"You’re all smiles. I take it things are going well?" Zhang Chi said.
He hadn’t asked the other man to cover his eyes, but he himself was still masked, just like yesterday.
"Thanks to you, friend, everything went smoothly. All of Brother Zhou’s subordinates pledged their loyalty last night. I was even summoned by that Guard Captain."
"He was suspicious of , but he didn’t want the Mining Slaves to be leaderless, so he just reprimanded a bit. After I offered to help him increase the Ore output by ten percent, he let go."
Xiao Yunhong said with a smile.
At this mont, he was full of vigor and even looked much younger.
Or rather, the only reason he had looked old was because life as a miner was just too harsh.
Now that the hard tis were over, his spirits were high. He had also used Brother Zhou’s inheritance to buy an Elixir that removed Evil Qi, so he was naturally recovering quickly.
However, there was the faint mark of a handprint on his face, and when he spoke of being reprimanded, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Clearly, he had not only been reprimanded but also slapped.
But since he didn’t ntion it, Zhang Chi wasn’t going to expose it.
"That’s good."
Zhang Chi nodded slightly.
After they chatted a bit more, he learned that as soon as work had ended last night, the news of Brother Zhou’s and the others’ deaths had been reported by a subordinate sent by Xiao Yunhong.
Afterward, the Guard Captain had personally led his n to inspect the bodies of Brother Zhou and the others before taking them away.
As expected, suspicion hadn’t fallen on him.
Now, Xiao Yunhong had beco Boss Xiao.
However, Xiao Yunhong knew his place and didn’t want to die. Even after becoming a Mine Tyrant, he hadn’t revealed Zhang Chi’s existence to anyone. This ti, he had also co to the eting alone.
Next, Xiao Yunhong began to teach him the Blood Escape Technique.
"You’ve probably noticed, friend, that this Escape Technique isn’t hard. It only takes a few practice sessions to reach Entry Level, and Minor Success only requires twenty to thirty. But even so, reaching Minor Success is almost impossible. That’s because every practice attempt consus a massive amount of Essence Blood."
"But don’t worry, friend. I’ll get so Blood Spirit Pills for you. With those, reaching Entry Level will be just around the corner."
"It’s just that I can only kill one Mining Slave every few days at most. Even including the Mining Slaves who die from other causes, the supply of Blood Spirit Pills won’t be very large."
"Fortunately, that’s not a bad thing. Taking too many Blood Spirit Pills will affect your mind. And even with the pills to replenish you, using the Blood Escape Technique too often will severely damage your core essence. Besides, the Entry Level of the Blood Escape Technique is enough!"
Xiao Yunhong said after he finished teaching.
"Alright, we’ll do as you say. But don’t specifically kill Mining Slaves anymore. The ones who die by accident will be enough."
"Otherwise, if the Guards find out, it will definitely affect our grand escape plan. Killing too many will also make you unable to complete your tasks," Zhang Chi said after a mont’s thought.
"Okay, friend."
Not wanting to be beaten by the Guards again, Xiao Yunhong readily agreed.
"By the way, I’ve found out that in about four months, the Guards are going to clear out the mine tunnels. You’ll need to be extra careful then, friend."
"What I an is, if you’re planning to dig a tunnel to escape, you need to hurry up."
Xiao Yunhong continued.
"It’s fine. I’m not planning to dig a tunnel. That would take too long—it would be difficult to succeed without several years of work, and it would inevitably collapse midway. Not only would I fail to escape, but I’d also lose my life." Although inwardly alard, Zhang Chi’s expression remained calm as he spoke.
"That makes sense," Xiao Yunhong said.
"Mm, next, you need to find out as much as you can about the Guards. For example, their appearances, nas, Cultivation levels, and ages. Also, get a clear understanding of the mine’s layout. If we know ourselves and know our enemy, we’ll have a better chance of success," Zhang Chi continued.
"Okay."
Finding this reasonable, Xiao Yunhong nodded again.
The two discussed for a while longer but couldn’t co up with a concrete plan, so they decided to keep waiting.
But after Xiao Yunhong left, a smile imdiately appeared on Zhang Chi’s face.
