from the third generation, said to be a grandmaster of the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound.

Pei Jinye had changed his appearance and concealed his aura, infiltrating the gym under the guise of an ordinary person.

It must be said, the fees for this gym were truly expensive.

Two gold coins for three months, which for an ordinary family might be more money than they could earn in their lifetime. They would have to take risks and literally work themselves to death to make enough to pay the gym, in hopes of learning a skill that could one day get them a position in the Imperial Court or as a minister in a major household, or at the very least, a guard.

However, after Pei Jinye looked around, he found that the techniques taught were basic, meant for strengthening the body and self-defense.

He guessed that probably only the true disciples had the chance to cultivate martial arts techniques.

Pei Jinye saw the current head of the gym, a man over fifty, with the build of a tiger and a bear, looking sturdier than ordinary people, certainly possessing some substance.

Today, after clashing with a chief offering from Liu’s family, Pei Jinye realized that masters of the levels like Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound were comparable to Extraordinary Fifth Rank and Extraordinary Sixth Rank.

He indeed could slaughter the opponent.

But it would require using his own Extraordinary Abilities.

There were too many people around, and silencing them would be troublesome.

He wasn’t yet ready to cause a big commotion…

Furthermore, the opponent had already set his sights on the Sima family.

Pei Jinye’s motive was simple; he needed the Sima family to use their influence to provide him with a vast array of cultivation techniques.

Being new, it was certain they wouldn’t be so forthcoming.

The prerequisite was for them to recognize the great value he carried!

As for replacing them…

Pei Jinye had indeed considered it, but eventually dismissed the thought.

Truly strong individuals are those who can control their desires.

His goal in becoming stronger wasn’t to be a slave to his desires.

Even if everyone labeled him bloodthirsty, he wouldn’t object.

He was simply accustomed to cutting the weeds and removing the roots when it came to enemies, to avoid future troubles.

At some point, Master Zhou suddenly turned his head and looked around. Over a hundred meters away, he saw Pei Jinye.

Pei Jinye bowed with his hands clasped in a salute.

Master Zhou felt a chill at heart and returned the gesture with a clasped-fist salute.

However, the view was blocked after the students of the gym entered the scene.

“Dad?” A young woman called out, puzzled.

Yet when Master Zhou looked again, Pei Jinye was nowhere to be found.

“A master!”

“What’s wrong, Dad?” Zhou Xiaochan followed her father’s gaze, but aside from the students giving salutations with clasped fists, she saw nothing amiss.

And anyone who might cause her father to return a salute so formally would have to be highly esteemed or also a grandmaster.

Only…

She saw no such person.

“Dad?”

“Did you see that young man just now?”

“What young man?” Zhou Xiaochan hadn’t noticed anyone.

Master Zhou averted his gaze and walked off quickly.

But Pei Jinye had already vanished.

The opponent had concealed his aura; therefore, he had not noticed him before.

However, that one exchange of glances was enough for him not to doubt his judgment.

“Another grandmaster has appeared in Nan Du City… capable of rejuvenating, his strength is likely above mine,” Master Zhou said solemnly.

Zhou Xiaochan looked shocked, “A grandmaster visited just now uninvited? What does he want?”

“No harm done. The person didn’t do anything untoward, probably just came to take a look at me,” Master Zhou pondered.

“He isn’t planning to challenge you, is he?” Zhou Xiaochan hesitated.

Master Zhou shook his head. “Shouldn’t be the case.”

At the time, it was Pei Jinye who initiated the salute, showing no intention of provocation.

…

After leaving Zhou’s Martial House, Pei Jinye decided to return to the Sima family.

Having confirmed the status of that grandmaster, his guess had solidified.

The grandmaster of Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound corresponded to the realm between Extraordinary Fifth Rank and Extraordinary Sixth Rank.

As for what realms might exist beyond that, he didn’t concern himself for the time being, choosing instead to focus on cultivating the Five Poisons Heart Sutra.

Once his training was complete, he would go on to cultivate other physical body techniques, his goal being to open his life valves sooner.

…

“That person said to make a move as soon as possible… the Sima family can’t be left unchecked,” came a low voice from somewhere.

Suddenly, someone shouted:

“Who!!!”