The Secret Way of Immortality

After several days of cleansing by the prison guards, the city of Sanxiang suffered hundreds of casualties, but the search for the Hundred-Eyed One ended without success.

Ren Qing was not idle during this time. He secretly inquired about information, and the force behind the beggars gradually surfaced.

This gang is called the Bloodhounds.

Unlike the mixed and chaotic South of the city, the Bloodhound Gang is the undisputed local tyrant in the West, aside from the small gangs.

During its heyday, the Bloodhound Gang monopolized all the lower-class businesses in the West of the city, and even openly intervened in quite a few legitimate businesses.

Because the yamen once cracked down on the Bloodhound Gang, its scale has shrunk by more than half, and its current businesses are not presentable.

Fortunately, the prison guards do not participate in suppressing them, otherwise even the remaining forces would be wiped out.

But a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The Bloodhound Gang, which controls the Divine Foot Scripture, is still not something Ren Qing can contend with, so he must be careful.

Ren Qing did not alert the enemy.

He spent a few days wandering around the West of the city, relying on the information stream and the power of his double pupils, to figure out some of the Bloodhound Gang's details.

Among them, the most common gang members are beggars with leg disabilities, but it is unrealistic to obtain the Divine Foot Scripture from them.

After Ren Qing's observation, the beggars did come into contact with the Divine Foot Scripture, but they were illiterate and even had intellectual disabilities.

Moreover, when they are begging, in order to prevent incidents from happening, there are usually gang thugs nearby to supervise them.

The Bloodhound Gang's thugs have also practiced the Divine Foot Scripture, and the information stream also shows [Divine Foot Scripture (Fragmented)].

However, they are slightly luckier, their legs do not have obvious disabilities, and they are even stronger than ordinary people.

It can be seen how difficult it is to enter the art of spells. It is no exaggeration to describe it as a narrow escape from death.

Ren Qing originally thought that he could only take a risk and find an opportunity to assassinate a Bloodhound Gang member, and then directly use the strange object after the opponent's death to get started.

Unexpectedly, the breakthrough came so easily.

He inadvertently learned from Bo Feng that there is a martial arts gym near the suburbs in the West of the city, called "Chen's Eight Extremes Legs", and its owner Chen Yongxing used to be in the Bloodhound Gang when he was young.

Ren Qing treated it as a last resort, and took advantage of Chen Yongxing's outing to purchase supplies to check it out using the information stream.

【Chen Yongxing】

【Age: Thirty-nine】

【Lifespan: Eight years】

【Art: Divine Foot Scripture (Pseudo)】

【Created by the Crippled Celestial Taoist. To practice this technique, one needs to cut off both legs at the roots when the bones are still growing in childhood, confine them in a vegetable vat, and feed them with specific medicinal primers. If they do not die for three years, divine feet can grow.】

Ren Qing estimated that the reason why there is a (Pseudo) after the Divine Foot Scripture is that Chen Yongxing mastered it by swallowing strange objects, which limited his strength to the Martial Artist Realm.

Currently, obtaining the Divine Foot Scripture from Chen Yongxing should be the safest way.

However, after contacting him, he found that the other party was rather listless and needed a disciple to accompany him when walking. He wondered if it was related to his approaching lifespan.

Ren Qing's main goal is to find the paper-based technique in the martial arts gym. If that doesn't work, he will plot the strange object after Chen Yongxing's death.

He plans to enter the martial arts gym openly in the name of learning Eight Extremes Legs.

Ren Qing was not in a hurry to go there. He first explained to Bo Feng and the others that he would be busy for a few days, and then prepared to find a blacksmith to forge a weapon.

Having a weapon in hand makes a big difference to Ren Qing.

The double pupils' ability to anticipate the enemy must be combined with a sword to be fully utilized. As long as he seizes the enemy's weakness, he can kill them instantly.

Ren Qing inquired with several older constables.

They all suggested going to a blacksmith shop in the North of the city, saying that the blacksmith there had excellent craftsmanship, but a bad temper.

The blacksmith's name is Liu Hu, and the shop has been passed down for several generations, so the forging technique is very exquisite.

Ren Qing went there for three days in a row, but unfortunately, the blacksmith shop was closed.

Like Liu Bei visiting Zhuge Liang three times, Ren Qing heard the sound of metal clashing on the fourth day he went, and smelled a strong smell of smoke.

He knocked on the door, and a voice inside said impatiently, "Don't you have legs? Come in yourself."

Ren Qing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He pushed the door open and walked in. A dark-skinned strong man was facing away from him, hammering a red-hot iron block with a hammer in his hand.

Seeing that the strong man's arms were too strong, Ren Qing's eyes showed a different color. Could it be that he also mastered some kind of art?

He looked around. The walls were covered with a dazzling array of swords, and the overwhelming murderous aura was suffocating.

Liu Hu put down the hammer and asked, "You're a constable. If you want to buy a weapon, you can go to the wall over there and take a look."

"No, I have prepared a drawing to customize a forged blade."

Liu Hu glared and said, "What do you mean? Is there a weapon in the world that I can't forge?"

"Brother Liu, take a look for yourself."

Ren Qing handed over the roughly drawn drawing, and his fingers inadvertently touched the other party. Liu Hu's information poured into his mind.

He regretted to find that Liu Hu had not mastered any spells, but thinking about it, it is not so easy to encounter cultivators.

Liu Hu noticed the disappointment flashing across Ren Qing's face, and thought he was being looked down upon, and the nameless fire in his heart suddenly rose.

He grabbed the drawing and was about to criticize it, but was attracted by the weapon on it that looked like a knife but not a knife, and like a sword but not a sword.

From Liu Hu's experience, this weapon is more suitable for the battlefield, the best for charging on horseback, and secondly for fighting on foot.

"What is this weapon?"

Ren Qing patiently explained, "A Great Miao Sword, named Miao Sword because the blade is like a rice seedling."

The Great Miao Sword is even longer than the Miao Sword, nearly four feet long, and the handle alone is more than one foot long, requiring both hands to hold the handle.

None of the swords in the blacksmith shop can reach such a length.

In the movie Brotherhood of Blades, Ding Xiu's weapon is this one. The shape is actually between the Miao Sword and the Mo Sword. The blade is narrow and long and can cut horses.

In fact, in theory, the thick ring-pommel knife can achieve both offense and defense, and deserves to be the courage of all weapons. Even if ordinary people can wield the Great Miao Sword, it is still too dangerous.

However, Ren Qing relies on his double pupils to focus on exerting the advantages of offense.

The defensive strategy is to dodge if possible, block if he can't dodge, and exchange injuries if he really can't.

Liu Hu's annoyance disappeared, and he said with a serious expression, "It's not suitable for your figure. Shorten it by a foot."

"I'm only seventeen years old."

"Well..."

Liu Hu opened his mouth but didn't say anything. Are the yamen runners so reckless now, using such extreme weapons?

"Forget it, let's just leave it like this, but I'll remind you."

"Unless you are a constable, you are not allowed to carry sharp weapons. If you carry a knife, be careful."

Ren Qing nodded. Although the city of Sanxiang does not prohibit carrying sharp weapons, it has quite a few restrictions on yamen runners. The water and fire sticks issued are only used for self-defense.

"Also..."

Liu Hu pointed at Ren Qing unceremoniously and said, "The blade is nearly four feet long, and the materials used must be mixed with relatively tough cold steel, otherwise it will easily break."

"It'll cost more!!!"