It turned out that upon learning the Guards were going to clear the mine tunnels, he had imdiately thought of a bold plan.
He just needed to wait four months to put it into action.
At the sa ti, he could use this period to further increase his strength.
However, to ensure its success, he didn’t tell Xiao Yunhong about it.
Furthermore, the fact that the Blood Escape Technique was easy to learn but hard to master also made him ecstatic.
For ordinary Cultivators, consuming more than a fifth of their Essence Blood would lead to side effects if done too many tis, even if they replenished it afterward.
But he had the protection of the Jade Pendant, so he definitely wouldn’t suffer any.
He also had the strange snakes as a supplent, allowing him to rapidly grind his proficiency in this Magic.
Once he succeeded, even an enemy with a higher Cultivation might not be able to catch him.
And so, that very night, he prepared so Four-legged Strange Snake Essence Blood and officially began practicing the Blood Escape Technique.
That’s right, Essence Blood, not roasted at.
The effects of both were almost identical.
Therefore, after learning the relevant thod, he no longer needed to kill the strange snakes.
Although the strange snakes whose blood was drawn would have their Vitality greatly damaged, they could still recover after a period of ti. This was more in line with his philosophy of sustainable developnt.
SWISH!
As he channeled the Magic, the Essence Blood in his body was instantly and violently consud. His escape speed increased by a huge margin, even far surpassing his Wind Manipulation Technique, which was already at Entry Level.
But afterward, he imdiately felt extrely weak.
Fortunately, he swallowed a few drops of the strange snake’s Essence Blood and recovered most of his strength in a short while.
Then, he perford it again.
In less than an hour, he had used it four tis and successfully brought the Magic to Entry Level.
’Great! It really works! This must be the proper way to use the Jade Pendant!’
Zhang Chi thought, overjoyed.
But he didn’t stop; he practiced with even more enthusiasm.
He discovered that once the Magic reached Entry Level, his speed was indeed even faster.
When he used it, a blinding crimson light would envelop his entire body, making him as light as a swallow and giving him the ability to fly at low altitudes for a short ti.
By the second half of the night, he had successfully cast it more than twenty more tis, and his proficiency with the Magic improved again, reaching Minor Success in one go.
The effect of the Escape Technique was now double what it had been at Entry Level.
By now, however, the strange snake’s Essence Blood was all used up, and he was ntally and physically exhausted.
So he finally stopped, rested for a bit, and then began his other Cultivation routines.
For the next period of ti, he once again entered a state of Cultivation in Seclusion.
Of course, he still t with Xiao Yunhong frequently to discuss matters related to Cultivation.
Xiao Yunhong also did as he was told, using his status as a Mine Tyrant to gather all sorts of intelligence about the mine and the Guards.
anwhile, Xiao Yunhong continued to collect Cultivation Techniques and Magic.
Zhang Chi selected a few, morizing them with a Cultivator’s powerful mory for future use.
But he only actually practiced a small fraction of those Magic techniques.
If he tried to learn too many, he wouldn’t have enough ti, and his focus would be divided, making it easy to end up with nothing. It was better to concentrate on a few useful ones.
And so, five days passed quickly, and his Blood Escape Technique successfully reached the Great Success Realm.
After another half a month, the Blood Escape Technique reached Perfection. The progress was shockingly fast.
Of course, he didn’t tell anyone, including Xiao Yunhong.
Once cast, the Perfected Blood Escape Technique was as fast as lightning, and his entire body seed to transform into a streak of crimson light.
Zhang Chi didn’t know how fast a Qi Cultivation Peak Cultivator was when using a normal Escape Technique at full power. But he felt that he could now compete with one.
Unless the opponent’s Escape Technique was also very advanced, or their mastery of it was extrely high.
Of course, the Perfected Blood Escape Technique also consud an extre amount of Essence Blood.
However, he could control the output. If he didn’t fly at full speed or only flew a short distance, the consumption was completely manageable.
Furthermore, he had practiced it hundreds of tis in total, but sure enough, his Vitality had not been damaged.
This was because every ti he finished practicing, the Jade Pendant would absorb so negative energy.
It had clearly succeeded in protecting him.
Besides the Escape Technique, his progress in other areas was also obvious, such as Body Refining.
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