Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 111: Surrounded by a Sword

The killing intent surged wildly, but was continuously contained by the White Tiger Chapter.

Finally, at the moment when Lao Shiye's head was cut off, Jiang Wang's killing intent condensed into a solid form, and the White Tiger Chapter was perfected.

The White Tiger is in the west, representing the metal element and the art of war.

At this moment, the Four Spirit Body Refining Chapters - the Azure Dragon Chapter, the Rosefinch Chapter, the Basalt Chapter, and the White Tiger Chapter - were all perfected!

The four spirit shadows of the Azure Dragon, Rosefinch, Basalt, and White Tiger floated around Jiang Wang, and then all entered his body together.

The convergence of the four spirits marked the completion of this martial arts body refining technique.

Jiang Wang felt as if he had inexhaustible strength, as if he could withstand a sword with his flesh, and break spells with his bare fists - this was not just an illusion. Although a strong body has always been a symbol of a warrior, martial artists are also known for their powerful bodies.

Now, with his physical strength alone, Jiang Wang should have no problem dealing with cultivators in the Meridian Realm.

Wood, fire, metal, water - the four directions.

Standing on the earth, one can be the center.

The Buddhist realm has the central Po Sha world, which, in a sense, symbolizes the self.

For Jiang Wang, the completion of the Four Spirit Body Refining Chapters meant that the five elements were in balance, and the treasures he had previously obtained could now be used.

Without much movement, the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep in his arms continued to shrink, and the pure wood energy continued to pour into Jiang Wang's body.

It was like a spring breeze, bringing life to all things.

The exhaustion of ten days without sleep or rest was completely gone. Boundless energy continued to be born.

The treasure of the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep, which condensed the essence of the wood element, was born from the Heavenly Green Cloud Stone. Its enhancement of the wood energy was not only reflected in quantity, but also in quality.

It was a fundamental change.

With the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep shrinking in his arms, Jiang Wang clearly felt that his understanding of the wood element was deepening.

From the Tiger Binding Technique, to the Sea of Flowers, to the Thorny Crown, and even the Devouring Flower and the Vine Snake Wall...

All the wood element techniques opened a new chapter in his eyes.

He had a completely new understanding.

Taking the Tiger Binding Technique as an example, the previous technique could only bind a cultivator in the Soaring Dragon Realm for a short time.

Faced with a master like Zhu Gu Mian, the Tiger Binding Technique was almost ineffective. Only after using the Thorny Crown could it barely bind for a short time.

But if Jiang Wang were to face Zhu Gu Mian now, he was confident that the Tiger Binding Technique alone could bind Zhu Gu Mian for half the time. With the Thorny Crown, the time might exceed a short period!

In a life and death battle, this was the key to victory.

In terms of cultivation speed, if it took Jiang Wang ten days to master the Tiger Binding Technique before, after absorbing the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep, the time was shortened to five days.

The benefits brought by the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep did not stop there.

After his understanding of the wood element entered a new chapter, Jiang Wang clearly felt that he had already touched the threshold of a first-grade wood element technique.

It was similar to the help he received from Wang Changxiang's innate Wind Rose Spirit, which allowed him to master the Dragon Breath Tornado ahead of time. The effect of the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep was similar.

In other words, if the techniques he won from Jiang Wuyong belonged to the wood element, he could now start practicing them.

The reason he didn't have a guarantee of success... was because Jiang Wang had only absorbed half of the Heavenly Green Cloud Sheep.

The other half was left for Chong Xuan Sheng.

A gentleman loves wealth, but has a sense of propriety.

The same goes for cultivation resources.

Perhaps Chong Xuan Sheng didn't mind, but Jiang Wang couldn't help but mind.

Others have their own magnanimity, and Jiang Wang has his own persistence.

All these changes happened within his body, and Jiang Wang never stopped moving forward.

Jiacheng is divided into the inner city and the outer city.

With the Lord's Mansion as the core, it is surrounded by the most luxurious restaurants, shops, and gambling dens in the entire city. The most prosperous core of Jiacheng is the inner city.

Or, it is considered the true Jiacheng by many people.

The true Jiacheng has nothing to do with the ordinary people living in the outer city. Even though they are considered "city people" compared to the townspeople and villagers, they are still "outside the city."

A significant fact is that the mortality rate of diseases, which can only be referred to as "evil diseases" by the ignorant common people, is much lower in the inner city than in the outer city. It has even been preliminarily controlled. All the daily necessities of the inner city are purchased by the servants who go out and buy them in bulk.

There is also a high wall in the inner city.

And five days before the outer city was closed off, the inner city was already closed off.

Because at that time, due to panic, many people from the outer city began to rush towards the inner city.

Under such circumstances, many people would think about a question that they wouldn't normally consider:

The outer city wall is to guard against ferocious beasts and external enemies.

But who is the high wall of the inner city guarding against?Given Master Liu's status in Jia City today, his death was enough to shake the entire city.

Yet the doors and windows along the streets were tightly shut, and the people seemed indifferent.

Barely a few glances were cast.

Jiang Wang remembered his first visit to Jia City, impressed by its nurturing environment. Back then, the streets were bustling with crowds.

Young ladies and wives chatted boldly and enthusiastically, gossiping about the sons of various families.

The return of the eldest young master of the Xi family drew crowds from all over, gathering to watch.

How lively it was then!

Now the streets were deserted, not even a dog in sight.

Could all this really be caused by the "plague" that the commoners didn't even know the truth about?

"Natural disasters are merciless, but man-made calamities are even more fierce!"

Jiang Wang murmured to himself.

He walked on.

Ahead were tall gates and thick walls.

The city gates were closed, and atop the gatehouse stood Xi Munan, who had hurried over.

He looked haggard.

His usually well-groomed hair and beard were now disheveled. In just a few days, they had become streaked with white.

At such a time, he had to admit that he had underestimated the terror of the White Bone Daoist's methods, and he had underestimated the plague.

He had to admit that he had overestimated the capabilities of the Eastern King Valley and himself.

He thought everything could be resolved quietly, with the common people completely unaware of any incident, and all disasters would be averted.

The Xi family would stand tall on this land as they had in years past.

He could even go further, become the Prefect of Sunlight County, or even more...

Even now, in such a dire situation, he still made a wrong judgment—he thought that just with Master Liu, he could stop the formidable envoy from the Chongxuan family, Jiang Wang,

And that there was no need for force, merely an exchange of interests. With just his eloquent tongue, he could persuade Jiang Wang to turn back.

Master Liu believed this as well.

His corpse still lay on the long street, unattended.

At this moment, Xi Munan stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back, guarded by a squad of fifteen Transcendent cultivators. Nine from the Meridian Realm, four from the Circulating Realm, and two from the Tongtian Realm.

This was all the Transcendent force that Jia City could freely mobilize at the moment. It was also the "necessary guard force."

And Jiang Wang stood alone before the city gate, sword in hand.

From the sky above.

It was as if Jiang Wang alone surrounded the entire city.

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